Ming Zuo

Chapter 228 Military and Political
When Zuo Menggeng returned to Linqing, the happiest person was Xu Ruolin.

The girl didn't care about being shy, and pulled Zuo Menggeng up and down to look around, fearing that he was missing some parts.

"Oh, didn't I tell you, it's just an armed trip, nothing happened."

Xu Ruolin also realized that she cared too much.

"It's not... It's not that I heard people say that fighting is very dangerous."

Zuo Menggeng laughed.

"This time, our army has only three wounded. Guess how they got injured?"

How does Xu Ruolin know how to fight in the army?

"I sprained my foot while chasing the enemy."

Speaking of this, Zuo Menggeng couldn't help laughing.

It is really that the gap between the new army and the white lotus rebellion is too great.

This time when he returned to Linqing, Zuo Menggeng also met another person, that is Geng Ruqi who had recovered from his body.

At the age of four or fifty, with a strong bookish look, thin and meaningful, elegant and easy-going.

"Zhongheng, thanks to your great efforts to save the matter of Gyeonggi. Otherwise, old man..."

Zuo Menggeng didn't take the credit.

"Why don't uncle see others, we are in the same spirit, and we should watch out for each other and help each other."

Geng Ruqi is not a hypocritical person, and after the past, he suddenly became open-minded.

"The old man has already met Li Sima and Duke Dongjiao. I don't think you are full of talents here, but you are more transparent than the court. How about it, arrange something for the old man, how about it?"

Zuo Menggeng was overjoyed, he didn't expect Geng Ruqi to join his camp on his own initiative.

He can gradually train grassroots officials by himself, but when it comes to administrative methods at a certain level, he still has only a half-knowledge.

Originally, there was a Li Banghua training, but it was obviously not enough.

Now there is another Geng Ruqi who has been a governor, which is really like adding wings to a tiger.

Zuo Menggeng thought about it and decided to be on the safe side.

"Uncle, if you don't give up, can you help Mr. Meng An do some official training first? When uncle's health recovers, you will have to control the overall situation. In addition, Tai Chong and others have been arguing endlessly, and there is still no conclusion to this day. Uncle gave some advice. Fan, so that everyone can reach a consensus."

Zuo Menggeng's arrangement had another purpose.

That is to reform the thinking of old bureaucrats like Li Banghua and Geng Ruqi.

The best way is to let them participate in the great debate of ideas.

Today, the debate between Huang Zongxi and others is still inconclusive, and the category of equality cannot be unified.In addition, their debate began to expand again, and it has already involved the positioning of the king.

But this kind of debate and dispute is necessary.

The unification process of thought must be like this.

You can't just open your mouth to say a theory, and others will readily accept it.

Confucian preaching has suffered repeated setbacks.

Only by participating in it can we be influenced and ultimately change our minds.

"Everyone, I didn't go to the front line in person during this expedition. I had some free time and finally finished the last part of "The Wealth of Nations". In addition, here is the book "The Prince" by the European scholar Machiavelli compiled by my insider. I believe that these works from afar may give us some inspiration.”

Zuo Menggeng has always paid attention to participation in the ideological debate conference.

He is a leader, whether it is military or political, including the field of thought, he must demonstrate his presence.

Especially in the field of thought, only if he participates in it can he control the direction and avoid confusion.

In addition, he also needs to guide and start everyone's brainstorming, so that everyone's thinking is developing in a more advanced direction instead of regressing.

When everyone began to discuss the position of the monarch, Zuo Menggeng knew that the time had come, so he took out the final chapter of "The Wealth of Nations", discussing the monarch and the country's income.

It just so happened that Xu Ruolin finished compiling "On the Monarch", which was simply a god assist for him.

Zuo Menggeng took out two expositions, which immediately aroused everyone's enthusiasm, and they all took the manuscripts back to spell and study.

It is conceivable that the next seminar will be lively again.

In fact, in the process of disseminating these thoughts, Zuo Menggeng has always hidden his deep meaning.

That is the concept of the transmission country.

Ming people in this era actually do not have a very precise concept of a country.Their division of the world is based on dynasties and nations.

It is very simple and very suitable for the current environment.

But Zuo Menggeng knew very well that if the Chinese nation wants to break through geographical restrictions, truly integrate into the world, and become a pioneer, then a more complete national concept must be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

On the surface, it seems to be about the monarch and discussing the income of the regime, but if it is derived, it is not the idea of ​​the country.

Although the return to the division this time was due to the conflict with Prince Heng's Mansion, it happened to allow the new army to reorganize.

At the military meeting, Zuo Menggeng made a decision.

"Half of the first and third regiments will be transferred to the first brigade of the second division. Ning Weiping, you will be the commander of the first brigade of the second division."

The other officers looked at Ning Weiping, who had been promoted to brigade commander, and couldn't help being very envious.

After going out to fight a few battles, although they were all flat pushes, both officers and soldiers gained combat experience.

This gave the new army a basis for expansion.

The second division (Linqing Association), which was originally empty, can also enter the stage of perfection.

For this decision, Mao Yuanyi is the happiest.

