Unparalleled Concubine - v2 Chapter 1131

   Chapter 1131 Layout plan

  As Li Shuo said, at least at this point in time, Mu Ying still has absolute loyalty to Li Xin. Besides, the source of the firearms battalion is still firmly in Li Xin’s hands. Naturally, what he says is what he says.

  Since the two generals in the Southwest Army nodded their heads, there would be no obstacles in the matter of the Shenji Camp. As long as the Hanzhou Army and the Ningzhou Army cooperated, this matter could be implemented in five or six days at most.

   However, the selection of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion still needs to be considered. Except for the veterans of the Firearms Battalion, the rest must be drawn from the Southwest Army, but not all of them can be drawn from the Southwest Army. Some fresh blood is needed.

Then there is the candidate for the commander of this magic battalion, which is worth considering. Zhao Fang is more suitable for Li Xin, but Zhao Fang wants to serve as Yulin’s general of the guard, and it is impossible for one person to have two positions. It’s still too young, and his father doesn’t necessarily want him to go the way of a military officer, 80% still wants him to go into the way of the academic examination.

  Although Zhao Jia is a scholar, but because of his background in the “military household”, he has never been famous for the examination in his life.

   But apart from these two people, there is another person who is absolutely credible and can be transferred to the capital, and that is… Lin Hu.

After being calculated by Mei Huawei, Lin Hu was reluctant to supervise the manufacture of gunpowder. Later, Chen Shiliu took over for a while. Later, Chen Shiliu was transferred by Li Xin to the head of the Anbu, and Lin Hu took over the supervision of gunpowder manufacture. errand.

In the past, gunpowder needed to be kept strictly confidential for various reasons. Whether it was Lin Hu or Chen Shiliu, they all lived in the dark. Now the situation is different. The Southwest Army has occupied the capital. It will appear short-sighted.

There is even a officially established Shenji battalion, and a firearms supervisor for making gunpowder and derivative weapons will soon be established. Do it bit by bit.

The composition of gunpowder is not complicated. Before Li Xin deliberately concealed it, it was explored by the court 70% to 80%, which means that this thing cannot be hidden from the world for too long, so the focus of the court should not be placed on it now. Gunpowder secrecy should be placed on technical iteration.

Moreover, the Xianbei department in the north lacked raw materials and craftsmen, and they could not make decent gunpowder if they were given recipes. Moreover, if the imperial court had already produced artillery and even flintlock guns, even if the Xianbei people were skilled. Mastering gunpowder is useless.

   Therefore, Li Xin is going to call Lin Hu and a group of craftsmen under him to the capital. Lin Hu will be the first commander of the Shenji Battalion, and those craftsmen under him will become the elders of the firearms prison.

After finalizing the details of the firearms battalion with Mu Ying, the two talked about the reorganization of the Southwest Army. The general framework is to gradually recruit troops from Gyeonggi or nearby state capitals to fill the Southwest Army. Of course, the review of recruiting should be relatively Be stricter, try to recruit some innocent people, and more importantly, in a short period of time, these recruits cannot be allowed to climb to the position above the captain.

   In other words, within three years at least, ensure that the Southwest Army is still the Southwest Army, and will not be transformed into another army from the bottom up.

  With these preparations, Li Xin or the position of the Southwest Group in the imperial court will be solid.

Li Xin arrived at the Qianguo Gongfu in the morning, and did not leave the Qianguo Gongfu until after lunch. Mu Ying personally sent Li Xin to the gate, then bowed to Li Xin and saluted: “The Great Governor The things explained, the subordinates will start to do in the afternoon.”

  Li Xin nodded with a smile: “When these days are over, Li Shuo is in better shape. Let’s call Prime Minister Zhao and find a place to have a drink together.”

   Mu Ying laughed: “I heard that the Deyi Building on the Qinhuai River is the property of the Grand Governor, and I have never seen it before. When the time comes, I will ask the Governor to bring us Qiu Ba to the Deyi Building to see it.”

