In fact, this is indeed the case. After the Ming Dynasty developed to this stage, the social class has been seriously solidified. Various industries have been basically divided up. People who have recently risen cannot find a way to make money. The channels for advancement are basically monopolized by a small number of people.
Society has accumulated a large number of contradictions.
Even these wealthy families are constantly colliding with each other due to development. This kind of contradiction has been backlogged for who knows how long. Suddenly such an emerging industry appears. It would be strange if it does not attract attention!
This is only in Fujian. If we look at the entire Ming Dynasty, there are countless backlogs of various contradictions. The collapse of the Ming Dynasty cannot simply blame any one group, but multiple problems broke out at the same time.
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But the most fundamental reason is the stagnation of development!
Suddenly the clouds and waves in the sky over Fujian became treacherous, but Wang Xuan sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and stayed away to watch the clouds roll and relax!
Now, his focus has moved away from Wu Humen. Things will get out of hand after a little push. He just needs to finish it when it comes.
Destroying the Wuhumen requires the support of force, but what is even more important is brains!
On this day, Wang Xuan went out to sea by boat and appeared on a small island not far away.
Here are the 500 members of the Giant Whale Gang at that time and more than 500 people trained by Wang Xuan during this period.
These more than 500 people were selected from Tian Boguang's Wan Dao Sect. Their martial arts talents are average, and they may never be able to touch the third-rate in this life, but... they have been selected by Wang Xuan from the 200,000 population of Fuzhou Prefecture.
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Each of them can be said to be one of a hundred, even if they are placed in some small sects, they can still become disciples.
In the past year, Wang Xuan has put a huge cost on them. They eat big fish and meat every day. What they practice is that Wang Xuan uses several ordinary internal skills and mental techniques and Wanli Huangsha Jue to practice.
The system's exercises integration function consumes divine power to develop new exercises.
The level of its skill is not high. The advantage is that it can be practiced quickly and has no bottlenecks. The disadvantage is that it can only reach the maximum level of four urinary tracts. Moreover, it consumes essence and blood during the practice and requires a large amount of meat. Even so, it is harmful to the body.
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According to Wang Xuan's estimation, normal people can live to 70 without getting sick, so these people can only live to 60 at most.
However, what was the average life expectancy of people in the Ming Dynasty?
35 or 45?
Although Wang Xuan spent a lot of time on these people, these people also trained very hard. Even after training, they had to receive cultural education. Apart from eating and sleeping, they did not have a moment of rest in a day.
But the results are also gratifying. The average strength of these guys can reach the bottom level, which is roughly equivalent to Lin Zhennan's level.
Moreover, these people train together all year round. If they cooperate with each other, their combat effectiveness will be improved. What's even more awesome is that Wang Xuan requires everyone to practice flying knives!
According to Wang Xuan's requirements, these people are not martial arts masters, but professional military personnel!
At the same time, Wang Xuan himself often comes here to inspect, giving lectures to everyone at every turn to cultivate feelings and his own prestige.
Three months ago, Wang Xuan sent 500 members of the Giant Whale Gang over for re-education.
At the beginning, these people were unwilling. After arriving on the island, they failed to meet the requirements in terms of enthusiasm and discipline in training. Principal Wang's method was relatively simple and crude!
Beat him, tie him to a cross and beat him, beat him hard. If he doesn't obey me, he will be poured into a concrete block and placed on the campus grounds!
In just five days, ten cement blocks were erected, which was like a huge eye-catching sign. From then on, no one dared to make any concessions under the orders and prohibitions!
From the beginning to the end, the five hundred people who were first trained by Wang Xuan watched silently. They had known for a long time that this would be the result, because... the thorny ones among them had been subdued long ago, but they were just from a group of pirates.
The guys are more undisciplined, so they are punished more severely.
But what's the use of being lax? Wang Xuan has dealt with tens of thousands of pirates...
Returning from the sea, Wang Xuan began to inspect the Fuzhou Health Center again.
Nowadays, the five thousand generals of the Fuzhou Guards Station are all Wang Xuan's people. They eat Wang Xuan's money and use Wang Xuan's money. They receive money from Wang Xuan every month. Naturally, they have to listen to Mr. Wang's words.
