[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

The Lin family was busy promoting cultural undertakings, and the emperor's military power and people's livelihood plans were also in full swing.

Let's talk about hot weapons such as artillery and bird guns first. People say that everything is difficult from scratch, but it is much easier to improve and optimize on a certain basis.Since the emperor secretly ordered people to successfully develop artillery and bird guns, the subsequent mass production and improvement have been much faster.

Over the past few years, there has been a new team in the capital directly under the emperor's command --- the Shenji Battalion. There are a total of 1 horses. Although there are not many people, they are all brave and good at fighting. practiced by the training method.Each person is equipped with a long gun/short gun, and the Shenji Battalion is also equipped with dozens of artillery pieces, which can be said to be the strongest guard force in the capital.

Not to mention, the four major city gates and the four small city gates in the capital are also equipped with two cannons. Whoever dares to make trouble will probably be able to hit the opponent and flee with one cannon.Of course, the capital has a large population, and the emperor equipped the city gates with cannons more to deter thieves and prevent unforeseen events from happening, as a life-saving card.It's not that if there is a bit of chaos, just shoot it down, what if it hurts innocent people?

In addition, the pass gates of Beifan and Nanman were also tightly surrounded by a circle of artillery, and the muzzle of the cannon was dark and glowing with cold light, just looking at it made people chill.On the first day when the artillery was successfully equipped in the two places, sixty shots were fired directly into the air, and the sound that resounded through the sky went straight to the royal courts of the two places. I'm afraid only they themselves know.

The people near the border were so frightened that they hid in their houses for many days and did not dare to go out easily. The sound resounded through the sky and the thunder was rolling.

In fact, the Beifan was fine, it had already become Daqi's domain, and it had a subtle influence over the past few years, and the thought of rebelling was much less.When you see such a powerful military force again, a big hole will be blasted out of the ground with black smoke billowing. No matter how brave you are, your flesh and blood will not be able to withstand such a bombing. If you want to resist, it will undoubtedly be a shock to the world. Tree.

Lin Hanyu, the Marquis of Zhenbei, was very careful. On the day the cannon was fired, he directly invited the princes of the Northern Domain and the families of the nobles outside the city. They called it to watch the ceremony together. It is exciting, but the people in Beifan are terrified, and the two are fighting.Seeing that the feudal prince, who was only a few years old, held Lin Hanyu tightly by the corner of his clothes and called out "Uncle Hou", he knew how scared he was.

In the end, it was Lin Hanyu who hugged the little vassal and comforted him for a long time before he gradually recovered.The Beimu nobles present here watched the vassal rely so heavily on the Marquis of Zhenbei.Coupled with the shock of the artillery, the last bit of unwillingness was completely relieved.Forget it, life is not bad anyway, so let's treat it as a different king.

The little vassal king was raised by Lin Hanyu, and since he knew people and remembered things, the closest person was Lin Hanyu.Lin Hanyu deliberately cultivated a relationship with him, and taught the little feudal lord to be kind and loving to the people, and he almost became a fan of him and Emperor Daqi.If it weren't for Yu Li's disagreement, the little vassal king would have liked to call Lin Hanyu "Father", this "Uncle Hou" was absolutely sincere, without any wateryness.

If the princes and nobles were a little bit rebellious before, then the people of Beifan were not at all.Ever since he became a member of Daqi, he thought that he would be bullied by others in fear. After all, Beimu used to bully the innocent people of Daqi a lot in the past, which can be described as a lot of crimes.Unexpectedly, as long as you are obedient and don't make trouble, your life will be as usual, and it will be much better than before.

Beifan has a vast territory and lush water and grass, but it is not suitable for large-scale planting of crops. In the past, they always went to Daqi to burn, kill and loot, and they were forced to do so to a certain extent.When winter comes, the river freezes, the grass and trees wither, there is not enough food and clothing, it is a matter of survival, and if you don’t care about it, you will hit others.

After the defeat, as the situation gradually stabilized, Zhenbei Hou took the lead to open up the trade between Daqi and Beifan, which was divided into official roads and private roads. They could freely exchange cattle, sheep and horses with Daqi for food and cloth.Moreover, the people of Beifan are skillful and can make many bright and exquisite small utensils, which are deeply loved by some people in Daqi. This has added a lot of income to the people of Beifan.

Those who are worried about the lack of protection of private channels can exchange through official channels, but the price is unified, and the items that can be exchanged are relatively small, but the quality is guaranteed, and ordinary people don't have to worry about losing money.If you want to exchange more, you can trade privately with merchants yourself, but there may be risks in terms of quality, and if you encounter unscrupulous profiteers, you may get nothing.

However, in order to avoid increasing friction between the people on both sides and reduce conflicts, Lin Hanyu deliberately added a barter department, which included Daqi officials, local talents selected by the Northern Domain, and the Northern Domain protons who returned from the capital after studying in the capital, striving for fairness, openness and justice.Not only in charge of official trade, but also as a middleman to mediate private trade. If anyone suffers a loss and is deceived, they can appeal.

No matter which party catches it, it will be severely punished, and it will be punished publicly and severely. Those who try to fish in troubled waters must be eliminated.It is not a person without a black heart, but if he is caught, not only the mastermind is severely punished, but also the family members sit together.After Lin Hanyu personally interrogated and severely punished several times, it really deterred those people on both sides who had bad intentions and allowed the bilateral trade to proceed in an orderly and stable manner.

