The white horse passes by, and time flies. In the blink of an eye, the New Year of the eleventh year of Chongzhen has arrived!
Inside and outside Caishi Town, every household has hung up bright red lanterns. The male hosts are busy preparing New Year's goods, while the hostess is carefully preparing dishes to celebrate this rare good year! There are only groups of naughty children,
They held small and exquisite firecrackers and walked through the streets to vent their childhood joy!
As early as when he took over Caishi Town, Liu Ruyi deliberately hoarded grain and supplies. Over the past year or so, it has begun to take shape! Coupled with the one million taels of silver obtained from the Tian family, this also made Liu Ruyi's
With more spacious hands, the soldiers and civilians under the rule can have a good year!
On the flat land under the cliff to the west of Caishi Town, more than a dozen huge warehouses have been built, filled with high-quality grain purchased from various places at high prices, such as white rice, corn, wheat, etc.!
"Sir, these grains are all carefully selected by old slaves. Even if they are kept here for three to five years, they will never become moldy! According to the current situation, it is enough to feed the three thousand brothers in our town, plus the town.
It's more than enough for middle-aged, old, young, women and children to last for three to five years!" Uncle Fu pointed to these huge warehouses with emotion.
Liu Ruyi smiled and nodded, shook Uncle Fu's hand vigorously, "Uncle Fu, thank you for your hard work!"
In the past few months since returning from Jining, Liu Ruyi has cultivated his moral character, put aside most of the social activities, and quietly concentrated on development in Caishi Town! According to the population base of Caishi Town, Liu Ruyi carefully selected and recruited again
There were two thousand soldiers, and now the actual strength of Liu Ruyi's men had reached over three thousand.
Although the appointment of the guerrillas in Jining City has not yet come down, Liu Ruyi seems to be coveting it, but at the moment, Huang Taiji's Eight Banners Cavalry is already wiping its shining steel sword in the darkness, ready to reach out to the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Central Plains at any time. Liu Ruyi
How can Ruyi take care of so many things?
In Caishi Town, all of this was basically built by Liu Ruyi himself, and the common people and refugees built it bit by bit with their own hands! Here, what Liu Ruyi said is the king's law! The common people are not stupid, whoever treats them well, they
His heart is like a mirror! Even if someone wants to intervene, Liu Ruyi will get the news as soon as possible without Liu Ruyi having to worry!
You know, China’s mountain-top doctrine cannot be formed overnight!
"Young Master, oh, no! Sir! The three hundred fat pigs transported from Weishan have been sent to the slaughterhouse in the west! How do we distribute these?" Watching Liu Ruyi grow from scratch, step by step
Having created such a huge foundation in one step, Uncle Fu couldn't express the emotion in his heart! The young master has really grown up! He has been able to become a strong support for his wife and his domestic slaves. Subtly, Uncle Fu also forced him to
Change your words and safeguard the dignity of your young master!
The fat pigs that Uncle Forbes mentioned were all purchased by the Xiao family from Lunan and Jianghuai. With the secret help of Liu Ruyi, the Xiao family quickly got out of the predicament! In the game of capital, only those with greater confidence can always
Only one party can persevere to the end. With Liu Ruyi's backing helper, even Mr. Fang has a big head, let alone the third young master of the Mi family who has just grown two tender wings.
After this happened, the Tian family, Mr. Fang, and the Mi family became a mess, and the Xiao family had nothing to do!
However, the outcome of the matter is also obvious. The Mi family not only compensated the Tian family one million taels of silver, but also paid hundreds of thousands of taels of sealing money to Mr. Fang and Master Tian. It is said that even the legs of the third young master of the Mi family were
They were all discounted by the furious Mi Zhenkang himself!
These three hundred fat pigs are the Xiao family’s New Year’s gift to Liu Ruyi!
"Haha, it's easy to say! It's not easy for the brothers! I have two heads left in my house, and all the officers, including the commander and above, will each have one head! The rest should be divided among the brothers! We must ensure that this year's New Year's Day
, every household can have a bite of fresh meat!" Liu Ruyi said with a smile!
"Yes, sir! I'll tell them to do it now!" After speaking, Uncle Fu hurried towards the slaughterhouse not far away.
Seeing the happy expressions of the soldiers around him, Liu Ruyi felt a lot happier and said with a smile: "Don't get too happy too soon. My family eats meat, so you all have to practice with me!"
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The originally spacious school grounds now seem a bit crowded!
Liu Ruyi stipulated that except for one hundred veterans who guard the gates on both sides of the town every day, all other soldiers must participate in daily drills, and no one is exception! This also makes the school grounds seem a bit 'overcrowded'!
The veterans who had participated in the Battle of the Central Plains had experienced the test of blood and fire. They had made a qualitative improvement in terms of body, martial arts, and spirit. They were the foundation of Liu Ruyi! And then more than two thousand were recruited.
The new recruits, these people are 100% young and elite among the refugees. With veterans taking the lead, coupled with the excellent food conditions in Caishi Town, they are also growing rapidly. After a few months, they have already begun to have the potential to become a strong army.
shadow!
The military is actually a place that pays most attention to tradition!
