Han’s Son is Not a Slave

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Baldy Jiang sat there in a human-like manner, posing as if he was listening. Those who didn't know it thought that this guy had changed his mind. [Love ↑ go △ small ↓ say △ network WwW.AiQu]

Li Blind, as before, was never interested in military discussions. He leaned against the pillar with his sledgehammer in his arms and looked like he was taking a nap. is worried. But he was not worried for Zheng Jun, but for the Qing army in Nanjing city. If these guys don't do anything and let Zheng Jun break the city, then the Manchu ladies in the city will not have a relationship with him, Li Blind. .

How good is this!

Li Blind pouted and looked unwilling. He moved his back and was about to change to a more comfortable position, but found Jiang Bald was staring at him with a very strange expression. He couldn't help but shuddered. Well look at yourself.

Thinking of the commander's advice, Li Blind turned his face subconsciously, thinking that this bald man is not a good person, I have to stay away from him, so as not to be tricked by him.

Zhou Shixiang didn't think that Jiang Baldzi would not remember to fight, and that "the thief's heart will not die", he planned to pull Li Blind on the thief boat, and after the Northern Expedition, he would also make a Chen Qiaoyi mutiny for him, so as to satisfy their desire to "follow the dragon". . At this moment, what he thought was that no matter what the Zheng army fought in Nanjing, the Taiping army must immediately expedition to the north, seize Ganzhou, Nanchang, Jiujiang, completely occupy Jiangxi, and control the upper reaches, so that no matter what happens in the lower reaches of Nanjing, he can calmly deal with it. .

His plan was that if the Zheng army broke Nanjing, the Taiping army would go to Zhejiang and Fujian to seize the territory of the two provinces; if the Zheng army could not break Nanjing, then the Taiping army would attack Nanjing. The city of Nanjing is not fake, nor is it difficult to attack, but Zhou Shixiang has great confidence in breaking the city - just lift the coffin to explode, if one is not good, there are two, and if two are not, there are three. How solid.

At the same time, Zhou Shixiang was also preparing to implement a new military merit award system in the army after the Northern Expedition. He thought about this idea for a long time, and made up his mind after weighing the pros and cons in every possible way. The premise of implementing the new military meritorious titles is to no longer recognize the titles that were indiscriminately granted by the Yongli court in the past, and to re-issue the military titles in the name of Tang Wangjianguo. , which is sure to cause some backlash. Because if you do this, those who were able to be princes and marquis in the past might not even be able to be generals and generals of Peiyin, and they would not be able to give up their titles willingly. Therefore, the implementation of the new military merit award system will inevitably require strong means. At present, Guangdong is in the process of suppressing the rebellion. Zhou Shixiang agreed to hand over the matter to Wang Shirong, so that those lords who weigh themselves heavily will know how to choose. Those who know the interest will be taught by their abilities, and those who do not know the interest will have to be repressed.

Zhou Shixiang even planned to establish a system of "no marquis can be awarded unless military merit, and no non-marquis can join the cabinet", but this involved too much, and it was related to the structure of the entire court, and he could hardly have any talents who could enter the cabinet and manage politics. Letting a bunch of guys who only know **** people and steal money govern the government is also taken for granted.

This matter can only be done step by step and cultivated from an early age. The current military training workshop, the youth military camp, and the students of the Guangdong University Hall are Zhou Shixiang's future support. Only after they have learned and exercised, after outstanding talents among them have emerged, and after they have become the backbone of the Taiping Army, can the entire political system be completely changed.

Civil and military do not separate families, civil is not expensive, and military is not cheap. Wen can raise troops to kill the enemy, and martial can open up India and see things. This is the long-term way. If this strategy can be completed, Zhou Shixiang will not have to worry about his country after his death. As in the past, the emphasis on civil and military matters, and finally led to the tragedy of the late Ming Dynasty. This policy, in the words of later generations, is military service. Those who are not in military service are not allowed to enter school or become officials, and those who are not marquis are not allowed to be the center. In this way, the spirit of martial arts is deeply imprinted in the hearts of the Han people from the bones, from the daily customs, from the folk and from the court.

