Wan Qian refers to whether the peak can bear the heavy responsibility of the forty-first section

September 12, the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Changsheng Island

Recently, the level of cast iron cannons on Changsheng Island has been further improved, the final design of the cast iron six-pounder gun has been determined, and the first mass-produced cast iron six-pounder gun has also been produced. This cast-iron cannon has been tested and the effect is very good, and if most of the parts are replaced with iron, the overall weight of the gun carriage will be greatly reduced, and the three-pounder gun seems to be able to retire from the stage of history.

The application of hydraulic machine tools and metallurgical furnaces has greatly increased the production capacity of Changsheng Island, and at present, the Military Industry Department can cast a six-pounder cannon every three days, and theoretically can produce hundreds of cannons in a year. It's a pity that Yellowstone simply doesn't have that many troops to use such powerful firepower, even with the Japanese Choshu Domain, so most of the production capacity will definitely be idle.

The nine-pounder cast-iron cannon and the twelve-pounder cast-iron cannon also cast an experimental sample each, and after seeing the shooting demonstration, Huangshi had a good impression of these two guns, but with the sports car, these two guns were still a little too heavy to keep up with the marching column.

Especially the twelve-pounder cast iron cannon, Huang Shi felt that this kind of cannon was really unnecessary for land warfare, but if it was used as a siege weapon, the twelve-pounder cannon was slightly less powerful. Generally speaking, instead of producing this kind of chicken rib as a siege weapon, it is better to directly cast an eighteen-pound or even a twenty-four-pound cannon to use it, which cannot keep up with the normal march anyway, so it is better to simply pursue power.

Although the nine-pounder and twelve-pounder guns will not be available for the time being, Yellowstone is still happy about these achievements. A few years down. Over the years, Huangshi has consistently encouraged the Department of Military Industry to carry out a meticulous internal division of labor, and now the local technicians in various departments are becoming more and more specialized.

The regulations on Changsheng Island cannon casting are also becoming more and more perfect, coupled with the improvement of the level of tool manufacturing, the cannon casting capacity of the Changsheng Island Military Industry Division has become very impressive. A few years ago, when Duncan first came to Eternal Life Island, he had the ability to independently cast cannons, and now most of the cannon casting technicians on Eternal Life Island do not have this relatively comprehensive level. But in their respective areas of responsibility, Duncan is far from being more skilled than Duncan.

Now that the six-pound cast iron blast ground process has matured. The original old-fashioned artillery was useless, so Huangshi sold them all to Shousui Shinyoshi in Choshu. According to the news from the Japanese side, the relationship between Choshu and the shogunate has become worse, and there is already tension between the two, and the shogunate's "order to levy the chief" may be issued at any time.

In the past, the shogunate required the lords of each domain to visit Edo once every two years for a few months or even a year, but this year, the lords of the Choshu domain said that they did not dare to go to Edo. At present, three new forts have been built in the border area. They were equipped with a number of artillery pieces, and these batteries, even if defended by the old army of Choshu, would be extremely powerful, because the army of the Tokugawa shogunate had no artillery at all.

The 1,200 Japanese ronins sent by Nobuyoshi had completed their basic soldier training a few days ago, and Huangshi sent a regiment of officers and non-commissioned officers with up to 200 men to return to Japan with them in order to take command and prepare for the defense of Choshu. This army, which was trained according to the regulations of Changsheng Island, was also divided into three infantry teams and one artillery team according to the model of Changsheng Island, and accepted several three-pounder guns that had just been eliminated from Changsheng Island.

Except for the three-pounder gun. Shou Sui Nobuyoshi also paid for each soldier (including the 200 Ming army volunteers sent by Huangshi), as well as 700 spears and 500 Changsheng Island firearms.

Both Yanagi and Kuroshima Kazuo were optimistic about the likely outbreak of war, believing that the Tokugawa shogunate's army was nothing more than a feudal army no better than the Ming army.

