What do you mean by nonsense?

It's called nonsense.

Missionaries understand the military system of a fart?

With a specialization in the arts, and the high cost of acquiring knowledge at this time, Liu Yu was convinced that it was impossible for these missionaries to understand the context of military reform.

In particular, these missionaries do not understand that it was not the elaborate-looking flintlock rifle bolt that triggered this round of military change, but the inconspicuous and seemingly untechnical bayonet.

He understood, and that's why he had to say something unnecessary—the preacher probably knew it well, but he deliberately didn't tell us that these people weren't good birds.

A few fluttering words not only aroused the emperor's interest, but also cleared up the fact that he had a close relationship with the missionaries.

By the way, he put the huge black cauldron on the heads of missionaries such as Dai Jinxian, who had been "taught by the teacher".

Knowing only one and not knowing the other, or knowingly and deliberately only saying one and not saying the other, it depends on what the emperor thinks.

Liu Yu already knew from his father and the Duke of Qi that the imperial court might ban religion in the future, and it was very clear.

At this time, it is natural to clear up and whitewash.

The missionary's broken ship was about to sink, and he didn't have the heart to sink with it.

sold the old man, deducted a big black cauldron, and kicked it.

Then he Liu Yu is "in Cao Ying, his heart is in Han", at least he is "far away from the rivers and lakes, he is worried about his country, and he is worried about his people when he lives in the temple".

Loyalty, a lot of use.

The missionary's half-understanding, coupled with the mouth of the above, will only grow wider and wider, according to the normal trend of development.

It was a dream for the literati of the former dynasty to see the Dutch armed merchant ships and record the virtues of "the ship was huge and dozens of feet wide, and a single cannon was eroded for more than ten miles", and it was a dream to expect them to inspect the military system.

Li Gan was stunned by Liu Yu's words.

If someone else said this, Li Gan might not be able to believe it, and even felt that it was a deliberate crime, a crime made out of nothing, and a trumped-up crime.

But he had just read Liu Yu's "A Brief Examination of Western Kingdoms", and there were some things in it that even those missionaries couldn't explain so thoroughly.

This is where the problem comes.

There is no one who is born to know.

Liu Yu knew that someone had to tell him.

Even if he asked from the side, someone had to know.

There are a lot of missionaries in the DPRK and China, why is no one so clear?

Especially in the title of translator, why hide the title of King of kings?

It's impossible that this Liu Yu is born to know, and he knows things thousands of miles away when he sits at home, right?

Obviously, it was the missionary himself who didn't say it, but this Liu Yu had a calculating intention or not, and he only knew it after knocking on the side.

The missionary knows but doesn't say it, isn't it his heart to be punished?

It seems reasonable.

And it is the only reasonable explanation other than "born to know the traverser".

Now that Liu Yu said this, Li Gan muttered even more in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "What do you mean by so-called change?" Could it be that the self-generated fire guns they paid tribute to were not the most delicate things? Is it a deception? ”

Liu Yu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have inquired in many ways, and the key to this thing is not the self-generated fire gun, but the bayonet on the self-generated fire gun." ”

At the moment, he explained what a bayonet was, and it was easy to understand.

"Your Majesty, arquebus, carry open flames with each other. If you get close, you can burn yourself or even explode your gunpowder. Therefore, they can only be separated by more than one person. Flint guns, without open flames, can be very close together, like a wall of guns. This is one of them. ”

"Arquebuses, can't fight hand-to-hand. There must be rattan players and spear players, taking care of and echoing on both sides. If the enemy retreats, they will rush in hand-to-hand combat; If the enemy charges, it will be held in hand-to-hand combat. And if there are bayonets, the flower team will be turned into a pure team, and one person can be both a firecracker and a hand-to-hand fight. This is also the second. ”

"Arquebuses, very far apart. If the enemy army rushes in, they will scatter in a hurry and cannot hold on. The self-generated fire gun with a bayonet can fire a volley from afar, and can form a gun formation at near, and everyone is close to each other, even if it is hand-to-hand, there is no need to be afraid. This is also the third. ”

"The arquebus must be covered by half of the vine players and spearmen. A thousand-man team, only 500 at the time of long-range shooting; In close combat, there were only 500 men. Self-fired guns with bayonets, a team of thousands, a team of thousands when shooting from a distance; In close combat, it's still a team of thousands. Fourth, too. ”

"Arquebus, with hand-to-hand combat, requires a variety of formations. Although the formation is changeable, it only needs to be memorized by the soldiers and battalions, and it can be used. In this way, even if the general does not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals, as long as they draw the gourd in the same way and change according to the predetermined formation, it is not easy to be defeated. The soldiers will be separated, and the five battalions will be exchanged, which will not affect the combat strength. ”

"Arquebusier, with hand-to-hand combat, there are many formations, and it is extremely difficult to practice. If you want to become an army, you have to work for two or three years. Self-made fire guns with bayonets, there are not many formations, and there are not many changes, and the posture of a person can also be practiced, and the army can be formed in March and May. This is also the sixth. ”

