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On the wide official road, twenty strange-looking carriages rushed by, and the dust was all over the sky, attracting the attention of countless people. These carriages only have carriages on one side, and they are more than two meters high, like a small moving city wall, and there are still many small holes in the carriages, and I don't know what they do.

However, when they noticed that there were five soldiers in each car, the thoughts of the common people suddenly soared, I am afraid that it is some kind of amazing mysterious weapon.

"Have you heard of Zhuge Liang's wooden ox and flowing horse, I'm afraid that our Jiguo Gong also has the ability to be a martial artist, and he has come up with something amazing!"

"The wooden ox and the horse can walk by themselves, why do they still use the horse to pull it?"

"You don't understand this, good things are only used on the battlefield, and horses are usually used. After encountering the Tartars, they rushed out, thunder and smoke artillery, and the Tartars looked at it and fled! ”

The common people are not clear, there are many discussions, in fact, this thing is not a special thing, but the Central Plains region is less, in the nine sides of the area, the Ming army has a large number of equipment, it is the so-called partial van.

The convoy did not stop until it reached the gate of the mansion, and after Gu Zhenhua got the report, he hurriedly walked out.

"Mr. Li, I haven't seen you for a few days, you are here to give me a gift!"

Li Jibo suddenly laughed: "It's not only a gift, but also a debt, Grandpa Guo, let's see how this partial van is made, if it is combined, it will be equipped on a large scale, it can not only fight wars, but also transport, back then, Qi Jiguang relied on the partial van to shock Ji Town, and killed the grassland into a river of blood!" ”

Of course, Gu Zhenhua knew the name of the partial van, and he was immediately interested. Hurried to the front of the car, carefully a large number. This kind of carriage is a little larger than ordinary horse-drawn carriages, and the wheels are more than three meters long. It is also more than two meters wide, and all of them are made of fine hardwood, which is very strong.

After jumping into the car, the carriage of more than two meters can provide good cover for the soldiers, and the reserved shooting hole is just to shoot projectiles outward.

Li Jibo also said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, this partial van has made some improvements. For example, the carriage board is divided into two pieces, which can be removed and installed on both sides. When walking on a rough road like this. It can avoid overloading on one side, causing overturning, and when it is simply transported, it can also be loaded with more things. The soldier is also comfortable to sit. ”

Li Jibo said and asked the soldiers to remove the compartment. The other half of the carriage also had notches, which were easily installed into it, and suddenly it changed from a combat state to an ordinary carriage.

However, looking at the details, there are many unique places, such as the carriage is wrapped with iron sheets all around, and a layer of animal skin and cotton cloth is nailed to the compartment, which can enhance the defense against bows and arrows and firearms.

Gu Zhenhua looked at it and was very satisfied. He smiled and asked, "Mr. Li, I'm afraid this partial van can hold hundreds of pounds of things, right?" ”

"That's right. An ordinary partial van can hold 500 catties, and now the manufactured one has been strengthened and can hold at least 700 catties. Equipped with a tiger squat cannon, six firearms, plus a spear waist knife, food and drinking water. One van is enough to supply twenty people for combat. If hundreds of side vans are connected, they can also form a car formation to form an impregnable ring defense, and in the field, there is no need to be afraid of Tartars. ”

Gu Zhenhua nodded again and again when he heard this, looked at it again and again, and couldn't help nodding and said: "Mr. Li, since this partial van is so powerful, and the border army of the Ming Dynasty also has a lot of equipment, why can't you beat the Tartars in the field battle?" ”

Li Jibo suddenly shook his head painfully: "Hey, after all, there is still a lack of training, it would be good if a Ming ordinary firearm could hit thirty or forty steps." If the van meets the Tartars, they can often only shoot one round, and the Tartars rush up, and no one dares to engage in the battle, so they will naturally retreat, and no matter how good the weapons are, they are useless. Qi Jiguang was able to gallop with a partial van because the Qi family's army was strictly disciplined, and even if the enemy was in front of him, he could shoot calmly, which could play the role of the van. I see that the lord has a lot in common with Qi Jiguang, so he dared to make his own decisions and built twenty partial vans! ”

