The fleet left Fengcheng County and went down to Jiujiang via Nanchang. It was the middle of winter, and the wind was even more cold on the river, but few of the soldiers were afraid of the cold, and they all got out of the cabin, stood at the bow or side of the ship, and pointed at the scenery on both sides of the river, quite excited.

The soldiers of these survey camps are all children of peasant families, except for a few who have gone far away in military service, most of them have walked such a long way for the first time, and they feel very new to see everything. Especially when the fleet passed by some market towns, and the women on the green buildings on the shore waved their red sleeves and called out to the young soldiers on the boat, the soldiers even more hormones exploded like a blowout, scrambling to blow a loud whistle at each other.

"No noise!"

A voice sounded at the bow of the boat, and the sergeants turned their heads to look, only to see Deng Kui, who was in full uniform, standing there, glaring angrily at everyone: "What is it like, those who are soldiers must have the appearance of being soldiers, give me some rules, or go back to the cabin to do the questions!" ”

Doing the question is the punishment that the soldiers of the survey battalion are most afraid of. Su Hao compiled a thick exercise book, all kinds of surveying and mapping calculation exercises, what mistakes were made by the soldiers of the survey battalion, the officers just threw a few pages of paper and punished them to do the questions. These questions are not too difficult, but the annoying part is that the amount of calculations is too terrifying, and after two hours of problems, no matter how good the person is, he will lose his temper.

Under Deng Kui's threat, the soldiers quieted down, and only dared to gather in groups of three or five to whisper. Hao Tong and Deng Kui stayed in the front and last two boats respectively, maintaining discipline. They don't interfere with the crowd's behavior of watching the scenery. This is also a stage that soldiers must go through to grow up.

The ten embroidery girls stayed in a separate cabin, and in order to avoid any trouble, they were not allowed to come out to play with the soldiers, but could only lie on the window of the cabin and watch the sky outside. The pain of leaving the house has dissipated, and they are full of curiosity about everything outside.

Su Hao and Chen Dao stayed together, this was a cabin located at the bow of the middle boat, with windows on three sides, so that they could see the scenery outside. There was a small charcoal stove lit in the cabin. It was burned with high-quality coal from Su's Commercial Bank, and the fire was blazing, making the cabin warm as spring.

There was a kettle on the charcoal stove, and boiling water was boiling. The two men sat opposite each other, with teapots, teacups, and a few plates with snacks in front of them. It's a long road, and these two people, as the main generals, won't make themselves too sad.

"Isn't it true that my brother has traveled a lot outside?" Chen Dao sipped his tea. While chatting casually with Su Hao.

"I'm ashamed, little brother, I've grown so big, and I haven't been out of the province yet. Before going out on an errand, the farthest the younger brother was when he participated in the children's test, and he had only been to Nanchang. A few days ago, because I was appointed by Li Gonggong, the Jiangxi mine supervisor, I went to Tonggushi. Found a gold mine, and this is the farthest time to go. Su Hao replied helplessly.

In fact, Su Hao really wanted to tell Chen Dao that there were so many places he had visited, and some of them Chen Dao had never even heard of. Let's not talk about going abroad to participate in academic activities, just at home. He has traveled through no less than 1,000 counties and cities, and his footprints can be said to have traveled all over the land of China.

But such a thing. How can you tell someone about it? The knowledge shown by himself can also be said to come from the guidance of famous teachers, and it is impossible to justify how to make up this thing of traveling.

Chen Dao must have understood Su Hao's background before, and after listening to Su Hao's words, he just nodded and said: "Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles is the way for my generation to do learning. If you change your studies to be rich and rich, you should also come out and take a walk in time to experience and experience in this great river and mountain. ”

Su Hao said: "The little brother is very grateful to the Ministry of War for giving the little brother this opportunity, so that the little brother can leave his hometown and go outside to have a look." Also, the younger brother is also very grateful to Brother Chen, who was able to come to guide the younger brother in his busy schedule. Otherwise, the younger brother doesn't even know the road, let alone how to deal with things along the way. ”

Chen Dao said with a smile: "You Xie Bingbu is just that, as for the foolish brother, I also want to take this opportunity to come out for a walk, and I also want to thank the old brother for giving me this opportunity." ”

"Hehe, Brother Chen is polite, come, drink tea, drink tea." Su Hao picked up the teacup and toasted Chen Dao. They are marching outside, and it is taboo for the main general to drink, so everyone can only replace wine with tea.

After drinking tea for a while, Su Hao asked tentatively: "Brother Chen, there is something unknown about the younger brother, I don't know whether to ask or not." ”

Chen Dao said with a smile: "If the old brother has something to do, it doesn't hurt to ask, and if the foolish brother can answer, he will be able to say everything." As for those who can't answer, hehe, I want to understand the old brother who wants to change it, right? ”

Chen Dao's words are very artistic, and everything that should be ordered has been ordered. The implication is that if you want to know, just ask. What I don't want you to know, my casual military secret is enough to block you back.

