The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

According to Ning Yi, Zeng Zhizhong is quite ambitious and confident in himself.

Although his words were implicit and implicit, he was able to treat a prince like him and take his life at will.

He was not afraid at all and asked directly about the fight for the throne.

Moreover, even though it was a matter of fighting for the throne, which was extremely dangerous and could lead to being buried with the emperor at any time, he actually agreed to it.

Zeng Zhizhong said seriously, "I just want to ask Your Highness, if this fails in the future, please ensure that one of my children leaves."

"Mr. Zeng only wants one of the children to survive, so he can be free from worries."

Ning Yi understood clearly that he actually cared about his two children the most.

Ning Yi looked at the little girl Zeng Rou who was waiting beside him.

I guess a big reason why Zeng Zhizhong was reluctant to leave and was willing to take a gamble was because his daughter was here.

Since his daughter refused to leave with him, Zeng Zhizhong had no choice but to accept his fate.

Ning Yi thought for a moment and nodded: "What you said is indeed human nature. Any parent wants to find a way out for their child."

"This prince promises you that if this plan fails, your children will naturally be able to leave quietly before then, and no one will be able to trace them."

With the guarantee of His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince.

Zeng Zhizhong finally knelt and kowtowed: "Zeng Zhizhong is willing to serve Your Highness for the rest of his life."

Ning Yi was satisfied: "Okay, then you can bring your child here and treat him well."

"It just so happens that this prince's front yard is still short of a steward to manage the lives of these students. You can try it first."

It all depends on Zeng Zhizhong's ability.

Although it sounds nice, don't be a nerd.

This matter was resolved perfectly, and Zeng Zhizhong finally stayed in the prince's mansion.

The son was also brought in. With all the conditions in the prince's mansion, the illness was naturally cured quickly.

What surprised Ning Yi was that after just a few days, Zeng Zhizhong was indeed quite capable and could easily manage the lives of these servants in an orderly manner.

When the twenty Jiangdong servants came back.

They were all much darker, and that was not all, because they had actually been to the battlefield.

After going through Ning Yi's devilish training for several months and having been on a real battlefield, his aura is different.

The warriors also grew much taller and finally had the demeanor of young generals.

As soon as they came back, they were immediately appointed as team instructors.

These three hundred people in the second and third phases were still not convinced at the beginning. After all, they felt that there were only twenty of them, so they had only been there for a few months longer than them.

As a result, they were immediately at a disadvantage in the competition. Whether it was horse riding and archery, various military battles, or physical training, these people could not compare with them.

Now everything is finally complete and all my servants are here.

On this day, Ning Yi finally announced that the Yongying Camp was officially recruiting soldiers.

The first recruitment was for 3,000 men, but they were recruited under the name of the Yongying Battalion.

There are many refugees outside the city, and many of them are willing to join the army.

Many refugees even squatted at the gate of the Beijing camp every day, hoping that the army inside would give them a way in.

Then it was announced that the Yongying Battalion was recruiting soldiers, and a bunch of people came.

However, they must have a clean family background, have families, and be young, between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two, to be recruited.

After all these screenings, three thousand people were still easily recruited.

Ning Yi personally went to the Yongying Camp, which was the first army he had just established.

Naturally, they attach great importance to it. After such a long time, they gathered so many blacksmiths and craftsmen to forge weapons and ordinary armor.

It finally came in handy, and thousands of people came to the camp. After all, there were several people following each soldier.

Some skillful women were selected from the family again to make military uniforms for so many soldiers.

In addition, all the family members were arranged to live in several nearby villages. With family members around, the soldiers were easier to manage.

The first rule of military law is to obey all orders.

There was another clause at the end: if one disobeyed military orders and did not obey the commander, his family would not just be driven away, but would be made into slaves.

This is what forces the soldiers to be loyal to the death.

Otherwise the family will be implicated.

Ning Yi knew that if he wanted to accomplish something, he had to be ruthless and use tough tactics. It was not as simple as just saying that kindness cannot lead to victory in an army.

This time, he specially distributed swords to hundreds of the second batch of servants.

Each of his servants has his own set of fine armor and a slender sword made of fine steel.

This was specially made by Ning Yi and commissioned by several blacksmiths.

The words "Elite Class" and their own names will be engraved on the sword.

Each of the servants received a sword from Ning Yi himself, and they saluted with their hands on their chests, shouting loudly: "I serve you, Master."

The first batch of twenty students have been distributed.

They are the second batch of students.

Everyone graduated in high spirits.

Ning Yi looked at this group of young boys who had been trained hard by him for several months, and felt that the time was too short.

If possible, I would like to train them for another year or two, so that I can feel more at ease.

But at this point, things were already quite difficult and he couldn't wait any longer.

There are hundreds of students, each of whom is appointed as a class monitor and is asked to select ten people to be members of his own team.

The first batch of twenty students were all appointed as company commanders.

Ning Yi was too lazy to use military ranks like Baizong and Qianzong.

It’s better to just use the ones from later generations, which saves trouble.

In addition to the thousands of people selected to serve in the Mandarin Duck Formation, a thousand of the remaining two thousand people were arranged to transport miscellaneous soldiers.

Also train with them, but they need to be responsible for transportation tasks.

The other thousand people are various auxiliary troops, such as hundreds of specially trained archers, three-eyed musketeers, engineers, and clever scouts.

Looking at the entire military camp, soldiers were training everywhere in full swing.

Every newly graduated servant boy strictly manages his ten soldiers with a whip.

In just a few days, it took on the appearance of an army.

Ning Yi stood on a high place and said calmly, "Do you still think that the book boy is useless?"

Qin Haifeng's eyes were complicated. He stood beside Ning Yi and watched the bustling training scene in the entire military camp.

I couldn't help swallowing and said, "I didn't expect that these little brats could actually become junior officers without any problems."

Of course there is no problem, Ning Yi himself trained them as officers.

Although the training only lasted a few months and could only be called a crash course, he was still qualified to be a squad leader of ten men and a company commander of a hundred men.

Ning Yi put his hands behind his back and chuckled, "This prince has said that they are the foundation for this prince to fight for the world in the future."

"Old Qin, think about this. If I train hundreds of servants for each batch, and deploy them over a few months, I'll have thousands of elite soldiers. And they're all my students. With such a powerful army, who can stand up to me?"

"What's more, they will never betray me because I am the master of all of them."

Using students to control the army was an absolutely reliable and practical method in ancient times.