Chapter 135 - Follow the Path and Be Tempting

Fu Lin couldn't help but laugh when he heard Xiao Xuanye say that he wanted to "use troops quickly" against Yaksa.

"Haha, Xuan Ye, you are still young, this way of using soldiers is not child's play, you use soldiers as soon as possible, is it possible that my Eight Banners athletes have grown wings, and they can fly to Humar overnight? Come on, come on, Amma tells you, but where the army is raised, the grain and grass come first, and in a hurry, where does the grain and grass come from? Furthermore, who will command the troops? Which of the eight banners of Manchuria, Mongolia and Han is drawn from the soldiers, it matters! Fu Lin said as he dragged his little son who was kneeling on the ground and sat down firmly on the side seat behind the royal case.

"Bing...... Horse! Hongyi suddenly heard this horse word and immediately moved his mind.

"Yes, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first! That's it! "Fu Lin thought that Xuan Ye had comprehended, and he was very complacent.

"What the Emperor Ama taught! It's really a son-in-law! "Hongyi will give face first, and then come to the actual one.

"Well, I heard that your Emperor Ma Ma has allowed you to study the art of war with Sizhen, which is a good thing."

"Erchen must obey the emperor's orders and study the art of war with Aunt Sizhen!" Hongyi quietly changed "study" to "study" and gave Fulin a small "hello" in advance.

"Good!" Fulin appreciates Hongyi's learning attitude very much and praises it again.

"Emperor Ama, think about it carefully, you are really the Holy Monarch of the Son of Heaven and the Lord of the Generation! I actually planned the dispatch of grain and grass in advance! "Hongyi began to fire guns with his mouth full, not afraid that you will not faint!

"Oh? Ama ...... How do you know? Let's listen to it, Amma is also good to test you! Fu Lin originally wanted to get to the bottom of the headless sentence. But as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he was put on the shelf by his own son, so naturally he couldn't slip out by himself. However, this posture of "knowingly asking" still needs to be done.

"If the retainer returns to the emperor Ama, didn't you issue an edict on the same day, asking Zheng Zhilong, the king of Tong'an, to unify the merchant ships of southeast Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, and be the pipe of the royal maritime merchant fleet?" It turned out that this was a policy mentioned in passing when Hongyi and Fulin agreed on the so-called "territorial waters" of the Qing Dynasty.

"Oh, exactly! Xuan Ye is right...... However, this edict has not yet been sent to the southeast. "Fulin is also telling the truth. Let's set the territorial waters. Actually, it was only three days ago on the 6th day of the ninth month, and the Council of Ministers has not yet come up with a final opinion. Many people are afraid that the Zheng family will grow up like this.

"Huang Ama, the retainers are actually speculating on the holy will, do you think what Xuan Ye said is right or wrong? If you order the 'converted rice' that is transported to Tongzhou warehouse grain this year, 500,000 stones. In turn, the imperial merchant fleet under the command of Zheng Zhilong went north by sea as soon as possible. Not into Tongzhou. Instead, it crossed Liaodong, all the way to the mouth of Sakhalian Ula, and then went up the river. Until the sea ships cannot move forward, choose a key and convenient place, build a transshipment fortress, and use the system of a star-shaped fortress to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Regarding the shipping capacity of Heilongjiang in the future, Hongyi really doesn't have much confidence, just silently praying that the current Sakhalian Ula can go straight to Humar!

"500,000 stones...... Well...... "Fulin understands a little, but it still needs to be carefully pondered.

"The reason why the ministers admire Huang Ama is because this is indeed a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone!" Hongyi's face was full of admiration and sincerity. In fact, he was just admiring himself.

"Oh, how do you kill two birds with one stone?"

Erchen thought that at present, the exchange of rice in Zhejiang and Fujian is less than 400,000 stones, but if 500,000 yuan is transferred by sea, the deficit must be filled by Zheng Sen. He has been entrenched in the coastal areas of Fujian for a long time, and it is not easy for him to take out 100,000 stones, but he can do it. Huang Amma's plan can be described as a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle. Second, when King Tong'an went north to supervise the ship, it was difficult for Zheng Xing's father and son to discuss day and night. Besides, Zheng Zhilong has been crisscrossing the sea for a long time, and he must be concerned about the business without capital and profit. It seems that the tiger has returned to the mountain, but in fact, it has raised the prestige of my Great Qingshui Division in the four seas, and over time, the open sea feudal states will inevitably be invincible. Hongyi analyzed it a little, and then was respectful.

