It doesn't matter whether Huang Taiji is convinced or not. It can only be said that there will be no war in the short term, so Wang Yan won't hit him. After all, after swallowing Liaodong all at once, he is somewhat exhausted. For a while, he has no time to talk to the old man Huang Taiji.

Bastard, just give him a chance to breathe. Continuous expansion northward and expansion of territory are what Wang Yan must do.

A large number of population resources, a vast land area, and state-of-the-art industrial technology are the three elements that enable it to remain invincible and achieve great strides in rapid development and rise.

In the past few months, Wang Yan has initially sorted out the situation in Liaodong. He did not say that he has complete control over the generals who have different ideas, but he has been able to appoint them. At the same time, there was an overall military training to eliminate the old and weak.

, after killing many people, only less than 40,000 reservists were left to serve as military households to work in the fields. Counting his original soldiers and reserve military households, there were only less than 70,000 people.

The combat effectiveness of the army does not increase progressively as the number of soldiers increases. It is basically impossible for all the 70,000 soldiers under his command to reach the level of the 20,000 soldiers. After all, among his 20,000 soldiers, the former

Five thousand can easily defeat the last fifteen thousand. The next forty thousand are even more powerful, and they can't even defeat the most rubbish military household under his command.

The key is that the resources in his hands are not enough to supply 70,000 soldiers. According to his standards, the consumption of 70,000 soldiers is enough for him to feed the other more than 200,000 people in this territory.

After these few months, many military households have been successfully upgraded and reached the level of combat soldiers. However, in order to maintain the order of the territory, Wang Yan transferred a small number of veterans with outstanding military exploits and some mid-range veterans, a total of three thousand

People serve as police officers to maintain stability.

This group of people were wearing black light armor specially made by Wang Yan, carrying repeating crossbow arrows, arrow ammunition, and an armed belt around their waists. On the left, they wore the standard Yan Fei Dao that Wang Yan later modified from the Liaodong Army, and on the right

On the side is a half-meter-long standard flintlock musket.

On weekdays, they go out on patrol, deal with disputes, etc. They are very impressive. It can be regarded as Wang Yan's reward for these veterans. They will basically have no chance to go to the battlefield in the future.

This is also the case. The actual number of soldiers in his hands is still around 20,000, with no major changes.

As for the counterattack of some officers and soldiers caused by his layoff of soldiers, that's about it. The reason why he is so good at talking now is because of those unlucky people.

As for the population, because we had discussed it with Sun Chengzong before, and there was a severe drought in Shaanxi this year, and refugees were everywhere, we got about 60,000 more people. In addition to the more than 40,000 Wang Zhichen sent over before, there were more than 100,000 people at once.

After leaving the customs and entering Liaodong, he had as many as 400,000 men under his command. If he had any more, he would not be able to survive. He really could not afford to support him.

Although his business is doing well, and he has developed so many products over such a long period of time, the profits are considerable. But his output is only that large, and the market in Ming Dynasty and its surrounding areas is only that big, so he has a head.

His daily expenses are an astronomical figure.

Now the entire Liaodong is a large construction site, with countless large projects under construction.

Eight horse-drawn carriages running in parallel from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan to Jinzhou, which in modern terms is a two-way eight-lane cement hard road main road is being constructed. In addition to scattered villages, other small towns, small towns and other places where the population is concentrated

Roads are being built in various places at the same time. He really can't do it to connect every village, so he can only do it in emergencies. Those things can be done slowly later.

The residence of the newly joined 100,000 people is also a top priority. After all, this is in Liaodong, where people are freezing to death. There is no place. Because there were many empty villages before, directly repairing and relocating them has solved many people's problems.

.Other people are choosing sites to build new villages from Shanhaiguan to Guangningwei and Panshan.

Thanks to the cement and the brick kilns built before, the construction progress was greatly accelerated. The villages built later were all brick houses and glass windows. There was no solution to the problem of scarcity and inequality.

Wang Yan is the emperor of Liaodong. If you really want to say it, these people are his private property. Therefore, houses and other things are all provided by Wang Yan for free. The people who live in houses originally built with earth and big stones are jealous.

, we are all refugees, why should we live better than them? There was a serious clamor for a while. However, this voice disappeared after hundreds of people were relegated to hard labor.

