Although the treatment Jiang Wanli mentioned sounds very exciting, everyone here knows that it is extremely difficult to obtain the title of first-class or second-class royal science scholar. However, with the ability of these people, it is difficult to obtain the title of ordinary science scholar. The title of national scholar is not a fantasy.
"You can be considered a national scholar after all," everyone thought while eating.
Including me, Wen Tianxiang, Yuan Ji and five others, there were about forty people in total in Room 10, with ten people per table, exactly four tables. Sitting at the same table with me were the four leaders of Lin'an University, the president He Ji, Vice President Shen Yiqiu, Quan Jue and Jerry and Polo.
"Master Huyan, let me toast you."
"Haha, Mr. Jerry, your Song Dynasty dialect is getting better and better as you speak it,"
"That's why I am also one of the officials of Lin'an University of the Song Dynasty,"
"Haha, that's right. Jerry, your household registration has been settled in our dynasty, and you are truly a member of the Song Dynasty."
"Yes, sir," Jerry continued after finishing a glass of wine, "Sir, the high-strength liquor you asked Mr. Quanjue to develop is fragrant and mellow, full of alcohol and delicious. I like it very much."
"Really," I said with a smile, "Mr. Jerry, after the liquor factory, oh, that is, the large-scale liquor production workshop is built, you can drink as much as you like."
"Well, I look forward to that day coming soon. It would be great if people in my hometown could drink such fine wine," Jerry Polo said with a hint of melancholy.
I vaguely guessed Jerry's homesickness and comforted me in a low voice: "Jerry, the shipbuilding team headed by Song Wuxin has a detailed plan for building a giant ship. I think it can be built within one or two years." Build a big ship suitable for sea navigation, and then you can take the big ship back home,"
When Jerry heard this, he nodded and said with a smile: "Exactly, Mr. Song's team is making rapid progress, and with the strong support of the court, I see that by the end of this year, the big ship will be able to sail."
"Thanks to Mr. Jerry's auspicious words, I think it is possible to advance to the end of the year. Jerry, come and have another drink."
The dishes at Tongle House are delicious and exquisite, and everyone is in a good mood. It is the New Year, and the more than 30 scientists in the room all ate with gusto. They were full of praise for the taste of Tongle House. The atmosphere became lively for a moment, making these usually stern scientists beam with joy.
In ordinary people's opinion, holidays always pass faster than usual.
In the blink of an eye, it’s already the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, which is the last day of this year’s Spring Festival holiday. The next day is when the various ministries of the imperial court officially open their offices. During these few days of free time, I basically spend all my time in Xianwen Pavilion. However, except for Duan Hengzhi’s letters, the other documents are of little practical value to me. Most of the documents are works on Neo-Confucianism collected by Lizong of the Song Dynasty and his experience of Neo-Confucianism. There were very few documents involving government affairs, let alone any confidential documents, which was beyond my expectation.
Early in the morning, under the protection of Yuan Ji, Lu Xiufu, Shen Mo and fifty imperial guards, I mounted my mount Feiyan and galloped towards the Imperial Forest Army's station in the southwest of the imperial city.
The camp of the Royal Forest Army was slightly modified based on the original South Camp of the Forbidden Army. There were originally three camps of the Forbidden Army around Lin'an City, namely the West Camp, which was called the main camp, the South Camp, which was called the branch camp, and the South Camp, which was called the branch camp. Beida Camp and South Camp are the smallest of the three camps. The original garrison was about 15,000 people, which was more than enough for the Royal Forest Army with only 10,000 soldiers.
South Camp is located in the southwest of Lin'an City, adjacent to Qingbo Gate to the north and Qibao Mountain to the east. It is the only military camp located in the city.
Leaving the Donghua Gate in the north of the imperial city and heading west, you enter Qibao Mountain. In the morning of early spring, the air is fresh. Although it is still slightly cool, it does not have the biting cold in winter. When the early spring in the north is still cold, , Spring is already in full bloom in the south. Looking around, I can see that the mountains are full of green, which makes people feel happy. The fields on both sides of the road are blooming with rapeseed flowers. From a distance, the small yellow flowers have already The green branches are covered, and when the breeze passes, the rapeseed flowers all over the mountains and plains are undulating like waves, forming a rather spectacular landscape of yellow flowers.
"What a beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River," I said, reining in the horse.
"Yes, our Song Dynasty has a vast territory. The scenery in the south is beautiful and soft, with green willows blowing gently, and the scenery in the north is rough and unrestrained. But I haven't been able to see it with my own eyes," Lu Xiufu next to me also stopped at the same time.
I smiled and said: "Jun Shi, within a few years you should see the scenery of the North. The scenery of thousands of miles of ice and thousands of miles of snow is indeed different from the south. It will definitely make you feel relaxed and happy."
"Thousands of miles, thousands of miles," Lu Xiufu didn't believe it.
Yuan Ji also smiled and said: "Your Majesty is right. The snow scenery in the North is indeed spectacular. Mr. Lu, you will know after seeing it."
