The excerpt sent to Emperor Hongzhi received a response at the first time, and only one quasi-word was written on the excerpt.

Although it is simple, it is a reassuring pill, and even if someone impeaches him on this matter in the future, at least it will not attract the taboo of Emperor Hongzhi.

As soon as he received the approval of Emperor Hongzhi, Xie Zhi found Zhu Houzhao and Wang Shouren.

There are many things that have to be done by Zhu Houzhao, so naturally Zhu Houzhao has to have some right to know.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Houzhao saw He Liang beside Xie Zhi, and took the lead in asking, "What's the matter, can my father respond?" ”

Xie Zhi didn't say much, and directly handed the excerpt of the reply to Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao opened the fold, saw the quasi-word of the imperial pen vermilion on it, closed the fold, and said with some taste: "This palace guesses that the father will be approved, you go to ask the father, and the father will agree." ”

Subsequently, Zhu Houzhao asked again: "Does my father have a letter to the palace?" ”

Xie Zhi can't forge a letter to come out, shake his head!

Zhu Houzhao was depressed, and asked after a while: "The letter from the palace was given to my father, right?" ”

Emperor Hongzhi didn't reply, but you can't doubt his character, right?

Xie Zhi glanced at He Liang behind him, and said coldly, "What about His Highness's question?" ”

He Liang was aggrieved and replied: "Yes, the young master handed over to the villain, and the villain gave it to the master." ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't really doubt it, He Liang didn't hand over the letter, after He Liang answered, he didn't say much, and said a little sullenly: "Father is really, this palace took great pains to write a letter of greetings, and he was so good that he replied to this palace." ”

Xie Zhi didn't pay attention to the depressed Zhu Houzhao, shouted to Wang Shouren on the side, and said: "Bo'an, Your Majesty has already set up the Yunzhongwei, Your Majesty is so trusted, we should do our best to cultivate this Yunzhongwei into an elite soldier, you are familiar with the military books, what to do next, do you have ideas?" ”

Wang Shouren was able to suppress King Ning's rebellion, which shows that he has also made some achievements in military affairs, and if you ask him this question, you can also get some valuable advice.

Wang Shouren did not answer immediately, but asked: "What is necessary for a strong army?" ”

Zhu Houzhao walked out of the haze of not receiving a reply from Emperor Hongzhi, and blurted out: "Strong soldiers." ”

Xie Zhi pulled up a smile, smiled slightly, and replied lightly: "The main thing that an invincible team needs is just people and things, people need elite soldiers, things need powerful weapons, weapons are easy to say, war horses, firearms, swords, guns and halberds, and people are different, whether the soldiers are strong or not, the leadership and decision-making power of the chief officer, and the marching phalanx, which will play a vital role in whether an elite soldier is or not." ”

After thanking him for his words, Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "That makes sense." ”

Wang Shouren asked, "Let's talk about weapons, this elite army is developed with firearms, cavalry or infantry, and these need to have a fixed number, which is also a general direction that needs to be set first." ”

Zhu Houzhao blurted out and replied, "Of course it's a cavalry." ”

Wang Shouren didn't reply, waiting for Xie Zhi's answer.

Xie Zhi is also a traverser, and he has also heard of the power of modern weapons, how can he be limited to mere cavalry.

In the era of cold weapons, the power of cavalry is undoubted.

But if the firearms can be developed well, the cavalry will be reduced to slag in seconds.

However, in the current era of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that Xie Zhi is not an expert in firearms at all, it is Xie Zhizhen who has mastered some of the principles and structures of firearms, and with the existing iron of the Ming Dynasty, some of the simplest guns cannot be made.

The development of any era takes time as precipitation, and it is impossible to achieve the quality of the rush by one person.

Xie Zhi smiled and replied: "Cavalry, firearms, and infantry are all indispensable. ”

When modern weapons were developed to a certain extent, cavalry was of no use at all.

But Xie Zhi will not be so narrow-minded, even if he can make a flintlock pistol that is hundreds of years ahead of the present, the role of cavalry still cannot be ignored.

The elimination of cavalry was not eliminated when hot weapons were first put to use.

Wang Shouren nodded and smiled slightly, and replied: "I am also very much in favor of it." ”

Zhu Houzhao's opinion was different from Wang Shouren and Xie Zhi, and he was unconvinced: "If I have Tatar cavalry, how dare they offend the border!" ”

Gunpowder has been invented a long time ago, but when was firearms used in military affairs? When was the firearm battalion actually formed? I really can't blame Zhu Houzhao for having a short vision.