In addition, there is also a large area of ​​land that has been reclaimed. I planted a crop of land in the spring this year, and the harvest is okay. But compared to the entire population of Liaodong, which is 400,000, it is still far from enough. Most of the food costs money.

, relying on merchants from the Ming Dynasty to bring good luck. However, this year there was a famine in the Ming Dynasty, so these people made a lot of money, and they were not very willing to pay attention to Wang Yan. They still paid high prices, so that some people were willing to bring good luck to them.

Cattle and sheep from Mongolia also come in droves. A year later, Wang Yan's good credit, good reputation, and good prices have spread to the depths of the grassland. So many people come to sell cattle and sheep.

, furs, etc., as well as neighboring tribes, they would go to the market in Guangningwei to buy things from time to time.

Including these cattle and sheep, as well as the surrounding pork collected by Wang Yan, and taking into account the purchased grain, it will be no problem to survive this winter. And because the people who came later did not catch up with the spring plowing, in addition to the above items, there are also

Large tracts of land have been reclaimed. Coupled with the water conservancy facilities built by Wang Yan, there will be no problem next year, not to mention a bumper harvest.

And the sweet potatoes, potatoes, corns, and rice from the south that he had sent to look for before were also brought over. They were bred this year and can be promoted in small quantities next year, and can be planted in large areas the year after that.

The other one is the shipbuilding matter that Wang Yan has been thinking about. After such a long time, he even kidnapped and sent money to get the shipbuilding masters to work together to come up with a ship that can sail offshore. Now there are three ships parked at the pier on the seaside of Jinzhou.

It is the result of more than a year of Wang Yan.

This offshore voyage, that is, wandering around in Liaodong Bay for a while, can't even get through Little Japan. Although he can't go to Little Japan to dig money, it is enough for the short term. He plans to march into the Jinzhou Guard next year when the weather warms up, which is now the

Luda is occupied by Huang Taiji. After building a port there, we can compress Huang Taiji's territory to the north and attack North Korea. There is no reason to offer sacrifices to Huang Taiji instead of Wang.

.

This winter, in addition to driving back Huang Taiji's peripheral forces, Wang Yan did not carry out any large-scale killings. He also gave Huang Taiji time to slow down and focus mainly on managing Mongolia.

The battle in the previous half month made Huang Taiji realize the reality. He retreated from the territory bordering Mongolia in order to avoid a fearless fight. Now his strength is not big enough for a big battle. In this way, Mongolia will be idle. Of course Wang Yan

I won't sit back and ignore it.

Mongolia has never been a harmonious interior. For cattle, sheep, horses, women and children, the annexation wars on the prairie have never stopped. Wang Yan has already controlled some tribes, and he naturally covets other tribes on the vast grassland.

In the winter, the Mongols had nothing to do, so Wang Yan helped find them. He ordered the Mongolian tribes that had surrendered to start annexing to the west. Wang Yan did not watch this anymore and consume the Mongolian soldiers. Instead, he sent battles in rotation.

When soldiers go into battle, they should train to maintain their combat effectiveness.

The surrendered tribal leaders dared to be angry but dared not speak out, mainly because of Wang Yan's powerful force. If they refused, they would be killed. On the one hand, the leaders and some managers were nobles, and they had herdsmen, cattle, sheep, etc.

They have private property and their lives are not that good. Now that Wang Yan has arrived, these people have seen another possibility in life. The leader's authority is weakening and he is already a little disobedient.

Some of the cattle, sheep, horses, women and children captured during the annexation were given to those tribes as war profits, and some were brought back to Liaodong to promote ethnic integration.

For this reason, Wang Yan specially promulgated some laws to ensure the rights and interests of these foreign women and children, and he had no choice but to do so.

Those refugees who came later were better off. After all, they were all dying before. Now it is hard to have a stable life. For a while, they just want to live a good life and strive for a well-off life.

But the military households and their families who followed Wang Yan before were different. They were really not accustomed to bad habits. They made their fortune following Wang Yan. Most of them were workers in factories, and they all lived a very prosperous life. And this

In more than two years, apart from losing a small number of elite troops once when they were surrounded by Huang Taiji, they had never lost a battle.

His self-confidence and sense of honor were unparalleled, and he even looked down upon the subsequent refugees, let alone the foreign barbarians. Because Wang Yan had already had rules and did not dare to openly suppress and bully, but grouping and ostracism often happened.

