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Why can you be confident in the source of soldiers? Because Liaodong will be defeated.

Why do you need to help the court officials to write books? Because Liaodong will be defeated.

Why did you make a special trip to Jingshi? Or is it because Liaodong will be defeated.

The basis of all Wang Xingping's judgments is based on his vague battles about the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the information provided by Gu Ziming combs these vague memories into a logical chain.

In the same way, Wang Xingping believes that there will be no shortage of imperial history when the time comes, but now it can be regarded as a kind of foresight. After all, even a pragmatic official like Xu Guangqi is only a little worried, and the governors and ministers in various places still have a great motive for arguing about Liao affairs, which is to value the greatest side merit after the three expeditions, and they all want to get a piece of the pie.

But the various encounters since going north have made Wang Xingping continue to add more true footnotes to the defeat of the Ming Dynasty, and it seems that this history will not change, or it will only get worse.

And now in the entire city of Beijing, I am afraid that he is the only one who has already put his mind on the defeated officials and soldiers, so if you listen to Wang Xingping's original sentence to Zhou Yiming in a few months, "If you are not satisfied, you can go to Guizhou District with me." It was not a courtesy, but a sincere invitation and great kindness.

In hindsight, there is no shortage in the world, but what about beforehand?

This is Wang Xingping's decision, anyway, with his military exploits in the past, if he wants to gain a reputation as a frontier talent in the Beijing Division, it will not be said that it will disturb the morale of the army, and it is a shortcut to promote his views among the scholars first. Anyway, there is no shortage of people in the DPRK and China who are good at making amazing statements, and it depends on whether they can say some truth.

When you know the result of an event, it is very easy to find a reasonable explanation for the various behaviors before the event, and it is the easiest to find arguments based on the conclusion.

The delay in preparing sufficient food and salaries for aid to Liao is a problem, and it is also a problem that the officers and troops of various walks of life are unable to advance in the Guannei, and it is even more a problem that the soldiers and armor issued by the officials are not able to fight in battle.

In the end, even the reward given by Yang Hao just became a problem, and the dignified slave chief only gave a reward of 10,000 taels of silver, which seemed not to be small in the past, but after Wang Xingping said it, it was indeed less. After all, in Wang Xingping's mouth, Donglu is the side of the couch, and even the first class confidant of the Ming Dynasty in the next ten years, if it is changed to a few years later, let the emperor of the Ming Dynasty choose, not to mention 10,000 taels, it is 100,000 taels of silver to buy Nurhachi's head, it is also a lucrative business, and all the disputes are only in time.

The audience listened patiently to Wang Xingping's point of view, and Xu Guangqi asked unhurriedly, "What did Cheng think about Liao that day?" ”

Wang Xingping had already thought about it, "It's better to do it step by step, just like Zhang Fujun did in Guizhou, the top priority is to stabilize the border defense, in fact, the time is not on the Jiannu side." ”

Very simply, the conditions in Liaodong cannot support tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Jianzhou, as long as Jiannu is not allowed to enter the border again, you can watch its self-defeat.

"From Tiancheng's point of view, ploughing the court and sweeping the holes is the next step?" Xu Ji had been listening with a serious face, and couldn't help but ask.

"As long as we can hold on, my Ming Dynasty will be a soldier who will not fight and surrender, Jianzhou is poor, and the grain and grass can not withstand the loss." Wang Xingping thought for a while and concluded: "This is like doing business, obviously there is a way to make money without losing money, but the princes of the central government want to gamble, and winning is nothing more than a side work, but if you lose, the situation in Liaodong will be out of control." ”

In the same way, he also said to Wang Zunde that he would not change his mind when he met Qi Chengjiao or even Sun Chengzong in the future, which was really a rare opportunity, although in his heart he did not want to see the defeat of the Han regime in Liaodong.

The topic became a little heavy for a while, and several people in the hall were actually driven by Wang Xingping's words, and they seemed to have been convinced, and there was really a dark atmosphere of Liaodong's defeat among the three or four people.

Xu Guangqi cleared his throat, recovered from the conversation just now, and said, "I promise you about the book, and I still have candidates here for this craftsman." ”

As soon as Wang Xingping heard that there was a door, "I still bother Mr. to introduce me." ”

"This person's name is Wu Jicai, he was a prisoner in Fujian, in the 31st year of Wanli he saw the Westerners in Luzon to see the Westerners in the city, and killed my Han'er 10,000 people, so he secretly studied his method with the villagers, and after sneaking out of the country, he went to Beijing, and once said in the military department that he could build the Westerners' Chengcheng, but it was not used, and he was introduced as a guest when he met me later."

"This person has been to Luzon? And build a gun fort for the Spaniards? Wang Xingping blurted out, he didn't expect that there were such people in Daming now, seeing that the Spaniards had a strong army, he had the mind of learning from the law, but he was really active.

According to Xu Guangqi's words, this Wu Jicai saw the Spaniards slaughtering Chinese merchants in Luzon back then, so he risked his life and the villagers to sneak into his artillery fortress to paint the structure, and brought a pair of local Chinese father and son who could cast cannons to smuggle out of the country in the hope that the secret skills of artillery would be used by the Ming Dynasty.

"It's true that I came back from Luzon, and it was because I saw Xiyi kill my Han people that I wrote a book to make a broken cannon." Xu Guangqi said, "He is a man with a strong sense of fame, if you can really talk about it, he can go to Guizhou with you to do something, but it's a pity that the Li father and son who originally came with him seem to have returned to Fujian." ”

This time, it was the middle-aged man: "Teacher, I heard that Huang Sima's nephew is recently going to recruit some cannon craftsmen from his hometown in Fujian, and Xu Nali's father and son are among them." ”

Huang Kezhang, the secretary of the military department, is a native of Fujian, and he also respects Western artillery.

