Cao Mo led the order to withdraw from the hall. Emperor Wanli said with relief: "Guocheng, you are amazing. You defeated 100 servants and 200 soldiers with one hundred soldiers. You are a talented person who leads troops."

Guocheng said: "Long live the praises. What Guocheng is dealing with is just a mob. If he deals with elite soldiers, it may be another result. Once the soldiers led by Cao Mo find that the opponent is the Jinyiwei, he will definitely watch the wall. If the servants have not been on the battlefield, they will collapse once they are injured. Therefore, this time the Jinyiwei defeated Zhang Jingzhi's team with zero casualties."

Wanli knocked on the desk with his hand and pondered: "So that's it. I thought that the more people, the more chance you have to win. Then when you recruit soldiers, you need new recruits to apply blood on their faces, which is not a prank."

Guocheng smiled bitterly and said, "Long live, am I so unbearable in your mind? The battlefield is extremely bloody. If you don't have courage, it will inevitably lead to a weakening of the morale of the army and the war that should have been won. Why did the Mongol Yuan in the Song and Jin dynasties be invincible, but Taizu could defeat them and flee in a panic? Some people say that the Mongol Yuan was influenced by the Han culture and lost his spirit of bravery. Wrong, big mistakes and special mistakes, this is not a problem with the Han culture. If so, where did Emperor Taizu Wen be placed? The reason why the Mongol Yuan retreated was because after they occupied the Central Plains, they basically had no war. After the veterans passed away, the new soldiers naturally could not defeat Emperor Taizu's iron-blooded troops without the test of blood and fire."

Wanli stared at Guocheng for a while and suddenly asked, "Guocheng, are your surname Zhang?"

Guo Chengqi said: "My surname is Guo, how could I think so?"

Wanli murmured: "It's true that it's not. Teacher Zhang has passed away for more than 30 years. I haven't heard such deafening remarks for a long time. Guocheng, now I want to reward you sincerely. If you have any requests, please make it."

Guocheng kowtowed and said, "I would like to publish Qi Jiguang's "Ji Xiao New Book" and distribute it to officers above 100 households in the Ming Dynasty."

Wanli said: "I'm sure, Lu Shou, you can order someone to do it now. If the Ministry of War refuses to pay the money, just transfer the money from the inner warehouse."

Wanli said again: "I heard that many young heroes appeared in the battle with Zhang Jingzhi. Have you brought them to me for a look?"

Guocheng pointed to Wu Huping next to him and said, "This is Wu Huping, the general banner under my jurisdiction."

Wanli looked at Wu Huping up and down and said happily: "It's really a tiger general. Would you like to come to me and be my personal bodyguard?"

Guocheng said in his heart: I don’t do this. If I have a talent, just poach one. After digging, I will no longer be the commander.

Wu Huping said: "Thank you for your kindness, but I will feel that I can learn more military knowledge next to the hundreds of households in the country and serve better for the Ming Dynasty."

Wanli said: "Since this is the case, I will appoint you as the deputy 100 households, follow Guocheng, and bring the new recruits of the Jinyiwei recruits recruited this time, and be ready to serve the country anytime and anywhere."

On the way back to the country, the sky was gloomy and the cold wind blew, and heavy snow fell. Guocheng reached out to catch a snowflake and said happily: "Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest."

Suddenly, Guocheng was shocked: "How is Zhu Youjian like in such cold weather? He has been busy training recruits these days, but he forgot about him."

He jumped out of the carriage and said to Wu Huping: "You go back to the country and I will go to the children's playground to see His Royal Highness."

When I entered Zhu Youjian's bedroom, I saw a small ball under the quilt. It seemed that he had not gotten up yet. It was already in the morning (that is, 13:00 pm). I had already had lunch, so why didn't he get up yet?

Guocheng asked, "Eunuch Wang, what's going on?"

Wang Chengen said: "Since the weather got colder a few days ago, His Royal Highness Emperor has risen late and late, and I can't get up today. I think His Royal Highness Emperor is afraid of the cold. I have gone to you two or three times, but I can't find you."

