736, Equipment and organization of the Beijing camp
Chongzhen was very satisfied. He was very happy with today's meeting. Several of the issues he was most worried about were solved.
"Yang Qing, I have arranged for the Ministry of War to purchase weapons and armor from you. You must give a preferential price." Chongzhen said with a smile.
Wang Chengen took back the bet he had just made. He counted it and found that he had thousands of taels of silver notes. He felt very happy.
"Your Majesty, these armored ministers don't dare to make money. Just give them a cost price. Five taels of silver per set." Yang Fan said.
Yang Fan's quotation is well-founded. The cloth armor of Jiannu is very sophisticated, it is the Eight Banners armor we see with the lightning rod helmet. Their cost is eighty taels of silver. The Jiannu side is not as greedy as the Ming Dynasty.
Shit, out of the eight taels of silver, seventy taels of silver must fall on the armor.
The cloth armor made by the Ming Dynasty cost more than three to four taels of silver per set. In fact, half of this money could be embezzled. Therefore, why the Ming Dynasty could not defeat the Qing Dynasty can be seen here.
An armor made for less than two taels of silver versus an armor made for seven taels of silver. Needless to say, the result is the same.
Li Banghua also knew in his heart that the price was not too expensive. This was steel armor, not iron armor. The price of steel was the same as the price of iron. Besides, the whole body was protected, and the materials used were just a lot more.
"In terms of price, Uncle Dingyuan still has to give in. After all, the treasury is empty now, and it is difficult for me to raise funds."
Yang Fan said in embarrassment: "It's not that I won't give in. It's actually that there is no profit at this price. If I continue to reduce the price, I may lose money."
Bi Ziyan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, said: "In order to completely solve the Monan Mongolia problem this time, I can only divert other funds to support this war. It is stretched. Uncle Dingyuan must find a way to reduce costs. It can save money."
A point is a point.”
Yang Fan lowered his head and considered for a long time, and said: "Let's do this. In addition to the armor, I will give you 50,000 spears, 50,000 Yanling knives, and 5,000 shields. The price really cannot be lowered. Your Majesty and I will naturally repay you."
The price is the real price, how dare you falsely report it."
Several people in the cabinet discussed it, and it seemed that Yang Fan would not lower the price anymore. After all, no one would lose money. In the end, they nodded in agreement.
Chongzhen continued: "Yang Qing, you have been selling corn at low prices in Xinghe Supermarket without raising the price. This is very good. You have done everything you promised me. You are really an honest and trustworthy gentleman. This time, the military rations can be
Do you want to use the corn and meat from Xinghe Supermarket? After all, the famine is serious this year, and I don’t dare to touch the major warehouses in the capital. I will settle the price with you according to the supermarket’s price.”
This is not a big deal for Yang Fan. He has a lot of corn, and with these 50,000 people, it's not a big deal.
This was better, as he wouldn't trust anyone with the logistics.
Because this food belongs to him, he has complete control. If he waits for the court and the local government to raise food for him, God knows what quality the food will be.
I'm not sure whether it can be supplied. War is not a child's play, and a shortage of food will cause serious problems.
Yang Fan has a large caravan with a large transport capacity. As long as the court pays, he will take care of the rest. He will just take on a big order. His own people transport food and wages to the army, but there is nothing
trouble.
"Yang Qing, how do you plan to organize the Beijing camp and equip it with weapons?" Chongzhen asked.
"Your Majesty, I am accustomed to organizing the army at regiment and battalion levels. Each regiment has 3,600 people, and the regiment headquarters has 600 people. There are six battalion leaders with 500 people."
"The regiment headquarters consists of 150 cavalry, 150 archers, 150 artillery, and 150 musketeers."
"The battalion leaders below are organized into infantry. Each battalion leader has five hundred soldiers, equipped with one hundred large shields covered with steel plates, four hundred spears, and five hundred wild goose feather knives."
"Weapons will be used from the original Beijing camp. The existing weapons in the Beijing camp and the weapons in the inventory of the Ministry of War will be gathered together. They will be tested uniformly. Those that pass will be distributed. Those that fail will be repaired and those that cannot be repaired will be eliminated."
Chongzhen nodded after hearing this. Yang Fan's strategy is quite pragmatic. It takes into account the current conditions and prepares appropriate supplementary plans. Although many weapons have quality problems now, it is not realistic to replace them all. Use what can be used.
, repair those that can be repaired and eliminate those that are really unusable.
"Yang Qing, yesterday the British Duke and the Duke of Cheng came to the palace to see me. They said that the nobles still have some servants and soldiers, and they are willing to give them to you for training and unified organization. Their weapons and armors are fully equipped, and there is no need for additional equipment.
There are probably about 10 people there. We will report to Nanyuan in the next two days. You can settle in when you arrive."
As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, the civil servants started buzzing with discussions. They were very surprised. What did the nobles think this time? They handed over all their trump cards. Didn't they refuse to hand over even if they were killed before?
The first assistant Li Biao and the second assistant Qian Longxi looked at each other and were shocked.
What do you mean by this? Donglin's intention to suppress them has become clear. They actually raised their hands and surrendered, handing over all their military power. They didn't hold anything back at all.
Yang Fan thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, then all these 80,000 people will be dispersed and reorganized. The original officers will go to the teaching team to re-learn and train. From now on, the whereabouts of these people will be determined by Your Majesty. The soldiers will be temporarily free.
The veterans of the Hetuan training will serve as military commanders."
"These troops are organized into 21 regiments in total, which are still collectively called the Fifth Military Battalion. The six thousand gunmen trained by Zhang Shize are still collectively called the Shenji Battalion. More than three thousand elite cavalry were selected to be responsible for reconnaissance and liaison, and are still called the Three Thousand
Camp. In addition, I also plan to recruit ten regiments of civilian men to be responsible for transporting food, wages and supplies."
Chongzhen nodded, Yang Fan had no intention of destroying the original system of the Beijing camp. It was clear that after the training and the battle, as for how the Beijing camp wanted to reform, it was the emperor's business and he would not participate.
"Your Majesty, there are horses in the capital camp, but 20,000 of them have been borrowed by various government agencies and officials of the third rank or above in Beijing. There are only 8,000 horses left in the capital camp that are too thin to be used. I request that the various government agencies and adults return the horses. etc.
The army returns from the northwest and the horses are handed back. Their use will be decided by His Majesty. If there are not enough horses, this battle may not be easy to fight."
Yang Fan naturally wants to bring back all the horses from the Beijing Camp. The war is about to begin. It is really unreasonable for you to borrow them or not return them at this time.
As soon as Yang Fan made this request, the officials immediately looked reluctant.
The official borrowing the horse is a bit like giving him a car in the future. It is a kind of welfare. Of course, it is also needed for office work. After all, it is much more convenient to have a horse.
However, this time the Beijing camp is going to the battlefield. Usually you borrow it and you borrow it. Now it must be taken back. Yang Fan will use the less than a month left to feed the horses with beans and corn. Years ago
Keep the horse fat and strong so that it can be used in battle.
"Okay, Yang Qing, if you have any other requests, I will implement them for you." Chongzhen said happily.
Yang Fan's demands are not excessive, and they are even what they should be. Unlike Yuan Dudu, he only asks questions that test the emperor's bottom line.
"I have no problem," Yang Fan said with his hands in hand.
"Okay, Wang Cheng'en, let's draw up a decree and implement all Yang Qing's requirements."
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