Shi Bufan suggested the establishment of this Shenji battalion, and Li Shimin began to select personnel. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThe chief engineer of the Shenji Battalion is actually easier to find, that is, the chief person in charge of the research and development of gunpowder at that time, he is an old craftsman who belongs to the Yan family, and he is a member of the Yan family. But this time, he actually ascended to the sky in one step and directly became the seventh-rank official of the imperial court, so that the real ancestral tomb was smoking. However, this is a clerk, and the clerk does not have the privileges of various ministers, but only has a salary. However, this also makes many people envious, because it is also a seven-grade product.

However, how should the captain of this Shenji battalion be selected, so everyone also has a headache. Because when Li Shimin said that he wanted to select a person from the officers in the palace guard to serve as the captain of the Shenji Battalion, as a result, those officers also avoided it one by one.

When Li Shimin wanted to ask who was willing to go, one by one the officers talked about him left and right, and "humbled" each other, that is, no one was willing to go.

"Husband, you made a mistake this time. I heard that the officers of the Qianniu Guard and the prison guard in the palace were scolding you, scolding you behind your back and scolding a bloody dog. Because of the establishment of this Shenji Battalion, officers must be drawn from here, but no one wants to be this 'artillery captain', even if they are promoted. Dugu Daxue said.

Shi Bufan was speechless, this promotion technology is really not so simple. Do many time-travelers really think that promoting technology is that simple? It's like promoting an agricultural technology, once it reaches the grassroots level, the people will often refuse to use the new technology out of inertia. Because the use of new technology means new new non-idleness. Even a 10 percent increase in grain production would not be of much significance to the increase in production of individual households, so they would rather use old and proven technologies than use new technologies lightly. However, for the whole country, the 10 percent increase in grain production is of great strategic significance. But at the grassroots level, it is difficult to promote it, and this is not something that the emperor can do with an order.

"Artillery captain, it's really interesting!" Shi Bufan complained: "I think they will regret it in the future, this artillery captain has a bright future." ”

This captain of the Shenji Battalion was nicknamed "Captain of Artillery" by the officers of the palace guards and Qianniuwei, because in the eyes of most people, this gunpowder is also used to set off artillery, but it is just a thing used to set off artillery, how can it be used to fight?

In fact, anyone is conservative, and in the absence of absolute interests, then they will not easily change their views and ideas. There is even a well-known person who said, "It is not easy to make a profit, it is not easy to make a person", which is enough to show that the ancient Chinese people were very conservative, and they would not easily change a person without ten times the benefit.

This group of officers is also troubled by this kind of thinking, because the future of this firearms unit Shenji Battalion is uncertain, and it is a very difficult thing for them to give up their status as royal guards to serve as this captain with an uncertain future. Because as a guard officer, once he is released, he has a promising future, and he can even be promoted several levels in a row. Although the Tang Dynasty did not attach as much importance to the guards as the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the status of the guards of the central leadership of any era was also very high, even including the later Republic eras, the central guards had a high status, and even if they were released out, they could be directly promoted to the level.

And this has formed a series of promotion processes, and there is already an agreed quick promotion route. However, the future of the captain of this firearms battalion is uncertain, and many people dare not take the risk of becoming this captain. Because the subordinate system of this school captain is too embarrassing, it is directly managed by the emperor. But the next promotion route is very difficult to figure out, because there is no one to promote him.

In fact, this phenomenon is also common in later generations, and for a considerable period of time in the later military, the officers of certain technical arms have been promoted to a certain extent, and their status will be very embarrassing, and if they want to be promoted, they must jump out of this technical arms system, and then they can seek promotion. But it's too difficult to get out of this system, because your past resume is all technical arms, and everyone will be very skeptical about your command ability of other arms.

Compared with later generations, this firearms unit of the Tang Dynasty is an out-and-out technical unit. The status of the technical arms is a bit awkward, so many officers are reluctant to go, which is also very likely. They don't see a future in this technical class, so they naturally don't want to go.

"Daxue, send someone to send a message to Qianniu Wei Gao Kan Chang for me, and ask him to come to see me tonight." Shi Bufan said.