When Huang Shi asked Liu Qingyang what his impression of the Japanese shogunate army was, Liu Qingyang's face immediately showed a disdainful expression: "The army of the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate is an army that lacks the will to fight, and most of the officers and soldiers were hastily formed before the battle, except for a very small number of samurai in the army. Most of the soldiers were peasants in peacetime, and the general did not think that such an army could withstand hard fighting. ”

In addition to the reports of Liu Qingyang and Kazuo Kuroshima, Huangshi also had other ways to obtain Japanese intelligence. For example, the group of pastors sent by Huangshi to the "loyal monarch, patriotic and Catholic" place in Changzhou have also been continuously sending a large amount of Japanese intelligence back to Changsheng Island. Among these information, there is not only military information about Japan, but also products, geography, customs, etc., and these missionaries are quite sensitive to the tentacles of Changsheng Island, and Huangshi feels the actual situation of Japan through them.

Now Huang Shi has the information book in his hand that has been sorted out by the internal guard, and while he looks at the records on it, he confirms it with Liu Qingyang: "Brother Liu, it seems that the army of the Tokugawa Shogunate also lacks combat experience. ”

"Yes. Your Excellency, my lord, you are right. Japan has not fought for more than a generation. With the exception of a few old men, most of the combat experience in the army comes from their experience of fighting in taverns. Officers and men have basically never seen the battlefield. Although those samurai were professional soldiers, most of the martial arts they practiced were only useful for individual combat, and as far as the last general knew, most of them were not trained to fight together. ”

This assessment was very consistent with the information that Huang Shi had received, and since Liu Qingyang had lived in Japan longer than in China in the past few years, since he was in agreement with the priests, Huang Shi was basically relieved about the war between the shogunate and Choshu. If the Choshu Domain were to fight on its own soil, it would be able to urgently mobilize tens of thousands of feudal troops with the same combat effectiveness as the shogunate army, and the new army trained for her by Nagaijima would certainly play an important role although it was small in number.

Liu Qingyang's opinion is basically the same as Huangshi, not to mention that the equipment of the new army in Changzhou is also extremely good, and it is even above the average level of Changsheng Island.

Since the end of July this year, Nakajima has begun mass production of cuirasses, and the production capacity reached 100 in early August and 120 in mid-August. In the second half of the month, 180 units were produced, making a total of 400 units produced throughout the month. When Bao Bowen reported to Huangshi two days ago, he told Huangshi that the output of cuirasses in early September had increased to 200, and it was expected to increase the daily output to about 25 this month.

In the past, it took a skilled worker more than 10 days to make even the easiest ground armor, but iron armor is a long time away because it requires a long time to forge. But now it relies on hydraulic rolling mills and forging mills. Making a cuirass by three or four skilled workers is almost the same as playing, that is, the carburizing process is more time-consuming. But the most labor-intensive shaping in the past is only a matter of minutes for hydraulic forging machines.

In a report on the work of the Department of Military Industry in early September, Bao Bowen predicted that in the case of machine production, the cuirass "will sooner or later be as cheap as waste paper." Seven hundred sets of cuirasses are expected to be produced in September, and these future scrap papers were pre-sold to Shousui Nobuyoshi at a price of one hundred taels of silver each, and they will be shipped to Japan the following month.

Therefore, if Houjin does not take the initiative to attack Changsheng Island, Huangshi estimates that the new army in Changzhou will popularize cuirass earlier than Changsheng Island. Since this armor can resist the attacks of steel knives, iron bows, and spears, there is no reason why they cannot resist bamboo bows, bird guns, and bamboo spears.

"The Japanese shogunate does not have the ability to provide standard equipment to the army like our Ming Dynasty. Needless to say, those peasant soldiers who were temporarily conscripted, the so-called samurai, their equipment was also purchased by themselves, and the rich were better dressed, and the poor were worse. ”

Like all officers accustomed to the Changsheng Island model, Liu Qingyang now scoffs at the combat effectiveness of the feudal army: "The offensive ability of the Japanese shogunate army is very suspicious, and the defensive ability is not very reliable, and the attack on the city may only be completed by a long-term siege." Far from being able to confront the Choshu Domain army that we had trained, even if they were superior in numbers. ”

"Well, Brother Liu's words completely reassured me. "Even if the Tokugawa shogunate really wanted to attack Choshu, it was more likely to call on the princes around Choshu to besiege the Mori family, and this gave the Choshu army a chance to break through, which Huangshi believes is in this era. A well-equipped and well-trained modern army will definitely be able to rely on internal combat to bombard its neighbors with evil intentions to the scum.

