Dashun Yongchang

Just when the Manchu captives here were puzzled, an officer of the Shun Army commanded 30 musketeers to the right front of the wooden shed, then measured the distance between the two sides, and ordered the musketeers to line up and tie them to the wooden posts. Manchurian captives.After a burst of gunshots, E Shuo looked numb, but Daola couldn't help shaking his body.

While these Manchurian captives were waiting for the Shun Army to pick up the second batch of torturers, they found that the Shun Army ignored them. Two Shun Army officers checked the wounds of the prisoners tied to the wooden posts, and then turned towards the soldiers. Shouted: "The distance of 60 steps can't penetrate the cotton armor well, and the muzzle is too high. Next, move forward for 5 steps, and aim the muzzle below the waist..."

The soldiers of the Shun Army changed two teams of shooters and fired six times before killing five Manchu captives, and then an even more horrifying scene happened.The 5 corpses untied from the wooden pillars were immediately pulled to the side. Li Anlan stepped forward with six disciples and soldiers as assistants, and began to dissect these corpses and record the cause of death.

Watching this scene, E Shuo and the other veterans only moved their throats, but they could not hold back their voices.When they killed the Han people, they did more cruel things than this, such as cutting out the fetus in the pregnant woman's arms alive and so on.The Han people are just dissecting a few corpses now, so this naturally doesn't scare them.

But Daola finally couldn't help throwing up, and the young man among the captives finally showed a look of fear.The Manchu captives who were taken to Xuzhou by the Shun Army and had not yet died were almost all people who wanted to live.Even E Shuo had no choice but to wait for death, but he didn't have the willingness to ask for death.

And young Manchus like Daola, although immersed in the feats of slaughtering the Han and Mongols in the early years of the founding of the Manchus, their bravery was disguised, not from the harsh survival of veterans like Eshuo. selected from the environment.So in the face of Shunjun's method, the latter can still accept his fate, but Daola can't.

For Daola, cutting off his own head only needs to be brave once, but now he is shot and dissected by the Shun army like a cattle and sheep, which is absolutely unacceptable to him.When Fei Yun selected the second batch of prisoners, two of them finally surrendered and pleaded guilty.By the third batch, no one had shown their courage in front of Fei Yun.

Fei Yun looked at the Manchu captives who honestly sat down to dictate their crimes, and for a moment he admired the wisdom of Emperor Yongchang, and these hard bones softened without using any torture.What His Majesty said really makes sense, "The courage of the barbarians is just ignorance and ignorance that are not worth mentioning in front of civilization. When they realize this, they have no courage to speak of."

Chapter 119 Captive II

After Fei Yun got the confessions of these Manchu captives, he asked them to continue to be imprisoned, and at the same time told them to learn Chinese as soon as possible. He said: "It is the beasts that cannot communicate with people, and the beasts are as important as humans. Only the fur is worth it, if you don't want to become beasts, then you'd better learn to speak human language."

Daola and most of the Manchu captives have found it difficult to face up to this Han who is always smiling, not to mention that they dare not turn their heads to look at the decomposed corpses of their companions lying on the wooden platform next door, but there are many Shunjun soldiers beside them. Also avoided the wooden shed that looked like a slaughterhouse.

The Shun army could still withstand such a bloody scene through their hatred for the Manchus, but these young Manchus really couldn't bear it. The detailed actions of these military doctors to disassemble the corpses made it difficult for them to continue to maintain their courage.

The companion who was still alive just now has become the object of teaching by these Han people, and there is no peace after death.Daola finally realized that the Han people are not beasts in the mountains, and they will also organize to take revenge on the Manchus.If the massacre does not frighten the Han people, then the Manchus will have to accept the consequences of being retaliated by the Han people.

Are Manchus really not afraid of death?Daola glanced at the pale companion beside him, it was obvious that this was a lie.The only question now is how exactly Emperor Yongchang of Dashun plans to take revenge on the Manchus.Following the Shun Army all the way to the south, although Daola did not see Li Zicheng again, he could also see from the rhythm of the march that the Shun Army was not in a panic, and some soldiers even talked excitedly about the rich scene in the south of the Yangtze River, as if they were this time It's the same as traveling south.

