Southern Song Dynasty military god

Chapter 277
Facing Wu Jie's undisguised direct attack, Liu Wei didn't even dare to frown at this moment.

A hero is not necessarily a famous general, but a famous general is a hero.For a person like Wu Jie, don't look at him attaching great importance to Liu Wei now, even if Liu Wei does something out of line, he can take care of Liu Wei, but if Liu Wei is really carrying out his orders, even if he is doing it himself like now. When making a request to Liu Wei, Liu Wei showed the appearance of pushing back and forth, and I am afraid that Liu Wei would be thrown into the "cold palace" directly.

So Liu Wei didn't dare to frown. After a quick turn in his mind, he said: "My lord, I can provide muskets, but if the quantity is large, I need the assistance of the imperial court. It is impossible to rely on those people and things in Liu's village to produce large quantities of guns." manufacturing."

"That's for sure!"

Wu Jie laughed, and patted Liu Wei on the shoulder, "As long as you don't hide your secrets, I will explain it to the craftsman. On the other hand, um, it doesn't matter, I told Liu Ziyu to let him take charge of this matter!"

"In that case, it will take time to produce." Liu Wei originally wanted to say that the current musket is not perfect enough, and he is still asking people to continue to study and upgrade, but then he thought, since Wu Jie has already proposed it, it is better to follow the The current state is handed over to the imperial court, so as to keep a thought for myself.

Many years later, when Liu Wei recalled this time, he realized how important his little "selfishness" was at that time.

"Then it's settled, let's go and see the power of the musket!"

Sure enough, Wu Jie even knew that there were Musketeers under Liu Wei's command. It is conceivable that if Liu Wei really tried to push back just now, the result would be really embarrassing.

Because the musketeers have not yet been finalized, the number of musketeers around Liu Wei is still kept within [-]. Although fifty men and fifty guns are almost useless in large-scale battles, according to Hu Li and others In human thinking, these fifty guns can basically guarantee Liu Wei's safety on the battlefield.

The reason why Liu Wei himself is unwilling to use muskets is because the muskets manufactured today feel too bad for him, and it is not as refreshing as using a three-edged thorn.

Since Wu Jie made the request, Liu Wei has no reason not to be satisfied. After crackling and firing for a while, Wu Jie expressed satisfaction with the lethality of the musket.

"Although it's not as good as an excellent archer, the advantage is that you can win with quantity. Liu Wei, how much does it cost to manufacture such a musket?"

"cost?"

Liu Wei actually wants to say that the real cost is reflected in the research and development stage, do you understand property rights?It's a pity that Wu Jie really doesn't understand such things as intellectual property rights, so Liu Wei can only smile bitterly and say: "My lord, a musket is about 50 taels of silver. If it can be mass-produced, the price should be reduced."

"50 taels, it's not cheap!"

It is indeed not cheap, but Wu Jie can see the importance of muskets to the current imperial court. A musket can make an untrained commoner quickly form combat effectiveness. As long as there is a guarantee of quantity, it is completely impossible to fight against the golden soldiers not a problem.

So Wu Jie quickly decided that regardless of the price, he must make a request to the court to mass-produce muskets and equip troops.

The next day, Wu Lin gave Liu Yi a word, saying that Wu Jie had already played, and reminded Liu that Liu Jiazhuang must stop making muskets blatantly, so as not to cause trouble.

In fact, these words are very cryptic, you can't be blatant, so can't you secretly give birth?Anyway, Liu Wei has been doing this secretly all the time, so Wu Lin reminded him that he just nodded and agreed. As for whether he would do this, obviously there is no need to ask.

Guozhou was broken, and it wasn't just the Southern Song court that was nervous.

Perhaps Guozhou is nothing to the Southern Song Dynasty. If it was taken by the Jin people, I am afraid that the court would not take it seriously. Under the leadership of Jin Danzi, the strength of Puppet Qi has been further strengthened.

At the same time, Jin Guo was also shocked. After all, an overly powerful puppet Qi is not in the interests of Jin Guo. Therefore, Jin Wushu, who originally planned to continue to invade the south, had to stop and began to beg for money from Wu. Discuss how to resolve this issue.

As a result, the battle between the several parties fell into a relatively stagnant state. In the next two months, apart from very small frictions, there were almost no large-scale battles, and everyone was secretly accumulating strength , to strive for more benefits in the next wave of battles.

The cessation of national forces does not mean that Liu Wei can be lazy.

The memorial submitted by Wu Jie was quickly approved by the court, but the content of the approval made Wu Jie very disappointed.The musket is not a new thing for the court. According to the words of the big figures in the court, this thing is expensive, low in effect, and not very usable. If Wu Jie asks, the craftsman camp can make it One batch, but it will definitely not be promoted nationwide.

