Seeing that Li Jiusi seemed quite satisfied, Liu Yu wanted to let him say a few more kind words after he went back, so he led him to see the tactical drills such as platoon gun shooting, artillery firing, and grenadiers and stragglers cooperating to attack the small fort.

After watching it for seven or eight days in a row, there was no duplicate one, and Li Jiusi watched it with relish.

The day before leaving, I looked at the soldiers' salaries again.

During the private banquet in the evening, Liu Yu asked tentatively: "Guogong, did Your Majesty say anything about the official school and navy of Jinghai Palace?" ”

The affairs of the navy, in fact, are not complicated.

The complicated is the trade with Japan, Lin Yunwen quickly sold all the shares in the south, this year is considered to be a thousand gold to buy bones, and the profit from trade in Japan is huge, and he wants to take out the money to distribute dividends in the south.

But now this joint-stock maritime group has not yet been officially named, and Liu Yu is going to the capital to face Emperor Chen.

He wanted a trade: to give the Qingzhou Army to the Emperor, to teach the Emperor the training system of the Qingzhou Army, and he had no interest in the Army, in exchange for control of the Navy.

This is not very difficult, at the level of Liu Yu in the imperial court, he is the only one who understands the navy, and he is the only one who can trade and make money without "competing with the people".

Trust is something that needs to be maintained for a long time, and the Qingzhou Army, especially the Qingzhou Army, which played brilliantly in the level of Junggar Army, is a bargaining chip that can maintain trust.

The difficulty of the navy is that during the time he went to the northwest, he had to come to a non-nonsense place.

As long as you build and train in a step-by-step manner, you just need to find a place to watch.

The henchmen under his hands are far behind in all levels.

If you don't stick to one pattern and reduce talents, you must be able to use your henchmen, but I'm afraid that the emperor will come here blind if he doesn't understand anything.

Li Jiusi seemed to be drunk and hazy, but in fact his mind was very sober. Hearing this question, I knew what Liu Yu was worried about.

He didn't say it, but said: "Normal, normal, this Qingzhou army is very good." You have to think about one thing clearly, do you want to borrow the army to make a general? Or do you want to borrow the navy to make things happen? ”

Li Jiusi had seen the drills of the Qingzhou Army with his own eyes, and he knew very well what kind of power such an army had. He drilled the Beijing camp and knew very well that this army and the Beijing camp system were no longer on the same level.

In all dynasties, if a general wants to succeed, he must have a strong army under his hands. This success does not mean a rebellion, but a military achievement.

If it is like Qi Wuyi of the previous dynasty, if it is like the Western Army of the Song Dynasty. Although Li Jiusi said that he had seen the peculiarities of the Qingzhou Army with his own eyes, he was afraid that it would be a little difficult to think that he would still have combat effectiveness after achieving a change of general.

With such a Qingzhou soldier in hand, there are many places where he will fight in the future, and it is not difficult to receive rewards for meritorious service.

As for the navy, Li Jiusi didn't know Liu Yu's sincerity in thinking about engaging Japan in the South Seas, and thought that was what he said.

In his mind, the navy is a thankless task.

The navy of the Westerners was very strong, and it was able to transport thousands of troops from tens of thousands of miles away to the South Seas, which shows their ability.

There is a threat at sea, but if Dashun's navy is strong, then there is nothing to do.

If the navy is strong, the Westerners will not dare to fight.

If you don't dare to fight, the Navy will look meaningless.

There is no military merit.

He stood in the perspective of an elder and hoped that Liu Yu could think clearly.

Is it to choose the navy? Or choose Qingzhou soldiers?

Even if the emperor trusted him again, after Li Jiusi saw the salvo of Qingzhou soldiers and warships with his own eyes, it was impossible to hand over both armies to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu doesn't have to think about this problem, and he doesn't care about it.

The new army was formed, and he was definitely going to take it with him in the first battle.

You have to make an appearance, and if you fight it, you will be annihilated by Dzungaria, and you must make Tsarist Russia frightened and the courtiers and generals of this dynasty shocked, so that you can really absorb the strengths of Westerners.

Now he is still qualified to "connect China and the West, in order to win".

If it is twenty or thirty years later, it will only be possible to "master the long skills to control the country".

Talent is not a crop in the field, it can be harvested when planted in spring and autumn.

The lifeblood of the Great Shun Revolution is on the southeast coast rather than the northwest.

The point is, how long will the Northwest be fought?

"Guogong, I'm just a military trainer. I have already handed over the ability of military training to others. The Qingzhou Army is not the Liu Jiajun, and this is clear to the Guogong. Coastal defense is what I really care about. When I returned to Beijing this time, I also asked Guogong to say for me, I want to go back to the capital and report to Your Majesty about the military training. Your Majesty...... His Majesty should appoint an adjutant to come. When the affairs of the northwest are certain, and the main force of Dzungaria is destroyed, I will still preside over the affairs of the navy. ”

Li Jiusi understood that Liu Yu was going to hand over the military power and prepare in advance, and it was not that he was afraid that there would be soldiers in his hands and the court would panic, but that he didn't want to stay in the northwest for too long.

