Borrow the day to change the day

There are many famous cases of Indians defeating Westerners. For example, the white defenders of Fort Dearben in [-] and Fort George in [-] were completely annihilated by the Indians.

In addition, there was the Second Misinore War that broke out in December [-], in which more than [-] U.S. troops were killed, and the goal of forcing the Indians to migrate was still not achieved.Even in a Christmas attack, the casualty ratio of Indians to Westerners was one to ten.

As soon as Zhong Jinwei's voice fell behind, the hall was very quiet at first, and then some noises sounded immediately.

A large number of people think that Zhong Jinwei is exaggerating. Use cold weapons to defeat the Westerners, or is it up to the original Indians to fight?After seeing the firearms of the Westerners, especially those who have heard that the Westerners are powerful, they don't believe it.

Zhong Jinwei looked at their expressions, especially the expression of Liang Tingdong, Minister of the Ministry of War, and he could guess what they were thinking with his toes.It is estimated that if it were not for the occasion of the vassal king's meeting, he would have refuted it at this time.

Zhong Jinwei was also not guilty, and said in a confident tone: "Don't believe it, Westerners are not that scary, as long as you don't be so stupid as to hit the muzzle of Westerners with your own flesh and blood on the flat ground."

After he finished speaking, seeing that Liang Tingdong and the others were still in disbelief, he explained to them again: "The key to cold weapons versus Western firearms is distance. As long as you get close, cold weapons will have an advantage."

Liang Tingdong really wanted to ask after hearing this, but now it was the feudal king's meeting, and those feudal kings' clans were listening carefully to Zhongxing Hou's words, so they held back and didn't say anything.

Zhong Jinwei also stopped looking at Liang Tingdong, and said to the vassal king's family in the hall: "There are many ways to shorten the distance. For example, using rain and fog, night cover, terrain cover, etc., even on the plains, there are ways, such as digging trenches to approach .In short, it's just one sentence..."

Zhong Jinwei stopped here, scanned the audience in the hall, and saw Liang Tingdong's face change out of the corner of his eye, and then continued: "Weapons have never been the decisive factor in war, let alone the current firearms. There is no overwhelming advantage. As long as you use your brain more and use your own strengths to control the enemy's weaknesses, it is the key element to win the battle."

Originally, Zhong Jinwei wanted to take down the Ming army equipped with firearms, but he couldn't defeat the Jianlu who had no firearms.However, he immediately realized that this example was inappropriate, so he did not speak out.

Because the quality of the firearms of the Ming army is really bad, and it increases the morale of others, so it is not suitable for the vassal king meeting.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a small "buzzing" discussion in the hall.

After a while, the king of Tang first asked the question loudly: "Marquis Zhongxing, what you said is indeed reasonable, but I often hear that the details determine success or failure. The things on the battlefield can be said to be so close. For thousands of miles, victory or defeat is often close. Regarding what you said, how should we grasp it?"

About this point, Jinwei had not communicated with him in advance, and he happened to be a more pragmatic person, not satisfied with just talking on paper, so he asked this question.

This matter is related to whether the vassal kings and clans can really establish a vassal state in North America, so the clans in the palace have quieted down and stopped discussing in low voices. Let's see how Zhongxing Hou responds.

Zhong Jinwei nodded slightly after hearing this, then turned to look at Emperor Chongzhen.After getting his signal, he turned around and replied: "Your Majesty has allowed you or your military commanders to come to the capital for training and train with the all firearms troops in the capital camp, that is, the new army. Help solve the problem that the prince just said."

When the princes and clans heard this, there was a tendency to discuss in a low voice again. Before Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he raised his voice and shocked those who were about to hold a small meeting: "Besides, you are not really just cold weapons. I will sell you firearms as appropriate, and they will never be inferior to the firearms in the hands of Westerners. If this is the case, do you still have to be afraid of Westerners?"

This is good news!Upon hearing this, the princes and clans quickly expressed their thanks in unison.

When Zhong Jinwei saw it, he quickly stepped aside to avoid misunderstanding.

Emperor Chongzhen waited for them to thank them, and said with a smile: "You have expanded the territory for the Ming Dynasty. How can I sit back and watch the Westerners invade your land. When you go to America, firearms will be given to you at the lowest price, and you can even There is no need to pay cash, and the specific terms will be negotiated later.”

Upon hearing this, the princes and clans were even more delighted, and quickly thanked him again.

Some of them even think that as long as they don't need to pay cash, it doesn't matter even if the price is a little higher.Wait until the feudal state is established, and then use the things of the feudal state to repay, it doesn't matter if it is more or less.The key is to get enough things to open up the territory in the early stage, this is the most important thing!

The atmosphere in the hall immediately became harmonious, and the princes and clans communicated with each other in a low voice after thanking each other.

Zhong Jinwei thought for a while, approached the first assistant Wen Tiren, and whispered something in a low voice.Wen Tiren thought about it and nodded.Then the two recruited a servant, said something, and asked him to convey it to Emperor Chongzhen.

The other civil officials saw that the two of them were so mysterious, they couldn't help being a little curious, wondering what the hell they were doing.

After Emperor Chongzhen heard this, seeing Zhong Jinwei and Wen Tiren looking at him, waiting for his opinion, he nodded in agreement.

Wen Tiren had talked too much before, and his voice was a little hoarse.And this idea was proposed by Zhong Jinwei just now, so he signaled for Zhong Jinwei to speak.

Zhong Jinwei turned to face the vassal kings and clans and said, "My lords, just now His Majesty considered that you may not have experience in assimilating Native Americans. Therefore, His Majesty will arrange for someone to study how to assimilate Native Americans, and then pass on to you to study in Beijing." , to help you assimilate the Native Americans as your subjects as quickly and best as possible."

When the princes and clans heard this, they were so happy from ear to ear, they thanked Emperor Chongzhen again.

These measures are unheard of, but they are very practical means, which can reduce the difficulty of establishing a vassal state.

They didn't know that the reason why Zhong Jinwei, Wen Tiren and Emperor Chongzhen held this training course was because they were afraid that they would be kept in captivity by the imperial court for a long time, and they would become like pigs who don't like to use their brains.

In any case, the benefits of doing so are definitely greater than the benefits of not doing it.Everyone hopes that these vassal kings and clans can successfully establish a vassal state in North America.

However, what Zhong Jinwei didn't expect was that the training course he proposed later, because of the constant demands of the vassal kings, eventually became a comprehensive training course before the vassal kings went overseas.

After a while, Wen Tiren was about to ask Emperor Chongzhen whether the meeting could be adjourned before seeing any other requests from the vassal princes and clans.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Zhong Jinwei said again: "I have two more points here, at least I think it is more important, and I want to remind you princes."