Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 250 Go one step further and be called King of Wu

After interrogation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, all agents were executed on the spot.

These people have too many concerns about wasting food and are doing hard labor for fear that they will cause trouble.

It would be better to send a hot lead bullet and be done with it.

This is also in line with common international laws. After all, even if it is a civilized war hundreds of years later, it will never give preferential treatment to the finer work.

The hidden dangers within the Li Jiajun were temporarily eliminated.

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The fleet transported a batch of simple lathes from Xishan Island to Ma'anshan.

The set of lathes originally rewarded by the system is now mainly used to manufacture more simple manual lathes, as well as boring gun bores under 12 pounds.

There were more lathes and apprentices, and the output of guns finally broke through a shackle.

At the same time, two young descendants of the Chen family were recruited into the staff team being formed, and three of them entered Fan Jing's civil service and entered the preparatory civil service sequence.

However, the threshold for turning molten iron into high-quality steel and wrought iron with large output and stable quality is still a bit high.

The formulation of a combat plan must be very feasible.

The grassroots officers and industrial and mining leaders who have fought in the war will not say: In gratitude for the divine grace, a light force attacked quickly, the soldiers sacrificed their lives, and the city was conquered day by day.

"Master, do you still want to kill these?" His domestic slave Liu Lu, now the captain of the governor's personal soldiers, came over to ask for instructions.

2000 elite soldiers from Hanzhong Dubiao killed through the entire Yunyang Mansion.

Tens of thousands of corpses were thrown into the Han River.

The people who are least allowed to join the staff team are purely literary people. Passionate about poetry and romance, but lacks practical experience.

"The commander-in-chief has an order to kill without mercy."

About iron smelting,

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As a craftsman in the feudal era, it was extremely difficult to fully explain the skills needed to make a living.

He almost shouted the last sentence.

We can only fight against the wind, but not against the headwind.

I can’t say it’s completely impossible, but in 99% of cases, it’s all nonsense.

Ma Zhongyi followed his hand and counted,

Next, steel production is about to usher in a stage of surge.

After many experiments and summaries, the Chen clan members of the iron factory finally put the data on paper.

"Yunyang Mansion is the lair of religious bandits, and it may have been in business for more than a hundred years. The people here need to be rekindled, the stones here need to be polished, and the vegetation here needs to be overheated!"

The number one open pit mine in East China is not called it for nothing.

The difficulty lies in: how to turn the judgment based on the experience of skilled craftsmen into a standard process that is well-founded and data-based.

Seeing that his master was as cruel as a hell dog, soldier Liu Lu was so frightened that he did not dare to raise his head and turned around to leave:

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Everywhere they go, they kill as usual.

Yunyang Mansion has now become a hell on earth.

Ma Zhongyi, a slave of the Han army, lived up to his master's expectations and was quite a sign of good fortune.

Climb over the steep and rolling mountains and capture Yunyang Mansion in a surprise attack.

Afterwards, the prisoners were temporarily appeased in the name of recruiting them, but they soon turned against each other and killed the prisoners until their blood flowed like rivers.

According to Li Yu’s judgment,
People who have worked in industry and mining for a long time have inherent advantages in organizational skills and can quickly get started when they join the staff team.

In the valley dozens of feet away, there were hundreds of women, children, old and weak, huddled together. The moment reminded him of raising quail.

Because the first batch of molten iron from Ma'anshan Iron and Steel Plant (hereinafter referred to as Maanshan Iron and Steel) has been released, and the quality is very good, mainly because the iron ore is of high taste.

For this reason, Li Yu rewarded the Chen family with 500 acres of land and 2000 taels of silver on the outskirts of Suzhou, allowing them to build their own family manor here.

Equipment crushing, morale crushing, proper tactics, etc. are all reasons. In short, Bai Lian's huge weakness was exposed in this battle.

In fact, as long as you master the technology of small blast furnaces and have sufficient supply of raw materials and fuels, the threshold is not high at all.

It is not uncommon in history for a small number to win a large number of battles.

Later, with the temptation of being recruited as officers and soldiers after surrendering, hundreds of local White Lotus believers were driven as guides to trace the remaining camps.

