Half a month later.

All four people on the list were brought over.

The four are:

Yan Yingyuan, the former canonical of Jiangyin (led Jiangyin 81 in the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, led the people to kill the three kings and eighteen generals of the Qing army, and 70,000 Qing soldiers, but since Zhu Cihong was reborn, he will definitely not let the tragedy of Jiangyin 81 days recur. ）

Zheng Sen (he was a student of Qian Qianyi, the son of Zheng Zhilong, and he also had an even more resounding name, Zheng Chenggong)

Gu Jiang (He also has a louder name, Gu Yanwu, the famous saying that the world rises and falls, and the husband is responsible comes from his mouth.) ）

Zhang Huangyan (In history, Zhang Huangyan went on a northern expedition to the Central Plains, and the Qing court was shaken. ）

These people are all famous people in the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

"See the emperor!"

The four of them saluted Zhu Cihong one after another.

"I am going to build a new army equipped with firearms on a high scale, and I need the four of you to be the commanders of the new army."

Zhu Cihong went straight to the point and said the intention of recruiting four people to come.

"I am willing to do my best for the emperor and die!"

Yan Yingyuan immediately said.

"Although Zheng Sen is young, since His Majesty trusts him so much, Zheng Sen will definitely repay His Majesty with death."

Zheng Sen said.

"Those who defend the country seek it by their kings and their ministers, and those who eat meat; Those who protect the world, the cheapness and responsibility of the husband, Gu Jiang is willing to serve as the commander of the new army and serve the country! ”

Gu Jiang stepped forward and said.

"Zhang Huangyan is just a person, it is rare for the emperor to appreciate it so much, and he dare not refuse!"

Zhang Huangyan immediately said with his hands together.

"Gu Jiang, what do you think of Wen Tianxiang's student Wang Yanwu?"

Seeing that the four of them were willing, Zhu Cihong was very pleased, and then looked at Gu Jiang and asked

"Wang Yanwu tried his best to donate his family property to military salaries, and after the Song Dynasty was destroyed, he was not a scholar for the rest of his life, and he was a model of loyal ministers through the ages!"

Gu Jiang admired Wang Yanwu very much.

"Then I will give you the name Yanwu today, but it is the martial arts of the martial arts, I hope you will be as loyal to the court as Wang Yanwu, and you must also attach importance to the armed forces, without strong armed equipment, you cannot defend the dignity of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Cihong said to Gu Jiang.

"Thank you for the emperor's name, from today onwards, my name will be Gu Yanwu!"

Gu Yanwu immediately thanked him.

"I have reformed the military system, and have recruited 40,000 new troops, divided into four battalions, each battalion of 10,000 people, and set up a three-product commander to govern each battalion, Zheng Sen is the commander of the Tianwu battalion, Yan Yingyuan is the commander of the Tianxuan battalion, Gu Yanwu is the commander of the Tianyan battalion, and Zhang Huangyan is the commander of the Tianlie battalion."

Zhu Cihong immediately appointed four officials to the position.

"Emperor Xie!"

The four of them thanked each other.

Soon after, Zhu Cihong spent a lot of money and hired Dutch instructors with high salaries to join the new army to guide the training of the new army.

Another month passed, and the training of the new army began to bear fruit.

Zhu Cihong led the Jinyi Guard to Zheng Sen's Tianwu Camp to inspect.

"Touching ....."

I saw that in the barracks and school grounds, there were 100 bird-gunners and 100 guns firing at once.

Hundreds of projectiles hit the haystack a hundred meters away, and the haystack was knocked down one after another.

The momentum of the new army came up at once.

"Those who are afraid of China are also firearms!"

Seeing this, Zhu Cihong immediately quoted a sentence from the Ming Dynasty's book "Illustrated Weapons of Weapons".

"Your Majesty is right, firearms are the world's sharp weapons, and the new army has such sophisticated and well-equipped firearms, how dare the captives despise us!"

