Xu Qing and Long Bing'er were not in Shuzhou during these times, and Shuzhou was also developing rapidly.
The land of Shu has fertile fields and thousands of miles of fertile fields, and is known as the land of abundance.
Xu Qing also improved farming tools and fertilizers, which also caused Shuzhou's grain output to rise steadily.
Food is the lifeblood of a country. If the food runs out, the country may be destroyed. Why did King Ming's rebel army fail?
In addition to King Ming's plan to fail from the beginning, another reason was food.
Zhao's imperial army directly surrounded and attacked the city where King Ming revolted. There was not much food inside, and there were no advanced defense equipment such as firearms.
Apart from losing, I'm afraid there is no other possibility.
The biggest difference between Xu Qing's and Ming Wang's uprisings is that Ming Wang passively defended the city, but Xu Qing took the initiative to defend the city.
At the beginning, Xu Qing stockpiled a large amount of food in the city, and he also had weapons such as firearms to ensure that Zhao's army could not get in at all.
The main thing is consumption, see who can consume more than whom.
Obviously, Jiang Hong, who was eager for quick success and quick success, was completely wiped out.
In fact, Jiang Hong also knew that he could surround Shuzhou City and starve them to death, but Jiang Hong did not dare to do this.
Why did he send a small victory report every three days and a big victory report every five days to the court? It was because he was dealing with Song Ding, a talented and suspicious monarch!
Where was the example of General Long back then?
If you keep holding the military power, you won't even be a rebel by then!
Because His Majesty will doubt you.
Jiang Hong was so scared!
But now Jiang Hong has discovered that there is a future in following Shuzhou.
In addition to food, new textile technology and new smelting technology are all making Shuzhou's comprehensive strength continue to surge.
Of course, Chu and Zhou grew even more rapidly because they were a complete country and the emperor's decrees could be implemented to the letter.
Only after Long Bing'er conquers the entire Zhao State will he have the capital to compete with Chu and Zhou, and will he be considered an independent country.
After years of recuperation, Shuzhou's shortcomings have finally been made up. Basic facilities and resources have basically become self-sufficient. Even the cost of first-generation firearms has been reduced, and it has stopped importing from Zhou.
necessary.
Moreover, the Zhou Dynasty's generation of firearms has also been sold out. Although arms are said to be profitable, the ones sold to Shuzhou are at family prices and there is not much profit. After clearing the inventory, there is no need to open a separate production line.
The State of Chu is even more outrageous. Although it has not yet made a flintlock gun, the Firearms Department of the State of Chu has already made a blunderbuss that can be reloaded and used repeatedly.
I have to say that Lao Mo is really a talent.
Xu Qing had to sigh.
You know, Xu Qing has long stopped caring about the development of the Firearms Department. The ability to produce artillery is already Xu Qing's limit, but the progress of the Firearms Department has never stopped. Zhou Guo is still trying to overtake in corners, but he is still smelling exhaust gas behind him.
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If Xu Qing hadn't been in Chu State for such a long time, Li Xun would have doubted whether his brother-in-law had brought illicit goods to Chu State again?
Fortunately, Zhao State has still not made a firearm that can be used to kill people. Of course, it is either completely incapable of killing, or it can only kill the person holding it...
The hurt is very touching.
Chu State, Zhao State and Shu State have already discussed it. After they have developed second-generation firearms, they will restart the production line of first-generation firearms and sell first-generation firearms.
You must know that arms trading has always been a huge profit, and Zhou Guo only paid the family price for Xu Qing's sake.
The world is a big one, and the news about firearms in the Central Plains cannot be hidden. Soon people from the West will know about it and invest in research and development.
They will have it sooner or later anyway, so why not take the initiative to sell it now and make a lot of money or supplies.
In Xu Qing's view, if there is no absolute force, the way to prevent the other party from developing new weapons is not to block them, but to actively sell them to him.
The money invested in R&D may be wasted, but it definitely won’t be if you buy it directly!
If Xu Qing and Long Bing'er hadn't tried their best to persuade Shuzhou not to give up the research and development of new firearms, some people in Shuzhou might have started to argue that it is better to buy than to make.
Xu Qing silently praised his wit.
Poor Zhao Guo still doesn't know that the other three parties have completed the redistribution of profits behind his back.
Xu Qing is quite busy now. He has traveled from Yunzhou to Weizhou, and from Weizhou to Shuzhou.
Responsible for the infrastructure construction work of the three parties.
Xiao Ye no longer had the leisure to follow Xu Qing around. The construction of the new capital city had now been completed. After the emperor accepted it, the queen began to draft a draft for Xiao Ye.
She couldn't bear the torture of her husband for a day. If possible, Zheng Waner would never want to have another child in her life.
Fortunately, Xiao Ye, who has not given birth to a child in the past two years, is already thinking of casting a wider net.
This probability is really too low.
Because the draft could only stay in the new capital, Xiao Ye was forced to perform the duties of the emperor. Although it was still the regent who was responsible for reviewing the memorials, as an emperor you have to go there in five days, right?
This is the result of a joint letter from all ministers.
If you continue to be lazy, won’t you become the King of Han?!
Xiao Ye looked at the memorials sent by these ministers and expressed his injustice. He felt that he was obviously much more diligent than the King of Han at night, right?
Of course, Xu Qin felt that he was obviously more diligent than Xiao Ye at night.
If it weren't for the difficulty of competing in public, they both would have wanted to go to the newly opened Yichun Courtyard and order two girls to compete!
The emperor and the prince went to the brothel hand in hand, how exciting it was!
Xiao Ye really wants to go, and Zheng Waner won't stop her. Her husband will harm whomever he wants, but just don't harm her.
Xu Qing, on the other hand, turned around and was harmed by Su Qian. The four ladies in the family and a little maid guarded her tightly. If one of them couldn't be guarded, all five of them would attack together. Of course, this has not happened yet.
Usually Su Qian alone would be enough, but as Xu Qing progressed, Su Qian began to feel overwhelmed. In a few years, Su Qian felt that even if she and her husband did not drink medicinal wine, she would need to hire outside help.
Because the important contestants could not compete on the same stage, Xiao Ye gave up the idea. His goal was a son, not a woman.
The worst person is Xiao Zhi.
When Xiao Ye didn't go to court in the morning, he could still sit and listen to the speeches of the ministers. Sometimes when civil servants and generals quarreled, he could sit on the dragon chair and take a nap, which was considered a joy in the midst of hardship.
Now that Xiao Ye had nothing to do and started doing business, the regent changed from the sitting one to the standing one.
Xiao Ye was particularly ignorant and didn't know how to add an extra chair for his cousin.
He did all the work and received no benefits. If the regent could resign, Xiao Zhi would immediately run away with the bucket.
