Chapter 494: The Rapid Development of Ming Dynasty
When Zhu Ying's thirty arrows missed and all hit the flagpole forty steps away, the whole army was in an uproar.
Although the Ming Dynasty's current bows are soft bows, the bows used by the Xuanjia Guards can also be regarded as high-strength bows. Ordinary people will lose their strength after firing the bows a few times.
Xuanjiawei can shoot thirty arrows in a row, but this will put a lot of burden on his arms. The first ten arrows may be somewhat accurate, but the latter ones may not be accurate.
The key is that His Highness Taisun lost thirty arrows in one go, without any pause.
As for Yun Qing and Yun Dan's current appearance, it was obvious that thirty arrows was not the limit for His Highness the Grand Sun.
This move really shocked all the Xuanjia guards.
This means that His Highness Taisun can easily take away a large number of lives while riding and shooting. Such a person is simply a killing god on the battlefield.
If he is equipped with high-quality war horses and still has enough arrows missing, who can stop him on this battlefield?
"His Royal Highness Taisun is invincible!
!”
Guo Zhong, who had just reacted, almost pissed himself with fear, but at this moment, he immediately puffed up his breath and shouted loudly.
With this life's shouting, all the soldiers, including the accompanying Jin Yiwei, couldn't help shouting together: "His Royal Highness Taisun is invincible!
!”
After three full waves, it finally stopped.
When Zhu Ying walked to the commander's platform again, all the sergeants looked at him with not only admiration, but also powerful fanaticism.
This kind of extreme fanaticism is no worse than that of religious elements, and this is what Zhu Ying needs.
An army that is absolutely loyal to itself ideologically.
You must know that this move is a miraculous performance even to the Xuanjia Guards who have been practicing day and night. In other words, in their knowledge, they have never seen such a scene.
Even if you are talking about martial arts masters in the world, or martial arts masters, it is impossible to say that you can achieve such a phenomenon as His Highness Taisun.
If such a person really appears, once he joins the army, he will at least start as a general, and he will leave a huge name in history.
Maybe after a battle, one person can kill dozens of people at most, and hundreds of people can bear the weight of the sky.
But with such ability, one general can defeat a thousand armies.
Momentum is too important on the battlefield. When such a situation occurs, the enemy will be frightened and the friendly troops will have a high aura.
There is nothing strange about hundreds of people chasing and killing thousands of people.
This was the first time Zhu Ying showed his military power in the Ming Dynasty army.
I didn't use it before, I just didn't think it was necessary.
His personal force is extremely powerful, but for Ming Dynasty, especially his status as grandson, it is just the icing on the cake.
Showing off to win the admiration of the soldiers may be the biggest effect.
This is different from when we were in the Western Regions.
In fact, those who first followed Zhu Ying, especially Zhu Ying's disciples, had a deep understanding of the value of their master's force.
Why can Zhu Ying control many generals remotely without any intention of resisting by his subordinates?
In addition to some daily brainwashing work, the mysterious owner's personal force value is also a great deterrent.
Especially the desert cavalry who surrendered, they naturally worshiped the strong. When Zhu Ying led them to victory after victory, the impression of invincibility was deeply engraved in their hearts.
You know, Zhu Ying has a total of three thousand cavalry under his command.
Under the leadership of Zhu Ying, a team of several hundred cavalry could easily massacre a grassland tribe with tens of thousands of people.
Of course, Zhu Ying had never done this, but was conducting normal business and trade in a friendly manner.
Big tribes can't be offended, but that doesn't mean they can bully Zhu Ying's Qunying Chamber of Commerce casually.
If someone gets angry, no one can stand it, even if dozens of people start crazy acts of revenge around the tribe.
Even if thousands of cavalry are dispatched to pursue him, they may not be able to kill Zhu Ying with heavy losses.
In just one year, the reputation of Qunying Chamber of Commerce has been established.
The grasslands are like this, so what about the small countries in the Western Regions?
As his own base camp, even the heads of some small countries can treat Zhu Ying as an equal. Those so-called princes and princesses have no airs in front of Zhu Ying, and they need to respectfully salute and call him "Your Excellency."
Coupled with the profits from business activities, Zhu Ying's status in the Western Regions can only be described as covering the sky with one hand.