2,000 strong soldiers were newly selected and the training began as early as a month ago. This time, the food and salary were distributed by Wang Xuan. Not only the food and salary were sufficient, but the daily supply was also changed from two meals a day to a daily supply.
Three meals, and fish and rice for every meal.
The cost of feeding such 2,000 people was enough to support an army of 10,000 in the Ming Dynasty!
Wang Xuan was not stingy in terms of equipment. The steel factory specially produced a large number of brand-new ordnance, which was not comparable to other Ming armies. At the same time, Wang Xuan also introduced external martial arts training methods in the army. Even though
I don't have the talent to practice internal skills, but it is good to strengthen the practice of external skills. At least it can be achieved quickly. Under the strong bow and crossbow, even a real master will be shot to death by random arrows!
In Wang Xuan's plan, 2,000 troops are enough, and they can be expanded to a team of 10,000 at any time. In this way, even if the court really wants to deal with him one day, it will not be that easy!
This can be regarded as being prepared for any trouble.
At the end of the inspection, Wang Xuan was quite satisfied and left the guardhouse after ordering continuous daily training.
Getting on the newly produced four-wheel carriage, Gululu began to drive towards the city.
A while ago, the steel factory finally mastered the manufacturing technology of bearings, so that many machines can be produced and updated.
The first order Wang Xuan gave was to build a four-wheeled carriage.
Compared with traditional carriages, four-wheeled carriages are much larger in terms of load capacity and stability. In fact, four-wheeled carriages could also be built before, but excessive load capacity would cause great damage to the wheel connections.
Not practical at all.
At the same time, Wang Xuan can travel in a four-wheeled carriage. The exposure to wind and sun such as riding a horse is really not suitable for him, Mr. Wang.
On the other hand, the demand for four-wheeled carriages on roads has also increased. Ordinary dirt roads cannot run at all. Not to mention being too bumpy, the wheels can easily be damaged when hitting potholes.
To this end, Wang Xuan directly ordered the laying of cement roads from the palace to the city gate, as well as cement roads connecting the port and official roads.
Of course, the requirements on the road surface are not as great as those of modern times. Even a four-wheeled carriage has a load capacity of only 2-3 tons, so the damage to the road surface is much less.
Now Wang Xuan is a famous figure in Fuzhou Prefecture, and his every move attracts everyone's attention. This new and smooth cement road attracted everyone's attention as soon as it was rolled out in the city.
Everyone already knows about cement, but is it necessary to pave roads?
The current bluestone road is very good.
But when Wang Xuan's luxury four-wheeled carriage appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of all the wealthy families!
The huge black carriage, which is 2.5 meters long and 1.8 meters wide, has a bright black luster. The silver-inlaid sides of the car have been polished to a bright shine. There are doors on both sides with large pieces of 'transparent crystal' inlaid on the doors.
There are also two fixed crystal lamps in front.
The wheels are made entirely of iron and look extremely strong. They are covered with a thick layer of rawhide. They are pulled by two snow-white horses without any trace of mottling. They move quickly on the smooth cement road without feeling any bumps.
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The first time this car appeared, it attracted the attention of all the nobles in the city!
luxury!
Comfortable!
Be different and show your identity!
In comparison, any eight-carriage sedan looks a lot inferior!
The most important thing is that the sedan is too slow... I didn't think so before. Ever since I saw the four-wheeled carriage, I looked at the speed of the carriage and overtook it in an instant. In a short time, I lost sight of the person.
It’s so hard to follow behind and eat shit without getting anything hot!
This is absolutely intolerable!
Why, you are the only one with money in the Wang family!
Yes, your family is rich, but we are not bad either, right?
This is absolutely intolerable. Buy it, you must buy it, and the road must be repaved!
The next day, Wang Xuan sent a greeting card to Fujian Governor Li Shantang. Taking advantage of the appearance of this four-wheeled carriage, Wang Xuan wanted to establish a relationship with the largest official in Fujian, Li Xunfu.