The Yangshen Hall is not as big as the Qianyuan Hall that accommodates hundreds of officials during the court meeting, but it is the size of the Yuanhe Hall in the palace of Qifeng County.

Bai Chuchu and Li Youling stood in the hall, only seven or eight meters away from the emperor, but they could see the appearance of Emperor Chongqing.

At this time, Li Youling had the urge to take out his camera and take a picture of Emperor Chongqing.

"Wuzhou Zhongshu Pavilion Bai Chuchu, see Your Majesty."

Bai Chuchu and Li Youling bowed to the emperor and said.

"Excuse me."

Emperor Chongqing's voice is not loud, but it is full of energy, and the words are correct and round, and the voice is very clear in this temple of cultivation.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Bai Chuchu straightened up and said: "I have the skill of flying, and after the prince learned the news of Nanyang, he immediately sent me here, one to understand the disaster situation in Nanyang, and the other to express concern to His Majesty." ”

Emperor Chongqing bowed slightly: "King Qi has a heart." ”

Although the king of Qi sent people to probe the truth and the truth, he also knew it.

If it weren't for the manpower in Nanyang, Wuzhou would be thousands of miles away from Nanyang, and he, King Qi, would not have known the news so quickly and reacted.

But it's good to know these things.

The other party was also the first to come over to express condolences, and also called for donations of money and materials on the radio, which had to be admitted.

At this time, Nanyang is in chaos everywhere, and for Emperor Chongqing, time is pressing.

And the audience with the emperor is also Bai Chuchu, and it is also a temporary idea.

The relationship between the emperor and the king of Qi is also quite complicated, and there is nothing to talk about between the two sides.

Therefore, after a brief audience process, after a hurried ten minutes, Bai Chuchu retired, took Li Youling, and under the guidance of the eunuch, went out of the imperial city.

Retracting the token, the two walked through the ruins towards the outside of the city.

"His Majesty doesn't seem to be in a daze."

After a short period of contact, Li Youling said.

"King Qi said that Emperor Chongqing is also a diligent king, and he has a lot of means to act, but the contradictions in the Jing Dynasty have been completely intensified, and it is almost difficult to return, difficult to reconcile, and difficult to reform.

When he first came to power, he was quite radical, and he activated and personally cultivated reformers, which already moved the interests of many people, causing the gentry everywhere to be very resistant to him.

Then there was the catastrophe of the living corpse in Chongqing for seven years, which made it difficult for the emperor to leave Jingzhou, and the entire Jingguo has existed in name only since then. ”

Bai Chuchu said.

"But"

Bai Chuchu changed his words and said with some uncertainty: "I feel that this Chongqing Emperor seems to have practiced martial arts. ”

Li Youling frowned and said, "I have been in Nanyang for two years, and I have never heard of Emperor Chongqing practicing martial arts. ”

"I'm not sure either."

Bai Chuchu shook his head and no longer dwelled on this topic.

After leaving the city, Bai Chuchu said goodbye to Li Youling and the others, and rose to the sky with the collected information, returning to Wuzhou Province.

The wind was howling in her ears, the air was cold, and after a while, snowflakes were falling in the sky, which forced her to create an air shield for herself.

After leaving Nanyang, the sky became clear. She used the geomagnetic field to refer to the stars, adjusted the direction slightly and continued to fly.

I don't know how long it took, the temperature became a lot warmer, and a bright light suddenly appeared on the ground under her feet, and she knew that she had entered the boundary of Wuzhou.

When she returned to Qifeng County, the lights in the palace were still on.

She took a few deep breaths, rubbed her cheeks, adjusted her tired spirit, and walked towards the meditation where the prince was.

"Thank you for your hard work."

When Ren Pingsheng saw Bai Chuchu, he could see the bloodshot in her eyes, obviously this trip was very tired.

He asked Siqi, who was on duty by his side tonight, to serve Bai Chuchu a cup of ginseng tea.

Soon, Huang Wenguang in the front yard was called.

Ren Pingsheng also stood up from behind the table, walked to the chair beside Bai Chuchu and sat down.

It was like clearing the fog, after listening to Bai Chuchu's narration, Ren Pingsheng already had a number in his heart.

"Guangzhong, after you go back, take someone to sort out these materials, and send them to the ministers attending the meeting before the meeting tomorrow morning."

Ren Pingsheng handed over the information brought back by Bai Chuchu to Huang Wenguang.

"Yes!"

Huang Wenguang was quite stressed in his heart, and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall of Jingxinzhai, it was already two o'clock in the morning, and there were only less than five hours before the morning meeting.

