Nanjing, Yanziji, Cao Yue's admiral, Cao Yue and the Nanjing Military Department are still in the book, Shi Kefa, and they are roasting on fire and have narration.

In two days it was the Chinese New Year, and Shi Kefa, on behalf of the Sixth Department of Nanjing, brought condolences to the barracks to comfort the soldiers of the Nanjing New Army.

This was the result of a joint discussion among the officials of the six ministries in Nanjing. In addition to Shi Kefa, other officials all had the handle in Cao Yue's hands, and in order to curry favor with Cao Yue, some officials discussed raising some money and food to comfort the Nanjing New Army when the year was over. It's just that in the past few days, Nanjing has been snowing heavily, and the roads are difficult to navigate, and the officials who proposed it have retreated, and in the end, only Shi Kefa is willing to go to Yanziji to comfort the soldiers of the new army in this bad weather. Although the other officials were reluctant to brave the cold to offer condolences, they took out money and food, and the portions were not light.

Shi Kefa's family was poor and could not come up with the same amount of money as other officials, so he volunteered to take some officials from the six ministries to the barracks to comfort the soldiers.

The officials of the Sixth Department of Nanjing went to the barracks to offer condolences, but Cao Yue was still a little surprised. Although it is said that only Shi Kefa, the chief officer of the six departments in Nanjing, came to the Ministry of War, Cao Yue was still very surprised that so many people came to condole. He also immediately asked Shi Kefa to distribute the money and food he brought, so that the soldiers could share the joy brought by the officials of the six ministries when they looked at the condolences.

When Shi Kefa and his entourage came, Cao Yue was leading people to practice skiing. This is a skill that the soldiers of the first and second battalions, which have the strongest combat strength, must master, because in the future, they will fight in Liaodong, the battle between the white mountains and black waters, and the skill of skiing is likely to be used. As the two most elite battalions of the Nanjing New Army, Cao Yue required every soldier to be able to ski and be proficient.

Shi Kefa saw skiing for the first time, and he was very curious, and it was only after Cao Yue explained to him in detail about skiing that he suddenly realized.

The Nanjing New Army is still training in such severe cold, and the training is very serious. Shi Kefa was very emotional, he repeatedly praised Cao Yue for his training skills, and he was very capable, and he received the support of so many people when he first arrived in Nanjing, and basically no one opposed it in the Nanjing officialdom, which is really a miracle.

After thanking the Nanjing officials for their support and condolences, Cao Yue separately thanked Shi Kefa for his strong support in the process of recruiting troops and preparing for the construction of the arsenal, and said that he would let Shi Kefa see more surprises in the future. "Please rest assured, when the Nanjing New Army officially completes its training and becomes an army, it will be the time when the Ming Army will pacify the world. At that time, whether it is a rogue, or a Jiannu, they will admit defeat under the guns of the Nanjing New Army. It is hoped that Lord Du and other officials in Nanjing will continue to support the Nanjing New Army. ”

If this came out of someone else's mouth, Shi Kefa would probably treat it as a joke and not take it seriously. But these words came out of Cao Yue's mouth, and of course he wouldn't think that Cao Yue was talking big. Bluff him. However, Shi Kefa was still a little skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the new army in Nanjing, after all, most of them were newly recruited soldiers and had never experienced war.

But Shi Kefa did not say it explicitly in his words, but congratulated Cao Yue on his wish as soon as possible: "There is a tiger general like Lord Cao to lead the army." It is believed that the Ming officials and troops will soon be able to calm down the internal strife and eliminate the external troubles. ”

"Don't hide it from Lord Shi, the strength of the combat effectiveness of the Nanjing New Army depends on firearms the most, but the production capacity of Nanjing's firearms workshops is low. The newly built Nanjing Arsenal was unable to produce firearms and gunpowder in large quantities for various reasons, and the procurement of raw materials was restricted. After Cao Yue told his shortcomings, he bluntly asked Shi Kefa: "In these things. I also hope that Master Shi and several other adults can give more help to the Nanjing New Army, and I can guarantee that as long as the Nanjing New Army has sufficient firearms and ammunition, it will not be afraid of any enemy army. ”

