Chapter 9 Baal City (Part 2)
“Architect”
Deng Ce quickly stepped forward and saluted Zavuski, and nodded to the other city lords/bishops.
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The reception room of the cathedral.
After learning that Wobasi was Qitad's younger brother, Zavuski became more interested.
At this time, what he thought was that naturally he did not expect the Truchens to cross the Dnieper River to support him when they were attacked by the Russians, but "they should make trouble behind him."
But Wobaxi is completely unfamiliar with these people and dare not rashly put forward unreasonable ideas.
"Architect, dear bishops/city lords"
After nearly two months of training in Ukraine, Obasi gradually understood the principle that hasteness is not achieved.
"I saw that Western Ukraine was filled with endless plains, mostly farmland, so I guess there was a lot of food."
Zavusky didn't want to pay attention to these mundane affairs, but the two Krasinsky were extremely keen on mundane affairs. At that moment, Aden said: "Does Truchen also need food?"
Wobaxi nodded, "After all, we are mainly nomadic tribes. Although there are some farmers, they are a minority after all. If there is excess food in expensive land, you might as well sell it to us."
Aden took out a silver coin from Truchen and said, "Is this your silver coin?"
Wobassi nodded, "There are also gold coins, and the price comparison of silver coins is one to ten. Whether it is gold coins or silver coins, the amount is full. Unlike the Ottomans, Persians and even Austrians, who cut corners through...
…”
He looked at the people, "My country is also very good at craftsmen's skills. It can build the rear-mounted flintlock rifle that has just emerged in Europe. If you need it, you can also exchange it with this item."
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of all the bishops sitting upright suddenly lit up.
Not to mention, after the later flintlock rifle was spread, it was still the Dutch. The British began to imitate a large number of them and also modified their sealing properties. In addition to the barrel material, the material is still not as good as that of Truchen, but the airtightness is still
Win it.
But for the Poles and Russians who belong to backward areas, it is obviously not so easy to imitate. If you can exchange food for a large number of muskets, it would be better.
“How to trade?”
As the lord of Vinnica and the commander-in-chief of the Army of the Kingdom of Poland, Revusky is obviously more interested.
"This..."
This is a stubborn defeat of Wobaxi, so he had to ask Deng Ce for help.
Deng Ce smiled and said, "The most convenient way is to transport ships along the Dnieper River to Batsque in our country, but now the Dun River, the Dnieper River channel and the dock are in the hands of the Russians, and they are for you and me.
The relationship must be wary, and the investigation will be very strict”
"At present, our country's relationship with the Ottomans is still acceptable. It is better to transport it along the Nanbug River to the Mecklef they occupied, and then transport it from there to the west coast of the Azov Sea by sea. Oh, it's their territory, Yesk."
Yeyisk is secretly in the hands of Truchen, so he will naturally not say this section.
"Otherwise, if you want to transport goods from the Dnieper River to the Don River, you have to pass through Zaporoze, Donetsk and Rostov, with a mileage of hundreds of miles and you will always face the layers of Russians
Checking is not easy”
Rewusky asked again: "It is said that your musket has sold 150 Truchen silver coins, which is too expensive"
Deng Ce said: "I said just now that I used grains to exchange muskets. By the way, there are also short guns used by cavalry."
As he said that, he untied the flintlock gun he was wearing and handed it to Rewusky.
Although this weapon has begun to become popular in France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and other places, it is still rare in Eastern and Central Europe.
"Commander, if you mighty Polish winged cavalry and paired with this short gun, it would definitely be like a tiger's wing!"
Rewusky couldn't put it down and carefully stroked this short gun. To be honest, their own craftsmen could also build this kind of thing, but the efficiency was too low, not to mention that their cavalry's main combat weapon was too long, and they charged
When you almost never have one hand free.
Deng Ce naturally knew this.
"Commander, if you want, I..."
He suddenly remembered that this was not what he said, so he looked at Wobasi. After all, Wobasi was a young man and didn't care, so he took over the conversation.
"After we go back to report to the Khan, if he has no objection, we can send you a small team of instructors to train you another cavalry"
"Show me"
At this time, Kazimiri, who had been neglected, spoke.
When the two sides met just now, because Zavuski did not completely decide whether this Kazimiji would become the co-leader of the anti-Russian forces in Ukraine, he did not introduce him, which made Obasi and others think it was.
Which city lord's son?
Rewusky handed him the short gun.
Kazimiri also played for a while, and then said, "Your Highness the Prince said just now. Although our cavalry is powerful, it relies heavily on favorable terrain. If you encounter mountains or places where long spears are difficult to deploy, you will be defeated."
