in2ebook Chapter 291
Chapter 291
Qi Cheng played at Zhou Lu's place until eight o'clock in the evening before driving back. Touching his bulging belly, he lay on the sofa and started watching short videos.
There should be a lot of interesting videos.
There have been many powerful armies in our country's history, but do you know how they became powerful? Let's talk about this today.
【Let me tell you a rather bizarre one first. 】
People from all dynasties stared at the sky with burning eyes. They still wanted to learn how to motivate the army, but they were not particularly interested in strange methods.
More importantly, this strange dynasty must not be our own.
[This bizarre dynasty is the Qing Dynasty.]
[In the early days of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners were the most powerful. However, after they entered the Central Plains, the Eight Banners quickly fell into decline.]
Starting with Emperor Kangxi, the most powerful force of the Qing dynasty became the Solon soldiers. This unit conquered the Dzungar Khanate in the northwest and also attacked the Greater and Lesser Jinshan Mountains. It can be said that they were present in several major battles.
Why was the Qing Dynasty so bizarre? Because in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Solon soldiers, the imperial court did not allow them to farm, engage in business, or migrate freely.
[They can only live between the white mountains and black waters, leading a life of fishing and hunting, completely like a tribal existence.]
[The Eight Banners children of the same period were frequenting teahouses, fanciful actors, and carrying bird cages all day long. Anyway, they had a stable income every month.]
Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin was shocked. What did he hear? The emperor of the Qing Dynasty was really not a human being. Could it be that he couldn't even hear any news from these Sauron soldiers?
There was no doubt at all.
"These tribal soldiers can become a powerful army?" Zhang Sun Wuji was a little surprised. "I wonder if such a tribe exists now? The Tang Dynasty can also hire them."
"Why not try those from other tribes?"
Qing Dynasty.
Emperor Qianlong was so angry that he threw a piece of high-quality Hui ink in his hand and pointed at the sky curtain and started cursing. Was he deliberately trying to make things difficult for the Qing Dynasty?
All these crappy things can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty. Aren’t there a few weird things in other dynasties?
"This later generation simply doesn't understand the imperial court's intentions. Heshen, do you think the imperial court is wrong to do this? If it weren't for the Qing Dynasty, the Sauron people wouldn't be living as well as they do now."
Heshen agreed with this.
"Your Majesty, I think there's a problem that needs to be addressed." He Shen pointed to the canopy hanging high in the sky. "Sauron can also see the canopy. Will it cause unrest in the army?"
"How dare they! Let Ah Gui take a few battalions of elite soldiers and a hundred thousand taels of silver. Tell them not to worry about anything else and just focus on fighting for the court."
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As the saying goes, a strong reward always brings out brave men. In the Ming Dynasty, there was such a strong army, the elite Qi Family Army. Although most of the Qi Family Army's soldiers were recruited from Yiwu, Qi Jiguang was originally from Dengzhou.
[I also just saw news that a short film called "Qi Jiguang" shot in Dengzhou has been picked up by CCTV and may be broadcast next year.]
Qi Cheng nodded. He had also seen the news and planned to watch it carefully when it was broadcast. It should be able to make the Qi Family Army have a greater impact.
Let's continue with the issue of money. Although the Ming Dynasty differed from the Song Dynasty, it was still very harsh on soldiers. Not only did officials take over labor service and appropriated the land of the garrisons, but even the problem of food was quite serious.
The Ming Dynasty stipulated that soldiers could not eat their first meal after arriving at a location and had to wait for the second meal while hungry.
[By the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the annual salary of an ordinary soldier was only about 18 taels, while the salary of the Qi family army was about 43 taels, and the various welfare benefits were much better.]
Because of their good welfare and benefits, the Qi family army was unstoppable in battle! Even after Qi Jiguang passed away, his nephew Qi Jin was still able to lead the bloody battle at Hunhe.
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned grim. His army was strong because of money, not loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. And the policy the host mentioned was definitely fake.
If the army is not allowed to eat, what will happen if they encounter an enemy surprise attack?
"Call over here all the old brothers who started the business with me. I want to have a good talk with them." Zhu Yuanzhang snorted. The aforementioned occupation of garrison lands must have been done by these military leaders.
Make it clear in advance.
We cannot punish without teaching.
Zhu Youxiao stood up happily. He was so lucky to have known another great general from the late Ming Dynasty! He would let Qi Jin be the general of Xuanfu.
"Wei Zhongxian, what do you think of this arrangement? With Xiong Tingbi stabilizing Liaodong, Man Gui defending Datong, and Qi Jin in Xuanfu, those Manchus shouldn't be a threat to the capital."
"Your Majesty is wise, but there's no great general in Shanhaiguan. I've heard of a very capable general named Gao Di. He..."
Zhu Youxiao shook his head. He now only believed the generals introduced by Tianmu.
……
[The two mentioned above are not the most powerful. The most powerful one has to be the military merit system during the Qin Dynasty. This system directly increased the combat effectiveness of the Qin army.]
【Not just one or two armies, but all the Qin armies.】
[The valiant Qin army, fighting together for the nation, will not cease fighting until their blood runs dry and they die.] As the Qin army, shouting slogans and carrying the enemy's heads on their waists, marched towards their next target.
[The other six nations were simply unable to resist.]
[So if you want to build a strong military, you still have to show tangible benefits.]
Daqin
Qin Shihuang shook his head. This system of military merit titles was indeed powerful, and it was also a valuable policy that Shang Yang left to the Qin Dynasty, but he had a problem.
This thing is so good. How did that big man defeat the Qin Dynasty?
Ask the host if you have a chance.
Tang Dynasty
After watching this video, Li Shimin told me that he was a little unhappy that the Tang Dynasty was not introduced. The Black Armored Cavalry and the Modao Army under his command were also very powerful.
Why don't you give a good introduction to Tianmu?
"Which system do you think is better?"
"Your Majesty, even later generations would say the first one is bizarre and truly shouldn't be imitated. As for the second one, it also has serious problems. The problem isn't the lack of wealth, but the inequality."
"If only one army is given a high salary, the other armies will definitely feel dissatisfied, and it may even delay the war."
"The third option is also not suitable. Our Tang Dynasty's military system is actually quite good. As long as it is maintained well, the Tang Dynasty's army will definitely become stronger in the future."
After listening to Fang Xuanling's words, Li Shimin still had some doubts in his heart, because when he came to power, he had lost several battles against Tubo.
I don’t know if there is something wrong with the fubing system.