After returning to Qingzhou Mansion, Li Long thought of an important decision, weren't the Qing soldiers good at field warfare? He must not be so good at tackling tough problems, so after Li Long returned to Qingzhou, he didn't even see Chen Yuanyuan and Zeng Yingying, so he held it alone in the study and thought about countermeasures.

There is no stronger fortification than a fortress, but it is very complex to build. It is better to change the city into a castle and speed up the construction. A large-scale castle was built before the Qing army's Abatai entered the pass and plundered. There are also tanks of fire oil commonly used in the army that should be converted into mines. After all, tens of thousands of mines were laid on the road of the Qing army's attack, yes, use the computer to check how the Tufa mines were made during the Anti-Japanese War.

It really made Li Long's heart chill when he saw it, it turned out that black powder could not make mines, what was needed was yellow explosives, and yellow explosives were simply impossible to achieve in this era, and powerful chemical and physical engineering were needed. Even though there was a recipe for yellow explosives in Lee's computer, nitroglycerin could not be refined.

It seems that to continue to develop the castle road, it is necessary to call Li Zhizao and Wang Ming over. 、

The next day, when Li Zhizao heard that Li Long was summoned, he put down his school construction task and hurried from the outskirts of Qingzhou, and Wang Ming also received the same order. The two came to the Yamen of the General Army.

Li Long had been waiting here for a long time, and was looking at the information in his notebook intently.

"I've seen the chief soldier, I don't know what the important thing is about the summons of the adults?" The two of them said in unison

"Two adults, please take a seat"

"Have you heard of the popular castles in Europa?" Li Long asked

Li Zhizao also went to Europa to study, and he was very clear about the castle system in Europe, and immediately explained endlessly: "Before the Tang Dynasty, there had never been a real castle in Europe. However, due to the need to resist the invasion of the Vikings and the formation of scattered feudal political forces, by the time of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, thousands of castles were scattered all over Europe. “

These Li Long also know. In the process of development, the architectural art of the castle has mainly formed two representative styles. Romanesque vs. Gothic. The main feature of Romanesque architecture is its semi-circular shape and the barrel vault inherited from the ancient Romans. The barrel arch is a representative of the architecture of this period, which is generally applied to pilasters and closed arcades, which is both solid and artistic. There are also circular towers, which make the towers less susceptible to destruction. Other architectural features include the use of narrow windows, semicircular arches, low cupolas, and doorframes that protrude from each other. Due to the extensive use of columns and vaults of various shapes, the whole building achieves a solid, heavy, balanced and stable aesthetic effect, and the narrow windows form a strong contrast with the vast space inside, making the interior of the castle dim and deep, giving people a sense of mystery and darkness.

Gothic architecture gives a sense of rising upwards. There are almost no walls in the whole building, and between the main surface of the skeleton is a tall and large window, and the internal skeleton structure of this kind of building is bare with vertical lines and sharp scrolls, making its interior wide, tall and bright; The sense of Gothic ascension can make people feel a peculiar sense of reverence psychologically, which will cause a sense of spiritual shock and piety. This was very conducive to the expression of religious themes, so it was widely used in churches, and the castle's use of Gothic architecture was entirely due to its beauty. The beauty of the Gothic castle also lies in its lavish interiors, which are mainly reflected in these two points - the glass mosaic windows and the sculptures. Glass mosaic windows are an iconic feature of Gothic architecture. As the sun shines through the mosaic windows, the coloured light creates a surprising beauty on the mottled and bizarre walls.

But the more robust defenses are Gothic,

Li Long understood these facts, and he became more determined to know the castle, and said: "If we change the four mansions of Wudingfu, Dongchang, Jinan, and Qingzhou into castles, it is equivalent to bringing a solid defense line from west to east to the Qing soldiers."

When Wang Ming first met Li Long, he didn't feel how terrifying Li Long's military talent was, and now when he got to know Li Long from a new level, he felt that it was even more unfathomable, and he knew all about the castle system from the West. It is also a five-body throw that Wang Ming admires.