Just like the emperor asked him to explain to Liu Yu, Liu Yu was too contemptuous of Dzungar, which was obvious.

"You don't look down on Dzungaria like this?"

Liu Yu spread his hands and said: "It's not that I don't look down on the matter of Dzungaria, it's not that there are many soldiers in the imperial court, but whether the imperial court has the heart to run the Western Regions again." As long as you have the heart, you can do it. Are the Dzungar soldiers strong? It's not strong at all, the problem of Dzungaria is that the road is long, and the logistics are the big problem. As long as you have money, as long as you have a heart, Dzungaria is not a problem. ”

"But the Navy is a big problem. We are already behind the Westerners 600,000 warships, that is, we have already lost 30 million taels of silver, how long will we have to chase? And I don't know how to change the ship to a battleship, all sailors need to be retrained, because I have to learn the sails and ropes on the Westerners' ships for several months to figure out what they are for, and the local sailors can't use them directly. ”

"But in the northwest, it is the first battle of the Qingzhou soldiers, and I have to go again. That's why I asked the prince to convey it on my behalf, and I also explained this matter in the last note. I can't tell you what to say, so I'm going to enter the Beijing Face Saint. ”

Li Jiusi was silent for a moment when he heard this, and he also had his own thoughts in his heart.

He had seen with his own eyes the speed of the Qingzhou soldiers' formations, and the connoisseurs knew that this was a combatable army. Now that Liu Yu is thinking about getting out so early, who will be the first deputy general will have a bright future in the future.

Since Liu Yu wants to retreat, it is impossible for the deputy general to choose from among these people trained by Liu Yu anyway. Although Li Jiusi has selfish intentions, he also knows that this kind of thing must be the emperor's words, and even if he is the chief general of the Northern Army, he cannot be assigned.

The mode of Qingzhou soldiers is available, once the emperor has the intention of military reform, then whoever is familiar with it first will have an advantage.

Liu Yu wants to retreat, then this deputy general is the key person in Liu Yu's control of a new army of more than 10,000 in the DPRK and China, and I don't know who the emperor will give such a good thing to.

Since ancient times, it has been extremely difficult to train soldiers, and it was the first time that Li Jiusi saw that after training soldiers, he tried every means to hand over the military power quickly. Could it be that this gap in the navy has really reached such a precarious point?

"I will Chen Chen Your Majesty in this matter. Now that I've made up my mind, I won't say more. You chose the navy, and it is also a good thing that the Qingzhou soldiers will take a step back early. But in any case, the stakes are high in the First World War in the Northwest, and you can't push the Qingzhou soldiers out because of the navy. ”

"Don't worry, my province. I want to train a controlled army, and I can use it if I change generals. It's just that for the generals to at least know the formation of the new army, it will take time. ”

"Well, it's good to know. Then the matter will be decided first. I'll leave tomorrow to go around the states and counties. ”

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As soon as Li Jiusi left, Liu Yu began to formulate a plan for the development of the navy in the future, and every year he had to write a plan for investing money, saving wood, building ships, and recruiting sailors.

The First World War in the Northwest, the devil knows how long it will take.

Judging from the military expenditure of nearly 10 million taels a year, it should not be fought for a long time, or it cannot be fought for too long.

However, I am afraid that the enemy will advance rashly, the elite soldiers will be damaged, and the quasi-troops will be delayed, and the fort will be built slowly, which is really uncertain.

Originally, the Qingzhou soldiers were raised as stepmothers, but the relationship between the mothers and their mothers was whether they had milk to eat in the future, so they could only endure the distress and put 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver into the Qingzhou soldiers.

A part of the cotton clothes, cotton gloves, leggings, leather hats, a four-wheeled carriage with a steering mechanism, and 800 pack horses pulling a four-wheeled carriage were custom-made.

Fortunately, the thirteen trade cards on the Japanese side plus the money from the smuggling of rice can be divided into a lot, although the flesh hurts, I can only put it in.

In the future, this Qingzhou army may have nothing to do with itself, and it is really sad to spend this money.

Some of them can be ordered and produced by themselves, and the other part is best purchased directly in places such as Songjiang, where the textile industry is developed and it is easy to do.

handed over the list of things to be purchased to Kang Buxian, and asked him to withdraw the silver to prepare.

"By the way, Zhongxian, about the matter of the Qingmiao Law, how is Wendeng doing here?"

"Good. Although some landlords who lent money were dissatisfied, they did not dare to come to Gongzi's small camp to make trouble. There were a few bold people who hired a few troublemakers, and I took someone to beat them up, so I was honest. Bai Yunhang naturally didn't speak to them. ”

Kang Buxian took the long list and looked at the number of silver taels on it, and he was already used to seeing it. In the past few years, there have been more than 100,000 yuan of silver in his hands, and he has already organized his own staff team to manage it, and this silver is nothing.

Liu Yu will not hide the affairs of the Northern Expedition next year, Kang Buxian wants to see the scene of the sunset on the Long River, and learn the demeanor of the poet in the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately he also knows that there are too many things on Liu Yu's side, and he will have to preside over many things as soon as Liu Yu leaves.

