Lu Xiangsheng stayed in Jingzhou for another day, and only after he and Lin Chunhong determined the scale, direction, and approximate time of the Jingzhou army, he left Jingzhou with satisfaction and headed for Wuchang.

After Lin Chunhong saw Lu Xiangsheng away, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately went to Zhijiang.

On the way back to Zhijiang, Lin Chunhong stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the beautiful scenery on both sides, and constantly pondering...

The successful stabilization of Lu Xiangsheng is of great significance to Bangtai.

Except for Lu Xiangsheng, there were many great people in the Ming Dynasty, and Lin Chunhong didn't care. However, Qin Liangyu and Lu Xiangsheng held heavy troops and were entrenched in Bangtai, and could not tolerate Lin Chunhong being careless. Now, Lu Xiangsheng made a clear statement that as long as Lin Chunhong did not go to extremes, they would not take Bangtai as an enemy. Of course, Lin Chunhong could not ask for it.

Lin Chunhong naturally would not go to extremes. At that time, Cao Cao had two parts of the world, and used the emperor to command the princes. Almost all of the court were his people, and he did not dare to take the last step. Lin Chunhong was not so stupid.

The most realistic choice is to rely on the big tree of the Ming Dynasty to enjoy the cool air and make a fortune in silence.

However, returning to Jingzhou at a high profile is not consistent with the strategy of making a fortune in silence, but Lin Chunhong had to do so. After all, the destruction of Zuo Liangyu was the first step, and the subsequent tricks of the Donglin Party members were even more yin-poisonous. Lin Chunhong lives in Guangdong, and no matter how he looks, he has a bit of a headless smell.

Lin Chunhong was full of confidence and was ready to fight two wars at the same time: against the Donglin Party and against the bandits.

In terms of politics, the Donglin Party members have been in charge for many years, and have similar positions to Fushe. They have mastered the Shilin public opinion. Party members are spread all over the Ming Dynasty and have mastered a large number of local governments. The Jingzhou Group has a short time and has never focused its energy on this aspect. It can be said to be a complete defeat. In terms of economy, the Donglin Party members are Hui merchants, Jiangnan gentry, and even Zheng Zhilong may be involved. The Jingzhou Group has no obvious advantages in this regard; in terms of military, the Donglin Party members have not directly commanded the troops, and the Jingzhou Group holds heavy troops, like an arm, and can be said to be a complete victory.

No matter how you look at it, the Donglin Party members are strong enemies and must not be careless.

It is simple to deal with bandits. Over the years, bandits have become increasingly powerful and their combat power has become stronger and stronger. There are even signs of taking the initiative to attack the official army. Cao Wenzhao's death is one of the clear evidence. Lin Chunhong is increasingly unable to tolerate bandits rampant, and Bangtai Group is also eager to expand its sphere of influence to the north. Guangdong is in a hurry to lack a large amount of cheap labor. Many factors prompted Lin Chunhong to decide to take ruthless measures against bandits.

...

Zhijiang is not far from Jingzhou. In half a day, he arrived in Zhijiang. Lin Chunhong met his son and paid homage to his elders. He and Zhou Feng were warm for a day. Accompanied by Guo Mingyan, he brought five craftsmen to Bailizhou.

These five craftsmen are from Foshan, Guangdong. Their iron making skills are so exquisite that they can be said to be unique in the Ming Dynasty. When Lin Chunhong visited Foshan for inspection, he was stunned by the grand occasion of Foshan's iron industry. The iron workplaces here are scattered, almost all of which are private, with more than 50,000 employees. This is the well-deserved iron work center of the Ming Dynasty and represents the highest level of the steel industry in the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Chunhong tried his best to bring the five most outstanding craftsmen under his command and ordered the five to imitate muskets. On that day, the muskets displayed by Lin Chunhong in front of Lu Xiangsheng were handmade by five people.

In the Bailizhou martial arts stadium, Qin Wuchao has never left the musket since he saw it. He wished he could snatch the musket from Lin Chunhong to see what was going on.

Lin Chunhong loaded the musket with ammunition, aimed slightly, and then pulled the trigger. After hearing a gunshot, Lin Chunhong was immediately shrouded in the smoke screen. A guard ran to the target and searched for a long time before shouting: "Out of the target!"

Lin Chunhong smiled, without any mind, handed the musket to Qin Wuchao, and said, "The effective range is 120 steps, and the skilled musketeer can shoot four shots in a minute. As for the accuracy, hey... it's better not to talk about it."

Qin Wuchao took the musket, watched for a moment, then removed the bayonet from the muzzle, and then, his hands and feet kept dismantling the musket into a bunch of parts, picked up each part and looked at it, muttering something, but no one could hear what he was saying.

After finally waiting for Qin Wuchao to get out of his obsession, Lin Chunhong pointed to five craftsmen and introduced: "The muskets are handmade by them. They are skilled and familiar with various iron equipment. You can be very intimate in the future."

Qin Wuchao and five craftsmen communicated with each other's names, and after the greetings, Lin Chunhong ordered: "The first step now is to think about how to use machine tools to process parts. Large-scale production is different from manual production, and some parts need to be redesigned. After the samples are made, I will send elite soldiers to test. In which direction to change, you must fully consider their opinions!"

Guo Mingyan and Qin Wuchao nodded constantly, and Lin Chunhong asked: "Can you set your shape in three months?"

Qin Wuchao hesitated and said, "It depends on what request the soldiers made..."

