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Chapter 251: The New Army's Achievements! Railway Construction, Telegraph Construction, and Other Issues

The Jinling Military Academy was established by Zhu Houzhao in July 1506 after Zhu Fu officially sent out troops.

Naturally, Zhu Houzhao served concurrently as the principal.

The textbooks used came from the West Point Military Academy textbooks and courses supplemented by Grant, Jackson and others, and then translated into Chinese by Roosevelt and sent to Tang Xizong Li Xuan, also known as Zhu Houzhao's nickname.

Zhu Houzhao has both the original and the translated version.

Zhu Houzhao has already learned English.

Naturally, he will also serve as a teacher and give lectures.

The class is held every three days. Not only do we attend classes, but we also participate in various trainings for the new recruits.

After class, Zhu Houzhao came to the field training base again.

"One, two, three, fire!"

Standing on the high platform, Zhu Houzhao looked at the small red-clad cannon troop a few hundred meters away and gave orders in a cold voice.

Scratch!

Suddenly, a soldier next to him took the wire of the hydroelectric generator and tapped another wire twice.

Boom!

The next second, two flashes appeared beside the artillery team in the distance.

Then, the artillery squad began firing, bombarding the hills in the distance.

This was considered the completion of a military order.

"Next order, fire ten shots!"

Zhu Houzhao continued to give orders, and the soldiers here started tapping wildly with the electric wires again.

bang bang bang...

After receiving the order, the artillery squad once again perfectly carried out Zhu Houzhao's intention.

"Next order, the cannon will shift sideways to the left and fire seven rounds to hit the small boats on the river!"

Zhu Houzhao performed micro-management again. The soldier holding the electric wire was sweating anxiously and gave orders in a panic.

The next moment, the artillery unit's cannons turned, but instead of bombarding the small boat on the river, they fired in the opposite direction, and seven shots were fired.

"Your Majesty, the relevant telegrams for the instructions we sent with this have not yet been compiled!"

"Also... the soldiers who learned the Ming army code can only understand one to one hundred... and they are still unable to convey such a complex command as yours."

Duke of Wei Xu Ju explained on the spot with sweat all over his forehead.

"It doesn't matter. Let's pass the information over there... How much they achieved this time!"

Zhu Houzhao waited patiently. He also knew that the Ming Dynasty still had a long way to go if it wanted to realize the military telegraph communication that Grant and others had talked about.

Because, even the American presidents, even if they were given a telegraph... they wouldn't be able to use it.

They could only use the simplest method of electric shock to transmit information, and even if it was electric shock, they had to imitate the principle of Morse code and fabricate the code of their Ming army.

The number of electric shocks and what information they represent all need to be compiled.

bang bang bang...

Then, after his order was passed down, the artillery squad a few hundred meters away followed suit and used the wires of the hydroelectric generator by the river to electrocute the enemy.

"Your Majesty, they said that this bombardment killed 325 dummies, breached two city walls, and consumed 39 shells..."

The messenger returned soon and reported the results of the battle.

"Did you see that?"

"This is the new army I want!"

"Have you learned this simple battle report now?"

Zhu Houzhao immediately began to teach: "This is just a war a few hundred meters away, just a demonstration... By then, our wires will be laid for a hundred miles or hundreds of miles. By then, there will be such wires between Xuzhou and Jinling! What happened on the front line, how many enemies appeared, what supplies you lack, and what orders you want to execute, all need to be reported to me in detail!"

"After you receive my combat orders, you will attack according to my combat orders!"

"You all keep saying you want to go to Shandong and Shanxi to quell the rebellion... Now, do you think this tactic is mature?"

The students watched the demonstration quietly, all lost in thought.

This new form of warfare naturally impacted everyone's perceptions.

Xu Yu stopped talking too.

"Okay, keep training!"

"If you want to go to the battlefield, you must learn to read the battle reports! Understand the battle reports!"

"Duke Wei, you need to speed up the writing of more complex code instructions... at least to the extent that everyone can pass on whatever they want to say."

Zhu Houzhao assigned some new tasks, and Duke Wei was overwhelmed.

"Your Majesty, we will speed up the compilation...but there are not many scholars in my Ming army right now...the existing scholars are also speeding up their studies."

The new army has new ideas, and the current war model has placed even greater demands on middle-level commanders. Asking them to go to school would be like asking them to die.

"Duke, I have already given you the greatest power. If you encounter any problem, you should solve it yourself. I only want the result!"

