Chapter 57 Kill your own Virgin first, protect the enemy Virgin
After the interrogation that day, although Shen Shuren was not able to come up with countermeasures immediately, it was still quite fruitful.
At least he had a rough idea of the current status of Liu Xiyao's army's weapons and equipment by repeatedly comparing the confessions of a group of prisoners.
We now know how many troops Liu Xiyao actually has, how many firearms he has, and what the armor and equipment in the army are. These are the latest first-hand data, which are much more accurate than the previous rough estimates.
When two armies are fighting, it is very important to know yourself and the enemy.
After confirming the weakness of Liu Xiyao's military equipment, Shen Shuren was not idle. He immediately ordered the army to step up training and strengthen the demonstration of shotgun tactics.
On the other hand, the only craftsmen in Huangzhou who produced gunpowder lead bullets were also organized to urgently process a large number of sub-caliber small lead bullets.
The new molds were not enough for a while, so the craftsmen followed Shen Shuren's idea and tried the method of "pouring molten lead into cold water at a slower speed." After repeated tests, they finally came up with a very easy-to-get small mold. Lead beads.
The roundness of this kind of lead ball is enough, and the problem of rolling deflection during test firing is not obvious. It can be comparable to large spherical lead bullets.
The only problem is that the diameter is not easy to control, and the size may be slightly different each time. However, considering that in the future, leather or paper may be wrapped to seal it tightly, this error is acceptable.
Moreover, after repeated tests, the craftsmen also summarized some experiences that Shenshu people had not noticed before - when pouring lead water, the temperature of the lead water, the height of the drop before entering the cold water, the speed of the instant when the water enters, the pouring of the lead water, The speed of the process, these four factors seem to affect the final diameter of the lead beads.
Now that we know these influencing variables, all that is left is nothing more than repeated controlled experiments. Although Shen Shuren will not conduct these experiments himself, he will use modern scientific management methods to control the variables.
He personally made a table. The vertical direction is the data results of each experiment, and the horizontal direction is the four major variable parameters. He asked the craftsmen to control three of the variables to be consistent each time, and only the last variable changed, and then tested and compared.
In this way, after rigorous arrangement and combination of dozens of sets of data, the best solution that can be achieved at present is measured.
This kind of thinking is basic to modern people, but to the ancients who lacked the ability to coordinate mathematics, it was once again shocking.
The clerks in the Qixian County Government Office were all astonished after receiving personal advice from Master Tongzhi. They truly admired Master Tongzhi for his erudition and clear thinking, and he was worthy of being ranked among the top two Jinshi.
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A few days later, the training of new recruits was still in full swing, and the production of new ammunition was on track, moving from the experimental stage to full production capacity.
On Chen Shuren's side, while he was dealing with business matters every day, he was also thinking about counterintuitive things in his mind.
Not to mention, inspiration is like a wallet, it is often not easy to find it when you are in a hurry to find it.
You put it aside and do other things first, think about it subconsciously, and then you think of it inadvertently.
August 23rd is the fifth day after finishing the detailed work.
Chen Shuren finally had some clues. After finishing his official duties for the day, he selectively took turns interrogating Liu San and other clumsy craftsmen who were the first to surrender in fear of death.
Liu San had been working as a coolie for the past five days. He thought that he would be a coolie for the rest of his life until he died. He never thought that he would be interrogated——
He is just a small sentry commander. Even their commander has been exposed, so what is the value of interrogating him? He doesn't know any more useful information.
As soon as he saw Shen Shuren, Liu San immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy. Apparently he thought he was going to treat him to a beheading meal today.
Chen Shuren didn't bother to explain to this kind of tool man, and said directly and coldly: "If you cry again, I will chop you down."
Liu San just held it in forcibly.
Chen Shuren touched his nose: "Are you willing to go back to Liu Xiyao? Think carefully before answering. You are already the fourth person to be asked this question today."
Liu San was stunned for a moment, struggled internally, and said: "I will go back if your Excellency asks me to go back. If you don't let me go, I won't go. Your Excellency, I am a local citizen of Huangzhou. I have been kidnapped in the past two years. I never thought of going back." Thief."
Chen Shuren waved his hand: "I have thought about it too. It has been almost ten days since you were detained. Liu Xiyao must have become suspicious and will think that you have been discovered by me and destroyed.
I'm too lazy to pretend to be confused, so let's get it straight - tomorrow, I will order the head of the department and several other die-hard leaders to be chopped off and their heads hung at the city gate for three days.
After the public display, you can pretend to be righteous and secretly take the head. Go back and report to Liu Xiyao, saying that you have been exposed and that I am suspicious by nature. I have been killing innocent people in Huangzhou recently. I would rather do it in vain than indulge in it.
But you can run out because the Huangzhou gentry dare not speak out against me. There are some local peasants in the army who join the army. The leading officers are Yuan Zhongyi and Xu Haoshen’s former guards. They sympathize with the bandits and happen to be responsible for them. I was looking after you and wanted to deal with me to avenge my old master, so I looked for an opportunity to let you go privately, lying that you died suddenly while working as a coolie."
As Liu San listened, his hope of survival rose again. If he could be put back in vain, he might survive at least.
But he still felt that it was a bit untrue and unreliable, so he explained euphemistically: "It's okay to say these things when I go back, but I am stupid and have no status. Liu... Liu thief may not believe it."
Chen Shuren: "Believe it or not, you don't have to worry about it. Just bring the message. You completed such a dangerous mission and brought back the reason for your failure. I believe Liu Xiyao will reward you."
