After the tenth day of the lunar month, work began in the yamen.
While Yang Chengzu was drinking with Xu Pengju, he began to ask about the actual situation of military preparations in the southeast.
When he came this time, in addition to the casual job of paying homage to the God of the Sea, he also had the job of inspecting the military equipment in the southeast.
Just like the inventory of the Beijing camp, there cannot be no problems with coastal armament.
However, how big the problem is, or how far it should be investigated, are all areas that need to be carefully handled.
He knew nothing about the military equipment in the southeast, and if he really wanted to investigate, he didn't know where to start.
At least there is no guarantee that the inventory will be within a controllable range.
If you want to do this, you still have to ask Xu Pengju, an expert.
On the surface, Wei Guogong was in charge of the Nanjing Forty-nine Guards.
In fact, he was also very influential in the Nanjing Military Department.
The military generals in the southeast were inseparable from the Nanjing Military Department.
Anyone who wanted to be promoted had to clear the way for Wei Guogong.
The military preparedness of the entire southeast could not escape his eyes and ears.
But as soon as Yang Chengzu asked, Xu Pengju waved his hands with a smile on his face, "You don't have to worry about this matter.
Although these guys are bastards, they still understand the rules.
Zhejiang Nei Qihai is ninety-one prepared for Japan, and the commanders of seventeen guard posts They have all arrived in Nanjing, but I haven’t seen them yet.
I have to stay with them for a few days to temper my temper. .
After meeting, you can say whatever you want, scare them well, make them spit out their money, scold each of them, fire a few people from their jobs, and the job will be done.
Aren’t you going to deal with Yang Ji?
, let them pay for it, and do some business with the army, and you won’t have to worry about anything.”
After talking in detail, Yang Chengzu vaguely felt that the situation seemed to be worse than he imagined.
Due to the Ming Dynasty's defense philosophy of focusing on the north over the south and the fact that the south did not pose a serious threat, the entire southeast's military force has been weakened for a long time.
The navy was short of warships, and in many cases had to use fishing boats to supplement the number.
There was a serious shortage of soldiers.
The actual number of soldiers in the 5,000-man garrison was less than one-tenth.
There are serious problems with the weapons and armor, and the ordnance is very dilapidated.
No one took these things seriously.
Although Japanese pirates sometimes came to harass them in the south, they could only attack a few fish villages or a few villages and towns at most.
That is to say, at the level of thieves, the Yamen could completely suppress them.
As for those toasts, relying on other toasts is enough to contain them.
Since the world is peaceful, why do we need to train troops?
The maintenance cost of this part of the navy is frighteningly high, and the Ming Dynasty has no ocean combat missions, so there is no need for offshore defense.
None of the princes in the court want to spend more money and food in this area, so how can the local military equipment be good?
Xu Pengju didn't care about this.
Instead, he comforted, "Although our navy is not very useful, brother-in-law, don't worry.
We can still handle a few smugglers.
Apart from the smugglers, we have no one else to fight."
If you're a salt smuggler, this navy is enough."
Although he didn't know what kind of enemies he would encounter, and he didn't think that an environment like the southeast would have the basis for a large-scale civil uprising, Yang Chengzu always felt that he was not too at ease.
It's not that he really wants to cause trouble in the southeast, and it's true that he can't do it.
If he really prepares his troops, it will probably make the situation worse.
But when I heard that the military equipment was so corrupt, I still had the urge to do something.
Ruinstein, a Yi man, also followed him to Jiangnan this time.
Among the people accompanying him were more than twenty outstanding craftsmen from Fusi in Nanzhen.
Yang Chengzu sent these people to the military camp of the Nanjing Guards Station, and worked with the military camp's own craftsmen to speed up the production of matchlock guns.
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When Zhengde came to Nanjing before, he had a strong interest in matchlock guns and set up an ordnance bureau in Nanjing to imitate them.
After he fell into the water and returned to Beijing, no one paid attention to the Ordnance Bureau, but the craftsmen and equipment were still there, and basic production was maintained.
