Liangchen slept for more than two hours, and he slept quite soundly.

With the help of nobles, can this not be fragrant?

The only regret is that Mei'er is not a real Mei'er, but the deer blood is the real deer blood, so that there is no place for a hero.

This night can dry him.

After dawn, my legs trembled when I got out of bed.

But fortunately, it was very strong and tossed, otherwise it would not have been a good night's sleep.

Before people were saints and sages, they were more or less crazy.

After adjusting the state in the house and cleaning up by the way, Liangchen pushed the door out energetically. The breakfast was already prepared, and while he was eating, Wang Yongshou came.

Meet again, without any politeness on both sides, go straight to the point.

Wang Yongshou made it clear that the Imperial Horse Supervisor was willing to support the good ministers to go to sea, and in addition to providing 50,000 taels of funds for opening the sea, Wu Xiang set up a battalion head for the good ministers to recruit troops. The specific procedures are handled by the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the ministers do not have to worry about it.

Liangchen recognized this, the imperial horse supervisor was the soldiers and horses of the inner court, and the right guard of Wu Xiang and the warrior battalion were sent by the inner court, and they had nothing to do with the military department in terms of allocation or recruitment, ordnance, and food. So, it looks complicated, but it's really simple to do.

This is the advantage of crossing the system, if you take the route of foreign courts, good ministers want to recruit troops and buy horses, and he crosses the threshold one by one. Not to mention anything else, just the piece of food, floating up and down a few hands, he can raise the soldiers before hell. raised it, but also has to be managed by a group of "mothers-in-law", and it is impossible for him to play freely.

And in the inner court, as long as the eunuch in charge says a word, things can be done.

The reason why Wanli sent a large number of mine supervisors and tax envoys is also the reason. Instead of arguing with the huge gentry group, insulting them, and finally sulking alive, it is better to put aside the outside court and do it. If you don't hear what is going on outside the window, no matter how much opinion you have outside, as long as the eunuchs can do it.

To some extent, the emperor Wanli is also a revolution, but it is still a compromise revolution. After all, he could not have destroyed the foundation of his political power. It is impossible for him to mobilize the masses of the people to grasp the revolution and promote production, and the only people he can use are his own domestic slaves and eunuchs.

"For the funding, the governor will allocate a part of it to you first, so that you can train the battalion, and then allocate the rest when you go south to open the sea. In addition, "

When Wang Yongshou said this, he glanced at Liangchen and bluntly said that the soldiers could let him practice by himself, but Wu Xiang's right guard still had to transfer some people into it.

"It's nature."

Liangchen agreed, this is also the proper meaning, the Imperial Horse Supervisor is not stupid and has a lot of money, taking out such a large amount of money, and providing a series of conveniences, really don't send people to Liangchen, Liangchen himself can't help it.

Wang Yongshou was originally worried that Liangchen would not agree, and he didn't want the other party to say a word, so he was relaxed, and said with a smile: "There are precedents for recruiting soldiers, and since Xiao Wei wants to go to sea, we might as well give you an idea." This soldier is best recruited on the southeast coast, and the fishermen are the best, so that they can not only operate the boat, but also fight, and have the best of both worlds. ”

Liangchen did not accept Wang Yongshou's kindness, but told the other party that he was going to his hometown Hejian to recruit troops.

"River?"

Wang Yongshou was stunned there, what good soldiers could be trained in that place in the river.

It is true that there are no good soldiers to train in Hejian, but it is the hometown of the good minister.

He has brothers, uncles, classmates, friends...

In short, Liangchen wanted to learn from Lu Xiangsheng and Zeng Guofan, especially the former.

Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army and Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army are actually not strong in combat, but they are extremely headaches for the enemy, because these two armies have a commonality, the members of the army are either directly related or indirect, anyway, they are all acquaintances, and dying one can anger a bunch of people, therefore, it is very capable of carrying, like a plaster, if you stick it to the enemy, you will not drop it, and you have to let the other party peel off the skin.

However, this kind of army maintained by relationships has one of the biggest shortcomings, that is, one person rushes and all of them rush. If one person runs, they will all run.

Zeng Guofan encountered it, and when he fought with the Taiping army, the old man Zeng stood behind to supervise the battle, drew a line, and said that he would cross this line and cut it. As a result, not long after the start of the battle, the Hunan army could not withstand the crazy offensive of the Taiping army, and some people fled, but the result was that they ran all the way, and they were also smart, running around the line of the old man Zeng, and throwing the old man into the river.

Lu Xiangsheng did not encounter this confusion, because every time there was a war, he stood at the forefront.

In the battle of Julu, Lu Xiangsheng fought with his Tianxiong army to the last man.

……..

The army composed of fellow clans, from the perspective of a good minister's previous life, will definitely do more harm than good. However, he is now a eunuch, and it is impossible for him to mobilize the masses, nor to challenge the existing system, and to fight the local tyrants and divide the land, so he can only retreat to the second.

In the beginning, the fellow villagers were obviously still very reliable. Coupled with some training methods, Liangchen believed that he could train a strong army.

The most important point is that apart from his own fellow countrymen, Liangchen really can't recruit troops elsewhere at the moment.

He was a eunuch.

How many people in this world are willing to die for a eunuch?

Those mine supervisors and tax envoys often take thousands of people out to make a fortune, how many of these thousands of people are good families?

Ninety percent are scoundrels.

What kind of soldiers can these people be and what kind of battles can they fight?

The Flying Tiger Army can fight, but they are all horse bandit deserters, and these people can be used at the beginning, and they have to stand aside in the back.

In the area of the navy, there are already adult candidates for good ministers, that is, to surrender the Japanese. When he arrived in the south, he recruited some fishermen from the coast to train them, recruited pirates, and a little snowball, and Gonggong Wei couldn't even be a sea overlord if he didn't want to.

