With the batch of ordnance of the family ship regiment accepted by Kong Jiji, they arrived at Yuzhou Dagang together, as well as Shen Yue and Shen Cripple, who were the former general and the chief supervisor.

This time he also brought several ready-made pot and mule machines (steam engines), as well as their corresponding maintenance of men and apprentices.

This news made me, who was in the midst of Shen Kang and official business, a little excited, and specially asked Mu Long to take a regiment of the pacesetter battalion to Haizhou to be responsible for escorting back along the way.

According to the previous letter, the running time of the latest work can be more than half a month, and the floor space and output power consumption have been further improved.

In this way, entering the application stage of small-scale industrial transmission, there is a realistic basis.

Moreover, under my rule, there are relatively abundant and inexhaustible coal water resources, but the loss of corresponding pipe fittings still needs to be reexplored and solved on the spot.

It's just that behind all this good news, there are still some shadows. Because in the research and development process of the pot and mule machine, it has attracted the attention of some well-intentioned people, and the snooping and tracking of related suspicious people is not once or twice.

Although after this accident and turmoil, those people have temporarily extinguished their desire to take and plunder, but out of consideration for the rejection and resistance of some traditional vested interest groups, there are new things that threaten them.

Shen Yue and the others continued to stay in Guangfu, but the obstruction and destruction they received could not be prevented. For example, driven by fundamental interests, the old trick is repeated to create another explosion accident, or the desperate use of physical threats and annihilation.

Even if there is the shadow of my family, and I dare not start directly, but after all, what the new product has to face is that it has existed before the founding of the country, and after generations of operation, it is a fairly large official and military industry interest group.

In a certain way, my family's entanglement with their grievances and grievances was destined from the beginning when we planned to start anew and train a new firearms unit.

Because of the long-term accumulation of habits in the military of the Nanhai Governor's Government before the establishment of the dynasty, the generational monopoly with the military-industrial interest groups, and the generational advantage in the foreign conquest war, there is no urgent need for improvement in firearms.

Naturally, there is no shortage of conscientious officials, who maintain the status quo in various ways, and over time form a certain terrible and powerful traditional inertia.

Of course, in many cases, the generation gap is just a matter of vision, and there may be no shortage of people of insight in the past generations who have discovered the problem, but they have the heart to cheer up or improve, but they have been forcibly excluded by the traditional forces and the conservatives in the military.

Because most of the enemies they are facing, there is simply no need for this urgent need for improvement. Yan Gong, who once served as the director of military manufacturing in the previous generation, and entered the Imperial Court to be responsible for the inspection of foreign military armaments, but in the end he could only be scattered to two schools, is a typical example.

Therefore, the reason why he met Yan Gong by chance in Tiannan Prefecture, and was able to take a fancy to him afterwards and get married, was not only the grace of that momentary support, but more of a kind

This is like the founding of the Ming Dynasty is obviously the elite of firearms, and the former Qing Dynasty was also equipped with a large number of firearms, but in the environment of no major disasters and external pressure for a long time, after accumulating for a long time, it is inevitable that all kinds of scum will end.

The main reason is the lack of stimulation of strong external threats, so there is a ******-style Westernization movement.

And the Great Liang Dynasty still has the need to develop and operate colonies overseas, so it still maintains a certain combat effectiveness, but in order to suppress those indigenous barbarians, it is difficult to upgrade the firearms technology tree.

According to the deer man I once visited Lu Yuan, if it were not for the Northern Expedition and setting an example, someone and his troops would not have come out so easily.

However, as a new-type firearms unit, it is hostile and ostracized by traditional firearms groups, and it is not something that can be solved by knowing some backers and backgrounds.

Therefore, from the beginning, he was already standing on some kind of natural opposite, and Shen Yue and the pot and mule machine he was striving for were just an episode and catalyst that accumulated a lot.

It may have been insignificant in the past, but with the prospect and possibility of the new power machinery beginning to be put into practical use, the corresponding rebound and resistance can also be imagined.

Even if it can be liquidated and recovered afterwards, it will be more than worth the loss for my family, which has been interrupted.

Therefore, simply take the original form materials and related finished products, pack them together with the personnel, and move them all by boat to my control area, at least the traditional forces that reject and resist the pot and mule machine are beyond the reach of the whip and powerless for the time being.

