"Your Highness has thought carefully, and I have learned from it!"
Although Wang Jiayan had certain expectations for Mian Jia Shang, what the prince said was indeed very reasonable.
The defensive ability of iron armor is naturally much higher than that of cotton armor. Instead of spending a lot of money on cotton armor, it is better to buy more iron armor and down jackets.
"Some things will not be clear without discussion. If the cotton armor on the prisoners is relatively new, it can be provided to soldiers who still lack winter clothes after washing, disinfecting, and filling the gaps."
You can’t buy expensive cotton armor, but you can save some for free!
Although the capital is not outside the customs, three or nine days is enough to freeze people to death.
Those reckless men were shivering from the cold. Who cared if the cotton armor that could keep them warm was ripped off the dead pigtails?
"Your Highness is wise. If this strategy is feasible, it can turn waste into treasure!"
Xue Guoguan didn't understand border affairs, but he also knew the principle of waste utilization, so he naturally gave him a flattery in time.
A good piece of cotton armor costs several taels of silver, and ten thousand pieces is equivalent to tens of thousands of taels.
In line with the principle of saving what you can, you can use whatever loot is available at the moment.
"I agree with what the Chief Assistant said!"
Li Shiwen absolutely supported the prince's proposal in this matter, which involved a large sum of money.
"What do Wang Aiqing think?"
A certain prince knew that the people from the Ministry of War had already stripped off their braids, and collecting cotton armor was the second most important thing, and the main thing was to touch the corpses.
"I have no objection. Later, I will sort out the cotton armor collected by the Ministry of War and carefully select it for reuse."
Since the big purchase failed, Wang Jiayan had no choice but to do this in order to add as many winter clothes as possible to the officers and soldiers.
To achieve a victory of unprecedented scale, there will certainly be no shortage of loot to be collected after the war.
There were more than 30,000 knives alone, and the number of various light and heavy arrows picked up exceeded 500,000.
Wang Jiayan estimated that there should be no less than tens of thousands of cotton armors available. Together with the purchased down jackets, he could replace the winter clothes for the 20,000 defenders.
"I will send someone to deliver some preparations to wash and disinfect the cotton armor. Counting the drying time, it will take at least twenty days before it can be distributed to the soldiers."
These days, it would be good if the non-lineage troops could get 50% new second-hand goods.
In the past, it was very common not to have enough food, let alone armor.
If you want to blame, blame the blame dumper, this is the real owner...
It is irresponsible to say that these monarchs and ministers are actually created from the same mold.
look!
Even though the Ministry of Household Affairs was short of money, no one present proposed using the Military Aircraft Department's activity funds to buy down jackets for the soldiers!
These old beasts can eat several down jackets in one meal, but they eat with peace of mind.
so what……
Virtuous ministers and loyal people are also relatively speaking. When it comes to their own interests, few people will give generously and uprightly.
In terms of giving generously, the blame dumper did a good job.
It's just that this leadership role didn't work. It had a leader but it didn't lead the bunch of guys below who were just waiting to die!
A certain prince had not considered recruiting the government troops from Jifu area, whose total strength was only 30,000.
But the main thing is that their combat effectiveness is uneven, and their loyalty to themselves is less than satisfactory.
For example, Xu Dingguo's subordinates are an example. When they see that the general situation is not good, they will sell out and seek glory if they are given some sweet spots.
If you recruit such a garbage army, you are asking for trouble. If he is willing to kowtow and recognize his new master, then let him go.
As for the rest, the imperial court can probably support it.
If he really can't afford it, then Li Shiwen will have to borrow money from a certain prince...
If you can't pay it by then, you can use your daughter or even your granddaughter to pay off the debt!
Developing courtiers of the third rank and above into national battles, this kind of heroic deed must be unprecedented, right?
Doesn’t it mean that no one will dare to go against me in the future? ? ?
Needless to say, this idea is really brilliant!
The chief minister became a national battle, and the cabinet was controlled by himself.
If all the court officials were like this, they would really be able to control the court affairs as they please!
If you do this...
During the day he met the father of his wives and concubines, and at night he met the daughters of his ministers.
The whole family was tossing and turning and seemed a little queasy!
When he met a silly girl who was spoiled and had a bad temper, she was thrown into the cold palace and her father had to be promoted to an official position.
Rather than looking for trouble like that, it's better to just maintain the appearance of things like this right now.
A certain prince's criterion for choosing a wife is that she must first be reliable and have no problem with her identity. Either from the imperial family, or from the noble family.
Secondly, you must be smart on the outside, that is, knowledgeable and reasonable, and have a beautiful face and graceful figure. It will definitely not work if you look like a pig.
On this basis, it is best to have one thing that stands out, either naturally beautiful or extremely reliable.
Xue Wanqing occupies the former category, and Liu Xier occupies the latter category.