However, what Su Hao wanted to ask was not a military secret, he was just a little strange about the arrangement of the Ministry of War this time. He asked: "Brother Chen, the matter of the younger brother's training of the survey camp was originally a tacit understanding between the Jiangxi Metropolitan Division and the Yunnan Deputy General Commander Deng, and even the title of the younger brother's hundred households was temporarily lent to the younger brother by the Jiangxi Metropolitan Division. But I don't know why this incident actually alarmed the Ministry of War, and directly issued an official document to transfer the younger brother to Yunnan. The younger brother has been wondering about this these days. ”

Chen Dao slowly picked up the teapot, refilled his cup with some water, and took a sip gently, before he said slowly: "Change, if I say that your name has even been heard of Wang Shangshu, can you believe it?" ”

"Wang Shangshu?" Su Hao was confused, he didn't know what Shangshu Chen Dao was talking about, and when it came to the political pattern of the Ming Dynasty, he was basically an idiot.

"The secretary of the military department, Wang Yiyu, Lord Wang." Chen Dao hated the iron and gave Su Hao a popular science, "As a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, you can't even know who the secretary of the military department is." ”

"Uh, my little brother stays in a small place and has less knowledge." Su Hao replied sneeringly. The military department Shangshu felt very far away from him, but listening to Chen Dao's meaning, it seemed that this Wang Shangshu had actually heard of his Su Hao's name. Thinking about it again, he, Su Hao, didn't know Wang Shangshu's name, which was really a spoof.

"Speaking of this Wang Shangshu, it's really a god. He was literate at the age of five, wrote poems at the age of seven, raised at the age of eighteen, and was a scholar at the age of nineteen. During the governor Shuntian, he led the people to build water conservancy and control the Yongqing Hun River, and made remarkable achievements. When he was the governor of Jiliao, he repaired the abandoned fort, accepted the soldiers, opened and closed the ban, and rejuvenated the border, which won the hearts of the army and the people. He once led the crowd to kill more than 700 enemies, received the reward of the saint, and was promoted to the secretary of the military department. Chen Dao introduced his top boss to Su Hao with a few treasures, and his tone was full of admiration.

"Eighteen-year-old middle lift, nineteen-year-old jinshi and ...... This is really a tough life that doesn't need to be explained. Su Hao was also fascinated by what he heard, he was a person who had studied the Four Books and Five Classics, and he knew how difficult it was to do this.

"What do you say? Plagiarism what? Chen Dao asked curiously.

Su Hao said: "Uh...... The younger brother said casually, Brother Chen doesn't have to mind, you go on, what achievements did this Wang Shangshu make after he became the secretary of the Ministry of War. ”

"After Wang Shangshu took office, he eliminated the advantages and disadvantages, eliminated the redundant personnel in brocade clothes, restrained the white Ding pretending to collar, and stipulated the regulations for the promotion and promotion of military generals, which greatly improved the military appearance and military discipline of our Ming army. The saint once again awarded gold coins, and also added the crown prince Shaobao. Chen Dao said.

"In this way, today's saints can be regarded as discerning and discerning, and they use people properly." Su Hao said with emotion.

Chen Dao narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother of change, this is a transgression. The saint is extremely bright, and he is naturally discerning, so is there still any doubt about the old brother? ”

Su Hao smiled: "I lost my words, I lost my words." What the younger brother means is that it seems that there is some criticism among the literati about the saint, saying that the saint is addicted to ...... What, I don't want to go to court or something. When I heard Brother Chen talk about the reuse of Wang Shangshu by the saint, I felt that it seemed to be a little inconsistent with the discussions of the literati. The younger brother is from the countryside, and he doesn't know the truth, so he asks Brother Chen for advice. ”

Hearing Su Hao say this, Chen Dao was a little embarrassed to open his mouth. It is very normal for the Beijing officials to discuss the rights and wrongs of the emperor in private, and Chen Dao knows a lot of various gossip. But when he came out of Beijing, he had a little consciousness of Beijing officials, and felt that it was not solemn enough to talk about these topics in front of local officials. He hesitated for a moment and said, "What you have changed is just the words of some officials, Holy ...... It's still very sacred. ”

"Hehe, that's true." Su Hao didn't dwell on it anymore, he asked instead: "Brother Chen, just now you said that Wang Shangshu also knows the cheap name of the younger brother, what's going on." ”

Chen Dao said: "Did you ask someone to embroider a map and hand it over to the Nanjing Military Department?" ”

Su Hao nodded and said, "The younger brother did make a map at the beginning, and he was handed over to the Jiangxi Metropolitan Division by the Hao Zongqi in front. Later, the capital division was sent to the Nanjing Military Department, and the Nanjing military department was sent back, and in the end it should have stayed with the capital division. ”

Chen Dao shook his head and said: "No, that map was later sent to the Beijing Military Department by the Jiangxi Metropolitan Division, and it reached Wang Shangshu's hands." After Wang Shangshu got this map, he was amazed and summoned us to go to the study, and everyone said that this map can be called the treasure of the army. ”

"I see." Su Hao felt sweaty, no wonder, contour maps are also a necessary tool for operational command in modern warfare, the war of the Ming Dynasty is different from modern warfare, but the demand for maps is the same. The contour method completely subverted the concept of cartography at that time, and it is impossible to overestimate it.

"With this map, changing it to my Ming army is enough to make a big difference." Chen Dao said leisurely.