The establishment of the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau by the Qing court, in addition to making better use of the production capacity of hydraulic machinery, also had the purpose of relieving the chronic disease of the Ministry of Industry and the Yamen through the establishment of new institutions. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, Liu Cheng walked on this experience in the Tianjin factory this time, but what he saw was that the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry infected the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau like an infectious disease, and the existence he wanted to be like the hydraulic workshop of the Jinhua Military Industry Department was obviously a fool's dream.

"Officials enslave craftsmen, and if the enthusiasm of craftsmen cannot be mobilized, output and production innovation will inevitably be affected. It's ridiculous that this group of guys is still complacent, but they don't know that the reason why the output has increased after the relocation is only to make better use of hydraulic resources and use more hydraulic machinery. ”

Liu Cheng used to be a training officer in the recruit training camp, and he had personally seen the production efficiency of the Military Industry Department of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming Army. When there was no hydraulic workshop, but the territory of one or two prefectures, tens of thousands of troops could be supported, and later there was a hydraulic workshop, and the production capacity was directly ahead of the Jiangzhejiang and Zhejiang Ming Army's strong soldiers, and the absolute crushing on the battlefield thereafter.

If the new army wants to defeat the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Ming armies, it is impossible to rely only on the numerical superiority of the cavalry and the Gustav phalanx, and only if the weapons and equipment can keep up will there be a greater chance.

After pondering in the Tianjin factory for more than an hour, Liu Cheng didn't think about reminding one or two, but he didn't say a word until he left.

Although his relationship with Zhang Daocheng is good, he is not as good as Hu Quancai. And with the death of Hu Quancai, he was separated from Zhu Zhixi, a group of people in the Manchu Qing Dynasty who intended to take the opportunity to be promoted, and those members of the Nanchang shogunate left by Hong Chengchou. If Hu Quancai is still alive, even if he doesn't have the opportunity to go to the Tianjin factory to have a look, there will be Hu Quancai to share the burden for him, at least it won't fall into today's situation, and even words can only be held in the stomach.

What's more, weapons and armor, especially those important firearms and iron armor, are indispensable for production cycles. Chen Wen's attempts at the water conservancy workshop, especially those efforts to increase the motivation of craftsmen, are basically not immediately effective, and always take time to show their effects. Even if he said it now, Zhang Daocheng can continue to implement it despite public opinion, but it can't increase the production capacity much, but it is better to directly put the knife on the necks of the craftsmen and tell them that if they can't finish the project on time, they will kill their whole family, which can stimulate the production enthusiasm of the craftsmen.

"I just count on these corrupt officials and corrupt officials, but I am afraid that those methods that stimulate the enthusiasm of craftsmen in production will be swallowed up by them, and in the end it will make the court waste more resources."

I had expected that this road would not be so easy, but Liu Cheng never thought that the gap between the two sides was never just on the surface, and many hidden things affected the strength comparison between the two sides all the time, but he didn't pay attention to it before, or noticed it but didn't have the opportunity to show it.

Riding on the horse with a deep brow, Liu Cheng rushed back to the Tianjin Acropolis with Goshha. The resettlement work continued, but the new army's military law was strict, and the principle of distribution had already been set, putting aside the official offices of Liu Cheng and Mulima, giving priority to Manchuria, then Mongolia, and then the Han army, and the basic principle that the worst part of the city should be assigned to the Eight Banners of Goryeo was still there, and it would not cause too much unpleasantness, at least on the surface.

"Ye Yuan, can you complete the resettlement work today?

Returning to the official hall, Liu Cheng immediately asked Li Zhifang about the situation during this time of departure. The affairs of the army, no matter how small, are major matters, and the resettlement of the families of the right army of Wuwei in the Tianjin Acropolis is a matter of great importance to the morale of the army.

Because of this, leaving at this time, Liu Cheng also had the intention of letting Mulima come out. Because he knows very well that no matter how much he tries to win over the Eight Banners, he will not be of the same mind with him, and the Eight Banners of the Han Army must be dissatisfied with the distribution, and the opportunity for differentiation and wooing will really emerge.

"Back to the president's words, in general, the sergeants are placed in towns and towns, and the Tianjin Acropolis is not small, but it can also be properly settled. Even among the various departments of the Han army, there seem to be some dissatisfied voices, but with the Eight Banners of Goryeo as a comparison, it is nothing. ”

Compared with the upper and lower than the bottom, the Han military flag originally had the green battalion as a comparison, but now it is directly compared to the Goryeo Eight Banners within the Eight Banners, and the Goryeo Eight Banners have replaced the status of the Han Army Banner compared with the green battalion, and dissatisfaction can always be reduced.

Li Zhifang told the story, and after Liu Cheng heard it, he realized the problem of the Eight Banners of Goryeo. However, he never planned to do too much on such trivial matters, many things have already been calculated, and now he just needs to do it step by step.

The order went down, and the army repaired for ten days, so that the soldiers had time to settle their wives and daughters properly before heading south. If the court is to blame, Ben Shuai deserves it. ”

The time given by the Qing court for the right army of Wuwei to repair the Tianjin Acropolis was five days, and five days was indeed enough time to complete the resettlement work. During this time, Liu Cheng waved his pen and directly added five more days to come out, and the order was conveyed, and the Tianjin Acropolis was also full of joy. Among them, only Mulima is a complete outlier.

