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Chapter 469 Bayonet
Yang Reform looked at the smiling Zhang Weixian, thought for a while, and said with a smile, "What is the Duke's opinion on the matter of the salt merchant?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I should be punished. What kind of mercy do you have for those who are willing to be thieves and seek rebellion? Get rid of the evil~..." Zhang Weixian replied immediately without even thinking about it. Even a fool knows After running a salt merchant, the matter of the salt class must be changed. The emperor spent such a lot of effort, just for the family property of a few salt merchants?He also reminded the emperor that it was time to do more important things.

"Hehehe..." Yang Reform laughed heartily for a while, sure enough, none of the civil servants and nobles in the court were fools.

"That's right, the salt merchants are so unbearable, I also feel that this salt policy has reached the point where it must be changed, otherwise, the salt class will always fail to be collected, and it will mislead the state affairs! I don't know what the Duke thinks about this salt policy. Reform?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"I think this should be ordered by His Majesty!" Zhang Weixian immediately complimented him. Although he is the leader of the nobles, he also knows that he can't shake those salt merchants. At most, he is helping the emperor. It depends on the emperor.

"Hahaha..., this salt lesson must be changed. As for how to change it and how to do it, I can only give the Duke some advice. For the rest, the Duke's way of watching me quietly is..." Yang Reform laughed. , sold out.

"Chen..., this..." Zhang Weixian scratched his ears and cheeks, feeling itchy in his heart. Sure enough, the emperor was going to attack the salt class.

"...I intend to let Liulizhai take over the salt industry. The salt industry is in my own hands, so I can rest assured that the annual salt class will be paid. Otherwise, within two years, the salt class will have to be paid again. It's a headache for me..." Yang Reform said rather "helplessly".

"Oh..." Zhang Weixian's eyes widened and his mouth opened, with an expression of disbelief.

"...Your Majesty is saying, let Liulizhai take over the salt industry?" Zhang Weixian's eyes lit up. If this is the case, it is really great news. The stock of Liulizhai is indeed worthless. Buying for nothing, Zhang Weixian only felt that the stocks in his home had changed from a pile of silver to a large pile of silver. If this was the case, the stock in Liulizhai would not know how much it would rise. Zhang Weixian felt that it was difficult for him to breathe.

"Well, yes, now the salt merchants are no longer trustworthy, and they must not be relied on. I gave them a chance, but they gave up, and they still don't know what to do. You can't blame me for changing the salt policy. Naturally, You have to use someone you can trust, otherwise, this lesson will not be accepted, what will I use to relieve disasters, and what will I use to resist foreign thieves?" Yang Reformed.

"That's, that's, Your Majesty, I absolutely support, absolutely support!" Zhang Weixian's heart is already salivating. No one knows how big the salt industry is. The richest man in the world is none other than a salt merchant. !
"However, this matter is still under planning. Now, it is only some salt merchants who are involved in the captives. It is not appropriate to abolish the salt government immediately. It has to be brewed. How to brew, the Duke does not care, I have my own The method, when the time comes, the Duke only needs to make a gesture..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"I understand, I understand..." Zhang Weixian immediately agreed.

"In addition, I would like to declare that although I took over the salt industry, the salt industry will be different from the previous one. It is impossible for me to let the salt class be lost like today. I must pay the tax in full, so , the salt industry in the future will not earn as much as these salt merchants now, this point, the Duke needs to understand, hehehe, I still need to rely on salt lessons to live..." Yang Reform began to cast a spell again, giving Xungui We share a little, but you have to take the bulk.

"I understand, I understand, this is what should be done, and it's all up to His Majesty..." Zhang Weixian naturally had nothing to say, this salt merchant was overthrown by the emperor, and how to divide it is of course up to the emperor. It is already a great kindness for him to share an extra share, and he is already overjoyed. Naturally, he does not expect to make a lot of money like the previous salt merchants. If that is the case, isn't the emperor insane?

"...It's just, this..., I dare to ask, how much can I earn every year?" Zhang Weixian still couldn't help asking.

"I don't dare to say how much, there are still two to three million taels per year..." Yang Reform thought for a while and promised.Yang Reform has already figured out the profits of the salt industry. How much tax is paid every year and how much the "new salt merchants" earn has already been distributed.