After implementing the military merit award, Zhou Shixiang still has one more thing to do, and that is to establish a military region model to govern the army according to the methods of later generations. The military region manages the local troops (second-tier towns), the Presidential Military Region of the Military Command and the main force (the main town). The level of the legion is changed to a temporary establishment. In the event of a war, the military commander’s office temporarily appoints the commander of the legion, and mobilizes three to four main towns to return to the legion for promotion. , in this way to avoid the generals sitting big, or forming a faction in the army, the tail cannot be lost.

There is still a long way to go. Zhou Shixiang still has a lot to do. He is not an immortal, but an ordinary mortal. Before he cultivates a new bureaucratic group that can implement his own ideas, he can only do the same, be patient. The temperament waits for one's own sowing to bear fruit. [Love ↑ go △ small ↓ say △ network WwW.AiQu]

When Suna and Qi Hao were talking about the Zheng army's attack on Nanjing, Song Xianggong, Liao Ruixiang, Cheng Hanbin and others were also summoned.

After everyone was seated, Zhou Shixiang first asked Cheng Hanbin: "How many medicines are produced by the Ordnance Bureau now, and how many medicines can be mobilized for the use of the Northern Expedition?"

Cheng Hanbin knew about the Northern Expedition of the Taiping Army, and he has been preparing for it for a long time. He replied: "Boiled manure, boiled saltpeter, and scavenged saltpeter from copper mines in various places, I managed to get 130,000 catties of medicine and bought it from Macau. 40,000 catties, excluding those allocated for mining in Hunan and Guangxi and other places, 80,000 catties of medicinal seeds can be collected for the Northern Expedition Army.”

"Eighty thousand pounds? A little less."

Zhou Shixiang shook his head. There were 12,000 soldiers in the Northern Expedition Army equipped with fire guns, and there were nearly 100 large and small artillery pieces. On average, each soldier could only get less than a pound of medicine, and the rest had to be used by artillerymen. If there is no follow-up medicine supplement, after two or three battles, it is estimated that the medicine will be in a hurry. But on second thought, most of the Qing troops in Jiangxi were green battalions, and their combat effectiveness was not high. After entering Jiangxi, there would basically not be a war of ten thousand people. Therefore, although there was little gunpowder, it was not too little to support the end of the battle.

Cheng Hanbin bowed slightly: "The lower officials will increase the workload and strive for more systems."

"It's hard for you too."

Zhou Shixiang nodded, and then asked about the production of the Foshan iron ore that had just been transferred to the Ordnance Bureau. Cheng Hanbin explained them one by one, and finally Zhou Shixiang asked him with concern: "How about the self-made guns?"

"After the last sample gun was approved by the commander to be no problem, the subordinate officer has already made it in a hurry, but only 300 shots have been made. The main reason why the production can't keep up is mainly due to the lack of machinery, or simply relying on craftsmen to make them by hand. Progress is naturally slow.”

Cheng Hanbin is telling the truth. At present, the Ordnance Bureau uses three methods: metal molding, clay mold making, and lost wax for the production of fire guns and weapons. Basically, all of them are made by hand. The gun tube made by these three methods is still relatively rough, and it needs to be polished by a craftsman before it can be used, which is naturally extremely slow. In addition, the Ordnance Bureau also used human-powered lathes and animal-powered lathes to make gun tubes and some secret parts, but the efficiency was not high. Now there are old craftsmen in the Ordnance Bureau who are looking to build a hydraulic lathe, using the speed of the water flow to replace human and animal power. If it can be successfully produced, the efficiency will be greatly improved.

"In terms of machinery, you should pay attention to what you should buy, and what you should build. You should vigorously promote skilled craftsmen, give them official jobs, and reward them with silver, so that they can be motivated, and they can come up with more good ideas and make them better. Things. Don't be reluctant to give up money here, the military industry has a great relationship with production."

Zhou Shixiang turned his head and said a few words to Song Xianggong, to the effect that the investment in ordnance should not be less, Song Xianggong smiled and nodded. In the past, he was a clever woman who could hardly cook without rice. He lived a tight life and used money everywhere. He could not wait to spend a penny in two halves. Now, with the reparations from Annan, the financial pressure on Guangdong has been greatly reduced.

