Chapter 19 Honorable ministers)
"Master Zhao, don't worry. When the musketeers are fully trained, I will definitely lead people north to Evil Tiger Valley to uproot Sha Tianguang's village and avenge the masters!"
Feng Yuan comforted him.
"Musketeers?"
Zhao Heng was stunned for a moment. He had just returned to Zhuangzi and didn't know that Feng Yuan had bought two hundred Lumi guns in Haojing. However, as a man in the world, he had traveled far and wide, and he also knew about bird guns and muskets.
The power of.
In Zhao Heng's impression, ordinary bird cannons were not something to be afraid of, but there were still a small number of elite officers and soldiers. The fire cannons in the hands of these people could penetrate iron armor at a distance of dozens of steps.
Faced with such a sharp weapon, even if he had mastered the skills of the Golden Bell Cover and Iron Cloth Shirt, it would be difficult to resist him.
"Using a musket to deal with Sha Tianguang seems a bit unruly...but the young prince is the prince of the imperial court, so it is reasonable to use muskets to suppress bandits!"
Zhao Heng's thoughts fluctuated in his heart.
Afterwards, Feng Yuan prepared to return to the city, leaving Zhao Heng in Zhuangzi to recuperate, and asked someone to bring him three hundred taels of silver as a reward. This was regarded as a reward for the hard work of the other party.
I have to say, having a large sum of money feels really refreshing.
If it weren't for Emperor Jianwen's treasure, Feng Yuan would have led his people to fight in the world and work hard to save money.
Not to mention the subsequent recruitment of more than a dozen martial artists, the training of three hundred servants, and the purchase of two thousand-year-old medicines from Hu Ma Shiying.
These tens of millions of taels of silver allowed Feng Yuan to save the early accumulation and can directly start the development of violent troops.
"Jiang Yingjie is responsible for training troops. With his ability, he can train hundreds of elite soldiers. However, when the number of troops increases in the future, he will need to command tens of thousands of troops. He may not be able to do it!"
In the late Ming Dynasty, there were very few generals who could command tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of armies and command operations. Famous generals with strategic vision were rare.
From the Qin and Han dynasties to the present, whenever dynasties change and heaven and earth are overthrown, heroes and heroes emerge in large numbers, as well as famous generals and ministers.
Only in the late Ming Dynasty, the generals who led the army were all worse than the last. It does make sense for later generations to say that the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties were a worse era.
"The Ming Dynasty had several commanders who had strategic vision and could lead troops, including Hong Chengchou, Chen Qiyu, Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting. Unfortunately for these people, Lu Xiangsheng was dragged to death by his pig teammates, Chen Qiyu was imprisoned and sent to the frontier, and Hong Chengchou was demoted to the Qing Dynasty. Now,
Only Sun Chuanting is left!"
Feng Yuan secretly lamented that after Sun Chuanting's death, the Ming Dynasty no longer had a famous official who could command tens of thousands of troops. As for Shi Kefa, the Four Towns in Jiangbei, and Zuo Liangyu during the Southern Ming Dynasty, they were either incompetent or underhanded, and basically could not be counted on.
Later, most of the main forces fighting against the Qing Dynasty in the Southern Ming Dynasty were generals with a background of bandits, such as the famous general Li Dingguo and others.
As for the Qing soldiers, the only people with strategic vision now are Huang Taiji and Dorgon. When Huang Taiji dies, only Dorgon will be left.
If Dorgon hadn't entered the country with his own strength, it would have been a question of whether the "Qing Dynasty" could occupy China in the future.
"Talents are rare! Now I can only take one step at a time! Fortunately, there are extraordinary martial arts and internal powers in this world. If I were to return to the world in official history, it would be a hell-level difficulty!"
In the official history, there is no treasure of Emperor Jianwen.
After returning to the city, Gurujin began to follow the instructions and began to invite famous doctors from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to purchase a large amount of medicinal materials to refine the medicine.
When these two pieces of thousand-year-old medicine were unearthed, the news had already spread throughout the apricot forests in the south of the Yangtze River. Many famous doctors wanted to see the true appearance of the medicine, so after receiving the invitation, they came happily without any hesitation.
So many famous doctors gathered in Jinling, which alarmed the noble civil servants in the city. They also knew that Feng Yuan wanted to refine Poria and Shouwu Pills.
According to ancient records, this pill has the effect of bringing the dead back to life. Taking one pill every year can ensure that all diseases will be avoided, and life will be restored even in the destined year.
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In an exquisite and beautiful courtyard, Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong, the Ming Dynasty admiral who oversaw Nanjing's military affairs, Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei who was guarding Nanjing, Zhu Guobi, the protector of the country, and others were drinking and having fun.
While drinking and talking, Xu Hongji suddenly mentioned Feng Yuan.
"There has been a lot of excitement in Jinling City recently... That boy from Prince Zhou's family didn't know where he got the money from. He just trained servants and recruited reckless people to flee. He actually still had money to hire dozens of famous doctors and national experts!"
Xu Hongji's face was rosy as he was drunk, and when he said this, there was a hint of envy on his face. His beard and hair are now gray, and he is already at the age where most of his body has been buried.
After hearing the news about Poria and Shouwu Pills, he felt a little restless. But Feng Yuan had three hundred servants under his command, as well as many people on the run, and his identity was extraordinary. No matter how itchy his heart was, it was inconvenient to take action.
"The King of Zhou and his family have been a vassal in Kaifeng Mansion for so many years, so it's not surprising that they have some savings!" Zhu Guobi smiled and didn't pay much attention to Feng Yuan.
He was just a vassal prince and grandson who fled to Jinling. There were so many vassal princes in the Ming Dynasty. For more than two hundred years, they were raised like pigs. They were trapped in a city for their entire lives and could not go out.
In name, he is a prince, but in fact, he cannot be compared with nobles like them.
"Uncle Shi is so concerned about the boy from Wang Wang's family. Is he interested in the Poria cocos and Shouwu pills that are about to be made?"
Zhao Zhilong has a heroic appearance, a clear mind, and extraordinary agility. This was what Emperor Chongzhen liked at the beginning, and he specifically appointed him as the admiral of Nanjing. His power in Jinling City was greater than that of the two princes around him.
Xu Hongji's thoughts couldn't be hidden from him at all.
"You guessed it right. I am nearly fifty years old and I don't know when I will die. If I have a few Poria Pills in my hand, I can at least live for two more years!"
Xu Hongji knew that both of them were smart people and could not hide his thoughts from the other party, so he admitted it directly.
"This is not easy. I heard that the two thousand-year-old Poria multiflorum is quite heavy. It is more than enough to make seventy or eighty pills. I am afraid that the young prince will not be able to use so many. When the pills are made, we will send someone to your door.
Even if you ask for some, you won’t dare to refuse even if you consider it!”
"At that time, the three of us will each have twenty coins. It will be enough to leave twenty coins for the young prince. However, we cannot let the young prince work in vain. How much money has been spent? We will make up for him when the time comes."
Zhu Guobi said with a smile. In his words, he casually divided the Poria Pills that were about to be made.
"This kid recruited desperadoes and trained three hundred servants. He has a wild temper and rashly asks for Poria Pills. I'm afraid he won't give others face." Xu Hongji shook his head slightly.
"Don't you give us face?"
A faint sneer appeared on Zhao Zhilong's face.
"This young prince fled to Jinling and trained his servants to recruit refugees. If I hadn't covered up for him, I could have charged him with evil intentions based on these extraordinary things! This time, I asked him to hand over the Poria Pills.
Chapter completed!