Tianjin Prefecture.

A majestic-looking general sat in the center, holding a copy of "The Art of War" in his hand, and was reading it carefully.

At this time, Shi Rongchun walked in from outside, bowed down and said, "See the old prince!" ”

On the seat is the pillar stone of the Qing Dynasty, the prince of Horqin, the monk Lingqin, the famous monk king, Emperor Xianfeng has just appointed the monk king to supervise the military affairs of the Beijing Division, and the minister of Qincha.

Monk Lingqin smiled: "Oh? Is the shade hall back? Sit down, sit down, don't be polite! ”

When Shi Rongchun sat down, Monk Greenqin smiled and said, "Yintang, how is the situation when you inspect the Dagukou Fort today?" ”

Shi Rongchun sighed and replied, "Lord Wang, are you still unclear about the situation?" Although the imperial court vigorously renovated the Dagukou fort this time, the soldiers still lacked sufficient training, and the fort was short of ammunition, especially the brothers had not been paid for three months, and their morale was low. ”

Monk Greenqin's face darkened, and he replied: "Rongchun, why doesn't this king know the truth? It's just that money and grain, money and grain, now Hongmaozi has been making trouble for several years, and our Qing Dynasty's money and grain have been smashed to the south, and the treasury is empty, so how easy is it to raise money and grain? Early tomorrow morning, I will send an official document to the imperial court, and I will personally go to the capital, and I will get some military pay ......to come back no matter what."

Shi Rongchun also knew the difficulties of the monk Greenqin, the treasury was empty, the household department had no money, even if the monk king was powerful, he sighed in vain, nodded silently, and stopped talking.

Monk Lingqin asked, "Rong Chun, when you came in just now, I saw a hint of excitement on your face, is there any good news?" ”

Shi Rongchun smiled reluctantly: "Compared with the current situation, such a thing is not a big deal, and the humble post has found a talent in Dagukou, a talent you didn't expect!" ”

"Oh?"

Monk Greenqin showed a hint of surprise on his face, Shi Rongchun has always been strict in governing the army, since he can call it a talent, he must have some ability.

Monk Grinqin asked, "What unexpected talent?" ”

Shi Rongchun replied: "Because this talent is just a recruit who has been in the army for less than half a year, in his twenties." When he arrived at the Dagukou Fort, he happened to meet a few veterans who bullied him, but what he didn't expect was that this young man was not afraid, and he knocked out more than ten veterans with a fist and kick. ”

Monk Lingqin nodded, he knew that as long as Shi Rongchun fancied the talent, that ability would definitely not be just like that, if it was just better kung fu, then there were still a lot of them in the army, at least among the generals under him, even if not all of them had this ability, but it was not difficult to pick out a dozen. Even He Zhengqing is known for his bravery, and it is not that there is no master in the army who can defeat him.

Shi Rongchun continued: "Lord Wang, it is still a trivial matter to have good fists and feet, the most important thing is that he is proficient in firearms, especially Western firearms!" ”

Monk Greenqin raised his eyebrows, and his face finally became solemn, proficient in Western firearms, which was rare in the army at that time, and it was even rarer to be proficient!

Monk Lingqin asked, "Proficient in Western firearms?" ”

Shi Rongchun nodded and replied, "Yes, Lord Wang, I have a set of American-made revolvers in my hand, you know it, but it was damaged some time ago." When I took out the pistol, he could name it at a glance, and this vision alone was already amazing, and I didn't think that he would take the pistol from me, and in the blink of an eye, he would tear it down into a pile of parts......"

Hiss!

Monk Greenqin gasped, and dismantled the pistol in a blink of an eye, not only does it require skill, but also courage! Without the guts, what soldier would dare to snatch the Admiral's gun and dismantle it into a pile of parts without asking for instructions?

Shi Rongchun smiled bitterly: "Lord Wang, this kid not only dismantled the pistol, but also repaired the problem of the pistol in a blink of an eye, reassembled it together, and broke the clothesline a hundred steps away with one shot......"

Syllable!

Monk Lingqin's war book fell to the ground and was stunned! Monk Lingqin was surprised for a while more than a month, repaired the gun in an instant, and then broke the clothesline a hundred steps away with one shot, such a talent, I am afraid that the entire Qing Kingdom will not be able to find a few!

What the Manchu Qing Dynasty lacks most now is talents who are proficient in Western weapons!

Monk Lingqin grabbed Shi Rongchun's collar and shouted, "Yintang, what about others!" What's his name? ”

Monk Greenqin is really a little anxious, seeing that the war is imminent, for the power of foreigners, he has already understood, its firearms are so powerful, so that Monk Greenqin is also a fierce general, for the upcoming war, Monk Greenqin has no chance of winning!

Now that you have suddenly discovered such a talent, how can you not be impressed?

Shi Rongchun replied: "Lord Wang, I left it in the North Fort for the time being, to assist He Zhengqing in garrisoning the North Fort and training military, the big war is imminent, He Zhengqing needs such a helper!" ”

"Bastard! I need a helper like this even more! ”

Monk Grinqin roared angrily!

Monk Greenqin's attitude made Shi Rongchun a little surprised, and Shi Rongchun said nervously: "Lord, don't be impatient, don't be impatient, I haven't finished my words yet!" ”

Monk Greenqin stopped indignantly and said, "Say, what else is so good about this kid!" ”

Shi Rongchun explained the process of his inspection in the North Fort to Monk Greenqin as it was, Monk Greenqin sat silently on the chair, talent, real talent, force, skill, courage, and insight are all different from ordinary people, such talents are what the court needs most! The whole south is now supported by a Zeng Guo Domain, and the north is struggling to support itself, although it is not as serious as the south, but the threat of the twist army is heavier day by day, and the warships of the foreigners are even more horizontal across the sea, threatening Tianjin Wei at any time!

It's really pie in the sky, even if this person is too young and lacks some experience, but in time, he will definitely be a man in charge!

Monk Lingqin asked, "Rong Chun, why did you put him in the North Fort?" Such talents should be brought back to Tianjin and praise military affairs! Don't you know how great the pressure is on this king right now? No one can say when those foreign devils will enter Dagukou and launch a full-scale attack on us! ”

Shi Rongchun sighed: "Lord Wang, I also know that you are thirsty for talent, but he is just a piece of jade, if you want to really shine, you must go through polishing, a recruit, must go through the grinding of the battlefield, one is to hone his blood, and second, we also need to go through the next training, test his quality, without testing, how do we know if he is Zhao Kuo on paper?" My plan is to use the future Dagukou battle to test how capable this kid is! ”

Monk Greenqin nodded, what Shi Rongchun said was definitely an old man, but among all famous generals, which one was not killed on the battlefield? Maybe this guy has only known people by God's favor, but he has not been trained in war, and he lacks background after all!

Shi Rongchun nodded and replied: "Lord Wang, since I asked Guo Ye to be in charge of the training of the North Battery, then I need to allocate enough shells for the North Battery, I went to the ammunition depot to see it, and there are only more than 1,000 shells in the entire North Battery, this ammunition is not enough for war, how to use it for training......