After sending Liu Qingyang away, Huang Shi looked through the report of the Changsheng Island Military Industry Department again, and any discerning person could see at a glance: there is no need to wait for Bao Bowen to build the windmill in Zhongdao to be denser than the forest, as long as there is enough money, the current production capacity alone is enough to complete the refitting of the third battalion of Huangshi's descendants within a year.

"According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, private possession of armor is complicity. Although the firebolt is not strictly prohibited, and it can be purchased by both the dart board and private individuals, with the huge power of the firebolt on Immortal Island, it is estimated that the imperial court will not allow it to circulate in the market...... It's nerve-wracking. If only so many weapons had been built. Who else can I sell to?"

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In a blink of an eye, on September 17, the imperial court sent an envoy to Changsheng Island. After the eunuch who came to read the holy decree landed on the island, Changsheng Island hurriedly burned incense and set up a case, and Huang Shi also hurriedly changed into black gauze soap boots, python robe and jade belt, and then carried the official robe to personally welcome the envoy into the gate.

"The last general did not know that the angel had arrived, and he dared to ask the angel for forgiveness. ”

The eunuch who delivered the decree did not say anything, but just entered from the gate with his head held high, and strode towards the incense case with his chin raised. There were guns and halberds on both sides, and the officers and soldiers of Changsheng Island all changed into bright clothes and armor, and they didn't even dare to take a breath of air, but just held the gun in their hands tightly and looked ahead without squinting.

The envoy didn't stop until he walked to the incense case, shook his official uniform and turned around, his face was full of joy and anger, and he shouted in a long voice: "Huangshi receives the order-"

Huang Shi lifted the big red official robe, knelt down in front of everyone and bowed to the messenger: "The minister is here." ”

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: ......"

Huang Shi lowered his head and listened below, and gradually the more he listened, the more wrong he became, and after he finished speaking, the faces of the generals of Immortal Island who were standing behind Huang Shi also showed surprise. But the messenger continued to read, and this edict was really written with enthusiasm, because the apocalypse had great expectations for the Huangshi Admiral to oversee the four southwestern provinces and quickly quell the rebellion of Hao'an.

“...... Since I bowed to the emperor, I have been punished by the law and are anxious to seek treatment...... Huang Shizhong is loyal to Dai Jun, has the courage to serve the country, and the secretary can settle the southwest day. Why don't I be stingy on the road to the marquis? ”

After the envoy finished reading the holy decree, he waited for Huangshi to bow, but after waiting for a while, he didn't see any movement, and the envoy couldn't help but show a displeased look on his face.

According to the rules, when Huang Shi heard the word "this" in the "Qin this" place, he should immediately bow down the mountain and shout long live. It's just that although this holy decree is a grace, once Huangshi takes it, it will be difficult for him to interfere with how Liaodong develops. Although the rebellion of luxury was also a catastrophe. But after all, history has proven that the power of the Ming court is completely enough to quell it. And Houjin is completely different, Huangshi can't put his heart down for a day if he doesn't see the Houjin regime swallow his last breath.

However, Huang Shi is not a civil servant, and as a military general, if he refuses to accept the order, it will be too much to say. Furthermore, now the holy decree given to Huangshi by Heaven has passed through the emperor's decree, and the cabinet has drafted votes and edicts. Then the emperor used the seal, and the cabinet chief assistant signed the whole process, even the ministers did not have the right to refute this holy decree at all.

