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Originally, it was planned to recruit 3,000 tuntian officials, but the enthusiasm for signing up was far beyond imagination, and only two days after the announcement, more than 10,000 people had registered, and with the spread of the news, when it came time for the exam, the number of participants would probably reach more than 50,000.

And among the applicants, there are many who have already gained fame, such as those who show off their talents. In the Ming Dynasty, although people were qualified to be promoted, the chances were very slim. For the lifters, they either worked hard to be admitted to the Jinshi, or they relied on the tax-free privileges given by the sky, collected some land under their names, and lived a comfortable squire life.

Just like Fan Jin, in the eyes of his father-in-law and neighbors, he may be a superior person, or even a Wenqu star, but in fact, he is a dog meat bun and can't get on the table.

Therefore, when they heard the news of this exam, many people were moved. Even some people write articles praising virtue and politics, singing praises to Fu Ma Shiying, and they are also looking forward to increasing their popularity and being able to admit them smoothly.

Such a high level of enthusiasm just followed Gu Zhenhua's wishes, and he had long been quite dissatisfied with the official system of the Ming Dynasty. For the sake of the so-called light punishment, the acceptance rate of the imperial examination has been very low, and as a result, a large number of talents have been exhausted and their youth has been wasted.

Moreover, because the starting point is too high, the imperial examination officials can only reach the county order level, which is the limit of the imperial court's power. In order to organize society in an all-round way and increase the number of officials, a tighter bureaucratic system has become inevitable.

Gu Zhenhua has a comprehensive plan, that is, to expand admissions, strictly select people within the system, and appoint people on the basis of merit. The unity of officials and officials has truly pushed the administrative power to the grassroots level. In fact, this Tuntian Grange can be regarded as the prototype of the township in the future. These officials recruited are also at the level of future township and town heads.

Of course, this kind of thing that completely subverts the pattern of officialdom. Now is not the time to throw it lightly, he just lays it out first, and when it is a matter of course, he will open the hole cards!

"Grandpa Guo, our fleet has arrived in Nanjing!" Kang Dali reported excitedly.

Gu Zhenhua also suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly smiled: "Let's go, go to the dock and have a look!" ”

The last time Gu Zhenhua went down. Overseas procurement has been arranged, and the main thing to buy is sulfur! Sulfur is known to be the main ingredient in gunpowder. And firearms are one of the pillars of An**, which is directly related to An**'s combat effectiveness, how can Gu Zhenhua not care!

As a result, the fleet was finally transported back, but it was detained in Songjiang by some people from the Donglin Party. This annoyed Gu Zhenhua. forced him to kill the killer. Otherwise, letting the Donglin Party, a group of infighting and expert guys, continue to govern, it will definitely drag down An **.

Gu Zhenhua took people to the dock in person, and two people were already standing at the dock, waiting for Gu Zhenhua to arrive. One of them is Zhou Kun, who is in charge of the purchase.

"Grandpa Qiyuguo, this time we purchased 12,000 catties of sulfur, 5,000 catties of copper, and 120 knives from the Wa Kingdom!"

Gu Zhenhua nodded happily: "There are a lot of things." Didn't run into trouble along the way? ”

"I met, thanks to Lord Shen's help. Only then will the supplies be shipped back! ”

When Gu Zhenhua heard this, he hurriedly set his eyes on the middle-aged man next to him, only to see that this person was of medium height, with tanned skin and rust on his face. This person hurriedly bowed down and said: "Shen Tingyang, the subordinate of the State Prince, has seen the Duke of Ji Guo!" ”

Zhou Kun said on the side: "Grandpa Guo, we arrived in Japan and purchased supplies, but on the way back, we encountered Zheng Zhilong's fleet to intercept it, with a total of hundreds of large ships and thousands of soldiers, claiming to sink our ships. Fortunately, Lord Shen led his troops to arrive, and he was able to save the day. ”

"Is the Zheng family so arrogant, didn't we give you an edict from the imperial court, and they still dare to do it?" Gu Zhenhua's brows suddenly raised.

In fact, when it came out, Gu Zhenhua estimated the problem of the Zheng family, so he specially asked for the will, but he didn't expect the Zheng family to dare to stop it, which immediately aroused his anger.

"Grandpa Qiyuguo, the people of the Zheng family said that Japan has always come to pay tribute, how can the imperial court take the initiative to buy it, and it is fake to frame us."

"Pirate leader, I really don't know what to do!" Gu Zhenhua was furious, but after thinking about it, there were a lot of troubles in front of him, and he couldn't take care of Zheng Zhilong and them for the time being, so he could only bypass them first.

"Shen Siye, these goods are very important to An**, and Benjue would like to thank you for your maneuvering."

"Grandpa Guo is polite, he is already in charge of the sailor, and it is also his duty to protect merchant ships, so he doesn't dare to take credit."

The word Sailor suddenly made Gu Zhenhua's eyes light up, and he couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Shen, how is the situation of the Sailor Division, can you fight?" ”

When Shen Tingyang heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "Qi Qi Ji Guogong, at present, the sailor has a hundred big ships, which are basically intact, and they were originally grain ships for Cao Yun, but as long as they are slightly modified, they can be used for battle, and each ship can hold two hundred soldiers." The sailors were all familiar with the waterways, and their combat effectiveness was not weak, and with a little training, they could form an army, which was enough to fight at sea. ”

The navy is already involved in all aspects, it is a big trouble, Gu Zhenhua originally wanted to build a little bit, but when he heard Shen Tingyang's words, he immediately became interested. A sea force is more interesting to him than a little cargo.

