A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 172 Harvesting and perfecting the team
During the months of March, April, leap April, and May, several sergeants from Baoan Prefecture swept across Weizhou, Guangchang and other places, and the local banditry was wiped out.Although the garrison and governor of the area didn't understand why all the gangsters in their territory were gone, but the sudden clarity of the rule, they took it as one of their political achievements as a matter of course.

Wang Dou was satisfied with the gains from the bandit suppression in the past few months. Wen Fangliang and Gao Shiyin wiped out the bandit villages and got more than 300 taels of silver, more than 300 shi of rice grain, more than 200 mules and horses, and more than 300 pigs and sheep.Han Chao, Han Zhong, and Sun Sanjie were away for more than two months, and received more than 500 taels of silver, more than 400 shi of rice grain, more than 600 mules and horses, and more than [-] pigs and sheep.

Wang Dou's rule is to take out three parts of the captured rewards. After the army came back, he immediately rewarded them for their merits. A total of more than 1 taels of silver were rewarded. There were more than 1000 soldiers in the five generals, and almost everyone was rewarded. joyously.

Seeing that the summer harvest was about to begin, with the harvested rice and the rewarded silver, at least in Shun Township Fort, the soldiers and civilians could support themselves and get rid of the life of relying on Wang Dou's relief. Wang Dou also took a big burden .

Wang Dou let the soldiers who went to battle have a holiday, and he summoned the officials of various armies to discuss matters. The military administration under his rule has developed to the present, and it is time for some improvement and perfection.

On May [-]th of the tenth year of Chongzhen, there was a gathering in the meeting hall of the mansion of integrity. More than a dozen confidantes of Wang Dou gathered the officials together.No matter how they behaved, they all had a complacent look on their faces, only Zhang Gui, the governor of the prefectural city, and Qi Tianliang, Wang Dou's old brother who used to be in Huoludun, were quite cautious.

This was Zhang Gui's first time entering Wang Dou's inner circle, so he couldn't help feeling excited.Although he is the governor of Zhoucheng, he has always been excluded from Wang Dou's confidant circle. Since Wang Dou entered the Zhoucheng, Zhang Gui and Qian Zongtian Changguo have tried their best to get closer to Wang Dou. It's a pity to see you, my lord. I finally accepted myself.

Zhang Gui looked around, keeping his lord's confidant circle, Han Chao, Han Zhong, Wen Fangliang, Chi Dacheng, Feng Dachang, Zhong Rong, Zhong Zhengxian and others came to Zhoucheng.Those who came from Shunxiangbao included Lin Daofu, Sun Sanjie, Zhong Tiaoyang, Gao Shiyin, Yang Tong and others.

These people used to be his superiors or subordinates, but now they follow Wang Dou, and their future is limitless.

Zhang Gui also looked at Han Chao, Han Zhong, Gao Shiyin, Yang Tong, and Qi Tianliang. Han Chao, Han Zhong, and Gao Shiyin used to be subordinates of Huoludun in his castle, especially Yang Tong and Qi Tianliang. They used to be tenants of his family, but now these people also share the same room with him, and they are equal.Only that Qi Tianliang was still a small banner official, and he didn't have any good official luck in these years, which made Zhang Gui feel more balanced.

As for Qi Tianliang, he didn't like it at all. He was the first old brother who lived with the lord of integrity, but he was marginalized these years. It's a pity that he didn't persevere when he was practicing in Jingbian Fort. , up to now, even Yang Tong, the sycophant in Dunnei, has become an official of a hundred households, and he is still a small banner official who is not popular. His wife Dow complains a lot.

Looking at the smug smiles of the familiar people in Dunnei, although they were affectionate to him, the vague sense of superiority still made him feel uncomfortable.Fortunately, the lord of integrity has not forgotten himself, he invited himself here today, Qi Tianliang was surprised and delighted, and made up his mind to perform well.

Suddenly heard footsteps, followed by Xie Yike's voice: "Master Morality is here."

