Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 662 Camel
In the past few years, the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp have been continuously transferred to the local areas, and thus gradually belong to the local establishment.

However, Jingying is also constantly expanding.

During the Nanjing period, at least half of the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp were from Shaanxi.

Regardless of the soldiers and horses he brought from Shaanxi, it is said that the Chuang Army and the Western Army that were incorporated later added a large number of Shaanxi people.

Nine out of ten generals are also from Shaanxi. In this way, they are similar to the Huaiyou Xungui Group in the Taizu period, and they have achieved the Shaanxi Group.

This unified relationship of origin and language is extremely beneficial for conquering the world in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but it is very dangerous when sitting in the world.

So over the years, the Jingying recruited elite soldiers from the four towns of Huaibei when they were in Nanjing, and after returning to Beijing, they recruited soldiers near Dongji, Shandong.

Today, the number of Shaanxi people in the Beijing camp has dropped to about [-]%, and the emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In today's Beijing camp, half of the soldiers and horses are his elite foundation for conquering the world, and the other half are recruits who have been trained for two years.

As for the officers, they relied on the training of the Martial Arts Hall to continuously enrich the Beijing camp, thereby consolidating the foundation of the Beijing camp.

With the old leading the new, the training of officers changed, and the combat effectiveness of the Beijing battalion rose instead of falling.

"Your Majesty, if you let go, you can expand the army by another [-]."

The Chief of Staff actually has no command over the Beijing camp, but is only responsible for logistics and materials, and the appointment of personnel is basically determined by the emperor himself.

Wei Shen was only in his thirties, and he was at the age of passion. As the emperor's adviser and close minister, the Chief of Staff could be said to be humble but powerful.

The emperor also regarded the staff department as a place to cultivate the backbone of the army, and it has been released to other places one after another over the years, at least it is a battalion officer.

"One hundred thousand is enough."

Zhu Yixi said softly: "Xuan University has 2 people, and Ji Town has more than 1 people. Too many soldiers and horses will make them bloated."

Since it was the founding period, there were a lot of soldiers and horses in the country. The patrol battalions in various counties, and the commander-in-chief commanded more than 2 troops in each province, and there were more border towns in Gansu and Shanxi.

The total number of local soldiers and horses is about 50, plus the 60 in the Beijing camp, the national total exceeds [-].

These soldiers and horses are not military households, they are all recruits, and the military pay, food and grass they consume account for half of the total taxes of Ming Dynasty.

A 400 Beijing battalion costs 800 million yuan a year in military pay, plus firearms, arrows, armor, food, horses, clothing, etc., easily over [-] million yuan.

And we must know that there were more than [-] civil and military officials last year, and the total cost was only more than five million yuan.

During the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners alone consumed tens of millions of taels a year, and the 60 green camps in the world also cost tens of millions. The annual military expenditure has long been half of the tax.

The treatment in the Beijing camp is very good, the monthly salary has exceeded two silver dollars, meat is eaten every now and then, weapons and armor are prepared by the court, and two sets of clothes are used in summer and winter.

Three meals a day, one exercise session every five days, unlimited appetite, even landlords do not have such a good day,

It will be really difficult for the court if the Beijing camp expands its army again.

"Statistics from the Chief of Staff show that if the Beijing battalion participates in the war, how much supplies, how much money, how many civilians, etc. are needed, and all needs must be recorded in detail."

"At the very least, stick to the amount for half a year."

"Yes!"

Wei Shen nodded slightly excitedly.

This is a war, and it's still a big fight.

Don't think about it, this is Liaodong.

Regarding Jingying, Zhu Yixi was quite at ease.

In addition to the chief of staff watching, the military judge and judge were also patrolling the Beijing camp for him.

After thinking about it again, Zhu Yixi felt that the biggest factor in determining victory, whether it was at this time or in later generations, was logistics.

Food is the most important part of logistics.

Regardless of the weather getting cooler and the cold wind starting to rise in late autumn, the emperor left the comfortable Yuquan Villa and started patrolling around Gyeonggi.

The first to be blessed by the emperor was the military grain factory.

As early as the Huguang period, for the production of military rations, Zhu Yixi had a groundbreaking fried noodle military ration.

That is, in one liter of military rations, [-]% is rice flour and wheat flour, [-]% is miscellaneous grain powder, and the rest is mixed with diced meat, diced fish, salt, oil, bean cake and other things, thus becoming special military rations.

Not only does it have a long shelf life, but it can also be eaten with water, tastes good, and is more convenient for transportation.

According to statistics, one bag of fried noodles can hold three bags of rice or wheat.

Sometimes, a little sugar is even added to the military rations during an emergency war to replenish the soldiers' physical strength.

Even war horses can be fed with military rations.

As for normal times, the soldiers ate steamed buns and rice.

Entering the military grain factory, what caught the eye was a huge iron pot and a huge stove.

Rows of stoves and iron pots are shocking.

"Your Majesty, this iron pot is seven feet deep and can fry a hundred catties of military rations at a time. Most of the fire in the stove is honeycomb coal, and the speed is extremely fast..."

Looking at the big iron pot with a diameter of two meters, Zhu Yixi couldn't help but marvel.

If it is fried, you have to stand on the stove and wield a shovel to stir fry, a test of physical strength and endurance.

"There are more than [-] such stoves in the factory. If people don't change the pots, they can fry up to [-] shi of military food in a day."

"As long as there are enough people and enough food, we can also build a stove..."

The ambassador of the Military Grain Factory bowed to report, his face full of pride.

In fact, what restricts the production of military rations is mainly that the grains are ground into powder, which consumes too much material resources.

"I want to start large-scale production of military rations today, and produce ten thousand stones every day."

The emperor walked and strolled all the way. There were more than [-] people in this military ration factory, which was already in a half-open state, producing military rations for Xuanda's soldiers and horses.

The place is as messy as ever, but the production is orderly.

"I obey my orders!"

After leaving the military grain factory, Zhu Yixi felt satisfied.

Then, he stepped to the nearby military horse farm.

In fact, most of the military horses here are draft horses, donkeys, mules and other means of transportation. The real high-quality military horse farms can only be found in the grasslands and Hetao.

Even so, the number of horse farms is increasing day by day, and the total number of draft horses, mules and other livestock that help to march quickly has exceeded [-].

The emperor came here mainly to see the camels he had cultivated before.

Compared with draft horses, mules, and camels, the number is even rarer, only about [-] heads, but they are extremely imposing.

Tall physique, eye-catching hump, very impressive.

Not picky about food, able to withstand hunger and cold, lack of water, and large load capacity, this desert boat is also suitable for grassland transportation.

"Your Majesty, from this point of view, camels are more suitable for cavalry."

Yan Guochao is huge, and he loves this camel very much, so he couldn't help muttering.

"Camels are docile and not suitable for charging, and they are only suitable for the north and are not resistant to humidity."

Zhu Yixi explained, touched its soft down, and a smile appeared on his face.

Camels are naturally suitable for transportation, and they can also be used as cavalry if they can't.

(End of this chapter)