Chapter 152 Detailed discussion

While organizing their training, Zhang Yang looked at Li Shanchang with the light of his eyes.

Sure enough, he was shocked by the training of his own people. No wonder, how could his cross-age weapons not make any ordinary person curious?

Zhang Yang did not give up until there were too many boats around him.

"Rest a stick of incense and then conduct weapon dismantling training." Zhang Yang said.

After the Tianque gun is fired for a period of time, the gunpowder residues in the gun barrel must be removed to avoid affecting future launches. Because this is black gunpowder, there are more residues after burning. Therefore, everyone must not only be able to hit every shot, but also be able to maintain weapons and be familiar with them. Disassembly and reassemble weapons is also a key point of training.

However, it was not possible to carry out the fire just now because the gun barrel was already a little hot. Take advantage of the time when the gun barrel was cooled to let everyone rest and then dismantle it.

"Young Master Zhang, what kind of weapon are you doing? It's so sharp?" Li Shanchang asked.

"My musket is called the Tianque musket." Zhang Yang said lightly.

Tianque Gun? Li Shanchang said this name and thoughtful.

"I wonder what Brother Li thinks?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Just relying on one or two advanced weapons, history may not be able to be affected." Li Shanchang suppressed his inner excitement and said, "Only those who win the hearts of the people can win the world."

"Yes, it was because of the Yuan Dynasty that lost people's hearts, or they had never gained people's hearts. Therefore, today there will be chaos, and the heroes around them will compete. There is a saying that water can carry boats and can also overturn the boats." Zhang Yang said.

"Then, I wonder what Mr. Zhang has to think?" Li Shanchang asked.

"This is exactly the reason why I invited Brother Li. I want to hear Brother Li's opinions on these words." Zhang Yang said.

"In the Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty was a commoner, open-minded and generous, knew people well and was not fond of killing people, and became an imperial career for five years. Now that the Yuan Dynasty was in chaos, the world collapsed. If what he did was done, the world would not be determined." Li Shanchang shook his head and started to say.

Zhang Yang shook his head, I don’t understand, this ancient Chinese is too troublesome, so I’d better use common sayings for me!

"Mr. Zhang, during the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang was also a commoner. He was open-minded and generous, knew people and was good at responsibilities. He achieved the career of the emperor in just five years. Now the world is no longer the Yuan Dynasty. As long as you can learn from Liu Bang and do what he does according to his behavior, the world will definitely be yours."

Li Shanchang thought about these words for a long time. He originally planned to say this to Zhu Yuanzhang. After seeing Zhang Yang, these words suddenly came out to Zhang Yang.

Yes, talents are the most important in the troubled times. Soldiers can be recruited at will, but thousands of troops are easy to obtain, but good generals are hard to find. However, I have already dug two people from Zhu Yuanzhang, including Tang He, Li Shanchang in Wen, and Li Bosheng and Lu Zhen. I have already had the conditions around me. Unconsciously, I have already met the conditions for achieving great things. Xu Da is Zhu Yuanzhang's best friend, but I don't know where Chang Yuchun is? It would be better to dig him up before he even joined Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhang Yang put his posture right and saluted Li Shanchang: "Please help me achieve great achievements, Brother Li."

Li Shanchang crawled on the ground: "I, Li Shanchang, are willing to help Mr. Zhang achieve great achievements!"

Zhang Yang pulled Li Shanchang up: "With Brother Li coming to help me, I believe I will succeed!" Looking at the endless lake outside, Zhang Yang felt excited.

"Hey, what do you think? The time for an incense stick is up. Weapon dismantling quickly. The gunpowder residues in the gun barrel must be cleaned up!" Zhang Yang looked at the people on the bow of the ship and pulled down his face and said.

"Brother Li, let's go to the cabin to discuss in detail."

Zhang Yang took Li Shanchang's hand, as if his own brother, walked into the cabin, and the two of them sat down.

"I wonder how many people Mr. Zhang has under him now?" Li Shanchang asked.

Since he was his confidant, Zhang Yang told frankly: "At present, I am still in the development stage, with about 200 soldiers and about 100 logistics personnel."

"Now the world is in chaos and there are refugees around, why not recruit a large number of people?"

"I am still developing now. The more people, the more expenses, so, so far, I have only expanded to a team of more than 200 people. Moreover, the powerful weapon you see is a bit complicated to operate, requires strict training, and the output is not high. Therefore, it has to be developed for a period of time before the scale of the troops can be further expanded." Zhang Yang said.

"This is a bad statement. Mr. Zhang, you see, the rebels around are now spared no effort to expand their troops, and their manpower is also a necessary factor. Only these hundreds of people want to conquer the city and land, they may not be in a bad state." Li Shanchang said.

"What's your opinion about Brother Li?" Zhang Yang vaguely felt that Li Shanchang's ideas were somewhat different from him.