In this era dominated by cold weapons, powerful force, especially personal force far beyond ordinary people, is the guarantee of loyalty.
As a member of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, when betraying, you must first think clearly whether you can accept the consequences.
Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, can you escape the pursuit of the Heroes Chamber of Commerce?
You must know that in just a few years, Zhu Ying joined the franchise in the form of Snowflake Salt, and a large number of merchants joined it and established branches everywhere.
Even if you escape to the other side of the sea, you will still be hunted by the Heroes Chamber of Commerce.
After all, for a chamber of commerce that spans a vast territory, the most indispensable thing is money.
Unless it means hiding in the mountains and never showing up again.
But compared to this, what's the point of betrayal?
To be able to reach into Goryeo and even develop a huge secret force, there are some things that cannot be accomplished with just ingenuity.
What is needed more is intimidation, authority, and fear of the Chamber of Commerce.
And since the identity of Zhu Ying's grandson was exposed, it must be said that it was a big blow to the chamber of commerce market outside the Ming Dynasty, especially in places such as grasslands.
This is also something that cannot be done.
After all, everyone knows one thing. The former god of death has become the great grandson of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, it is impossible to say that he will personally kill the enemy like before.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty has a great cause, so they can't cause trouble with tribes with thousands of people and tens of thousands of people.
It’s not like the Ming Dynasty’s army could invade the grasslands at will.
Naturally, the arrival of the army will be handled by big men from various grassland tribes, and there will also be tribal alliances to resist.
So I no longer have so many worries.
This is nothing to Zhu Ying.
How many people are there in the grassland, and how many people are there in the Ming Dynasty? The Qunying Chamber of Commerce once seemed to span all countries, and even had business relationships with Oparo, but in fact the profits were not much.
Because in this world, in this era, the most wealthy country is the Ming Dynasty.
The wealth owned by the so-called tribal leaders on the grassland is comparable to that of even a single landlord and tycoon here in the Ming Dynasty.
Especially the wealth controlled by the landlords and gentry of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang generation is comparable to that of large grassland tribes with tens of thousands of people.
Not to mention too much, it's not a big deal to just take out thousands of taels of silver.
On the other side of the grassland, by trading snowflake salt for furs and other materials, and then exchanging them for sale, you might earn dozens or hundreds of taels of silver in a year.
This is already considered pretty good. The general environment is like this in the grasslands of the Western Regions.
Apart from cattle and sheep, those herdsmen basically have nothing in their possessions.
Others cannot be produced at all.
It is only possible to say that some tribes robbed property during the Autumn Wind and dumped it here at the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
But places such as border gates are often invaded, and no wealthy family would hide a lot of wealth. They themselves are extremely poor.
On the contrary, it was after giving up trade in places like the Western Regions and the Grasslands that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce made a fortune in the Ming Dynasty.
The interests of the people have been taken into consideration, but even a small profit is extremely huge given the size.
Moreover, Zhu Ying's goal is mainly to make money from rich people. That's called making money.
Many entertainment industries all over the world are now being acquired by Zhu Ying.
Naturally, it is not in the name of Qunying Chamber of Commerce, but a re-established chamber of commerce with a different name but the same premise.
The personnel inside are basically the original Qunying Chamber of Commerce personnel.
Zhu Ying, who had some memories of her previous life, had never eaten pork, but had seen pigs running. Some entertainment industry methods were applied, and the speed of making money was beyond imagination.
Compared with the hard life in the Western Regions before, the current Qunying Chamber of Commerce has developed in just one year, and its overall size has exceeded its previous size dozens or hundreds of times.
The land deeds under his command, the factories he holds shares in, as well as various shops, rental houses, daily department store sales and other industries are all involved in the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
Currently, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce has become the largest taxpayer in the Ming Dynasty.
The annual commercial taxes alone are equivalent to nearly 10 million yuan.
You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang once printed one or two thousand banknotes every year to give to sergeants and officials to pay military salary and salary, and also used it to maintain people's livelihood.
It can be said that the court's credit was continuously overdrawn.
Now not only is it no longer needed, but there is also a huge surplus.
After leaving Xuanjiawei's military camp, Zhu Ying discovered a problem.
That is the question of armaments.
