Liu Chengzong knew that the price he offered was very suitable.
Because after discussing the arming of a thousand-man team every year, Batur Hutaiji began to urge the Marshal's Office to go to Gansu.
It's not possible without an expedition to Gansu. The Junggars cannot transport large livestock to the Chaka Salt Pond through no-man's land. The most they can do is send them to Jiayuguan. The subsequent roads need Gansu oasis as a supply to ensure the survival rate of the livestock.
Otherwise, 50,000 sheep will be gone if they come here.
Trading is different from marching to war. For example, they gathered 40,000 coalition troops this time and brought a lot of livestock with them. However, when fighting, they are not afraid of no man's land. They don't even have to wait for the animals to die of hunger and thirst, they are slaughtered and eaten directly on the road. The caravan consisted of a few hundred people at most, driving large groups of sheep and cattle on the road. The cars were loaded with goods, and the animals died on the road and they didn't even have enough mouths to eat.
Huetaiji didn't think Liu Chengzong would pay for the dead livestock.
He heard the implication of the Grand Marshal's words. The production capacity of the Marshal's Mansion was much stronger than he imagined. How many goods he could buy actually depended on how high the price he could afford.
In the following days, Huitaiji, who lives at sea, waited anxiously for the equipment samples from the Marshal's Arsenal.
Liu Shizi could not take care of Huitaiji for the time being, because Chen Qindai of Haibei County suddenly reported that Wang Ziyong attached great importance to his summons. When he received the news, he set off from Zhangye and now arrived at Bazidun Liyuan Fort where the Yellow-headed Uighurs moved in. Chen Qindai got the news and sent Aji, the leader of the eight tribes of Qilian Mountain, to greet him.
Because Haibei County is located in the flat area between Qinghai Lake and the Qilian Mountains, it was at the forefront of the Ming and Mongolian wars in its early years. Later, it was taken over by Tumote to pay tribute and clean up the rebellion. When it was finally absorbed by the Marshal's Office, there was no local culture.
All the Mongolian and Ban tribes.
They are all survivors of the war, and their characteristic is that they are small and scattered.
Therefore, Chen Qindai named the various tribes under his administration very carelessly. From the first to the seventeenth, they were divided into seventeen small tribes. The places occupied by each small tribe were called Haibei Township No. 1 to the seventeenth township. p>
Liu Chengzong got the news and called Zhang Tianlin. The two ran closer, while Wang Ziyong ran farther away. Finally, the three leaders of the uprising in northern Shaanxi met at the Haibei County government office three thousand miles away from home. Time passed and Wang Ziyong ran away.
Very excited.
He never thought that Liu Chengzong would personally come to Haibei County to greet him after summoning him.
In fact, in Wang Ziyong's impression, among almost all the leaders who started their careers in northern Shaanxi, Liu Shizi is the youngest and the most difficult to get along with.
The Great Uprising in Northern Shaanxi relied on the rise of a swarm of people out of anger and resentment. There was no organization. At the beginning of the uprising, all the leaders were confused and did not know what would happen in the future.
Therefore, like-minded leaders plundered together, and when they had the spoils, they indulged in sex, sex, and drinking. They are all ordinary people who cannot restrain themselves when they are depressed and cannot restrain themselves when they are happy.
Isn’t this how the feelings between people come about?
However, Liu Chengzong is not gregarious. He has clear goals and is very clear about his ambitions. He acts alone in almost everything. If others ask him for help, the Lion Camp can handle it well, but he has never asked others for help.
When Liu Chengzong approached leaders like them, he would always discuss matters as they were, and he seemed to be rejecting them thousands of miles away.
Wang Ziyong did receive a lot of favors from the Liu family in Yan'an Mansion. He was very grateful to Liu Chengzong and was always thinking of ways to repay him.
But in his heart he was only grateful, without any sense of intimacy.
The distance between them is too strong.
If Wang Ziyong really had to comment on what kind of person Liu Chengzong was, he would just use four words: arrogant.
