The logistics supply was initially agreed, and Zhao Xu talked about the situation on the western front.

Firearms are emerging in an endless stream in various countries, and the situation of imitation is also uneven.

Since the material of the iron cannon of the Changsun Kingdom has not yet been known by various countries, the other vassal states have copied the heaven-shattering fire or pig iron cannon, or copper cannon.

Restricted by the tonnage of the iron furnace and the casting process, the imitation of the earth-shaking fire in various countries is mainly small-caliber five-six, twelve-thirteen kilogram projectile small cannons, and the firing range is not long enough.

After several years of gunpowder, the countries gradually understood some secrets, and the Changsun Kingdom strictly prohibited the export of sulfur, and the smell of sulfur smoke in the gunpowder clearly told other princes that the gunpowder contained sulfur.

As a result, there were many imitation gunpowders, and due to the problem of proportion, the gunpowder ingredients of various countries were also varied, and the power was seriously insufficient, and it was even inferior to the formula of Changsun Guo.

In addition, ignition canister gunpowder throwing weapons emerged one after another, and full-time grenadiers loomed in the armies of various countries.

At the same time, some new gunpowder weapons have appeared one after another, such as thunderbolt spears, flying muskets, etc., it is worth mentioning that there were honeycomb arrows in the defense of the country, and a swarm of bees and magic arrows in the Ming Dynasty.

Clusters of arrows can easily be sent two hundred paces away, but in the face of the increasingly advanced armor and firearms of the regular army, the clusters of arrows will sooner or later be replaced by firearms.

As for the Black Turban Army, it's sad to think about it. If it can drag on for three and five years to start again, and when it steals the firearms and artillery of the Changsun Kingdom and suddenly attacks, its military destructive power will be even greater. Not to mention the fact that the Thunder King used manure to ferment and produce hydrogen sulfide and biogas for explosions, and the appearance of gunpowder weapons undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the Black Turban Army's own apotheosis.

But history cannot be reversed, the emergence of firearms, the overall reversal of the shape of the war, 12 years of ravages and expansion, has exhausted all the Black Turban Army. After all, they are just a group of reckless, and they have done little to govern the country.

Around the end of the day, Bailiyan left the palace and returned home an hour earlier than before.

Jiang Min, Jiang Qian, father and son entered the palace in the afternoon to meet the king, and paid homage to the coffin of the Marquis of Lu, and Bailiyan had already met once. Jiang Rong prepared a table banquet in the backyard hall, which was very rich.

"Let my father-in-law and brother-in-law wait for a long time, and Yan will punish himself here."

Baili Yan drank it all, Jiang Min said with emotion:

"Young Master Yan, there have been earth-shattering changes in more than ten years, father-in-law, I really regret not being at the beginning."

"If there was no father-in-law to support him back then, how could he come to Yanzhi today, my father-in-law's words are serious."

"Alas...... If Yan Gongzi is here, Guangxin may be as rich and prosperous as Lingling is today, and my father and son don't have to sit on pins and needles day and night. ”

Seeing that Jiang Min was helpless, Baili Yan said in passing:

"Father-in-law, it's very difficult for Guangxin to maintain 70,000 or 80,000 troops."

At this time, Jiang Qian took over and said:

"After more than ten years, Guangxin's money and grain have long been exhausted, and if it were not for the interception of taxes, it would be a problem to maintain grain and grass now."

"As far as I know, although Guangxin, together with the cities under its control, has a large territory, its population is less than eight or five hundred thousand, and with the current productivity per acre, it is already the limit to raise 60,000 or 70,000 infantry troops and 10,000 cavalry. Now that most of the parts of Xianxi County have been recovered, and there is no big threat to the west of Beihai County, why doesn't my father-in-law consider reducing the number of soldiers to support the people? ”

"It's easier said than done......"

Jiang Min sighed for a long time, Xiao Suo's color jumped on his face, and Bai Liyan asked:

"Why not?"

"The Jin army of 300,000 people is stationed in Guangxin, how dare I easily cut the troops. Yan Gongzi, you don't know, although King Xian is wary of the Jin army, but he is also using the Jin army to monitor Guangxin, if the army is cut, it is not allowed to be peaceful one day, and the Jin army will do nothing with a blow. And after the crown prince ascends the throne, Xihuan will definitely not be able to tolerate my Guangxin, and he will get rid of it as soon as possible, how can I not guard against it. ”

"Then my father-in-law has been consuming like this?"

