Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

Even the Qing court, full of civil and military officials, was terrified when they heard about Dingguo, and even disobeyed the imperial order and dismissed from office. No one dared to work in the place where Dingguo is located!

In the long history of history, the sentence "I have traveled thousands of miles all my life, holding up half of the sky with one hand", is enough to see how meaningful the name Li Dingguo is in that era when the sky has overturned and China has fallen!

And above the history, it seems that Li Dingguo is also from Yan'an, Shaanxi...

And the Li Dingguo in front of him is also from Yan'an, Shaanxi...

Thoughts flashed away, Li Xiu glanced at the slightly cautious young man in front of him, pointed to a volume of military books on the table, and said, "Are you literate?"

Hearing this, Li Dingguo was taken aback for a moment, then immediately shook his head: "I have learned a little, but I still can't recognize it..."

"Take it."

Li Xiu casually picked up the book of war in front of him, and handed it to Li Dingguo.

"Find a teacher who can learn all the characters. It's not that easy to be the general's personal guard."

Ignoring Li Dingguo who was still in a daze, Li Xiu waved his hand and signaled him to leave.

Celebrities in history, to him now, are no longer unusual.

It's just that history has proved his talent, and now that he is under his command, he naturally doesn't mind training it casually.

As for whether it is available...

The disparity in status, a little gift from him, can be regarded as an opportunity to change their fate against the sky for the people at the bottom. With the concept of this era, and with his status, the chance of making mistakes is very, very high.

At this time, Li Dingguo realized that he had been in the guard business for a while, and naturally he had heard about being appreciated by the general, and since then he has been so successful. Right now, such a great thing seems to have fallen on him.

At this moment, Li Dingguo held the thin book of war tightly, his expression was uncontrollably excited, he knelt down suddenly, and bowed to Li Xiu: "The little one will never disappoint the general!"

Chapter 2 Li Dingguo

Chapter 2: The Important Weapon of the Country

"Success!"

"It was a success!"

In an open space on the northwest side of Jintaifang camp, with the sound of gunfire, a burst of cheers suddenly filled the open space.

In the arena, a dozen or so men dressed as craftsmen were all full of joy at the moment.

"This blunderbuss should be the country's most important weapon!"

"Boss Niu, you've made a great contribution this time!"

Yan Shun couldn't put it down holding a firecracker, as if he was holding some kind of treasure, and after playing with it for a while, he looked at Niu Wu, who was appointed by Li Xiu to be in charge of the Yongwei Ordnance Department.

"Everything depends on Lord Hou's trust, the little one just did what he should do..."

Having said that, Niu Wu's expression seemed to be relieved of a heavy burden, and his face was full of joy.

A little gift from the superior is a great kindness to a low-level craftsman like him.

The same is true for the Ordnance Department, which is almost forgotten by Li Xiu here.

At the beginning when they were transferred from the Inner Court War Bureau, after learning that the flintlock gun could not be developed overnight, Li Xiu did not have too much expectation, and casually ordered to set up the Ordnance Department in the Yongwei Battalion. back of my head.

But his words, in the Yongwei Camp, are like a mountain of military orders. The Ordnance Division took root in the Yongwei Camp, and as time went by, it expanded little by little.

Especially in the Yongwei Battalion, when there is no shortage of money or supplies, the people below naturally dare not neglect the things he personally ordered, and the investment in the Ordnance Department is naturally not small.

Niu Wu naturally didn't know what Li Xiu was thinking, but in his opinion, this Marquis treated them extremely kindly and honored them extremely!

The people at the lower level thought it was natural to see it.

Although it can't be said that a scholar died for a confidant, he lived a life that other craftsmen dared not even dream of, and had a status that other craftsmen dared not even dream of, let alone that one month, he was comparable to other craftsmen. The family's salary for several years...

Everything is too dreamy.

No one wants this dream to be shattered!

If you don't want to, you can only show your career and make some achievements to make this dream more solid.

