Cheng Xuan, who has been promoted to Jianghuai transfer envoy, did not break his promise after returning home, and with the development of a new round of offensive in Huaishang, it was like a synchronous echo of the loading from the sea, and wave after wave of military daily use was sent, and soon the port city of Haizhou to the warehouse along the way to Zaiyidu became full again.

Therefore, with the spring blossoms, the gradual relaxation of rationing and control has also made the pale and desolate faces of the population under his rule become somewhat vivid and vivid.

Although the restrictions on population movement have not been relaxed under military control, some morning markets in the city, small markets and wild markets in the suburbs and at intersections have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

While a heavy armed sweep was underway ahead, I was inspecting the preparations for the spring ploughing, as well as the resumption of mining and metallurgy, and the new workshops.

In the past few days alone, I have visited three cities, from Yidu in Qingzhou to Linyi in Yizhou, and inspected at least five large labor camps and industrial and mining areas.

As the saying goes, if the army has no food, it will be chaotic, and if the people have no food, they will be scattered. The issue of food security is still one of the fundamental national policies that have been attached great importance to in all dynasties and even in later generations of highly modernized governments.

Although we occupy such a territory, we have not yet formed the corresponding self-sustaining capacity for food, so we can only rely on sea transportation for the time being.

And Jiang Ningxing's generosity and generosity to me is always time-limited and final, and it is not a normal state that can be maintained.

In the long run, what Jiang Ningxing can provide us with is at most the part of the military quota that is listed. As for the consumption of the population under his rule, it can be said that it has been in a state of negative growth.

Therefore, whether it is for our own safety and long-term planning, we urgently need to implement tuntian on the spot, so as to achieve a sufficient scale of food self-sufficiency within the year, which is the development plan for long-term peace and stability.

Fortunately, although the places under my rule are very withered, after years of drought and famine in the north, after the chaos and war, whether it is near the city, on both sides of the road, or even in remote mountain villages, there are large areas of terra nullius.

And those people who were originally under the management of the army and worked on a winter project can also be more conveniently converted into labor needed for agricultural production in the vicinity according to the structure of the battalion or regiment where they are located.

With the support that can be expected from the rear, seeds, farm tools, and even animal power are no longer a problem, so the preparation of various localities is not satisfactory. As long as you wait for the right solar terms, you can start full-scale agricultural production.

Now in charge of this matter is the newly appointed Yingtian permanent judge Yu Yunwen, since he was removed from the official face and correspondingly held accountable, he has shown considerable enthusiasm and diligence.

He even led people deep into the fields, or stayed in the camp where they were in charge of labor, and there was no one for several days.

As the corresponding political officials, there are also Cai Yuanchang and Zhao Ding as the first batch of newcomers, and after they have the official recognition of the title and authority, they have also risen with the tide.

Like Cai Yuanchang, he has been appointed as the official of the household under the Zhenfu Mansion, responsible for investigating the scattered households and hidden fields under the rule; Zhao Ding was appointed as a servant envoy, in charge of the output of the mountains and fields, and was responsible for the mapping and estimation of the state and county conscription population.

This can be regarded as the prototype of a troika in the initial formation of the government structure.

After I had the initial logistical support, the focus of my consideration shifted to the initial building capacity of ordnance and equipment in the local area.

After all, this is a firearms-based unit, and in some way, it relies more on logistical support and rear production capacity than other traditional armies. Before and after the Battle of Sizhou, a large number of prisoners were obtained, and the tension of heavy labor required in the mines was also effectively alleviated. In addition to not being killed lightly, you can spur and use these relatively cheap labor as much as possible.

The second is the localized production capacity of some military and daily necessities such as clothing, hats, shoes, socks, bedding, tents, blankets, etc.

This is relatively simple, and there are ready-made foundations and models in Guangfu, which can be directly copied. Because the technical content is relatively low, and the manual part accounts for a considerable proportion, therefore, as long as some old technicians are led, they can gradually become proficient.

Yiqiē is still based on Songunism as the core. Then there are all kinds of localized engineering projects, but under my rule, there is no eight-hour working day and the corresponding labor insurance system, and if you are unfortunate enough to die, you will have a place to burn and bury.