"If you want to achieve great things, a strong team is indispensable. Nowadays, refugees are everywhere, and you can recruit enough young and middle-aged people at any time as long as you want. They have a deep hatred for the Yuanting, so the soldiers are not a problem. The key is whether you are willing to do this."

"How can I solve the problem of food, pay and weapons after that too many people? The production capacity of Tianque gun is not high now." Zhang Yang said.

"If you can create such an advanced weapon, there should be no problem with such an ordinary big sword and spear!" Li Shanchang said.

"This is nature, it is a steel spear. You can make as much as you want at any time." Zhang Yang said.

"Without your advanced Tianque gun, ordinary steel spear, and a good weapon. With soldiers and weapons, you can conquer cities and land and take over strategic areas. As far as I know, those wealthy families have food and silver. Moreover, as long as you capture the salt field first, are you still worried about not having silver?" Li Shanchang said.

Zhang Yang's eyes lit up. Indeed, he seemed to have fallen into a misunderstanding. Raising an army requires money. Moreover, in order to build an army ahead of this era, he needs a large amount of money. In order to make more money, he needs to rack his brains, want to make money, and even take great risks to do business with Zhu Yuanzhang. But now, Li Shanchang said that taking down the salt field means having a treasure pot. Are you still worried about not having money?

Moreover, he knew all the brothers in the salt farm. As a salt farmer, he was even more miserable than ordinary farmers. He was ridden by the officials of the salt farm with pitiful wages. Because he was doing well, he became a Tsunamiya and was able to take advantage of the troubled waters and make a fortune. He let his brothers follow him live a good life. The brothers who were drying salt in the salt farm also inquired about it and wanted to follow him, but he was afraid that the news would be leaked, so he did not agree.

Several nearby salt fields, Baijuchang, Dingxichang and Caoyanchang are all not far apart. Once you control it, it will be a money printing machine.

However, this is inconsistent with my plan. What I want is a well-equipped army that can fight against a hundred people with one. Wouldn’t it become a mob if I recruit people at will?

Li Shanchang seemed to see through Zhang Yang's concerns and continued: "The production of Tianque guns is not high now, so the one who can use Tianque guns is the elder brother's elite troops. Ordinary troops use steel spears, which are already very good weapons. People who are brave in fighting can transfer him into the elite troops, so that they can play a virtuous cycle. Wait for the production of Tianque guns to be sufficient, and they can be equipped with them all. However, I still think it is better to separate. Only when the troops have hierarchies can they have motivation to fight. Everyone wants to enter the elite troops. If the weapons are advanced, the chance of survival will be higher, and the salary of the elite troops will be increased to boost morale. In fact, being able to equip the steel spear is much more advanced than other rebel troops. Compared with weapons, what is more important is training and strict discipline, the troops will have combat effectiveness."

He was very sensible, and Zhang Yang nodded in nodding.

The biggest headache for Zhang Yang was food and weapons. He worked hard to make money. Only with money could he expand the army and strive to increase the production capacity of Tianque guns, hoping to use this cross-age weapon to increase the capital for himself to fight for hegemony. Therefore, the progress has been slow. Looking at the various rebels outside, singing triumphant songs and conquering cities and lands, he could only wait. Among the army of tens of thousands, these small teams of about 200 people could only be a mantis arm to chariots.

Now, Li Shanchang has given a solution: establish two types of military branches, one is the current elite troops, equipped with Tianque guns, and the other is an ordinary field troops, as long as they are equipped with ordinary cold weapons, the problem of weapons will not be a problem immediately. After the war, the elite troops can be transferred into the elite troops. The elite troops have advanced weapons, strong combat power, and rich salary. In this way, people are aiming at this unit and have motivation. The insufficient production capacity of Tianque guns is solved.

As one's territory expands, more and more skilled blacksmiths can be recruited, and the production capacity of Tianque guns will gradually increase. Until the end, everyone has Tianque guns and everyone is a sharpshooter. With this powerful army and strict discipline, why worry about the great cause?

"When today there is chaos and the surrounding heroes are rising together, only Taizhou is relatively stable. Therefore, most of the troops stationed have been transferred to suppress the uprising. The troops are empty, so we just came up and put the banner of our Han people in Gaoyou! Now, all the land has been occupied by the Tatars and the big families. As long as we take over the land and distribute it to the farmers, all the farmers will support us!" Li Shanchang said the more he said, the more glorious he looked on.

Zhang Yang knew that Li Shanchang was very correct. For thousands of years, all struggles have basically been for two words: land, which is the foundation for the survival of farmers. Only when the land is in the hands of farmers themselves can the world be stable. The land is annexed by a few people in power, resulting in the large number of farmers not being able to live, and the world will be in chaos. Therefore, this land policy must be implemented effectively.
Chapter completed!