During the feudal period, the local aristocracy provided law and order and protection from raiders such as the Vikings. The purpose of the nobles to build the castle was to protect it and provide a safe base controlled by military force. In fact, it is generally believed that the castle was used for defense, which is a factual view, since it was originally built to be used as an instrument of attack. Its function was to serve as a base for professional soldiers, especially knights, and to control the surrounding countryside. When the king's central power declined for various reasons, the network of castles and the military force they supported provided relative political stability.

Before the advent of artillery, the defenders of the castle had a greater advantage over the siege. Moreover, the Manchus only believed in archery and horse-riding, and did not pay attention to firearms. So it is conceivable that when hundreds of thousands of Manchu soldiers approached the city, pushing siege rams and carrying ladders to attack the city. When the battering ram arrived at the city gate, he found that the gate was made of steel, which was not at all breached by a battering ram made of wood, so he had to abandon the battering ram and run back.

When the ladder troops rushed to the city wall, they erected the ladder only to find that they could only reach half of the city wall. Countless arrows, oil, and rolling stones fell from the walls. When the Qing soldiers retreated, they found tens of thousands of corpses on the ground.

In Europe, after the Crusades, new defensive techniques and siege engineers were brought back, which led to improvements in the design of castles. The concentric castle extends from the central point and is surrounded by two or more circular walls. Originally, a square turret was used to strengthen the defensive power of the wall, but later it was changed to a round turret. Because the corners of the square turret are easily pinched, the entire turret is extremely susceptible to injury, while the round turret is more resistant. Walls and towers can be equipped with more readiness to make them more capable of attacking downwards.

As the power of the artillery increased, people began to change the design of the castle in response. The previously high and steep walls were replaced by low, sloping walls.

"We can dig deep and wide moats outside the city and install suspension bridges. Widen the moat by digging up to 30 meters until groundwater is dug up. The width is sixty meters. By connecting with a narrow stone bridge, even if a million troops are cleared, they can only attack from this narrow passage, and it will not work if there are many troops. Drawbridges can span moats or moats, making it easy for the castle's inhabitants to get in and out if needed. In times of crisis, the drawbridge would be hoisted to restore the function of the trench and close the walls. The drawbridge was lifted by machinery inside the castle to protect it from the siegers. Gates are sturdy fences that sit on the passage of the gates and can be lowered if necessary to block the doorways. The castle's gate was a gatehouse with an interior space, which was a fortified stronghold for the castle's defense. The gatehouse could be reached through a tunnel from the passage of the city gates. In the middle or at both ends of the tunnel, there will be one or more layers of gates. The rolling mechanical action can be used to lift or lower the gate above the gatehouse for solid protection. The gates themselves were usually heavy wooden or iron fences, with defenders and siegers shooting or stabbing on either side of the gates. A fortified castle has an outer gate and an inner gate, and the open area between the two gates is called the outer fort. It was surrounded by walls and was designed to be used to trap intruders who passed through the outer gates. Once the besiegers reached the outer fort, they could only retreat from the outer gates or continue their attacks at the inner gates; At this time, they are often targeted by bows and arrows and other projectile weapons. Li Long gushed and said all the thoughts in his heart. Just wait for Li Zhizao and Wang Ming to analyze.

"Lord Commander-in-Chief, I think my lord's calculation of turning Shandong into a strong fortress is feasible, but I don't know what the financial situation is, and how much can I support the construction cost of so many castles?" Wang Ming was originally in charge of government affairs, so the first thing that came to mind was money.

"Don't worry about this, the treasure that was opened last time is nineteen million taels of silver, and all the expenses are added up, and there are still more than five million taels of silver left," Li Long estimated.

Wang Ming pondered for a while and said, "My lord, five million taels of silver is probably not enough, if you change the four provinces into powerful fortresses, it is estimated that the cost of each province will exceed three million taels of silver, including the price of the medium artillery of the Franc machine installed in the turret."

