Chapter 106 New Army
The second day of the eighth month in the sixth year of Zhengei.

The Inspector General Yuan Qichang reported to the Ministry of Personnel's Left Vice Minister Tian Wenjing. The emperor was furious and ordered the three courts to hold a joint trial!
The ninth day of the eighth month in the sixth year of Zhengei.

Tian Wenjing was taken back to Beijing and detained in the Dali Temple's Tianlao.

The tenth day of the eighth month in the sixth year of Zhengei.

Tian Wenjing's sister, Wenpin, pleaded for her brother and broke into Baiyujing. His Majesty was furious and stripped her of her title and demoted her to a beauty.

August 15th, the sixth year of the Zhengei era.

Tian Wenjing attempted suicide in the Dali Temple's prison cell, but was fortunately rescued by the Shadow Guards, who also captured seven Dali Temple jailers and prison secretaries.

That night, Tian Wenjing was transferred to the Jinyiwei prison.

Seven people including the Dali Temple jailer and prison magistrate were also detained.

August 20th, the sixth year of the Zhengei era.

Zhou Zicheng, the Right Minister of the Dali Temple, hanged himself and left a suicide letter in which he admitted all the evidence.

The emperor was furious.

August 25th, the sixth year of the Zhengei era.

Tian Wenjing confessed and gave out the names of 32 officials of all ranks.

August 26, the sixth year of the Zhengei era.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard followed the map and arrested officials related to the Yongzhou Grand Canal.

Chen Dongming, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Pan Shien, the left vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the Censor of the Inspectorate were arrested and imprisoned.

The third day of the ninth month in the sixth year of Zhengei.

A total of 131 officials of all ranks in Yongzhou were arrested and imprisoned, including more than 30 local landlords and members of wealthy families.

Some people from noble families used the fortress as a city to expel and capture people.

There were even people from noble families who contacted the rebels and gathered bandits and others to besiege the county government office and start a rebellion!

The tenth day of the ninth month in the sixth year of Zhengei.

A total of seventy-three officials of all ranks in Bingzhou were arrested and imprisoned.

Some of the Bingzhou nobles also contacted local bandits and horse thieves to attack the county government office, but they were suppressed by General Cui Xiawu, who happened to be escorting indemnity, horses, livestock and other items.

In order to wipe out the rebels in Bingzhou, Cui Xiawu, at the repeated request of local officials in Bingzhou, temporarily stationed in Jinyang County to suppress the rebellion.

September 15th, the sixth year of the Zhengei era.

The entire Yongzhou was in rebellion, and the rebellion also spread to Shuzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou and other places, where anti-people were also wandering around.

September 20th, the sixth year of the Zhengei era.

Some officials wrote to the emperor to restart the system of provincial governors to suppress the riots in various states, but were reprimanded by Emperor Zhengyong.

September 25th, the sixth year of the Zhengei era.

Lu Xiangqing was transferred to be the Minister of Personnel, and Zheng Xuanyue, the former Governor of Jiangzuo, was transferred to be the Minister of Justice.

Liang Fan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was transferred to the post of Inspector General and Left Censor-in-Chief.

The sixth year of Zhengei, October 1st.

A total of 23 officials, including Tian Wenjing, were beheaded in the vegetable market.

Tian Wenjing, nine clans of his clan were executed.

More than one hundred officials of various ranks whose crimes were less serious were pardoned after paying a total of 890,000 mu of land for crime-related crimes.

The fifth day of the tenth month in the sixth year of the Zhengei era.

Concubine Wen committed suicide in the harem. Your Majesty, considering that she had been in the palace for two years and had made great contributions in taking care of the palace, buried her with the rites of a concubine.

The tenth day of the tenth month in the sixth year of Zhengei.

Zheng Yi appeared in a large parade ground at the foot of Tianshou Mountain.

Tianshou Mountain, under Zheng Yi's instructions, has gradually been transformed into a training camp for the new army.

About two years ago, after Zheng Yi developed the matchlock rifle in the Ministry of Works, he had already started thinking about training a new army.

In his vision, the new army was completely modeled after our army's system and transformed from Dayu's actual situation.

It is organized into divisions, regiments, battalions and companies. A division has about 10,000 people and is composed of four regiments, each with about 3,000 people.

And it is equipped with a more advanced flintlock rifle!

As early as a year ago, the Ministry of Industry developed the flintlock rifle based on Zheng Yi's idea.

Compared with the previous matchlock rifle, the flintlock rifle is of higher quality, more accurate, and has a longer shooting distance.