For the Shun Army with such an atmosphere, Daola felt that the Eight Banners Army might not be able to defeat them easily.Although every time the Eight Banners army entered the customs, they were supported by the people in the banner, but there were many families who cried bitterly after returning from the elated expedition, but the supplies brought back each time diluted the sorrow of these families.

But Daola knows that the more veterans are, the less they want to go out to fight. It is good to enter the customs to rob, but the places near the Great Wall have been robbed. If you want to rob more people and supplies, you have to go deep into the hinterland of the Han people. .When Abatai entered the pass, he had already gone deep into the hinterland of Shandong, but this time he also encountered fierce resistance from the Han people, and nearly half of them failed to come back alive.

From the perspective of the veterans, the looting brought less and less income, but the cost of human life was getting higher and higher. Now the climate outside the pass has improved, and the number of people brought back from the pass and North Korea is enough to open up the wasteland outside the pass. Therefore, they all felt that they could make peace with the Han people in the pass. Anyway, Daming was finished, and it was time to live their own lives.

Before this expedition, Daola felt that the courage of these veterans was getting weaker and weaker. The Han people were so weak, and they should go to the south after the north was over.The swords of the Manchus are the plows of the Han people. Wherever the Han people are, the Manchus should harvest their own crops instead of just being old farmers outside the customs.

Only now did he truly realize that the views of the veterans may not be wrong, and there are also such ruthless people as Li Zicheng among the Han people who really speak big words.If the Nine Kings cannot defeat Li Zicheng, this wolf will turn the Han people from pigs and sheep into a pack of wolves, and then the whole of Manchuria will be bloodshed.

When Daola lowered his head to think, E Shuo on the other side stood up and asked Fei Yun who was about to leave: "Killing is nothing but nodding, since I was defeated by Emperor Yongchang, I deserve to die. But you humiliate Manchuria like this." Warrior, I, E Shuo, just refuse to accept. I won’t plead guilty, let someone kill me.”

Fei Yun glanced at him, then looked at the captives who were shaken by E Shuo's words, showing shame expressions, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and said: "I'm really sorry, your so-called warriors are worthless to us. , What kind of warrior is robbery, murder, and rape? The one who puts you beasts in a cage is called a warrior.

You are not dead because it is not time for you to die.You can only die if your majesty tells you to die, and you have to live if your majesty tells you to live.From the Eastern Hu to the Turks, the savages who are unwilling to obey the Chinese emperor will not end well.How long do you think you guys can last this time? "

E Shuo finally hesitated. He was able to bear it before because he still needed to protect these young people in Daola. Although he couldn't go back, he didn't want to bury these young people here.The population of the Manchus is not large, so they can produce fewer talents. Although Daola is not an outstanding young man, compared with those heroes in the early years of the founding of the country, he still dares to go to the battlefield to follow him. Yes, he is already considered a good character among the young Manchurians today.

Sometimes when I think about it, it is a miracle that Tianming Khan and Tiancong Khan were born among the Manchus, and the Jurchen heroes who appeared around the two Great Khans are like stars.In the past hundred years, the Jurchen clan has never had such a period of talents. As Tian Conghan always said, God bless me in Manchuria, and I can defeat the Ming people.

With a small clan against two great powers, and still able to win in battle, the Manchus feel that they are not much weaker than their ancestors.After all, the Daliao and Song Dynasty that the ancestors faced were just the last years of the dynasty when there were many foolish kings, and the Manchus faced Lin Danhan, Emperor Tianqi and Emperor Chongzhen, they were not considered to be foolish lords. It is indeed God's blessing that man can defeat these two great powers in succession.

If it wasn't for the fact that the heavens had not sent down so many natural disasters on Daming, causing internal turmoil in Ming Dynasty, how could the Manchus have defeated the Ming army?Even during the Songjin battle, the Ming army did not lose on the battlefield, but lost in a sudden collapse.If the Ming army didn't flee first without permission, how could the Manchus stop such a mourning army?

