He was surprised at first, then shocked, and finally felt cold all over.
He clearly remembered that it took less than two quarters of an hour from the time he stepped through the city gate to the time he entered the imperial city.
His Majesty actually already knew that he had been defrauded of money.
The Jinyiwei are so terrifying!
"Don't think too much, Admiral Liu. The kid who lied to you is a spy for the Imperial Guard." Chongzhen laughed and asked Wang Chengen to hand Liu Zhaoji a package.
When Liu Zhaoji opened it, he found a pile of silver and a stack of copper coins inside.
After a rough count, there were hundreds of taels of silver.
"What is this...?" Liu Zhaoji asked uneasily.
"Admiral Liu is brave and good at fighting, and is highly appreciated by His Majesty. He is specially awarded 500 taels of silver to supplement his family expenses." Wang Chengen said loudly.
"Those copper coins were the money you were cheated of. His Majesty has also asked the Jinyiwei to return them to you." Wang Chengen said in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your grace." Liu Zhaoji knelt on the ground and kowtowed with tears in his eyes.
"Get up," Chongzhen walked to Liu Zhaoji with his hands behind his back, "Do you know why I summoned you to the capital?"
"I don't know. Your Majesty, please explain clearly."
"I asked Li Xingzhong to train a group of cavalry in Baoding. The earliest batch has been trained for seven or eight months. I want them to see blood." Chongzhen stared at Liu Zhaoji and said.
Practice is worse than seeing.
The experience gained from actual combat is always greater than that gained from training, and the battlefield is the only place where soldiers can grow quickly.
Only on the battlefield can new soldiers become veterans.
Liu Zhaoji also understood this truth. He clasped his hands and bowed to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops south to suppress the bandits and take the opportunity to train the troops."
"No," Chongzhen smiled slightly, "I mean to let Li Xingzhong go south to suppress the bandits and train the troops, while you stay in Baoding to train new soldiers."
"Give it here," Chongzhen said as he reached out to Wang Chengen.
Wang Chengen raised his hands and handed a strange-looking bird gun to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen handed the bird gun to Liu Zhaoji and said, "This is a bird gun with a bayonet installed. See if it can replace the waist swords of infantry and cavalry."
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