Humph!
"This imperial consort of Yanxi Palace is really doing a favor at the right time!”
In the manor of the Earl of Ningyuan, the current commander of Liaodong, Li Rusong, slammed the letter on the table.
Gao Huai had brought the letter.
Zheng Yangxing, the nephew of the imperial concubine, had written a letter to the father and son, specifically telling them that the newly risen border army general who had embarrassed them had completed the matter of reorganizing the guards in a short period of time.
The main reason for Li Rusong's anger was not the Zheng family's favor, but their attempt to buy people's hearts.
It was the content of the letter.
Zhu Ke made the Ning Yuan Family lose face in Liaodong.
They were originally waiting for Zhu Ke to make a fool of himself in the Ji Prefecture Guard.
Unexpectedly, after Zhu Ke obtained the elites of the Ye He Tribe, he didn't rely on his strength to exterminate the Qi Family Army.
Instead, after the Qi Family's Army made some concessions, they quickly reached a compromise.
Furthermore, after a series of dazzling attacks, he really allowed this brat to complete the task of reorganizing the guards.
The setback they had expected did not happen.
A father knew his son best. The old Li Chengliang knew the source of his eldest son's anger. He tapped his fingers gently on the table and reminded him,"If Zi Mao is angry, he should vent it, but he shouldn't vent his anger on others.”
"Noble Consort Zheng's actions may be a favor, but it's also a show of goodwill towards us.”
"Whether or not the Li clan can establish a long-term foothold in Liaodong still requires a friend in court like Noble Consort Zheng. Moreover, not long ago, I wrote to Lord Shen and the others in the court. In Lord Shen's reply, it is not difficult to see that they have changed their support for the Eldest Prince and are now supporting the Third Prince.”
"The Third Prince even goes to the Hall of Cultural Splendor every day to listen to Confucian officials preach. Do you know what this means?”
Li Chengliang rolled his eyes. Seeing his eldest son nod, he continued,""The Imperial Concubine needs us, and we also need the Imperial Concubine.”
"Therefore, we don't support what Gao Huai is doing in Liaodong on the surface, but we can give him some support behind his back. At the same time, we can also use Gao Huai's hands to pick out those thorns in Liaodong who are not convinced by us.”
Li Rusong could not help but frown slightly and remind him,""Father, for the past few months, the rumor that living in a foreign country is better than living in a foreign country has started to spread in Liaodong. A large number of people could not stand the pain of the mining tax and quietly ran to Nurhachi, that dog slave. If Gao Huai continues to do this, it will damage the interests of our Li family.”
"If Nurhachi obtains a large population, wouldn't Liaodong and our Li Consortium be in even more danger?”
Li Chengliang slapped the tea leaves floating on the surface of the cup with the lid and said with a smile,""Damage is also damage to Great Ming's interests. Liaodong doesn't belong to our Li family. At most, our Li family is only under the control of the Great Ming court in Liaodong.”
"The more restless Liaodong is, the more the court needs our Li family to support this shop in Liaodong.”
"As for Nurhachi, although he is a vicious wolf, with his current strength, our Li family probably has no chance of winning against him.”
"Jian Province is barren and small. So what if Nurhachi is powerful? Could he be an enemy of Great Ming?”
"Send someone to tell Nurhachi about the whereabouts of Brother Dong and the news that Zhu Ke controls the Ye He Division.”
Li Rubai, who had been silent all this while, asked in confusion,""Father, why don't we spread the proverb that Brother Dong can make the world prosperous and destroy the world?”
"Instead, you're going to tell Nurhachi? Even if Nurhachi knew, he was far away in Jianzhou, separated from Taiping Village by us. With Chahar blocking him in the Northern Frontier, what could he do?”
Li Chengliang shook his head in disappointment." It's not a problem for you to command the battle, but your political acumen is too poor.”
"Can't you see that His Majesty favors this Zhu Ke?”
"At the same time, the Emperor is also very wary of our Li family. There are no walls in the world that are airtight. If we release the news, what if the Embroidered Uniform Guards discover it and the Emperor finds out?”
"Out of his suspicion of our Li family, the Emperor will first assume that our Li family is taking revenge on Zhu Ke for stealing the army.”
"The effect of the proverb will be reduced, but Nurhachi is different. If these proverb spread from the Jurchen people, although the process may be a little slower, the lethality will be huge!”
"As for our Li family, we don't need to take any risks to achieve our goal. Why not?”