In addition to the flintlock rifle, each soldier would also be equipped with 50 rounds of bullets, 20 wooden-handled grenades, and a bayonet that could be installed on the end of the flintlock rifle.

Each regiment is equipped with 100 red cannons, which are maintained and serviced by specially trained artillerymen.

Zheng Yi did not form a special artillery regiment. The reason was not only the scarcity of cannons, but also that today's cannons were too heavy, greatly reducing their mobility.

In this case, it would be better to distribute the red cannons equally to each regiment of the new army and let them use them freely.

Today, the arsenal has more than 20,000 workers thanks to Zheng Yi's combined investment of huge sums of money and the recruitment of refugees.

The flintlock rifles, gunpowder, bullets, grenades and red cannons produced every day are a huge number.

As for these artillery, guns, grenades and other hot weapons, some of them were distributed to the troops of the Imperial Guards, Shenji Battalion, Miao Xiu, Shi Heilang, Xu Mujun and others.

More than 70% of the consumption was on the new troops!
Zheng Yi formed a new army of five divisions.

Including auxiliary troops and baggage troops, the new army has more than 100,000 people!
I wonder what kind of impact a modern army of more than 100,000 people armed with flintlock rifles and supported by artillery will have on the world?

And the most important thing is that in addition to the new army of more than 50,000 people that had been trained for two years, he also continued to recruit refugees and train new troops during these two years.

The second and third batches of new recruits are still in training. In two years, it will be their stage!
The second batch, 80,000 people.

The third batch, 150,000 people!

This is already the limit of what Zheng Yi's current internal treasury plus all the liquid funds of the Royal Chamber of Commerce can bear.

They must be pulled out for training to test their success, and also those aristocratic families and landlords must be wiped out to make up for the losses suffered by the royal family.

Zheng Yi walked slowly up to the podium, facing him were rows of young people standing at attention with fiery eyes.

New army!

Each of them was wearing camouflage military uniforms, holding flintlock rifles, and their eyes followed Zheng Yi's movements.

“Salute~!!!”

A soldier who had been transferred from the Shadow Guard shouted loudly. With a swish, the huge square formation of more than 50,000 people almost all raised their hands to salute and shouted in unison: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Long live His Majesty!"

More than 50,000 people shouted "Long live the emperor!" with such momentum that the birds in the surrounding forests were scared and flew away.

"Everyone, stand at attention!!!"

With another "swish" sound, more than 50,000 people stood at attention in unison, with a magnificent momentum.

In order to train these more than 50,000 people, Zheng Yi invested a huge amount of money.

They were all selected from refugees from all over the place and were already grateful to Zheng Yi.

Not only were there sufficient food and wages, but they also came frequently to give them talks and training.

He even sent most of the young Shadow Guards into the new army to explain to them the great achievements of His Majesty.

With Zheng Yi's special training and writing, the loyalty of these more than 50,000 people is guaranteed.

Moreover, Zheng Yi specially selected a large number of activists and loyal people from among them, recruited them as members of the Imperial Party, and assigned them positions such as company commander and battalion commander according to their personal abilities and training results.

As for the regiment commander and division commander, they were experienced generals transferred from the Imperial Guards and the Shenji Camp.

With such training, the more than 50,000 new recruits far surpassed the ordinary county soldiers in terms of physical fitness and combat awareness. What they lacked now was only actual combat experience.

And now, what Zheng Yi is doing is to enhance their practical experience!
"Gentlemen!"

Zheng Yi opened his mouth, and with the help of his powerful inner strength, his voice spread throughout the entire military camp.

Almost every one of the more than 50,000 recruits could hear his clear voice.

"Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a moment!"

"Now that Dayu is in turmoil, we need loyal people like you to restore order and protect the people of the world!"

"Now there are disloyal people in Yongzhou who have instigated refugees to cause chaos, and even killed the emperor's personal soldiers, using the city as a base to rebel against Dayu. This is truly disrespectful!"

"After two years of training, it's time for you to quell the war for the people of the world, for Dayu, and for me, to kill the rebels and bring peace to the world!"

His voice spread throughout the entire military camp and echoed in the ears of every recruit.

More than 50,000 new soldiers shouted in unison: "Die for Your Majesty!!!"

The sound shook the sky, like a dark cloud covering the city.

"Disband!"

"Prepare to move camp!"

Under the leadership of their respective officers, more than 50,000 people immediately dispersed and prepared to set off.

Zheng Yi came to the military tent and met with five division commanders.

These five people are all capable people carefully selected by Zheng Yi.

Although they are young, they are loyal enough, and they are all from the imperial party and are extremely loyal to him.

The commander of the First Division, Qu Bo, was born in the Shadow Guard and is a member of the Imperial Party.