Because of this, Manchurians, including E Shuo, believed in the will of God very much.Li Zicheng could easily break into Beijing and destroy Daming.Then he was able to retreat in Shanhaiguan, and defeated the spirit of the Eight Banners in Huangtuzhuang and Tianjin. To a certain extent, he really looked like the one who was blessed by heaven.

If the destiny is really on Li Zicheng, then it is really not a good choice to provoke him now.E Shuo didn't want to let these people around him fall into another crisis just for one breath.

Seeing that E Shuo had nothing to say, Fei Yun turned and left.When he rode his horse to the city, it was the hottest time when the sun was shining in the west, so when he dismounted in front of the gate of the Marshal's Mansion, his back was already soaked in sweat.

Fei Yun didn't dare to rest, took his waist card, passed the guards, and walked quickly to the second hall.On the veranda of the second hall, he saw Li Laiheng who was checking the situation of the guards standing guard, so he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and asked, "I wonder if the Lord is free now? I want to report to the Lord about the affairs of the Northeast Camp." .”

Li Laiheng glanced at him and said: "My lord is talking with General Quan, Wang Shangshu, and General Yuan, just wait."

Fei Yun hurriedly said flatteringly: "It's okay to wait, I wonder if General Li can give me some tea..."

In the main hall of the second hall not far from the two, Li Zicheng, who was sitting at the top, waved a cattail fan, and said to several people in the hall: "...according to the situation reported by Mr. Wang, the two guards of Xuzhou, Most of the Pizhou guards, including those in Suqian, were still unwilling to farm and preferred to serve as soldiers.

After all, the Yellow River passing through Xuzhou is a disaster. Not to mention the flood every year, it also brings a lot of sand and covers the good fields.Moreover, as a transshipment center of the Grand Canal, being a soldier is still somewhat lucrative.

What's more, there are some officials and bandits in the Pizhou Guard who are separated from each other. The guards who were supposed to protect the security of the canal have instead become members of the bandits who robbed merchant ships on the canal.When they are free, they serve as soldiers, and when they see a target they can attack, they take off their official uniforms and become robbers.

Now that we are recruiting recruits, there are quite a few guardsmen who come to apply. Many of these people must be robbers.But now is not the time to pursue this, but to stabilize the hearts of the people in the local area and the military in the guards. If they do not stabilize, we will not be able to take root in the local area. "

Wang Zeyao nodded and said, "Your Majesty's words are right. Since the guards and common people know that as long as the new army has served for ten years, they will be given 200 acres of land; the disabled will be given 400 acres of fields; Afterwards, everyone joined the army enthusiastically, even some 16- and 7-year-old boys came here. In less than 10 days, 2 soldiers have been recruited. However, for future consideration, please revise this Preferential treatment regulations, I am worried that there will not be so much land to divide in the future."

Li Zicheng shook his head and said: "Don't worry, there are at least 2 to 3 million mu of land outside the pass and Inner Mongolia that can be cultivated. After our Northern Expedition is successful, we still have to move the population to go outside the pass. It's better to just distribute those lands to the soldiers. Yes. Half of the land can be allocated to 200 million veterans, and 1 soldiers are discharged every year, which is enough to support them for 200 years. Let future generations worry about the rest.

After all, the distribution of fields is something after retirement. Although it can give the soldiers a hope, we should still give them more guarantees.First of all, since the Northern Expedition has not been successful so far, when the land cannot meet the needs of the soldiers, the soldiers should be given another option, and those who cannot get the land can be compensated with money.

For example, ordinary soldiers get 200 taels of pension if they don’t get land; cavalry and artillery 300 taels;In addition, after 10 years of service in the military, you can apply for retirement, and retired soldiers can receive 25% of the highest annual salary before retirement as a pension every year until death.Well, this military position can be counted from the Ming army, but those who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and looted the people are not counted. "

Wang Zeyao replied subconsciously: "Your Majesty, if the number of the Ming army is included, it is at least the size of a million troops. The imperial court may not have the money to pay such a large sum."

Liu Zongmin and Yuan Zongdi also seldom supported Wang Zeyao, and they both persuaded Li Zicheng: "It is a good thing that your Majesty wants to support the soldiers, but spending money like this is exhausting people's resources..."

