On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month of the 22nd year of Chongzhen, Wang Yi arrived in Beijing and stayed in the inn.

Nowadays, there are more officials entering Beijing than in previous years, and the central government's control can be seen here. What follows is the tension in the inns in the fifth ranks, so officials under the fifth rank can only stay in inns designated by the imperial court, and the environment is slightly poor.

If Wang Yi had only sixth ranks as a civil servant, but because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince showed his favor without any concealment, the Grand Governor's Office arranged a single-family courtyard for him in the museum. This inevitably made someone with a cousin who came here, but had only one room and a single room, a little unbalanced.

Because the crown prince was particularly favored, Wang Yi was summoned for a rare hour. Although he was interrupted by the cry of Emperor Changsun for a while, the chat was still quite speculative in general. Wang Yi also clearly discovered that the crown prince admired his military ideas.

"Actually, the Huyi is not satisfied with the current Tank Division." After Wang Yi said that, he couldn't help but expose his bachelor's attributes and talked loudly: "The so-called "working to do a good job must first sharpen your weapons. The Tank Division's attack speed is not fast enough. If it can match a horse or even two horses, it will probably be much better. In this way, the firepower can be raised. Otherwise, relying solely on muskets and swords and guns, it will still be impossible to face the defending city."

Zhu Cilang smiled, turned around and took out a scroll from the bookcase, unfolded it on the drawing table next to him, and greeted Wang Yi to see it.

"It looks like a rushing car." Wang Yi said.

"Not bad." Zhu Cixuan completely unfolded the painting: "This is the idea in the Wanli period. I used iron plates to replace cowhide, iron shafts and iron wheels to replace wooden shafts and wooden wheels, and replaced arrow holes with gun holes. No one can take charge in the last battle."

"How heavy is that?" Wang Yi couldn't help but exclaimed: "It sounds pretty good, but isn't this kind of thing slower than artillery?"

"Yes. So I've never created it, it's just an idea." Zhu Ciyang said: "But recently, a professor at Jingshi University has re-proposed this plan, intending to use the steam engine as the driving force to let it run by itself."

“Steam engine?”

"Yes, you see, the lid of the pot will jump when boiling water, and that's what steam is pushing up." Zhu Cixuan said simply: "The same principle is to make a big stove to boil water, steam drives the wheel axle, and you can run by yourself by rushing the car."

"That's great. I wonder if any horses run fast?" Wang Yi asked.

"I'm afraid not." Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "And now this thing cannot be used in actual combat."

Because hard wheels are not suitable for the current dirt roads. If placed outside the walls of Liaodong or on the grassland, even the dirt roads are not available, and it is even more impossible to run, and it may even damage the fragile boiler.

"It turns out that we still have to build the road first." Wang Yi sighed.

"There is another way to use crawlers." Zhu Cixuan said: "It can solve the problem of marching in the wild, but now the crawlers are all hand-made. Tolerances must be strictly controlled, and the manufacturing speed is slower." Zhu Cixuan paused and said: "Maybe no one ran fast at the beginning, but it can run as long as there is coal, which is a considerable advantage."

"If this is true, even if you don't fire a cannon, it will be very useful just for long-distance raids." Wang Yi said.

"You said there are those, but you have to build a railway to run." Zhu Cixuan said: "In short, if this weapon is made, you must first equip your tank division."

"Master?" Wang Yi was shocked and thought he had heard it wrong.

"Well, Xiao Donglou wrote to you that you are enough to take on the important task of a division." Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "So after discussing with the Grand Governor's Office, I decided to pull out the Tank Division and use it as a backbone to form a new division, and continue to use your title and military flag to be the Tank Division."

"This new type of rusher will be equipped with your department first. It will be named after your department: Tank."

Wang Yi was so excited that he felt itchy in his heart, saying, "I will definitely live up to your entrusted position!"

"It's not enough to have weapons alone. You have to summarize your military strategy and discuss it with others." Zhu Cixuan said: "The stones on other mountains can attack jade, and it is also a way to improve your own thinking."

"Yes!" Wang Yi saluted excitedly. Suddenly, he thought of something he had been worried about for a long time and asked with a little guilty conscience: "Your Highness, if I become a teacher, will I also have to raise my rank?"

"Yes, the division commander's rank is determined by the rank of major general." Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "How is it? He is a general who is a weak crown."

"That's it, Your Highness, is the Major General of the fifth rank?" Wang Yi asked timidly.

Zhu Cilang shook his head slightly: "The military generals will not discuss their ranks in the future, but will only serve as references when adding ranks, which is different from civil servants."

"So……"

"If you have anything to do, you are very good at fighting, how can you speak hesitantly?" Zhu Cixuan interrupted Wang Yi.

"Your Highness, that's right. I was a sinner. I heard that the student has reached the fifth rank and can ask for forgiveness for his teacher." Wang Yi expressed his heart and said, "I originally studied teaching in the village, but I joined the army to ask for forgiveness for his teacher."

