Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"Brother Imperial, why do you treat these new recruits so kindly?"

While the car was driving, Zhu Youjian hesitated again and again. He looked at Zhu Youxiao who was concentrating with his eyes closed, and expressed his doubts. There were too many things that Zhu Youjian couldn't understand while he was patrolling the Xishan Camp with the driver.

The officers and soldiers under the Siwei Battalion, Yongwei Battalion, and Warrior Battalion stationed in the Xishan Camp are mostly new recruits. Maybe they worked hard during the training, but it will take a long time for such an army to develop combat effectiveness. time.

Even though we can still feed these troops by lowering some standards, why do we have to spend a lot of money on food so that they can have enough food and salt every day? Even those who are selected as soldiers can receive full military pay every month. , this is what Zhu Youjian is puzzled by.

After all, before inspecting the Xishan Camp, Zhu Youxiao, who visited privately incognito, met with Zhang Weixian and others. At that private banquet, he stated that Tongbao Bank would expand as soon as possible. Zhu Youjian heard the subtext of this sentence. His royal brother wanted to pass Tongbao Bank allows the internal funds to bring in more money.

Such a contradictory arrangement was beyond Zhu Youjian's understanding.

"Your Majesty, do you think what I did was a bit redundant?"

Zhu Youxiao slowly opened his eyes, looked at Zhu Youjian and said.

"Brother Chen, that's not what I meant."

Zhu Youjian hurriedly explained: "I just feel that no matter how hard these new soldiers train, it will be difficult for them to share the worries of the emperor."

"So the emperor thinks it's okay to just fool him?"

Zhu Youxiao smiled and leaned on the soft cushion and said to Zhu Youjian.

"It's not just fooling around."

Zhu Youjian said: "Brother Chen doesn't think it is necessary to be so nice to them."

"Then if I don't treat them like this, how can I gain their loyalty?"

Zhu Youxiao asked back, "The emperor will not think that they are my subjects of the Ming Dynasty, so it is only natural and right to be loyal to me."

Is not it?

Zhu Youjian subconsciously wanted to reply, but when he saw his royal brother's expression, when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.

“Loyalty is not something you say with words, but is earned with practical actions.”

Zhu Youxiao lifted up the sleeves of his robe, stared at Zhu Youjian and said: "If you are willing to give up, you will gain something. It is true that I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and it is good that they are the people of the Ming Dynasty, but emperor brother, don't forget, in this world Nothing is as it should be.”

"Whether it is the Xishan Camp, the Fengtai Camp, or the three camps, I have sent a group of people one after another to recruit and train troops everywhere. Putting aside the civil and military commanders, let's just say the following Those soldiers, why should they be absolutely loyal to me?"

"Did I ask them to eat before? Or did I ask them to get something before? If not, then why should they sell their lives to me?"

Zhu Youjian was speechless for a moment.

The words he heard were completely different from those he had learned before. At this moment, Zhu Youjian didn't know who was right and who was wrong.

"Da Ming, there is still a long way to go."

While Zhu Youjian was thinking, Zhu Youxiao looked sad.

Only after you really start to do things, you will realize how difficult it is. During the gradual implementation stage of the deployment of the Liao strategy, Zhu Youxiao gradually discovered a truth.

Feeding the army is damn expensive!

Starting from the reorganization of the Beijing camp, many things happened before and after. The key is that batches of new soldiers were recruited into the army. It was not only necessary to familiarize them with the military environment, but also to intensify their training. This cost a lot of money and food. of.

Zhu Youxiao also knew that it was too extravagant for him to raise an army. Among the Ming army, most of the troops did not have a full meal, and it was considered good to ensure a full meal. What's more, in addition to being responsible for the full meal, the selected Those who serve as soldiers are required to receive military pay on a monthly basis, and it is given to everyone in full, which is even more unbelievable.

But is it possible not to do this?

Without these conditions to guarantee, how can we drive those new recruits to practice every day? With such high-intensity consumption, people's hunger is very strong.

The vast majority of the Ming Dynasty's army did not have enough to eat most of the time, but don't forget that they almost never practiced. Even if they did, they only practiced once every ten and a half months, and such training was more for fooling them.

This is not what Zhu Youxiao wants! !