What's more, the Apocalypse Dynasty where Huangshi is now is still rigorous, he recalled in his mind the behavior of the Ming Dynasty military general Weifu self-manipulation, which was also a matter after the middle of the Chongzhen Dynasty, and now if Huangshi refuses to accept the order, I am afraid that it will be pointed out by thousands of people, and the good reputation that Huangshi has worked hard to save in the past will also be in vain.

Huangshi thought about it. If you don't accept this order, then there is only one way to resign, but Huang Shi, as a military general, is not easy to resign, and he will not choose such a path at all.

Huang Shi, who was unwilling, really didn't come up with any reason to say the past, so he had to bow down heavily: "Respectfully Tian'an, long live, long live, long live." ”

"Saint-Ann. ”

Hearing this, Huang Shi straightened up and knelt straight. After a pause, he bowed again: "Thank you, long live, long live, long live." ”

"Heaven's grace is immense. ”

Repeating the action of kneeling and bowing again, Huang Shi bowed his head and said: "Eternal resignation, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"It should be sincere. ”

After the third mountain call, Huang Shi finally completed the whole process of receiving the decree, and when he got up, the messenger who announced the decree also put on a smiling face, took a step forward and held the holy decree in front of Huang Shi with both hands, and said vigorously: "Congratulations to Huang Shuai, congratulations to Huang Dashuai." ”

Huang Shi took a deep breath and took the holy decree that was more than Mount Tai. He was about to ask his subordinates to give the messenger a reward. But when he saw that the messenger turned his face again, he took two steps back and shouted, "Wu Mu takes the order!"

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The messenger who had taken two bounties was invited to the tent of the Chinese army in the old camp. Since the Divine Decree is no longer there. The status of this eunuch was immediately far lower than that of Huang Shi and Wu Mu. However, Huang Shi and Wu Mu naturally won't hold it up, and they must let the envoy sit in the chief. The messenger was just a little eunuch, and naturally he didn't dare to sit down. In the end, Huang Shi and Wu Mu forcibly dragged the messenger to the chair and sat down with him, as if it was not his right to sit in this position, but his duty and obligation.

Although Huang Shi had been thinking about his own thoughts, he didn't dare to show the slightest unhappiness on his face. Today's decree is indeed a great blessing, and it contains the deep hope of the Apocalypse. If Huang Shi said anything bad at this time, once it spread to the Jingshi, it was likely that the civil officials would be labeled as "resentful", and even Tianqi might be very disappointed in his heart.

Since the first time he went to Beijing to see the Son of Heaven, the Emperor of the Apocalypse has always been Huangshi's biggest backer, and now the people in the court, whether virtuous or foolish, have never dared to say bad things about Huangshi in front of the emperor.

"When the father-in-law announced the decree just now, the last general was really overjoyed, and he only felt that there was such a 'boom' in his head, and he suddenly turned pale and didn't know anything for a long time. Huang Shi toasted the messenger with a wine glass in one hand, and gestured back and forth with his head with the other, desperately describing how excited and moved he was at that time.

The envoy's face was full of understanding and understanding, and he smiled and said to Huang Shi: "Huang Shuai is loyal and patriotic, and everyone knows that he has been the governor of the four provinces since then. ”

"The vulgar person even forgot to answer the order for a while, which made the father-in-law laugh. Huang Shi touched his head. He smiled wryly, with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Human nature, human nature. The messenger laughed disapprovingly, and couldn't help showing off: 'Huang Shuai doesn't know, in the past, when our family went to read the decree, there were still people who jumped up from the ground with joy, and Huang Shuai stopped doing it today. There's no rudeness, so you don't have to take it to heart at all. ”

"My father-in-law is really well-informed. The end will be admired. ”

Unlike Huangshi, who was forced to be happy, Wu Mu was sincerely happy. Many years ago, he had to enter the palace because he was desperate, and at that time, the Ming court originally planned to summon 300 new eunuchs, but at that time, more than 2,000 people rushed to the Forbidden City to sign up. Wu Mu, who hadn't eaten for several days, left all his self-esteem behind and pleaded in front of the eunuch in charge, but he was almost blown out.