However, the north is heavier and the south is lighter.

No matter how powerful the sailors are, they can't be used in the war in the north.

time, there are still nine years.

Liangchen has to start, even if he is worried about Qin Liangyu's white pole soldiers, but after all, it belongs to someone else's family, not his Wei family.

Therefore, he had to build a strong army with his own hands.

Hometown is undoubtedly the best choice.

The river is different, affected by the atmosphere, the people respect their husbands very much, and they yearn for it, so they will not reject the eunuchs.

With this advantage, it is impossible for a good minister not to recruit soldiers.

After discussing the details of the cooperation, Wang Yongshou was very happy, and Liangchen was also very happy, and asked Wang Yongshou to take him to Liu Jixiang to express his gratitude to the governor for his support.

didn't want to, but Wang Yongshou said that Liu Jixiang had returned to Beijing, and Liangchen was stunned: "So fast? ”

Wang Yongshou said: "Xiao Wei doesn't know, the emperor has appointed the palm seal of the celebrity, according to the rules, the governor has to go to listen to the training." ”

Liangchen's heart jumped, and he hurriedly asked, "Who is the new palm print?" ”

"Bingbi Sun Xian."

Not Jin Zhong?

Liangchen was a little disappointed, Sun Xian was pro-Donglin.

Wang Yongshou saw that he was a little distracted, and couldn't help but ask what was wrong. Liangchen hurriedly said that it was nothing, and when he saw that the sun had risen, he told Wang Yongshou that he would return to Beijing first and come to Nanhaizi in a few days.

Wang Yongshou nodded and said, "It's okay, we have to handle the affairs of Yingtou, and Gonggong Song is also going back to Beijing, so you go with him." Go back to our family and the governor to ask for instructions, and see where the camp is for you. ”

"There is a prince of Lao."

"As long as you finish going to sea, it's too late for us to thank you." After speaking, Wang Yongshou said meaningfully, "You are Grandpa Zhang's person, but it is best not to let Grandpa Zhang know about this matter, not that he is afraid that Grandpa Zhang will have opinions, but the fewer people who know, the better, after all, there are many people in the palace who are dissatisfied with going to sea." ”

"Don't worry, I know how to do it."

The two went to the gatehouse as they spoke, and when they saw what Song Qin was talking to his subordinates, Liangchen hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, Song Qin smiled at him, and quipped: "You made a lot of noise last night." ”

Liangchen was very embarrassed and didn't know how to reply.

Song Qin threw the horsewhip in his hand to Liangchen: "Let's go." Your Xiao Wei is now the person that Gonggong Liu likes, and our family has to serve you well. ”

"Father-in-law Song really tormented me." Liangchen took the horsewhip, turned over on the horse, turned around and asked Wang Yongshou, "Has Zhang Meier returned to Beijing?" ”

"What, Xiao Wei still wants to toss people?" Wang Yongshou smiled.

Liangchen trembled, hit the horse and ran. Song Qin also laughed when he saw it, and chased after him with a whip.

When resting on the way, Liangchen couldn't help but ask Song Qin why Liu Jixiang supported him to go to sea.

Song Qin patted the dust on his buttocks and said, "I want to come and Wang Yongshou told you about the early years of Gonggong Liu." ”

Liangchen nodded.

"In his early years, Gonggong Liu was mixed with his brother among the maritime merchants, and Wang Zhi, the owner of Wufeng, was his father-in-law. Later, the owner of Wufeng and the brother of Gonggong Liu were killed, and Gonggong Liu was also going to be killed, but Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, was left behind by the sword, and he was sent to the palace because of his young age..."

What Song Qin said was roughly the same as what the good ministers had guessed, and the Ming Dynasty had a custom of castrating the enemy's young children. For example, Wang Zhi, the old-timer of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, is a descendant of the rebellious Yao people. Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures, was also captured and sent to the palace as a child.

"Father-in-law Liu has always remembered the love of the owner of Wufeng, and he was adrift at sea in his early years, so he has a special affection for the sea. In the past few decades, Gonggong Liu has written to the emperor more than once that he wants to open the sea ban, but some people in the palace say that after Gonggong Liu is a widow, he has bad intentions to invite the sea, so it has never been successful. ”

Song Qin sighed, looked at Liangchen, and said with some confusion: "How did Gonggong Zhang say that the emperor agreed to open the sea?" ”

"It's... It's a long story. Liangchen hesitated.

"Don't say it." Song Qin waved his hand, "Since you have received the errand to go to sea, Gonggong Liu hopes that you can do it, firstly, it can fulfill his wish, and secondly, it is also a great thing for me to be the imperial horse supervisor." ”

"Oh?"

"Do you know that when the Three Treasure Eunuchs went to the West, Wang Jinghong, who always presided over his affairs, was the first palm seal of my imperial horse eunuch."

After Song Qin finished speaking, he shook his head and did not say any more.

Liangchen finally understood why Liu Jixiang was so happy to support him, and why Wang Yongshou and Song Qin were so nervous about going to sea.

The Imperial Horse Supervisor was actually the direct yamen responsible for going to the West, which was really a bit unexpected by the good ministers. He always thought it was an internal official eunuch, because Zheng He was an internal official eunuch.

Now it seems that he was wrong. Think about it, such a large fleet, completely a huge navy, such a large armed force, how can it not have anything to do with the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

Liu Jixiang wants to open the sea, in addition to being related to his own background, I am afraid that he also wants to restore the status of the imperial horse supervisor by going to sea.

Never before, the people of the Imperial Horse Supervisor did not admit that they were weaker than the Master of Ceremonies.