This despicable disease made Wang Yan so angry that it was like this after only two good years? This kind of trend must not be allowed to skyrocket. It is not conducive to national integration and unity. So Wang Yan immediately arrested a group of people.

He was demoted to hard labor and had to undergo three years of hard labor before he was relieved.

Banning is impossible and can only be left to time. For children of foreign races, regardless of gender, Wang Yan treats them equally and must go to the academy to study. At the same time, the old master will continue to emphasize the concept of ethnic unity. So wait for the first

The old people of today are all dead, and it will be fine when the little ones grow up.

Wang Yan doesn't have foreign children who have grown up and have their own ideas. He doesn't want them. They are a group of children who have witnessed the atrocities committed by Wang Yan's soldiers and are deeply engraved in their memories. Although there are outstanding heroes and kings,

Don’t be afraid of what you say, you can destroy it with just one hand. But if you can save some trouble, just save it. Why bother to do it? Just contain the source first.

Just like that, the first year of Chongzhen passed and time came to the first year of Chongzhen.

January 20th, Jinzhou City, General Mansion.

As the woman screamed in pain, a loud voice sounded.

"Ma'am, try harder... oh... yes, yes... that's it... it's faster, it's faster, try harder."

In the outer room, Wang Yan drank tea patiently. Looking at the Zhou sisters holding their bellies and turning pale with fright, and Wei Ting who was pretending to be calm, he shook his head helplessly: "I told you not to come.

If you have to come, you must be afraid..."

The woman called inside is naturally Ding Baiying. Although Wang Yan is not a professional, he still knows a lot about gynecology and pediatrics. After all, the children are young and old. Ding Baiying's situation is entirely her own doing. She said that for the health of the child,

I ate a lot and drank a lot throughout the day. The baby was developing so well that it was strange that he didn’t have to work hard during the birth.

The Zhou sisters were pestering Wang Yan to have a child, so they were only one month away from getting pregnant. The two girls were supposed to give birth next month.

Wei Yanze was already twenty-two years old, and Wang Yan immediately entered her soul, and she would be here in two months. It must be said here that when Wei Zhongxian heard that Wei Ting was pregnant, he was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. Wang Yan guessed

If a boy is born, Wei Zhongxian should give him money. Wei Zhongxian obviously didn't hold it in well, because the old bastard has been more active recently. Wang Yan guessed that he probably wanted to live a few more years and help Wei Ting

The child comes to power...

As for his youngest wife, Zhang Yan is not pregnant, but she has to make arrangements for it this year. At the moment, she is helping to deliver the baby with Granny Wen.

Seeing no one answered, Wang Yan muttered: "She just ate too much, was too nutritious, and the baby in her belly was too big, so it was difficult to give birth. You three are eating normally, so don't be afraid.

"

Zhou Miaotong, who had always been sentimental and looked as if she was about to die, wiped away her tears, walked to Wang Yan and sat down: "Master, I heard that many women can't survive childbirth. The better ones can keep their children, but the bad ones are...

Two corpses..."

Wang Yan looked at Zhou Miaotong dumbfounded, and then looked at the two women on the side who had obviously listened to what was said, and talked angrily to Zhou Miaotong, who was confused: "What nonsense are you talking about? There are so many doctors in the medical clinic, and there is no shortage of them.

Famous doctors, what's the problem? When you three give birth, I'll transfer all those old men over and wait outside."

"It's not good to call them all... It would be nice if there were seven or eight..." Zhou Miaotong thought seriously, and then couldn't help crying: "If I really don't make it through, I must keep the child by then.

...Master~~~"

It is normal for a pregnant woman to not be able to help but think wildly. After hearing this, the two women on the side couldn't help but feel moved. Wang Yan said loudly: "Okay, even if there is real danger, I will protect you from the baby."

Just regenerate."

"Master~"

These words are indeed very powerful at this time. After all, few people take women seriously nowadays. If they can protect their children, they will definitely not care about adults.

Zhou Miaoxuan wiped away tears and said: "These two years have been my happiest days. I am very satisfied if I can leave a child for you..."

Wei Ting said nothing, but he obviously had similar thoughts.

Wang Yan was really upset about these three ladies, and since they were all pregnant women, they couldn't care about anything and could only coax them with nice words. It was so uncomfortable.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long. With the loud cry of a baby inside, everything ended.
To be continued...