"Dad, that's what the teacher said!"

Zhu Gaochi had two dark circles under his eyes, but his eyes were shining.

"Dad, the child thought about it all night last night, the teacher really didn't lie to the child, the teacher is just treating Daming as a big house, and has been strengthening those foundations, masonry, and even beams!"

"That's nature!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "You kid, don't always think of your teacher as unfathomable, your teacher is the purest official we have ever seen."

He always wants to bring benefits and possessions to more people......"

Zhu Gaochi said: "As a result, there will be more and more people who will like teachers!" ”

"Hmmm! This matter, thanks to the imperial examination, if he hadn't cut off many ambitious thieves and corrupt officials for our descendants, we wouldn't be so stable! ”

Saying that, Zhu Di couldn't help but say again, "However, the economic foundation determines the superstructure, we always feel that there is a deeper meaning!" ”

"Meaning?"

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly looked at Zhu Di, "Dad, the child also thinks that this statement has other meanings, but the teacher said that he came up with words that surround people, and the child also thought about it for a long time last night, but still didn't come up with any clue!" ”

"That's what Guo Qing specially came up with and tossed other people's words!"

As he spoke, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi, "Okay, don't be entangled, the pieces are piled up, hurry up and deal with the twists and turns!" ”

"Yes, Dad!"

Zhu Gaochi replied and left helplessly.

Zhu Di sat in place, frowning and thinking carefully, "The economic foundation ...... Superstructure...... The foundation of the state, the taxes and goods of the state, the military ......

The superstructure, the system and decrees of a country, as well as the chief officials of various state capitals, courts, and even emperors......

There is quite the wind that Tang Taizong's water can carry a boat or overturn a boat!

Do you really want to govern the country, or are you talking nonsense and sending away the blazing children?

……”

And on the other side.

Guo An has arrived at the place where the Shenji Battalion is garrisoned.

Among the soldiers guarding the gate of the barracks, there happened to be one of them Yan Shanwei.

When he saw Guo An, he went to report to Liu Sheng with excitement on his face.

Liu Sheng and the two internal officials hurriedly came out to greet Guo An, and took Guo An to inspect the military camp one by one.

Looking at the thousands of soldiers of the Shenji Battalion shouting and killing on the big school field in front of him, Guo An, who had always been bland, couldn't help but boil his blood.

"Master Hou, our 5,600 Divine Machine Battalion soldiers are all elite soldiers selected from the Beijing Battalion!

Every soldier is not only innocent, but even many of them are soldiers who have been on the northern expedition......"

Along the way, Liu Sheng introduced Guo An with a smile.

Although Zhu Di said that the structure of the Shenji Battalion is very complicated, it is actually the establishment of a guard.

And Guo An, the chief general, is the commander.

The two ministers beside Liu Sheng, Su Sheng and Lu De, were sent by Zhu Di to mainly monitor the Shenji Battalion. These two ministers, Guo An, looked at each other, as if they were not from the Yan Palace, Beiping, but the original eunuchs of the palace.

In this regard, Guo An has no reaction.

There is such an army full of firearms in the Beijing Division, if Zhu Di hadn't sent someone to monitor, Guo An wouldn't have dared to be the commander of the Shenji Battalion.

Moreover, Rude and Su Sheng are also interested, and they have been letting Liu Sheng speak along the way, and the two of them are quietly following behind.

For Guo An, the new noble, he is even more respectful, and Liu Sheng, who watched it, sneered in his heart.

Guo An also allowed Liu Sheng to introduce all the time.

When he was in Beiping, he often went to the Yanshan Wei military camp.

However, I am still a little unfamiliar with the Shenji Battalion.

However, he soon understood.

The scale and training mode of the Shenji Battalion are all based on Yan Shanwei's set.

Or, the entire army training mode of the Ming Dynasty is also a routine.

Hand-to-hand combat, mounted archery, swords and guns......

Of course.

Guo An didn't blame him, who let these be the rules set by Lao Zhu when he was alive.

Cavalrymen must be good at horseback riding, archery, guns and knives!

And the infantry, you must be good at using bows and crossbows, good at using guns and knives!

If a large number of soldiers are not qualified, his superior military attaché is punished.

As for those soldiers who did not comply with the regulations, they were dismissed, and even paid travel expenses.

Lao Zhu is also very good......

