"Zhang, you're finally awake!" Reska enthusiastically gave me a bear hug, and Yu Rou and Li Guangzhong behind him were a little stunned by Reska's enthusiasm, and then they were also laughed by the enthusiasm of this foreigner.

"I heard that Yuruo said that you woke up, so I hurriedly sent someone to call Godfather and Reska, you don't know that you slept for a day, we are all very worried!" Yurou stood beside me with a smile, although she had a smile on her face, but she was faintly haggard on her face.

"Zhang, you are so blessed, Miss Yurou is really good to you, she is also the most worried about you when you are in a coma!" Reska smiled at me in English with bad intentions, I didn't speak, just looked at Yurou beside me, I should have guessed that this stupid girl was such a stupid look!

"Reska, godfather, you accompany Brother Zhang, I'll go prepare some refreshments for you!" The smile on Yurou's face stretched a lot, probably because she was worried about me yesterday, and she looked very happy today.

When Yurou turned the inner hall, Li Guangzhong walked in front of me in time, and then patted me on the shoulder: "You kid is even more powerful than I imagined, this battle was beautiful, if I hadn't seen the battle report with my own eyes, I really didn't believe you could fight so well, I haven't seen such a beautiful battle in so many years!" I have already written a good report on your behalf and sent it to the Beijing Division, and I believe that there will be a reward from the Ministry of War in a few days. In addition, I have heard from the soldiers who participated in the war that you have taken in the wives and children of the Japanese invaders, although I do not fully agree with this matter, but I have asked Yurou to think of a way to resettle them, and place them in a tea garden newly bought by Yurou, so that they can pick tea there for a living! Yurou has already arranged for someone who can speak Chinese to handle this matter, so you don't have to worry about it! In addition, I have made the decision to use half of the vacans you have obtained on the island as a bounty for the soldiers and a pension for the war dead, and I have sent most of the other half to the military headquarters with good news and letters! I'll give the rest to Yurou and let her keep it for you. ”

I was slightly stunned, and then looked at Li Guangzhong with a puzzled expression, not knowing what he meant by doing this.

Li Guangzhong smiled slightly, and then sat on the main seat of the hall with a big stab, and the expression on his face gradually became darker: "Ziyun, fighting is such a thing, in fact, it is to fight money, and you can't fight without money, if you don't have Yurou's support, it is impossible to support so many equipment and weapons of the Shenji Battalion just by relying on those salaries and silver issued by the imperial court, and the 20,000 taels paid to Reska last time, these are not the money of the government, they are all from Yurou, no matter how capable Yurou is, it is impossible for her to maintain such a large amount of expenses, These days, Yurou is running around, you didn't see it in the Shenji Camp, but I saw it, old man, so I handed over all the jewelry and utensils looted by the Japanese robbers you found on the island this time, and asked her to keep it for us, I don't worry. The money from the province was handed over to the people in Dengzhou Mansion, and they don't know where to go? Leave the money here in Yurou, at least you can ensure that the money is useful! ”

Li Guangzhong looked helpless, it seems that he has expressed helplessness about the corruption of the Ming officialdom, I have seen a lot of historical materials in modern times in this regard, take the coastal smuggling as an example, there is no one who turns a blind eye to the government, and the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty can be so dragged together, so although I have an opinion on this matter, I really can't say anything.

"As for the money given to the Ministry of War, it is for the Ministry of War to open up joints, although you won this battle, but I think you should also understand some truths in this battle, so considering that you may continue to expand the army, I have written a letter to the Ministry of War in advance, and the court of Shangjuan allows us to step up the training of Dengzhou Wei! The money was used to open up the joints of the military department. I've written a personal letter to my friend in the military department, asking him to dredge it up for me! ”

Sure enough, it's easy to do things with money, but it's hard to move an inch without money? I looked at Li Guangzhong and sneered: "I think it's just to fight for training, but I'm afraid we need to pay for the military salary and equipment purchase out of our own pockets!" ”

Li Guangzhong was stunned for a moment, and then looked at me with a smile and said: "This matter can only be fought for a little more, the tax situation of the imperial court has been bad over the years, and the treasury has become increasingly embarrassed. Li Guangzhong let out a long sigh, it seemed that he had some understanding of the economic situation of the imperial court. Of course, his understanding is definitely not as in-depth as that of me, a modern person who has read the economic materials of the Ming Dynasty in later generations.

The last financial system of the Ming Dynasty was completely paralyzed, to be honest, if the Ming court could finally come to a powerful person, reform the tax system, collect all the taxes, maybe there would be salvation in the end, but then again, if the tax system is really reformed, those officials and big landlords will be the first to come up and overthrow the Ming Dynasty.

Although I don't have much hope for the financial support of the imperial court, I am really expanding my army in the current situation. You must know that although the performance of the Shenji Battalion in the Battle of the Dark Island has far exceeded the expected results, it has also exposed some very fatal problems, which need to be solved by expanding the army, and Li Guangzhong seems to have already seen these problems, but this old man is treacherous and has not told me, fortunately I have no loss on the Dark Island, if the loss is big, I have to strangle this old man to death.

