Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 223 Hard work

A fight, the killing was so dark that the sky was dark, and the corpses were scattered all over the field.The Guanning Army under the desperate situation exploded with exceptionally strong combat power, which caused a lot of damage to the elite of the Houjin Eight Banners. However, under the impact of the Houjin Iron Cavalry, they finally retreated steadily and were pressed back to the city again. The cannon that could destroy Houjin, but lost more than [-] elite servants and hundreds of cavalry. For the Guan Ning army, although such a loss is not a serious loss, it is enough to make the Liaoxi general feel distressed up.What frustrates them the most is that they have lost so much, but they haven't even touched a piece of the paint leather of the Houjin cannons. Those terrible cannons have been bombarding their towers!
The power of the cannon is unquestionable, especially when it appeared in the hands of the powerful Houjin Eight Banners, the psychological impact on the Ming army was even more fatal.After forcing Guan Ning's army back into the city, the sound of artillery became more and more intense, and they all greeted Houtai.Those Ming troops stationed in the houtai could barely hold on, but after seeing the Guan Ning army was killed and retreated, they finally collapsed, and three houtai hung white flags that day.The fact that Hou Jin possessed a large number of artillery was beyond everyone's expectations, and it also disrupted the plans of the Ming army. The rumbling sound of the artillery meant that the Ming army lost the last advantage in equipment, not only the strategic initiative, but also the tactical advantage. The initiative has also tilted towards Houjin.The roars were like a series of reminders, forcing the Ming army in Guanwai to rush to support them under the condition of insufficient preparation, and the nightmare began.

Of course, this is too far away for Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng who are far away in the hinterland of the Central Plains, so far away that they hardly know anything about the affairs outside the pass.Lu Xiangsheng ordered to intensify the drills, and at the same time concentrate on the production of granular gunpowder and lead bullets with pointed and concave bottoms. The inner side was rubbed to a bloody mess, and he limped when he walked, becoming bow-legged.In addition, he also organized troops to conduct forced march training. In short, he had to complete the training before the order from the Ministry of War arrived, and complete the supplies and weapons reserves, so as not to be in a hurry when they got them.

Yang Menglong rode a camel and swaggered back to Wuyang with his herd, and began to count the harvest of this season.

This season, the Wuyang Thousand Households Planted 1 mu of potatoes, 1 mu of wheat, 25 mu of rapeseed, 100 mu of sweet potato, alfalfa, milk vetch, etc. Anyway, as long as it is wasteland, love Plant as many as you like.Thanks to sufficient fertilizers and a perfect irrigation system, they had another bumper harvest. The yield of potatoes per mu reached 24 shi, and 24 mu of potatoes was [-] million shi.Wheat also ushered in a bumper harvest, [-] mu of fertile land, harvested nearly [-] shi of wheat, the military households were more happy than harvested [-] shi of potatoes, after all, wheat is a staple food, and it is very valuable...

The harvest of thousands of households in Biyang was also much better than last year. One hundred thousand acres of wheat produced as much as 25 shi.The other guards didn't improve much. Whether it was wheat or potatoes, the harvest was much worse than here, but for the hungry and frightened military households, it was already a great bumper harvest.Those thousands of households are mainly based on newly reclaimed land, and this land cannot be used to grow fine crops such as wheat and rice as soon as it is reclaimed. [-]. The wood should be cleared, and then plant some corn, soybeans and other non-selective crops. Don’t worry about the yield, the main purpose is to raise the land. After two years of planting, the land becomes mature land, and then you can grow wheat. , rice.

Thousands of households in Tongbai have reclaimed 1 acres of land, more than 1 acres of which are planted with milkvetch, and several thousand acres with potatoes.As Yang Menglong said, they can rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and guard the Tongbai Mountains, which are rich in mineral resources. They can make a fortune from mining without having to live with the earth. While mining, they can raise hundreds of boxes of bees to produce honey. Isn't it great? Yes!They proudly reported to Yang Menglong: They sold several lime mines and peat mines and earned more than [-] taels of silver!Now they have found another coal mine with large reserves. The coal has the advantages of sufficient combustion and relatively low smoke, so it should be very useful.Yang Menglong happily went to the mountains to see the coal mine, but he was disappointed:
The so-called reserves are not small. They only last a few hundred thousand tons. Is this called a large reserve?

Little General Yang's standards are really high...

Hundreds of thousands of tons, maybe hundreds of thousands of tons, it’s better than nothing, Yang Menglong waved his hand, allocated a special fund, and dug for me!During this period of time, he has been buying coke from Ruzhou, spending money like water, and now he can save more than half of the money, which is considered a great thing.