Chapter 120 The Key to the World

Although in front of Shanhaiguan, Liu Zongmin and Li Zicheng resolved a little knot between the two parties.Liu Zongmin didn't have any real resentment towards Li Zicheng, but he just felt annoyed that Li Zicheng got close to scholars after he ascended the throne in Xi'an, and then restrained his old brothers with the rules set by scholars.

He didn't really object to Li Zicheng setting up rules for the rebels, after all, when the rules were not set, the rebels would have to kill.Although Li Zicheng killed He Yilong, Luo Rucai and other leaders of the rebel army, although it was to annex these rebels, it was only a pre-emptive strike.The rebels united to fight against the court, but after a series of victories in the Central Plains, the threat of the court was greatly weakened, and internal conflicts began to appear.

The contradiction within the rebel army is that some leaders of the rebel army headed by Li Zicheng want to overthrow Ming Dynasty and establish a new era, but another part of the rebel army is unwilling to continue fighting for someone to be emperor. After all, the rebel army has fought for nearly 13 years, but the flames of war The area involved is only one-third of Daming, and the most affluent and prosperous southeast region is still not in chaos.

For example, Zhang Xianzhong once said to his subordinates after drinking: "It is extremely difficult to be an emperor, and I will definitely not be able to do it. Today, I have a lot of gold and silver. If you want to be an emperor, you are not as happy as a cashmere guest. ... I will wait for my confidants to count." Ten people, carry gold and silver cashmere goods, go to Nanjing to be customers of cashmere goods, enjoy the wealth and honor, and plan to be happy for the rest of the life, why not?"

After defeating the imperial army, many leaders of the rebel army were as thoughtful as Zhang Xianzhong, hoping to be recruited by the imperial court, and then go to become a rich man with the looting of these years, but the soldiers at the bottom of the rebel army were not happy to be recruited by the imperial court , because they hated the imperial court deeply, and the officials and soldiers of Ming Dynasty did not live as well as the rebels like them. At least the rebels would not be paid empty-handed and used as slaves by the officers.

This is also true. After He Yilong and other leaders of the rebel army were killed by Li Zicheng, there were not many people who left the rebel army and took refuge in the court, because most of them wanted to follow Li Zicheng to create a new dynasty.However, after the founding of Xi'an and the founding of the country, Li Zicheng used those old bureaucrats in a big way, and then restored the old rules of the Ming Dynasty to suppress warriors, and the generals of the rebel army were naturally unconvinced.

They can support Li Zicheng's proclaiming emperor, but they don't accept that this new dynasty is no different from the old one, but just a different person is the emperor. In this case, isn't their past blood shed in vain?If it's just another person to be the emperor, why should everyone go all out?

Liu Zongmin is the representative of this group of lieutenant soldiers. They accepted Li Zicheng as emperor, but it was hard to accept that the old bureaucrats who oppressed them in the past could continue to be emperor in the new dynasty and continue to climb over them.In particular, the surrender of a large number of Ming troops during the Eastern Expedition made these rebel soldiers feel a sense of crisis. Li Zicheng, who has the support of the old bureaucrats and these Ming troops, will not abandon them as unstable factors in the army. .

In order to let Li Zicheng know who is his real foundation, Liu Zongmin and other talents set up a stall in the capital, forcing Li Zicheng to personally lead the army to conquer Shanhaiguan.Later in Shanhaiguan, Li Zicheng really came to his senses and reconciled with these old brothers, but Liu Zongmin was not very at ease in his heart.

Although he stood out for his brothers, he had no ambitions himself. He just hoped that Li Zicheng could lead them to clean up those corrupt officials instead of letting these people continue to enjoy themselves in the new dynasty.Of course, he couldn't figure out the answer, who will govern the world after cleaning up these old bureaucrats.But shouldn't this be the emperor's troubles?

However, after returning from Shanhaiguan, Li Zicheng seemed to be enlightened, and quickly came up with a new military system, not to mention, he also set up a military council to allow the generals in the army to speak freely.The reason why those generals supported Liu Zongmin in the past was that among the old people who followed Li Zicheng, he was the only one who was willing to speak for the backbone of the army, and it was difficult for Li Zicheng to value their own voices.

