On that day, the sunshine in General Liu Qingshen's house was warm, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. Jin Shiqi and He Shenjiang were sitting on their knees.

They talked about the war situation, the mountain people, the establishment of the water camp and the construction of the port. They talked and laughed happily, and they were very happy. The two beauties who left before also came back sleepily, serving them, pouring wine, fanning, and catching up.

Mosquito, pinch your shoulders and hit your back. "Don't do that useless thing!" He Shenjiang pointed to the mat bed, "Quick, one on each side. Help me hold down this map."

A map was unfolded, with two beauties pressing one side on each side, acting as human paperweights. They sat there cutely, their waists were slender, light and charming. They were really beautiful and useful.

"Jindusi, please keep your eyes on the map."

It was a military and political map of Guangxi, with mountains, rivers and towns spread along the water system. In the Liuzhou and Qingyuan areas, the Xijiang River formed a "human"-shaped intersection here. The one to the north is Liujiang and the one to the west is Hongshui.

River. The Xijiang River stretches for thousands of miles. Its upper reaches flow into Yunnan and runs under the legs of a beautiful woman. The lower reaches of the river flows into Guangdong and falls between the slender feet of another beauty.

Jin Shiqi secretly thought that General He's life was very beautiful. He didn't think so either by looking at it or not looking at it. Various expressions appeared on his face alternately. The two beauties, one on the left and one on the right, looked at the big man with a smile.

Tall Dusi. Men were so short in that era. A six-foot man like Jin Shiqi was really coveted...

"Jintusi, please take your heart back."

"Yes, yes."

"Are you coming to Liuzhou to take charge?"

Jin Shiqi was stunned for a moment, then said to himself that it was bad. If the Shuiying Army was stationed in Liuzhou Prefecture, then he would have to come here to work alone.

He prefers to stay in Qianjiang. The treasure port was carefully designed by him and he poured countless dreams into it. There are his fields, women and a group of brothers, as well as the newly built Qianhu Mansion. He is more worried about Liuzhou Mansion.

The complicated interpersonal relationships around them, including welcomes and farewells, intrigues, factional struggles, etc., are probably not something that this 19-year-old young man can handle.

After going through all the troubles in Liaodong, Jin Shiqi was afraid of this.

"If we are stationed in Liuzhou, my subordinates can come to the general's residence to listen to his instructions. It's very good." Jin Shiqi looked at a beautiful woman with a stern look. The beauty chuckled and covered her mouth.

"You should still be stationed in Qianjiang." General He made the decision. "Qianjiang guards the Hongshui River, which is the main road of the Xijiang River. It connects the east and west and supports the north and south. In short, it is... very good. Your water camp can be in Liuzhou

How about each setting up a department in Heqianjiang and a thousand-general officer?"

"I obey!" Jin Shiqi immediately clasped his fists and said. This setting was exactly what he wanted, but he was happy for a few seconds and then asked cautiously: "Are there any candidates for the two general officers mentioned by the general?"

"I have one person who can be stationed here in Liuzhou. You can nominate another person and he will be with you in Qianjiang."

Jin Shiqi Bingxue was smart and understood immediately - the old guy deliberately placed him in Qianjiang because he wanted to place a "real one of his own" in Liuzhou. If necessary, he could just skip him and mobilize the water

The battalion troops are very cunning!

"It turns out that the general has so many talented people. It's really... really good!"

Jin Shiqi inquired about the man's situation, but He Shenjiang said that he would bring it in a few days. The two talked for a while, and He Shenjiang finally said: "Write a draft for me. The key is the silver budget, which will be 40,000 yuan per year from now on."

Two, plan for three years first. You must balance the accounts of these 120,000 taels in the draft."

Jin Shiqi has won consecutive victories. Next, he will design a battalion-level unit organization (equivalent to the brigade in later generations). This is really a dream task.

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After bidding farewell to General He, Jin Shiqi began the "Liuzhou Big Procurement Plan."

Now that the "treasure port" is still on the blueprint, it can be said that it is full of waste and a lot of money will be spent. But Jin Shiqi is not just spending money to buy things. He wants to take the opportunity to develop the treasure port. He cited an advanced

Concept: cooperative factory model.

