"Uncle traveled hard." Min Yuanqi said: "But this matter is finally over, and the little nephew should also congratulate his uncle." ”

"My official position is not worth anything." Min Qiande said excitedly: "The ancestor of the Min family also served in this position, if there is no variable of you, I will be respectful and errand, and the reward of a commander will always be in hand for about ten years." Now with you, not only have I got the position of commander of the guard, but also the governor has the affairs in hand, and all the duties are in charge, but the ancestors of the Min family have never gotten it, as soon as I think of this, I can't wait to open the ancestral hall immediately, worship the ancestors, and comfort the ancestors. ”

Min Yuanqi smiled bitterly and said, "The ancestor's guard commander is not as good as the current guard commander. In the same way, the current governor is far less than it was back then. ”

Min Qiande snorted and said, "Don't say such a disappointing thing on a big day!" Yuan Qi, you are in your early twenties this year, and you haven't even married a wife, and you know that you won't be able to take the position of chief soldier in the future, and you will have to be the governor of the left and right? ”

In fact, Min Qiande is already too small, and of course he has more than one chief military officer and Zuo Du Governor for Min Yuanqi.

Prior to this, after Jiajing to Wanli, Tianqi, Chongzhen, these dynasties and decades, only one Li Chengliang was knighted, and the highest achievement of the rest of the generals was the chief military officer with the general's number, and at the same time the left governor of the five armies was crowned.

The Ming Dynasty is respected by the left, and the military generals have reached the end of their official positions when they arrive here.

The rank is also about the same, plus what official positions such as the prince Taibao and the prince Shaobao, it is an honor that is difficult for military generals to get.

Until the end of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen first added Wu Sangui as Ping Xibo, and then named Zuo Liangyu as Ning Nanbo, and then added Hou as Hou, and then Huang Degong, and at the last moment, Liu Zeqing was named Ping Dongbo, and the rest of the generals were rewarded.

But this is all between March and April, and the information given to Liu Zeqing and Huang Degong is not clear, and many people don't know, at least at this time, the Min family and others are not very clear.

But everyone has a feeling that this feeling is consistent with Min Qiande, that is, they feel that Min Yuanqi's path should not stop here, nor will it stop at the general army.

This is the conclusion that people have come to because of Min Yuanqi's usual behavior, although it is vague, but this feeling is extremely strong, not only Min Qiande, but also Zhu Wanchun, Han Sen and others also have the same opinion.

Min Yuanqi, I am afraid that in the future, he will be able to go to Li Chengliang, Wu Sangui and others and become the leading Ming Houbo!

"There is no need to talk about this matter, please go to the hundred households and read the decree of the prison country in person, which also makes everyone in the hundred households happy and happy." Min Yuanqi asked everyone to continue to move forward, and at the same time instructed Min Yuanzhong: "Tonight, pigs and sheep will be slaughtered in the barracks, and each soldier will be given an extra half a catty of meat, and each person will be given a bowl of wine, but it must be made clear that tomorrow morning will still train as usual, and if there is slackness, the military law will not be forgiving." ”

Min Qiande said with great relief on the side: "Yuan Qi is strict in governing the army, and he is willing to reward his subordinates, Zhang Chi has a degree, and sure enough, my Min family is a thousand miles away." ”

This time, Min Yuanqi not only won the post of guerrilla general, but also turned the battalion flag army in front of him into a battalion soldier in the name of justifiably.

At the same time, it is also the garrison of Yunti Pass, and it can also form a battalion of soldiers.

There are four thousand headquarters in two battalions, and if all are full, there will be five or six thousand battalions.

With Min Yuanqi's ability to train troops, it is a matter of course to make military exploits in the future, to the generals, deputy generals, and general soldiers. Considering his age, it's a no-brainer.

That's why Min Qiande has a higher hope, and everyone takes it for granted.

At this point, all of Min Yuanqi's military orders will not only be implemented, but will also be recognized by more people.

Min Yuanqi also realized a little, it seems that the official position of the Ming Dynasty has not reached the point where it can be completely ignored.

It's just that it is necessary to subtly make people pay more attention to their position in the system under Min Yuanqi, rather than to oppose the official position of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, this is the boundary of the guard, whether it is a military attache or an ordinary flag army, they are all within the system of the Ming military guard for generations.

Everyone may not have any real loyalty to Daming, but they are still full of joy to get Daming's official position.

Among them, Shen Liang's indifference and calmness are afraid that he is a real outlier.

This is also related to Shen Liang's previous experience, in the Ming Dynasty military guard, the Shen family is the lowest craftsman, and has been bullied by white eyes......

"Where is Yuan Qi going?"

Everyone went to the hundred households together, but it was Min Yuanqi, Shen Yong and others who turned their heads and went in the direction of the workshop.

Zhu Wanchun couldn't help but be curious, and after asking the reason, he also followed in the direction of the weapons and firearms workshop.

"Yuan Qi." Zhu Wanchun said a little apologetically: "The situation in the north is even more chaotic, and it is difficult to buy war horses for a while, so you can only see them in the area from Nanjing to Huguang, and it is estimated that the number is very limited." As for firearms, there have always been more in the north and fewer in the south, and there are more towns in the nine sides, so if you want to use them to meet your needs in the camp, I am afraid it will not be enough. ”

"It's okay, I've been able to build it myself." Min Yuanqi smiled and said, "Besides, I don't have so much silver to make, and the output will have to go up in another month or two......

