The failure of Wu An'an and Jin Kaijun shocked Zhang Jingxuan greatly. He finally realized how ridiculous his previous thoughts were, and he even thought about fighting with Zhao Xin. All he can do now is to continue to wait and endure it.
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It has been a year since he came to Irkutsk, and the local Northern Navy, under the leadership of Liu Sheng and Fan Tong, has been unable to penetrate the enemy's territory. He has already made irritating remarks to several company commanders before.
There is no hint, but compared with what Zhao Xin can offer, the conditions that Zhang Jingxuan can provide are simply ridiculous.
He originally thought that he would be a qualified manager, just in charge of a group of ancient NPCs. Who would have thought that only two months after taking office, he realized that his advanced vision and some abilities were not even a hair in front of the businessmen of the five major families.
If not, it will be nothing after being fresh.
Whether it is Nerchinsk or Usolye, from the Nercha River to the Angara River, all towns and villages developed from prisons. And those who dreamed of getting rich or were exiled here,
They all relied on violence to become long-term residents of the local area, and even became superiors to others.
The development of every silver mine is accompanied by killing and bloodshed. In addition to joining forces to deal with outsiders, internal wrestling among the five families also often occurs, and the final result is based on strength.
The five merchant families of Siberiakov, Milenkov, Basnin, Dudorovsky, and Suledovs have almost monopolized all product trade in Eastern Siberia. Each of them is operating in a world of ice and snow.
The family business that took two or three generations to fight for is a fight that means you die or I die.
You must know that before the North Navy came, the local laws were ineffective for the five major families, because these were the people who made the laws in the city council.
For Ivan Jacobi, whose hand was chopped off by Zhao Xin, all he cared about before was how much tax revenue Eastern Siberia could bring to the Governor's Mansion.
If Zhao Xin hadn't sent telegrams every now and then to inquire about the progress, and even occasionally showed up, Zhang Jingxuan might have been played to death by those people.
Basnin, who was very polite to him, was a cunning old fox under his gentle appearance; and the former mayor Siberiakov, who made his fortune with his fists, when he first met Zhang Jingxuan, he started to recognize Zhang Jingxuan from the other side's words.
There was a hint of nervousness in his expression; as for Suredofus, he also sent his own baby daughter, who confused Zhang Jingxuan as soon as he came up. If Liu Sheng hadn't reminded him, he almost fell into the trap and became his wife.
Home son-in-law.
After all, fair-skinned and beautiful blonde girls are hard to come by.
The reason why these people obeyed at first was mainly because they were afraid of Zhao Xin. After all, it was he who led the army to conquer Irkutsk. His disregard for life coupled with the mouth-watering tea, rhubarb and silk, as the saying goes, he has a hand with carrots and a hand with others.
Big stick.
According to Zhao Xin's plan, when the North Korean navy and Tsarist Russia finish fighting again and the two sides can sit down and negotiate, the five people will have no use value and can go wherever they like.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Xin told Zhang Jingxuan before that he could either conquer them with his own ability or cultivate a new group of people.
The problem is that it’s okay for a modern person to talk nonsense and say kill this or that; but when faced with it, the law-abiding habits developed in the past or the fear of life and death will make it difficult for people to ignore life.
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"PTSD" is very scary. It often accompanies a person's life and even completely changes a person's personality. In the past two years, Zhao Xin, under Wang Zhong's suggestion, has read a lot of Confucian books to adjust himself, and his sleep quality has improved.
a lot of.
So when Zhang Jingxuan realized that he was still just a baby in front of the five major families, he could only focus on immigration first. Liu Sheng and Zhao Xin were left to deal with the five major families.
In the year 1789, Eastern Siberia successively received 20,000 people, less than half of whom were naturalized citizens of the island country. Those who could be moved here by civil affairs arrangements were all old residents of Beihai Town. These people were familiar with the management system of Beihai Town.
, he will not be so timid in dealing with people, and can quickly take control of the management of villages and towns.
Like sprinkling pepper, the new immigrants were placed in several villages and towns along the Nercha River from west to east, from Nerchinsk to Irkutsk. In the plan of Beihai Town, there would be another one in 1790.
The Beihai Special Zone will transport at least 50,000 immigrants to create an absolute advantage in population composition.
There were not many local Cossack residents in the first place, with an average of one or two thousand people in each village and town. This move by Beihai Town made the old residents who had lived there for decades deeply uneasy.