Thinking about it, Guo An slowly shook his head and said, "These training modes, our Shenji Battalion needs to be changed!" ”

"Change the drill mode?"

Liu Sheng was stunned and looked at Guo An with a puzzled face.

In his impression, this Hou Ye would never pay attention to things that were beyond the scope of his duties!

Moreover, this Hou Ye can train soldiers?

"Exactly!"

Guo An didn't mind Liu Sheng's suspicious gaze, but said lightly: "The commander of the Shenji Battalion is responsible for the use of muskets, artillery, and grenades, so there is no need to practice bows and crossbows, knives and guns!" ”

"Don't need any of that?"

Liu Sheng was stunned.

The two ministers, Rude and Su Sheng, on the side, were also surprised.

Guo An continued: "They need to practice muskets, artillery accuracy, arm strength, physical strength, long-distance running, literacy, and arithmetic!" ”

"Arithmetic?"

Liu Sheng was shocked again, his literacy had already surprised him, he didn't expect to let those soldiers practice arithmetic?

If you learn to read and write, and do arithmetic, is it still a group of soldiers?

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly.

Liu Sheng couldn't help but ask, "Master Hou, where is Your Majesty?" ”

Guo An said lightly: "Since Your Majesty asked me to be the main general of the Divine Machine Battalion, it is based on my opinion!" ”

"The last general obeys!"

Liu Sheng said with a solemn face.

"Drumming and gathering generals, it's been so many days, we, the main general, should also get to know the generals of the Shenji Battalion!"

"Yes, Master Hou!"

Liu Sheng hurriedly responded.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

Soon, the drums sounded.

All the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion quickly gathered in front of the platform in the center of the school field.

Naturally, I saw Liu Sheng, Guo An and others standing on the stage.

The soldiers of the former Yanshan Guard, who knew Guo An, were full of joy all on their faces.

The rest of the generals were full of doubts.

I don't know what is the identity of this young magnate who came to let their generals treat them like this?

After all the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion had arrived, Guo An frowned slightly, and then walked to the front, holding an iron horn in his hand, and shouted loudly.

"I am Guo An, the Marquis of Dinghai, and I am also the commander of the Shenji Battalion!"

Below, a group of soldiers and generals suddenly looked incredulous, this person with fine skin and tender flesh and young age was actually the main general of their Shenji Battalion, that Dinghai Hou?

The scene suddenly became a little chaotic!

Guo An's face turned dark, and he said directly: "Quiet! ”

The following generals still haven't stopped talking to each other.

"Hmph, a rabble!"

Guo An couldn't help but scolded angrily.

The sound passed through the iron horn and immediately reached the ears of all the soldiers.

Behind him, Liu Sheng's face darkened, although he knew that Guo An was not scolding him, he was still a little uncomfortable.

After all, these soldiers were all soldiers he had trained for a long time.

However, Liu Sheng didn't dare to speak back, but the soldiers below were angry.

Itself.

A young marquis with fine skin and tender meat, if he wants to be their main general, he has already made them dissatisfied and looked down upon. Now, this Hou Ye still dares to scold and look down on them in front of them?

A lieutenant glared at Guo An directly and asked, "Dare to ask Master Hou, why did you insult us as a rabble as soon as you came to the barracks?" Do you know that we are all the elites selected from the major armies of the Beijing Division? ”

"Huh, Elite?"

Guo An sneered with disdain on his face, and asked directly: "In the barracks, you are a little captain, and you treat the main general like this?"

So ignorant of the rules, dare to call yourself elite?

Ben will speak on the stage, but one by one they are actually messing around, and they can't stop shouting, thinking that this is a vegetable market?

Fortunately, it was in the barracks, and if it was placed outside, it would be a shame for the generals......

"As for you, are they all the elites selected from the major armies?

If you don't talk about it, we will all wonder if you are a ruffian who was kicked out of the army by those generals?

All of them are disheveled, standing like dogs, and they don't look like soldiers......"

With Guo An's angry scolding, the generals of the Shenji Battalion below had red eyes one by one, staring at Guo An viciously.

Since ancient times, the more elite you are, the more unruly you are!

And the Yanshan Guard generals were dumbfounded.

They never thought that Guo Changshi, who has always been mild-mannered, would scold people like this!

It's just that they seem to ignore it, and Guo An is also scolding them!

"General, I can't wait!"

"Exactly, Guo Hou, I'm not convinced!"

