Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

These honest and responsible old craftsmen are easy to fool, and under the intimidation of Emperor Longwei, who dares not to be honest and obedient?

Of course, Zhu Youjian did not just apply pressure blindly. A carrot in one hand and a stick in the other, a combination of kindness and power, was the clever way to win over people's hearts.

He gave a reward on the spot. Every time he made a sophisticated musket, he would be rewarded with one tael of silver, which would be paid monthly and would never be in arrears.

It is said that there must be brave men under a heavy reward. With such a heavy reward, wouldn't he believe that it would stimulate the enthusiasm of these old craftsmen?

But the premise is that the quality of the muskets must be guaranteed. In order to make rewards and responsibilities clear, each manufactured musket is engraved with the manufacturer's work number. If you dare to pass it off as a good one, you will be held accountable and will be punished ten times. .

All the old blacksmiths present were ecstatic, and their faces were even red with excitement. According to the emperor, the reward they received for one month's work was more than their salary for a year, not counting their monthly salary.

Well, this is a big pie falling from the sky. No wonder I stepped on dog poop when I went out today and it got big.

Zhu Youjian knew that time was tight, so he did not hesitate and ordered the construction to start. The palace has twelve supervisors, four divisions and eight bureaus. Within the eight bureaus is the Military Warfare Bureau, which is responsible for building soldiers, armor, honor guards and so on. Now it has been changed to the Musket Manufacturing Bureau. .

The allure of money is huge, especially for those poor people who may not be able to survive even on three meals a day and gruel. Everyone is so motivated that they even risk their lives.

The Bingzhan Bureau usually has more than thirty low-level eunuchs and handymen who do menial work. Zhu Youjian transferred them all to the command of the old craftsmen. With the concerted efforts of everyone, the big and small things in the Bingzhan Bureau were The east was quickly cleared, and then large steel-making furnaces began to be built.

On the other side is the factory building, which contains a mortar drilling machine. They are all backward manual drilling machines. For temporary emergencies, Zhu Youjian can't take care of so much. Advanced technologies such as hydraulics and steam will be a matter of the future.

Zhu Youjian personally supervised the work and command, designed the general layout of the arsenal, and arranged a few loyal eunuchs to take charge of the command and dispatch. Then he returned to the palace, had a quick bite to eat, and then went into the study to write. As for the memorials to the officials Whatever, throw it all aside.

Integrating the memory of his predecessor, he was able to write calligraphy with calligraphy, but he felt that writing with calligraphy was too slow and the font size was too large, so he made a homemade goose-quill pen and asked the eunuch to get some charcoal pens for backup.

Zhu Youjian held the pen and scrawled the words New Army Training Outline on the paper.

The muskets are about to be mass-produced, but the recruitment of soldiers has not yet begun. After recruitment, there will be a period of basic training such as physical fitness and formation, and then live-fire training and so on.

The new army's combat mode and training methods are completely different from those of the traditional old army. He must first record the military training in universities and movies and TV series based on the original time and space, and then comprehensively sort out a training model that is enough for him. I've had a headache for a few days.

He had already had a goal in mind when recruiting new soldiers, and his first choice was Guangxi, followed by Sichuan.

During the Jiajing period, the Guangxi wolf soldiers commanded by Mrs. Wa were famous for their hard work and bravery in combat. During the Northern Expedition and the Anti-Japanese War, the Guangxi army was also very impressive. The accolades gained by Warrior Blood.

Zhu Youjian was from Guangxi, so he naturally knew how awesome the wolf soldiers were. This was the main reason why he chose Guangxi for recruitment.

The second is the Sichuan Army. There is no army without Sichuan. There is no need to talk nonsense about the Sichuan Army during the Anti-Japanese War. Anyway, they are all awesome. It is also Zhu Youjian's first choice for recruiting troops.

Zhu Youjian wanted to form his own army, and he had a clear plan in mind. Considering that he didn't have much money, he first established the Royal Wolf Barracks and the Royal Sichuan Barracks, both of which were brigade-level troops with a size of 5,000. When he had enough money, he , and then build up the first and second royal divisions and other iron-blooded armies loyal to themselves.

Nowadays, Guangxi and Sichuan are very poor. As long as they are given a settlement allowance of ten taels of silver, it is easy to recruit soldiers. The only trouble is that the journey is a bit long, but he can wait in order to form these two iron armies.

Zhu Youjian's current headache is the army generals. Who else is the suitable candidate to send to the two places to recruit troops?