"I have an opinion, continue to use the spear, but the length is reduced to about one meter, and can be easily held with one hand, so that the left hand can be freed"
"At present, European powers have abandoned too long guns, either using short guns or short guns. French dragoons have even used bayonets, and we are still using cavalry tactics from hundreds of years ago."
Wobaxi was very curious and asked, "This one is..."
"Ahem," Zavuski didn't want to hide it this time. "This is a descendant of our former king. He was trained in front of excellent wing cavalry since he was a child. Now he is less than fifteen years old and is very powerful."
"The descendants of the former king?" Vobassi immediately thought of what Krasinsky said when he was in Ukrainian City, "Do they want this person to become the co-lord of the Poles in Ukraine?"
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"Is an archbishop not qualified to command these people? I think these people are still quite respectful of Zavusky"
"Well, I'm probably planning to overthrow the current king"
Then he said, "Your Highness, if you like it, I will give it to you the one I wear."
Kazimiri was not polite and said lightly, "thank you, thank you"
Wobaxi looked at several people again, "I'm sorry to ask, how much surplus food do you have for sale?"
Krasinski said: "The Uman area I occupy is next to the Ottomans, and the farmland is the smallest, but the grain storage is hundreds of thousands of stones."
(In history, the grain of the large Polish landlords filled the barns, but even if the serfs starved to death, they would not be sent to them)
Wobassi was overjoyed and thought to himself: "It would be fine if Krakow is too far away, but if Vinnica, Kamenets and Kiev have more than Uman's food, then it will be more than one million stones in total."
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"But it's this transportation problem that scratches your head"
Then he asked again: "Have you not used the Dnieper River's capacity?"
"Huntaiji", Deng Ce quickly interrupted him, "No need to worry about this section. At present, my country has purchased wood and honey from Kiev, and there is also some grain, but the quantity is not large. The Russians let it go after collecting commercial taxes. ”
"There are not many goods and the ships are not big, but if you want to purchase a large amount of grain, the ships will definitely draw deep water, which will definitely attract their ideas. Think about it, you will know that honey and a small amount of wood alone will not draw deep water.
”
At this time, a large amount of high-quality wood is densely covered with near Kiev and around Belarus, at least at present, it seems that it is inexhaustible.
"Then it is under the name of purchasing wood..."
"In that case, the Russians will ask you why you buy so much wood, not to mention that there is a lot of wood in the Volga River and the upper reaches of the Don River, why don't you buy it from them?"
Deng Ce's words made Wobaxi fall into deep thought.
At this time, Petronov, who had not spoken for a long time, had been sitting there quietly speaking.
"Your Highness, it's better to do this. The Russians issued a dealer license to the Karbakins, Cherks, or Russian small landlords and small merchants who came to the Kuban area because of bankruptcy"
"When Suvorov was in office, he had strict control over licenses, but since he was transferred to Zaporoze, Dudaev took over has not been so strict."
"As long as you spend money, you can sell the license from him, and then buy grain and wood from here with ease"
Petronov's words made Obasi and others suddenly realize.
Wobasi said: "How much military power do you have to use?"
Revusky looked at Zavusky and saw that he had no objection and said, "The kingdom was stationed in Kiev, Vinnica and Uman's regular troops each have a regiment, but these troops are all in the hands of the king's confidants."
Wobasi smiled and said, "Are you not the commander of the Kingdom Army?"
Revuski's face turned hot, "The king also set up a deputy commander. He is an Englishman. He actually only accepts the king's orders. I am just the commander-in-chief in name."
"What I can control is the registered Cossack"
“How many?”
"Each city ranges from one thousand to three thousand, and there are ten thousand people in total"
"There are ten thousand people, Suvorov on the east coast has a division of 15,000 people, plus the Cossack cavalry that can be recruited at any time, so there will be twenty thousand people"
Revuski looked at Zavuski.
Zavuski's face seemed a little gloomy and he said after a while: "This matter is extraordinary. Let's discuss it carefully later"
Revuski said: "Architect, this is related to whether we can truly form an alliance with the Truchen Khanate"
"Okay, so now there are three thousand registered Cossacks that have remained unchanged. Only one thousand can make up for two thousand, and two thousand can make up for three thousand. In this way, there will be at least 15,000 people"
In fact, Zavusky didn't think of this. If the Cossacks still followed the previous tactics, they would also need to bring their own horses and weapons. However, since they were preparing to trade with the Truchens for weapons, they would need a lot of equipment.
The Cossacks in the book.
When he thinks of Khmelnikki in history, he is a little unhappy.
Chapter completed!