The situation of girls such as Dong Xiaowan and Kou Baimen is similar to that of Xue Wanqing, but their family background is definitely not as good as others, so they live in the market to survive.
Of course, they are all women of a certain prince, and the specific division of labor is different.
Xue Wanqing is mainly responsible for giving birth, Liu Xier is responsible for being an assistant, and young ladies such as Dong Xiaowan and Kou Baimen are naturally engaged in the projects they are best at.
Singing and dancing for the scholars is to force a smile, otherwise you will not have enough to eat.
I am willing to sing and dance for the prince, and I might even be able to become a noble person in the future.
It's just that the well-dressed beasts in Jiangnan know that these ladies have been invited away, especially when the real owner is a certain prince, so even if they are furious, it will not help.
After Liu Rushi and Gu Hengbo return to Jiangnan, these things may give them some comfort.
But after coming to the capital and seeing the world, the two women's vision will definitely improve.
In the future, Jiangnan will lose two socialites and will have two more businesswomen.
Because these two stunning beauties no longer need to make money by selling jokes. As long as they become agents for a certain prince and receive a large amount of start-up capital, it will be easy to earn ten thousand taels a year in the future.
A certain prince has already made arrangements for these two beauties to settle down and open a shop. There will be no other agents in the city except the dumper.
With the protection of factory guards, even if you are a local snake with money and people in your hands, you still can't do anything to these two young ladies. You can only choose cooperation.
If you don’t have anything in hand, it’s useless to say anything!
Customers are buying products, not watching you make cakes or listening to your bragging!
I heard from the two girls that they plan to visit Nandu first. If the situation in the city is better in all aspects, they will settle there. After all, it is under the emperor's feet, and it is the second largest city in the world with a vast market and many customers.
I even thought about the name of the store, so I decided to call it "Bo Shi Department Store"!
The wave is...
It sounds like BOSS’s big-tongued transliteration!
Is it possible that the two girls have specially studied English?
If it goes wrong, it's God's will.
From now on, these two will become the richest women in Nandu City, and maybe the top three bosses in terms of net worth.
If the situation in Nandu is not good, Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou are backup destinations.
At this time, Yangzhou was quite prosperous. Although it was located in the north of the Yangtze River, it was one of the four cities in the south of the Yangtze River.
Even if Ma'anshan and Songjiang Prefecture develop in the future, they will not threaten Yangzhou's status.
The reason is that the "thin horses" produced in that place are famous throughout the Ming Dynasty, which is absolutely unmatched by other places.
Half of the merchants from Jiangnan only go to Yangzhou once a year. How much money can this bring to Yangzhou?
Besides, rich people from other places will also go there as long as they have time.
Only in that place can you buy the most authentic "skinny horse".
A certain prince had no interest in "thin horses" at all. If Dong Xiaowan and other young ladies were not well-known and similar in age to him, he would not have accepted them at all. At most, he would have given them some money to appease them.
Regarding how to open a store, a certain prince, despite his busy schedule, personally taught Liu Rushi and Gu Hengbo, and the relevant brochures had been distributed to them long ago.
In order to put themselves in the real business atmosphere, the two girls were asked to work as interns at Qianqi Department Store for two months.
In this way, you first learn business knowledge, gain preliminary sales experience, and have both theory and practice. When you open your own store later, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
A certain prince would not keep two daughters by force. It would be wrong to go against other people's wishes, and it would also make people disgusted.
From the time he was in prison until now, it seems that he has not offended women very much, especially beautiful women.
Even Concubine Tian got her wish and took over the blame dumper...
As long as we don't incite the fifth prince to be crown prince, we will still be a family!
Otherwise, it would be one family talking about two different things!
We are the foundation of our country, how can we act rashly? ? ?
As for the two girls opening a shop together, it was beyond a certain prince's expectation. He originally thought they would each open a shop.
In Liu Rushi's words, the two of them each hold 50% of the shares and take care of each other, which is more appropriate than opening two stores.
If someone does get sick and has difficulty working, another person can still manage the store, just in case.
A certain prince also approved of this idea.
It’s best not to analyze a woman’s thoughts.
Otherwise, the brain will automatically enter an infinite loop state and then freeze!
Before opening a store, you must first consider your own illness, which is something most men would not think of...