"Actually, my father didn't want to, Luo Songting had already suggested cutting troops, but the situation was pressing, and he had to do so." Jiang Qiandao, picked up the wine cup and drank it all, very depressed.

At this time, Jiang Rong said:

"Yanzi, my father is in trouble now, why don't you help my father."

Bai Liyan shook her head, for the sake of it:

"The crux is not in Chenling, but in Guangxin. Guangxin occupies all the cities that Beihai can occupy, and the Jin army traveled thousands of miles to garrison the Xianguo, the national strength of the Xianguo was not good, so it did not supply food to the Jin army, and its food, drink and Lazar need to be transported from the Jin State, and the cost of taking the land route is very great, so it is the most time-saving and labor-saving to go by sea.

Now the Jin army has no foothold in Beihai, so they can only entrench around Guangxin City, using the two ports of Guangxin and Lincheng to supply, so that the troops are approaching the city. At the same time, the Jin army was coveting Guangxin, which just gave them an excuse. If you want to resolve it, unless you give up a coastal city and let the Jin army station, and in this way, the king does not want to see it.

Therefore, now it has become the Jin army to force the city, the king uses the Jin army to force the city to consume Guangxin, and Guangxin uses the Jin army to force the city, and it is logical that in the name of defending the land, it occupies the cities that can be occupied by various places, and so on and so on, and the evil consequences are naturally getting deeper and deeper. ”

"Then there's no way to crack it?" Jiang Rong asked urgently.

"It's not for nothing, when the Black Turban Rebellion is put down, countries are eager to restore their national strength, trade in the East China Sea, North Sea, and West China Sea will be reopened, and the sea transit tax, port supply tax, and escort tax will be greatly reduced, and the trade of the three seas will increase significantly.

I am considering the establishment of an offshore fleet, and I will be stationed in Beihai at that time, so that the pressure on Guangxin can be reduced. ”

During wartime, the vassal states built high tax walls to cover the cost of the war, thus exacerbating trade barriers, discouraging trade, and reducing the flow of logistics and cash.

In peacetime, high transit taxes and tariffs will continue to be maintained, which is not conducive to trade development and the flow of goods, and seriously restricts the post-war economic recovery.

After ten years of rapid development, the shipbuilding industry in Yongxing City has gradually developed from one or two thousand stone ships to three thousand stone ships, and the expanded dry dock can build five thousand stone ships.

The development of mathematics has directly promoted the shipbuilding experience accumulated by the Ligong School over the past century, which has been formalized, systematized, and scientifically summarized and quantified, and gradually transformed into more intuitive engineering mechanics, architecture, and structural mechanics, which has accelerated the improvement and construction of ships.

Bailiyan's next step is to promote the improvement and construction of new 5,000 stone sail warships, and develop 10,000 stone and 15,000 stone large ships for naval and civilian ships.

The larger the ship, the more goods can be loaded at one time, and the lower the transportation cost, which is more conducive to promoting logistics and transportation and expanding economic tentacles.

Relying on the primary industrial products of Yongxing City, Xianguo can completely stand alone in the field of trade and enjoy the greatest benefits. At the same time, it is necessary to develop an ocean-going navy to escort its own merchant ships, so that it does not have to pay high transit protection fees to other countries, and can also defend against future threats from the sea.

After the navy built the city to defend the Beihai, it needs a home port and logistical support, the water and land garrisons are less than 10,000 or 20,000, and more than 350,000, there is a Xian army in Beihai, the Jin army rashly occupies the city of Xianguo, and the Xianguo backhand can cut off its sea supply, and coordinate coercion from the land, with the strength of the Xianguo after three or five years, 300,000 Jin troops, Bailiyan is not in his eyes.

"Parents are short" said a lot, and Jiang Min suddenly asked about the heirs:

"Virtuous son-in-law, why don't you see a lonely grandson in your house?"

"This ......"

Bailiyan suddenly felt embarrassed, isn't it nothing. At this time, Jiang Rong relieved the siege and said:

"Father, where are the grandchildren, they are all granddaughters, eight!"