Although Zhang Weixian thinks that the profit is a little low, compared with the current salt merchants, it is indeed not enough, but he has no objection, it was picked up for nothing. Originally, it was okay for the emperor not to separate it out. If you manipulate the stock well, you can make another fortune...

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty..." Zhang Weixian immediately said beautifully, following the emperor's business, he really has a future, he saw the right person and the right team!
"Hehehe..." Yang Reform laughed for a while, and said again: "There is one more thing, the Duke must pay attention." Yang Reform recalled the darkness in the court hall before, with unwilling eyes, he suddenly remembered something.

"If you have anything to do, just give orders, and the old minister will definitely be duty-bound." Zhang Weixian was completely immersed in the joy of the harvest. He bought stocks at a little over 1000 a piece, but now it has reached [-]. Then Liulizhai will take over the salt industry. If the news is released, what price will the stock get?How much does it cost?His family property, that is, during the few months of working with the emperor, has doubled!

"I see that those who defend the salt merchants in the court today are afraid that they will not give up, and that something will happen. The Duke must be careful!" Yang Reform said leisurely.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, you don't need your Majesty's hands to get rid of the evil. The whole world discusses it, and these people can be put to death." Hearing about this, the British Duke Zhang Weixian immediately promised loudly that he would intervene in the government. They may not be able to do what they want, but they can beat them hard Reservoir dogs, is there anything cheaper than this?
"..." Yang Reform nodded. Now that he has overturned the salt merchant, he has to share the benefits with other people as soon as possible to form an alliance of interests, so that there is no possibility of a comeback in this matter.

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After sending off the British Duke Zhang Weixian, Yang Reform had no time to rest and had to meet the next group of people.The important task of sharing the fruits must continue.

"Your Majesty, who are you going to meet next? All the ministers outside, big and small nine ministers, governors and hundreds of officials are all here." Wang Chengen reported in embarrassment. Now, outside the Taimiao, countless officials have gathered, and everyone is waiting for the emperor to divide What about the fruit?

"See Minister of the Ministry of War, as well as Mao Wenlong, Yuan Chonghuan, Qin Liangyu, and Man Gui Zhao led these teachings. The border war is approaching day by day, and it is not a problem to tie these people to Beijing... In addition, please invite Master Sun..." Yang Reform also called Sun Chengzong in, but Sun Chengzong avoided meeting other people just now.

"Slave obeys the decree!" Wang Chengen heaved a sigh of relief, agreed, and immediately delivered the decree.

After a while, Liu Yanyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, Mao Wenlong, Yuan Chonghuan, Qin Liangyu, and Mangui Zhao led all these people to arrive.

After the salute.Yang Reform just smiled and got down to business.

"In today's court, thanks to all of you!" Yang Reform said with a smile. This is true. When the "AE" confronted, they were the group of people who knelt the fastest. These people are their backbone.

"I don't dare to be a minister. It is my responsibility to be loyal to Your Majesty and kill the rebels." Several people immediately replied.

"Hehehe, I'm all my own people, so I won't be polite. Let's talk about reality. Now that the end of the year is approaching, according to the staff's deduction, and according to the worst-case scenario, next year will be a fierce battle. Everyone, go back. Afterwards, we must be prepared to fight fierce battles and fight to the death, and prepare for the city to be besieged for a long time. Of course, it will be even better if the eastern captives do not come in the spring next year. I wish for it..." Yang Reform began to give himself said the generals.

Several people are listening carefully.

"...So, I don't plan to keep everyone in the capital for a long time. After a few days, I will let you go back...well, this year, I have passed a fat year, and there is no need to worry about the expenses of the war next year. Now, before everyone leaves, I will give you another sum of money, so that after you go back, you will have more money and live a healthy life, hehehe..." Yang Reform said with a smile.

Speaking of the fat years, the generals smiled heartily. Ever since they followed the emperor, they have never worried about money matters, and their lives are really comfortable. Now that the emperor killed the salt merchants, they also Following Zhanguang, I also felt that today in the court, my work was not in vain.

