Three minutes on stage, ten years off the stage. The reason why the Yizhou soldiers have won successive battles is that many people envy Zhang Ke for having a group of loyal and brave soldiers under him, but in fact, they ignore more important things.

For example, there are 70,000 households in Yiju City, there are 20,000 craftsmen, and there are more than 30,000 workers in the workshop. The proportion of the rest of the civilian households and military households is far lower than that of any city in the Ming Dynasty.

What is more important is that these craftsmen are completely different from those craftsmen who have worked for generations and are treated at the bottom, and they are closer to the industrial workers of later generations.

The best craftsmen can earn more than the governor, and many children of the original households are vying to learn the craft.

For the people of Liaodong, there are at least three ways to change their fate, those who are talented and intelligent can study and become officials, those with good physical conditions can join the army and make meritorious contributions, and the rest can endure hardships and learn crafts if they are smart.

There is no distinction between high and low in these three roads, and they are all things that honor the ancestors and have a lot of face.

Not only Liaodong, but also the craftsmen of Beizhili, Shandong, and even Jiangnan heard about the generous treatment of Liaodong, and they all rushed to come. Today, there are almost 200,000 craftsmen in the entire Liaodong.

With this team, it is guaranteed that the Yizhou soldiers can get 50,000 high-quality guns every year, and can produce thousands of artillery pieces, as for gunpowder, it is more than 1 million catties.

Today, the proportion of firearms in the Yizhou soldiers has exceeded seventy percent, and the flintlock pistol accounts for half of the number of firearms. Therefore, Zhang Ke didn't care about the influence of the weather at all, no matter what the situation, he was completely sure that he would blast Jiannu to pieces.

In addition to firearms, other equipment is also extremely adequate. Take the carriage as an example, the Yizhou soldiers are mainly equipped with two types, one is a partial box car, which can transport artillery, and when necessary, it can also form a vehicle formation to resist the enemy in the field, which is a sharp weapon for both offense and defense. As for the other, it is a four-wheeled carriage. The four-wheeled carriage is loaded with more goods, the transportation is stable, and the loss is less.

Especially after the straight road is repaired, the four-wheeled carriage is like a fish in water, under the road, the long queue, the front stretches for more than 20 miles, it is magnificent!

"Jiandou, this road is well built!" Zhang Ke smiled and said approvingly.

"Don't dare to take credit for your humble duties!" Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly clenched his fists. There was a hint of shame on his face.

"Grandpa Guo, there is a saying in a humble position that I don't know whether to say or not."

"Hehe, Benjue has long said that if you want to be concentric, you must allow people to speak, and you can only say what you have!"

"Yes!" Lu Xiangsheng groaned for a long time, and his eyes unconsciously fell on the barren hills next to the road. Others only think of it as a mound of earth, but Lu Xiangsheng knows in his heart that there are corpses buried underneath!

In order to build this straight. Not only were the Jiannu prisoners of war in Guangning almost exhausted, but they also sent men many times to the steppe, and even Korea and Japan. Tens of thousands of laborers have been brought in, and now they are living less and dying more.

The road under his feet is clearly made with human life, and Lu Xiangsheng often wakes up at night. Soaked in sweat. I even think of Zhuge Wuhou's exclamation from time to time: "I have contributed to Sheji, and I will lose my life!" ”

"Grandpa Guo, isn't there a way to have the best of both worlds in this world?"

Zhang Ke frowned slightly. smiled: "Jiandou, do you know what the biggest mistake of Confucius and Mencius is?" ”

"Don't dare to talk about saints!"

"Hahaha, you don't dare to say that I say it, it's hypocrisy! When the Central Plains is strong, they will go to conquer the grassland, and when the grassland is strong, they will plunder China. Even internally, the bureaucracy is trying its best to exploit the people, and when the people are cornered, they will rise up. What are the three outlines and five constants, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and wisdom, no one dares to refute when you say it, and when you really reach the threshold, it is not as good as even a steamed bun! ”

Zhang Ke stared into the distance and laughed: "Benjue has to put aside these hypocrisies when doing things, such as the straight road under his feet, which is beneficial to the people and the war, no matter how many sacrifices Benjue takes, it is a matter of course!" Kindness is to one's own people, and the Ming Dynasty suffers losses on the benevolence of stupid pigs! ”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Ke rode forward, leaving Lu Xiangsheng standing stunned on the spot.

Stupid pig righteousness!

A few words kept flashing in his mind, as if this was a kind of oath, Zhang Ke's time was definitely not as simple as recovering Liao Shen. It will even completely change the attitude of the Central Plains Dynasty towards Siyi.

It is a blessing to suffer losses, be generous, face first, and would rather suffer losses yourself than let others make irresponsible remarks...... These foreign norms, which were regarded as classics by civilian officials, have all been swept away.

The Celestial Empire is to be domineering, to be rat belly and chicken intestines, and to be careful. is better than his own people to Siyi, it's just a brain pump!

"Roads must be built after all, can you use your own people instead of building slaves?" Lu Xiangsheng muttered silently, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"I get it, I really get it! Fuck off the damn hypocrites! ”

Not caring about the strange eyes of the soldiers around him, Lu Xiangsheng violently urged the war horse and struggled to catch up with Zhang Ke's footsteps.

……

Sending troops from Yizhou, twenty days before and after, the army rushed to Haizhou, and it was Tang Hui who was responsible for guarding Haizhou.

"Grandpa Guo, you can give an order when you are old, Lao Tang can't wait for a long time!"

"Hahaha, if you can't wait, you have to wait." At the reception banquet, Zhang Ke faced everyone and smiled: "Remember, this time we have to take it step by step, not to defeat Jiannu, but to destroy them!" Utterly destroyed! Physically and mentally, destroy together! ”

Zhang Ke held the wine glass and said in a loud voice: "Pass my order, immediately spread the news of the conquest of the Heavenly Dynasty Wangshi, let Jiannu know, settle accounts with them, and ask for their head The revenge master is here!" Moreover, after the whole army rested for five days, it advanced according to the battalion, and the march should not exceed five miles a day, and the front of the army was directed at Liaoyang! ”

Zhang Ke, who has always paid attention to quick battles and quick decisions, has changed his temperament, played turtle tactics, and walked five miles a day, isn't this a joke, wasting military salaries?

A trace of doubt flashed in everyone's hearts, but it was quickly replaced by superstition about Zhang Ke, Grandpa Guo's arrangement must make sense, everyone just do it!

……

Of course, Zhang Ke is not crazy, but he knows a truth, for death row prisoners, when the knife is cut down, it is not uncomfortable, on the contrary, it is liberating, and the biggest torture for them is to wait for three o'clock in the afternoon, waiting for death to come, that feeling can drive people crazy.

Obviously, Zhang Ke used this trick against Jiannu, and the army slowly advanced, causing a strong pressure that made everyone breathless.

Today the grain is collected, tomorrow the war horses are collected, and the day after tomorrow the men are recruited, first fifteen years and above, then thirteen years old, and finally up to sixty years old, down to ten years old, and all the males are recruited. Even the sturdy woman did not let go, and Jiannu frantically recruited the strength of a qiē and carried out a life-and-death fight.

Before you know it, all the fields are barren and large farms are abandoned, and even if the Ming army gives up the attack, they are afraid that they will starve and freeze in winter. (To be continued......)