"Good, well made!" Gu Zhenhua also said: "Mr. Li, An ** guarantees that he can wield the power of the side van and make the Tartar dare to fly." I think that the partial van should be built, and it should be built in a big way, so I immediately mobilized the craftsmen of Guide to build 150 cars first. ”

When Li Jibo heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly and said: "Grandpa Guo, why are you more anxious than the old man, this partial van always has to explore tactics, and it's not too late to adapt to it!" ”

"Mr. Li, I want to explore it, but time waits for no one!" Gu Zhenhua said: "This time the Tartars came to rob the grain, and we killed more than 3,000 people, I have always been worried that they are unwilling to fail and will go south to retaliate. ”

When Li Jibo heard this, he shook his head: "Grandpa Guo, if you want to talk about guarding against Tartars, I don't think you need to be in such a hurry." Haoge suffered a big loss, but he did not move south, on the contrary, he withdrew the main force from Jinan Mansion, and it seemed that he was going to give up Shandong and withdraw to Gyeonggi! ”

"The fist is withdrawn, and it is swung out again, and it hurts even more to hit people. Are the Tartars people willing to suffer, they retreated, which can only prove that they have to deal with Li Zicheng with all their might, if the Dashun army can't hold on, the next thing we have to face is tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of the Qing army. ”

Li Jibo also understood Gu Zhenhua's thoughts at this time, and couldn't help but say: "That's true, it seems that it is imperative for An ** to expand with all his might, but does Grandpa Guo have a detailed belly case?" ”

Gu Zhenhua laughed: "I asked Mr. to come over to discuss this matter." ”

Gu Zhenhua waved his hand and asked people to pull twenty side vans to the barracks, and then went directly to the inner courtyard of the mansion with Li Jibo.

After the two of them were done, Gu Zhenhua first said: "Mr. Li, enriching strength is the most urgent thing at present, people are the foundation of a qiē, Henan is in turmoil, and the population has suffered heavy losses." And the Jiangnan area is singing and dancing, and it has not yet felt the pressure, and it is difficult to find suitable soldiers. ”

"Grandpa Guo, you are recruiting Shandong soldiers, the people of Shandong are fierce, this idea is good."

"Mr. Li is really keen, I want to immigrate from Shandong from 500,000 to 1 million to fill Kaifeng Mansion and Nanyang Mansion. and even the Huguang area. With a population of one million, at least 30,000 elite soldiers and 70,000 militiamen can be singled out. If you train well, you can double the combat effectiveness of An **. ”

"Grandpa Guo, this idea is very good, at least our manpower is at the limit, not to mention anything else, just the Tuntian Grange in Guide has occupied almost all the literate people. To immigrate. It is necessary to recruit troops, to train, and to expand the territory. Even if we split it into eight petals, it won't be enough! ”

"Yes, if you give An ** ten years to prepare, naturally you don't have to be afraid of Tartars, but time waits for no one now. Can we still sit back and die? ”

"What do you want to do, Grandpa Guo?"

Li Jibo listened to Gu Zhenhua's words. I guessed what earth-shattering things this grandfather was going to do, kill Xu Dingguo, kill 6 Kun, engage in Tuntian, so many big things, I didn't discuss with him, so I did it myself. But now that I've invited him over, this matter must be trivial.

"Grandpa Guo. Just say it, the old man can hold on! ”

"Hahaha. It's not a big deal, I just want to cooperate with the businessmen, contract the affairs of the tuntian to them, let them help organize the immigration, help manage the grange, and help collect the land rent! ”

When Li Jibo heard these words, he was so frightened that his hands and feet were sweating.

"Gu Zhenhua, Gu Zhenhua, are you going to hand over the world of the Ming Dynasty to businessmen?" Li Jibo's eyes widened, and he got up from the Taishi's chair, shaking his head like a rattle.

"Engage in tuntian, engage in cleaning, and still use the front line as an excuse, so I have to do it, but handing over tuntian to businessmen to do, isn't this equivalent to letting businessmen do the work of the court, the world is upside down, not to mention outsiders, even the old man doesn't agree!"

