Xu Yuanzuo's words, Li Chengliang is the most listenable.

If you have achieved the level of being a human being, you can be regarded as very successful. In addition to personal competence, there is also the problem of operational means.

The two generals who are now the most proficient at fighting are the "Yu Long Qihu" who emerged in the War of Resistance against the Japanese. The gap between Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang in terms of combat record and tactics is not large, but whether it is at present or in the future, his reputation is not as loud as Qi Jiguang. At best, people praised him for his arrogance, unlike Qi Jiguang's unruly slapping on the sycophants of those in power -- and this is the reason why Yu Dayou is sad.

On the other hand, Qi Jiguang has almost reached the peak of military generals, trained the southern soldiers and then came to train the northern soldiers, killing the Japanese is like cutting melons, and killing the Tatars is the same as cutting vegetables, he is really an invincible military god figure. However, Xu Yuanzuo knew that the result of this Qi Dashuai was not satisfactory, and in the end, he still couldn't escape the tragic end of dying of depression.

On the contrary, the handsome Li in front of him, who has been the emperor of Liaodong for more than ten years, his sons and nephews have all become chief military officers, and even the slaves can sit in the special city. He has a long lifespan, and he is praised as "the most prosperous martial arts in 200 years", directly ignoring the hard-working Qi Jiguang.

Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were both military strategists who perfectly combined theory and practice, and Li Chengliang's ability was limited to being able to fight. The former is like an artist, and the latter is just a good actor. The reason why the latter can eat openly is a matter of means.

"It's not enough to just raze and raze, and to raise self-respect." Xu Yuanzuo said.

Li Chengliang was expressionless, as if he had nothing to do with him. In fact, this is the trick played by Li Chengliang. Qi Jiguang finished all the work that should be done, and felt that his self-worth had been realized. And Li Chengliang constantly created "jobs" for himself, and it seemed that he could never finish it, which made the court feel that he was indispensable.

"The reason why the military generals in the border towns made the imperial court dare not remove them is also the expansion of the territory and strategic support." Xu Yuanzuo said.

Li Chengliang didn't understand for a while.

Xu Yuanzuo saw doubts in Li Chengliang's eyes. explained: "Raising your self-esteem only makes the court feel that you are important, but it is not indispensable. I'll give you an analogy, if Qi Shuai comes to guard Liaodi, do you say that the bigwigs in the DPRK and China can rest assured? ”

Li Chengliang knew that Qi Jiguang was also Zhang Juzheng's person and belonged to his own people, so Xu Yuanzuo's analogy did not hurt his face. He said: "Naturally, it can be trusted. ”

"So." Xu Yuanzuo spread his hands: "It can be seen that this is not enough to ensure that the marshal is solid in Liaodong." And the expansion of territory and strategic support. But it can make people dare not come to take over the handsome class.

"This reason is very simple: the handsome only needs to raise the standard, and the person who comes to take over can't be so good as the handsome, who dares to make a fool of himself? Taking 10,000 steps back, if there is someone who can't open his eyes and can't do the merits of the marshal, the court still has to turn around and ask the marshal to come back and preside over the overall situation. ”

Li Chengliang stroked his beard and said: "Jing Lian's words are very true. But it's not easy to expand your territory. In the bitter cold land outside the border wall, how can the garrison be consumed day and night? If it can last for a long time, it will not be possible to abolish the slaves and Gandu Division. ”

"Back then, how could the country be as rich as it is today." Xu Yuanzuo smiled: "The population has come up." Naturally, the land that should be cultivated can be cultivated, and the ore veins that should be mined can also be mined. It is said in ancient books that Dongningwei has high-quality coal and iron, which happens to be mined by a large number of miners. It is also said that Muhewei (Mohe) and Sumi ancient city have gold mines, which can also be regarded as nesting and attracting birds. ”

Li Chengliang and Li Teng's eyes widened. Gold mines are lucrative and known all over the world. If the news of a gold mine in Liaodong spreads, I don't know how many people will be attracted.

"Of course, it's just what the book says, and you have to find it on the ground." Xu Yuanzuo paused: "What I mean: when the fake is true, the truth is also false." There is nowhere to do nothing, and there is no. The key is to attract people. ”

Li Chengliang searched for Mu Hewei in his mind, but he didn't remember where it was. Although he has passed the Xiucai exam. But I didn't read much books, and as for the ancient city of Sumi that Xu Yuanzuo said, I had never heard of it. However, Dongningwei has someone to participate in the iron, but he knows something, and the Liao army's ordnance is all built from Dongning.

"I'm afraid that the gold mine will not be able to be found for a while, but the coal and iron mine in Dongningwei can be opened first." Li Chengliang said.

