"There are more than 100,000 soldiers in Shandong on the surface, but after deducting the empty salary, I am afraid that in fact it is less than 50,000. These 50,000 soldiers belong to various guard posts, lack of cooperation with each other, and the daily training of the soldiers is also unsupervised, so there is no combat effectiveness of either individual soldiers or collectives. They are a group of tigers, but they only have strength, no teeth, and it is okay to scare the people by relying on their size, and I am afraid that fighting on the battlefield is tofu. Zhu Youzhen was really annoyed, he came to the Ming Dynasty and had too many things to worry about.

At this time, it may really be time for the Ming Dynasty to die. If he hadn't occupied Zhu Youzhen's body, he should have pushed Da Ming down. Only when it is broken can it stand, and the more thoroughly it is broken, the longer it will stand.

"Then how can we improve their combat effectiveness?" Of course, Qin Yongnian knew the situation of the Shandong soldiers, and the previous Fenwu battalion was not much better than the Shandong soldiers, with Zhu Youzhen's talent, maybe he had a way to rectify it. Although Shandong Bing has nothing to do with him Qin Yongnian, he hopes that Zhu Youzhen can solve the problem, after all, everyone is the army of the Ming Dynasty.

"The erosion of Shandong's armaments must be heavy-handed, and the so-called cannot be broken or established. Now that the Japanese have destroyed the armament of the entire Shandong, it is just an opportunity. "As for how to integrate the hundreds of thousands of government soldiers in Shandong, Zhu Youzhen only has theoretical knowledge, and someone is more suitable than him." There must be people who are not afraid of power, who do not care about personal fame and fortune, and who can protect themselves. The 100,000 soldiers of Shandong were stationed in six provinces, and Jinan was the capital of Shandong, with 20,000 troops stationed. Dengzhou, as a coastal defense area, has 40,000 troops, and the other four prefectures have 10,000 troops stationed in each province. ”

"Does Your Highness have a candidate in mind?"

"Yes."

"Who?"

"You, Commander."

"Me?" Qin Yongnian didn't expect it, and after talking for a long time, he wrapped himself in. He really didn't understand how Zhu Youzhen took a fancy to him, and he was not psychologically prepared to take over Shandong at all.

The reason why he asked Zhu Youzhen about the armament situation of the Ming Dynasty was not that he was interested in Shandong, but that he hoped to better understand Zhu Youzhen through Zhu Youzhen's thinking process.

"Let's not talk about this for now, there is another matter that needs to be done urgently."

"What's the matter?" Qin Yongnian became more and more worried, and the cunning Zhu Youzhen could not wrap himself around again.

"What Li Yuan said just now, about the landing of the Japanese from Dengzhou, I don't know how the commander feels?" Zhu Youzhen really thanked Li Yuan, without Li Yuan's reminder, he wouldn't have thought of so much for a while.

"Aren't the Wokkers annihilated?" Qin Yongnian felt that he couldn't keep up with Zhu Youzhen's leapfrogging thinking more and more.

"The treasure that the Japanese invaded deep into the dangerous land and plundered will definitely not be used in the land of the Ming Dynasty. In the land of the Ming Dynasty, they only need to plunder. Then these treasures will definitely be shipped back to their home countries. "Zhu Youzhen took a sip of tea, the tea was already cold, the weather is still very hot and humid, and herbal tea can activate Zhu Youzhen's thinking." Since these belongings are to be transported, then there must be their comrades left behind in the land of Dengzhou, and there are also ships to transport them. ”

"What does Your Highness mean?" Qin Yongnian had a faint feeling that Zhu Youzhen was not just as simple as eliminating the Japanese invaders.

"Tomorrow morning, send an army, day and night, before the news of the annihilation of the Japanese reach Dengzhou, disguise themselves as Japanese and take them by surprise, board the ship and capture the enemy, and surely capture all the ships of the Japanese invaders." Zhu Youzhen believed that the ships of the Japanese could only carry more than 2,000 people, and in addition to the fact that they had to carry property, they would certainly not be less, but they did not know the size of the ships, nor did they know whether they could use combat ships, but with a large number of ships, they could at least train the navy.

Ships in the future can be mass-produced, but not naval soldiers, who need a lot of time to train and train.

"What is the use of these ships, Your Highness? Is it possible to organize a caravan? It's not about forming a water division, is it? Daming already has a water master. Qin Yongnian found that he was still a little unaccustomed to Zhu Youzhen's whimsy.