"By the way, I have discussed with Feng Aiqing just now. I plan to send Feng Aiqing as envoy to Monan after Master Wang returns from pursuit to discuss the development of Jinshan with the chief there. The relevant conditions have been drawn up. Please take a look at them . The Ministry of Household Affairs must also make preparations to vacate certain areas for emergencies. Especially if Feng Aiqing really drives back tens of thousands of livestock, the Ministry of Household Affairs must complete the count as soon as possible and corral the livestock into the established fences. Then there is the Ministry of Industry. They previously told Zhang Aiqing that they wanted to build a railway from Beijing to Tongzhou. Since the Jinshan project has priority, they have put it on hold for the time being and built the railway from Beijing to the north first. The railway from Beijing to Jinshan should be completed within ten years. The Ministry of Industry is here Before the New Year, the road conditions in the area between the capital and the Badaling Great Wall should be surveyed clearly so that large-scale construction of the railway can start after the beginning of spring. According to the location of Jinshan, the specific route should be from the capital, through Changping, Yanqing, Baoan, Xuan After exiting the customs at Fufu and Datong. Due to the limited load-bearing capacity of the existing bridges, the train is very heavy to load ore, which is very likely to collapse the bridge. Therefore, it is best to avoid major rivers during construction along the railway line. This is the first priority for on-site investigation. The second is to avoid When driving on high mountains and steep mountains, it doesn’t matter if you cover more distance, but the important thing is that there are no steep slopes, which may cause the vehicle to lose control of speed, or even cause the vehicle to crash and kill people.”
At the moment, building a railway connecting the mining area is more important than any other infrastructure project, as it is a shortcut to the gold mine.
Once the entire line is completed, with the help of steam mine cars and trains, it is normal for the court to earn millions of taels of silver per year.
"Your Highness, the money needed to build this railway..."
Before Chief Engineer Zhang could speak, Li Shiwen spoke first. Everything cost money, and the railway was a money-burning project. The prince had said it many times before.
"In the early stage, only the section from Beijing to Changping was built. The road is so close and it doesn't cost much at all. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has also formed a relevant project team, which can accurately calculate the investment cost required for each mile. Once it is built on a large scale, the cost will definitely increase. It will drop even lower. Besides, the railway construction will be done after the spring of next year. Before the New Year, the Ministry of Industry will survey the road conditions and design the plan. After the preliminary work is completed, the specific route and investment cost will be demonstrated."
At this time, the more you are afraid of spending money, the more money you have to spend. Isn’t building railways just to make money?
If you don’t make money, can you still fall from the sky?
Even if a meteorite does fall, can you guarantee that it contains gold?
What should I do if it is 24K pure scrap iron?
"That's fine!"
Hearing that it would happen in a few months, Li Shiwen was no longer anxious.
"I am determined to arrange personnel as soon as possible to implement the survey project!"
Zhang Guowei had never been involved in anything like this, but there was a booklet provided by the prince. It said clearly that all you had to do was send people to do it step by step.
"I will ask people from the Academy of Sciences to participate in it. Zhang Aiqing can go to the Academy of Sciences when she has time to see the finished products of the rails and related materials, so that she can have a good idea."
The principle of a train is not difficult. It has been built a long time ago. It is just a steam engine and a chassis that can move back and forth on the rails. It is just smaller in size.
The appearance is similar to the "Rocket" locomotive, and it is simple enough to meet the standards of being sent to the scrap collection station. This piece of crap can run more than 20 kilometers per hour.
There are two purposes for building Datong. One is that Datong is a border fortress. With the railway, troops can be sent there in time. Another is that you can replenish coal there to prevent the train from starving.
This also requires taking into account the issue of "inside" and "outside"!
Since there is no ability to build cross-river railway bridges yet, all rivers must be bypassed, and the Yellow River is something that railways cannot avoid.
The upper reaches of the Yellow River flows through Monan, and the lower reaches go to the sea through Shandong. It has nothing to do with the capital city, but this river must be taken into consideration when building railways.
Building a railway north of the Yellow River is the "outer line", and vice versa is the inner line.
The advantage of the "outer line" is obvious, that is, the railway can be used to ensure the connection between the capital and Xuanda, and if it is built westward in the future, it can be built all the way to Shaanxi, controlling the Jiangnan area above the fortress, and even the Western Regions. master.
However, in this way, it will not be of much help to the Central Plains region and along the water transport route. It will only benefit Jifu, northern Shanxi, and northern Shaanxi.
The advantage of the "inner line" is that it can cross the Central Plains. Wherever there is a railway, officers and soldiers can be deployed. It can conduct mobile operations in northern Henan, which can help the court pacify the rogue bandits in Henan as soon as possible.
However, the "inner line" railway and the Beijing side are disconnected at both ends. They have to wait until a cross-river bridge is built before they can be connected. Moreover, there are many water networks, so actual construction is extremely difficult.
After careful consideration, a certain prince decided to build an "outer line" railway, which would reduce the pressure on border defenses, connect gold mines in the future, and facilitate direct construction to Siberia and the Western Regions.
The "Northern Line" from Beijing to Jinshan is actually the southern section of the "Siberian Railway" planned by a certain prince.
In the future, it can penetrate the entire Menggu, so that the vicious Menggu cavalry can become good at singing and dancing...
If Huang Taiji can't stand it anymore, he can lead his braided army to try again.
If a certain prince can make him lose the first time, he can make him lose the second time!
