Ding dong.
"One million taels of silver, activating the function of exchanging money for reputation points.”
Tang Feng's spirits were lifted when he saw the system notification.
Money could be used to exchange for reputation points!
God is on my side.
He opened the menu bar and glanced at it. The exchange ratio was displayed on it.
200 taels of silver for 1 reputation point.
This system was really evil. The 2,000,000 taels of silver that he had obtained could only be exchanged for 10,000 reputation points.
Two million taels of silver, this was two million taels of silver. Just this amount of silver was enough to complete a large-scale national project.
But now, he could only exchange for 10,000 Reputation Points.
These 10,000 reputation points seemed like a lot, but when used to recruit, they could only recruit 500 elite musketeers.
Gritting his teeth, Tang Feng finally exchanged all the Silver Yellow Turban for Reputation Points.
The most important thing now was to do everything possible to increase his strength and protect Guang Ning City so that he could complete the system mission.
As the saying went, Hao Gang used it to the edge. These 10,000 reputation points were precious and had to be used carefully.
First, he spent 1,000 reputation points to recruit two famous CEO Qian.
They were a pair of brothers, Ding Jia and Ding Yi. According to their resumes, they were both officers in the Xiang Army at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
The purpose of recruiting these two brothers was to let them stay in North Town and help Wang Zaijin lead the army.
The powerful system gave the two brothers an identity of this era.
In this era, they were all commanders-in-chief of Guangning City. Each of them had a thousand soldiers under their command.
The position of commander-in-chief was obviously not enough, but if they wanted to promote their official positions, they still needed to report to the Ministry of War.
However, an official position was not everything, especially in this chaotic era.
Don't you see that during the war of resistance, a colonel or regiment commander might have more troops than a brigade?
After some simple consideration, Tang Feng called the Chief Eunuch Yu Huafeng over and secretly gave him a signal.
Then, some hidden changes occurred in the Northtown military camp.
The old, weak, sick, and disabled soldiers in the army controlled by the two brothers were eliminated. Then, elites were selected from other troops to fill in.
After everything was done, the two brothers 'team would have a huge change.
The original 1,000 soldiers instantly increased to 2,000. Moreover, each of them was a veteran who could fight hard.
Perhaps these veterans were still reluctant to leave their original team, but when the silver landed in their hands, they no longer had any objections.
Since ancient times, soldiers had always been paid like this.
The reason why these soldiers joined the army was to make a living and earn some money.
As long as they could fill their stomachs and earn money, it didn't matter to them who they followed.
In order to let Ding Jia and Ding Yi completely control these two troops, Tang Feng spent another 5,000 reputation points to recruit dozens of low-level officers.
Ding Jia and Ding Yi were not weak to begin with. With these dozens of low-level officers and the silver, these two armies were completely under their control.
However, these were all old-fashioned infantry troops. Even if they were well-equipped, they were all veterans. At most, they could only fight to a draw with the Jurchen troops.
How to maximize the combat effectiveness of the two armies was a question that made Tang Feng ponder.
After thinking for a long time, he shifted his gaze to the firearms and cannons in the North Town military warehouse.
Then, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet. He used all his remaining reputation points to recruit musketeers and cannoneers.
A hundred musketeers and a hundred cannoneers.
Although the quality of the Ming Dynasty's cannons was worrying and their firepower was not satisfactory, the key was that they were in large quantities.
There were hundreds of cannons and tens of thousands of guns in the warehouse of the north town.
After careful selection, he could still pick out some guns and cannons of passable quality.
Tang Feng had stayed in North Town for several days. During these days, he spent most of his time running back and forth between the supply warehouse and the military camp with Ding Jia and Ding Yi.
After a few days of hard work, dozens of top-quality cannons and 2,000 top-quality flintlocks were finally delivered to the camp.
Even though the Ming Dynasty had been working hard on firearms, the soldiers at the front line were very resistant to firearms because of the quality.
Look at the arsenal. There are 700 to 800 cannons and more than 10,000 firearms. However, only 10% of them are of guaranteed quality.
Using such firearms and cannons in battle was not killing the enemy, but courting death.
Therefore, when Tang Feng made a big move and fiddled with firearms and cannons from the supply warehouse, both the supply officer guarding the supplies and the commanding officers in the Northtown military camp scoffed.
Some people were even waiting to see a joke.
Even the Chief Eunuch Yu Huafeng and Wang Zaijin had come to persuade Tang Feng.
It was best to keep these toys sent by the Ministry of Works in the supply warehouse. If they were pulled out, it would be fine if they didn't make a sound. If they exploded, then it would be a big problem.
The soldiers that Ding Jia and Ding Yi chose were also very resistant to firearms and cannons. Almost no one was willing to touch these dangerous things.
Fortunately, Tang Feng had more than a hundred musketeers and cannoneers that he had recruited previously.
After the demonstration by the musketeers and cannoneers, the soldiers in the military camp finally mustered up their courage and picked up their muskets.
With one person as an example, the soldiers in the military camp gradually became bolder.
When the soldiers tried to fire with the flintlock, they were relieved to see that it did not explode.
The border guards of the Ming Dynasty were not unfamiliar with firearms, especially these veterans who knew how to use firearms.
With the guidance of nearly 200 elite musketeers, these veterans were able to train smoothly.
In the blink of an eye, a few days had passed. These two troops were practicing their firearms non-stop. At the very least, it looked a little interesting.
Elsewhere, the imperial edict from the capital had finally arrived.
Wang Zaijin, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, temporarily took over the post of Liaodong's strategy. He restrained all the troops in Liaodong and was responsible for the war against the Houjin rebels.
As for Xiong Tingbi and the other two, they were escorted back to the capital.
Although this decree only allowed Wang Zaijin to temporarily take over the position of Liaodong's manager, Tang Feng believed that it would not be long before Wang Zaijin became a regular.
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