"Directly recruit militias from various communes. We not only need to replenish the troops, but once the main force of the army leaves, Lingao will fall into a vacuum. The people will think that we are leading the troops and run away, and their hearts will be unstable. Besides, we must also prevent other forces from taking advantage of the situation. Come in. Such as Liu Xiang or foreigners." Dongmen Chuiyu said.
"In addition to the commune's militia, workers in each factory must also be armed as a factory protection team." He Ming said, "Once the battle begins, except for a small number of naval forces, all 6 naval forces will be dispatched. The main base in Lingao must have a certain We must use troops to defend. This part can only be dominated by militias."
"All the elders must also be mobilized. Seeing that the elders are at Lingao and fighting in person, the mood of the people will be much more stable. And they can also be used as the final reserve team." Engineers who came back from Sanya to prepare explosives Leader Panda said, "In addition, important facilities in Lingao need to be fortified. In particular, Bopu and Majiao must be fortified. These two places are our key locations. We must prevent the enemy from sneaking in and boarding 6 with small troops. "
Wei Aiwen said contemptuously, "You think highly of them -"
"Strategically, we must despise it, but we must pay attention to it tactically. If the enemy uses tactics such as makeup assault, killing a few veterans will be considered a disaster," Panda said.
He Ming said: "If the enemy is determined enough and commanded by a few decisive generals who dare to fight, it may not be impossible to use infiltration and surprise tactics - this has many precedents in history."
Soon, the combat plan and mobilization plan were sent to the Executive Committee, and after several additions and amendments were made, implementation officially began.
A second-level mobilization order was subsequently issued. Orange warnings are communicated to all units. The mobilization machine of the entire crossing group began to operate.
Liu Youren came back from his family's land - summer sowing was about to begin soon. He went to see the condition of the soil and the newly built drainage and irrigation canals in person - Xun Suji gained the full trust of the Liu family in the first year, and in the second year He began to suggest that he engage in some relatively expensive agricultural projects.
These projects are mainly farmland water conservancy projects. The Liu family's land is relatively concentrated, so there are conditions for large-scale water conservancy construction. Tiandihui and Delong launched a special water conservancy loan for this purpose. At the beginning of winter, Liu Youren mobilized his tribe, tenants, and long-term workers to build the first drainage and irrigation canal under the guidance of the Tiandihui.
After a winter and a spring of construction, the canal was finally completed. The canal built in accordance with modern agricultural standards, with supporting gates, reservoirs and branch canals, although not as good as the U.S.-Taiwan water treatment project and school field renovation, is the first of its kind among Tiandihui's major customers.
Liu Youren looked at one place after another and felt very satisfied - according to Xun Suji, after building this canal, the moisture content in the land can be maintained at a certain level. If there is too much water, it will be drained away, and if there is less water, it will be drained away. Can be irrigated. As long as there is no severe flood, drought or famine, a good harvest can be guaranteed.
This is of course not bragging. Liu Youren has been to other counties, and some counties also have channels built by the government, which can indeed benefit the people. Now that he has something on his own land, Liu Youren is not only excited but also feels incredible about his boldness.
This project cost a lot of money. Apart from the labor, he basically had to solve it himself. All the materials were ordered from Australians. Everything was expensive, just the gray powder that turned into mud when exposed to water and turned into stone when dried. Just 50 circulation coupons for 1 pack. Even the yellow sand, gravel and bamboo used in the project have been processed by Australians and are priced by the kilogram. Although the technical guidance is free - because he is a key customer of Tiandihui and has paid the service fee.
He couldn't afford this project money on his own no matter what - not even with the combined efforts of his family. Most of the project money came from Delong Bank loans, and the mortgage was the land in his name.
If this year's harvest is not good, he will be broke if he cannot repay the first tranche of the loan in the fall.
In the past, he would have never dared to make such a big bet, but now he has blind trust in everything the Australians do. I feel that everything Australians do makes sense and nothing they do will fail. All in all, you will definitely not suffer any loss if you follow them.