Guocheng said to the bulge on the bed: "A Jian, get up."

The bulge moved, and a small head poked out from the quilt, blushing, not knowing whether it was hot or suffocating. Zhu Youjian said, "Don't worry about me, let me die of coldness. Brother Guocheng is getting colder and colder to me. He used to call me every day, but now he doesn't scream anymore. Forget it, I'm a poor person who no one likes, so let me die of coldness."

Guocheng apologized. He was busy with the Jinyiwei's affairs these days and did not take good care of Zhu Youjian. It seemed that he had a complaint, so he said softly: "I'm sorry, A Jian, I'm a little busy recently and haven't come. Can you forgive me?"

Zhu Youjian snorted, turned around, and gave Guocheng the back of his head to appreciate.

Guocheng said: "However, I thought of something new, A Jian will definitely like it."

Zhu Youjian jumped up and said, "I want to see what, I want to see."

Before Guocheng could answer, Zhu Youjian got back into the quilt - it was too cold. Then he stretched out the quilt with one hand and pulled the clothes into the quilt. Then the quilt squirmed for a while and lifted it up. Zhu Youjian came out of the quilt neatly in his clothes and said, "Brother Guocheng, where are the fresh things?"

Guocheng touched Zhu Youjian's head and said, "Let's talk about it after combing his hair."

Wang Chengen took out a comb to help Zhu Youjian comb his hair, and Zhu Youjian kept urging him to get faster.

Guocheng took out a piece of paper and used a chicken pen - the hair that was pulled from the cocktail last time. He first drew a circle, drew the internet inside, and then drew a handle.

Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "Brother Guocheng, it turns out that he wants to play in a fishing net."

Guocheng did not answer, and drew a semicircular wooden plug next to it, with feathers inserted on the flat end, radial.

Zhu Youjian said: "I really can't understand what this is."

Guocheng said: "This is called badminton. This fish net is called a racket. Unlike fish nets, the net is tighter and more elastic. Two rackets need to be made. When playing basketball, it is played through a net, and the ball is played around. If the ball is not caught, it will be hit online or out of bounds, and it will be considered a loss."

Zhu Youjian's eyes lit up: "This game is fun, Brother Guocheng, I want to play it."

Guocheng spread his hands and said, "It's not done yet."

Zhu Youjian took Guocheng's hand, rushed out of the room, and said, "What are you waiting for? Go for badminton first."

The craftsmen's chickens and ducks were in great trouble today. They were pressed down one by one and plucked their hair, and a large number of bald chickens and bald ducks were added to the garden.

The craftsmen's wives opened their mouths and were about to scold them, but they saw that it was Zhu Youjian and Guocheng who pulled the hair, so they retracted the words of scolding them. The two of them were as kind as a mountain to them. Not to mention plucking the hair, they could not scold them even if the chicken was slaughtered.

Zhu Youjian put a handful of feathers on his clothes and said to Guocheng: "Brother Guocheng, I'll go to the carpenter to make badminton. You go and rest. We will play badminton together tomorrow."

Although Guocheng smiled and nodded, he said in his heart: "There is still a big problem that has not been solved, how can he sleep?"

Guocheng found Sun Yuanhua with a bird gun and a crutch gun.

Sun Yuanhua indeed had the characteristics of scientific research. When he saw two muskets, his eyes shone. He almost snatched the muskets, observed carefully, and said, "Good thing, good thing, this is the best gun in our Ming Dynasty."

Guocheng said: "I think it's just two pieces of junk."

Sun Yuanhua was shocked and put down his musket: "Does the young master think there are magic weapons and weapons in the world that are better than this gun?"

Guocheng said: "Weapons are always improving. In the past, they are arrows, but now they are guns. If you hold on to the incomplete and weak, you will suffer a great loss."

Sun Yuanhua nodded and said, "That's true. But after hearing the young master's words, he seems to have a lot of opinions on these two muskets."

