Chapter 353
Although Fang Yizhi, Sun Zhijie and others gave up the opportunity to take the imperial examinations from the capital to Tianjin and came to Dalian, it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to see the general. After all, he is a general of Pinglu, not an idle royal family.
In fact, Fang Yizhi and the others did not intend to pay homage. They came to Dalian to apply for the job as the General's Shogunate. Whether to pay homage to a general or not is the second.
When Fang Yizhi, Sun Zhijie and others came to Juxian Building in Dalian, the huge building was already full of scholars from all over the world. In fact, scholars from all over the country have different comments on this prince. Some people think he is a rare wise vassal in the Ming Dynasty, some people think he is Cao Cao in the world, and of course some people think he is easy to kill, especially civil officials.
But one thing is undeniable that this prince is definitely a handsome man who is good at fighting, and he will definitely make a name for himself in his shogunate.
This is also the reason why so many people gathered here. That is, when Fang Yizhi and his team entered Juxian Building, a man riding a fast horse came to the General's Mansion with a whip.
As soon as the man arrived at the gate of the mansion, he threw down his whip and jumped off his horse. After the man was taken into the mansion, he knelt down and bowed down, but it was the messenger from the palace:
"Congratulations to the prince, the prince's concubine is happy!"
Zhu Guoqiang smiled before he even opened the envelope.
"Thank you for a hard time, you will get rewards!"
Then, he held the letter like this, and did not unfold the letter for a long time.
Become a father!
Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, when all this came, Zhu Guoqiang still needed some time to adapt.
"What a pity, I can't go back to Jinan to take a look."
Thinking so much in his heart, he even wanted to travel back to Jinan and go to Li Jingyun, but there was always endless work here.
"Hey, let's talk about this guest first."
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A three-masted ocean-covered ship sailed on the Shuangdao Bay Wharf in Lushun. Unlike later generations, in the sailing era, Lushunkou, which was a deep-water port, was not suitable as a port. However, Shuangdao Bay, which was a maritime breeding base in later generations, was the most suitable bay for mooring ships in this era, just like Macau before the 19th century.
When the boat passed by Shuangdao, Zu Zepu, who was sitting on the boat, would occasionally turn his attention to Shuangdao at the entrance of the Wankou. Mao Wenlong, the general of Dongjiang Town, killed Yuan Chonghuan on the island. It was from then on that time that he had only two words left in his heart for the generals in Liaodong - self-protection.
When the boat entered Shuangdao Bay, there were dozens of sea boats of different sizes moored in the bay. Although it was not as mast-like as a forest, such a lively port was rare in Liaodong.
"It seems that the general is indeed capable of managing politics!"
Zu Zepu said to himself in his heart.
After Zu Zepu and his group came ashore, they soon greeted the officials from the port. After learning about their purpose, the officials from the port sent several carriages for their use.
The car is a four-wheeled carriage, and Zu Zepu is not unfamiliar with this kind of four-wheeled carriage. After all, the first carriage that was popular in Jinan was sold to Jinzhou by merchants a few months ago. However, unlike the disrepaired official road in Jinzhou, the road from Lushun to Dalian was a gravel road. Although it was a bit bumpy, the carriage was moving very fast.
"Second Young Master, I heard that in the past few months, Prince De's Pinglu Army has been building roads all day long. I guess it is the road that I built. The young man didn't quite understand before. Now, thinking about it, the Pinglu Army uses roads to connect all regions. If he uses such a Malaysian transport troops, he can march a hundred miles a day..."
Feeling the slight bumps of the spring carriage, Fei Mingjie said with some exclamation.
"It seems that this kind of four-wheeled spring carriage is also from Jinan. Add this official road, oh, by the way, it seems that the road is also being built in Shandong!"
The four-wheeled spring carriage originated from Jinan, which is not new. At first, it was for transporting materials between construction sites, and it required a large number of heavy-loaded four-wheeled carriages. Later, it naturally spread to various industries. Even when it was heading south, the army heading south was carrying a large number of four-wheeled carriages. As for road construction in various parts of Shandong, it was also a need for "work-for-relief".
