Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 432 The Zheng Family Returns, Millions of New Army!
Although the navy is a new term to Zheng Zhilong, the literal meaning is easy to understand. He immediately understood that it was probably the yamen that was in charge of the navy of the former imperial court, similar to the five-army commander's office.

When he decided to come to Nanjing, Zheng Zhilong was ready to be left behind.

What's more, through the incident of selling grain, he learned that Auntie Zhu is not the kind of ruthless and stingy master who would tear apart anyone who was caught, and would not give any benefits to the subordinates.

He felt that it would not be too uncomfortable to be a courtier of such a monarch.

What's more, after learning about Aimee Zhu's mysteries, he didn't feel that the Zheng family had much bargaining power.

So, what is the difference between his stay in Nanjing and Fujian?It can even be said that his coming to Nanjing to serve as the Zuo Dudu of this naval governor's mansion will benefit the Zheng family's future development even more.

These thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, Zheng Zhilong bowed his head and said: "I am willing, I am afraid that my ability is limited and I will fail the holy grace."

Auntie Zhu laughed and said, "Nan'anbo has traveled across the ocean for more than twenty years, has deterred many pirates, and fought several battles with barbarian fleets. It can be said that Ming Dynasty is the most suitable for the post of the left commander of the navy, so don't be modest and decline."

Zheng Zhilong knew that if he declined at this point, Zhu Wei would be misunderstood, and immediately stated: "I will do my best to manage the Navy Governor's Mansion for Your Majesty."

Aunt Zhu nodded in satisfaction, and said to Lian Qiao beside her: "Let Secretary Zheng send Nan'anbo out of the palace for me, and allow him two days off, so that he can practice filial piety in Nan'anbo's presence."

"Yes."

Forsythia stepped aside and picked up the walkie-talkie to contact Zheng Sen in the apse.

Zheng Zhilong bowed again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

In order to avoid suspicion, although Zheng Zhilong had informed Zheng Sen of his coming to Nanjing, he had never met Zheng Sen before.

At this time, father and son met each other, and they were quite excited.

After leaving the Forbidden City, Zheng Zhilong chatted with Zheng Sen for a few words, and couldn't help asking: "Fu Song (Zheng Chenggong's nickname), His Majesty said that he wants to set up the Navy Commander's Mansion and let me be the Navy's Left Commander. I know the Five Armies Commander's Mansion. Isn’t the Dudu’s Mansion also for people to take care of themselves?”

Now Zheng Sen has been working in the Secretariat for more than three months, and his knowledge is not what it used to be.

Hearing this, he said with a smile: "Father, have you ever heard of a new Yamen for people to support the elderly? Today, I have great ambitions, far away from Emperor Qin, Han and Wu. After the great peace tomorrow, I will follow the example of Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and other Western countries to enter the sea.

Therefore, this naval governor's mansion is similar to the early five-army governor's mansion, not the current one, and it is definitely not a yamen for the elderly.

My father is only 42 years old now, and he is in the prime of life. Since His Majesty has entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, he must do a good job in order to live up to the grace of God and leave a good name in history. "

"Hey, have you taught yourself how to be a father?"

After hearing Zheng Sen's words, Zheng Zhilong was not only completely at ease, but also very happy.

He has already earned enough money, and now that he has dedicated himself to the Ming court, he may leave something more precious than money to the Zheng family...

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhu Yuxi received three other people in the Hall of Martial Ying.

Tian Jianxiu, Bai Wang, Ren Guangrong.

These three were all leaders of the Huguang Shun army after Li Zicheng's death. Among them, Tian Jianxiu was surrendered in Xiangyang in early June, and Bai Wang was surrendered in Anle City in mid-June.

Ren Guangrong's news in Jingxi was not good until he was persuaded to surrender by his younger brother Ren Jirong in mid-July.

Du Yinxi kept them in Huguang for a period of time only because he needed them to recruit the rest of the scattered Shun army.

After the surrender of the three, the largest remaining troops of the Shun Army were the teams led by the three young generals Liu Tichun, Zhang Nai, and Luo Hu who had gone north to Henan to avenge Li Zicheng.

Because they are young, these three people are more loyal to Dashun, and they are less likely to be defeated by failure.

