The Red House starts from Liaodong

Chapter 83
The armor and weapons of the Great Zhou Dynasty were mostly manufactured in the Military Weapons Bureau and the Needle Industry Bureau in the capital, as were the firearms.

The two factories manufacture a thousand sets of armor each year, and even the Jingying in the capital can't supply enough.

Moreover, the two factories are managed and supervised by eunuchs, and most of the utensils they manufacture are inferior products, which are too bad to be used.

Later, the censors in various places were sparse, and power was gradually delegated to the localities, which were made by the local capitals, chief secretary and government.

For example, the military equipment in Liaodong is supplied by Shandong, mostly Denglai.

Later, the Liaodong Dusi wanted to try in the Liaoxi Corridor and set up a gunpowder workshop in Donghaibao, but within a year, the Liaodong Dusi was gone.

Shandong considered that the place was not safe, and wanted to withdraw the gunpowder workshop, but was not only rejected by the Liaodong Economic Strategy, but also asked to set up an ordnance station in Pinghu.

After a lawsuit was settled, officials were sent to Jinzhou to inspect whether Pinghu Island was safe.

Tang Qing'an wanted to set up an ordnance station on Pinghu Island, but he didn't have any ambitions at this stage, and the timing didn't allow him to support himself.

So this request is really due to the needs of the situation.

The previous defense of the city, not counting cannons and other firearms, cost 1 catties of gunpowder alone, and nearly [-] catties of lead and other items.

More than [-]% of this material was consumed. If the barbarians come again, the gunpowder and lead in the army will not be enough.

Moreover, there are not enough armors in the army, less than [-]% of them wear armors, and there are some who don't even have weapons.

Although Shandong ships passed through Jinzhou, Tang Qing'an couldn't do too much after all, and he had his own official documents, so how could he deduct them at will.

At present, the center of gravity of the imperial court in Liaodong is still the Liaoxi Corridor. Although Jinzhou is important, it is not as important as the Liaoxi Corridor in terms of the safety of the capital.

The best way is to produce and use it in Jinzhou.

The group of people who came now, their writing determines whether their goals can be successful, so Tang Qing'an put aside all his affairs and accompanied them all the way.

When everyone came back from inspecting Pinghu Island, Jinzhou City was in another scene.

There are countless migrant workers outside Jinzhou City, and mule carts and carts come and go.

The moat outside the north wall of Jinzhou City is also expanding at both ends, extending to the coast and directly separating it.

The ground behind has also been dug for foundations, and now the folks in the ditches are compacting the ground, and several places outside the pits have piled up high stone bricks and bluestones.

The official made a secret comparison, and found that Jinzhou's advantage was far behind that of Jinzhou City.

It's no wonder that the barbarian offensive was easily repelled. Although General Tang had commanded it, the terrain factor also played a decisive role.

But seeing this, the official felt more at ease, suppressing the faint worry in his heart.

Moreover, he has no control over this matter. He just records the local situation and reports to the chief envoy, inspector envoy, left and right to participate in politics, etc., and they will discuss it with the gangsters.

"The west of the city is the sea, you can get supplies from the sea, and you are not afraid of barbarians besieging the city, causing the city to run out of ammunition and food.

Moreover, Pinghu Island is on the sea, and there are many ships from Jinzhou, so the supplies can be supplied directly from the sea. Even if the barbarians know Pinghu Island, they can only look at the sea and sigh, and there is nothing they can do. "

"General Tang's search is very appropriate, and I have clearly recorded it." The official said with a smile.

One is that the other party is now famous, and the other is that Su Guan also made an explanation before he came to participate in politics. Therefore, although the officials from Shandong are still arrogant, they are very polite.

Tang Qing'an rushed to see Shi Zongyan after all these people had been settled.

Shi Zongyan was at the General Military Mansion, accompanied by Liu Chengmin.

There are no servants and maidservants in the General Military Mansion, they are all soldiers, they serve tea and snacks, and Liu Chengmin chatted with him for a long time.

"Brother Liu, according to what you said, there are three of you sworn brothers."

Tang Qing'an's reputation has risen now, and it is familiar to everyone to have a righteous younger brother who is good at fighting in his army, but he didn't expect to have a third younger brother.

Shi Zongyan talked with Liu Chengmin all the way, and he saw that this person was quite polite, not like an ordinary warrior, and he was tall, burly and powerful, with the appearance of a strong general.

The two were chatting and joking when Tang Qing'an came in.

"Brother Shi, I'm late, forgive me."

Shi Zongyan got up quickly and showed a smiling face. Although the two met for the first time, they were as enthusiastic as old acquaintances.

Tang Qing'an was not unhappy about being engaged to Jia's family.

It's just a political marriage. Both parties have their own needs. At this stage, I have more strength to ask for help than them.

This matter has already been negotiated, and Shi Zongyan just came to make a situation and asked Tang Qing'an for his birth date.

After finishing these trivial matters, the two began to talk about the serious business.

"Now there are more than 13 people in Jinzhou, plus the islands have a population of more than 20. If the barbarians did not obstruct Fuzhou, the population is expected to exceed [-] this year.

Fuzhou got 4 shi of grain, Jinzhou got [-] shi of grain, plus the income from our army, the total was only [-] shi.

Now various places are starting to sow, and it will take mid-September at the earliest to harvest, and most of them will be harvested in October.

Not only did they have to build the city, but they also had to continue to reclaim the wasteland. The daily rations consumed were so much that it was less than two months' worth.

I did some calculations, and the gap was still more than [-] shi. "

After Tang Qing'an calculated the population needs, he began to calculate the animal feed.

Shi Zongyan smiled wryly.

This is a request to several of them.

