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"Heh, this worship movement is really fast!" Geng Jingzhong read the secret report from the capital sent by Ah Hou, and couldn't help but sigh, and then handed the secret report to Li Guangdi. "What does Brother Li think about this?"

Li Guangdi read the secret report in his hand roughly, "It seems that this Ao Bai will not be able to jump for long!" ”

"Oh, why did Brother Li say that? At this time, it was a big worship and monopolized the government. Couldn't it be that Ao worshiped and did the abolished things to learn from Huo Guang and Dong Zhuo? Li Guangdi must not know the outcome of Aobai in history, but his remarks at this moment made Geng Jingzhong a little surprised.

"Hehe, this Sukh Saha has been killed, and the contradiction between Ao Bai and the little emperor has risen sharply. Now that Sonny is dead, Sukh Saha has been killed, and the four major auxiliary ministers are left with only one insignificant Shopilon, Ao Bai will surely be even more unscrupulous and do whatever he wants. Although the little emperor has been in power, Ao Bai will never return to him lightly. Although the current Ao Bai has not made too many excesses, it has actually posed a serious threat to the imperial power of the little emperor. ”

After saying so much in one breath, I felt a little thirsty, so I picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. But looking at what Ao Bai did to this person, he can't be regarded as a traitor, and he will never learn from Dong Zhuo's abolition. Hi, he just wants to learn, and the difficulty is not small. ”

Geng Jingzhong was completely absorbed at the moment, listening quietly, he wanted to see how high Li Guangdi was. "Shizi, you think, after the death of Huang Taiji twenty years ago, he was able to resolutely support his son as the heir to the throne, and even did not hesitate to meet each other in battle, and finally won the succession of Shunzhi. For this reason, he formed a deep enmity with Dorgon, the prince of Rui, who suffered many cruel blows and died three times during the regency of Dorgon. At that time, Huang Taiji had died, and Shunzhi was also able to ascend the throne, and Ao Bai could completely attach himself to Dolgon for personal interests, which was also commonplace in the officialdom throughout the ages. But in the face of such a dangerous situation, Aobai remained unyielding and never pandered to Dorgon. From this, it can be concluded that his character is straightforward and stubborn, and he dares to fight. He has always been loyal and sincere to the late emperor Taiji, and he has always adhered to Shunzhi, and he can be regarded as a loyal minister. Therefore, he will definitely not be unfavorable to Kangxi himself. ”

"Brother Li's argument!" Geng Jingzhong knew that Aobai was indeed the case in history, and in the end, Kangxi did not kill Aobai for this reason.

"However, this also laid the foundation for himself!" Li Guang couldn't help but shake his head when he said this.

Geng Jingzhong lifted the teapot and added some water to Li Guangdi's tea bowl, Li Guangdi was not polite, and saw that Geng Jingzhong was waiting for the next step, so he continued: "Ao Bai will not take the initiative to start, but the little emperor will not be soft. Let's put it this way, the battle between Ao Bai and the little emperor is no longer just a battle between the two of them, but a battle between the two groups. Aobai represents the power of the old ministers outside Manchuria, who have long controlled the government; But now, as the little emperor grew up, he was surrounded by some new Manchurian nobles, who were also growing, so a new power group was formed with the little emperor as the core, Prince Kang Jieshu, Prince An Yue Le, Guozhang Suo Etu and Han Chen forces. These people don't know or cherish the life outside the gates, and all they think about is how to rule the whole country. Therefore, I say that the fight between them is purely inevitable. However, with the characteristics of Aobai and his minions, I am very unoptimistic about him, so I just said that he will not be able to jump for long! ”

"Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years!" Geng Jingzhong had never heard such remarks before, and he had never thought about why Ao Bai had to fight with Kangxi, and he had always used the film and television works of later generations as a reference, and regarded Ao Bai as an arrogant, greedy and lawless traitor. Li Guangdi's words are purely to see the essence through appearances, and it seems that he does not fully understand the wisdom of the ancients! In this regard, I must learn more in the future.

"Then, Brother Li thinks, how should we choose now?" Geng Jingzhong is more serious about seeking advice this time.

"The prince can continue to let the people in the capital make good friends with Aobai, and from time to time let people give gifts to Aobai. In short, we all have to make friends with people related to Aobai. At least for three or two years, the little emperor will not be a top business. ”

"Reasonable, okay, just do it!" Geng Jingzhong smiled, this was also what he had been going to do. Although his head is not as good as Li Guangdi, he has a grasp of the general trend and knows which way is right, and this is enough!

"By the way, Brother Li, accompany me to the musket workshop to have a look. Half a month ago, Hu Jicai sent someone to report, saying that the muskets in the warehouse had been stored enough, and I had been busy working in Fuzhou, and now I just happened to go with me! Well, according to the situation, the plan for the change of clothing of the Marine Army has to be advanced! ”

"Okay, the last time I went was two months ago, I really want to go and see it, let's go!"

