After the rebirth of the ancestor in the last days, he exploded! Chapter 181 Inspection on the second floor of a carriage and horse shop in Fucheng, Lingnan.
A tall, middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes stood in front of the window, looking at the two-headed carriage passing downstairs and the hundreds of mounted guards surrounding the carriage.
Not to mention the hundreds of tall horses with smooth lines and strong postures, it made him, a man who has been leading troops all year round, jealous.
After the team had gone away, he asked: "Is this carriage the carriage of Princess Qian?"
The owner of the carriage and horse shop, whose surname is Jiang, has the character "东" in his name. He is a native of Lingnan. He also met this friend when he was out on a business trip.
Jiang Dong listened to his words and replied: "Yes, Princess Qian never hides her whereabouts when she goes out. Every time she goes out, she is so grand. Although she is flamboyant, she always brings at least one hundred personal guards with her.
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After hearing his words, Sha Yuliang rolled his eyes in his heart. He came to Lingnan with no intention of assassinating her. Besides, Princess Qian had no enmity with him, so why did he assassinate her?
Jiang Dong sat back at the table and personally picked up the teapot and filled him with tea, "Brother Sha, come sit here. It's a bit cold to stand by the window in this weather with the wind blowing."
Upon hearing this, Sha Yuliang turned around and sat down. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of hot tea to moisten his throat.
He was born as a frontier general and had been living on the frontier since he was a child. He was never afraid of killing enemies, and gradually he became famous in the military camp.
Just because he comes from a bad background, is outspoken, and not as flirtatious as the generals from aristocratic families, he has always been ostracized by the generals from aristocratic families in the border military camps!
It was even worse in the past few months. During a battle with the rebels, he was injured and fell on the battlefield. The border troops reported him dead without even cleaning the battlefield.
Only when he crawled back from the battlefield did he realize that the report had been reported.
The noble generals tried to shirk each other, but no one helped to stop the report.
As a result, the fierce general who was somewhat famous on the frontier was killed in battle.
Sha Yuliang left the military camp in anger and returned to his home in the border town.
Just because he was ‘dead in battle’, a living person standing in the world became a black man.
In addition, the white disaster was serious, so he simply took his family to the south to seek refuge in Jiangdong without doing anything else.
Jiang Dong took a sip of tea, thought of the disaster in the north, and said, "I heard Brother Sha talk about the situation in the north. I'm afraid that in less than a month, those refugees will arrive in Lingnan."
Sha Yuliang estimated the journey of those refugees, "They will arrive in Lingnan in about a year at a very fast pace. By then, outside the cities everywhere, there will be refugee heads everywhere as far as the eye can see."
Jiang Dong nodded with a heavy heart: "When the refugees come, the government will definitely find a way to resettle them. Brother Sha will take this opportunity to re-register and settle down in Lingnan."
Sha Yuliang knew that he couldn't do it without household registration, so he had no objection. "I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Brother Jiang again."
"Based on our relationship, being too polite is a mistake. If you hadn't saved me at the border, I might have become a handful of dirt."
When Sha Yuliang led a small team of soldiers to rescue him, Jiang Dong had a very good impression of him. Later, after gradually getting to know him, he became even more assured of his character.
Jiang Dong has been thinking about how to repay the kindness of saving his life. Now, the opportunity has come.
Jiang Dong ate some snacks, drank some tea, and asked: "Brother Sha, are you asking about the whereabouts of the princess because you want to join her?"
Sha Yuliang raised his eyelids, frowned slightly and said: "As far as I know, the princess has no soldiers except her own guard camp?"
After Jiang Dong heard what he said, he cheered, "The princess does not hold military power, but her own son, the Fifth Master, has 50,000 soldiers and horses. These 50,000 soldiers and horses are direct troops! If you don't count the border troops,
, the soldiers and horses in his hands are almost the same as those in King Qian’s hands!”
Sha Yulianghu asked: "He has a heavy army in his hands. King Qian can trust him?"
Jiang Dong heard this and smiled: "This only shows that our princess is a skilled charioteer."
"Is the charioteer skilled? Do you even know what happened between the prince and his wife?" Sha Yuliang obviously didn't believe it.
Jiang Dong pointed out the window, "There are rumors that the prince is completely obedient to the princess. I am not the first to know. Everyone in the street knows it."
"Do you dare to believe the rumors?"
"There is no smoke without fire. It must be because the prince loves the princess that such gossip spreads."
Jiangdong lives in Fucheng but he knows that the princess often goes out. If the prince doesn't pamper her, will he let her go out and show off her face often?
Sha Yuliang only knew how to lead troops to fight, but knew nothing about governing the country. Although he didn't understand, but hearing about King Qian's reputation in the capital and some of the things he had done when he came to Lingnan, from his perspective, he said: half the credit and half the blame.