Hearing that his brother-in-law was interested in quick guns, Xu Pengju didn't understand what he was doing, but as a relative and someone he wanted to make friends with, there was no need to stop him from such a small thing.
So he began to provide help within his own capabilities.
In Nanjing, a word from a local emperor is often more effective than an imperial edict from a real emperor.
With his attention, the manufacturing speed of fast guns has been greatly improved.
As for the quality, it is not very satisfactory, but it is still usable.
Yang Chengzu also referred to the ideas of later generations of bullets, weighed the amount of ammunition fired at one time, and put it into a cardboard bag in advance.
When firing, he could just bite open the paper bag to reload.
This kind of ammunition pre-loading technology not only avoids the rush when going into battle, but also completes the pre-launching work in the usual preparations, which greatly improves the firing rate of the gun.
In the grounds of Longxiang Guard School, ping pong was ringing and gunpowder smoke filled the air.
Sister Guo Jiu fired guns one after another with both hands, while the female soldiers and maids behind her stood behind each holding a loaded gun.
After the lady fired one, someone handed over a packed one.
There were a series of gunshots, bullets fired like rain, and the clay pots used as targets exploded one after another.
The generals watching around clapped their hands and praised Ninth Sister's marksmanship.
After firing more than fifty rapid-fire guns in one go, Sister Guo Jiu threw away the gun, walked to Yang Chengzu, and proudly puffed out her chest, "Ms. sir, you see if I'm good or not, why don't you praise me?"
"Okay, I praise you.
My wife is invincible and has unparalleled martial arts skills."
Yang Chengzu wiped the dust on her face with a handkerchief.
"You said that you are such a good young lady, but you insist on firing the gun, just in case one of the guns explodes."
What can you do if you are wounded?"
Sister Guo Jiu smiled slightly, "I'm not afraid.
I know that my husband will definitely protect me.
The guns he chose for me are all good ones that won't explode.
What are you doing, Yang Ji?
I don't know anything.
When it comes to martial arts, even though I'm Very strong, just jumping high and low. , not as neat as Zhao and the others, all they can do is keep an eye on the gun for you.
But don’t worry, cousin Pengju will keep an eye on it, there will be no problem with the gun.
If something goes wrong, I’ll tell my cousin and ask him to kneel down and figure it out.”
Her innocent and innocent temperament was very pleasing to the lady, and Yang Chengzu had no choice but to shake his head helplessly.
"Don't play around all the time.
When you have time, go spend more time with your cousin-in-law, and also visit the houses of distinguished nobles.
We are all relatives.
We are guests from afar, and we have to be entertained.
But if we don't pay our respects back, we will It seems rude, and this is not good.
I will socialize with those who are supposed to, but many of them are your sisters-in-law, so it is up to you to socialize, good lady, I will help you. " Sister Ninth nodded with a knowing look and said: "I understand, aren't you just asking me to take the diplomatic route as a lady?
I can do these things.
All the nobles in Nanjing are related to me.
Our Yang Ji is separated in Nanjing."
No., they Every one of them counts, and everyone has to buy shares.
Anyone who dares not to buy shares will not give me face.
I guarantee that the opening ceremony in three days will be a glorious event, and all the respectable people will come to support it.
If we Yang Ji wants to do it, we will make it big. ” As soon as the behemoth Yang Ji appeared in Nanjing, he attracted the attention of several big businessmen and heads of wealthy clans in Nanjing.
In Wuyi Alley, the head of the Xie family, Xie Zun, looked at the document in his hand that he had obtained from Yang Ji, and glanced at several family aides.
Although the Xie family suffered misfortunes, Xie Zun had gone through many ups and downs, but these blows were not enough to knock him down.
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For him, the murder of his compatriots and his beloved son is certainly sad and angry, but the Yang Ji in front of him is the real enemy of the Xie family.
If he is not handled properly, the Xie family's foundation may not be preserved in his generation
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