"E, there is an order from the imperial court, and after five days of repair, you will go south to the small station and big camp, why did you change it to ten days?!"

Mulima was furious, but Liu Cheng was not in a hurry, and ordered the soldiers guarding the door to come in and pour tea for Mulima, and then slowly explained: "Lord Guerjia, all the way south from the capital, the soldiers in the army are okay to say, the dependents have not had a day off, and it is two days earlier than the established time." The soldiers and their families are so diligent in the king's affairs, we should be handsome, or be tolerant, and rest for three more days, so that the soldiers can be completely at ease, and only when they go south can they better train and defend the emperor, and they can be better loyal to the emperor. Besides, Ben Shuai also sent his own soldiers and horses to the small station to fight the front station for the army, which was not bad for a day or two. ”

Liu Cheng took the teacup and handed it to Mu Lima with his own hands, but the latter's anger did not disappear at all, not only did he not take the teacup, but he snorted coldly, threatening that the matter would be reported to the court and handed over to the court for decision, so he left Liu Cheng's official hall with a snort.

Looking at Mulima's distant figure, a hint of a smile crossed the corner of Liu Cheng's mouth, playing with the teacup, and only drank the tea in one gulp until the moment when the smile was the strongest, and then returned to his usual look.

"Idiot."

I didn't say it on my lips, but I was already disdainful in my heart. It is not enough to be overwhelmed by the foreign monarch's order, but the army has moved to the town, and there is no extremely important military situation, so it is not a problem to miss it for two or three days. What's more, the DPRK and China are very clear that the right army of Wuwei moved to the town, and the soldiers were very dissatisfied with leaving the prosperous place of the capital.

"President, let's explain a thing or two to the imperial court."

"If you want to explain, the emperor will definitely be able to understand my good intentions."

Liu Cheng and Mu Lima have been like this since the formation of the Wuwei Right Army, Liu Cheng is the forehead, and Mu Lima's brother is also Aobai, and the conflict between the two sides broke out, Li Zhifang was very worried. In contrast, Liu Cheng is not as good as Li Zhifang in this regard, he has been in the Qing court for many years, and he sees it far more clearly than Li Zhifang, a subordinate, but what should be reported still has to be reported, so as not to really make Shunzhi unhappy, then the gain outweighs the loss.

Liu Cheng wrote a newspaper, clearly saying that it was for the heart of the An army to repair the Tianjin Acropolis for a few days. After sending it out, he personally took Goshha to the area divided by the various ministries, and he couldn't say anything about the cold and warmth, but at least the inspection, by squeezing the magistrates to meet the requirements of the soldiers under his command, still had to be done. The same is true of the Eight Banners stationed in various places.

After two days, the requirements of the various ministries were met one by one, and the families of the Eight Banners in the Tianjin Acropolis had many voices of praise for Liu Cheng, and even those Manchurian Eight Banners who looked down on him on weekdays were less prejudiced and more close to him, the Han who carried the flag in Manchuria. As for the Eight Banners of the Han Army, it is even more so.

Whether it is the upper two armies, or the lower three armies, all departments of the new army, the Han army flag is the absolute main force and the backbone of the battle array. The upper two armies are okay, at least the soldiers of the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners combined, there are still slightly more than the Eight Banners of the Han Army, and on the side of the Lower Three Armies, the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Mongolia and Goryeo together are not as many as the Eight Banners of the Han Army, even if there are more than 1,000 people less.

The proportion of this is carefully calculated by Shunzhi, Sony, Aobai and others, although the cohesion of the mixed army is slightly inferior, but for the current situation that the population of Manchuria has been reduced too much, the population proportion is at a disadvantage, and the Han army banner and the Han army flag generals, and even the eight banners of the noble kings such as Jidu and Doni have a more obvious role.

Liu Cheng knew this, and he tolerated Mulima in every possible way, but when it came to official affairs, as long as the reason was sufficient, he always fought with him under the slogan that the slave should be dedicated to his master.

In this regard, Mu Lima was very dissatisfied, but Liu Cheng had enough reasons to convince Shunzhi, and even Ao Bai had reprimanded his younger brother in private, so there was no need to target everything, and completely restraining Liu Cheng was not conducive to the formation of the combat effectiveness of the Wuwei Right Army.

During this period of time, Liu Cheng has been in a sense of proportion, and the bottom line of Shunzhi has become clearer. Leaving the capital, although each flag has its own subordination, there are still many more places to go up and down, and it is indeed more convenient than sitting in the capital. While Liu Cheng was praised for this repair, Mulima's reputation in the Wuwei Right Army also began to decline under the propaganda of well-intentioned people, which is exactly what Liu Cheng wanted to see.

Moving the town is not a march, and there is always a chance to corrupt the morale of this straight line "supervising the army", and then he can do more.