To this day, Wu Mu still remembers the sudden change at that time, a eunuch who seemed to be a big man happened to come over to inspect the circle. Maybe it was because he was in a good mood at the time, or maybe it was Wu Mu's appearance that made him feel pitiful, and the big man pointed at it casually: "It's okay for our family to see him." ”

After the big man said this, he hugged and left, and Wu Mu successfully entered the palace. When he walked into the deep palace with his own small burden and the other three hundred lucky people, the leading steward eunuch also deliberately patted Wu Mu's shoulder, and said to him with a mysterious and envious look: "You guys can be regarded as good luck today, do you know who is the person who rewarded you with this identity?"

Wu Mu naturally didn't know, the eunuch in charge gave a thumbs up, straightened his chest and said loudly: "That's Gonggong Wei! ”

In Wei Zhongxian's eyes. Wu Mu was originally a character like an ant, not to mention the reason why he left Wu Mu, even if he forgot about this matter in a blink of an eye. Although Wu Mu did not forget, after entering the palace, he was just an ordinary sweeping eunuch, living a life of admiration in the Forbidden City.

Two years have passed, and when Dongjiang Town opened. Wu Mu is no longer the poor bastard he used to be, this time he took out all his savings and mobilized all the favors he had accumulated in the past two years, and finally got a position as a military supervisor. On the eve of leaving Beijing, Wei Zhongxian gave a lecture to all the eunuchs sent to Dongjiang Town, at that time Wei Zhongxian obviously did not notice Wu Mu, his head has been arrogantly raised, for these small fish and shrimp below, Wei Zhongxian has not looked at them from beginning to end.

Dressed up again, carrying the burden he had sorted out by himself, Wu Mu said goodbye to the Forbidden City. and two unambitious little brocade guards received the road fee and waist card in Yousi. And then embark on a vast journey. After Tianjin Wei found the official ship and went to sea, the three of them met the understanding person for the first time. Asked the sailor about the general location of Immortal Island.

After arriving on Changsheng Island, although life was very difficult at the beginning, and he had to chew alfalfa with the horse, these were not too big a problem for Wu Mu, who had suffered hardship. The most important thing is that he is no longer a little ant who is called around on Changsheng Island, Huangshi and all the generals below respect him very much, and most of them even compliment him like a star holding the moon: "Ambassador Wu", which already makes Wu Mu feel very satisfied.

In the future, life will be even smoother, the name Wu Mu was quickly noticed by Gonggong Wei, and after that, even Long Live Lord knew that there was a prison Wu Mu on Changsheng Island, and Long Live Lord also personally said that he Wu Mu did a good job. I think that when he first went to Changsheng Island, Wu Mu lay on the bed every day and pondered: How can he safely report some false achievements, but gradually he is too lazy to think about this kind of thing anymore, and the merits of Changsheng Island are just as straightforward: "The truth is already unbelievable, so why bother to lie again?"

During the First World War in Nanguan, Wu Mu smiled at the wind and clouds, and stood side by side with Huangshi on the front line to resist the enemy...... Well, Wu Mu admits that he still did some artistic processing of the canta.

As a result, after the recital went up, the palace issued a decree to allow Wu Mu to inherit a son to inherit the family, which really moved Wu Mu to tears.

Now that Huangshi has risen again, he Wu Mu looks like he will soon be able to become famous in the world, and the road to his predecessor Tong Guan King seems to be getting smoother and smoother. Now Wu Mu has recorded a thick book of the art of war, and Huang Shi is about to become a supreme minister. Wu Mu had already made up his mind that some small side matters would definitely break out from time to time in the future. This kind of place probably doesn't need a general like Huang Shi to go out, and then it's time for him Wu Mumao to recommend himself.