He hurriedly took his leave and left with the materials.

"Chu Chu, you go back and rest first, you don't have to worry about the rest."

Ren Pingsheng said.

"Okay."

Bai Chuchu stood up, but his footsteps were frozen, and he said with some embarrassment: "I have experienced too much today, I almost forgot, when I met the emperor, he said that he would continue to trade a batch of flintlock pistols with the prince." ”

Ren Pingsheng nodded and waved at her.

After Bai Chuchu went down, Ren Pingsheng pinched his eyebrows.

Today he is no easier than Bai Chuchu.

After presiding over the military parade in the morning, he began to meet with envoys from all over the country in the afternoon, and before the process of receiving them was completed, the news of the Nanyang earthquake came.

"Siqi, did Li Fugui leave?"

Ren Pingsheng asked.

"I'll ask."

Siqi hurriedly went out, found the phone and called the Qixing Hotel to ask, and came back and said: "Lord, the group of people from the imperial court has left, and they left by train at five o'clock in the afternoon, and it should be over there in Qingcheng Town at this time." ”

Ren Pingsheng's fingers tapped lightly on the table.

"Hmm."

He nodded.

Flintlock pistol, he is not willing to trade with the imperial court now.

He had sensed that a war was sweeping the world, and that it might soon be coming.

For such a vast war, it is not enough to rely on those 200,000 regular soldiers.

Not only will the regular army continue to expand, but this time the militia will also be used again, and even training will be expanded.

At that time, flintlock pistols will also be used.

Even, at present, the ordnance stored in the armory in various places may not be enough.

"Forget it, let's talk about it tomorrow."

It was almost three o'clock in the morning, and although Ren Pingsheng was in good spirits, his mental energy was too great, and he felt a little sleepy.

simply didn't think about anything, and directly lay down on the couch behind the Yuanhe Hall to rest.

Early the next morning, it was not until seven o'clock.

After Ren Pingsheng got up and washed, he had a simple breakfast, and after changing his clothes, he went directly to the Min'an Palace.

At this time, in the Min'an Palace, the directors of various departments, Liu Qiang and Qin Sheng also came over early.

"Lord Wan'an!"

Seeing Ren Pingsheng, the ministers in the palace hurriedly saluted.

Ren Pingsheng nodded at them and sat down on the table.

"Give a seat."

Ren Pingsheng spoke, and immediately an attendant sent up the brocade stool.

"Everyone already knows what happened yesterday, and they will speak freely, let's talk about it first."

There are not many people on the field, only a dozen people in total, all of whom are ministers who really hold power in Wuzhou.

At the height of their position, constructive suggestions should be put forward.

"Shiqiang, you say it first."

This kind of small meeting behind closed doors, Ren Pingsheng was not so formal, and directly named Liu Qiang and asked him to say it first.

"When we entered the gate of the first palace today, Secretary Huang distributed the materials, and I read them carefully just now.

I think it's still very unclear. Whether it is the Dalu Dynasty's side, or the movements of the Zhu Thief, Zhao Thief, and Beiwan Group, it is estimated that they will all be affected by this earthquake, and the situation will gradually become clear in half a month to a month at most.

We might as well wait a little longer. ”

Liu Qiang's speech is very old-fashioned.

However, it was also approved by the majority.

Only those who are weak and survive in the cracks should give it a go. And Wuzhou's current development, although the territory is not the largest among the warlords, but the strength is something that no one in the world dares to ignore.

For Wuzhou, at this time, it is better to be still than to be still.

Ren Pingsheng nodded.

Liu Qiang's views basically represent the Ministry of National Defense.

He pointed to Liu Wen again: "Shaowen, you come." ”

Liu Wen stood up, saluted Ren Pingsheng, and bowed to the ministers, then said, "I basically agree with what Minister Liu said. However, from the perspective of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Defense is now on the sidelines, but it is necessary for the Ministry of Industry, the Bureau of Manufacturing, and even the Department of Finance and Taxation to start preparing.

In my opinion, a war that will sweep the whole world, which is not subject to human will, is about to come, and we must be fully prepared in advance.

The military factories of the Zuo Zuo Bureau should start production at full capacity, but there are not only the Sho Bureau, but also other such as Qingcheng No. 1 Iron and Steel Plant, Qixing Aircraft Factory, Qixing Vehicle Factory, Qixing Textile Factory, Qixing Oil Refinery, and Qixing Petrochemical.

In addition, there are some private firms, such as Hu's Weaving Garment Factory, Hu's Fertilizer Factory, Wang's Canning Factory, Wenjia Candy Factory, and Chongshi Leather Shoe Factory······ These factories can either be converted to produce munitions, or they can directly produce military uniforms, cotton clothing, military boots, bayonets, military rations, and so on.