"I have also fought in the north, fought the Mongolian Tartars, and crawled out of the sea of blood in the corpse mountain......"

The soldiers couldn't hold back any longer and glared at Guo An angrily.

Guo An's face was gloomy, and he said with a face full of disbenement: "Why are you not convinced?" Those Mongolian Tatars who were present in the northern expedition had not been there? ”

"Let's still follow Your Majesty, destroy Goryeo, and capture the Wa Kingdom? Can you have this kind of merit of destroying the country? ”

The soldiers were stunned for a moment, they really didn't know much about Guo An's merits.

Guo Anxin sneered, a group of thorny heads, really as if he was a little white face with no credit, and continued to explode the news.

"In addition, do you know that the muskets, cannons, and grenades used by you are all made by our craftsmen?"

"Even, it can be said that even the Shenji Battalion was established because of us...... If you don't want to enter the Divine Machine Camp, you can leave right now!

The Shenji Camp was set up by His Majesty himself, and he wanted to sharpen his head, and there were many people who came in......"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Sheng's face changed slightly.

As for the soldiers below, none of them couldn't help but change their faces, and they fell silent directly.

Guo An stared at the captain who took the lead in confronting him and asked, "Do you want to leave?" ”

The lieutenant was shocked by Guo An's momentum and subconsciously shook his head.

"Very good!"

Guo An smiled coldly and turned his head to look at Liu Sheng beside him.

"General Xu, how should you punish those who don't respect the main generals in the barracks?"

Liu Sheng handed over his hand and reported: "Qi Guo Hou, if you don't respect the main general, you should be beaten with twenty military sticks!" ”

Below, the captain's face turned pale, but he didn't open his mouth to beg for mercy.

A hint of appreciation flashed in Guo An's eyes, and then his face turned solemn, "Drag it down, reward twenty military sticks, and set an example!" ”

"Obey!"

On the side, two soldiers stepped forward directly and walked down with the captain.

Soon.

On the side of the school grounds, a dull sound sounded.

The entire school field was suddenly silent.

Everyone looked at Guo An with a look of surprise on their faces, they never thought that Dinghaihou, who had fine skin and tender meat and a gentle complexion on the stage, would act so decisively and ruthlessly!

Guo An said again: "The army has military regulations, since you are a soldier of the Shenji battalion, you should abide by the military regulations."

No matter who it is, if it dares to commit it again, we will not show mercy. ”

"In addition, if someone secretly disagrees with us, then put it on the table!

You may ask Your Majesty to remove him from his post.

If you don't have the ability, then find a way to get out by yourself......"

"And if you don't have the ability and don't want to leave, then stay in the Shenji Camp honestly, and we will tell you what the elite is!"

Hearing this, the generals were immediately unconvinced.

They don't believe it, this Dinghai Hou with fine skin and tender flesh knows what an elite master is?

However, looking at the captain who was walking over with a limp and a big man in the distance, his eyes shrunk and he didn't dare to question it.

Seeing this, Guo An smiled lightly and said: "Don't you think that the strength can carry the tripod, you can open a five-stone strong bow, and the three armies of the Yongguan are the elite?" ”

Isn't it?

All the generals looked at Guo An quietly, their eyes full of contempt.

Guo An smiled lightly, shook his head and said, "Perhaps, among other armies, this kind of soldier can be elite."

However, don't forget, this is the Divine Machine Battalion. ”

"The weapons you use in the Shenji Battalion are muskets, cannons, and grenades! You should also be clear about the power of muskets and artillery. ”

Hearing this, all the soldiers also realized something, and their faces changed.

Guo An continued: "Therefore, in the Shenji Battalion, the courage of those martial artists can only be the last embellishment.

The Divine Machine Battalion, the test is the accuracy of muskets and artillery, and who else can throw grenades farther......"

"As for how to improve the accuracy of the musket, it needs to be practiced. The accuracy of the artillery requires learning arithmetic, especially the parabola in it......

You have to learn how to calculate the distance between the artillery and the enemy, how high the muzzle of the artillery is raised, and how far the bomb can be fired......"

"With the order of this general, thousands of muskets and artillery in your hands can destroy the enemy army in front of you with the power of thunder, this is the elite of the Shenji Battalion!"

"The Shenji Battalion is a new army that His Majesty has high hopes for, and it is the elite division of the Ming army in the future.

If you want to gain a foothold in the Shenji Camp, everyone must be literate and know how to do simple arithmetic.

