Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1620 Overture to War ([-])
That night, although the temporarily formed Jinghua Knights belonged to the Jinghua Trading Company, in fact, there were three sources.

The first source is the Gyeonggi Business Department of Jinghua Commercial Corporation. This Gyeonggi Department has several usual tasks, one of which is to be responsible for the direction of Daning.The reason is not entirely economic. Another important aspect is that as a highly pragmatic hidden stake, Daning was used as the intelligence support point for the Northern Expedition to carry out early intelligence coverage.

This coverage is mainly based on Chahar, supplemented by Tumed, and also includes relevant forces on the left and right wings of Mongolia such as Wai Khalkha. The news of Tumed's defeat during the day also came from their monitoring.

The second source is the Tumed Business Department of the Jinghua Trading Co. , so I can only talk about the basics here) roughly east to Daning, so Jinghua Trading Co., Ltd. Tumed Business Department needs to come here to develop business.

The third source is the Liaodong Affairs Department of Jinghua Commercial Corporation.The Liaodong Affairs Department used to carry out business divisions based on the administrative divisions of the Ming Dynasty, that is, it was only responsible for the jurisdiction of the Liaodong governor within the Ming Dynasty, and it was only related to the Jurchen ministries and North Korea outside the Ming Dynasty.However, with the step-by-step strengthening of Jinghua's strength, and Gao Yushi's constant advocacy of "internal competition" has led to the emergence of a special phenomenon of business performance competition between the two affairs departments in many regions.Daning is such a special area.

Where is it special?Special in Daning is currently basically in a state of isolation, and it is weird in terms of institutional attributes.

As mentioned before, in the Ming Dynasty, Liaodong did not have its own chief envoy and procuratorate. , and so on.In terms of local administration, Liaodong does not have such simple administrative settings as magistrates, prefectures, and counties, but is directly managed by the local guards, which is the so-called "military management."

However, it does not mean that Liaodong is purely decided by the military—or the generals group, because Liaodong also has a normal military equipment road setup, which is governed by civilian officials. Pragmatically, the position he held when he came to Liaodong at the beginning of the past year was "Jin Fu Hai Gai Bing Bei", and he was in charge of the four states of Jin, Fu, Hai, and Gai in southern Liaoning.

The current situation in Daning is very interesting. In terms of administrative division, it belongs to Beizhili, in terms of military division, it is under the supervision of Governor Jiliao, and in the area where the governor is set up, it is under the jurisdiction of Governor Shuntian. However...it does not have a prefect or a prefect , of course, it is impossible to set up a magistrate in terms of size, so it has the special pattern of "military management" in Liaodong, which can be said to be very unique.

This particularity creates conditions for Jinghua's "internal competition".Jinghua Trading Co., Ltd. is responsible for all land-based foreign trade. Of course, Daning is an area for land-based foreign trade. Therefore, in the eyes of Jinghua Trading Co., Daning is its business area, which is no problem. Ning took a different view.

The Gyeonggi Business Department believes that since Daning belongs to Beizhili in terms of administrative planning, our department will of course go to carry out work. This is no problem at all, right?
The Tumed business department believes that Daning is close to the eastern border of Tumed, and it is a fulcrum for our department to carry out business in the eastern part of Tumed. It is a necessary place. Of course, our department will go to carry out work. ?
The Liaodong business department stopped doing it at first glance, saying that although Daning seems to be "isolated in the north of the Great Wall" for the time being, it has always been the support point of the imperial court in northern Xinjiang, and it is a key place connecting Liaodong and North Zhili from the north of the border. The status is exactly the same as that of Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou in the pass, so it is no problem for our department to go to Daning to start business, right?

So this is all right. Daning originally seemed to be a three-way area. As a result, the three business divisions relied on data for internal competition. They all believed that working in Daning could improve their performance, so they all went to Daning to develop.As a result, in Daning City, there will often be a spectacle where the three business divisions that belong to the Jinghua Trading Company all send people to compete for business from each other.

In fact, the internal competition mentioned by Gao Yushi does not refer to such internal competition. His original intention may be exemplified by the three major shipyards in Jinghua.

In the beginning, there was only one Jinghua shipyard in Laizhou. Later, because Gao Yushi himself transferred to Guangxi, and Jinghua’s business began to move south, he began to consider setting up a new shipyard in Guangzhou.However, due to various reasons, the main factory area of ​​this shipyard was adjusted to Qinzhou, and Jinghua Qinzhou Shipyard became the second shipyard of Jinghua Shipyard.

