Ming Empire

Chapter 174 The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of every man

Nanjing, Yanziji, Cao Yue's admiral Xingyuan, Cao Yue and Nanjing's Minister of War, Shi Kefa, are burning and talking.

In two days' time it will be Chinese New Year, and Shi Kefa, on behalf of the Nanjing Sixth Division, went to the barracks to condolence the soldiers of the Nanjing New Army with condolence items.

This is the result of discussions among officials from the six ministries in Nanjing.Except for Shi Kefa, other officials had their hands in the hands of Cao Yue. In order to please Cao Yue, some officials discussed raising some money and food to condolences to the Nanjing New Army at the end of the year.It's just that in the past few days, Nanjing has been snowed heavily and the roads are difficult to walk. The officials who proposed all retreated. In the end, only Shi Kefa was willing to go to Yanziji to condolences to the soldiers of the new army in such bad weather.Although other officials were unwilling to brave the cold to condolences, they took out money and food, and the portion was not light.
Shi Kefa's family was poor, and he couldn't afford the same amount of money as other officials, so he volunteered to take some officials from the six ministries to the military camp to comfort the soldiers.

Officials from the six ministries of Nanjing went to the barracks to condolences, but Cao Yue was still a little surprised.Although it was said that among the six chief officials in Nanjing, only Shi Kefa, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, came, but Cao Yue was pleasantly surprised that so many people came to express their condolences.He also immediately ordered the distribution of the money and food brought by Shi Kefa, so that the soldiers could share the joy brought by the condolences brought by the officials of the six departments.

When Shi Kefa and his party came, Cao Yue was leading people to practice skiing.This is a skill that the soldiers of the first and second battalions with the strongest combat power must master, because in the future they will fight in Liaodong, fighting between white mountains and black waters, and skiing is likely to be used.As the two most elite battalions of the Nanjing New Army, Cao Yue required every soldier to be able to ski and master it proficiently.

It was the first time for Shi Kefa to see skiing, and he was very curious. After Cao Yue explained the skiing-related things to him in detail, he suddenly realized it.

The Nanjing new army is still training in such a severe cold, and the training is very serious. Shi Kefa is very moved. He repeatedly praised Cao Yue for his military training and his ability. He was supported by so many people when he first arrived in Nanjing. It was a miracle that people objected.

After Cao Yue thanked the Nanjing officials for their support and this sympathy, he also thanked Shi Kefa for his strong support in the process of recruiting soldiers and preparing for the construction of the arsenal, and said that Shi Kefa would see more surprises in the future. "Master Shi, please rest assured that when the Nanjing New Army is formally trained and formed, it will be the time when the Ming army will conquer the world. At that time, whether it is a bandit or a slave, they will all surrender under the guns of the Nanjing New Army. Now we are sharpening our knives, and sharpening our knives does not cut firewood by mistake. I hope Mr. Dai and other officials in Nanjing can continue to support the Nanjing New Army.”

If these words came out of other people's mouths, Shi Kefa would probably treat them as a joke and not take them seriously.But when these words came out of Cao Yue's mouth, he certainly wouldn't think that Cao Yue was talking big and used them to scare him.However, Shi Kefa still had some doubts about the combat effectiveness of the new Nanjing army. After all, most of them were newly recruited soldiers and had never experienced war.

But Shi Kefa didn't say it clearly in his words, but congratulated Cao Yue for his wish as soon as possible: "With a tiger general like Mr. Cao leading the army, I believe that the Ming Dynasty's army will soon quell the internal strife and eliminate the external troubles."

"I'm not going to lie to Mr. Shi. The strength of the Nanjing New Army depends most on firearms. However, the production capacity of Nanjing's firearms workshops is low. The newly-built Nanjing Arsenal cannot mass-produce firearms and gunpowder due to various reasons. Restriction." After Cao Yue revealed his shortcomings, he bluntly asked Shi Kefa: "In these matters, I also hope that Mr. Shi and several other adults can give more help to the Nanjing New Army. I can guarantee that as long as Nanjing The new army has enough firearms and ammunition, so it will not be afraid of any enemy army."

