Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

If you want to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and take the initiative, you can actually sit back and relax as long as you solve the problems of internal funds, the Beijing army, and the border army.

Zhu Youxiao knew what he wanted and what he wanted to achieve, so since Xiyuan fell into the water, his various plans and arrangements around the court were actually very targeted.

Holding the gun, the money bag, and the pen, especially the first two, Zhu Youxiao never relaxed for a moment. Even though he faced many challenges and encountered many storms, Zhu Youxiao never turned his back on him from beginning to end. original intention.

No matter how much power there is, if there is no military support, everything will be unstable.

If you encounter some difficulties, you will most likely be overturned.

And if you want to support the army, you must have money and food!

That's why Zhu Youxiao would continue to set off major cases, uncovering batches of scum and demons, and confiscating their property!

He even tried every means to increase the income-generating resources of his internal funds to ensure that when doing something, he would not have trouble because of his money bag!

Western Hills.

The high-hanging sun is very dazzling. Near Yuquan Mountain, the endless camps can be seen at a glance, giving people a strong sense of chill. This is another large camp designated by Zhu Youxiao after Fengtai Camp.

Xishan camp!

Different from the Fengtai Camp, the camps stationed in the Xishan Camp are all the emperor's own troops without exception, and the one that Zhu Youxiao has the most high hopes for is the Yongwei Camp!

"kill!"

"kill!"

Waves of shouts resounded through the sky. At the Yongwei Camp garrison school grounds, teams were training under the scorching sun. Although compared with the strong army that had fought hundreds of battles, the new recruits standing in these teams were still immature, but the strongest in this world. There is no army that was not created through bloody battles.

The strong grow up step by step from the weak.

No one is born strong!

"We have the momentum of a strong army, but we still need to practice more. The formations are not arranged neatly. How can we become familiar with formation switching?"

On a high ground, Zhu Youxiao, who was wearing a mountain armor, held up the telescope in his hand, observed the military formations in various places on the school grounds, and said in a calm tone.

Zhou Yuji, who was following Zhu Youxiao, immediately expressed his position: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, given a few more months, there will be big changes in the Yongwei Camp!!"

"Take it easy."

Zhu Youxiao put down his telescope and looked at Zhou Yuji with a smile, "I am telling the Qing family this not to urge the Qing family. There is no need to rush into military training."

"What's more, in the Xishan Camp, the Qing family not only has to take care of the training of the Yongwei Camp, but also takes into account the stability of the Xishan Camp. I am aware of the pressure on the Qing family."

Zhou Yuji felt a warm current in his heart.

A scholar dies for a confidant!

Being able to gain the emperor's trust and reliance, for Zhou Yuji, there was nothing he could do in return other than risking his life!

Many new soldiers recruited from Shanxi and Shaanxi returned to the capital. Zhou Yuji didn't stop for a moment, and turned around to get more busy.

Even though he is just a guerrilla general now, the troops under his command, including the authority in charge, are much higher than those of the general officer! !

This is an honor given by Zhu Youxiao!

"How is the registration process for the Four Guards Camp, Yongwei Camp, and Warriors Camp stationed in the Xishan Camp?" Zhu Youxiao handed the telescope in his hand to Liu Ruoyu beside him, looked at Zhou Yuji and asked.

"The military register is the foundation of the army and is related to many important tasks such as the payment of military pay and promotion of military merit. If you want to stimulate the fighting spirit and morale of the army's officers and men, you must keep up."

"Your Majesty, we are still actively advancing."

Zhou Yuji clasped his fists and saluted: "There are tens of thousands of new soldiers under the jurisdiction of the Four Guards Camp, the Yongwei Camp, and the Warriors Camp. Since General Mo took over the Xishan Camp, he has been sorting out these affairs. By the end of this month at the latest, the troops under the jurisdiction of each camp will It can be made in just one book!"

"You have to pay attention."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "I asked you to take over the supervisory position of Xishan Camp for a purpose. With so many people gathered together, a mutiny may occur if you are not careful. Once this happens, the consequences will be It’s unimaginable!”

In the past few months, forces and generals such as the Western Police Factory, the Royal Imperial Army Office, Zhou Yuji, and Sun Yingyuan were ordered to go to Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places to recruit brave soldiers. During this period, many new soldiers were recruited. Together with their relatives, they were brought back to the capital for resettlement.

