The weather is getting hotter.

Shen Wuyan became more and more annoyed as he wiped his sweaty head and criticized the official documents, and casually threw the document from Mongolia and Tatar aside, and said angrily: "These kings never think about the lives of the common people? …… Threats of force at every turn. ”

An official who was also correcting the documents on the side muttered for a while, and said bitterly: "Compared with previous years, it is much better, and now it is indeed not easy to exchange markets with Tatar tea and horses...... But it's been more than 200 years. ”

Hearing what this person said, Shen Wuyan raised his head slightly, but that person was also talented.

This person was transferred from the Ministry of Officials a few days ago, named Zhang Siwei, and said that Wang Chonggu personally invited His Majesty to transfer this person from the Ministry of Officials to Honglu Temple, but as for why, I don't know the inside story.

Since then, when he entered Honglu Temple, he rarely spoke, he was immersed in reading all day long, and he would write and paint from time to time, but Shen Wuyan didn't know what he was doing.

At this time, there were just two of them in the hall, wiping beads of sweat, Shen Wuyan looked at Zhang Siwei who was writing, and couldn't help but be curious: "Are you having an enmity with Wang Chonggu?" …… But others are not bad, not like people who have a personal vendetta. ”

Zhang Siwei's face suddenly turned red, he groaned for a while, and said in a low voice: "Wang ...... Lord Wang is the uncle of Xiaguan......"

"Oh......" Shen Wuyan was stunned, when he first arrived in the capital, he had a relationship with Wang Chonggu for a period of time, when he punched Yan Maoqing with a nosebleed, and later repeatedly teased Yan Shifan and others.

In general, Shen Wuyan liked this seemingly weak civil official very much, but in fact he was extremely strong, and when Tan Lun was still in the capital, he also had a good conversation.

"It turned out to be Wang Chonggu's relative...... So what do you have to hate? ”

When Zhang Siwei heard this, he was stunned again, and only after a moment did he whisper: "Lord Wang has a very good relationship with me......

"Then why did he transfer you from the Ministry of Officials to this hellish place, not to mention that the Ministry of Officials now has an ice house...... Let's talk about the road to promotion in the future, Honglu Temple is simply a dead knot, even if you are promoted to my position...... It's only five grades. ”

Shen Wuyan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said angrily: "Why can't Honglu Temple compare to the six...... It is said that there are ice houses on the side of Dali Temple, why is it so miserable on my side. ”

But he also complained that Shen Wuyan was pampered, it was really hot and humid in the summer in the capital, and he was still from Suzhou, how could he withstand such a hot weather in the north.

Zhang Siwei on the side was not very comfortable, even though the clothes were extremely thin, but it was difficult to stop the heat, seeing that his back was already wet, he had to say bitterly: "Compared with the officials, Honglu Temple is indeed ...... It's a little harder, but the lower officials are willing. ”

"You ......" Shen Wuyan wanted to scold a few words, but when the words came to his mouth, he held back and hesitated for a while before he was curious: "You said you came here voluntarily?" ”

"Xia Guan has admired Lord Shen for a long time, and this time, with the consent of Lord Wang, he is fortunate to come here to work with Lord Shen...... It's a blessing, how dare you say it's bitter. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Siwei got up and hugged his fist towards Shen Wuyan, and said: "What the lower official said is true, and now I am under pressure to exchange tea and horses, but it is obviously not ......sincere."

Shen Wuyan was stunned, and couldn't help laughing: "If you want to count on me, it's not a matter of Tatars...... Diplomacy is such a thing, when you throw an olive branch, but don't forget to hold the sword in your hand. ”

Zhang Siwei nodded, but he didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence, and hurriedly asked, "But I don't know what my lord means." ”

Shen Wuyan shook his head and said: "The meaning is very simple, since we want to exchange markets with the tea and horses, it means that we look forward to peace, but we can't blindly pursue peace, if it is not fair, then we have to use force to seek justice." ”

"This is also, if you blindly retreat, where will the prestige of my Ming Dynasty be placed, and the notice will fuel the arrogance of the Tatar Ministry and extinguish the prestige of my Ming Dynasty...... Even the soldiers who were on the border were not allowed. Zhang Siwei responded.

Shen Wuyan smiled and said, "It's just that you can't just promote the prestige of my Ming Dynasty...... The prestige of the country is not something you say by me, but it is really necessary to prove it with practical actions and real strength...... Weak countries have no diplomacy, and it is urgent to strengthen national defense. ”

"Today's Ming army is not much worse than the Tatars, but it is still a little worse than the Japanese soldiers...... It's probably also a matter of tactics, once you master the tactics, you are invincible. Zhang Siwei said.