Shi Kefa also immediately agreed: "Master Cao, don't worry, I and several other adults will definitely give the Nanjing New Army the greatest help. Regarding the matter of gunpowder manufacturing, I will discuss with Mr. Gao a lot, and strive to purchase it for the Nanjing New Army. More saltpeter, and steel."

While speaking, the two of them had already walked back to Xingyuan.Compared with the severe cold outside, the inside of the camp with the stove is much warmer.Before the case, the two sat as the guest of honor, and after the soldiers served hot tea, they both retreated.

"How does Mr. Shi think about the court's handling of the trilateral governor, Mr. Sun?" After taking his seat, Cao Yue asked about Sun Chuanting's affairs.

"What do you think, Mr. Cao?" Shi Kefa didn't answer directly, but asked a rhetorical question.

"The imperial court did not deal with Zuo Liangyu, Liu Zeqing, Kong Zhenhui and other generals who were timid and kept their strength, but dealt with Sun Chuanting. This is a bit of an upside-down," Cao Yue also complained to Shi Kefa after drinking tea, "Master Sun In fact, many victories were achieved in this battle, and only one defeat was made, but the officials of the DPRK ignored all of these and insisted on punishing Mr. Sun for his crimes, which is too unfair."

"I also think it's unfair, but what can I do?" Shi Kefa sighed and said, "This is what His Majesty has always done, and the ministers in the court are just following His Majesty's wishes."

"Don't hide it from Lord Shi, I was almost punished by His Majesty because of these officials in the court, but I didn't lose the battle," Cao Yue didn't hide anything, and told Shi Kefa all the unfair treatment he had suffered several times.He planned to use this method to gain more favor from Shi Kefa and enhance the relationship between the two.

Hearing what Cao Yue said, Shi Kefa was also indignant, "I never thought that people like Mingzhong would have such a face. You have made so many military exploits, and they still treat you like this, it's really chilling!"

"That is, a loyal person like Mr. Shi was also marginalized and thrown to Nanjing to take up his post." Cao Yue took a sip of tea and said with a wry smile: "I am the same. I made great achievements in the Battle of Datong, but in the end However, he was deprived of the qualification to continue to lead the Datong Army, and finally came to Nanjing to train troops. Hehe, there are ministers in the court who only fight for power and profit, and they can't do anything well."

Shi Kefa held his tea in silence for a while, and after a while he said, "Not only in Beijing, but also in Nanjing! By the way, Mr. Cao, I am very curious, how do you get along with these officials in Nanjing?" What? At the beginning, I thought that you would not be able to get the support of other officials, but I didn’t expect that now no official opposes you, and everyone obeys you.”

Cao Yue untied the sword from his body, threw it on the case, and smiled at Shi Kefa: "Because His Majesty has bestowed this Shangfang sword that can be cut first and played later."

Shi Kefa was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed out loud.

After a while, Cao Yue smiled, and said to Shi Kefa very seriously: "Master Shi, I have always regarded you as a role model for officials. You are the same as everyone else. You are not self-interested, and you have a great sense of the overall situation." It is very admirable. I am so diligent in training troops, I just want to train a new army as soon as possible to quell the chaos in the world. I hope Lord Shi will continue to support me in the future, and I will definitely not disappoint Lord Shi!"

"Master Cao is serious. I admire Master Cao very much. In the future, I will fully support you in training soldiers. We will all do our part for Daming's survival!"

"Yes, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, let alone we are officials of Ming Dynasty!"

"It's a good saying that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world," Shi Kefa gave Cao Yue his thumbs up, "I hope to see the surprise that Mr. Cao brought to the world as soon as possible!"

"I will definitely not disappoint Mr. Shi!"

(End of this chapter)