In fact, deep down in Zhu Youxiao's heart, he has always been on tenterhooks. He was afraid that something unexpected would happen during this period, which would lead to something bad happening. Once this happened, it would inevitably affect his ability to organize and train new troops and send fresh troops to the Beijing camp. The deployment of blood!

Fortunately, everything was safe.

It was also through such a situation that Zhu Youxiao understood that as long as there was food these days, he could ensure that the army would not have any accidents.

What's more, the camps and schools in the Beijing Camp, the Four Guards Camp, the Yongwei Camp, and the Warriors Camp are all implementing Zhu Youxiao's strategy of providing enough food and salt, which also leads to possible changes in the army. , but it did not affect the lower-level soldiers. After all, in this day and age, it is a luxury to be able to fill your stomach.

"Your Majesty, in the Fourth Guard Camp recently, Mao Chenglu, Kong Youde, and Geng Zhongming, although they are very concerned about the training of new recruits, they maintain close contact in private."

Zhou Yuji thought for a while and then stated what he knew: "As for what they said in private, the general has not yet found out clearly. Mao Chenglu and the others behaved very xenophobically. Outsiders were not allowed to approach the camp where they were resting. , before that, a new soldier accidentally broke in and was beaten with a military stick by Mao Chenglu and his subordinates."

"Continue to monitor."

Zhu Youxiao said calmly.

"Here!"

Zhou Yuji responded with clasped fists.

Zhu Youxiao had carefully considered letting Zhou Yuji take over the supervision of Xishan Camp. After all, Zhu Youxiao had no doubts about Zhou Yuji's loyalty.

If Xishan Camp is stationed in many camps and schools, if they want to establish a stable order as soon as possible, they must use a group of talents. Mao Chenglu and Kong Youde are part of them. It will not work without them. Tens of thousands of troops gather together. Without a complete The military system can easily cause trouble.

Zhu Youxiao never doubted Zhou Yuji's ability, but it was obviously unrealistic for Zhou Yuji alone to command an army of tens of thousands.

Since Mao Chenglu and Kong Youde have been transferred to the capital from the Dongjiang Army, Zhu Youxiao will not waste their talents. As for whether they trust and reuse them, it depends on the performance of Mao Chenglu and the others.

"How did Liu Zongmin, Hao Yaoqi, and He Jin perform under the Yongweiying?" Zhu Youxiao pondered for a moment and asked Zhou Yuji.

"Your Majesty."

Zhou Yuji said truthfully: "According to His Majesty's decree, they are all serving as flag officers in the Yongwei Camp, commanding the first sentry soldiers. They performed very well in the recent drills."

"Well, on the list I gave you, you should pay attention to the people involved in it."

Zhu Youxiao said: "Their promotion cannot exceed the rank of general. After the new recruits complete their training, they must perform more martial arts. It should not be limited to the Brave Guard Camp, but should also be carried out in the Four Guards Camp and the Warrior Camp. Xishan University All the battalions and schools where the battalion is stationed have adopted a new military system, which is different from the existing military system of our Ming Dynasty. We still need to make the commander-in-chief and the lower-level officers more familiar with it."

"Here!"

Zhou Yuji responded with clasped fists.

Zhou Yuji and Sun Yingyuan were ordered to go to Shanxi and Shaanxi to recruit troops, and all of them were able to recruit without exception from the list provided by Zhu Youxiao.

It is actually really easy to gather this group of people.

Comparing their names and place of origin, and sending people to the corresponding places to recruit, they can basically recruit them. After all, going to Beijing to join the emperor's personal army is still very attractive to them.

Not to mention the successive years of disasters in Shanxi and Shaanxi, let alone having a full stomach. Being able to barely maintain food and clothing is a luxury. After entering the ranks of the emperor's personal army, being able to eat every meal is enough to make many people fight for their lives!

However, after this group of people were brought back to the capital, they were divided into two groups by Zhu Youxiao. Some were transferred to Huang Degong's command, and some stayed under Zhou Yuji's command.

In the original timeline, these people all started to emerge from the seventh year of Tianqi. In order to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, all of them were shining brightly in various places in Shanxi and Shaanxi.

Zhu Youxiao knew that his idea was bold.

But if this group of people can be taken into his own use and become members of the Ming Dynasty's army, and they will be given corresponding rewards as long as they perform military exploits, then Zhu Youxiao feels that most of them will not betray lightly.

After all, when a person has something, if he wants to rebel, he will definitely weigh it again and again.