Let’s just talk about the recent major water conservancy projects in Lingnan and the building complex in the north of the city. Such large-scale construction projects waste people and money, which is extremely inconsistent with the laws of survival in troubled times.
"What a confusion! From the moment the imperial court abandoned the Gyeonggi area and chose to move south, it is no exaggeration to say that the Yu Dynasty has entered the final years of the dynasty! In the troubled years, they accumulated grains, built high walls, and saved more money. Only then did they
That’s the right answer.”
As he said that, he pointed to the north, "But look, there is a lot of construction work and half of the city has been built in the north of the city. But apart from convenience for the people, what is the use of these? If the rebels attack, those newly built houses may
Become a pile of ruins again!”
Jiang Dong stood up and looked outside the door. When he didn't find anyone, he sat back with relief and said, "Brother Sha, you are a little unfounded. The palace is concerned about these things. We don't want to talk about this topic. We don't want to talk about this topic!"
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Xia Jing's motorcade stopped in front of Xinfu Yamen.
"Princess, you have arrived at the government office."
Hongmei jumped out of the carriage and opened the curtain for Xia Jing.
Xia Jing got off the carriage and went straight into the government office.
"The princess is here." King Qian saw Xia Jing enter the study, put down the pen in his hand and stood up.
He came out from behind the desk and asked, "Princess, do you want to rest for a while first, or go to the granary immediately?"
Xia Jing walked into the study and did not sit down. Instead, she said, "Let's go to the storage area and have a look first."
"Then let's go." King Qian took the lead and walked out.
Xia Jing followed slowly.
The warehouse area of the government office is a newly designated area, and is managed separately from the government office for fire and theft prevention.
A large area behind the government office was divided into storage areas. Xia Jing also occupied part of this area and built many granaries.
This time I came here to inspect the use of the granary and the progress of the new granary.
"Princess, is this wall across here unnecessary and obstructive?" King Qian asked, pointing to the wall that cut across the storage area.
"This is the boundary of the warehouse area. How can it get in the way?"
Xia Jing looked at him with a smile. One side of the storage area belonged to Xia Jing, and the other side belonged to King Qian, or the storage area in Lingnan.
King Qian made a gesture between the two of them: "We are a family. Is it necessary to separate us so clearly?"
"Brothers still settle accounts openly. It's better for us to distinguish clearly between ourselves, so as not to cause jealousy among several houses in the house and make the family uneasy!" When Xia Jing said this, there was a hint of sarcasm on the corner of Xia Jing's mouth.
This smile caught King Qian's eyes and made him speechless.
He wants to say that the other rooms don't have storage areas, but you only have them. Aren't you afraid that the other rooms will make a big noise?
In fact, Xia Jing's warehouse area was not allocated to the government office. It was the land she bought in the early stage. She only reserved the land close to the government office for the purpose of building a granary.
The reason why a wall was built in the middle was to clearly separate the palace from her, so as to avoid confusion in the future.
At this time, Ding Daqiang ran over.
"I have met the prince, and I have met the princess."
Xia Jing excused him and asked: "How is the progress of the newly built granary now?"
"The finishing work is being done, and it will be ready for use in two days to reserve grain."
"That's great!" Xia Jing smiled, "In two days, the fleet from the voyage will be back, and the granary here will come in handy."
Xia Jing sometimes feels that she is not like herself now. She has learned to care about the country and the people.
But the lives of the people all over the world are miserable and difficult!
If she doesn't do something within her power, her conscience will be uneasy!
In the White Disaster in the North, no matter whether the refugees would flee to Lingnan or not, she would never go wrong by making preparations in advance!
In order to ensure that there is no shortage of food in Lingnan, she had earlier arranged for a fleet to go to the colonies to purchase food. The fleet that came back this time was already the third time to carry food back.
Of course, King Qian now has his own fleet. This time, following Xia Jing's arrangement, his fleet also transported food back twice.
No matter what time it is, if you have food in your hands, don’t panic!
After inspecting the storage area and being satisfied with the food reserves and safety precautions, King Qian and Xia Jing took a car to the military camp in the suburbs.
On the carriage, King Qian looked at Xia Jing, who was concentrating with her eyes closed, and asked: "Princess, how is the output of flintlock guns in your ironworks workshop now?"
Xia Jing seemed to be asleep with her eyes closed, but after listening to his words, she still answered: "It's not bad. Through technological improvements, the production speed has been improved now."
The main reason is that many processes can be produced in an assembly line, which greatly speeds up the production.
King Qian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said in a consultative tone: "I heard from Xiao Wu that his team has nearly 10,000 people equipped with flintlock rifles. For the sake of our husband and wife, after the year, we can equal 5,000 people."
