After Jia Ke completed the development of the flintlock gun, he ordered the firearms factory to go all out to produce the Type 04 flintlock gun.
These flintlock rifles were given priority to be equipped with the three major battalions of troops in the capital.
However, the three major battalions, with more than hundreds of thousands of soldiers, could not be divided equally among them. Therefore, Jia Ke first gave the existing flintlock equipment to Xiao Yue of Fenwu Camp.
This is also a first-come-first-served basis. Xiao Yue is also Jia Yingchun's husband after all, so Jia Ke naturally has a preference for him.
After Xiao Yue was equipped with 20,000 flintlock muskets, Jiaco personally went to Xiao Yue's Fenwu Camp and personally instructed Xiao Yue's troops on the use of Type 04 flintlock muskets.
Jia Ke didn't have any fantastic ideas. He just arranged these teams according to what he knew, so that the earth is in the west, and then implemented the tactic of lining up and shooting.
This method of queuing up and shooting has been used in the West for hundreds of years. It seems that Westerners have practiced it many times.
After these 20,000 fusiliers barely formed an army, Jia Ke also conducted a large-scale military exercise, using these 20,000 fusiliers to resist the attack of 50,000 soldiers with cold weapons.
The result is self-evident. The fusilier soldiers lined up neatly, approached each other at a constant speed to the beat of drums and accompanied by military music, and then the three rows of soldiers fired one after another.
The result of the final exercise was that as long as the flintlock soldiers did not cause chaos and waited for the weapons to reach the troops, it would be difficult to approach the military formation composed of flintlock soldiers.
Jia Ke was satisfied after watching this exercise. This was the prototype of his future army.
Next, Jia Ke asked the firearms workshop to make artillery. In fact, the production of artillery in ancient times was simpler than the production of guns.
In addition, Jia Ke had primitive machine tools, and with Jia Ke's advice, the craftsmen jumped through several eras and used iron molds for the casting of artillery.
The finished artillery model was polished internally and externally using machine tools. The result was that human errors were greatly reduced, and the existence of holes in the artillery was also reduced.
After Jia Ke sent the first batch of 20 artillery pieces to Xiao Yue's army, Jia Ke's ideal army finally took shape.
These artillery cannons use solid bullets at a distance and grape bullets at close range, which can greatly frighten and kill the enemy. At the same time, firearms workshops are also ordered to actively develop explosive bullets.
After several months of planning, Xiao Yue's 50,000-strong Fenwu camp turned into an army with all firearms.
In several subsequent large-scale exercises, Fenwu Camp with a strength of 50,000 resisted the attacks of several other major battalions and inflicted heavy damage on the opponent.
Jia Ke is now satisfied. As long as all the three major battalions in the capital have been redressed, Jia Ke will be able to march northward. This is where he has ended up playing tricks with the Tatars in the past few years.
Jia Ke had just returned to the palace from Fenwu Camp that day when he received news that Chu King Jia Zhi asked to see him.
Jia Ke was stunned after hearing this. To be honest, Jia Ke had paid less attention to this child in the past few years.
Jia Ke thought about it for a while and nodded, letting someone pass through Jia Zhi and come in.
Jia Zhi entered the Yangxin Hall and when he saw Jia Ke, he kowtowed and saluted, "My son, Jia Zhi, I have met my father. I wish my father long live, long live."
Jia Ke was in a good mood these days. When he saw Jia Zhi knelt down and kowtowed, he hurriedly ordered Li Deshan next to him to help Jia Zhi up, and then asked with a smile on his face: "How have you been these days? Are you reading well?"
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After hearing this, Jia Zhi quickly raised his hands and said, "You gentlemen are very dedicated, and I feel some respect for you."
Jia Ke nodded and said: "The teachings of Confucius and Mencius are the foundation of governing the country. You must study hard. At the same time, you must read more history books and learn from history."
Jia Zhi listened respectfully to Jia Ke's reprimand. When he saw Jia Ke finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Father, although my son has read more about Confucius and Mencius, he still feels that he should serve in the army."
I want to get some experience, so I came here this time to ask my father for permission to let my son go to Fenwu Camp. My son is willing to start as a soldier and will never lose his father's face."
Jia Ke was sitting there happily, but when he heard that Jia Zhi wanted to join the army, he immediately frowned.
Jia Ke didn't care about other things, but his sensitivity to military power exceeded that of any previous emperor.
In particular, Jia Ke is a little hesitant about Jia Zhi's bloodline. After all, he still has half of the bloodline of the previous dynasty.
Now that Jia Zhi wants to go to the army to gain experience, could it be that he wants to slowly establish his prestige in the army so that he can seize the throne?
Jia Ke thought about it for a moment. Almost all of his other sons grew up under the care of their mothers. Only this Jia Zhi had his mother pass away at a young age.
Although Li Fei was very caring towards him, she was not his biological mother after all, so he inevitably felt a little inferior.
Another manifestation of this low self-esteem is pride. Once people are proud, they will have thoughts that they shouldn't have.
Jia Ke smiled and said to Jia Zhi who was standing below: "You are still young. Besides, you are my son after all. How can you hang out with those big-headed soldiers? Don't mention this matter. You should just study hard.
