Chapter 324 New Divine Machine Camp

"...I have read the records of the previous dynasties, and it is recorded that Emperor Taizong established the Shenji Battalion, and its firearms were extremely powerful. The so-called Shenji muskets used iron as arrowheads and fired them with fire. They could reach a hundred steps away, and they were as quick and wonderful as

God, after hearing the voice, the arrow is about to arrive. In the middle of Yongle, at Pingnanjiao, it is especially clever to hand it over to others. It orders the internal officials to supervise the production according to the law. The internal officials are ordered to supervise the Shenji camp, and the internal officials are ordered to supervise the Shenji camp.

Gai Shenzhi."

"But what I see today is that the garrison officers everywhere are using wooden muskets and arrows. The national power of the Ming Dynasty is not as good as a hundred years ago. This shows that it is ordinary. I also know that when you mount your horse to conquer the world, you need to dismount your horse to rule the world. Can governing the world include running the army?

?The armaments are depleted and weak. Once encountering the police, what will the Ming Dynasty rely on to defend its territory?"

During the Yongle period, the emperor established the Three Thousand Battalion, the Five Military Battalion and the Shenji Battalion.

The so-called Three Thousand Battalion refers to the army composed of the Mongolians who were defeated and surrendered at that time. It was originally three thousand people, so it was called Three Thousand Battalion, but later it became far more than three thousand people.

The fifth military camp is an army composed of elite soldiers drawn from various provinces.

The Shenji Battalion is a unit equipped with muskets and artillery.

Various historical books have different explanations of what kind of firecrackers were used at that time, but generally speaking, it was a weapon that could be fired by hand. But it was definitely not as convenient as it is now. And not everyone had one firecracker because it was inconvenient to load, so

The Shenji Battalion is actually a team of fifty-seven people, of which thirty-three are divided into three teams, with eleven people loading, eleven passing the muskets, and eleven aiming and shooting. The remaining personnel hold shields to defend.

The trouble is that it is a bit troublesome, but this setup achieves the goal of "shooting without stopping, against the undefeated formation". In the era of cold weapons, the Shenji Battalion certainly showed its power.

Plus three thousand battalions and five military battalions.

Zhu Di relied on these armed forces to sweep across the desert, and the Ming Dynasty was also conquered by the barbarians. At that time, let alone the border raids like today, the border ministers reported that the Mongols might invade the Central Plains. It was possible. Zhu Di would

Order the Ming army to conduct a sweep.

It's a coincidence,

The person who said this was not someone else, but Zhang Mao, the left deputy capital censor.

In the same way, war horses are also a kind of "weapon" in this era.

That's fine, it will end tomorrow anyway.

"From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Sui, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, the military force was strong in the early years of the founding of the country, but in the middle and late periods, the government was corrupt and the army was depleted. You open your eyes and take a look, is it the same in the Ming Dynasty? If it happens again.

I fell into a drowsy state and wondered whether the Ming Dynasty would eventually fall! And you, Minister Lin, came to me without Tielimu and told me that the court should simply give up. You are too relaxed as a minister, just spread your hands and talk about it.

No, there is no word on how to do it. Do you want me to chop wood for you? Then what do I need you for?!"

The emperor used to lose his temper.

"I would like to transfer a group of guards from among the Supreme Guards to the Shenji Battalion, and allocate 300,000 taels of silver for the purchase of firearms!"

Since this is what is going to happen, then don’t even act like this, just issue an imperial edict and do what you say. Is there anyone who dares to resist the edict?

In fact, when I put it on the last day, I vaguely thought of the possibility.

If Ma Zheng also has a group of people who rely on this to gain benefits, then if the court wants to abandon Ma Zheng, there will naturally be opposition.

However, despite the significant gap over the past hundred years, the issue of armaments will still cause huge controversy if it is raised today.

However, after so many years, it has actually become less and less.

The most important thing about reform is to cultivate new interest groups, otherwise the people and the government will definitely die.

When the ministers saw that the emperor was angry, most of them did not dare to say anything and knelt down silently, all with their heads lowered.

After the imperial meeting, the emperor was exempted from the imperial court for another three days, but the absence of the imperial court was not without its consequences. The attendants would check to see if the imperial edict had been drafted.

"The imperial court is seeking to purchase firecrackers from all over the world. All capable craftsmen and craftsmen who can make firecrackers and artillery can recommend themselves to the court. The cabinet, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry work together to prepare for the test firing ceremony. The one with the highest quality and lowest price will win.

, after winning, the imperial court increased the price to purchase equipment for one guard! It is for the new Shenji Camp!!"

Zhu Houzhao frowned a little, "To allocate millions of silver to the northwest, I used the silver from opening the sea. To the southeast to level the sea, I used the silver from sea trade! You said that I don't rest with the people. Which of these silvers came from

To send taxes?! I work tirelessly every day to revive the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, but why do you think that I am wasting people’s energy in vain?!”

Zhu Houzhao flicked his sleeves and said, "Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, the great scholar, Wang Bing, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Zeng Jian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, listened to the decree."

