Kong Youde was originally a miner on Tieling, who didn't know a single big character, and first mixed with Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Phi Dao, and after Mao Wenlong was beheaded by Yuan Chonghuan, he took refuge in Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, that is, Sun Heding's father, the commander-in-chief of the Daming firearms force at that time.

Kong Youde learned a lot about firearms from Sun Yuanhua, and later after he launched the Wuqiao Mutiny, he took Sun Yuanhua's carefully built firearms troops to Huang Taiji, and is now named King Gongshun.

Kong Youde can be crowned king, and the capital he relies on is the firearms unit in his hand, which was the only qualified artillery unit in the Ming Dynasty at that time, with a large number of well-trained gunners, not only Western teaching, but also the use of accurate ranging is also a secret method, ordinary artillery is not qualified to learn at all.

Because of the existence of Kong Youde, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had the ability to cast its own Hongyi cannon, and began to slowly surpass the Ming Dynasty in the number of artillery.

Kong Youde's firearms unit not only has a large number of artillery pieces and excellent gunners, but also has a good number of firearms, and there is no danger of exploding.

These are all excellent firearms made by Sun Yuanhua with a lot of money back then, if he knew that this deflated calf was cleared, Lao Sun's coffin plate would not be able to hold it down.

Hearing Huang Taiji's inquiry, Kong Youde bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, the fire gun used by the minister's Wuzhen Chaoha can break the iron armor in fifty steps, and a hundred steps can also be lethal to the unarmored soldiers, as for Gushan Ezhen's statement that the Ming army can break three layers of heavy armor within eighty steps, the minister doesn't believe it!" ”

Kong Youde said: Lao Tzu has only been in the Qing Dynasty for a few years, has the Ming Dynasty changed so much? Breaking three layers of heavy armor in eighty steps, what a! This is simply an insult to my Wuzhen Chaoha!

In fact, Kong Youde didn't know that although his Wuzhen Chaoha firearms unit was strong, it was only powerful in artillery, and as for the firearms, even the 2,000 ignited Lumi guns of the Ming Army in Jinzhou City were farther than them.

More than ten years have passed, and the firearm that Sun Yuanhua built with a lot of money has long been outdated, so the artillery has little impact and can still be used.

Huang Taiji nodded, convinced of Kong Youde's words, and said, "If Aiqing is allowed to fight with the Yongwei battalion that uses firearms, can you be sure?" ”

Kong Youde laughed: "The minister's Wuzhen Chaoha is invincible in the Han army!" If the brave guard battalion encounters it, it will definitely be wiped out! ”

Although Kong Youde's words are arrogant, he secretly slaps the horse, and he is invincible in the Han army, doesn't that mean that he is not as good as the Manchurian soldiers? The people present were all human spirits, and even a person with a bad brain like Hauge could hear the meaning, and his heart was even satisfied.

Huang Taiji laughed out loud and said, "Since firearms are so powerful, I plan to expand the Eight Banners Han Army, from the original two banners to eight banners, and specialize in firearms, how about it?" ”

As soon as this seemingly breezy sentence came out, the Manchu Dynasty suddenly exploded, especially the Manchu ministers, who spoke one after another, and said it bluntly.

Everyone knows the power of firearms, let this group of barbarians who took refuge in them master this big killing weapon, what if it turns around?

Huang Taiji said quietly: "Firearms must be practiced, if you don't want the Han army to practice, then practice firearms in your respective flags, how about it?" ”

If it was a frying pan just now, this time it would be to pierce the hornet's nest, and even Prince Dai Shan couldn't stand it, he said loudly: "Your Majesty, riding and archery is the foundation of my Qing Dynasty, we have been practicing bows and arrows since childhood, and this ancestral law is immutable!" ”

Daishan is Nurhachi's second son, after his brother Chu Ying was jointly killed by several little brothers, he was made the crown prince, and later because of rumors that he had an affair with the concubine of the old slave, he was deposed as the prince by the old slave.

After Nurhachi's death, Dai Shan and Huang Taiji failed in the struggle for power, so they retreated to the second line, but they were still in charge of the Zheng Red Flag in their hands, and the eldest son Yue Tuo was even more in charge of the Red Flag.

Dai Shan is ten years older than Huang Taiji, because of his old age, he has served as the patriarch, and he is also considered to be a high and powerful position, and the other Eight Banner ministers saw Dai Shan speak, and they also spoke one after another, opposing the Eight Banners to change their use of firearms.