"Yes, Daming has four major water divisions in Dengzhou, Tianjin, Fujian, and Guangdong. Commander, what do you think is the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's sailors compared to the Ming Dynasty's soldiers? "When Zhu Youzhen said that the government soldiers, Qin Yongnian was dumbfounded, the sailors of the Ming Dynasty are the same as the government soldiers, and now there is only one name left." What is a Water Master? The sailors of the Ming Dynasty could only operate on inland rivers and coasts, and if they were a little farther away, the boat would not be able to withstand the wind and waves. Westerners also formed naval divisions, but they called them navy, and the navy that really sailed and fought in the seas and oceans. ”

"A fleet like Zheng Sanbao?" Thinking of the Three Treasure Eunuchs and his fleet during the Chengzu period, Qin Yongnian squinted his eyes, as if recalling his own experience. But that kind of glory has also become yesterday's yellow flower with the aging of Chengzu and the Three Treasures eunuchs, and after a hundred years of forbidden sea policy in the Ming Dynasty, the sailors have long degenerated into the same tofu as the government soldiers.

"Strictly speaking, it is even more powerful than Zheng Sanbao's fleet. Zheng Sanbao's fleet is a merchant ship, and the Western fleet is a professional warship, and the tonnage is larger than Zheng Sanbao's big treasure ship. "Speaking of this, Zhu Youzhen is also a little frustrated, the ancestors did leave us an honor, but if we don't inherit it, it's in vain, I don't know if we can find the blueprints of the big treasure ship." The Japanese have repeatedly offended my Daming, why can Daming only be tired of coping? If the Ming Dynasty could have a fleet of Zheng Sanbao's size now, it would be able to exterminate all the Japanese and leave no harm to future generations. Zhu Youzhen sighed, showing his undue maturity at his age: "The sailors of the Ming Dynasty have fallen to the point that they are not as good as the Japanese Invaders, and the Japanese can come to the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty cannot clear the islands occupied by the Japanese Invaders." Let's just say that this Dengzhou sailor, not only could not intercept the Japanese invaders, but they didn't even know that the Japanese invaders had landed under their noses, causing the people of Shandong to bleed for thousands of miles. ”

"Your Highness, is the navy of the Western Ocean really powerful?" Qin Yongnian originally planned to ask Zhu Youzhen, how did he know this, think about it, forget it, he is the prince, of course the news in the palace is well-informed.

"Of course. The Western Ocean is more than 10,000 miles away from the Ming Dynasty, and they can come to the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming fleet can't go to them. Even Zheng Sanbao back then failed to reach the West, and he was still more than half of it. Commander, you say, how about the navy of the West? "What Zhu Youzhen said is just navigation, if you talk about the navy of the West, I'm afraid Qin Yongnian can't accept it.

Qin Yongnian's eyes gradually flickered, the character of a soldier, of course, does not admit defeat, the small Western countries, the navy has run to the door of the Ming Dynasty, is the Ming Dynasty waiting to be killed?

Zhu Youzhen was waiting, waiting for Qin Yongnian's enthusiasm to slowly ferment, and seeing that the time was ripe, he smiled at Qin Yongnian and said, "This Shandong general soldier, the commander can make it available to your lord?" ”

"However, the rectification of Shandong's soldiers and horses, especially the replenishment of soldiers, will touch many interests, how can I protect myself?" It seems that Qin Yongnian is not an impulsive person, and he knows to leave a way back for himself. If he is an impulsive person, it is estimated that Zhu Youzhen will not look down on him.

"How is the Emperor? If I can convince the imperial brother to let you be the chief soldier, the imperial brother will definitely keep you safe. "Just kidding, this is the first ambush that Zhu Youzhen planted for himself in Shandong, of course, to ensure Qin Yongnian's safety.

"With the trust of His Majesty the Emperor, I should be able to protect it." In fact, Qin Yongnian was not familiar with the emperor, and he believed in Zhu Youzhen more. "But training on the water is different from on land, and it requires a lot of manpower, silver, and food, so how can I get so much military salary?" At present, the money and grain of the household department are all spent in Liaodong, and there is no war in Shandong for the time being, who in the imperial court will agree to allocate a large amount of military salaries to Shandong? Qin Yongnian stayed in Beijing all the year round, and although he did not participate in party struggles, he was still very clear about the situation in the Ming Dynasty.