"Choose reliable clans to fill in. Intensify mining. I'm going to build an iron factory here, and the profits can be split in half. Xu Yuanzuo said.

Li Chengliang is still a little hesitant to use foreign races.

Xu Yuanzuo was not worried at all: "Those aliens don't even have grammar. Find them, speak Chinese, recognize Chinese characters, and follow the rules of the Han family. Then intermarry with the Han Chinese. It only takes two generations, and it is no different from the Han people. ”

The early immigrants were extremely difficult, and it can even be said that they were completely rebuilt by flesh and blood to create a land where they could recuperate. If he immigrates from the Guannai, the excessively high mortality rate will make Zhang Juzheng unable to explain to the government and the opposition, and the official will not let go of this. If you die of an alien race, then no one cares. No one in the government and the opposition may know about it at all.

Li Chengliang nodded slightly: "You can try carefully." ”

"Let's talk about strategic support." Xu Yuanzuo said: "Now that the north of the country is restless, the whole army is economical, and the most inseparable thing is ordnance and war horses. This time, the imperial court recruited Mongolia, and there were also some reasons to open the market and buy horses. Liaodong already had a horse market in the Tatar trade, not weak to run some horse farms, improve horse breeds, raise taller and bigger good horses, and contribute to the imperial court. In the future, if someone wants to plot the handsome tiger seat, they have to weigh whether they have the ability to make a horse. ”

Xu Yuanzuo saw that Li Chengliang's reaction was a little cold, and said seriously: "The key is to improve the horse breed, there is no good horse that the marshal can pay tribute to." ”

Li Chengliang is actually thinking about improving the horse breed. The horses of Liaodong are nothing more than Mongolian horses that are short and rugged, how can they be called improved horse breeds? He threw this question out, and Xu Yuanzuo couldn't help touching the stiff hairs on his chin.

It's a real headache to explain the science of this kind of genetics.

"The dragon has nine sons, and the sons are different because their mothers are different and their bloodlines are different." Xu Yuanzuo said simply: "Mongolian horses have good endurance, and the army especially loves it to withstand rough feeding and not get sick." Sometimes you can even nibble on the grass directly. It's a pity that he is short in stature and not strong enough. Wouldn't it be better if we could attract high-headed horses from the Western Regions to breed and breed horses that are tall and strong, have good endurance, and are resistant to rough feeding without getting sick? ”

The famous Northeast horse is a cross between the Don Hippopotamus, the Kabakin, the Soviet Bloodbred, the Orlov Quick, the Alden and the Soviet Heavy. Xu Yuanzuo also searched for middle and high school physics in his mind. Sure enough, most of them were returned to the teacher, and it was a long way to build a steam engine, so the use of animal power was the most preferable option.

"As long as you make a horse pedigree and spend a few years of work, you will definitely be able to do it." Xu Yuanzuo said.

It took more than 20 years for the Republic to cross the Northeast horse, and it was only after it stabilized the genes of the horse. But if you have to be honest with Li Chengliang. People definitely don't do it. How many twenty years can there be in life? With these twenty years of operation, the whole slave can plow it all over again.

But after a few years, it sounds much more comfortable.

Li Chengliang nodded slightly: "Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and it is nothing to open a horse farm." However, Liaodong already has the Taifu Temple and the Yuanma Temple to preside over the horse administration, and if the army opens a horse farm again......"

"Let's open our private horse farm." Xu Yuanzuo said: "It's just a horse farm raised by the people, and it has nothing to do with the army." We can also join forces in this matter, I will buy stallions with money, and the handsome will find someone to find land. Profit equalization. He thought for a while and said, "It would be more appropriate if we could hire a skilled Manu veterinarian from Xingtaifu Temple and Yuanma Temple." ”

Li Chengliang said: "People and places are easy to handle. How much and how much to have. ”

Xu Yuanzuo said: "The silver is also easy to handle, how much you want." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Li Teng swept left and right, and said secretly in his heart: Xu Jinglian's technique of pulling people on the boat is very skillful. is also generous, that is, if Li Chengliang is transferred to other towns, won't all your money be wasted? As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but worry about Xu Yuanzuo.

Xu Yuanzuo has negotiated the business, and it is time to leave. Li Chengliang sent the two to the door, and had to hold a wine banquet at night to wash the dust for Xu Yuanzuo. looks like he is not willing to part even for a moment. Xu Yuanzuo came down and was anxious to go back to take a shower and sleep. But when he came to mind, he remembered one thing again, and took care of Li Chengliang and said: "The matter of the gold mine is a machine service, if Enxiang asks, he must say that he has sent someone to find it." ”

Li Chengliang smiled: "This is nature. Enxiang's military affairs, how can he not be concerned. ”

Both used this as a cover. But it will never be broken. As for Zhang Juzheng, whether he really wants to dig up some gold for the country's open source, or has other arrangements, this is not something that others can figure out. In any case, gold is a metal that has a natural allure to the human heart.

