Bobo's explanation was very comprehensive. Even though Yinzhen said there was nothing to add, Yinzhen nodded in satisfaction: "That's right. The firearms battalion now has several firearms that are presentable. However, Japan is separated by the sea after all. The Qing navy has looked good on the surface these past two years, but if we really calculate the odds, going to Japan to fight them head-on might be disadvantageous. What do you think we should do?"
Bobo said, "Father's thinking is very thorough. Your subject thinks we can select some soldiers from the army who are good at swimming. Their skills on land are not bad. We can train them in water skills. At this time, we can send one of them to Japan to secretly investigate the situation. When the time is right, we can tell them that Japan sent people to pretend to be pirates to burn, kill, and plunder the property of the Qing Dynasty. Then..."
Bobo explained in detail, and Yinzhen listened attentively. Yinzhen agreed with Bobo's idea of training an amphibious army. He had heard a lot about the future army model from Yunrong, and he was very satisfied that his son had thought of this.
This is his successor; there's no need to worry that the Qing Dynasty will destroy his life's work after he passes away.
Yinzhen continued to nod: "That's right, but there are still some flaws in what you said. You are in the Ministry of Revenue. When you have time, look up the relevant files and write a memorial. If it is a newly formed army, write down the amount of silver needed. You can write down other aspects as you see fit."
Bobo said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."
After returning home, Bobo immediately began working on building an army.
Yunrong learned about this by chance. She couldn't write memorials, but she could read them, so she told Bobo that she would write the memorial and show it to her.
Yunrong had no other intentions. The amount of help she could offer was both large and small. The weapons had already begun to move, but the warships were still in disarray.
The steamship is still under design; she needs to see how the warship is used before she can modify the design.
Bobo didn't think Yunrong had done anything wrong. The harem shouldn't interfere in politics, but Bobo knew in his heart that his mother was different. Bobo would be terrified if anything happened to her, but his father was very at ease. So Bobo understood that there must be something between his father and mother that he didn't know.
Therefore, Bobo had no objection to Yunrong's request.
A memorial to the throne cannot be written overnight. There are too many files, and it is a new field that requires time to familiarize oneself with. In addition, he also has duties in the Ministry of Revenue, so the days passed by like this.
It took Bobo more than a month to finish writing the memorial. Although it took a long time, the content of the memorial was indeed to everyone's liking.
Two copies of the document were made, and Bobo also sent one to Yunrong. Yunrong looked at the document and was quite satisfied. She could understand it and thought it was a good plan, but she didn't make any changes. She planned to ask Yinzhen's opinion first.
The two women had different perspectives. She felt that even if something was good, Yinzhen might still find fault with it. The army was crucial to the future, and this first battle had to be fought well to give people confidence for the future.
In conclusion, caution is the best policy.
"Have you read Bobo's report?"
Yinzhen nodded: "I've seen it. That kid gave you a copy too. What do you think?"
Yunrong: "I naturally think it's good in every way. What do you think?"
Yinzhen said, "There are no major problems, but there are still some shortcomings. At his age, he has already achieved the best he can. What he lacks is experience and life experience. He still needs to be tempered and go through more trials and tribulations."
Yunrong was relieved to hear that there were no major problems, and she felt more at ease.
"That's good. You can decide how to teach Bobo. If you need my help, just let me know."
Education is never a one-person affair. No matter how capable Yinzhen was, he couldn't teach everything. There were some things that Yunrong needed to teach in order to make them clear.
Yinzhen nodded.
And so, another year passed.
Bobo was transferred from the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of War. Yinzhen arranged for him to start from the bottom, managing several hundred people, to give them some training first. He could choose any of these hundred people.
Bobo then understood what Yinzhen meant.
Bobo gave the order and a deadline: they had to learn to swim within that time. Of course, if they really couldn't learn, they wouldn't be forced to.
After they learn, Bobo will select those who are good at swimming and have good hand skills, and of course, another point is that they should come from a respectable family and have family ties.
Using this method, he selected several hundred people.
Bobo is only twelve years old this year, which is quite tall, but he is still young. Although he has a noble status, his noble status makes people feel uncomfortable in the military camp.
Bobo knew this in her heart, so she ate and lived with them in the military camp. Bobo wasn't one to put on airs, so as time went on, she completely got along with them.
In addition, Bobo had been trained by a palace martial arts master since childhood, so his skills were quite good, and all the hundred or so people under his command respected him.
I admire him not because of his status, but because of his abilities and skills.
These hundred-odd men had only been under Bobo's command for three months, yet they had undergone a complete transformation. Each of them was capable of taking on several men, and this was no exaggeration. To test his troops, Bobo had conducted a special exercise, and naturally, outnumbered five hundred, they still won. This demonstrates the capabilities of these men.
"Well done."
"It is my duty as a son, and I do not deserve such praise from Father Emperor." Bobo truly believed this. The methods for training soldiers were readily available; he had simply been more diligent in supervising them and set an example by his own example, which earned their respect. He had not done anything else.
Bobo did a good job, and Yinzhen gave him a lot of military power. Yinzhen trusted his son Bobo.
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