Lack of strict organization and a mob.

"Fire arrows!"

Commonly known as: Science!
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High-end ingredients require only the simplest cooking methods. This principle is equally applicable to the metallurgical industry!

For example, what needs to be considered when mobilizing a battalion to attack Huizhou Prefecture from Jiangning Prefecture? What do I need to prepare? How long is it expected to take? Are there any contingency plans?

Looking at the officers and soldiers who drew their bowstrings, the captured Bailian family members had empty eyes and silently accepted their death.

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Standing on the hillside, Ma Zhongyi looked towards the east.

Said to himself:
"Li Yu, after I kill all Bai Lian, I will naturally come looking for you."

"When I was exiled, no one from Jiangdong gave me a second glance. Only you sent people to chase me to Yangzhou Mansion and gave me 500 taels of silver."

A few feet away, Liu Lu, who was having a barbecue, heard it and said silently in his heart: "Li Daguan is a good person."

2000 miles away.

Li Yu sneezed. He suspected that it was someone speaking ill of him behind his back, or that a woman missed him.

After all, after a man's career becomes bigger and stronger, it is difficult not to be jealous of the same sex and admired by the opposite sex.

Recently, he is thinking about becoming king!
The people below all suggested that they should take a step further. Now that they are dominating the south of the Yangtze River, the pattern can be a little bigger.

In the words of Publicity Director Jia Xiaozhen:
"Even if it is just to fill a house, if there is a vacancy in the main house of the house, she will want to take it one step further. What's more, the lord is occupying the 8th mansion in Jiangdong and commanding 80 elite soldiers. If he does not become the king, he may break the hearts of the soldiers below."

The previous words are all nonsense, but the last sentence "sad" is the truth.

Li Yu suddenly realized that if the leader does not make progress, how can the people below him make progress?

Heed the advice and become king!
After a heated discussion among a group of people, the name finally came up: King Wu!

He started his business in the south of the Yangtze River and said that there was nothing wrong with the King of Wu.

It's reasonable and quite auspicious. So after preparations were made, the king-proclaiming ceremony was officially held in Purple Mountain.

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Purple Mountain is the tail of the Dragon Vein.

Although compared to the entire empire, the dragon energy here is relatively weak.

But placing it in Jiangnan is already the best choice.

You can’t go to Tianping Mountain, Fangfang Mountain, and Lingyan Mountain in Suzhou and claim the title of king, right? Qianlong would laugh so hard that he would have a cerebral hemorrhage.

No choice!
Two days before he became king, many "auspicious omens" appeared in Purple Mountain as expected.

For example, the white crane dances, the fox sings, the iron tree blooms, the fragrance is fragrant, and the night glows red and other unscientific events. A total of 3000 taels of silver wasted!
Father-in-law Hu Xueyu handled it single-handedly, and Jia Xiaozhen assisted in the management.

Li Yu sat in Jiangning City, surprised every day, constantly receiving good news from all walks of life, and then being surprised, humble, and rewarded.

After these people left, they went to teahouses and taverns in the city to add fuel to the fire and tell all the people in Jiangning about the "revival of the king's energy" in Zijin Mountain.

The people of Jiangning all cheered and spontaneously bought firecrackers.

At the auspicious time, there was a cannon blast in the city, firecrackers went off, and the movement chased Maxim.

As a result, the air quality in the city dropped rapidly. Fortunately, the literati in the Qing Dynasty did not pay attention to air pollution, so no one raised any objections.

By a strange combination of circumstances, the "severe heat-related illnesses" that had occurred one after another in the city since the siege were solved.

Li Yu guessed that the choking sulfur smell that enveloped the whole city had an unexpected bactericidal effect.

However, he gave up popularizing science and instead asked the Propaganda Department to induce people in the city to believe that the king's awe-inspiring aura could drive away evil spirits and cure diseases.

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The King of Wu is destined by fate.

Therefore, God will send down auspicious signs to restore health to the people in the city.