But this time they met at the Haibei County Government Office, and the food and wine provided by the Marshal's Mansion was almost a milestone ceremony for Wang Ziyong, which made him extremely emotional... There were three of them, and there were three pots of kumiss on the table.
Liu Shizi unknowingly left an unkind impression on Wang Ziyong; and unknowingly, relying on the three pots of kumiss brewed by Chen Qindai on the table, Wang Ziyong thought that the Generalissimo actually valued him very much.
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All the leaders in northern Shaanxi have a consensus - after Liu Chengzong left northern Shaanxi, Gao Yingxiang in Shizigou became the most powerful person in northern Shaanxi.
This is not only because Gao Yingxiang is successful in farming in Shizigou, he can feed himself with food and guns, and he can also support the Yan'an Flag Guard Army who is the commander.
What's more, Gao Yingxiang, the farming king, said that in the world of Shaanxi, whoever drinks with Liu Shishi is considered a person.
Who has Liu Shizi drank with? Among the hundreds of famous leaders in Shaanxi, no one has drank with him. He only drank with Gao Yingxiang, and he drank more than one sip from the pot.
One pot was found in the Mizhi County Yamen Prison many years ago, which shows that Marshal Liu felt that Gao Yingxiang was a figure since he was a child.
At a banquet in Yanchuan, it shows that even though Marshal Liu has grown up, he still thinks that Gao Yingxiang is a person.
Wang Ziyong asked himself, what does it mean that Liu Chengzong, who became the generalissimo, now plans to drink a whole jug of wine with him?
This shows that in the eyes of the generalissimo, Wang Ziyong is as good as the sky.
Seeing this jug of wine, Wang Ziyong had not even sat down yet, so he clasped his fists and said: "Wang will obey the commander's orders whether you go up the mountain of swords or the sea of fire!"
All the leaders in Shaanxi know the legend about Liu Chengzong's drinking, but only Liu Chengzong does not know.
Wang Zi used this statement to confuse Liu Chengzong, who was in the dark. He thought to himself that Leader Wang was so refreshing. Did this matter go so smoothly?
Liu Chengzong gestured and said: "Brother Wang, please sit down. We are family members who have worked together since the beginning of the uprising. I won't beat around the bush. There is no need for my brother to go up mountains of swords and seas of fire, but the difficulty is about the same. I want my brother to go to Tianshan to preside over it on my behalf."
A big thing."
To be honest, Wang Ziyong is a little confused.
Before setting off, he had made some guesses about Liu Chengzong's request to summon him to meet. He thought that he would probably use the Three Tribulations Meeting. What would happen if the Marshal's Mansion used the Three Tribulations Meeting?
There must be an uprising in Gansu!
What Wang Ziyong has always planned is to let the Sanjie Society start an uprising in Gansu.
But his army was not of much use. It only used a few military forts and piers that the court struggled to maintain in the Gobi desert as fulcrums to build weapons and train disciples.
In fact, it is true that Liu Chengzong mastered the military drills of the Sanjiehui, but the core idea is different. Wang Ziyong set the goal of training the junior officers for the nine-day training drill every month.
In another year and a half, the Sanjie Society will be able to recruit a thousand grassroots officers and be able to lead thirty thousand people in rebellion.
The Sanjie Guild has no fixed address, but it doesn’t have as good a source of soldiers as the Marshal’s Mansion. What are the composition of his disciples?
The battalion soldiers are the highest-level talents, and the guard flag army is the elite. These people will join his Three Tribulations Club, but they may not join the banner before the job is completed. After all, Wang cannot afford much food for himself, so he can at most support some officers.
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The main force of the army is still bankrupt farmers who cannot even become tenants, unemployed hooligans in the city and hungry people in the countryside.
Therefore, Wang Ziyong’s plan was to recruit more craftsmen and disciples to make a large number of muskets. Seven months before the attack, all the disciples would be gathered to practice according to the drill, nine days a month, five months to practice formation, and two months to issue muskets.