In essence, it is a branch factory. In order to distinguish it, the original factory area in Laizhou was also separated from this time, and it was called Jinghua Laizhou Shipyard.

Later, Annan began to build the Jingang Shipyard. However, at that time, Gao Yushi was not particularly sure whether he could ensure that Annan would last forever. Therefore, the investment level and technical strength of the Jingang Shipyard were restricted for a long time. Mainly, the ability to build by yourself is relatively poor.

But the turning point came soon. Taking advantage of the east wind of the Yunnan-Burma War, Jinghua took control of almost the entire Indochina Peninsula in a short period of time like a raging fire. Siam was selected as the future core area of ​​southern Xinjiang, and Dingnan City began. Large-scale, high-investment construction.

Of course, construction is not just about building a city, a palace, etc. A city without industrial support obviously has no future, and most of it can only become a castle in the air. Under the advice of high-level people, Gao Wushi also began to mobilize resources to consolidate the industrial scale of Dingnan.

In this process, a very important industrial transfer is to pack and relocate Jingang Shipyard to Dingnan, leaving only the most basic ship repair business. At the same time, increasing investment in Jinghua Dingnan Shipyard, Dingnan Shipyard has become The third branch of Jinghua Shipyard.

The distribution of the three major shipyards in Laizhou, Qinzhou, and Dingnan is thousands of miles away. Is there no internal competition?of course not.Although the construction of inland watercraft by the three major shipyards is indeed divided into "task areas" according to the region, for example, Laizhou Shipyard is responsible for the construction of inland watercraft in the entire northern province of Ming Dynasty, Qinzhou Shipyard is responsible for the construction of inland watercraft in the entire southern province of Ming Dynasty, Dingnan Shipyard Responsible for the construction of inland watercraft in the entire southern Xinjiang region, but this division only stipulates inland watercraft and does not include sea-going vessels.

The construction standards of sea-going ships are much higher than those of inland ships, and their service life is longer (although major repairs and minor repairs are often required due to the use environment), so buying a ship in a place that seems to be far away actually does not have much impact, which is why can compete with each other.

Originally, the Laizhou shipyard with the strongest technical force and the most complete infrastructure occupied the largest market share, but later Qinzhou gradually caught up with Guangxi's high-quality and cheap timber and took away a lot of the market.

This was followed by the sudden emergence of Dingnan Shipyard. The factory not only has high-quality and cheap wood, but also because it is the closest to Nanyang, it has also made fine-tuning of the design and manufacture of some specific parts of Jinghua’s ships, making it It is more adaptable to the sea conditions of the South China Sea.

As a result, the two major shipyards in Laizhou and Qinzhou felt the pressure, so Laizhou quickly adjusted its thinking and began to produce products that were fine-tuned for the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and Japanese sea conditions. ".

The Qinzhou Shipyard didn’t look good at first glance. Good guy, one of you is targeting Beiyang and the other is targeting Nanyang. Is Qinzhou going to drink the northwest wind?That must not work, I have to have my own characteristics, otherwise what would I eat?

So Qinzhou Shipyard began to think hard, and finally found a way: I focus on seaworthiness in all sea conditions!In other words, although my final products are not as good as Laizhou ships in Beiyang and Dingnan ships in Nanyang, they are better than Dingnan ships in Beiyang and Laizhou ships in Nanyang. They are most suitable for one-stop trade— —For example, multi-stage trade: Ship owners who ship goods from the north, stop at Susong, Guangzhou, Luzon, and Malacca for trade, then replenish goods locally, and sell them all the way back.

In this way, such shipowners need a ship that can take care of various sea conditions, so they may be more inclined to Qinzhou ships.

What is internal competition?This is the internal competition advocated by Gao Pragmatism. It is a targeted differentiated competition, and it is a competition to create different characteristic products.

However, Jinghua Trading Company's internal competition in Daning City is relatively weak, because Jinghua Trading Company is essentially a trading company, and it is not responsible for production itself. The products on hand are produced by Jinghua's various industrial entities.In this way, the purchase channels of the three business divisions are almost the same, what can the competition in Daning City rely on?By finding ways to reduce costs.