Fortunately, now, it is finally an achievement, and this dream is much more solid!

"A credit is a credit, and you can't refuse to refuse. You, Guanshi Niu, prepare quickly. I will report to the general right away. You just wait for the general's reward!"

Yan Shun was also full of joy, as a general, how could he fail to see the benefits of the flintlock in front of him!

The flint firing alone has completely changed the role of firecrackers in warfare!

In war, you no longer have to worry about the fire gun being unable to fire due to the weather, and losing its effect!

Not to mention the other advantages of the flintlock!

Once this gun comes out, it will greatly enhance the status of the gun in the army!

Even, when necessary, it is not impossible for the Fire Gun to form an independent army!

"The Bravery Battalion should be the first to install this flintlock..."

Muttering something to himself, Yan Bian happily walked towards the camp of the Beijing army outside the city.

……

"Flintlock?"

Looking at Yan Shun who was full of joy in front of him, Li Xiu was also taken aback. Ever since the craftsman said that the flintlock gun was not a temporary skill, he really put it behind him. And suddenly gave him such a surprise!

"go!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Xiu got on the horse directly, waved the whip, and galloped the horse. Seeing this, Yan Shun also got on the horse quickly, followed closely behind, and went straight to the Jintaifang camp.

"Is this gun ready for mass production?"

Turning over and dismounting, Li Xiu's first sentence was just like that.

"can!"

"As long as the scale is expanded and the raw materials are sufficient, mass production can be done at any time!"

"it is good!"

Li Xiu nodded, his eyes fixed on those craftsmen holding flintlock guns: "Let them demonstrate!"

Compared with the matchlock gun, the firing of the flintlock gun is undoubtedly much simpler.

Charge, pull the trigger, fire!

The cumbersome ignition procedure of the matchlock gun is omitted. Of course, the most important thing is that the impact of the weather on the firearm is greatly reduced, and the process from charging to shooting is also much simpler.

The firing procedure is simple, which means that the same firing, flintlock firing, takes less time.

On the battlefield, even if there is only one more round of shooting, the impact of a flintlock formation on the battle situation is obviously predictable.

After watching the craftsman's demonstration, Li Xiu couldn't hide his joy. When he was planning how to change the war form changed by the flintlock gun, he immediately called these craftsmen to stop, and called a few relatives beside him. Wei, let a few people take over the flintlock guns and demonstrate again.

"Immediately, take this Marquis warrant, go to the Military Warfare Bureau, and send a group of artisans!"

After the demonstration, Li Xiu played with the flintlock gun in his hand and gave the order.

"Niu Wu, you go together, what do you need, tell the people in the military battle bureau!"

"Be sure to expand the scale of the Ordnance Department as soon as possible, and mass-produce flintlock guns!"

"Also, Niu Wu, you can take a closer look. For example, how to improve the flintlock gun and how to improve other firearms can all be put on the agenda."

"If you have free time on weekdays, go to the army and listen to the opinions of the soldiers..."

After finishing speaking, Li Xiu recovered from the plan in his heart and looked around at the craftsmen in front of him.

"You guys did a great job this time!"

"The flintlock gun, the most important weapon of the country, is a great achievement and should be rewarded!"

"Everyone in the Ordnance Department will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, and their monthly salary will be doubled!"

"Niu Wu, prepare a list, collect the meritorious persons and hand them over to the Marquis, and I will report to His Majesty, please seal them for you!"

As soon as this remark came out, not only Niu Wu, but also all the craftsmen present couldn't restrain their expressions of joy.

At this moment, Li Xiu obviously didn't care what these craftsmen thought. At this moment, his thoughts were all on this flintlock gun.

A flintlock, plus paper shells!

Although the changes to the military system are not a complete change, their impact is definitely not small.

At the very least, the influence of weather on firearms has been minimized in this era.

In this way, firearms will completely get out of the limitation of "defense" and possess the attribute of mobile attack.

