Chapter 187: Staff Corps and Artillery Divisions

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After a month and a half of busy work, the disaster relief work has finally stabilized. However, Geng Jingzhong and Li Guangdi were tired enough. Especially Li Guangdi, he, the big housekeeper, is in charge of the inside and outside, and he is so tired that many times he can't wait to break himself into eight petals to use.

Geng Jingzhong also gradually felt that there was a shortage of manpower, no matter which person in history had achieved great things, there were many people around him to assist. But now look at his side, Li Guangdi alone can be called a great talent, and there is no other resourceful person? Under Wu Sangui's command, there are not only three top strategists under the command of Fang Guangchen, Liu Xuanchu, and Wang Shirong, but also a number of inferior strategists who serve him.

In my spare time, I often think about what other famous strategists in this era can be used by him?

Zhou Peigong? is indeed a talent, but unfortunately he was an official of the imperial court early on, and he would never come here. Wu Ciyou? This man is famous, but he was invented by later writers. Even if there are real people, it is not in Fujian, and you can't find it if you want to. It's difficult, it's really difficult, it's really difficult to find a real talent!

Geng Jingzhong was still on the bookcase, thinking about one historical figure after another in his memory, and after filtering it, he didn't remember who was in the early years of Kangxi? After all, history about this aspect appears too little in textbooks. Raising his head, he shifted his gaze to the world map that he had changed according to the world map of Westerners and his own memories, and looked at his own territory, Fujian Province. Subsequently, the eyes were fixed on the island of Taiwan!

That's right. How to forget this person. I'm always thinking about those young handsomes. Why didn't I think of him! Yao Qisheng, a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, is the first hero of the platform in the history of later generations! Remember the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty", it seems that he is in a bad situation now, or is he just idle at home? However, this person has a bad temper and looks down on Manchurians, but he has nothing to say to the people! Get. That's it!

"Someone!" Geng Jingzhong shouted outside the study.

"In! Shizi, what is the matter? Yang Jian, the commander of the guards, came in and asked.

Geng Jingzhong looked up at Yang Jian: "Pass my order, immediately send someone to check on a person named Yao Qisheng, and report his details!" If I remember correctly, he is a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and once served as an official in Guangdong, so that's all, hurry up and do it! ”

"Yes!" Yang Jian received the order and went out to select people.

Coincidentally, Yang Jian met Li Guangdi just a few steps after he walked out, and Li Guangdi also came to discuss things with Geng Jingzhong. The two said hello and staggered. But as soon as he walked over, he heard Yang Jian muttering the words "Yao Qisheng" in his mouth. A flash of inspiration flashed in his head, and all of a sudden, a piece of information that he had read before sounded. In July, the imperial court secretly reprimanded the Jingnan royal palace for opening the sea to trade, and at the same time dealt with some other officials who were inclined to trade. Therefore, Li Guangdi deliberately collected a list of officials who have been dismissed in the past ten years for opening the sea and trade, and among them is this Yao Qisheng.

Yao Qisheng was the magistrate of Xiangshan County, Guangdong Province six years ago, and his predecessor was imprisoned for tens of thousands of lessons, and Yao Qisheng repaid it on his behalf. Not long ago, Lu Xingzu, the new governor of Guangdong, revealed that Wang Shang Kexi of Pingnan and other Guangdong officials were smuggling Macao, and most of them went to sea from Xiangshan County. Therefore, Yao Qisheng was dismissed from his post and sentenced to death for the crime of "opening the sea ban without authorization and fornicating with Macao". I'm still locked up in a prison in Guangzhou!

Think about the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty", it is said that Yao Qisheng has been an official since the early years of Shunzhi, first from small to small, and then from large to small, and has done all the official ranks at all levels, and then Emperor Shunzhi issued an order never to hire him, which is all made up, and he does not have such rich experience at all. In real history, Yao Qisheng, whose name is Xizhi and whose name is sorrowful, was born in 1624, the fourth year of Tomorrow's Qi, and was admitted to Xiucai at the age of thirteen.