Li Long is a little embarrassed, he hasn't worried about money since the first day he crossed over, the key is that he didn't spend a lot of money before, but now he has to build a castle but it costs a lot of money, but how to prepare money. Shandong, which Li Long administered, was different from other provinces, and Li Long adopted a policy of exempting agricultural taxes in Shandong, so the financial source could not count on Shandong's agricultural taxes. It's better to go back and discuss it with Chen Yuanyuan, the financial officer.

"Lord Wang, Lord Li, let me think of a way, there is still five million taels of silver in the treasury of the Shandong General Military Mansion, you go to Chen Yuanyuan first, and Lord Li's plan to build the castle will be up to you," Li Long commanded.

Because among the three old gentlemen, Xu Guangqi took into account the development of science and technology and weapons. New knowledge. Various tasks for reinforcing the walls of the interior. Although Xu Guangqi knows more about Europe than Li Zhizao, Li Long can't afford to burden Xu Guangqi anymore. Li Zhizao has also traveled to European countries and is very familiar with European countries, so Li Zhizao is the only suitable person to build the castle.

"It's hard for you, Mr. Li, I've put a burden on you again." Li Long said apologetically.

"My lord, don't say anything, Li is lighter than a feather compared to the general soldier, and the general soldier thinks about the safety of the people in the world, the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty. And I'm just a small and insignificant role, and it's a matter of responsibility to share the worries of adults. Please don't talk about it. Excuse me, sir. Which castle should be built first for these five million taels of silver," Li Zhizao said and asked

"Five million taels of silver can build a complete Dongchang Mansion Castle, and the remaining two million will all be used in Wuding Mansion. I'll figure out how to make the money that is poor," Li Long said

"Another thing is that although the villain has seen a lot of Europa castles, they are all looking at the appearance, and they don't know the structure, so how to build it without drawings."

Li Long smiled: "If I have drawings, how can I build them?" ”

Li Zhizao is also a figure who has been a big official, although he was surprised that Li Long had drawings, but he didn't show it, but talked about it: "If there are drawings, which one will definitely be able to build, and the specific time depends on the drawings."

Li Long opened the notebook and motioned for Li Zhizao to come over and take a look: "Mr. Li, take a look at this"

Li Zhizao looked at the notebook from Li Long's side, and said in surprise: "My lord, how can this piece of wood be bright?" ”

Li Long glanced at Li Zhizao, even if he told him that it was a computer, he would not understand, simply ignored its question, and explained: "Look at the drawings above, this is what the most popular Gothic castle in Europe looked like in the 14th century."

Li Zhizao found that there were drawings on it, so he looked at it carefully: "Oh, the design is exquisite, I see, Lord Commander, I can build it." ”

"How much time does it take?" Li Long asked

"It takes six or seven days to demolish the original city wall, half a month to burn bricks and tiles, and half a month to transport stones from Mount Tai. Then you can start building. It took about two months to build. Li Zhizao analyzed it

"In other words, it takes three months to complete one castle, and can't four castles start at the same time?" Li Long asked

"If the construction starts at the same time, it is estimated that the money will not be enough, and it is estimated that there will be no money if only one-third of it can be built," Li Zhizao said helplessly

"Elder Li, leave the problem of this money to me to figure out a way, you can just start construction of the four castles at the same time, and in a month, I will give the balance of seven million taels of silver" Li Long promised

"My lord, I'll go to Wuding, Dongchang, and Jinan to investigate. Then he began to recruit masons, and the work started next month, and he said goodbye to Li Long." I left for Dongchang Mansion.

and Li Zhizao and Wang Ming discussed the problem of the castle for a day, and they felt very tired. Looking for a place to take a break. Li Long came to the back garden, and saw Chen Yuanyuan and Zeng Yingying in the back garden, and the beautiful women were enjoying the flowers. Li Long wanted to ask Chen Yuanyuan about money. There was a difference of more than seven million taels of silver. That's not a small amount.

