The First Year of Chongzhen: from an Eighth-Grade Official to the King of Bingjian

Wang Xiaowei, a postdoctoral fellow in combat science at the National Defense University and the all-round soldier of our army, passed through his soul in the first year of Chongzhen and possessed an eighth-rank junior official in the Ministry of War. At this time, the Hou Jin cavalry was eyeing Liaodong, and undercurrents of factionalism in the court were surging. The 100,000 troops in the Beijing camp were depleted of pay and weapons. The accounts were full but the warehouses were empty. The Ming Dynasty was in turmoil. With modern military thinking and unparalleled fighting skills, he investigated corruption, reorganized the capital camp, practiced wolf fangs, suppressed bandits, and destroyed Shanxi merchants. He used 3,600 cavalry as seeds to build the strongest war army to sweep the world. Emperor Chongzhen entrusted him with the gift of a national scholar and personally gave him a sword to control the country. They became brothers with different surnames and were granted the title of King Side by Side. Let's take a look at how a humble official used a knife and an account book to save the Ming Dynasty.