open sea

Chapter 667 Forbidden Army
"I am very worried about His Majesty's spirit."

A pergola was set up on the high stern of the tank boat sailing from Tianjin to Beiyang. Under the pergola, Chen Mu sat on a stool without a backrest, shaking a plain folding fan twice to dissipate the heat. He said: "Your Majesty has been restrained so strictly that he actually used things like the Dagu military parade as an excuse to ask for leave and not to study."

Sitting next to Chen Mu was the eunuch Chen Ju, the imperial horse supervisor. As early as Chen Mu spoke, the man with black teeth stopped his fan and retreated into the cabin towards the brocade clothes and eunuchs standing on the deck.

The palace is a small world, and the people in the palace are the most respectful of rules, but Chen Ju waved his hands without saying a word, and in a blink of an eye, there were only four Shenji Yingniao musketeers standing far away holding guns.

The Supervisor of Rites and the Supervisor of Horses are the two most powerful departments in the inner court. Needless to say, the Supervisor of Rituals, the Supervisor of Rites controls the powerful army of the Imperial Army. The imperial horse inspector, who is civil and military, can be replaced by the emperor's order. At this moment, Chen Ju not only controls the imperial army, but also serves as the minister of the Beijing camp after returning from America, with a high position.

In other words, if the chief civil servant of the inner court, the chief civil servant, is an extension of the stable rule of the imperial court, the powers of the military supervisor, the imperial horse supervisor, are very arbitrary. The arbitrariness depends on the emperor. The power of the equestrian supervisor rose sharply, and the more unstable the horse supervisor was, the greater the power of the imperial equestrian supervisor.

But when the power of Yumajian reached its peak, it meant that the outer dynasty could no longer control the emperor's personal will, and it also meant that the imperial court was about to collapse.

"That's not something we think about. Jing Haibo thinks too far."

Sitting on the same stool, Chen Ju threw a piece of rock sugar into his mouth and said, "Your Majesty is smart, nothing will happen. We heard that the Beiyang Army will set sail in two and a half months, and we have to make clothes for the emperor's grandfather." A, you have to prepare for the big reading again, is there enough time?"

This time, Chen Ju accompanied the eunuchs from the Shangyi Supervisor and the Palace Military Bureau, and was ordered by the Queen Mother to go to the Beiyang Military Bureau to make armor for the emperor.

"That's enough. Before Mr. Chen entered Beijing, there was already a fleet of ships sailing for four thousand miles to hundreds of households. First, a batch of luggage was transported there."

It is not difficult to make armor for the emperor, and the military preparations have been prepared for a long time. Chen Mu waved his hands and said: "Thanks to the waterway conditions brought back by your return flight from America, the waterway from Beiyang to Baihusuo is very safe. , the one-month voyage from there to Majiagang is the real tough journey."

Chen Ju smiled reservedly, did not agree to Chen Mu's compliment, and said: "When it is cold, the ten islands and thousands of households in the Heishui Mohe Islands are difficult to navigate. Even if there is no ice, there will be floating ice along the way. Just be more careful."

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen knows." Chen Mu nodded, and said with a smile to Chen Ju: "My staff has already made three route maps, don't worry, instead of worrying about Mr. Chen's voyage, you should worry that you will get sick if you eat so much sugar! "

The reason why they sent a group of supply fleets to Baihusuo four thousand miles first was to encounter the worst result. If the weather was too cold, their fleet would probably The next port of call is Majia Port, and it may even be any unknown coast in North America to the northeast of Majia Port.

The best result is naturally that the fleet arrives at Majia Port safely, but it is also possible that the fleet will be lost during the voyage. This has nothing to do with the superb navigation skills, but the difficulties they will always encounter. Dispersed and landed along the coast of North America, so each small fleet must carry food ships to be fully prepared to deal with everything when sailing.

"Chen's family members will be sent to Beiyang with the Nanyang Fleet. Has the imperial court selected the supervising army when they set sail?"

Hearing what Chen Mu said, Chen Ju smiled so much that his black teeth were exposed, he raised his palm and patted his chest, and said, "Not only will we serve as the supervisor of the army, but this time we will also lead the Beijing camp, imperial guards, Shenji, and Jing troops into Asia." Merriga, some of the people will go to sea on His Majesty’s Royal Ship, and the imperial army will not take risks with you, they will set sail with the baggage fleet that will set sail in late March next year.”

Forbidden Army?

Chen Mu was shocked when he heard the news, and said, "Why hasn't Chen heard of it?"

"Didn't you just hear about it? It was a discussion between the supervisor of Li and the old man, and we just found out." Chen Ju sighed and said: "The governor knows that going to America is a matter of hardship and hardship, but he has made great achievements. It also makes the inner court look good, but Chen Shuai can rest assured that we didn't take credit in the past, and the ships, soldiers, and luggage we needed didn't need Beiyang to bother us."

"In the event of a battle, there will be the Beijing camp and the imperial guards to fight, and the Jingjun will also be responsible for the supply of goods. Besides, we will lead it, so we won't cause trouble for you."

Chen Mu waved his hand. He knew what Chen Ju meant. Chen Ju thought he was worried that the Imperial Army would restrain him. He asked, "Then except for North America and the circumnavigation fleet, Xinming Island and Xiyang?"

"There are all of them. We will sail one after another in the future. This is also a stepping stone for the vassals. The civil servants have reported the overseas situation to the court, and the military officials have reported to the court. The overseas feudal vassals also have reports. Now this is the last step. After we have seen the overseas If it looks like this, the clan should be transferred overseas."

Chen Mu understood that Chen Ju and Beiyang this time were not just about making a suit of armor for the emperor. He simply smiled and said, "If there is anything else Chen needs to know, you should just tell me."

Chen Ju smiled and cupped his hands at Chen Mugong, and said, "The rest of the matter is up to us to decide. This time, we are here mainly to discuss this matter... Can we build another guard for the school barracks of the Beiyang Military Mansion?"

"Build an extra guard? It is already the most efficient for the two guards to take turns to practice. If there are more, [-] to [-] troops in five years, how can the court use them?"

Building barracks is not difficult at all, but the difficulty lies in recruiting another 2 recruits, which will be more food and pay, not to mention that Chen Mu doesn't think the extra [-] troops can be used.

"It's not that Beiyang recruits another guard, it's that there is an extra barracks, so that one more guard can be put into practice. The imperial court knows that the Beiyang Army has trained well and can fight. There are no commanders on the nine sides who will not deny it."

After Chen Ju waved his hands, he said seriously: "We want to ask the third battalion of the capital to send out [-] households each year, and the remaining [-] households will take turns from Jinyi and the general to Beiyang to train new tactics, so as to prevent them from slack, and wait for the future war."

Chen Mu couldn't help but glance at Chen Jugao, it's very wise to come up with such an idea!
"It's not difficult. There is only one requirement. In the past few years when Mr. Chen went to sea, the Beiyang Army has practiced all the training subjects and training systems of the Banner Army. No one can change it. Even if there is a problem, it must be changed after Mr. Chen returns. Especially rewards and punishments .”

"If you want to practice effectively, it is not a waste of time and money. You must promise me this, otherwise the rotation of drills will be futile."

This was also Chen Ju's original intention. He asked the Beijing camp and the forbidden army to come here to practice, not just to watch Chen Mu come, so he clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Then it's a deal, let's go back and give the memorial like this!"

(End of this chapter)