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Volume 1: Eagle Chapter 70: Firearms Factory

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    After pondering for a moment, Sun Chengzong continued: "The first point is the battle. Most of the people who fight are the generals' domestic slaves. There are probably several hundred people fighting in a battalion. These people are not soldiers but receive monthly pay.  . Not only does the treasury lose money and food, but it also loses combat effectiveness. Another problem is the problem of empty pay. The problem of generals making false reports and concealing people is not uncommon in the army. Only by solving these two problems can the army in the Beijing camp become successful.  Possibility of being an elite." Sun Chengzong knew a lot about the military, and he was very insightful at this time.  Seeing that Sun Chengzong was speaking the truth, Emperor Tianqi said, "Since Sun Aiqing understands it so well, I wonder what Aiqing can do?" Seeing that Emperor Tianqi was determined to do this, Sun Chengzong was naturally happy and couldn't help but express his idea.  "Your Majesty, the only problem with the Beijing camp is to select a capable official and carry out rectification. The Beijing camp will be transformed into a new one." "I wonder who Ai Qing can choose?" Since Sun Chengzong said this, Emperor Tianqi would naturally not object and laughed.  asked.  "I recommend Sun Chuanting to be the head of the Ministry of Personnel. Although Sun Chuanting is a Jinshi, he knows military affairs and is loyal to the court. He is qualified for a big job." Sun Chengzong immediately said the candidate in his mind. He was not doing it for his own selfish interests.  , I really think that Sun Chuanting is suitable.  Emperor Tianqi didn¡¯t know much about Sun Chuanting, but Emperor Tianqi knew one thing this man did.  That is to capture Gao Yingxiang. Since this man can catch and kill Gao Yingxiang, there is no problem with his ability.  It seems that he died in battle later, so there is no problem with being loyal to him. Emperor Tianqi will naturally not let go of such a capable and loyal official.  He smiled softly and said to Sun Chengzong: "As Aiqing said, I will issue an imperial edict tomorrow." In the next few days, two things became the focus of everyone's attention. The first thing was the Apocalypse  The emperor ordered a purge of the capital camp.  As for the Beijing camp, every official in the world knows that the elite who once followed King Yan to sweep away the quilt have long lost their former grace.  When I followed King Yan to sweep the north, there were no troops that could fight face-to-face with the Mongolian cavalry and win a great victory.  The Beijing camp was extremely weak. Not to mention the fight against the Eight Banners cavalry, even against Li Zicheng's troops later, they were all beaten to a pulp!  Although Li Zicheng's troops were not a mob, they were not much worse. These military households who had learned guerrilla warfare on their own could only deal with the incompetent officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.  Later, Wu Sangui led his troops into the pass and reached the capital within ten days, giving the man who dreamed of being an emperor a resounding slap in the face.  You must know that 10,000 Eight Banners soldiers can deal with 20,000 Wu Sangui's troops in a field battle, and they can still win.  If we rank the combat effectiveness of the troops at this time, then the first one must be Hou Jin's Eight Banners disciples, followed closely by the Mongolian cavalry.  Whether it was Lin Dan Khan who was defeated by Hou Jin, or the Mongolian Horqin tribe who took refuge with Hou Jin, their combat effectiveness was not comparable to that of the Ming army.  Ranking third should be Yuan Chonghuan's army in Liaodong, known as Guan Ning Cavalry, which was later Wu Sangui's army.  The fourth in line should be Li Zicheng's troops. This group of rebellious people has a more powerful fighting capacity than the Ming Dynasty's border troops.  Ranked fifth is the Ming Dynasty's Jingying, the force that defends the capital.  Although he had some success in suppressing the peasant uprising in the early stage, he was finally defeated by Li Zicheng, who had taught himself guerrilla tactics.  The last one in line should be the Ming Dynasty's official army. Not only is this army short of personnel, but most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. However, no matter who they fight, they will collapse at the first touch.  Based on this ranking, we can see to what extent the Ming Dynasty's army was weak. Although it had an army of more than two million in name, when it came to war, except for Guan Ning's cavalry, everyone else was just a loser.  Not to mention the arms of other countries in the world at this time, troops with all firearms have begun to appear in Europe at this time.  Among them, the Netherlands and Spain were represented, and France came from behind and quickly established a firearms force.  Moreover, the research on artillery was also very different. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was still using red cannons, but the European cannons had come out. The gap between the Ming Dynasty and European countries had widened. Later, after more than three hundred years of delay by the Qing Dynasty,  , there is a huge difference.  The gap started at this time. Without the intervention of external forces, I am afraid there is really no way to recover.  These civilian officials have little say in the purge of the Beijing camp, because in history, most of the civilian officials' interference in the military affairs were for evil purposes, and those who did so would eventually become the target of public criticism.  Although these civil servants of the Ming Dynasty fought fiercely, they looked down on the military attach¨¦s.  Even if they were asked to take charge of it, many people would look down upon it. Unless they were to be supervisors, these literati would avoid it.   Although the military attach¨¦s in the army were very frightened, there was nothing they could do.  The system of the Ming Dynasty did not leave any chance for military generals to rebel. Even if they had the idea, these people would not have the courage.  What made everyone feel inappropriate was that although the official responsible for the purge was Sun Chuanting, Emperor Tianqi sent Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to intervene. Later, it was learned that these people had obeyed Sun Chuanting's orders, which made many people relieved.  In fact, many people don't understand that Emperor Tianqi asked Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to participate mainly to preside over the criminal law and inquire about information.  "Compared with the purge of the Beijing camp, another thing is a good thing, because the beautiful daughter of Emperor Tianqi entered Beijing.  Every day, beautiful girls from all over the city come from all four gates of the capital. Countless people want to have a look at her beauty, but there are few opportunities to see them.  Even if they did see them, they would always be wearing masks, making their appearance unclear.  In the words of the eunuchs, Your Majesty hasn¡¯t read it yet!  You just want to see it!  What are you thinking about?  For the two things that everyone is concerned about, Emperor Tianqi doesn't care at all.  For the Beijing camp, you can safely leave it to Sun Chuanting. After the election, even if Emperor Tianqi wanted to say something, he couldn't say it.  Although these two things were nothing to do with Emperor Tianqi, the emperor could not take any time off because he received a memorial from Xu Guangqi and something came out of the firearms factory.  Early that morning, Emperor Tianqi took the eunuch Wei Chao and fifty imperial guards to Huangzhuang incognito. Also accompanying him was Xu Guangqi, the newly appointed chief minister of the cabinet.  After arriving at Huangzhuang, Emperor Tianqi slowly walked out of Jiaozi and looked back at Sun Chengzong, who had just left Jiaozi. Emperor Tianqi smiled slightly.  Pointing to the Imperial Manor in front of him, Emperor Tianqi said: "Sun Aiqing, have you heard of this place?" Chapter 2 is here, please vote!  Today¡¯s fifth update, please count the votes!
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