Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 379

"Crack, crack!" The crisp sound of the flint hitting the anvil resounded.

With the impact, a string of sparks fell into the priming chamber.

It's just that there was no ammunition loaded in the priming chamber and the chamber, so it didn't fire.

Qin Yuliang's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Is this the self-generated firecracker presented by Bi Maokang?"

"Yes, this is a self-generating firecracker, but it is called a flintlock now." Chongzhen did not deny it.

"This is a sharp weapon. The old minister was fortunate enough to see Bi Maokang demonstrate it." Qin Liangyu said happily, "It is more convenient and faster than the bird gun and Lumi gun, and it is not afraid of rain and fog, but the cost seems to be quite expensive."

"It's really expensive." Chongzhen said, "The cost of the bird blunderbuss is only nine renminbi, and the cost of the Lumi blunderbuss is only one liang and one renminbi, but the flintlock gun and bayonet cost a full two liang and five renminbi."

Qin Liangyu shook his head when he heard that, two, two, five?It's also too expensive.

"Second team!" The female general waved her waist knife and was about to signal the second team of female soldiers to come forward, but Chongzhen coughed lightly. If she didn't interrupt Li Xiangjun, she could continue training.

Wang Chengen stepped forward without losing the opportunity and shouted: "The Holy Majesty is here."

Li Xiangjun looked back suddenly when he heard the sound, and saw that Chongzhen had really arrived, so he hurried forward to greet him.

"The minister aided and suppressed Li Xiangjun, the general in Xuzhou, and kowtowed to the sage Jin'an." Li Xiangjun paid homage.

"Get up." Chong Zhen lowered his hands, and said with a smile, "Li Xiangjun, haven't you always wanted to see Old General Qin? This one is the Optimus Prime of our Ming Dynasty, Qin Liangyu, Old General Qin."

"Old General Qin?" Li Xiangjun's beautiful eyes lit up instantly.

What a beauty, Qin Liangyu also admired in his heart.

It is said that there are beauties in Huguang, Sichuan, but there are few such beauties in Huguang, Sichuan.

After Li Xiangjun was stunned for a moment, he bowed to Qin Liangyu and said, "The last general, Li Xiangjun, pays homage to Old General Qin."

"General Li, please hurry up." Qin Liangyu stepped forward to help Li Xiangjun, and said again, "I see that you were very organized when you trained soldiers just now, just like Qi Shaobao's new book on performance?"

"Old General Qin is the new book on performance."

Chongzhen interjected: "Not only the women's barracks, but the entire new army is trained according to Qi Shaobao's new performance book."

Qin Liangyu sighed: "The Holy One just said that the old minister is the Optimus Prime of the Ming Dynasty. The old minister is really ashamed and dare not to be so. Only Qi Shaobao is really the Optimus Prime of my Ming Dynasty. Although Qi Shaobao is no longer here, his new book on performance is still there. It is enough to create a strong army for our Ming Dynasty!"

Chongzhen said solemnly: "Of course Qi Shaobao is the Optimus Prime of the Ming Dynasty, and the old general Qin is also the Optimus Prime of the Ming Dynasty, and he is still the living Optimus Prime. Otherwise, it would be impossible to train brave white soldiers, so you must learn a lot from her."

The second half of Chongzhen's sentence was specifically addressed to Li Xiangjun, and his concern was beyond words.

Qin Liangyu is more than a few years old, and he can appreciate the deep meaning in it at once. He immediately said to Li Xiangjun: "If General Li does not give up, I am willing to give all my life's experience to me."

"Master, please be respected by your disciples."

Li Xiangjun was also smart, and immediately knelt on the ground to pay respects.

"Good boy, get up." Qin Liangyu stepped forward to help Li Xiangjun.

Seeing that Li Xiangjun worshiped Qin Liangyu as his teacher, Chongzhen happily chanted: "Learn the eight formations of Xichuan, and hold the military talisman in the sleeve of the mandarin duck. It is because women are willing to accept it, why should a hero be a husband."

Li Xiangjun looked over in surprise.

The Holy Majesty can write poetry?
……

In the next two months, chieftains from western Hunan and Hubei rushed to Wuchang one after another.

By mid-May, there were more than [-] chieftains from Hunan and Hubei who led the troops to Dianji in Wuchang.

In fact, almost all the chieftains in western Hunan and Hubei came here, and the reason is very simple, because the imperial court promised them enough benefits, in addition to the salary of one tael per Ding per month and five buckets of working rice per Ding per month , After the Shadingzhou Rebellion is put down, they will be given additional rewards according to the number of Dingzhou.

This is really unprecedented favor.

And when you arrive in Wuchang, you will be supported for two months!
Now all the chieftains in western Hunan and Hubei are here.

And bring all the soldiers you can bring.

Among them, there are three big chieftain kings, namely Shi Nanxuanfusi, Baojing Xuanweisi and Yongshun Xuanweisi. Each chieftain king has more than a dozen small chieftains.

However, the relationship between the big chieftain king and the small chieftain is not strictly subordinate, and they are relatively independent. It is somewhat similar to the relationship between Zhou Tianzi and the princes and states. Conflicts between the small chieftains are mediated by the big chieftain. When the big chieftain wants to use troops abroad, he also The native soldiers of the small chieftain can be recruited to participate in the war, but the military, political and financial power of the small chieftain is not under the control of the big chieftain.

