"Little Highness, in our Ming Dynasty, the guards mainly came from the 'Conquest Army', which followed His Majesty's uprising, the' Subordinate Army', which belonged to the Yuan Dynasty and the independent regime, the 'Enjun' which was banished because of breaking the law, and the 'Duoji Army', which belonged to the civilians.”
"This is the source of the guards. Because there were several forces mixed together, it was a little complicated.”
"We will implement the guard station system. A few prefectures will form a defense zone and set up guards. Below Wei, there are 1,000 households and 100 households.”
"5600 people for a guard, 1120 people for a thousand households, and 112 people for a hundred households.”
"Hundred households have two flags, each with fifty people and ten small flags.”
"Now, our Ming Dynasty has 329 internal and external guards, 65 thousand households…"
In a side hall of Taihe Palace, a fully-armed soldier in soft armor was talking to Zhu Rong.
"After saying so much, does Your Highness have a general impression?”
Zhu Xiong nodded.
Since Xu Da allowed him to enter the military camp, Zhu Rong also wanted to be fully prepared.
In his previous life, he did not graduate from the History Department, so he was very vague about the Ming Dynasty's military system.
Therefore, he specially found a veteran in the palace to explain it to him.
If he started from a normal soldier, he would be promoted from a soldier, to a small flag, to a general flag, to a hundred households, to a thousand households, to the commander of the guards, to the commander of the capital…
Relatively speaking, his position was considered simple.
"Understood. You can leave now."
The man finished his task. He bowed slightly to Zhu Rong, lowered his head, and retreated out of the side hall.
Zhu Rong was immersed in his own world.
This was his last night in the palace. He would not be able to enjoy such a comfortable life for a long time.
To be honest, it would take some time to adapt to the change in lifestyle.
Just like him, he was now used to the service of the little palace maids. When he went to the military camp, he had to start over.
In his previous life, even though he was a boss, his life had always been smooth sailing and he had never suffered.
Now, he had to go to the battlefield to accept the baptism of war and witness the cruelty of war. He more or less needed to mentally prepare.
Naturally, he wanted to be promoted in the army.
Therefore, the first step was to understand the military system of the Ming Dynasty. The person just now answered all the questions in detail.
Zhu Xiong might not be able to remember all of these things.
He wondered what kind of tasks Xu Da would arrange for him and Fourth Brother when they went to the military camp tomorrow.
What kind of position would he be assigned?
He couldn't possibly start from an ordinary pawn, right?
Outside the window.
The crescent moon was like a hook.
At this moment, a commotion came from outside.
"Fifth brother, fifth brother, we're here to see you.”
Just as he was speaking, the little palace maid outside hurriedly came to report.
"My lord, the crown prince, the king of Qin, and all the princes have come to see my lord.”
"I should hurry up and prepare."
Zhu Rong quickly picked up a map on the table and hid it in his wide sleeve. Then, he said calmly.
"Please."
But it was strange.
Other than his fourth brother Zhu Di and Crown Prince Zhu Biao, the other princes did not have a good relationship with Zhu Rong.
Because in the past eight years, Zhu Rong had been in a state of idleness. The princes in the royal family, his brothers, would also follow the wind.
Seeing that he, Zhu Rong, was not very promising, he had always been unwilling to interact with him.
Why were there so many people here today?
Zhu Xiong muttered in his heart as he went out to welcome them.
Good heavens.
There were more than one or two people.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao, King of Qin Zhu Wei, King of Jin Zhu Wei, King of Chu Zhu Zhen, King of Qi Zhu Bo, and the twelfth Zhu Bai all came to their main hall.
"Fifth brother. Look at how proud you are. When everyone heard that you were going to join the army, they all came to congratulate you.”
It was indeed enough to give Zhu Rong face.
"Fifth brother, fifth brother, I'm here too.”
"Speaking of which, Fourth Brother has been gone for a few days. Sigh, when you go to the military camp and see Fourth Brother, tell him I miss him.”
"When he returns from the Northern Expedition, he must bring me a handful of soil from Northern Yuan.”
Little Twelve had the deepest relationship with Zhu Di, and he pestered Zhu Di all day long.
Zhu Di went to the military camp, and the little guy missed him very much.
"Haha, I'm not sure. Little Twelve, of all things, you had to bring a handful of soil. It's so far away."
He didn't have much interaction with Seventh Brother and Eighth Brother, but they were obviously very enthusiastic when they talked to Zhu Rong.
Usually, Seventh Brother and Eighth Brother would stay far away from him.
Ever since he had fought with Xu Zengshou and had written a poem that satisfied his father, Zhu Yuanzhang had given it to Zhu Rong in the past two days. He had received more rewards than he had in the past eight years.
That was treating his fifth brother as someone who was on the tip of his heart.
Old Seven and Old Eight were good at changing the situation, so they naturally fawned over him.
Zhu Xiong didn't offend anyone, so he smiled and said goodbye to them.
"Fifth brother, the battlefield has no eyes. This is an armor that father gave to big brother. Now big brother is giving it to you.”
Zhu Xiong took a closer look. This was a top-grade purple soft armor. It had chest guards, leg guards, and arm guards.
Wearing such a soft armor on the battlefield was practically invulnerable.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao had always been kind-hearted, and Zhu Rong knew this.
Zhu Xiong was slightly touched by his big brother's care and concern.
After eight years together, this Crown Prince had loved his brothers and respected his parents. He had set a good example for his brothers.
"Old Seventh and Old Eighth, did the two of you come empty-handed to congratulate me? This prince has already taken out the soft armor, so the two of you shouldn't hide it.”
Old Seven and Old Eight looked at each other. They couldn't hide anything from their big brother.
"Haha, big brother, do you have the Fiery Golden Eyes? How did you know that we brought something for Fifth Brother?”
Zhu Biao's eyes were hard to read.
"Come on, I watched you guys grow up when you were young. What are you two hiding from me?"
Only then did Old Seven and Old Eight take out the things they had given Zhu Rong.
"Fifth brother, this is a golden dagger that father gave me. It is extremely sharp and can be used for self-defense. I gave it to Fifth Brother."
Old Seven said as he took out a golden dagger.
The dagger was about 50 centimeters long, and the tip of the blade was extremely sharp.
Moreover, there was a matching dagger box.
It was made of pure gold and was worth a lot of money.
It would be a waste not to.
"Alright, then I'll accept it."
Eighth Brother did not show any weakness and quickly took out the thing he had given to Fifth Brother.
"Fifth brother, this is a small mechanical box. I got it by chance. Look at this small arrow. It's poisoned. Anyone who's hit by it will die.”
This was good stuff.
That small box was only a little bigger than a palm.
The small arrow was about five to six centimeters long, and the workmanship was quite exquisite.
Unexpectedly, when they were about to go to the battlefield, their brothers sent these life-saving things.
Zhu Rong understood that Old Seven and Old Eight were fence-sitters.
There was no reason not to accept something that was sent over.
"Seventh and Eighth Brother, Fifth Brother thanks you.”
………
That night, the wind was clear and the moon was bright.
In the comments section, the author saw the comments of a friend, but he could not reply. I'll reply here. I saw this scene in a TV series. The author didn't check it in detail. I'm sorry, brother. I'll check later. If there's no prince, then I'll change this. Thank you for your advice, brother.
Let's stop here for today. Let's think about it. The next chapter will be posted at 6:30 tomorrow morning.
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