"...Before I leave, I will give you another piece of good news..." Yang Reform said with a smile, and decided to cheer up his frontline generals before leaving.

Several generals widened their eyes to see what good news the emperor would say.

Yang Reform said to Sun Chengzong: "Please trouble Master Sun."

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong responded.Then he walked to the side, took out some things, and said, "Look, everyone, this is my latest equipment..."

Everyone looked over and saw that Sun Chengzong was holding a strange dagger in his hand. Different from ordinary swords, the guard of this dagger was very strange.

"Your Majesty named this short sword a bayonet. You may wonder why it is called a bayonet..." Sun Chengzong explained.

Everyone was very puzzled.

"Your Majesty has always been troubled by the fact that we are always at a disadvantage in the field battles with Donglu. The most worrying thing is that we are besieged by Donglu. If we save them, we must fight with Donglu. This is our dynasty's weakness, and it is extremely easy to be defeated The so-called; if you don't save them, you can't watch the city besieged to death, so I have been thinking about how to change this situation, and now, I have found a suitable method..." Sun Chengzong explained carefully.

"...This kind of short sword has a bayonet on it, which can be used to mount on a musket. In this way, after a musket is fired, it immediately becomes a long spear, which can continue to fight against Donglu... When fighting, line up in three or five rows and shoot continuously. When the Eastern cavalry approach, they gather into a circle or a square. Those in the front line put their muskets on the ground to form a long spear formation, delaying the enemy cavalry's impact. The camp and the circle continue to shoot and kill the enemy. According to the deduction of the staff department, if the soldiers are trained properly and the soldiers are brave, even ordinary infantry, relying on this kind of musket and bayonet, can also resist the charge of the cavalry..." Sun Chengzong held the bayonet He briefly talked about it, and then briefly talked about the purpose of the bayonet and the way of fighting.

Everyone was amazed. The infantry relied on adding a bayonet to the musket to resist the impact of the cavalry in the field. This is really whimsical, crazy and bold enough.

"Let's take a look at this bayonet first, put it on a musket, and then talk about the shortcomings and advantages of this bayonet, and then talk about whether it can fight against the Donglu cavalry, and whether it can fight against the Donglu cavalry." Yang Reform said with a smile.

After the emperor finished speaking, the guards gave these generals muskets and bayonets, and by the way taught these generals to put the bayonets on the muskets.

Although everyone trusted the emperor, but the emperor said that the infantry should rely on muskets with bayonets to fight against the cavalry of the Eastern captives. If the words are true, then the status of the cavalry will be greatly reduced, and they are very unconvinced.Yuan Chonghuan is very interested in this kind of thing. If it is true that infantry can fight against cavalry as the emperor said, then he will no longer be afraid of fighting against Donglu in the field. He prefers infantry more.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't believe it, but can this really make infantry fight against cavalry? Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate." It's not that Man Gui doesn't want to believe the emperor, but this kind of thing is beyond his understanding. In his understanding, the cavalry is the most powerful, and all his subordinates are also cavalry, which has always been his pride, but now that the emperor told him that infantry can also fight against cavalry, he will inevitably feel disappointed.

"I'm not sure, so naturally I won't let my soldiers die..." Yang Reform said with a smile.Regarding the infantry fighting against the cavalry, Yang Reform is quite confident. From the perspective of historical experience, his step is absolutely right.

"...Old Madam Qin, I would like to ask, in the past, white-armed soldiers used to deal with cavalry in the wild, what is the best way? Especially to deal with Eastern captives?" Yang Reform asked Qin Liangyu.

Qin Liangyu was staring at these daggers in a daze. These things seemed to be specially made for her white soldiers. It is not easy to have tens of thousands of full-time soldiers, so the equipment can't be expected to be very good.

Qin Liangyu thought for a while, and said: "The white-armed soldiers of the minister can only rely on the dense spear array to block the impact of the cavalry of the Eastern captives. If it is an ordinary enemy, the minister can wait for the enemy to be exhausted and show his flaws. The white soldiers attacked and counterattacked, but it was not very useful to deal with the Eastern captives. First, the Eastern captives generally had horses. I dare not let the formation be too loose, and risk letting the infantry chase the cavalry; Firearms and bows and crossbows counter. If you encounter the Eastern captives in the wild, you can only form an formation to protect yourself. "Qin Liangyu said truthfully.

