The Ming Dynasty Capital, General Staff.

The General Staff of the Ming Dynasty was first established during the reign of the State Administration of Ningbo. From the perspective of time, the General Staff was established very early. It can be said that the moment Zhu Yicheng rebuilt the Ming Dynasty regime, he began to establish the General Staff system, and it has been 19 years since then.

The first chief of staff was Zhuang Yan. Zhuang Yan had been in the position of Chief of Staff for a full nineteen years. Although the General Staff was different from the other departments, the appointment of the Chief of Staff was directly issued by the emperor and did not go through the military office or the court. This was also a necessary means for the emperor to directly control the military power. However, as time went by, Zhuang Yan had been sitting in this position for too long. There had been vague news that Zhuang Yan was about to leave the General Staff and step down as Chief of Staff. In everyone's opinion, it was basically certain that Zhuang Yan would no longer serve as the Chief of Staff.

Zhuang Yan himself knew this very well. He calculated that his tenure in the Military Affairs Office was almost over. By next year, the end of Yongye's 19th year, if there was no accident, Zhuang Yan would step down as Chief of Staff and Minister of Military Affairs.

As for who will replace Zhuang Yan, there are speculations in the court, but in everyone's opinion, the possibility of being incorporated into the military aircraft from General Yue Zhongqi, who was in the northwest, is extremely high.

The current General Staff Department is very different from the original General Staff Department. At first, the General Staff Department was just a small yamen. In the eyes of everyone, Zhu Yicheng established the General Staff Department just to separate power from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army, so as to further firmly grasp the military power in the hands of the emperor.

With nearly twenty years passing, the General Staff Department has now become one of the most important institutions of the Ming military. Its powers far exceed those of the Ministry of War, Army, and Navy Department, and has become the military centers for the emperor to directly control, command the army, and formulate military operations.

There are currently seven departments within the General Staff Department, namely the National Defense Department, the Operations Department, the Organization Department, the Military Affairs Department, the Communications Department, the Propaganda Department, and the Intelligence Department.

These seven departments each perform their duties and occupy an extremely important position within the General Staff Department. Each department also has various institutions with various needs such as military branches, war zones, tasks, etc., thus forming a huge General Staff Department.

Zhu Bo has been in the General Staff Department for nearly a year. During this year, Zhu Bo went to the Organization Department, Military Affairs Department, and Intelligence Department to serve as ordinary staff positions, and has actually been familiar with and contacted with various tasks of the General Staff Department.

Last month, Zhu Bo was transferred from the Intelligence Department to the Operations Department as a combat staff member. Compared with other departments, the two departments of the National Defense Department and the Operations Department are the core of the General Staff. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhu Bo would work in the Operations Department for about half a year, and then go to the National Defense Department to serve in the National Defense Department. In this way, except for the most inconspicuous Communications Department and Propaganda Department currently within the General Staff Department, Zhu Bo basically has experience in the various departments of the General Staff Department.

Compared with the Intelligence Department he had been to before, the Operations Department was more in contact with the General Staff’s military plans for various theaters, including not only the situation in the Northern War Zone and the Northwest War Zone, but also overseas territories such as Xinming, Luzon, and Johor. Even the Operations Department had a special team to conduct combat research in the Myanmar occupied by Gao Jin.

The work of the Operations Department is extremely busy and tedious, which is extremely testable. Senior staff who can stand on their own in the Operations Department are all talents in the army. According to Zhuang Yan, the senior combat staff trained in the Operations Department may be released and directly served as the commander of the field division or may have some shortcomings in actual combat experience, but there is no problem in being the chief of the division staff or even the chief of the army.

Because of the special existence of the Operations Department, the working hours of the Operations Department are different from those of other departments. They do not work during the day and rest at night. The Operations Department is on standby for 24 hours, so the personnel of the Operations Department work in three shifts to ensure the good operation of the Operations Department at any time.

According to the schedule plan, Zhu Bo? He was working night shift this week. He knew Zhu Bo from the General Staff. He only had a few real identity. He continued to use the pseudonym Li Meng, and his military rank was just a major. Therefore, in the eyes of his colleagues, this young major who was serious and extremely diligent in daily life was no different from other young officers in the General Staff.

When the clock hand placed in the combat room pointed to seven in the morning, the person who came to take over arrived on time, and the two sides began a routine handover.

Bo Zhu handed the handover documents that had been prepared long ago to the next squad's combat staff, and briefly told the other party about the handover matters.

The other party listened carefully and read the content of the handover document. After listening, he nodded, and confirmed that it was correct, he took out a pen and signed the document. In this way, the handover task of the two shifts was completed.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you." Zhu Bo? stood up and put his military uniform in his arms, and said to the handover combat staff with a smile.

"Thank you for your hard work, it's dawn. You can go back early to rest." The combat staff member who signed the letter nodded with a smile.

