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Chapter 592 The Economic War in Lantian, This Is Called Dimensionality Reduction Strike

When the troops were withdrawn, the gong sounded, and the bandits retreated like the tide. Looking at the retreating bandits, Liu Zeqing wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Luckily, he withstood it. This time, Li Zicheng To break Luoyang City, at least ten times as many people are needed, or even more. This battle can be regarded as half a victory for him, Liu Zeqing.

However, although Liu Zeqing won Banchou, the victory was not easy. In this battle, about 9000 Li Zicheng's bandits died, and nearly 900 of his defenders died. The loss ratio was ten to one. What's more serious is that the arrows were damaged more due to the rolling stones, and even the shells used to defend the city were no longer consumed. These are enough to make Liu Zeqing feel distressed.

The rogues have always been dispatched by exchanging their lives for the gunpowder and arrows of strategic weapons and equipment of the Ming army. Therefore, even though they were defeated, Liu Zeqing did not feel relaxed.

"Count the battle damage and take stock of the remaining defense equipment."

"promise!"

Liu Zeqing gave the order, the lieutenant should be, and immediately went to check the weapons and equipment and check the status of the arsenal.

Soon the information was gathered into Liu Zeqing's hands.

"Master Commander, this time the defense of the city has consumed a lot. Most of the defense equipment we hoarded has been consumed. The most serious consumption is the arrows, which have consumed more than half of the inventory. In addition, the consumption of gunpowder is also very serious. We used three of the inventory. One-tenth, and the other is rolling logs and stones, which are basically consumed.”

Hearing this, Liu Zeqing's eyes became serious. He didn't expect that this battle would cost so much. The most important thing was the loss of arrows. It is very troublesome to manufacture an arrow, and it is expensive. After that, it is impossible to replenish it in a short time.

Thinking about it, Liu Zeqing turned his eyes to the battlefield. There are quite a lot of arrows in this battlefield, but he dare not send troops to take them back, because if he opens the city gate, the intruders will definitely find a way to rush through the gate immediately. Come in, this is a lesson learned from the past. In the battle of Dengfeng City, the defenders had already repelled the rogues, but the generals of the defenders were greedy for arrows on the battlefield, so they opened the city gate and sent people to recover the bows and arrows. As a result, at this time, Li Zicheng's The forward general Liu Zongmin took advantage of the situation and led his troops to attack the city. The soldiers who went out of the city to recover the arrows were not in a hurry to return. As a result, Liu Zongmin took the opportunity to enter Dengfeng City. In that battle, Dengfeng City was directly lost.

This is all lessons learned.

Liu Zeqing knew that these arrows outside the city must be hopeless, but the lack of arrows is not a trivial matter, so he said to the lieutenant general: "For the matter of arrows, ask King Fu to find a way. If it doesn't work, all the trees in Luoyang City that can be used as arrows Cut it off, mobilize the people to work overtime, try to make more arrows for us."

"As for gunpowder, this is a headache. How much can the gunpowder factory in Luoyang produce in a day?"

Liu Zeqing looked at the lieutenant and asked, the lieutenant said with a dark face after hearing this: "I'm afraid there won't be much production."

"Well, what do you mean?"

The deputy general said with a bitter face: "Master Chief, you don't know that Luoyang's gunpowder factory stopped production two years ago, and now you let him resume production, I'm afraid it won't have any effect in a short time."

"What? The Luoyang Gunpowder Factory stopped production? How is it possible? Luoyang Gunpowder Factory is the number one gunpowder factory in the Central Plains. Henan, Shandong, Hubei, and Shanxi used to rely on this gunpowder factory to provide gunpowder. A gunpowder factory that governs the four provinces said it would stop production." off-production?"

Liu Zeqing asked suspiciously, followed by looking at the lieutenant general and said, "Then where did the gunpowder we bought all these years come from?"

The lieutenant general heard the words and said: "To tell you the truth, the magistrates are basically made by Lantian."

"Made in Lantian, why didn't I know? Lieutenant General, I remember that you are in charge of purchasing gunpowder!"

The lieutenant immediately fell to his knees and said, "Sir, this matter is indeed in the hands of the villain, but I have already reported this matter to my lord."

"Tell me?"

Liu Zeqing was stunned.

The lieutenant general said: "My lord, the gunpowder from Lantian appeared about two years ago. At that time, the price was extremely low, even lower than the production cost of Luoyang Gunpowder Factory, and the quality was quite good. At that time, people from Lantian asked me to see it. I think it's very good to pass the goods, but you also know that the gunpowder involves the interests of all parties, and the Luoyang gunpowder factory is also related to the court princes, so we dare not touch the interests of this piece of fat."