But once the military council is opened, everyone can speak freely and safely.As long as you can get the Military Council to pass a resolution, Li Zicheng will listen to it, and naturally you don’t have to mention it if you can’t pass it, so that everyone doesn’t have to rely on a certain general to defend their own interests.

In fact, the risk of setting up such a small group in the military is very high. He Yilong, Luo Rucai and others are not small groups in the military.Therefore, pulling up a mountain in the army can certainly gain Li Zicheng's attention, but if the leader of this mountain has his own ambitions, then everyone may be led into a pit.

After the establishment of the Military Council House, many generals who had always gathered around Liu Zongmin suddenly dispersed. They obviously didn't want Li Zicheng to think that he was a hardcore Liu Zongmin faction.But Liu Zongmin couldn't blame these generals, because that would really violate Li Zicheng's taboo.

The most irritating point is that Li Zicheng has clearly issued an announcement stating that it is his own intention to torture officials to recover stolen goods, and has nothing to do with Liu Zongmin and other rebel generals.However, the public opinion that was still accusing the entire Dashun Army suddenly changed. The public opinion not only pointed the finger at Liu Zongmin, saying that he was the mastermind of the torture, but also excused Li Zicheng, thinking that Li Zicheng was responsible for Liu Zongmin. responsibility.

So, unconsciously, he, Liu Zongmin, had become the negative representative of the Shun Army.It's good to give money to the lieutenant soldiers, but if it's for the sake of giving money to the lieutenant soldiers to make the people's lives miserable, he, Li Zicheng, will never pull out the money, and always search for the common people, so he is the opposite of the Dashun army. Isn't the character image more stable?

Regardless of whether it was from the perspective of protecting the people or maintaining his own image, Liu Zongmin had to express his opposition, even if it was beneficial to the army.He also hopes to use this to show Li Zicheng that he has no intention of buying the morale of the army.

It's just that Li Zicheng was not moved by the opposition of the three. He explained to the three calmly: "According to the information we have collected now, the Manchus have at least 10 troops, and the former Ming army who surrendered to the Manchus in Hebei is no less than 20." ; There are 15 to 6 people from the rebel army in our army, and more than 30 people from the former Ming army;

南明这边，江北四镇号称12万，实际上也有10万出头。左良玉号称30万大军，实际上7、8万人还是有的。然后是江北各地忠诚于大明的官军和江南各省的明军加起来至少也有4、50万。算起来差不多有70余万人。四川张献忠，号称10万甲士，不过最多也就五6万人罢了。

From these figures, we can draw a conclusion that it is not the Manchus, not Dashun, nor Zhang Xianzhong and the gang of bureaucrats in Nanjing who decide the outcome of the world today, but the former Ming army with more than a million people .No matter who these officers and soldiers turn to now, their fundamental Ming characteristics cannot be changed.

What are the characteristics of the Ming army?It can be seen from the unjust killing of the Qi family army by the court during the Jizhou mutiny that what the Ming court needed was not a loyal and patriotic pillar of the country, but a weak army that could not threaten the security of the court.This army does not need to expand the territory, it only needs to be able to suppress the people. The generals who lead this army do not need to be upright and famous, but should be greedy, cruel and unmotivated.

When there is nothing wrong with the country, relying on the authority of the central government, there will be no changes in the military.But now is a troubled time, a group of greedy people lead a group of brutal people, if you can't support them with high salaries, and then slowly dismantle these troops, you think the army with weapons in their hands can't go to the hands of the people to plunder ?

For Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, 5 taels for recruiting and settling down, 15 taels for pensions; Manchurians, regardless of Manchuria, Mongols and Han troops, who were killed in battle as Banner Guards, were given 200 taels of silver, and 150 taels of vest/infantry armor , If it is a Han domestic slave who temporarily fills up as an armored soldier and dies in battle, 100 taels of silver will be given.It was also recently promulgated: the attached Ming army and the reorganization of the Han landlords armed forces rebuilt the Green Battalion; the death pension for cavalry soldiers was 70 taels of silver, and for infantry soldiers 50 taels.