Then he saw Bo Zhu who turned around and was about to leave. The combat staff suddenly remembered something and called him. Bo Zhu who turned around and heard the combat staff ask, "Will you go to rest next day?"

"Yes, is there something wrong?" Zhu Bo asked back.

The combat adviser smiled and said, "I will have a rest tomorrow, and there will be Ma Yan, Tang Shaohua and the others. Tang Shaohua suggests that everyone get together on the off day, how about it?"

"Why did you suddenly remember Xiaoju?" Zhu Bo said curiously.

"Is Tang Shaohua going to get married soon? His family just bought him a new house, which is a happy ending. If you don't go to the restaurant, you will go to his new house. We close brothers drink and relax."

"No problem, right? That's it!" Zhu Bo agreed with a smile. Whether he was serving in the navy or now serving in the General Staff, gatherings between colleagues on weekdays are inevitable. Moreover, such gatherings can not only establish good relations with his colleagues, but also learn from these young officers through the gatherings.

As long as it is a normal gathering and not going to those dirty places to spend money, Zhu Bo rarely refuses. Moreover, the compliance with regulations in the Ming army is very strict. Whether it is ordinary soldiers, officers, or even senior officers, they will implement and demand themselves in accordance with military regulations. After all, the gendarmerie system established by Zhu Yicheng is not a decoration. Once a serviceman enters and exits an unsuitable place, or does something that violates the regulations, it is not a trivial matter to be caught by the gendarmerie. In the Organization Department of the General Staff, documents are everywhere for being disposed of because of illegal regulations or even directly removed from office.

After leaving the combat department, it was already bright.

After staying up all night, Zhu Bo? Although he was a little tired, he was still in good spirits when he was young. After leaving the General Staff, Zhu Bo? Anbu walked forward directly as a car. Along the way, he met colleagues in military uniforms saluted and greeted each other. After walking two streets, Zhu Bo? Seeing that there were no colleagues from the General Staff around him, he turned directly into a street next to him. A carriage stopped there quietly. Zhu Bo? stepped forward and opened the door directly. When he sat in the car, the carriage slowly drove up and headed towards the palace.

When Zhu Bo returned to the palace, it was already past eight o'clock in the morning. He had some simple breakfast in his East Palace. After eating, Zhu Bo did not go to rest and went directly to the side hall where Zhu Yicheng usually works.

When we arrived at the side hall, it happened to be nine o'clock.

"Father..." After entering the side hall, Zhu Yicheng had already sat in front of several cases to work. In Zhu Bo's eyes, his father had always been so busy. Since he started to remember things, Zhu Yicheng spent almost half a day in the side hall every day.

"Have get off work? Why didn't I go to rest?" Zhu Yicheng was looking at a document, looked at the prince who came in from the corner of his eyes and asked.

"My son is not tired. Come and see your father first to see what can be helped. It doesn't matter if you go to rest later." Zhu Bo? Knowing that Zhu Yicheng's habit does not like to talk around, he answered with a straightforward smile.

Zhu Yicheng nodded. He was still very satisfied with his eldest son. As the heir to the Ming Dynasty, he saw Zhu Bo's efforts. Maybe Zhu Bo could not become a great king like Zhu Yicheng who rebuilt the Ming Dynasty, but from the perspective of a qualified emperor, Zhu Bo's future control of this empire.

Since Zhu Bo returned to the capital and Zhu Yicheng asked him to serve in the General Staff Department, Zhu Yicheng has also taught Zhu Bo on weekdays how to deal with politics. Zhu Bo himself knew the reason why Zhu Yicheng did this and was very concerned about it. This is also one of the reasons why he came to the side hall just after get off work.

"You are here just right, take a look at this first." Zhu Yicheng put down the documents in his hand and said to Zhu Bo.

Zhu Yicheng quickly stepped forward, and Zhu Yicheng signaled him to take the document he had just read. Zhu Yicheng didn't say anything and took the document directly. He sat down at another small table not far from Zhu Yicheng. This small table was specially placed by Zhu Yicheng for Zhu Yicheng, just to Zhu Yicheng's left hand. On weekdays, Zhu Yicheng sat here to study government affairs here.

Sitting down, Bo Zhu opened the file and looked carefully. When he looked at the first line, he understood who sent the file.

Because the document contains Yang Xu's words, the content is the negotiation report between Yang Xu and Tolstoy, which tells in detail the negotiation process between him and Tolstoy, including the current results of the negotiations. In addition, Yang Xu also reported on his suggestion to him to come to the capital directly for the next negotiations, and there was nothing else.

Zhu Bo? His habit of reading documents is similar to Zhu Yicheng. He first glanced quickly and then looked carefully. After reading the content of the document in a very short time, Zhu Bo? Then he looked carefully from beginning to end again.
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