Lin Chunhong laughed: "Of course their request is to shoot with one shot, and all the troops fell to the ground... Don't worry, as long as the tactical indicators are not lower than this gun, it's fine. But..."

Lin Chunhong paused and said decisively: "Once the shape is finalized, the monthly output must reach one thousand shots!"

Guo Mingyan was shocked and said, "Military gate, steel crossbows are much easier to make than muskets, and the maximum monthly output is only 1,200. Muskets need to produce 1,000 rods per month. The source of steel and money and grain are not a problem. The key is to recruit craftsmen on a large scale. Now there are shortages of craftsmen in various places. How can we meet the requirements in a short period of time?"

Qin Wuchao also said: "I dare not take this task..."

Lin Chunhong took out the gun barrel from the parts and said, "The most difficult thing is the gun barrel. If you only make the gun barrel in Bailizhou, the output will reach 1,000. Is it a big problem? As for other parts, it is better to order goods in Foshan and ship them to Bailizhou for assembly."

Qin Wuchao said: "There are so many iron works in Jingzhou, and you don't need to order in Foshan. You need to produce 1,000-bar gun barrels per month, unless you stop making steel crossbows!"

"Stop halfway, how about?"

Qin Wuchao gritted his teeth and said, "Okay. This gun barrel is three feet long. We don't have a suitable drilling machine tool yet. We still have to spend time producing drilling machine tools."

"Well, this is a problem. However, in any case, three months of finalization, the monthly output must reach one thousand poles!"

After instructing the task of making muskets, Lin Chunhong rushed to Yidu Martial Preparation School. Except for Lin Chunyi staying in Xiangyang, the governor's office and all the generals were ordered to wait for him there.

Most of the people had not seen Lin Chunhong for a year, and they had already known that they were mainly discussing the expansion of military preparations today, so everyone was excited. After some greetings, Lin Chunhong said, "Thank you all for the hard work to destroy the left thieves. Whether it is the archers or the Jingzhou army, their performance is remarkable, which is good."

"Governor Zhou returned to the army in time and responded decisively. Deputy Governor Zhang was in charge of Xiangyang. The archers were organized properly and the strategic choice was appropriate. General Lin decided to defeat the left thief, Dou Shiwen and Xu Yun decisively withdrew their troops and delayed the enemy. They were all good. With everyone in Bangtai, he was as safe as Mount Tai!"

After hearing about Dou Shiwen and Xu Yun, his face turned red and his head was lowered than his chest.

Lin Chunhong saw it, smiled, and then said:

"Now, only the Tiger Roar, the two Tianwu Army have completed the expansion of the army. The other Tiance, Shenwei, Xiongwei, Longwei, and Xiaowei need to be expanded into military organization within three months. The Cavalry Camp is limited by horses, so don't move for the time being."

Zhou Wang was ecstatic. The total number of troops of the seven armies reached 50,000, plus the Dragon and Tiger Army, more than 6,000, the two major fleets at sea, and more than 50,000 in the Yangtze River Navy, with a total force of more than 120,000! The 120,000 well-equipped troops of hundreds of battles are so big that no one can defeat them!

The generals reacted similarly to Zhou Wang, and were extremely excited about the step-by-step expansion of the Jingzhou army.

Unexpectedly, Lin Chunhong continued: "In the near future, the Pili Battalion will also be expanded into an army, and a new Divine Machinery Army will be formed! However, it will no longer be equipped with long spears and steel crossbows, and there will be no need to be equipped with swords and shields. It will be equipped with muskets and Franchis cannons!"

Ling Su was very excited, and immediately thought of a question and asked immediately: "There are no muskets, how to equip them?"

Lin Chunhong smiled and said, "Put up the shelf first, and train the soldiers first. The muskets may not be equipped for a while. They have to wait three or four months before they can receive the first batch of muskets. As for the Shenji Army..."

Lin Chunhong pointed to Liu Mengxiong and said, "General Liu will spend more time building the Shenji Army!"

Liu Mengxiong followed Zhou Wang north to Henan this time, fought bravely and made great achievements. Hearing that Lin Chunhong handed over the Shenji Camp to him, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and shouted: "I will receive the order!"

Lin Chunhong said: "The two armies have created new forces, and their main combat weapons are different from the past, so they must explore whether in terms of organization or tactics. However, firearms are the development direction of future wars. Sooner or later, Jingzhou Army will have to equip all firearms. You two have a great responsibility and are responsible for making a way to change the Jingzhou Army's outfit! Do you understand?"

Ling Su, Liu Mengxiong shouted: "I understand!"

Tian Chuyun looked disappointed. When Lin Chunhong saw it, he smiled and said to Tian Chuyun: "General Tian, ​​don't be anxious. The position of the General Manager of the Logistics Department is complicated and the responsibility is heavy. General Tian is a talented person and will definitely be able to do the work well. From now on, the supply of more than 100,000 soldiers in the entire army will depend on General Tian!"

Tian Chuyun was very excited. Although he could not lead the battle formation of a division, Lin Chunhong regarded him as his confidant, which was a surprise. He immediately bowed and said, "Don't worry, the army is short of a bucket of food, I am the only one who asks!"

Lin Chunhong nodded with satisfaction, and then said to everyone: "After the New Year, I will personally lead the Hu Xiao Army, Tianwu Army and the Cavalry Camp to Henan. After the rest of the troops have been expanded, except for the Shenwei Army who stayed in Jingzhou and Tiance Army in Xiangyang, they will go to the front line of bandit suppression one after another. This time, we swear to destroy the bandit bandits from the north!"
Chapter completed!