In their spare time, listening to the veterans recount their exciting battle experiences and the generous rewards after the war always made these recruits excited! Most of these recruits were refugees, and their original hard times had wiped out all their enthusiasm.
hope, but now a bright light suddenly appears in front of them. How can this not make them ecstatic? They can't wait to rush to the battlefield immediately, kill the enemy and perform meritorious service, so that they can live in a spacious house like those veterans.
The tile-roofed house, wife, and children no longer have to worry about not being able to eat, drink, or being cold or hungry!
Liu Ruyi is very satisfied with the current state of the army, but this is not enough!
The Eight Banners cavalry of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were the strongest military force in East Asia in this era. This is not something that historians of later generations can describe clearly in a few words! Later generations, Qing history recorded that the Eight Banners athletes of this era basically started riding at the age of six.
Martial arts can only be advanced every few years. When they become adults and truly become warriors, they have experienced countless life and death tests, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined!
'You have to be tough to strike iron!'
When you encounter such an opponent, you can only hope to win if you are stronger than them and more ruthless than them! Trying to cut corners is obviously unrealistic!
However, Liu Ruyi is not a person who is as afraid of the enemy as a tiger. He is a mule or a horse. You have to pull him out and run around to find out! No matter how brave the Eight Banners soldiers are, can they match the power of gunpowder? Can they transcend the general trend of technological development?
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On the west side of the school ground, a separate wall was cut open, and from time to time the crisp sound of "bang~bang~bang~" could be heard from inside. This was Liu Ruyi's most precious training ground for the bird gun soldiers!
"First row, raise the muskets and fire!" Following the instructor's loud shout, fifty musketeers took aim, calibrated, and lit the match!
For a moment, there was a crisp sound of 'Bang~Bang~Bang~', and not far away, a row of wooden target people had been beaten to pieces!
"Hey, be a good boy~~! Brother, is this, is this still our Ming Dynasty's blunderbuss? This, this, this power, brother, I have really opened my eyes!" Pu Sheng's face changed drastically, and he covered himself with all his strength.
In his heart, it was his first time to come to this place, and he looked at everything in front of him in disbelief!
Liu Ruyi smiled slightly and said: "Brother, how powerful are these gun soldiers? If we encounter those dead Tatars, what are our chances of winning?"
Pu Sheng was about to speak, but he saw another row of cannon soldiers firing. The crisp sound of the cannons made people's ears buzz. Pu Sheng couldn't help but take a few steps back before regaining his breath, "Brother, this,
If we look at it this way, even if we face the elite Tatar archers, we still have a 30-40 chance of winning! At that time, if we increase the rewards for the brothers, it will be 50-50, which is not
It’s impossible!”
Liu Ruyi smiled and said nothing. Although the Eight Banners soldiers were brave, they were still human beings. Compared with those in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the living conditions of this era were probably not as good as those of the Tang and Song Dynasties. According to the physical strength and ability of an ordinary person, one stone would cost five.
The bow has an accurate shooting range of only fifty or sixty steps. No matter how far it is, it may be more than enough! After all, not everyone in the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty is a batulu, a pervert with infinite strength.
Just a few!
Seeing that Liu Ruyi didn't speak, Pu Sheng asked again: "Brother, how many of these gun soldiers do you have now? Judging from my brother's experience, these will probably cost a lot of money, right?"
"Yes! What the elder brother said is absolutely true!" Liu Ruyi sighed slightly. The cost of one of these exquisite bird guns made by Jiang Sanlang is probably more than ten taels, but less than ten taels. Moreover, gunpowder
, projectiles all require a high cost!
The gun soldiers, like the spear soldiers and sword and shield soldiers, require a lot of actual combat training in order to master their skills more proficiently. The difference is that the spear soldiers and sword and shield soldiers only need to spend physical strength, but the actual combat drills of the bird gun soldiers cost
What’s more is physical strength plus money!
Not to mention now, even in the Republic of China, if an ordinary soldier can fire three rounds of bullets in a battle, it is already considered a big battle!
Although Liu Ruyi is not short of money right now, the high cost of building the gun soldiers still makes Liu Ruyi a little stunned!
The most important thing is that this thing may not be easy to use even if you have money!
According to the current productivity, one hundred blunderbuss can be made every month, which is already the limit of Jiang Sanlang and others! After all, the polishing of blunderbuss tubes is a purely manual job, and if you add one point, it will be more or less.
It’s a disadvantage!
If the work is rushed too quickly, there will inevitably be a danger of explosion. Liu Ruyi does not dare to risk the lives of his brothers easily!
However, having reached this point, Liu Ruyi had no way out and could only grit his teeth and move forward!
From noon to sunset, the gunfire in the school grounds never stopped, and Liu Ruyi and Pu Sheng were always watching!
Pu Sheng couldn't help but make a calculation for Liu Ruyi. There are currently 350 gun soldiers in Caishi Town. According to each person firing 20 rounds of ammunition per day, plus match rope, gunpowder, and wear and tear, this is several hundred taels.
The money is out! Moreover, the number of gun soldiers is still increasing. After rigorous basic training, qualified and qualified soldiers can be selected as gun soldiers. This will be a big expense in the future.
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Liu Ruyi was not as pessimistic as Pu Sheng, and said with a smile: "Brother, what do we earn money for? Isn't it just for spending money? What's more, with these killing weapons, money means nothing!"