Lu Ming

Chapter 389 Retribution is coming
In the luxurious palace decorated with blue and gold tones, the high-ranking officials of the empire sat in attendance.

There are a lot of people attending the meeting today, ranging from twenty to twenty people.This is rare in the past, because usually if there is any problem, it can be solved by phone calls and small-scale meetings within the cross-border public, and such a big scene rarely occurs.

Wenshanhuihai, or bureaucracy, does not exist in this emerging regime at the moment.

The gentlemen don't even have enough qualified literate clerks, let alone hold meetings every day. The audience can't even gather applause.

Another most fundamental point is that, as bureaucrats and capitalists, the time-travelers will not cultivate a huge bureaucratic class to cause trouble for themselves in the future.

Bureaucrats are a pure consumer class, every penny they spend is a tax, and the existence of each of them requires the endorsement of rights.

In the future, the country's main tax revenue will definitely be collected from the descendants of the world's top 250 companies, and the real power of the country will also be in their hands.Under such circumstances, wouldn't it be asking for trouble if we cultivated a huge bureaucratic class again-the gentlemen have too much money to spend?Or do you think you have too much power?
Therefore, the people who have a clear vision of the future have worked hard to build the framework of the emerging society from the very beginning-it is right to follow the general path of the industrial revolution in the later generations.On this basis, add some management convenience brought by the technology of later generations. At least for now, the imaginary new society is managed by more than 200 traversing people.

But everything is relative.Seemingly mild, wealthy, and a thriving new world, there are cold slaves, mines, various long-term loans, 996, 997, and daily industrial accidents and deaths hidden behind it.

Immigrants, while experiencing the unparalleled public services of the new society, are also being quickly educated and transformed by the new society—well, in a capitalist society, everything is naturally based on money.

All social activities operate under some kind of ruthless rules.People who violate the rules either go to the mine or go to the mine. In the new society, the cost of stealing a coin is equal to stealing a gold.

Immigrants from agricultural society, all the idleness, slow pace, human feelings and dealing with others that they learned in their previous lives were all strangled in front of the machine-like capital; interpersonal relationships began to become simple and indifferent, like the pyramid of big families Operations began to be replaced by a family-by-household colonial worker bee model.

The employment system is far more stringent than that of later generations, but the 996s shouted that the Lord is kind. This is the blessing of our dicks in the previous life. It is really a blessing. Those who have no blessings have gone to mines, quarries and dense forests.

Of course, the current highly organized social planning that is accurate to everyone is unsustainable.Relying on the continuous expansion of the territory and the export of capital to cover up internal conflicts will eventually encounter bottlenecks, because the earth is so big.So with the development of society, products like a large number of unemployed workers will appear on the streets one day.

But when that day comes, it is estimated that everyone who travels through will also close their eyes, regardless of his flood.

The two sides of the long table were full of people, some extra chairs were scattered at the base of the wall, the smell of various kinds of tobacco filled the hall, the throne on the steps was empty, with faintly echoing voices coming. around people's ears.

Standing below the steps and speaking is Army Commander Han Xiaobo.

No matter how deep the time traveler wants to "insert" in the matter of King Qin, if they want to intervene, then the main one who will jump out of the show must be the military.So in today's meeting, the army and navy, including the bosses of the Special Forces, were all present, and generals' uniforms of various colors sat in a conspicuous row on one side of the long table.

And the first to express their opinions on King Qin was naturally the army who should play the leading role in everyone's mind.

As a former military officer, Han Xiaobo, who always adhered to the principle of following the party, managed the army well in peacetime, and the army has also developed in a stable manner, which is in line with the requirements of the cabinet.

However, adhering to principles does not mean that he has no brains, nor does it mean that he disregards the interests of the department.

In the matter of King Qin, although the general will of politicians is to get in the way, Han Xiaobo did not go along with it.To be precise, he himself took a "negative" attitude towards this matter.So as soon as it came up today, Commander Han raised a lot of objective difficulties, and he didn't mean to cooperate with the grand plans of the politicians at all.

"It is now mid-November, and winter has already entered the north. Please pay attention, this is the winter of the Little Ice Age. Although there is no meteorological data, in the Beijing-Tianjin area, the words 'number nine cold days' and 'drops of water into ice' are extremely used. Not too much."

"And what about our troops? I can tell you clearly here that these southern soldiers have not undergone winter field training, and most of the boys have never even seen snow. So if they are sent to the battlefield in a hurry, the overall combat effectiveness of the troops will be reduced. Certainly, substantial non-combat attrition is also foreseeable."

When Han Xiaobo said this, he shook his head slightly, and turned his attention to Zou Guoqing, the Minister of Industry who is in charge of planning industrial production: "In addition, military coats, cotton boots, gloves, thunder & sharp hats, anti-freezing frost, and other things that are suitable for winter combat I haven't seen the materials in the army warehouse. I don't know if there is too much time for temporary production of these materials now?"

