The smell of blood permeating Ao Canghai, who hurried back from Hangzhou, was so thick that people didn't dare to look at it directly. A few days ago, the Jiang family, a long-standing family in Hangzhou, was uprooted. All the men, from the elderly to the naughty boy in their arms, were escorted to the execution ground without exception, and there was truly no trace of the species.

Not only the Jiang family, but also the deep-rooted Jiangnan clans all suffered a rare slaughter for thousands of years. There was no other reason than their involvement in the rebellion. Carrying a hammer in his hand, there are nails everywhere. This is how Li Xiao feels now, when the butcher knife is swung for the first time, how difficult it is to stop. What's more, this time he came to Jiangnan with a division just to kill people.

The imperial court has endured it for a long time, and it has also given many opportunities to the Jiangnan scholars. With the knife in his hand, Yang Sichang was still bitterly advising those big clansmen. The result was wanton humiliation and mockery, and violence and assassinations were already ubiquitous.

Officials who supported the New Deal were either assassinated or forced to resign. In order to protect their vested interests, the big clans stared at the blood-red eyes and wanted to tear apart some people who dared to hand over their taxes.

Yang Sichang was assassinated more than a dozen times, if it weren't for the guards and the large number of garrisons in Jinling City, he might have been killed by them a long time ago.

If you can't bear it, you don't need to endure it anymore, and since you don't listen to persuasion, then it's the turn of the state violence apparatus to play. The first division of Ao Canghai is an iron-blooded male division that rolls over in the blood and fire. The Northeast slaughtered two flags with blue and blue, and the northwest slaughtered Li Zicheng's remnants. When Zhang Xianzhong was wandering around Hubei, he was also beaten by a division. Not to mention, those Nanjing forbidden army divisions that were slaughtered casually.

Killing people is a daily routine for them.

In today's Jiangnan, Yang Sichang is the king of Hades, and Ao Canghai is the king of Qin Guang. The Ten Palaces and Yama all set out in unison, setting off a bloody storm everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River. According to the rough statistics of the officials, there have been more than 10,000 killings.

When I walked to the door of the Linhu Palace, I heard Li Xiao's heart-rending cough. Ao Canghai took a few steps to see what was going on with this old fellow.

"Lanzhou is an important town in the northwest, why can't we equip them with some advanced weapons. Your rifles, can you keep the cubs? In the midst of heavy gasps, Ao Canghai heard Li Xiao's lion-like roar.

"Back to the words of the handsome! It's not that I don't want to, but I really can't help it. Our rifles require high accuracy, and at present, only Jinzhou, Jinan, and two arsenals can produce them. The Xi'an Arsenal in the northwest is under construction, but even if it is completed, there are not enough skilled workers, and it will be difficult to produce much for a while.

Even Jinzhou and Jinan have to take into account the production of artillery and other equipment. You also ordered Jinzhou to produce the Makqin heavy machine gun as soon as possible. This time, it will take up a lot of resources.

Last year, a total of 13,690 rifles were produced. This is already the limit of the existing conditions!

But everywhere there are people who ask for guns from their subordinates, and the four divisions in the northwest are the troops guarding the front line. The subordinates don't dare not give it all, Ao Ye's first division, if the subordinates don't give it all, they will be beaten to death by Ao Ye.

These two division commanders had 100,000 men under their command, and they needed more than 80,000 rifles. Their demand alone is six years of national output. Not to mention that there are also the third division and the second division, the ancestor of the third division and the second division Yuan have sent letters to their subordinates. If they are not given new equipment by the end of this year, they will be dragged to the subordinate arsenal to rob them.

Handsome! It's not that I don't want to give them a good gun, but I really can't help it. begged the marshal to withdraw his subordinates' errands, but there was really no way to do this errand. The subordinate would rather be an ordinary mechanic! ”

Walking to the door of the Linhu Palace, Ao Canghai heard Zhao Shizhen's complaint. Hearing Zhao Shizhen mention himself, Ao Canghai stopped, ready to listen to the window roots. This bastard belongs to the master who can't squeeze out the oil. At the beginning, relying on the relative proximity to Liaodong, Ao Canghai was carrying a whip to block the gate of the arsenal every day, so that he could be regarded as having the weapons of the first division ready.

He didn't expect that the guns from Zu Dashou and Yuan Chonghuan had not been prepared yet. For his original foresight, Ao Canghai admires himself. Looking at the huge dressing mirror at the door, Ao Ye gave a thumbs up and gave himself a thumbs up.

"Uh-huh......!" Li Xiao took a breath and didn't pick up Zhao Shizhen's stubble.

