stubborn thief

Chapter 410
Liu Chengzong knew that the price he offered was very appropriate.

Because after discussing the arming of a thousand-man team every year, Batur Huntaiji began to urge the Marshal's Mansion to go to Gansu.

It’s impossible not to go to Gansu. Junggar has no way to transport large livestock to Chakayanchi through no-man’s land. They can only be sent to Jiayuguan at most. The follow-up road needs to be supplied by Gansu oasis to ensure the survival rate of livestock.

Otherwise, [-] sheep will be gone when they come over.

Trading is different from marching and fighting. Like this time, they gathered [-] allied troops and brought a lot of livestock, but they are not afraid of no man's land when fighting. They don't even have to wait for the animals to die of hunger and thirst. They can be slaughtered on the way.

Caravans consisted of hundreds of people at best, driving large herds of sheep and cattle on the road, and the cars came full of goods, and the animals died on the road without so many mouths to eat.

Hui Taiji didn't think Liu Chengzong would pay for the dead livestock.

He heard the implication of the Generalissimo's words, the production capacity of the Generalissimo's Mansion is much stronger than he imagined, how much goods he can buy actually depends on how much he can afford.

In the next few days, Hui Taiji, who lived at sea, waited anxiously for the equipment samples from the arsenal of the Marshal's Mansion.

Liu Shizi didn't care about Huitaiji for the time being, because Chen Qindai from Haibei County suddenly reported that Wang Ziyong attached great importance to his summons. When he received the news, he set off from Zhangye, and now he has arrived at Bazidun Liyuan Castle, where the Huangtou Uighur moved inland.

When Chen Qindai got the news, he sent Aji, the leader of the eight tribes of Qilian Mountain, to meet him.

Because Haibei County is located in the flat area between Qinghai Lake and Qilian Mountains, it was at the forefront of the Ming-Mongolian War in the early years. Later, it was taken over by Tumote to pay tribute and clean up the rebellion. The Mongolian tribes are gone.

They are all survivors of the war, characterized by being small and scattered.

Therefore, Chen Qindai's naming of the ministries and places under his rule was very sloppy. From No. 17 to No.17, they were divided into [-] sub-divisions.

When Liu Chengzong got the news, he called Zhang Tianlin. The two ran closer, and Wang Ziyong ran farther away. Finally, the three leaders who rebelled in northern Shaanxi met in the Haibei County Government Office, three thousand miles away from home. Time passed, and Wang Ziyong ran away. Very excited.

He never thought that Liu Chengzong would summon him and come to Haibei County to meet him in person.

In fact, in Wang Ziyong's impression, Liu Shizi is the youngest and most difficult to get along with almost all the leaders who started in northern Shaanxi.

The great uprising in northern Shaanxi relied on the anger of the sky, the resentment of the people, and the swarms of drones. There was no organization. At the beginning of the uprising, all the leaders were confused, and they didn't know what the future would be like.

So the like-minded leaders plundered together, and when they got the spoils, they indulged in drinking and drinking. They were all ordinary people, and they couldn't restrain themselves when they were depressed, and they couldn't restrain themselves when they were happy.

Isn't that how the relationship between people comes about?

However, Liu Chengzong is not a gregarious person. He has clear goals and is very clear about his own ambitions. He acts alone in almost everything. When others ask him for help, the Lion Camp can be done well, but he has never asked others for help.

It's just that when Liu Chengzong approached these leaders, he always discussed the matter on a case-by-case basis, and he seemed to reject people thousands of miles away.

Wang Ziyong did receive a lot of favors from the Liu family in Yan'an Mansion. He was very grateful to Liu Chengzong in his heart and was always trying to repay him.

But there was only gratitude in his heart, without the slightest intimacy.

The sense of distance between them is too strong.

If Wang Ziyong really wanted to evaluate what kind of person Liu Chengzong was, he would use four words: arrogant.

But this time they met at the Haibei County Yamen, and the food and wine prepared by the Marshal's Mansion was almost a milestone ceremony for Wang Ziyong, which made him very moved... There were three of them, and there were three jugs of kumiss on the table.

Unknowingly, Liu Shizi left an unkind impression in Wang Ziyong's heart; unknowingly, relying on the three pots of kumiss brewed by Chen Qindai on the table, Wang Ziyong thought that the generalissimo actually valued him very much .

All the leaders in northern Shaanxi have a consensus-after Liu Chengzong left northern Shaanxi, Gao Yingxiang in Shizigou was the most powerful figure in northern Shaanxi.

This is not only because Gao Yingxiang is successful in farming in Shizigou, he can feed himself with food and guns, and he can also help the Yan'an Guard Banner Army who is the commander.

It is also because Gao Yingxiang, the land farming king, said that in the boundary of Shaanxi, whoever has drunk with Liu Shizi is considered a person.

Who did Liu Shizi drink with?There are hundreds of people in Shaanxi who can be called famous leaders. No one has ever drank it, only Gao Yingxiang has drank it.

One pot was in the prison of the Mizhi County Yamen many years ago, which shows that Liu Dashuai felt that Gao Yingxiang was someone since he was a child.