At first, they fought fiercely with the Qing army led by Luck Dehun in Henan several times, winning and losing each other. Later, because the Huguang Shun army surrendered to Ming Dynasty, they were unable to support their logistics, so they led thousands of elite Shun troops into the area around Runing Mansion. In the mountains.

Du Yinxi also spent a lot of effort, and Tian Jianxiu and others persuaded him to recruit Liu Tichun, Zhang Nai and Luo Hu to surrender.

Afterwards, all the generals above the banner of the Shun Army were packed and sent to Nanjing Military Academy.

There are hundreds of generals in this group of Shunjun, but Tian Jianxiu, Ren Guangrong, and Bai Wang are the ones who are qualified to be summoned by Zhu Yuxi at this time.

After the three of them saluted, Auntie Zhu cut to the chase and said, "You three first go to the general officer training class of Nanjing Military Academy to study for a period of time. After finishing your studies, I will appoint you as appropriate.

Now up to the Military Affairs Academy and down to the various armies, there is a lot of shortage of officials and generals. As long as you study hard, you will not be afraid of running out of officials. "

Zhu Yuxiu's words sounded very empty, without any real guarantee, but Tian Jianxiu and the other three dared not have the slightest objection.

Unlike in the later history when they brought their teams to the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, in this time and space, they were all forced into a desperate situation and had to surrender to Ming Dynasty, so now they have no capital to negotiate conditions.

Looking at each other, the three of them bowed together: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

They didn't say anything, but they knew very well in their hearts that they were grateful to Aimee Zhu for not killing her.

They are not too worried about the future.

As far as they know, the generals of the Shun Army hold many important positions in the new Ming army, and they can even be said to be a faction in the army that Aimee Zhu trusts more.

Therefore, even if the three of them are not reused, there is no fear of their lives.

Especially Ren Guangrong.

His younger brother Ren Jirong is now in charge of the Military Training Department of the Military Academy. Although he is only a sixth rank, he was a civil servant in the past.

The two brothers were originally military generals of the Ming Dynasty, and now one of them can be transferred to the civil service system, even if it is a limited military civil service, that is very happy.

After Tian Jianxiu and the others left the Hall of Martial Ying, Auntie Zhu did not go back to the old residence in Zhulin, but checked the military expenditure of the new army of Ming Dynasty.

In August, the Zhejiang government army also basically completed the selection and reorganization, and was finally reorganized into two township naval divisions and three township garrison troops.

In addition, Du Yinxi also selected and reorganized the [-] to [-] Shun troops who surrendered in Huguang and Henan.

In the end, 14 elites were selected from the Shun Army, and [-] elites were transferred from the Huguang Garrison to form a town of border guards as his supervising town.And with the approval of Aimee Zhu and the Military Affairs Council, he obtained the No. [-] township number of the Frontier Defense Army.

Half of the remaining Shun troops who met the requirements of the new Ming army were broken up and incorporated into the seventh, eighth, and ninth third towns of the frontier defense army, or the Huguang garrison.

The other half were reorganized with the transferred Huguang Garrison into the Henan Garrison of Three Towns.

As a result, there are 5 towns in the imperial guards in the new army system of the Ming Dynasty, 14 towns in the border guards, 9 towns in the navy, and as many as 46 towns in the garrison!
"Today, there are 36050 soldiers in the five battalions of the Royal Army, Suzaku, Qinglong, Xiaoqi, Huben, and Shenji.

There are 5 towns of the Imperial Guard, with a total of 6 people.

There are 14 border guards with a total of 16.8 people.

The garrison has 46 towns, with a total of 55.2 people.

There are 9 towns in the Navy, with a total of 10.8 people.

Calculated in this way, the new Ming army now has as many as 92 people? ! "

Auntie Zhu looked at the relevant data sheets, feeling both excited and stressed.

Having more troops means that she can pacify the world faster, and even stabilize the Daming frontier.

But with more troops, the financial pressure on the court will also increase.

It should be noted that the military pay of the Ming Dynasty marching army is not lower than that of the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers in the past, or even higher.

"What's more, the remnants of the Shun army led by Li Guo and Gao Yigong in Shaanxi and Gansu are about to be attached. Since the Zheng family has devoted themselves wholeheartedly to their service, their navy in Fujian and Dayuan have to accept reorganization.

In this way, the total number of new Ming troops exceeding one million is just around the corner.With a million new troops, how much money would it cost in a year just for military pay? "

(End of this chapter)