As a result, Li Yu's already good reputation among the people in Jiangning Prefecture became even better, even surpassing his reputation in Suzhou Prefecture.

above the ceremony,

The Guards Corps, the First Corps, the Second Corps, and the Militia each sent 10 people as representatives.

More than 20 people came from the civil service system.

Local forces also came, including more than 200 representatives of gentry, merchants and common people from various prefectures.

This is a victory ceremony, a successful ceremony. It was of great significance. It educated the tribesmen, inspired the people, frightened all forces, and temporarily united the hearts of the people.

The Guards Corps also conducted artillery drills.

Saturation shooting was carried out on a target ship anchored in the Yangtze River flying the Qinglong flag.

Ten heavy guns fired a salvo, and the target ship 10 miles away exploded in a dazzling fireball.

[Li Yu’s advance arrangement: 100 kilograms of gunpowder were hidden in the target ship. When the dead man heard the sound of the cannon, he would light a 2-foot-long fuse, then jump off the ship and sneak half a mile away before emerging again. If you talk about professional knowledge to laypeople, the more you talk, the more guilty you will be. It is better to deceive directly. Hundreds of years later, less than one percent of people will understand the difference between solid bullets and explosive bombs. 】

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Gentlemen and merchants everywhere were shocked by this powerful force. Their "loyalty to Qing Dynasty" dropped and their "loyalty to Wu" increased.

These people may be bad, but they are definitely not stupid.

They know very well what force represents. Dynasty changes depended on force.

This young King of Wu has such sharp firearms, which means that he has the strength to compete with the Aixinjueluo clan.

Pessimistic thinking can also be used to rule across the river.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, good luck."

"Your Majesty is mighty."

Li Yu was deeply immersed in the oncoming horses, nodded reservedly, and smiled to meet everyone. There will be many such hypocritical and unsatisfactory but necessary scenes in the future.

If we want to conquer the world, we must win over these fence-sitters.

If we talk about the support of the people of Jiangning, it represents the people's hearts.

These guys watching the ceremony today represent the power of the people!
People's hearts are loose and illusory. People's power is concrete and can be converted into combat power, such as money and food, intelligence, and organizational power.

Those who win the hearts of the people may not win the world, but those who win the power of the people will definitely win the world.

You have to ask where this people power comes from? Then it depends on your method!
His Highness King Wu's methods are both strong and soft, sometimes ruthless and sometimes like a spring breeze, and the calculations of people's hearts are revealed to the fullest.

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Does public sentiment matter?

Have!
With the support of the people, you can quickly obtain soldiers and civilians at the minimum cost.

Ma Gang and the recruits of the First Army are the best examples.

Some people may say that coercion can achieve the goal, but it will bring about a sharp increase in management costs and a decrease in combat effectiveness. It is commonly known as: huge internal friction!
You have to draw out a lot of supervising teams to watch the "coercion of strong men".

The reluctant New Year Pig is so difficult to suppress, let alone the large groups of living people.

Don't do it as a last resort, Li Yu doesn't want to expand the army through coercion!

He was dressed in military uniform, smiling and waving frequently as he looked at the countless smiling faces below.

I thought to myself that I had written a book about "Returning to the Qing Dynasty and Becoming a Prince".

After the ceremony, there are more important things.

Meet with representatives of various forces one by one, either to test, to bargain, or to find out.

The representatives of the common people knelt down and worshiped, which meant that they could not make excessive demands. At most, they hoped that miscellaneous donations would not be increased.

Li Yu promises:

"The autumn harvest is around the corner. Not one grain of grain collected is too much, not too much. If anyone below is causing trouble, you can come and file a complaint."

"As for corvee service, it has been completely abolished in some areas. However, the matter is huge, so we can only implement it step by step, with priority in areas with high cooperation."

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The representatives of the gentry were much more diplomatic.

It seems that he said a lot of things, but when he thought about it carefully, he seemed to have said nothing.

It's not impossible to kill them all directly. But future wars against the Qing court will become more difficult.

It would be better for both parties to take a step back, and the gentry accept "full payment of grain" and give up the right to collect grain and settle cases. Li Yu promised not to slaughter fat pigs, not to share donations, and not to enter the rich family.