A sip at the banquet in Yanchuan shows that even though Marshal Liu has grown up, he still thinks that Gao Yingxiang is someone.

Wang Ziyong asked himself, what does it mean that Liu Chengzong, who has become the Grand Marshal, plans to drink a whole pot of wine with him now?
It shows that in the eyes of the Generalissimo, his king himself is already as good as the sky.

Seeing the jug of wine, Wang Ziyong clasped his fists and said, "Go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire, and Wang will obey the command of the commander-in-chief!"

All the leaders in Shaanxi know the legend about Liu Chengzong drinking, only Liu Chengzong does not know.

Wang Ziyong's statement made Liu Chengzong who was kept in the dark, thinking that Chief Wang is really straightforward, did this matter go so smoothly?

Liu Chengzong waved his hand and said: "Brother Wang, please sit down. We are my own family who have worked together since the beginning of the incident. I will not beat around the bush. I don't need my brother to go up and down the mountain of swords and fire. The difficulty is similar. I want my brother to go to Tianshan to host the event on my behalf." A big deal."

To be honest, Wang Ziyong was a little confused.

Before setting off, he had guessed about Liu Chengzong's request to meet him, thinking that most likely he would use the Three Tribulations Club, what could happen if the Marshal's Mansion used the Three Tribulations Club?

There must be an uprising in Gansu!
What Wang Ziyong had been planning all along was to make the Sanjie Society revolt in Gansu.

However, his army was not ready for use. He only used the forts and piers that the imperial court struggled to maintain in the Gobi desert as fulcrums to build weapons and train disciples.

In fact, it is true that Liu Chengzong mastered the military training codes of the Sanjiehui, but the core idea is different. Wang Ziyong gave the set of drill codes for nine days a month to train grassroots officers.

In another year and a half, the Sanjiehui will be able to harvest 3 grassroots officers and lead [-] people to revolt.

The Three Tribulations will have no fixed place to live, but without such a good source of soldiers as the Marshal's Mansion, what are his members?

The battalion soldiers are the highest-level talents, and the Weisuo Banner Army is the elite. These people will join his Three Tribulations Association, but they may not serve under the banner before the event is completed. After all, the king can't afford much food for himself. At best, he can support some officers .

The main force of the army is still bankrupt peasants who are not even tenants, jobless hooligans in the city, and hungry people in the countryside.

Therefore, Wang's own plan is to recruit more craftsmen and disciples, and make a large number of muskets. Seven months before the event, all the disciples will be assembled and practiced according to the drills. The fine soil simulates shooting, and then rises and goes to the battlefield.

If you need to fight in the field, you will use your disciples to hold muskets and fight against the most elite guards of the frontier army, Ding Duizier. As long as you earn a few acropolises in a row in Hexi, you will be victorious.

The officers and soldiers in the direction of Lanzhou are restrained by the Marshal's Mansion, and relying on these [-] disciples and grandchildren to create a situation in Gansu, he will not be afraid of anything if he stabilizes for two months.

He had even prepared for this meeting, fully confided the plans and strength, and the words were already on the verge of his lips, but he couldn't believe his ears after listening to Liu Chengzong's words.

To Tianshan?
Let him go to Tianshan at this time, it is hard not to remind him of seizing power... This is very annoying.

Obviously, if you say a word, I will come to serve you. Isn't this not enough, and I should be driven to Tianshan?
Wang Ziyong was stunned on the spot, and for a while, countless thoughts in his mind made him fidgety, and forced him to be annoyed and embarrassed: "Tianshan, what do you mean by this, Commander?"

"Brother, don't worry, the situation in the northwest and even the entire north has changed. Sit down first and listen to me slowly."

Liu Shizi saw Wang Ziyong's concerns and realized that the two sides had different understandings of the situation, so he quickly stabilized Wang Ziyong to avoid misunderstanding.

Zhang Tianlin also persuaded: "Monk Wang, please sit down first, the commander doesn't mean that."

The two persuaded him one after another, and then Wang Ziyong sat down suspiciously, and listened to Liu Chengzong telling him about a series of changes such as Lin Dan Khan's death and Oirat's defeat.

It's okay not to say, but Wang Ziyong was even more shocked than hearing that he was asked to go to Tianshan. The eyes he looked at Liu Chengzong and Zhang Tianlin were all wrong.

These things are taken for granted by the Marshal's Mansion, which has been engaged in the war, but in the eyes of Wang Ziyong, who has settled in Gansu for a long time, the Marshal's Mansion looks like a monster.

The frontier troops from the five towns of Daming came to Hehuang and were beaten away.

When the Oirat allied forces came to Hehuang, they couldn't leave even after being beaten up.

The Mongolian Khan came to Hehuang and was killed directly.

What is this Lion Liu?

Wang Ziyong was stunned for a long time before he said: "Then the commander wants me to go to Tianshan and use the Gansu frontier army to build a guard?"

"Yes, only Brother Wang has such influence in Gansu in the Northwest. He can help me recruit caravan guards and let them protect the Shuai Mansion's caravan to Tianshan."

Wang Ziyong asked, "How many people do you want?"