"Well, this is the shortcoming of white soldiers. What if they are equipped with muskets?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, if you have muskets, you can assign some soldiers to specialize in muskets and be responsible for killing and wounding. In this way, once the ministers form an formation, they will not be afraid of the impact of the eastern captives. They can attack when they advance, and they can defend when they retreat. It is more flexible than before. , the Eastern Captives are in the hands of the ministers, and they will never be able to negotiate, but they can stand in an invincible position..." Qin Liangyu laughed.

"How many hold guns and how many hold spears?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"This..." Qin Liangyu was a little uncertain. Now, the emperor has replaced all her white soldiers with Ouchi. She is happy but worried. Ouchi is very valuable, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to her white soldiers. Soldiers, she is happy, but it is difficult to defend against the impact of Donglu cavalry with musketeers alone. This is also what she is worried about. The emperor also asked her to serve as the main force of the second battlefield...

"Madam Qin is worried about how to allocate the ratio of Musketeers and Spearmen?" Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, that's right." Qin Liangyu replied.

"This is why I want to introduce this bayonet to everyone today. Spearmen are good at defending against cavalry, but not good at attacking cavalry. Musketeers are good at attacking but weak at defending. Especially defending against cavalry is a big problem. Often A lot of pikemen are needed to assist in the defense, but if there are too many pikemen, the number of pikemen will inevitably lead to insufficient numbers of pikemen, and the number of enemies killed is limited. Therefore, I thought, combining the musketeers and pikemen into one and absorbing the advantages of both To make up for their respective deficiencies, this bayonet was created. The musket was nearly five feet long, and the bayonet was six feet long, which was slightly taller than ordinary soldiers. It was about the same as a long spear. , use the camp of musketeers to fight against the enemy, try to kill the enemy as much as possible, if the enemy is not repulsed, and the enemy approaches, then change to a long spear formation to defend against the enemy cavalry, within the formation, you can continue to shoot, if you add the assistance of artillery, even in the wild I am not afraid of the cavalry from the upper east..." Yang Reform explained.

"I understand, I understand..." Qin Liangyu suddenly realized that this weapon was really tailor-made for her white-armed soldiers. Although she had only heard the emperor say it once, she had already understood it seven times. Seven-eight-eight, the huge advantage of this method of warfare immediately made Qin Liangyu see the dawn of victory. Previously, she only dared to say that she was undefeated, but she was not too sure about defeating Donglu.

Qin Liangyu understood, but others didn't understand it very well. Those who didn't have a deep understanding of pikemen would not understand the advantages of the emperor's tactics.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't believe it, it's just that I really can't believe it. Just with this short bayonet, the infantry can beat the cavalry?... Your Majesty, even if the musketeers form a camp of pikemen , but as long as you give me a certain number of troops, you can still break through the spearmen's position." Man Gui still refused to believe that this is true, if this is the case, then the status of their cavalry will really drop drastically, the word "elite" , no longer limited to cavalry.

"Hehehe..., if there are few Musketeers, the cavalry will have the advantage, but if the two sides are fighting with tens of thousands, or tens of thousands, the power of this method of warfare will be reflected. If the enemy cavalry wants to To attack the musketeers' positions, you must first suffer a round of fire from the musketeers. These tens of thousands of musketeers, even if calculated according to less than [-]% of the hits, can cause hundreds of casualties to the enemy cavalry, rushing to the front In fact, there are not many cavalry, and it is hard to say how much impact it can have! Moreover, there are many special features in this musket phalanx, which is enough to restrain the cavalry charge of Donglu..." Yang Reform said with a smile .

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, there are other special places, I really can't think of..." Man Gui still asked.

"Hehe, let's do this. In a few days, I'll show you how this musket phalanx defends against the cavalry's impact. After watching it, you must understand that this method of warfare has many unique features. I can't tell for a while." Yang Reform smiled, there are more important things to do today, so it is not suitable to discuss tactics with the generals here.

(End of this chapter)