Xu Guangqi sat in a daze in a dashed chair, looking at the ruined scene in the military camp, and felt extremely regretful. He was nearly sixty years old. He was already enthusiastic in his heart and wanted to train a hundred elite soldiers for the court, but now it was a scene. The camp was filled with old, weak, sick and disabled, and the military pay, firearms, and food were not all available, so the surplus grain in the army could only last for a few days. He went to the six ministries to urge him, and each ministries shirked the responsibility, either saying that he really had no money or said that he would give it to him for some days. Now, let alone training, it is estimated that these veterans and gangsters would have a mutiny in a few days.

What kind of world is this? The world is drought continuously, and the people live in poverty. The Liaodong War in the court failed again. The imperial court collapsed in two months. Is the Ming Dynasty exhausted? After thinking, he patted his head hard and thought that he was so ruthless that he actually thought that the Ming Dynasty had exhausted. So he got up and walked out of the barracks. As soon as he left the barracks, he saw a crowd of people coming from outside the barracks. Could it be that the six ministries sent military pay, equipment, and food? So he walked to the gate to see what was going on.

However, Wei Chao completed the procedures for leaving the palace this morning and led a group of Jinyiwei to the Xinjun Barracks of Tongzhou. When he saw that the barracks were in rags, he thought that the emperor valued this person so much, and he didn't expect that the barracks of military training were all in rags. If he couldn't see what Xu Guangqi was outstanding, was the emperor misunderstood?

When Xu Guangqi saw a palace eunuch leading a group of Jinyiwei to his military camp, he was very puzzled, thinking that he had no mistake recently, and it was impossible for him to come. Although he was puzzled, he quickly opened the gate and welcomed the crowd in, walked through the military camp, and led his office camp.

When the Wei Dynasty passed through the military camp, he kept scanning. Although he saw that the camp was very ragged, the soldiers were all disciplined. Seeing that there was no riots in everyone coming in, they still trained as usual. He couldn't help but respect Xu Guangqi. When he entered the barracks, he saw that the tables and chairs in the room were also ragged, and he knew in his heart that it was probably common for the Ming army to owed military pay and food. It seems that the Lord Xu I saw today did not spare such trouble, but it is estimated that in a few days, all departments would have to take the initiative to send them. As long as the emperor opened his golden mouth, there was nothing that could not be done in the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing that Xu Guangqi was ready, (I had to receive the imperial edict to prepare incense, and the oral order was also required), Wei Chao said: "It was Xu Guangqi, the youngest secretary of the Zhanshi Mansion and the censor of Henan Dao Supervisor, who received the order. The emperor ordered that the youngest secretary of the Zhanshi Mansion and the censor of Henan Dao Supervisor, Xu Guangqi, suggested that the firearms were produced to be rewarded with fifty taels of silver. Immediately went to the palace to meet him."

After hearing the imperial edict, Xu Guangqi was simply inexplicable. The imperial edict came inexplicably, and the content was even more inexplicable. After a moment of reaction, he shouted inexplicably: "My dear Xu Guangqi thanked the Lord for his kindness, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

At this time, Wei Chao leaned over and said, "Mr. Xu, you are about to develop this time, don't forget me."

When Xu Guangqi saw the Wei Dynasty in this way, he thought that the Wei Dynasty wanted silver, and those who passed the imperial edicts throughout the ages had to receive red envelopes. Xu Guangqi naturally knew that he immediately sent ten taels of silver to send it.

When Wei Chao saw Xu Guangqi sending money over, he immediately waved his hand and refused.

Xu Guangqi thought that Wei Chao was too little, so he said, "Eunuch Wei, you see that this is the case in our army. I really can't afford more money. Next time I will be the master and give you a big red envelope for Eunuch Wei."

When Wei Chao saw that Xu Guangqi had misunderstood, he immediately said, "Mr. Xu, you misunderstood me. It is my duty to do things for the emperor. How dare you ask for money from Lord Xu? But today I have something to ask for, so Lord Xu must help me."

When Xu Guangqi heard that he didn't want money, it was strange. The eunuch who had heard of the order for money was given, he said, "As long as you can do your best, you will do your best."

Wei Chao said, "Mr. Xu, the emperor saw an adult's memorial yesterday. Oh, it should be a memorial written by someone else for the adult. The emperor was very happy to read it and asked me what I had thoughts after reading it. But I couldn't see any strange intentions. Of course, it was not that he was belittled by Lord Xu, but that the person who helped you wrote too badly. So the emperor told me two words "practice". I thought about it all night but still couldn't understand it. Today I want the adult to explain it to me."

