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Xunfengwei has many informants in Dashun, and some of them even occupy high positions in Dashun.

Therefore, although Dashun's alliance with the Qing Dynasty was relatively hidden, it was still discovered by Xunfengwei.

It's just that Xi'an is far away from Nanjing. Even if the information is transmitted through the telegraph team in Chengdu or Ruyang, it will still take a long time.

In addition, transmitting information in enemy territory depends on timing, so it took a month or two to send the information to Nanjing.

Of course, this is the reason why the information about the Shunqing alliance is important but not urgent. If it is urgent information, Xunfengwei will definitely take risks and even make certain sacrifices to deliver the information faster.

After Liu Sheng read through the intelligence documents, his expression remained unmoved, as if he was not surprised by the Shunqing alliance.

But after putting down the documents, he said in a rather disappointed tone, "I originally thought that Li Zicheng was a figure, and that to reach that position, he should know a little about justice, but I didn't expect that he would form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty without any principles."

Ma Jinshui heard this and said: "Judging from Li Zicheng's past actions, he does not have many principles, but he is only slightly stronger than Zhang Xianzhong and the talented people.

Now that our army has forced them to retreat to Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, and has suffered repeated defeats, it is not surprising that they would choose to form an alliance with the Qing captives.

However, I am afraid that Shunqing will make an agreement in the future to send troops together to deal with me, Dawei. "

"So what?" Liu Sheng didn't think that the Shun-Qing alliance would bring much military pressure to Damei. "After the spring plowing next year, I will send troops to capture Shanshan. If Dashun is destroyed, the Shun-Qing alliance will naturally cease to exist. .”

Liu Sheng originally planned to beat Li Zicheng next year.

Now that Dashun has formed an alliance with Qinglu, it has made Damei even more dominant.

Thinking of this, Liu Sheng told Ma Jinshui, "Deploy manpower in Shanshan and Shaanxi in advance. When our army is about to capture Shanshan and Shaanxi after the spring, the news of the alliance between the Shun Army and the Qinglu will be made public and widely spread to shake the morale of the military and the people!" "

"Yes!"

"In addition, we should step up contact and instigate people within the Shun Army who can be used by me. Although our army is now much more powerful than the Shun Army, if we can instigate some generals from the Shun Army to defect to Wei, the war to destroy Shun will be smoother."

"I will supervise this matter!"

"Go down."

"My minister retire."

After Ma Jinshui exited Tianxin Palace, Liu Sheng remembered another important piece of information about Shunjun.

This piece of information came back a month ago.

It is said that the Chang'an Gun and Artillery Bureau in Dashun imitated matchlocks, grenades, and Hongyi cannons.

However, Dashun does not have the supporting military industry like Damei, nor does it have such advanced technology. In addition, people's livelihood is poor and prices are high. The cost of a bird gun is as high as thirty taels!
When he first saw the news, Liu Sheng couldn't help but have the idea of ​​selling matchlock guns to the Shun army.

Because the cost of the Da'ei matchlock gun has now been reduced to more than three taels of silver per shot, which is ten times cheaper than the one made in Dashun!
In addition, although Liu Sheng did not see the matchlock gun made by Dashun with his own eyes, he was sure that its quality was not as good as the one made by Da'ei.

Therefore, if we talk about the same quality, Da'ei matchlock gun is cheaper.

But the idea of ​​selling guns was quickly eliminated by Liu Sheng.

Since it has been decided to destroy Shun next year, selling guns now is a way to support the enemy.

For every additional gun in Dashun, one more soldier in Dashun may be sacrificed.

Not to mention that Liu Sheng is not short of money now, at least not in general.

Not to mention a lot of money confiscated from wealthy families such as the former Ming vassal kings, local evil gentry and bullies during previous attacks on various places.

Several gold mines have been discovered in North America and have been producing gold.

In addition, as Da'ei officials regulate various places, many local taxes have become normal - this year's summer and autumn taxes have added a lot of revenue to Da'ei's treasury.

Besides, the pensions of Damei soldiers are not low. Even from a purely profit perspective, selling guns to the enemy is a stupid act.

According to the newspaper, in addition to matchlock guns, Dashun's self-made grenades and Hongyi cannons were also unsatisfactory and failed to surpass the craftsmanship and power of the previous Ming Dynasty.

And because of cost issues, only a small number of troops can be equipped. Although it will improve the combat effectiveness of the Shun army, especially when defending the city. But if you want to use this to stop the Yi army, you absolutely cannot.

Of course, Dashun must not be given more time to develop and self-correct - this is one of the reasons why Liu Sheng decided to launch a war to destroy Shun next spring.

Thinking of Dashun's efforts to catch up with the Yi army in firearms, Liu Sheng also thought of the current firearms equipment of the Yi army.

Steel field guns and tiger crouching guns are still sufficient for now, so there is no need to rush to iterate.

The same goes for grenades.

As for the gun - under his instruction and guidance, the Da'ei Secret Manufacturing Bureau has developed a reliable production process for flintlock guns.

During the Weibu period, Liu Sheng chose a matchlock gun instead of a flintlock gun. One reason was that the flintlock gun was expensive to make.

Secondly, based on the craftsmanship level of the Kuei tribe at that time, the firing rate of the flintlock gun was relatively low, and it was not as useful as the matchlock gun on the battlefield.

why?

Because a flintlock gun not only requires high-quality flint, but most importantly, qualified spring steel.

Only with good enough spring steel and flint can we create a percussion flintlock gun with a high enough firing rate.

During the Kueibe period, a small amount of qualified spring steel could be made by hand, but if we wanted to equip the army on a large scale, the production of spring steel had to keep up, and the steel production process needed to reach a certain level.

Although Liu Sheng came from time travel, he couldn't realize it in a short time.

Since he took charge of Nanjing, his territory has expanded rapidly, and his resources and talents have also greatly increased. This has allowed the steel industry to develop at a faster speed.

In the summer of this year, we finally reached the level of large-scale production of spring steel.

So the research project on the mass production process of flintlock guns was naturally launched and became mature within a few months.

The next day, Liu Sheng went to the Secret Manufacturing Bureau and inspected the complete "production line" of flintlock guns.

Said he was quite satisfied.

Immediately, he ordered the construction of the "Nanjing Firearms Factory" in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing and west of Qixia Mountain to specialize in the production of flintlock guns.

Liu Sheng is preparing to equip the guards with flintlock muskets.

Liu Sheng's personal guards did not always stay with him to guard the capital and protect his safety.

They are often deployed to participate in frontline wars.

Based on the estimated production efficiency of the Nanjing Firearms Factory, the flintlock muskets produced can equip at least one brigade before the war to destroy Shun next year.

At that time, he will transfer the guards of this brigade to the northwest battlefield to give Li Zicheng a surprise...

In the cold winter, the New Year passes lively.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after the dinner, Liu Sheng and his concubines came to the imperial city wall to enjoy the lanterns together.

Halfway through the reward, Li's concubine Xu Wan suddenly felt unwell and felt nauseous.

The matchmaker was an experienced woman, and she immediately sent the imperial doctor to check Xu Wan's pulse - Damei not only had Nanjing Medical College and Nanjing Hospital, but also an imperial medical office in the imperial city.

Most of the imperial doctors there work part-time.

Although it is a part-time job, there are also doctors from various disciplines on duty.

Therefore, not long after the guard left, a well-known gynecologist arrived.

After the doctor took Xu Wan's pulse, he immediately bowed to Liu Sheng with a happy face.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Concubine Li is happy!" (End of Chapter)