As Li Shuo said, at least at this point in time, Mu Ying is still absolutely loyal to Li Xin, and the source firearms of the firearms battalion are still firmly in Li Xin's hands, so naturally whatever he says is what he says.

Since the two generals in the Southwest Army have nodded, there will be no obstacles to the affairs of the Shenji Battalion, as long as the Hanzhou Army and the Ningzhou Army cooperate, this matter can be fully implemented in five or six days at most.

In addition to 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, and some fresh blood is needed.

Then there is the candidate for the commander of this Shenji Battalion, which is worth considering, and Zhao Fang is more suitable for Li Xin's side, but Zhao Fang wants to be the general of Yulin Weizhonglang, and it is impossible for one person to hold two positions, as for Zhao Yi...... is still too young now, and his father doesn't necessarily want him to take the path of a military attaché, but still wants him to enter the path of the subject examination.

Although Zhao Jia is a scholar, because of his background in a "military household", he has not been famous for scientific examinations in his life, and he regrets it all his life, and he still wants his son to be able to successfully take the examination.

However, in addition to these two people, there is another absolutely credible person who can be transferred to the capital, and that is ...... Lin Hu.

After Lin Hu was calculated by Mei Meiwei, he was reluctant to supervise the manufacture of gunpowder for a while, and then Chen Sixteen took over for a while, and later Chen Sixteen was transferred by Li Xin to the dark department as the leader, and Lin Hu took over the errand of supervising the manufacture of gunpowder.

In the past, gunpowder needed to be kept strictly secret for various reasons, whether it was Lin Hu or Chen Sixteen, they all lived in the dark, but now the situation is different, the southwest army occupies the capital, and if gunpowder is hidden, it will be short-sighted.

Even the officially established Shenji Battalion will be established, and the firearms supervisor for the manufacture of gunpowder and derivative weapons will soon be set up, not only to get it up, but also to gather skilled craftsmen from all over the country to realize the "ideas" in Li Xinxin's mind little by little.

The composition of gunpowder is not complicated, and under Li Xin's deliberate concealment, it has been found out by the imperial court, which means that this thing cannot be hidden from the world for too long, so now the focus of the imperial court should not be on the secrecy of gunpowder, but on technological iteration.

Moreover, the Xianbei Department in the north lacked raw materials and craftsmen, and they couldn't get decent gunpowder when they gave them a prescription, and besides, if the imperial court had already made artillery and even flintlock pistols, even if the Xianbei people were proficient in gunpowder, it would be useless.

Therefore, Li Xin was ready to summon Lin Hu and a group of craftsmen under him to the capital, Lin Hu became the first commander of the Shenji Battalion, and those craftsmen under him would become the veterans of the firearms superintendent.

After finalizing the details of the firearms battalion with Mu Ying, the two of them talked about the reorganization of the Southwest Army, and the general framework was to slowly recruit troops from Gyeonggi or nearby state capitals to fill the Southwest Army.

That is to say, at least for three years, it is guaranteed that the Southwest Army will remain 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 went to the Qianguo Mansion in the morning, and did not leave from the Qianguo Mansion until after lunch, Mu Ying personally sent Li Xin to the gate, and then bowed to Li Xin and said: "The things that the Metropolitan Governor has explained, his subordinates will start to do it in the afternoon." ”

Li Xin nodded with a smile: "When these days are over and Li Shuo's body is better, let's call Prime Minister Zhao Dacheng together and find a place to have a drink." ”

Mu Ying laughed: "I have heard that the proud building of Qinhuai River is the property of the Metropolitan Governor, and I have never seen it. ”

"Definitely, definitely."

The two of them parted, Li Xin left from the Qianguo Mansion, did not go home, but walked to a restaurant in Yongle Fang, he just arrived downstairs, two old friends came down from the upper floor to greet him, and they bowed to Li Xin: "I have been waiting for the governor for a long time." ”

Hearing this, Li Xin was also a little embarrassed, he made an appointment with these two people to have lunch together, but now it was already afternoon, so these two people waited for him for almost an hour.

Governor Li Dadu smiled bitterly: "I should have arrived a long time ago, and I talked about things at the Duke of Qianguo, and I didn't get out of the way, and the two elder brothers waited for a long time." ”

Now in the capital, there are not many people who can be called "brother" by Li Xin.

Ye Sishao Ye Xuan is counted as one, but Ye Xuan is no longer in the capital now.

The remaining two people are not difficult to guess.

He Xiang...... With Hou Jingde.

These two people made great contributions when Li Xin entered Beijing, and after the new emperor ascended the throne, they were also awarded their respective titles, Hou Jingde was originally a loyal and brave marquis, and was promoted to a good Yang Marquis, hereditary replacement, and He Xiang was also named a marquis, and was named the Marquis of Dingxiang.

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

For these two people, there must be some arrangement, people have put a bet on their lives, and if they win, they will naturally have to give dividends to others, which is the most basic rule of law, and they can't help but talk about the rules.

Surrounded by these two people, Li Xin followed them to the upstairs private room, and was on the second floor, and Li Xin sat in the main seat.

After the three of them sat down, He Xiang and Hou Jingde glanced at each other, and they both smiled at Li Xin and said: "If there is anything wrong with the Metropolitan Governor, say hello, I will naturally come to the door to visit, where is there such a trouble." ”

In fact, with the identity of the three of them at this time, it should be right to hold a banquet in their respective mansions, Li Xin wants to talk to the two of them, as long as he gives an invitation, but the Jing'an Hou Mansion is now staring at countless pairs of eyes in the capital, and it is a little inconvenient, so he chose this restaurant.

The inconvenience of this is that on the night when the Southwest Army entered the city, except for a few parties, not too many people knew that it was He Songhou Jingde who "turned against the water", and with the resumes of the two of them in the forbidden army, worshipping the general and the marquis can also be understood as the new dynasty wants to win the hearts of the people, and once Li Xin invited these two people to come over, at least more than sixty percent of the officials in the capital could guess the events of that night.

Although the events of that night are a real credit for the new dynasty, whether this credit should be announced or not depends on the opinions of He Hou and the two of them.

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

The credit of these two people is very great, but it is not quite possible to say, once it is explained, not to mention how the civil officials of the court and the central government spit on them, even the soldiers in the forbidden army may have a backlash.

Even if you want to say it, it's not now......

Hou Jingde grinned and smiled heartily: "The old man is afraid of everything in his life, but he is not afraid of being scolded, and those big-headed scholars will only gossip behind their backs, and they can't even let out a fart in front of them!" ”

He Xiang frowned slightly and did not speak.

Li Xin coughed, raised his glass and toasted the two people.

The three people collided with their wine glasses and drank it all in one go.

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

"I invite you two here today, I have something serious to discuss."

Hou Jingde's voice was heavy: "The Governor of the Metropolitan commands." ”

He Xiang also followed and said, "The Governor of the Majority, please speak." ”

Li Xin narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice: "The Xianbei Department in the north is a little not very honest, and now the Yunzhou army has not returned to Yunzhou, and Chen Guogong is struggling to resist in the north alone, and the situation is very critical." ”

"I mean, three or four Zhechong Mansions were sent north from the forbidden army to support Chen Guogong, two old brothers, can they still bring troops now?"