Now he is even more enthusiastic about promoting the marriage between Liu Meilan and Xun Suji. He already had a vague idea. If you don’t marry them now, you may not be able to get married with them in the future.
He changed his clothes and returned to where he was doing his business. Liu Guangbiao has arrived. He was holding in his hand the newspaper he had just bought from Dongmen City.
Liu Youren has developed the habit of reading the "Lingao Times" every day. He knows that although this Australian thing is not the Ming Dynasty's newspaper, it has similar features - that is, it can tell the Australians' recent political trends and policies. Policies can even reveal the trends of power changes within Australians.
For example, recently, the Senate has been mentioned in newspapers significantly more often than the Executive Committee. Although Liu Youren doesn't know what the Senate or the Executive Committee is, he knows that these are the two main ruling bureaucracies in Australia, and the Senate has been mentioned a lot. , indicating that the Senate has begun to take charge of affairs.
It's a pity that I still know nothing about the Australian political system. Otherwise, I might still be able to work in it...
Liu Youren took the newspaper and opened it casually. The newspaper has four pages. The four regular script characters in Lingao Times are written vigorously and powerfully. There was also a line of small characters below that he didn't quite understand the meaning of "Public Release".
The front page of the newspaper was about the news about the 14th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Senate. He skimmed through it and saw at the end of the report: "...solemnly protesting against all kinds of unfavorable treatment of our trade personnel stationed abroad. Fair treatment..." His eyelids twitched.
Then he turned to the back and found an article about the Ming Dynasty's harsh policies on overseas business travelers. Such articles were rare in the past, but have appeared frequently since Zhangtian. The contents of the articles are all critical of the current ills and maladies of the Ming Dynasty. And it’s usually content that’s appropriate to the occasion. For example, before and after Zhang Tian, newspapers published many articles about the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty's tax system. The changes, evolution and shortcomings of taxation in the Ming Dynasty were clearly written, and a large number of "confessions" of grain merchants were also published. "--It is nothing more than a confession one by one of the tricks they used to enrich themselves in taxes and servitude.
What does today’s article mean? He looked at it carefully. Putting down the newspaper, I felt quite baffled. The Ming Dynasty always regarded merchants who went to sea for trade or even settled overseas as "abandoned people". He knew this. But he doesn't know why Australians are suddenly interested in this? They are not the people of Ming Dynasty.
But one thing he knows very well is that articles like this in the "Lingao Times" have always been some kind of signal, hinting at what the Australians are going to do.
However, there are no clues from these articles. Liu Youren decided to ignore it for the time being. Take care of the important things at hand first.
"How are the preparations for Meilan and Chief Xun's marriage going?"
"Reply to Uncle San: Meilan's horoscope post has been sent a few days ago." Liu Guangbiao originally proposed to marry Liu Meilan to an Australian out of personal revenge. Seeing that the Australian is becoming more and more powerful, his attitude is very different. He became very enthusiastic and even asked Liu Meilan's family.
"Well, not bad. Have you sent back the horoscope of Master Xun?"
"Not yet." Liu Guangbiao said, "As usual, when Australians marry, they need the approval of the general office. The chief said that the officials in the general office have not yet approved the application - and, according to the chief himself, there are no birth dates in Australia. of."
"Nonsense, how is it possible without a birth date?" Liu Youren scolded, "Don't they claim to be descendants of the Song Dynasty? Why don't they even have a birth date?"
"According to Mr. Zhang, this is really not popular in their place. There is no need for parents' orders or matchmaker's words..."
Mr. Zhang is Zhang Youfu, the county's number one "Australia expert". Everyone will ask him for advice whenever they have trouble dealing with Australians and they don't understand something.
"This is too childish, isn't it? Is it possible that you don't even have a birth date?" Although she is a granddaughter of the same family, she is still a girl of the Liu family, so she cannot be so hasty.
"Go and talk to the Master. You still need a horoscope post. Even if you don't have one, you still have to find a meaning."
"Yes, my nephew understands." Liu Guangbiao hesitated, "Here, do you still want to ask someone to make a horoscope?"
