King Qian kept the mining incident firmly in his mind, turned to look at Li Chengmu, and asked about the training situation: "What is the shooting level of your musketeers? How do they usually train?"
Li Chengmu led them to the stand, pointed to the drill field below, and said: "Everyone usually does physical training here. No matter how good the musket is, the soldiers must have good physical fitness."
As he spoke, he pointed to the shooting range on the other side, "The method of musket training is to take a hundred steps as the target. Two out of three shots will be successful. Seven out of ten shots will be considered excellent. One out of three shots will be considered a draw. If three shots are out, one will be considered even."
If you miss a single shot, you are eliminated! Of course, if you hit eight, nine, or all of ten shots, you are considered proficient. There are only a few such winners in the entire team."
King Qian nodded after hearing this, "Your screening method is good. If you fail to hit one of the three shots, it means that this person is not suitable to stay in the Musketeer Camp."
Li Chengmu smiled and said, "What my father said makes sense."
Xia Jing, who had been paying attention to the training below the stands, twitched her lips after hearing this. It was so obvious that my son was flattering me!
After listening to his son's introduction, King Qian stood at the edge of the stand, and his attention was attracted by the shooting range below.
At the same time, he also discovered that the distance of a hundred steps was really far. "Xiao Wu, how far was the shooting distance of the matchlock gun used by the court in the past?"
Li Chengmu was slightly stunned after hearing the question, but he still answered honestly: "Fifty steps, sixty steps at the most."
"The gap is nearly half." King Qian was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Xia Jing beside him: "The princess is so talented!"
"I am not one ten thousandth as good as the prince. The prince deserves the prize!"
King Qian felt a little guilty after hearing this. He still knew very well what talents he had.
He pretended to cough twice: "Ahem, Xiaowu, take us to other places to see."
"Okay!" Li Chengmu led them down to the stands.
Along the way, King Qian saw that in addition to physical training, there was a shooting range in the military camp, so he asked: "The soldiers' riding and shooting skills have not been neglected, right? You just said that the flintlock gun can shoot a hundred steps, what is the range of the bow and arrow?"
Growing up, he had never cared about military matters. In the past, all his thoughts were spent on eating, drinking and having fun. Although there were elements that confused Emperor Huiyuan, he was really addicted to it and could not extricate himself.
It was precisely because of this that Emperor Huiyuan felt relieved about him in those years, right?
Precisely because I have never cared about military matters, I felt interested when I heard it.
In particular, he was surprised to find that his youngest son, who had devoted himself to studying the Four Books and Five Classics at the academy, actually knew a lot about the military.
"Back to my father, the range of bows and arrows used by normal soldiers is only about seventy steps, which is far less than the range of flintlock guns."
In order to prove that what he said was convincing, Li Chengmu asked his bodyguard to get a bow and arrow from the army.
So, the group of people went to the shooting range again.
When Li Chengmu drew his bow and shot an arrow, Li Chengmu's bodyguard personally took the field. The target that was a hundred paces away could not be hit, the target that was seventy paces away was barely hit, and the target that was sixty paces away was deeply embedded.
It can be seen that the effective shooting range of a bow and arrow is 60 steps. At 70 steps, the enemy's armor may not be penetrated. How can it hurt someone?
King Qian was very happy. He felt that this trip to the military camp was worthwhile. With such powerful ordnance, it is not an exaggeration to say that it can sweep thousands of armies.
It's just that there is no place for them to use them yet.
King Qian felt a little regretful deep in his heart.
The imperial army now has matchlocks, but the number is very small, and the quality of the matchlocks is worrying. At least half of the ten shots fired are likely to explode. Few people in such a high-risk unit are willing to use matchlocks.
Another point is that the matchlock gun was purchased from the Folangji people, and the price was sky-high. Not to mention that the current imperial court did not have the financial resources to purchase it. Even if it had the money to buy it, the matchlock gun's price-performance ratio was too low.
This is also the reason why matchlock guns have not become popular.
Too tasteless!
After seeing the power of the flintlock gun and looking at the matchlock gun, King Qian despised it so much that it was considered rubbish to give it to him.
"Before, I never felt that the ordnance of the Yu Dynasty was so bad. Since I came to Lingnan and saw the ordnance built under the supervision of the princess, I realized how bad the military staff of the imperial court was in the past, how corrupt the officials were, and how shoddy the ordnance was.
, I can’t take it out at all.”
After hearing this, Xia Jing gently twitched the corner of her mouth, "It's not unfair to be chased and beaten by foreigners every time with such crude weapons."
As she said that, she looked at King Qian, "Actually, I have always been curious about how the old Emperor Hui Yuan, who has lived for decades, was deceived by the courtiers with just a few words? So that he believed whatever they said?"
"Ahem!"
