"How does this work?"
Chen Dong's honest face was full of fear and uneasiness. At first glance, he looked like an honest man.
"Otherwise, I'll give it to you, General."
"No, my knife is a deposit, you take it first."
Seeing this, Zhu Yixi insisted: "Take the tiger back first, and I will send someone to pay for it tomorrow."
Chen Dong was stunned.
Just like that, he lowered his sword and watched the young general leave.
At the stalls and passers-by on the side, they were pointing and pointing, still unfinished.
"This general is so different from the past!"
Chen Dong muttered, his eyes shining brightly.
Chen Yongfu witnessed all this, turned his head and glanced at the stunned Orion, and couldn't help but sigh, this general has such great control over people's hearts.
A sword can take down a fierce general.
"Come on, let's go to the firearms camp."
The firearms battalion, composed of musketeers, artillerymen, and grenadiers, reached 3,000 men.
They are all veterans who have been training for many days, and they can be said to be Zhu Yixi's true confidants.
The musketeers, holding their flintlock rifles, wiped, loaded, aimed, and fired all at once.
There is currently no shortage of gunpowder, so basically there will be live ammunition shooting every day just to train their strength.
"Currently there are only 1,500 people. I plan to recruit another 1,500 people to make up for 3,000."
Zhu Yixi said happily while waiting for Chen Yongfu to take a look.
When it comes to the grenadier, it's even simpler. Just throw the grenade and ignite the grenade instead of fuse it.
All of them were hunky-backed and wearing single clothes, and they looked scary.
"General." Yan Guochao's nearly two-meter-long body came towards him like a giant, startling Chen Yongfu.
This expression is exactly the same as that of Zhang Fei who called Onii-chan.
"How are the grenadiers training? You are my secret weapon."
Zhu Yixi asked softly.
"do not worry."
Yan Guochao smiled hurriedly, his tonsils visible from his big mouth: "Everyone of my brothers is so strong that they can take fifty steps."
“Not only must you throw far, but you must also throw accurately.”
Zhu Yixi emphasized: "In a few days, I will add 500 more people to you. If you make up 1,000 people, you will be promoted from the general manager to the 1,000-member general manager."
"Hey, thank you, General." Yan Guochao was overjoyed and raised his thick eyebrows: "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of my brothers."
Zhu Yixi comforted him with a few words, and then said to Chen Yongfu: "We still have to select hundreds of strong men to join the grenade camp."
"General, is it a pity to just let them throw bombs?"
Chen Yongfu's expression changed and he expressed his suggestion: "Once the soldiers and horses get close, won't they become targets?"
"Relying on their majestic bodies, it is better to shape them into heavy infantry, wearing heavy armor and holding sharp swords, which can be compared to chariots."
"Really?" The image of a tauren appeared in Zhu Yixi's mind, holding a double ax and looking majestic.
"You're right."
Zhu Yixi was overjoyed and said: "He has a grenade on his waist, a double ax in his hand, and by the way, he also wears horns on his head and has a painted face. It's extremely scary."
"Just do it."
Chen Yongfu was stunned. He had not expected that Zhu Yixi would be so interested in coming.
After the inspection, Zhu Yixi summoned everyone in the firearms camp, took the potbellied purchasing officer, and publicly executed him.
Zhu Mou, the chief of the baggage department, stood aside in fear, his mouth trembling.
"Boom——"
I saw the pot-bellied purchasing officer tied up with a flag on his head. A hundred steps away, three artillery pieces were aimed and fired.
Three shots, and one hit.
This corrupt officer was blown to pieces, his flesh and blood flying everywhere.
"Colluding with government officials, pretending to be powerful, ruining the reputation of the military, bullying good people, embezzling and accepting bribes..."
"Remember, this is the consequences of violating military law."
Zhu Yixi warned the group of soldiers loudly and kept emphasizing: "No matter who it is, as long as it violates military law, this is the end. The waste can be used just enough for the artillerymen to practice."
Everyone was terrified.
There were no corpses left on the ground. It was so cruel.
Seeing how intimidating he was, Zhu Yixi nodded, and then said to Zhu Mou: "You boy, you are unable to supervise, so you should remove yourself from the post of director and temporarily take over his duties to atone for your sins."
"If you humble your position and know your mistakes, you will be punished."
Zhu Mou breathed a sigh of relief and smiled hurriedly.
Chen Yongfu on the side was stunned and his face turned pale.
It's too scary to use a cannon to blast someone if they don't agree with each other.
After a performance of killing chickens to scare monkeys, Zhu Yixi was very satisfied and immediately announced: "Tonight, we will have pork as an extra meal."
"Woohoo, long live——"
At this time, everyone was relieved of the gloom and cheered instantly. Nothing could compare to eating meat.
Chen Yongfu squinted his eyes and smiled at all this.
Fighting and pulling, the soldiers' moods rose and fell with the words of General Zhu.
General Xiao Zhu is very good at controlling the morale of the military.
Immediately, under the gaze of Mr. Chen, Zhu Yixi came to the audience regardless of his identity and greeted the soldiers.
"Is the salary enough?"
"Aren't you dressed warmly? It doesn't matter. The cotton clothes will arrive soon."
"Missing home? Don't worry, I will definitely call back to Xi'an."
After chatting and reminiscing for half an hour, Zhu Yixi mingled with the soldiers and communicated cordially in Xi'an dialect.
"General, I want to eat dry noodles..."
"I don't know who has taken over my field..."
As a result, township parties were everywhere.
After listening to the local accent, Zhu Yixi left the military camp.
Chen Yongfu also said goodbye and went back to the recruit camp to continue training new recruits.
Zhu Yixi glanced at the new barracks, thought for a moment, and thought:
Xiangdang just makes the identity more intimate.
We must also pay close attention to ideological education work such as loyalty to the king and service to the country.
Immediately, he went to the craftsman camp.
Under the leadership of Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang, Jiangying soon took root in Nanzheng.
"General Zhu, there are quite a lot of iron ore in Hanzhong, and there is an iron field outside Nanzheng City. In addition, the mines in Ningqiang Prefecture and Lueyang County are very large, and iron ore can be purchased directly."
Wang Xi was supported and said with joy: "In this way, in half a month, the red cannon will be cast."
"With the red cannon, Dashan Pass can be completely stabilized."
A smile also appeared on Zhu Yixi's face.
The presence of iron represents the complete recovery of the craftsman camp.
"My lord, we will produce two thousand more flintlock guns. In addition, we will also make more three-hundred-pound French cannons."
"Don't worry." Wang Xi nodded and stroked his beard: "Since the standards have been unified, the speed is much faster, and the caliber of the French cannons has been unified. From the current point of view, it should be feasible to produce 20 guns per month."
Zhu Yixi breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the production capacity can keep up.
However, he then remembered the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and that equipment was almost designed to suppress the Ming army's artillery.
"Jiannu armor, mostly cotton armor, is not only lighter, but also effective against muskets. I'm afraid even flintlocks may not be an opponent."
"What you say does make sense."
Wang Xi was stunned, then nodded seriously and said: "Although the flintlock spear is sharp, it may not be able to break Jiannu's armor."
Zhu Yixi fell into deep thought.
The muskets were not powerful enough, and the artillery was too bulky and inaccurate.
Then, wouldn’t it be enough to be somewhere in between?
"I thought of it!"
Zhu Yixi said with great joy.