The fine soil simulates shooting, then breaks out and goes to the battlefield.
Build momentum and deceive the city gates. If you need to fight in the field, use your disciples to hold muskets and fight with the most elite servants of the border army. As long as you capture a few strings of acropolis in Hexi, you will be victorious.
The officers and soldiers in the direction of Lanzhou were restrained by the Marshal's Mansion. They relied on the Thirty-Three Tribulations to create a situation in Gansu, and after two months, he had nothing to fear.
He had even prepared for this meeting, revealed all the plans and military strength, and the words were already on his lips. But after hearing Liu Chengzong's words, he couldn't believe his ears.
Going to Tianshan?
If you ask him to go to Tianshan at this time, it is difficult not to remind him of seizing power... This is very annoying.
It is clear that I will come to serve you just because you say a word. Isn't this enough? You want to drive me to Tianshan Mountain?
Wang Ziyong was stunned on the spot. Countless thoughts in his mind made him restless. He suppressed his anger and embarrassment and said: "Tianshan, what does this mean, Marshal?"
"Brother, don't worry, the situation in the northwest and even the entire north has changed. Sit down first and listen to me slowly."
Liu Shishi saw Wang Ziyong's concerns and realized that the two parties had different understandings of the situation, so he quickly stabilized Wang Ziyong to avoid misunderstanding.
Zhang Tianlin also advised: "Monk Wang, please sit down first. The commander-in-chief didn't mean that."
The two persuaded him one after another, and Wang Ziyong sat down doubtfully, and listened to Liu Chengzong tell him about a series of changes such as the death of Lin Dan Khan and the defeat of Oirat.
It would have been better if I didn’t say it, but if I did, Wang Ziyong would be even more shocked than when he heard that he was asked to go to Tianshan, and the eyes he looked at Liu Chengzong and Zhang Tianlin were wrong.
These things seemed to be natural to the Marshal's Mansion who was engaged in the war, but in the eyes of Wang Ziyong, who had settled in Gansu for a long time, the Marshal's Mansion looked like a monster.
The border troops from the five towns of the Ming Dynasty came to Hehuang and were beaten away.
When the Oirat Allied Forces came to Hehuang, they were beaten even if they wanted to leave.
The Great Khan of Mongolia came to Hehuang and was simply defeated to death.
What is this Lion Liu?
Wang Ziyong was stunned for a long time before he said: "The commander-in-chief wants me to go to Tianshan and use the Gansu border troops to build a garrison?"
"Yes, only Brother Wang in the northwest has such influence in Gansu. He can help me recruit caravan guards and let them protect the handsome caravan to Tianshan."
Wang Ziyong asked: "How many people are needed?"
Liu Shizi had already made a plan, and he was very confident at this time, saying: "Ten caravans a year, each with two to three hundred people, two to three thousand people each year, with the camp and flag troops as the main ones."
It was difficult for the king to do it for himself, so he thought for a moment and said: "Commander, the journey is long and dangerous. I can't call out those who have the ability to go there. Those who can call out are all paupers. They don't even have enough water and food. I'm afraid...
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"Easy to handle."
Liu Chengzong smiled and said: "If they are willing to go, ask them to register in Haibei County. Of course, it is best if they take the armor or even armor plates with them when they leave the army."
As he spoke, he spread his hands and said: "Each person will be paid ten taels. Silver ingots are not easy to carry, so I will cast silver coins for them. I will prepare dry food for the road, even if you come naked..."
Liu Chengzong paused and thought about the production capacity of the Marshal's Mansion Arsenal.
It's not that he favors one over the other, Liu Shizi knows very well that these people eat his food, wear his clothes, and use his weapons, so they are naturally his people.
It’s just that things still have to be prioritized. The Marshal’s Mansion only has so much equipment production capacity. If immigrants from Gansu to the Tianshan Mountains need equipment, they can only temporarily use the equipment captured from Mongolia and the border army.