In the evening, Shi Bufan met with Gao Kan, the commander of Qianniu Guard, at home.

"Gao Changshang, why don't you go and fight for the position of captain of the Shenji Battalion at this time? The captain of the Shenji Battalion is currently no one willing to go, so you should hurry up and ask the emperor to be transferred to the Shenji Battalion as a captain. At present, you are a petty official of the nine grades, taking advantage of this time that everyone looks down on the Shenji Battalion, and when the emperor can't choose someone, he takes the initiative to recommend himself, so the emperor will inevitably choose the tallest one among the short people if there is no suitable candidate. Well, of course, I'm not saying you're short, but that's the way it is, and when no one has a choice, that's the only thing you can do. In this way, you can jump from this nine-rank petty official to the seventh-rank in an instant. ”

"You know, if you follow your normal promotion process, if you want to go from the ninth rank to the seventh grade, even if it goes well, it will take at least six years! Six years, how many six years are there in your life? As a military attache of the palace guard, although you seem to have a high status, you don't have many opportunities to make meritorious contributions. It's all about qualifications. Waiting for the qualifications to be released, then this will definitely not be very soon. I think you can prepare well, and strive for this one-time promotion from the ninth grade to the seventh grade, and directly cross the waste of at least six years, or even more than ten years, isn't it? ”

Gao Kan listened to Shi Bufan's persuasion, but he was still very hesitant, because the future of this newly established Shenji Battalion was uncertain, and naturally there were many people who were unwilling to go. Not to mention these years, even if it is more than a thousand years later, there are not many people who are willing to give up what they have and work in a department with an uncertain future. Going to a new department means that the future is uncertain, and if you succeed, you can soar, but if you fail, you will lose even what you have.

This is very common, because human beings are all seeking stability, and all human beings are yearning for stability, and the real careerists are always in the minority.

"Shi Caochang, to be honest, I really don't have a bottom in my heart! Can this 'artillery battle' really be able to fight? Also, can you really concentrate the power of gunpowder at one point? I really don't know the bottom of this, you make it difficult for me to do this! Gao Kan said.

Shi Bufan also has a headache, this ancient person did not believe that firearms could be successfully manufactured, this is actually normal. After all, the ancients were not traversers, and they did not know the development potential of firearms, so it was normal for them to be reluctant to go. Don't think of the ancients as stupid, but don't think that the ancients were absolutely smart. The ancients were also human beings, and human beings often had weaknesses, and the ancients were many of the same, even more and more stubborn than later generations.

Shi Bufan knew that if he wanted this Gao Kan to serve as the captain of this Shenji Battalion, it would inevitably relieve his worries. However, how to solve this worry, this time is also an idea.

"That's it, Gao Kan, you might as well take the initiative to ask the emperor to be the captain of this Shenji Battalion. We have a three-year deadline, and if there is no corresponding result of the firearms within three years, I can guarantee that you will go to the Yandao soldiers in Tuyuhun to serve as the commander of Zhichong, what do you think? The current salt envoy is General Xin Mao, and there is about to set up a six-rank Guoyi Captain, but he will definitely be promoted to become a Zhichong Lieutenant in the future. As long as you go to this Shenji Battalion, then if you don't get enough development prospects, then I can guarantee that you will go there to serve as the Captain of Guoyi, and you can even further become the Captain of Zhichong, what do you think? Xin Mao, the salt transport envoy, will be my student, and we have the power to guide the decrees there, so my opinion will be taken very seriously by the emperor, and I think my words are still effective, are you relieved? Shi Bufan said.

After hearing Shi Bufan's words, Gao Kan was relieved. If there is no guarantee of the future, how can he dare to take risks, so after Shi Bufan guaranteed the future, then Gao Kan was relieved to serve as the captain of this Shenji battalion.

"These guys, all of them don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, they are all cunning!" Shi Bufan complained in his heart.