Even the Manchus know that soldiers with weapons cannot be treated badly, otherwise they will not be able to gain the loyalty of the army.What's the use of giving preferential treatment to a few generals who surrendered?If the treatment of the soldiers can't be improved, will those soldiers really be loyal to me, Dashun?At that time, when these grasshoppers give an order, the soldiers who feel that the people are well treated will follow. What do we use to defend the country?

Where did the Manchus send money and food to soldiers?Didn't it come from the Han people?Jiangnan has enjoyed a peaceful life for nearly 300 years. Their peaceful life was cut by frontier soldiers with swords. If they don’t pay, who will pay?

Everyone should do their duty for this country. There is no privileged class who only enjoys rights but does not bear duties. Otherwise, the people will definitely betray this country.Because this is the country of the privileged class, not the country of the common people.This is the reason why Qin can destroy the six countries, but the six countries cannot be revived. "

Wang Zeyao was silent. Although he still sympathized with the gentry in his heart, he also understood the truth that "if there is no skin, there will be no hair."This is also the root of his dedication to Li Zicheng, because only by establishing the order of the new dynasty as soon as possible can the world return to peace.Otherwise, if the fighting continues like this, it will be the reappearance of the five random things.

Yuan Zongdi finally changed his mind. He didn't object to raising the salaries of soldiers, but he didn't think that the people under the rule of Dashun could afford such a huge expense, especially the army of the former Ming Dynasty would also be gracious. raise up.But now Li Zicheng made it clear why he wanted to increase the treatment of soldiers and included the reasons for including Ming army soldiers, he immediately changed his mind.Indeed, if an army with a knife is hungry, it is impossible not to touch the people around them who have no ability to protect themselves.

After persuading the three people, Li Zicheng continued: "Of course, the treatment of the new army is higher than that of the old army that has not changed. I have already thought about it. The recruits under one year are only provided with meals and some pocket money. Money, they are only responsible for the work of auxiliary soldiers, and they are not allowed to go into battle unless they are in the most critical moment. Anyone who goes into battle will be promoted to one level.

Soldiers from more than one year to less than two years old are called second-class soldiers, and they are paid 6 qian of silver a month, provided with food, and stand in the back row when they go into battle; Meals are provided; soldiers who have been in the front row for three times in combat are corporals, and they are paid 1 taels of silver per month, and they are provided with meals; soldiers who have been in the front row for six times in combat, and have not passed the officer selection examination, are sergeants, and they are paid 1.5 taels of silver per month, and they are provided with meals.

Those who lived in the front row more than six times during the battle, passed literacy education, and were familiar with the regulations of the army were sergeants, and they were paid 2.5 taels of silver per month and provided food.A sergeant who has served in the army for seven years and has passed the assessment and remains in the army can be promoted to sergeant sergeant, and the treatment is similar to that of an officer..."

Chapter 121 Work Report

Li Zicheng had just finished talking with Liu Zongmin and others, and was about to get a sour plum soup from the town of Jingli. Here, Li Laiheng reported to him that Fei Yun and Wang Chengzeng from the Statistics Department were waiting outside.

Li Zicheng briefly recalled what the two of them were responsible for, then nodded to Li Laiheng and said, "Please come in with the two of them, and bring up a can of sour plum soup by the way, let us go to relieve the heat."

Li Laiheng agreed to go down, and after a while he brought Fei Yun and Wang Chengzeng into the hall. Li Zicheng told Fei Yun while letting the two sit down: "Officer Fei, you go ahead."

Fei Yun quickly handed over the confessions of the Manchu captives he had brought, and then reported how he made the captives confess their crimes while Li Zicheng was flipping through them.

While he was talking, Li Laiheng also came up with an earthen pot, and the guards behind him also brought some sea bowls, and then Li Laiheng made a few bowls of sour plum soup and distributed them to several people.

Li Zicheng motioned for Li Laiheng and the guards to serve a bowl, and took a sip from a sea bowl.The sour plum soup that has been chilled with well water is actually not much different from being iced. After the sweet and sour taste, the mouth is filled with saliva, and the whole person feels completely cool.