There are a total of more than [-] chieftains, large and small, with more than [-] soldiers and hundreds of soldiers. All of them add up to more than [-] soldiers, which can be said to have come out in full force.

Chongzhen treated all chieftains equally. As long as they came to Wuchang under the imperial edict, they would first pay two months of military rations and military salaries, and then allocate the military camp left by Wuchang Town to settle properly.

The military camp left in Wuchang Town is enough to accommodate [-] people.

It is more than enough to accommodate more than [-] chieftain soldiers.

In the Ming Dynasty, there had never been so many local soldiers summoned at once.

So many native soldiers gathered in Wuchang Mansion, and they came from more than [-] chieftains, so troubles were inevitable. So since these native soldiers gathered in Wuchang Mansion, picking quarrels and provoking troubles and fighting happened almost every day.

However, it was limited to picking quarrels and provoking troubles and fighting, and did not escalate into burning, killing, looting or fighting with weapons.

It's just that the scale of fighting has been expanding, from the initial scale of dozens of people to hundreds of people. Once the number of people fighting exceeds a thousand, armed fights may become inevitable.

In particular, the chieftains who already had feuds had become very tense.

If it weren't for the pressure of the three chieftain kings, the fighting would have broken out long ago.

However, the three chieftain kings have gradually become unable to suppress the fighting.

However, what is puzzling is that Chongzhen turned a deaf ear to all this.

……

At this time, Chongzhen was receiving the Suifa gun just sent by Nanjing at Wuchang Wharf.

"Gao Banban." Chongzhen held a flintlock gun in his hand, looked left and right, and then asked, "Which batch of flintlock guns are these from the Daming Arsenal?"

Gao Qiqian said: "Long Live Lord, this is the ninth batch."

"The ninth batch." Chongzhen said, "So there are already nine thousand flintlock guns?"

"Long Live Lord, it's not nine thousand, but eleven thousand." Gao Qiqian said, "The Hubu Arsenal and a dozen other armories also sent two thousand flintlock guns."

Chongzhen said quietly: "Eleven thousand flintlock guns are still not enough."

While talking, Zhu Cijiong walked over with a dark face and said, "Father, just now the local soldiers from Yongshun Xuanwei Division's La Ratung Division made trouble again, and injured several small vendors who were setting up stalls outside the barracks."

"Troubleshooting again?" Chongzhen asked while reloading the bullet, "Did anyone get killed?"

"Not really." Zhu Cijiong shook his head and said again, "Father, you can't let these local soldiers mess around anymore, or sooner or later there will be a bigger disaster, and maybe they will kill people next time."

Chongzhen was noncommittal, turned his head and asked Xu Yingwei: "Xu Yingwei, do you think what King Ding said makes sense?"

"Of course what His Royal Highness said is not wrong. These soldiers are uneducated, fearful of power and disinterested in morality. If they cannot be strictly controlled, they will cause even greater disasters sooner or later." Xu Yingwei followed Zhu Cijiong's words and affirmed One sentence, then changed the subject and continued, "But if you want to control these soldiers, you have to find a suitable opportunity."

"Huh?" Zhu Cijiong fell into deep thought when he heard the words, "Xu Xiucai, what you mean is that if we manage them now, they may not be convinced, so we must first find an opportunity to kill their prestige severely and let them know the new situation. The army is powerful, so they will obediently obey the court's laws?"

"Jionger, you are wrong, it's not impossible, but it's certain." Chongzhen said in a deep voice, "If you stretch out your hands to control them now, it will definitely arouse their dissatisfaction. If you control them harshly, maybe they will go back home immediately , What will you do then? Are they arrested and killed? If they are really going to be killed, more than [-] chieftains may be completely reversed overnight. At that time, let's stop thinking about putting down the chaos in Shadingzhou. Let’s first think about how to put down the chieftain rebellion in western Hubei and Xiangxi.”

"Well, I understand now." Zhu Cijiong said, "That's why the emperor connived at the local soldiers to stir up trouble and fight. Only the local soldiers made troubles and the situation was out of control. At this time, the imperial court decisively dispatched new troops. Suppress it in one fell swoop, so that the purpose of the demonstration can be achieved without arousing the hatred of the other chieftains."

"Jiaoer, you are wrong again." Chongzhen said, "It is not I who condone the local soldiers to cause trouble and fight, but those chieftains."

"Ah?" Zhu Cijiong said with a blank face, "But I don't see those chieftains condoning the fights between the native soldiers, but I often see the big and small chieftains mediating the fights between the native soldiers."

"But what's the result?" Chongzhen asked back, "Is the fight getting more and more intense?"

Zhu Cijiong scratched his head and said, "The fight is getting more and more intense, but that's because those chieftains are not capable enough. If the emperor father takes action instead, the conflict will definitely be easily resolved."

"Those big and small chieftains can easily resolve conflicts." Chongzhen said coldly, "But they didn't, and they even contributed to the flames secretly. You are too young, Jionger, so you can't see through it, but they can't deceive me."

"But..." Zhu Cijiong still didn't believe it, "Why did those chieftains do this?"

"Because of the silver, because of the precious grain." Chongzhen said, "Only when the conflict between the native soldiers is stirred up and the attention of the native soldiers is diverted to the fighting and killing among the tribes, the native soldiers will ignore the chieftain's treatment of them. Enslavement and exploitation, otherwise the native soldiers should target the chieftains on their heads."

[Note: Soldiers, soil from the soil, not soldiers]

(End of this chapter)