Speaking of today's world, the internal combustion engine has just appeared, so fuel is not that important, but some aspiring people have already seen the potential of oil and began to explore it all over the world.
The Daqian Empire is naturally no exception, but after a series of explorations, no oil wells were found. On the contrary, the coal reserves are very high.
Unfortunately, due to technical and financial reasons, the few coal mines currently detected are in the hands of foreigners, and the coal mines controlled by the reformists in the imperial court are also joint ventures with foreigners.
Of course, the price of coal is not expensive, mainly because there are a lot of open-pit coals all over the country, and ordinary people can dig out coal with some simple tools. This is something that foreign investors did not expect.
An artifact! Look, it’s definitely an artifact!
When Gao Shaoyi rode a tricycle around the military camp for the first time, these people were frightened. They had never seen anything like this before, and it was really too fast. It was faster than the foreigners. Cars must be fast.
Although the Westerners have developed automobiles, because the internal combustion engine does not fully burn fuel, the speed is only twenty or thirty kilometers per hour.
The three-wheeled sidecar is different. This is a product of the 1940s on earth. It can reach about 60 kilometers per hour on a flat road. This is still full of three people. If it is one person, it can drive up to eight Ten kilometers, of course Gao Shaoyi does not agree with driving at this speed. After all, the stability of this thing is not high, and it will definitely overturn at this speed.
"Master, this thing is really exciting. Are you going to equip us with it?"
Boss Wang saw the three-wheeler from afar and his hands were itching, but Gao Shaoyi was in the car at the moment, so he couldn't grab it and drive away.
"This thing is expensive, at least two thousand imperial silver coins per unit. I don't have the ability to give you all the equipment for the time being, but now that it's out, in addition to the guard platoon, the top ten infantry squads who take the assessment every weekend can get one. vehicle."
Rare things are valuable. Gao Shaoyi naturally knows this truth. In order to motivate the people below to train well, he naturally has to give them some prizes.
We are all big men, how can we not be interested in cars?
After hearing what Gao Shaoyi said, the people present were eager to go to training immediately.
"What are you doing? The leader is no exception."
Gao Shaoyi had just left his seat, and Boss Wang immediately rode up. Fortunately, there was no one around, so this guy was able to turn around, otherwise he would have hit the wall with his skills.
After the team expanded, the original battalion commander became the current regiment commander. Boss Wang was already the commander of the first regiment, and Gao Shaoyi no longer served as the regiment leader.
"Master, give us regiment leaders one vehicle first. We can drive this thing to check every day. It is much more efficient than before, and it can also let the soldiers below know what this thing is. We There are several training camps now."
Boss Wang reluctantly got off the tricycle, his mouth almost drooling. He didn't behave like this when he met a beautiful girl.
Not to mention that Gao Shaoyi didn't plan to equip them originally, but he did have this idea after listening to Boss Wang's words.
This is the training ground of the 1st Infantry Regiment. Except for the brothers of the 1st Infantry Regiment, no one else has seen such a thing.
Besides, with this thing, work efficiency will indeed be improved a lot.
"Each regiment is equipped with three vehicles, but the tax requirements for you must be completed. If you cannot complete it, then there is no need to come to me to collect it. Now each regiment leader will receive one vehicle this weekend.
It’s time to report the tax completion rate, and if it’s not 100% completed, you’ll find a solution yourself.”
The major powers had no objections to the changed tax policy, but the tax collection work still encountered many difficulties. Gao Shaoyi was too lazy to care about these things and could only let the people below to find a way. Whether you were coercing, luring or openly robbing, as long as it was
If you can bring me the money back, I will pick it up for you.
After hearing this, Boss Wang quickly got on the three-wheeled bike and left. He didn't care if others had it or not. Anyway, this bike was for the group, and their group had the strongest foundation and the most tax responsibilities.
Seriously, I need to study this quickly when I get back.
Twenty minutes later, Gao Shaoyi was sitting in the office when Chief of Staff Liu Shan came back.
Why should we only give equipment to those who serve as regiment leaders? I am also the chief of staff of the entire suppressing army!
Gao Shaoyi had forgotten about Liu Shan, so he could only ask Liu Shan to drive away the five tricycles outside. His own guards were riding motorcycles, so he couldn't let the chief of staff still ride horses.
The entire army was now free, and more than a hundred horses were needed to form the first cavalry company.
It is said that Gao Shaoyi came from the 21st century and was not very interested in these cavalry teams, but now that there are no heavy weapons at all, the cavalry is still very important.
Unfortunately, war horses are too expensive. Each war horse costs hundreds of imperial silver coins. If you really want to form a cavalry company, it will cost a lot.
Liu Shan once calculated the accounts for Gao Shaoyi. A cavalryman needed at least 200 imperial silver coins from equipment to horses. A cavalry company with an establishment of 800 people would need 160,000 imperial silver coins. Even if the equipment cost is small,
, which also requires 100,000 imperial silver coins.
There are now seven regiments in total, each regiment is equipped with a cavalry company, which is equivalent to 700,000 imperial silver coins.
Gao Shaoyi can get this money.
But after taking it out, I don’t know how many people will be suspicious, and some people will even focus on this place. Gao Shaoyi’s current strength is not strong enough, so he can only do it step by step, so he will form a cavalry company in the first phase, and then each one will
Add a cavalry company this week.
In order to keep confidentiality, a cordon was set up three hundred meters around each training camp. Except for our own people, no one was allowed in or out.
Even if you are a foreign spy and you take out those used for fishing, other spies will not be able to go out during these three months. They can only stay here and wait until the three-month assessment before they can go out.
Three months later, Gao Shaoyi was no longer afraid of the great powers of various countries dealing with him.
With nearly 40,000 troops in hand, even if the armies of the major powers wanted to deal with them, they would have to gather at least five times as many troops. In the entire Daqian Empire, the total number of armies of the six major powers was only more than 200,000. They
Can it be assembled?
With their suspicion of each other, it will be difficult for the rest of their lives.??