In addition, it must be forbidden! ”

"As for how to read and write, how to do arithmetic, we will invite a master to teach you and others. Only those who are good at arithmetic can be in charge of artillery.

Of course, if some of you can read and write, and you can also give you additional military salaries, so that you can teach others and teach how many soldiers you have, and then you will be directly promoted to what level of general......"

In the crowd, some lieutenants couldn't help but be a little nervous.

Guo An continued: "The Shenji Battalion will be the most elite division of the Ming Dynasty, and all the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion will inevitably be elite.

Therefore, active learners, Ben will be rewarded and so on. As for the scholars, there are still more than 10,000 soldiers in the 5,000 battalions, waiting for them......"

When Guo An finished speaking, he left with Liu Sheng and others, and the soldiers in the entire school field immediately talked about it.

"As a soldier, I actually want to learn from those weak scholars, to read and write, and to go to academic arithmetic? Isn't this bullying, did you go to the battlefield and compete with those Tartars in arithmetic and reading? ”

"Brother Zhang, I heard that you are from Yanshanwei, you must know more about this Dinghai Marquis, do I want to bird him?"

The brother Zhang glanced at the soldier who asked him inexplicably, and smiled with a complicated expression.

"Hou Ye is the best at making money, he is very generous, and he is deeply favored by His Majesty, and all Yan Shanwei and I respect Dinghai Hou!

This brother, if he doesn't want to learn that, find a way to leave the Shenji Camp as soon as possible, if he can't meet the assessment of the Hou Ye, after being kicked out, it will be too late for anything......"

"Don't say who is behind you, behind the Hou Ye is His Majesty, His Royal Highness......"

The soldier's face froze, his expression changed and changed, and he couldn't help but mutter.

"But let me wait like those children, to read and write, to do academic arithmetic, this ......"

"I don't know the blessing in the blessing, so I decided to stay!"

“……”

Inside the big tent.

After sitting down, Liu Sheng hurriedly said to Guo An: "Master Hou, do we really want those soldiers to learn literacy and academic calculation?" ”

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "It's not academic, holding the cannon is purely random to set off the cannon, it's better to hold a burning stick."

In the Shenji Battalion, you must point to where to bomb!

Your Majesty will hand over the Shenji Battalion to us, and the Shenji Battalion must become the elite division of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Liu Sheng looked puzzled: "But Master Hou, the five thousand soldiers in the Shenji Battalion, if all of them are taught literacy and arithmetic, at least a hundred masters are needed."

With so many masters, how much money does it cost?

We don't have that much money......

Moreover, many soldiers are born with stupid brains, that is, they can't learn to read and write! ”

"With me here, why worry about all this money?"

Guo An glanced at Liu Sheng and said indifferently, "As for literacy and arithmetic, the requirements we need are not high, and we can be basic literate and arithmetic."

As for the dull-minded, they can only be sent to the camp of five thousand! In the Shenji Battalion, it is an army of artillery and muskets, not an army of brute force! ”

Liu Sheng was stunned, and then hurriedly apologized, "Please also ask Master Hou for forgiveness, it's the last general to worry too much!" ”

Guo An said: "Your Majesty and I are watching at the Shenji Battalion, you just need to take care of the exercises!" ”

Liu Sheng hurriedly responded: "Please rest assured that the last general will definitely keep an eye on those rabbit cubs." ”

Guo An said again: "Also, let them carry twenty catties of things on their backs every day and run ten miles."

After a month, let them run 20 miles, and be sure to develop their ability to run long distances with weights......"

"Master Hou, what is this?"

Liu Sheng was stunned again, although the Ming army was training, there was also a practice of running.

However, it was the first time I had encountered such a long distance in training.

Guo An said: "As soldiers of the firearms battalion, they must carry their weapons on their backs and be ready to pursue the enemy at any time, or march long distances. ”

Liu Sheng said: "The last general understands! ”

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded, and said, "In addition, we will ask Your Majesty to allocate the silver, so that they can eat meat every three days!" ”

Liu Sheng was overjoyed, "Thank you, Master Hou!" ”

Guo An continued: "Give them enough military salaries and enough meat and food, so they must practice desperately.

Every half a month, we will select a small flag with the best and worst results, eat meat with good results, and not allow meat to eat meat with bad results, and wash clothes for half a day with good results! ”

Liu Sheng's eyes widened, looking at Guo An, who was smiling, and his heart felt a chill, and he nodded again and again.