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"Write back. asked Gu Shuisheng to send twenty people to Liaodong to take charge. In addition, the construction company has also sent a few engineers here, and there is about to be a big construction project here, and there are not enough craftsmen. Xu Yuanzuo said to Mei Chenggong.

Mei Chenggong has no objection to the latter, but is a little worried about the former. He said: "Brother Zuo, Gu Shuisheng is sitting in Liaodong, will he be a little younger?" ”

"He's been with me for two years and always has to work out. Besides, there's nothing complicated about the work here. It is nothing more than receiving and transporting goods, and everything else is presided over by Li Dashuai. ”

Liaodong is a new land, and there is no strong clan. Even if some energetic people are also from military backgrounds, the health center will naturally be able to coordinate and solve it. Because it is under the jurisdiction of the capital, although there are civil officials such as patrols and governors, they are separated from the administrative teams of Fuzhou and counties at the grassroots level, and these civil officials are like decorations.

To put it simply, although Li Chengliang has not yet developed a freak of Jiangmen in the future, his current power and influence are not small.

Mei Chenggong saw that Xu Yuanzuo had made up his mind, and he didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he went out to write a letter after recording it.

Xu Yuanzuo sent the chess out again, and said to Li Teng: "Tongfeng, do you have any research on ironmaking and steelmaking?" ”

Li Teng looked at Xu Yuanzuo sideways and said, "Although I am a Taoist priest, I don't know everything!" ”

Xu Yuanzuo was slightly disappointed: "I just think you may know more than me." ”

Li Teng said: "Although we worship the same ancestor as the ironworker, I really haven't been involved in ironmaking. There are many clever masters in Wuhu and Guangzhou, as long as you are willing to continue to sprinkle silver, you may not be able to find some. ”

In the Ming Dynasty, as many as 245 counties discovered iron ore, more than five times more than the Song and Yuan dynasties, and a quarter of the iron ore fields explored in later generations. Seventy percent of them are concentrated in the south, especially in Guangdong. In terms of smelting methods, Xu Yuanzuo only remembered some terms in the history of science and technology, but it was useless, and the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were absolutely in a crushing position for him in this regard.

If you really want to make some improvements, it is probably to use coke and charcoal. However, this is no secret in the iron factories of Wuhu and Guangzhou. As for alkaline refractory bricks or something, Xu Yuanzuo didn't know what kind of material it was made of.

Since there is no way to be technically self-sufficient, it is still the old way to be reliable - to spend money to buy it.

"What extent can Wuhu's Suzhou Iron and Steel and Guangzhou's alloy steel reach?" Xu Yuanzuo couldn't help but ask.

Li Teng said depressedly: "How do you say this? Anyway, you can do whatever you want. ”

"Guns are fine?"

"As long as it's wrought iron." Li Teng didn't say anything to death: "When the cannon was made during the Jiajing period, it was not said that it was necessary to buy good steel from Wuhu and Guangzhou, and it was all iron from the Zunhua Iron Factory. ”

Xu Yuanzuo sighed: "It seems that this matter has to be taken slowly." ”

"Actually...... Do you know why the imperial court abolished the official iron works in the first place? Li Teng asked.

"Why?"

Li Teng said: "Because I am rich in iron tools in the Ming Dynasty, the profit from iron smelting is very low. The government-run iron works could not make ends meet, so they had to close down. The sales of private iron factories are slightly loose, and they can even be exported overseas, so they have small profits. If you want to open an iron factory in Liaodong, do you really plan to serve the country and the people? ”

"yes." Xu Yuanzuo said as a matter of course.

"Why am I a little unconvinced?"

"Because you don't know me yet."

"Indeed...... Every time I think I know you, I find that you are more shameless than I know. Li Teng said seriously.

Xu Yuanzuo laughed dryly, thought about it, and said, "Actually, I opened an iron factory, and it was indeed not for iron. ”

"That's ......"

"I'm here to forge cannons." Xu Yuanzuo said bluntly.

Li Teng looked taken for granted: "If you want to build so many ships, you really can't go out and buy guns." One Hongyi cannon is less than a thousand taels, and three cannons are two ships. Indeed, you should make your own. ”

Xu Yuanzuo was originally worried that Li Teng suspected him of rebelling. Hearing Li Teng say this, it seemed to be as ordinary as eating and drinking.

"You're not worried about me rebelling?" Xu Yuanzuo joked.

"The imperial court did not strictly prohibit the people from making cannons." Li Teng said indifferently: "The key is: will you?" ”

"As long as the kung fu is deep, the iron will be cut into a cannon!"

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