Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 221 Chapter 221, Zhu Cihong recruited tens of thousands of troops, and the city of Nanjing was in full swing
Nanjing City.

For the protagonist, everything that happened in Nanjing City is thriving and getting better and better.

Although it is still snowing outside, the protagonist has already brought Fang Gongqian and other confidants to the largest square in Nanjing City.

The place has become a sea of ​​​​people, and many residents of the city have gathered here. Various sounds have been heard from the moment the protagonist got off the carriage.

"His Royal Highness, come and see my child, he is very powerful, and he will definitely become your most powerful fighter, Your Highness."

"Look here, Your Highness. I am willing to serve Your Highness. Please also enlist me in the army, so that I have a chance to serve Daming."

Hearing these words, the protagonist also smiled and nodded to the speaking crowd, and waved, and every time he waved, there would be bursts of cheers.

Beside the protagonist, Gao Dejie strode over and reported to the protagonist.

"Your Highness, the enthusiasm of the people to join the army is very high. This time our goal of 2 soldiers and horses should be easily achieved."

That's right, what is happening in this square today is a new round of recruitment for army soldiers.

Although the protagonist has successfully defeated Zuo Liangyu and Li Dingguo before, now Zhang Xianzhong has occupied the entire Hubei, and his army is at least 10.

In the face of such a large number of enemy troops, the 15000 soldiers in the hands of the protagonist are obviously not enough. No matter what Zhang Xianzhong said, he was the one who defeated Zuo Liangyu's 10 troops. Look at him.

It happened that there was nothing to do in winter during this period, so the protagonist continued to recruit a wave of soldiers and horses in Nanjing City. Considering that Nanjing City had previously recruited 12000 people, the protagonist's goal this time That's just levying five thousand soldiers and horses.

The entire Jiangnan does not mean that there is only one city in Nanjing. In fact, the protagonist has sent many officials to Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou and other places as early as a few days ago. Going there is also a collection of troops.

Judging from the protagonist's judgment, after this round of recruiting troops and horses, its entire army should be able to reach about 4 to 5 people. Such a number should be enough to deal with Zhang Xianzhong.

Anyway, it is impossible for so much money obtained from raiding the house before to just pile up in the warehouse for nothing and let it become moldy.

It's better to take it out to add part of the army, so that the strength of Daming's army can be improved to a higher level.

Although the cash obtained by the protagonist from ransacking the house is indeed 5000 million, other resources other than cash, such as jewelry, porcelain, weapons and armor, etc., can also be exchanged for money.

Two days ago, the team that sent money to the north had already set off, escorting 800 million vehicles of cash, and left 4200 million taels of cash in Nanjing.

This gives the protagonist a lot of room to maneuver. On the one hand, he sends people to sell these resources such as jewelry and porcelain from tea bills to other places in the south of the Yangtze River, and on the other hand, he can temporarily use the 4 million yuan. Cash in hand, massive recruiting.

Anyway, as long as we wait until next spring, there will still be 4200 million cash in the warehouse. I think Emperor Chongzhen and the adults in the court will not say much about this matter.

This is why so many people join the army enthusiastically today. As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Now if he can pass the selection and become a member of the army, he will get nearly three months' income of a normal family , that is, a total of 30 taels of silver.

Under such circumstances, those who originally did not intend to work for Da Ming have now become Da Ming's most loyal fighters.

This is one of the most ironic things in the world. As the saying goes, money can turn ghosts around, and that's exactly what it is.

It was precisely because there were so many people participating in the selection that the protagonist did not forget to ask Gao Dejie.

"You have to choose carefully. You must choose those who are the bravest and most capable of fighting. You have to know that what we will face next is an out-and-out tough battle."

Don't look at Zhang Xianzhong, it seems that his reputation in history is not as good as Li Zicheng, but you must know that Zhang Xianzhong actually lived longer than Li Zicheng, even Zhang Xianzhong's son Li Dingguo has become a famous national hero in history books .

Therefore, this Zhang Xianzhong is a very difficult person. The protagonist leads a newly established army to fight against him. If he still relaxes his vigilance, then the result of the war may surprise everyone.

Gao Dejie naturally obeyed the protagonist's words unconditionally.

The protagonist just stood aside, watching the process of selecting soldiers.

It has to be said that there is still something about Da Ming's superiority, whether it is in terms of strength, familiarity with weapons, or even a theoretical assessment, it has actually been carried out.

Fang Gonggan couldn't help but whispered to the protagonist: "His Royal Highness, did you remember that I said that only military households in Ming Dynasty can serve as soldiers? Will we directly expropriate the margins indiscriminately this time? What about the dissatisfaction of some adults?"

After the protagonist heard this sentence, he couldn't help laughing.

As we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was actually born as a poor commoner in the true sense. This kind of background allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to understand the difficulty of the common people, but at the same time, it also invisibly limited some of Zhu Yuanzhang's horizons. He made strange decisions that emperors of many other dynasties would not have made.

The household registration system is one of them.

The household registration system of the Ming Dynasty was very strange. Military households, craftsmen households, etc. were all hereditary.

In other words, after you become a soldier, your son will also become a soldier, your grandson will also become a soldier, and your children and grandchildren will also become soldiers.

But the problem is that just because this generation is suitable for military service doesn't mean the next generation is also suitable.

In modern society, it can be said that fathers and sons are not in the same profession, because people have talents and preferences. How can you give him a dead rule?
This is also one of the reasons for the continuous decline in the combat effectiveness of the army in the late Ming Dynasty.

In response to this, the protagonist waved his hand very calmly and said: "These are all small things. We now need a strong army to suppress the rebellion. Everyone in the Ming Dynasty knows the necessity of this matter. Those in the past The system, what is outdated, let it pass forever.”

After a pause, the protagonist smiled again and said: "Even if there is really someone who has objections to this decision of this palace, for the sake of 800 million taels of silver, this palace believes that the emperor and the ministers of the cabinet must definitely Will find a way to shut up these guys."

(End of this chapter)