The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 178 Erosion
"Since it is the governor's order, we will definitely do our best."

Tan Yingfeng looked solemn, clasped his fists, and spoke righteously.

Although Chen Wang is only in command of the colleagues, he is the commander of Han Zhongwei.

But Tan Yingfeng knew very well how much she had as the commander of the guard, so she chose Congxin without any psychological burden.

He has only one head on his shoulder, he thinks his life is too long, dare to fight against the current deputy guard of Hanzhong Town?

What's more, there are several great gods above Chen Wang, such as Cao Wenzhao, the commander-in-chief of aid and suppression, Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, and Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides.

Chen Wang said that he came to rectify the guard post under the order of Sun Chuanting, and it must be true to rectify military affairs.

General soldiers and deputy commanders are all posted in the Dudu's Mansion, but Chen Wang is in Hanzhongwei, which is already a proof.

You must know that although Tongzhi, the commander of Hanzhongwei, is also a military position from the third rank, not many people will take this position seriously, and it is not as valuable as the military position in the Dudu's Mansion.

"Hanzhong Mansion has been in turmoil for many years, and the forces of rogues have gradually grown. The soldiers and civilians in the mansion are suffering unspeakably, and are deeply poisoned by rogues."

"Although we intend to kill the thief, we have no strength in our hands, and our repeated campaigns have all ended in failure."

Tan Yingfeng let out a long sigh, as if he felt bitter and bitter.

"Fortunately, Mr. Chen entered the mansion later, beheaded Zhang Yuan first, and then defeated Wang Cheng. Only then did the crisis situation in Hanzhong Mansion be resolved."

The corners of Chen Wang's mouth twitched involuntarily. He was worthy of being the commander of the guards. Although he was not good at fighting, he didn't blush when he talked about flattery, and his acting skills were also top-notch.

If he didn't know about Tan Yingfeng, and he was no longer the first brother in the officialdom, I'm afraid he could really be fooled by Tan Yingfeng's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance.

Tan Yingfeng was the commander, and he brought all the soldiers to fight against the bandits once. It was the last time when Zhang Yuan faced Zhang Yuan outside the city of Hanzhong.

At that time, Tongzhi, the remaining commander of Weizhong, fought with Zhou Yumao, and the commander who was the original leader was beheaded by Zhang Yuan in the battle of Buckwheat Mountain.

There were not many people left in Weizhong who could lead the troops, and the magistrate of Hanzhong Mansion urged him urgently, King Rui was also in Hanzhong City, and Tan Yingfeng had no choice but to lead the troops himself because he was driven to the shelves.

Then that time, Zhang Yuan also engaged in a co-operation between the inside and the outside, which almost made Tan Yingfeng lose his life.

After that battle, Tan Yingfeng lost the courage she had finally mustered up, and then began to be a shrinking turtle again.

Chen Wang put down the teacup, glanced sideways at Tan Yingfeng, his face turned dark.

"I'm only here to rectify the ills in the institute, so there's no need to say too much flattery."

Tan Yingfeng's face froze slightly. He saw Chen Wang's face darken for a moment, and then instantly understood that his flattery had been patted on the horse's leg this time.

After the Battle of Hanzhong, Chen Wang indeed beheaded Zhang Yuan and became a general of Hanzhong.

But after that, Gao Yingxiang immediately besieged Xing'an City with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Four of the county towns of Hanzhong Prefecture were lost in Chen Wang's hands.

He also said that the crisis situation in Hanzhong Mansion was resolved, and it was really a pot that was not opened and which pot was lifted.

"The governor ordered me to increase the number of courses and train soldiers in Qingtun. Can you hand over the relevant books and documents for a look?"

Chen Wang leaned on the back of the chair and said calmly.

Those above the court need to be extremely careful in what they say and do, because basically they are people who cannot afford to offend.

It's easy to hide a spear with a clear gun, but it's hard to defend against a hidden arrow. Those civil servants seem to be powerless, and they are full of benevolence and morality, but they are all scheming and cruel tricks in private.

But now among the Han Zhongwei, he can disobey most of the rules above the officialdom.

His own identity and status overwhelmed his subordinates by more than two or three ranks.

During this period of time, Chen Wang also probably had an understanding of his identity and status, and also knew why he had been promoted so smoothly many times.

After Cao Wenzhao visited Hong Chengchou in Lingbao, he actually became Hong Chengchou's direct descendant.

In this era, the relationship between servants and generals is as close as family members.

As Cao Wenzhao's servant, he was naturally classified by Hong Chengchou into the sequence of the direct line.

Later, the supply continued, so much armor and equipment were given, and the military salary was not too short, and it was also because of this reason.

Chen Wang originally thought that all battalions received similar supplies, but after meeting Zhou Yumao later, he realized how miserable battalions with no identity and background would be.