How to say this?
King Qian coughed twice uncomfortably and cleared his throat, "Actually, nephew Huiyuan is quite pitiful. He was suppressed by the princes before he ascended the throne. He has little power, so naturally he won't have much official duties. Without official duties, there will be no work.
The opportunities in the capital, my exposure is limited after all.”
I don’t understand military affairs, I don’t understand civil affairs, I don’t understand civil affairs.
If you don’t understand anything, you will naturally be easy to fool when you become the emperor.
It is shameful to say that before he came to Lingnan, he had no idea that government affairs were so complicated and had no experience in handling them. He relied entirely on his staff to make suggestions, otherwise he would not know where to start.
It was Xia Jing who launched a series of policies that allowed them to establish a foothold in Lingnan.
Xia Jing nodded clearly: "The corruption of officials has reached this level, and the Yu Dynasty will be seriously ill!"
Emperor Huiyuan was not unjust when he was angry to death, Xia Jing just felt sorry for the new emperor who was now sitting on the dragon throne.
Nowadays, chaos has arisen. It is not easy to sit on the supreme throne. It is like being roasted on a fire. If you are not careful, you will be roasted to pieces!
After hearing this, King Qian had a wry smile on his face, and his heart became even heavier.
It's a pity that he is approaching the age of hearing. If he were twenty years younger, he would not be able to watch the Yu Dynasty decline like this.
The corrupt administration made those officials in the court only know that the party is united and opposed by different parties, but they do not consider the future of the Yu Dynasty.
Thinking of this, King Qian suddenly lost interest, and the subsequent inspection work was basically just a formality and perfunctory.
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It snowed for several days in a row, causing countless houses to collapse outside the city of Jingzhou, and it was unknown how many people froze to death on this night.
Now that the drought is over, I thought the weather would be smooth in the second half of this year, but I never imagined that this winter would be a severe one.
"A large number of refugees outside Jingzhou City froze to death. The number is still being counted. There are also hundreds of casualties in the city. The number of people in other counties cannot be counted yet."
"Many of the houses of civilians in the city have collapsed. The people whose houses have collapsed now have no place to stay. They urgently need the government to solve the accommodation problem."
"The continuous rain and snow weather for half a month has led to an increase in the price of food and charcoal and firewood in the city, and the supply is tight."
"The refugees outside the city are waiting for resettlement. If they are not resettled, the refugees outside the city may be wiped out."
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One after another, they are all chain reactions caused by the snow disaster, which urgently need to be solved by the Jingzhou governor.
Yuan Rujiang looked at his subordinates standing below and wanted to stroke his forehead with a headache, "Send all the garrison troops in the city to participate in the rescue."
"The government officers will strictly inspect the illegal merchants in the city. If anyone is found to have taken advantage of the natural disaster to make ill-gotten gains, I will confiscate my property and put him in jail first."
"The boss is responsible for organizing the wealthy businessmen of various aristocratic families in the city to donate money, materials and food to help resettle refugees outside the city. Those aristocratic families or wealthy businessmen who actively participate will have their taxes reduced by 10% next year!"
After hearing this, the corner of Zhu Bo's mouth twitched. There were hundreds of thousands of refugees outside the city. He asked wealthy businessmen from major aristocratic families to donate money and materials, but he promised to only reduce the tax by 10%. Isn't it too disrespectful?
Jingzhou was Yuan Rujiang's word, and the master did not dare to refute it, so he accepted his fate resignedly.
The poor people are worried about their livelihood in the face of natural disasters, while the rich and powerful people stay at home, have food and drink, and are bored.
No, the second eldest son of the Yuan family felt bored staying at home, so he took his concubine wrapped in fox fur to the snowy garden to enjoy the scenery.
"I thought I was the most lively and active among the brothers, but I didn't expect my third brother to enjoy life more than me."
Yuan Rongcheng, who was sitting in the pavilion making tea and admiring the scenery, heard the sound, turned his head, glanced at the woman following him, and retorted: "Compared with the second brother, my brother is ashamed."
The second son of the Yuan family found a seat and sat down, and the servant standing next to him immediately came forward to serve him.
"Why is Third Brother so interested today?"
Yuan Rongcheng looked at the snowy scene in the distance, "I just came from my garden to sit for a while, why do I need a reason?"
"Haha. What third brother said makes sense."
The second son of the Yuan family carefully observed his face and asked unwillingly: "Speaking of which, you and your fiancée have been separated for so long. Don't you miss her in this cold winter day?"
Yuan Rongcheng frowned slightly, turned his head and smiled: "It seems that the cold winter days can arouse the loneliness in the second brother's heart the most, but does the second brother miss his second sister-in-law in his heart?"
After hearing this, the second child of the Yuan family shook his head in thought: "Our situations are different, how can we compare?"
