After receiving a series of ideological shocks, Hwang Tae-gil seemed to have become much more pragmatic. Despite his hatred, he purposely stopped at a town halfway for a day just to humbly ask for advice from Liu Fucheng. The two of them discussed their views on the Revolutionary Army's various policies. The collision of their viewpoints was really fruitful.
Liu Fucheng had a wide network of contacts and was indeed very knowledgeable. He had sufficient information from all walks of life and could speak from all perspectives and psychology. He chatted with Hwang Tae-gil for a whole day and was actually regarded as a confidant by this fourth Beilei. The latter even had some intentions of recruiting him.
"If we want to strengthen the army, we must first enrich the country. If we want to enrich the country, it's obviously not enough to rely on farming. We also need to have a prosperous business and circulation of goods. If I want to make the country rich and powerful, I need to be honest and clear in governance, and I need to be more lenient to the people. "Huang Taiji even wrote a small notebook seriously, recording down his observations and thoughts on this trip. There were some things that he couldn't say, so he had to rely on Liu Fucheng and Gu Yuanwei's guidance.
"When I go back, I must recruit more Han gentry. This Revolutionary Army is like a pair of worn-out clogs, but I, the Great Jin, regard it as a treasure. Putting Han officials in an important position will definitely greatly enhance the national strength of the Great Jin, "Hwang Tae-gil's words were all about his ideas of governing the country, hoping to gain Liu Fucheng's approval.
Liu Fucheng was a very slippery person. He agreed with the 'preferential treatment of gentry', but he avoided Hwang Tae-gil's solicitation. He was doing well in Daming, so he wouldn't run to be a servant for the Female Zhenren even if he had nothing better to do. He even secretly mocked Gu Yuanwei, feeling that this guy had actually become a servant for a group of barbarians, it was really embarrassing.
Hwang Tae-gil was not annoyed when the solicitation failed, and continued to ponder over the results of his investigation.
"Isn't the Revolutionary Army allocating land to the farmers? I'll go back and try. They give preferential treatment to craftsmen, I'll also give preferential treatment to craftsmen. They're building roads and roads everywhere. I can do the same. "Huang Taiji was different from Yang Jian. Yang Jian would be courting death if he wanted to carry out reforms, but Hwang Tae-gil had the political standing to carry out these policies.
Hwang Tae-gil's idea was actually very simple. It was not that he did not see the benefits of the Revolutionary Army eradicating the gentry. He also saw the convenience brought by various reforms. At present, there were no gentry in Liaodong. There was a lot of abandoned land, and they only lacked slaves to farm. He could totally recruit the Daming officials who had fled from the capital to go to Liaodong. On the one hand, he could obtain funds, and on the other hand, he could obtain technical and managerial talents.
The Revolutionary Army had taken care of all the bad guys, so Da Jin could be the good guy and win the hearts of the gentry.
"If the Revolutionary Army could establish such a great force in one or two years, why can't I, Dajin?" Hwang Tae-gil became more and more excited as he pondered. His force was weak, but his motivation for reform was strong. He felt that he could learn many of the ways of the Revolutionary Army, and he would only benefit from it without being burdened. "I, Da Jin, have a strong foundation and momentum. I can definitely do better than the Revolutionary Army."
If it were not for the craftsmen in Tangshan and the fujin who stayed in Tianjin, Hwang Tae-gil would have immediately returned to Liaodong to implement his new policy. He was in his twenties, and he was at the age where he was bold and confident. He was very receptive to new things.
Hwang Tae-gil also made a small notebook to record his Tianjin Travel Notes and continued to head towards Tangshan. He was looking forward to seeing something new in Tangshan. However, when they arrived near Tangshan, they found that there was a brigade of 5,000 Revolutionary Army Imperial Guard stationed there. There was also a large number of semi-military militia patrolling day and night to prevent outsiders from entering the planned factory area.
Hwang Tae-gil and the others had extremely high cultivation, so it was not difficult for them to sneak through the cordon. However, when they entered the steel factory area that was under construction, they found that it was still in the state of infrastructure. A large number of workers were building roads and houses, leveling the land, and digging the foundation. There were several open or shallow coal mines in production, and they could see a large number of workers digging coal in three shifts.