It is an army formed by newly recruited soldiers. Let alone carrying a knife to the battlefield before, I am afraid that the vast majority of people have never even experienced killing pigs and sheep.

If they are not allowed to go through high-intensity drills to adapt to the military environment and initially comply with orders and prohibitions before going to the battlefield, then the army will go to the battlefield purely to give military merit to the enemy.

I don’t know if these troops that I support with internal funds actually go to the battlefield in the future, how many of them will come out of the battlefield alive?

Zhu Youxiao, who had been thinking a lot, had an idea in his mind at this moment. After all, fighting is not just a house game. The battlefield of gold and iron horses is extremely cruel, and only the truly strong can survive!

"Your Majesty, the Arms Bureau has arrived."

The car that was originally driving stopped, and Liu Ruoyu's voice sounded outside the car.

"understood."

Zhu Youxiao calmed down and his eyes became determined.

Before the start of the war against Liao, we must do everything we can to increase the combat effectiveness of the various departments under our control. No matter how much money and food we throw in, it will all be worth it!

Zhu Youxiao bent down and got out of the car. When he saw the buildings in front of him, Zhu Youxiao's eyes flashed. Obviously, he did not expect such a change in the Arms Bureau's location!

The endless building complex can be seen at a glance, with the Yu River crossing it. Many trees are planted on both sides of the river. Neatness is Zhu Youxiao's first impression, and orderliness is Zhu Youxiao's second impression!

Zhu Youxiao did not expect that Jiao Xu and the others could actually build such a large-scale building complex in the Xishan area in such a short period of time.

"I...Jiao Xu pays homage to Your Majesty!"

"I...Wang Zheng pays homage to Your Majesty!"

"minister……"

Except for Xu Guangqi, who was in Beijing, and Song Yingxing, who was busy at work, all the senior officials of the Arms Bureau came to the Arms Bureau after learning that the emperor had come to the Arms Bureau for a private visit incognito. They all came from all over the place!

"Your Majesty, please excuse me."

Zhu Youxiao stepped on the horse stool and got out of the car. He smiled and said to Jiao Xu and the others, "I came here this time just to see how the Arms Bureau is developing."

After Jiao Xu and Wang Zheng heard this, they knew what the emperor's purpose was.

"I was indeed right, gentlemen. I didn't expect that the Arms Bureau would grow to such a scale in such a short period of time." Zhu Youxiao stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the buildings in front of him, and said calmly.

"Your Majesty, this is just one of them."

Jiao Xu stepped forward, bowed his head slightly and said: "This is the core area of ​​the Arms Bureau. In accordance with His Majesty's will, from now on we will be engaged in the research and development of guns, gunpowder, various ordnance, armor, special iron materials, etc. At the same time, The Yiying workshop built here is more for improving the production technology!"

"Except for this area."

Wang Zheng followed closely and said: "The Arms Bureau has opened several production areas under the rule of Xishan, as well as special military storage areas. These are all done in accordance with His Majesty's will."

Intensification, scale and specialization!

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Zhu Youxiao's mouth. He had mentioned this to Jiao Xu before, but what Zhu Youxiao didn't expect was that Jiao Xu and the others not only understood it, but also took action.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Jiao Xu and Wang Zheng became nervous.

To be honest, Jiao Xu and the others were under great pressure due to the expansion of the Arms Bureau.

Not to mention anything else, it is just a sum of money allocated from internal funds, and the Disaster Relief Office is specially responsible for coordinating the labor force. All the support that should be given has been given. If this still cannot see results, then Jiao Xu and the others will really It makes no sense.

Ok.

In order to prepare for the establishment of these industries under the rule of Xishan, all the imperial palaces under the imperial court's jurisdiction in Xishan were demolished, and even the coal mines and pastures among them were transferred to the Arms Bureau.

Without this strong support, the Armaments Bureau would not be able to achieve the changes it has today.

At present, under the rule of Xishan, the Arms Bureau has built many industrial workshops involving military industry, as well as many non-military industrial workshops, such as masonry, sandstone, coal, etc. The workshops completed by the Arms Bureau are under construction The demand for these workshops is huge!

"Come for a walk with me."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves and walked forward, "I want to see what the situation is like in the Armaments Bureau."

"I will obey your orders!"

Jiao Xu, Wang Zheng and others were busy bowing and saying goodbye.