"Childe's money is a waste. It is not a good thing to go to war for a state affair and ask for personal money. ”

Liu Yu was already in pain, but he was also helpless at this time, and said with a wry smile: "There is no way." Everyone thinks, why should they pay for the war in the northwest? After beating Dzungaria, they did not get half of the benefits. Besides, the land tax really can't be increased anymore, and it is all added to the tenants. The court has no money. I have to pretend to save money by raising such a large army capable of fighting, so that I can convince everyone in the DPRK and China to prepare for the future military reform. ”

"In the ghost place in the northwest, Cen Shen has a poem: The north wind sweeps the white grass and folds, and the snow flies in August. Suddenly, like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms bloom. Beauty is beautiful, soldiers are bitter, they don't know why they are fighting, and if they are not even prepared for logistics, it will be even more doomed. ”

"This money, it has to be spent. Money is a bastard, let's make it again if it's gone. ”

Kang Buxian smiled and said, "Childe can think about it." People are all able to save and save, and they can be deducted. The cost of gunpowder training alone every month alone will make many people covetous. I don't know if I can guarantee this kind of training if I change generals in the future? ”

Liu Yu spat on the ground and scolded: "Then you still need to talk? But after this battle, how about love, just put up the shelf. I don't think I'm a good general in the whole world, but the little money given by the imperial court to train every day? Engage in hammers. Who will be able to afford to spend this money later? Come on, don't hurt these tens of thousands of taels of silver, go ahead and do it. ”

If it can be reformed and the shelves are put up, it will actually be enough.

Prussia is known as the strongest army in Europe, but its actual situation is that [the company commander gave 60 of the company's 70 local soldiers a holiday, and because the soldiers on vacation did not receive pay, the money went into the company commander's pocket]

[The gunpowder in the ammunition of the battalion artillery was re-sold, and sand and iron filings were stuffed into the place where the gunpowder was originally loaded]

[Barracks, where officers let soldiers work for profit.] Soldiers do everything, even the delicate manual work of spinning.]

Slave laborers who ate empty salaries, sold military supplies, and became officers were all available.

However, if the frame for military reform can be erected and the new tactical system can be completely replaced, when there is really a big event, if enough money is given to train for a few months, it should not be a big problem.

Whether or not the military reform can be carried out depends on the one-shot deal of the war in the northwest.

In a short period of time, it is impossible for an external force to hurt and wake up Dashun. Then we can only rely on the battle in the northwest as an introduction.

The pressure in his heart is huge, and he can only think about spending more money to buy a big victory that shocks the world.

Soon after, news came from the capital that Liu Yu was able to enter the capital to face the saint.

After arranging everything here, Liu Yu took out the account book and calculated the dividends due to the shareholder of "Long Aotian" this year, a total of 130,000 taels of silver.

A team of cavalry was selected to follow the escort and do this thing of taking off his pants and farting. Braving the first heavy snow of the year, he took a few retinues and galloped all the way to the capital.

After entering the capital after a few years of absence, Liu Yu did not go home first, but went directly to see the emperor.

Public before private, this is the rule.

He didn't directly talk about the silver dividends first.

In the warm pavilion of the palace, the emperor seemed to be in a good mood, probably after listening to Li Jiusi's complaints, thinking that Liu Yu had successfully trained his troops.

I don't know what Li Jiusi and the emperor said.

As usual, after scolding her mother and kowtowing, the emperor asked Liu Yu to sit down.

"Aiqing trained hard, and the public of Hubei praised it after watching it, thinking that the Qingzhou army was available. But whether it is a golden jade defeat depends on the ability on the battlefield. What Qi Guogong saw and heard in the Rakshasa Country was also shocked by the Western military array. Rakshasa state affairs, as you expected, are in chaos. ”

"Qi Guogong once said that the Rakshasa Kingdom moved its capital from Petersburg back to Moscow, which is the story of Zhao Kuangyin wanting to move the capital to Luoyang and Zhu Di moving the capital. I thought that the old party of the Rakshasa country was gaining power, and there was no longer the heart of enterprising change. But I don't want to move back to Petersburg after the woman takes the throne. Qi Guogong witnessed the coup d'état, and that woman was a good means. ”

"The Rakshasa threatens to be guarded against. Dzungar affairs, we must hurry up. If you don't hurry, you will have many dreams at night in the future. I thought about what you said about choosing a lieutenant, and I thought I might as well listen to your opinion. But it doesn't hurt for you to say that there are talents in the Qingzhou Army? If you are familiar with the new army, you can use it in an eclectic way. ”

It sounded like this was full of trust, but Liu Yu didn't think about it and said, "Please also ask Your Majesty not to choose a deputy general from among the officers of the Qingzhou Army." ”

"Or choose the honorable sons and sons, or choose the dragon to be forbidden. On the same day, the minister said that he wanted to organize and train a controlled army, even if the general did not know the soldiers, and he said that he would do it. ”