There is always a process for producing equipment in the arsenal, and it cannot squeeze the production of equipment needed by the Junggar tribe. After all, Liu Shizi has the confidence to provide 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver and 10,000 to 20,000 stone rations every year to encourage Gansu immigrants, and he relies on the Junggar Taiji to foot the bill. In fact, these things are a series of tricks in Liu Shizi's mind. He is responsible for making guns and cannons for the Junggar armed forces.
The leather goods exchanged by Junggar Taiji for guns and equipment will be processed into clothing and utensils, and then sold back to Junggar Lanzhou at ten times the price. Junggar will use force to open up more markets for raw materials and serve as the military projection of the Marshal's Office in Central Asia. Liu Shizi’s ultimate goal was to use the help of the Junggars to knock on the door of Ufa in Tsarist Russia, forcing them to open up trade, and complete the Junggars’ seizure of Tsarist Russian fur production areas, and then sell them to Xining for processing; the fur clothing and equipment processed in Xining were sold back to Junggars, and Junggars would then
Complete industrial chain sold to Tsarist Russia.
At present, the most difficult problem in this industrial chain, namely the logical problem of why Junggar does not go eastward but wants to go west, has been solved.
Liu Chengzong used practical actions to tell the Oirat tribes that you can't defeat them.
As long as we understand the logic problem, the problem in the future will not be big, it will just be a question of how much.
As for how far this trade will develop, Liu Shishi doesn't know. He only knows that Junggar currently has very few fur producing areas. With the motivation to exchange for weapons, the scale of trade may expand ten or even twenty times in the future.<
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Perhaps by then, the Silk Road will be renamed the Road of Guns.
Therefore, it can be said that the arms sales by the Commander-in-Chief to Junggar gave Liu Chengzong the courage to mobilize Gansu border troops to immigrate to Tianshan, and Huitai Ji was his God of Wealth.
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As long as Huetaiji's troops have a thousand sets of advanced weapons and equipment from around the world during the Chongzhen period, the profits earned by the commander's office from trade can support the entire arsenal and continuously produce equipment for two battalions.
In terms of equipment alone, a thousand-man brigade with 1,125 sets of equipment would not be considered backward in this era.
The biggest profit in arms sales is artillery. A 1,500-pound artillery piece is equivalent to 3,000 taels of silver after being converted into leather goods. For such a cannon, including the 500 rounds of shells sent, the labor and materials cost of the commander's office is 150 yuan.
About ten taels.
The cannonballs sent are actually twice the cost of casting the cannon.
But there is no way. Even if he opens a cannonball casting factory in Tianshan, it is impossible to move the marshal's iron factory, foundry workshop, ironmaking furnace, craftsmen and other industrial chains to Tianshan. Without these supporting things, the casting
The cost of five hundred rounds of seven-pound artillery shells is not something that can be solved by one hundred taels.
After all, it’s still two tons of iron, and it’s no joke to leave it anywhere.
Who makes Mr. Liu kind-hearted? He couldn't see a high-quality customer like Huitaiji going home to hit the cannonball with a hammer, so he had to pinch his nose and give away the cannonball, reluctantly making a profit of 2,850 taels.
Considering this, Liu Chengzong felt that he had to focus on customer needs first. In the end, he did not boast about Haikou and had to say: "Even if they come naked, I have piles of Mongolian soldiers and armors, and there will be no delay."
Use."
"When they arrive in the Tianshan Mountains and want to come back, I won't force them to stay, so they will go back with the caravan from Junggar. If they are willing to stay, when I set up a government there, they will be able to cultivate as much as they can and plant as much as they can...Gansu
Let’s leave the matter to Xiao Liu first.”
"Three to five years." Liu Chengzong said, leaning forward: "When we take over the Western Region and reopen the Han family, if you are willing to stay, my brother will be the Protector of the Western Region, and you will be the Protector of the Beiting. We will be each other's arms."
If you are willing to go back, the Tianshan guards will stay there, and I will keep Gansu for you. How about we fight back to Yan'an together?"