"Mr. Shen, do you have any experience in naval warfare, can you talk to Benjue about the situation of the sailor?"

In fact, Shen Tingyang also wrote to the imperial court a long time ago, hoping to form a water division, but the result was delayed, Shen Tingyang was soft-spoken, and there was no way.

The dignified Ji Guogong took the initiative to ask, and suddenly Shen Tingyang also came to his senses, and he talked to Gu Zhenhua endlessly.

This Shen Tingyang was born in Chongming and has been familiar with shipping since he was a child. When he was a member of the Zhongshu House, he wrote to Chongzhen, hoping to reopen the sea and solve the problem of transporting grain to Liaodong.

And after many times presided over the transportation, the grain from the south to Liaodong Shandong, not sheltered from the wind and waves, during the first trial voyage, personally led two ships, only half a month, the grain was sent to Tianjin. It is twice as much as the canal, and the cost is greatly reduced.

Emperor Chongzhen even praised Shen Tingyang, saying: The officials are as good as Shen Tingyang, how difficult is it to govern the world!

Gu Zhenhua was also very happy to meet such a talent who was familiar with the sea situation, and the more the two chatted, the more cheerful they became.

Shen Tingyang said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, according to his humble position, as long as the ship is modified and trained for a few months, he can go on the expedition, and he can attack Tianjin, Shandong and other places from the sea." When the time comes, it will not be difficult for the six seas to join forces and restore the rivers and mountains. ”

Gu Zhenhua also smiled: "Mr. Shen, you can see the importance of the sea, this is very good, it's just that the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty is, in the final analysis, no longer a land battle, but a field battle!" As long as the Ming Dynasty can defeat the Manchus in the field battle, all the lost land will naturally come back, even Liaodong, if the field battle cannot be won, even if it is recaptured, it will be temporary. ”

"Grandpa Guo, then where do you think the sailor should go, and do you want to form it?"

"Of course, it has to be formed, and it has to be done vigorously. There are two ideas for the current task of the sailor, one is to harass the Manchu Qing and bring back the people in Shandong and other places who are unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty; The second is to protect the smooth flow of maritime trade routes, especially those connecting Japan and the South Seas. Japan had a lot of sulfur, while Nanyang had much-needed Western firearms and technical personnel. If you want to fight against the Eight Banners, you must use a lot of firearms. ”

"Grandpa Guo is wise!" Shen Tingyang also smiled: "Hongmaoyi's firearms are indeed outstanding, this time we happened to meet a group of Hongyi merchants and bought a cannon from them. ”

Gu Zhenhua's eyes also lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Where is it, let Benjue take a look." ”

Zhou Kun and Shen Tingyang took Gu Zhenhua to the dock, and at this time, the shipwrights were carrying the goods, all of which were high-quality sulfur, with a pungent smell.

"Grandpa Guo, this country is poor and remote, there is nothing, but this sulfur is numerous, and it is exceptionally pure, better than our Celestial Empire, it is really an evil sect!"

"Hahaha, there is nothing evil, sulfur is ejected with volcanoes, and there are many volcanoes in the country, so there is a lot of sulfur. For this resource, it is not known how much it will cost. ”

"Grandpa Guo is really well-informed, he even knows this, and he really admires it."

While he was talking, a dozen sailors from the ship removed a cannon, with an iron cannon body, less than two meters in length, and a thin pipe wall in front and thick in the back, like a large cone.

Gu Zhenhua personally went to the left to take a look, and looked again, and the more he looked, the happier he became. In the end, Gu Zhenhua even danced a little.

"Okay, great, how did you get this cannon?"

"Back to the Duke of Guo, those Hongmaoyi wanted to sell the cannons to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but they encountered wind and waves, the ship also broke down, and two larger cannons of two or three thousand catties fell into the sea, and only one of the smallest was still on board. I happened to meet us, and I was bought by a humble position. ”

Zhou Kun said with regret: "It would be nice if I could get those two bigger ones, I heard that the barrel of the cannon is about to catch up with the thickness of the person's waist, it is definitely extremely sharp!" ”

"Hahaha, isn't the bigger the better, two or three thousand catties of things can only be placed on the city gate, and this kind of thing is used in the field!"

Gu Zhenhua said with a smile: "Think about it, how to transport a two- or three-thousand-pound artillery, and how to flexibly turn the direction on the battlefield." None of them! It's just that it looks good. The cannon in front of me is different, the weight should be between six or seven hundred catties, the firing range is more than three thousand meters, and the power is the most amazing. ”

Gu Zhenhua roughly estimated the performance indicators, and at present, An ** has a lot of tiger squat guns in his hands, with a range of only two or three hundred meters, and there are also about three hundred pounds of Francophone cannons, with a range of six or seven hundred meters, if you add the red-clothed cannon in front of you. It is complete long, medium and near fire coverage, once the artillery is organized, no amount of Tartar is enough for field bombardment!

"This cannon is too worthwhile, Zhou Kun, immediately send Benjue back to Germany, and let Ge Craftsman imitate it as quickly as possible." (To be continued......)