Twenty-seven years old, a first-class warrior.

Commander of the Second Division, Tian Yiguang.

Thirty-eight years old, ranked fourth in the martial arts examination, a first-class warrior.

A former imperial guard, he protected Zheng Yi for several years and was gradually infected by Zheng Yi's personal charm.

Salaries and rewards never stopped, and his loyalty to Zheng Yi grew day by day.

And after being reviewed by Zheng Yi, he joined the Imperial Party.

Commander of the 3rd Division, Yao Song.

Thirty-two years old, a second-rank warrior.

The former captain of the imperial guards and the former captain of the Shenjiying Camp, was a comrade-in-arms of Zhao Tieshan and was recommended by Zhao Tieshan to join the new army.

After a series of training and assessments with excellent results, and having experience in firearms combat, he was specially promoted to the commander of the 3rd Division.

Commander of the 4th Division, Xu Hu.

Forty-five years old, a second-rank warrior.

A former personal soldier of Xu Mujun and a member of the Xu family, he retired from the army after being seriously injured and disabled, and lived a miserable and helpless life in his later years.

He was later promoted by Zheng Yi and asked to train the new army.

Because Zheng Yi promoted him, and because of the orders of Xu Mujun and Xu Qingluan, he died for Your Majesty.

Commander of the Fifth Division, Zheng Yuanqing.

Thirty-one years old, a first-class warrior.

He was the cousin of Emperor Zhengyong, a member of the royal family and the second son of Zheng Zongxian.

He has loved wielding swords and guns since childhood. Under the influence of Zheng Zongxian, he made rapid progress in martial arts and had a close relationship with Zheng Yi.

He was a man who loved military service, but was forbidden by the wise prince to join the army.

Later, he was persuaded by Zheng Yi and ordered to join the new army. He showed great interest and talent in firearms and had amazing marksmanship.

These five people are all close to Zheng Yi. They are either Shadow Guards, promoted by Zheng Yi, or have been greatly favored by Zheng Yi, or are his own clansmen.

In this way, the absolute loyalty of the new army can be guaranteed.

Even if Zheng Yi wants to use some loyal and mediocre people, he will never use people with ulterior motives.

The same is true for other regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and company commanders.

"Your Majesty, I am honored to see you!"

Zheng Yi walked in, and the five of them knelt on one knee and saluted respectfully.

"I'm free of charge!"

Zheng Yi sat on the main seat and said calmly: "As the saying goes, a soldier who has never seen blood is not a qualified soldier."

"It's been two years since the new recruits were trained. It's time to bring them out and let them experience real war!"

"My five beloved ministers, are you sure?"

The five men's eyes lit up, and Zheng Yuanqing was the first to say, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Although the new army is just starting out, with your Majesty's sharp firearms and new training methods, we are able to defeat a hundred with one!"

"No, one is worth a thousand, one is worth ten thousand!"

"it is good!"

Zheng Yi clapped his hands and said, "This is the kind of morale you have!"

"During this training exercise, the First, Second, and Third Divisions will enter Yong to fight."

"The Fourth and Fifth Divisions will enter Shu to fight."

"I will not give you clear tasks. Everyone has the right to act at their own discretion."

"Suppressing the rioters, killing the bandit leaders, and arresting the rebels are all up to you. You don't need to ask for instructions."

"Are you sure?"

Zheng Yi felt that using a new army equipped with new firearms to fight against a group of rebels who might not even have armor was like using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito.

If they still cannot suppress the rioters, then they will all buy a piece of tofu and kill themselves.

The real purpose of this operation is to train troops!

Let these new recruits see blood!

The five people said in unison: "We will die for your majesty!"

Xu Hu, who had the most combat experience among the five, suddenly said, "Your Majesty, five divisions entered Bingzhou and Shuzhou to suppress the rioters. What about Bingzhou?"

"I have my own arrangements for Bingzhou."

Zheng Yi said calmly: "The five of you remember this: when suppressing rioters, as long as the rioters flee, do not pursue them. After all, they are all my people, and they are just bewitched by someone with ulterior motives."

"But when facing the anti-rebel army, as well as the rebellious landlords and noble families, kill them without mercy. Do you understand?"

"I will obey your orders!"

"Go down and prepare. We will set off soon."

"promise!"

The five people went down one after another, but Liu Chengen walked in from outside and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, someone wants to see you."

"who?"

Zheng Yi frowned and said, "Didn't I say that when I was in the military camp, all political affairs would be handled by the cabinet."

"It's not politics."

Liu Chengen whispered, "It's... the tomb raiders."

(End of this chapter)