"Is there such a thing? I haven't heard Huang Zhongmei mention it. Xu Guangqi was also shocked when he heard this.

"I also heard Li Fan inadvertently mention yesterday that Huang Sima has a fellow villager named Chen Yougong in Baoding, and there will be no falsehood."

Middle-aged men also like to study Western cannon casting and weapons on weekdays, this Master Li Fan was originally a craftsman of Zunhua Iron Works, and has been driven by the middle-aged in the past two years.

Wang Xingping looked at the middle-aged man at this time, a sly smile flashed on his face, and said: "Mr. Xuanhu (note: Xu Guangqi) If he can really recruit some reliable craftsmen for me, it is really unwanted, but ...... It would be better if Mr. Huodong could come to Jierong Fort to teach in person. ”

When the middle-aged man saw that the other party recognized his identity, he was surprised and looked at Wang Xingping with joy, and he felt terrible about this son.

This middle-aged is the middle of the forty years of Wanli, and Sun Yuanhua, a student who has been following Xu Guangqi's side, although he has not yet been baptized into the church, but he is deeply involved in doctrine and Western learning. In fact, he also said that he expected that people like Sun Yuanhua would not go to Guizhou, but if something happens, maybe his words can impress the other party?

Sun Yuanhua really shook his head and said, "I also want to refer to this department, where can I go to Guizhou with you." ”

"So if Mr. doesn't win, he can still go?" Wang Xingping heard the softening in his words and asked again.

Sun Yuanhua twisted his beard and smiled, "If Liaodong can really be said by you, I would like to go to Guiyang City to have a look." ”

In this way, a group of people went from Tuntian, training troops to Liaodong, and from Liaodong to casting cannons, and even talked about his various experiences in Guizhou. What surprised Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua was that no matter what topic they talked about, Wang Xing could deal with it calmly on average, and he had a lot of unique insights. For example, when it comes to Tuntian, the importance of water conservancy and breeding can be mentioned immediately, and when it comes to casting cannons, Sun Yuanhua also has a sense of openness about how to prevent the integrated formation of the bore and the cannon body, but Wang Xingping only knows the reason for these things, and does not know the method, but people like Sun Yuanhua and Xu Guangqi can know as soon as they hear it, as long as there is a suitable master to assist, Wang Xingping can indeed create something.

And returning to the southwest to change the land and return to the stream, Wang Xingping is also full of confidence.

However, the help that Wang Xingping can get today is limited to this, and he himself said that he wants to fall on the defeated army in Liaodong, and there is naturally no way to do it at the moment.

In the matter of Tuntian, although Xu Guangqi had experimented a lot in Fangshan and Laishui before, they were all local farmers, so naturally they would not leave their land and go to Guizhou with Wang Xingping to open up wasteland. However, Father Xiong Sanba, who is the most critical in water conservancy, has been sent back to Macao last year, and I heard that he has now gone to Sanya, which is considered to be cheaper Fu Xiaofei, and the octant that Xu Guangqi showed before was a gift from Guangdong.

But his gains in casting cannons are not small, just the Wu Jicai who has been to the Philippines has made Wang Xingping very interested, if he can say that the official will send some craftsmen to Guiyang, it would be better, it seems that the matter reported by the Ministry of War should be advanced.

Looking at the figure of Wang Xingping leaving, Xu Ji bowed to Xu Guangqi's side and said, "My lord, do you think what Wang Xingping said about Liaodong will come true?" ”

Now it is not as good as later generations, and the word adult is only called by children and nephews like Xu Ji.

"No one can say for sure whether it will be fulfilled or not, but what this son just said is reasonable, if the official army is really defeated, it is not wronged. And as he just said, he was a thoughtful person when he acted in Guiyang, and now that he thinks about this Liaodong thing, I'm really afraid that he will say it again. ”

Xu Ji asked again: "Do you really want to let Wu Jicai go to Guizhou with him?" ”

Xu Guangqi said: "Although Wu Sheng's words are a little arrogant, and his fame is a little heavier, he is indeed a talent, rather than letting him stay in Beijing and go to Guizhou, maybe he can be more useful, I think he himself is also willing." ”

Sun Yuanhua also smiled: "The boy of the Wang family has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and I am a little moved when he says it, if Wu Sheng sees it, he will be a confidant." ”

"It's not just a pair of tongues, the whereabouts of Guizhou's land reform and return to the river are all in this booklet."

Xu Guangqi stroked the book cover, this is the blueprint for the development of Guizhou handed over by Wang Xingping, and it is also what he is committed to doing now. The piles and piles are illustrated in the form of charts, which are vivid and interesting, and even Xu Ji can see them at a glance.

"What about the craftsman? Adults can't control the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry. Xu Ji continued to ask.

"Don't forget that he is a serious military officer, the military department should take care of him, and he should also be a method."

At this time, several grandchildren of the Xu family had come out of the chapel, and Xu Gandhi, who was walking in the front, had a big smiling face that was red from the cold, which was particularly moving against the background of the winter snow.

She stepped forward and saluted, blinked with a pair of big eyes and asked with a smile, "Daddy, I heard that little brother killed someone just now?" Is it true? ”

Xu Guangqi laughed when he heard this, "This son is really famous." Then he suddenly asked his son with great meaning, "Erniang will be twelve next year." ”

Xu Ji was also stunned for a moment when he heard this, but immediately understood and looked in the direction of Wang Xingping's departure, nodding as if in response.

"It's twelve after August."

[References]

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