Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Great Victory on the Western Front North America is about to go to war

The 300,000 troops of the Ottoman Empire were wiped out by the Yaogang people in one day, which shocked the world.

When the Ottoman Sultan heard the news, his lungs were about to explode, and he was so distressed that he died. Obviously, because they couldn't defeat the Ming Dynasty army, they couldn't bear the humiliation and retreat, but the commander who stayed behind was also a battle-hardened veteran, how could they think that they could eat the tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty troops who were alone in the depths? all know that the Ming Dynasty army has extraordinary combat power, and since they dare to go deep alone, they are sure to protect themselves. What's more, the speed of the Ming Dynasty's reinforcements is not comparable to their armies. This loss was even heavier than the loss of a bloody battle with the Russian Empire, the Sultan's distressed heart was bleeding, and the losses were all the elite of the empire, and the Russian Empire had a bloody battle, and was wiped out by the Ming Dynasty army of more than 300,000 people, and the imperial army was already greatly injured. What's more troublesome is that it is even more difficult to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty now. If you can't negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, maybe the life of the Ottoman Empire will be even more difficult in the future, and the Ming Dynasty is already bordering, this strong enemy is by your side, so how can the empire rest in peace. If they continue to support the arming of the Russian Empire, without the Ming Dynasty making a move against the Ottoman Empire, they give the Russian Empire some new weapons that the Ottoman Empire does not have, and the Russian Empire can destroy the Ottoman Empire with revenge.

But no matter what, you still have to send someone to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty. This envoy was the one sent to the Ming Dynasty last time. However, the envoy made one condition to the Sultan, otherwise he would not negotiate. His request was to release the Ming Dynasty's shopkeeper in Istanbul and let him go with him.

The Sultan hesitated, because the Ming Dynasty telegraphed back that he demanded the release of all Ming Dynasty merchants, the unsealing of all shops, the compensation of the merchants' losses, and the sending of people to negotiate. But if they all agreed to the demands of the Ming Dynasty, what would the Ottoman Empire talk about if there was no face at all? However, the special envoy's request is also reasonable, and the release of the chief treasurer to negotiate together, at least the atmosphere should be better, and if there is anything, with the friendly relationship between the special envoy and the chief treasurer, they can also be accommodating. Therefore, the Sultan still agreed to take the envoy with the big treasurer to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty.

After a day's counting, Li Wei and his men killed more than 90,000 Ottoman officers and soldiers in this battle, captured more than 180,000 people including wounded soldiers, and ran tens of thousands. 160,000 captured horses. There are countless other armor weapons. It is worth mentioning that more than 4,000 muskets produced in the kiln were seized.

It was the morning news on Yaogang's side, and the news of the army's total annihilation of more than 300,000 troops of the Ottoman Empire on the east bank of the Dnieper River was broadcast. The people of Yaogang and even the entire Ming Dynasty were talking about this. The Kiln Gang people have entered the information age, and they have never heard of the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire, etc., which they have never heard of before, and now they often hear about them in newspapers, radio, and television. Although ordinary people don't know much about the Ottoman Empire, they know that it was a very powerful country. But now as soon as he meets the Ming Dynasty, more than 300,000 will be wiped out in a battle, which is simply vulnerable.

The people in Yaogang Square and those critics felt that this was a very disdainful thing, and they all believed that there was no country in the world that could compete with the Ming Dynasty, especially the Yaogang people. As a kiln worker, that pride is getting stronger and stronger.

However, Lu Chengxiang was not interested in war horses. When Lu Chengxiang came to Zaihow's office, when Zhang Zhimu told him about the seizure of 160,000 war horses, Lu Chengxiang smiled hehehe, "Hehe! Mr. Zhang! Now war horses are no longer in demand. Look at the whole world, who else needs war horses besides us? ”

"Oh!" Zhang Zhimu understood, "yes! Now that there is no one to organize an army, who will want war horses? ”

"Behold! If there are good war horses, let the cavalry of our army pick them. Our old and weak war horses also need to be eliminated and replaced. The rest of the horses are sold for horse riding! Lu Chengxiang said, "Some of their big horses are much taller and stronger than Mongolian horses, and they are very good for pulling carts and plowing land." ”

Lu Chengxiang came to Zhang Zhimu this time because he had an idea, which was about the shareholding system listing. In the past, Zhang Zhimu told him that in the future, there will be more joint-stock enterprises, and stock trading will be a very important direction for financial development, and we should strive to develop more joint-stock enterprises, so that if there are more enterprises, stocks will become a big market. Lu Chengxiang didn't understand this matter for a while, but Lu Chengxiang knew that what Zhang Zhimu said would come true, so he kept thinking about it. Suddenly, Lu Chengxiang thought that after the land reform, the land of many landlords was redeemed, and they had a lot of silver in their hands, but not all landlords had the mind to do business. However, it is really limited for the kiln gang to engage in joint-stock enterprises on its own, and many enterprises that make a lot of money must not give profits to others, otherwise what will the army rely on to support and what will large-scale infrastructure construction rely on. After careful consideration, Lu Chengxiang came up with a solution.

