Chapter 1062 Sun Chengzong’s Thoughts on Geng Scroll

  Seeing Feng Ziying saying goodbye to Fu Zonglong enthusiastically and talking happily with Yang Sichang from the hall, Zhang Jingqiu was quite touched.

  It is no accident that this young man can achieve such a great reputation.

If the strategy of opening the sea shows his far-reaching strategic vision, then the various performances in Yongping Mansion show his proficiency in specific politics. Let's look at his way of getting along with his fellow subjects. Such a sophisticated and mature talent, it's hard not to be dazzling.

  Sun Chengzong is also observing Feng Ziying.

He and Qi Yongtai are both from Hejian Prefecture, and the northern scholars in Zhongshan and Shanxi have the largest group of scholars. It's much bleak, even worse than Henan. Fortunately, Qi Yongtai, the elder of the cabinet, is supporting the scene, otherwise Beizhili really lacks capable people.

  So Feng Ziying, Qi Yongtai's proud disciple, naturally has to be highly regarded by Sun Chengzong, but Feng Ziying is indeed worthy of everyone's attention.

  Qi Yongtai talked with Sun Chengzong, intending to ask him to serve as Sichuan Chengxuan's political envoy, Secretary Zuo, and Syrian horse soldier.

Everyone realizes that the Mongols' invasion looks like a storm, but as long as they survive this month, the Mongols can only withdraw their troops in despair. The problem is that the Mongols can't make too much trouble this time, and once there is chaos in the southwest, it may be a real elbow and armpit problem, and it may even rise from an elbow and armpit problem to a confidant's problem.

Even Li Sancai, the most optimistic member of the cabinet, estimated that once the Southwest Rebellion broke out, it would be Amitabha if it could be dealt with within a year. Ye Xianggao, Qi Yongtai and Zhang Jingqiu all had the same opinion.

  The most pessimistic one is Chai Ke. He believes that if other disturbances can be ruled out, the Southwest Rebellion may be completely resolved in three years, but if there are other external factors, it may not be resolved in three years.

Sun Chengzong tends to Chai Ke's point of view, because he is more worried that in addition to the Southwest Rebellion, there will be other uncertain events emerging in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It affected the imperial court's determination and investment in using troops in the southwest.

  There is another hidden worry that everyone tacitly understands, that is, the relationship between the Supreme Emperor, Prince Yizhong and the emperor, and the emperor's poor health. No one dares to mention this, but no one dares to ignore it.

Although Prince Yizhong is a few years older than the emperor, his body is much healthier than the emperor's. He is still alive and kicking, and his energy is stronger than anyone else. However, the emperor's health is not good this year, and there is another one who has kept a silent attitude The ambiguous Supreme Emperor, this is the biggest hidden danger of the Great Zhou. Once it explodes, it may plunge the entire Great Zhou into complete chaos.

  Sometimes Sun Chengzong thought, it would be better if this matter broke out earlier, and after it was resolved, Da Zhou could also usher in a period of stability, freeing up his hands to properly resolve the internal and surrounding threats.

Hanging in mid-air like this, when you are going all out to deal with other threats, there is a sudden internal disturbance, then you really have to be caught blind, but this kind of thinking can only be thought about in your heart, who dares to raise it publicly The possibility of such internal disturbances?

  I ask you a question, what exactly do you mean, how do you answer?

Of course, Sun Chengzong could also see some of the emperor's methods, such as sending out the Beijing camp, and suddenly through the hands of the Mongols, the Wu Xun forces in the Beijing camp were interrupted. Hundreds of Wu Xun's children, military generals, are now said to have been killed. On the way back to the grassland, I wonder if the emperor will wake up laughing from falling asleep when he hears the news?

   But what about the remaining martial arts forces in the Beijing camp? Will he become more hostile to the emperor, and will Prince Yizhong take the opportunity to attack?

Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong raised his head. Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke must also be able to think about these problems, but it is one thing to think about these problems, but you really have no way to deal with them, and you can only open your eyes. Close your eyes and let it go.

   If it is said that Dazhou is peaceful now, then it doesn’t matter, internal turmoil is the same, whether he is Prince Yizhong’s appearance or the emperor’s efforts to turn the tide, it is still a matter of the Zhang family and has little impact on the court.

  But now there are Jianzhou Jurchens and Mongols in the north, chieftains in the southwest, and there are signs of instability such as the White Lotus Sect hidden inside. Once disputes really break out, will these guys take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters? It is conceivable that it will.

  Those in the hall were in a state of confusion, but Feng Ziying, who was outside the hall, was in high spirits.

  Stepping into the hall, Zhang Jingqiu, Sun Chengzong, and Yuan Keli are all there, but Chai Ke has not yet arrived.