"Happy." After a soft sigh, he finished a bowl of sour plum soup in one gulp, then turned his head to Fei Yun and said to Fei Yun, "You've done a good job, but asking them to write a confession is just the first step." , the most important next step is to spread the crimes of the Qing army to the south.

We must tell those Jiangnan people who are still drunk and dreaming, what the entry of the Qing soldiers means to ordinary people. After leaving the sheepfold, they will not stop until their stomachs are full.

For us, the most important thing at the moment is to let the people in the south of the Yangtze River distinguish clearly what is called changing the dynasty and what is called "five random chaos".Therefore, those country gentry who are still advocating alliance with the slaves to fight our Dashun are not only the enemy of our Dashun, but also the enemy of all the people in the south of the Yangtze River.They are Qin Hui and Zhang Jun who led the Jin soldiers to invade south.

When we are defeated by the Manchus, who can stop these beasts from going south for the people in the south of the Yangtze River?The yesterday of the people in Shandong and Hebei is the tomorrow of the people in Jiangnan.The reason why our Dashun wants to occupy the north bank of the Yangtze River is to help them resist the Manchurians going south, not to plunder them.In order to protect their homeland, they should naturally have the money to contribute money and force.

In addition, pick out a few honest ones, and talk about the crimes committed by the Manchus when they entered the customs in the new army.Let those new soldiers understand what kind of enemy we are facing?For such an enemy, as long as you don't lay down your arms on the battlefield, you should have no mercy. "

Holding the bowl in his hand, Fei Yun repeatedly said yes, and asked Li Zicheng, "Then what about the rest of the captives? That E Shuo has always been rebellious, and it seems that he can be tamed. Isn't it?"

Li Zicheng thought for a while and said: "In addition to publishing these confessions one by one in the newspaper, and then print a pamphlet together, the editor of the pamphlet should use the name of E Shuo. Find someone to give it to me." In the preface of the pamphlet, it is said that after being captured by our army, the Manchu felt repentant and knew that the Manchus had committed heinous crimes against the Han people. There is no such thing as the seven hatreds of the Aixinjueluo family, only the massacre of the Aixinjueluo family. The crimes of the Han people and the various ethnic minorities in Liaodong.

In order to prevent the Han people from treating the Manchus as beasts, he took the initiative to ask us to compile such a pamphlet to expose the crimes of the Aixinjueluo family.Just as it was only a small group of officials of the Ming Dynasty who oppressed the Liaodong Jurchen and not the common people of the Ming Dynasty, it was only the Aixinjueluo family and a small group of evil-minded Manchus who slaughtered the Han people. Most of the Manchus were deceived. "

Fei Yun just had a change of heart, and immediately said with a sincere heart: "Your Majesty's foresight, I really have a superficial view. It seems that E Shuo is still useful."

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said: "No, this is your idea, I just said your idea, how can I take credit for your contribution."

Fei Yun and Wang Chengzeng: "..."

Li Zicheng took a sip of the newly filled sour plum soup and continued: "As for the remaining captives, tell them to serve us for ten years to atone for their sins, and after ten years they can be set free. They don't want to serve for us Yes, just call Fu Shan and let them experiment with vaccinia and other medicines. Tell Fu Shan to get the technology for vaccinia vaccination as soon as possible, and I hope to be able to select some cities for vaccination next spring."

Fei Yun automatically skipped what Li Zicheng said just now, nodded in agreement, and continued to report: "In addition, according to His Majesty's order, we cut the barrel of the bird's gun in half, increased the caliber and wall thickness of the barrel, and then The handle for the gun was enlarged and the result was the heavy matchlock your Majesty requested.

The length of the barrel of this matchlock gun is 23 inches, and the total length of the wooden handle is 46 inches, the caliber is 0.7 inches, and the whole gun weighs over 17 catties. It can penetrate single-layer iron armor at the position, and can penetrate double-layer armor at the position of 1.5 feet.

The only problem is that this gun is too heavy, it is best to use two people to shoot, one person in front carries it, and one person in the back fires.The cost of making such a gun is not more than that of the bird gun, because it is shorter and has a larger caliber, but it saves a lot of effort.