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When Jia Zhi heard Jia Ke's rejection, her heart felt gloomy for a while, but on the surface she still listened respectfully to Jia Ke's teachings.
Finally, Jia Ke said he was tired and asked Jia Zhi to leave.
As soon as Jia Zhi left the Yangxin Hall, her originally respectful face disappeared and turned a little livid.
It can be said that Jia Zhi has grown up a lot since losing his mother. He has a very clear idea of his future, which is to inherit Jia Ke's throne.
But since he has no mother and no backing in the palace, the only thing that can give him an advantage in the battle for the legitimate heir is to win Jia Ke's favor and join the army to establish his prestige.
Unexpectedly, this time I came to my father to beg for help, but he rejected me directly.
Only then did Jia Zhi believe in the folklore that Jia Ke was very important to the army.
And Jia Zhi came to Jia Ke to ask for advice about what he wanted to do in the army, and was soon informed by the eunuch of Yangxin Palace to Xue Baochai's Chengqian Palace.
Although Xue Baochai did not become the queen in the past few years, she has been in charge of Feng Yin and is already the uncrowned queen in the palace.
Therefore, the little eunuchs did not keep these non-confidential matters as secret as Xue Baochai did.
After Xue Baochai heard this, he thought about it. Jia Zhi was only in his teens, so he already knew how to please Jia Ke and build up his reputation.
Did Jia Zhi come up with this on his own, or was there someone with guidance from an expert behind it?
After all, in the previous dynasty, Jia Zhi had the highest reputation as the legitimate heir. After all, he was the queen's direct descendant and the emperor's eldest son. Although the queen has passed away now, his status is still natural, so he has a much greater advantage than others.
After Xue Baochai finished thinking about Jia Zhi, he thought about his son Jia Hui. Although Jia Hui was still young, his naughtiness showed up at a young age.
Jia Ke has been angry with Xue Baochai several times because of Jia Hui's education.
However, Xue Baochai thought that his son was only four or five years old. Even if he was a little naughty, it was just the nature of a child, so he did not discipline him strictly.
Now that Xue Baochai thought about it, it seemed that he could no longer let Jia Hui go. Jia Zhi, who did not have the ability to take care of his mother, knew how to establish his prestige and train in the army.
If Jia Hui continues like this, he will definitely lose Jia Ke's favor. Even with his help, he will be nothing more than an idle prince.
Xue Baochai was also a ruthless person. After she figured it out, she didn't waste any more time. She started asking Jia Hui to read and write that afternoon. If Jia Hui didn't comply, he was immediately punished.
Xue Baochai's action soon alarmed Xue Baoqin, who lived with him in Chengqian Palace.
Because Xue Baoqin has always been favored by Jia Ke for many years, she now also gave birth to a pair of little princes - Jia Min, King of Han.
Now Jia Min is only one year old and is acting like a spoiled child in Xue Baoqin's arms.
When Xue Baochai heard that her sister had begun to restrain Jia Hui, she hurried over to see why.
Sure enough, Jia Hui's hands were swollen after being beaten by Xue Baochai, and he was holding a book of Analects there and reading aloud.
And Xue Baochai was sitting on it seriously, staring at Jia Hui carefully.
When Xue Baoqin met the mother and son, it was a bit funny. He hurriedly came forward to greet Xue Baochai first, and then asked: "Sister, what's going on? You were fine yesterday, how can you urge Jia Hui to read today?
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When Jia Hui heard that someone came to him to plead for mercy, he immediately sat there with eyes shining, swaying his butt from side to side, somewhat hoping that Xue Baochai would open the golden mouth so that he could go out to play.
Unexpectedly, Xue Baochai gave Jia Hui a fierce look, and Jia Hui immediately became honest.
After Xue Baochai stopped Jia Hui, he said to Xue Baoqin: "My sister may not know. Yesterday, our eldest prince Jia Zhi went to the emperor and begged him to let him go to the army to practice."
Xue Baoqin has stayed in the palace for a long time in the past few years, and he is not as innocent as before. Now when he heard Xue Baochai say this, he knew what Xue Baochai was worried about.
"If that's the case, then the eldest prince is indeed somewhat scheming. He knows how to gain popularity for himself at a young age, and he also knows the importance of the army."
Xue Baochai smiled and said: "The current emperor started his career in the army, and Chu King Jiazhi also wants to imitate him. But he does not understand the current emperor's thoughts."
Xue Baoqin was a little curious after hearing this, "Sister, tell me what our emperor has in mind."
Xue Baochai just shook his head and immediately changed the subject, "Our Jia Hui is extremely stubborn, but we are lagging behind others. You see, Jia Mao, the king of Wu, is only seven or eight years old, but he has already read the Analects of Confucius by heart. And
His mother is illiterate, which shows that this child has some perseverance."
Xue Baoqin heard Xue Baochai talk about Jia Mao and admired him a little. This child had been studying with Jia Zhi in the study room at a young age. He was very smart and very popular with all the teachers.
In addition, Jia Mao had the support of the Empress Dowager Zhou behind him, so his popularity in the court was not much worse than that of Jia Zhi.