"Zheng Sen, you are in charge of the construction of the ordnance. Tell me how you can improve the efficiency of weapons production. Li Xiao's voice was suppressed, and he was likely to hold back his cough.

Zheng Sen hung his head and didn't speak, his eyes fixed on his toes.

"Handsome! We really don't blame it. Ao Canghai heard that it was Wu Ciyou's voice.

"If he doesn't say it, then you say it. Cough! Cough! Cough! ”

"Marshal, the allocation of weapons is a mess right now. Ao Ye is in Liaodong, and no one dares to refuse his weapons. We dare not to give it, he really dares to rob. There is also Man Ye, in the battle on the grassland last year, Man Ye lost a lot of equipment, and now we have to make up for it. These old handsomes who followed you from birth to death, Mr. Zhang's various Shangshu still wanted to let them have a few points, and Master Zu and Master Yuan didn't dare to fight with them, let alone us little people. ”

"Don't talk about that, just talk about how to increase production. The output is enough, how can you still grab it? Li Xiao glanced at Zheng Sen.

"Sir, I want to increase the production of weapons. The most important thing is that there are a large number of skilled workers and qualified raw materials. We lack high-quality iron ore in Daming, so it is naturally difficult to smelt high-quality steel. Anshan produces so much steel every year, and even fewer are qualified to produce weapons.

The second is a large number of skilled workers, which we have worked hard to train. It takes time to train talents, and it is not so fast to train usable skilled workers. ”

"Nonsense, can it be said that there are so many skilled workers in England. How could there be so many guns used to support the Mongols, it was easier than us to have such a long supply line from India to the Ili River Valley and then to the Northwest Front. ”

"Handsome! We have inquired into this matter clearly, the English arsenals are all private, and they employ thousands of Dutch and Portuguese workers from Europe. These workers were originally masters of making guns. And they are in India, and there are also high-quality iron ore and copper mines. This is even more incomparable to my Daming!

The largest Arsenal in Mumbai alone has more than 20,000 workers from all over the world. The annual production of guns is more than 18,000, which alone is higher than the national output of our Daming Dynasty. The main thing is that the weapons produced by the Indian arsenals will be resold back to the Arabs and Europe, and the English will make a lot of money on arms in them.

And our arsenal is completely invested by the imperial court, so there is no need to mention making money at all. Officials at all levels often have to stuff people into the arsenal by virtue of their personal connections. Some of these people are superficial, some are not successful enough to fail, and some are unworthy and unpopular. Because there are all kinds of connections, they all get high salaries.

Our efficiency is not comparable to that of the English. "Wu Ciyou can be regarded as a few days away, if today's words are spread, he will immediately become a public enemy of officialdom. No wonder even Zheng Sen didn't dare to tell the truth.

"Teacher! The wind of private entrustment has intensified, and if you use my people, I will naturally use yours. Others, they simply collect money to install people. Most of these people are not matched, which leads to higher and higher costs in the factory, and the imperial court needs more and more investment. In the long run, not only was the imperial court overwhelmed, but many important things were also delayed. Zheng Sen couldn't help but speak.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......!" Li Xiao once coughed heartbreakingly.

This kind of thing, Li Xiao is also more helpless. He had to deal with a huge bureaucracy, not a single person. Although a large number of new officials have been activated in the imperial court today, the inertia of the bureaucratic system of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years cannot be stopped by one person or two.

Jiangnan and his entourage have completely torn their faces with the intellectuals led by the Donglin Party. In just one month, Li Xiao killed thirteen officials at the prefect level alone. Not to mention, he also killed officials at the level of the governor of Jiangxi and Jiangsu. Now the literati in Jiangnan have been killed, and within a month, Yang Sichang's subordinates approved the killing of more than 10,000 people.

"Teacher......!"

"I'm fine, I can't kill anyone if I cough. The military industry is the lifeblood of the country, let's talk about it, how can we increase production. I grant you carte blanche to do so! ”

"If you want to increase military production, one of them is to have a high-quality source of iron ore. The students' families run to the South Seas all year round, and the iron ore mines in some parts of Java are said to be very good. However, Nanyang is too far away from Anshan, and the iron ore there has not yet been mined, so far water cannot quench the thirst of the near.

The students suggested that proper personnel be sent to Java to mine iron ore. If you need the personnel, you will be taken locally. In this way, the cost can be effectively reduced. In the long term, we can use the iron ore there.

