Chapter 89 Shenji Camp

When Lao Zhu came back, Zhu Xiongying and Queen Ma immediately began to beat the drum, asking Lao Zhu to keep some good titles. They should be reserved for Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Xiongying's heirs, but they could not be banned all at once.

Lao Zhu was naturally a little bit dissatisfied. Except for Zhu Xiongying, his direct grandson, he didn't have much patience or preference for his other grandsons. But he also understood that he couldn't just think about his own son, or leave a few good titles.

It is also to give face to your eldest son and eldest grandson, and you must always take a long-term view.

Zhu Xiongying thought of something again and said, "Grandpa, I will ask my father to go to Wuying Hall in the future, and I will do things in Wenhua Hall."

Lao Zhu's eyes lit up, feeling that his grandson had grown up, "That's great! Tell me, who are you going to summon? Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao, Jinghai Marquis Wuzhong, I'm just looking for them to practice my skills."

Old Zhu frowned slightly. He was also familiar with Wu Zhong and Wu Gao. They were also Zhu Xiongying's die-hard confidants. The two had also inherited the title in the past two years, and had gone out to train troops many times. They even accompanied Xu Da in his expedition to Naha.

, this is also a great progress.

Understanding what Lao Zhu meant, Zhu Xiongying said, "That's Wu Gao and Guo Jingyi, the prince of Gongchang. Is this done?"

Lao Zhu immediately smiled. Guo Jingyi, the prince of Gongchang, is the eldest son of Lao Zhu's confidant Guo Xing. His background is absolutely fine. In fact, Lao Zhu is satisfied because his grandson is smart and knows how to check and balance power. This is what makes him most happy.

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Zhu Xiongying continued to say at this time, "I just want to practice with firearms and try the three-stage attack."

Lao Zhu's eyes lit up. A veteran soldier like Lao Zhu naturally has good eyesight, and he felt that the continuous firepower of the three-stage attack was very important.

And Zhu Xiongying really didn't know the taboos, and said, "Grandpa, my Ming Dynasty's firearms are already powerful. Now the gunpowder is more powerful and easier to transport. I want to build a special firearms camp to defend the capital."

Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying with a smile and said, "In the early years when the governor's office was not changed, our Ming Dynasty had a Jingwei. Now I give you a Jingwei who specializes in firearms. You are really bold! I gave it to you in the early years.

The navy's left and right guards are not in Beijing after all."

"Grandpa is still afraid that my father and I will rebel?" Zhu Xiongying smiled, and there was really no pressure. "I won't rebel, and my father won't even know it. With grandfather blocking the front, we don't know what's going on behind us.

How comfortable."

Lao Zhu also smiled and said, "I'm not afraid that you will rebel, but I'm afraid that you won't be able to prepare your martial arts. I'm not worried about your father, it's just that he failed to lead the army. Now I give you a firearms camp, and I'm really afraid of you.

Once you've mastered it, take your firearms battalion to fight."

Empress Ma said easily, "It's hard to mobilize the imperial guards, not even the great grandson. Just you and the boss are optimistic about the jade seal. Even my seal can't mobilize the army."

Empress Ma was numb to the fact that Zhu Xiongying liked to write out imperial edicts casually. But when it came to imperial edicts, Zhu Xiongying really never wrote them on his own initiative.

"Sure, I'll give you a guard!" Old Zhu Hao said angrily, "Guard the capital internally and prepare for war externally. I will be in charge of training firearms and escorting the cavalry officers and soldiers. What do you think of this?"

Zhu Xiongying immediately said, "Grandpa, this firearms camp is different from an ordinary guard camp, except that it must not have 5,600 people."

Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying and said, "Oh? One health center has 5,600 people. Isn't that enough?"

"It's not enough, it's definitely not enough." Zhu Xiongying said quickly, "Most of my firearms battalions also use muskets and hand-to-hand combat, and they are the same people who fight against the enemy in battle. If there are fewer firearms, it will definitely not work. I am thinking of at least two thousand-household villages.

, only then can we have some firepower."

Two thousand-household stations, that is, 2,240 people, can barely guarantee the firepower.

Lao Zhu said at this time, "I'm afraid two thousand households are not enough. I have seen firearms during the war in the early years, and they are powerful enough. But this one has a short range and is troublesome to load. If there are fewer people, it will be charged."

Dispersed. Three seats, 3,600 people for you!"

Zhu Xiongying was very happy and immediately put his arms around Lao Zhu's neck, "Grandpa, although the firearms camp is mostly made of muskets, there are also some cannons. I thought that there should be at least three to four hundred people manning the cannons. This is what it should be.

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Lao Zhu smiled and nodded, "You're not confused yet. You don't just think about firecrackers. Whether it's a siege or a field battle, cannons are powerful. It's not enough without cannons. I've given them to these four hundred people."
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Zhu Xiongying became even happier and continued, "The purpose of the firearms camp is to practice firearms, but it also prevents fighting on the battlefield. It is inconvenient for them to move, so we have to equip them with a guard cavalry. This is good."

Lao Zhu nodded Zhu Xiongying's head and asked, "Can the soldiers and horses of other armies not protect the firearms battalion? Can they be allowed to directly respond to the enemy?"

