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Chapter Three Hundred and Twelve The North Patrol Fort

After thanking the crowd, Chau Wang and others sat down, and then they had the opportunity to look at the senior military officer of the giant businessman and Ming Dynasty in front of them.

Liu Yu did not wear a military officer's robe, but like his subordinates, he wore a knee-length gray robe, two rows of copper buckles on his chest, a belt around his waist, a wide hem, his trousers in the style of breeches, and his feet were wearing leather boots.

Unlike ordinary soldiers, he does not have a rank and chest mark.

"You have come to see me from the capital, but you have never known your name."

Liu Yu asked the names of these missionaries, and when he heard the names of Johnson Chan, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

This is a legendary missionary. During the Wanli period, he came to China and experienced Li Zicheng and the Eight Banners' entry into Beijing one after another. He also clearly recorded the situation when the Eight Banners soldiers entered the city in his notes. During the Kangxi period, he was trusted by Emperor Mazi and reached the peak of his life.

Liu Yu had never heard of the other missionaries, but his attitude was the same as that of Johnson Chan.

After asking about his name, Liu Yu said again: "Do you come to my Wangjiazhuang? Do you want to preach or plan things?"

Tang Ruowang sang for a moment and said calmly: "My companions came from Nanjing. Something happened to the church there and they were not allowed to leave, so they have no place to settle down yet. The main thing is to find something to do, so they can gain income to gain a foothold in the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and they will also do missionary things."

"You can preach, you have to abide by the rules, and you can do things here. I also need talents." Liu Yu said, "If you stay and do things, I will give you a good reward based on your abilities."

"Thank you, Lord Liu." John Tang said very well, "With income, they can deliver the Lord's gospel more easily."

A group of missionaries showed high expressions on their faces.

From Nanjing to Beijing and Shanxi, they can’t even eat, and at least they don’t have to worry about going hungry if they have income.

"By the way..." Chau Wang said cautiously, "Does these companions have the obligation to go to the battlefield? On the way here we have heard the fierce battle against the barbarians in the north."

"You are hired civilians and have no obligation to go to the battlefield." Liu Yu said, "For example, I will go to the battlefield now and go to a military fortress on the northern border, but I will not ask you to go together. If someone goes there voluntarily, I will only accept personnel who can use cannons."

A reassured expression appeared on Joshua Chan's face.

Liu Yu said again: "If any of you are excellent gunners, skilled in calculating ballistics, can be instructors and actually "working" cannons on the battlefield, then he can receive twenty taels of silver every month on the battlefield."

When twenty taels of silver were released, a sentence that a later performing artist once said in film and television was automatically revealed in Liu Yu's mind.

...What is the most precious, talent is the most precious.

A group of missionaries, including Johnson Chan, opened their mouths in an instant.

Twenty taels of silver every month, in countries like Europe with great navigation dividends, the gold-silver price ratio in the Ming Dynasty was very low, and you could exchange it for gold after getting silver. When you return to Europe, the gold coins will appreciate, and there will be an invisible amount of income.

Of course, when thinking this, the missionaries were still quite condemned... They silently told themselves in their hearts that they were trying to spread the gospel of the Lord.

Liu Yu brought some missionaries who were for twenty taels... no, they rode out from Xinpingbao to spread the gospel of the Lord.

After walking about five miles, a black dot appeared in front of Zhong Rao.

Continue to run forward not far, a complete pier appeared in front of All Rao.

This pier is more than four meters high and has a covered bucket shape, with a standard appearance of the fire road pier in the border town of Mingjun.

On the base of the pier is the house of the hall and the military flag of the lamppost. There is a horse-blocking wall of more than three miles long. There are trenches outside the wall, and some sharpened wooden stakes are inserted at the bottom of the ditch.

When Liu Yu was observing Dunburg, soldiers were also looking out in the Dunburg Observatory, and were also observing Liu Yu and his group.

Liu Yu waved his hand, Zhou Erniu beside him understood and ordered the two guards of the attendants to run towards the direction of the horse-blocking wall.

"Stop the person coming!" A person stood up above the pier and shouted loudly, "The person coming to inform the number, purpose of coming, and order to enter the castle."

The two attendants on horseback ignored them and continued to the previous school.

The man on the pier called out a few more times, and when he saw that there was no effect, he rang the gong in his hand.

When the sound of a gong sounded, a dozen people suddenly ran upwards below the pier. Looking at the upper and lower floors of the hall, it was obvious that these people were holding muskets in their hands.

At this time, a man said rudely: "If we don't express our intention, we will open fire and shoot."

One of the guards of the attendants shouted: "Can't you tell that we are from Guangji?"

Another country: "What kind of bird command? We just come in and get some supplies. Behind me is the director of the Military Information Department."

"No matter what your mother's director!" The voice in the castle became violent and he shouted, "If you dare to take another step forward, there are tiger cannons and Fran machine cannons in the castle. If you don't believe it, come and try it!"

As if to prove this sentence, a baggage soldier in the Dunbao pulled the trigger and fired a shot near the cavalry of several attendants.

Only a few dozen steps apart, Lead Zi flew past the heads of several servant guards. The faces of several servant guards changed and they dared not continue to move forward.

"Sir." Zhou Tui Niu asked, "Do you want to tell your identity and go to Dunbao to take a look?"

"No need." Liu Yu shook his head slightly and said, "I just look at how the baggage soldiers guard it. Now it seems that they have not been in vain. If they guard this for a few months and have experienced some actual combat, many people can choose to become combat soldiers. Besides, I don't know the command. If this fortress guard really implements the regulations and I won't let them in without the command, it would be really embarrassing."

Guangji's army, including the baggage troops, have regulations and regulations to regulate them. At the same time, Zhang Dagou's military and judicial departments constantly promote the importance of military discipline.

If he, the highest-ranking officer of Guangji, came forward and broke this rule, wouldn’t he be slapped in the face?

This was the first time that Johnson Chan and others saw with their own eyes how the Ming soldiers guarded the fortress.

In front of us are cleverly designed fortifications, and in the fort are match rope guns and artillery, and the soldiers inside are obviously well-trained.

A group of missionaries from Europe showed admiration on their faces, among which Frank from Prussia said: "In the past, there were many priests who rumored that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty lacked training and a sense of honor. Now it seems that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are also very strong and are not inferior to professional soldiers in Europe."

Johnson Chan said: "That's because you just arrived. The Ming army in the south was indeed negligent in training. The Ming army in the north was the elite of the Ming Dynasty. They were responsible for defending against the invasion of barbarians and had wars all year round."

It's a bit late today... I continue to write the second chapter of the Ming bandit army
Chapter completed!
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