"The weakness of the war horse?" Xu Wei frowned, looked at Zheng Guang with a surprised gaze, thought for a while, and then said: "Since history, the ancestors chose horses as riding things, and into the war, why not use cattle and sheep, donkeys and mules, not lions and tigers, obviously, the ancestors also considered, thinking that horses are the most suitable, the easiest to tame, and the most loyal and reliable, so the ancestors chose horses as things to ride, if there are any obvious weaknesses in war horses, for thousands of years, they have long been eliminated, and they will not be used until now." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Xu Wei's analysis is reasonable, but Zheng Guang still shook his head: "The ancestors thought it was right, but at this time, it is not necessarily right, the days go by day by day, every day is different from the previous day, I never believe that there are completely correct things in this world, nor do I believe that there are completely wrong things in this world, since the war horse can exist for thousands of years without being abandoned, it can only be said that in the previous era, the weakness of the war horse was not discovered or there was nothing that could threaten the war horse, just as before the appearance of firearms, We can't imagine using an explosion to kill an enemy. ”

Xu Wei raised his head slightly, looked into the distance, and then turned to Zheng Guang and said, "You mean, the one who can threaten the war horse, the one who can defeat the war horse, is the firearm?" ”

Zheng Guang shook his head slightly and said: "With the current power of firearms, 10,000 musketeers and artillery soldiers can't deal with a thousand iron cavalry in the plains, but I always believe that firearms can deal with the day when cavalry, but now is not that day, so in what we have at present, we must find something that can restrain or contain the cavalry, and install it in the Ming army. ”

Xu Wei said noncommittally: "Before the Japanese invaders were cleaned up, you began to think about dealing with the Mongols?" ”

Zheng Guang smiled: "After all, this is also one of my wishes, the predicament of the Ming Dynasty in the south and the north, can not be ignored, no matter what, it must be solved, sooner or later it is the same, the Japanese have no cavalry, relying on the naval warships to dominate the sea, the Mongols are still the same cavalry, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Central Plains have suffered from cavalry for a long time, I hope to be in my hands, it will be ended!" ”

Xu Wei was slightly shocked in his heart, but he still didn't show it, he just chuckled and said: "End the cavalry, everyone in the Ming Dynasty wants the court to have a powerful iron cavalry to deal with the Mongols, but you want to end the cavalry, this cowhide is too blown, but it's not good!" ”

Zheng Guang said with a smile: "What you said is not right, nothing cannot be ended, just like the formation of the ancients, what is the one-word long snake formation, the three-talent formation of heaven and earth, or the legendary Zhuge Wuhou's eight formations, now if anyone in front of me dares to use such a turtle formation to wait for me to break, that is to find death, pull hundreds of artillery pieces to bombard, I want to see if this broken formation is still there, you say, the once popular formation is now no one to mention, the elimination of cavalry is not unforeseeable." ”

Xu Wei was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "What you said is not unreasonable, maybe one day, the cavalry will be eliminated, but now, it is still far away, down-to-earth, think about the actual method, step by step, you said that you want to study firearms on your own, and you also want to fund firearms talents to study firearms, and when you become an official, just do it, if you can really make powerful firearms, your credit will be great!" ”

Zheng Guang is a man of action, and as soon as he thought of this, he immediately got up and said: "Do what you say!" ”

Looking at Zheng Guang's hurried back, Xu Wei hurriedly shouted: "Don't forget to prepare for the exam!" That's the most important thing! ”

When Zhu Kun arrived in Suzhou, he didn't bring any big pomp and circumstance, and he didn't bring a few entourage, he entered Suzhou City in a very low-key manner, it was already sunset, and soon after Zhu Kun entered Suzhou City, the gate of Suzhou City was closed, and one team after another of patrols began to go out, surrounding the safety of Suzhou City, Zhu Kun, who witnessed all this, couldn't help but nodded, and said to his entourage: "The battlefield is really the best place to hone people, and the spirit of these guards is different from the soldiers in other places." ”

After that, Zhu Kun did not plan to go directly to the governor's yamen, but found a small shop to live in, after cleaning up the room, went downstairs to eat, ordered a few dishes, a pot of wine, and began to drink and eat vegetables slowly, tasting the taste of his hometown at the same time, pay attention to listening to the "talk" of the people in those restaurants, this is in his opinion is a very effective way to grasp intelligence, these people often have intelligence means that others do not have.

This is also one of the experiences that Zhu Kun has gained from being an official in various places.