“sure.”

The two said goodbye. After Li Xin left from the Qianguo Gongfu, he did not go home, but walked to a restaurant in Yonglefang. As soon as he arrived, he went downstairs, and two old friends came downstairs to greet him. , they bowed their hands to Li Xin: “I’ve been waiting for the Governor for a long time.”

   Hearing this sentence, Li Xin was also a little embarrassed. He made an appointment with these two people to have a lunch together, but it was already noon now, making the two people wait for him for almost an hour longer.

   Governor Li said with a wry smile: “I should have arrived a long time ago. I talked about things with the Duke of Qian, and I didn’t leave my body. The two older brothers have been waiting for a long time.”

   There are not many people in the capital who can be called “brother” by Li Xin.

   Ye Lin, the Fourth Young Master of Ye, is one, but Ye Lin is no longer in the capital.

   The remaining two people are not difficult to guess.

  He Xiong…with Hou Jingde.

When Li Xin entered the capital, these two people made great contributions. After the new emperor ascended the throne, they were also appointed respectively. Hou Jingde was originally a loyal and brave prince, and he was promoted to the first rank of Shanyang. Was named Dingxianghou.

  Although both titles have been promoted, the official positions of the two people have not been released for a long time, and they are still idle at home.

   For these two people, there must be some arrangement. People risk their lives to make a bet. If they win, they will naturally give them dividends. This is the most basic rule of thumb.

   Surrounded by these two people, Li Xin followed them to the private room upstairs, and was invited to the second floor, where Li Xin took his seat.

   After the three of them took their seats, He Xiong and Hou Jingde looked at each other and said to Li Xin with a smile, “What is the matter with the Governor, say hello, I’ll come to see you naturally, why do I need such trouble.”

In fact, because of the identities of the three of them at this time, it should be a banquet in their respective houses. If Li Xin wants to talk to the two of them, he just needs to give an invitation card. I stared at it, and it was a little inconvenient, so I chose this restaurant.

The inconvenient part of this is that on the night the Southwest Army entered the city, except for a few parties, not many people knew that He Song and Hou Jingde were the two who were “against the water”. It can also be understood that the new dynasty wants to win over people’s hearts, and once Li Xin invites these two people over to the residence, at least 60% of the officials in the capital can guess what happened that night.

  Although what happened that night was a real credit to Xinchao, whether or not this credit should be announced depends on the opinions of He Hou and the two.

  Li Xin smiled slightly: “It’s better not to be too public at this moment, otherwise the two old brothers are afraid that they will be drowned by the saliva of those scholars.”

   These two people have contributed a lot, but I can’t say much. Once it is explained, not to mention how the civil officials in the DPRK and China scold them, even the soldiers in the Imperial Army may react.

   Even if I want to say it, I don’t say it now…

   Hou Jingde grinned and smiled heartily: “I’ve been afraid of everything in this life, except that I’m not afraid of being scolded by others. Those big-headed scholars will only gossip behind their backs, and can’t even let out a fart in front of their faces!”

   He Xiong frowned slightly, but did not speak.

   Li Xin coughed and raised his glass to toast the two of them.

   The three people’s wine glasses collided and drank it all in one go.

   After drinking a glass of wine, Li Xin put down the glass and glanced at the two.

   “I invited you two to come today because there is something serious to talk about.”

   Hou Jingde’s voice was heavy: “It’s what the governor ordered.”

  He Xiong also said, “The Governor, please speak.”

  Li Xin squinted his eyes slightly and said solemnly: “The Xianbei Ministry in the north is not very honest. Now the Yunzhou army has not returned to Yunzhou. Chen Guogong is struggling to resist in the northern border alone, and the situation is very critical.”

   “What I mean is, three or four Zhechong Houses are dispatched from the Imperial Army to go north to support Chen Guogong, two old brothers, can they still bring troops?”

   (end of this chapter)