The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 733
After Jia Ke completed the development of the flintlock gun, he ordered the firearms factory to go all out to produce the Type 04 flintlock gun.

And these flintlock guns are given priority to be equipped with the three major battalions in the capital.

However, the three major battalions had 10,000+ at any rate, so naturally they couldn't distribute them equally. Therefore, Jia Ke went up and equipped the existing flintlock guns to Xiao Yue of the Fenwu Camp.

This is also the first advantage of being close to the water. Xiao Yue is Jia Yingchun's husband anyway, so Jia Ke naturally has some preference for him.

After Xiaoyue was equipped with 2 flintlock guns, Jia Ke personally went to Xiaoyue's Fenwu camp and personally instructed Xiaoyue's troops on the use of the Type 04 flintlock gun.

To say that Jia Ke didn't have any whimsical ideas, he just arranged these teams according to what he knew, according to the formation of the west of the earth, and then implemented the tactic of queuing up and shooting.

This method of queuing and shooting has been used in the West for hundreds of years, and it is presumably because Westerners have practiced it extensively.

After the 2 flintlock soldiers barely formed an army, Jia Ke also conducted a large-scale military exercise, using these 2 flintlock soldiers to resist the attack of 5 cold-armed soldiers.

The result is self-evident, the flintlock soldiers lined up neatly, approaching each other at a uniform speed with drumbeats accompanied by military music, and then the three rows fired in turn.

The result of the final exercise is that as long as the fusiliers do not cause confusion and other weapons, it is difficult for the troops to approach the army formed by the fusiliers.

Jia Ke was satisfied after watching this exercise, and this was the prototype of his future troops.

Next, Jia Ke asked the firearms workshop to make cannons. In fact, the production of cannons in ancient times was simpler than that of guns.

In addition, Jia Ke had the original machine tool. Under Jia Ke's suggestion, the craftsmen directly passed through several eras, and used iron mold casting for the casting of artillery.

The finished artillery model was polished internally and externally with machine tools. As a result, human errors were greatly reduced, and the existence of air holes in the artillery was also reduced.

After Jia Ke sent the first batch of 1 artillery pieces to Xiao Yue's army, Jia Ke's ideal army finally took shape.

These artillery use solid ammunition at a distance, and grape ammunition at a short distance, which can greatly deter and kill the enemy.At the same time, it also ordered the firearms workshop to actively develop explosive bombs.

After several months of planning, Xiao Yue's [-] Fen Military Battalion became an army full of firearms.

In the next few large-scale exercises, the Fenwu Battalion, with 5 people, resisted the attacks of several other major battalions.And it also gave the opponent a lot of damage.

Jia Ke is satisfied now. As long as the three major battalions in the capital are all re-equipped, Jia Ke can move northward. In the past few years, he has been here with the Tatars in vain.

Jia Ke had just returned to the palace from Fenwuying that day when he got the news that King Jia Zhi of Chu asked to see him.

Jia Ke was taken aback for a moment. In the past few years, to be honest, Jia Ke cared less about this child.

Jia Ke thought for a while and nodded, letting someone pass through Jia Zhi to come in.

Jia Zhi entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and when she saw Jia Ke, she first kowtowed and saluted, "My son Jia Zhi, I have met my father, I wish my father long live, long live long live."

Jia Ke was in a good mood these few days. Seeing Jia Zhi kneeling and kowtowing, she hurriedly ordered Li Deshan who was next to him to help Jia Zhi up, and then asked with a smile on her face, "How are you doing these days? Are you reading well? "

After hearing this, Jia Zhi quickly cupped his hands and said, "You gentlemen are very dedicated, and I feel a little respect for my son."

Jia Ke nodded and said: "The way of Confucius and Mencius is the foundation of governing the country. You have to study hard. At the same time, you should read more history books and use history as a mirror."

Jia Zhi listened respectfully to Jia Ke's reprimand from below. Seeing that Jia Ke had finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Father, although my son has read a lot of Confucius and Mencius, he still feels that he must serve in the army." This time, I want to ask my father to allow my son to go to the Fenwu Camp, my son is willing to start as a soldier, and will never lose face of my father."

Jia Ke was sitting there happily at first, but when she heard that Jia Zhi was going to join the army, she immediately frowned.

Jia Ke didn't care about other things, but his sensitivity to military power surpassed that of any previous emperor.

In particular, Jia Ke was a little hesitant about Jia Zhi's bloodline, after all, he still had half of the former bloodline on him.

Now that Jia Zhi wants to go to the army to practice, maybe he wants to slowly establish prestige in the army in order to win the heir.

Jia Ke thought for a while, her other sons almost all grew up under the care of their mother, only Jia Zhi, whose mother passed away at a young age.

Although Concubine Li also cared for him, but she was not his biological mother after all, so he inevitably felt a little inferior.

Another manifestation of this low self-esteem is pride. Once a person is proud, he will have thoughts that he shouldn't have.

Jia Ke smiled, and said to Jia Zhi who was standing below: "You are still young, and after all, you are my son, how can you mix with those big soldiers? Don't mention this matter, you should study hard , for future use."

