Zhu Yuanzhang took the guard of honor, and then walked forward, and walked to Rehe, he didn't go to Miyun in the middle, Miyun since the end of the war against the Northern Yuan, there was only an empty camp left, and there was nothing to see.

Speaking of which, the name of the place is still because there are hot springs in the local area, which gives it this name.

The land of Rehe is also the guard of the Ming Dynasty, but it is outside the Guan, and the number of Han people here is smaller, and many of them are attached to the Mongols.

But looking at their way of life, there is no difference between them and the Han people of the Ming Dynasty, which makes Zhu Yuanzhang feel very proud, which is all his merit.

led the officials to soak in the hot springs of Rehe to relieve their fatigue, and Zhu Yuanzhang's spirit eased up, and such a long journey was indeed a little uncomfortable for an old man like him.

Not to mention him, even He Qiu, who followed him all the way, felt uncomfortable, Daming is not as modern as modern, there are high-speed rails, there are airplanes, and long-distance travel is definitely a chore.

Riding all the way to Rehe, He Qiu's buttocks grinded calluses, and they wore out again, repeating back and forth I don't know how many times, and now I feel that my legs are not my own.

was soaking in the hot spring, He Qiu received a summons from Zhu Yuanzhang, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he wiped his body casually and ran to see Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang instructed him to be in a hot spring pool with him, and the two chatted about Mongolia.

Zhu Yuanzhang's vision is still very keen, and he said directly to He Qiu.

"In Rehe alone, I can already feel that the gap between the Mongols and our Ming people is still very deep, do you think your strategies are really effective?"

Zhu Yuanzhang is not untargeted, on the surface, many Mongolians in Rehe have been sinicized, but the more marginal Mongolians have a bad attitude towards the Han and Sinicized Mongols in Rehe.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang is very worried that the Mongols in Monan will have a recurrence in the future, if they gather the army again and enter the pass to the south, with the current Great Wall defense line, it will not play a role.

He Qiu thought for a moment, and then said.

"The implementation of the royal road in Beiping and Guanwai, and the sinicization of the Mongols, this is a right way, but the effect is very slow, and at the same time, it must also be supplemented by military means, that is, the Ming Dynasty must be able to fight Mongolia, and there is no chaos in the country, otherwise the old things of the Anshi Rebellion may be repeated."

"Now Beiping has developed a new type of firecracker, which is several times more powerful than the previous firecracker, and the firecracker soldiers alone are enough to suppress Mongolia."

Of course, He Qiu has this confidence, the current musket has evolved to the era of breech guns, and the arquebuses of the previous Ming Dynasty are not the same thing.

He Qiu even made further suggestions.

"The minister thinks that now it is possible to abolish other branches of the army, and simply set up musketeers and artillerymen, these two kinds of soldiers are simple to train, easy to form formations, and can also be able to have strong combat effectiveness without knowing the generals, which is of great benefit to the stability of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang soaked in the hot spring and frowned.

"Is it really as good as you say?"

Zhu Yuanzhang had the impression that the firing of the firecrackers was cumbersome, and it was difficult to line up, and once the opponent's cavalry or infantry rushed in front of him, he also needed the help of the sword and shield men around him to resist.

Even the firecrackers themselves need to pick up the swords around them and throw away the firecrackers to fight, which is very inconvenient.

Zhu Yuanzhang also scoffed at what He Qiu said, looking at He Qiu's method, he knew that he was definitely not taking the royal road, but suppressing Mongolia economically and militarily, forcing them to become what the Ming wanted.

As soon as he mentioned this, He Qiu was very excited, in his opinion, this was one of the most meaningful things he had done since he came to Daming.

"I hope Your Majesty knows that today's firearms can not only be loaded in the back, but also the bullets are fixed, so there is no need for soldiers to add medicine when they are in battle, which is extremely convenient, and it is difficult to explode."

"And a bayonet can be mounted in front of the musket, and in close combat it can also be fought directly with a musket, instead of a sword."

Zhu Yuanzhang kept this in his heart, he really didn't know much about this piece of things before, it was all made up by He Qiu and Zhu Di.

If the current musket is really as good as He Qiu said, it is not impossible to change it.

Zhu Yuanzhang also paid more attention to some things that civil officials could not see.

"How much does it cost to have such a musket? How many can you make per day? ”

Speaking of this, He Qiu was a little squirming and said shyly.

"Nowadays, the technology is not mature, and we can only rely on the master craftsmen to make it by hand, and the production efficiency is quite low and the cost is large. But as the craftsmen became familiar with the process, they thought that they would soon be able to reduce the price. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed, there were so many troops in the Ming Dynasty, if the price of a weapon was too high, it was destined to be impossible to use as standard equipment.

However, seeing that He Qiu is so confident, it is not easy to brush him off.

"Then let's wait until that's done, let's talk about further reforming the military system."

He Qiu nodded yes.

……

Soaking in the hot springs in Rehe is only a rare rest in this trip, and the days of going out will become more difficult.

If it is said that before leaving the fortress, Zhu Yuanzhang can still lead his honor guard and accompanying officers and soldiers to walk the repaired cement road, but once he gets out of the fortress, there will be nothing.

There are dirt roads everywhere, and there are not even decent roads, just for the sake of his own body, Zhu Yuanzhang would rather ride a horse by himself, leave the Son of Heaven in Rehe, and send it to Beiping.

The ministers were very opposed to Zhu Yuanzhang's exit from the fortress before, after all, the current grassland is definitely not peaceful, in case something happens on Zhu Yuanzhang's journey, it will be a big deal.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's inspection out of the fortress was more like a large-scale armed parade, and all the soldiers who followed did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

When he was in the pass, Lan Yu still had some free time, and from time to time he found He Qiu to have a cup of tea or something, and when he got out of the pass, he kept wearing armor, inspecting the camp all day long, urging him to scout outside.

even made preparations for battle in advance, so as not to really appear in case the Mongols went in to intercept and kill Zhu Yuanzhang.

To say that Lan Yu's level is still very high, and the marching arrangements of so many people up and down are well organized, Li Jinglong on the other side looks a little unbearable.

In this regard, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed, when he was in the capital, looking at his nephew's son, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that he did have a certain talent.

But when it came to the true chapter, the gap came out all of a sudden, and Zhu Yuanzhang even felt that Li Jinglong might not be able to compare to Xu Huizu, who had been idle at home for many years.

It was also after Xungui, and even Xu Huizu basically did not do anything in the army because of avoiding suspicion, that is, twenty-one years after Hongwu, he was sent out to train the army.

But now Xu Huizu is doing things in a good way, and it can only be said that Li Wenzhong has no successor.