Shi Kefa also immediately agreed: "Lord Cao, rest assured, this official and several other adults will definitely give the Nanjing New Army the greatest help, and the matter of gunpowder manufacturing, this official will discuss more with Lord Gao, and strive to purchase more saltpeter and steel for the Nanjing New Army." ”

As they spoke, the two of them had already walked back into the line. Compared to the bitter cold outside, the inside of the stove is much warmer. The two sat down as guests of honor in front of the case, and after the soldiers served hot tea, they both retreated.

"What does Master Shi think of the imperial court's handling of the trilateral governor Lord Sun?" After sitting down, Cao Yue asked about Sun Chuanting.

"What do you think?" Shi Kefa didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

"The imperial court does not deal with the cowardly and unfazed Zuo Liangyu, Liu Zeqing, Kong Zhenhui and other generals who preserve their strength, but they dispose of Sun Chuanting, which is a bit of a reversal," drinking tea, Cao Yue also complained to Shi Kefa, "Lord Sun actually won many victories in this battle and only lost once, but the officials of the DPRK and China ignored all this and were bent on curing Lord Sun's crimes, which is too unfair." ”

"This official also thinks it's unfair, but what can be done?" Shi Kefa sighed and said, "This is what Your Majesty has always done, and the ministers of the court and the central government are just following Your Majesty's wishes. ”

"I don't hide it from Lord Shi, I was almost disposed of by His Majesty because of these officials in the court, and I didn't lose the battle," Cao Yue didn't hide it, and told Shi Kefa about the unfair treatment he suffered several times. He plans to use this means to gain more favor from Shi Kefa and enhance the relationship between the two.

After listening to what Cao Yue said, Shi Kefa was also indignant, "I really didn't expect that someone like Mingzhong would have such a face, you have made so many military exploits, and they still treat you like this, it's really chilling!"

"That is, a loyal person like Master Shi was also marginalized and thrown to Nanjing to take up his post," Cao Yue took a sip of tea and said with a wry smile: "I am the same, I made great achievements in the Battle of Datong, but in the end I was deprived of the qualification to continue to lead the Datong Army, and finally came to Nanjing to train troops." Hehe, the team in the DPRK will only lean into each other, and the ministers who compete for power and profit will not be able to do anything. ”

Shi Kefa was silent for a while while holding the tea, and then burst out of a sentence: "Not only Beijing, but also the officialdom in Nanjing!" By the way, Lord Cao, this official is very curious, these officials in Nanjing, how do you get along with them? At first, I thought that you would not be able to get the support of other officials, but I didn't expect that now none of the officials oppose you, and everyone is obedient to you. ”

Cao Yue untied the sword from his body, threw it on the case, and then smiled at Shi Kefa: "Because of this Shang Fang sword given by His Majesty the Emperor, which can be cut first and then played." ”

Shi Kefa was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.

After a while, Cao Yue smiled and said to Shi Kefa very seriously: "Master Shi, I have always regarded you as a model for officials, you are the same as everyone else, you are not for personal gain, you have a very good sense of the overall situation, which makes people very admired." I am so diligent in training the troops, I just want to train a new army as soon as possible to quell the chaos in the world, and I hope that Lord Shi can continue to support him in the future, and he will not disappoint Lord Shi in the future!"

"Lord Cao's words are serious, this official admires Lord Cao very much, and he will definitely fully support his training in the future, and we will all do our part for the survival of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Yes, the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, not to mention that we are officials of the Ming Dynasty!"

"It's a good sentence that the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband," Shi Kefa stretched out his thumb to Cao Yue, "This official hopes to see the surprise that Lord Cao has brought to the world as soon as possible!"

"I won't disappoint Master Shi!" (To be continued.) )