In the end, the prefect of the Dayuan Mansion and several prefectural commanders were all appointed by the imperial court as alternates. ↖ ↖ ↖ ↖ But all the other official positions in the yamen are all held by people from the new-style school. Criminal lawsuits, taxation, local security, science and education, and so on are all controlled by the students who have come out of the school. In other words, all the students sent by the imperial court were hollowed out.

If these new officials have the foresight, they can spend their tenure well, and go to other places after the ordeal is over. I'm sorry if anyone doesn't know what to do. This Dayuan Island is lonely overseas, who knows if the prefect or the county magistrate will encounter any strong winds and waves when they take the boat?

Gao Yang's meaning is to wait for a few more years, when the people who come out of the new school are more mature and powerful, they will all be corrected. At least to straighten them out in the newly opened territory.

At that time, with the support of sufficient reserve forces and strong armed forces, even if the imperial examination was directly canceled, those scholars would not be able to turn over any trouble.

For the time being, the various places on the continent will not be moved, and the new living space overseas will become the best testing ground.

It's not that scholars are no longer suitable for being officials. Rather, Confucianism, which has been weakened and modified by Zhu Xi and others, is no longer suitable for this turbulent new era. To continue the tradition of a thousand years ago can only lead an entire nation and a nation into the pit of fire.

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"Bang!" A dull gunshot rang out in the dense woods. A sika deer with mottled patterns and horns on its head fell to the messy grass with a mournful scream, a huge and hideous wound blooming on its slender neck, and the blood of the big canopy shot out.

The sturdy limbs of this sika deer struggled hard, and finally they could only be weakened and weakened.

Bobo's blood gushed down the wound, quickly staining the ground nearby. The other smaller sika deer around them had already scattered like frightened rabbits at the moment of the gunshots.

Not far from this hapless sika deer, beside a crystal clear stream, the dense trees swayed. A group of human figures with muskets flashed through the trees.

Dressed in a black hunting suit. Wearing a slim jacket, high leather boots, a handsome hunting hat, and a classic double-barreled shotgun, Gao Yang waded through the shallow stream surrounded by a large group of guards and generals, and strode in front of the hapless sika deer.

"Tiger Mountain." Gao Yang, who was full of energy, raised his eyebrows, looked at Huang Degong beside him with some pride, and said with a smile, "How about it, I just said that I can hit, right?" ”

"Adults are like gods in marksmanship, and the last general will be subdued!" Huang Degong, who had a wry smile on his face, saluted Gao Yang.

When the two of them found this small herd of deer. Because the distance was too far at that time, Huang Degong, who had used this double-barreled shotgun, said that it was almost impossible to hit the target at such a long distance. However, Gao Yang said that there was absolutely no problem with his marksmanship.

Really. Gao Yang, who had opened the plug-in, really used a double-barreled shotgun to accurately hit the neck of the head deer at such a distance. This kind of amazing marksmanship can't help but be unconvinced!

In recent years, the New Army has fought many large-scale battles, and has won great victories on each occasion, and its own losses have not been large. One of the most important factors was the musket artillery that had been fully adopted in the New Army!

The martial arts and body that have worked hard for decades are not comparable to a small buckshot. A farmer armed with a musket and training for a few months can easily kill a skilled general. This was unacceptable to many, but there were also many who quickly abandoned everything they had done before and threw themselves into the arms of firearms. Huang Degong is one of them.

After entering the age of firearms, for all. The most important criterion is the accuracy of shooting! Whoever hits more accurately will be the one who is good.

The Ming army, which directly used the flintlock rifle in rear, skipped the period when it had to use the tactic of queuing to shoot because of insufficient shooting accuracy and distance. Straight into the era of queue-style precision shooting.

Huang Degong, who threw away the big knife and took the musket as his second life, admired Gao Yang's amazing marksmanship very much, and his eyes were full of envy.

This is the eastern mountainous area of Oyuan Island. A zone of mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests. After the war on Dayuan Island ended, Gao Yang came here with a group of generals to hunt.

Gao Yang, who was obviously in a good mood, took a few steps forward, stretched out his feet in leather boots and nodded on the head of the dead buck, "It's a four-pronged stop, this deer is at least five years old." Now is their breeding season. Antlers are at their maximum. ”

"My lord, this deer is also about 300 catties (16 taels in the Ming Dynasty, 595 grams. For ease of reading. Modern weights and measures are used throughout the book. Tonight you can get the cook to show his hand. Please take these antlers back to make wine and drink. Huang Degong said with a smile.

