Water Margin farming to become powerful

Chapter 232 Productivity Transformation into Combat Power
After Sun Xin asked Lu Zhishen, he was sure that the people of Song Dynasty were not as careless as the general impression was to make up the military gap, and they really worked hard.

According to Lu Zhishen, the iron armored soldiers of the Song Army used dozens or even hundreds of times the cost to build iron armor and equip it with an ordinary infantry.

A set of infantry armor weighed a hundred catties, and it was labor-intensive and time-consuming. I tried my best to make all the infantrymen under me look like iron cans, holding their spears to the position and stabbing the roaring cavalry.

In addition, long-range weapons such as the god arm crossbow on the back of the infantry armor are hundreds or thousands of times more expensive than the simple crossbow on the opposite side.

But with such a set of god-level equipment, hundreds of times the military resources invested, the final result is still unbeatable.

This means that there is no generation gap in technology.

The Song people were indeed developed and rich, and the northern dynasty was indeed poor. Nomadic warriors could only use leather armor, but the Song army could afford iron armor. The investment of the Song army was indeed several times higher, but the problem was that it did not pull Open up a lot of equipment advantages.

Although the weapons held by the northern peoples are not worth much, they are also swords, guns, armor and shields. They are nothing more than a little inferior to the quality of the Song army. The advantage of horses is enough to bridge this gap.

Before the Song Army could reach a technological gap with the nomads in the north, no matter what method the Song Army used, it was impossible to change this result.

It’s like in the age of firearms: you use Hanyang to make one, and I use singles. Your Hanyang is indeed better than singles, but in the final analysis, it’s a broken thing that can be shot and loaded with bullets. It’s really sent to the battlefield, brother. Don't laugh at the second brother.

At this time, I also rode a horse, which is naturally a massacre for you.

A long-term investment has been made, but in the end it has no effect. Whoever puts it on the perspective of Song Dynasty will naturally choose to put it badly after a long time.

But Sun Xin knew that once the musket spread out, the result would be completely different.

Hundreds of years later, Zhu Di, who was equipped with crude firearms, led the Shenji Battalion to expedition to Mobei, which is the most obvious example.

Even if the use of only rough firearms is enough to change the real pattern of the battlefield, when the firearms are refined to a certain extent, the Central Plains Dynasty.The nomads on the Mongolian grasslands have never posed a real threat to the Central Plains dynasty.

The Qing army also brought the Hu Zun Cannon into the pass, which was the collision of the age of firearms brought about by taking advantage of financial conflicts when the Ming Dynasty was in decline.

When firearms, not horses, can determine the outcome of a war, it makes sense to pile up money. As long as the rich party desperately piles money on firearms and produces a large number of firearms, it is enough to crush the advantages of horses. past.

After that, the war really returned to the competition of national power, which side has more money and whose combat effectiveness is stronger.

If there was still a huge amount of money before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing army would not be able to enter the customs at all.

And when the two sides are also equipped with firearms, the truth becomes clearer. For example, when the Qing army fought against Junggar, both sides were also feudal armies equipped with firearms.

A steady stream of food and salaries supported the Qing Dynasty to take back and digest the entire Northwest step by step. This is pure national power crushing, and there is no need for any heroes to use their skills.

And as long as the war becomes such a fair game, the Central Plains Dynasty can be directly eliminated in the face of the fundamental weakness of the Liao and Jin at this time-the absence of cavalry.

Of course, Sun Xin didn't intend to make Da Song so powerful out of selfishness.But since this is the case, Sun Xin wants his power to have combat effectiveness, so in the process of expanding his power, he must naturally bind firearms to his base.

Your own bases create wealth, and these wealth can buy more firearms. Massive muskets arm powerful forces, and powerful forces open up more bases to create wealth.

Only by repeating this cycle can a positive cycle be formed.

