Shi Lei smiled and shook his head: "If we kill them all, it will only leave others with the idea of killing. Especially in the Southern Song Dynasty, although their military strength is not good, they are very good at talking. If we kill them here , we may become a representative of the devil there. This will be detrimental to our future work.
Secondly, they lost to us, and we paid them to go home. What do you think they would think between us and the Southern Song Dynasty? Who deserves their allegiance?
And we paid them to go home. How did this feel to the soldiers in the Southern Song Dynasty? I can even start a public opinion war right away. There may be unexpected gains in the future.
Even if they have done nothing this time, even if they continue to serve the Southern Song Dynasty court after returning, even if they are powerful. Are we afraid?
The advantages of doing this outweigh the disadvantages. Now let's discuss how to send troops."
The three aspects of sending troops, including when to send troops and how much to send, all need further discussion.
After talking about the military affairs, Shi Lei took another look at the people's livelihood matters. Since taking office, Shi Lei has insisted on putting the people first and has never stopped anti-corruption. Many officials have been dismissed one after another, and there are even more squires and bullies. They were also severely punished. Those who deserved beheading were beheaded, those who deserved were exiled from the army, those who deserved were separated from their posts, and those who deserved education were educated.
Then it once again alleviated the tax problem of farmers and greatly encouraged the people to grow grain. All these aspects are making the people's livelihood in Xiangyang develop in a good direction. Although the Xiangyang army has rebelled, it has completely won the support of the people. .
"Uncle Lu, find some scholars and set up a press and publication bureau. By the way, remember to also have some warriors who can travel for a long time to join."
The meeting was dissolved, and everyone went to do their own business. Shi Lei came to the research office of the arsenal again. Mr. Deng came out to greet him with a smile, and reported that the steel gun barrel had reached the testing stage. Then he returned He took out a fire gun and informed Shi Lei that the fire gun had been successfully researched and could be put into production.
Shi Lei took the fire gun and used it for a while. This requires him to evaluate the fire gun as someone who is used to automatic firearms. How to evaluate this? Although I am not satisfied with such a weapon, the enthusiasm of the research agency cannot be dampened. So Shi Lei He decisively praised everyone in the Research Agency.
He then asked about the research progress on rifling and rifle bullets. After learning about the problems they encountered, Shi Lei also proposed a solution for them.
Then he ordered the arsenal to produce firecrackers, with a requirement of one thousand firecrackers. The steel cannon was tested successfully and was immediately put into production. At least one hundred steel cannons needed to be produced.
After the inspection, Shi Lei left with some carpenters, blacksmiths and kiln workers.
Taking them with him, Shi Lei explained movable type printing. Then he handed them an article of a few hundred words and asked them to use their respective skills to make a mold. Carpenters, blacksmiths and kiln technicians.
After comparing three methods, Shi Lei finally chose to use a wooden mold. With the mold, the Information Agency was officially established.
The first news article discusses the situation in the world, the pros and cons of the electoral system, the contribution of Xiangyang and other front lines in resisting the Jin Dynasty, and then discusses the comfortable life of the Southern Song Dynasty court.
Looking at the freshly baked newspapers, Shi Lei nodded with a satisfied smile. He immediately printed tens of thousands of newspapers and shipped them to all parts of the country. They were handed over to the Beggars' Gang and then ordered the Beggars' Gang to fully disseminate the contents of the newspapers.
A piece of newspaper immediately triggered a lot of discussion among people all over the world. Whether it was a tea shop or a restaurant, the vast majority of people discussed this matter.
Even now when I go out, I get asked like this.
"Lao Zhang, have you eaten?"
"Well, I just ate."
"Come on, Lao Zhang, what do you think this electoral system means? I've been listening to what others say these days."
"Hey, you don't know this, so let me tell you, this electoral system is a good method..."
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"Lao Li, that boy of yours must be a soldier."
"Hey, what's the point of being a soldier? I've already written a letter asking him to go home. We don't want to be a soldier of the Zhao family anymore!"
"Why don't you do it right? You're a soldier and you eat the royal food."
"Stop talking nonsense, what the newspaper said is right. We, the common people, are calling for taxes. The royal family doesn't produce a grain of grain, so why do we have to eat the royal grain? I, the boss died early, and now I am alone
I am alone. After my son comes back, I will take him to Xiangyang. I heard that Xiangyang is very kind to the people there."
"Really? Anyway, I'm alone. How about I go and see it with you two?"
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"Old Wang, you have been running with the caravan for a long time. Do you think what the newspaper said is right? How is the Xiangyang area now?"
"Is that necessary? I can tell you. I have been doing business in the north for a long time. Those Jin people have seen too much about the beastly behavior of us Han people. But they are also smart and will not treat businessmen like us easily.
If they don't have a caravan to go to the north, they will have a hard time. But they can't make much money by trading with those Jin people, and the goods may even be robbed directly.
At that time, everything had changed a few years ago. That was when the legend about the Blood Knife Boy spread in the north. It was rumored that as long as the Jin people dared to abuse the Han people, the Blood Knife Boy would come to your door and kill your whole family. From then on,
The Jin people were somewhat restrained in their treatment of Han talents.
In the past few years, the Jin people have invaded Xiangyang more than a dozen times. However, the Blood Knife Boy from back then was stationed in Xiangyang City. The Jin people said that they returned without success many times.
There are also the people of Xiangyang. Ever since Shi Lei, the Blood Knife Boy, took control of Xiangyang, the lives of those people have become better and better year by year. Being a soldier is no longer even a scary and shameful thing. Instead, it has become an extremely glorious thing.
thing."
"Why is it so glorious to be a soldier? Is it so awesome!"
Lao Wang laughed loudly: "You know nothing. Think about the Yue Family Army back then. Being able to join the Yue Family Army would bring you glory. The Xiangyang army is now equally respected by the local people.
Dear, of course it is an honor to be a soldier. And if you become an officer, you can still go to school! There are people who teach officers and everyone who comes out of it is a talented person!"
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This wave of propaganda played a great role. Many people who had no concerns came directly to Xiangyang. There were even three generals who secretly submitted letters of surrender, saying that they were willing to defect to the Xiangyang uprising army.