In the early days, several families had already made efforts to supply Jinzhou soldiers with [-] shi of grain every year in the court to support Jinzhou soldiers.

Now it is proposed to send nearly [-] shi of food to support the people, I am afraid that they will not be able to do it, because the imperial court has no food available.

Previously, millions of grains, beans, and grass had been accumulated to Dengzhou, which was only enough for more than [-] soldiers and horses in western Liaoning.

"My place is different from Liaoxi. If you don't save the Liao people, they will be used by the old slaves. If you save one point, you will consume one point of the old slave's potential. Although you can't see the effect now, it is a well-established way."

"Why don't you want to save them? It's just that the imperial court has increased the salary year after year, and thieves are everywhere. I heard that there are rioters in Guangdong and Guangxi. I'm afraid the imperial court is powerless."

Tang Qing'an nodded.

The great man once said, don't be afraid of the difficulty of things, but be afraid of things getting together, once things get together, you can't solve it.

Similarly, Dazhou has been accumulating evils for a long time now, and all things come together, which cannot be solved by human power.

What is there to be afraid of in Guangdong and Guangxi, is that when Shaanxi starts to riot, it will be the countdown to the country's subjugation.

"Fifty thousand shi, at least don't let cannibalism happen under my rule."

"I try my best."

"Brother Shi, please make sure this matter is done. Without the [-] shi of grain, Jinzhou will be in chaos before the enemy attacks."

Tang Qing'an didn't talk nonsense.

Jinzhou does not lose the island, after all, it is connected to the mainland.

People on the islands have no food to eat, so they can only wait for death, but Jinzhou is different. If there is no food to eat, people's hearts will change.

The reason why Jinzhou worked together and repelled the barbarians this time is because Jinzhou has food.

After listening to Tang Qing'an's request, Shi Zongyan began to propose his ultimate goal. Tang Qing'an pondered for a while after hearing this.

"I gathered refugees from all over the world, including hundreds of officials. Half of them returned to Shandong with the fleet, and the other half were stranded in Jinzhou. I want to send these people back to Shandong."

Shi Zongyan looked at Tang Qing'an.

"Although there are many fields in Jinzhou, they all have owners. Only by relying on the amount of grain, it only costs tens of thousands of shi a year to support how many people.

Now many land owners have either returned to the pass, or disappeared, leaving only one-third. Taking this opportunity, I am going to thoroughly investigate the fields in Jinzhou and use them as military fields. million people. "

Tang Qing'an saw that the other party was shocked, and continued to laugh.

"If you don't go to the old ones, you won't come to the new ones. I would like to ask Brother Shi to recommend some talents to come to Jinzhou. I will entrust them with a heavy responsibility."

Shi Zongyan never expected that this person would be so courageous.

Isn't the reason why Tang Qing'an hugs these families tightly so that they can help hold the umbrella when they do something excessive.

Mao Wenlong's biggest difficulty is that the big bosses in the court and China who support him are not strong enough.

The first nobleman, to be precise, was only half a nobleman. Wang Huazhen supported Mao Wenlong to go to sea, and it was also to use Mao Wenlong to fight Xiong Tingbi.

So I don't fully support Mao Wenlong.

The one who really fully supported Mao Wenlong was Yuan Keli, the only civil official who had effectively supported Mao Wenlong for a long time from the perspective of the overall situation.

After Mao Wenlong's victory and defeat in Zhenjiang, he quickly recovered his strength and established Dongjiang Town. It can be said that Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai at that time, was the biggest contributor.

Even when there was an earthquake in the local area, they all played to the court, asking for "pre-arrangement of Mao Shuai's relief".

Unfortunately, neither Mao Wenlong nor Yuan Keli could withstand the impeachment of the opposition, and Yuan Keli finally stepped down.

No matter how much Mao Wenlong wanted to ask the court for support, it would be difficult to ask for food and payment.

At that time, the merchants transported grain to Phi Island, changed the inspection and cooperation of Phi Island, and then went to Denglai to settle the settlement in order to get paid, but the new governor refused to recognize it.

It not only led to the bankruptcy of many merchants who supplied food and materials to Phi Island, but also led to the bankruptcy of Phi Island's economy.

The reason why Yuan Chonghuan dared to kill Mao Wenlong was because there was no one behind him.

Now that Tang Qing'an wanted to investigate all the farmland in the whole prefecture and restore it to military farmland, the people who offended him would count on a sea of ​​money, and his confidence was the nobles of the Jia family.

Shi Zongyan frowned, and finally shook his head.

"I have no control over this matter, I have to go back and ask my father what he thinks, and I guess my father will also go to Xinjing City to communicate.

This incident has offended too many people, and it will also affect your reputation. Is it necessary? "

"Needed."

Tang Qing'an said firmly.

Now is the Little Ice Age, and with the greed of officials and eunuchs in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the whole country will be more and more short of food.

Food is different from others, it depends on the land to grow in a year, no matter how much gold and silver there is, there is a fixed amount of food, and it cannot be bought.

If we don't find a way to build a solid foundation now, we will definitely suffer from lack of food and be stranded in the next few years.

The total population of the barbarians is only 20 million, and then they can overcome this difficulty by killing the poor and then killing the rich.

You can also use war to support war and get supplies from Da Zhou.

Not for Golden State.

According to Tang Qing'an's plan, Jinzhou's defense would last for another five or six years, and only after regaining its vitality could it raise some elite soldiers and begin to harass the barbarians.

That being the case, Jinzhou's 60 mu of land is the second hand.

The 60 mu of land can be fully used for the people, which is the key to being able to feed millions of Liao people.

This is what he came up with.

Break the power of the barbarians.

(End of this chapter)