Zhang Zhimu was of course very happy to hear Lu Chengxiang say that he had the idea of engaging in a joint-stock system, "Mr. Lu, I really want to hear your thoughts on this?" I can't get out of my mind all the time! ”

"That's right, I think it's too slow for us to run our own joint-stock enterprises. I think we have a lot of people who want to start a business, but they don't have enough money. If they have a good prospect, but let them go public. There are also some mines that want to expand their scale, and the funds are not enough, but the prospects are also good, so they can also be financed and listed. In this way, everyone participates, and the funds are not worried! ”

"However, we have to control such enterprises, and we can't let them run away after defrauding the funds!" Zhang Zhimu knew that no matter what happened like this, there would be a big mess.

"Yes, we also have to formulate detailed listing requirements, we have to set up a review department, such corporate finance, we have to do it in strict accordance with our requirements, and we have to review the statements. Only companies that meet our requirements can be listed on our established special exchange. In fact, it is to check for shareholders! In this way, we also have to formulate strict laws to support the implementation! For this matter, I have also communicated with the shopkeepers of some business groups in Qiu's old family, and they all think that this is a great thing. This matter can be done so that everyone who has money in their hands can participate in the investment business. Those who have more silver can buy more stocks, and those who have less silver can buy less! Those enterprises with good projects and insufficient funds can quickly raise funds and develop rapidly! ”

"Mr. Lu, your idea is very good, you have to set up a special department composed of smart and capable personnel, and first come up with a specific and feasible plan. Let's study it with Li Yan and the others, and formulate the corresponding laws and promulgate them! Zhang Zhimu is very supportive of this.

"Alright! I'm just waiting for your words! Mr. Lu said happily, "We have a few of us who are studying this matter, and with your words, we can let go of it!" ”

"Your organization should be a strong administrative department, called the 'Securities Regulatory Commission'. For now, though, your people are predominantly professionals. At the same time, stock trading should form a standard pattern. By the way, we can also use computers to manage stock transactions in real time, and we also need to have a set of publicity systems! Zhang Zhimu thought of a way to use multiple monitors to display stocks in real time.

"It would be great if that were the case! However, we still studied how to do it manually before we went to Yang Chang and them. "Lu Chengxiang is still very steady.

Once again, the planes on the front line of Yaogang played a role, and one plane returned from the front line with film documentaries, TV documentaries, and many more battlefield photographic photos. The Yaogang Cinema and TV station were soon able to broadcast real records from the front line. Color images can also be published in newspapers. This makes the frontline coverage more vivid, and this year's recruitment slots are very sought-after. During the war years, the military became a profession for young people to compete for, which had never happened before.

There won't be much going on on the Western Front for the time being. However, the telegram sent back by Wu Sangui in North America still made the command center a little worried.

Wu Sangui's 100,000-strong army landed in North America, but the Indians there were uneasy. If there are guests passing by here, the Indians are welcome. But so many people came at once, obviously not leaving here, which means that they will compete with them for land here. The Indians believed that this was the land left to them by their ancestors and would never allow others to take it. However, the Indians had dealt with Wu Sangui and them, and knew that they were probably not opponents in battle, especially when they saw that the people who came were riding a four-legged running fast thing, called a war horse, which made them feel very terrible. Enemies on horseback can chase wild wolves, and many wild animals can't outrun them. It was also seen that those on horseback were able to shoot bison with bows and arrows from a great distance. The Indians were really scared, but in order to survive, the chiefs of their tribes held a general meeting to study what to do.

The meeting was very high-level, and after repeated research, the great wizard was asked for divination, and finally the ancestor inspired and decided to fight.

The battle was decided, and all the tribes in various places began to prepare. Combat Indians are not laymen. The current stability of the tribes of North America is the result of war. After mobilization, nearly a million Indians in North America were ready to go to war.

To say that Wu Sangui really didn't take this matter seriously at first, the sky was enlightened, and they began to cut down wood to build a road to the south. This method of building roads out of wood is also really practical, and the roads on the permafrost are no longer mud ponds, and there is less disturbance in the ground below the wood isolation, so that the dissolution is not too deep. The road can be used directly when it is spring.

However, whether it was the cavalry fighting the front station or the army building the road, they were all under the surveillance of the Indians in real time, and even many Indians did not hide themselves at all, but watched them from a distance. This made Wu Sangui and the others slowly feel that something was wrong. The cavalrymen who had gone out to reconnoiter had already noticed that there were many Indians from afar who were converging in groups.

Wu Sangui and Lin Feng, who were killed from the battlefield, knew with their keen sense of smell that a big battle was inevitable!