The Great Song Dynasty occupied Jiangning, and the Heavenly Division Army occupied Dangtu, and neither of the two families could help anyone.

The Celestial Division Army suffered heavy losses in Jiangning.

Fifty battleships were burned more than forty. It's not that they don't want to fight, it's not that they don't want to run away, it's just that mobility can't keep up.

The speed of the ironclad ship transformed by Qin Mu was two or three times that of the Heavenly Master Army's warships, and in terms of flexibility, it was far beyond the Heavenly Division's warships.

It's like a cheetah biting an elephant. Despite its large size, elephants are too slow to move and turn, and they are not on the same level as cheetahs in terms of speed and agility.

And water warfare is a special way of warfare. Compared with land warfare, water warfare has a higher technological content.

For a long time, the warships of the Great Song Dynasty have been the existence with the highest technological content in this time and space, so the Southern Song Dynasty can rely on the Yangtze River, and only rely on the navy for more than a hundred years.

Now the battleships of the Great Song Dynasty have encountered a fire-breathing ironclad ship with a higher level of technology, and they are completely inferior in technology, so although the number of ironclad ships sent by Qin Mu is not large, it is easy to harvest the enemy's sailors - the technological content is too far behind.

As far as power is concerned, there is a real gap of more than a thousand years between the diesel engine and the Great Song Dynasty, which is not something that can be made up by tactics and morale.

What's more, the tactics of the ironclad ship and the morale of the Guards Regiment are much higher than those of the Heavenly Division.

Zhang Guo was really hurt this time. He took with him five thousand elites, fifty boats, and now there are less than ten ships and a thousand people who have escaped.

The Heavenly Master Army was directly beaten and half of its body was defeated.

Now they hold on to Dangtu and can no longer afford to move eastward.

At this time, Han Shizhong came to strength.

Wu Song came over with 10,000 forbidden troops, plus his own 3,000 people, and 3,000 people from the Zhejia army, he could completely fight.

While desperately mobilizing new warships from everywhere, he actively trained his troops.

After being busy for more than two months, Han Shizhong felt that the ships and men were almost organized, and he was about to set up troops to march west, but at this time he got a message.

The people of the folded army are running out!

Han Shizhong and Wu Song were both taken aback. Why, the people of the Folding Army ran away? What's going on?

They had no idea of that at all. The Zhejia army is their main force, and when the main force is gone, how can the battle be fought?

Han Shizhong and Wu Song hurriedly came to find a fold.

As soon as Zhe Kecun saw them coming, he immediately vomited bitterness.

"Two, I can't stay in this Jiangning. Severe soil and water adaptation. My men have been running privately these days, and now there are two or three hundred people left. ”

"......" Han Shizhong and Wu Song didn't expect that Zhen Kecun would frankly admit that his men had run away.

And after running so much, there are only two or three hundred people left, doesn't this mean that the Zhejia army has run out.

How did you lead the troops!

Han Shizhong and Wu Song both led soldiers. They have never worried about the Zhejia Army, just because the Zhejia Army, as the Western Army, is regarded as the private soldiers of the Zhejia family, and their courage and loyalty are needless to say.

There are deserters in the forbidden army, but there will be no ones in the Zhejia army.

But now I didn't expect that the Zhejia army not only had deserters, but also escaped so many - 3,000 people almost escaped!

Where is this escape, this is a mutiny!

Almost 3,000 people are gone, who can believe this!

"What about General Liang Zhi?" Han Shizhong knew that Liang Zhi was the number one general under Zhekecun. Did he run or not?

"It was this guy who led the way and escaped." Zhi Kecun said angrily: "Liangchen, I was just about to talk to you." In view of this situation, I am ready to take my troops to capture them back. ”

When Han Shizhong heard this, he was almost embarrassed and laughed.

Three hundred people to catch three thousand, are you crazy?

Han Shizhong didn't believe that the Zhejia army would flee in a large area. What do they run? Jiangning City is delicious to eat and drink without having to fight, why run away?

Besides, even the forbidden army didn't run, how could a private soldier like the Zhejia Army run, and it was such a large area, almost an organized escape.

It must be a discount for them to go.

But where did they go?

Han Shizhong couldn't help but think of Li Guojian and Qin Mu.

Don't you go to the national prison of the family, right?

Not to mention, Han Shizhong's guess is not far from ten.

Although the Zhejia army is not in Liguojian, it is not far away from Weishan Lake.

Under Liang Zhi's arrangement, most of the Zhejia army left Jiangning in an organized manner and came to Weishan Lake.

The Guards Regiment is about to expand. The 3,000 people of the Zhejia Army were also within the scope of Shi Yi and others' investigation.