Guocheng said: "Today I tried this musket and found that its accuracy was not good. I pointed to the east and the west, and the guide to the north, and the range was too short. Isn't it disappointing for our soldiers to be sent to the battlefield?"

Sun Yuanhua said: "This is a common problem with muskets. Alas, I can't solve this problem even if I want to break my head, so I started to study guns."

Guocheng said: "I have an idea, I'm not very mature..."

Sun Yuanhua roared and said, "What's the solution? Tell me quickly."

Guocheng had a humble speech of about 100 words below, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Sun Yuanhua and had to go straight to the topic: "When playing gyro with His Highness Huangsun a few days ago, I found that the gyro had been standing for a long time when the gyro was spinning, but when the gyro did not spin, he could not stand up. I thought if the bullets fired by the musket could rotate, would it be able to shoot farther and more accurately?"

Sun Yuanhua frowned and thought for a while, saying, "If the bullet can rotate, it should be able to shoot farther and more accurately. But how can I make the bullet rotate?"

Guocheng patiently inspires: "If we carve rotating lines in the gun barrel and the bullet is driven by the lines, can we rotate?"

Sun Yuanhua said to himself: "Miaomiao, this should be OK, but it will be a bit troublesome to load bullets, or just load bullets from the back? But if the bullets get stuck in the barrel, the gun will explode, which is a noisy thing."

Guocheng said: "If you use metal that is easily deformed to make bullets, will you not get stuck in the barrel?"

Sun Yuanhua said: "By the way, use lead! Use lead as a bullet, and install a fixed amount of fire at the back to form a unit, so that the gunpowder will not be filled with more or less. The shell is wrapped with paper, so that the gunpowder will be ignited, the paper and gunpowder will burn out, and the bullet will fly out, and the loading speed will be much faster. Such a musket is a magic weapon."

Guocheng reminded: "Wouldn't it be better to put flint on a musket and let the flint strike out sparks and ignite the bullet?"

Sun Yuanhua laughed and said, "I understand, I understand, the creativity in my heart is gushing out. Give me a blacksmith and I will create the best gun to the young master."

Guocheng said: "The manufacturing method of this kind of gun must be kept confidential. If outsiders know about it, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger. Go to the blacksmith Sun to make an iron. He has the best skills and a strict mouth. If it is done, it will be given to me first."

Before Guocheng could come back to his senses, Sun Yuanhua disappeared, and a "good" sounded outside the house. Guocheng couldn't help but shake his head. Sun Yuanhua is really a scientific madman.

The next morning, Guocheng was woken up by Zhu Youjian. Zhu You reported holding two rackets and said, "Brother Guocheng, play badminton, the racket and the ball are ready."

While putting on his clothes, Guocheng said, "Is it done so soon?"

Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "I'm staring at you, why can't I be quick?"

Guocheng said: "Let's go, play basketball."

The two of them came to a flat ground, set up a partition net, and played badminton.

After all, Guocheng has played badminton for 30 years. He is much better than Zhu Youjian, a novice. But if he always abuses him, he will not like to play basketball, so sometimes he deliberately lets him and pretends not to catch the ball.

After a while, the two of them had been fighting for half an hour, and more and more people were watching around. Guocheng wiped his sweat and asked, "Who wants to continue playing?"

Ten people actually squeezed over and said, "I!"

Zhu Youjian was tired, so he handed the beat to another person and told him: "Be careful, and return it to me if you use it."

Wang Chengen squeezed over and said, "Your Highness, I thought of another trick to get rich."

Zhu Youjian said: "What strategy?"

Wang Chengen pointed to the crowd: "So many people love badminton, we can sell badminton."

Zhu Youjian asked Guocheng: "Brother Guocheng, what do you think?"

Guocheng said: "It's very good, killing two birds with one stone. On the one hand, the children's playground has another income, and on the other hand, it has trained the body of the Ming people. First make three rackets, one for the emperor, one for the crown prince, and the other for the crown prince."
Chapter completed!