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Chapter 1503 Lack of Money

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"Reported that the Northern Navy suffered a disastrous defeat. There were more than 500 large and small ships in total. Against the Dasu fleet, more than 300 were lost, more than 100 were captured, and less than a hundred escaped... The Dasu fleet suffered slight losses, with only

A dozen ships were damaged by fireships, and three were sunk."

"Report, the east fort has been lost, the north fort is holding on."

"Report, General Cheng An died for his country and was reincarnated. He lost 600 troops and killed 15 thieves."

"Report, General Lu Pang died for his country and was reincarnated. He lost 300 troops and killed 5 thieves."



"That's enough!" Mrs. Lu slapped the table.

This exaggerated battle-loss ratio completely broke her bottom line.

Fortunately, she still felt that the innovation she had made had broken the cycle of the feudal dynasty and ensured her position as Queen Mother, so she was always a little complacent.

Everyone says that she is the greatest saint, great sage, great wisdom, great hero in all times...

In the end, she actually believed it.

There's nothing you can do about it, everyone says you're wearing clothes, but you're still wearing them even if you're not.

Just don’t travel in winter.

The important ministers were as silent as cicadas.

War, only ruthless war, can reveal what the so-called prosperous age is like.

The battle loss ratio is the most obvious manifestation of the difference in strength.

A truly powerful person will surely lose less.

And now such a disparity in battle damage is obviously saying that their hundreds of years of Western learning achievements are vulnerable, and they are all done perfunctorily. They are painted on a paper house, it looks good, but after being exposed to wind and rain, it becomes

A pile of rotten paper.

"Look, look, the Ai family allocates hundreds of millions of gold and silver to you every year, but you have ended up like this! Our ancestors handed over the country to the hands of the Ai family, and you are just going to let the Ai family sue the Ancestral Temple?" Lu

He said angrily.

The important ministers immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. It's all my officials' fault."

At this time, they were consistent in what they said and truly believed that it was their fault.

Isn't that right? The Queen Mother has allocated funds generously, but if things don't go well, who can be blamed?

In the past, in the last years of dynasties, when the court could not provide money and had to ask ministers to do things, it was natural for them to complain, feel aggrieved, and surrender to the rebels with peace of mind...

Now, there is no shortage of money every year, there is still a lot of wealth, real troops are well paid, and they are trained every morning and evening, which is far superior to the elite forces of any previous dynasty.

At this moment, good news finally came.

"Deng Ming, the guerrilla general of the Chengxian County garrison, led his troops to make a surprise attack on a rainy night. He defeated a partial division of the Dapopy people and killed more than two hundred Dapopy soldiers and horses. They fled and their heads were counted."

Only then did the important ministers take a breath.

Providing adequate military pay will still work. Among the ten teams, there will always be one or two conscientious people who dare to fight.

A rainy night raid is more difficult than a night raid, and a team that owes wages will never be able to do it. It must be elite soldiers who have trained hard, and must be led by a general who is not afraid of death.

Generals are not afraid of death, but there are still not many who can train hard.

After all, it is our nature to eat, drink and have fun.

"A heavy reward of three thousand taels of silver and five hundred pieces of Nanjiang cotton..." Lu Zhi's face looked a little better.

After all, it is a big country and a big court, with plenty of money and clear rewards and punishments. Under heavy rewards, talents will always appear.

And she won't kill her own pillars of the Great Wall.

Whether you are loyal or not, it is enough to listen to your heart.

"Thank you, Queen Mother." The important ministers expressed their gratitude on behalf of the general.

As time goes by, there is more and more good news on land.

One after another, the garrison troops reported good news or succeeded in holding on.

The fleet is not easy to train, but advanced guns and cannons are easy to buy, as long as you have money.

In later modern wars, new recruits will go to the battlefield after a week or two of training. After fighting a few battles, they will become veterans.

We have money, food, hard work, and a team that is easy to train. Now it takes only a month to be ready for the battlefield.

Although the mortality rate is also high.

But the Eastern Imperial Court avoided a three-hundred-year round of elimination. This death is really nothing.

…………

The Dasu people finally realized that they had underestimated the resilience of the Eastern court.

Their main wealth is still in the interior, in the hands of large landowners. Simply blocking the coastal ports will not cause them real harm.

Only by capturing the capital can the opponent be forced to surrender.

But when they go deeper inland, they are no longer as comfortable as at sea.

Even if it's only three or four hundred miles inland, it's not easy.

There are still people in the court.

After all, many of the taxes that should be collected have been stopped long ago, and only a symbolic poll tax is collected to show that you are still a citizen of the court and must abide by the rules of the court.