There are more than 1000 regular soldiers, but they can't make up [-] collars of cloth face armor.

When he was in Chunhua, the logistics team sent by Hong Chengchou brought him almost [-] pieces of cloth face armor.

Although he is above the court, he is still a small shrimp as the deputy commander.

But in the three-acre land of Hanzhong Mansion, especially Hanzhong Weizhong, he doesn't need to look at other people's faces, but needs others to figure out his thoughts.

"Ok, Ok."

Tan Yingfeng nodded again and again, how dare she say no, then turned her head and gave instructions to Wang Yuankang who was carefully sitting aside.

"Yuan Kang, hurry up and get the file and hand it to Mr. Chen for review."

Upon hearing the order, Wang Yuankang got up immediately, bowed to Chen Wang before exiting the hall, and then ran out quickly to get the documents.

"How many regular troops are there in Weizhong now?"

Chen Wang's eyes lingered on Wang Yuankang's back, and then turned to Tan Yingfeng.

"This……"

Tan Yingfeng's complexion was slightly congealed, and he hesitated a bit.

"I'm talking about how many people there actually are, not how many people are on the paperwork."

It is very common for soldiers to eat empty pay and drink soldiers' blood, but in fact it is not too serious in the front line. After all, if you want to survive in a war and attack, and if you want to make military achievements, you can't deduct too much. Some soldiers and servants.

However, these inland guards have been in peace for a long time, and there have been no wars for many years, and there are not even many officials on patrol. The numbers on those documents are completely a joke.

"Should, should..."

In the late autumn of October, although it is located in the basin, the temperature in Hanzhong Mansion is not high.

In such weather, only wearing a cotton coat will feel a little warm.

Tan Yingfeng didn't wear cotton-padded clothes, but ordinary silk clothes, but there was dense sweat oozing from her forehead.

Chen Wang looked at the hesitant Tan Yingfeng, and instantly understood what was going on in his heart.

Now Tan Yingfeng's expression and behavior are completely like a student who was suddenly asked a question in class and was unprepared, and he didn't know that question yet.

Tan Yingfeng probably didn't manage the military affairs at all, how could he know how many regular troops there were, and I'm afraid he didn't even know how many people were in the documents.

"There should be about two to three thousand people..."

Tan Yingfeng raised her sleeves and wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, and said in a suspicious tone.

Chen Wang paused to ask questions, and then glanced at Tan Yingfeng again, feeling no anger in his heart.

In fact, it is far better to have a rich man as the commander of the Han Zhongwei than a shrewd and capable person as the commander of the Han Zhongwei.

The wine bag and rice bag are more convenient for overhead, and do not need to spend too much effort and hands and feet.

Chen Wang nodded, sort of ending the topic about the number of people, and then asked another question.

"What is the division of affairs in Weizhong now?"

You can't get too much information from Tan Yingfeng, so it's better to ask who is in charge of the affairs, and then go directly to ask and investigate.

Although there are not as many military households in the guards as civilian households, the affairs they need to deal with are not much less than those in prefectures and counties.

But when the Hanzhong Mansion was in turmoil for a long time, there were naturally more affairs to be dealt with.

In one guard, there are many affairs, such as farming, inspecting the army, battalion exercises, patrolling, preparing for the defense, sending out sentry, entering the guard, guarding, military weapons and so on.

The inland guards have been unbearable for a long time, and the battalion and defense have stopped for a long time, and the military households are all farmers.

Because of the rogues, the battalion and defense can be regarded as picked up, but they are all superficial.

In terms of battalion exercises, practice the spear formation, and the queue will be over. These arrangements for defense were previously arranged by Zhou Yumao, who was a guerrilla in Hanzhong.

When Chen Wang took over as a general, the power that belonged to Zhou Yumao had actually belonged to him.

When he took office, Chen Wang naturally asked Zhou Yumao to briefly understand the current situation of Hanzhongwei, and after some profiling, he actually had a rough outline of the current Hanzhongwei in his mind.

Seeing that Chen Wang didn't continue to ask, but changed the question, Tan Yingfeng subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
He is quite clear about who is in charge of what affairs, after all, he arranges many things.

Tan Yingfeng laughed along, pointing to a thin middle-aged man with a yellow face, horizontal brows, and a long beard sitting not far away, and introduced him.

"Battle operations and patrols are generally arranged and handled by Li Shiqi and Li Tongzhi."

Seeing Tan Yingfeng's introduction, the middle-aged man immediately got up and bowed again.

After getting Chen Wang's nod, he carefully sat down again.

"Preparation, sentry, and entry into the guard are basically in charge of Yang Mingcai and Yang Qian."

Also sitting across from him was a shorter young military officer in a red arrow jacket, who stood up and saluted. Chen Wang also nodded in response.

