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In addition to the 1,000 people originally assigned by Qin Mu, Huang Lianshan successively recruited nearly 600 people from the third-rate and ninth-class sects with Qin Mu's consent. The development of the Scout Camp was already very impressive. Now that it was renamed the Bachelor's Home, Qin Mu gave it even more support and invested heavily in Huang Lianshan to recruit death squads.
It can be predicted that the Bachelor's House will soon become an extremely terrifying secret organization. With such an organization in the hands of Huang Lianshan, it is impossible for Qin Mu not to make some secret arrangements to prevent the organization from escaping his control.
In order to show his loyalty, Huang Lianshan took the initiative to bring his wife, children and mother to Changsha, placing them under Qin Mu's control, so that he could reveal his true feelings.
As the war in Huguang came to a temporary end, the role of the Bachelor's House in military intelligence reconnaissance gradually faded. Following this, Qin Mu assigned Huang Lianshan several important tasks, each of which made Huang Lianshan feel heavy in his heart.
Before Huang Lianshan left, Qin Mu suddenly remembered something and told Huang Lianshan, "Immediately contact the people in the capital. No matter what means you use, even kidnapping, you must bring the missionary Johann Adam Schall von Bell to Changsha. This must be done quickly."
"Yes, sir." Huang Lianshan also remembered that there was something he had not reported, and hurriedly said, "Sir, I just received news that He Tengjiao has passed Pingxiang and will reach Changsha in less than ten days."
"I got it. Go and do your thing." Qin Mu didn't care too much about it. The governor of four provinces, Lu Daqi, was manipulated by him. What did He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, have to worry about
As soon as Huang Lianshan left, Shao Hua came in with a stack of documents. "Sir, these are the cases reported by the inspectors sent to various places. A total of 28 cases of abuse of power for personal gain and embezzlement during the land reform were found, involving 127 officials. Please take a look."
"Have you reviewed it? Are there any obvious cases of injustice?"
"Sir, I have carefully examined the case, but it is a serious matter and I need you to personally examine and decide the case."
"No need for that. In troubled times, severe punishments are needed. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the land reform, I would rather kill ten people by mistake than let one go." Qin Mu took the document, wrote the word "behead" in thick ink, threw it back to Shao Hua and said, "One hundred and twenty-seven. All of them will be beheaded on a chosen day. I want to see who dares to stretch out his dirty hands."
"My Lord, most of these people are not guilty of capital crimes..."
"Shao Hua, do you want to disobey orders?"
"I dare not. I will do it right away."
When Zhu Yuanzhang first established the country, he killed all the ministers in the court. Most of them were not guilty of death, but Zhu Yuanzhang killed them anyway. Do you think Zhu Yuanzhang killed people just for fun
Qin Mu was just starting out, and the military alone took up most of his energy, so he had no time to deal with these corrupt officials. If he killed one or two people without causing any harm, it would not have the effect of deterrence. At this time, whoever stretched out his dirty hands would have to admit that he was unlucky.
Qin Mu hurriedly reviewed some documents that needed to be processed, and then he took Li Shi, Niu Wanshan and other guards out of the city. Xu Yongshun was waiting outside the government office. Qin Mu had to go to the army to train with the soldiers almost every day, so he would definitely go with him.
Qin Mu has already found some clues. There is definitely more than just Duke Dingguo and Han Zanzhou behind this guy, and as for how many more powerful people are involved, Qin Mu cannot be sure now.
And Xu Yongshun didn't seem to be in a hurry, which was not surprising. He came to Changsha probably just to explore the way. After all, Qin Mu had only risen recently, and those powerful people would definitely have to observe for a while before deciding whether to really bet.
Xu Yongshun rode his horse to Qin Mu and said sternly, "Brother, two of my friends heard that I had joined your team and they also wanted to come over. Brother, what do you think..."
"Changsha City is not mine. Your buddies can come if they want. What does it have to do with me?"
"No, big brother, my two buddies also want to join you."
"Xiao Shunzi, are you annoying me? I'm busy enough. If you cause trouble for me again, I'll kick you back to Nanjing."
"Okay, okay, don't be angry, big brother. I won't say anything, okay?"
Xu Yongshun had made similar attempts more than once, but Qin Mu was too lazy to respond to him.
In addition to basic riding skills, the cavalry outside the city still repeated the chopping action day after day. As time went by, countless wooden stakes had been chopped down, and all the nearby trees had been cut down. They had to send special people to cut down trees far away.
