Chapter 577: New Weapon (2)
The emperor personally called for mobilization, and the construction of the factory was also fast, including the recruitment of workers, and the five factories were completed in two months.
During this period, Liu Yong had no intention of attacking the Tarnus, and he had to wait for the grenades to be loaded into the army before making plans. And during this time, he didn't want the Tarslavs to take the initiative to attack him. to give him time to develop a new weapon.
During this period, new weapons were to be developed not only grenades, but also muskets. And the range of artillery also needs to be further increased. I can't help but increase the firing range, but also upgrade the artillery, from single shots to bursts. This requires the wisdom of the inventor.
There are no less than 100 inventors under Liu Yong, and now is about 40 years old, which is the best time for public relations. And the leader of them is Chen An.
Yes, these people are directly under the leadership of the Prime Minister. This is a special department called the Ministry of Science and Technology. The minister is directly concurrently served by Chen An. It can be said that this department and other military departments, household departments, and ritual departments were directly led by the imperial court.
Chen An divided them into groups, and whoever won the project would be rewarded with two hundred taels of gold. That's a big prize. Of course, out of the court's rewards, the emperor will also reward these separately.
And this research and development fund is directly funded by the royal family, without going through the household department. At this time, the household department did not have too much surplus. The high military spending, the operation of the government, the investment of state enterprises, and the security of the people all count on the household department.
However, the newly built dynasty is a situation of ruins waiting to be rebuilt, and it is undoubtedly not a challenge for the household department. Fortunately, Yang Fan worked diligently to open up the maritime trade routes first, so that the private capital Kaihua Temple could be active in the maritime trade mountain from the beginning, so that the tax revenue could be greatly increased and the finances could be filled.
And the monopoly products of the imperial court also began to expand in a large area. The three-year exemption from the agricultural tax reduced the imperial court's revenue, but it also boosted domestic consumption. The peasants are no longer under pressure and are spending lavishly.
There is no reduction in commercial tax, which also ensures financial security.
Although, a few months have passed, and the finances of the imperial court are already in a dangerous period, they still have not collapsed. This also depends on the royal support for military spending. Otherwise, it will be really unsustainable.
During this period, Liu Yong had already sent his eldest son Yanping to South Africa to bring back the gold that had been refined, and at the same time to bring half of the gold from Lion City Island. Yes, only half, the rest is in case of emergency, in case the war is lost, those will be the capital that will rise again.
I have to say that until now Liu Yong knows how difficult it is to personally help a country. Although he used to be a prime minister, it was just to share the emperor's worries, and the main pressure was still on the emperor.
Moreover, it is not false at all that fighting a war is to burn money, although the war has not started now, but military spending is like flowing water. Seeing his military expenses, of course, the household department calculated it for him. I'm dizzy. But there was no way, there was no way to deal with the army of millions of Tarslavs. Then you need the same military power yourself.
It costs money to raise an army yourself, and the same goes for the Tar slaves. Why did the Tatars delay attacking, Kenn just had a problem with military spending.
Since Liu Yong occupied the south of the Tianjiang River, the financial income of the Tatar slaves was probably about to be halved. It's not just about halving. However, it will also be the thrust for the Tatars to send troops as soon as possible.
There is a good saying, if you don't die in silence, you explode in silence. However, Liu Yong felt that the Tatar slaves had broken out to a certain extent. Just laughing, they also want to repair the army that has returned from the Western Expedition. Without a year and a half, I am afraid it will be difficult to form a new combat force.
Liu Yong only hoped that the Tatar slaves would rest for a long time. In this way, your new weapons will be fully equipped into the team. With these new weapons, the size of the army can naturally be reduced.
If the Tatars have another army of one million, then they only need six hundred thousand. There is no need to recruit new troops, which will also save military expenses.
As for the Tatar slaves, it was indeed as Liu Yong guessed, and their army returning from the westward expedition was too tired. Moreover, these soldiers have not been reunited with their families for several years, and they are only on vacation for three months.
Moreover, there were many dead and wounded, and the returned army was less than 400,000 people. With the addition of the local army of 200,000, there are only 600,000 people left. This pales in comparison to Liu Yong's millions.
So, for the Tatars, the first thing to do was to recruit soldiers. However, this conscription was not easy. The number of Tatars is not very large, but basically all young and middle-aged people are soldiers. The next step was to requisition the Han Chinese. But how many of the Han people were willing to fight for the Tartars?
No, they all hid from military service.
During this time, the court of Dayang was worried about this matter. The imperial court suggested that the elite cavalry should be deployed along the Tianjiang River, with a total attack of more than 300,000 people. This is a lot of them, and if Liu Yong attacks in silence, there is no chance of winning.
Because the Tarslavs almost all the strength of the country came to defend them.
Liu Yong also received information that the Tatars were deployed along the Tianjiang River with the elite cavalry that the Tatars were proud of. Hearing this news, Liu Yong was also relieved, because he knew that the Tatar slaves were deployed like this to mean that they had the intention of taking the initiative to attack.
And is it a good time to counterattack yourself? Naturally, it's not, people have set up fences and traps, but they don't drill high.
Liu Yong also hurriedly called for research on new weapons. What a great opportunity! Of course, it is also possible to develop while fighting a war. But the new dynasty was in ruins, and war seemed to be out of place. It makes more sense to keep the light in obscurity.
But Liu Yong won't wait too long, as long as everything in the country is stable, that is when he attacks the Tarslaves. Now, it's still the domestic things that give me some more attention.
Only when the country is stable can we have the confidence to fight a war.
The Tartars were not so easy to fight, and they could only be dealt with with with high-tech weapons.
The development of new artillery is in full swing. And Liu Yong has time to relax. To tell the truth, he hasn't been idle since he entered here.
Now that it is summer and autumn, and the scenery of Tian'an Mansion is good, Liu Yong took his harem to play.
There is a royal garden in Tianlei Mountain, and the scenery of Tianlei Mountain is also good, there are mountains, waters, forests, and charming Yingshan Lake. The scenery of the lake and mountains is indeed much better than that in the palace.
Here, playing every day, eating delicious food, and playing with the beauties of the harem, Liu Yong knew why many emperors were reluctant to take care of the government, just because as an emperor, he could play too much.
Don't say anything else, just say that this is the same color, and it will make people defeated.
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