"As for the internal affairs of inspecting the army, garrisoning the fields, and guarding the army, most of these are arranged by Wang Yuankang and Wang Qian. He has just been ordered by the official to fetch the documents."

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Before Tan Yingfeng finished speaking, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the hall, and Wang Yuankang, who was wearing a scarlet military uniform, had already stepped in.

Tan Yingfeng stood up in an instant, but just after getting up, he stopped unconsciously. He took a peek at Chen Wang who was sitting beside him,

His behavior was somewhat disrespectful, and he was afraid of causing Chen Wang's displeasure, but Chen Wang still seemed calm and didn't pay too much attention to his actions.

"The matter of Wang Qian came at the right time. You are in charge of farming, weapons, and internal affairs."

Tan Yingfeng walked forward quickly, as if seeing a savior, directly took the document in Wang Yuankang's hand, and then pulled Wang Yuankang directly to the seat where she was originally sitting.

Chen Wang didn't react very much, but Wang Yuankang was taken aback by Tan Yingfeng. It was because Tan Yingfeng's eyes were too strange, and he took his hand as soon as he came.

Although he knew that Tan Yingfeng had a normal orientation and had three or four children under her knees, definitely not as good as Long Yang, but he still felt a little numb.

"Master Chen wants to know how many regular soldiers there are in the army, so you can answer Master Chen's question."

Wang Yuankang's heart relaxed, just now with the look in Tan Yingfeng's eyes, he thought that Tan Yingfeng had awakened the habit of broken sleeves.

As long as it's not something strange, he can't remember how many people are in the army, whether it's documents or reality, he is very clear.

After all, he was in charge of internal affairs, and the number of people was small. He wanted to recruit soldiers to go to war, and it was he who allocated money to find people to fill in the loopholes.

"Just tell the truth how many people there are, don't mention the records in the paperwork."

Chen Wang took the document that Tan Yingfeng put down just now, and most of the things written on the document were still details.

I can understand the situation of most of the military households and craftsmen in Weizhong, as well as the number of fields, and the income and expenditure of last year, but the writing is quite brief and can only be understood briefly.

"The sending is only a brief summary for the time being, and the specific documents are placed in the experience department of Weizhong."

In general, the commanders and envoys of the guards set up the Experience Department, the Zhenfu Hall, the Martial Arts Academy, the official bureau, etc.

After experiencing the transfer of documents from the director of the department, the files will also be kept.

The Zhenfu Office is in charge of the guards and sergeants, and the general military law and so on are all in charge of the Zhenfu.

There is also a prison in the Acropolis, which is also managed by the Zhenfu.

Wei Zhenfu is from the fifth grade, which is slightly lower than Zhengqianhu.

Wang Yuankang subconsciously glanced at Tan Yingfeng who was sitting beside him, feeling a little hesitant in his heart.

But Tan Yingfeng naturally wouldn't give any response at this time, and directly avoided Wang Yuankang's sight and moved elsewhere.

Wang Yuankang was a little helpless, he understood Tan Yingfeng's disposition, and he was not surprised by Tan Yingfeng's reaction in this way.

"Reporting to Mr. Chen, there are indeed 1000 and 75 regular troops in Weizhong."

After Wang Yuankang pondered for a moment, he still decided to tell the truth directly.

Under such circumstances, Chen Wang made it clear that to rectify the affairs of Weizhong, he would definitely investigate thoroughly.

Bite the bullet and refuse to speak, or misreport the numbers, but in the end they couldn't fool Chen Wang.

It is impossible for Tan Yingfeng to take the blame for him, and he will be responsible for losing the official position.

"One thousand two hundred and seventy-five people?"

Although Chen Wang had been mentally prepared for a long time, but he was still almost unsteady when he heard this number.

There are many types of guards in the Ming Dynasty, and their sizes vary. Some have only three thousand households, while others have seven or even more than ten.

But generally speaking, according to the standard, there are five thousand households under one guard, and one thousand households has about 200 regular troops. If the full staff of one guard is full, there are about 6000 people.

Hanzhongwei is the most standard guard, with five thousand households under its jurisdiction.

What Chen Wang had learned from Sun Chuanting before was that there were three or four thousand people still registered.

At that time, he made a calculation and thought about meeting Wei Jun before. After excluding those who made up the number, there should be about 500 people. That's why when he reported to Sun Chuanting, he said that there should be 2000 people. people around.

But now Wang Yuankang told him that there are only 1000 or [-] soldiers in Hanzhongwei?
Such a huge Han Zhongwei, how can he only make up the number of regular soldiers of a thousand households? !

　Many readers here may have questions about why there is a large difference between the number of the main army and the actual number of the guards that appeared in the previous article. Here I will explain it.

　　Because many of them were temporarily recruited to fill the vacancies in the number of people, and some belonged to the two guards of the Thousand Households in Mian County and Xing'an, so there were more guards, which will be explained below.

　　
　
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