Qin Liangyu was very excited. What she was most worried about was the shortcomings of the firearm. Holding the leather cannon information in her hand, she couldn't help but shed tears.
In the Battle of Hunhe, her eldest brother Qin Banghan and fourth brother Qin Minping were killed in that battle. The white-pole soldiers originally fought with foot and cavalry, suppressing the heavy cavalry of the Eight Banners.
Their hooks, sickles, and spears hooked the red-toothed heavy cavalry rushing into the battle and dismounted them one after another. Thousands of people were killed by crossbows, and the following cavalry were also beaten to the point of "falling off their horses one after another." Later, the Jin army led Xifu
First, the assistant leader Siltai and Grand were also killed in battle.
Four thousand infantry with spears, wearing leather armor on the inside and iron armor on the outside, and wrapped in quilts they were carrying. None of the strong bows and heavy arrows of the Eight Banners could penetrate. Their poor muskets captured from the Ming Dynasty could not penetrate either.
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The cavalry were blocked by the dense spearheads of the spear array, and the hooks could catch on the seams of their armor and pull them off their horses.
In this battle, the Sichuan Army and the Zhejiang Army Qi's Army directly killed more than 8,000 Eight Banners elites. The Eight Banners had very few people and could not afford this loss. At one point, they planned to retreat.
Yang Fan listened quietly to Qin Liangyu's description of the situation at that time. Only then did he understand that there were two main reasons for the failure.
One is that the Eight Banners adopted wheel warfare, and the Sichuan troops did not have time to eat. They fought hungry for two days and one night. Later, their physical strength could not keep up. After all, the Sichuan soldiers were thin and thin, and their physical strength was very different from that of the Eight Banners.
The second is that the Eight Banners forcibly dragged the Luzon Bronze Cannon at the head of Shenyang City, these twenty-four-caliber 36-pounder cannons, to the battlefield. They smashed the Qi Army’s carriage camp to pieces and smashed the white-pole soldiers’ spear formation.
Also defeated.
At that time, when the Eight Banners were in trouble, Nurhachi retreated to the rear camp. At the critical moment, Li Yongfang found the captured Ming Dynasty gunner, personally untied him, and was rewarded with thousands of gold, and used it to attack the Sichuan army.
These heavy artillery were so powerful that every shot was shattered. After a fierce battle, the Sichuan army was finally hungry and fatigued and could not support them, so they were all wiped out.
Yang Fan said: "These big Luzon bronze cannons all belong to the category of red cannons. If you encounter them in the future, immediately get out of the range of the heavy artillery and don't resist. Because you don't understand horizontal formations and don't have advanced matchlock guns. You can't fight them."
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"But these artillery pieces are extremely heavy and difficult to move. As long as you don't attack the city, the chance of encountering them is very small. Your leather cannons are more maneuverable. You can just dodge them. These light artillery pieces are very useful for attacking shield vehicles and cavalry.
Even using shotguns to shoot down the heavy infantry of the slaves is very useful. You have an advantage in the field. As for the army's rations, I have some recipes here. I will have someone sort them out and send them to you later. The main ones are fried rice and fried noodles. Make them.
Once it’s ready, it can be stored for a long time and you can eat it right away without having to light a fire to cook.”
Zhang Fengyi said: "I have eaten Brother Yang's fried noodles, which are super delicious. It contains not only flour, soybean powder, beef floss, beef bone marrow powder, milk powder, and tea powder. It also contains sugar and salt, which makes it delicious.
It's sweet. When brewed with hot water, it's like tea soup."
Tea soup originated in the early Ming Dynasty. The main ingredients are rice noodles (sorghum rice noodles) and millet noodles. The seasonings include brown sugar, white sugar, green silk, red silk, sesame, walnut kernels, assorted preserved fruits, raisins, Beijing cake strips, and pine nuts.
Use boiling water to make the rice flour into a thin paste, add various seasonings, and it is ready to eat. It tastes fragrant, sweet, smooth, and extremely delicious. There is a tea soup stall in the capital, and Qin Liangyu has also tasted it.