There were no craftsmen at all.
There was nothing to see.
Disappointed, Gu Yuanwei proposed to go to the nearby barracks of the Imperial Guard to take a peek at the military power of the Revolutionary Army. Huang Taiji couldn't agree more, so the group sneakily moved to another place.
Compared to the lazy Ming Army, Zhou Qingfeng had trained a group of more solid military sergeants for the Imperial Guard. These sergeants had been through many battles and had made military contributions. They might not be educated, but they often dared to fight. They had seen blood and killed people, and they could strictly implement the various training standards set by Zhou Qingfeng.
After all, the team was now bigger and occupied a wider area. It was impossible to rely on Zhou Qingfeng to manage everything alone. With sufficient nutrition supply, scientific training plans, and in-depth ideological education, the barracks training ground was a machine that specialized in producing soldiers. It constantly transformed groups of stupid bumpkins to provide qualified armed forces for the Revolutionary Army.
Training was carried out every day and night, even if it was windy or rainy, it was good weather for training. Hwang Tae-gil and the others sneaked in quietly and hid near the barracks. They saw soldiers rolling and rolling on the training ground.
After defeating Liu Da in the battle of Tongzhou, the strategic situation of the Revolutionary Army was stabilized. The training of the Imperial Guard was no longer as rushed as before. More cultural courses were added to the troops, and the training of combat skills was more solid. The quality of the soldiers in the third expansion was obviously better than the previous two. A large number of training pacesetters appeared in the army, enriching the basic command system.
Such a professional army was very scary in ancient times.
Hwang Tae-gil only peeked at the training ground for an hour before he immediately took out his small notebook and began to record. In front of him, the Imperial Guard was changing from a simple infantry of spears and guns to a phalanx composed of hot and cold weapons. This was a huge improvement.
Combat phalanxes had existed since ancient times. However, it had to be admitted that the development of phalanxes in the era of firearms was more prominent in the West.
Compared to the cumbersome Spanish phalanx, which tended to defend, the phalanx set by Zhou Qingfeng was more like the Gustav phalanx, which focused on offense and defense in one direction. A phalanx was a company, consisting of two rows of spears and three rows of guns. This was very different from the previous Imperial Guard.
In front of Hwang Tae-gil, the dozen or so phalanxes of the Imperial Guard who were training were constantly changing their formation. The muskets and spears were constantly moving back and forth. The enemy in the distance had several rows of guns shooting in front of them. When the enemy came close, the spears would pass through the gaps in the formation of the guns and go to the front.
Looking at the formation of 150 people moving in turns without any disorder, Hwang Tae-gil exclaimed as he recorded, "Strong soldiers, strong soldiers. Such strong soldiers are the mortal enemies of Great Jin. " He pondered over how to break this phalanx, but after thinking for a long time, he realized that other than using cannons or cavalry to attack the flanks, there was no other way.
"Great Jin started with the infantry, and today I have met my match. However, the infantry of this' revolutionary army 'is mixed with so many guns, it's really puzzling. "Hwang Tae-gil had never seen the power of the Imperial Guard's guns. In his opinion, guns were completely useless. If the infantry formation wanted to be strong, they could just use spears and heavy spears to constantly advance.
"When I go back, I will equip more cavalry. However, we don't have many cavalry in Jianzhou, and it's not easy to train them. Why don't we take down the Yehe tribe in the second half of the year, and swallow their cavalry? " Hwang Tae-gil thought to himself, and pondered over the cannons that Liu Fucheng had mentioned before, "Mister Liu, when I go back, I will spend money to order cannons from you, specifically to break this formation."
Hearing that there was business to do, Liu Fucheng was immediately overjoyed, and felt that his accompanying these days was not in vain. He repeatedly agreed, and promised to provide this' Master Huang 'with the best cannons, "The Department of Ordnance is now using the Tai Xi people to forge cannons, and the quality is much better than before. With one cannon shot, this kind of army formation will definitely be destroyed. "
Light cannons were useless, this had become a consensus in the Ming Army. Now, a heavy cannon cost at least a few hundred taels, and at most a few thousand taels, this kind of arms trade was really worth it. Liu Fucheng even specially said, "If Master Huang gives enough money, I can help to mediate, and invite the Tai Xi cannon craftsmen to forge cannons in Liaodong. Those foreigners are all here to make money. As long as there is money, anything can be negotiated. "
Hwang Tae-gil was even more overjoyed, and repeatedly agreed.