Moreover, in this era, martial arts existed. Being a soldier with a certain foundation in martial arts and proficient use of flintlock guns, the role it played was obviously greater than that of the Musketeers recorded in history!

With both offense and defense, coupled with the assistance of other arms, it is obvious that the penetration rate of firearms in the army can be further improved, and it can become a decisive factor for victory.

As his thoughts flowed, Li Xiu couldn't help but have greater expectations for this armory.

If there is any further progress in the flintlock, the form of war will be completely changed!

Before leaving, he gave many instructions. For this reason, Li Xiu specially sent an additional battalion of generals to be responsible for the guards of the Ordnance Department.

The most important weapon of the country must not be leaked!

Chapter 2: The Important Weapon of the Country

Chapter 2 How can he reject the emperor?

The army, since ancient times, has been a gold-swallowing beast.

But now, the reorganization of more than [-] troops, every moment, consumes a huge amount of money and food.

Jizhen, Xuanfu, Jingying, and even the Yongwei Battalion, from the beginning of reorganization to the present, only a few months, compared with the growth of an army, it is only the initial stage.

But just in this initial stage, nearly one million taels of silver had already been spent, of which weapons and armor, and even the repair of the city defense fortress of Xuan Mansion in Ji Town undoubtedly accounted for the bulk.

Of course, the military salary is also a number that cannot be ignored. On average, the annual salary of each soldier is around ten taels of silver. Subsidize some hard currency such as food and salt for those with families.

Just for this point, if more than [-] troops are paid in full, the annual consumption of silver will be as high as two million taels, not to mention the various consumption throughout the year.

It is only roughly estimated that to maintain this huge army and make it capable of fighting, the annual consumption of silver is nearly 300 million taels, and there are countless food and grass supplies!

If it is in the initial stage now, this number needs to be raised to another level!

In addition, now, there is a large-scale replacement of flintlock guns, this astronomical figure, there is no doubt that there will be another level up!

And this amount is obviously an unbearable figure for Daming today!

You must know that in today's Ming Dynasty, the tax that can be collected every year is only more than four million taels, and the tax in the first year of Chongzhen, due to frequent natural disasters and man-made disasters, has hit a record low in the history of Daming's taxation!

The annual tax payment in Beijing is only 3506 million taels!

This number, for a central dynasty that ruled the world and still had authority, was like a joke compared to an era where a large amount of silver flowed in from the outside world and there was no shortage of silver at all!

No, even more speechless than a joke!

Everyone knew that this number was wrong, but... Few people would stand up and expose this huge joke!

There is no doubt about this number, among other things, even raising this large army is a bit difficult.

Not to mention, in this country, the place that needs to consume money and food is far more than this army.

In this way, it is entirely predictable that within a year or two at most, if no method of increasing financial resources has been found, this army will have to lay off its troops due to lack of money and food, until it loses its combat effectiveness.

This question has obviously long been an undeniable fact.

Before the reorganization started, this opinion also accounted for the vast majority of the courtiers' objections.

But being ignored by the emperor, the ensuing bloody storm also silenced the courtiers.

Everyone can see that the problem will erupt in a short time. The mountain that is pressing on their heads will collapse on its own at that time...

They are waiting, waiting for that day to come, when the time comes, it will not be too late to settle accounts after autumn.

If it continues to develop according to the normal law, this army may be the last light and glory of the Ming Dynasty in the eyes of future generations. Of course, it may have to wear the hat of the cause of the death of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, once the hundreds of thousands of well-trained soldiers get out of control, it is far from being able to be extinguished by today's Ming Dynasty!

Naturally, Li Xiu could see all this clearly, and so could Zhu Youjian.

Can……

If it is said that Zhu Youjian is in order to gain power, in order to have an insurmountable confidence, it led to the birth of this army.

As for Li Xiu, it was because he knew of the endless thieves in history and the non-stop fighting front of Hou Jin that he built this army with one hand.

The situation is very obvious, if there is no strong army, Da Ming will just linger on his last breath, and then wait until the day when it dies.