After Gao Kan got Shi Bufan's assurance, he dared to take the initiative to go to the emperor to recommend himself as the captain of the Shenji Battalion, otherwise the captain of the Shenji Battalion would be difficult to give birth, and this would be the biggest problem. However, Shi Bufan knows that these guys are all people who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, and they are all very difficult to entangle. If you don't solve his worries, this Gao Kan is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

"Husband, this Gao Kan is just going to be the captain of this Shenji Battalion? If he really can't make any future at that time, then don't you really want to promote him to serve as the captain of Guoyi in that salt road soldier, do you have this power? Dugu Daxue asked.

Shi Bufan replied: "I didn't, I was fooling him!" ”

"......" Dugu Daxue was speechless.

"Don't worry, this kid is not a fool, after a year or two, I'm afraid he won't leave even if he is driven away." Shi Bufan said.

Shi Bufan is very confident that he will not leave when this Gao Kan lets him go, because the development prospect of firearms is definitely much longer than that of cold weapons. Especially after Shi Bufan proposed the patent bill, he could even include gunpowder weapons in the patent, which was enough to stimulate the invention boom of those craftsmen. Even various craftsmen can get the patent fee for firearms on the one hand, and the status of an affairs officer on the other hand, so what do they not do with such a level of face and a good thing? Everything in this world is most afraid of being serious, and once these craftsmen are serious, anything can be done. Instead of encouraging the transformation of other people's minds, it is better to let them benefit from this aspect. As long as the benefits are obtained, then anyone will take the initiative to change their minds.

After a year or two, any official position in the Shenji Battalion of this firearms unit will become a sweet spot. At that time, maybe many military attachés would sharpen their heads and drill into them, and it would be good not to make redundant officials when the time comes, and they will be afraid that no one will come?

In fact, for the troops of this Shenji Battalion, Shi Bufan doesn't mind pouring out some redundant officers. Because redundant officials are certainly pressured on the surface, but from another point of view, they will also strengthen the departmental interests of this department. Once this magic battalion is departmentalized, then this firearms unit will devour more resources to strengthen itself, and finally replace the ordinary army.

Improving the "departmental interests" of firearms units will help them to gain more resources after they have grown up, and eventually replace conventional cold weapons units. This is a new method, unlike other troops that are directly transformed, and direct transformation is probably very difficult to transform, and there is great resistance.

Shi Bufan has a lot of things to think about next, especially supporting various emerging forces, so that this emerging force can strive to replace the old force. Including the military, support firearms units and professional troops to replace those based on yeoman farming. Rapidly develop the productive forces, disintegrate the small-scale peasant economy as soon as possible, and collapse the economic foundation of the scholars.

Shi Bufan and Li Shimin use each other and rely on each other, and they also calculate each other, which is actually the relationship between any courtier and the emperor. It's not that Shi Bufan is simply like this, Fang Du Wei Zheng and others are not good birds, everyone does this, no need for the eldest brother to say the second brother.

"Daxue, how has the matter of choosing concubines for the emperor in the palace been arranged recently?" Shi Bufan asked.

Dugu Daxue replied: "According to your instructions, I deliberately did not seriously review that Zheng Liwan's information, but it is true that there is nothing to review in terms of information, and it seems that there is no problem." So I didn't deliberately investigate, but this time Zheng Liwan was going to be in trouble. You, as well as the Gao family of the Shandong Shi clan, and even the Hedong Shi clan have colluded to squeeze this Zheng Liwan into the palace together. ”

"I'm afraid that the Zheng family in Xingyang would not have thought that this time they actually planted it, planted in this aspect, and they thought they could spend it in peace. But they couldn't have imagined that you, the Gao family, the Hedong clan, and even the Yan Concubine in the harem also had their own calculations, so Zheng Liwan would probably be unlucky. Several parties that should have been opponents actually cooperated? ”

Shi Bufan smiled, this Zheng Liwan is unlucky. However, the Gao family, Concubine Gao and the Hedong clan behind Concubine Gao Huitong, for the sake of their common enemies and their respective interests, they could cooperate at that time. This is interesting, the Shandong Shi clan never dreamed that Shi Bufan would have jointly dug a pit for them.

(To be continued.) )