"What!"

Jiang Min was stunned that he had seen a lot of knowledge in his life, and he was also taken aback, seven women gave birth to eight children in a row, and not a single boy was born, which was unbelievable.

At this time, Bailiyan suddenly sounded Jiang Qian's marriage for many years, and he didn't have a man and a woman, he hurriedly asked:

"My brother-in-law has been married for many years, why haven't I given birth to a boy and a girl?"

As soon as the words came out, Jiang Qian's face suddenly darkened, and the atmosphere immediately became embarrassed. Jiang Min and Jiang Rong's father and daughter looked at each other, Bai Liyan saw it in his eyes, and immediately guessed the clue, he said:

"Brother in-law, stretch out your hands, and I'll check your pulse."

Jiang Qianqiang covered his unhappiness and said:

"No, I'm not sick, and I'm doing a good job of diagnosing my pulse!"

At this time, Jiang Min said:

"Qian'er, Yan Gongzi is proficient in medical skills and has a wonderful hand for rejuvenation, maybe he can have a magic prescription and stretch out his hand."

"Father, the famous doctor Liu Boxi can't be cured, but what can Yan Gongzi do!"

Hearing the news of Liu Boxi's name, Bailiyan was extremely surprised:

"What's the matter, my father-in-law and brother-in-law also invited Liu Boxi?"

"Don't hide it from the virtuous son-in-law, Qian'er has had this disease for many years, and he has not seen any improvement from famous doctors, and the divine doctor Liu Boxi has also said that this disease must be solved by the medicine of Zhiyang."

"Oh, the medicine of the sun!" Bai Liyan's heart lit up: "It's not a disability to say this!" ”

Hearing the word "disabled", Jiang Qian was stunned:

"My brother-in-law's words are too hurtful!"

Bailiyan is busy with compensation is not:

"Hehe, it's all Yan's. Coincidentally, when I went south, I obtained a lot of herbs and seeds from the Jinxuedi people, among which there is a Zhiyang herb, called 'Yiyangtian', which is the medicine of extreme yang. Brother-in-law, quickly reach out your hand, if it is caused by poisonous cold, brother-in-law's disease may be cured. ”

"One Yang Tian" is regarded as a fertility medicine by Jin Xuedi people, which can be taken by both men and women, and the male treatment of infertility caused by cold and impotence, and the female treatment of ** cold, which is very good.

Liu Boxi is one of the three major medical saints of the Central Plains who is still alive in recent decades, and is said to be over 90 years old and in good health. In order to cure Jiang Qian's infertility, Jiang Min even invited Liu Boxi, which shows that he has worked hard.

After checking the pulse, the pulse and Liu Boxi's diagnosis were correct, and it was indeed caused by the invasion of the cold evil to the whole.

"Brother-in-law, have you ever suddenly fallen into ice water?"

"How do you know?" Jiang Qian was shocked.

"Hehe, Liu Boxi only knew that his brother-in-law was in the very hot north, and there was no possibility of planting ice water, but it was definitely not caused by the cold of the ice cubes, so Liu Botian thought that his brother-in-law was caused by the accumulation of cold and evil in the day after tomorrow. However, I know that you often go to Xu Kingdom, so I deduce that my brother-in-law must have fallen into the ice cave in the middle of winter.

And the blood of the people in the north is hot, and the brother-in-law is in his youth, so if he plunges into the ice water, he will be invaded by the cold and evil, resulting in the symptoms of not lifting. In addition, my brother-in-law feels that he occasionally feels chest paralysis, dizziness, headache and bone pain? ”

"Exactly, Liu Boxi once said that this is evil in the heart and spleen, so he prescribed two doses of medicine, let me take it all year round, so it has improved over the years. Does my brother-in-law know what the illness is? ”

"Liu Boxi is worthy of being a medical saint, it is indeed the cold evil that invades the heart and spleen, and he will have to worry about his life all year round. There is simply medicine to cure at the moment, and my brother-in-law only needs to take one patch of medicine every day for three years, and a bowl of thick soup medicine every day to curb this disease. However, Liu Boxi's medicine still has to be eaten, and it cannot be broken in this life, otherwise it will be life-threatening. ”

(End of chapter)