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

Chapter 539 Defrauding people is an art
Distant Shengjing.

Fan Wencheng walked into Huang Taiji's imperial study with a small note in his hands, and called, "King Khan, great joy, great joy!"

Huang Taiji, who was busy with official duties, didn't raise his head, and asked calmly, "Where does the joy come from?"

Yes, where does the joy come from?
This year is simply black for Houjin. A battle of Lushun, which was determined to win, lost 3 horses, and lost a quarter of the family property at once. The two blue flags and the red flags were completely maimed.North Korea wasted almost no time on the fence. After confirming that Houjin was no longer able to maintain its sphere of influence on the Yalu River, it did not hesitate to return to Ming's embrace. There were also many tribes on the Mongolian grasslands due to the loss of too many troops. But resentment arose in his heart, Hou Jin, who was originally in the limelight, suddenly showed signs of trees falling and monkeys scattered.Not only North Korea and Mongolia, but also strange voices appeared in Houjin. Many Niulukezhen and even Jialaerzhen secretly muttered that Huang Taiji was confused and sent so many elite soldiers to fight one. There is not much profit, and if it fails, Lushun will suffer heavy losses. As a result, such a fiasco has been incurred.Huang Taiji was very annoyed by this, how could these idiots not be as important as Lushun?Yang Menglong is not one of those civil servants who can only drag his own people back. This guy has a very poisonous vision. After he took office as the commander-in-chief of Denglai, he immediately started to reorganize Dongjiang Town. They have regained their vitality. If they are allowed to operate slowly, with the unique conditions of Lushun Port, sooner or later it will become the largest military port in Ming Dynasty. By then, all the Jinhai coastal areas will be exposed to the soldiers of the Daming Navy. Not to mention entering the Central Plains, even self-protection is very difficult!It was precisely because he saw the crisis from the direction of Lushun that he made a decisive move, intending to take advantage of the fact that Yang Menglong's management of Lushun had not yet been perfected to drive all the Ming army into the sea, so as to avoid future troubles!

But the vast majority of people in Houjin did not have such a strategic vision. They only knew that Huang Taiji had suffered a big defeat and the warriors of Houjin had suffered heavy losses. Someone must be responsible for it!For this, Huang Taiji is dumb and eats yellow lotus --- he can't tell if he is suffering, and he can't explain his foresight to these stunned guys.During this period of time, in order to appease the grievances of the Baylors and to stabilize the centrifugal Mongolian tribe, his head has turned pale. What "joy" is there?

Fan Wencheng couldn't hide the smile on his face and said: "Great joy, really great joy! The Fan family has ordered a large amount of new gunpowder from Nanyang according to the plan, and it will be delivered in a few months at most!"

When Huang Taiji heard it, he threw away the pen he was reviewing the memorial with a snap, and stood up suddenly, short of breath: "Really?"

Fan Wencheng presented the note in his hands with both hands: "Fan Yongdou, the Patriarch of the Fan Family, will send a letter to report, there will be no mistakes!"

Huang Taiji snatched the note, first read it quickly, then turned around and read it carefully several times, with an extremely excited expression.In the end, he let out a long breath and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, okay! It's really great! Fan's has made a great contribution to my Dajin!"

Fan Wencheng said with a smile: "Yang Menglong's trust is nothing more than this powerful artillery. Now he has short-sightedness and sold the vital gunpowder. His death is not far away!"

Huang Taiji said: "Scholar Fan's words are very true! Yang Menglong has an evil energy all over his body. He laid a foundation at a young age, built an iron army, and even created an extremely powerful cannon. , is simply the nemesis of my Dajin! If he has great ambitions, I am afraid that Ben Khan will die without a place to bury him! Fortunately, through this transaction, Ben Khan can see his quality clearly. He is nothing more than a warrior with courage. Unscheming, greedy for money and lustful, such a character is certainly a headache, but it will not be a big deal in the end!"

Fan Wencheng said: "It's nothing more than people like Yingbu and Peng Yue. King Khan really took him too seriously before."

Huang Taiji laughed out loud.

In the Battle of Jinzhou, the Jin army really let the cannons of the Ming army blow up miserably.As soon as the Ming army bombarded them, they were all torn apart, and they became the nightmare of many surviving post-golden warriors.Abatai, Manggurtai, Haoge and others were all terrified when they described the tragic situation when the army was bombarded, especially Haoge, whose hands were shaking, which shows that the terrible shelling had already cast a psychological shadow on him.The descriptions of these generals added to Huang Taiji's sorrow. The Ming army's infantry phalanx that moved like thunder and was as quiet as a mountain, and the cavalry wall pushed over like a copper wall were already annoying enough. Now the Ming army has made another move. With such an astonishingly powerful cannon, how can this battle be fought?However, Huang Taiji is worthy of being a hero of a generation, with far-sighted vision and quick thinking, far beyond comparison. After recovering from that huge blow, the first thing he did was to make those who were attached to Houjin The Shanxi merchants tried to find out the secrets of the Heluo Xinjun and Tianxiong Army. After learning that the Heluo Xinjun had produced a powerful new type of gunpowder, which was widely used in military affairs and mining, he immediately asked the Jinshang Group to Find a way to purchase in large quantities. In his opinion, the reason why the artillery of the Ming army is so powerful depends on this new type of gunpowder. As long as these gunpowder is brought over and studied slowly, Hou Jin can also produce the same cannon and bombard the Ming army. Fuck the crap!

Originally, he thought it would be extremely difficult to get such a military weapon that is related to the fate of the country, and he was also prepared to bleed a lot. He never expected that Shanxi merchants could get it so easily, and it cost [-] catties. The price is not expensive, only five taels of silver a catty!This made him not only pleasantly surprised, but also contemptuous of Yang Menglong, the opponent he feared deeply: this kind of powerful weapon of the state can also be sold lightly, so it can be seen that this person is nothing like the generals of the Ming army who had dealt with him before. The difference, the strength is limited!