However, when they discovered that the new residents had arrived, they were not so arrogant and domineering. Instead, they put all their passion into the land. They wished they could grow food and vegetables on every inch of their farmland and refused to waste it.
Every bit of attitude made the old residents deeply admired, and those honest and conscientious Cossack families gradually felt that it was quite good to have such a neighbor.
Although the hostility has not been completely eliminated, and although the beliefs are different, the people's hearts have gradually stabilized because Beihai Town has abolished many exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes under the tsar's rule.
"Bang!" In a mansion in Irkutsk, Sibiliakov slammed an application document onto the desk.
"The proposal to participate in the construction of a new hospital has been rejected again. Gentlemen, if this continues, we will have less and less say in the city!"
Basnin, who was in his fifties, remained calm, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of black tea, and then said: "Dear Vasilyevich, it is obvious that the gentleman just wants us to do business honestly.
Interfere in municipal affairs."
"But I am the mayor! You are all council members!"
"Vasilievich, you are just the former mayor. That Markovich is the Chinese bastard. It has been more than a year, how come you still can't see the situation clearly?" Suledovs always spoke slowly.
Combined with his kind appearance with gray beard and hair, many people who meet him for the first time will leave the first impression that he has a good heart.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After listening to Suledovs’ words, Sibiliakov took off his monocle from his eye sockets, rubbed his eye sockets and said: "If it goes by, I will
You have to use your fists to let him know who is the master here."
Basning took out a flat square box with a silver shell from his coat pocket, and pressed it lightly on the edge. The box suddenly popped open, revealing the high-end cigarettes produced in Beihai Town; golden cigarette holders, sold per box.
The price was 5 silver rubles. After he lit the cigarette with a match and puffed out the smoke leisurely, he said: "We need to make a decision early. The colonel sent someone again yesterday."
He didn't mention his name, but everyone else knew who he was talking about. Mihai Nikolayevich, Marshal Rumyantsev's right-hand man; this man has already led troops to the "Zaimka Fortress"
", and is also responsible for intelligence spying in the direction of Irkutsk.
Sibiliakov asked disdainfully: "What does he want this time? Money or food? We have provided enough support. If the Chinese find out, it will be a very serious crime. You, I
, none of us can run away."
"He wants information about the Chinese troops, especially their artillery." Basnin said in a heavy tone.
Suledovs said with some dissatisfaction: "What the hell, why should we get involved in this kind of thing?"
"Why? The Holy Mother will not allow such a large piece of land to be lost. Last year's proclamation said that we cannot turn a blind eye to Russia being invaded, and we cannot turn a blind eye to the threats to the security of the empire, its dignity and sacred rights."
Basnin's tone particularly emphasized "divine rights", as if this is the essence. After all, those Chinese people do not believe in God at all.
"...Our Lady's will is to open up the territory of the Far East on a solid basis, use all our strength to recapture Eastern Siberia at all costs, and reignite the war on the Amur River."
"What a fantasy! How did the general fail? Couldn't the Lord Governor's broken arm still wake up those people in Petersburg?"
"Gold," Basnin put out his cigarette butt and whispered: "A high-grade gold mine was discovered in the Lena River. This incident greatly stimulated those people in Petersburg. They thought there might be gold in the upper reaches of the Amur River.
More. Gentlemen, that's what it's for."
He said the final words and looked like he was telling a shocking secret. After hearing this, several people in the room showed thoughtful expressions. Gold, who doesn't like it?
"Let's go have dinner first." Sibiliakov hesitated, sighed, got up and walked towards the door.
Several people left the study and walked into a very luxuriously decorated restaurant. Everything in it, from napkins to silverware, porcelain and crystal glassware, all revealed two words: I am rich and super.
The rich kind.
At this time, the female relatives of each family came from the small living room, and what they talked about was also about the war.
"Stop talking about Constantinople! Maybe I don't understand anything, but compared to the unrealistic Holy Roman Empire, Irkutsk is the most important. That fool Jacobi instigated it out of greed
We started a war with the Chinese, what was the result?"
"The Holy Mother should send someone to have a good talk with the Qing emperor. God's people paid their blood, and we must repay this blood debt. Our queen never covets the slightest personal gain, she always wants to benefit the whole world. I
Believe only in God, and in the noble destiny of our wise monarch!..."