When he was twenty-one years old, when he visited Tongzhou, he was insulted by local tyrants. So Yao Qisheng lobbied the Qing army, claiming that he was willing to use his family wealth to fill the army, and he had to be awarded the governor of Tongzhou, and after taking office, he immediately executed the local tyrants, and then abandoned the official and fled. Later, in order to save the two girls, he killed two Qing soldiers and had to flee into the rivers and lakes. In the sixteenth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty is ten years ago, he was registered in the flag, belonging to the Han Army with the red flag, and in the Eight Banners Township Examination in the second year of Kangxi, Yao Qisheng took the first place in the examination, and was awarded the post of Xiangshan County in Guangdong.

"Stop, Commander Yang, did you just say the name Yao Qisheng?" Li Guangdi turned around and stopped Yang Jian and asked.

"Yes, Shizi asked me to check the details of this person and report it to him. Is there any question for Mr. Lee? Yang Jian was stopped and immediately turned around, and then replied.

"Then you don't have to go, I know this person's situation, I'll tell the prince later!" Li Guangdi said with a smile.

Yang Jian also grinned and said: "That's okay, I saved the trouble, or Mr. Li is amazing, all the information is loaded in your stomach, the last general is really admired!" ”

"Hehe, this is my business, Yang has won the award, let's go in together!" Saying that, Li Guangdi took the lead and walked into the study, and the two guards at the door were unobstructed.

"Shizi!"

"Shizi!"

The two entered Geng Jingzhong's study one after the other, and then said.

Geng Jingzhong was still reviewing a few important official documents, and when he looked up and saw the two of them coming in, especially when he saw Yang Jian, he was slightly stunned. said: "Didn't I ask you to check Yao Qisheng's information immediately?" Ordered to go down? ”

Before Yang Jian could speak, Li Guangdi said: "Shizi, I asked him to come back, I know the situation of Yao Qisheng!" ”

"You know?" Geng Jingzhong wondered, haven't you heard that the Ministry of Intelligence has collected information in this regard?

"Oh, that's right. Last time, the imperial court issued an order to reprimand us for opening the sea, and at the same time, I also took down some officials who were not painful, so I paid attention to it and investigated the information of these people, and Yao Qisheng was one of them. I'm also going to take some time to tell you the son of the world, whether you want to rescue these people, who knows that there will be so many things later, and they will be forgotten all at once! Li Guangdi reported in detail.

"I see! Oh, sit down. Geng Jingzhong pointed to the chair next to him. So, this Yao Qisheng is still in the Guangdong prison? He said. Geng Jingzhong's eyes lit up! What a godsend. Deliver him in his most perilous moment. Then don't you die for yourself?

"Yes, this person was previously the magistrate of Xiangshan County, Guangdong, and vigorously opened up the sea in Guangdong, making Xiangshan County rich and prosperous, but some time ago, Lu Xingzu, the new governor of Guangdong, exposed that Wang Shang Kexi and other Guangdong officials in Pingnan were smuggling Macao, and he focused on saying that he went to sea from Xiangshan County. So Yao Qisheng was taken down and agreed to be beheaded! Hey. If we want to say that we have been reprimanded, I don't know if it is because Guangdong has affected us, or if we have affected Guangdong, I estimate that there are both sides, and the Shang family should also receive the reprimand! ”

"But, Shizi, what do you want Yao Qisheng's information for? Do you want to save him? This person is indeed talented, and he will govern a county in Xiangshan in an orderly manner, and Shinong will prosper in all industries, if he is rescued. It's worth it! Li Guangdi thought about Yao Qisheng's information, and then said.

"Hahaha. Brother Li, now you're gone! Yao Qisheng is far more than that, let me say that don't be upset, his ability should not be below you, and even more advantageous than you in some aspects! Geng Jingzhong laughed, this is the advantage of his traversal, he can see the opportunity and take the lead in distinguishing talents.

Li Guangdi's eyes blinked suddenly: "Is this true? That's great, if this person is really talented, we have to rescue him and join us. Now our plates are getting bigger and bigger, and the bare ground is really a little overwhelming! Li Guangdi's expression was not pretentious at all, he said sincerely, and there was no hint of jealousy.

Geng Jingzhong was even happier: "Hahaha, it's really admirable that Brother Li can have such a mind." I'm afraid you'll not be able to tolerate him! ”

"Look at what you said, I'm so unbearable in the eyes of your son?" Li Guangdi pursed his lips and said unhappily.