In this way, even if some unstable elements may be mixed in among these craftsmen and apprentices, they can be eliminated under my direct rule, by the coercive means of military control.

Since the Battle of Sizhou and the sweeping operations along the Huaishui Coast, there has been no large-scale war.

With most of the re-troops, they retreated to the line of Zhaoyang Lake and Weishan Lake between Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and Luoma Lake and Chengzi Lake in Sizhou.

Although there was still non-stop fighting, there were more unexpected encounters and local clashes with Huma, who had broken into the outer buffer zone.

Therefore, the main battle battalion, which was at the main point of the second line, basically did not go out, but the proficiency and organization of the several defense battalions arranged on the periphery were tempered.

This situation,

On the one hand, the opponents of the vassal armies Huma have finally learned their lessons, and no longer try to entangle us in the battle for cities and ferries, and have also given up the tactics of hedging against hard shocks or segmented combined attacks on the plains without cover, but will look at the wind and avoid the battle at a slight scale, and then turn it into a whole to harass, contain, infiltrate and destroy;

In this case, those front-line troops who have just achieved mule and horse transformation come in handy first.

It's just that at the beginning, because of the lack of skill in the control of the mount and the mutual cooperation in the ride, the front and rear are disjointed and even unable to respond, and it is very much in the hands of those Hu Ma who are longer than the back of the horse and ride like the wind.

Even under the command of Yang Zaixing, there was a regiment with more recruits, so in the process of responding, it was scattered by Hu Qizhongdao, although the casualties were less than 30%, but the regimental flag was taken away.

This bad news made the new third soldier Yang Zaixing angry on the spot, and almost led the team to personally suppress the formation, taking the initiative to attack on the north bank of Luoma Lake, breaking through the assembly place of at least three Hu Ma'er, but failed to find the lost regimental flag.

At this time, a new report was received, and Niu Gao, the catcher under his command, had already taken dozens of athletes and rode away.

Then, after they had pursued for hundreds of miles all night, almost everyone was wounded in blood, and the regimental flag that had been soaked in blood and dried was recaptured, and they also brought a double copy of the mount with one person.

is so brave and resolute, Yang Zaixing, as the front-line commander-in-chief, thinks that he is no longer suitable to stay in the life-catching brigade, but should be transferred to the main battle battalion on the front line and be a brave and leading officer. In this regard, I am willing to obey my fate.

On the other hand, our forces and resources are not sufficient to support long-distance operations.

In particular, during the busy spring season of agricultural production, it is necessary to take into account the tasks of law and control and the suppression of bandits under the rule of the six prefectures, and with the beginning of spring, the remnants of bandits entrenched in remote areas have also become active again.

Therefore, they could only pursue along the Huaishui, and after burning the ferries and pontoon bridges, they slowly retreated to several sections of defense line separated by several large lakes with the materials seized along the way and the people collected.

The whole spring will be used to complete most of the planned production and construction of farmland water conservancy roads. Under the rule of the six prefectures, a set of basic commercial circulation and military economic system circulation were initially established.

Compared with these basic projects that require a lot of manpower and material resources to operate and maintain, and can only be effective for a long time.

In a blank space, it is easier to re-establish commercial circulation, as long as the prefecture and county are organized and provided with the space and manpower required by the corresponding supply and marketing branches, and then the distribution and diversion of the goods arriving at the coastal ports through Guòyidu, it is enough to provide most of the daily commodities needed for the people's livelihood.

This model and system, in the family's several major business chains, is already in full swing and very mature, so as long as it is slightly changed according to the local layout, it can be copied as it is, and even the specific responsible personnel can be drawn from the rear.

At the township and village level, it is possible to initially meet the local needs in the form of regular mobile roving trucks and even one or several merchants.

Of course, because of the withering and depression of the place, there are no large households with strong consumption power, so a relatively small and complete dispatch of merchants or something can meet most of the needs.

Therefore, it only took more than a month of layout and communication, and the entire structure and outline were initially established.

Of course, the real consumption of the supply and marketing system at the state and county levels is still the tens of thousands of soldiers stationed under the leadership of the system envoys.

They not only had a lot of personal property obtained from previous battles, but also had military salaries and team shares accumulated over a long time, as well as rewards from the rear, and they were given an increase in food and salary for half a year at one time.

And because of the rush throughout the winter, even after Qingzhou settles down, there are basically not many opportunities and channels to spend.

