readx;?“ Sixth, is there going to be a war? ”

Just when the engineer Zhou Da got on the tugboat with a few assistants to count the goods one by one. Pen~fun~gewww.biquge.info,ybdu,Liu Zongying pulled his younger brother Liu Zongxian into the corner with a nervous face.

"War? Isn't this a fight every day? Liu Zongxian said calmly. The North American side is fighting with the United States of America and the Indians. Siberia and our Maozi friction continued, and the Western Qing Dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also had conflicts every once in a while, or they were endlessly suppressing bandits and counterinsurgency. The war with the natives on the Borneo side was also uneventful. When will our Ming Empire not fight and not die one day? Even little Japan to the east is planning to fight in Patagonia and Argentina! ”

Liu Zongying slapped his face, lowered his voice and said, "It's not those, it's our Western Regions, it's a big battle!" The Western Qing Kingdom has received an order from the imperial court to start mobilizing and expand its troops to 150,000 within three months! The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom seems to have received the same order. Here the Kazakh Khanate...... Do you want to mobilize? ”

Liu Zongxian frowned, "Is there such a thing?" It is true that he has not received the notice, but he is not sure if there is a corresponding order from above, because he is not in the government of Beiha Mansion now, and even if he receives an order from the yamen, it will not be delivered to him.

"Is it news from Empress Dowager Ye?" Thinking that his brother was well-informed, Liu Zongxian asked again.

"It's from inside the Arca Forbidden City." Liu Zongying said, "Sixth, your Beihafu City is the first to bear the brunt!" ”

The capital city of North Kazakhstan Province is very close to the Russian-controlled area, and it was originally a large fortress annexed by the Steppe Army, called Beifu Fort. Now there is also a regimental garrison there. There are several rivers and large pastures around Beifu Fort. It wasn't much cultivated. Instead, it was divided into several nomadic tribes that migrated from Mongolia. A number of tribal settlements have also been built. They are also fortresses, serving as the frontier stronghold of the Ming Dynasty in the Central Kazakh steppe.

Originally, this land didn't matter much, but it was just a grazing grassland, which was used to shield the three rich areas where Han people gathered: Hezhong Province, Qihe Province and Tianshan Province. But who would have thought that under the seemingly desolate prairie, there are actually abundant reserves of coal and iron ore, and they are all rich ores with high reserves and easy mining. It is rich in coking coal and high-grade iron ore and chromite. It is the best place for the construction of metallurgical industry. Now that the Emperor is determined to exploit the resources there, war may arise from it!

Thinking of this, Liu Zongxian nodded, "It seems that it is for iron ore and coal mines...... Lao Maozi must know this! Beifu Fort is my place of governance, I have to hurry back and prepare for war!" ”

Liu Zongying said with some concern: "Brother, if you really fight, there won't be any problems in Beifu Fort, right?" ”

Liu Zongxian smiled faintly, "If you really want to fight, it will be time to test the mobilization system of our Kazakh Khanate, if ...... It can really be mobilized as planned. Only we beat Maozi, and there will be no Maozi to beat us! He snorted. My Beiha Mansion alone can pull out no less than 100,000 troops! What's so much to be afraid of with a few hairs? ”

At this time, that Zhou engineer Zhou Jinlong had already happily disembarked from the ship. When he saw the brothers of the Liu family, he shouted: "Lord Liu, Boss Liu, everything is complete, the package is also very good, there is no shortage, you can unload the ship." After unloading today, it will be transported to Beifu Fort by camel tomorrow. ”

Liu Zongying smiled and pointed to the already dark sky: "Mr. Zhou, it's not too early, let's unload the ship early tomorrow morning." How about going to my house today and resting for the night? ”

Zhou Jinlong looked up at the sky, it was indeed not early, and he agreed to Liu Zongying's suggestion. However, neither he nor Liu Zongying expected at this time that their delay would be a full three months! Because the governor of Hezhong, Zeng Guofan, issued a military mobilization order on the telegram of the Ming Emperor......