Shen Wuyan waved his hand and said: "But it can't be so one-sided, the Ming army has been weak for a long time, neglected training, and the army is corrupt...... After all, it's still a big disaster. And the tactical and strategic factors you are talking about only happen in the big picture. The training of soldiers and the allocation of weapons and equipment, but the overall quality is more important. ”

Looking at Zhang Siwei's confused eyes, Shen Wuyan continued: "The Ming army is already more prepared than the Japanese and Tatars, but the Japanese can often use one as ten, although they have no tactics, but they can still defeat the Ming army...... The reason for this has to be investigated. ”

Zhang Siwei nodded as if he didn't understand, and hurriedly asked, "Then how can you improve the combat capability of the Ming army?" ”

"In recent years, the equipment of the Ming army has been quite good, at least much stronger than the Tatar department that is still using broadswords and spears...... Nomads are better at horses, and cavalry is equivalent to tanks and armored vehicles of the future...... Oh, and it's amazing. ”

Coughing lightly, Shen Wuyan said: "There are many reasons why the Great Song Dynasty was defeated by the northern nomads, but the lack of horses is a little after all...... The Ming Dynasty has been diligent in raising horses over the years, and Li Chengliang, the land of Liaodong, has gradually begun to train cavalry, but it is also powerful, but compared with the Tatar Department, it is still a little less deterrent. ”

Zhang Siwei sighed lightly: "Over the years, the battle against the Mongolian cavalry has become weaker and weaker, and often before the battle starts, the Ming army scatters and flees......"

"This is actually a training factor, and Qi Jiguang also had this problem when he was training...... You can ask him for advice, there is really a set. ”

When it comes to Qi Jiguang, Shen Wuyan is also quite impressed, with the army of thousands of people over the years, when the Qi family army is mentioned among the widows, there is a powerful deterrent in an instant.

When the Japanese invaders were rampant, it was the Ming army that fled as soon as they saw the Japanese invaders, and now they are replaced by the Japanese invaders as soon as they hear that they are the Qi family army, and they will not be able to form an army.

"In addition, rewards and punishments in the army must be strict, and rewards and punishments must not be unfair...... The mutiny of the soldiers was the most terrible. ”

Zhang Siwei said: "Now that the assistants in the four towns are all famous generals, I don't think there will be any such problems, the key is still the supply of military salaries...... The court was really short of silver. ”

"This does not need to be considered by the soldiers and generals, the military salary will naturally be raised by the imperial court, and the sea ban will be opened, as long as the tea and horse market is promoted, the silver will naturally be ...... But you and I still have some things to do now. ”

Sighing lightly, Shen Wuyan threw a few drawings to Zhang Siwei and said, "These are red-coated cannons and arquebuses from the West...... With the assistance of the Franc machine, the combat effectiveness can be improved a lot. ”

Flipping through these drawings, Zhang Siwei's face suddenly appeared happy, and he praised again and again: "But it's a powerful weapon...... The range and power of this red-coated cannon are amazing...... If it is used to defend the city, it will definitely have an excellent effect. ”

Shen Wuyan nodded and said, "If the cavalry is equipped with firearms such as firearms, then the combat effectiveness can be improved a lot...... It's just that there are still some troubles, and if you have the chance, you still have to go to the north to try it yourself. ”

chatted with Zhang Siwei for a while, it was not early, and the two of them simply packed up the paperwork, and the two got into the carriage and went back.

Just as Shen Wuyan walked out of Honglu Temple, a man dressed in black slowly walked out of the dark alley, and then got into a carriage and said in a deep voice: "Follow that carriage." ”

……

After returning to the small courtyard and eating some food, Shen Wuyan went back into the study.

Since the opening of the sea ban, many new firearms from the West have flowed into the Ming Dynasty, and some books have also appeared, so the study of firearms is also very useful.

After observing, he found that these new firearms also had all kinds of problems, and if they were to fight in the future, they would also become disadvantages, so Shen Wuyan planned to take advantage of the current situation to be stable, so he began to improve these firearms.

It's just that it will take some time for that batch of firearms to arrive, and now we can only use the drawings to explore first, and then conduct detailed research after the actual objects arrive.

In the faint light, the tip of the pen wrote and drew on the rice paper, and muttered: "Europeans are different from Orientals...... You can turn firecrackers into a tool for killing......"

While muttering to himself, he suddenly saw a black dress swaying in front of the door, and a smile appeared on the corner of Shen Wuyan's mouth, and he said lightly: "Wan'er come in...... It would be nice to be busy for the past few years. ”

As she spoke, the black clothes outside the door slowly pushed the door open, Li Wan'er looked at Shen Wuyan with a sad face, and sighed: "I don't know when you fall asleep every time, and you have ......already left when you get up in the morning."

Looking at his wife's resentful gaze, Shen Wuyan suddenly felt pity, hurriedly stepped forward to hold Li Wan'er's little hand, and sighed: "I've been busy for this month...... By the way, Cai'er will probably come over tomorrow. ”

"Cai'er...... Cai'er can take Tianjun when she comes, the child is still young, but I don't worry about Cai'er to take it...... So, I'll go and see the child and go to sleep. Li Wan'er hugged Shen Wuyan tightly, and then turned to leave.

Looking at the back of the person walking out, Shen Wuyan sighed lowly, then returned to the chair and continued to write and draw.

Suddenly, another black shadow appeared by the window, but this black shadow was a little faster, not like Li Wan'er's figure.

"Who?" Shen Wuyan asked in a deep voice, and then clenched the katana beside him with one hand, just waiting for the man to appear.

The black shadow was not shocked by Shen Wuyan's voice, but walked to the door calmly, and then gently pushed the door open, and then a man dressed in black who looked like a monkey slowly appeared.

The man hugged his fist slightly towards Shen Wuyan, and said very modestly: "Shen Gongzi, we haven't seen each other for a long time......"

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