"Chen Wen is mainly anti-guest, because the main force of the Ming army in Dalanshan has been destroyed, which is not easy to imitate. The key point is still in the transmission of interests, with interests, in order to win over more people, this time to squeeze the magistrate is a good experience. However, I still need to do more, and I'm afraid Chen Wen won't give me too much time. ”

Ten days later, after the repair was completed, the right army of Wuwei left a small number of soldiers and horses to guard the city, and the army set off and went straight to the small station.

The Tianjin Acropolis was only fifty or sixty miles away from Xiaozhan Town, and the local government organized the transportation of the military baggage, and the army went down the Haihe River and arrived at the camp that night. The large battalion of the Wuwei Right Army was set up between the small station and Gegu, and the waterways and official roads of the Haihe River were all used, and a small unit of them would be stationed in Gegu Town to monitor this section of the river.

After all, the right army of Wuwei moved to the town, not for training, but for the most important reason to assist in the defense of the Tianjin Acropolis and Dagukou to ensure the safety of the southeast gateway of the capital.

The relocation was soon completed, but the progress of the training inevitably fell behind. However, the collective march has strengthened the cohesion of the army, and it can be regarded as a gain and a loss. However, routine training must still be carried out as soon as possible, and only when the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming armies raise troops to form a battle before the Northern Expedition, they will have vitality at all.

"The army moved to the town, and the commander asked the emperor for an order, and soon there will be a town's Lu Mi Gong, and they can all be practiced. Prior to this, the various departments were still mainly training in queues, and in addition, the commander asked for the bird guns prepared by the two towns, and each town could practice the loading in batches first, and the live firing had to wait a little longer. ”

Liu Cheng wanted to come to this batch of birds are all in the arsenal of the Ministry of Industry's Yamen, many of them have been eroded by the years and the maintenance is not good, there is a danger of exploding, he simply asked for a batch of guns, live ammunition shooting does not want to, always let the gunners better familiar with the loading process of the firearm.

This matter, all the generals here know, and they used to secretly complain about Liu Cheng's involvement, after this repair, a handsome man who is willing to work for the welfare of everyone is popular, and there are fewer voices like this, this time after listening to what Liu Cheng said, he immediately turned to the training matter.

"President, there are only two towns of birds, how to practice, there must be a plan."

The commander of the first town is a Chen Hanjun from Liaodong, and when he asked about the key point, Liu Cheng nodded and replied: "This matter has already been decided, the birds of the two towns, the first town and the second town practice on the first day, the third town and the fourth town practice on the second day, the fifth town and the first town practice on the third day, and so on. ”

The firecracker drills, the firecrackers train loading, the spearmen have to train assassination and horse rejection and other items, and when the other towns train, they train the queue and formation together, Liu Cheng is very fine, but this is the case, and there are also different opinions that pop up.

"President, how about our Wuwei Right Army, everyone knows that there are five infantry towns, the first four towns are the backbone of the infantry, and the combat effectiveness of the fifth town is slightly inferior, or we should practice closely in the first four towns, and the fifth town will be pressed back for the time being?"

As soon as the words fell, Liu Cheng glanced at Mu Lima with his spare eyes, and saw that he was the same as the generals of the other Manchuria and Mongolian Eight Banners, although he was surprised, but he was also mostly interested in watching the excitement, so he let go of his doubts about the possibility of Mu Lima instructing this Han army banner general.

The first four towns of the Wuwei Right Army are the Han Army Banner, the spearmen are like this, and the fire gunners are also the same, and the fifth town is the army organized by the Eight Banners of Goryeo, which was previously practiced in the camp of the capital, and the weak combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners of Goryeo is already recognized within the Eight Banners, not to mention the status.

Liu Cheng glanced around and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The new army has been expanded, but the time is still short, and it is far from enough to run in to the level of the Praetorian Guard.

Manchuria looked down on other departments, Mongolia looked down on the Han army and Goryeo, and the Han army also looked down on Goryeo, this problem was something he never encountered when he was in the Ming army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and even when he was in the Praetorian Guard, because the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard were selected from the Eight Banners Army that was exterminated in the Seven Uprisings, and they had the experience of cooperating with the war, this gap would be much less, and it was not at all like now.

What Li Tongdao pointed out is indeed a major malaise that plagues the improvement of the army's combat effectiveness today. However, as the president of the Wuwei Right Army, Ben Shuai commanded the army on the orders of the emperor, and he always had to take care of it. The fifth town is also a part of our Wuwei Right Army, and if it does not perform well on the battlefield, it will also lose the face of our Wuwei Right Army. Therefore, the training of the bird gun is still carried out according to the method of the commander, but when Lu Mi Gong arrives, the first town will be equipped first. In addition to training, we also have to ensure the food production of the small station, and replace training with the extermination of local rebels, which is indispensable. ”

Liu Chengyang said a lot of things, maintained his own power, gained the gratitude of the Eight Banners of Goryeo, and also took into account the face of the Han Army Banner. But what is more important is that when the army has the combat mission of maintaining local security, there will be many more places to occur, and not only the Han military banner, but even the generals of the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners are all moved.

"Damn, it's enough for the four groups to be put together. I hope that Chen Wen can make a later Northern Expedition, and he must give me enough time to completely control this army. ”