A skilled craftsman can make one in about 40 days, but only craftsmen who specialize in making ordnance brought out from the capital can make it. The craftsmen who collected farm tools along the way can only do it.It will take 20 days just to drill the bore, and it will break if you don't pay attention.

Therefore, Chen Zhen plans to standardize the various parts of the gun production according to His Majesty's request, and adopt a process decomposition method to build the gun.See if you can increase the speed of gun making.At the current speed, a maximum of 30 rods, including bird guns, can be made every month.

A heavy matchlock gun needs 8 catties of good iron, that is, 40 catties of Fujian wool iron forged. The price of iron is three taels, plus labor and charcoal. "

After thinking for a while, Li Zicheng said: "The Marshal's Mansion bid 8 taels and ordered 100 rods. Then let the military supervisor continue to improve. In addition, let the craftsmen study whether they can use machines instead of manual drilling. Otherwise, a barrel It will take 20 days to drill out, when will we use it? There is no way Jiannu will wait for us to change into new weapons before heading south..."

After a brief pause, Li Zicheng continued: "If someone can invent a machine that shortens the time for making firearms and guarantees the quality, then the Marshal's Mansion will give it a 15-year patent right. As long as anyone under the rule of Dashun If a factory uses the machine, it should be given a patent fee. The specific licensing fees, the patents needed by the country are formulated by the Marshal’s Office, and the civil ones can be bid by themselves, and the imperial court will protect his patent rights.”

Fei Yun was slightly taken aback, but he immediately accepted Li Zicheng's suggestion, saying that he would notify the craftsmen of the Armament Supervision immediately after he returned.Next, Wang Chengzeng reported his work progress to Li Zicheng, about the construction of the optical signal station.

Li Zicheng nodded at this and said: "So, the signal station between Liguojian and Xuzhou has been built. Then when can we demonstrate?"

Wang Cheng once said: "The first test will be carried out tomorrow morning, and the second test will be carried out in the afternoon. After discussing the test results tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, the third test will be carried out."

Li Zicheng said: "Understood, I will go to the north gate tower to watch the experiment tomorrow morning..."

Wang Chengzeng then reported to Li Zicheng about the progress of coal and iron mine surveys around Liguojian.Finally, he concluded: "The iron ore center in the Song Dynasty has now sunk into the lake. Although there are still many iron ores that can be mined by the lake, because the mines are all below the lake, it is difficult to mine on a large scale without drainage. This is the current situation. The most troublesome thing.

In terms of coal, one or two outcropping coal seedlings have been found near Liguojian, but the groundwater table is too high to be worth mining.Now several survey teams have turned to higher-lying areas, hoping to find something..."

On the morning of August 3, Yuan Zongdi and Liu Zongmin, who had just finished breakfast, were dragged by Li Zicheng to the north city gate of Xuzhou to watch the scenery.Six flags of different colors were erected on the northeast corner of the city. Li Zicheng held a binoculars and looked at the northeast direction outside the city. Liu Zongmin and Yuan Zongdi also took one and looked at it.

Liu Zongmin didn't know what to look at at all, just looked at the scenery with a binoculars.For him, this thing is really interesting, and those foreign monks can indeed bring some different novelties, but it is a bit expensive.Of course, compared with 20 years ago, the price of this telescope has dropped by two-thirds, because Suzhou craftsmen are already able to make this thing.

When the Jesuit priests first brought the telescope to China, such a monocular telescope cost 30-40 taels of silver, which was higher than the annual income of a farmer.However, in the last year of Tianqi, Tang Ruowang and Li Zubai translated the book "Telescope", which introduced the use, principle, structure and production method of the telescope.So soon Chinese craftsmen produced their own telescopes, and then the prices of telescopes and glasses began to drop rapidly.

Of course, facing Li Zicheng, who is trying to equip military officers with telescopes in batches, the current price is still too expensive, especially after he wants to build an optical signal station, there is still a problem of insufficient number of telescopes.Thinking of this, Li Zicheng wanted to take down Yangzhou and Suzhou, especially Suzhou, because almost all the best watchmakers and glasses craftsmen in Ming Dynasty were in Suzhou.

Chapter 122 Communication