"Yuanyuan, you two are in the garden, let me find it" Li Long hugged Chen Yuanyuan's waist. Zeng Yingying also hugged Li Long's waist from behind.

Chen Yuanyuan said with a smile: "Brother Long is really humorous, who doesn't know that you are wandering around with nothing to do, let's say, what do you need help with?"

Or Chen Yuanyuan is very smart, and he can see at a glance that Li Long is here.

Li Long laughed? "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that it's more than 7 million taels of silver, I want to ask Chen Da's financial manager, how to deal with it."

Chen Yuanyuan smiled and said: "This kind of thing must have an idea for adults, and you still need to ask the concubine?" ”

Lee Ryong originally came up with a surprise army to attack the three places of Silla, Baekje, and Buyeo in Korea. Wouldn't it be rich to burn and loot from there? But now Weihai's navy is just getting rectangular. There is no combat effectiveness at all. It is mainly dependent on the army. The richest person on the land is Zhang Xianzong in Shucheng.

Zhang Xianzong's troops did not have the slightest discipline to speak of, and burned and looted everywhere. I got a lot of money. Moreover, Zhang Xianzong's troops had low combat effectiveness. Fighting a small Shucheng County will lose troops and generals, if Zhang Xianzong comes to Qingzhou Mansion, wouldn't he be looking for death?

According to the report of the spies who were ambushed at Zhang Xianzong's place, Zhang Xianzong's looting from Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other places was about more than one million taels of silver. Fifty thousand taels of gold. There are countless cloths and jades. The total is equivalent to more than two or two million taels of silver.

Li Long said with a smile: "Zhang Xianzong in Shucheng has more than two million taels of silver, can I borrow it?" ”

Chen Yuanyuan grinned: "When did the chief soldier learn to say that he borrowed it, didn't he rob it?" ”

Li Long rolled his eyes and Chen Yuanyuan said: "This official has always been borrowed, but there is still a difference of five million taels of silver, how to handle it?"

"Shanxi General Soldier Zhou Yuji, greedy for life and afraid of death, loves money like life. Although the Qing soldiers had hundreds of thousands of soldiers in their hands during several encirclements and suppressions, they did not dare to drink the Qing soldiers to fight. This person is weak on the outside, but very tough on the inside. Typical mode. After being transferred from Shanxi to Hebei and to Beijing, he looted countless money on the way back to Shanxi. More than 10 million. If adults can get money from Zhou Yuji, it will be enough to fight Zhang Xianzong at all" Chen Yuanyuan was analyzing a person. It is Zhou Yuji, the chief soldier of Shanxi.

Li Long thinks that this is difficult to do, I have no grievances and no hatred in Zhou Yuji, and I am saying that the Shanxi General Army and I, the Shandong General Army, are both under the rule of the Son of Heaven, how can I find a reason?

Chen Yuanyuan saw Li Long's difficulty, and said with a smile: "Brother Long, this is not simple." Zhou Yuji has many crimes, Brother Long only needs to write down Zhou Yuji's crimes, Zhou Yuji's crimes are all major crimes of rebellion, as long as Brother reports to the court. The Holy Lord will definitely issue an order to crusade against Zhou Yuji. At that time, Brother Long will invite Ying to fight Zhou Yuji. In this way, you can take Zhou Yuji's money in one fell swoop. It is not possible that the saint will also add Brother Long as the governor of Shandong and concurrently serve as the chief soldier of Shanxi. You can also get a lot of money to build a castle."

Li Long thought about this idea is a good idea, Shanxi is a strategic place, if you can defeat Zhou Yuji, even if you don't have money, it doesn't matter, Shanxi's strategic place, where is the fortress run by Qi Jiguang. It is the only way for the Qing soldiers to enter the customs. When the time comes, you can also counterattack from Shanxi. In one fell swoop, Liaodong, Mongolia, Heilongjiang. Direct to Sakhalin.

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