"Of course I have to invite you. We can't skip any etiquette matters." Liu Youren set the tone, "This matter must be done as soon as possible. It's going to be the height of summer in a blink of an eye. Should we hold a happy event in the middle of summer? You go quickly."
"Yes," Liu Guangbiao agreed, but did not retreat. Instead, he took a step forward and whispered: "My nephew has news, I don't know whether to tell it or not -"
"If you are talking nonsense about an uncle and nephew who has been passed down from your ancestors, if you should or shouldn't talk about it, tell me quickly."
"I heard from one of our former long-term workers at Zhuangzi - he is now working in an Australian factory - that the Guangdong government will soon mobilize troops."
"Seriously," Liu Youren couldn't help lowering his voice.
"Seriously." Liu Guangbiao nodded, "The Australians are doing some kind of 'mobilization' in every factory, training the militia and the people, and preparing to defend the city. I heard that their factories have also recently switched to firearms production."
"The army is coming after all." Liu Youren nodded.
"Uncle San, what should we do?" Liu Guangbiao asked in a low voice.
Liu Youren thought to himself that it was really unreasonable for the imperial court to use troops against Lingao. The Australians are doing a good job in Lingao, the lords in the county are doing a good job as officials, and the people are also very happy. Seeing that life is getting better day by day, why doesn't the court give everyone a good life? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"This group of officials are planning to use the heads of ordinary people as promotion symbols again," he said.
Liu Guangbiao glanced at the clan uncle with a little fear. Can your uncle even say such treacherous things?
"Third uncle, now is not the time to say this. As soon as the imperial soldiers arrive, the Australians will fall apart immediately. At worst, they will escape by boat. What should we do? Should we escape with them..."
"In your opinion, can the imperial soldiers defeat the Australians?" he asked.
"This-" Even a small rural landowner like Liu Guangbiao, who has only been to Qiongzhou City, can certainly see the difference.
"In my nephew's opinion, the Australians have fast weapons and strict military discipline. The imperial court's men and horses are incomparable." Liu Guangbiao said, "But the imperial court's men and horses are so numerous that they are as powerful as Mount Tai. Australians may not be able to resist it.”
"Your concerns are justified." Although Liu Youren said this, he actually disagreed. He had seen the power of Australian artillery. Even if the imperial army came to tens of thousands, it would only increase casualties in front of the Australian artillery.
How it ends depends on whether the Australian-trained regiments dare to fight the officers and soldiers to the end.
He thought for a moment: "Gather the elders from each clan in the clan. I want to talk to them. In addition, you first wall up all the food in the barn except for one third."
Whether it is the Australians or the imperial army, they must collect food from the people when they go to war. This is what Liu Youren is worried about. For the Australians, heaven and earth will help them grow food and build canals. Even if they have to provide food themselves, it is only natural, and they know their own details. Fortunately, the Australians are reasonable in their dealings and will not levy taxes at will, nor will their subordinates use clever excuses to line their own pockets, so the burden will not be too great. As for the imperial army, if they attack Lingao, they have to embellish it. Otherwise, if the army wants to attack the stronghold, even the stronghold itself cannot withstand it.
"Also, hurry up and repair the wall, and stock up on ash bottles, rolling wood, bricks and stones. Bows, arrows and fire guns should also be inspected. If they are broken, repair them as soon as possible..."
"Uncle San, a wall like ours cannot stop the Australian cannons..."
"You are so confused" Liu Youren glared at him. Liu Guangbiao immediately understood that this armament was not to defend against the Australians, but to deal with the imperial troops.
Once the imperial army arrives, whether it can defeat the Australians is another matter. It is certain that there will be many small groups scattered around to "grab food". This kind of grain hunting has gone from simply collecting grain to the point where officers and soldiers take the opportunity to loot everywhere. Unlucky villages and households may even be in danger of being massacred - anyway, once a "thief" is labeled as such, there won't be any Qingtian lord who has enough to eat and nothing to do to redress his grievances. You might even be able to claim the reward by pretending to be an enemy.
