Zhu Youxiao knew that there would be a "relocation of the palace" in the near future, and seizing military power was the key, so he explained again:
"The learning group will learn to make and use some simple and easy-to-use firearms. If you practice this group, you will learn how to use firearms in offense and defense."
His idea was that the group of Jinyiwei and the Four Guards of Tengxiang and the elites of the Nine-Border Southern Army would form complementary complements.
Jinyiwei and others master the use of firearms and basically do not wear armor to fight.
Of course, those regular armies must proceed step by step and continue to focus on heavy armor combat, with cavalry charges and long-range shooting as supplements. After all, in the Napoleonic era of bayonet melee combat, the timing of cavalry engagement was the key to determining victory or defeat.
"By the way~" Zhu Youxiao patted his head, as if something suddenly occurred to him: "Remember that starting from the Jiajing period, cannons were no longer allowed to be installed on the city walls of the capital?"
"It was the civil officials who suggested that cannons should not be installed on the walls of the capital for the sake of safety and to change the Wu Zong Dynasty's preference for martial arts." Liu Qiao, an old man from Jinyiwei, answered the situation truthfully.
"This is really going to be a big loss. Fortunately, the Great Wall and ordinary cities on the border can be equipped with artillery, but most of them should be Folang rapid-fire artillery. If the enemy also has heavy artillery, the situation may not be good."
Having said this, he looked at Liu Qiao and said with a smile: "Liu Tongzhi, what do you think?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the suggestions of the civil servants are reasonable. The cannon may threaten the palace, but we cannot stop eating because of choking." Liu Qiao gave his true thoughts and did not completely deny the suggestions of the civil servants.
Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, and his favorable impression of this fellow Jinyiwei who dared to speak his true thoughts and did not try to please others increased a little.
"I think cannons need to be familiar with drills, but the charges and shells can be kept separately, and they are not allowed to go up the city wall."
"Your Highness is wise."
"Let's start with you. I guess you can also use the old-fashioned Franco machine gun, but you should start practicing the new assault cannon and the latest Luzon cannon as soon as possible."
After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he handed the two letters to Liu Qiao: "Liu Tongzhi, take these two letters and visit the Ministry of Justice and the two Ministers Huang from the Ministry of War. They will give you drawings, operation manuals and the latest Luzon Bronze Cannon."
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"The Luzon Big Bronze Cannon? I remember it was Huang Shangshu and Xu Guangqi who hired Fujian craftsmen who had been to Luzon to build the heavy artillery? I remember it was to be transported to the Liaodong front line."
Liu Qiao is a Jin Yiwei, responsible for intelligence and knowing where this latest cannon came from.
Zhu Youxiao said: "Yes, it will be sent to the front line of Liaodong. If Liaodong is to use it, it won't be used until next year. Let's borrow it and move it to the palace for practice."
Will Liaodong use it next year?
Liu Qiao was a little confused. Did the prince predict the situation in Liaodong?
It must be!
The prince's views on military affairs these days are far from ordinary, and his judgment on the situation in Liaodong must be very good. In addition, this letter to the Minister of War shows that His Royal Highness has long been gifted in military affairs.
As worthy of being the future successor of the Ming Dynasty, the great grandson that Emperor Wanli valued was truly unfathomable.
The more Liu Qiao thought about it, the more he felt that the prince was powerful, and he would do his best to explain it well.
His guess was indeed correct. The prince was unfathomable, but predicting the situation in Liaodong really did not rely on military vision, let alone the analysis by the Ministry of War.
But Zhu Youxiao remembers very clearly that the Shenyang and Liaoyang battles, including the bloody battle of Hunhe River, took place early next year.
These Luzon bronze cannons were the most powerful heavy artillery pieces of the Ming army before they were equipped with Hongyi cannons.
It's a pity that the civil and military capital in this battle was too poor, and these cannons were ruined in vain. Some of the cannons were also used by traitors to bombard the Baigan soldiers and Zhejiang soldiers who rushed to the Hun River in the south of Shenyang City.
