Chapter 135 Take a Taxi
Although Xiao Tianjian has reorganized the battle barracks and divided the current battalion into third-class, such establishment is only temporary and not immutable. Camp A will always be Camp A, and Camp C can only be Camp C, which depends on the performance of their battalions in the future. If Camp A or If the B battalion does not perform well in the future battle, it can be downgraded to the B battalion or the C battalion. Once the C battalion performs well in the battle, it can also be upgraded to the two battalions. In this way, it is equivalent to introducing a competition mechanism between the Xingtian army, so that The generals of the battalion will secretly compete with each other and play a stronger combat effectiveness in the battlefield in the future.
In short, as long as it is the army of the Xingtian Army, Xiao Tianjian will never allow them to have a messy situation similar to that in other Rebels. The worst thing is that the equipment is a little poor, but in terms of establishment, it must be built in accordance with the regular system of the Xing Tianjun, so that every soldier has someone to manage it, and will not let him They have become a swarm of bees.
As for the side of Shuiying, Xiao Tianjian did not forget that when Yang Kunshan was still in the Xiangjiang River and followed Li Xin to support Li Xin and Gao Jian's headquarters in the southern part of Huguang, Xiao Tianjian used a deputy named Yang Kunshan's water duck named Zhang Chi, which made him and Liu Jiang gather in Wuchang, Hanyang and Chu. The state's water battalion was reorganized, most of the unsuitable fishing boats in the navy were abolished, and a group of unqualified sailors were dismissed. Only the combined warships and cargo ships were retained. They were reorganized and divided into three water battalions, two of which were warship battalions, which were mainly responsible for fighting with the officers and military sailors on the Yangtze River in the future. One is basically equipped with cargo ships, which is specially used to transport soldiers and horses. It is mainly equipped with more than 300 warships of various types and more than 300 large cargo ships. Although many ships have been abolished, they are much more capable.
At the same time, Xiao Tianjian ordered Zhang Chi, Liu Jiang and other generals of the water battalion to use this period to conduct large-scale training on the river surface, so that they can have considerable combat power before the end of the year. For the two warship battalions, Xiao Tianjian tried his best to search for all kinds of Franco machine guns and arm these warships, although the French machine guns The power is limited, but in the face of poorly equipped officers and navy sailors, the firing speed of these Fran cannons is a little faster. When fighting close on the river, even compared with the various types of artillery used by the Xingtian army, they do not suffer losses. At the same time, in order to strengthen the firepower of these warships, some tiger squat cannons and bowls. It was also armed on the ship, and even the cargo ship was partially equipped to serve as an armed cargo ship.
Just when Xiao Tianjian was busy following the axle in Wuchang Mansion, Luo Li sent someone back the news that he led his subordinates to beat down Daye County in southern Ezhou.
When Xiao Tianjian learned the news, he was immediately overjoyed. At the beginning, he went to Jinnan to control Yangcheng in order to produce iron in Yangcheng. He could use the resources there to provide relatively abundant weapons for the Xingtian Army. Now the whole Jinnan has been controlled by the Xingtian Army. At present, the iron ore and iron furnace controlled by the Xingtian Army are produced. Although steel is basically enough for Xing Tianjun to use, the iron produced will be transferred to Henan through the Yellow River and delivered to craftsmen in various parts of Henan for use. In this era, land transportation alone consumes a large amount of manpower and material resources and requires a large number of mules and horses. Transportation problems alone, that is, Xing Tianjun is very A big burden.
Now Huguang has basically taken it, but weapons, especially firearms, have to rely on Henan and Jinnan to solve the problem. It is very expensive to transport these materials alone. Now that Luo Li has defeated Daye County, he has undoubtedly solved a big problem for him.
It is well known that Daye has been a place for smelting copper and iron since ancient times. There are large-scale copper and iron ore, and it has a history of smelting here for thousands of years. It is the birthplace of Chinese bronze culture and the foundation of modern industry in later Wuchang. At the beginning of the preparation of Wuye, it relied on Daye's iron ore to make steel, and it can be seen that Daye. The importance of
Now Daye has taken it, and Xing Tianjun has a resource here. In addition, Daye has a long history of experience in iron smelting and copper smelting since ancient times. Even in the Ming Dynasty, it is one of the iron smelting centers of the Ming Dynasty. There are a large number of miners who make a living by mining and a large number of smelting furnaces. In this way, as long as a group of skilled blacksmiths in the north are transferred to the south, they can immediately use the resource advantages here to create various weapons for Xing Tianjun in the Huguang area.
After Xiao Tianjian learned the news, he immediately ordered to commend Luo Li's department. At the same time, he ordered them to immediately find blacksmiths on the spot, appease the local miners, and resume production as soon as possible. The local iron-producing furnaces are basically the family property of the dignitaries. Don't be polite to them, confiscate and confiscate them temporarily. At that time, it was changed to the public of Xing Tianjun. In addition, he immediately drew up an order and sent people to the General Logistics Department of Song County, Henan, ordering them to immediately transfer a group of craftsmen to the south in Henan and Jinnan, rush to Daye, and prepare for a large craftsman camp in Daye. The next step is to build weapons for the Xingtian Army.