As the preliminary stage necessary to complete the primitive accumulation, there is no room for superfluous Madonna complexes and humanitarian overflows.

As a population under military management, most people often have to get up all day and work in the dark all day long, working for at least 12 hours or more, and they are tired and have no heart to think about other things, but they are only satisfied with ordinary people who are still struggling with hunger and cold.

I thought about it so much, and slowly checked the newly built ordnance factory in Linyi. Yishui has enough flow and drop to drive the axle required by the hydraulic workshop, and it is very close to the urban area.

Therefore, the most conspicuous landmark here is the staggered arrangement of the riverbank, several large waterwheel-like tall wheels, on the rattling water, with the non-stop rumbling and tinkling of the workshops day and night.

In addition to the site and the building, which are made of local materials, most of the equipment and materials are disassembled and shipped from the rear and copied as they are.

Therefore, although it is said to be an ordnance repair yard, in fact, the main function is still relatively simple and simple, mainly focusing on the daily maintenance and repair of armor and ordnance, as well as the manual production capacity of some spare parts.

For example, the use of water wheel transmission, the accumulated kinetic energy and repeated strokes, to punch drilling, punching, casting, cutting, polishing some spearheads, arrows, swords, shields and even large and small armor pieces, is no longer a problem.

As for the various firearms that are being used in the army, only basic assembly and calibration can be provided here, and as for the main components such as the pipe body and the spring turbine, they have to be prepared from the main workshop in the rear and then transported all the way by sea.

I saw rows of tubes on the shelves that shimmered with a metallic sheen, which were the rough blanks of the barrels, and they needed further processing steps such as horizontal drilling, carrying, and grooving before they could be called new accessories for the firearms.

"Is this Min Tie......

I picked one up and looked at it into the skylight.

"It feels like it's a bit on the heavy side......"

"This is because the toughness and hardness of Fujian iron are good......"

Kong Jiji, the chief of the accompanying material lawsuit, explained to me in a timely manner

"Compared with the original Tianzhu iron, it is a little worse after all......"

"It's just that the output is very large, and it's slightly more expensive than the Guangzhou Railway......"

Because, in addition to the standardized process, a new source of materials has also been adopted, compared with the most popular Guangzhou Railway, the iron produced in Fujian is more expensive, but the corresponding fineness and homogeneity are better.

It seems that because the smelting process of Fujian subway materials uses a large amount of diesel carbon, rather than the most common coal, so there are fewer sulfides and other magazines that affect the toughness of metals, coupled with the convenience of sea and land transportation distances, it has temporarily become a new choice for us to grind and punch and drill pipes.

However, compared with the relatively expensive Tianzhu iron that we originally used, it is another level shorter, so in order to ensure the strength of repeated launches, we have to leave the wall tube thicker, and the weight is heavier.

This is also a no-brainer, because the longer the pipe is made, the higher the requirements for the process and materials, but at least it can enter the process of small batch production.

In contrast, those three-eyed guns, trumpet guns or something, the requirements for processing materials are much lower, and even casting with wrought iron can make do with it.

Now, the direct seniority of the five regiments and two teams under my name has also been greatly expanded in the name of the Liuzhou Zhenfu Tooth Soldiers and the Yu Hou Army.

Among them, the pro-direct group was expanded into two groups, the left and right; The pacesetter regiment was expanded into a full-fledged pacesetter battalion; The name of the teaching team remained unchanged, but it became a three-regiment teaching team;

Zhang Xian's special car regiment also became a car battalion; Guo Yaoshi and Du Shulang's artillery regiment was also divided into three and re-expanded into a heavy artillery regiment and two field artillery regiments; Zhao Liangsi's hunting camp was expanded to three battalions on the left, middle and right;

The capture group, which was responsible for the detection of the enemy by the sentry, was also divided into two large groups: the capture and the cruise.

Mainly from the naval division, a large number of artillery and gunners were replenished, and from the defeated Huma domain, a large number of livestock and mounts were captured. Therefore, from my direct battalion to the existing eight and a half main battalions, we can initially realize the transformation of mules and horses.

