But it was said that Yongding Marquis Zhang Quan and Dongguan Bo He Rong came out of Qianqing Palace. The two old men were over fifty years old. Their eyes were standing straight, and the expressions on their faces were as if...as if they were about to avenge the murder of their father. It was full of "I" Want to see blood...
The murderous aura in the old soldier's body was usually not visible, but when it was suddenly exposed like this, no matter who saw it, they had to be careful.
Deng Ping, the leader of the guards, personally led the way and wanted to send the two old men out of the Meridian Gate respectfully. Unexpectedly, the two old men rushed into the South Study Room opposite the Qianqing Palace.
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"Wei Guogong!"
Xu Huizu was carefully checking the military supplies bills sent from Jiubian Army Town in his hands, as well as the tea and salt coupons issued to the merchants who supplied military supplies.
Hearing someone calling him, he looked up and stood up immediately.
"Zhang Hou, Uncle He...why are you two here?"
Although he is a hereditary and irreplaceable prince, in the Ming Dynasty Huaixi noble circle, which pays attention to seniority and seniority, even if these two old men do not have titles, they must be respectful and respectful.
Just like Li Jinglong back then, he was also a hereditary and irreplaceable duke or a relative of the emperor, but he was still bullied by the old marquises.
"I have something to do with you!" Zhang Quan smiled and said loudly without betraying anyone, "The emperor has decreed that our two brothers should lead the army! Needless to say, I have those bear soldiers from the Guangxi Dusi! Dongguan Bo is the Command the Lingnan soldiers and horses..."
Xu Huizu was stunned and couldn't help but look at Deng Ping behind them.
"The decree should arrive soon!" Deng Ping whispered.
"Congratulations to both of you!" Xu Huizu immediately raised his hands and said with a smile, "One of the veterans can defeat two, and you two can defeat thousands of troops together!"
"Eh..." He Rong said in surprise, "I didn't realize that Mr. Wei Guo was so good at talking before?"
Xu Huizu paused, suddenly having a bad feeling in his heart.
"I'm going back to Guangdong!" He Rong got straight to the point, "I've been idle in Beijing for more than ten years, and all my generals are old and exhausted!" After saying that, he sighed again, "My background is not that of your Huaixi generals. , I don’t have a rich family background like yours, and there aren’t many available people around me now!”
What he said is true. In the traditional Huaixi noble family, there are not many other things in the family, but there are many veterans who have killed people. But if you want to say that the He family has no private soldiers at all, that is also a lie.
"So I can only find you!" He Rong continued to smile, "How about giving me a battalion of elite soldiers and taking them with me as personal soldiers?"
As soon as he heard this, Xu Huizu understood that this old killer wanted to return home in glory, and the bigger the battle, the better.
The moment He Rong finished speaking, he couldn't help but look at Deng Ping again.
The latter nodded slightly.
"It should be, it should be!" Xu Huizu immediately smiled and said, "The elite young army of the Governor's Mansion, I will transfer five hundred people to you..." He said, paused, "But the salary of these five hundred people... ...?"
"I'm out!" He Rong waved his hand and said with a smile.
The five hundred young troops were all strong young men of eighteen or nineteen years old, even tall on one side. When they were temporarily transferred to He Rong's command, in addition to the regular salary given by the court, he also had to pay an extra salary. Pen.
It also involves war horses, armor, weapons, etc.! This is not a small sum of money.
Of course, it's not small for others. But for an old military leader like He Rong, whose father was the King of Lingnan, it's just a drop in the bucket!
"I also have something to do!" Zhang Quan also said, "We brothers are helping the Fourth Prince to train troops in Guangdong and Guangxi! The soldiers in Guangdong and Guangxi are not good at heavy bows, even the barbarian archers recruited from the army use them.
Quick bow, light bow...it looks scary, but it can't break armor!"
"Young men don't dare to do it alone when it comes to archers!" Xu Huizu said hurriedly.
The heavy archers in the army are the best of the best. It takes at least three years from selection to training for a qualified archer to be barely usable.
"Who wants an archer?" Zhang Quan rolled his eyes, then smiled, "muskets, artillery, thunder, and gunpowder, you have to open it up to me... I!"