That's right, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to build a new city, introduce industrial technology from Liuzhou and other surrounding areas into his territory, and establish a full set of basic industries within half a year - even if it was just low-level technology from remote areas in the late Ming Dynasty, as long as

With a "start", the treasure port will develop rapidly.

Half a year ago, when they said goodbye to Shanhaiguan, they had recruited nearly a thousand families. Now the group is still trekking painfully in the Huguang area. May Bodhisattva bless them a smooth journey. Although most of those immigrants have some technical skills, they are truly professional "craftsmen"

There are only a few dozen people in "household", and most of them are carpenters and construction craftsmen. Blacksmiths, shipwrights, and weapon craftsmen are very scarce. Qianjiang County is also a purely agricultural area, and the industrial level is limited to repairing farm tools and burning a few bricks.

Their level is not as good as that of the people brought by Jin Shiqi.

Therefore, Jin Shiqi entered Liuzhou City and drooled all over when he saw the most prosperous industrial and trade zone within hundreds of miles. In those days, he took the craftsmen and buyers to visit shops, workshops, and factories everywhere, and sold huge amounts of money to them.

The investment plan seduce Liuzhou's merchants and craftsmen, asking them to open branches and factories in Qianjiang's "Treasure Port", even temporary workshops. As long as they purchase raw materials in Qianjiang, or hire local people as apprentices

, you will receive a warm welcome from Jindusi. We will help you solve all kinds of difficulties, even if the price of the product is higher than that in Liuzhou due to processing in other places, we will also consider it.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty had a strict household registration policy, and people could not move freely. But Jin Shiqi could carry out this "technology transfer" plan in the name of "building a treasure port".

The most wonderful thing about the name "Zangbao Port" is that it is a "port" and it is the residence of Liuzhou Shuiying. Therefore, it is very reasonable to mobilize manpower from various counties in Liuzhou to move to the river to work. Where did he join the general?

With support and care, the procedure is easy to handle.

It's a pity that the merchants and craftsmen in Liuzhou didn't buy it. After Jin Shiqi struggled for two days, he only negotiated for a rope-making workshop, a blacksmith shop and a small painting studio that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Liuzhou City is actually not that big, with only

Tens of thousands of people. In those days, news had spread throughout Nandanwei that a man named Jin was arresting people everywhere. As soon as the big man Jin Shiqi appeared on the streets, the shops and workshops were closed one after another——

"It's not that we don't want to make money, but we can't mess with those military households. Our life is more important, isn't it?" "Who knows if we can come back after we go..." "Whether you want to buy it or not!" "If you talk too much, there must be something wrong.

Conspiracy!" "I heard that they want to sell people to Ryukyu!"

Jin Shiqi doesn't blame them. After all, in this era, the reputation of soldiers is really bad.

Jin Shiqi was very tired during those two days, and sometimes very sad. But there were also happy times, when he and the officers were planning the construction and organization of the Liuzhou water camp.

Liuzhou Shuiying had to start from scratch, which was better because it did not have to be restricted by the old army, let alone accept a group of indiscriminate people. Several Shuiying officers selected by Jin Shiqi all had 10 years of military experience, and they all came from thousands of miles away from Liaodong.

The loyal subordinates who came here will become the founders of this new army. They are all going to be promoted to a higher rank this time, so naturally they are all very happy.

During those two days, Jin Shiqi and other officers planned the future of Shuiying. Jin Shiqi had not revealed to them the criminal activities of the "Guangzhou-Guizhou Route". He only said that the main tasks of our Shuiying in the future were the same as those of Long Wuying before.

Their main business is "transportation", and they occasionally go ashore to hunt for wild food. Guangxi is an inland area, so there is no possibility of large-scale water wars.

The officers were all experts. They immediately flipped through the naval construction atlas and selected several ship types. To be suitable for a fast river like the Xijiang River, the "80-material" river transport boat they took across the river to Liuzhou a few days ago was

Very good. It is a long flat-bottomed boat with a low and straight bottom, and a simple and spacious structure. Four sailors can sit on each foot of the side of the boat to row, and up to 30 oars can be placed, so it can row very fast.

