The next day, Liu Yan came to the armor manufacturing department to inspect the armor's construction. Now Wangjiazhuang can produce 330 pairs of full-body armors every month, and the output is already very impressive. Even the capital's war effort cannot match this output.
Of course, this kind of output is completely achieved using the "human sea tactic". Now there are 400 craftsmen in the armor workshop of the Armor Supervisory Manufacturing Department, and an assembly line production process has been formed, which can break down the production of armor into Several links allow the armor to be quickly formed in a series of production links.
"How many gaps are there in the armor that each president needs now?"
Chief Xu Le accompanied the whole city and followed Liu Yan and said: "Master Qi, in the past two months, the Armor Supervision and Manufacturing Office has stockpiled more than 1,500 pairs of armors, and they have now been deployed to various general armies. Now each general headquarters needs to equip about 3,800 pairs of armors. After excluding the 1,300 pairs that have been equipped before and the 1,500 pairs that will be deployed later, there is still a gap of 1,000 pairs of armors. It is estimated that within three months Add to that.”
"Three months?"
Liu Yan shook his head slightly, the situation now is very serious!
The Qing army's hundreds of thousands of troops are still raging in the pass. Shandong General Liu Zeqing's troops are guarding the capital in Beizhili. Most of the soldiers and horses from other places are also gathered near the capital.
According to historical development, in another month, the Qing troops in North Zhili and other places will withdraw, and then the main force will begin to sweep southwestward, and then confront the famous general Lu Xiangsheng's troops in the Julu area.
If Liu Yan remembered correctly, the imperial court would definitely order soldiers and horses from all over the country to go to Julu to help.
In history, Emperor Chongzhen mobilized many troops and horses, including Guan Ning cavalry and other troops. However, under the secret operation of eunuch Gao Qiqian and Minister of War Yang Sichang, these Ming troops all stood aside and watched Lu Xiangsheng's actions. The Qing army was annihilated, and then followed the Qing army from a distance and "sent the Qing army out of the country immediately."
"When the time comes, the imperial court will definitely mobilize soldiers and horses from Shandong to help. Who will Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, mobilize to lead the troops to fight?"
Even if Liu Yan thinks with his toes now, he knows that he will probably lead his troops to attack.
Therefore, Liu Yan must hurry up and have all the generals in the army wear armor within a month. This is the most basic thing.
"Three months is too slow. In one month, I can only give the Bingjia Supervisor one month. Can we complete the task?"
After Liu Yan finished speaking, he stared at Xu Le. Xu Le was shocked at first, then gritted his teeth and frowned, and said, "If more than 200 people from Weapon Workshop are temporarily transferred to Armor Workshop, My subordinates can guarantee that the task will be completed within one and a half months."
"One month, at most one month, it may even be less than that!"
Liu Yan then said: "I also brought some armor this time. Transforming these armors can also meet some of the needs."
"In this way, I can guarantee that within one month, all the generals of our army will be wearing armor!"
Liu Yan looked at Xu Le with firm eyes, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay! Just go ahead and do it. If you need anything, just send someone to tell me."
"yes!"
After Liu Yan inspected Wangjiazhuang, he took Xu Ming and others back to the Qianhu House in front of Xiahe Village.
After returning to Qianhu Official Hall, Liu Yan did not sit idle, but summoned Baihu Tian Huixu, Baihu Miao Shao, and Baihu Xu Ming.
"What? My lord is going to lay off all the officers' servants!"
Tian Huixu stood up abruptly, his eyes so wide that others were afraid their eyes would fall out.
Miao Shao and Xu Ming didn't react much. After all, they were Liu Yan's confidants and they had no servants. They could just do whatever Liu Yan said.
"Is there anything wrong?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know. Among the generals in the Qianhu Office now, there are more than a dozen servants under them. Dai Jingbin, the deputy Qianhu, has more than fifty servants. Xun Jingyun, the governor of the town, also has several servants. Even the officials Zhang Xueyi and Xue Yi Zhang Wenqi, Confucian tutor Jiang Hongzhi and Huang Rixun all have servants!"
"The rest of the chief flag officers and small flag officers also have servants. Counting these officers from various places, the number of servants in the Qianhu House in front of Xiahe Village is not more than 300, if not 500. These people are not Chi Xu and Huang Wenxian before. Those miscellaneous soldiers in the hands of Wang Yichuan, Wang Yichuan and others are soldiers who can fight hard. If there is a riot, it will not be quelled in a day or two, and my city of thousands of households will also be severely damaged!"
But Liu Yan still insisted on his opinion and said: "Old Tian, do you know why our Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses are always unable to defeat the Tatars? It's because all officers at all levels maintain their own servants and concentrate all their money, food and military equipment on a few. body, and then regard these servants as private soldiers!"
"Once the war goes well, the generals will rush forward with their servants. Once the war goes wrong, the generals will flee for their lives under the protection of the servants. Even when the war is still unclear, they will flee with their servants. Or maybe it is to preserve the power of the servants. , deliberately closed in without fighting!"
Liu Yanyue became angrier and said loudly: "This is a major drawback of our Ming army's repeated defeats. Although it is not the entire reason, it is also a major root cause!"
Tian Huixu is an old man in the army, so he naturally knows that what Liu Yan said is right, but what if servants are really laid off in the entire Thousand Households, and those hundreds of households, general banners, and small banners start to make trouble? After those servants lost their "enough food and clothing" treatment and started to make trouble, what should they do?