Wang Dou, dressed in a bright red commander's uniform, strode in, smiling all over his face, and said, "Brothers are all here."

In the hall, the military officers clasped their fists, and the literati bowed to each other. All voices said, "I've seen you, my lord."

Wang Dou said with a smile: "Waiting for courtesy, we are all brothers of the same castle, so there is no need to be polite."

He glanced at Qi Tianliang, walked up to Qi Tianliang, and said with a smile: "Brother Qi, you are here, how are you doing these days?"

Qi Tianliang couldn't help sobbing, and said: "The little one is fine, please worry about me."

Looking at Wang Dou's back, Qi Tianconscience comforted him, adults have their own in their hearts.

Wang Dou exchanged a few words with Zhang Gui, then he sat down at the top and let everyone sit down.

Wang Dou glanced at the crowd slowly, and said, "You are all my old brothers who have followed me since Shun Township Fort. We have worked hard for several years and accumulated hard work, and finally we have a certain amount of money and food for soldiers and horses. Daming looks like this now , there may be wars and disasters in the future, we have to think carefully about what will happen to Baoan Prefecture in the future."

There was no sound in the hall, and everyone just listened to Wang Dou. Wang Dou continued: "In order to suit the future development, it is necessary to make some adjustments to the layout of officials and generals in our state city."

He looked at Sun Sanjie, Gao Shiyin, and Zhong Tiaoyang in Shun Township Fort, and said: "Sun Bazong, Gao Bazong, Zhong Bazong, I plan to let the three of you specialize in managing the general and dismounting the army in the future. What do you think about ordinary affairs?"

Gao Shiyin couldn't figure out for a while what it means to ignore common affairs, Sun Sanjie and Zhong Tiaoyang stood up, and Sun Sanjie respectfully said: "Your Excellency, this is for the sake of the lower officials. Speaking of which, the lower officials lead the army to fight It's okay, leading the general's sergeants, just suppressing bandits and killing the enemy, but also at ease, this job of farming, the lower officials are really unable to do what they want, sir, it's best to choose other talents."

Zhong Tiaoyang gave a deep salute and said: "Your Excellency will arrange it."

Only then did Gao Shiyin come to his senses, he stood up hastily and said: "Indeed, as Lao Sun said, we generals should just lead the army to kill the enemy, and let the subordinates lead the soldiers of the whole fort to practice barracks exercises. trouble."

Wang Dou nodded, and said: "I plan to entrust all the operations and farming affairs of Shun Township Castle to Mr. Lin Daofu."

"Master Lin, your burden is heavy."

In the Wangdou plan, Lin Daofu did not receive specific sergeants, nor did he go out to fight. However, in the future, all recruits will be trained and trained by him. Shun Xiangbao has set up a specific instructor system to make the training systematic, specific, detailed and long-term. According to the textbook regulations, recruits are continuously produced.There are also regular training of officers, artillery training, selection of outstanding sergeants to enter the guard battalion and the night squad, etc. In the future, all the guards of the officers will come from the battalion, and the generals will not be given the opportunity to train private soldiers.

The same is true for farming, selecting excellent backbones for farming, compiling and training teaching materials and agricultural books, and forming a special system.

Lin Daoji still has to manage many factories, mines and livestock farms in Shunxiangbao. It is indeed a lot of work, but this diligent old scalper is full of energy. Give the adults a steady stream of strong soldiers and horses, so that the fort is full of grain and rice."

Wang Dou smiled and said, "I can trust Master Lin's ability."

He then said to Zhang Gui: "Master Zhang, if you have time, go to Shun Township Fort as often as you can, communicate with Lord Lin, and cooperate closely. I will entrust you with the farming affairs of the state city and other forts."

Zhang Gui was overjoyed, with Wang Dou's words, he was officially regarded as a confidant.Although according to Wang Dou's opinion, Shun Township Fort was independent from the affairs of the state city, but Zhang Gui was satisfied to be able to enter Wang Dou's circle.