"Huang Ama, I don't know if there is any omission in the son's duet?"

"Haha, what Xuan Ye said is right!" Fu Lin had to give Xuan Ye's answer a perfect score.

"Xie Huang Ama! The retainers also guessed that the emperor might have already built a city for the transfer of troops at the mouth of Sakharenula, and he was confident! Continue to answer the question.

"Yes, what Xuan Ye thinks is very much in line with my wishes! It's just that these plans still need to be met. ”

"Hmmm! Erchen understood that these military affairs were urgent, and they really needed meetings. However, Emperor Ama and his retainers heard from Bekotov that the reason why the Rakshasa bandits in the north came and went without a trace was all due to the rivers and waterways that extended in all directions between the white mountains and black waters. In the winter and spring, when the river froze, they abandoned the boat and landed ashore, wrapped in the looted supplies and people, and huddled in several major castles for the winter, which is really strange......" Hongyi deliberately asked, pretending to meditate.

"That's not surprising. Xuan Ye, you haven't been back to Shengjing yet, so naturally you don't know that when the land of Longxing outside the Guanxi enters winter, it is indeed very cold. Seeing that it is now late autumn, it won't be long before ...... "Fu Lin is ready to popularize the knowledge of his son's hometown, but it stopped abruptly halfway through!"

"Oh! It won't be long before it's freezing and cold outside the gate. However, if you enter the military outside the customs in the middle of winter, one is cold, and the other is the Rakshasa shrinks, wouldn't it be necessary to uproot the strongholds one by one, which will indeed cost money and food! "Fulin seems to have come to his senses.

"Emperor Ama Shengming! Erchen knows! "It's all about you teaching and I'm being taught!

"Well, it's possible to use troops quickly. Taking advantage of the crisp autumn weather, the small bandit armies that came and went on the river were broken one by one, and those soldiers who could go out to fight were annihilated as much as possible. Then forced the remnants of their bandit army to retreat in the city fortress, waiting for me to uproot the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty one by one! …… But now the water network is dense, and it seems that it is not conducive to the Eight Banners Cavalry Shooting......" Fu Lin muttered to himself there, and Hongyi next to him also nodded.

"Well, Erchen remembers. Sha'er Huda once went up to Shu and said that the Rakshasa people are good at fighting by boat on the river...... "Hongyi reported his learning experience in a timely manner, but he looked at Fulin with anticipation.

"That's right! Let the troops and horses of Humar Zhangjingsha Huda unify the headquarters to suppress them! He is indeed a general, and he is also familiar with the routine of the Rakshasa bandits. Just to remind him to bring more ships, muskets and firearms. ”

"Erchen and Zhao Butai jointly sacrificed for King Fujin of Jianjun today, and I also heard him talk about the power of Sha'er Huda!" Keep up the information ha!

Zhao Butai ...... Well, he has partnered with Sha Erhuda many times, and he is also a fierce general on the battlefield! That's right, let him raise a group of men and horses from the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade to the north, and he will be the main one on land. The river is naturally in the bag of Shar Huda! "Fulin is very good at capturing the "trivial" information. Form your own decisions.

"Huang Ama, our Saharcha Department [one of the names of the Houjin Department of the present-day Daur Department, which means "sable" in Manchu transliteration], the Sauron Department [and Evenki and other generic names], the Hulha Department and other banner people, can finally take revenge! Hongyi blinked. Give another piece of information that can be used.

"Hmm. They are all my people. To pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty, it is natural to have a deep revenge for them! "Fulin made a great wish.

"Well, the great grace of the emperor's father. The bannermen of all departments will definitely do their best to assist my Eight Banners Iron Cavalry! Seeing that Fulin did not understand the great effect of the "people's war" for a while, he hurriedly extended it.