However, the shipping price of Jinghua products within the Jinghua system is fixed.For example, for the soap manufactured by Jinghua Soap Factory Jingshi General Factory, you Jinghua Trading Company’s Gyeonggi Division will purchase at this price, and his Tumet Division will purchase at this price, and the Liaodong Division will of course purchase at this price.So the three business divisions wanted to grab more shares in Daning, so they had to find another way in terms of cost.

The purchase price is the same, how can the cost be optimized?Of course, it is to control the transportation cost.If there is water transportation, it is the best magic weapon for transportation cost control at that time.However, the water transport conditions to Daning City are quite poor. Although there is an old Ha River, the runoff of this river in the dry season is worrying, and it is not a big river itself, so it is difficult to use it stably. Work hard.

How to work hard on the horse team?Nothing more than two points: expand the scale and reduce the cost of raising horses (not only horses, but also transporting livestock).But in this way, in terms of expanding the scale, the Tumed Division has the greatest advantage; in terms of reducing the cost of raising horses, the Liaodong Division has the greatest advantage, so in the end, it actually really created a magical dislocation competition.

Wait a minute, what about the Gyeonggi Division?It doesn't matter, they are close to the North Zhili area where Jinghua's industries are dense. Although the price is the same, the main products can be transported in a centralized manner, because the transportation distance is short, which also forms a unique advantage.

In any case, the three business divisions competed fiercely in Daning City, and the cavalry of the three parties in Daning was also relatively large. This was the strength foundation for them to form a group to rescue the Tumed Army tonight.

At this moment, the people from the three major business divisions got together and made the calculation. The Gyeonggi Business Department could pool 340 four horses, the Tumed Business Department could pool 860 three horses, and the Liaodong Business Department could pool 170 horses. With [-] and six riders, the three parties can make up nearly [-] riders, which is no small amount.

Of course, in theory, more than 6000 riders are definitely not enough to face Chahar's 2 troops, but even though Tummet suffered a defeat first, he still has more than [-] riders, so he can't be called someone Does not exist?

What's more, Jinghua's three major business divisions all believe that they also have some special advantages. For example, all Jinghua's cavalry members do not have night blindness, and they have an obvious advantage in at least one aspect of vision in night battles.

Another example is that Jinghua Qiding's equipment level has always been very good, especially the advantage of firearms.Although the firearms are equipped for the cavalry, both sides are cavalry, and the firearms may only have a chance to fire one shot due to the hedging during the battle, but it may not be the case during the night battle-since the opponent cannot see the road ahead, they are beaten. The possibility of daring to charge directly after the volley is very small, because he has no idea whether the opponent's cavalry has dug a horse trap in advance, laid traps such as barbed wire and caltrops.

In addition, the cavalier leaders of the three major divisions also agreed that Burihatu might have expected that the Daning officers and soldiers would not dare to leave the city at night, and that even if they wanted to rescue them, they would wait until dawn the next day. The reinforcements that appeared should not be prepared.

By this time, everyone's discussions have been basically reached, and there is only one thing left to decide: who will be the leader?
This matter is very realistic, because no matter whether the attack tonight wins or loses, the main general is the one who bears the responsibility.If he wins, he is the first; if he fails, he is the chief culprit.

However, the "professional title system" that Gao Yushi has secretly implemented for several years has played a key role at this moment. Everyone can know who is the leader by comparing the "professional titles".

There is no need to explain the professional titles, everyone in the Red Dynasty understands it, but the highly pragmatic "professional title system" is actually a smoke bomb.

Military rank, as people of later generations know, is a title of a soldier. It is mainly awarded according to a soldier's combat quality, military quality, professional quality and seniority. Usually, the higher the combat quality and seniority, the higher the military rank. Also higher.

The military ranks of later generations are mainly divided into privates, non-commissioned officers, lieutenants, school officers, generals and marshals.Among them, non-commissioned officers are divided into sergeant, sergeant, corporal, and sergeant major; lieutenant officers are divided into captain, lieutenant, and lieutenant; field officers are mainly divided into colonel, lieutenant colonel, and junior colonel; general officers are mainly divided into general, lieutenant general, and general The military ranks of each country are different. For example, the Red Dynasty also specially set up the rank of Colonel, and the Brigadier General of Midi is also very special. In fact, the ranks of the two ranks are similar, but they are called differently.

Gao Yushi also set the titles of his armed servants according to this standard, but changed the titles.
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