Even the remnants of the Chuang army, which overthrew the Ming Dynasty and created an opportunity for the Manchus to enter the Pass, fought to the last man in Kuidong.
Li Guo's adopted son Li Laiheng and his family set themselves on fire, and the thirteen families of Kuidong were completely destroyed.
The soldiers who broke into the army also shouldered their responsibilities with their lives!
How can one not be moved?
Every time there are many heroes in the Central Plains, how can they be called barbarians stealing crape myrtle?
The emperor's courtyard is filled with fishy smells, clearing the world and returning home!
…
The two looked at each other, and Zhang Yunxuan could see the frankness in Zhu Hongyu's eyes.
I know that what he just said was not a lie to me!
Zhu Hongyu said.
"Since you are Zhang Xianzhong's daughter, why didn't Zhang Xianzhong kill you when he killed his family members and vowed to resist the Qing Dynasty?"
"Why did you come to Nanyang? And you came to take the recruitment examination for our Liberation Army!"
Zhang Yunxuan showed a painful expression and said.
"My father wanted to kill me back then!"
"I was just stopped by some brothers. They said that my other younger brothers and sisters are still in their infancy and they might not survive if they join the army, so they might as well kill them."
"But I can already walk and am sensible, so I can take it with the army!"
"Then my father stopped killing me and left me in the back camp!"
"Then my elder brothers brought me up. I remember that when I was a child, Sun Kewang was also very good to me. I don't know why he voted for me!"
"Years ago, in the battle at Mopan Mountain, brother Dingguo was defeated, but after withdrawing from the battlefield, he ordered me to be sent away, gave me a few guards, and some money, and let me escape on my own!"
"In the future, when the war is over, find a place to settle down, live a peaceful life, and find a son-in-law. This can be regarded as passing on the legacy of my father!"
"I am not willing to give in, I really am not willing to give in!"
"My father and several of my brothers died fighting against the Qing Dynasty. Although I am a woman, if I die, I will die on the battlefield against the Qing Dynasty."
"Later I left the Central Plains and heard that the Ming Dynasty clan was raising troops in Luzon, so I wanted to come and have a look. Then I heard that the Guangfu Army was recruiting officials here, and they were only recruiting officials, so I came!"
Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath, pointed at his hair, and spoke in a solemn tone.
"I once cut off my hair, never returned to the Central Plains, and never grew my hair!"
"If I die in this life, I will die on the land of the Central Plains! I will never be safe if I still have one breath left!"
At the same time, Zhu Hongyu finally understood why Zhang Yunxuan was able to speak out about the bad governance of the Ming Dynasty without any scruples.
Because she is the daughter of the second most powerful rebel in the world!
The first number is Li Zicheng and Li Wanwan, and the second number is naturally Zhang Xianzhong.
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After Zhang Yunxuan's mood stabilized, Zhu Hongyu spoke.
"Go ahead and call everyone else in!"
Not long after, the door was opened, and Zhu Hongyu's guards and Liang Asheng were brought in from outside.
Zhu Hongyu motioned for Zhang Yunxuan to sit down first, and then he asked Liang Asheng.
"Your name is Liang Asheng?"
Liang Asheng nodded, but the expression on his face was still dull and expressionless.
In the following conversation, Zhu Hongyu learned about Liang Asheng’s apprenticeship.
Suddenly, Zhu Hongyu's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, followed by endless joy.
Wang Zheng, the picture of the strange weapon, the fire ship will go away!
Steam engine!
If Liang Asheng could build a steam engine, the Liberation Army would take off immediately, right?!
"Didn't your teacher come to take the officer recruitment exam?"
Zhu Hongyu asked.
Liang Asheng shook his head and said.
"My teacher went to sea with his employer years ago and went to the red-haired Batavia in the Netherlands. He is not in Luzon now!"
Zhu Hongyu asked with eager eyes.
"If you revise a book, can you invite your teacher back?"
As the grandson of Wang Zheng, Wang An must know a lot of scientific knowledge, and he may even be able to make steam engines.
It would be a pity if such a great talent is not used by oneself!
Seeing that Liang Asheng seemed to be hesitating, Zhu Hongyu opened his mouth and said.
"If you can invite your teacher back, I will build a research institute specifically for you and allocate one thousand silver dollars to you every month for funding."
"Whether you spend this thousand silver dollars yourself or use it for research, I don't care about it!"
"As long as you can achieve the results I want, I can even promise to give you a knighthood in the future!"
"Tell your teacher that if he is willing to come back and work for the military government, I, the general, will regain the Central Plains in the future. I am willing to give Mr. Wang Zheng a posthumous title and even build a temple to worship him!"
Zhu Hongyu has done so much, to put it bluntly, just for the steam engine.
If Liang Asheng and Wang An can make a steam engine, everything he has invested now will be worth it.
You know, the steam engine is the key to opening the door to the industrial age!
If the military government can enter the industrial age, its strength will definitely increase.
At the very least, the labor gap can be greatly compensated!
What should I do if there is a shortage of labor?
If we were in the agricultural era, we could only supplement the labor force by increasing the population, capturing slaves, etc.
But in the industrial age, if there is a shortage of labor, the best way is never to increase the population and capture slaves.
Instead, use machinery to replace labor!
Use more efficient production methods to solve the problem of labor shortage!
Although the military government is still far away from the industrial age, this does not prevent Zhu Hongyu from planning for the future in advance.
Liang Asheng, an engineering geek, heard about the monthly research fee of one thousand silver dollars. His eyes suddenly lit up and he asked.
"Really give me a thousand silver dollars to study?"
Zhu Hongyu nodded vigorously and said.
“The governor will keep his word!”
Zhu Hongyu asked again.
"How many of the machines in the story of Strange Weapons can you make?"
As if he was asked what he was proud of, Liang Asheng's dead fish eyes finally gained some sparkle and he spoke.
"I can do it all!"
"I even made a model of the most complicated fire ship!"
"As long as you send me a few skilled craftsmen, I can copy it!"
Liang Asheng is a very good engineering geek, but this does not mean that his practical ability must be strong.
Being able to make a model is already considered an ingenuity.
If you really want to copy those machines, you still need specialized craftsmen.
But just when Zhu Hongyu was amazed that he had found a talent, Liang Asheng continued.
"I even improved a loom by myself!"
"It can save a lot of effort and increase the efficiency of textiles ten times!"
"It's just that the structure of the loom is not stable enough and falls apart easily. It needs to be improved!"
Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath, looked at the steam engine and the loom, and then turned around and drew a drawing of a spinning jenny for the man in front of him to study.
On horseback, the first industrial revolution starting with the revolution in the textile industry is about to begin!
Zhu Hongyu was thinking beautifully about the scene in the future when he would bring powerful ships and cannons unique to industrial countries to beat up the Manchus!
Zhu Hongyu opened his mouth and said to Liang Asheng.
"The institute's affairs will be implemented soon. If you need anything, just ask!"
"The governor will use all the manpower and material resources of the military government to meet your requirements!"
"However, the source of power for the fire ship... well, let's call it a steam engine for the time being, and the loom you have researched by yourself must be produced as soon as possible."
"Also, don't delay repairing your teacher's books!"