We all need to come up with a lot of orders, draw up supply contracts, hoard armaments, and prepare for a war that may start at any time. ”

Liu Wen continued: "First, weapons and equipment. These things, in the past two years, we in Wuzhou have given priority to economic development, although the Bureau of Creation is also producing, but it is also a standing armament, and supply to the army for use and training. Today, the productive forces that are wealthy enough to produce bicycles, soap, fertilizers, and other civilian products have stopped producing armaments and are being used to reserve them for war.

Second, the supply of food and clothing. We should immediately coordinate the quantity, issue task instructions to Qixing Group, sign task orders with private enterprises, and combine economic contracts and administrative means to ensure that they can complete the target tasks on time, with quality and quantity.

Third, fuel supply. This is a weak link that has been neglected for a long time, I have previously researched that the number of motorized troops in the army has increased significantly, especially the tractors that pull artillery, the motorized troops that respond quickly, etc., the output of our oil refineries is not enough, and we should pay attention to the existence of the fuel supplied by civilian vehicles, and the quota system is implemented, and the supply can no longer be unlimited. ”

Liu Wen said while looking at the information in his hand from time to time.

The handwriting on it was a bit sloppy, and it was obvious that he had analyzed and recorded it after obtaining the information.

"Liu Wen is right, the Ministry of Industry supplies the army's armaments, oil, etc., and you can come up with a plan of measures for any problems involving the supply of armaments to the army.

In terms of food and clothing, the Department of Civil Affairs will come up with a plan. ”

Ren Pingsheng said.

He looked at the crowd and asked them to speak one by one.

"What is the situation of militia training in Wuzhou, and has there been any neglect of training since the beginning of this year?"

Ren Pingsheng looked at Lu Feihu.

In the past two years, Wuzhou has been relatively peaceful, and even if it fights occasionally, it has only sent some regular troops, and basically has not dispatched more than one division.

Since the beginning of this year, the navy has been the one with the most operations.

And the militia, Ren Pingsheng is a little worried at this time because he pays less attention.

Lu Feihu stood up and saluted: "Lord Wang, in the past two years in Wuzhou, the militia training has never been put down.

As in Yuntai County, the quota system for each county is adopted.

According to the registered population and economic situation, quotas are carried out to ensure that the "millions of people are strong" instruction put forward by the prince.

The militia adopts a rotation training system that has been mature since the time of Yuntai County, and every year except for the busy agricultural season, the frequency and density of rotation training are relaxed, and the rest of the time is rotated every other month. And I, every other month, will select a county, according to the "four noes and two straight" method mentioned by the prince, and lead the team to conduct surprise inspections to ensure the quality of rotation training.

Today, our millions of militiamen are all good soldiers who can pull out, go up, win fights, and have a positive style! ”

Lu Feihu's tone was swearing, obviously full of confidence in the results of the militia's training.

Since the establishment of the new militia system in Yuntai County, a set of effective and perfect militia training regulations has been formed. From the provincial government to the town government, this has already formed a law at all levels of government.

Moreover, with the productive forces of Wuzhou, it can fully afford to feed and drink millions of militiamen, and they can still eat well during the training.

Although there is still no money for training the militia, the militia still has some invisible welfare benefits in the villages and workshops.

Moreover, at present, the police system in various localities has just been established, and because of the serious shortage of quotas, those militias with good training results, high ideological character, and strong professional ability will be selected from among the grassroots militias to join.

In most places, young adults are actually eager for militia training. Even young people in more economically developed places will not resist training.

Ren Pingsheng nodded.

This tenant, who was originally raised by him from Renjiazhuang, has now grown into a real general.

Moreover, I am still so diligent.

Even in the past two years, the militia has not received his attention, and Lu Feihu has still not slackened.

"Good!"

Ren Pingsheng nodded towards Lu Feihu and encouraged, "You did a good job." ”

His eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one: "Next, Wuzhou set up a 'special leading group for responding to war', Liu Qiang, Lu Feihu, Liu Wen, Qin Wan, Lu Yingying, Du Huimin, and Wu Qiong joined in, specifically responsible for war-related matters after the Nanyang earthquake, and if necessary, the personnel in the leading group will be increased at any time."

From today, the army is in a state of combat readiness. The militia has intensified its training and is ready to go to war at any time.

Armaments and materials, enter a wartime state, step up response, step up production, step up reserves!

For the rest, let the bullets fly a little longer. ”

(End of chapter)