Liu Yan sneered and said: "Now that the new army of the Seventh General Army has been recruited, it will be initially trained in another month. By then, we will have new soldiers stationed at the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village. Those hundreds of households and generals who resisted our officers will There is no need for flags and small flags!"
When Tian Huixu heard this, his face turned pale and he did not dare to say another word.
It was already the end of November, and the common people in the military households in Qianhusuo City had begun to save food and vegetables for the winter. The city and outside were filled with joy for the upcoming New Year.
However, the old army servants and officers at Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village had different thoughts!
On November 30th, the cold wind was still raging.
Coming out of the Qianhusuo City Middle School in front of Xiahe Village, a cold wind blew. Even though Dai Jingbin had a strong body and practiced hard every day, he still wrapped himself tightly in the leather jacket without realizing it. Several servants followed Dai Jingbin. Seeing that his face was always calm, they didn't know what he was thinking, and they didn't dare to speak casually for fear of disturbing his train of thought.
Dai Jingbin walked slowly out of the school grounds, and suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Master Dai, Master Dai!"
Dai Jingbin turned around, but four people, including the official Zhang Xueyi, the Confucian scholar Zhang Wenqi, the Confucian instructor Jiang Hongzhi, and Huang Rixun, chased after him. They were also followed by several servants.
These people are different from Dai Jingbin. Although they are not hereditary officers from the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village, which is passed down from generation to generation, their families also occupy a large amount of fertile land outside the fort for support. My own servants, they can be regarded as good friends with Dai Jingbin on weekdays and vent their anger on the same side.
At this time, the four of them caught up. After saluting each other, Dai Jingbin said lightly: "I wonder if Zhang Lingli, Zhang Xuezheng, Jiang Xundao, and Huang Xundao stopped Dai. What's the important matter?"
Among them, Dai Jingbin is the strongest. After all, after Liu Yan eliminated the old and the weak, among the original officers of the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village, except for Dai Jingbin's group of 50 soldiers who were intact, the rest were only at most. There are only a dozen servants left, who can only be compared with the captains of the new army.
Therefore, several people were very dissatisfied for a long time. Recently, there were rumors inside and outside Qianhusuo City that Liu Yan was going to forcibly lay off all officers and officials' servants. This made several people even more unsatisfied, so they came together to discuss countermeasures with Dai Jingbin. .
At this time, Zhang Xueyi said with a smile: "Master Dai, you have the best personal relationship with the defense master. We just want to ask if this month's rations are still not released in the fort?"
The servants of the officers and officials of the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village have always been paid one tael of silver and five dou of white rice every month. When Liu Yan was stationed at the Thousand Households Station in front of Xiahe Village, Liu Yan gave these servants a month's salary. But since then, Liu Yan has not spared food and salary. In addition to all the soldiers being well fed, even the servants also have the same food.
Dai Jingbin shook his head and said: "Right now, the money and food in the fort are tight. The defense master wants to open various industries, expand the army and replenish the troops. I'm afraid there will be no food and salary!"
The official Zhang Xueyi said angrily: "If you have money to expand the army, but no money to pay, the defense has gone too far. Our team is just servants and has always been the elite of the fort. How can we compete with those military households who have been practicing for months? compared to?"
At this time, Zhang Xueyi's eyes flashed coldly, and he whispered: "Master Dai, you have always been the backbone of us, why don't you lead us to pay for it?"
Jiang Hongzhi, the Confucian instructor, was a little bold. He hesitated and said: "This is not good. Although the defense master does not have pay, he does not treat us badly. Every day in the army, we have the same food and treatment! Besides, there was a dispute over pay before, and the defense master is Killed a lot of people!"
Huang Rixun, the Confucian instructor, said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle. At present, there are only these servants left in our team. Now the New Army is busy dividing fields and land, and the hearts of the team are floating!"
His words suddenly hit Jiang Hongzhi's mind, and his face turned pale. Most of the servants in their team were slaves and tenants of their families. Seeing the military households in the fort dividing their fields, how could they not have other thoughts? I'm afraid that's when the time comes...
Confucian scholar Zhang Wenqi said eagerly: "Master Dai, do you think I have a proposal?"
Dai Jingbin had been listening coldly. At this time, he suddenly shouted: "What nonsense, you don't want to live anymore, how can you, just a few soldiers, also want to pay?"
Dai Jingbin snorted disdainfully. Others didn't know that, but he knew Liu Yan's strength. Although at this time, the general's combat strength was based on his servants. To outsiders, Liu Yan seemed to have no servants, so he couldn't help but look down upon him. Only Dai Jingbin I understand how terrifying Liu Yan is. He quietly trained so many strong soldiers in Dapanbao back then, and all of them have the strength of servants.
At present, three thousand and hundreds of new troops have been trained. The combat power of these new troops is equivalent to how many servants!
There are thousands of servants. Looking at the entire Lingshan Guard, I'm afraid Master Chengshou is not as good as him. The new armies all looked up to Liu Yan, especially after the land allocated to thousands of households in front of Xiahe Village. When these new armies saw hope, they were even more desperate for Liu Yan!
No pay? I'm afraid I won't know how to write the word "death" when I get there!
Some people died, but not completely...