Therefore, in the season of luxuriant water and grass, the people of Beifan worked hard to raise cattle, sheep and horses, and even raised more cattle and horses according to Daqi's needs.In the past, agriculture in Beifan was underdeveloped, and they paid more attention to the breeding of yaks than farming cattle.After all, yaks are cold and hardy and suitable for growth in high mountain areas. Milk, meat and fur are important living resources for herdsmen.Farm cattle can't stand the bad weather, and they don't have land to cultivate after raising them. They have no other use except meat, so they are not popular.

But now Daqi Agriculture has a huge demand for cattle. Even if breeding cattle needs more careful care, the people of Beifan are willing to put in more energy. After all, one cattle can get two or three times more grain than yaks.The weather in spring and summer is better, and the aquatic plants are plentiful, which is enough to raise a small farm cattle and sell them when winter comes.

Among the grains supplied by Daqi, the most popular ones are potatoes and sweet potatoes. These two are easy to preserve, easy to cook, and can resist hunger. They are the best choice for herdsmen who often migrate, and the exchange rate is high. Become more popular than rice and wheat.

As long as you work hard in the spring and summer, it is definitely enough to exchange for the food and clothing that the family needs for the winter. Not to mention everyone has enough to eat and wear warm clothes, but at least you don’t have to worry about starving to death when the mountains are closed by heavy snow. You don’t have to do it like before To the point where the cattle and sheep are eaten up and the winter is not over yet.

When the mountains are closed in winter, they make some handmade products, cut the fur of cattle and sheep, and regularly exchange small money and small items with Daqi merchants as subsidies.

In this way, the life of the people in Beifan is getting better and better, and they are naturally grateful for the benevolent government of the Great Qi Emperor. Even some nobles are not willing to spend a lot of money to recruit private soldiers.If it weren't for being forced to help, the whole family would not be able to survive. Who would be willing to give up their relatives to do those errands that may kill them at any time.Under the subtle influence, the strength of the Beifan army plummeted, and it was even more difficult to achieve success.

Besides, Daqi has a steady supply of farm cattle, and the supply of farm cattle in the bull market will not be like before, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy them.Those who have spare money can tighten their belts and buy one, and the villages that are really poor can gather the strength of the whole village to buy one or two. Everyone knows that the productivity of farming cattle can increase, and more food can be produced. Be stingy with the money.

In this way, it is naturally hello, me, hello, everyone, and it achieves a win-win effect.

Compared with the gradual and sincere attachment of the Northern Fan, the Southern Ban is much more difficult to deal with.The climate in the south is hot and humid, snakes, insects, rats and ants are everywhere, and there is miasma around. The terrain is complex. It is difficult for the soldiers who fight to adapt to the local climate and terrain, and they are always led by the nose by the Nanman.Nanman took advantage of his innate advantages and was used to hiding and hiding. Even though Da Qi had powerful weapons and equipment, it was useless if he couldn't find anyone. It was like punching cotton. This battle was really hard.

Daqi fought hard, but Nanman actually didn't feel well.Although they were lucky enough to save their lives, who likes to hide and hide all day long, but the opponent has powerful weapons in their hands, so they have no choice but to retreat and stand still for the time being.

Especially after Da Qi was equipped with cannons, those who went to investigate saw with their own eyes that a cannon went down and directly blasted away a small hill with no trace of people.If it really ignored the large-scale bombing, no matter how complicated the terrain of Nanman was, it would probably be razed to the ground. Therefore, even the secret counterattack in the past did not dare to take any action, for fear of provoking Da Qi's displeasure and direct violent bombing.

So the two sides came to a stalemate, and temporarily reached a balance point, where you don't move and I don't move.However, the Nanman monarch had a sword hanging over his head from time to time, and he was worried all day long, so that day was not easy.

The emperor is quite satisfied with the current situation of the Nanman for the time being. Being able to beat Bei Mu to the ground has already achieved the first step of victory. If he keeps chasing the Nanman, it will be too difficult for Daqi. .So he was going to take the opportunity to recuperate, and when Da Qi became stronger, he was not afraid that Nanman would not surrender voluntarily.

As for people's livelihood, not to mention the increase in food production, the advent of this cement has helped avoid many disasters in areas prone to floods.Since the birth of cement, the emperor ordered people to build dikes and dams from the most vulnerable places to store water and prevent droughts, irrigate farmland, and open gates to release floods during floods to prevent floods from eroding farmland and destroying houses.

Due to the limited mass production of cement, the first step was to build dams and embankments, especially the places that were completed first. Not only were they free from drought for several years in a row, but they were still safe when floods came. The emperor attached great importance to embankment construction.He planned to build dams along all the major rivers in Daqi for the benefit of the people.But this is a big project, and I am afraid it will take several generations to complete. What the emperor has to do is to make a good start.

If it is said that the emperor has so much money to complete such a large project that consumes manpower, material resources and financial resources, Gein's sea navigation business has indeed brought him wealth that is completely beyond expectations.Because of the advanced manufacturing technology and powerful equipment of sea-going ships, they not only withstood the stormy seas, but also resisted sneak attacks by pirates.Even if there is a loss, it is not worth mentioning compared to the gain.

After the first successful turnaround, the emperor paid more attention to the sea navigation business, and ordered people to build a lot of sea ships, and even recruited businessmen to take them outside to explore the new world.With the growth of the team, not only dead objects such as gold, silver and jewelry were brought back, but crop varieties, manufacturing techniques, and advanced ideas were all passed back to Daqi one after another, waiting for Daqi to digest it little by little, and use his own wisdom to provide own use.