"The days are getting better and better. Wu Mu muttered, and then burst into a burst of hearty laughter, shouting to the generals of Changsheng Island: "I hope that every year and year, it will be the current dynasty." ”

The last time Gonggong Wei wrote a letter to Wu Mu, he even added Wu Mu's official name to it, and now when the envoy in the palace comes to announce the decree. Everyone will respectfully address him: "Ambassador Wu". These eunuchs who had been far above Wu Mu began to pat him on the back, not to mention it, even Gonggong Wei's memory has improved recently. Not only did he remember that he recruited Wu Mu into the palace, but he also never forgot that it was he Wei Zhongxian who sent Wu Mu to Immortal Island.

When Wu Mu raised his head and poured a full bottle of wine syrup into his throat, his heart was full of confidence in the future: "In the future, it will definitely become better." ”

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After the reception banquet, Huang Shi's subordinates dragged the unconscious envoy and Ambassador Wu to sleep. Today, Ambassador Wu can be regarded as out of the limelight, and he has been showing his skills for more than an hour at the banquet, except for singing and dancing. Ambassador Wu also practiced a whole set of "Hurricane" knife techniques for everyone.

According to Ambassador Wu, this knife technique is still an unpassed secret taught to him by his master back then, and it is all thanks to this set of knife techniques that Wu Mu can safely walk the rivers and lakes for many years. Ambassador Wu also said that he had originally made up his mind that he would pass on this set of knife techniques to his daughter-in-law rather than his daughter, but he had a good time today, so he generously shared it with everyone.

Although Ambassador Wu has now adopted an heir, it remains to be said whether he can have a daughter. However, although there were many people in the room, no one would be unfortunate enough to ask Ambassador Wu: What kind of sword technique needs to be passed on to a wife or not a daughter? Huang Shi and the others always wanted to drag Ambassador Wu back to his seat and sit well, but unfortunately their several efforts failed, and Wu Mu always firmly held the position of the performance before falling asleep completely.

After two casual orders, Huang Shi called the four of his brothers to his study, waiting for the guards to close the door behind them. Huang Shi's cold face was already full of smiles.

As soon as the door was closed, He Dingyuan couldn't wait to say: "My lord, this is obviously a villain in the court, and they see that Jiannu can be destroyed overnight, so they can't wait to fight for merit." ”

He Dingyuan's words made several people in the room nod their heads again and again, but Jin Qiude's face looked very relaxed, and his tone sounded even more leisurely: "However, this is not bad for adults, this time the adults will be able to do more miracles by supervising the military affairs of the four provinces." The title of Marquis is already in the pocket of adults. ”

Before the Yellowstone Prancing Horse Liaoyang. The most pessimistic estimate that Jin Qiude and Zhao Slowxiong did was to go to Beijing for a few years, and it was not that there was no comeback. The situation is very good now. When today's son is a well-known and kind-hearted person, I think that no one dares to bet on his future and say bad things about Huangshi in front of the emperor.

Before Jin Qiude's words fell, Yang Zhiyuan also nodded and agreed: "My lord Mingjian, my subordinates have already roughly checked the files sent by the Ministry of War just now, and there are more than 3,000 hectares of military tuns on paper in Funing Town, and it is more than enough to repay the military exploits of Changsheng Island over the years. Funing Town had the right to boil salt by itself when it opened the town, and after 27 years of Wanli, Funing Town also had the same example as the military towns along the coast, and could set up their own cards to collect sea taxes, which were used as military assets. Although this military town has been abandoned for nearly ten years, as long as we manage it well, we will definitely be able to feed and drink enough for the brothers. ”

Ten years after the Wanli Dynasty, the earth entered the Xiaoice period, and in the face of continuous natural disasters, Zhang Juzheng's treasury savings for Daming were quickly exhausted. Although there was no problem with the military towns in the south to be fed, and there was no need for the imperial court to allocate relief funds, as the disaster continued, the Wanli Emperor gradually felt that he could no longer afford to maintain the expenses of the Ming naval division, so he allowed the coastal military towns to collect a certain amount of land and sea taxes from the maritime merchants on their own, as the maintenance fee of the naval division and the cost of clearing the pirate land.