"Why is the situation different?" Yuan Rongcheng accepted the lesson with an open mind.
"Your second sister-in-law and I are an old married couple. We can't be more familiar with each other. You and the third girl from the palace are an unmarried couple. It's the time when you have a good impression of each other. You should be eager to stay together every day."
As he said that, the second son of the Yuan family came closer and stared into his eyes, and suddenly said after a while: "That shouldn't be the case. Could it be that your feelings for the third girl in the palace are adulterated, or are you just acting on occasion?"
When he said these words, Yuan Rongcheng was shocked, "Second brother, I respect you as my elder brother. Don't say anything out loud. Why can't you change your problem of speaking without restraint? What if you said this today?
If the palace finds out, you will end my marriage!"
The second eldest son of the Yuan family didn't expect his reaction to be so big. He touched his nose and said, "If you don't say it, don't say it. I heard that a lot of people outside the city froze to death. Didn't you go to the Yamen to help your father share his worries?"
Yuan Rongcheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his brother knew how to restrain himself. "The yamen has so many officials, so why is it that I am not needed? Besides, I have no experience in government affairs. The resettlement of refugees is a matter of human life. If it is caused by my negligence,
If someone froze to death, my sin would be serious."
So if you don’t have diamonds, you won’t take the porcelain job.
A gust of cold wind blew over, and the second son of the Yuan family tightened the fox fur around his body, and couldn't help but get closer to the stove.
"It's so cold today. Even though we wear a lot of robes to keep warm, we feel the cold is unbearable. What's more, the refugees outside the city. I really don't know how they managed to hold on for so long without freezing to death."
Yuan Rongcheng breathed out, "Sometimes life is fragile, and sometimes it is full of resilience. Everyone has his own destiny. Whatever time God has destined you to live will be that time. One moment more is too much, and one moment less is too little. Lord Hell, as long as the time is just right.
ghost!"
"Is it as mysterious as you said?" The second son of the Yuan family stroked his arm. He didn't want to continue the topic, so he took the initiative to change the topic.
He talked about another matter: "I don't know what this disaster will turn out to be this year. It won't delay your marriage to the third girl from the palace next year, right?"
Yuan Rongcheng was too lazy to answer him, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. This question was an idiot.
The second son of the Yuan family seemed not to notice his attitude, and said to himself: "Speaking of it, the people have really not had a good life in the past few years. Taking a closer look at all the things in the past few years, I think the emperor of Dayu
Maybe I am guilty of Tai Sui, otherwise how could I have suffered from disasters year after year?"
Yuan Rongcheng was helpless. Just a quarter of an hour after he could speak normally, his second brother started to talk nonsense again.
The second son of the Yuan family did not have any consciousness and continued: "Look, three years of rare drought lasted for almost the entire Yu Dynasty. There was no food harvest in the fields, rebels in the country were rioting, Beidi on the border, Xirong invaded, and natural and man-made disasters happened one after another.
It’s impossible not to think about it.”
There is also a new emperor who came to power. He is said to be a diligent emperor, but it is a pity that he is a man who finds the wrong way to do things, so he is destined to be unable to reverse the situation in the world and become a tragic figure in history.
In the post-secular world, it is called cannon destruction!
After hearing what he said, Yuan Rongcheng almost pinched mosquitoes with his brows, "The second brother is so talented that he can explain these words, which is destined to be extraordinary. Otherwise, the second brother will take what he just said to his father."
Repeat it again and see if he has any different views on this?"
"My little knowledge will not taint my father's ears." The second eldest son of the Yuan family is not stupid. In the eyes of his father, this kind of thing is not worthy of publicity.
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As soon as the donation order came out, everyone in the city who had some wealth or influence became furious.
I believe it goes without saying how valuable food supplies are in years of famine. Everyone knows that they are the last hope for saving lives.
"Bad things happen one after another, why don't they stop? There is such a shortage of materials and food nowadays, is it possible that the person who gave this order is mentally ill?"
"Now the entire north has been covered by heavy snow, people are dying every day, and more people want to flee to the south. The pressure on us will be huge next!"
"This is a hint from God, a bad omen!"
"Speaking of the situation in the past few years, I guess it can be seen that the current emperor of the Yu Dynasty is the star of Gusha. Otherwise, how could the Yu Dynasty stop?"
"Be careful with your words, be careful with your words. The Ninth Five-Year Plan is not something we ordinary people can discuss. Let's talk about this donation and discuss a countermeasure."
The rich businessmen of Jingzhou City, the powerful century-old aristocratic families, took the governor's decree as a fart.
The wealthy businessmen from aristocratic families whose strength could not compete with the Governor's Mansion could only grit their teeth and reluctantly donated a small amount symbolically to avoid falling into the trap.