Huang Taiji sat on the throne in the big tent, listening to the report with lingering fear.
"The Marquis of Dingyuan started his career here. The northeast corner of Zunhua City used to be some muddy ponds, wasteland, and shacks for poor people. At that time, the Marquis of Dingyuan was the head of Dongchang's secret agents. The local powerful Wei Bancheng wanted to curry favor with him.
, gave him an iron factory, right over there."
Li Yongfang is reporting the situation.
"Later, Marquis Dingyuan came up with the open-hearth steel-making method and produced the kind of open-hearth steel that our Qing Dynasty needed very much. The earliest open-hearth furnace was right there. Inside the wall were steel-making equipment, as well as Dingyuan
Hou's workers. That huge wall was built to protect his property."
Many Ming troops have surrendered now, and they immediately told Li Yongfang everything they knew.
"There are only a group of security guards in black clothes in the industrial area. They probably mean bodyguards to protect the courtyard and prevent thieves from stealing iron. These people are called black skins. They are said to be good at fighting. No officers and soldiers in the city dare to provoke them.
them."
"What's that noise about?" Huang Taiji asked.
This is the key issue. If we don't understand this issue, Huang Taiji will not enter the city even if he is killed.
"After the city fell, the big families in the city dragged their families and ran to the industrial zone. They could just cross the white bridge. Then a large number of ordinary people also ran in," Li Yongfang said.
"The officers and soldiers with the yellow flag and the red flag went to arrest the people and followed them to the bridge."
"The officers and soldiers of the two flags wanted to chase them in, but they were attacked by intensive fire from firearms. More than 200 people were killed. So the two sides faced off across the bridge. An artillery team of the Han Army Flag was pulled over by Dabeile's people, preparing to use French ammunition.
Machine cannon blast those greenskins."
"I didn't expect that although there were not many greenskins, only over a hundred people, there were four heavy cannons. Those two explosions were the explosive shells fired by those heavy cannons."
Huang Taiji asked in surprise: "I have never seen such a powerful bomb. What kind of bomb is this?"
In this era, the explosive bomb was invented in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. It used a cast iron shell or a ceramic shell and used a fuse to delay the explosion. But the power was very poor. The black powder itself had little explosive power. In addition, in order to withstand the chamber pressure when firing
, the shell cannot be too thin, which further reduces the amount of charge. So it is very useless.
Li Yongfang said with lingering fear: "Those cannons have a full range of two or three miles. The cannonballs are huge. Because of the slow flying speed, many people can see clearly. It is a canned thing, more than two feet long and one foot long."
It was so thick. It exploded when it hit the ground. The power was simply appalling."
"With just two rounds, the artillery team of the Han army flag and the Zhengbai flag protecting the artillery team were blown up. Only two craters were left there. Hundreds of people were injured and 90% were injured. But look at what those green skins mean.
, it seems that as long as we don’t attack them, they won’t fire on us.”
Daishan said loudly: "Zunhua City is the most fertile place in North Zhili of the Ming Dynasty. The Mongolian tribes who looted outside the city have all returned. Except for the capture of some craftsmen who mined and smelted iron and their families, they did not get much.
Things. Those rich people have all fled into the city. Now they have fled into that industrial area."
"If we don't rob here, what else will we rob? Is there any place in Beizhili that is richer than here?" After Daishan finished speaking, he looked around. Everyone showed eager eyes.
"I heard that the land in Dingyuanhou has enough food to feed the Eight Banners for ten years, as well as tens of millions of kilograms of steel. There are also all kinds of craftsmen. The bank accounts in Zunhua City are full of gold and silver. Industrial Zone
There is also a weaving factory here, and there are millions of pieces of stock in the warehouse."
Daishan had already inquired about the surrender of the Ming army.
"You think it's natural if we don't attack that industrial zone?" Daishan yelled.
Yes, what did the Manchus do when they left their homes and careers? Isn't it robbery?
Now I don't eat the fattest piece of meat and instead gnaw on the bones. Isn't this a fool?
Although the green skins are dangerous, there are only a hundred people, so how much waves can they make? Besides, why would you go out if you are afraid of danger? Isn't it good for cats to winter at home?
Everyone nodded, agreeing with Daishan's meaning.
Huang Taiji was filled with anger. Daishan, an old and cunning guy, instigated the Eight Banners with just a few words. He knew what they wanted better than he did.
At this time, it is impossible for me to object, otherwise people's hearts will go to him.
However, you are the one who promoted this matter, so let me do it.
"The purpose of the army is to build the imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty, but what Dabeile said makes sense. Let Dabeile be responsible for attacking the industrial area, and other banners will cooperate. How about I take charge of the situation?" Huang Taiji said even though he was angry in his heart, he still said pleasantly.
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"The Holy Ming of the Great Khan, all depends on the instructions of the Great Khan." Everyone bowed and saluted, expressing their complete submission to the will of the Great Khan.
Daishan suddenly became proud, and he always worked openly and covertly to increase his popularity among the Eight Banners.
Dorgon sneered secretly. Are those green-skinned ones easy to mess with? There are also new black-skinned ones. They are probably not kind people. Go ahead and bite them, don't break your teeth.
He winked at Dodo and Azig, telling them not to talk.
Each banner owner said flattering words to Daishan one after another, trying to get a piece of fat when attacking the industrial zone. Now that everyone knew that the wealth of Beizhili was here, their eyes suddenly turned red.
In fact, the first thing they want most is food, the second is various craftsmen, and the third is the labor force. The last is various gold and silver utensils, daily necessities, etc. After all, Liaodong is a region with extremely scarce materials.
There are 70 to 80 million taels of silver that cannot be spent at all.
At this time, Huang Taiji was watching with cold eyes. This was a good opportunity to distinguish where the various banner leaders and generals were sitting. Look at what they said and what they did, and you could tell them a lot.
His expression was not good, and he felt very uncomfortable when he saw that Dai Shan still had such great prestige. After all, when Chu Ying died, he was almost not designated as the prince. The popularity accumulated over a long period of time is not just a matter of time.
It will take a while to eliminate the invisible ones. It seems that we have to figure it out slowly.
When he saw the three Dorgon brothers, his expression improved.
It seemed that Dorgon was sincere when he came to offer his services. Because the three of them stood there with expressionless faces and paid no attention to Daishan at all. Huang Taiji felt comfortable, since the two white flags were willing to stand with him. He was right
It is more certain to weaken Daishan.
Huang Taiji thought about the matter in front of him, and then remembered the early warning from Liaodong. It was said that Donghai Woji's group took advantage of Ben Khan's southern expedition and gathered 40,000 to 50,000 people to go south, trying to loot the northeastern region of Liaodong. He didn't know.
How is the situation now?
However, he then thought, now that Amin has gone back, at least he can stop them. Amin is also a veteran. There should be no big mistakes.