When Xu Guangqi heard this and that, what happened today, there were so many messy things. The eunuch didn’t want money and asked for knowledge. But I didn’t know what this practice meant. I haven’t heard it before, maybe it was the emperor who said it casually, so I replied: “Since the emperor asks you, you must think about it yourself, let alone I don’t know much about it. I’m sorry, Eunuch Wei.”

Wei Chao thought it made sense. When he went back and thought about it, he said, "Since that's the case, I'll go back and think about it. If Lord Xu had an answer that day, he would have told me. It's getting late now, and the emperor is still waiting in the palace."

Zhu Youxiao looked at the pile of memorials in front of him. Yesterday, Wei Chao saw that Zhu Youxiao was very interested in Xu Guangqi, and he asked someone to find some memorials and memorials submitted by Xu Guangqi over the years and read them to Zhu Youxiao overnight. Zhu Youxiao felt that it was still reasonable and thought about how to break his words after all night. "The Memorial on the Plan to the Anbian Imperial Barbarians", "Dispute on the Defence of Zonglu", "The Great Conquest of the Sea", "The Strategy of the Great Conquest", "The Strategy of the Veterans to the Suppress the Military", "The Strategy of the Military to the Defeat of the Military", "The Strategy of the Military to the Defeat of the Military", "The Strategy of the Military to the Decision of the Military" and "The Strategy of the Liao Zuo" are all very military-informed articles. It seems that he is right to choose him, but see how many points you can get when the next trial is taken.

At this time, Wei Chao led Xu Guangqi in. When Xu Guangqi saw Zhu Youxiao, he knelt down and said, "My minister Xu Guangqi bowed to the emperor."

When Zhu Youxiao saw Xu Guangqi coming, he said, "Xu Aiqing is the first minister to be summoned since I ascended the throne. Xu Aiqing should know the reason why I invited you today." Then he ordered the eunuch to give him a seat. This seat is a great honor for the emperor to sit in front of the emperor. It is a great thing to be able to sit in front of the emperor. Today, Zhu Youxiao gave him a seat as soon as he came up. Xu Guangqi was very scared. Why did so many strange things happen today? If he had a heart disease, he would have been scared to death.

He immediately said: "Your Majesty, I have not made any contribution to the merits. Why dare to receive such great honor? I would like to ask the emperor to take back his life? I should still stand."

When Zhu Youxiao saw that he was not sitting, he did not force him. His purpose was to make him feel fluctuated. He would slap him and give him a date. Zhu Youxiao thought about it for a day yesterday and decided to give him a date first and then a date today. Thinking about the burden he was about to put on Xu Guangqi and the power he was about to hold, if he could not completely surrender him today, he would have to take off for a few more days.

So he said, "Xu Aiqing will not sit down, and I will not force you. Xu Aiqing said that he had no inch to make a contribution, which is not the case. When Xu Aiqing came the day before yesterday, he valued Xu Aiqing's talent. Come on, I have some questions to ask Xu Aiqing."

Xu Guangqi replied: "I should solve the problem for the emperor."

So Zhu Youxiao said again: "I like firearms very much and attach great importance to firearms. Now my Ming army is equipped with a large number of firearms. Today I recruit Xu Aiqing to consult Xu Aiqing's methods of fighting firearms."

Xu Guangqi's eyes lit up as soon as he heard this. He had repeatedly submitted a memorial to the court for firearms to fight, but he was always suppressed and did not release it. He had only reluctantly agreed to supervise the training of the new army a few months ago. However, his father was not close to him and his mother did not love him. The court did not pay any attention to it. This time, the emperor suddenly invited him to the palace to consult about firearms to fight, but because the emperor likes firearms, he must talk carefully today and tell the emperor, so his mind and ideas can be realized. However, there is still knowledge to talk about it. If he talks about the use of firearms directly, the emperor would definitely not like to listen. Xu Guangqi was also very smart. After thinking for a moment, he decided to tell stories to Zhu Youxiao about the use of firearms.

So he started to speak: "The Emperor..." Zhu Youxiao interrupted: "Today I ask Xu Aiqing to help me, so I will be exempted from the principle of the ruler and the ministers. Let's talk about it so happily."

Xu Guangqi became more and more excited. He was a wise king. He thought that he had been an official for many years and finally met a wise king in his lifetime. So he began to say, "This firearm has appeared in Song Shi. It was called a thunder musket at that time, and it looked like this." As he said that, he began to gesture with his hands. Zhu Youxiao asked Wei Chao to take the pen and ink, take the paper, and let Xu Guangqi draw it for him to show him.