Huang Taiji ignored everyone, but looked at Fan Wencheng, who had been silent: "Fan Qing, you can talk about it." ”

Since the beginning of this year, Ning Wan, who is also known as the "traitor duo" with himself, offended the Manchurian magnates and was cut off from his post and driven home to plant vegetables, Fan Wencheng has become the only small think tank among the Manchu Hanchens, and he has become more low-key.

Listening to the master's question at this time, Fan Wencheng slammed his knees on the ground and shouted: "The emperor's move to expand the Eight Banners Han Army is very sacred, but the minister feels that it is only necessary to let two of the Han Army flags practice firearms, and the manufacturing of firearms is extremely expensive, and a large number of manufacturing will only increase the burden of my Qing Dynasty." ”

Fan Wencheng didn't mention the Eight Banners training firearms at all, he knew that it was a thunder, and he would die if he stepped on it, and he could also see that Huang Taiji, a fat man, wanted to expand the Eight Banners Han Army and train the firearms army.

Therefore, Fan Wencheng shook his wit and compromised, which not only fulfilled Huang Taiji's wish, but also did not offend the Manchurian magnates, which can be called perfect.

The crown prince glanced at Fan Wencheng appreciatively, and secretly said that this dog thing really has a few brushes, and it seems that he will have to find him if he has something in the future, which will save trouble and effort.

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty also nodded when they heard this, thinking that it was feasible, and glanced at Fan Wencheng, a dog thing, again.

Huang Taiji immediately announced: the official expansion of the Eight Banners Han Army, from the original two flags to eight banners, the same as the Eight Banners Manchuria and the Eight Banners Mongolia, but without a flag owner, each flag only set up the post of Gushan Ezhen, and Kong Youde and other surrendered Han people served as the Han Eight Banners Gushan Ezhen.

Huang Taiji's purpose in setting up the Eight Banners Han Army was actually just to have more cannon fodder.

This time, the Mongolian tribes of the Eight Banners originally planned to drink soup behind the Manchurian soldiers, but they did not expect to become cannon fodder and suffered heavy losses, and many tribes have expressed their dissatisfaction and want to break away from the Manchus.

A few days ago, Huang Taiji killed the two little Mongolian chieftains who had the most trouble with thunder, which frightened the Mongolian tribes and made them a lot more honest.

After solving the problem of cannon fodder, Huang Taiji said again: "The prince of the Ming Kingdom has behaved like this at a young age, if he is allowed to grow up, I am afraid that in the future it will be the biggest scourge of my Qing Dynasty!" Fan Qing, how do you think we should deal with it? ”

Fan Wencheng, who had just stood up and was secretly rubbing his knees, heard that his master was asking again, and hurriedly knelt down again and said, "Back to the emperor, "History of the Song Dynasty. According to the Biography of Yue Fei, a scholar said to the fourth prince of Dajin: "Since ancient times, there have been no powerful ministers, and generals can make contributions to outsiders", this sentence is not only effective for military generals, but also for the prince of the Ming Kingdom. ”

Seeing that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty didn't seem to understand what they meant, Fan Wencheng sighed secretly in his heart, secretly scolded for being illiterate, and had no choice but to continue to explain: "The minister heard that Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the Southern Dynasty, was a powerful minister, and the prince of the Zhu family led the army to make meritorious contributions outside, Wen Tiren would feel that his power was threatened, so the minister concluded that Wen Tiren would definitely take advantage of the fledgling prince of the Zhu family and try his best to deal with him." ”

Haoge interjected: "The meritorious people are still suppressed and dealt with, is there something wrong with the brains of the people of the Southern Dynasties?" ”

As soon as Hauge said this, Huang Taiji and Zilharang frowned, and Dolgon and Duoduo almost laughed out loud, brains are a good thing, but not everyone has them.

Fan Wencheng bowed his head at Haoge, and said with a slight smile: "Prince Su doesn't know, since ancient times, the Han Dynasty has an old saying that 'the prince does not general', the emperor of the Han people is not as bright as the emperor of our Qing Dynasty, and he dares to let the prince take charge of the army, they have always been cautious about the vassal king, and as the prince, they are the object of their vigilance." ”

Huang Taiji nodded, and liked Fan Wencheng who wiped honey on his mouth more and more, and he smiled: "Yes, Fan Qing still knows those Southern Dynasty people!" We can take advantage of this to let the detailed workers who collect intelligence in the Jingshi of the Ming Kingdom operate, and let them make a mess of their own! ”

After hearing this, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty hurriedly congratulated in unison: "The emperor is wise! ”

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