"However, Lantian people know how to buy and sell. They knew that this kind of business would not work, so they found the Luoyang Gunpowder Factory and promised them to sell it to Luoyang Gunpowder Factory at the cost price of the raw materials. This way, the Gunpowder Factory can directly cut off the craftsmen without making them themselves. , and then the selling price can still be kept at the original price, so that the profit of the gunpowder factory will be higher."

"So Luoyang Gunpowder Factory cooperated with Lantian, and Lantian directly provided finished gunpowder to the Gunpowder Factory. Since then, Luoyang Gunpowder Factory has stopped production, and all the old craftsmen who produced gunpowder were abolished. I can't afford to eat anymore, and my life is miserable, but later it is said that these old craftsmen were all taken away by Lan Tian, ​​but this is none of our business."

"We still buy gunpowder at the Luoyang Gunpowder Factory, and the Luoyang Gunpowder Factory increased our profits by [-]% in order to win us over. I told Lord Zongbing about this. The little ones don't dare to eat alone. If you don't believe me, look at it. Looking at the statutes of the past two years, the item of gunpowder is small, but it gives you an extra [-]% every year, you can go back and check the accounts."

The lieutenant knelt on the ground and said in a tenacious manner. Liu Zeqing narrowed his eyes when he heard this and said, "You mean that the Luoyang Gunpowder Factory was dismantled by Lantian two years ago. Became a gunpowder shop?"

"Yes, that's right."

The deputy general nodded, and Liu Zeqing continued: "And now that Lantian has cut off the goods from Luoyang Gunpowder Factory, Luoyang Gunpowder Factory has no ability to manufacture gunpowder?"

The lieutenant nodded and shook his head, "It's not 100% unmanufacturable, it's just slower."

"How much slower?"

Liu Zeqing looked at the lieutenant general and asked, the lieutenant stretched out his finger after hearing this and said, "If we do our best now, we can produce tens of catties a day."

"roll!"

Liu Zeqing was so angry that he kicked the lieutenant general on the chest and knocked him to the ground. Hearing this, the lieutenant immediately scrambled and ran to the distance: "No, get out now, get out now!"

The deputy general scrambled and ran away, Liu Zeqing's face was livid: "Lantian, Li Chaosheng, you are so vicious, so vicious!"

Liu Zeqing gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do. What Lantian was playing was conspiracy, and everything was on the bright side. I just took advantage of the greed of you officials. What happened? I sold gunpowder at a price lower than that of raw materials. Don’t you feel tempted? ?
Get excited, it's easy to handle if you are excited, you will cut down the factory on your own initiative, and then the core technology will be mastered in Lantian, and you will start to give you some sweets, but in the end you will find that you have died miserably.

Just like now, there is a gunpowder processing factory in Luoyang City, but what?Liu Zeqing could only watch as the production of tens of catties of gunpowder a day was not enough to set off fireworks in a major battle involving tens of thousands of people.

This is Lan Tian's viciousness, which will make you irreversible without knowing it.

Liu Zeqing's teeth were itchy, but there was nothing he could do. After all, this kind of trade war was too advanced in this era. Lantian's gunpowder technology was very good. In this age of firearms, the quality of gunpowder is the basis of military affairs. Lantian put a lot of effort into the research and development of gunpowder.

There are three kinds of gunpowder in Lantian now. The first one is the special granular yellow gunpowder made by the Lantian army. It is powerful and expensive, and it is strictly forbidden to sell. It is the gunpowder used by the army itself.

The second type is black gunpowder, the most traditional black powder of Ming Dynasty, and its quality is better than that of Ming Dynasty. Due to mass production, the cost is relatively low, and it can be sold for use by various forces.

The last type is gunpowder with the most average quality, which is generally used in industrial blasting, or fireworks and firecrackers.

Moreover, because Lantian's gunpowder is produced in batches, the cost is reduced to an extremely low level, which can even reach one-third of the production cost of Daming gunpowder. However, the price of Daming gunpowder is very high, and the raw materials are also very high. The ratio can reach [-]% of the finished gunpowder. In this way, even if Li Chaosheng sells at the raw material price of Luoyang Gunpowder Factory, Lantian still has a good profit margin.

And the ultimate goal of doing so can also be achieved, so what is the ultimate goal?There is no doubt that Daming's own gunpowder factory will be crushed and the war materials will be monopolized.

Fortunately, Li Chaosheng did it. Now in the entire Central Plains, Southwest China, and even the North, most of the gunpowder factories have been destroyed by Lantian. Lantian sells gunpowder every year to solve about one-tenth of the financial gap.