"When Taizu was in power, our Ming Dynasty had widely used firearms. One out of ten garrisons in various places was equipped with firearms. During the eighth year of Yongle in Chengzu (1410), a special gun and cannon army was formed in the Beijing army, Shenji Camp. Later, in the battle of the northern part of the Mo, Chengzu proposed the combat principle of "Shenji guns are in front and horses are in back". Shenji Camp played an important role in cooperating with infantry and cavalry operations, making the application of firearms more professional. Shenji Camp has become a military branch of the army."

"When Emperor Shenzong and General Qi Jiguang guarded Jizhen, the northern border to train troops, they organized the naval camp, the infantry camp, the cavalry camp, the chariot camp, and the baggage camp. One of the two used guns and cannons and other firearms."

Xu Guangqi was talking and painting, his face was full of spirit. Over the years, he had worked hard to study firearms, but today he had a good audience. This audience is not ordinary, the Ming Emperor. However, the Ming Emperor still loved firearms very much. Xu Guangqi wanted to shake out all his knowledge. In this way, the king and his minister talked for more than half an hour, and they drew dozens of drawings.

Zhu Youxiao felt very satisfied when he heard this. When he thought that Catholics must have connections with those foreign missionaries, he remembered that the early foreign missionaries were very knowledgeable. When he preached abroad, he used the spread of knowledge in exchange for spreading religion.

So Zhu Youxiao suddenly said, "I heard that my beloved is a Catholic, and I don't know if it is closely related to those red and barbarians."

Xu Guangqizheng was so happy that he suddenly heard Zhu Youxiao ask about this, and was shocked. He thought Zhu Youxiao was going to hold him accountable. Over the years, he had been impeached by the Censor of the Court many times. Could it be...

So he had to reply: "Emperor, although I am a member of the Catholic Church, my loyalty and patriotism have not changed at all."

Zhu Youxiao knew that Xu Guangqi had misunderstood his meaning, so he said, "I am not blaming Xu Aiqing, but I saw the red barbarian cannon the day before yesterday and thought it was powerful. I wanted to find some people to imitate it, but no one in the Anmin Factory could build it. So I wanted to find some red barbarians to come and make cannons for me. I heard that Xu Aiqing had a close relationship with those red barbarians, so I asked Xu Aiqing."

Xu Guangqi was not sure what to say now. He first attached importance to firearms, and now he also allowed the red barbarians to enter Beijing. (The Ming Dynasty did not allow Western missionaries to come to the court at will. A famous Western missionary named Matteo Ricci was trusted by the Ming Dynasty and settled in Beijing. The government also gave him a subsidy every four months. However, he was suddenly expelled from Beijing.) He felt that there were stars in front of him. The emperor thought about what he thought. He had been running around in the court for many years, just to provide legal identity for those church members. Now, the emperor spoke, and everything was smooth sailing.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao certainly didn't have any good intentions. It would be okay to let these missionaries go to Beijing to build artillery, but it wouldn't be okay to preach everywhere. But you don't have to worry about this. If the ministers saw these red barbarians spreading everywhere, they would have been arrested. The most important thing now is to introduce Western science. It seems that Xu Guangqi has to be responsible. It's a problem. He is going to train troops again. Now he wants to start science and talent! Are you there?

At this time, Xu Guangqi said: "The emperor, I met the Red Barbarian missionary Matteo Ricci in Nanjing in the 28th year of Wanli (1600). When I saw the prisms he brought, the self-sounding bells, sundials, and the "Map of the All Nations" and other red barbarian items were very advanced, so I was particularly interested in them. Later, I gradually realized that the Red Barbarians had surpassed our Ming Dynasty in many aspects, so I developed the desire to translate the Red Barbarians scientific books for my use."

When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he said, "I also feel that the red barbarians are very powerful. The red barbarian cannons are much better than the Ming Dynasty's own cannons. My Ming Dynasty cannot make such powerful cannons, so I want to recruit those red barbarians to come to Beijing to build cannons for me. Xu Aiqing has a close relationship with the red barbarians. I recommend some people to me, and I will definitely use them." Zhu Youxiao has not forgotten his pyramid scheme plan, which should be a direct sales plan.