The stockade was well built, and at most the officers and soldiers could extort some food, wine, and meat from it, but they would not be robbed completely and lose their lives.
"Yes, nephew, I understand," Liu Guangbiao responded quickly. He asked again:
"What about Meilan's marriage?"
Liu Youren closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly opened them as if he had made up his mind:
"manage"
The news that the imperial army was about to attack Lingao spread throughout the county like a gust of wind. The atmosphere in Lingao suddenly became tense. Originally, the Executive Committee had no intention of keeping it secret - this kind of secret cannot be kept. Instead of covering it up and letting everyone guess, it is better to let everyone know slowly. Ding Ding's Propaganda Department was the first to take action. He had prepared a whole series of articles, starting from small to large, to spread the word and create public opinion. The article Liu Youren saw was just the beginning. He has also prepared a series of articles below:
"The unfair treatment of overseas Chinese in Guangdong", "The Ming government confiscated, deported, and killed the property of our overseas Chinese without reason", "Close-up: Overseas wanderers returned to the country sincerely, but had no way to serve the country, and were persecuted instead", "Close-up: No way to appeal to the sky - ―The tragic situation of the expelled Australian expatriates", "The incompetence of the imperial court and the exhaustion of the people - a review of the defeat in Liaodong", "An outsider in foreign wars, an expert in internal fighting - a review of the government's unreasonable expulsion of the people of Song Dynasty in Australia", "How did Zheng Zhilong Using the blood of the people of the Ming Dynasty in exchange for the black gauze hat of the Ming Dynasty - "Comment on Zheng Zhilong's Care"... The following several commentaries were later compiled into a pamphlet and widely distributed in the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, there are even more destructive things, that is, several "special commentaries for this newspaper" written by Tintin himself: "Advising the Guangdong Officials to Stop at the Precipice", "What Is Tolerable and What Is Intolerable", and "Don't Say You Didn't Predict" .
In addition to writing and writing, Ding Ding stepped up promotional activities. Puppet plays such as "The Test" and "Promised Land" began to tour the county on a large scale. The Puppet Troupe of the Ministry of Culture and Publicity has expanded to two branches, one performing and one rehearsing, so that there is a troupe touring outside at all times. The student drama club of Parkview Park also started rehearsing these two plays. Ding Ding also organized some live newspaper dramas and asked students to perform on the streets.
Wei Aiwen ordered a "Yesterday, Today" themed class meeting to be held throughout the army, allowing soldiers who had been trained in the political propaganda department to speak out from their own experience and openly talk about the differences between the New Army and the Ming Army, so that the soldiers could fully appreciate the differences between the old and new armies.
The General Political Security Bureau and the Police Headquarters have strengthened internal controls on the streets to prevent spies from sneaking into Lingao to gather information and spread rumors. Of course, if there are any internal dissatisfied elements who attempt to create chaos, the General Administration of Political Security will not object to adding more free labor.
The Senate urgently passed a supplementary budget for the military industry. The Planning Institute announced the construction of a grenade workshop to replace various miscellaneous grenades in the past.
"It would be too ugly if our grenadiers went into battle with a match rope wrapped around them." Lin Shenhe said, "Now that the level of chemical industry has improved, it should be solved."
Although the destructive power of grenades is limited, it plays a decisive role in increasing the firepower of infantry. Technicians from the First and Second Weapons Design Institutes and the Mechanical Department believe that the current industrial and chemical levels are sufficient to manufacture grenades.
After discussion, Lin Shenhe, Li Yunxing, Bai Yu and others decided to imitate a mature product that is relatively safe to carry and use under a simple and rough production process - the Type 67 wooden handle grenade. To be precise, it was used by the militia during the preparations for war and famine during the Cultural Revolution. Prepared simple wooden handle grenade.
The production process of this kind of grenade has been simplified, and the materials can be obtained locally as much as possible. As for the production equipment, it has been simplified to the point that only seven people are needed to transfer and produce it. As long as there are raw materials, grenades and mines can be made anywhere. It is a typical product of the idea that all people are soldiers. v! ~!