After the implementation of this policy, the Daming naval division entered a period of unstable development, some military towns were poorly managed, taxes were high but piracy was still rampant, resulting in the shrinkage of the nearby maritime trade, and further led to the sharp degradation of the naval division under it. On the other hand, well-run military towns quickly acquired a strong maritime force, which allowed them to create a larger maritime trade security zone, thus entering a virtuous circle.

Thirty-five years after Wanli, the Ming sailors expelled the Dutch who were entrenched in the Penghu area. At that time, in order to further open up the source of the inner library, the Wanli Emperor even formulated a plan to cross the sea and attack Manila. This was mainly because the Wanli Emperor heard a rumor that was prevalent in China at the time. That is; Melaka was rich in gold and silver.

Thirty-six years after Wanli, the Wanli Emperor also sent several groups of eunuchs there to conduct field investigations, and their intentions were sinister. It was only the fact that those eunuchs brought back shattered the rumors, and after the Wanli Emperor confirmed that the claims of Jinshan and Yinshan were false, he gave up the invasion attempt.

In any case, the military towns along the coast have laid a good policy and material foundation, and it has been decades since the Wanli Emperor completely lifted the sea ban. The maritime trade industry of the Ming Dynasty has been very developed, and the military and civilians of the Ming Dynasty also have a considerable understanding of the ocean. Therefore, Yang Zhiyuan is also full of confidence in running Funing Town well.

Huang Shi pondered for a while, and decided to give the bottom to these subordinates first: "Before giving the angel the wind, he also gave me a thorough understanding, and the court wants me to rush to the southwest as soon as possible to preside over the counterinsurgency plan." If I can leave within two months, the imperial court may accept a list of not more than five thousand people, and in addition to this, it may agree that I will take with me not more than four battalions of troops. Their families can also move to Funing Town. In general, let me take 10,000 officers and soldiers from southern Liaoning, as well as no more than 60,000 men from military households. ”

This huge mobilization figure immediately made several subordinates excited, and the mildew on He Dingyuan's face was also swept away, which means that the imperial court has tacitly acquiesced that this group of people is the private property of Huangshi, as long as there is this guarantee, then no matter how they are transferred to the ends of the earth, this group of people who follow Huangshi do not have to worry about their interests being damaged.

He Dingyuan and Yang Zhiyuan praised in unison: "The emperor is wise." ”

However, Huang Shi's face still did not show any joy.

"The emperor is wise. Zhao Wanxiong also praised him. However, his tone was not too high, and he followed up with a sentence: "The imperial court allows us to transfer these many people away, isn't it planning to reduce salaries?"

Zhao Wanxiong's words made He Dingyuan and Yang Zhiyuan's faces change again, although Dongjiang Town did not have a few military salaries, so far the fixed salary of Dongjiang Town Zuo Association is only 40,000 taels of silver per year, but this is Dongjiang Town after all. Although it is hard, he always fights for his homeland, and his morale is naturally easier to maintain.

The imperial court's decree is to transfer Huangshi to the southwest to quell the rebellion, then they are real guest troops. Moreover, the people of the Ming Dynasty have always said that there is a lot of miasma in the southwest, and the middle one will die immediately, and similar rumors have spread so much that the northerners regard Yungui as a dangerous place, and there may be a danger of riots if they do not give double rations.

He Dingyuan and Yang Zhiyuan stared at Huang Shi's face, only to see him nod lightly: "Brother Zhao is right, the angel said that the imperial court hopes that Funing Town can be self-sufficient as soon as possible, after all, the south basically relies on the output of each military town to support the soldiers." The hope of the imperial court is to give some first-class rewards, so that we can bear the food and salary ourselves. Don't burden the court anymore. The imperial court allowed us to take so many generals and military households with us. And urging us to leave as soon as possible is also because of this meaning in it. ”

Because the north has failed to harvest year after year. From Gansu to Liaodong, millions of border troops in the Ming Dynasty had no food and clothing, and they had to be supported by the imperial court. Wanli Tianzi is more likely to make money, and it is the opening of the sea ban, and the addition of industrial and commercial taxes, etc., and has survived decades of disasters, not to mention, while frequently waging wars, he can also leave some inheritance for his children and grandchildren. But the Emperor of the Apocalypse obviously does not have this set of skills, the imperial court has been in deficit for five consecutive years, and the inner treasury is unable to make ends meet, and it is gradually about to bottom, so the imperial court really hopes that Huangshi can support itself and stop causing trouble to the central government.