“Learn more from the Ministry of Industry.”

Zhu Houzhao put enough pressure on Duke Wei, and before leaving, he also comforted Duke Wei: "But don't worry, father-in-law. It will probably take some time to learn how to use the telegraph, and I will find a way to teach you." The construction of the new army is a long and arduous task.

When going to Washington, Zhu Houzhao obviously had another mission.

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"Your Majesty, the current railway track...is almost reaching Wuhu!"

"It's a bit difficult to go to Yangzhou. Building a bridge over the river is a huge project..."

"Moreover, laying railways is difficult beyond imagination. There are some places that cannot be circumvented. We have to cut through mountains and build bridges over rivers..."

The next day, Zhu Houzhao came to the railway laying site of the Ministry of Works again.

Simple railway tracks have been laid out in all directions of Jinling.

Countless workers worked day and night, demonstrating the speed of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the difficulties encountered in reality are still more than imagined... The water system in Jinling is relatively developed, and the simple laying of the railway will temporarily solve the problem when encountering a river.

"Also, Your Majesty... Although we can now barely use cattle and horses to pull the train on this..."

"But it can only be pulled on flat ground, and it can't pull too heavy cargo."

"If you pull too much, the cows and horses will have no strength..."

"When we encounter a hillside, the goods have to be pulled backwards by oxen and horses..."

"If the cargo is too heavy, the railway will be deformed..."

They were all problems. The officials from the Ministry of Works who were sitting in the carriage with Zhu Houzhao complained bitterly and listed all the difficulties in building the railway.

"Well, you guys just keep building... Then there will be more professionals to help you."

Anyway, the actual investigation is completed, and Zhu Houzhao can only look forward to the expert teams from various time and space schools.

The more he delved into the details, the more he understood the specific gap between Ming Dynasty and America.

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"Your Majesty, we need to build a telegraph line to the capital..."

"I have some questions now..."

"Should our line be installed on the ground or underground?"

"And... Your Majesty, given the current war situation, our lines may even be destroyed by others after they are set up..."

"I suggest that if the telegraph line is built, the responsibility of protection should be passed down to each post station..."

"At the same time, Your Majesty, since this telegraph line is related to Your Majesty's direct access to the capital..."

"According to your majesty's idea, the capital, Chang'an, and Jinling must not be in chaos. So... in addition to ensuring that these three places are not in chaos, we must also ensure that the areas along the three telegraph lines are relatively peaceful."

"So, Your Majesty, for your next move, I suggest you start along the telegraph and railway lines..."

In a blink of an eye, Zhu Houzhao came to Huang Bao again.

Huang Bao had only been involved in laying telegraph lines for a few days and had many questions.

However, his subjective initiative is much stronger than other officials. He discovered problems and proposed solutions to them.

"Well, Huang Bao, you're great! The suggestions you made are great! Just do as you said! Don't be afraid of wasting... Just do everything first."

"If other people had the same idea as you, it would save me a lot of trouble!"

Huang Bao's thoughtfulness made Zhu Houzhao feel a little relaxed.

He also found that there were too few people like Huang Bao who could truly consider issues from his perspective.

Some officials including Xu Jue, Zhu Youjun and Li Shan could only think of problems but had no solutions at all.

"Your Majesty, I am only trying my best to share your worries."

"Your Majesty, you have aged these days... You should also take care of your body."

Staying with Huang Bao, Zhu Houzhao finally enjoyed a rare moment of psychological relaxation.

"I can't help it... Taizu and Taizong gave us too many things! It's such a waste to leave so many things there!"

"I can't wait for it to come true!"

Zhu Houzhao is now in pain and happy at the same time.

"Your Majesty, I think we should take it slow..."

"At present, I feel that as long as Your Majesty builds this telegraph communication system to accurately convey your intentions to all places, and the rest is done step by step according to the plan, our Ming Dynasty will become stronger and greater sooner or later."

Huang Bao also knew the pressure Zhu Houzhao was under, and he knew even more what was most important at the moment when Zhu Houzhao had laid so many big foundations.

"Yes, you have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time!"

"But... Huang Bao, you also said that if this communication system is to play a stable role, it needs the maintenance of a large army and peace along the route!"

"The railway and the new army must go hand in hand!"

"Besides... it's safer and more secure when it's used by our own people!"

Zhu Houzhao could naturally lie down and wait for assistance from various time and space, but deep down he naturally wanted to be independent and wanted the Ming Dynasty to master some technologies on its own.

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