Wang Dou murmured: "Looking at the future situation, each army headquarters in Baoan Prefecture still needs to add a new supply team, build a warehouse, and be responsible for the military supplies, food and grass in the army. Each team has a number of vehicles and horses. It is Shun Township. In the fort, a logistics headquarters must also be set up, which is responsible for the military industry, food and grass of each headquarters, but there are not enough sergeants right now, so we can only worry about it in the future..."

He said to Lin Daofu: "Master Lin, I intend to ask Brother Qi Tianliang to assist you in managing the food, grass and weapons in the fort. What do you think?"

Lin Daofu was startled, and hurriedly said: "Brother Qi is a prudent man, it would be best to have him assist me."

The silver warehouse, grain depot, military industry, animal husbandry and other warehouses in Shunxiang Fort were all managed by Wang Dou and Lin Daofu sent people to manage them, and selected some honest officials to guard them. The relevant documents were naturally different from those submitted.Wang Dou asked Qi Tianliang to participate in the management, which also allowed Qi Tianliang to accumulate some experience. In the future, Wang Dou would form a supply battalion to go out to fight, and Qi Tianliang happened to lead it.

Hearing Wang Dou's arrangement, Qi Tianliang's eyes turned red. He didn't expect the lord of integrity to give him such a heavy responsibility. He stood up and said, "Don't worry, my lord. Even the small ones will handle the things that the lord told me well."

After talking about these things, most of the affairs of Shunxiang Fort have been completed, and Han Chao, Han Zhong, and Wen Fangliang were transferred to Zhoucheng, and naturally they were dedicated to managing their own sergeants.There are also clerical affairs in Baoanzhou, which are handled by Feng Dachang and others.In fact, Wang Dou very much hoped that the Office of Officials would become his shogunate's staff department in the future, but the opportunity had not yet matured, and the Office of Officials was purely literati and small officials, who had no military knowledge and could not play this role.

To play the role of a staff officer, only a large number of military officers who are proficient in military affairs and literary talents can form a specific system, and there are also a large number of accurate maps and documents for inquiries. Thinking of this, Wang Dou said: "In the future, Xie Yike, the chief banner officer, will personally personally Then, manage the guards and standard bearers beside me, the two squads he led will not be closed at night, and will be handed over to Wen Daxing for management, and the third squad of Shunxiang Castle will not be closed at night, and will be handed over to Li Youde to lead."

Xie Yike cracked his mouth. In fact, he still likes the life of going out to spy, but his brother-in-law made such an arrangement, so he had to obey.

Wang Doudao: "Now that the bandits and captives of the Daming Dynasty are rampant, our Baoan Prefecture must vigorously develop the Night Rejection and collect intelligence from all parties. Every army should have at least a small team of ten people. Each team must have a team of 50 people who will not be accepted at night, as for those who are not accepted at each Huodun, there is no need to send them."

Wang Dou murmured: "The state city will set up an intelligence department, and the relevant personnel and a team under its command will not be accepted at night. This intelligence department should be taken care of by the Han and North Korean brothers for the time being."

Han Chao took orders loudly, he did not accept his background at night, and started working part-time at his old job.

Wang Dou confessed to him: "Your intelligence department detects the enemy's situation on the battlefield during the war, collects intelligence from all sides, surveys and maps maps, etc. in your spare time, and also vigorously develops various detailed operations, such as restaurants, teahouses, brothels, carriage shops, post stations, and merchants. People can develop, and you can report to me as much as you can to find out the money and food you need.”

After Han Chao took command, the last question Wang Dou asked Chi Dacheng, the governor: "Lord Chi, you are in charge of the military discipline and military law of the whole prefecture. From now on, you will be the governor of every fort and every general sergeant. The main faction is responsible for the military discipline and military merit verification of the sergeants."

Wang Dou looked at the crowd: "Everyone, work hard!"

……

In June of the tenth year of Chongzhen, the summer grains in Baoan Prefecture began to be harvested.

(End of this chapter)