Qin Liangyu smiled bitterly and said: "Our Shizhu is a poor place, the people are poor, it is a mountainous area, and the food is not enough. We really can't afford such a good formula."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "Although you are in a mountainous area, you can change to some high-yielding crop varieties. I have corn, sweet potatoes, and potato seeds here. You can purchase some and take them back for trial planting. These new grains have high yields and do not require picky soil.
If there is a piece of flat land on the mountain, you can grow some. You can also use corn to make military rations."
Qin Liangyu said with some embarrassment at this time: "Actually, I have something to ask Uncle Dingyuan this time. It's just a little hard to ask."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "General Qin just said it doesn't matter. As long as you can help, I will help."
Qin Liangyu then plucked up the courage and said: "My infantry has been fighting for many years, and their armor and weapons are seriously damaged. Now the entire Ming Dynasty knows that the best steel is produced by the Yang family in Zunhua. I plan to buy some steel to make armor and weapons."
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Yang Fan smiled and said: "This is a good thing. What's so hard to say? General Qin is taking care of my business."
Qin Liangyu said with some shame: "We, Shizhu, are too poor and cannot afford any silver. However, our area is rich in Shu brocade, and the Shu brocade that the women weave at home is of good quality. I wonder if we can be allowed to use Shu brocade to pay for the purchase of steel.
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Yang Fan smiled, it turned out to be like this, he thought it would be such a big problem.
Yang Fan said: "Xinghe Supermarket has now opened in Beijing and other provinces and cities along the coast and along the Yangtze River. General Qin can buy steel from me on credit first, and then hand over the Sichuan brocade to Xinghe Supermarket for sale. The sales proceeds will be used for
Just check out. If there is any remaining sales money, it can be refunded to you. You can just open an account at Xinghe Bank, which is very convenient for fund transfers. The excess sales money can be remitted back to Chongqing for you. We are preparing for Chongqing.
Xinghe Bank and Xinghe Supermarket.”
Qin Liangyu didn't expect that Yang Fan would be so accommodating.
She has also heard about the exchange business of Xinghe Bank. It is simply too convenient. In the future, military money can be transferred through exchange, and most provincial cities in the country, except for the southwest and northwest, are basically covered.
When she came to Beijing this time, she also heard about Xinghe Supermarket and took her son, daughter-in-law and two nephews to go shopping.
The huge four-story building in Di'anmen shocked them greatly. Although they didn't understand business, they could tell how profitable this business was just by looking at the huge flow of people.
Only later did they hear someone talk about the store model of Xinghe Supermarket. Everyone was amazed for a while.
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Affordable.
I was really happy to hear that Yang Fan could agree to let her sell Shu Brocade through Xinghe Supermarket.
Along the way to Beijing, they sold Shu brocade in various markets to raise military expenses.
Fighting is very expensive. Although the people in the southwest are poor and military pay is very low, an expedition involving tens of thousands of people and covering thousands of miles is also very expensive. If you can make some money, you still have to make as much money as you can.
Less than one-third of the Sichuan brocade they brought was sold along the way. This thing is a luxury item that ordinary people cannot afford, and it is not easy to sell.
But it would be great if we could enter the channels of Xinghe Supermarket, because this place is very popular and there are many rich people. Not only can we sell goods at good prices, but we can also sell goods in bulk.
Qin Liangyu immediately thought that the silk fabrics in the southwest are not only stone pillars, but also many other kinds of toast. If they can negotiate a cooperation with Xinghe Supermarket, they can buy it locally and sell it through Xinghe Supermarket's channels. They can probably make a lot of money. It can definitely be done.
Do it.
Qin Liangyu is the local chieftain and has a certain degree of credibility and intimidation. It is better for him to do this business than for Yang Fan to do it locally. Besides, how can Yang Fan have the energy to do this?
He just builds a platform. If you have any good products, just come to my store and sell them.
When Qin Liangyu expressed his thoughts, Yang Fan's eyes lit up.
Chongqing, like Wuhan, is a thoroughfare for five provinces. It is also rich in mineral resources. It also has convenient water transportation on the Jialing River, Chuanjiang River and Yangtze River. It is very suitable for building an industrial and commercial center city.
If you support Qin Liangyu, maybe you can build an industrial and commercial center city somewhere. Isn't Chongqing in later generations a highly developed industrial and commercial city?
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