These 3,000 men and horses have been dealing with the Guards Regiment for a long time, and they all know what kind of army the Guards Regiment is, so when they heard that there was an opportunity to join the Guards Regiment, everyone enthusiastically signed up.

In the end, two or three hundred people remained, and the rest were all led by Liang Zhi to Weishan Lake.

The Zhejia Army was immediately adapted by Shi Yi and others.

It's not yet a matter of official military expansion. They need to undergo a period of testing and education, and only after passing the examination can they have the opportunity to join the Guards Regiment.

And those who are eliminated can also be turned into industrial workers - Weishan Lake needs a large number of workers.

Liang Zhi left the army in the process and transferred to the civil affairs ranks.

This was his choice after listening to Liu Yunfei's advice.

As a high-ranking officer of the Zhejia Army, it is indeed a bit inappropriate to start as a private in the Guards Regiment.

And directly as a high-ranking officer of the Guards Regiment, he does not have that ability.

The start was too bad, which made Liang Zhi hesitate.

Liu Yunfei, as Liang Zhi's old friend, gave Liang Zhi an idea at this time.

Doing industry and doing civil affairs will also have great development. Liu Yunfei made it very clear to Liang Zhi that the ambition of the regiment commander is the whole world, as long as he follows Qin Mu, everyone has an unlimited future, and there is no need to hold on to the army.

Liang Zhi feels the same way!

As a military man, he had a deep understanding of war. Having seen the weapons of the Guards and the tactics of the Guards, he realized that he should live in the dustbin of history.

No army could be an opponent of the Guards Regiment.

Originally, he thought that although the Guards Regiment was powerful in land warfare, it would not have anything to do in the face of the sailors of the Heavenly Master Army.

But I didn't expect that Aunt Qin would casually make a few fire-breathing ironclad ships, and make the invincible Heavenly Master Army and Sailor into a roasted whole sheep.

Anyone who can do it can do it!

Liang Zhi now deeply understands a truth, science and technology are the primary productive forces - this is what he heard in Qin Mu's class.

Now Liang Zhi has become the first director of the enamel factory. He lifted his wrist and looked at his watch—it was almost time.

Liang Zhi recruited his secretary, all of whom were graduates of the North China University of Technology, gave him a few words, and then walked out of the enamel factory himself, through the huge industrial area, to the conference room of the steel factory.

In today's Weishanhu Base Area, the entire military, government, and civil affairs contingent is half-day study, half-day production, and both study and work are correct.

Qin Mu has been teaching for more than ten days in a row.

Now Weishanhu has heavy industry, light industry, and the first set of currencies of the New World Group has been issued, which is in fact a separatist force.

The change in the situation made Qin Mu have to put down everything and first arm the cadres theoretically.

"Money, is the general equivalent. We must be clear about this concept. ”

Qin Mu turned around and wrote the five big words "General Equivalent" on the blackboard behind him.

"Money exists for the trade of commodities, and without commodities, there is no need for money. So how much currency we issue depends on the market. There are as many commodities as there are currencies. But these currencies are not sent out and left alone. If you just send it or don't receive it, it is Zhao Ji's Jiaozi, and it is not currency. ”

The students in the audience, except for Zhi Meiluan, were a little confused.

In fact, they didn't know what the paper money of the New Century Group was fundamentally different from the Jiaozi of the Great Song Dynasty. Although our banknote is much more beautiful, it is still a piece of paper!

It is precisely because Qin Mu understands this that he must make great efforts to popularize the basic knowledge of finance to everyone.

"Zhao Ji's Jiaozi was printed and exchanged for grain, porcelain, furniture and other commodities on the market, which has the basic function of money - commodity trading. But when the people took Jiaozi to pay taxes, the Song court did not accept it, and they only needed gold, silver, copper, and precious metals at this time. In this way, Jiaozi loses the function of commodity trading. ”

When Fang Haoyin heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. She seemed to understand a lot.

A while ago, she had been sitting in Li Guojian, so she was not there when Zhe Meiluan was listening to the lecture in private, so she lacked knowledge in this area. As a staunch follower of Qin Mu, she had to make up for this lesson as soon as possible, so she listened more attentively than anyone else.

"This kind of Jiaozi loses the meaning of money. It only gives out but does not receive, which leads to skyrocketing prices in the market. In the past few years, the overall economic situation of the Song Kingdom was good, that is, various commodities were continuously manufactured, so the issuance of Jiaozi at that time did not immediately cause inflation. There are many commodities and there are many general equivalents needed, so there is no significant increase in prices. ”

Shi Yi and others also buried their heads in recording.

