And when Jiang Tian finished the follow-up work in the Lower Alpes Province/Frontier Region and returned to the base camp of Avignon, he received news again; the first round of auctions hosted by Miss Flanders in Marseille City had ended.
It brought an income of 770,000 ECU to the Free Army.
Therefore, Jiang Tian ordered the accounting team and engineering construction consultants headed by Xiao Eju to make plans based on this income;
Provinces, roads connecting major cities will be widened.
At the same time, more than 20 temporary military stations set up in cities along the way were converted into permanent fixed establishments; at the same time, manpower and livestock were recruited from among the laid-off soldiers to restore the Kingdom's long-abandoned postal and post station system.
; Improve the efficiency of troop mobilization and material transfer.
Another good news is that after the resumption of work, the Kingdom Iron Works has already produced its first batch of products. In addition to the traditional weapons used to equip the army: swords, guns, spears and arrow clusters, in accordance with the standards specified by Jiang Tian,
A batch of roller bearings were produced, yes they were roller bearings.
Although it looks very rough, after simple debugging, polishing and oiling, it can be used in the production of new freight carriages. Although in this time and space, due to the exchange between the East and the West, the Western Continent has live-axis steering four-wheel carriages.
But there are no rollers and shock-absorbing springs yet.
Therefore, after the first batch of new freight carriages in production are put into use, they can be added to the basic carrying capacity of one ton to one and a half tons on the existing long box mail stage carriages and flatbed freight cattle and mule carriages.
Several times; and greatly improve the logistics support and transportation efficiency of the army.
Of course, the benefits after taking over the Port of Marseille continue to be reflected. For example, after suppressing the royal aristocrats and other hostile forces, various valuables other than real estate were confiscated, and even various agricultural products confiscated under the Free Army
, there are also places to cash out.
The large amount of wealth accumulated by the Free Army in a short period of time also has a large-scale multi-party purchasing channel. Because the Port of Marseille is not only a port city, but also the central hub and leader of many ports in the southern part of the kingdom, and is also connected to
Many overseas provinces and colonies.
More importantly, it also gained the opportunity to cross the Italian peninsula, trade with the Eastern Empire, which occupies the hub of the three continents, and even have contact and exchanges with the Seris merchants known as the People of Silver who are active in the Eastern Empire.
Opportunities to get more information about the times.
In this way, Jiang Dao does not have to worry about the Free Army, which will lead to the risk of local inflation because of its large-scale purchases in the Southwest Five Elements Province; because wherever the Free Army goes, in addition to suppressing and raiding the middle and upper classes, it also purchases large-scale local farmers and handicraftsmen.
remaining product on hand.
To this day, it has brought about obvious price increases. There are also some resources that are relatively scarce or unproductive in the kingdom, and can be obtained from a relatively long-term and stable source at a relatively appropriate bargaining price; such as North Africa
of saltpeter, asphalt, ore.
After the source of gunpowder is guaranteed, Jiang Tian can also start to advance and uniformly transform, upgrade and replace the existing matchlock guns of various types and calibers into flint guns that are less affected by the weather and are easier to operate.
firing guns; and producing paper-wrapped custom bullets.
On the other hand, as a necessary common sense and accomplishment for all travelers, the Free Army has begun to hire ships to go out to sea to mine the struvite that accumulates on the coastal islands all year round; then use water-powered mills and mortars to crush it, and mix it with plant ash
After mixing, the fields can be fertilized to increase production.
You must know that Provence, as well as the surrounding Dole, Vaucluse, and Maritime provinces, are all located in the Rhone Valley basin of the Greater Provence region; it is also the most developed agricultural and animal husbandry area in the south of the Kingdom and the most fertile area; and
The Great Crown Territory occupies the best land among them.
At the same time, many noble territories, knightly fiefs, and knightly estates were entrusted. They were rich in various grains, wine, olive oil, figs, citrus, sugar beets, as well as large numbers of herds of cattle, sheep, and horses. They also provided considerable supplies.
Some of the timber needed for naval shipbuilding.
The coastal zone also has quite abundant fisheries and income from trade routes around the Mediterranean. Therefore, as the center of the province, Provence can support and maintain a larger number of knights than other places. In the Classical Kingdom,
It was called the land of knights.
In addition, the coastlines of Provence and Maritime provinces are complex, but most of them are relatively rugged and difficult-to-reach headlands and tidal flats, so they are not suitable for traditional salt-drying operations; however, Jiangtian can definitely settle for the next best thing.
, using cheap coal transported from the nearby river to boil salt.
After all, labor costs in this era are quite low, and Provence is a large and populous province; you don’t even need to pay with money, you just need to use grain, cloth, grease, bacon, etc. as payment.
Remuneration; there are people in coastal areas who are willing to come and work.