It's just that the production and equipment of the corresponding firearms are not so easy to keep up, and this is the only realistic situation that can restrict me from expanding my strength.

Therefore, I can only settle for the next best thing, and instruct them to produce a batch of low-end firearms with relatively simple technology and low cost first, as a starting point and a transition.

The next day, accompanied by Zhu Wu, I inspected the drills of several stragglers that he had retrained.

"This is? ……”

I looked in amazement at the decent array in front of me. I actually made this variant for him.

"This is the opportune method of using a crossbow team to add a shield array......"

Zhu Wu, who seemed to have lost a few points, explained to me.

He is now a military adviser and training officer of the Zhenfu Prefecture.

"Dedicated to the conduct of the stragglers, the order of the auxiliary......"

In the inventory of Xuzhou Shuaisi, tens of thousands of crossbows of various styles were obtained, which were just used to arm these minor military orders and continue to exert their residual heat. The shield array is even simpler, all kinds of big and small cards, and even the arrow platoon restructured from the temporary car board, can be competent.

This kind of formation is a defensive formation that purely emphasizes defense, anyway, as long as they can hold on to the spot for a period of time after they encounter the enemy, and wait until it comes later, it is enough to use it without additional aggression and mobility.

The Yushan Mountains on the border of Haizhou and Yizhou, Tianwu Fort among the undulating mountains,

This is also the last and largest place in Haizhou, where the local armed forces entrenched Wu Fort also ushered in its own end after a winter of resistance and persistence.

As their confidence, it is the dangerous terrain of the gorge and the halfway up the mountain, plus the flat top of the back mountain surrounded by cliffs on three sides, there are abundant water sources and large areas of farmland and fruit forests, and it is still a reservoir of enough food for half a year.

This also made the thousands of local armed forces entrenched here, after the dominance changed hands, become the last local force and benchmark against foreign military horses.

At this time, the Qingzhou Garrison Army, which was responsible for suppressing the bandits, also arrived at the foot of the mountain and set up camp under the leadership of the deputy guard Luo Qicai, and cooperated with the troops in charge of surveillance.

In fact, such a mountainous victory made the old Liangshan troops who participated in the attack on this stronghold inevitably feel a little familiar sigh, but the positions of the attacking and defending sides were dropped.

Could it be that in the land of the two rivers in Huaibei, there are more cottages than them? They are both bumpy and somewhat confident in thinking so.

For the few Liangshan veterans in the middle and upper echelons of the army, this is the first initial battle of the Liangshan tribes, which more or less represents the nomination and status judgment of this new collective, and it is not allowed to make the slightest mistake, and I feel that it is only right that it cannot be fought too ugly, and it must be taken down beautifully at a lower price.

At the signal of Luo Hussar, amid the rumbling sound of cannons, the fire canisters shot out of the fire nest carts, crossbows, and whirlwind cannonballs swept down the wall of the broken stone like raindrops, opening the prelude to a round of attack.

And on the cliff behind the mountain, hundreds of people who can climb the old camp of Liangshan are also wearing short clothes and holding short knives at their mouths, with their hands and feet against each other, and a little bit of edge and gap are grabbed, like geckos sticking to the cliff.

Finally, in a sweat, several grappling hooks were fastened between the rocks and the thick trees, and then more lightly armed and short-bladed daredevils followed these knotted ropes as ladders and climbed to the edge of the flat top one by one.

The only loss was that a few of them had lost their strength, and after regrouping their ranks, and having drawn up their bows and arrows, swords, and shields from under the cliff, they rushed to the hiding places of the old and weak women and children in the front mountain.

When the people in the fortress found themselves under the enemy, shouting and blazing in front and back, and saw groups of old and weak women and children who came from the back mountain and were driven forward by swords and cried incessantly.

The remnants of fighting spirit and morale, like this melting ice and snow, after a short period of noise and chaos, turned into a flow of people who opened the village and begged to surrender.

"Sinner Li Xianzhong, begging for mercy"

The leader said with a bitter face, and then took the lead and knelt on the ground covered with residual snow and mud.