Volume 17 Chapter 53 Developing New Strategies (I)

Luo Zongshan took the official document and looked at it, there was a row of book titles printed on it, it was these books that were sent to him, Ma Kai just added the number at the back, and received something to sign, this is nothing to say, he borrowed a brush and signed his name very happily.

However, it is impossible for this book to be used for a lifetime, what if it is damaged or lost, it is related to their eating and making money, and they must not be sloppy, so Luo Zongshan asked with a shy face after signing it: "Master Ma, what if this book is damaged or lost, do you really sell it?" It's a trivial matter if the money is not money, anyway, there is so much money for a book, and I'm afraid that if I can't buy it, I'll be in trouble. “

Ma Kai took the signed official document, and said angrily: "I will prepare a little book here every year, asking for money is just a joke, I am afraid that you will not cherish it, and use it to make nonsense, if you take it back as straw paper, it will be used up in a few days, then I must not apply to the Ministry of War, pull a train over every month!" “

Hearing this, Luo Zongshan was finally relieved, and he said with a smile: "How can it, who dares to use this baby to wipe his buttocks, I will make his butt bloom." “

Ma Kai nodded, and said to Zhang Yue on the side: "Xiao Yue, go and call two people to come over, help Lao Luo tie up the book, and then help him carry it, and then I will go to get other things later." “

When Zhang Yue heard this, he saluted, took the order, and soon brought in two young men, and the three of them quickly tied up the book with strips of waste cloth.

Ma Kai thought for a while, got up and took a folded map from the bookshelf, handed it to Luo Zongshan, and then said solemnly: "Old Luo, this is the garrison map of our Xibo Fifth Capital Division, you have to put it away, if you lose it, military law will do it." “

When Luo Zongshan heard this, he nodded heavily, carefully took the map, unfolded it and looked at it, and then folded it and carefully stuffed it into his arms.

At this point, the paperwork was finished, Ma Kai stepped forward and patted Luo Zongshan's shoulder, and said kindly: "Old Luo, go, I'll take you to get other things." “

I heard that there were other things to lead, and Luo Zongshan naturally followed up.

Ma Kai was in front, Luo Zongshan followed, Zhang Yue led two guards carrying two bundles of books to follow, and a group of five people left the barracks and came to the city gate on the first floor of the fortress.

Ma Kai did not go down the street, but looked to the left along the first floor of the wall, and soon they came to a large courtyard that looked a bit like a horse farm.

As soon as the group entered, a middle-aged man greeted him and gave a military salute, and then greeted him: "Master Ma, you are here, do you want to get something for the people below?" “

Ma Kai nodded and said, "Yes, Lao Zhao, call some people, order things, and help load them into the car." “

When Lao Zhao heard this, he nodded again and again and said, "Okay, Master Ma, please come with me." “

After that, he took the lead and walked to a row of houses inside, shouting as he walked: "Third son, hurry up, call the master, set ten carriages, and bring ten breeding deer over, but you have to see the male and female clearly, five or five pairs." “

Someone next to him obeyed, and the group soon came to the row of houses.

At first glance, this row of houses can tell that it is a warehouse for storing weapons, because there is a sign on each door, on which are the names of muskets, gunpowder, spearheads, waist knives, bows and arrows, etc., and the door is guarded and guarded.

That Lao Zhao did not lead them directly to the warehouse, but led the group into a place similar to an account room.

When he came here, he first confessed to a crime, sat down, took out a list, brushed and wrote for a while, and then stood up with the list, walked up to Ma Kai, handed over the list, and asked respectfully: "Lord Ma, look, are these these?" “

Ma Kai took the list and looked at it carefully, Luo Zongshan couldn't help but lean in to take a look, and this look directly made his eyes almost drop.

Oh my God, this is simply the standard equipment of the Ming army.

Gun heads, four hundred;

waist knives, four hundred;

longbows, four hundred;

arrows, five thousand;

flintlock pistols, ten;

bullets, 1,000 rounds;

Gunpowder, a barrel.

If this is changed to before, with these will be the regular army, and it can be directly pulled to the battlefield!

Of course, the current regular legion of the Ming army is no longer this equipment, and these can be used by the reserve corps and the garrison guards in the border areas.

Naturally, five people can't take so many things, but fortunately, there is still a carriage, and there are a lot of people under this Lao Zhao, they just need to wait outside to count.

Taking advantage of this free time, Ma Kai began to explain the daily affairs of the garrison here.

First of all, the training must not be wasted, and every 1,000 households must organize a full number of cantonment drills for one month every year;

Then, each of the Thousand Houses had to send a hundred guards to the No. 5 fort every month, and at the same time learn the operation of muskets and artillery;

In addition, each thousand households must watch their own jurisdiction and send people to patrol regularly to prevent the enemy from infiltrating;

In addition, all kinds of resources cannot be exhausted, and saplings must be planted when trees are cut down, and the young should not be harmed when hunting;

Finally, it is necessary to be friendly with the nomadic tribes who used to live here, and not to rely on force to oppress them.

After explaining this, the weapons were almost all loaded into the carriage, and after Ma Kai and Luo Zongshan signed and drew the charge respectively, everyone led the breeding deer and drove the carriage back with the assistance of Lao Zhao's twenty subordinates.

Coming to the gate of the first floor of the fortress, Ma Kai apologized to Luo Zongshan and said: "Old Luo, I still have a lot of things to do, so I won't accompany you to get grain, grass and baggage, Xiao Yue is familiar with these things, you just follow him." “

Luo Zongshan hurriedly said gratefully: "Master Ma, you go and get busy, and your subordinates will come to visit you after they are busy with the things at hand." “

Ma Kai nodded, and then advised: "You send these to the railway station first, I have already said hello to the baggage, you can borrow a hundred carriages and a thousand tents from them, but you have to return these within half a month, and our twenty-one guards will only have so many quotas, and the next wave of brothers will use them." Also, this time you first get a month's worth of grain and grass, send it to the station with the tent, and then come back to get the rest of the grain and grass and cement, there are too many things, you can't move them all at once, go over there and settle down first, anyway, your jurisdiction is less than a hundred miles away from here, and it is more convenient to go back and forth. “

When Luo Zongshan heard this, he hurriedly nodded and said, "My subordinates understand." “

Ma Kai nodded, and was about to say goodbye, but Luo Zongshan seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly said: "By the way, Lord Ma, do you want to pay a visit to the envoy?" “

When Ma Kai heard this, he smiled and said: "The commander has not yet come to take office, it seems that he is training in the capital, don't worry, when the time comes, the commander will definitely convene a meeting, the development of the Xibe Khanate is a big deal, the military department attaches great importance to it, and the emperor is also paying attention, you just wait for the meeting, there will definitely be many arrangements at that time." “