The two sides have come to a black and white paper, which can be regarded as drawing a line. The future games should be as followable as possible.

As for the most sensitive "imperial examination" issue, let's put aside the controversy for the time being.

The meaning behind a thin piece of paper is who will cut the cake.

The highest pursuit of a gentleman is to sit at the table and get a knife, cut the cake yourself, eat it yourself, and share it with the people under the table.

And Li Yu definitely doesn't dare to grant this sword at the moment.

Because, there is not enough trust! Can't trust it!

But he promised that the children of gentry families could join the army and directly wear military uniforms and carry big guns. Li Yu promised that he would be promoted first under the same circumstances.

But both sides knew that it was impossible.

A large number of gentry children joined the army, which meant that they completely fell to King Wu.

In the end, Li Yu accepted many valuable gifts, and the two parties said goodbye politely, which was regarded as a limited cooperation.

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The merchant representatives are very subtle.

Respectful and humble, yet very vigilant and vigilant.

Li Yu started to draw the lane as usual.

In addition to the previously agreed fixed business tax and industrial and mining workshop tax, a business tax has also been added to levy taxes on middlemen!

These people run both ways, and the profits they make are a mystery, but they are definitely considerable.

Fan Jing sent people to set up 66 tax offices at the Grand Canal, official roads, transportation hubs, and city gates to tax passing merchants at a tax rate of 30 in 1.
But Li Yu will not eliminate middlemen and create a peer-to-peer business world. The universe should not be binary.

The merchants were silent and did not protest.

And was informed. After passing the tax card, you will get a tax certificate (the starting point and end point of the internally marked goods) to avoid double taxation.

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Given that the value of goods is difficult to define, there is a lot of room for flexibility.

Li Yu specially set a rule. If he has any objection to the amount set, he can pay in kind.

For example, if there are 100 pieces of cloth, then 3 pieces of cloth will be handed over. Wipe away the loose ends and everyone is happy.

Block the flexibility!

Merchants were very pleased with such detailed regulations.

"I give the green light to law-abiding businessmen. Once the tax rate is fixed, it will not be changed for a short period of time. We will not temporarily increase assessments or miscellaneous donations. We will not allow subordinates to play tricks in the middle."

"What do you businessmen care about most? Order!"

As soon as these two words came out, all the merchants nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

This speaks to their hearts.

Li Yu smiled and said:

"I will give you an ironclad, clear and safe order. I hope you will take care of yourself and do not test whether the blade is sharp."

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After becoming king, many things have to change.

The vague, loyal and thieves-like name of "Jiangnan Border Security and Civilian Corps Training" was abolished, and the flag was "Li" or "Wu"!
Li Jiajun had no objection, it was in line with common sense.

King Wu and Wu Jun are different. When people hear this, they will immediately think of Zhu Yuanzhang and Wu Sangui.

Hu Ling'er was naturally promoted to princess.

And Yang Yunjiao and Wei Xiu became side princesses.

Unfortunately, Wei Xiu is still infertile. The white-bearded doctor gave a lot of advice, which can be summed up in two words: Gong Han!
For Wei Xiu, who was born among the Dan people and had experienced ups and downs, it was very possible.

This kind of thing can only depend on God's will.

Li Yu didn't take it seriously, but after his brother Wei Jun learned about it, he took the initiative to write a letter of apology, saying that his sister was not worthy of the title of Princess Side and hoped to get a letter of divorce.

Li Yu was noncommittal and returned it unchanged.

It actually made Wei Jun's heart become a little more loyal.

Based on the traditional concepts of the Qing Dynasty, Wei Jun felt that the inability to have a child was really the fault of her mother's family.

He didn't realize that Li Yu'an's biggest intention in placing him in the Second Army was to contain Miao Youlin and Zheng He'an.

Although he was only the commander of the first battalion, he had a status equivalent to the "secret authority" of the Qing Dynasty because of his status as a relative.

After Li Yu became queen, Miao Youlin respected him more and no longer dared to regard him as the "third master of Qingfeng Village".

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(End of this chapter)