ps: Today I am busy with things to be released next month, so I will only update once, sorry...
The sunny and dry weather lasted until July. Due to the prolonged drought, the three Duoyan guards in the eastern part of the Mongolian Plateau could no longer resist, and they all went south to station their herdsmen on the Yanshan front line. The battle situation in the north escalated again, and there were often battles of different scales. The Peking Army
Instead of passively defending, they sent cavalry to attack, firstly to fight the incoming enemy, and secondly to train troops in actual combat.
Of course, the Peiping Army only hunted forage in the Yanshan area, carried forward the guerrilla spirit, and attacked only when they were sure, so they were sure to win every battle. In the past month, they captured hundreds of Mongolian herdsmen, and these people were naturally regarded as
The prisoners were sent to the coal mining area to dig coal. They also brought back many cattle, horses and sheep, which became the spoils of war for the Peking Army.
Facing the Beiping Army who was frantically raiding the grass valley, all the troops of the Three Duoyan Guards were itching their teeth, but they had no choice, because the Beiping Army only operated on the front line of Yanshan. After grabbing a ticket, they changed places and did not go deep into the Mongolian plateau area. When the Mongolian tribes brought
When the soldiers came to attack, the Peiping army retreated into Guancheng and greeted the "visitors" with cannons, which made all the three guards of Duoyan very depressed.
Compared with Shuntian Prefecture, which was making rapid progress in various fields such as industry, agriculture, military science, culture and education, the Ming court was in dire straits. The Yan rebels in the northeast occupied Liaodong, and while pretending to negotiate for peace, they began to send troops to attack Mingjiao's vassal state-North Korea;
Yuan, Wala, Yili and other "countries"
Due to the prolonged drought and no rain, cattle and sheep had no food to eat, so they frantically went south to grab food. The defense line stretched for thousands of miles from Hetao to Hami. Enemy cavalry often attacked, and the defense in the northwest was stretched. In addition, in the southwest there were Annan Kingdom and Yun
The chieftains in the Guang area were in chaos and restrained the elite army of the Ming Dynasty.
It was really a leaky house, but it rained all night, and the ship was broken and hit by a storm. And the most terrible thing is that Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, almost slaughtered all the heroes and generals, and the Ming court has fallen into a situation where there are no generals available. And those civil servants who control the government
Most of them are just armchair warriors. Sending them to supervise the army is tantamount to asking them to lead the army to death.
The Ming Dynasty had enemies on all sides and was in troubled times. It was even less able to organize a war against the Peking Army. In a "peaceful" environment, the Shuntian Mansion did not forget to seize the time to develop and strengthen itself. During this period, such as private salt and private
With the help of the two major smuggling groups in Jin and Shandong, iron candles, kerosene and other bulk materials left Shuntian Prefecture and traveled to Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi and other places. In exchange for food, they also exchanged for a lot of money.
With money in hand, Yan merchants would naturally not let their money go to waste. They also raised funds to build a glass factory, preparing to mass-produce glass to make mirrors and then sell them at high prices.
Among the raw materials used to produce glass, except for alkali, which is difficult to find, other raw materials such as quartz sand and limestone are relatively common and can be obtained everywhere. However, the ratio of raw materials and the firing process are very demanding.
If you do it wrong, you will get mottled or broken glass.
To this end, Wan Lei and Zhong Xiaodao conducted many sets of experiments and accumulated enough experience. In addition, Beiyuan began to transport a large amount of trona southward for trade. With sufficient raw materials, he dared to raise the large amount of trona.
The glass factory discussion.
The glass factory, like the cement factory, is a public-private partnership. Private investment is provided, and Wan Lei provides the technology. In the first few years, part of the production income goes to the public and part to private individuals. After a few years, it will be completely privatized, allowing private businesses to operate independently. It is precisely because of the huge profits.
But Wan Lei always responds to everything when raising funds.
On the seventh day of July, the Qiao Qiao Festival. In Wanzhai, Fu Wei (also known as Wei'er) was sitting at the desk, staring at a drawing in a daze. Suddenly, a big hand stretched out from behind her, blocking her sight.
"Xue'er, don't make trouble." Fu Wei cursed in a low voice. He was about to raise his hand to remove the annoying hand, but found that this hand was larger and not Zhao Xue'er's. He couldn't help but turned his head suddenly.
Surprised: "Leizhi, why are you back?"
The person who came was none other than Wan Lei. He put one hand behind his back and said with a smile: "Sudden attack. Let's see if my Mrs. Wan is peeking at love poems. She is so entranced."
"What a love poem? People are looking at the design drawings of the jacquard machine. Today is the Qiaoqiao Festival, and we have to teach weavers in the evening class." Fu Wei frowned and complained: "It's all your fault. Everyone has seen it.
I've got some clues, but now that you've disturbed me, I have no clue again."
"Yes, yes, yes, it's all my fault. Other wives enjoy happiness at home, but our wife, Mrs. Wan, has to show herself to the public and has to worry about teaching. This husband deserves it. He is so irresponsible." Wan Lei put on a show.
He looked like he hated iron, and scolded himself, which made Fu Wei chuckle, and all his grievances disappeared.
Since Fu Wei married Wan Lei, she has never been able to live the life of a pampered young lady. Not only does she have to take care of the housework, she also has to teach a group of girls. However, this makes her feel that her life is fulfilling. In addition, Wan Lei does not have
Other men are like those who fall in love with someone they see. As long as her husband is at home, she can always sleep peacefully in his arms, which makes her feel more at ease.
"You're back so early, are you hungry? I'm going to cook right away." Fu Wei quickly packed up the things on the desk and prepared to cook, but Wan Lei pushed him down on the chair.
"Close your eyes first."
"What?" Fu Wei asked in confusion, but still closed her eyes as instructed. She heard a soft sound in her ears, as if something was put on the table. But she closed her eyes tighter.
It was as if she took a peek and was stopped by her husband as if he was a thief.
"Okay, you can open your eyes now." Wan Lei whispered in his wife's ear.
Fu Wei shook his head gently, and then slowly opened his eyes, but was suddenly startled. He quickly closed his eyes again, and then slowly opened his eyes a crack, and found that there seemed to be something in the mirror opposite.
Someone was also peeking at her, and upon closer inspection, it turned out that the person in the mirror was himself, and he was almost exactly the same. It was many times clearer than the bronze mirror.
"This is the first mirror produced by our Shuntian Mansion. It is specially given to you. Do you like it?" Wan Lei lowered his head to his wife's head, grinning and pretending to be a ferocious gray wolf about to eat a little sheep. On the contrary, this
It didn't scare Fu Wei, he even made her laugh, but when she smiled, her eyes started to sparkle again, as if it was going to flood again.
"Don't, don't cry. If you cry any more, you'll look like a cat." Wan Lei hurriedly touched it with his hand. Who would have thought that his hand accidentally got some ink on the table, and this touch was right on his wife's fair cheek.
A black mark was drawn. Seeing that his wife's appearance was "disfigured", he naturally couldn't bear it. He was about to take out a towel to wipe it, but his hand was pressed on his face by his wife.
"Leizhi, you treat Wei'er so well..."
"It's not good enough. It's far from good enough. Look, our Wei'er's face has become thinner. This is not good."
"Are you thin?" Fu Wei touched his cheek and said, "He has obviously gained a lot of weight. Look, he is almost round."
Wan Lei wanted to "tease" his wife a little more, but he heard a gentle cough from behind him. He quickly turned around and saw that it was Zhao Xueer, the daredevil, standing outside the door. She
He also held a large wooden board in his hand and had a cool expression on his face...