Moreover, two masts can be placed on the deck, equipped with simple sails. It does not require high wind utilization efficiency, but only convenience and flexibility. It is very suitable for the twisted and crooked river course of the Xijiang River.

The officers further started planning specific ship types. One is a "transport ship", which can be designed to be 12 feet wide, and the maximum capacity will reach 400 stones. The other is a "river patrol ship", which is 8 feet wide and has an increased structure.

The strength and thickness of the sides, coupled with weapons, will make it a giant crocodile that dominates the Xijiang River.

Unfortunately, after two days of investigation, they found that Liuzhou's shipbuilding capacity was indeed limited, and these ships had to be built in Guangzhou.

In fact, Jin Shiqi's favorite ship type is a "wheel boat" with two turning wheels on each side, very much like the early steamships. There is a simple transmission mechanism installed inside, which relies on dozens of sailors to pedal.

The water wheel rotates to propel the ship.

This thing is full of mechanical flavor, very much to Jin Shiqi's taste. He is also confident to build it. But the officers say it is absolutely impossible - when the sailors paddle, you can clearly see every movement of them. The strength and angle of the paddle,

The shape of the water splash tells you whether they are working hard. Anyone who dares to be lazy will be whipped. If you let them step on the pedal, everyone will pretend, and the boat will never move!

What they said makes sense.

But Jin Shiqi has a more profound idea that he cannot tell them for the time being. Although it seems that the use of mechanical structures cannot prevent sailors from being lazy at present, it can open up a bright future for mechanical construction and pave the way for future mechanical power... This time

Think about it, wait until you have the opportunity to talk about it later.

Half of the water camp's blueprint was the ship equipment, and the other part was the "organization." This made the men's blood boil even more, especially when it came to the division of duties among the officers themselves. In those days, they were all in a state of panic.

The army establishment at the end of the Ming Dynasty was very confusing, and the names of various organizations were mixed. Traditionally, the southern frontier army used to use the command hierarchy of "guard-post-post-team". The northern nine-border army mostly used the "department-department" inherited from the Qi Jiguang era.

In the Guan-Liao Army, the "Ziying-Chong-Heng-Cheng" organization was created by two scholars, Sun Chengzong and Mao Yuanyi. The Navy has another set of organizational systems at all levels.

It's "艟-波-舫", which looks very neat.

All in all, very confusing.

Jin Shiqi has long wanted to unify the name, and now he has the best opportunity to officially establish the Liuzhou Water Camp. He has decided on the new name now, and it can be continued when the Nandanwei Lu Camp is adapted in the future.

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Jin Shiqi’s new organizational name——

1. Battalion: a standard battle and tactical unit with thousands of people, led by a battalion general and a general;

2. Branch camp: Thousands of people, with a thousand generals or garrison commander;

3. Brigade: hundreds of people, leading the president;

4. Squadron: one hundred people, one hundred leaders;

5. Detachment: dozens of people, led by a flag leader;

6. Squad: Ten people, led by a small flag leader.

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Specific to the brand new "Liuzhou Shuiying", the settings are as follows -

1. The "Liuzhou Shuiying Chinese Army" is stationed in Qianjiang Zangbao Port, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the capital and consists of:

Central Military Department, Military Intelligence Department, Armament Department, and Training Department. There are 4 commanders in total.

2. The "One Branch Camp" is stationed in Zangbao Port, Qianjiang County, under the jurisdiction of President Qian, and consists of:

Qian General Division 1, Port Affairs Brigade 1, River Patrol Brigade 1, Transport Ship Brigade 1, Battleship Brigade 1 (administering the Longze and Wuteng ships). There are a total of 5 commanders.

3. The "Second Camp" is stationed in Maping Port (Liuzhou Prefecture), under the jurisdiction of President Qian, and consists of:

Chief Qian, Port Affairs Brigade 1, Transport Ship Brigade 2. There are 4 commanders in total.

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To be continued...