"Let the Fan family continue to trade with Yang Menglong and try to bribe him. If that doesn't work, find an opportunity to kill him!" Huang Taiji gritted his teeth and issued the order.He couldn't help but grit his teeth. Too many Manchu warriors died at the hands of Yang Menglong, and two Baile were also hit on. Even his own horse was stabbed to death by the evil star. How could he not grit his teeth?

Fan Wencheng said with a smile: "King Khan, don't worry, it's not difficult to deal with such an inexperienced, greedy and lustful guy. With the strength of the Fan family, it is too easy to win him over!"

Huang Taiji laughed heartily.

Facts have proved that he underestimated Yang Menglong.This was a very terrible mistake, he underestimated anyone and could not underestimate Yang Menglong.

When Fan Wencheng and Huang Taiji were muttering about how to plot against Yang Menglong, Yang Menglong was arguing with Fan Jian.Fan Jian repeatedly asked Yang Menglong to deliver a portion of dynamite to him for testing, but Yang Menglong insisted that this stuff was mass-produced, and if you want a little I can’t get it out in a hurry, it’s better to wait , Wait for all the production to be delivered at one time, which saves trouble.If you are worried about the old man, I can take some out for you to test at any time, the power is absolutely guaranteed!What?Want to visit the factory?That's no good, the factory is highly confidential, do you think everyone can get in?When encountering such a watertight master, Fan Jian really had no choice but to propose to buy some steel.Yang Menglong readily agreed, he wants steel, right?No problem, no problem, how much do you want?Let me tell you, what I do is all big business, don't be ashamed of me for three to fifty thousand catties, at least one hundred tons is required for batching!

As a result, this guy had a lot of money in his pocket.

Then he sold Fan Jian's [-] tons of low-carbon steel.

A major feature of low-carbon steel is that it is soft. It is okay to use it to make parts such as screws and nuts. If you want to use it to make weapons, it’s not that it can’t be used. It’s just performance. Compared with the bronze swords of the Qin Dynasty Come on, I'm afraid the better points are limited!Of course, if Fan Jian understands a series of processes such as quenching and carburizing of low-carbon steel, the strength of this batch of low-carbon steel can still be improved, but the cost is... Hehe, it will definitely make him faint in the toilet!
After achieving his goal, Fan Jian happily left, and Yang Menglong, who also got a large sum of money, happily sent him out in person, and the two were very angry... Similar scenes will continue to be staged in the future, profiteers And the big head will always be a pair of good friends.

After sending away the culprit, Yang Menglong issued another conscription order, authorizing Xue Siming to go to Huguang to recruit wolf soldiers. Then the work for today was almost done, and he could be lazy for a while.He hummed a song that would never be out of tune and walked out happily, but he almost bumped into Li Yan who walked in in a hurry.Yang Menglong opened his eyes and shouted: "Master Li, did you rush in to catch the thief in such a hurry? You almost flattened my nose, do you know?"

Li Yan arched his hands and said: "Master Hou, please forgive me, I came here in a hurry, it is really urgent."

Yang Menglong asked, "What's the hurry?"

Li Yan looked at him: "I heard that your lord is going to sell steel to Shanxi merchants?" His tone was serious.

Yang Menglong didn't care: "That's right, he ordered 60 jin of steel from me, and the price was very high, so I'll sell it!"

Li Yan shouted: "Absolutely not!"

Yang Menglong asked: "What's the matter?"

Li Yan said: "The Shanxi merchants are inextricably linked with Jiannu. I don't know how many people secretly sold food, steel and other military weapons at high prices to Jiannu to make huge profits. If you sell steel to Shanxi merchants, you will not be able to use it." After a while, these steels will become the swords and spears in the hands of Jiannu, and the armor on his body. By that time, I don’t know how many soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty will shed blood in rivers! I implore you to put the common people first, and don’t make such a deal with Shanxi merchants. Business!" He said sincerely: "Yan's family has a little money, if the Lord is really short of military expenses, Yan is willing to break the family to help pay, but please don't sell steel to the Fan family!"

Yang Menglong looked at him deeply, then suddenly smiled, turned back to his desk, took out a piece of steel and threw it to Li Yan: "Take it."

Li Yan didn't know why, so he took it.

Yang Menglong pulled out the dog-leg knife and yelled: "Hold it firmly!" With one stroke of the knife, the piece of steel, which weighed several kilograms at least, was cut into two pieces with a swipe of his hand.

Li Yan was dumbfounded.

Yang Menglong put the knife back into its sheath triumphantly, and said with a smile: "There are many kinds of iron and steel. Some can be cast into weapons that can cut iron like mud, and some are only slightly stronger than iron, such as this one. Use this Would you dare to use a weapon made of this kind of steel?"

Li Yan shook his head subconsciously: "I'm kidding, can weapons made of steel like this be used?" He suddenly realized and shouted: "This is mild steel!"

Yang Menglong said confidently: "Yes, mild steel. He said he would buy steel from me, but he didn't say whether to buy low-carbon steel or high-carbon steel, so it is reasonable for me to give him [-] tons of low-carbon steel, and it is completely in accordance with the contract. Of course, if he is willing to go back to the furnace and re-smelt it again, the strength can still be improved, but I don’t know if he is willing to spend the money.”

Li Yan clicked his tongue.Houjin's crucible steelmaking process is still not very mature, so let them go back to the furnace to process [-] tons of mild steel... It would be better to kill them!
This is called killing without blood!
(End of this chapter)