When he returned to the back office, it was just a friend with Shen Shi from time to time, and it was still early for dinner, so Li Zicheng went to the study and went through the documents sent from all over the country.

One of the messages from the West Sea attracted him deeply.

The message said that the warship built by Cao Jian had been launched and had a load of 600 stones.

Li Zicheng converted it according to the standards of later generations, the load of the warship is more than 30 tons, if it is used as a transport ship, it can carry 500 people at a time, but as a battleship, it is impossible to be fully loaded, and its main goal is to load all kinds of weapons and ammunition.

Thirty tons, and the legendary Zheng He's "big treasure ship" to the West, the "big treasure ship" is said to have a carrying capacity of 800 tons - 1,000 tons, however, later generations have never seen the prototype, even the drawings have been lost, everything is just a legend.

Even if the "Great Treasure Ship" still existed, it could not be used as a war ship, and the purpose of the large ship was to carry more goods at that time, so the "Great Treasure Ship" could only be a merchant ship, and the ship was loaded with soldiers' weapons, which could be regarded as an armed merchant ship.

What Li Zicheng needed was a warship, preferably a warship with a particularly large carrying capacity.

The warship built by Cao Jian according to Tang Ruowang's temporary drawings can at least be regarded as the prototype of a battleship, or a reduced version of the battleship.

There are not many sophisticated instruments on the current warships, and launching into the water means forming an army, as long as there are enough sailors and soldiers, combat effectiveness can be formed immediately.

Li Zicheng was very happy in his heart, maybe a warship is nothing, but since it has already begun, with the help of historical knowledge, walking on the right road, you can improve the warship in the future, accumulate to a certain extent, and you can develop rapidly.

It doesn't matter whether this kind of warship is a real warship or not, whether it can sail in the open ocean or not, its current target is the West Sea, which is not stormy and closed on all sides.

Together with the warships, the garrisons on the east and west sides of the West Sea will be more convenient for each other, and there will be an additional guarantee for the western frontier of the Triangle City and even Xining.

When you have to be free, you have to go to the West Sea to see in person, the launching ceremony is not in time, but you can make a naming ceremony, Xining is only two hundred miles away from the east coast of the West Sea, and it can be reached in one day by fast horse, and it does not take too much time.

Moreover, John Tang was translating the drawings of the Portuguese warship, and once it was completed, it would be sent to the West Sea, handed over to Cao Jian, and began to prepare.

Li Zicheng first replied with a message, hoping that Cao Jian would accumulate timber for the manufacture of large ships, and that he would soon personally inspect the West Sea.

If there is only one warship, even if it is an army, it will not have too strong combat effectiveness, and besides, the warship lacks the most powerful weapon - artillery, and now it can only be used as a transport ship in addition to training sailors and soldiers.

However, the Western Sea Army has finally begun, which may be the biggest feature of the Xining Army that is different from the nomadic cavalry.

At this time, Li Zicheng suddenly thought of Mei Zhihuan's suggestion to himself when he was separated in Liangzhou, and he knew in his heart that Mei Zhihuan's suggestion was not for his own promotion, in fact, he was already the governor of Gansu Town, even if he accepted the suggestion, it would be difficult for Mei Zhihuan to go further.

The establishment of a military and political feudal town in Xining, similar to the Jiedu envoy of the Tang Dynasty, could ensure the supply of food and salary for the army, but in this way, the Xining army would be completely exposed to the opposite side of the imperial court.

Although Li Zicheng is extremely reluctant, such a moment will come sooner or later.

He decided to face the problem head-on.

At least the framework must be put up, the current Xining area is basically a feudal town, but there is no banner, except for the army, there is no set of effective systems.

Li Zicheng pondered for a moment, and finally had a general idea: to establish a real Xining army.

That is to say, it is necessary to highlight the difference between the Xining Army and other armies and the imperial army, the current Xining Army, the military discipline is a feature, and the "three disciplines and eight attentions" are the military discipline of the Xining Army, which is at least easier to understand than the military discipline of the imperial court, and the soldiers are illiterate and do not have the habit of chewing words like literati.

In addition, there must be military flags and uniforms, so that people can know at a glance that it is the Xining Army.

The military flag must not use the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial power must be diluted and the bloody nature of the Xining army must be highlighted - not afraid of sweat, not afraid of bloodshed, courageously moving forward, and despising difficulties.

The military uniform seems to have been there, and he designed a camouflage uniform that day, in addition to making the soldiers dress neatly, mainly to replace the Mingguang armor of the soldiers of the Ma Youshui Division, and save the pig iron for the manufacture of rifles, but I didn't expect it to be used now.

The army is still based on the current seven hundred households as the framework, and the West Sea Army can only be regarded as an auxiliary army in the auxiliary army for the time being, as for how to develop in the future, it must be based on the actual situation, and the need is the source of power for development.

Mei Zhihuan is right, he really can't hold the title of a thousand household officials forever, otherwise, the title of the officer below will not be able to go up, which will not only cause the actual establishment of the army to be overstaffed, but also affect the normal management of the army, and even affect the combat effectiveness of the army.

What kind of structure does the Xining Army need? The guard is definitely not good, this kind of government military system has already become a cancer of the Ming Dynasty, and it may become the last straw that crushes the Ming Dynasty at any time, it will never be reborn in Xining, the farming people are different from the nomads, no matter how advanced means and methods are used to manage, the government soldiers who are half civilian and half army will not have too strong combat effectiveness.

Li Zicheng thought about the military systems of the Han Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty, and even the "Yue Family Army" and "Qi Family Army" all went through it in his mind, but the result was still not dissatisfied.

When thinking about the military system of the Ming Dynasty, a lightning bolt suddenly struck his mind: Governor's Mansion!

The Governor's Mansion in Li Zicheng's mind is different from the pure military institution of the "Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies" in the Ming Dynasty, which is somewhat similar to the system at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

What he hoped for was a military and political Governor's Office, which would include various military and political institutions under the Governor's Office, which could include the current military, civilian, and commercial affairs of the Xining Army.

In order to separate powers and check and balance, the Ming Dynasty's "Five Military Governors' Mansions" set up permanent left and right governors, and the Governor's Mansion of the Xining Army has only one metropolitan governor, which is naturally Li Zicheng, and the metropolitan governor does not have a grade, but it can also be said that the grade is supreme, and he is the highest military and political chief of the Xining Army.

In the future, if each hundred households want to expand the army, or the chief officer is promoted, they will no longer be restricted.

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