The parade ground was trampled back and forth by the war horses, leaving no grass behind and a thick layer of dust on the ground. The war horses galloped past, raising smoke that blocked out the sky, making it look like a battlefield filled with smoke.
Stationed on the left side of this cavalry was a six-man firearms unit. Qin Mu had recruited a number of craftsmen to develop firearms in Huichang, but so far there had not been any major breakthroughs in technology.
However, a lot of firearms were seized in previous wars, and Qin Mu had some good ones selected and equipped to 6,000 men.
The equipment of this firearms unit was somewhat special. In addition to a musket and six hand grenades per person, every ten people shared a carriage, which was equipped with heavy weapons such as the tiger squat cannon, the falconet cannon, and the Hundred Tiger Running Arrows.
This firearms unit has several combat modes. If the enemy is infantry, the 6,000 troops will adopt a three-stage shooting formation.
If they encountered cavalry, they would quickly connect chariots into a corresponding formation according to the terrain and actual combat needs to resist the cavalry's attack, and at the same time fight back with artillery and muskets.
The cavalry and firearms units were placed next to each other in order to facilitate the training of these units in coordinated operations, especially in how to cooperate when encountering enemy cavalry.
Qin Mu knew very well that he didn't have much time left. No matter how much training he did in such a short time, his cavalry would probably not be able to compare with the nomadic cavalry who grew up on horseback.
Therefore, in a head-on combat, the cavalry needs the cooperation of the infantry. Once encountering the enemy's cavalry, the firearms troops must quickly connect the chariot formation to use the chariot formation to resist the enemy's cavalry, and then dispatch the cavalry to give the enemy a heavy blow depending on the battle situation.
If they were suddenly attacked by enemy cavalry, their own cavalry would be responsible for delaying the enemy so that the firearms troops would have enough time to link up the chariots. Only after the chariots were linked up could the cavalry retreat.
Today, the two armies are on opposite sides. The cavalry pretends to be the enemy and suddenly attacks. In the sound of iron hooves that shakes the earth, thousands of cavalrymen rush over in the mountains and fields with rolling yellow dust, and the momentum is earth-shaking.
When the firearms unit suddenly encountered the enemy, they had to form a circular chariot formation in a flash. Under the command of the general, six thousand people were busy unloading horses and pushing carts, while another three thousand people rushed to the direction of the enemy's attack and formed three-section shooting arrays to block the enemy in order to buy as much precious time as possible for the chariot formation behind them.
The enemy cavalry rushed forward, and after three rounds of volleys, three thousand musketeers quickly retreated back into the chariot formation. The heavy weapons on the chariots were fired, such as the Hundred Tigers Running Arrows, to buy time for the musketeers to reload. The enemy cavalry rode around the chariot formation and shot, while the musketeers hid behind the chariots, firing back with muskets from a distance and using grenades from those close by.
In order to make the training as close to actual combat as possible, all muskets were loaded with powder but not bullets, and were fired by compacting paper balls. Grenades were replaced with large firecrackers, and the cavalry's arrows were only wrapped with arrowheads.
Looking around, it was like a real battlefield, with continuous gunfire, explosions rumbling like thunder, and the smoke making people cough. The sound of war drums, iron hooves, and shouts were like waves crashing on the shore. A rain of arrows soared into the sky, covering the sky and the sun...
Xu Yongshun, who came to watch the battle, was excited, but he couldn't help but sigh: "Brother, you are really willing to spend money. I'm afraid no one in the world is willing to do this except you. After this training, the gunpowder consumed and the pensions for the injured soldiers alone are probably no less than a thousand taels. If you do this every day, it won't be difficult to train elite soldiers, but how long can you last? Before the enemy comes, I'm afraid you will go bankrupt first."
Qin Mu replied calmly: "Whether you will go bankrupt or not is another matter. I only know that if you don't practice this way, when the enemy comes, you will have no chance to spend all the money you have saved."
"That's not the case. Big brother may have other ways to make money, but I don't know. Who else dares to raise and train soldiers like this? If others do the same, I'm afraid I'll starve to death before the enemy arrives."
As Xu Yongshun said, most people can't afford to play such simulated combat exercises a few times, and this is one of the main reasons why Qin Mu is in a hurry to go to Jiangnan to make money. It's not possible to want the horse to run without eating grass.
Qin Mu knew the direction of history, so he knew that time was more valuable than anything else. In order to train an elite army as soon as possible, he was investing regardless of the cost. If the money is gone, we can earn it again, but if the world is gone, you will have nothing.
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