He came to Linqing and joined the new army in order to realize his dream of fighting on the battlefield and recover Liaodong in the future.

During the days when the First Division was on the expedition, his main job was to train recruits.

Originally he thought that these recruits were the foundation of the Second Division, but he didn't expect Zuo Menggeng to be more foresight.

First take the two regiments of the first division to go out to fight, and after getting tempered, send half of the manpower to the second division when they come back.

In this way, the Second Division has a group of experienced officers all at once, so it won't be full of rookies from top to bottom.

Transferring a group of recruits from the second division to join the first division will not damage the combat effectiveness of the first division too much.

In the follow-up battles, after a few more rounds, both the first division and the second division will be trained.

At the meeting, after everyone discussed, the command organization of the second division was also established.

The division commander Mao Yuanyi, the political commissar Zhang Jimeng, the chief of staff Zuo Yong, and the army chief of staff Liu Yiyuan also served as the chief of staff of the first division.

At present, the second division can only form the first brigade, the brigade commander Ning Weiping, and the political commissar is Yi Guozheng, the former political commissar of the first division and first brigade.

Both Ning Weiping and Yi Guozheng were political commissars, and they served as the chief officers of the newly-built Second Division and First Brigade together, which also contained Zuo Menggeng's deep meaning.

He needs to control absolute military power, so naturally he must arrange trustworthy people.

The political commissar of the First Division and the First Brigade was replaced by Lou Fu, the political commissar of the Second Brigade and the Third Regiment, and the political commissar of the Third Regiment was replaced by Jian Zong'an, the commander of the Seventh Battalion of the Third Regiment and the Seventh Battalion who had performed outstandingly in the Battle of Yidu.

The organizational system at all levels below the second division and first brigade is still vacant.It is necessary for the generals of the second division to find talents to supplement in the process of formation and training, and it is also necessary for the first division to grow and deploy in subsequent battles.

After the specific personnel arrangements were made, Zhou You stepped forward.

"This is an infantry drill code written by me, Deputy Army Commander Zhang, Political Commissar Mao, and Chief of Staff Liu. With the approval of the army commander, it will be implemented by the entire army from now on."

A mature army must have a mature training system.

Zuo Menggeng has been doing this since the time when the New Army was still in the rear battalion.

The person in charge is Zhou You, who has always been in charge of conscription and training.

The infantry drill code of the new army, in addition to incorporating the advanced concepts of later generations, has also been modified in light of the current situation.

The recruits of the second division are the first batch of recruits who completed basic training under the guidance of the drill.

The results are very good, at least everyone can see the growth speed of the recruits.

After passing the practice test, Zuo Menggeng made a decision and began to promote the whole army.

In addition to the infantry drills, there are several training programs such as the cavalry drills, the artillery drills, and the engineer drills.

With these contents, the new army began to move towards regularization and systematization, and it also began to gradually transcend the times.The longer the time in the future, the more powerful the new army's combat effectiveness will be.

As for the construction of the new army, Zuo Menggeng did not stop here.

"Since our army is getting more and more on the right track, the training of officers must be more in-depth and standardized. I am determined to establish a new army officer academy. From now on, officers above the regiment level who have not graduated from the military academy will not be allowed to serve."

Zuo Menggeng took out the big weapon of the military academy.

Later generations have proved that the role of the military academy is very significant, and he has no reason to abandon it.

A specialized military academy, and it is the only way for senior officers to be promoted.This setting makes everyone very fresh, but it is not surprising.

Because before and after, Zuo Menggeng has mentioned similar ideas to everyone many times, and everyone is mentally prepared.

Especially in the process of compiling various exercises, everyone felt more and more that the original military can also be taught in different but detailed disciplines.

Nowadays, the generals everywhere are either passed down from their families, or learned by themselves on the battlefield.

Regardless of the probability of becoming a talent, at least such a general is uncontrollable.

No one knows the story of the domineering generals destroying the foundation of the dynasty.And how to control generals is also a big problem in all dynasties.

It is definitely not acceptable to trample on warriors like the Song Dynasty, and as a result, be beaten until they are breathless for more than three hundred years.

At the beginning of Ming Dynasty, the status of generals was still good.But after the Tumubao, military generals became servants of civil officials.

Facts have proved that this still does not work.

Among the senior generals of the new army, although many of them are of literati background.But after actually experiencing actual combat, they know better than anyone else that there are really huge disadvantages in fighting with civilian officials.

It was Zuo Menggeng's words that inspired them.

"Since civil officials can't lead the army, why not turn the literati into generals?"

It was because of Zuo Menggeng's influence that everyone realized the importance of training generals.

After a unanimous vote, the New Army Officer Academy was officially opened in the new camp outside the Zuozhuang barracks.

Zuo Menggeng is the principal himself, and will really come to teach.

Huang Zongxi, director of the Academic Affairs Office, is responsible for instilling new ideas into the officers.With such a radical and powerful person, there is no need to worry that the officers of the new army will not follow Zuo Menggeng firmly.

The instructors of the remaining subjects are also served by the commanders of the various troops.

With the combination of actual combat and theory, many talents will surely emerge from the New Army Officer Academy in the future.

(End of this chapter)