Zou Guoqing, who was sitting at the table, rolled his eyes when he heard the sound.

As far as King Qin is concerned, Zou Guoqing really couldn't be blamed if he didn't prepare supplies in advance.Although the people who traveled through knew the history, but because the farthest tentacles only reached Shanghai before, no one from top to bottom thought carefully about going to the capital King Qin in the winter of 1629.

To put it bluntly, the reason why the incident has reached such a large scale today is due to the opportunistic thinking of some birdmen: since the big move in the north has appeared, can we make a shot and get some benefits?
This kind of mentality is very common before students take exams: cramming for the time being.

However, sending troops to the north, 1500 kilometers away, is not something that can be solved temporarily.No, Han Xiaobo casually raised some difficulties, and the speculators present were caught blind.

"If you really want to make up your mind, these materials can also be processed urgently." Zou Guoqing sighed after feeling the pressured eyes from the surroundings, and hugged the Buddha's feet: "Cotton clothes and trousers are all Female workers can be mobilized for urgent processing. We have all the winter clothing styles of domestic and foreign armies, including cotton, canvas, and bearskin on hats, and these raw materials are not lacking.”

"I'm calling the grandson of the quilt factory now. I dare not say that there are too many. It is no problem to deliver 500 sets of winter clothes to the army within three days."

"In addition, such as cold protection equipment is actually easy to handle. There are glycerin and Vaseline chemical factories, and the laboratory can temporarily deploy a batch of antifreeze oil for soldiers to use."

When Zou Guoqing said this, he glanced at the few people sitting on his left from the corner of his eye—whether or not to turn a temporary speculative act into a real one, and invest a lot of resources in it, you can decide for yourself.

Xia Xianze, who was sitting at the top, stretched out his hand and pressed down.Although he remains neutral on this matter, since the meeting has already been held, he has the responsibility to maintain the order of the meeting: "Okay, the problem of winter clothes has been solved, Han Xiaobo, go ahead, and tell us about any difficulties."

Han Xiaobo nodded and continued: "The number of 500 is very good. This is the number of people I planned, which is exactly one battalion. Our troops are all modern troops with high consumption, so it is impossible to send a large army—a few days across from Taiwan. Transporting supplies thousands of miles north is an exaggeration when you think about it.”

"Let's talk about it." Han Xiaobo said here, and glanced at the people in the front row angrily: "At the beginning of the year, you cut off two battalions from the army's recruiting plan. Hmph, now the retribution is coming: There are only 500 people, I don’t think too much.”

After complaining about some people's short-sightedness, Han Xiaobo asked the last question: "Assume that our 'intervention army' goes well, and these 500 people safely land in Tianjin Acropolis, which is the closest to the capital. Then who will come?" Tell me, what are our strategic goals?"

Looking at Han Xiaobo's glances left and right, Cai Feiming, the foreign minister sitting in the front row, coughed and said, "If the goal is to get a few hundred, preferably a thousand real Tartar heads, then go to Where does the capital take the credit?"

"Sorry, this is difficult to do." Han Xiaobo had a smile of "I knew you would ask for this" on his face.

At this time, he went to the large display board on the side and picked up the pointer: "This is the first time Houjin entered the customs, also known as the "Jisi Change" Eight Banners marching route map, everyone please see. "

After drawing a horizontal line between the capital city and Shanhaiguan with a pointer, Han Xiaobo continued: "Whether the Eight Banners soldiers are attacking or retreating this time, they will follow the line of Yongping, Zunhua, Jizhou, Tongzhou, and the capital. If we start from Tianjin, if we want to reach the above-mentioned areas in the north, the nearest one will be hundreds of miles away."

When Han Xiaobo said this, he put down his pointer, with a schadenfreude smile on his face: "Because you all cut down the army's military horse plan with great foresight, none of our soldiers have received riding training. So don't count on the young man After they floated from the sea to Tianjin, they disembarked and instantly transformed into a cavalry battalion, coming and going like the wind to kill the Tartars."

"It is the 17th century, and there are no high-speed railways or concrete roads around Tianjin. It is necessary to let a mere 500 soldiers leave the rear, march 100 miles on foot, and then find an opportunity to destroy a sufficient number of enemies. Back to Tianjin Wei under the siege of the Eight Banners cavalry, I'm sorry, we can't do this."

When Han Xiaobo said this, he spread his hands: "In my opinion, apart from huddling in the Tianjin Acropolis and waiting for the Eight Banners to collide and die, there is no other reasonable way to use these 500 soldiers tactically."

There was a sarcastic smile on his face: "If you work hard, you will gain. If you don't raise soldiers in the early stage, when it's time to use soldiers, don't expect all soldiers to become Saiyans."

"In fact." Han Xiaobo finally concluded: "In the eyes of our army colleagues, this is a complete military adventure. It was a temporary idea, unprepared, and regardless of objective conditions. It was as stupid as possible to murder yourself. Soldier's crime!"

When Han Xiaobo said this, his voice was stern.

(End of this chapter)