"Don't be angry, it's just a joke. Brother Li, of course I know your character. Geng Jingzhong said with a smile. Then let's do our best to rescue it, there is a Xiao He by the side of this son, and there is still a lack of Zhang Liang! ”

Li Guangdi was very happy when he heard Geng Jingzhong compare him to Xiao He, but he still humbly arched his hand and said: "The prince has won the award, but the meaning of the prince is right, throughout the ages, whoever has achieved great things, which one has not gathered a large number of resourceful people around him, if the Ming Dynasty does not have Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, Zhu Yuanzhang will not be able to win the world!" Shizi, we should have been online talents a long time ago! ”

"I know, haven't we been looking for it, but you can look at the previous ones, all of them are mediocre people, and it is okay to talk about it, but once you do practical things, they will wilt! This is not as good as the elites cultivated in our school! We don't lack basic talents in the middle and lower classes, especially in the lower classes, but Yan zhòng lacks talents like you, Brother Li, and then again, there are not many talents like you in the world. But to be honest, Fang Guangchen and Liu Xuanchu under Wu Sangui are really powerful, you see, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces are in good order! ”

"The son of the world is not weaker than arrogant, and our Fujian is not stronger than it. Although we are not as strong as Wu Sangui now, it won't be long before we surpass him. Also, if this Yao Qisheng is really like what the prince said, then our union will definitely surpass Fang Guangchen and Liu Xuanchu in the future. At least, the subordinates don't think they're inferior to these two! Li Guangdi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said confidently.

"Brother Li is the most confident from this, and I can be sure that Yao Qisheng is indeed a great talent. It doesn't matter how I know, it's like I left you behind. After rescuing Yao Qisheng, he troubled Brother Li to be responsible for organizing a special staff team, on the one hand, he was responsible for the military staff, and on the other hand, he was responsible for internal affairs, all of which were uniformly called staff officers, and you and Yao Qisheng were the left and right chiefs of staff respectively. When the time comes, I will personally set up a stage to worship you two as my left and right military advisors! Geng Jingzhong made up his mind that a staff group must be formed, which would be more conducive to future development.

"Xie Shizi!" Li Guangdi's face was a little red, although he was now a nominal military advisor, but he did not have a precise position, nor did he have any military rank. Although he didn't care about any of this, it was better to have something than nothing! Chief of Staff, this name is nice and very powerful, yes, really good!

"By the way, Shizi, I have another matter here, all parts of Fujian have come to report, the disaster situation in the Quartet has stabilized, and the people have returned to their hometowns to start production. All the affected people have been given food rations and farm tools and seeds for three months, and all the houses that have collapsed are being built. I wondered if the Navy could stop fishing. It's not good if it's not a good job for a long time. Li Guangdi talked about the business at hand. Ask Geng Jingzhong for instructions.

"Don't stop for now. I think this fishing is also a very good exercise. However, always casting nets to catch fish will not achieve the training effect, so in this way, all warships will be responsible for killing whales and sharks in the future, and the rest will not be forgotten, killing whales is not bad, and it can have a training effect, and it can also earn more! Geng Jingzhong thought of this. I couldn't help laughing.

Li Guangdi's expression was stunned, "Okay! ”

"Anything else?"

"No, I still have some things to deal with, I'll go back first!" Li Guangdi saluted, and then went out to his office.

Yang Jian also stood up and prepared to go out with Li Guangdi, when Geng Jingzhong was working in the study, there was something wrong, and he usually did not leave the guards in the house. "Yang Jian stays!"

Hearing the words, Yang Jian stopped. "What does the prince command?"

"Nothing. Sit down. Talking to you, there are things for you to do. Geng Jingzhong smiled. It's been too long. I took a sip of the tea bowl and drank it down. "Yang Jian, you and Dazhong were selected by me to be a guard together, and now he has become the second junior corp. of the navy, but you are still a lieutenant colonel, do you feel a little resentful of injustice?"