And this is still a matter of passing by, Lantian doesn't expect to make money from this, what Lantian really wants to achieve is a strategic goal, so that Daming loses the ability to manufacture gunpowder on a large scale.

Just like Luoyang today, even if you have a gunpowder factory, you still can’t produce gunpowder. Don’t think that Li Chaosheng’s mind is vicious.

As for military factories and gunpowder factories, these are all variables for Li Chaosheng to unify the world, so try to control them as much as possible.

Sitting on the city wall, Liu Zeqing lamented, Li Chaosheng in Lantian is really a ruthless person, he started the layout two years ago, and once he closed the net today, he brought such a huge loss to himself, the famous Luoyang Gunpowder Factory was directly destroyed by him Alright, ok, ok.

Thinking about it, Liu Zeqing looked up and saw the sneaky lieutenant in the distance. The lieutenant was afraid that Liu Zeqing would lose his temper, so he was always paying attention to the situation here. If not, when Liu Zeqing regained his strength, he would be the first to look at himself.

Liu Zeqing looked at the lieutenant general, the anger in his heart had not dissipated, and waved to the lieutenant general: "Come here."

Seeing this, the lieutenant immediately ran over.

"My lord, you calm down."

"not yet."

Liu Zeqing replied coldly. Hearing this, the lieutenant general said, "I understand, I understand. How about I avoid it for a while, and wait for you to calm down before I come to serve you?"

Hearing this, Liu Zeqing looked at the lieutenant coldly and said, "Then it's better for me to change to another lieutenant."

The lieutenant immediately shut up. When the leader loses his temper, you should hide far away, lest it will affect yourself. When the leader wants to promote someone, don't move forward, because the leader doesn't know you well.

Anyone who has worked with the leader knows that if the leader loses his temper and is willing to scold you, it means that the leader does not treat you as an outsider. If he has the opportunity, he will be willing to promote you.

But if the leader treats you politely on a normal day, there are two situations, one is that your background is relatively hard, and the leader will act according to your face, and the other is that the leader completely treats you as an outsider and stops talking to you. In this way, you will definitely not be promoted in the future, and of course it is also good, that is, he will not bother you usually.

There are pros and cons, it depends on how you choose.

The deputy general obviously wanted to continue to improve, so he didn't dare to offend the leader, so he came over to accept Liu Zeqing's criticism with a smile on his face. Halfway through, it's too late to replenish arrows and gunpowder now, but even if it's a drop in the bucket, we can't give up. The trees in the city that can be used as arrow shafts have to be cut down. Luoyang Gunpowder Factory can produce a catty of gunpowder. If you want to manufacture, you can’t stop producing at all just because the production is slow.”

"Yes, my lord, I understand."

"Well, that's it for gunpowder and arrows. In addition to these two things, the rolling logs and stones for defending the city, as well as the golden juice are very useful. For these two things, we still have ways to supplement them. You see this Luoyang City Root Is there a private house below? Next time a burglar comes, if there is no rolling stone and wood, we will demolish this piece of private house, so there will be no stone or wood?"

Liu Zeqing pointed to the house under the Luoyang city. Isn't this the rolling stone tree in the county?
The deputy general was a bit confused when he heard the words: "My lord, the demolition of houses may annoy the people and cause public resentment?"

"Public grievances? Hahaha... If Luoyang City cannot be kept, our heads will be moved, and our lives will be gone. We are afraid of public grievances. You can handle this matter, but anyone who dares to resist will be dealt with as mobs. Ground to kill."

"Yes, I understand."

The deputy general responded immediately, and Liu Zeqing looked at the battlefield below and said, "Do you think I'm ruthless? There's nothing I can do. If we lose this battle, our lives will be lost. If we can't be ruthless, we'll just wait for death. "

After hearing this, the deputy general was silent, and Liu Zeqing said for a long time: "As for the golden juice, it is easy to handle. Tomorrow, the people in the city will be mobilized. Every person and every household must donate two barrels of golden juice to us. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang City. Not to mention, one brew per person a day is enough for the intruder to drink a pot."

"Understood, but my lord, it's easy to handle two barrels of gold juice per household, but they brought it, where should we put it?"

The deputy general looked at Liu Zeqing and asked, Liu Zeqing was taken aback when he heard the words, then pointed to the root of Luoyang city and said, "Just dig two big dung pits for me under this city root, and pour all the gold juice into it, so that we can use it to defend the city." .”

"what?"

"something wrong?"

Liu Zeqing looked at the lieutenant general, who shook his head again and again: "No, no problem."

(End of this chapter)