"Help? They're just eating pot pulp! ”

"But even if it is Sha'er Huda, the vast land of 'Northeast', it is difficult for him to distinguish between east and west, north and south? The natives can be used as guides, saddlers and horses...... Moreover, the righteous teachers of the Qing Dynasty, hanging the people and cutting down crimes, and the accompanying natives were exposed to it, so they naturally knew that my Eight Banners were majestic, and then passed on by word of mouth and claimed that the land of the far north could be protected forever! ”

"Oh? Xuan Ye really used some brains! Well, this matter can be handed over to Sha Erhuda and Zhao Butai to do cheaply. Fu Lin finally relented.

"Emperor Ama, the retainers are still unclear: if the Rakshasas retreat into the city in the middle of winter, what will we do?"

"Hehe, as long as they don't build the star-shaped fortress you said, Amma has his own way! Just bombard! Since Mulan performed martial arts last month, I have issued an order to the military department and the military battle bureau[1], ordering them to join Tang Lao Mafa to quickly produce the invincible general cannon of Shenwei. ”

Hongyi heard about the "Shenwei Invincible General Cannon", and he was really happy to come from it!

You must know that in the Yaksa self-defense counterattack against Tsarist Russia, which really took place in history, the invincible general Shenwei made outstanding achievements in artillery warfare. The gun is a copper breech gun, with an inscription: "Made on March 2, 15th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty" (1676), the gun weighs 1137 kg (about 1,900 catties) [one catty in the early Qing Dynastyβ‰ˆ 596.8 grams], which belongs to the medium-sized heavy artillery [2]! The barrel is 2.48 meters long and has a caliber of 110 mm. The barrel-shaped barrel is thin in the front and thick in the back, with five hoops on it, ears on both sides, and a ball crown on the tail. There are 'stars' and 'buckets' directly above the muzzle and bottom for aiming. The fire door is rectangular, each shot is filled with 1.5~2 kg of gunpowder, and the shell weighs 3~4 kg (about six catties less than seven catties). The cannon was loaded with wooden gun wagons and was mostly used for attacking and defending fortified cities and field battles, and played a great role in the two sieges of Yaksa.

Although the "Shenwei General Cannon" in the Shunzhi period was not as powerful as the Kangxi Dynasty in later generations, it was also "quite" powerful. According to the judgment of relevant experts in later generations, the quality of the iron-core bronze "Shenwei General" artillery has reached the highest level of shijie. This cannon is cast in copper, the front is thin and the back is thick, 2.83 meters long, four uplifts, weighs 1950 kilograms, 2.5 kilograms of medicine, 5 kilograms of iron, is installed on the four-wheeled gun carriage, has the advantages of long body barrel and large amount of ammunition, is a sharp weapon for attacking and destroying the fortified city. During the reign of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, due to the need to suppress the peasant army and eliminate the power of the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the momentum of firearms production continued unabated. The Qing court set up a cannon factory and a gunpowder factory in Beijing, which were under the unified management of the War Bureau, which led to the second upsurge of firearms production in the Qing Dynasty. As for the Shenwei generals in the Shunzhi period were heavier than those in the Kangxi period, it is estimated that the siege of the city was the first reason, and the Kangxi period slowly embarked on the road of "miniaturization and convenience" under the premise of ensuring the effect.

The emperor took the initiative to think of using a cannon, which shows that this is still in place!

[1] War Bureau, signed by Qing officials. One of the three courts under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Originally known as "Anlou", it was renamed the Military War Bureau in the eleventh year of Shunzhi (1654), and renamed the Military Reserve Institute in the eighteenth year (1661). Weapons, bridles, armor, quilts, etc. used by the official court. There are ministers in charge of affairs, no fixed number, two secretaries, and three products. The saddle bridles, umbrella covers, and curtains used by the emperor of the North Saddle Library belonged. The South Saddle Library is in charge of the official with saddle bridles, skins, rain tassels, tapestry, etc., and the armor of the armor, swords, flags, instruments, etc. Felt storehouse, bow and arrow, boots, shoes, felt pieces, etc.

[2] The cannons of the Qing Dynasty were divided into two types: light artillery and heavy artillery according to their weight. From 27 catties to 390 catties is called light artillery, and from 560 catties to 7000 catties is called heavy artillery. (To be continued......)