"But recently, because the Jin State wanted to sell the city to the Song State, Zhao Ji had no choice but to print a large number of Jiaozi to rob the private wealth, so that there was too much currency on the market, far more than the amount originally needed, which led to soaring prices."

Jia Hongxian couldn't help but nodded. She spent the most time in Bianliang and has the most tangible feelings about this point - now the price of grain in Bianliang has risen three or four times compared with last year, and many people at the bottom can no longer afford to eat.

"And our currency should be used at all times, not that we only print it, not recycle it. We are now starting a completely new regime. A new regime in which taxation is the most basic function. We collect taxes, not only in our currency, but also in our own currency. Only in this way can we build the credibility of our regime in the hearts of the people. ”

Liu Yunfei looked at Liang Zhi next to him, and he didn't know if he understood the words of the head of the regiment.

"But it's not enough to collect that much money just by collecting taxes. I'll give you an example, Director Liang's enamel factory, everyone knows it. ”

Everyone's eyes immediately looked at Liang Zhi, which made Liang Zhi suddenly feel a little embarrassed.

He didn't care about the thousands of troops, but when his classmates looked at him like this, he couldn't sit still.

Fortunately, Qin Mu immediately continued to lecture and relieved him.

"The products of the enamel factory are currently the best-selling products in the Weishan Lake area, and it can be said that they are in short supply. So in such a situation, there are so many enamel cups and enamel basins in the base, and the people want to buy them, so they naturally need currency in their hands, and at this time we have to issue a large amount of currency to complete the commodity transaction process of the people buying enamel. ”

Speaking of this, Qin Mu paused, looked at the class and said, "What should I do then?" ”

What to do? No one knows what to do. Although Meiluan knew, she wouldn't say it. It's better to let the officials say it themselves. The province's own words aroused the jealousy of the sisters.

"To make an extreme assumption, when every family and everyone in our base area has bought seventeen or eighteen enamel cups and enamel basins, will they buy them again? Definitely not. No one can play with a pile of enamel without nothing. ”

Qin Mu's words drew a burst of laughter of understanding.

"At this time, the commodity trade for ceramics will stop, but the currency that we send out is still floating in the market in the form of wages, investments, and so on, and a very terrible situation will happen. It's the skyrocketing price of food. ”

When Qin Mu said this, his expression became extremely serious.

The students couldn't help but become more attentive.

"The people have extra money in their hands, and they will buy goods when they have them, such as enamel pots, but when they no longer need enamel cups and enamel pots, the money will still be in the market, and they will always have to spend it, and eventually when there is nothing to buy, they will buy grain. Because food is the only commodity they can buy and will always need. Enamel pots can last for ten years, but grain is consumed every day. ”

Qin Mu wrote the words "consumables" on the blackboard.

"Consumables are where the money ends up. If we don't have a scientific way to control the recycling of currency, it will eventually lead to a spike in food prices in the base areas, and then the people can't afford to eat! This is a scene that we must avoid! ”

"Suppose the enamel factory made 100,000 enamel cups, one yuan, and we issued 100,000 yuan for the smooth completion of this transaction. But when all the enamel cups entered the family, 100,000 yuan was left on the market. At the same time, the comparison is made with grain. Suppose there are 100,000 catties of grain on the market, one yuan per catty, and we also issue 100,000 yuan. After the grain transaction is completed, will the 100,000 yuan spent on grain be retained? No. Because food is a consumable, you have to buy it after eating. So the 100,000 of grain is always flowing. ”

Hearing this, Deng Cheng immediately understood.

"The 100,000 yuan for buying enamel has now been added to the 100,000 for buying grain, which has led to a pound of grain becoming two yuan, and the price of grain has directly doubled! And we will have a large number of commodities on the market in the future, and commodities and currencies are massive. If we fail to recognize the true usefulness of money, but instead have the wrong idea of exchanging paper for everything, then the base will soon collapse. We don't even have to fight the enemy, we play ourselves to death. ”

"And how do you get the money back?" Yu Liyan immediately asked loudly. She didn't have so many scruples, so she asked if she didn't understand.

"In fact, as long as we see the essence of the problem, there are more ways to solve the problem. For example, we can expand the base area and expand the sales scope of goods, so that the goods will not be unsalable for a long time, and there will always be new currencies in the market, so that our currency recovery can be temporarily ignored. ”

The senior officers of the Guards Regiment immediately understood.

This is to expand the army, to fight wars, to expand the territory.

It is no wonder that as soon as the regiment commander built the enamel factory, he immediately began to expand the army. At first, Shi Yi and the others didn't understand what Qin Mu meant, but now that they heard it, they all understood.

For the sake of the base area, for the currency of the base area, for the sake of this regime, the only mission of the Guards Regiment is to expand the territory!