Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 49 It's better to buy than to make 【Please collect and subscribe】

Chapter 49、It’s better to buy than to make
Both Fukang'an and Guo Shixun must be loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty.

The unspeakable kind.

After all, one of the two is the deputy governor of the Eight Banners, and the other is a bannerman of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty.

They are all "vested interests" of the Qing Dynasty.

When Fukang'an heard that the Ming army actually defeated an army of [-] with [-] troops within two days.

The skill of nourishing Qi has been broken.

The originally tense face changed instantly.

Now the eyelids are twitching even more.

Guangdong, as the Southern Library of the Son of Heaven, had a large number of troops stationed there, and it was the focus of the Qing Dynasty's garrison.

Fukang'an served as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Control all the green battalions in Guangdong and Guangxi.

However, the distribution of the green battalion is relatively scattered.

Among them, in Guangdong, there are 2000 people in the Guangdong governor's standard battalion stationed in Guangzhou, 5000 in the Guangdong Admiral's standard battalion in Zhaoqing, 6000 in the Guangdong Navy General's standard battalion, 2000 people in Shaozhou, Huizhou, Gaozhou, and Nanxiong cities. There are 1600 guards at Xiongmeiguan, and the soldiers in the counties further down are no more than 500, and as few as 200.

The total number is about fifty thousand.

In Guangxi, there are green camps with a total population of about [-].

There are more than [-] Green Battalion soldiers in Guangdong and Guangxi.

Deduct the necessary garrison forces stationed everywhere.

The number of people who can be drawn out will not exceed [-].

Besides.

There are 5000 Guangzhou Eight Banners soldiers under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou General.

However, Fukang'an is not without battles. He led troops to participate in the battle of Jinchuan, the suppression of the Salar uprising in Gansu, and the suppression of the Lin Shuangwen uprising in Taiwan.

In the Qianlong Dynasty, it was considered outstanding military exploits.

He can also be regarded as a full minister who knows the soldiers.

he is very clear
The current Baqi uncle is no longer the ruthless man who came out of the mountains and forests back then.

It's a group of pampered uncles in the city.

It has long been impossible to fight.

Now only the role of bluffing remains.

The Guangzhou Five Thousand and Eight Banners cannot be expected to go to the battlefield, they can only be used as a supervisory team to urge the green battalion to fight-they will show their timidity when they really go to the battlefield.

So if you are facing an elite who can break [-] with [-] in one battle.

If the more than [-] soldiers and horses of the Ming army are all such elites.

The troops in Guangdong are really not enough.

"My lords, the biggest advantage of the Ni Ming Army is nothing but the advantage of guns! Let's buy these guns!"

Vicente suggested.

"purchase?"

Fukang'an and Guo Shixun looked at each other.

"Yes! Buy!" Vicente said, "The leader of the Niming bandit was greedy for money and opened up the arms trade to the Nanyang countries. Although we may not be able to buy muskets and artillery directly from Niming Daohua, we can buy them through Nanyang It is nothing more than more money for the countries to buy it from other countries."

Fukang'an groaned when he heard the words.

I have already figured it out.

It is indeed a good way to buy arms from outside.

But now it is the national policy of the Qing Dynasty to open up trade and close the country.

He is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, with an army of [-] to [-] under his hands.

If you purchase weapons from abroad without authorization, it is not the work of a minister, and you may be suspicious of the emperor.

See Fukang'an is silent.

Liu Guangliang, who escaped from the battlefield and met Lin Guoliang by chance, and the two returned to Guangzhou by boat from West Borneo, wiped away tears.

Let's talk about who is most motivated to fight against Zhu Daohua now.

I'm afraid it's not Fukang'an, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

It was him, Liu Guangliang.

Liu Ganxing was killed.

All the properties of the Liu family were confiscated.

This is really a sworn hatred.

He knelt on the ground and took a few steps forward.

"My lord, my family originally bought a small amount of muskets used by Sui Ming, which are no different from those used by the Dutch in Nanyang. In addition, apart from mortars, they also use the long-barreled six-pound guns commonly used by Westerners."

"Oh?"

Fukang'an's eyes lit up.

"Can you bring it here?"

Lin Guoliang hurriedly said: "I brought it, I brought it, it's outside. In addition, I found this from the battlefield"

As he spoke, Lin Guoliang lifted a burden under his feet.

Carefully opened it.

It was a mortar shell.

An iron rod with a fin follows the oval shell.

A ring of gunpowder was wrapped in cotton cloth on the iron pipe.

"Look, my lords, this shell has a fin, which must be similar to an arrow. The fin is used to stabilize the ballistic trajectory to improve the hit rate and stability. The projectile wrapped on the iron rod should be the propellant. explosives"

Lin Guoliang obviously studied it carefully.

He also took out an image of the mortar he had drawn himself.

"My lords, the Anti-Ming Army called this kind of gun a mortar. It is actually a reduced mortar gun. The shell enters from the muzzle. There should be a device such as a flintlock at the bottom of the barrel to ignite the fire. Propellant powder and fuse, throw the shell out, and explode when it hits the ground.”

Lin Guoliang was talking.

A six-pounder and a flintlock were brought in from outside.

After Fukang'an took a look, he was not interested.

Because of the artillery and flintlock guns, it was not impossible for the Qing Dynasty to build them.

"The manufacturing is pretty good, but it's nothing unusual. The Manufacturing Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can make it if it's willing to spend a lot of money." Guo Shixun said, holding a musket over and over again.

"But the mortar is quite interesting."

Fukang'an was calm when he heard the words, but he was complaining in his heart.

Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs make it?
Don't say whether you can make such an excellent one.

It's good enough to use.

thought here.

Fukangan looked at Liu Guangliang and asked, "In Nanyang, what is the price of such muskets and artillery?"

Liu Guangliang hurriedly said: "Firelocks are not expensive. They only cost 5 Ming Yuan, equivalent to 8 taels of silver for a musket. The six-pound cannon costs 500 Ming Yuan. You can buy one for about [-] taels of silver."

Both muskets and artillery were cheap.

For many forces in Nanyang.

The consumption of gunpowder is more expensive.

so cheap?

Fukang'an and Guo Shixun looked at each other, and then Guo Shixun waved his hand to signal them to back down.

After the two left.

Guo Shixun immediately stood up.

"Du Xian, the rebels are rising suddenly. Guangdong's defense must not be careless, and the rebels come from the sea. If you fortify everywhere, there will be few everywhere. If you focus on Guangzhou, what will happen to all parts of Guangdong?"

Guo Shixun said.

"In my opinion, I should go to Beijing immediately. Firstly, I will report the situation to the Holy One. Second, I will ask the imperial court to transfer green camps from various provinces to help Guangzhou. Thirdly, I will ask the Holy One to allocate funds to build ships and artillery, and strengthen the Guangdong navy. It is suggested that the Holy Majesty can purchase armaments from Nanyang Xiyi to strengthen the defense of Guangdong."

Fukang'an nodded again and again.

"This official has exactly the intention. Xiyi guns are cheap, and the construction office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is expensive. In this way, it is really better to buy than to buy."

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

If this musket is made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

What does that have to do with them?

"Shixun, it's better for you and me to submit the secret booklet to the Holy One, to report the situation, and to inform the price of the guns and cannons"

"Eight taels of silver is not safe. If eight taels of silver can't be bought, aren't you and I cheating the king?"

"Extremely so."

"How about 20 taels of silver for a musket, and 1000 taels of silver for a six-pounder?"

　Brothers, today is New Year's Eve. First of all, I would like to wish everyone a happy new year. I wish all readers a happy new year, good health for the whole family, and prosperity in the coming year.

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