In the near future! We can buy it from North Korea, although the iron ore in North Korea is not of high quality, but it is still better than our Daming. Steel smelted from North Korean iron ore can effectively solve our current dilemma. ”

"Good! Go get in touch with Ai Husheng, he's an expert at doing this. "When it comes to blackmailing North Koreans, Ai Husheng is indeed an expert. Every year, the Ming Dynasty sold large quantities of manufactured goods and luxury goods to North Korea. In exchange for grain, various ores and gold and silver from the DPRK. For more than a decade, North Korea has always occupied the first position in trade surplus.

"The second is that Wu Ciyou is the director of Anshan Steel Mill. The teacher sent a battalion of garrisons to help maintain order at the steel mills. ”

"It is not appropriate to send troops to the army, and you can order the establishment of a public security bureau for steel mills. Director, let Wu Ciyou choose his own people. Wu Ciyou, after you arrive at Angang, those who are unqualified and do not act will be cleaned out. If anyone dares to make trouble, punish according to the law! "The establishment of the Steel Mill Public Security Bureau is to create a knife for Wu Ciyou. With the handle of the knife in his hand, he is not afraid that someone will be disobedient.

"No! Xie Dashuai! ”

"You go on." Li Xiao pointed at Zheng Sen.

"The students asked themselves to be the director of the Jinzhou Arsenal, personally eliminated those who were not qualified, and raised the output of the Jinzhou Arsenal. It's just that there is no suitable candidate in Jinan for a while. ”

Li Xiao understood that Zheng Sen and Wu Ciyou had Li Xiao's full support. Naturally, they are not afraid of those local bureaucrats, and only such people who have backers can go down to important posts and dare not be afraid to obstruct and resolutely carry out reforms.

Since such a person is needed, a figure of a person appeared in Li Xiao's mind.

Xiao Zhan! The captain of the city management on the edge of the Chaobai River.

This time, he did a good job of dealing with the members of the Cao Gang who went to Hankou and Wuchang. Of the more than 8,000 people, not one escaped. When I came back to pay the order, I actually had a hint of the smell of an iron-blooded general.

"Zhao Shizhen, you find someone who understands technology. I have a candidate for Jinan Arsenal, but this person doesn't know much about technology, and he needs your people to help him. ”

"No! Subordinates must ...... Be sure to find the right person to come out. Zhao Shizhen hurriedly bowed down.

"The city of Lanzhou was looted, and the population was slaughtered and looted. The corpses were stacked like mountains, and the city walls were also covered with the corpses of our Liao soldiers. What a shame!

Our Liao soldiers fought hard, but because of the gap in weapons, they were defeated in the hands of the enemy, resulting in the annihilation of the whole army. It's not that we don't have sophisticated weapons, but because we don't have enough capacity to produce them. You weapons dealers should blame yourselves!

Raising the production of weapons, our fighters need rifles, grenades, howitzers, and heavy machine guns. Zheng Sen, the issue of weapons is related to the life and death of my Ming Dynasty. It's up to you! Ahem, ahem! Li Xiao coughed violently, as if he was about to cough out his lungs. The chamberlain next to him hurriedly brought the spittoon, and Li Xiao spit out a mouthful of yellow-green thick phlegm. Lying on the couch panting like a fish on the shore!

"Teacher......! Teacher, please rest assured, next year the students will have to produce 20,000 qualified rifles. ”

"Let's go!" Li Xiao waved his hand weakly.

Ao Canghai, who was listening to the root of the window, saw Junzi coming out, and immediately pulled Junzi to the side.

"What's going on? Lanzhou lost? ”

"Ao Ye! Why don't you go in on a cold day? ”

"Don't talk nonsense, tell me how Lanzhou lost it."

"This was half a month ago, when the Mongols, together with the Tibetans, raided the city of Lanzhou through Tibet. Originally, our meticulous work was heard, but the cavalry who delivered the letter ran the wrong way and was killed by a trap placed by a farmer in Baiyin.

The farmer was scared, and he had an uncle who could read and write. I understood the words on the paperwork, but I didn't report to the official, but ran away with my family.

So much so that when Lanzhou City was raided, there was no preparation at all. As you know, the garrison has no weapons compared to the Mongols. In this way, the city of Lanzhou was breached. Of the more than 10,000 defenders, only a little more than 100 escaped.

More than 80,000 people, killed and captive by the Tibetans and Mongols. It is said that the corpses of the dead were stacked as high as the city walls.

Dashuai's illness was originally cured, but when the news came, Dashuai's illness became serious all of a sudden. Hurry up and go in and persuade you, I'm afraid that the handsome body will ...... if you continue like this! ”