"Grandpa, the meaning here is different. After all, the Firearms Battalion is the capital guard. It defends the capital in peacetime and responds to the enemy when out. It is different from the ordinary border army guards. It only thinks about command and dispatch when the battle is underway. I am afraid it is not enough." Zhu Xiongying argued with reason.

, said, "With more than a thousand cavalry in hand, the firearms battalion will be more convenient to use."

Lao Zhu asked with a smile, "Okay then, I will allocate another Qianhu cavalry to you, but this cavalry is not easy to use."

Zhu Xiongying said hurriedly, "That's a matter of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War. Without my food and salary, can we not make enough supplies?"

Rolling his eyes, Zhu Xiongying added, "Grandpa, the Firearms Battalion uses firearms after all, especially some cannons and some bullets, which are also very heavy. It's just that you can't let people transport the baggage. The Firearms Battalion has to carry it with itself."

Lao Zhu laughed loudly and said to Queen Ma, "Look at my grandson, he is greedy. Giving him a firearms camp is not enough, we also need some people."

"Grandfather, the total number of those people I just mentioned is only five thousand, which is less than one guard station." Zhu Xiongying said quickly, "To practice firecrackers and artillery, you need to be familiar with it. I think it also takes three to five.

Thousands of people are attached to the firearms camp."

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Lao Zhu then became serious and said, "In the early years, I was willing to give you two navy guards. Now that you have grown up, I am also willing to give you two more guards. It's just that this trip doesn't work. If

I don’t care if you want three or five ready-made guard posts. It’s just that you have such a big appetite from the beginning when you are training a new army. Can you get it?"

Zhu Xiongying also became serious and said seriously, "Grandpa, I am not a general, but I know how to use people. The firearms battalion should be trained. Once trained, it will definitely be a strong army! I have thought about it carefully, and I have known it since I made those gunpowders.

I’m thinking about it.”

Lao Zhu nodded slightly and then said, "Well, I will treat it as giving you a grandson's bodyguard and give you ten thousand people. But I have agreed with you first that this matter must be discussed in the court. You have to make a plan.

I have to ask your father to approve this good report to the Fifth Army Commander's Office."

Lao Zhu said it seriously, and Zhu Xiongying naturally attached great importance to this matter. This is no longer a child playing house, nor is this Lao Zhu trying to make his grandson happy. This is a major matter in the court, and it is related to the Ming Dynasty.

The military system cannot be careless.

Although in Lao Zhu's heart, he also felt that strengthening the guard station was not a big deal. It was indeed impossible to shake the existing guard system of the Ming Dynasty, etc. But it was not a small matter after all, the restructuring of a new army, etc.

, that is no small matter.

So naturally it needs to be more formal. Even if it seems that Lao Zhu and Zhu Xiongying have discussed it, the rules still need to be in place, and the procedures that should be in place still need to be made up even if they are made up later.

Empress Ma smiled happily and said to Lao Zhu, "Chongba, I'm afraid this is the first time my eldest grandson has asked for troops."

Lao Zhu was not happy, "The two navy guards in his hands are not bad, and the warships have been replaced. He should not have even given them to Longjiang Shipyard in the first place, using chicken feathers as arrows, and gave him all the good ships."

Most of the two guards inside have also changed to sea ships."

"That's different!" Empress Ma said with a serious analysis, "No matter how much the hero struggled before, he always jumped within the rules you drew. It's different now. He has to train a new army on his own."

This time Lao Zhu no longer objected, because he thought so too.

The reason why he generously promised the establishment of almost two guards was because Lao Zhu expected his grandson to make great achievements. The establishment of two guards was nothing, and the Ming Dynasty was becoming more and more prosperous.

Withstand the torment.

What's more, Lao Zhu is letting go now. If anything happens, he will definitely help to take care of it.

Zhu Xiongying also became happy and said, "Grandpa, grandma, don't worry, I will definitely practice my army well. You all said that I don't want to go to the court now, and I admit it. It's just that I haven't been fooling around, I am also here now

Busy with military affairs!"

Lao Zhu and Queen Ma were even happier. They both felt that what Zhu Xiongying said was reasonable. Although their eldest grandson did not go to the court and did not observe or manage politics, things like military power should not be vague.

If you don’t have military power, you won’t be able to speak forcefully, and it will be even harder for civil and military officials to surrender.

Just let your hands and feet go. If you can build a strong army, that would be great!

Thinking of something, Zhu Xiongying said, "Grandpa, this firearms camp of mine can be considered a pro-military. Even if it is not the Twelve Guards, it should not be the same as an ordinary guard. Then shouldn't this firearms camp of mine also be given a military title?

Name?"

The Twelve Guards are the emperor's personal troops, and they all have special names. Ordinary guards are named after the places where they are stationed.

Lao Zhu was silent for a moment and then asked, "What do you have in mind? This is a new army for you. Just give it a name."

Zhu Xiongying thought for a while and said, "Then call it Shenji Camp!"

"Okay, it's the Shenji Camp." Lao Zhu smiled and encouraged Zhu Xiongying, "Practice hard, not only to develop elite soldiers and generals, but also to develop tactics. You have to go and see more, what is this?

Those who specialize in firearms must figure out which firearms to equip, which artillery to use, how to synchronize the pawns, and how to cooperate with the cavalry."
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