"Your Majesty, calm down." Zhang Mao reported: "I am just worried that the imperial court's expenses are too high. Your Majesty is not a fatuous person. What you said about strengthening the power of the officers and soldiers is also what is in the title. It's just the second day of the imperial meeting, Henan, Shandong

, Zhejiang fought for a whole day for 400,000 taels of silver to repair the river, and all the people asked for are what they want. The military preparedness of the imperial court has been greatly improved, so why spend more taels of silver?"

The four elderly people moved forward and knelt together, "I'm here."

Only when all the horses sold are profitable, is this a healthy model.

"Your Majesty, the complex has become a national policy, and it costs millions of silver. Only half of the national wealth is spent on it. In order to fight against the Tatars, the imperial court spares no effort to rectify the horse administration and organize and train the cavalry. There are reasons for this. Listen to me.

Your Majesty seems to want to rebuild the Shenji Camp, but I don’t know where the enemy is to be dealt with?"

To put it simply... when there are several large weapons manufacturing factories that always need 'orders' from the court every year, they will naturally have the urge to gain political weight to maintain or even expand the firearms currently proposed by Zhu Houzhao.

This kind of thinking.

For things like weapons, it is true that the court does not need to set up a research institute and invest in them by itself. It can also be purchased from the private sector. Once a weapon is decided on, a relatively large factory can be established very quickly.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao had been thinking about the procurement method for a while.

Therefore, the imperial court allocates money for the officers and soldiers to purchase from Taipus Temple, and the silver earned from the purchase is used for maintenance and expansion of the official horse ranch. Currently, the number of war horses is insufficient, so they are only used by the army. In the future, they can also be sold to the private sector for transportation.

When everyone heard this word, they were a little surprised.

The main reason was that Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt that it was very difficult to do something. He did not bother with the treasury, but he still had to face many obstacles. It seemed that even if the emperor got some money, he should leave it to them to decide how to spend it.

Zhang Fuhua, the censor of Zuodu, also warned, "I heard that your Majesty allocated one million silver to the northern border to ward off the Tatars, and another 350,000 to pacify the sea. It is really inappropriate to bring up firearms now! Your Majesty is here for the first time.

Dabao, you should rest with the people, and you must not be wary and exhaust the people of the world!"

Later, Lin Han, the Minister of Rites, also added a note, "Your Majesty, the wood used for the divine machine gun was called iron pear wood. Its wood is dense and heavy, red in color, and heavy. One shot can reach three hundred paces. It was originally a tribute from Jiaozhi to Beijing.

, used in the magic gun. After the Xuande period, the Ming Dynasty withdrew from Jiaozhi, and the court could no longer obtain a large amount of iron pear wood, unless it was purchased at a high price. However, the Ming Dynasty's treasury was empty, and the large amount of iron pear wood purchased could only be kept without being used, so it was impossible to restore the magic of the past.

The courage of the machine camp.”

But now that the court is completely under his control, discussing this and that as an issue is just a show. He has already said that the issue on the issue is not whether it should be done, but how to do it.

Of course, even if there is profit, it is probably not enough to continue to expand the horse farm, so the court also has to allocate money to Taipu Temple, which is another matter.

By that time, the farming culture will also like to wage war. One of the reasons for being peace-loving is that war does not make money.

Now there are only a bunch of landowners in the court. Of course they do nothing. They focus on farming every day and let the common people work as tenants and farm the land honestly.

purchase?

Zhu Houzhao said: "Listening to your opinion, the court should give up firearms and ignore them. In this case, why did Emperor Taizong set up the Shenji Battalion? Emperor Taizong's martial arts skills were rare in ancient times. Isn't he the wise king I want to imitate? If so,

It's a waste of money, and my Forbidden City has also cost a lot of money, you might as well dismantle it and sell it!"

The methods adopted in later generations still have a certain scientific nature.

What Zhu Houzhao is doing is to slowly straighten out these relationships and logic. These groups can be called quasi-state-owned enterprises for the time being. They need to grow step by step and become new vested interest groups in order to be able to fight against the old, conservative vested interests.

group.

If someone says that if there is no war, there is no need for these things. Simply, just create a war.

But I couldn't hold back my temper today.

In this way, not all the money spent by the court was exchanged for a few houses, but at least something could be built.

After the announcement, Zhu Houzhao didn't want to say anything, "Quit the court!"

He couldn't do this in the past.

Once a war is really launched, hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world will be recruited, which will waste people and money. It is indeed a fact.

Because the money was spent, the people were not in a good place, and the officials were not in a good place either. Then they characterized this behavior as the emperor's great success and militarism.

Of course, it did cost a lot of money.

As soon as the meeting was over, it began to rain lightly.

Spring rain, the light rain on the sky street is as moist as crisp, the color of grass looks far away but not up close.

The carriages and horses going back from various places were blocked by the rain, but this did not prevent people from enjoying the scenery in the capital, listening to the rain and drinking tea. Several eunuchs held paper umbrellas and walked through the alleys to knock on the door of Mei Mansion.

There was a favor in the palace, and the Gu family of Mei Mansion was allowed to enter the palace to visit the two nobles in Yongshou Palace.
Chapter completed!