In addition, I have many ways to know whether you have met with Liu Xiyao after you returned. If you have not met, half a month later, I will find a way to let Liu Xiyao know: the reason why all his meticulous work was wiped out is because of you few. You are the stupidest, the first to show your flaws, and I took advantage of you. How Liu Xiyao will let you die will definitely be crueler than mine.
It would be better if Liu Xiyao didn't know that all his tricks were destroyed and attacked within half a month. I would set up an ambush in the city to kill the vanguard troops he wanted to make money from, and then let him lose clearly. When the time comes, you will also die."
Shen Shuren was afraid that the other party's IQ was too low, so he spoke clearly first and let the other party know clearly that "if you go back and don't tell Liu Xiyao, you will die sooner or later."
In this case, Liu San did not want to deceive the original owner and wanted to survive, so he had no choice but to flee directly. That is, after being released from Chen Shuren, he would not join Liu Xiyao's army and directly go into exile anonymously.
Shen Shuren really can't prevent this at the moment, but even so, Shen Shuren doesn't suffer any loss, he just wants to hit one shot if there are dates but no dates.
If you win, you will make money; if you lose, you will not lose anything; if you don’t try, it will be in vain.
Liu San hesitated for a few seconds, and seemed to have figured out the truth. He was dejected and pretended to agree first.
Chen Shuren then calmly added: "Now that you have made up your mind, you will exaggerate my cruelty after you go back. You will only say that I exploited the local gentry, forced them to donate money and food to expand the army, gave preferential treatment to the civilians, and planted red barbarian grains from Fujian.
Let me emphasize again that I am a vigilant and suspicious person. I have servants stationed in every township where Hongyi crops are planted in Qishui. If Liu Xiyao invades before the autumn harvest, I will let the servants destroy all the fields where Hongyi crops are grown. If you burn it, not a single seed will be left to Liu Xiyao - of course this information was revealed to you by the local wealthy gentry who let you go.
If Liu Xiyao believes this, then you can ask for a life-saving token for the Yuan family and the Xu family. In the future, Qizhou and Qishui city will be destroyed, and you must protect them and not rob them of their property. Only in this way will they be willing to Cooperate with Liu Xiyao."
After giving the instructions, Shen Shuren turned to Shen Fu and said, "Go and take fifty taels of silver and give it to the one of the prisoners who has the best friendship with him, Pao Ze, and take that Pao Ze as a hostage.
Give him good wine and meat for a few more days to recuperate his body so that he can travel. Don't treat his injuries. Leave some injuries to look more realistic, and Liu Xiyao will be more likely to believe that he escaped after suffering hardship."
After Shen Fu accepted the order, Shen Shuren finally added to Liu San: "You can't take the money away directly. If it is found after you go back, you will be harmed. But as long as you complete your mission, you will be given it again after the war." You have three hundred taels of silver.
I heard that many of your family members were killed or injured in the riots. Since you are a native of Huanggang, I will give you a chance to turn a corner. I treat the wealthy gentry harshly and reduce rents for the poor. It is difficult to find a good official like me in the Ming Dynasty. Think carefully. Think clearly whether you are willing to make a lot of money and live a stable life under my rule."
After some coercion and inducement, the plan was implemented.
This operation also reminded Shen Shuren of a joke that was widely sung in the "Three Body" book club in his previous life: "When it comes to war and times of crisis, the first thing to do is to kill all the saints on one's side. Protect the Enemy Madonna”.
Human beings should kill the Holy Mother of Humanity and protect the Holy Mother of Three-Body Body. Trisolarans should kill the Holy Mother of Three-Body Body and protect the Holy Mother of Humanity.
By extension, if you encounter an enemy with a pig teammate, you should also enjoy the virgin treatment, because both of them have the common characteristic of "holding back".
Among those craftsmen sent by Liu Xiyao, Shen Shuren must cut down the elites who are truly capable and have not exposed any flaws on their own, and those who are put back to rebel must be "pig teammates who caused the death of elite teammates."
Because the pig teammate has a dirty butt, if the truth about his pig is known to the boss, the boss will definitely cut him into pieces, and he can only continue to be a pig to save his own life.
Today is just a small test, letting Shen Shuren practice this idea. Let’s leave it alone for now and see the effect.
If it is later proven that the efficacy is indeed good, we can follow this idea in the future to dig deeper and summarize, which can be regarded as putting the "Three-body Killing Virgin Art of War" into practice and carrying it forward.
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The next day, "Liu Xiyao's detailed crime" was publicly exposed in Qizhou County. The government, which had been conducting secret trials for many days, suddenly became high-profile and quickly tried the detailed crimes sent by Liu Xiyao in public.
Regardless of whether the procedures were complete or not, they were all beheaded on the same day and their heads were hung at the city gate for public display.
The local people who had never seen Shen Tongzhi being so violent were frightened.
I heard that even Zhao County Magistrate had some conflicts with Shen Tongzhi, thinking that Shen Tongzhi was too careless about human life and killed Liu Xiyao in a hasty manner, which was not conducive to the subsequent recruitment and surrender of Liu Xiyao's troops, and could easily arouse the other party's determination to resist - of course, all this is just an outsider of hearing.
A few days later, Liu San, who was desperate, chose to secretly take his boss's head after a psychological struggle, pretending to have escaped death and go back to report the news.
He had already thought clearly that Liu Xiyao's army was conducting strict checks at the border between the two armies, and he might not be able to escape even if he wanted to be a deserter. On the south bank of Qishui River, Chen Shuren's soldiers had been following him from a distance. If he dared If you escape early from Shen Shuren's defense area, there will definitely be a string of cannon bullets fired directly from behind.
It's better to go back and give Liu Thief a few words. After that, it won't be too late to find a way to escape.