Gao Yang waved his hand and chuckled, and said with a smile, "I still use this deer antler?!" Lao Tzu was born great! Alright, alright. There are so many of us, where is this one = one deer enough to eat? Don't all surround me, let's go our separate ways and find your prey. In addition to deer hunting, there are not too many rabbits and pheasants. ”

The generals of the pro-guard who came with Gao Yang all applauded, and soon dispersed with muskets. These energetic men had just left the battlefield, and their hearts were still full of thirst for blood!

"Hushan, do you know how many sika deer there are on this island?" Gao Yang held the shotgun in both hands, and walked leisurely along the crystal clear stream.

Huang Degong, who was following Gao Yang, was slightly stunned, then shook his head and smiled, "This last general really doesn't know." ”

Gao Yang hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled indifferently, and looked back at the stag that was being sorted out by several guards and ready to be dragged away. Shaking his head slightly, "I estimate that there are more than 100,000 heads!" ”

"So much?" Huang Degong was obviously surprised: "This island doesn't look very big, but there are so many deer?" ”

"Hmm." Gao Yang said as he walked, "These sika deer have no natural predators here, so they multiply quickly. However, their numbers have now begun to decline sharply. The reason is simple. ”

"Is it because of those Fuso people?" Huang Degong suddenly remembered the Fusang people he had seen outside the woods with extremely strange clothes and hairstyles before he started hunting. It was as if the soul was crying out.

Gao Yang glanced at him in surprise, smiled and said, "You really thought of it?" That's right, it's because these Fuso people bought deerskins on a large scale here. ”

After a pause, without waiting for Huang Degong to ask, Gao Yang explained out loud, "Those Fusang people are short of iron in the country, and they have some iron in the country to make weapons." Armor or something can only be made of leather. And a large number of deerskins are their favorite things. ”

"Is that so?" Huang Degong had a surprised expression on his face. He really didn't expect that those Fuso people would actually like to use deerskin as armor? What age is this? The iron armor of the whole body can't stop the bombardment of lead bullets, so what is the use of armor made of deerskin?!

"Fuso people have a lot of strange habits, and we don't have to worry about them. The location of their islands is very important for the entire continent. It will inevitably be completely occupied in the future. It's just that it's not their turn yet. Gao Yang lightly planned a large-scale war in the future.

After a pause, he continued, "Now let's go grab the easy ones first." Places such as Fuso already have a well-established system of governance and a large population. To completely conquer it requires a lot of human resource investment. While we can do it, it's not wise to lose a lot of good timing for the sake of a few islands. ”

"What do you mean?" Although Huang Degong listened a little foggy, he still continued to speak according to Gao Yang's meaning. He could vaguely understand that Gao Yang didn't seem to be talking to him about this, but more about himself.

"The current Tokugawa shogunate adopted a policy of seclusion and seclusion, that is, self-castration. This kind of opponent is just a side dish that can be eaten at any time. So we don't have to rush. However, you can't do nothing. Gao Yang's voice gradually deepened, and after a moment of deep silence, he raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Fusang is a place rich in gold and silver. But they are short of copper. Even the currency they circulated used a large number of copper coins from the Ming Dynasty. This kind of good thing can't be let go. ”

"Tiger Mountain." Gao Yang set his eyes on Huang Degong beside him, "After I go back, let the copywriters in the army make a plan to use naval warships to transport copper coins to Fusang in exchange for gold and silver." Although the Tokugawa shogunate said that the country was closed, they did not dare to retreat from us. Try to go to the little princes for gold and silver. The money in exchange is used as funds for the development of the navy. ”

"Your Excellency." Huang Degong asked out with some doubts: "Our navy is not short of money?" ”

"Stupid!" Gao Yang glared at him, "All the money for the new army is mine!" I'm still here, and of course I won't be less. But what if I'm gone? Can you still expect that group of bureaucrats to fail? ”

"Your Excellency?!" Huang Degong was suddenly a little frightened. It's not just that Gao Yang said that he is gone, but also that he has a heartfelt fear of those bureaucrats who habitually 'drift'. Without the investment of the National Teacher, would the Navy still be as luxurious as it is now? Won't you even have the silver to go to sea then?

Gao Yang ignored Huang Degong's expression and continued to give him a vaccination: "Those bureaucrats can allocate enough money for you to maintain the warship, it is an eye-opener." If you want to build a new ship or something, the navy must have its own way. ”

Huang Degong hurriedly put on a deaf look. He is now the commander of the Marine Corps and at the same time the deputy commander of the entire Navy! After that, the navy was his home.

"Occupy as many colonies as you can, and use the fruits of the colonies as your own development fund." Gao Yang reached out and patted Huang Degong's shoulder, and said with a smile. (To be continued.) )