In addition, the Tongbai Qianhu Institute has gone through untold hardships and finally found the phosphate rock.The reserves of that phosphate rock are not too high, like millions of tons, but to Wuyangwei, it is already a golden mountain.In the past, they had to sort out the phosphate rock from a large pile of associated mines. It was a lot of hard work and there were a lot of impurities. Now there is a good-quality phosphate rock, which is simply a great blessing!Didn't say anything, General Xiao Yang waved his hand again, dig it for me!At the same time, a phosphate fertilizer factory was built at Tongbai Qianhusuo, specializing in the production of phosphate fertilizer.These projects directly attracted more than 2000 people to work in Tongbai County. The local gentry also began to organize people to secretly go up the mountain to look for ore. This poor mountainous county gradually prospered.

To Yang Menglong's disappointment, the open-pit gold and silver mines he wanted most were still not found.The bastards in Tongbai Qianhu Office didn't seem to be very enthusiastic about finding gold and silver mines, but spent most of their energy on finding phosphate rocks, and he was so angry.Indeed, in the eyes of the honest military households of the Tongbai Qianhu Office, the phosphate rock that can make crops harvest every year is much better than any gold ore or silver mine. Although gold mine and silver mine are good, they cannot be eaten, and they have found It will also be robbed, but phosphate rock is different. It can make everyone eat well, and there are surplus grains for sale. What kind of gold and silver mines are you looking for when you are brain-dead?

This year the imperial court honestly took away 200 shi of grain from Wuyang Guard.Wuyangwei looked relaxed. Our potato output alone is as high as [-] million shi. A mere [-] shi is nothing!Wuyangwei took advantage of the court's loophole. The court only said that they would receive [-] shi of grain, but they didn't say that potato noodles could not be used to make up the amount. So they handed over bags of potato noodles with a certain amount of flour. There is no pressure at all.The tax collectors turned a blind eye to this. Anyway, the nutritional value of potatoes is not inferior to that of wheat. The steamed buns, noodles, and flatbreads made from potato noodles are equally delicious. The most important thing is that they have been processed. It's much easier to sell.

This year, Nanyang Prefecture also rarely paid taxes in full and on time, of which Wuyang County borne nearly half.Several industrial zones in Wuyang County have been put into production one after another, and businessmen gather there. These are tax sources!That black-hearted guy Yang Menglong dared to sell a glass mirror for 500 taels of silver, but he was too embarrassed to go out to say hello to others if a set of glasses didn’t sell for thousands of taels of silver. Crystal clear and elegant wine glasses have become luxury goods that the rich are rushing to buy!Cement, lime, steel bars, steel wire, soap, caramel, canvas, tooth powder, iron farm implements and other products were in short supply. However, the carpentry factory operated by the self-financed carpenter department of the Qianhu Institute of Wuyang City was profitable in the first year of operation. The waterwheels became the goods that Hebei, Shanxi and other places rushed to buy, and horse-drawn carriages and Taiping cars were also popular.They have a lot of money, and of course Wuyang County is also a source of taxes. Not to mention that they collected enough taxes easily, and the money retained has covered everyone's income for a year. It's really wonderful!
Yang Menglong went to the industrial area for a walk, not bad, all the factories are running at full capacity, working overtime, job advertisements are posted all over the street.He muttered: "It seems that the scale of the industrial zone will have to be expanded next year...how about moving some factories to Nanyang Mansion?" He patted his head, and we will talk about next year's affairs next year, first go to the military camp to see.In other words, he hasn't been to the military camp for several months...

Little General Yang has always thought of where to do it...

So, the next day, the general who had not been to the military camp for several months rode that wild camel and swaggered into the Wuyang Guard Barracks...

The barracks was still the same, all kinds of trumpets were roaring loudly, pairs of big feet were raised at the same time, and then fell down, kicking up choking dust, and strings of soldiers on the rope net struggled to climb up like ants on the wall. On the balance beam, vigorous figures were running like flying, muskets were firing, and crossbow arrows were whistling almost non-stop. As soon as he entered it, Yang Menglong's blood boiled involuntarily.Xiao Yufang Sitting behind the camel, it was the first time for Xiao Yufang to return to the barracks. Seeing this scene, she frowned, as if she was a little scared.Yes, fear, this woman who doesn't like to fight with others is naturally difficult to adapt to this kind of occasion.But the idiot was very excited, pawing the ground with his hooves, and when he saw a group of cavalry galloping past, he couldn't hold back anymore, he raised his head to the sky and screamed: "Awwh——"

There was a loud noise in the sky, and the idiot made his debut, successfully attracting everyone's attention.The playground, which was still buzzing just now, suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to this side, looking stupidly at Yang Menglong and his proud camel with its head held high.Well, this camel is quite rare. Its fur is white and beautiful, but what is the matter with you, Commander Yiwei, riding a camel to the barracks!
Being stared at by so many people, Xiao Yufang was extremely shy, and really wanted to find a crack in the ground to slip in!But Yang Menglong didn't think so. He jumped off the camel, hugged Xiao Yufang off again, and then waved to the soldiers who were still looking at him stupidly: "Hello everyone!"

(End of this chapter)