"So our task is very heavy, the imperial court hopes to send at least 5,000 people to the southwest to quell the rebellion, and the time is best controlled within half a year, and not more than nine months at most. Before that, we must restore production in Funing Town and provide all the supplies and food for the expeditionary force. Huang Shi smiled after speaking, looked around at the henchmen in the room and said, "It seems that the imperial court not only hopes that I am a general, but also expects me to be a capable official!"

Jin Qiude's eyes flashed, and he said coldly: "If the adults can't rush to the southwest in time, or can't quell the rebellion in the southwest, then the adults can only count on the imperial court to speak for the adults." ”

Zhao Wanxiong nodded and said: "That's right, the imperial court is already in difficulty, so it is understandable not to pay the adults military salaries, not to mention that other military towns in the south can afford their own armaments." Well...... If the adults really can't resume production in Funing Town on time, then they have to turn to the Fujian Buzheng Division, Nanzhili and Chaozhong, so they still need civil officials to speak for the adults. ”

"You're right. As the saying goes, if you hold it high, you fall hard, and now I, Huang, don't fall, and I can't be light when I fall. Yellowstone laughed three times. This time, the gentlemen in the court must think that Huangshi will not be able to do this, so Huangshi must have a great demand for civil officials, and he can be firmly held in the palm of his hand by civil officials.

"Now that the country is unfortunate and border affairs are frequent, the emperor is relying more and more on our generals, especially in Dongjiang Town. In the eyes of the gentlemen of the court and China, our Dongjiang Town is like the monkey who was towned under the Wuzhi Mountain, and it seems that he is about to jump out, so they must put a seal on our heads and suppress us below for five hundred years, and then we can be of great use. ”

Huang Shi laughed a few more times as he spoke, and after the laughter, his face showed a look of deep hatred, and several of his henchmen were silent.

"I am the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and I am ...... with literature and martial arts"

"What kind of ancestral system? pseudo-ancestral system!" He Dingyuan was only halfway through his words in a low voice, and Huang Shi rudely interrupted him: "The national dynasty expelled the Tartars, recovered China, and determined the world with martial arts, Emperor Taizu Gao established the official system, and the ancestral system of civil and military affairs was different, and the general army and the governor had no reason to be subordinate to the superiors! Since the civilian officials stole the military power and closed the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the status of our military generals has been getting worse day by day......

"Your Excellency!"

Hearing what Huang Shi said, he was excited, and several people in the room interrupted him in unison, and even He Dingyuan hurriedly said, "My lord, be cautious." ”

"There are no outsiders here. Huang Shi sighed deeply and raised his hand to stop his subordinates who tried to speak again: "I know, you are afraid that I will be obedient to my words, and you will accidentally cause trouble for yourself after you go out." ”

Huang Shi's fingers unconsciously flicked a few times on the desk, and after another long sigh, the anger on Fang Cai's face had been replaced by high morale, and he said loudly to a few henchmen: "Since ancient times, it is better to seek others than to seek yourself, I will leave for Fujian this month to resume production in Funing Town as soon as possible, and at the same time take the sea route to prepare for the relocation of military households......"

After Huang Shi regained his previous momentum, several of his subordinates also involuntarily swept away the decline on their bodies, and they all straightened their waists.

Judging from the information sent to Changsheng Island by the Ministry of War, after Huangshi arrived in the southwest, there would be 180,000 Ming troops in Sichuan, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces to obey Huangshi's dispatch...... Within half a year, we must achieve self-sufficiency in materials, and then send troops to the southwest to quell the rebellion of Lu'an as quickly as possible. ”

"Yes, sir. The people in the room echoed in unison, and all of them were full of confidence.

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