Liu Shizi had already made up his mind, and at this time he was confident, and said: "Ten caravans a year, each with 300 to 3000 people, and [-] to [-] people every year, mainly battalion and banner troops."

Wang Ziyong was very difficult to deal with, he thought for a moment and said: "Commander, the journey is long and dangerous, I can't call out those who are able to go, and those who can be called out are poor, they don't even have enough food and water, I'm afraid... "

"It's easy."

Liu Chengzong smiled and said: "If you are willing to go, ask them to register in Haibei County. Of course, it is best if they leave the army with armor or even a piece of armor."

As he spoke, he spread his hands and said, "Everyone is paid ten taels, and the silver ingots are not easy to carry, so I'll mint silver coins for them; I'll prepare the dry food for the road, even if you come naked..."

Liu Chengzong paused for a moment, thinking about the production capacity of the arsenal of the Marshal's Mansion.

He doesn't favor one person over another, Liu Shizi knows very well that this group of people who eat his food, wear his clothes, and use his weapons are naturally his people.

It's just that things are still prioritized. The Marshal's Mansion has only so much equipment production capacity. If immigrants from Gansu to Tianshan need equipment, they can only temporarily use the seized equipment from Mongolia and the frontier army.

There is always a process in the production of equipment in the arsenal, and it cannot squeeze the production of equipment needed by the Junggar Ministry. After all, Liu Shizi has the confidence to provide 3 to [-] taels of silver and [-] to [-] shi every year to encourage Gansu immigrants, relying on Junggar Taiji to pay the bill.

In fact, these things are a series of tricks in Liu Shizi's mind. He is responsible for making guns for the Junggar armed forces.

The leather goods that were exchanged for guns and equipment in Junggar Taiji would be processed into clothing and utensils, and then sold back to Junggar and Lanzhou at ten times the price. Junggar used force to open up more raw material markets, as the military projection of the Marshal's Mansion in Central Asia.

The ultimate goal Liu Shizi wanted to achieve was to use the hands of Junggar to knock the customs in Ufa, Tsarist Russia, forcing it to open up trade, so that Junggar would seize the fur origin of Tsarist Russia and sell it to Xining for processing; fur clothing and utensils processed in Xining would be sold back to Junggar, and Junggar would then The complete industrial chain sold to Tsarist Russia.

At present, the most difficult problem in this industrial chain, that is, the logical problem of why Junggar should fight west instead of east, has been solved.

Liu Chengzong told the Oirat ministries with practical actions, but you couldn't beat them.

As long as the logical problem is clear, the problem in the future will not be a big problem, it is nothing more than a problem of how much.

As for how far this business will develop, Liu Shizi doesn't know. He only knows that Junggar currently has very few fur producing areas. With the motivation to exchange for arms, the scale of trade in the future may expand ten or even twenty times.

Perhaps by that time, the Silk Road will be renamed the Road of Guns.

Therefore, it can be said that the arms sales of the Shuai Mansion to Junggar were the reason why Liu Chengzong dared to mobilize the Gansu frontier army to emigrate to Tianshan, and Hui Taiji was his God of Wealth.

As long as Huitaiji's troops have a thousand sets of world-wide advanced weapons and equipment during the Chongzhen period, the profits made by the Shuaifu from trade can feed the entire arsenal and continuously produce equipment for two battalions.

In terms of equipment alone, such a 120 pieces of equipment, armed with a thousand-man brigade, will not be far behind in this era.

The biggest profit in arms sales is guns. A 3000-jin cannon is equivalent to 150 taels of silver through leather goods. For such a gun, including the [-] rounds of shells sent, the cost of materials for the Shuai Mansion is around [-] taels.

The sent shells are actually twice the cost of casting the cannons.

But there is no way, even if he opened a cannonball factory in Tianshan, it is impossible to move the iron factory, foundry workshop, iron furnace, craftsmen and other industrial chains of the Marshal's Mansion to Tianshan. The cost of five hundred seven-jin shells is not something that can be solved by 100 taels.

No matter how you say it is two tons of iron, it is no joke to put it anywhere.

Who made Liu Erye kind-hearted?Seeing that a high-quality customer like Hui Taiji went home and beat the cannonball with a hammer, he had to hold his nose and deliver the cannonball, earning 850 taels reluctantly.

Considering these, Liu Chengzong felt that he had to follow the customer's needs first, and in the end he didn't exaggerate, so he said: "Even if they come naked, my Mongolian armor is piled up like a mountain, and there are armors from the officers and soldiers, so there will be no delay." use."

"When I arrive at Tianshan Mountain and want to come back, I don't force them to stay, I just go back with the caravan from Junggar; if I want to stay, when I set up a government office there, as much as I can open and plant, the government will give them as much as they want... Gansu Let Xiaoliu handle the matter first."

"Three to five years." Liu Chengzong said, leaning forward: "When we take down the Western Regions and reopen the Han Family Rivers and Mountains, I am willing to stay. My brother will be the Protector of the Western Regions, and you will be the Protector of the Northern Court, each other's arms; If you are willing to go back, Tianshan Wei has to stay there, I will keep Gansu for you, and we will fight back to Yan'an Mansion together, how about it?"

　good afternoon!

　　
　
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