different devil life

"Just drink it if you like it. I will cook it for you often in the future. By the way, try this dress. I knitted it for you recently."

The girl said softly.

"Well, thank you for your trouble."

Gao Yan sighed lightly, but he didn't try on the clothes, but said: "It's so cold, I have too many clothes to wear, but I don't know how many people froze to death because they didn't have any clothes to wear."

Chapter 641 Pushing the New Deal (seeking a monthly ticket)

Looking at Gao Yan's sad appearance, Yanzi was not surprised.

It wasn't the first day she knew Gao Yan. Whenever she saw the suffering of the people, Gao Yan would always show a sad look.

But to be honest, isn't this appearance the most fascinating thing about him?

"I'm sorry Yanzi, I shouldn't have said this in front of you." Gao Yan sighed softly.

"You and I will be husband and wife soon, what are you talking about with such a birth status?"

Yanzi's face was red, and she looked at a few begging victims in the distance and said: "However, those victims are really pitiful. I heard that in recent days, many people have died of freezing, and many more died of starvation."

"Swallow, why don't we cook some porridge and give it to the poor."

Gao Yan thought about it, if he wants to make a big career, he needs prestige first.

His prestige was already good before. Many people knew that he was talented and a son of a noble family capable of literary and military skills, but this was not enough. He needed to let the world know that Gao Yan was wholeheartedly for the poor.

"Okay, brother Gao Yan, your idea is really good."

"Well, then I'll arrange for my servants to prepare immediately."

Soon, Gao Yan asked his servants to set up several cauldrons at his door, prepared a lot of bowls, and some servants ran out to beat gongs and drums.

"My young master Gao Yan gave away free porridge, everyone hurry up and eat."

"My young master Gao Yan sees that you are all cold, let's have some porridge to warm you up."

"Everyone go and eat."

Several servants were beating gongs and drums, and they all spoke well of Gao Yan.

"Thank you, Master Gao Yan, you are so kind."

When a woman carried a child on her back and received two bowls of rice porridge, she was so moved that she almost cried.

"These days, there aren't many people as good as Master Gao Yan."

"Yes, if the emperor can have a heart of benevolence like Young Master Gao Yan, then our lives will be easier."

Listening to these people's words, Gao Yan's heart was as sweet as eating honey.

In fact, he has great ambitions, and he is not satisfied with just being a young master of a rich family. He wants to be worshiped by all people, and wants to be above all people.

Even he himself didn't expect that a few bowls of porridge would give him such praise.

This gave him hope that the matter of seizing the country did not seem to be that difficult.

Unable to help himself, he looked up at the sky in the dark night, and there were seven stars.

He fixed his eyes. As a scholar who has read a lot of poetry and books, he certainly knows what the Seven Stars Lianzhu represents.

"It seems that even God wants me to overthrow this Great Yan Dynasty..."

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"Ah Choo, Ah Choo..."

In the early morning of the next day, Wang Zhong sneezed several times, and immediately muttered: "After the Seven Stars reunited last night, it seems that many people want to call my Jiangshan's attention. It seems that we must hurry up and prepare."

Now that the weather is getting warmer, it is the time for everything to recover.

When many disaster victims returned to their hometowns to farm, Wang Zhong launched a new policy.

First New Deal.

Send Shen Yu's fleet to establish trade links with overseas countries.

For safety, Wang Zhong dispatched the only naval escort in the country.

And put a lot of tea, porcelain, and silk that were abundant in the Great Yan Dynasty on board.

These things are generally sold in the country, but if they are taken out, they can be exchanged for many things that are useful to the Great Yan Dynasty.

The most important thing is food.

Secondly, all kinds of meat, Wang Zhong even considered importing some easy-to-storage fruits from abroad, so he specially told Shen Yu's father to look more.

Second New Deal.

With the capital as the center, various excuses were found to suppress the landlord forces in batches.

This is relatively easy, as long as these landlords do not unite, there will be no big waves.

It is also because of the batch processing that it feels like boiling frogs in warm water. Although the landlords complained a lot, they were within a controllable range.

The third New Deal.

Start large-scale mining of iron ore, coal mines, these places.

In the past, the Yan Dynasty also exploited these places, but the scale was not large.

One reason is that they don't pay much attention to this aspect because they don't use so many quantities.

The second reason is that coal was not used much in ancient times.

But in Wang Zhong's hands, this thing is a good thing.

Today, there are three iron mines and six coal mines in the Great Yan Dynasty. Wang Zhong abolished the death penalty and sent all criminals to these places to mine.

The vigorous manufacture of ironware began.

These three new policies, which Wang Zhong estimates will come again in winter at the end of the year, seem to be of great use.

For example, being the first to establish trade links with overseas countries will not only fill the empty treasury, but also buy a lot of food.

The second New Deal can ease the grievances of many ordinary farmers.

The third New Deal is to produce its own weapons and equipment.

At present, these three new policies are prioritized for development. Others, such as opening brothels and clothing factories, can be regarded as maintaining the expenses of the harem.

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"Your Majesty, there is news from the blacksmith that the musket you want has been made."