Zhou Shixiang glanced at Ge Yi again, and instructed him: "These 300 self-propelled guns are equipped in the first town to test the actual combat effect. The military will send staff to follow the army and report the first-hand actual combat data so that the Ordnance Bureau can improve and improve ."

Ge Yi hurriedly responded, and Zhou Shixiang explained that he must ensure that the 300-shot self-propelled guns would not fall into the hands of the Qing army. This is not superfluous, it must be done. The power and rate of fire of the self-propelled gun is much stronger than that of the fire gun. It can be said to be the most lethal weapon at present. If it can be mass-produced and equipped with a large-scale army, it can almost crush the Qing army and any army of the same era. . However, the Taiping Army currently only has more than half of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan. The population and resources are far less than that of the Qing court, and the talent is far worse. If the self-born gun falls into the hands of the Qing army, it is difficult to say whether the Qing court will also be large-scale. developed. If the Qing court also produced autogenous guns, with their resources, Zhou Shixiang's move to develop autogenous guns would be shooting himself in the foot.

Song Xianggong and Liao Ruixiang respectively reported the expenditure of money and grain and the mobilization of Mrs. Min. In order to ensure the success of the Northern Expedition, Guangdong started preparations for this aspect more than a year ago. Zhou Shixiang listened to them one by one. Although there are still some flaws in some places, on the whole, the allocation of money and food for the Northern Expedition Army is in place.

How to transfer the money and grain to the towns and how to transport them to the front line is a matter for the military department and the military department of the military commander's office. Song Xianggong and Liao Ruixiang just make sure that the things are ready. The military officer has been vacant, Zhao Sihai used to serve, but he has now led the field army in Hunan, and now in charge of the military is the commander of the Han army under the original Pingnan domain, Guo Xiong, who used to be the governor of Sun Yuanhua in Denglai. He has worked as an instructor in the military, and is considered a staff-type talent who is familiar with firearms and Western tactics.

Guo Xiong was also well prepared. Seeing the commander looking at him, he ordered people to spread out the map. The route of the Northern Expedition had been marked on it. The red dots were the pre-set grain and forage camps by the army, and the black dots were the planned establishments. 's military post.

"According to the meaning of the commander, General Zhu Tong's Eighth Town will undertake the task of entering the forage and the transport of wounded soldiers, and in addition to ensuring the flood route between the rear and the front. The military has dispatched more than 100 officers and hundreds of nursing staff to form a field hospital, which can act at any time."

Zhou Shixiang carefully looked at the relevant rules and regulations formulated by the military, and was very satisfied. He got up and said to the generals: "The troops and horses have not moved, the food and grass will go first. With the food and grass, we will have enough confidence to go north, or else the generals and soldiers will take the front We are fighting for life, but after the battle, we can't eat a hot meal, and we have to tighten our belts from time to time~www.NovelMTL.com~ How do we fight this battle?... This Northern Expedition, we must establish a good military discipline, can't Let’s take food from the local area as before, otherwise, the people will suffer again. When prosperity, the people suffer; when they die, the people suffer. This is not true, but we can reduce the suffering of the people. Now we are not without money. Food, so you must arrest me for military discipline. After the Northern Expedition, just like when you marched into Xiangshan, you must not kill innocent people, plunder people's money, and even occupy people's houses. You are not allowed to take a needle in the people's homes! Otherwise, the military law is engaged, do you understand!"

"I will understand at the end!"

The generals stood up abruptly.

Zhou Shi was quite certain about each other, and finally, in the eyes of the generals, he said slowly: "The first town, the third town, the fifteenth town, the new one town, the new two town, and the cavalry town follow my northern expedition, and here in Guangdong. The seventh town of Chaohui did not move and pressed the Fujian side. The new seven towns of Gaozhou were transferred to Guangzhou, and the new eight towns and the new nine towns remained in Leizhou and Lianzhou. The juvenile soldiers over the age of 14 were drawn from the juvenile army camp. , set up a juvenile battalion, and set off with the main guard. Tomorrow will perform a military parade and swear to the Northern Expedition!"

"Follow the order!"

The generals stood up suddenly, everyone was excited, and after waiting for many days, it was finally time to start the Northern Expedition. (To be continued.) Mobile users, please browse and read for a better reading experience.