Wang Shouren can have a vision beyond his contemporaries, who makes the family not ordinary people in the first place.

On Zhu Houzhao's dying argument, Xie Zhi replied: "The advantage of cavalry does exist, but if it is not realistic to cultivate cavalry on a large scale, the land of Tatar, a horse and a flat river, the sparse population is suitable for grazing, and the horses can naturally be fully grown, but my Daming land is densely populated, and there are many mountains and rivers, which is not an excellent place for cavalry to grow. ”

Wang Shouren followed and said: "At the beginning of Taizong, when the Five Expeditions to Mobei, the Shenji Battalion really played a huge role, which cannot be ignored. ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't necessarily can't listen to other people's opinions, Xie Zhi and Wang Shouren replied successively, so that Zhu Houzhao could be regarded as listening, and asked, "Then how should I act?" ”

Xie Zhi sighed and said: "Our group of Yun Zhongwei, Yu is not in agreement with the law, it is good to be able to get His Majesty's support, firearms, ordinary weapons, and even war horses have to find our own way, the only fortunate thing is that we have silver and food in our hands, and it is not too difficult... How about we figure out how to figure out these things ourselves? ”

Wang Shouren took the lead in speaking: "It is better for the war horse to belong to the Hu people, go down to the horse market, it just so happens that the horse groom is left in the original county government, and he has been serving the horses for a lifetime, and he can still know whether the horses are good or bad." ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't have Wang Shouren to scramble, and replied: "Then go to the palace to get ordinary weapons, find a blacksmith, and make some." ”

Although it is easiest to build ordinary weapons, it is not so easy to operate in practice.

However, although Zhu Houzhao's guy seems to be unreliable, he can still get things done.

Xie Zhi did not object, and replied: "The matter of firearms will be handled by XX." ”

After the division of labor between the three of them, they quickly began to act.

Xie Zhi sat in the yazhong and never set off, He Liang stayed aside but was anxious, and asked, "Young master, didn't you say that you were going to get a firearm?" Why haven't you started yet? The young master already has an idea, and the villain can do it. ”

Thanks to the changes in the past few years, He Liang can be regarded as having changed his opinion.

If Xie Zhi was like this before, He Liang must have thought that Xie Zhi was lazy.

With firearms, Xie Zhi actually took a look at the Shenji Battalion.

Among the people, if you want to find someone who understands firearms, how can you find it for a while, the Shenji Camp naturally has ready-made, why don't Xie Zhi directly ask Emperor Hongzhi for a craftsman who understands firearms?

If you encounter a smarter one, Xie Zhi will give a little point, and the flintlock pistol will become.

Historically, the inventor of the flintlock pistol was invented by Mahan, who was born into a family of gunsmiths, locksmiths and watchmakers, so it can be seen that the invention of the flintlock pistol knew some principles in this regard.

Xie Zhi pointed out the way, maybe he would be able to try it.

The flintlock pistol was invented in 1547, and some people say that if the Qianlong Dynasty of the Later Qing Dynasty could be equipped, it could create a powerful dynasty.

If it can really be invented, it will be nearly two hundred years in advance, and then the Ming Dynasty will once again reach the top, such as the Great Qin and the Tang Dynasty, and there will be no one who dares to invade Zhuyi again.

Regarding He Liang's question, Xie Zhi smiled and said, "You still have to go back to Beijing, Young Master Ben wrote a note, and you ask your father to submit it to Your Majesty." ”

He Liang was not annoyed, and replied, "Yes, young master." ”

Fortunately, Yunzhong is not very far away from Jingshi, if this is far, it will be delayed again and again.

In the middle of the compromise, Xie Zhi said with a lot of saliva, and bluntly said that he didn't want to trouble Emperor Hongzhi, but he couldn't do it without trouble, and he wanted to ask Emperor Hongzhi to send a craftsman who knew firearms to equip Yunzhongwei.

He also emphasized that as long as the craftsman is fine, he will find his own way to do the rest.

He Liang, who received Xie Zhi's orders, immediately rushed to Jingshi.

And Xie Zhi sat firmly in the county office, waiting for the news of Emperor Hongzhi to come.

When he asked Jianyun Zhongwei, Xie Zhi didn't think about the firearms problem, but at that time, he was going to go east and west, which was afraid that Emperor Hongzhi would not be very interested in the formation of Yunzhongwei.

Now Yun Zhongwei has begun to form, just a craftsman who understands firearms, and it is not too difficult for Emperor Hongzhi to solve.