"The missionaries only paid tribute to the flint hair, but did not talk about the change of the military formation, the bayonet to the pure army. It is a person of insight in the dynasty, but he only thinks that the self-generated fire gun is not much stronger than the arquebus gun, but because of the fire rate, he thinks it is useless. ”

"That's where I'm worried. We don't fight with Xiyi, we can only hearsay, I haven't seen what the Xiyi army is like, how can we know the mystery of this? ”

Therefore, Xu Guangqi of the former Ming Dynasty said: Today's thieves have turned into tigers and leopards. If it is a real tiger and leopard, it is also a Fujian Hai Yikou. Don't be unnoticed, and don't be unguarded. ”

Liu Yu deliberately misinterpreted Xu Guangqi's prophecy, Xu Guangqi is a Catholic, and what he said about Minhai Yikou is talking about Protestant countries such as the Netherlands and England, which is mixed with religious feelings.

Again, Xu Guangqi is a member of Freemasonry, which is a sure thing.

In the illustration of "Geometric Originals" published in the 35th year of Wanli, on the heads of Xu Guangqi, Matteo Ricci and others, in addition to the cross, there is also an obvious pattern of compass and angle ruler of the Brotherhood of Stonemasons.

The Compass Ruler mark of Freemasonry is very recognizable and can be regarded as an identity certification.

Freemasonry is not so mysterious and exaggerated, but it certainly has its own ideas, which also led to the Catholic liturgical controversy in Zhuxia: Matteo Ricci, Xu Guangqi and others advocated adapting measures to local conditions, violating the prohibition of the Holy See, and translating them into words that are easy for Chinese people to understand, such as God, which made Catholicism take root in Zhuxia.

Without these people's translations, it would be difficult to think about the development of strange words such as "steep", and it is really difficult to imagine what the Freemasons think.

What he said was concise and easy to understand, and the key to what I wanted to say was the last prophecy of Xu Guangqi.

Li Gan is a person who knows soldiers, and after thinking about it a little, he fully understood what Liu Yu meant.

But Li Gan didn't care about Xu Guangqi's prophecy, what really spoke to his heart was the fifth point that Liu Yu said.

Even if the soldiers do not know the generals, the generals do not know the soldiers, and the soldiers and generals are separated, they can still exert their combat power.

The soldiers will be separated, and they can also fight. This is exactly the problem that countless emperors have wanted to solve.

Now that there are border troubles in the northwest, this change can be tried.

Even if the Northwest Battlefield is not used, if it can really be achieved that "the soldiers do not know the generals, the generals do not know the soldiers, and the five battalions are rotated at will, and the combat power is not reduced", it will be a great thing for the imperial power.

There is no need to worry about the lack of combat effectiveness in the Song Dynasty, nor the chaos of the army at the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, and there is no need to think about how to control and weaken the influence of the old nobles in the army.

If you think about it, you can figure it out.

The flower team has become a pure team, and the formation changes must be less, and it sounds very dull to play, and it can indeed be used even if the soldiers don't know the generals and the generals don't know the soldiers.

The question is, is this Liu Yu's utopia?

Or can it really be?

Dashun has never fought a big war with Western countries, let alone seen up close whether this tactic can be used, just based on a child's imagination, or maybe just hearsay, can it really work?

Does this person really have the talent of Sun Bai?

Or Zhao Kuo Ma Tan?

Thinking about a previous decision, Li Gan thought that this was an opportunity.

Originally, I only thought that this child could be used among the sons of Xungui, and I was about to let him go to the Northeast for some training.

It is not only an experience, but also because this matter needs a trustworthy and transparent Western study.

Tuo Yongning Temple inscription, this is not difficult.

What is difficult is to lead some small people of the West French Party who are on the cusp of the military government to survey and map the frontier.

I thought that for future negotiations, I would have to use the map of the Rakshasa country when it was not good to negotiate; At the same time, bring out those useful talents who may be involved in this party dispute, so as not to cause fire in the capital.

Another one, you also need to find someone who understands Xiyi and Western learning, and check the reality of the Rakshasa Kingdom, the fort defense, the roads along the way, and so on.

Originally, they were going to use missionaries, but now they don't dare to use them, and they don't trust each other.

Liu Yu, a strange embryo, has become a suitable candidate.

Now speaking of this, the Rakshasa country is also a Western method of warfare, this kid has a lot of research on this, and he can see it more thoroughly than others when he wants to see it with his own eyes, and he can see the key better.

Even if others read it, they may not be able to understand it.

That being the case, the previous decision is really a win-win.

On the same day, on the recital of Qi Guogong, Li Gan mentioned a sentence on the matter of "Yongning Temple Tablet": The responsibility of the nobles, is it not looking for chapters and sentences?

I don't know if Qi Guogong understands?

When I saw it today, this child was quite bold and ambitious. Whether it is a character like Ma Tan and Zhao Kuo, you need to try it out as soon as possible, so as to balance the layout of the court in the future.