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

After hearing the news, Wang Dawei was overjoyed.

In these years, besides dealing with state affairs, what he values ​​most is the manufacture of muskets.

But because of poor skills, frequent occurrences made Wang Zhong himself doubt whether it was God's destiny that he could not make muskets, and could it be that the Son of Destiny really appeared?

Fortunately, the musket was born.

"Big companion, let's go and have a look together."

A group of people came to the ironware room, which is next to the imperial study room. This is where Wang Zhong built the blacksmith's room for convenience.

"The grassroots see the emperor!"

Dozens of strong men hurriedly saluted Wang Zhong.

"Well, I heard that you have made muskets, so show me quickly." Wang Zhong ordered.

"Yes!"

An old man in the lead carefully held out a musket with a wooden handle: "Your Majesty, this is a musket made according to your drawings. We have tried it several times, and it can easily penetrate stones as thick as the palm of your hand. The range is 30 meters. .”

This range is a bit short, but after all, it is a musket that has just come out, so you can't ask for too much.

And these 30 meters are enough. Think about it, when two armies confront each other, a thousand muskets can knock down about a thousand enemies in an instant. This is an unparalleled advantage on the battlefield.

And this thing is much simpler than training swords and guns every day, and it can be learned without regular training.

The key to the problem now is to prevent the musket from breaking down quickly.

Before, because the chamber often exploded, the musket broke after a few bullets, so it could not exert its combat effectiveness.

"How many times can the continuous shooting be used?" Wang Zhong asked.

"If you go back to the emperor, if you shoot continuously, these guns have been used more than 300 times, and none of them has a problem."

"good very good!"

Wang is very happy.

"How many can you make every day?"

"About three days."

The person who answered was a little speechless, secretly thinking that the emperor deserves to be the emperor, this tone is too loud, this thing is not easy to make, and he actually said to make a few a day.

"It's too slow." Wang Zhong said: "I have built a factory these days and recruited a lot of people to be responsible for making guns."

In Wang Zhong's vision, these ten or so individuals would each perform their duties.

For example, those who specialize in the manufacture of iron pipes, those who specialize in the manufacture of gun stocks, and those who specialize in the manufacture of triggers.

Only in this way can everyone refine their professional field.

Immediately, Wang Zhong told everyone about his vision.

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard it. In their minds, they didn't know what Wang Zhong's purpose was for them to perform their duties.

But the emperor has already spoken, so it is difficult for them to say anything.

"Okay, no matter what, you have made great achievements today, my companion, let's declare the decree." Wang Zhong said.

He Taigao came out and pulled up the imperial decree: "Follow the heavens, the emperor's decree says..."

The content of the imperial decree is very simple, that is, each of these blacksmiths is rewarded with a house, and they are the leaders of each manufacturing equipment. In addition, they are allowed to bring their own family members to live together, because the house rewarded to them is right next to the factory. .

After the announcement, Wang Zhong sighed in his heart, this must be the first weapon factory in Dayan Dynasty.

In order to maintain a high degree of confidentiality, he is also planning to build a wall around the factory, so that no one else can get close.

Of course, it is impossible to eat a big fat man in one go, the initial cost is really too high, Wang Zhong plans to build the weapons factory slowly, and start with large-scale production of guns.

In a blink of an eye, it is the end of the year again.

This year is colder than last year.

Although overseas trade has been opened up, there are not many ships in circulation at the beginning, so it is not realistic to obtain a large amount of food from overseas.

The fight against landlords went smoothly, but in the later period, the landlords saw something was wrong, and some capable landlords rebelled and united to rebel.

However, the scale of this stock is not large. Wang Zhong arranged for a large army to suppress it. At the same time, Wang Zhong also launched a public opinion propaganda. His policy is to beat the landlords and divide the land. After hearing this news, who will the people help?

So after half a year, the power of the landlords is getting smaller and smaller, and the people are holding more and more land. When Wang Zhong sometimes goes out for private visits, at least not so many people call him a fool behind his back.

The manufacture of the muskets went smoothly as well. Compared with the first batch, the craftsmanship has been improved, the weight is lighter, and the accuracy is slightly better.

These ten or so individuals brought out more than a dozen apprentices. Over time, more and more people can make guns.

However, Wang Zhong separated these people from then on.

It's very simple. In this way, one person can only manufacture one type. Even if someone captures one of them, he can only get the manufacturing method of one of the parts, which does not hinder the overall structure of the musket.

Now that many weapons manufacturing factories have been completed, these people have entered their own areas to manufacture parts. Certificates are required to enter and exit the factory area, and idlers are not allowed to enter and exit.

In just one year, the area centered on the capital city has taken on a new look.

However, the place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away is still undercurrents.

For example, far away in the mountains, a man named Yang Yunzhang appeared.

It is said that this person was born as a farmer, and he made many friends who were also farmers. This group of people united together, and although they did not make themselves kings, they had a high reputation.

According to Dongchang's information, once this Yang Yunzhang revolted, many people would follow him, and now he has become a serious problem for the local people.