He knows that the Baigan soldiers and Zhejiang soldiers are still in Tongzhou and have not left the border to Liaodong. They will definitely not let the regret of the bloody battle of Hunhe happen in the future.
Looking at Liu Qiao's leaving figure, he glanced nearby again, just in time to see the figure of Wang An's subordinate Wei Chao flash past.
"Sure enough, they are staring at me... You see me training the Jin Yiwei, contacting the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice, how will you respond? Yang Lian, Wang Wenyan?"
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Liu Qiao left the Forbidden City and went straight to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War.
Of course, he also discovered that someone in the palace was observing the movements of their group of royal guards. He sent someone to investigate and found that it was His Majesty the East Palace, someone close to the prince...
This matter involves the royal family, and it is not his place to interfere.
Liu Qiao's code of conduct is such that he would not investigate matters related to the royal family on his own unless the prince asked him to investigate.
He first went to the Ministry of Punishment and sent him a greeting card. The Ministry of Punishment had its own book office and invited him to see Huang Kezuan, the Minister of Punishment.
When Liu Qiao saw a first-class official in a red official robe embroidered with cranes, he immediately paid homage: "Liu Qiao, the Jin Yiwei, is here to pay homage to the Crown Prince's Taibao, Da Sikou."
Before Wanli's death, Huang Kezuan was regarded as an important Tuogu minister. In addition, Zhu Youxiao worshiped all the Tuogu ministers as his disciples, and was recently named a first-class crown prince. His main position is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and he is sometimes revered as the imitation of the ancients in the officialdom. Da Sikou.
Today Liu Qiao is visiting as a lower official and a guest, and of course he is visiting with his honorific title.
Huang Kezuan, who is 70 years old this year, helped him up: "Oh, my yamen and your Jinyiwei have the same responsibility. Liu Tongzhi must not be so polite."
The two of them exchanged a few words before sitting down. After the clerk had tea and left, Liu Qiao handed over the prince's letter.
As soon as he heard that it was a letter from the prince, Huang Kezuan immediately showed respect. Now that the emperor is seriously ill and the situation is delicate, the letter from Tuo Jin Yiwei must have profound meaning.
I opened it carefully and saw that the letter was very brief. After reading it quickly, I suddenly felt a shock in my heart, and a warm feeling came to my heart.
He glanced at it again and saw that there was nothing that needed to be kept secret, so he read it out loud:
"Those admired by students are ministers who are knowledgeable and knowledgeable about the present, diligent and pragmatic and capable in governing the country; those whom disciples hate are sycophants who are ignorant, lazy and down-to-earth, who disrupt the country.
He is smart, witty, and courageous; he loves the people and is a polite person, and does not shy away from power; he opened warehouses to help the people during times of famine and used work to provide relief; he has held important positions and fulfilled his mission.
Mr. Wang has administered government for the people, has outstanding political achievements, is diligent in his work, is strict with himself, does not seek personal gain, and does not engage in party disputes; he advocates pragmatism, resists retreat, and sticks to his true heart.
The student's advocacy of working for relief is an imitation of the teacher's early pioneering work. If you don't steal the teacher, you should start from the school and take the teacher as your teacher. When three people walk together, there must be my teacher, how about a knowledgeable and talented teacher?
I was lucky enough to become his disciple from the school, which was enough to make up for the regret of never leaving the court to study when I was young. Only because my father Huanglong was ill, he lagged behind in leaving the court to study, so I listened to the teacher's teachings through letters.
The inner court has long been infiltrated by treacherous ministers, and the emperor is seriously ill and is in imminent danger, and there is a strong possibility that a storm is coming. Due to the lack of talent in the school, in this critical autumn, as the prince, he wants to bring benefits to the world and eliminate harm to the world as his own duty.<
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The people relied on by the school were the emperor's important ministers, as well as a few ministers from the outer court who had no party affiliation. These were the mainstays of the Ming Dynasty and the backers of the Ming Dynasty's resurgence.
The book is short but has a long meaning, sincerely, Kangan. Respectfully sent by students from the school."
After reading it, Huang Kezuan was very amazed at the prince's courage.