Gu Zhenhua also nodded, he had long expected this result, Tuntian had done it before, but it was unprecedented to contract to a businessman, and the resistance and criticism it received must be amazing.

"Mr. Li, I was forced to do this, without the help of the power of the merchants, just rely on us, don't have three or five years, don't want to show it, and it is impossible for the Tartars to leave us so much time. Only businessmen are profitable, as long as they are given enough benefits, these people can work hard, attract their enthusiasm, and they can develop quickly. ”

Li Jibo still shook his head: "Grandpa Guo, you also said that businessmen are heavy on profits, if businessmen are unscrupulous and wantonly squeeze, aren't you afraid that businessmen will force the people to rebel, and you will repeat the mistakes of the past!" ”

"Mr. Li, you listen to me first, after I finish the plan, I will let the businessman organize Tuntian, and he will definitely not be the shopkeeper. The more people they recruit and the more land they open, the more rewards they get. In the first three years of each acre of land, we collect 70% of the field rent, of which only 10% is given to the merchants, and we do not move the part of the common people. In addition, the militia in the Grange is not under the control of the merchants, so they want to mess around, and they also have to take into account the opinions of the common people. ”

When Li Jibo heard this, his brows tightened, and he couldn't help but say: "If you do this, to put it bluntly, it is not impossible to just rely on the management and organizational skills of businessmen." It's just that the harvest of one acre of land is only 100 catties, one is only ten catties, and 1,000 acres of land is only 10,000 catties, which is not worth a few dollars, and it takes so much energy to invest, businessmen may not be willing. ”

Gu Zhenhua smiled slightly: "Mr. Li's knowledge is here, I can allow the businessman to use the labor force of the grange, as long as the farming task is completed normally, the businessman can organize the common people to work the rest of the time." ”

"Work? What do you do? Li Jibo asked in surprise.

"You can do any kind of work, weaving, making clothes, striking iron, buying and selling, burning bricks, building houses, in short, you can do anything that can make money. The profits go to the merchants! ”

After listening to Gu Zhenhua's words, Li Jibo suddenly froze, sat on the chair, and his mind was spinning. After a while, he muttered to himself: "In this way, the merchant is profitable, but doesn't this sell the common people to the merchant, and use their blood and sweat to make money for the merchant?" ”

Gu Zhenhua also spread his hands and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Li, is there any other way?" ”

Li Jibo also pondered for a long time, and couldn't help but say: "Grandpa Guo, the old man really has no choice, but you have to be prepared to be infamous, Shinong Industry and Commerce, all of a sudden the businessman was raised above the peasants, wouldn't it be the Shiren to seize power, can they agree?" ”

"Shi Nong Industry and Commerce, those scholars turned farmers into tenants, I'm afraid it's not much better than me, right?"

"There are some things that can be said but not done, and some things that can be done but not said. This Ming scholar has always been lenient with himself and strict with others. This kind of big thing, if there is a mistake at one point, they will definitely catch it. ”

"That's why I invited Mr. Li to come over, let's discuss a suitable way to make the plan as perfect as possible. When the Tuntian Grange is built as scheduled, and there are 350,000 male soldiers in hand, I see who dares to point fingers! ”

Li Jibo also knows Gu Zhenhua's temper, once he makes up his mind, he will never look back. The old man thought about Gu Zhenhua's method repeatedly in his heart, and couldn't help but secretly praise him, it seemed to be imaginative, but it was quite feasible.

As for the common people, although they have to sell their labor, and they may not even have to rest all year round, they have a place to eat, which is also a way out.

It is good for everyone involved, even if there is a bunch of crows outside to, it will not set off any storms.

Gu Zhenhua found Xu Fang again, and the three of them discussed it for more than two days before they came up with the final plan. Immediately, Gu Zhenhua had the name of Ji Guogong, and sent invitations to large and small businessmen in Guide, inviting them to a banquet and discussing the plan of selling people. (To be continued......)