"...The Turkish army's fanatical attack was defeated in fierce hand-to-hand combat. Under the command of Captain Li Bin, the Russian and Bulgarian soldiers fought until the last moment. Even after the ammunition was exhausted, they used stones and the corpses of their comrades to fight back...
…In the end, they persisted until Russian reinforcements arrived, the Turkish attack was collapsed, and they dropped more than 20,000 corpses at Shipka Pass. The battle was over…”
"Daming Daily" on July 10, 1876 - bloody battle at Shipka Pass!
For the Ming Dynasty, the wars that took place in Europe were about the size of a tofu block in newspapers. After all, for most people in the Ming Dynasty, Russia was too far away, and they had never even heard of it.
Even if it weren't for the fact that the commander of this battle was a Ming Dynasty officer, it is very likely that there would not even be such a small space in the newspaper.
Of course, the war still had an impact on Ming Dynasty. For example, on May 1, the Russian ambassador and Ming Dynasty signed an arms purchase contract totaling 150 million rubles. According to this contract, Ming Dynasty will export up to 300,000 rifles to Russia.
, hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition and thousands of field guns and shells, this is the largest arms order that Ming Dynasty has received. Although most of the orders like field guns are second-hand old-style cannons, they still keep Ming Dynasty's arsenal busy.
To the extreme, not only military factories, but also private factories have received military orders to produce various parts and components.
The war machine of the Ming Dynasty was running quietly like this. For the workers of the Ming Dynasty, this was not a bad thing. As the workload increased, overtime pay also increased rapidly. For the workers, this was
A good thing. Even though the war had just broken out, Ming Dynasty's industrial production actually showed a slight increase. This can be understood as the "war boom".
Apart from this, the war did not seem to have any impact on the civilian population. Not to mention the civilian population, even the Naval Academy had a holiday in July as scheduled.
From the moment he got off the tram and entered the community, Li Ping'an kept saying hello to the neighbors. He was admitted to the Naval Academy last year and has long become a child in others' words and a role model for the neighbors in educating their children. Naval Academy,
Although it is not a university, naval officer is also a very respectable profession.
"Mom, Dad!...I'm back."
He opened the door and came in, putting his luggage by the door. While changing his slippers, he poked his head inside and shouted. None of the younger brothers and sisters in the house must be there - he is the eldest, and there are seven younger brothers and sisters below him. The eldest sister is already married.
The second brother graduated from apprenticeship school last year and joined a factory. He prefers living in a dormitory to living at home. The other younger brothers and sisters are either in primary school or junior high school.
My mother gave birth to another child last year, and he has a little sister. Others say that my father is getting stronger with age, but in fact, he is old, but he is only forty years old.
"Ah, I'm back safely, my dad, I'm back safely."
When his mother came out with her little sister in her arms, her face was full of joy. Li Tieliang, who had just returned home, put the stewed vegetables in the kitchen and looked at his son and said.
"You have such a good taste. You must smell the Ma family's pig intestines!"
"Hey, dad, if you don't tell me, I really can't remember. What's wrong? Why did you remember to buy braised vegetables today?"
Although the Li family has seven children, their life can be said to be manageable. The room they rent has seven bedrooms. If it weren't for their father's unwillingness to move, they would have moved to a new home with eight to ten bedrooms, and the rent would also be high.
It's the same, 2 yuan a month.
In another world, such large suites are called large flats. The reason why Ming Dynasty promoted apartments is to put it bluntly because of investment reasons, because there is almost no real estate industry in Ming Dynasty. They are basically public housing invested by the government or enterprises. Through
It is rented to workers on a long-term lease. After the lease period is over 20 years, they can pay a balance equivalent to one year's rent and transfer it to individuals. Neither the government nor the enterprise can profit from it. In order to save construction
Due to cost, multi-storey apartments have become the best choice.
In addition, the government also provides childcare subsidies in the form of free milk, food stamps, etc. In addition, there are no tuition fees for schooling and free lunches, so having children becomes a natural thing.
A normal family has at least five or six children. Many children bring happiness. In the Ming Dynasty, it was not only a saying, but also a reality!
"If you want to buy it, just buy it."
Li Tieliang couldn't hide the smile on his face when he spoke.
Li Pingan asked curiously:
"Mom, is there any happy event at home today? Why is dad so happy?"
"Yes, of course it is a very happy event!"
Mrs. Li Liu put down the spatula, smiling so hard that the corners of her eyes were wrinkled.
"You don't know, your father and his factory received a big order from the arsenal to provide parts to the arsenal. Originally, the factory only needed to work for twelve hours, but now? It takes a full sixteen hours.
Although there are four more hours, the working hours are calculated as six hours. In the past, everyone would starve to death if they didn't have enough to eat. Now it's better. It's only been a week, and the boss has said that he will give your father and the others a monthly increase.
The salary is three yuan, and three meals are included in the factory! After all, your father’s salary has almost doubled, are you not happy?"
Li Ping'an was dumbfounded by his mother's words, and he said in surprise.
"Really? Why has it risen so much? No wonder dad looks like that when he succeeds."
Looking back at the restaurant, the cheerful father took out a bottle of wine, which was ordinary Victory wine.
The family's income has increased, and Mrs. Li Liu is very happy to talk about it.
"No! Your dad's factory is not a big factory. If you don't lose your job and buy pension insurance on time, thank God. Who wants a salary increase? Now that we have received so many orders and the time is tight, the boss will naturally want to
The salary is increased."
After being happy, Li Ping'an had doubts in his mind. Ordinary factories like this have received big orders from the arsenal. What about other factories? Why would the arsenal place an order with a private factory? It must be the production of its own orders.
But come on!
Why is the arsenal so busy with orders?
It must be related to the current war in Turkey. In addition to Russia, France and the Austro-Hungarian Empire also purchased a lot of arms from the Ming Dynasty.
"Ping An, come here, you have a day off today, come and have a drink with your father and me!"
Li Tieliang said with a smile on his face.
"You have grown up, and your second son has joined the factory. Our family's life is getting better and better... Well, with my skills, I can definitely make a lot of money in this good time."
Li Tieliang has no ambitions. He has never thought about setting up a workshop by himself. He just wants to make more money through his own labor. In fact, if he wants to make money, he can even make more money by setting up a workshop.
"Yes, as long as you work hard, you will definitely get rich. Dad, my son respects you. Thank you for your hard work."
Although there was a smile on his face, Li Ping'an felt a hint of worry in his heart.
Is the war really that far away from the Ming Dynasty?
He didn't know, but he knew that once the war broke out, as a soldier, he would definitely be involved...