When talking about the red cannons, Xu Guangqi was inspired again. Xu Guangqi knew that the political history of Guangdong and Guangxi sent some cannons to Beijing a few days ago. He knew the origin of the cannons, so he said:

"Emperor, the poor minister of the Red Barbarians knows that since the new army was supervising the training, I have been looking for advanced firearms. Knowing that the Macau Red Barbarians have excellent skills in making guns, I asked the Macau church members to pay attention to the cannons. A few days ago, the church members wrote to me that some officers and soldiers of the Macau Red Barbarians and Guangzhou Guards removed twelve cannons from a stranded British Red Barbarian ship at sea, and Guangzhou Guards divided four of them into Beijing. These are the ones that the emperor saw."

When Zhu Youxiao heard that there was still there, it was not possible. He should have bought them all and brought them all to the craftsmen. However, he knew that he couldn't be impatient, so he still had to take it slowly. These things cannot be done in a day or two. It would probably take more than half a month to just pass the news to Macau. It would be better to deal with Xu Guangqi first. If you are here, you can't escape any of the things. So he changed the topic and said:

"Xu Aiqing is now in Tongzhou to train a new army. I want to know today how to make new laws in this new army, and how is the difference between the Ming Dynasty's normal guards? How to make new laws in Xu Aiqing's promotion of the use of firearms?"

When Xu Guangqi heard that it was finally here, the success or failure today was said, so he said seriously:

"Emperor, my big open firearms are equipped with a lot of equipment, and they are already quite popular on the battlefield. The main force or elite troops in the army also use firearms in large quantities. One of the four people uses firearms, especially General Qi Jiguang's car camp. The use of firearms is even more common. In terms of firearms, our Ming army is of course better than the Later Jin army, but why is it impossible to play when the two armies are confronting each other and are defeated repeatedly in battle? According to Weichen's opinion, our Ming Dynasty is used to laying a square array, firearms are arranged in front of the formation, and the cannons are placed on the ground. Whenever we are in a confrontation, we must first radiate artillery to kill the enemy's head, and to achieve a certain lethality and stifle the enemy's attack for a while. However, the formations in the army are consistent and unchanged, and gradually gradually

As the enemy saw, the Later Jin soldiers changed to "Iron Cavalry Conflict, Like Wind and Lightning" to seize the initiative with their own rapid and sharp strength. Before the Ming army ignited the launch, they quickly broke into the range, causing our Ming army to fire artillery, but the shells fell out, or waited for an opportunity to launch the first launch of our Ming army. After the Ming army launched the first launch, the cavalry charged at full speed to break through the Ming army's formation and did not give our Ming army the chance to fire the second artillery. Therefore, the function of the firearm was suddenly destroyed. In order to escape the impact of the cavalry, our Ming army often abandoned the firearm and collapsed. In addition, the quality of the firearm made by the inner government was very poor, and explosion accidents occurred frequently during use, causing self-killing, and the igniter was even more trembling and did not dare to use it too much. This is also a major reason."

"This is an external cause, and an internal cause is that the generals in the Ming army do not use firearms. Most generals believe that firearms are not effective, and are not as convenient as swords and guns. Even if there are a large number of firearms, they cannot be used well. In ancient times, far-reaching weapons were only bows and arrows. Since the Five Dynasties, we have become artillery. Since the Ming Dynasty, we have become firearms. Every time we change, we become fierce, then firearms are the affairs of the present. For generals, we do not use sharp weapons in our hands. How can we kill the enemy and win? Furthermore, firearms are the most important discipline in combat, and the discipline in our Ming army is scattered. The so-called victory must be with elite soldiers, and elite soldiers must be selected by the masses." Sending soldiers who are not selected and trained to the front line is like "loading snow to fill a well", so that soldiers can be killed in vain. Therefore, I train the new army and focus on selecting soldiers and training."

"I think selecting is the prerequisite for training elite soldiers. There are two main criteria for selecting soldiers: one is to pay attention to the elements of soldiers, not to use slick people in the city, not to use tactful people, but to use honest people in the countryside, and to use them to fight; the other is to pay attention to the quality of soldiers, select those who are generous, strong in physical, superb martial arts, smart in response, and courageous, and must be brave. The so-called courage is the spirit of a person, hidden in the hearts of a person. Soldiers with courage are brave in suffering in daily life, diligent in martial arts, brave in wartime, and not afraid of sacrifice."

"Xu Aiqing said very well, but Xu Aiqing, I sent Eunuch Wei from the palace to summon Eunuch. But Eunuch Wei came back and told me that your army camp was in dilapidated. Is there any such thing?" Zhu Youxiao saw that Xu Guangqi was talking about his eyebrows. Although he knew that the central army of Xu Guangqi's camp was very strict, he didn't say it, just wanted to suppress Xu Guangqi's arrogance.
Chapter completed!