Therefore, after opening up the connection with the rear, they have considerable consumption potential and market in their hands.

Most of the goods provided before the army were purchased, prepared and produced from the rear by the military merchant groups in the context of the Guò Borneo Guild, which was actually a disguised monopoly of exclusive rights.

In this way, the initial business tax is also available, although it is only a few thousand yuan of salary, not even a fraction of the normal expenditure, but at least it is a gratifying start.

Therefore, the economic system in the army is also built around the surplus wealth in the hands of these soldiers. For example, in the name of the Huiyuan of the family, it provides unique property storage and conversion in the army, and even relatively low-cost non-local exchange services.

Thanks to my own military achievements, and the good news of having an army, territory, and hukou as security. Therefore, Huiyuan, which is far away in Guangfu, has also absorbed a large number of floating funds in the heart of value preservation, and the corresponding acceptance and exchange business has also been expanded again with the disguised support and acquiescence of the official.

In addition to the original Yizhou, Borneo, Sarazhou and other outer islands, more than a dozen coastal cities such as Yangzhou, Jiangning, Hongzhou, Fuzhou and Wengshan have also been added.

All of them are within the scope of the existing ship routes and trade, so that the efficiency and convenience of the sea route can be effectively used to regulate and control the funds.

Then, I issued an additional military order: All soldiers are strictly forbidden to carry all kinds of unnecessary burdens and burdens, especially personal goods, before leaving the battle.

Therefore, for the sake of their own interests, they will naturally find a way to store their belongings in a relatively reliable place, such as the mobile cash locker of the Huiyuan, and then exchange them for some huàn vouchers representing a fixed amount of money.

Then these vouchers for redemption are linked with the previous supply and marketing system, so that the rolls in the hands of soldiers are directly linked to the goods provided by the supply and marketing system, and on some in-demand goods, the vouchers are used to have more preferential prices and priorities than ordinary means of payment, so that the appropriate allocation of the voucher will be passed, and the preliminary economic credit system will be established.

Of course, a large part of this credit system is built on the basis of the long-term peace and stability of the army, and only by continuing to support and maintain this non-commissioned officer group can its interests be better protected.

This also means that through this series of means and channels, these ordinary soldiers have a tighter implicit connection and disguised physical binding with the exploits I have carried out.

It's just that from the name of it, this is just a tacit way to collect money in private under my deliberate leadership, and the fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders. Among the generals of the Southern Dynasty, it was nothing at all.

You know,

There are many examples of appointing a special person in the military, using shoddy goods, or deducting things for other purposes, such as adding value to profits, etc., which are more ugly than my appearance.

In my present position, it would be surprising and even unsettling if I were to serve the public in the army, to be sympathetic to the soldiers, not to seek personal gain, to take nothing from the outside world, and not to think of my own family internally.

The fate of Yue Wumu and Tan Daoji in another time and space is especially evident. It is undoubtedly a foolish act to hope for the wisdom and generosity of those who are in high positions.

And the Kaicheng emperors of the past dynasties may be able to appoint tainted courtiers regardless of their reputation, but they may not be able to tolerate the saints of the world who seem to have flawless conduct and prestige

On the swaying and undulating North Sea ship, little Contrinoa was also standing beside the boat, blowing the sea breeze with some complicated feelings.

Now he can no longer be called a "fat hole", because his short career in the army and the rush in winter have made the thick fat on his body shrink a lot.

After fleeing from the clerical strife in Jerusalem in disguise, in order to escape from those who have intentions and ambitions, he continues to use the identity and background of the descendants of the canonized to persecute and entangle, and does not hesitate to indulge in self-destruction of his image.

All kinds of nights and songs, eating and drinking, and finally accumulated into this obsessive and dull, even in front of the woman she once admired, she didn't dare to relax her disguise, and it seemed to have been temporarily unloaded.

After all, he was already in the Central Plains, thousands of miles away, and belonged to a place beyond the reach of those people. Being able to continue to stretch out their hands to the Northern Tianzhu Governor's Mansion and force themselves to dare not go back lightly is already the limit of their actions and means.

Not to mention crossing the thousands of miles of sea frontier of the Southern Dynasty Daliang, and then moving to the north, and continuing to do something against himself under the protection of the powerful alliance.

Therefore, his usual worries and cautions can be put aside for the time being and enjoy the daily life of Middle-earth for a while. And think about the way forward and where to go.