"I think those Chinese people are pretty good, well, except for the fact that they don't believe in God. The gift that the governor sent a few days ago is really rare!"
"What kind of governor is he? He's just a young man with a hairless mouth."
In the middle of the dinner, Sibiliakov's wife Maria Lilovna suddenly mentioned something.
"I heard that the Tatars, oh, no, I mean the Chinese, are going to set up a new police department. Poor Anna came to me crying today. I'm afraid her husband's job is going to be lost."
Basning said: "This is inevitable. How did the Chinese say that? There is an emperor and a minister."
"Hell, let's not speak Chinese at the dinner table. I hate their language and tone of voice."
"Who knows if the new police chief is good-looking?"
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On February 10, 1790, two infantry regiments that had just arrived in Kazan camped one kilometer away from the city, preparing to wait for Marshal Rumyantsev to review the army. In the early morning of the next day, what was still a loose mob the night before turned into a ragtag group in the blink of an eye.
A neatly arranged army of four thousand men.
"The marshal is here!"
Following the notice from the messenger, the two regiment commanders mounted their horses, and when their bodies stabilized, they drew their sabers. The general leading the regiment looked happy and firm, and was ready to shout commands. Four thousand people composed of
The two phalanxes suddenly became quiet, and everyone remained motionless.
"Stand straight!"
A tall, sky-blue Viennese carriage driven by four horses in a row galloped along the road covered with ice and snow. The springs of the carriage rumbled slightly. Attendants wearing thick military coats rode on light cavalry.
Speeding behind the car.
When the carriage stopped in front of the regiment's queue, Rumyantsev was still talking softly to someone in the carriage. When he took heavy steps and stretched his legs from the pedal, it was as if there was no one in front of him.
Four thousand soldiers seemed to be holding their breath and watching him and the regiment leader.
As several commands sounded, the quiet phalanx began to move. The soldiers raised their guns in salute and made a sonorous sound. In the deathly solemnity, the voice of the old marshal could be clearly heard.
The soldiers shouted together at the top of their lungs: "Sir! I wish you good health and a long life!"
After shouting one sentence, everyone held their breath again. Rumyantsev, accompanied by his attendants, began to review on foot along the queue. The old marshal sometimes stopped to make a few jokes to the officers he met during the Turkish War.
, and sometimes said a few words of encouragement to the soldiers. However, his eyes looked a little melancholy towards the weapons in the hands of the soldiers.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After an in-depth conversation with Suvorov and combined with the little intelligence he had at hand, Rumyantsev already knew that it was possible to get angry based on just the front loader.
With smoothbore rifles and long-barreled artillery, it is difficult to fight positional battles with the Northern Navy, and line battles can only lead to death in vain. The two regiments will march towards the Yenisei River next month, and finally reach the Russian army in Anga
Pull the line of defense on the river.
With the end of the "Battle of the Lemnik River" that took place in September last year, the Russian-Austrian coalition forces defeated the Ottoman Army in Fokshani. Due to the absence of Suvorov, Kutuzov, who led the Brig Cavalry Army,
Standing out. More than 100,000 Turkish troops were hit hard by the deeply deployed Russian raiding force. They lost the Targukukuli barracks, the Martineshti fortification barracks and the Odaya barracks one after another, resulting in more than 10,000 casualties.
The victory on the Western Front allowed the Russian army to free up some of its forces to mobilize to the east. In a letter to Catherine II, Rumyantsev stated that he planned to advance both fronts to Baikal before the autumn of 1790.
lake.
The specific tactics were to use a strong force to suppress the opponent, and at the same time use the rapid maneuverability of the cavalry to conduct surprise operations. First capture Irkutsk and force the Chinese to retreat to the east bank of Lake Baiga.
"Dear Holy Mother, if we can fully concentrate our troops, the number should be no less than 50,000. If we launch a sudden and rapid attack this summer, we will surely annihilate most of the enemy in one fell swoop. Because we have recaptured Irkutsk,
Then we can continue to control the favorable situation of Lake Baikal; therefore, if the enemy does not take the initiative to attack, we will definitely be able to cut off the enemy's lines of communication at any time. If the enemy wants to invade with all his troops, I will never allow him to realize this attempt. Therefore, we
We need more troops, we need them to cheer up and complete their preparations for war this winter, and then if we work together from top to bottom, it will not be difficult to find good opportunities to make the enemy face the fate that he deserves."