Regarding the imperial court's reply, Wu Jie could only sigh and curse "short-sightedness", that is, Wu Jie did not point out who had mouse eyes on his face.

"My lord, how many rods are in this batch?"

"It won't be more than a thousand, Liu Wei, this matter is a mess, let you see it as a joke, right?" Wu Jie's expression was a little miserable, isn't it, he was really confident at the beginning, thinking that the court would definitely accept his suggestion , who knows but waited for such a result.

"One thousand, my lord, if there are one thousand, as long as we can use them well, with crossbowmen and other arms, there will be no problem in guarding the Immortal Pass."

"Really?"

Liu Wei's words were like a bonfire that popped up suddenly in the cold winter, instantly warming Wu Jie's heart.

"That's fine, but when the time comes for the training of these Musketeers." Wu Jie is also a person who can accept new things, and the brand-new type of "Musketeers" popped out of his mouth, before Liu Wei had time Teach him this name.

"When the muskets arrive, I will arrange for Hu Li to be their instructor. Anyway, my musketeers are all trained by Hu Li."

"Success! I didn't expect that, Liu Wei, all of your subordinates are capable people. Do you feel wronged by being a general? Why don't you go back and ask the court for a place as a general?"

"No need! My lord, Hu Li hasn't tempered his character yet. If you want him to do things well, he still needs to practice more!"

"Oh?" Wu Jie frowned slightly, and looked at Liu Wei thoughtfully, but it made cold sweat drip down Liu Wei's back.

All the stupid people in this world are dead!For a person like Wu Jie, there may be a deep meaning hidden behind every sentence, just like just now, does he really think that Hu Li has the ability to promote Hu Li?Liu Wei thinks it might not be the case. A thousand muskets are enough to arm a thousand musketeers, plus the infantry who cooperate with musketeers, this is a team of at least 2000 people. If Hu Lilai is used as an instructor, the training will be over After that, did this army listen to Wu Jie or Hu Li?Who does Hu Li listen to?

"Exactly! My lord, the training of Musketeers is actually very simple. The key is to shoot more and practice more. After Hu Li only needs to tell Musketeers the basic elements, the rest of the training is the same as that of ordinary soldiers. Any general can be competent, but Hu Li may not necessarily be required. Moreover, with such a brand-new army, the general thinks that it is the most appropriate to stay with the lord!"

"Oh? It's not unreasonable for you to say that, so let's do what you said. It's a pity that the court actually doesn't like such a new thing as a musket. Liu Wei, if you invent something good in the future, don't hide it. You have to know that this is not just about your own interests, but about the rise and fall of the entire country!" Wu Jie patted Liu Wei on the shoulder again, then turned and left.

"It's dangerous! Wu Jie almost got Hu Li and me away!"

Looking at Wu Jie's back, Liu Wei took a deep breath in his heart. Just as he was about to talk to Hu Li about this matter first, a soldier came in suddenly, saying that it was a letter from Liu's village.

"Who is the letter from?"

From Liujiazhuang, it is naturally a letter from home.

However, the family letter handed to Liu Wei by the soldiers was a thick stack. After opening it, I realized that in addition to the letters Gao Yuniang and Anna wrote to him, it also contained the news sent back by Zhang Han.

It has been a long time since Zhang Han left Liu Wei, and now Zhang Han is going down the river, and he is almost at Lin'an. In this letter, Zhang Han mainly records what he has seen and heard along the way, and he also has some emotions.

In the letter, Zhang Han told Liu Wei that because of the chaos in the world, the places under the nominal control of the imperial court are really full of bandits and bandits, and the people are in dire straits. Except for those places protected by city walls, which are relatively safe, any areas where the imperial court has insufficient troops, It's just a mess.

One of the reasons for this chaotic situation should be the turmoil in the current situation, and the other reason is the increase in exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes.The imperial court wants to fight, and it costs money to fight. However, there are only so many annual taxes. There is no money and no food. Is it possible for the soldiers to go to the battlefield hungry?
In order to ensure the military pay and food, the only way the court could think of was to increase taxes.

The more troubled times are, the easier it is for local officials to become excessive and violent. They often use the name of the court to increase the annual tax. In the fish and meat town, it is okay to be in a rich place. It directly turned people back.

For the sake of his own reputation, the magistrates often turned a blind eye to the bandits that appeared in their jurisdiction. As long as they didn't trouble him, he would ignore them at all, so that these bandits grew from small to large and gradually became difficult to deal with.

Even generals such as Han Shizhong and Yue Fei, when they were not fighting the Jin soldiers, were fighting everywhere, exhausted, just to eliminate those bandits or rebels.

"This shitty world really has to be reversed!"

After reading Zhang Han's letter, Liu Wei couldn't help but slap on the table and said angrily.

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