The Ministry of Internal Affairs in various places had been mobilized, and the money flow of banks had increased dramatically. Honours, businessmen, and gentry in Daming had all participated in this war.
The same was true for the people everywhere. Whether directly or indirectly, they were all involved in this war.
Liaodong, Jinzhou.
As the base of the imperial court's march to the north, Jinzhou was very busy now. All kinds of materials were taken out of the storehouse, and countless armaments were equipped.
The granaries were opened, and countless grains were moved out.
Duke Dingguo Xu Wenbi walked on the drill ground, accompanied by Li Chengliang.
After following the army to Jinzhou, Xu Wenbi stayed. Today, he came to see the Liaodong Army.
Everyone knew that the army of Daming was very strong now.
From the northwest army to the Liaodong army, to the Liaodong army, to the Liao army, and finally to the capital camp, it could be said that they were absolutely proud soldiers and valiant generals.
As Duke Dingguo, Xu Wenbi had seen a lot, but this time it was different.
This time, Xu Wenbi was here to fight, so he was particularly concerned about the Liaodong Army.
"Duke Dingguo, look, these are the four main arms of our Liaodong Army!"
Li Chengliang pointed to the four troops in front of him and said with a smile, "They are all valiant soldiers. This time, we must destroy the Tai Ning Tribe in one battle."
In fact, Li Chengliang was still a little uncomfortable in his heart.
His target was the most powerful Duoyan Tribe, because it had the best grassland. But now the Emperor asked him to attack the Tai Ning Tribe. He couldn't say that he didn't want to attack the Tai Ning Tribe. It was unrealistic for him to attack the Duoyan Tribe.
Xu Wenbi didn't care what Li Chengliang thought. The Emperor asked him to attack the Tai Ning Tribe, so he had to attack the Tai Ning Tribe. There was no room for discussion.
"Come on, Commander Li, tell me!" Xu Wenbi pointed to the soldiers in front of him and said.
"Okay!"
Li Chengliang nodded with a smile and said, "Here, the gunners are all equipped with matchlocks. Since they were equipped with this kind of matchlock, the gunners of our Daming Army have become very strong."
Xu Wenbi nodded. Of course he had seen the new firearms.
Fast firing rate, long range, fierce firepower, there were many advantages, especially after being equipped with bayonets. The Musketeers were finally free from the shackles of not being able to fight in close combat, and completely let go of the reins.
Under such circumstances, the spearmen in the army were all abandoned.
"Over here, the Fire Cavalry. They aren't equipped with matchlocks, but revolver-type firearms. I heard that the revolver-type firearms were invented by Xu Guangqi from the Royal Academy of Sciences in Beijing."
"It's the person who made the clock, a very powerful person!" Li Chengliang sighed, "Dingguo Duke should know better, right?"
Of course, Xu Wenbi knew that Xu Guangqi was deeply trusted by His Majesty. That clock had made him rich.
Every time he sold a clock, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would give him a cut.
As for the price of the clock, even Xu Wenbi felt a toothache. One could only imagine how expensive it was.
The key was that there were too many rooms in the house. He couldn't just buy one, right?
How could Xu Wenbi not have a toothache when he received tens of thousands of taels of silver each?
However, it was sold very well, and ordinary people couldn't buy it.
Xu Wenbi also knew that this kind of revolver-type firearms was extremely expensive.
"Commander Li, how many Fire Cavalry do you have here?"
Xu Wenbi couldn't help but turn to look at Li Chengliang. Ever since the invention of the revolver-type firearms, Daming's cavalry was basically all Fire Cavalry.
"Only 5,000!" Li Chengliang said helplessly.
"I've applied to the imperial court many times, but no one paid any attention to me!"
Xu Wenbi nodded. He wasn't surprised. No one paid any attention to you. Giving you 10,000 revolver-type firearms is already a lot. How many do you want? Give you tens of thousands?
Dream on.
Different from the long matchlock muskets, the revolver-type firearms were very short.
The length was only the length of a forearm, so that it was easy to load on horseback. Every Fire Cavalry was equipped with two, one on the left and one on the right. There was a leather holster on the horse that could be easily placed inside.
Xu Wenbi also had two, and he placed them on his horse.
Based on what Xu Wenbi knew, Ji Liao had 10,000 of these Fire Cavalry, and the capital had the most with 30,000.
Xu Wenbi didn't doubt that they could fight. He had seen the Fire Cavalry demonstrate before.
Although the firing range of the Fire Cavalry's revolver-type firearms was only 30 steps, the Fire Cavalry was very fast, and speed could compensate for the distance to a certain extent.
If the Fire Cavalry charged forward, and the 10,000 Fire Cavalry opened fire at the same time, and fired with two guns, how many people would be left after one round?
In any case, Xu Wenbi felt that if he was on the opposite side, he would definitely feel weak.
"Dingguo Duke, these are the Artillery Cavalry!" Xu Wenbi pointed to the soldiers not far away.
In front of these Artillery Cavalry, there was a small cannon. It was half the height of a person, and the barrel was thick and short. On the ground beside it, there was a strange warhead.
Xu Wenbi recognized this thing. It was made by the Armament Division, and it was called a mortar.
In fact, this thing was very different from a mortar. If one had to say what it looked like, Zhu Yijun felt that this thing was more like a heartless cannon.
The focus of the improvement was on the shell. The current mortar shell was an evolution of the explosive shell. It was no longer round, and it was more like the mortar shells of later generations. It had fins, a trajectory, and was very accurate.
Of course, because there was no primer, this thing still used the old method of firing.
Using a torch to ignite and then firing, it was considered a semi-finished mortar. It was basically like the mortars of later generations, where the shell was placed in the barrel and then fired with a "dong".
This thing needed to be loaded and ignited, but the shell's shape was very similar to the mortars of later generations.
Zhu Yijun had not expected the Ordnance Division to come up with something like this. Who would have thought that they would come up with something like this? After this sort of nondescript cannon was developed, Zhu Yijun quickly realized the advantages of this thing.
Before the primer cannons were made, this was the best they could do.
Xu Wenbi had naturally seen this kind of cannon. It was easy to carry, had great explosive power, and had a fast firing speed. It was the best among the Daming Field Cannons.
Seeing these equipment, Xu Wenbi immediately felt relieved.
"Zongbing Li, do you have grenades here?" Xu Wenbi asked.
Xu Wenbi had a very deep impression of grenades. They were powerful, and he had seen them in the military camp in the capital. As for whether the Liaodong Army had them, Xu Wenbi really didn't know.
"Yes, but not many!" Li Chengliang said directly, "The Grand Council only gave me 3,000."
Xu Wenbi nodded. This was for the preparation for the Northern Expedition. The imperial court had transferred them over the past two years. Otherwise, the Liaodong Army wouldn't have been able to get grenades.
Great Ming's hand grenades weren't some high-tech product at all, but they were earthen hand grenades.
In fact, the Great Ming Dynasty already had grenades and landmines. In comparison, it was much easier to produce these earthen grenades.
Of course, compared with the existing Daming ones, they were much stronger in power and other aspects.