Feng Ziying estimated that there should be only a few people who listen to his report. Yang Sichang is qualified to participate in such a small-scale report, which is enough to show that he is more and more valued by the Ministry of War. Of course, the special identity of his father Yang He and his Huguang origin also added points.

  As expected, as soon as Chai Ke arrived, he immediately locked the hall. Yuan Yingtai and Ding Yuanjian did not participate in the last time.

   Straight to the point, Chai Ke asked Feng Ziying to introduce the situation of Huang Degong's troops going out to reinforce Caojiazhai and Li Ruzhang's troops, as well as the results of negotiations with the Neikha people and the follow-up situation.

  Feng Ziying did not hide anything, and introduced the truth.

"So Huang Degong's department is not the department of the Liaodong Fire Gun Camp?" Zhang Jingqiu, Chai Ke, and even Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli were taken aback, "The so-called Yongping New Army is actually trained by the people drawn from Yongping's prefectures and counties? Three months?"

"My lords, you can't actually say that. Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu are actually the elite of my father's barracks. Since the Jizhen army clearly wants to abandon Yongping Mansion, as the co-prefect of Yongping Mansion, we still have to Doing something, giving up Qian'an and Lulong directly like this, is out of emotion and reason, and in public and private, I can't accept it,..."

Feng Ziying is very calm. The two soldiers sent by her father are fine. Even the Ministry of War can only complain. The soldiers are all the governor's own way to support them. Their salaries and food are not listed in the books of the Ministry of War, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Man, which one of the Nine Border Governors and General Soldiers is not like this? That's just the size.

"But how many people are there in the Second Division?" Yuan Keli asked calmly: "The Second Division has been transformed into two battalions. In three months, the source of troops is civilians. This expansion method will only drastically reduce the combat effectiveness of the entire army, and even It’s not even as good as the original two.”

   are all knowledgeable soldiers, and these tricks cannot be deceived by others.

"Master Yuan, I have to explain that the source of troops comes from the original Yongping Mansion's three guards, but because they were cut down more than ten years ago, the elite selected from them still have a certain combat effectiveness, and the other part comes from the civilians. Zhuang, the folk customs of Yongping Prefecture have always been strong, and the people are well-trained, which is slightly different from other prefectures, and they have already undergone basic training for more than two months in the early stage, but after Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu came I just started to take over and integrate them, so to be precise, it should be five months of training,..."

  Feng Ziying had to exaggerate a bit, otherwise it would be really hard to explain that the two battalions could defend Qian'an City, which was attacked by an army of tens of thousands, even with the help of Ye He's armored cavalry and a Jizhen army's cavalry.

"In five months, you can train a Mongolian cavalry that can deal with several times your own?" Yuan Keli still couldn't believe it. Make a good soldier."

  Feng Ziying also knew that some situations would have to be clarified sooner or later. With the shrewdness of the people present, even if they deceived them, it would only be temporary and could not last for a long time.

"My lords, you may have misunderstood. Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu are both firecrackers, and the expanded two battalions are also firecrackers. We have adopted some new training methods, focusing on obedience, and at the same time With the support of the gentry in Yongping Mansion, they increased their actual combat training, and the two-month live ammunition shooting training alone cost nearly 30,000 taels of silver,..."

  These words surprised the group of people. Two months of training cost 20,000 taels of silver, which is still more than 6,000 people in two battalions. Who can bear this level of consumption?

   Several people hurriedly asked what was spent on, and Feng Ziying explained them one by one.

I heard that 30% of the barrel of the firecracker was scrapped in two months, and the gunpowder and powder cost a lot. In addition, the high-intensity training needs to supplement enough food. This calculation seems to be quite reliable up.

That’s all for Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke. They still have some doubts about the training of military households and civilians that Feng Ziying kept talking about. They think that Feng Tang sent the entire pro-military battalion here to protect his son’s safety, and then pretended It has enriched some of the civilian and strong military households. It is said to the outside world that the military households and the civilian strong are well-trained, but Sun Chengzong on the side doesn't think so.

In his opinion, there is no need for Feng Ziying to tell such a lie. Even if Feng Tang really wanted to help Feng Ziying, it would be impossible to give Feng Ziying the entire personal camp. The formation of the three elite firecracker battalions has been completed, but of course this has nothing to do with the overall situation.

Sun Chengzong was very interested in the new training method mentioned by Feng Ziying. He thought that he was about to rush to Sichuan to prepare for the army, and maybe even before he arrived, the southwest would be in chaos. It is urgent to raise an army that is used to fighting in a short period of time. Once there is chaos in the southwest, I am afraid that I will immediately face those familiar chieftain soldiers.

   But Sun Chengzong didn't say much at this time, he planned to have a good talk with Feng Ziying after he came down.

  (end of this chapter)