The Ming Dynasty did not attach much importance to industry. Although the private mining and metallurgy industry has also developed well, the court did not pay much attention to this aspect. This may also have something to do with Zhu Yuanzhang's birth as a farmer. It seems that in this era, China's iron production is still at the forefront of the world, but if it goes on, the technology is only It is difficult to make a breakthrough in the folk workshop-style operation, so Xiao Tianjian thinks that if he seizes the world one day, then industry will be his focus. He wants to abandon the small workshop-style industry in China in the past, start a large-scale industrial and mining industry, and integrate resource development technology, and make China in the future. , will always control the forefront of various technologies in the world, and can no longer shrink his neck and be arrogant, so that when the gate of the country is bombarded by gunboats, he knows how far behind he is.
So since he controlled Yangcheng, he has attached great importance to the development of mining and metallurgy. At present, there are tens of thousands of miners and various craftsmen working for Xing Tianjun. In addition to steel, there are also various handicrafts destroyed by the disaster of war. He is also very concerned about it. Anyone who captures a place, he can Local civil officials should find ways to support the development of the local handicraft industry, including textiles, ceramics and papermaking in various places, which are the targets of key support. It is hoped that world-renowned brands will emerge among them in the future.
At present, Yuzhou Jun porcelain has begun to gradually resume production. In the past, Jun porcelain was only something that could be owned in the palace. Yuzhou Jun porcelain is also managed by the official kiln. Now after the resumption of production, it can be allowed to be purchased by the people. Therefore, the batches produced in advance were soon transferred by Fan Yaoshan. When it was sold to Jiangnan, both sides made quite good profits, and this is just one example.
After Xiao Tianjian led his troops south, he knew that Huguangguo was really a rich place. At least the impact of the small glacier period here was much lighter than that in the north. It is true that this is the hometown of fish and rice. The rice here is ripe twice a year, and the output is higher than that of dry fields in the north. The yield of food crops is high, which does not mean that Huguang is ripe all over the world. Only the grain produced in Huguang area can basically supply the grain gap in Henan.
In less than October, Xiao Tianjian saw with his own eyes that some places in Huguang had collected grain for two seasons. It was only the grain harvested from the fields of the confiscated officials and gentry along the way. In addition to being reserved for the local people, Xing Tianjun obtained a large amount of grain. This time, Xiao Tianjian finally did not need it anymore. He is worried about the supply of military food, which is also the most important reason why he went south to attack Huguang. With the land of Huguang, he does not have to worry about having nowhere to raise military food. Although he dares dares to say that his soldiers and generals are guaranteed to eat well, at least in the future, he can make the soldiers open their stomachs full. Only when they are full can they have the strength to fight. Today After the court wanted to kill Xing Tianjun again, it was unlikely.
In October, the weather has begun to get cold, but compared with the weather in the north, although it is cold here, it is far from the cold feeling in the north. If you wear a little thicker, you can keep out the cold. At this time, Li Jinde, who was transferred, finally rushed from Henan to Wuchang and in Wuchang Prefecture. In Xiao Tianjian's temporary marshal's mansion, he saw Xiao Tianjian.
Seeing Li Jinde coming, Xiao Tianjian finally breathed a long sigh of relief. At present, during this period, after Li Xin was missing from him, he had to deal with many things in person. He was so busy that he didn't touch the ground. He had to take care of military and civil affairs. Now that Li Jinde has arrived in Wuchang Mansion, he can make a choice in civil affairs. Give it to Li Jinde to carry it! So he laughed and welcomed Li Jinde into the lobby and gave him a seat to sit down and talk.
Li Jinde went directly from Huaiqing Mansion to Runing Mansion and Huguang, and then crossed the Wuchang Mansion from Hanyang River. After seeing Xiao Tianjian, he saw Xiao Tianjian losing weight again, with blood in his eyes. He was quite emotional. He hurriedly saw Xiao Tianjian and said that the master had worked hard.
"No bitter, no bitter! Ha ha! Just a little tired! At present, Li Xin, I sent him to sit in Changsha to carry out strategies in the south of Huguang. There are few capable people here, so... hehe! Let's not talk about this. It's good if you come now. There are a lot of civil affairs here. It's much easier for you to take it!
In addition, I have one thing to discuss with you. There is nothing I can do if it goes on like this. At present, our jurisdiction is getting bigger and bigger. It is obviously not appropriate to arrange officials to manage civil affairs as before! So I recruited you, and I want to discuss with you about taking a taxi..."
"Kike to take a taxi?" After hearing this, Li Jinde stood up in shock, but the expression on his face was a surprised expression.
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