When Liu Zongying and Master Liu returned to his luxurious mansion in Hezhong City, it was already a mess, and his eldest wife, second aunt, third aunt, fourth aunt, and fifth aunt were all rarely together, still hugging and crying. Liu Zongxian's second aunt, Taiyang Leer, comforted them one by one. said something like "Qingshan buries loyal bones everywhere, why bother with the horse leather shroud" or something, I don't know if this poem is not read well, and several Mrs. Liu cried even more sadly.

Liu Zongying and Liu Zongxian's brothers haven't reacted yet, Liu Zongying's eldest son has only turned eighteen years old, and he has already changed into a gray military uniform, and he knows that there is nothing good at a glance! The kid also handed the old man a piece of red paper. Liu Zongying took it and took a look, almost not getting angry.

"Mr. Liu Zongying:

Due to the growing tension and the provocations of the enemies of the Ming Empire and the Kazakh Khanate, the country is in an unprecedented critical situation. Therefore, in accordance with the "National Mobilization Law of the Ming Empire", the Military Service Department of the Kazakh Khanate Branch of the Military Service Bureau of the War Department of the Ming Empire officially informs you to bring firearms, wear military uniforms, and report to the Hezhong Militia Headquarters or its dispatched agencies within 72 hours.

If the mobilization order cannot be carried out for special reasons, an application may be made for postponement or exemption from military service in accordance with imperial law. If they do not receive the notice in time, they may also perform their military service obligations within three days from the date of receipt of the notice. If anyone disobeys without reason, they will be severely punished in accordance with the laws of the Empire!

The 16th year of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, March 15. Military Service Department of the Kazakh Khanate Branch of the Military Service Bureau of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. ”

It turned out to be a conscription notice sent by the Military Service Office of the Kazakh Khanate Branch of the Military Service Bureau of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty! That's right, this conscription notice was sent to Liu Zongying, a dead fat man who weighed 200 pounds and was already in his forties! Because he also lived in the Kazakh Khanate and was a member of the Kazakh Khanate's parliament, and according to the "Homestead Law", of course, he got a piece of land of more than 400 acres near the city of Hezhongfu, which was used to build warehouses and keep camels in captivity (for transporting goods). And the price of all this, of course, is military service!

The male citizens of the Ming Dynasty of the Kazakh Khanate, as long as they can hold guns, all of them have guns, and everyone is registered by the military service department, and if necessary, they are all mobilized! Of the 2.6 million Ming citizens here, at least 400,000 are among the mobilizers. Theoretically, the Ming Emperor could pull out 400,000 troops, plus the 150,000 Ming troops stationed in the Kazakh Khanate, as well as the troops of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Western Qing Dynasty, to form an armed force of one million, almost as much as the Tsar's standing army.

The same situation will also occur in the six northeastern provinces, the five provinces of Lanfang, Jiaozhou, Xinjiang, Qihe, Suiyuan, Chahar, Rehe, Qinghai, Mobei and Mongolia (which have been reduced to four provinces of Eastern, Central and Western and Tengger) and the territory of the Eastern Siberian Company, and of course the Kingdom of California on the other side of the ocean, oh, and the new Japan of Tokugawa Yukiyoshi who temporarily took his mother's surname.

Anyone who got a large piece of land from Emperor Zhu or Emperor Zhu's sons, and who could hold a gun and straighten their waists in front of the officials, is now honored to become a militarist citizen who will go to the battlefield to defend the country at any time! Seriously, it's not easy to get some benefits from Zhu Jishi! In the 17 or 8 years since he came to power, more than 50,000 Chinese people have really been tossed and turned.

In the future, when compulsory education is popularized throughout the Ming Dynasty, every male citizen of the Ming Dynasty will also have the same obligations and responsibilities - of course, the current compulsory military service system has not yet been implemented in the eighteen provinces of the Han Dynasty. Those who are obliged to take up arms at any time to fight for the country are the less than 50 million Ming citizens living in the twenty-two "new provinces" and the possessions of the Eastern Siberian Company. Theoretically, the Ming Empire could mobilize an army of millions of people from these 50 million people!

In addition, all Ming aristocratic men (including the emperor's vassals, but excluding the honorary nobles who spent money to buy) also have an unshirkable responsibility for military service! All Ming officials, not only martial arts, also have the responsibility to take up arms to defend the community, according to the "Military Service Law" all Ming civil officials are also reserve officers! (To be continued.) )