In Dongchang, Liu Rufeng and others selected 300 capable captains and established a team of Shenji soldiers.
The station of the Shenji Army was built next to the station of the Thirteenth Army.
After originally acquiring a large courtyard nearby, we also acquired the private houses and businesses scattered nearby one by one.
After the two courtyards were completely established, Duan Tianming ordered people to tear down the middle wall and merge the two courtyards into one.
There are nearly 500 Dongchang elite captains stationed inside, led by Duan Tianming and Liu Rufeng respectively. They are basically the two sharp swords of Dongchang.
With the official letter on the use of firearms signed by the Minister of War, Xiao Chen rushed back to the capital overnight.
After some explanations to the Ministry of War and some kind words and urgings, they waited quietly for five days for the 300 improved fire blunderbuss to be delivered to the East Factory.
In the newly built Thirteenth Battle courtyard, not far from the entrance, a not-so-grand building was built. Surrounded by green cypresses outside, the building is made even more mysterious.
This building was named Dongchang Operations Office by Xiao Chen.
Inside the building, there is a hall, which is used for business discussions. Behind the hall are three smaller rooms, which are where Xiao Chen, Thirteen Soldiers, and Shenji Soldiers handle their daily affairs. Except for a few
A trusted lieutenant is working inside, and other personnel will not approach easily.
The current operations office is the core of Dongchang's combat effectiveness.
Early in the morning, Xiao Chen was already sitting on a chair in the middle of the hall, making himself a bowl of hot tea and sipping it carefully.
Duan Tianming and Liu Rufeng walked in one after the other.
"Today's training has started?" Xiao Chen raised his head and asked softly.
"Well, the drills for the newly added subjects in the Thirteenth Battle today were pretty good, and basically all the captains have mastered them proficiently." Duan Tianming took advantage of the situation and sat next to Xiao Chen.
"Where's the Shen Ji Yu?" Xiao Chen looked at Liu Rufeng again.
"Three hundred people have just gathered together, and the tacit understanding of mutual cooperation needs to continue to be practiced. However, after these few days of practice, great progress has been made. Once the firearms are in place, we can further practice segmented shooting." Looking at the table.
, Liu Rufeng turned over the two tea bowls on the table, put some tea leaves, and went to pick up the hot water kettle on the stove.
Although she is from Qianhu, Liu Rufeng has no airs at all.
With the actual position of Commander Shenji, he has truly integrated into the Dongchang. Liu Rufeng is actually very happy in his heart.
"Today is the time for the Ministry of War to deliver firearms. After a while, we will bring more than a dozen captains with us to bring the firearms back and distribute them to the brothers." Xiao Chen said softly after taking a sip of tea.
"Should I go?" Duan Tianming looked up and asked.
This firearm was used by the Divine Machine Guard, and it seemed that it had nothing to do with it.
"It's okay not to go. Don't think about the mysterious gift from the Ministry of War." Looking at Duan Tianming, Xiao Chen smiled mysteriously.
"Mysterious gift? What good thing is it?" Duan Tianming looked curious as he held the tea bowl.
"It's said to be a mysterious gift. If you tell me, what's the mystery?" Xiao Chen put down the tea bowl, stood up, and was about to go out.
Liu Rufeng also stood up, preparing to greet the dozen or so captains who were already prepared outside, as well as the carriage pulling firearms.
"I'm going, I'm going." Duan Tianming was afraid that he would miss his mysterious gift, so he stood up hurriedly and followed him.
The Ministry of War is located due south of the capital, and the warehouse where the Ministry of War delivers firearms is in an alley two miles away from the 13th Battle of Dongchang.
The three of them walked slowly on the street, followed by a dozen captains and three carriages.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was not walking towards the Ministry of War Yamen, Duan Tianming hesitated a little: "Aren't we going to the Ministry of War? Our direction seems to be going in the opposite direction?"
Xiao Chen, who had not despised Duan Tianming for a long time, took the opportunity to glare at him: "The Yamen of the Ministry of War is where the Ministry of War handles affairs. Can he put this firearm in the Yamen?"
"That's right." Duan Tianming shook his head awkwardly, but he was always thinking about his mysterious gift.
At the end of the alley, there is a courtyard with a closed gate. There are more than a dozen fully armed guards standing at the gate.
Seeing Xiao Chen dressed in purple, the guard leader hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Master Ziyi."
"Yes." Xiao Chen nodded lightly with his hands behind his back, "Today is the day when the Ministry of War delivers firearms to Dongchang. I wonder if the Minister of War has given you any instructions?"
"My lord, the minister, is counting the firearms in the warehouse. I have specially ordered my subordinates to greet Lord Ziyi here. Sir, please." The leader of the guard turned back and slowly pushed open the ajar door behind him.
"Yeah." Xiao Chen nodded and took the lead in walking in.
A group of people behind him followed him one after another.
In the courtyard, there are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and it looks like it is heavily guarded. It is comparable to a military camp.
The guard pointed to a tall house in the middle and said, "Please come this way, sir."
Hearing the commotion outside, a man wearing the court uniform of a third-rank official of the imperial court walked out of the room. He held up his fists and came over with a smile on his face: "Master Ziyi, you came just in time. I have already given you what you asked for."
Firearms, packed in boxes."
"Thank you, Sir, for your hard work." Xiao Chen also raised his fists and returned the favor.
"It's so hard to do something for Master Ziyi. Please come in." He turned sideways and opened the door. The waiter looked respectful.
"Your Excellency, please." Xiao Chen said politely and walked in.
In the room, three huge wooden boxes were displayed quietly in the center of the hall. The lids of the boxes were not nailed on, and they seemed to be waiting for Xiao Chen to inspect the goods.
Walking to a wooden box, Xiao Chen reached out and picked up a firearm from the box.
This firearm has a two-foot-long, six-inch-long wooden handle, and a black iron pipe is firmly fixed with three iron sheets. At the end of the firearm is a three-inch-long handle, which is polished very smooth.
, everything is meticulously crafted at first glance.
"Not bad, not bad, it's very exquisite." Xiao Chen couldn't help but praise it with a smile on his face.
"Master Ziyi's labor schedule is tight. Although the Ministry of War is doing extra work, we don't dare to be sloppy at all in this procedure." He bowed his body and expressed his merit implicitly.
"The Ministry of War has tried its best in this matter, and Dongchang will remember the Ministry of War's good deeds." Xiao Chen smiled.
Although it was just a sentence, the Minister of War knew in his heart that a good Dongchang record was more valuable than anything else. As long as he could get Dongchang's approval, he had been on the front line of production in the past few days to oversee the production.
The hard work is not in vain.
Looking at the delicate gun in his hand, Xiao Chen smiled softly.
"Sir, Sir, can you show me how to use these muskets? Let's take these 300 muskets back. If you don't know how to use them, won't you make the captains laugh?!"
