During my inspection of mining and metallurgy today, I saw that everything was developing smoothly.
Guo Ning's treatment for the miners was equivalent to that of craftsmen in the army, and they were also managed according to the military model, except that they were not given land. Generally speaking, the daily diet is similar to that of ordinary servants. Those with special skills will be treated better.
Last month, a miner was directly promoted to an official for his role in discovering a new mineral vein, and was rewarded with a hundred coins and a small house in Qutai City. Therefore, the miners' enthusiasm is also high these days.
With the development of several new mineral veins, a large amount of ore was produced, which was made into iron materials and transported to workshops, where they were quickly forged into agricultural tools and weapons. According to the estimates of the miners, the output of ironware in Laizhou this year is probably equivalent to the output of four to five iron smelting companies in Laiwu at its peak, which is about 200,000 to 250,000 kilograms.
Over in Dengzhou, there are several small mining areas with an output of 20,000 to 30,000 kilograms. In this way, within a year, the people will gradually be able to use iron farm tools, and the food output will increase; and the soldiers' The armor coverage rate will also increase, which is equivalent to one more life on a fierce battlefield.
Maybe in the year after next, we will be able to export iron to the outside world, and both salt and iron will become a major source of revenue for the Ding Navy.
Because of this, everyone was in a happy mood.
Hearing Guo Ning make a joke, a young man immediately joined in the fun and whispered to the left and right: "I don't believe it! Is there really a handwriting uglier than Jieshuai's? Did he write it with his toes holding the penholder?"
After Guo Ning got married, he worked really hard on reading and writing under Lu Han's supervision. When he heard this, he immediately became furious: "You kid, are you belittling me? Drag him out and beat him!"
The other men laughed and laughed in response, dragging the young man far away. The young man begged for mercy, and then was pushed to the ground by his companions, who gave him a few real and fake beatings.
Guo Ning took the letter and found a tree stump to sit down on.
The content of the letter was not long, and it included a few greetings to Geng Ge at the beginning.
Later, I said that I was very lucky to get some more armor and weapons from Song Dynasty maritime merchants, which slightly increased my combat power. After all these supplies are ready, he will write a petition to fight and go to Jeju and Xuzhou. We will definitely attack the Jurchen army when we go here, and we will not give Wanyan Heda any chance to take advantage of him.
Guo Ning slowly read it twice and murmured: "Is this to reassure us and promise that we will never use Laizhou's ordnance and supplies to fight against Laizhou?"
Geng Ge nodded: "He said that he took weapons and went to Jeju and Xuzhou. He obviously wrote it to us. He needs our material support. He also knows who the enemy of Yang An'er's unit is, and he also knows that we want Yang An'er to What role does it play... Jieshuai, Guo Yao'er must have been thinking about it for a long time if he can figure this out."
"It shows that he is somewhat loyal to Yang An'er. There are probably fewer and fewer people like this under Yang An'er."
"……yes."
Geng Ge had discussed the specific situation of Yang An'er's unit with Guo Ning many times. Precisely because he was Yang An'er's ally, once he stepped out of this identity, he could see things more clearly.
After saying yes, he couldn't help but sigh: "Marshal Yang is a famous rebel, but he is not the kind of leader in the history books who rises up and moves forward... He is too smart and capable, so he thinks too much, but Whatever he thinks and worries comes to fruition, but not everything may be as he expected.”
Yang An'er first raised his troops while Da Jin was fighting the Southern Song Dynasty. Once the war between the two countries ended, he immediately accepted the recruitment in order to preserve his core tribe. Its allies and other subordinates who stayed in Shandong either surrendered or continued to rebel, and experienced a bumpy process that lasted several years.
During these years, the former leaders of the uprising took completely different paths. Everyone has to make plans for themselves, and everyone will face choices between pros and cons and even mergers and confrontations with each other, so people's hearts become more and more different.
For example, Xu Ruxian of Laizhou also rebelled because he could no longer survive. But what Ding Haijun saw when he came to the south was that Xu Ruxian and his accomplices were any different from the local tyrants in the fish and meat village.
Thanks to the poor governance of the imperial court, when Yang An'er returned to Shandong, he found that the power of these allies and subordinates was stronger than before, so he gave an order, and most of Shandong instantly changed color. But the problem is that Yang An'er has cut off contact with them for several years, and her control over them has actually weakened to the extreme.
Previously, Guo Ning rode to Leigu Mountain and saw the flag with the title of general and marshal written on it. He was quite ridiculed.
But later he understood that Yang An'er's headquarters, Yang An'er's old headquarters in Shandong, the forces Liu Erzu could influence, and the local tycoons in Shandong...these forces from different sources were not subordinate to each other. Yang An'er's prestige can only be used to incite, but it is not enough to establish systematic control.
And Yang An'er's headquarters, during the subsequent rapid expansion process, could not maintain the suppression of these subordinates.
Therefore, Yang An'er, the big leader, could only coax his subordinates in a good manner, and constantly used his official position and power to seduce him and satisfy his subordinates. The powerful leaders below only flatter their superiors because of old friendships. The more they get, the more they want.
Up to now, Yang An'er's territory is getting bigger and bigger, but the people below are all focused on fighting for territory, expanding the army, grabbing more money, and higher official positions.
And if Yang An'er wants to proclaim himself emperor, he may not necessarily want to be the emperor. With his shrewdness and ability, doesn't he know that once he proclaims himself emperor, he will have to fight to the death with the Kingdom of Jin, and there will be no room for collusion with the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty?
However, his ideas were of no use at this point.
Everyone below is like gluttons who can't eat enough, and they push the leader higher up together, because the higher the leader's position, the more space is left for the people below to eat and drink. As for whether this emperor's role is embarrassing, whether it will cause various forces to attack... What does this have to do with the people below?
What is ridiculous is that in this process, those generals who followed the law and were loyal to Yang Aner did not gain anything. For example, Guo Yao'er, in order to prepare military supplies for the entire state of Mizhou, had to secretly accept benefits from the Ding Navy, and even allowed maritime merchants with backgrounds in the Ding Navy to move freely in Mizhou.
So, what exactly is loyalty and what is disloyalty? Who is the enemy and who is the friend?
I'm afraid Guo Yao'er himself can't explain clearly. I'm afraid no one among Yang An'er's subordinates can tell clearly.
"I remember what the sages said, we must defeat a few of our enemies and many of our friends... The same is true for Guo Yao'er. I also asked Governor Geng to reply as soon as possible, and said that the ordnance promised to him The supplies will arrive soon. If the sea route is temporarily blocked, we will take the land route. I will ask Gao Xin to come forward and provide some cover."
But I don’t know who this sage is? The truth is correct, but the language is very vulgar.
Geng Ge thought so, and the respectful voice should be.
At this time, in Zhucheng County, Laizhou, Ji Qi and Ji Xian were in a camp with 20,000 households.
In the central military tent, Ji Qi and Ji Xian were sitting high on their seats, their expressions a bit ugly.
A junior colonel knelt in front and said respectfully: "General Ji, General Ji, everything the villain said is true. That Guo Yao'er has colluded with Ding Haijun Guo Ning."
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