"With Master Hou's plan, those little cubs must be desperate to train!"

"That's it!"

Guo An nodded slowly, "Let's take a look at the muskets used by those soldiers, there are still some deficiencies, don't worry, we will ask Your Majesty to give an order to the Ordnance Bureau and let them correct it!" ”

Liu Sheng was stunned again, "Master Hou, the musket still has some shortcomings?" ”

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded, and then asked Liu Sheng again.

"Alright, is there anything else you need us to help you with?"

Liu Sheng shook his head again and again, "Thank you, Master Hou, there is no difficulty in the end for the time being!" ”

"In this case, we will ask Your Majesty for instructions!"

Guo An got up and walked out.

"The last general will send Hou Ye to him!"

Liu Sheng, Lu De, and Su Sheng hurriedly got up to send them off.

……

Guo An left the barracks and went straight to the palace.

After hearing Guo An's request for the Shenji Battalion, Zhu Di couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes.

"Guo Qing, do you know how much money they need to spend every month if they invite a hundred masters, and take care of all the soldiers and generals in the Shenji Battalion, eat meat for three days, plus military salaries?"

Guo An said lightly: "Your Majesty, as long as the Shenji Battalion is trained, one army can be worth ten armies!"

Moreover, Your Majesty, as long as the Divine Machine Camp is trained, no matter how much money they spend, they can earn it back for Your Majesty! ”

"Earn it back?"

Zhu Di looked puzzled.

Guo An said: "Your Majesty, the combat power of one Shenji battalion can withstand the ten armies, and the amount of silver, grain and grass saved in this way is enough for the daily expenses of the soldiers and generals of the Shenji battalion."

In addition, the Shenji Battalion is indestructible, as long as His Majesty sends the Shenji Battalion to the desert.

The Shenji Battalion can be like a big iron rake, plow the entire desert several times one by one, and completely solve the great trouble of the Mongols, so the money brought to the Ming Dynasty is immeasurable......"

"Your Highness, the soldiers of the Divine Machine Battalion trained in this way are all literate and can do arithmetic...... Your Majesty, if these soldiers are released, it will be enough to serve as a hundred, or even a thousand, and these soldiers are the biggest treasures......"

Zhu Di's eyes gradually lit up, and he asked directly: "Guo Qing thinks that how much silver should we allocate to the Shenji Battalion?" ”

Guo An smiled slightly, "Your Majesty Mingjian, as the main general of the Shenji Battalion, Weichen hopes that His Majesty will allocate as much money as possible!" ”

Zhu Di's face turned dark.

Guo An said with a smile: "However, the various consumption of a battalion of troops still needs someone to calculate and plan it."

In this way, Wechen implores His Majesty to send two more ministers to be responsible for managing the expenses of the Shenji Camp! ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Di nodded slowly.

Guo An said: "In addition, Weichen wants to add a small steel knife to those muskets, and he needs to let Tao Yiping and Yang Ting come to find Weichen." ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but be a little curious, "Guo Qing, how to add a small steel knife to the musket?" What's the use? ”

Guo An explained: "Your Majesty, although the Shenji Battalion is assisted by 5,000 battalions, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is inevitable that enemy troops will rush up.

Weichen wants to install a small steel knife that can be flexibly installed and disassembled at the muzzle of the musket, which is only one foot seven inches long.

On weekdays, there is a scabbard for easy carrying.

However, when it is time to fight, if an enemy rushes up, you can mount the steel knife on the head of the gun and use it to kill the enemy! ”

"Steel knives mounted on the head of the gun?"

Zhu Di tried to imagine in his mind, the combination of steel knife and musket, with a skeptical expression.

"Guo Qing, is this method feasible? Is it really killable? ”

Guo An said lightly: "Your Majesty, it is feasible." Although it is not as cool as those machetes, it still has a miraculous effect at a critical time! ”

"Really?" Zhu Di was still a little confused.

Guo An said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, wait for Weichen to make a sample, and Your Majesty will personally test it to know what the effect is!" ”

Zhu Di: "......"

……

ps: The average order is close to 2500, and I want to combine the chapter to punch the essence ~~~ Everyone has to understand it!

ps: The average order is close to 2500, and I want to combine the chapter to punch the essence ~~~ Everyone has to understand it!

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