I inspected mining and metallurgy today and saw that everything is developing smoothly.
The treatment given by Guo Ning to the miners is equivalent to that of craftsmen in the army, and they are also managed according to the military model, except that they are not given land. Generally speaking, the daily diet is similar to that of ordinary servants. If they have special skills,
, better treatment.
Last month, a miner was directly promoted to an official for his role in discovering a new mineral vein, and was rewarded with a hundred coins and a small house in Qutai City. Therefore, the enthusiasm of the miners has also been reduced.
soar.
With the development of several new mineral veins, a large amount of ore was produced, made into iron materials and transported to workshops, where they were soon forged into farm tools and weapons. According to the estimates of the miners, this year's Laizhou
The output of ironware is probably equivalent to the output of four to five iron smelters when Laiwu Prison was at its peak, which is about 200,000 to 250,000 kilograms.
Over in Dengzhou, there are several small mining areas with an output of 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms. In this way, within a year, the people will gradually be able to use iron farm tools, and the food output will increase; and the soldiers'
The armor coverage rate will also increase, which is equivalent to one more life on a fierce battlefield.
Maybe in the year to come, we will be able to export iron to the outside world. Both salt and iron will also become a major source of revenue for the Ding Navy.
Because of this, everyone was in a happy mood.
Hearing Guo Ning make a joke, a young man immediately joined in the fun and said in a low voice: "I don't believe it! Is there really a handwriting uglier than Jieshuai's? Did he write it with his toes holding the penholder?"
After Guo Ning got married, he studied and practiced essays under Lu Han's supervision. He really worked hard. Hearing this, he immediately became furious: "You kid, are you belittling me? Drag him out and beat him!"
The other disciples responded with laughter and dragged the young man far away. The young man begged for mercy, and then he was pushed to the ground by his companions and beaten several times, seemingly real and fake.
Guo Ning took the letter and found a tree stump to sit down on.
The content of the letter was not long, and it included a few greetings to Geng Ge at the beginning.
Later, he said that he was very lucky to get some more armor and weapons from the maritime merchants of the Song Dynasty, which slightly strengthened his combat power. After all these supplies are ready, he will write a petition to fight and go to Jeju and Xuzhou areas. He will definitely attack the Jurchen army here.
, Wanyan Heda will not be given an opportunity to take advantage of.
Guo Ning slowly read it twice and murmured: "Is this to reassure us that we will never use Laizhou's ordnance and supplies to fight against Laizhou?"
Geng Ge nodded: "He said that he took weapons and went to Jeju and Xuzhou. He obviously wrote it to us. He needs our material support. He also knows who the enemy of Yang An'er's unit is, and he also knows that we hope Yang An'er
What role does it play...Jie Shuai, Guo Yao'er must have been thinking about it for a long time if he can figure this out."
"It shows that he is indeed somewhat loyal to Yang An'er. There are probably fewer and fewer people like this under Yang An'er."
"……yes."
Geng Ge had discussed the specific situation of Yang An'er's unit with Guo Ning many times. Precisely because he was Yang An'er's ally, once he stepped out of this identity, he would see it more clearly.
After saying yes, he couldn't help but sigh: "Marshal Yang is a famous rebel, but he is not the kind of leader who rises up and marches forward in an unstoppable manner like in the history books... He is too smart and capable, so he thinks too much, but
Whatever he thinks and worries comes to fruition, but it may not all turn out as he expected."
Yang An'er first raised his army when the Jin Dynasty was fighting with the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty. Once the war between the two countries ended, he immediately accepted the recruitment in order to preserve his core tribe. And his allies and other subordinates who stayed in Shandong were either
Surrendering, or continuing to rebel, went through a bumpy process that lasted several years.
In the past few years, the former leaders of the uprising have walked on completely different paths. Everyone has to think about themselves, everyone will face the choice of pros and cons, and even merge and fight with each other, so people's hearts have become more and more different.
For example, Xu Ruxian of Laizhou also rebelled because he could no longer survive. But what Ding Haijun saw when he came south was that Xu Ruxian and his accomplices were any different from the local tyrants in the fish and meat village.
Thanks to the poor governance of the imperial court, when Yang An'er returned to Shandong, he found that the power of these allies and subordinates was stronger than before, so he gave an order, and most of Shandong suddenly changed color. But the problem was that Yang An'er had lost contact with them for several years.
The control over them has actually been weakened to the extreme.
Previously, Guo Ning rode to Leigu Mountain and saw the flag with the title of general and marshal written on it. He was quite ridiculed.
But later he understood that Yang An'er's headquarters, Yang An'er's old headquarters in Shandong, the forces Liu Erzu could influence, the local tycoons in Shandong...these powers from different sources were not subordinate to each other. Yang An'er's prestige could only be
It is used to incite, but it is not enough to establish systematic control.
And Yang An'er's headquarters, during the subsequent rapid expansion process, could not maintain the suppression of these subordinates.
Therefore, Yang An'er, the big leader, could only coax his subordinates in a good-natured way, constantly using his official position and power to seduce and satisfy his subordinates. However, the powerful leaders below only flattered their superiors because of old friendships, and the more they got, the more powerful they were.
If you have more, you want more.
Until now, Yang An'er's territory is getting bigger and bigger, but the people below are all focused on fighting for territory, expanding the army, and grabbing more money and higher official positions.
And if Yang An'er wants to proclaim himself emperor, I'm afraid he may not necessarily want to be the emperor. With his shrewdness and ability, doesn't he know that once he proclaims himself emperor, he will have to fight to the death with the Kingdom of Jin, and even have no room for collusion with the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty?
However, his ideas were of no use at this point.
Everyone below was like gluttons who couldn't eat enough, and they pushed the leader to a higher place, because the higher the leader's position, the more space was left for the people below to eat and drink. As for whether the emperor was embarrassed or not,
It will cause various forces to join together to attack... What does this have to do with the people below?
What's ridiculous is that in this process, those generals who followed the law and were loyal to Yang An'er did not get any benefits. For example, Guo Yao'er, who was in charge of preparing military supplies for Mizhou, had to secretly accept Ding Haijun
The benefits include even allowing maritime merchants with certain naval backgrounds to move freely in Michigan.
So, what is loyalty and what is disloyalty? Who is the enemy and who is the friend?
I'm afraid Guo Jia'er himself can't explain clearly. I'm afraid none of Yang An'er's subordinates can explain clearly.
"I remember the sages said that we should defeat a few of our enemies and many of our friends... The same is true for Guo Yao'er. I also asked Governor Geng to reply as soon as possible, saying that I would give him the ordnance promised to him.
The supplies will arrive soon. The sea route is temporarily blocked, so we will take the land route. I will ask Gao Xin to come forward and provide some cover."
But I don’t know who this sage is? His principles are correct, but his words are very vulgar.
Geng Ge thought so, and the compliment should be.
At this time, in Zhucheng County, Laizhou, Ji Qi and Ji Xian were in a camp with 20,000 households.
In the central army tent, Ji Qi and Ji Xian were sitting high on their seats, their expressions a bit ugly.
A junior colonel knelt in front of him and said respectfully: "General Ji, General Ji, everything the villain said is true. That Guo Yao'er has colluded with Ding Haijun Guo Ning."
