"First, the Chinese Dynasty Ordnance Department is not of great use, and the quality of the forged firearms is inferior, according to the deputy privy envoy of Dong, less than half of the firearms distributed to the Northern Army can be used, and it is difficult to fight against the Jin people with such inferior firearms, after all, the Jin people have mastered our firearms forging process, and they are also equipped with firearms in large quantities."

On that day, he drank with Dong Haoran, Dong Haoran basically told him the current military situation of the Hua Dynasty, and in his opinion, the level of the current army of the Hua Dynasty is not much different from the Eight Banners Green Battalion in the late Qing Dynasty, and the soldiers lack firearms shooting training, and the quality of firearms is inferior.

"Lin Shi is true when he says this, but how to rectify the Ordnance Division now." Zhao Ji frowned, he didn't know anything about military affairs.

Through Liu Jiangbai and Dong Haoran, now Lin Mu has a deeper understanding of the disadvantages of the Hua Dynasty, because of the emphasis on literature and light on military force, the generals of the Hua Dynasty only have the right to command the army when the war occurs, and because of the fear of military generals, the generals of the Hua Dynasty army are frequently exchanged.

Therefore, in a war, it is often the soldiers who do not know the generals and the generals do not know the soldiers, and the most important thing is to use civilian forces to control the military, and what actions the generals take on the battlefield often have to go through the decisions of civilian officials who do not understand military affairs, which leads to the delay and indiscriminate command of fighters, and it is not surprising that the war is defeated with such a military system.

This time is the same, one of the commanders of the Jiangning Mansion military is Zhao Ji, and the other is Liu Jiangbai, although the two are enthusiastic, but they also don't know anything about how to fight.

The long-term use of literature to control military force also caused a lack of excellent generals in the Chinese army.

"There is no need to rectify the Ordnance Division, just start from scratch, this is what His Royal Highness agreed to allow the lower official to establish a private military workshop." Lin Mu's tone was tentative.

He had his own selfish motives for this proposal, but it was the only way to go in the current situation.

The reason is very simple, a bureaucratic system of the Chinese Dynasty is rotten to the bone, even if Zhao Ji ascends the throne, it is impossible to remove all the officials of the Ordnance Department, and even if all of them are replaced, there is no guarantee that the newly appointed officials of the Ordnance Department will not deduct silver and materials, not to mention that in such a short time, it is impossible to remove them.

It is different to allow him to set up a private military workshop, he can use his own resources to establish a military industrial giant similar to Krupp, to ensure the quality and quantity of firearms, and the court only needs to buy them from him at the same price as forging firearms.

"Private military workshops? It's just that businessmen are profit-seeking, and Lin Shi talked about how to ensure that after establishing a military workshop, he would not sell firearms to the enemies of the imperial court. "Although Zhao Ji is young, he also grew up in the power circle of Jingshi, and he is not stupid.

Lin Mu said with a smile: "Your Highness doesn't need to worry, the military workshop belongs to the lower officials, but who to sell it to is up to the imperial court, and the imperial court can send officials to participate in the sale of firearms, and at the same time supervise the technical secrecy measures of the military workshop." ”

"Well, if that's the case, it's not impossible, this king will write it in an excerpt to my father, asking for a holy decree for you." Zhao Ji still has some resentment towards his father, so it is understandable for him to put forward some conditions.

Lin Mu was happy in his heart, if the imperial court agreed, the military industrial empire in his heart would be possible.

"The second point is to use this regimental training to establish a new army, set up a military academy, and train generals who are good at commanding firearms troops. Lin Mu continued to throw out his thoughts.

The current Jin Dynasty has just been in the Central Plains for more than 30 years, and it is in its heyday, similar to the Kangxi era of the contemporary Qing Dynasty, coupled with the support of the Chinese Dynasty every year, the national strength is on the rise, so this battle is not easy to fight.

"Since the regimental training is a new army, since this king is in charge of the military of Jiangning Mansion, it doesn't hurt to promise you this." Zhao Ji agreed very simply, now what he is most worried about is whether the army can survey the battle, if there is Lin Mu's new army, it will naturally have an extra layer of guarantee.

Lin Mu nodded and continued: "The third is the supply of grain and grass, coal, iron and other things. ”

"That's no problem, whatever the king can give you will be given to you." Zhao Ji can only trust Lin Mu now, because looking up, there is no one available in Jiangning Mansion, at least Lin Mu is proficient in Western studies, maybe it can be a variable.

The three conditions were all met, Lin Mu felt relieved for a while, now that Liu Jiangbai and Duanwang supported him, when would he take this opportunity not to establish his own personal power?

But he didn't get carried away because of this, the smell of war was real, and everything now was a big gamble for him.

If he wins, the Hua Dynasty will have a big change from then on, and if he loses, I am afraid that he will become a scapegoat and lose his head.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your trust." Lin Mu bowed and said.

Zhao Ji helped Lin Mu up, and some young people said: "Lin Shi said, this king's net worth and life are in your hands, from today on, you can act cheaply in Jiangning City, if there is any news in the north, this king will ask Ran Yun to send it to you immediately." “

"Yes, Your Highness, the lower official will go back and prepare." Lin Mu answered yes and turned to leave.

Seeing Lin Mu leave, at this time, an official in a red robe walked out from behind the screen, looked at the direction of Lin Mu's departure, and the official said: "Your Highness, this Lin Mu dares to speak out, and the two points mentioned are also in the key points, and he does have some skills, it seems that His Royal Highness is a blessing in disguise, and he should ask him for advice in the future, and he will be respected by the master and won people's hearts." “

"Liufu Yin's vision has always been good, but this king just picked up a leak." Zhao Ji smiled proudly, revealing his true colors as a teenager.

The official stroked his beard and laughed lightly, "Now I only hope that Dong Haoran can delay a little longer, try to delay the time when Jin Bing goes south, and give Lin Mu time to prepare." “

Zhao Ji nodded, and he asked, "What is Father Emperor doing now?" ”

"The official family ordered Zeng Hei to build a summer resort for himself in Fuzhou, and it is estimated that the war will be a success, and the official family will go to Fuzhou in the name of summer vacation, after all, the royal family was captured by the Jin people in Beiping City because they fled too late, and the official family was almost captured, so the official family has always started to prepare early." The red-robed official was a little helpless.

Zhao Ji sighed, he was very aware of his father's fear of the Jin people, it can be said that the color of the Jin soldiers changed, because of this, in order to sue for peace, he did not hesitate to pay millions of taels of silver every year.

"My father is really ruthless, he threw the mess to his eldest brother ten years ago, and now he has lost it to me." Zhao Ji was a little resentful.

When the red-robed official heard this, he said: "If it weren't for this, how could it be His Royal Highness's turn to take the throne, during this time, the king was running around, the purpose was self-evident, if he was allowed to ascend the throne, would you and King Fu still have a good life?" ”

Zhao Ji remembered the cold appearance of the King of the Middle, and suddenly shuddered, and said to the red-robed official: "Uncle, since this is the case, the Jingshi will rely on you." “