Zhang Detian, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, is going to hold a quarterly meeting, so Yang Jiang is much busier today.

"Almost, the minister has already sent someone to inform."

Zhang Detian explained.

"Okay, if there's something, let's talk about it slowly after dinner."

Ye Yu nodded and smiled.

It didn't take long for Yang Jiang to arrive, and the meal was ready.

Everyone was on the table and began to drink and eat.

"By the way, Zhang Xingbang, what do you have to say?"

When everyone's stomachs were almost full, Ye Yu asked slowly.

"Your Highness, there is news from the Black Tiger, it seems to be a new request for cutting the domain."

Zhang Xingbang said, taking out the documents.

"You have to pay money, you have to pay food, you have to pay iron ore, and you have to pay ...... Gunpowder? ”

Ye Yu had a long list of requests, and even had to send some people to do coolies himself.

What kind of unequal treaty is this?

"Your Highness, if you don't agree, they will probably have to prepare to march, and if you agree, we won't be able to go smoothly."

Zhang Xingbang opened his mouth and said, "But from the news I got from the White Bird now, Ye Lie doesn't seem to have any plans to attack, they seem to be gathering 100,000 musket teams and 70,000 longbowmen...... It seems to add up to 210,000 people. ”

"Oh, he seems to be smarter."

Ye Yu said and smiled, if Ye Lie still had a million troops coming, he would die of laughter.

The lesson of insufficient military pay should still be in his heart.

The army of millions looks beautiful, but eating, drinking, and lazing are all problems.

There is also the problem of morale, and the unbearable memories of being overwhelmed by his own 2,000 people are estimated to be turning in Ye Lie's head.

"I guess it's because after fighting King Gong and them before, I have gained experience."

Zhang Xingbang nodded, "They now have a railway, and they can quickly assemble troops at any time, should we ...... in advance?"

"Don't panic, take your time."

Ye Yu said and smiled, "Ye Lie can't fight so quickly, if you gather the army now, who will farm for them?" Prepare food for them? ”

As he spoke, he turned to Zhang Detian.

"What is the situation in the military school now? How many people were reorganized? ”

Ye Yu asked.

"Now there are about 12,000 people in twelve regiments, divided into four divisions, temporarily with ministers, Yang Jiang and Sun Di and Zhao Qing led respectively."

Zhang Detian opened his mouth and said, "But Your Highness, there have been some problems with the reorganization recently. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Ye Yu nodded, and Zhang Detian continued to speak, "It's just that there are some soldiers who don't want to use firearms, but they don't want to leave the army, how to deal with this?" ”

"What do they think?"

"I mean, did you know?"

"It's all veterans, they think they have to fight with real swords and guns when they go to the battlefield......"

Zhang Detian said with a hint of embarrassment on his face, "Some people don't want to learn words and tactics in military school, etc., they just want to hold a gun." ”

"Hmm...... Indeed, in this way, you organize these people to do the simplest firearms training. ”

Ye Yu thought about it and said, "These people, as logistics, are mainly responsible for the transportation of grain and grass and ammunition. ”

Transporting ammunition and food to the front line is indeed a dangerous job, but compared to regular soldiers, it does not require much tactics, just protect the supplies.

"I understand."

Zhang Detian nodded.

"It's true that the logistics team is the key."

Ye Yu said, "If we fight like this in the future, ammunition is definitely the tightest, and there need to be enough people to transport it." ”

"Your Highness'......"

"Based on them, they don't want to leave the army and don't want to be a regular army and become a logistics team, they are treated the same as the regular army, they can get rewards and awards, but they can't be promoted. Until they want to go to a military school for further training. There are also newly recruited teams who are all arranged to work in the logistics team, and they can be turned into regular ones if they have experience. ”

Ye Yu thought about it and said, "Okay, let's get down to business, I estimate that after Ye Lie arrives at the autumn harvest, he will find a way to gather an army." ”

"It is true that there is a grain base after the autumn harvest, and there is no need for so many people to farm, so there should be a wave of land."

Yang Jiang nodded.

"Zhang Detian, Yang Jiang, in two quarters, how many people can you reorganize through the military academy?"

Ye Yu frowned slightly as he spoke.

"I can't guarantee this, the military school has been expanding, and the people in charge of teaching have reached the size of a regiment."

Yang Jiang shook his head as he spoke.

Hearing his words, Ye Yu began to think, and began to calculate in his mind.

How many men were needed for the entire front, how many gun positions, and at the same time the repair of the broken walls...... The most mountainous ......

"In this way, a new class is added."

"Five divisions of 15,000 people, as a corps, Yang Jiang, you are the main force, and the corps must be guaranteed to be the best people."

Ye Yu opened his mouth and said, "Two quarters, give me the whole three corps to come out." ”

"Forty-five thousand?"

"Your Highness, I'm afraid I can't beat 200,000."

Zhang Detian frowned, "Although it's not a matter of numbers, but ...... 200,000, the bullets are consumed, and they may not be supplied. ”

"The three corps are standing, Yang Jiang, you learned from me at the earliest, as the commander-in-chief, lead a corps, Sun Di and Zhao Qingma, each lead a corps, you give them orders."

Ye Yu arranged, although this matter seemed far away, but he had to arrange it in advance, "The rest of the people, Zhang Detian of the logistics team is in charge, you are a veteran of the military department, temporarily ensure logistics in the rear, and then if possible, pull out a corps reserve, and when their troops are disabled and come back for reorganization, you will be responsible for transporting soldiers to them." ”

"Yes!"

Yang Jiang and Zhang Detian spoke in unison.

Under the economy of the Southern Dynasties now, it is no longer a question of whether the equipment is enough, but whether there are enough people and the length of training time.

"Okay, it's still a long time, let's drag it out first."

Ye Yu said and nodded, "Wait until they give an ultimatum." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Ye, "How about the boiling water project I asked you to preside over?" ”

"Your Highness, the warlock has combined coal and charcoal with various materials to create a special kind of coal that can keep burning for a long time."

Zhang Ye said, "However, the qi rising from boiling water is not enough to propel things. ”

"Well, this will take a long time, you guys take it slowly, don't be radical and conservative, and wait until the future is really stable with the Jia Dynasty, and then we will focus on this problem."

Ye Yu nodded, "And how about the project of changing the scooter of farm tools into a four-wheeled vehicle?" ”

"It's done, and it can maintain a certain speed, but it's not as fast as a carriage."

Zhang Ye said, "But because you don't use a horse, you can save a lot of costs." ”

"It's all in the research phase of the project for the time being, and don't mass production. Minimize problems as much as possible. Again, all the things that are being studied now, wait until I come back, it's okay to be conservative. ”

Ye Yu said with satisfaction.

"Your Highness, I don't understand, why do you need to study boiling water?"

Zhao Wanjin said, his face full of doubts.