The ancients had the lesson of not eating and sleeping, but in the eyes of today's people, it is meaningless, how can you not chat when you drink and eat at the dinner table? Sometimes, the topic of chatting is the best appetizer, and the favorite thing for those idlers who have nothing to do at night is to tell right and wrong, which is more powerful than some gossip women, but what they talk about is some practical and sensitive topics, so they are especially valued by Zhu Kun.

"So I said, Master Xiao Zheng is not ordinary, you look at those city guards, now one by one is completely different from before, it is good to see us these small vendors not come up to extort money, take one or two and leave is simply a grace, now patrol all day long to catch thieves, at night, especially the West City Gate, is tightly guarded, if there is no Xiao Zheng Master to fight that battle, how can there be today?"

On a table, the words of a hawker-looking person attracted Zhu Kun's attention.

"Who's to say it isn't? But you say, this Zheng family is really amazing, in the early years, Zhuang Shougong died to save people, and now the old man Zheng inherited his father's business and protected Suzhou again, the Zheng family is really the protector of Suzhou! It is also worthy of the emperor to give the Zheng family the title of three people, if I want to say that this is still Xiao Zheng Master is just a person who has not been admitted to the Jinshi, otherwise the title will be higher, you can say that the Li family's five-grade son made meritorious service a few years ago, and his parents were given the same thing! The other chimed in.

"How old is Master Xiao Zheng? The first time I participated in the imperial examination, I passed four levels in a row, and I took the exam, and even if I took the Jinshi exam next year, I will only be eighteen years old, how young! Of the people I know who are still reading the children's exam, who is not in his thirties or forties? The most outrageous one, seventy years old, is still taking the entrance examination, you say, this is sometimes, people can't be compared, and if you compare, you will be angry! The third person laughed.

"I can't say that, Xiao Zheng is a genius, but he has also used it in practice, he has done so many big things, and he has saved so many people, which is real, but what have other Tianzong talents we heard of? What credit has it had? Who is like Master Xiao Zheng or made military achievements when he was a man? Didn't you? This is the gap, Master Xiao Zheng is a person who can do practical things, and he saved our lives as soon as he came, those people are just good at writing, what practical things have they done? We can't enjoy it! So said the first peddler.

As soon as these words came out, everyone around nodded in agreement, and they all thought that Zheng Guang was a person who could do practical things, and such a person was so good that he didn't know where to go than those who had the name of genius but no genius.

"Futai, it seems that Zheng Guang's reputation in Suzhou is very high, I really can't imagine that he is so talented at a young age, and he is so admired by the people, it is really terrifying!" An attendant dressed as a scribe said to Zhu Kun.

Zhu Kun nodded, and said in a low voice: "Everywhere I go, the old man is most concerned about the people's back, and you must know the customs here, the people's heart, the best place to go, is here, although these people in the market have no great use in the country, but the best grasp of the most important information in the local area, the old man wants to know something, often come here, listen to them, listen to them laugh, and then make a decision." ”

The scribe smiled: "Futai is wise." ”

Zhu Kun didn't say anything more, continued to drink and eat slowly, listening to these well-informed people in Suzhou City, Kan Dashan, slowly had a general understanding and vague outline of the situation in Suzhou and the surrounding Suzhou, and gradually had an idea in his heart, but soon, the unintentional words of a slightly drunk person made him frown suddenly.

"You say that the Japanese are really hateful, but what you said is not right, those Japanese are not just robbers in Japan, hey, you know no, a few days ago, I heard my relatives from Zhejiang secretly tell me that they have a lot of children from poor families who can't live anymore, so they send their parents to a designated place to settle down, and then go to the Japanese Kou themselves, change their skins, eat fragrant and drink spicy food, and life is much better than before.

My relatives themselves are all tempted, saying that after the imperial court bans the sea, the life there is really unbearable, I want to farm but have no land, I want to go to the sea to do business, the court does not give it, so that every day should not be called the earth is not spiritual, what to do, only to go to the Japanese Kou This road can be walked, think about it is really a sin, why is this Japanese Kou so big, isn't it still forced by the sea ban? You just open the sea, give people a way to live, and live a serious life, who wants to be a thief! ”

The voice was very small and soft, for fear of being heard by someone, Zhu Kun sat at the table next to them, and heard these words clearly, and suddenly his heart was shocked, could it be that what he said was true? The Japanese pirates were not only Japanese pirates from Japan, but also natives, and the people of the Ming Dynasty also joined in? Listening to this, there are still a lot of people who have joined? This is unexpected news, and Zhu Kun didn't expect it to be like this at all.

The scribe who heard these words was also very surprised, and wanted to say something to Zhu Kun, but Zhu Kun stopped him, drank the last glass of wine, Zhu Kun called the restaurant to settle the bill, and returned to his house first, not knowing what he was thinking.