"This is a matter." Zhu Cilang chuckled and patted Wang Yi's arm: "If you write a letter of letter to the Ministry of Personnel, they will deal with it. I didn't expect that you are still a person with a temperament. It's better to be so chivalrous and gentle innate to show your true nature."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Wang Yi was so excited this time. If it weren't for the years of training, he would have been afraid that he would have scratched his mouth and his forehead and lost his etiquette in front of the palace.

"After the New Year, there are still a few things to be announced," Zhu Cixuan sat back on his seat. "In the future, to the east of Shanhaiguan, until 30,000 bathrooms - 30,000 bathrooms will be set up in Kaiyuan County. This place will be under the rule of the Three Divisions of Liaoning, and the Liao area will be peaceful. I plan to let the Second Army be responsible for the defense of this war zone. Your tank division will only use their defense zone to expand and rest, and continue to fight north in the future."

"yes!"

"There are large plains there, which is your place to use it." Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "I will give you a month's leave first and go home to see it. But you have to make a list first and also provide them with command training."

A division only needs more than 320 military chief officers. If calculated based on the approximate number of officers and staff members, it requires more than 1,500 staff members, which does not include non-commissioned officers at all levels. Now, one of the Tank Division counts one, and it is impossible to support the organization of a division.

The resistance to the Ming Dynasty's real expansion of its army was not that it was that the army was short of military sources, but that it was that there were not enough officers. If the troops were allowed to return to the old era, they would only rely on more people to fill it, but Zhu Cilang refused to see it no matter what.

Wang Yi came out of Wenhua Palace. As soon as he passed the Ji Gate, he found that there were quite a few female officials in the palace. He entered the palace in groups from outside the Meridian Gate in groups. Some were wearing palace clothes, some were wearing public clothes, and some were wearing their own private clothes. Wang Yi was blinded by his eyes.

He is not the serious Liu Xiahui. He is just as young as a young man. He has been a soldier for many years. As long as he is a woman, he is like Diao Chan!

"Ahem! You're really looking straight!"

Wang Yi's eyes were still chasing the graceful figure of a palace maid. Hearing the cold sound with sour air, he quickly turned around, but almost hit someone in front of him. Fortunately, the man was also quick and quickly took a step back, so he did not make a fool of himself.

"Senior Brother!" Wang Yi shouted in disbelief, and then thought that he had seen his appearance as a prodigal son just now. He smiled awkwardly: "Your Highness has given me a month off before, and was thinking about buying some good materials to visit my senior brother, but he didn't want to meet him here."

"Ahem, are you buying materials? Why do I think you are going to peel off other people's clothes?" Huang Ruixue showed no mercy.

"Well, Your Highness also said that I have a sharp look and feel like a general!" Wang Yi straightened his chest and suddenly realized that he was half a head taller than this senior brother. I remember that when I first met Huang Ruixue at my mentor's house, I was much shorter than my senior brother.

"Didn't your highness say that you have thicker skin than the city wall?" Huang Ruixue raised her eyebrows and said, "Let's go and have dinner with me."

"I still saved a lot of military pay and it's useless. I should be the boss." Wang Yi said hurriedly.

Huang Ruixue was not polite to him and said, "I know the military salary is high, and today I can be considered a big deal. Just go to Huiying Tower on Chang'an Street."

Of course, Wang Yi would not object.

The two went out together, and Wang Yi realized that his senior brother was willing to wait for him. He couldn't help but feel happy. He was happier than being promoted to major general.

Huang Ruixue folded her hands lightly, placed her lower abdomen, and moved her lotus steps lightly under her feet, walking dignified and generously. However, Yu Guang saw Wang Yi jumping in steps, like a proud naughty boy, and couldn't help but find it funny.

Wang Yi kept peeking at Huang Ruixue, and seeing Huang Ruixue's eyebrows and eyes with smiles, he was even more beautiful. He only hoped that the journey from the Meridian Gate to Chengtian Gate would never be completed.

Huiying Tower is located on Chang'an Street. The customers are all real officials. The shop owners naturally know how to tell the words. They saw an officer wearing a field army uniform, wearing pure leather boots, and walking with the sound of iron nails. They immediately recognized that this was the main force of the Liaodong guards. In addition, the silver star emblem shining, how could they dare to flatter?

As for the officer's female companion, he was an extraordinary person. Who doesn't know that now the female official is more favored by the Tian family than the male official.

Moreover, such a pair of men and women appeared in Huiying Building for blind dates. As long as the woman is beautiful, the man will spare no effort to please him. Looking at the appearance of this female official today, tsk, Jun Ye may inevitably have a heavy bleeding.

"Please go upstairs, there are soundproof seats, so you will never hear them talking." The waiter smiled and bowed to lead the way.

Huang Ruixue's face turned red and she thought to herself: I always hear them say that Huiyinglou is like this, how can she speak like this? It doesn't seem to be serious.

Wang Yi was not so sensitive to this, but lamented that the restaurant was so big that it was terrifyingly large, with seven or eight open rooms on the left and right, two floors on the upper and lower floors, and there were probably fifty or sixty tables. When he arrived at the private room upstairs, he was even more shocked by the exquisite decoration here. Looking back on his life, he had never lived such a luxurious place in his life.

Of course, except for the Wenhua Hall of His Highness the Crown Prince. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!