Currently, firearms are under continuous research by the Gunpowder Department.
But Zhu Ying had not paid much attention to armaments before.
Armor, combat boots, etc., seem to be time for upgrading.
Zhu Ying noticed that most of the current soldiers still wear cloth shoes.
Military boots are not a popular trend in today's Ming Dynasty.
Boots are now considered a luxury item, and leather goods were considered expensive goods in the Ming Dynasty.
Even for high-ranking officials, a pair of leather boots may last a lifetime.
It’s not that I wear it every day, I would certainly not be able to part with it, but I would only wear it when attending important occasions or formal attire.
'The price of leather boots should be brought down.'
With Zhu Ying thinking like this, he conveyed the next instruction to the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, which was to purchase a large amount of furs.
The origin of fur mainly comes from pastures.
There are not many pastures in the Ming Dynasty, and furs from outside are actually not popular in the Ming Dynasty, because most people don't need them at all.
When goods are scarce in the market, prices will naturally rise.
In fact, the price of fur outside the Ming Dynasty is very common, but after long-distance transportation and not being sold much, it is not very valuable.
The furs sent to Daming for sale are often relatively precious furs, and the prices are often relatively high.
It doesn't make much sense to bring ordinary furs, since there is no market here.
Under Zhu Ying's order, the Chamber of Commerce sent a special person to deliver the message, and the speed of passing through the post station was extremely fast.
Now Daming Station is actually almost turning into the station of Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
Normally, many stations will not be used extensively and for a long time.
Because officials take office or convey urgent military information, official documents are rare.
Unless it is wartime, it is rarely used nowadays.
After Zhu Yuanzhang approved the Qunying Chamber of Commerce to use the inn, the changes in the inn brought about great changes.
The first is staffing.
Originally, an ordinary post station only had a few dozen people, and a larger one might have a few hundred people.
Being a postman is actually quite hard, but this kind of hard work usually doesn't happen every day. Generally, after working for a few days, there will be a day of rest.
But since Qunying Chamber of Commerce joined, the business of the station has become busy.
Even the most remote inn is always busy.
Qunying Chamber of Commerce is currently popular in most of the Ming Dynasty.
Except for some very remote places, goods are basically transported every day. This is why there are so many goods in the capital city.
Including transportation in the grain industry, response to famine, etc., everything is extremely fast.
In this case, it is obvious that the previous members of the station have difficulty affording it.
That means there is no other way but to add people on a large scale.
Dozens of people turned into hundreds, hundreds turned into thousands, and the scale of the post station continued to expand.
Zhu Ying is well aware of the importance of logistics, so every month he will withdraw part of the money from the Chamber of Commerce to supplement subsidies for all the stations.
Nowadays, the postman's salary is no longer the big one, but the allowance is.
Depending on the volume of goods transported, the subsidy will naturally vary. The larger the post station, the higher the subsidy will be. A large part of this cost is subsidies to the postmen and repairs to the post station.
For example, the current Zhengyang Post Station, which is the post station entering Zhengyang Gate, is currently the number one post station in the Ming Dynasty.
There are countless goods passing through every day, and the number of people in the post station is already tens of thousands. The size of the post station can accommodate 30,000 people a day, and there are thousands of houses built behind it.
The postmen of Zhengyang Post also have the highest allowance among the current post staff in the Ming Dynasty.
An ordinary Zhengyang Postmaster can get Baobao every month. Including the salary issued after the salary reform, it is basically around twelve Guanbao.
Therefore, many people now are trying their best to get into Zhengyang Station.
Twelve guan of treasure money every month, what is this concept?
Even some high-ranking officials don't have such high salaries.
Hard work is a bit hard, but in this world, who is afraid of hard work? There is nothing that is not hard work.
As long as you can make money, talking about hard work is really childish.
No matter how hard you work, how can it be compared to less corvee work?
Moreover, the canteen here in Zhengyangyi, with a large subsidy, has enough meat and vegetables, so you can only eat it with an open stomach.
Naturally, there is no feeling in the imperial court.
But on the people's side, if it is Zhengyang Station, it is completely different.
And as long as one person in the family is a postman of Zhengyang Station, the younger brothers in the family will not have to worry about not getting a wife.
I am about to be stepped over the threshold by the matchmaker.