The salt from the coast, like the sugar from the New World, is one of the hard currencies in the inland West Continent that is currently in turmoil. It can be directly used as a substitute for currency and one of the hard currencies for payment. At the same time, it can also be used as a trade product and sold to the other shore that lacks salt production.
Abilities for overseas provinces and colonies.
And Provence is worthy of being the hometown of classical knights; under the strong call of Duval and others, in the name of recruiting retinues, people with their own mounts were quickly recruited from local knights, knights, businessmen and other wealthy families.
There were more than 3,000 people; almost all the young people of the right age were wiped out.
In this way, the Free Army not only obtained at least a dozen reserve soldiers of the cavalry company, but also eliminated the last local security risks in disguise. The youth group who have been trained in armed forces since childhood and have nothing to do and have no future are undoubtedly potential factors of instability.
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You must know that some of them had family members or relatives who died fighting under the city of Avignon as knights' retinues. Although the Third Corps of the Free Army currently only targets noble groups related to the royal party for liquidation and inspection;
Many people were coerced and fanned;
Joined the small-scale riots and mass resistances initiated by the remnants of the local nobles; but after Duval and others openly promoted the Free Army and visited the corresponding families one by one with commitments and guarantees, these resistances quickly
Falling apart from within.
Because, compared to the wealthy upper-ranking nobles, these feudal knights and knight families at the bottom of the countryside undoubtedly have a better understanding of the local folk customs, and they also have appeal and influence. What’s more, the leader of the Free Army today is also a feudal knight.
Has perfect bloodline.
In addition, according to the propaganda of the Free Army, in addition to retaining their family properties, during their service, they can also be exempted from taxation and corresponding corvee recruitment according to their military positions. Therefore, these newly defected knights,
They often bring along three to five followers.
It can also be organized into at least twenty or thirty auxiliary/white soldier companies, equipped with donkeys and mules for transportation; therefore, for a time, the city of Avignon was very lively, with drums and trumpets noisy. As the saying goes, red flags were waving, and there were huge crowds of people... at the training ground.
The firing of firecrackers merged with the sound of artillery fire.
However, it was mixed with the constant neighing of many animals and horses; because this was the Free Army soldiers who were training the accompanying animals and mounts recruited from various places to respond to the artillery bombardment and volleys of fire cannons, all kinds of noisy sounds.
Adaptability; thereby eliminating some inappropriate existences.
However, as the supreme commander, Jiang Tian gradually became more relaxed as everything went on the right track; so he finally had time and leisure to calm down and write a standardized military doctrine and training manual.
;This is also a process of slowly recalling.
Because the current Free Army only has a simple military discipline called "Ten Commandments and Seven Covenants", which is popularized among most soldiers through morning exercises after getting up every day and collective recitation before three meals. Among them, the Ten Commandments are military disciplines during wartime.
, and the Seven Covenants are the norms for daily behavior.
The content is also quite simple and straightforward. For example, it is impossible in this era to completely prohibit soldiers from robbing; then it is stipulated that robberies must be carried out in an organized and orderly manner under the leadership of officers, non-commissioned officers and sergeants at all levels; and
This prohibits unnecessary killing and destruction.
Because the final value of the loot determined by the robbery determines how much everyone will share afterwards; therefore, soldiers will also take the initiative to ensure that the loot is intact and do their best to search every corner; and even actively stop and contain all kinds of robbery-like situations.
acts of looting and vandalism.
Another example is the physiological problem of excessive energy in soldiers' daily life. In addition to increasing recreational activities such as competitive sports, local cities will also hire professionals in the name of the city hall to conduct regular comfort activities and health examinations, and severely punish those who violate their will.
acts of violence.
However, after the territory and scale of the Free Army expanded, they encountered endless problems, big and small, and needed more precise and detailed specifications; follow-up guidance for army construction. But fortunately, Jiang Tian did not create something out of thin air. He had another world, the Tang Dynasty.
Ready-made teaching materials and templates.
That was the peak period of the classical feudal dynasty and cold weapons, and Jiang Tian had probably read all the books that had been sent to the Little Round Face World/Haidong Regime, and he could tell about 70% to 80% of them; therefore, as long as he used daily memoirs,
Just speak and write down slowly what you want to do.
In addition, Jiang Tian is still privately within the Free Army, offering rewards for collecting various details and opinions; there are also a large number of former Kingdom officers and non-commissioned officers who are willing to provide suggestions for this, just to be included in the preliminary compilation of the "Code of Conduct"
In it, he leaves his own traces and even his name.
Just after the Code of Conduct had been compiled into a small part, Jiang Tian also received news that the Third Corps led by Pauline had completed most of the suppression and purge tasks, and had changed defenses and returned to the outskirts of Avignon for repairs.