As he said that, he suddenly smiled evilly and said, "The place we are going to is very mountainous, so we need quick guns and fast artillery. General cannons are not necessary. It is best to have something that can be carried by three or five people and run..."
As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and said, "But if you blast it out, you can kill a large piece of that iron sand cannon!"
"This..." Xu Huizu said with a bitter smile, "Zhang Hou, you said that this junior wants to help, but this matter is not my responsibility!"
"Stop being careless!" Zhang Quan glared, "Aren't you the Commander-in-Chief of the Central Military Commission of the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief? Who will take charge if it's not yours?" After saying that, he complained to He Rong, "You don't know, I, the Commander-in-Chief of Guangxi, and
The Governor's Office also has the Ministry of War, and there are lawsuits every year because of these muskets and artillery. I want a hundred guns, but they will give me twenty at most..."
He Rong thought about it, "You seem to have found the wrong person!" He said, searching his eyes, "This matter belongs to Cao Guogong! He is in charge of the Firearms Foundry Bureau!"
In the current military structure of the Ming Dynasty, the Fifth Army Governor's Office is similar to the General Staff Headquarters. The Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office jointly control the promotion of generals. The Ministry of War is responsible for logistics and recruitment. The Governor's Office has the final say on how to spend military expenses, but the review is the responsibility of the Ministry of War.
thing.
The two yamen restrict and cooperate with each other. In addition, there is the Firearms Foundry Bureau, which is responsible for the supply of ordnance and some logistics.
In this way, under the mutual supervision of the three parties, it is clear at a glance where the military expenditures are spent, and there will be no problems such as unclear how the money is spent, or unqualified ordnance.
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"What's the matter? Look at me!"
Two old men blocked Cao Guogong Li Jinglong in the guard duty room.
"Aren't they just muskets and artillery?" Li Jinglong laughed, "They were made just for fighting. Two old seniors are going into battle. What can you do if you don't take advantage of them?"
As he said this, he changed the subject, "But in terms of procedure, we still need two seniors to go through the motions. The emperor will make a concession, and then the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office will seal it!"
Although he seems to be doing everything he wants, there is a lot of mystery behind what he says.
If you want something, the emperor must nod, and then the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office agree...
"You have to choose something for me. Those crappy things given by the Ministry of War last year, after hitting thirty or fifty marbles, their barrels exploded!" Zhang Quan glared.
"No!" He Rong thought thoughtfully, "It's not enough to just have something. Why don't the brothers below know how to use it?"
Li Jinglong gritted his teeth and pretended to be deep in thought, "Otherwise, you two will give me another trick!" After saying that, he paused and said, "There are three thousand musketeers in the imperial camp who have just been transferred back from Ningxia Town...
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As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "Long Live Lord, please mobilize a few hundred people. Anyway, you two are going back to train troops and let them teach the people below how to form formations and use them..."
"Yeah!" The two old men nodded repeatedly.
"It's better for you!" Zhang Quan grinned, "Unlike Wei Guogong, who talks hesitantly and can't make the decision in anything!"
"Haha!" Li Jinglong smiled, "That guy... ugh!" Then he whispered, "Afraid of taking responsibility!"
"I was ordered to train troops, so I have a responsibility?" Zhang Quan was furious.
"That's right!" Li Jinglong suddenly changed the subject, "You two went back to Guangdong and Guangxi to train troops. This is not just about ordnance..."
He Rong thought about it, "What else is there?" He said, thinking deeply, "You mean, who dares to deduct our military expenses?"
"That's not the case!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "Whoever's money the Ming Dynasty lacks will not dare to lose the money of its officers and soldiers! But this money, isn't the more the better? I would like to say a disrespectful thing to you, brothers, when you see money, compare it with
It still works after seeing the imperial edict..."
"Hehe!" The two old men laughed evilly.
The army of the Ming Dynasty had black eyes and could not see the silver...
"Then... I'm going to find Zhang Zhen?" He Rong smiled and then began to frown, "Zhang Laosheng is a bitch, can he only get in and out?"