Chapter 1329 A Thousand Marksmen
Xia Wanchun looked at Jiang Jiaren and saw that he was dressed in native clothes. He frowned in his heart, but his face was very dull.
His eyes quickly glanced at him, and a group of chiefs behind Jiang Jiaren smiled and said, "General Jiang, the court is very worried about the safety of the new business company, so he sent his official to help you and be responsible for contacting the issue of aid."
Xia Wanchun understood from Jiang Jiaren's words that he was declaring sovereignty.
Jiang Jiaren was obviously worried that the court would airborne Gao Huan and take away his control over Xinshang Company.
Xia Wanchun did receive a secret order from Gao Huan to let him control the new business company.
The court was ready to come to an end in person, go to war with the Allies, and fight for the colonies in Yinzhou.
Since the court has ended in person, the court will make a lot of money and it will be impossible for the new merchant company to take the fruit.
However, as soon as Xia Wanchun arrived, he did not have his own identity to receive command. Instead, he was preparing to observe for a while before taking over the power after learning about the new business company.
After all, there is still war now, and new merchants cannot experience civil strife because of the transfer of power.
When Jiang Jiaren heard that Xia Wanchun was here to help him, he was only responsible for contacting the assistance matters, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, with Xia Wanchun's identity, he said that he would take over the Xinshang Company under the orders, and most of the cadres in the company would obey the orders of the court, and he could only give up his power.
However, Jiang Jiaren was also a little suspicious, just contacting aid, is it necessary for the court to send a minister of the Ministry of War?
"It's great that the court still cares about us." Jiang Jiaren was puzzled, but also had a smile on his face.
Xia Wanchun asked: "General Jiang, how is the company now?"
Speaking of war, everyone's expressions immediately sank.
Jiang Jiaren said in a deep voice: "The fight was not very good. The gap between us and the Spaniards is too big. Now we can only give up the city and fight guerrillas with the Spaniards."
"The heroes have similar views!" Xia Wanchun said: "I also think that the strength of the new business company is not strong enough to be with the Spanish. The Spanish are convenient for supply, so the company will definitely not be able to afford it."
As he said that, Xia Wanchun walked to the wheelbarrow, asked the soldiers to open a wooden box, and picked up a Yingxing rifle. "This is the new musket of the imperial court. The range and accuracy are far better than the Longwu style. After the company assembles these rifles, it can eliminate the enemy in harassment and movement, and gradually change the situation with small accumulations."
Xia Wanchun doesn’t want everyone to think about the new business company, and fighting against the Spanish is a topic that can unite the new business company.
Therefore, he directly led the topic to resisting the attack of the Spaniards.
Sure enough, everyone heard that the court had helped the new muskets, and they all felt inspiration. However, everyone had doubts about the fact that the war could be reversed with just some new muskets.
Jiang Jiaren couldn't help asking: "This kind of musket looks no different from the Longwu style. Can it really have such a big effect?"
Xia Wanchun said: "You will know if you try it."
"The imperial envoy just arrived. Why don't you take a break first and ask me to arrange some food to welcome you!" Jiang Jiaren felt that being busy was not a way to entertain guests as soon as he arrived, and not even drank saliva.
Xia Wanchun waved his hand, "It doesn't matter if you eat later. If this batch of new guns is equipped one day, the soldiers will sacrifice less."
Everyone is respectful when they hear the words. The officials of the court are all officials, and they realize that they cannot compare with them.
At this moment, everyone moved to the training ground. Xia Wanchun looked at it, "Move the target a hundred steps away!"
Jiang Jiaren was a little surprised, "Did you hit it so far?"
Such a distance could hit the target, and in ancient times they were all generals in the army.
Xia Wanchun said: "Don't worry, President Jiang, as long as he is a trained gunman, he can usually shoot."
At this time, the soldiers moved the target a hundred steps away, then demonstrated the loading of Yingxing's musket, and finally raised the gun and aimed it directly.
"Bang bang bang" a few gunshots, and smoke filled the gunpowder. Everyone saw the wooden signs a hundred steps away, and the wood chips were directly beaten.
Everyone was a little shocked to see this. The Hundred Steps of the Sun were used to describe sharpshooters. In an army of nearly 10,000 people, few people could do it.
Nowadays, several musketeers easily hit targets a hundred steps away, and each person was naturally shocked. This was completely different from the musket they remembered.
"Appointment Xia Qin, can you give me a try?" Liu Zhongxia couldn't help asking.
Xia Wanchun nodded, "Of course!"
Now, under the guidance of the soldiers, Liu Zhongxia completed the loading and fired any aiming.
With a "bang", the wooden sign was hit again. Liu Zhongxia was immediately excited when she saw the results.
He used to use Longwu style, and it was difficult to hit the target with thirty steps. Now, he made a hundred steps away, and once he hit, he couldn't help but praise him repeatedly, "What a gun!"
At this time, he couldn't help but shoot a few more times, and found that the new musket was easier to operate than the Longwu style. If you know how to use the Longwu style, you can immediately use the new musket.
Seeing the new musket with such performance, Jiang Jiaren was excited, "Imperial envoy, how many new muskets did the imperial court give us?"
Xia Wanchun smiled and said, "There are a thousand shots!"
"One thousand shots!" Jiang Jiaren looked happy. One thousand new muskets were equivalent to one thousand sharp shooters. Once they were thrown into the battlefield and combined with the hills and dense forests of Yinzhou, it would inevitably be a nightmare for the Spanish.
"Quickly, equip these muskets to the guards immediately and train them for me immediately." Jiang Jiaren couldn't wait and said immediately.
"Let's go!" Xia Wanchun asked, "Aren't these guards the court's security forces to help train?"
Jiang Jiaren said: "The security guards were all scattered to fight guerrillas and prevent the Spaniards from approaching Kingsoft. The guards are the newly trained personnel of the company."
Xia Wanchun immediately said to Jiang Jiaren: "General Jiang, I suggest that this batch of muskets should be delivered to the front line security army immediately. Because they are all veterans, they can play a role immediately and give the Spaniards a blow. As for the guards, it is better to wait for the imperial court to live in the original order."
Jiang Jiaren originally wanted to strengthen the strength of his direct army, but Xia Wanchun made sense, and the weapons were funded by the court. Xia Wanchun was the imperial official, so he naturally had the power to decide who to use the weapons.
Gao Huan sent Xia Wanchun over, in other words, in order to gradually control the Xinshang Company by controlling the distribution rights of military and material assistance of the Qian Dynasty.
"Okay!" Jiang Jiaren could only accept this proposal happily.
Xia Wanchun smiled and said with a smile: "The court has opened a new route north of Jinshan Mountain. In the future, materials will be transported here continuously. President Jiang can rest assured that the company's guards will be able to obtain equipment in no time."
Chapter completed!