So hiding muskets at home has never been an option for Sun Xin. At least in the future in his sphere of influence, he must sell muskets as soon as possible, and the more he sells, the better, and the wider the better. Huge export orders allowed him to cultivate a firearms manufacturing factory like a gold-absorbing beast.

When Dengzhou masters the manufacturing technology of muskets and becomes the technological overlord of the entire firearms age, then Sun Xin will really be able to stand firm.

Of course, the premise is that Sun Xin has enough strength to ensure that the firearms production line is in his own hands.

Sun Xin is still confident that he can do this. In history, Dengzhou has always existed in a peaceful corner during the entire Song and Jin battles, and did not fight any too tragic wars.

Several rebel armies have been developed in this fringe area. The anti-golden uprising here cannot be wiped out quickly even when the Jin people occupy Hebei. At this time, Sun Xin believes that there will be an anti-golden uprising in Dengzhou in the future. , it will only be more organized when it is actually launched.Guarding Dengzhou is in Sun Xin's plan, and it should be possible.

Sun Xinlue said to Zeng Saihua: "At this time, how about I contact Fourth Sister about the matter of contacting firearms?"

Zeng Saihua was a little surprised when she heard the words. She naturally knew that Sun Xin wanted to cultivate power for her in Zengtou City, and she felt a little sweet in her heart.

Shi Wengong also didn't expect Sun Xin to make such a request, but Zeng Saihua was also his own in his eyes, so he quickly looked at the fourth sister eagerly.

Zeng Saihua naturally nodded in agreement.

They camped at the foot of the mountain for one night, and Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, sent someone to contact him the next day.

Qingzhou had just been troubled by Song Jiang and others last year. Both generals Qin Ming and Huang Xin went to Liangshan. Now there are no capable military officers in Qingzhou city.

However, the military officer showed no signs of fear, and Sun Xin didn't think that Murong Yanda would lose his prefecture and county just because he captured Kong Ming.

Now the whole Shandong has not yet reached such a chaotic time, Liangshan has not captured Zhujiazhuang and Gaotangzhou, and its arrogance is far less arrogant, and Wu Song and Lu Zhishen, who are located in the Sanshan and Erlong Mountains in Qingzhou, are now in their own His subordinates are working, Zhou Tong of Peach Blossom Mountain is dead, and Li Zhong is the only one left. The last two leaders of Baihu Mountain, Kong Ming and Kong Liang, have just been captured by himself, and the other Kong Liang is a fool without a brain. Before next year, I can bankrupt the cottage.

Sun Xin felt that it was unlikely that they would stage another Sanshan Gathering to Fight Qingzhou in this time and space.

What's more, Qinzhou is a state city after all, with deep ditches and high walls. If Hu Yanzhuo hadn't opened the gates privately with the enemy, even Liangshan in the original time and space would not be able to break through.

The Qingzhou military officer who was sent to make contact already knew that it was Sun Xin, and asked Sun Xin to go to the Qingzhou mansion together to receive the reward. Sun Xin said that he still had something to do, and he would go back when he returned. Press Kong Ming to go.

There is no doubt that Kong Mingsong was beheaded when he entered the city. When he was dragged away, he was already half dead, and his body was full of defecation. Sun Xinzhen did not abuse him, but he himself scared him.

After taking care of the affairs here, Sun Xin continued on his way to Zengtou City.

It took another day to arrive at Zengtou City.Hu Taigong arrived one step ahead of them.

When Sun Xin's men arrived, Zeng Daguan, Hu Taigong, and the five tigers of the Zeng family all gathered in front of Zengtou City to greet them.

Sun Xin got off his horse from a distance, and greeted everyone for a while, then introduced Wu Song, Zou Yuan, Tang Long, three heroes behind him, and several stewards sent by the supervisory committee, and then walked into Zengtou City with everyone.

There was a big banquet that night, and Sun Xin took his team to explore the terrain in Zengtou City early the next morning.

(End of this chapter)