When Jia Zhi heard Jia Ke's refusal, her heart felt dark for a while, but on the surface she still listened to Jia Ke's teaching respectfully.

Finally, Jia Ke said she was tired, so she let Jia Zhi leave.

As soon as Jia Zhi left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the original respectful face disappeared, but turned livid.

It should be said that Jia Zhi has grown up a lot since he lost his mother.He thought very clearly about his future, which was to inherit Jia Ke's throne.

But he has no mother and no backer in the palace. The only thing that can give him an advantage in the battle for succession is to win Jia Ke's favor and enter the army to gain prestige.

Who would have thought that this time I personally went to my father's place to beg, but was directly rejected by my father.

It was only at this time that Jia Zhi believed in the folklore that Jia Ke's timing for the army was very important.

And Jia Zhi came to Jia Ke to ask for information about what he wanted to practice in the army, and was soon passed on to Xue Baochai's Chengqian Palace by the little eunuch from the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Although Xue Baochai has not become a queen in the past few years, she has been in charge of Fengyin and is already the uncrowned queen in the palace.

Therefore, those little eunuchs did not keep secrets like Xue Baochai about these trivial matters that did not involve confidentiality.

After Xue Baochai heard about this, she thought about it. Jia Zhi was only in her teens, so she knew how to curry favor with Jia Ke and build a reputation for herself.

Did Jia Zhi come up with this on his own, or was there an expert behind him?

After all, in the previous dynasty, Jia Zhi had the highest prestige in seizing the heir. After all, he was the queen's heir and the emperor's eldest son. Although the queen has passed away now, his status is still natural, so he has a lot of advantages over others.

After Xue Baochai finished thinking about Jia Zhi, he thought about his son Jia Hui. Although Jia Hui was still young, his stubbornness was shown at a young age.

Just because of Jia Hui's education, Jia Ke has been angry with Xue Baochai several times.

But Xue Baochai thought that his son was only four or five years old, even if he was a little mischievous, it was just a child's disposition, so he didn't discipline him strictly.

Now that Xue Baochai thinks about it, it seems that Jia Hui can no longer be let go. Jia Zhi, who has no mother to take care of her, knows how to gain prestige and train in the army.

If Jia Hui continues like this, he will definitely lose Jia Ke's favor, and even if he has his own help, he will be nothing but an idle prince.

Xue Baochai was also a ruthless person. After she figured it out, she didn't delay any longer. That afternoon, she called Jia Hui to read and write. But Jia Hui refused, and she was immediately punished.

Xue Baochai's action soon alarmed Xue Baoqin who lived with him in Chengqian Palace.

Because Xue Baoqin has always been favored by Jia Ke for many years, now she also gave birth to a pair of little princes - Jia Long, King of Han.

Now this Jia Long is only one year old, at the age of acting like a baby in Xue Baoqin's arms.

Xue Baochai heard that her sister started restraining Jia Hui, so she hurried over to see why.

When I saw this, I saw that Jia Hui's hands were swollen by Xue Baochai, and he was wronged and read aloud there with a book of Analects.

And Xue Baochai sat on it seriously, staring at Jia Hui carefully.

Xue Baoqin saw the mother and the child, and it was a bit funny, so she hurried forward to greet Xue Baochai first, and then asked: "Sister, what's the matter? It was fine yesterday, why did you urge Jia Hui to read the book today?" coming?"

As soon as Jia Hui heard that someone came to intercede for him, she immediately sat there with bright eyes, twisting her buttocks from side to side, hoping that Xue Baochai's golden mouth would let him go out to play.

Unexpectedly, Xue Baochai gave Jia Hui a hard look, and Jia Hui immediately became honest.

After Xue Baochai stopped Jia Hui, she said to Xue Baoqin: "My sister may not know. Yesterday our eldest prince Jia Zhi actually went to the emperor, begging the emperor to let him practice in the army."

Xue Baoqin has stayed in the palace for a long time these years, and she is not as innocent as before.Now that Xue Baochai said that, he knew what Xue Baochai was worried about.

"If that's the case, then the eldest prince really has some scheming plans. He knows how to win fame for himself at a young age, and he also knows the importance of the army."

Xue Baochai smiled and said: "The current emperor started his career as an army, and Chu Wang Jiazhi also wants to follow suit. But he doesn't understand the current emperor's mind."

Xue Baoqin was a little curious after hearing this, "What's on our emperor's mind, sister tell me."

But Xue Baochai just shook his head, and immediately changed the subject, "We Jia Hui are very stubborn, but we are falling behind. You see, Jia Mao, the king of Wu, is only seven or eight years old, but he has already mastered the Analects of Confucius. His mother is illiterate, so it can be seen that this child is somewhat persistent."

Xue Baoqin also admired Xue Baochai when he heard about Jia Mao. This child had been studying with Jia Zhi in the study room since he was young.

Coupled with the support of the Empress Dowager Zhou behind Jia Mao, his prestige in the imperial court was no less than that of Jia Zhi.

(End of this chapter)