Yang Jian got up from the chair suddenly: "The last general has never had such a thought, the prince only looks at his talent, Lao Huang and I are brothers, I know his ability well, and the last general is convinced." ”

"Sit, sit down!" Geng Jingzhong waved him to sit down. After Yang Jian sat down, he spoke: "Actually, it's not that your ability is not as good as Dazhong, but that the time has not yet come, and you are not easy to arrange!" Remember what I told you about the formation of a special artillery unit? ”

"The last will remember! But now don't we have two artillery battalions in our army? Yang Jian asked suspiciously.

"No, it's not enough. The two battalions had only 300 guns in total, and they were not powerful enough. A few days ago, Nan Huairen came to report that you were not there, and the artillery workshop had improved the infantry gun again, reducing the weight of the gun by one-third, but the firing range had not changed. A twelve-pounder cannon can be pulled and run away by only one horse, and later artillery can be equipped with more guns. Moreover, the newly recruited 30,000 recruits have been training on the island for a month, and it is time to select a group of people to form a special artillery unit! ”

Hearing this, Yang Jian didn't understand, it must be that the prince was going to reuse him, and he couldn't help but boil his blood, saying that he was not jealous of Huang Dazhong, it was fake, more or less a little, even if he was like a brother.

"From now until the middle of next year, the Navy will not need much artillery ration except for two new detachments that need artillery. As a result, the Artillery Workshop can free up its hands to forge more Marine Infantry Cannons. These infantry guns are of course weaker than the guns on naval warships, after all, they are not the same for different purposes. However, this infantry cannon is more economical in casting, and it saves time and materials. At the same time, the training of recruits has already begun, so this plan for the formation of specialized artillery divisions can be implemented. ”

"What I mean is to form an independent artillery division, with five artillery battalions, and a 3,000 musket guard battalion with a total of 8,000 people, and you should be the commander of this division. The Marine Army will equip you with the manpower you need, remember, before the middle of next year, you must train me an elite army! ”

"Hehe, you also saw it when the Navy and the Marine Corps were fighting for the share of this batch of recruits before, and they were all staring at it. It's just that they don't know that I have already thought of the distribution plan, the army has been divided into 12,000 people, and the next 8,000 people will be divided by you, I don't know how Uncle Zeng will blow his beard and stare at you! Hahaha, I want to laugh when I think about it. By the way, the current two artillery battalions are Uncle Zeng's treasures, not for you. Geng Jingzhong laughed out loud as he said that, and Yang Jian, who was sitting on the side, also smirked. He was really stunned by this pie that fell from the sky, and what he had been looking forward to finally came true today, and he really couldn't find any words to describe his mood at the moment.

"Don't worry, the last general has been following you for four years and has learned a lot, and the last general will definitely not disgrace the prince!" Yang Jian gave a military salute and assured with his head held high.

"Well, I'm sure you can do it. However, you also need to be aware of the actual situation. The current recruits are still training, and it will take at least two months before the distribution of personnel begins. Also, don't expect the artillery of the artillery workshop to be gathered all at once, after all, they are now hurrying to meet the needs of the two detachments. Although our artillery workshops have been expanded again and again, both in Fuzhou and Longyan, the production capacity is still certain, which ensures that the navy and the army have to slow down. You know the plan for next year, and you know the priorities of the matter, but I still give you so much time, are you confident that you can do it? Geng Jingzhong asked, staring at Yang Jian's eyes.

"The prince can rest assured, the last general will not eat or sleep, and he will definitely train the new soldiers to be qualified artillerymen for the prince. However, I have a request! Yang Jian raised his head and said.

"Say, as long as it's reasonable, it's right!" Geng Jingzhong said generously.

"I need to mobilize the soldiers of the two existing artillery battalions, and I also need to mobilize a group of special gunners from the navy as instructors! You have to give the order of this son! Yang Jian squinted his eyes and looked at Geng Jingzhong, he was more worried that Zeng Yangxing would lose his temper with him because he robbed 8,000 soldiers to form an independent artillery division, and then he would suffer, and he couldn't stand it at all.

"That's for sure, without an instructor, how can you do it! I know what you're worried about, don't worry, I'll solve this matter, but you still have to be prepared to be attacked by Uncle Zeng, hahaha! (To be continued......)

PS: I owe the brothers a total of 3,000 words!