At this time, there was an additional group of cavalry on the training ground, but these cavalry were very different from the usual cavalry. They were no longer wearing armor, and everyone was dressed lightly. But many of their horses were carrying things like wheels, cannons, and cannons on their backs. These cavalry kept on practicing, moving these parts up and down, and running back and forth. After practicing for a long time, they finally did the last set of movements …
A simple firing position was built on the scene, and a light and small caliber cavalry cannon was assembled.
Hiss … the cannon could actually be disassembled and carried by cavalry?
The Ming Army had already abandoned the light cannons, and this' Revolutionary Army 'actually went against the historical trend?
After the cavalry cannon was assembled, it was simulated to fire, but during the firing process, it was unknown what went wrong, but the cannons actually fell apart. Hwang Tae-gil saw from afar that a guard officer seemed to be cursing, but he was not happy.
"Don't worry, Master Huang. The Ming Army also has such small cannons, and they are even lighter. They can also be carried by horses. "Liu Fucheng saw that Hwang Tae-gil was worried, and quickly comforted him. What he was referring to was the extremely light Crouching Tiger Cannon. He even wanted to sell the Crouching Tiger Cannon that the Ming Army was largely eliminating to the Female Zhenren.
But the Crouching Tiger Cannon was a crappy thing that could only shoot fifty meters, so Hwang Tae-gil really didn't like it. He shook his head, and then wrote down in his small notebook, "The Revolutionary Army has horseback cannons, so pay more attention to them on the battlefield, and use the cavalry to drive them away." He thought for a while, and then wrote down, "The Great Jin should also have such horseback cannons, and it can be used to fight with the army."
The liveliness on the training ground lasted for a whole day, and as time passed, the intensity of the training made people speechless. Liu Fucheng knew that the 'Revolutionary Army' was good at training soldiers, but he didn't expect them to train for so long. Hwang Tae-gil thought that the Female Zhenren was experienced in the battlefield, and trained hard, but he found that the intensity of their training was not as good as this group of strong enemies.
What surprised Hwang Tae-gil more was not the intensity of the training, but the fact that there were a large number of low-ranking officers who had mastered the art of military formation among the guards who were constantly training in rotation. These people often used long spears and guns to shoot together, and they were very skilled in using spells.
Just like this, they peeped all the way until the sky turned dark, and then Hwang Tae-gil and the others saw that the training ground gradually became quiet. But after the soldiers ate and rested, they actually went into the barracks to light the lamps and study collectively. Seeing a group of soldiers learning to write or sing, they were even more dumbfounded than during the day.
Hwang Tae-gil couldn't believe his own eyes. In order to confirm this matter, he even disregarded his identity and sneaked to the window of a barracks, and saw a group of soldiers with shaved heads scratching their ears and cheeks as they studied. Looking at the painful faces of the soldiers, and listening to the incessant scolding of the teaching officer, it was obvious that this was a difficult task that had to be completed.
"Is this training soldiers or teaching Xiucai?" Gu Yuanwei also came over quietly, he also couldn't understand this scene. "This is the first time since the beginning of the world, there are actually people teaching these soldiers to write. What's the use of learning this? "
That's right, what's the use of learning this? It's fine as long as the soldiers dared to fight and fight. Would learning this make them even more capable of fighting?
Hwang Tae-gil took out his own small notebook, but he didn't know what to write. Could it be that the 'Revolutionary Army' liked to torture their soldiers, and forced them to learn how to take the Xiucai examination?
This was really puzzling …
Late at night, without waiting for the emergency night assembly of the barracks, Hwang Tae-gil and the others left. They either had heavy thoughts, or their thoughts were hard to understand, or they were planning to earn money. They were all silent on the way out. But when they were halfway through the night, Gu Yuanwei was suddenly startled and looked up at the sky.
A cry came from the sky, "Master, that brat Zhou Qingfeng took the Great Fujin away."
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