Zheng Sen echoed on the side.

"For example, how is the new firearms and equipment of the military camp today?"

Zhu Cihong asked Zheng Sendao.

"At present, the Tianwu battalion is equipped with the highest proportion of firearms, which has reached 50 percent."

Zheng Sen replied truthfully.

"It's not enough, I will order the Ministry of Industry to step up the production of bird guns, and the proportion of firearms and equipment of the new army will reach 99 percent."

Zhu Cihong said to Zheng Sen.

"But the new army is all equipped with firearms, what if there is a close combat?"

Zheng Sen asked with a puzzled expression.

"You can put a bayonet in front of the bird gun and you can fight in close combat!"

Zhu Cihong said to Zheng Sen.

"Bayonets?"

After Zheng Sen heard this, he looked puzzled, he had never heard of bayonets.

In the eyes of many Ming people, they thought that the bird gun could only be long-ranged and could not be close combat.

Zhu Cihong's idea will completely break their limited cognition.

Zhu Cihong slowly took out a picture of a bayonet and handed it to Zheng Sen to look at.

"This bayonet is so exquisite! Just get in front of the bird and you're ready to fight! ”

After Zheng Sen looked at the picture of the bayonet handed over by Zhu Cihong, he was greatly admired.

"I have ordered the seventeen firearms manufacturing bureaus in the city of Nanking to begin the gradual production of bayonets according to this drawing, and soon equip the four battalions of the new army."

Zhu Cihong said to Zheng Sen.

Zheng Sen had already vaguely felt that the military strength of the Ming Dynasty was rising rapidly at this moment.

The young emperor in front of him attaches more importance to firearms than Chongzhen.

The most rare and commendable thing about him is that he was able to break all the old rules, develop maritime trade, and organize and train a new army.

This is beyond Chongzhen's reach.

Zhu Cihong then inspected various artillery drills in the Tianwu camp.

In the evening, he finished his inspection and returned to the palace.

In the blink of an eye, I fell asleep.

On the second day, when Zhu Cihong opened the door of the dormitory, he saw that the Jinyi guard commanded Luo Yangxing, kneeling outside the palace for a while.

It seems that there is something to report.

"Your Majesty! Big things are wrong! Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, Liu Kongzhao, the three of them are gone! ”

Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Yangxing and hurriedly said.

Zhu Cihong suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Where did the three of them go?" ”

"Just last night, according to our informant report in the city, after the three of them retreated, they disappeared from the world with their families, and no one was seen coming out again."

Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Yang.

"Arrest the servants in their mansion immediately and interrogate them severely!"

Zhu Cihong hurriedly commanded.

"I've been interrogated, and I've killed two, but I don't know all of them!"

Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Yangxing and said.

"Immediately order the Jinyi guards scattered in Nanzhili to inquire about their whereabouts!"

Zhu Cihong said to Luo Yangxing.

"Yes!"

Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Yangxing to hurriedly obey the order.

A few days later.

Luo Yangxing came to the imperial study to make a statement.

"Your Majesty! The traces of the three have been found, and the three of them have appeared next to King Fu. ”

Jin Yiwei commanded Luo Yang.

"Fu Wang?"

This is the last thing Zhu Cihong wants to see.

It seems that some history still cannot be changed, and King Fu will eventually compete for the throne.

"I know, let them go! I have a new army in hand, just see how they moths to the fire! ”

Zhu Cihong said calmly.

"Your Majesty! Do you mean that Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, and Liu Kongzhao want to support King Fu and compete with the emperor for this great future? ”

Commander Jin Yiwei asked Luo Yangxing with a shocked face.

"Could it be that the three of them disappeared at the same time, and all of them suddenly appeared next to King Fu, is there any other possibility?"

Zhu Cihong asked Luo Yangdao rhetorically.

"But why?"

The commander of the Jinyi Guard asked Luo Yangxing with a blank face.