I laughed again: "Let's go, drive,"
Before I arrived at the military camp, I heard shouts coming from inside. I knew it was the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army doing morning training. If the entertainment and catering industry is the only private industry in Lin'an City that does not have time to rest during the Spring Festival holiday, then Another large government group that has no rest is the military.
Xie Daolin, deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army, division commanders Zhang Shijie, Wen Zhang, military chief of staff Cao Shixiong, staff officer Su Bingyi and other senior military generals were already waiting in front of the barracks. I slowed down my horse and entered the barracks slowly.
Most of the soldiers in the military camp are undergoing formation training. Although there are many new recruits among them, they are also practicing well. Under the supervision of their respective superiors, they are devoted to it. The Royal Forest Army is a combination of old and new troops. Queue training also uses the method of veterans leading recruits. The old and new are combined to form groups. The rewards and punishments of the superiors are not for individuals, but for small groups as units. Xie Daolin's intention is very obvious, to make the soldiers of the Royal Forest Army You must understand that team spirit is one of the two principles of the Royal Guards.
The recently introduced muskets have huge shortcomings, which require the strength of the team to make up for it. For example, when shooting, the musketeers are required to fire in volley, so that the maximum power of the muskets can be exerted, or when the enemy rushes to the front, The superior did not give the order to retreat, but once someone retreated first, it would cause chaos in the formation and cause the entire team to collapse.
As the first army with musketeers as the main force, obeying military orders without hesitation and advocating the spirit of team supremacy are the principles set by Lieutenant General Xie Daolin and I.
I watched as I walked deeper into the military camp.
Xie Daolin pointed to the row of bungalows in front and said: "Your Majesty, in front are the Imperial Forest Army headquarters and the division headquarters, and in the back near Qibao Mountain are the camps of the 2nd and 6th brigades. Your Majesty, please go to the house to rest first."
"No, let's go take a look at the back first,"
Second, the Sixth Brigade currently has only one regiment, with a strength of 1,000 people. The Second Brigade is mainly composed of the Yangzhou Army, and the Sixth Brigade is composed entirely of former Youth Guard members. These two brigades are the first batch of the Imperial Guard Army. In the units that use firearms, more than half of the soldiers in each unit have guns and thrown bombs. According to the production plan of the Gunpowder Department, all the equipment of these two brigades can be equipped in mid-March. Compared with other units, there is one more The difference is the clothing. Except for the iron armor on the chest, the rest of the musketeers' armor is the same as that of ordinary people.
Passing through the headquarters, to the left is the military camp of the 2nd Brigade, and to the right is the 6th Brigade. "Wen Zhang, lead the way and go see the former Youth Guards," I ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
The formation training time of the Sixth Brigade is relatively short. From the first day when the Youth Guard was established, these young soldiers have started to practice formation. They are already familiar with it. When they arrived at the Sixth Brigade's station, they did not just enter the gate. The noisy and exciting scene at that time was replaced by an almost still picture, with only soldiers holding their muskets or musket molds tied to stones, standing quietly in front of the military camp.
Zhang Shijie, commander of the Second Division, introduced: "Your Majesty, this is the morning training class of the Sixth Brigade. Stand still with a gun."
"How long can you stand?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the current standing time of the Sixth Brigade with a gun is between two and three words (one word takes five minutes),"
"Wen Zhang, where is your second brigade?"
Wen Zhang said: "The time of the second brigade is generally around four characters,"
Zhang Shijie said: "Your Majesty, although the young men of the Sixth Brigade are young, after a year of deployment by Master Wen, their potential is even higher than that of the Second Brigade. What's more, they are still a group of young men under the age of twenty. I think they were practicing in the beginning When standing still with a gun, in two months, the Second Brigade's score can usually only reach two words, and rarely more than two words,"
The weight of the musket is far greater than that of later generations of guns. In my opinion, being able to hold on for ten minutes is considered pretty good.
When organizing the troops, I assigned the former Youth Guard soldiers to the second division where Zhang Shijie was the division commander. The reason was that Zhang Shijie was the first general to come into contact with firearms. His ability and methods of leading and training musketeers were naturally superior to Wen Zhang's. Most of the second brigade, composed of former Yangzhou Army officers and soldiers, had mastered the performance of muskets, so I assigned it to the first division and put it under the command of Wen Zhang. At the same time, I also asked Wen Zhang to apply the training methods he used when he commanded the Youth Guards. For the second brigade, to put it simply, my intention is to allow them to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses.
Under the leadership of He Quchen, the commander of the 6th Brigade, I entered the conference room of the brigade headquarters.
After casually drinking a few sips of tea, I sat down and said, "Everyone, please sit down. Brigadier He, tell me about your current training courses."
"Yes, Your Majesty,"
Compared with the He Quchen I saw a year ago, the person in front of me has grown up a lot. Both his height and weight have changed a lot. His already dark face seems to be even darker. Overall, , although the childishness is still there, he already looks like a young man.