"Based on the gold and silver from the captured pirates, I will give you a long-term military expenditure." Zhu Youzhen told Qin Yongnian about the production process and construction of cement and red bricks, as well as the situation of the glass factory to be built in Beijing, and for the sake of the Ming Navy, he took out all the work of pressing the bottom of the box. "Originally, I was going to ask the imperial brother to serve as the governor of Shandong and make every effort to raise military expenses for you, but I was too young, did not know the affairs of officialdom, and lacked prestige, so it was difficult to rule Shandong; Second, there are many things in Beijing, and I really can't get out. Zhu Youzhen pondered for a while, "Lord Commander, do you think Li Yuan can serve as the political envoy of Shandong?" ”

The governor of the Ming Dynasty had great power and was in charge of all local military and political affairs, but the governor was temporary and could be removed at any time. The political envoy is the highest civil official of a province, and is permanent, equivalent to the provincial governor. If Zhu Youzhen stays, he hopes to serve as the governor, so that he can return to Beijing at any time in the name of dismissing the governor, while Li Yuan should serve for a longer period of time, and it is more appropriate to serve as a political envoy.

"Hmm." Qin Yongnian was thrilled by Zhu Youzhen's words, and it seemed that he was the minister of Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty. After calming down, he asked the question he was most concerned about: "Your Highness, what about the Fenwu Battalion?" ”

"Naturally, if you go back to Beijing, you can't let the Beijing division army be stationed in Shandong, right? The Ministry of War will never agree. However, I can tell the imperial brother that Shandong's military equipment needs to be rectified, so that the Fenwu Battalion can delay its return to Beijing for three months. "Zhu Youzhen knew that Qin Yongnian was reluctant to fight for martial arts, but Emperor Tiangao of Shandong was far away, and he had his own cover, as long as Qin Yongnian trained seriously, I don't know how many Fenwu camps would appear in the future.

"Well, but Your Highness has to leave me some officers to help train the Shandong soldiers." Qin Yongnian seems to be already the chief soldier of Shandong, and he began to plan the future for the Shandong soldiers. Of course, whether he can serve as the chief soldier of Shandong or not, it is Zhu Youzhen's matter, if he can't stay in Shandong, then he still has to return to the Fenwu camp.

"At most, I will leave you a thousand cavalry Qian Limin, and an infantry thousand Jiang Gen. In the future, middle- and lower-level officers in local armies can come to Beijing for training, and Shandong soldiers will be given priority. "The Shandong soldiers are completely collapsed now, and it is not possible to leave two officers behind, but there must not be too many officers left, otherwise the Fenwu battalion will fall apart.

Taking the opportunity of exterminating the Japanese invaders, Zhu Youzhen took over Shandong. In his imagination, Shandong Wen has Li Yuan, and Wu has Qin Yongnian.

Qin Yongnian may not be a fierce general on the battlefield, but he is an upright soldier, and he can maintain the spirit of a soldier in such a big dye vat at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Youzhen still trusts him.

Li Yuan turned out to be only a seven-rank Zhi County, and suddenly rose to the N level to become a political envoy of Erpinbu, Zhu Youzhen did not expect him to be grateful to him, but only hoped that he could make some contributions to the people of Shandong and the army of Shandong. Although Li Yuan needed time to get acquainted with the new job, even if Li Yuan did nothing, he was much better than those officials who would only reach out to the people.

Then Zhu Youzhen and Qin Yongnian discussed the matter of reporting the military situation to the Ministry of War. Of course, Zhu Youzhen will not take the credit for the annihilation of the Japanese Invaders entirely on himself, all due to the Fenwu Battalion, as a commander, Qin Yongnian is naturally the first credit.

Qin Yongnian said that he didn't agree to anything, and it wasn't until Zhu Youzhen gave priority to the appointment of the Shandong General Army that he blushed and remained silent.

Then, Qin Yongnian issued two military orders one after another:

"Shandong military intelligence, six hundred miles urgent. Send the troops to the ministry and forward it to the emperor. ”

"With Qian Limin leading the people of the headquarters, he set off at dawn, traveled day and night, went to Dengzhou, captured the remaining Japanese robbers, and seized the ships and property of the Japanese invaders."

The command of the Fenwu Battalion has returned to Qin Yongnian's hands with the fall of the Japanese Invaders. Zhu Youzhen saw that there was nothing to do with him, so he had to wash and sleep. Tomorrow, Qin Yongnian will stay in Shandong, and he will return to Beijing with the special combat team to resume his life.