In order to prevent the frontier army from becoming stronger, the northwest frontier army needs to change its defenses every three years.
But this time, they planned to let Yang Xiao go to the northwest.
The prince has already proposed it to the emperor, but the emperor has not expressed his position for the time being.
Yang Xuan knew that he was waiting for his military supplies.
Although Shengfa Company has been taken back by the imperial court, it is not completely controlled by the imperial court after all, so the manufacture of weapons and equipment is naturally not allowed.
However, after the shares were distributed, each of the six ministries owned a certain amount of shares, so at Yang Xuan's suggestion, they directly took out the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and opened an arms factory.
This arms factory is supervised by the Ministry of War and executed by the Ministry of Industry. High-strength steel is ordered from steel plants and then made by craftsmen.
The first order of this arms factory came from the Ministry of War. To be precise, it came from Yang Xiao Yang Qianhu, who was about to be deployed to the Northwest Frontier Army.
This time the defense change was to mobilize soldiers from various local guard posts to Ganzhou Guard, while the original veterans of Ganzhou Guard were transferred to various local guard posts.
Naturally, there are veterans who have retired, so they have to replenish the troops. The imperial court will also recruit troops to supplement the troops. Yang Xiao was transferred from the Yulin Guard to the Jingwei Command and Envoy Department, and then transferred to the Gansu Guard in the name of the local guard.
State Guard.
This is a flat tone.
By the way, this operation plan is already available, and the memorial has been placed on the emperor's desk, but the emperor has not yet approved it.
Just waiting for the armament supplies from the arsenal factory.
Under normal circumstances, how could the Ministry of War go out of its way to build weapons for just a thousand households, but it was different since the money was paid by Yang Xuan personally.
In name, Yang Xuan, as a patriotic merchant, donated a batch of weapons to reinforce the northwest frontier army.
Since it is a donation, it would be a bit unreasonable to order only a thousand sets of equipment for Yang Xiao's troops. Therefore, this batch of orders totals weapons and equipment for three thousand people.
Although the production of weapons is time-consuming, Yang Xuan has already made preparations. He has already placed an order for raw materials from the steel factory, and the production has been completed during this period. When it is brought to the weapons factory, the production time will be accelerated a lot.
, should be able to catch up with the departure of the defense replacement troops.
Time flies so fast. After the first batch of weapons was manufactured, the emperor went to the weapons factory to check the effectiveness of the weapons.
The emperor has already seen swords and guns made of high-strength steel, and they can also be used in armor to improve their defense capabilities.
When the emperor saw that ordinary swords and guns could only leave shallow marks on the armor, an uncontrollable smile appeared on his face.
"With such a magical weapon, why worry about our great dynasty failing to prosper?"
Yang Xuan said: "Your Majesty, there is another weapon that can increase the combat power of the soldiers."
"Oh?" The smile on the emperor's face became even bigger: "Then I would like to see it first."
Yang Xuan waved, and several craftsmen presented the steel-arm crossbow.
A Jinwu guard took the steel-armed crossbow and looked over it: "This thing is indeed exquisite, but I don't know how powerful it is."
Yang Xuan pointed to the human-shaped target made of straw in the distance: "The power of this thing will be known once you try it."
The Jin Wuwei asked the emperor for instructions, then aimed at the target in the distance, pulled the trigger, and the crossbow arrow shot out, directly piercing the straw target. After getting out from the other side of the target, it flew far away.
Even though the target is made of straw, it is basically as strong as an ordinary person's body. The crossbow arrow can easily penetrate the target within a hundred steps, which means it can also penetrate the human body.
Jin Wuwei looked surprised.
Yang Xuan pointed to the armored target next to him: "Your Majesty, you might as well try this again."
Jin Wuwei looked at the target with doubt on his face, because he had personally tested the toughness of the armor just now. He tried his best to penetrate the armor, which showed its protective capabilities.
"Can this mere crossbow arrow penetrate armor?"
With doubts, Jin Wuwei pulled the trigger.
With a clang, the crossbow arrow got stuck on the armor, but judging from the exposed arrow tail, the crossbow arrow still penetrated the armor, but was blocked by the armor on the back.
"It is indeed a magical weapon."
Yang Xuan picked up the Divine Arm Crossbow again and introduced it in detail: "This crossbow arrows are wound by pedaling, which is easy and labor-saving. The upper quiver can store twenty crossbow arrows, which is convenient and fast. As long as the number of crossbow arrows is enough, it can completely annihilate the enemy."
A hundred steps away."
The emperor couldn't close his mouth at this moment: "The Yang Qing family is worthy of being the pillars of the country."
"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty."
The emperor asked with a smile: "Is it because you are providing money and effort this time to allow your eldest brother to go to the northwest to perform meritorious deeds?"
"The Emperor is aware of everything."
"Stop flattering."
The emperor said: "Chen Changqing is the pillar of my great empire, and I respect him very much. It's okay to let your eldest brother go to the border, but you must not rely on pampering. Everything must be obeyed by General Chen."
"I will obey the holy order." Yang Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, my eldest brother is a simple and honest man and will never cause trouble."
The emperor waved his hand: "I am afraid that you will cause trouble."
Yang Xuan was stunned: "I am in Yingtian Mansion, what trouble can I cause?"
The emperor showed a sly smile: "I forgot to tell you, I have appointed you as the Ganzhou Guards and Supervisors, and you will set off with the defense replacement troops at that time."
Yang Xuan was confused. What the hell was he just supervising the army?
"Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to take back your life." Yang Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there are specialties in the arts. You asked me to do business and make money. I am good at it. You asked me to supervise the army, but I have a black eye."
"I personally am not afraid of hardship and hardship. I am just afraid of missing the emperor's important event."
The emperor said with a smile: "Of course I know what you are good at, so I know how to make good use of people. I transferred you to the northwest to supervise the army, just to let you take charge of logistics."
"In charge of logistics?"
Yang Xuan was confused: "Your Majesty, it's not that I am boasting about myself. If I am to take charge of logistics with my abilities, is it possible that I am overqualified and underused?"
"You are not humble at all." The emperor took a few steps aside and motioned for Yang Xuan to follow. At the same time, Wang Daban followed closely, separating the others.
After walking a certain distance and making sure that no one else could hear their conversation, the emperor stopped and said in a low voice: "I received a military report from General Chen a few days ago. The recent movements in the Oara Kingdom have been abnormal. There are frequent troop movements.
There may be fighting at the northwest border."
Yang Xuan's eyes widened: "Don't the Wala people often have small frictions? Do they really dare to play big ones?"
The emperor glared at him: "This is information from the Ministry of War. The Wala people have foreign aid."
"The Oara people still have foreign aid?" Yang Xuan was surprised. According to his limited geographical knowledge, the Oara area is close to Central Asia. This large area seems to be relatively poor. Are they the only ones who dare to compete with Da Sheng?
The emperor nodded: "It is said that the Wala people have hooked up with the Fucha tribe of the wolf tribe in the north. Because you have a good relationship with the grassland royal court, you are allowed to go. Do you understand?"