Zhu Wanchun also laughed when he heard this.

Min Yuanqi's current income is to raise a battalion of soldiers according to his family, and there is a slight surplus, which can buy some strategic military supplies such as war horses and sulfur.

At the same time, it is necessary to buy large quantities of grain and distribute it to the busy people on the acres and construction sites.

Next, Min Yuan Qide will open a large number of salt ponds, which will take at least one or two months of man-hours, and if the daily output reaches 300,000 or 400,000 catties, it will be almost enough.

With the current sales channels of the Zhu family, they are almost really saturated.

If you want to sell more, it will seriously impact the original stove households, and the salt price will fall into a vicious circle of price reduction under the competition of various salt merchants, and the gains outweigh the losses.

If Min Yuanqi's second battalion had to wait for two months before recruiting, then training, forming an army, and teaching troops, it was estimated that it would take at least half a year before they could form combat strength.

Min Yuanqi's plan is to start recruiting troops immediately, anyway, Zhou Liangmin will arrive soon, and of course he will talk to this Huaiyang soldier about the conditions at that time, so that he can give some military salary support.

Even if you don't have money and food, you can give some policy support, such as setting up tax cards at the local level and collecting some miscellaneous taxes such as centigold.

Of course, this method is harmful to the locality, but at the moment of the general trend, Min Yuanqi can only do this.

In addition, under a large number of labor, thousands of acres of fields along the coast have been dredged and soaked in water, and the remaining more than 10,000 acres have been completed within a month.

Then plough and dry the seeds, and then use river mud to fertilize.

Not surprisingly, the output of these 100,000 mu of land in the vicinity will be greatly increased, and if he can earn 200,000 or 300,000 stone grain in the autumn, Min Yuanqi will not have to buy grain on a large scale, and the economic pressure will be much less.

Zhu Wanchun was also extremely curious about what Min Yuanqi said about being able to build a fire gun by himself, and after hearing that Shen Yong presided over the construction, he asked repeatedly.

After knowing Shen Yong's experience, Zhu Wanchun also shook his head and smiled: "I don't know how many people have fled south, and how many have suffered like Brother Shen, only Brother Shen can be discovered and used by Yuan Qi, it can be seen that there are not no talents, but it depends on whether they can make the best use of them." ”

Zhu Wanchun originally talked in general terms, just intentionally flattering, but when he arrived in the workshop, the more he saw, the more frightened he became.

The weapons and firearms workshop was originally the place that Min Yuanqi paid the most attention to, and after a few months of development, it has begun to take shape.

It stretches for about four miles, and there are about fifty or sixty dense furnace houses on the left and right.

The sound of clanging iron was endless, and many blacksmiths and apprentices saw Min Yuanqi and others coming over, but they were the most respectful, and if they had work at hand, they didn't even turn their heads.

Everyone seems to be accustomed to Min Yuanqi's arrival, but everyone's attitude is not indifferent and rude, but has no time to take care of it.

Obviously, because of the many times they have been here, the people have long been forbidden to salute, and there is no need to waste time.

Zhu Wanchun saw a large number of people making iron sheets, and many people were piercing armor with oil-soaked hemp rope.

Forging, rope weaving, armor piercing, each has its own venue, although there are many people, but they cooperate with each other tacitly, compared to the armor-making scene that Zhu Wanchun saw in the battalion before, I don't know how much stronger.

"Now this place is just taking shape and starting to take shape." Min Yuanqi said to Zhu Wanchun: "The blacksmiths are now finally over fifty, and the apprentices are more than four hundred. ”

"Yuan Qi is big and determined." Zhu Wanchun smiled bitterly: "Before I came here, I really didn't expect it to be like this. ”

"It's also thanks to Brother Zhu for helping me search around for blacksmiths who used to work in the guard," Min Yuanqi said solemnly: "With my own strength, it's not bad that this workshop is now thirty percent large." ”

"There is no need to say more about each other's interests."

Zhu Wanchun confessed that he was not full of benevolence and morality like other businessmen, but in fact, he still cared about interests. On the contrary, he bluntly said that even if the two have established a good friendship so far, it is obviously impossible to get the Zhu family to support so strongly just by virtue of friendship.

"Zhou Daotai is also looking for more blacksmiths for me." Min Yuanqi said happily: "After that, there should be no shortage of manpower to make armor and build weapons." If I go on, I will have to ask Brother Zhu to buy more Su Gang and wrought iron for me. ”

Zhu Wanchun hugged his fists and said: "It is right, it is incumbent." ”

"Your Excellency." Shen Yong led everyone all the way forward, and when he arrived at the warehouse, his originally plain face also showed some nervousness.

More than a dozen collars were pierced in armor, and the polished silver light was shining, and it seemed that one by one the elite soldiers with firm wills were standing and waiting for review.

"This is the armor we made." Shen Yongdao: "There are about 100 pieces of nail for each armor, and if you add a don item, arm guard, and shin guard, you need more than 200 nail leaves." Each armor is manufactured, with our current manpower and the reserves of materials used, we will make every effort to build this armor, and we can become a 30 collar every five days or so. ”

Zhu Wanchun was taken aback and praised: "You can get one hundred and eighty iron armor per month, and two thousand iron armor per year, which is amazing, amazing." Nanjing Ministry of Industry, a year may not have this number. ”

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Happy Double Day, everyone