The imperial court often provided food relief for disasters, major disasters, minor disasters, and no disasters; the landowners also often distributed food and cotton clothes to the people to survive the winter.

Under this situation, the common people knew what was good and what was good. Under the leadership of the scholar landlords, the walls were strong and the country was clear. It rarely happened in the late Manchu Dynasty. A dozen taels of silver could buy many traitors who led the way, and many people took the initiative to come over to sell vegetables and grain.

Several times, when teams of Dasu people arrived somewhere, villagers reported to the court.

The local defenders dared to fight. Even if a confrontation only killed a few people and killed a few, they couldn't stand it.

There is battlefield fog everywhere.

The nature of an invader is to plunder. They could endure it at first, but when they went deep into the interior and supplies were inconvenient, they began to plunder food.

This further worsened relations with the locals.

The imperial court began to recruit troops and allowed localities to form regiments for training.

Anyway, Queen Mother Lu is not afraid of Tuanlian’s rebellion. She has a hair ball and a fountain of youth in her hands.

The defeat at sea was finally restored on land.

Even for an extremely decadent dynasty like the Qing Dynasty, Westerners said that they did not have the brainpower and manpower to rule directly, so they had to maintain the dynasty and use them to colonize.

What's more, this Eastern court in its prime?

Half a year later, the Dasu army suffered heavy losses. Although they besieged the capital twice, they were rescued, and finally had to retreat to the southern island to rest.

In the end, this defensive battle was a draw.

The important ministers were still not as thick-skinned as their colleagues in the Qing Dynasty, and could not say that they would win if they did not lose.

"Huh, look at each of you. You only talk about the prosperous times on weekdays. At least you didn't let the Ai family escape to the west. Record the merits that should be recorded and kill the ones that deserve to be killed. When you go back, think about it carefully. The great dynasty of China often imitates Westerners.

How could it be like this?" Queen Mother Lu said harshly.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness." The ministers all looked ashamed.

The enemy invaders come in and roam around, coming when they want and leaving when they want.

No one can say anything about winning.

If you win, why don't you see your opponent admit defeat and surrender, and why don't they offer the leader of the enemy and the Ancestral Temple?

…………

A restaurant somewhere in Beijing.

Wen Rensheng sat in the corner and listened to everyone talking.

"Alas, our Dacheng Kingdom is really in trouble. A group of barbarians besieged the capital." An old master shook his head and lamented.

"Isn't this a retreat? The imperial court also opened three granaries. Although the rice distributed was old rotten rice, at least no one died of starvation. Counting back three hundred years, in which siege of the city was no one allowed to eat anyone?"

A member of staff doesn't care.

Taking advantage of the siege, he bought several shops at low prices, without letting his family know about them, and hid the shop deeds and house deeds in a large Yaren bank somewhere.

Yes, we have steam engines, and naturally we have banks.

The reputation of Dayaren Bank is much better than that of traditional banks. They also only recognize account numbers and passwords, not people. Once they are passed on, they will last for hundreds of years.

Of course, you should also carefully choose an old and reputable bank.

"The barbarians are just trying to fight back. They will come back next time. The real estate they finally bought has suddenly dropped by two-thirds in price, and now the real estate prices in the west and inland have increased. It's really a scam." Another businessman complained.

"Why is the Navy so weak? Five hundred cannot defeat three hundred?"

"The navy only wants to do business, and the top and bottom are colluding. The money given out to buy ships is renewed every year after buying it once. Steam warships have been out for twenty years, but they still use old sailing ships."

"Don't the Xuanyi guards in the imperial court have an overseas department? Can't they keep a close eye on overseas troops and equipment?" Another scholar said generously.

Yes, the imperial court has an overseas affairs department, and the Queen Mother also wants to learn from the West. Everyone is not blind. Steamships are for civilian use first and then for military use. Businessmen all know that, why doesn’t the navy buy steamships?

"I know this. What the Admiral of the Navy said about steam. If steam does not steam, it will break down easily... Old ships can still be used. A new ship costs millions of taels and is a waste of military pay. It is better to buy more sailboats with style...

"

"Millions of taels? Is it so expensive?"

"The Queen Mother allocates hundreds of millions of taels of silver to the navy every year, which is only enough to buy a few dozen ships. The three major naval armies of the North, Central and South are not enough."

Everyone was talking and seemed to understand the key point.

it's actually really easy.

There is not enough money.

The wealth of agricultural society can no longer be used for arms expenditures in the industrial era.

The Army is just okay, the Navy is a gold-eating beast, and daily training is a bottomless pit. Why did the Beiyang Navy stop buying new ships? There is insufficient training, and apart from the decadence of feudal bureaucracy, the biggest reason is that it consumes a lot of money and cannot be supported by that kind of industry.

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