"Think about the money thing! If it really doesn't work, we'll have to find Yurou again, but I want to hear your thoughts on the next training thing! Seeing that my expression was not good-looking, Li Guangzhong immediately smiled on his face, and he looked at me with a smile, as if waiting for me to express my opinion.

I'm too lazy to pay attention to you, didn't you already know? What else do you want me to say? I glanced at Li Guangzhong, and the old man still had an innocent smile on his face.

Pretend, you just continue to pretend, right?

I made up my mind not to say anything, but the other person in the hall didn't understand what I meant at all, and when I didn't speak, Reska immediately said in his freshly practiced broken Chinese: "I think the success of this operation is determined by our fire system and artillery, they have exerted great power, we need to continue to improve our fire system and artillery, so we need more skilled craftsmen." Of course, this is one aspect. On the other hand, I think we have to form traditional infantry in the Shenji Battalion! ”

Reska's Chinese is not very good, and it is embarrassing for him to say so much in one breath, and I am anxious and funny when I hear the broken voice, and if I let him continue to speak, I guess it will explode.

"Oh?" Li Guangzhong seemed to appreciate his words and encouraged him to continue.

"In the Battle of the Dark Island, we relied on artillery to defeat the few archers on the other side, which proves that we are right to use artillery intensively, so we need more craftsmen to improve our firearms. But in the future, in the field, when we encounter charging cavalry or protected archers and heavy infantry, our unsuspecting musketeers will be slaughtered, so that when we use fire-gunners alone, especially when we take a column formation, we will still need extra protection against the traditional hoplites and cavalry, so my idea is to add a reinforced infantry battalion to each regiment of the Shenji battalion, all heavy armor, sabers, pikes, During the battle, the fire-gunners were protected from the attacks of the opposing archers and cavalry, and at the same time, they imitated the Guanliao cavalry and formed an independent cavalry unit to cooperate with the Shenji battalion in battle. "I really can't stand the singing and harmony between Li Guangzhong and Reska, especially Reska's Chinese is really awkward, so I said what I said next.

I then opened the diagram I had drawn before they came, pointed to the other row behind the three musketeers, and said: "This one, dressed in heavy armor, carrying sabers, shields, and spears, is placed behind each musket battalion during the battle, and as soon as the enemy approaches, rushes forward, and shields and spears protect the musketeers from direct damage from archers and cavalry. Cavalry units were used as reserves, and were put into battle when the necessary phase of the battle was carried out. In order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, I hope that Uncle Li's Guanliao cavalry can provide a method for making the Three-Eyed Fire Command and form a cavalry unit belonging to the Shenji Battalion! The strength of the army is tentatively set at one regiment! ”

"Do you mean to turn the Divine Machine Battalion into a mixed unit with artillery, traditional infantry, musketeers, and cavalry?" Li Guangzhong looked at me with a smile on his face, then stroked his beard, and laughed loudly: "It seems that this battle on the Dark Island was not fought in vain, and you can be regarded as understanding how to make the Shenji Battalion more powerful!" ”

I nodded, then put away my layout diagram, looked at Li Guangzhong in front of me and said, "In addition to these improvements to the troops, there is another thing I hope you can agree to!" ”

"Say!" Li Guangzhong looked at me very happily, with a smile on his face.

"After completing the formation of the infantry regiment, cavalry regiment and artillery regiment, I will integrate the existing troops into the first division of the Dengzhou Shenji Battalion, and at the same time, after completing the training, select some elite personnel from the first division to be responsible for organizing the second division."

"Do you mean to expand the army?" Li Guangzhong was still smiling, and then he crossed his fingers and began to calculate: "If you say that, your first division will have four musket regiments, a reinforced spear regiment, an artillery regiment with eighty cannons, and a cavalry regiment equipped with a three-eyed fire system imitating the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, with a total strength of eight to nine thousand people!" If you form a second division now, it will be another eight to nine thousand people. I don't have any problem with organizing this division, but we have two problems to solve - people and money! ”

"Of course I know!" I nodded, then looked at Reska, who was very surprised and didn't know what I wanted to do, and continued: "The second division can take its time, we don't need to gather this full division right away, we can form a musket regiment first, and wait until we have enough men and money, and then slowly form a new unit!" As for the question of money, as long as we slowly become stronger, there will naturally be a way to get enough funds! ”

Although, I don't know how to make money, after all, I'm not an economist, and I'm not too proficient in business, so if I can't do it, I'll follow Li Guangzhong and lead the army to grab it.

"If you have a question about money...... Yurou suddenly walked in from the hall door: "I have a very, very good opportunity here, if the eldest brother and the stepfather can agree!" ”

The eyes of the three of us were immediately focused on this charming and lovely girl, who had just turned eighteen years old, but whose amazing talent for business had completely and completely convinced me as a person from the twenty-first century.

Yurou still had a smile on her face, and then looked at me and said, "Although it is an opportunity, the cause of this incident is caused by the woman from the Wa Kingdom that Brother Zhang brought back on the dark island!" ”