As the saying goes, keep a tightrope when doing things so that we can meet you easily in the future. In fact, the same is true not only for doing things, but also for speaking.
The issue of armaments involves such a wide range of things, which is beyond Gao Pragmatic's expectation. Originally, he thought that it was mainly the head and tail of the local guard station, and it was amazing that some nobles were involved. If this was the case, he was somewhat confident to find a solution.
Solve it, or even if it cannot be "solved", at least it should be possible to open a little back door and make special cases for certain places, such as Jizhou and Xuanda.
But Qi Jiguang's words made him dare not take up the challenge at will. After all, from the Ministry of War to local civil servants, and from the Fifth Army Governor's Office to the local guards, all were related to this. Not to mention that he was just a prince accompanying him. Even Gao Gong couldn't stand it.
Isn't it a pincer attack between the two major civil and military groups? If we offend the grasshoppers on this rope together, I'm afraid even the emperor will not be able to bear it.
So in the end, Gao Pragmatic didn't dare to make any clear guarantees. He just said that he would go back and slowly think of a solution.
As a result, he couldn't solve the problems he raised himself, and he really felt that he couldn't live with it in terms of face, so he had to "compensate" on the other hand. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic provided Qi Jiguang with a specific trick to improve the combat effectiveness of the musketeers.
The idea, this idea may not seem eye-catching at first, but the effect is very obvious.
"Captain Qi, as far as I know, the current gunpowder filling for bird guns or saigong guns mainly relies on individual soldiers to determine the weight based on experience, right?"
Qi Jiguang nodded and said: "Yes, it has always been like this. This is one of the reasons why I am extremely strict with military discipline. Only by ensuring that they will not make mistakes in their subconscious actions will they not make mistakes during a war.
I made a mistake while busy. After all... I read that you are also an expert in firearms. When loading gunpowder, if you load it less, the shot will be weak and the power is insufficient. If you load it more, it may cause the barrel to explode, so this is a last resort.
Of."
Gao pragmatic smiled: "I have a small way to solve this problem."
"Oh?" Qi Jiguang's eyes lit up, he became interested, and asked: "Master Gao always has some wonderful ideas. I wonder what kind of surprises he can bring to Qi this time. Qi is here to listen attentively!"
"Captain Qi, you're welcome." Gao pragmatically said, folded a piece of paper at hand and made it into a tube, shook it towards Qi Jiguang, and said with a smile: "Captain Qi, please take a look, it's solved."
"Uh...huh?" This question might be a bit out of line. Qi Jiguang didn't follow the train of thought and seemed a little dazed.
Gao pragmatic still smiled, and folded another paper tube in the same way, and then said: "Captain Qi, these two paper tubes are of the same size and can contain gunpowder..."
"Pah!" Qi Jiguang suddenly slapped his thigh and said loudly: "Wonderful!"
He suddenly stood up and said excitedly: "I said: 'All difficult things in the world must be done with ease. Great things in the world must be done with detail.'" Gao Shidu, Qi really learned how to put the finishing touch on your skills today! I admire you.
,admire!"
Gao pragmatically kept a reserved smile on his face. Looking at the excited Qi Jiguang, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This is really a general who attaches great importance to improving the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.
In fact, this highly pragmatic method was the forerunner of the paper-cased fixed-loading ammunition that later appeared in history. It was just that it was a bit too primitive. The word "bullet" could not even be mentioned, it was just "paper-cased fixed-loading". But even if
In this way, it is also of extremely important significance for the use of muskets at this stage: its appearance can greatly reduce the harm caused by soldiers on the battlefield due to various reasons resulting in inaccurate charge amounts, which in turn greatly
Improved combat efficiency.
Qi Jiguang recovered from his excitement at this time and bowed to Gao Pragmatically: "Thank you on behalf of Qi... Qi."
Gao Jingshi suppressed his smile, stood up, and returned the courtesy politely, saying: "It's not my intention to be granted the title of Marquis, but I hope the sea will be peaceful. Governor Qi doesn't need to thank me. I just admire the Governor's great ambitions and would like to help him."
That’s all.”
Qi Jiguang was a little surprised, but still said: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it." After a pause, he added: "This time I met Gao Shidu, Qi benefited a lot, I really don't know how to repay..."
"Captain Qi is so polite. The governor agreed to train my bodyguards, which is already a great reward." Gao pragmatically replied with a smile.
Qi Jiguang shook his head and said: "Otherwise, Qi always asked himself a little about his experience when training. Gao Shidu sent those dozens of people. Not to mention the food, they even built their own residences, so Qi was
There is no burden at all, it’s nothing more than standing in a small team during training, and not delaying anything, what’s the reward?”
Gao Pingshi smiled and said, "That's also the Governor's reward."
Qi Jiguang repeatedly said that he did not dare, and then added: "I just heard that Gao Shidu wants to buy a large area of land near Kaiping to find iron and coal, and then smelt iron and steel? He even... wants to buy Kaiping City and let Kaiping Middle School
Relocation of garrison defense?"
Gao pragmatic nodded and said: "It is true, but Kaiping is a military town after all. It is quite troublesome to get him to move out. Governor, you also know that Yongping Military Preparation Deputy Wu Huanzhou (referring to Wu Dui,
Wu Dui (Huanzhou) is my third uncle's disciple, and even he thinks this matter is difficult to handle... It seems that I thought too simply before."
Qi Jiguang looked at Gao Pragmatic carefully, whether he wanted to judge the credibility of Gao Pragmatic's words from Gao Pragmatic's demeanor. But Gao Pragmatic's face was calm and showed no other expression at all.
"It is unprecedented for a military town to be relocated due to private land purchase..." Qi Jiguang frowned deeply, pondered for a moment, considered his words, and said: "Although if you really want to say it, such an operation is not
It does not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, but it is inevitably a bit shocking after all..."
Gao pragmatic did not answer, because Qi Jiguang's words obviously had more to them.
Sure enough, Qi Jiguang paused, as if he had made up his mind, and said: "However, Qi has a way to avoid such trouble that attracts attention."
Gao Pingshi's eyes lit up and he asked: "Oh? Please ask Governor Qi for advice on the plan?"
Qi Jiguang said: "I am the commander-in-chief of Jizhou, and Kaiping is the defense area under my jurisdiction. The reason why the imperial court set up garrison here is mainly to serve as a rear support point for Yongping Prefecture, and to transport troops from the capital to Yongping.
It is equal to the troops, horses and supplies at Shanhaiguan, so from a military perspective alone, this place should not be abandoned."
Gao Pragmatic suddenly felt a little discouraged. When it came to this kind of military defense issue, he asked himself that he was not even as good as Qi Jiguang's little finger. Since Qi Jiguang thought so, he would not be able to argue forcefully.
Unexpectedly, Qi Jiguang continued: "But if we really want to say that Kaiping Town is the most ideal location for this support point, it is not the case - does Gao Shidu know about Yifeng Horse Station?"
The horse post was the official communication road of the Ming Dynasty, and it traveled all over the country with the capital as the center. However, the horse post in the Ming Dynasty was very developed. Where there was a horse post, Gao Pragmatic didn't usually study this, so he couldn't remember clearly, so he shook his head.
Qi Jiguang was not surprised. He smiled, picked up the pen and paper on the table, and quickly drew a simple picture.