Are the flintlocks coming out?"
After hearing what he said, Xia Jing couldn't help but open her eyes, "Your Majesty, my employees have not been home for two consecutive months. No matter how busy they are at work during the Chinese New Year, I have to give them a holiday to go home and reunite."
"As for the five thousand flintlock guns you mentioned, I can only say that we will do our best and we will give you as many as we produce after the year!"
King Qian did not dare to have any objections. He was extremely grateful to get a promise from her. "Then I would like to thank the princess in advance."
Xia Jing pursed her lips and smiled: "You're welcome."
When they arrived at the military camp, King Qian followed Xia Jing into Xiaowu's camp.
When Xiao Wu heard that King Qian and Xia Jing were coming, he hurriedly ran out of the house and asked, "Father, mother, concubine, why are you here?"
King Qian smiled and said, "Let's come and see you."
On the training ground, there are all energetic soldiers, and every move they make is full of power.
"Really speaking, except for the original guards of the palace, the soldiers in the camp are basically new recruits. How is the progress of training them?"
Faced with Xia Jing's inquiry, Li Chengmu immediately replied: "Every day, the tasks are completed on time and according to the quantity. It's just that recruits are still recruits after all, and they cannot be trained overnight. If you want to train a strong army in a short time,
Then you can only use firearms, which not only shortens the training time, but also eliminates the need to compete with veterans in terms of physical strength."
When King Qian heard Li Chengmu's eloquent speech, he nodded happily: "The most taboo thing for a general who leads troops in war is to continue to follow orders and prohibitions, and unclear rewards and punishments. If you want to be a good commander of this team,
These taboos must be kept in mind!”
Li Chengmu chuckled: "Remember, son, the team I lead will not only be invincible, but at least it will have strict military laws, enforce orders and prohibitions, and no one will dare to claim military merit."
King Qian deliberately asked: "How do you know that no one dares to claim it falsely? Maybe who claimed it falsely and you don't know?"
"Any soldier under my command who participates in the battle will be rewarded with two taels of silver as long as he is beheaded at one level. Who do you think would struggle with the silver and leave military merit to others to receive it?" Li Chengmu said proudly.
King Qian was stunned when he heard this!
In his impression, it was normal for the Yu Dynasty to be in arrears with military pay, and the military pay they deserved could not be paid on time. Who would care about the merits of the soldiers?
When he was distributing military pay, he was still thinking, "Look, he has surpassed the imperial court and can govern the place better than the imperial court. At least the imperial court cannot issue military pay, but he can pay it on time."
Why did the imperial court always suffer defeats? Most of the soldiers did not have enough to eat and clothing, and the weak ones could be blown away by the wind. It is conceivable that how can such a combat power win the battle?
King Qian thought that it was a great thing to pay the army on time, but compared with Xia Jingyi, he might have insomnia again tonight!
Xia Jing directly cashed in the silver reward, which greatly stimulated the morale of the soldiers.
The soldiers all look forward to going to the battlefield and killing the enemy, making a fortune by killing the enemy, and getting promoted!
King Qian turned to Xia Jing and asked, "Can you build a strong army by spending money like this?"
Xia Jing shook her head: "How can a strong army be trained so easily? The immediate reward is to better stimulate the morale of the soldiers and temporarily increase the team's combat effectiveness."
To build a strong army, we must pay close attention to all aspects. If the mental outlook, skills and physical fitness, sophisticated ordnance, etc. are improved, then the team will also be improved.
If we enter the age of firearms, sophisticated ordnance will dominate. If the ordnance is not sophisticated, it will expose soldiers to the enemy's weapons, and their lives will be threatened at any time.
After hearing her words, King Qian secretly breathed a sigh of relief under his serious expression. Facing the powerful mother and son, King Qian felt a lot of pressure.
Thinking of the silver reward for the mother and son leading the army, he asked again: "According to what you said, it costs a lot of silver. According to my understanding, even if the output of the princess's mines and salt fields are added, it is barely enough to support these people."
If we have an army, where will the reward money come from?”
Upon hearing this, Xia Jing couldn't help laughing, "Your Majesty, don't tell me that you don't know that many places in overseas colonies have minerals, such as iron, copper, gold, silver, etc. You can find them anywhere you want.
It can raise countless soldiers and horses!"
"." King Qian blinked. He really hadn't thought about going underground. If he had known this, he would have told them to explore the minerals when his fleet went to sea.
Whenever his fleet arrives at a place, the first thing they think about is food, followed by property.
Unexpectedly, the princess's mind was more active than theirs, and she immediately thought of going up to the underground mines.
It’s true that people cannot be judged by their appearance!
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