"The Li family is a big family. You must remember that no matter what we do, we must first establish ourselves in an invincible position. We must not make the same mistake as when we fought for the Ye He Division!”
"Yes, sir! I will remember your teachings." Li Rucheng and the other man hurriedly replied solemnly.
Immediately after, Li Rubai reminded him curiously with a hint of worry,""Father, after Zhu Ke obtained Brother Dong, his luck seemed to be very good. Did he really fulfill the proverb that could bring prosperity to the world?”
" On the other hand, Great Ming's situation hasn't been good these few years. Could it be…what if…"
Li Rubai's words were a little vague, but Li Chengliang and his son understood what he meant.
What if Zhu Ke really made the world prosperous?
If he became Zhu Ke's enemy now, wouldn't he be digging his own grave?
Li Chengliang pondered for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.""Great Ming's development momentum these few years is indeed not good, but to decline like this, it's impossible! That's impossible!"
"Even if Zhu Ke is young, the Great Ming Dynasty can persist for another seventy years without a problem. Even if Zhu Ke lives until then, how old would he be?”
Li Chengliang would never have thought that.
In the original history, other than the Qin Dynasty and Sui Dynasty, which were at the peak of their power and decline, the Great Ming Dynasty was the dynasty that fell apart the fastest at the end of the Great Unity Dynasty.
The fundamental reason for this was that the entire world was in a period of drastic changes in the two social forms of modern and ancient times.
The intensity of this change caused the Darming Dynasty to be unable to struggle at death's door like the other unified dynasties.
The violent revolution accelerated the demise of the Darming Dynasty.
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"One, two, one!"
"Squat!"
"Release!"
"Retreat, squat!"
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In Peace Stronghold, the sound of training orders rang out one after another.
On the huge training ground, one hundred men team after another was practicing three-stage shooting and close-range combat formations.
Zhu Changluo stood at the edge of the drill ground with a flintlock gun in his hand. He aimed at the empty gun while listening to Han Laocai's introduction.
"Sir, this flintlock is made of fine iron according to your request. The barrel is also made according to your request. After our experiments, the effective range is a hundred steps. It loses its aim after sixty steps. However, even if it's a hundred steps, it's still much more lethal than the three-eyed musket and matchlock that we're using now.”
"If you guys go all out, how many of these spears can you forge in a month? How long will it take to arm our 10,000 new soldiers?”
Zhu Changluo's question made Old Cai Han embarrassed.
Old Cai Han scratched his head and replied embarrassedly,""Sir, we have too few people. Forging the gun barrel is very time-consuming.”
"Out of my dozen disciples, only five can forge gun barrels. If we don't lack iron embryo, we can forge eighty gun barrels a day, which means we can forge 2,400 gun barrels a month.”
"The gun barrel is easy to solve, but the production of the flintlock's wooden stock is also a problem. We don't have too many people. If everything is done by the workshop, we can only make 300 flintlocks a month.”
Zhu Changluo shook his head." It's too slow. I'll ask General Qi to send some craftsmen over."”
" For parts like gun butts that aren't too difficult but are time-consuming, you can first make a large number of molds and then sub-contract them to the people. We will pay the people money and food as remuneration. As for the specific amount of remuneration, you can make an estimate and then go to Madam. As long as Madam acknowledges it, you don't need to ask me for permission.”
Zhu Changluo did not have time to deal with these complicated matters. He had already transferred most of them to Brother Dong.
After Old Cai Han heard this, his eyes immediately lit up. He said excitedly," That's a good idea. If we speed up the production, the villagers will be able to increase their income, and their lives will be better. Your Excellency, you're even wiser than Old General Qi. I guarantee that if we can do this, we'll definitely be able to produce at least 1,500 flintlocks in a month.”
"At the beginning of the year, our new army will be fully equipped!”
" Don't be happy too early," Zhu Changluo scolded jokingly." If you can't do it, I'll hold you responsible!"”
"Don't worry, Your Excellency. If you can't do it, this humble servant will bring my head to see you!”
Zhu Changluo watched as Old Han left in high spirits and briskly walked away. Then, he looked at the scene of the heated training on the drill ground and could not help but feel excited.
Half a year later, his new army would be formed.
At that time, he would have the ability that others did not dare to touch!
"Milord, Lord Qianhu and Lord Zhu Yu have arrived to see Milord!”At this moment, a soldier ran over and reported.
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