The two came to the musket workshop, which was still busy at the moment. After each workshop implemented the assembly line operation in accordance with Geng Jingzhong's requirements, the work efficiency was greatly improved. Whereas only more than 300 new muskets could be produced a month, more than 3,000 were produced every month after the scale was increased again.

The two of them first walked around the inside of the workshop, not to mention anything else, but the inside of the workshop was much cleaner than before. Geng Jingzhong has not been here for nearly half a year, and I remember that the last time I came, each master in the entire workshop with a few apprentices occupied a large workbench, and the range of activities was almost a large room. All kinds of tools, parts, and materials were placed on the ground in a disorganized manner, at least in Geng Jingzhong's eyes.

Now it's different, there is a special place and a special person responsible for the production of each kind of part. The most important thing is that the production line is unified, and the specifications of each part are extremely identical, and the error is extremely small. There are only a few tools used to make zuò parts, which are arranged on a special small workbench. In particular, the room where the barrel is made is the most obvious, and the raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products and waste products are neatly placed, all marked with wooden signs, which can be seen at a glance.

Each of these production processes takes a lot of time to make, but this method of working greatly reduces the difficulty of manufacturing, and the apprentice only learns the same, which is very fast and better at the same time. Overall, the efficiency is more than three or five times higher than before! The performance of muskets made at this level has also been greatly improved. Shotguns used to be easy to explode, but now they are basically non-existent. A large quantity of fine iron was in sufficient supply, and the quality of each gun was very good. This new musket, after testing, basically after 2,000 rounds of ammunition, a few rifling wires will be smoothed, and after more than 3,000 rounds, the gun is basically scrapped.

As a result, a lot of guns had to be scrapped during the long training of soldiers. In the past six months or so, the navy soldiers have been training hard in the Minjiang River every day, and the soldiers of the Marine Corps have not been idle. In addition to the normal cold weapon drills, gun training is also part of their usual training. Not a single soldier in the current 20,000 Marines does not know how to play with guns, but the level is just high. The original four musket battalions of 2,000 men have now been expanded to eight battalions of 4,000 men.

The 4,000 men of the musket battalion were trained in much more guns than the other battalions, firing an average of fifty rounds a day. In the past six months, due to the continuous training of the soldiers, the number of scrapped guns has reached 6,000. Thankfully, scrapped guns can be reused from parts other than the chamber. Otherwise, such a scrapping speed will make Geng Jingzhong feel distressed!

"Shizi, see Shizi! You're here, and I thought you weren't going to care about us anymore! Hu Jicai got the report and immediately ran out of his office. Now when it comes to the main affairs of each workshop, he is the most idle. This errand is the envy of a large number of people, and he can't lose a little heart.

"Lao Hu! I've heard you've been having a good time lately! ”

"It's all thanks to the son of the world that I have today, otherwise our family wouldn't even be able to eat with a dry mouth!" Speaking of this, Hu Jicai is really grateful from the bottom of his heart. If I hadn't agreed to come to Fuzhou at that time, where would I have today's good life.

Geng Jingzhong smiled: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, take us to the warehouse." ”

"Hey, please! Mr. Lee, please! ”

"Shizi, Mr. Li, there are now 17,500 pieces in stock in the warehouse, if it weren't for the training and scrapping of a lot by the soldiers, there would have been at least 20,000 of them." Hu Jicai opened the doors of several warehouses, and all of them were neatly stacked long wooden boxes. Each box contained twenty muskets, while the surroundings were stuffed with dried straw.

"It seems that there has been a lot of progress in the workshop, and the management has become more stringent. Oh, it's not in vain that I raised you five or six hundred people with a high salary! Geng Jingzhong checked a few boxes, the guns were kept quite well, and in the humid weather here in Fuzhou, the barrels were not rusty.

"That is, all of us are grateful for the great kindness of the prince, our wages here are the highest in Fuzhou City, and there is no one in the entire workshop who does not work hard."

Li Guangdi was also quite surprised, the last time he came over, he simply inspected the situation, and did not take a closer look, and now there are so many muskets in the warehouse in front of him, which is really beyond his expectations. "Shizi, this musket is ready, I think, now I can order the whole army to hunt!"

"Well, you're right, I was going to do that. You have also seen the power of this musket, and a simple broadsword and spear against our musket is looking for death. Geng Jingzhong nodded and said very arrogantly. Ever since the first new musket was made, he has been confident about his future. I remember when I first arrived in this world, I was terrified!

"Okay, I'll do it when I get back!"

"Oh yes, don't send guns immediately for the time being, I have customized a new military uniform for the soldiers in Fuzhou. Wait until the new uniforms come down together, and then send them out, it's time to calculate the time! ”

"Okay!"