The absent-minded Zu Zepu just responded lightly, then turned his gaze out of the car window. Through the wooden grid of the car window, he saw a black horse horse galloping in the valley in the distance.
"There are so many horses..."
Zu Zepu took a breath. Although there were Mongolians living near Jinzhou and had seen larger horses in the past, in the Ming army, there were not as many horses as that family.
"Second Young Master, these horses should have been snatched by them when they fought against Shenyang last time. I heard that the Donglu horse farm was snatched by them. They snatched tens of thousands of horses, and most of them were mares, which were brought by the Donglu from the Mongols. We are right here this time. In the future, just buy horses from them."
In fact, it was easy for the Liaodong Army to buy horses in the past. At that time, many Mongolians were dependent on them, but now they are not. In addition to the small tribes, most of the Mongolians defected to the Donglu. The Jurchen Iron Cavalry, who were known as the terrifying master, were actually mostly Mongols, and they were just horse-riding infantrymen.
"Well, it's true..."
After taking a deep breath, Zu Zepu felt a miscellaneous formation in his heart. Prince De was getting stronger and stronger as he fought. What about the Liaodong Army?
Alas... I spend millions of taels of military pay every year, but the military power is far less than that of the Pinglu Army. These horses were robbed by them, and their territory was robbed by them, even...
Suddenly, a sound of cannons came from afar.
The sudden sound of cannons changed color on Zu Zepu's face, and the servants who were guarding the side hurriedly surrounded the carriage.
"Don't worry, everyone, this is our Pinglu Army training..."
Before he finished speaking, there was another denser sound of cannons.
Listening to the sound of cannons, Zu Zepu immediately became interested and ordered the coachman.
"Go over there and take a look! Look at the famous Pinglu Army!"
After a while, they came to a small hill and stood on it. They saw a team of about five or six thousand people, lined up with neat military formations, flags fluttering in the military formations, and dozens of red cannons bombarded squares drawn with white lime in the distance. At the same time, the soldiers lined up to advance neatly, and then suddenly stopped again.
Accompanied by the sound of gunfire, balls of white smoke rose from the wilderness.
"This is too generous!"
Zu Zepu shouted in his heart.
Although the Liaodong Army had sufficient military expenditure, it was not as generous as them, and they were like them. After all, gunpowder was bought with money, but the Pinglu Army was like gunpowder guns that cost money. They kept firing guns, and it was clearly a waste of money!
While they were surprised, they saw about thousands of armored soldiers coming out of the formation. The tactics seemed very skillful. After a long time, Zu Zepu could not calm down.
"The Pinglu Army is really not a fictional reputation!!"
Staring at the Pinglu Army that was putting together again, Zu Zepu thought thoughtfully. Just then, the singing suddenly sounded in the Pinglu Army that was already going to leave.
"You haven't seen the Han army, and the weak crowns are the enemy who are in charge of the long-standing chariot."
It wasn't just a person singing, but everyone singing there.
"Don't you see, Ban Dingyuan, the light cavalry in the world urged to fight against the clouds. A man should be in a serious danger, so how could the Confucian crown lose his life? Moreover, the country's prestige is as thick as the feathered edicts, and the feathered edicts are scrambling to stop. He abandoned my old pen and wrote my proud wartime. He called comrades to 100,000, and sang war songs to join the army. Qi joined the army, cleansed Hu dust, and sweared to wipe out the captive slaves and slaves without regard for their own lives!"
The sound of thousands of people singing in unison was very amazing. Even Zu Zepu, who was used to the big scenes, was stunned by the singing for a while. The loud singing resounded through the sky, which only shocked everyone's hearts.
"I swear to wipe out the slaves and do not care about myself... What a swear to wipe out the slaves and do not care about myself!"
After a long silence, Zu Zepu couldn't help but shout loudly, but his eyes seemed a little complicated. Until the army left, he turned around and saw the coachman next to him. He seemed to be indifferent, so he asked casually.
"What? You don't like to see it!"
"What's the point of seeing this? The Pinglu Army trains every day and can see it every day, so there's nothing new!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zu Zepu said in surprise.
"What? Practice every day! Can this be the soldier bear it?"
Chapter completed!