In order to prevent the disaster in the customs from being unwilling to settle in Liaodong, a certain new emperor specially wrote a letter to two foodie ministers in the cabinet.
The main content is to ask the court to issue a new order to forcibly move some disaster victims in the four provinces of Beizhili, Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong to Liaodong.
The initial number will not be too large, just four million people.
Since the distance is not far, this matter can be completed in two or three years.
Although it is forceful, it will still give enough benefits.
All people who moved to Liaodong enjoyed dual household registration, that is, farmers and urban households.
There is a house in the city and farmland outside the city. You can live any way you want, including rolling around on the ground.
The free allocation is lower according to gender, age and physical condition, with 200 acres per person for men of appropriate age, 100 acres for women, 50 acres for the elderly, and 30 acres for children under the age of 15.
A family with two elderly people, four children, and two descendants, or eight people, can directly obtain 760 acres of land, and all of it will be fertile land.
Neither the imperial court nor the government will care about what the people grow in their own land. Taxes and fees will not be levied until five years later. The same as in Guan Nei, it is only 20%.
All the cultivated land allocated to the people in the early stage was located along the coast. Once the pigtails launched a counterattack, the people could get assistance from the king's division at any time.
A certain new emperor's way to deal with Huang Taiji's tactics of clearing walls and clearing fields was to move a large number of people to fill the holes, and then supplement them with millions of mobile troops.
If you don't come over, then I will gradually digest the recovered land.
If you call me, that's exactly what I want!
The Ming Dynasty's combined forces withdrew to the seaside before September. Before winter came, they had enough time to build a large number of wooden houses, even build wooden walls, and dig multiple trenches.
When the snowflakes started to fall, even the watchtowers and gun towers were built. From now on, this will be the forward base of the Ming Dynasty joint forces in Liaodong.
A certain new emperor would station at least 300,000 troops here all year round, rotating between Japanese troops, French and German forces, and local troops.
If Huang Taiji wants to make a sneak attack, he will find that extending from Gaizhou City to the shore, there are gun towers, wooden houses, trenches, tanks, gun emplacements, and horse traps.
The cavalry could not carry out large-scale assaults at all, so they could only use infantry to go into battle, but this was asking for trouble. A certain new emperor was best at positional warfare.
What’s even more annoying is that a certain new emperor also used local materials and mined directly in Gaizhou!
There is a gold mine near Gaizhou. The exact location is unmistakable because it was mined in a previous life...
The miners are readily available, but the more than 400,000 Japanese ashigaru soldiers have not made enough money and are not braided, so they may just make money by mining.
The low salary is 500 yuan per person per month, and the excavated ore is weighed by the kilogram. Every 100 kilograms of ore is weighed at 10 yuan. If you dig out a thousand kilograms in a day, you can earn 100 yuan.
After a month, I can earn a total of three taels and five taels of silver. This amount of money can already support a family in the Japanese country.
For example, Maoling, Luodian, Fangyuan, Zhaojiapuzi, etc. were enough for a bunch of Japanese troops to dig out for several years.
The total reserves of gold mines have reached more than 200 tons, which can be said to be enough to cover the expenses of the Northern Expedition.
For the Japanese Ashigaru, they could earn three to five taels of silver from mining in a month, and they could pocket another one to two and five taels of silver from fighting for the Ming emperor. The total was five taels of silver.
Converted into copper coins, it is five thousand qian. In the mainland of Japan, this is the minimum income of the samurai class.
Therefore, I worked very hard. As long as I didn't encounter a snowstorm, I was not afraid of the severe cold and mountain roads and mined every day.
Seeing that the Japanese army could make an extra penny, the German mercenaries couldn't stand it anymore.
Asked to join the mining army, a certain new emperor readily agreed.
There were 160,000 German troops plus about 470,000 Japanese ashigaru troops. The total number of troops exceeded 600,000. The scene was quite spectacular.
Based on the calculation that each ton of ore contains one gram of gold, each person can dig out about fifteen tons of ore per month and refine fifteen grams of gold, which is equivalent to nearly four taels of silver.
The miner's salary plus the monthly hiring fee of 500 yuan per person for the daimyo is almost four taels.
A certain new emperor suffered a slight loss, but it was equivalent to using these 630,000 temporary losers without spending any money.
If the gold content of the ore is higher than one gram, and the miners do not line their own pockets, it is considered a profit.
He digs wherever he goes. Even Zhenhai Gong Zheng Zhilong admires the ability of a certain new emperor!
Why did you choose Gaizhou as your advance base?
There is a reason for this!
The fundamental reason is that there is a gold mine here. As long as it is developed properly, a certain new emperor can completely support war with war!
If the imperial court is only allowed to feed the remaining more than 400,000 horses, then the pressure will be much less, and the Ministry of Revenue will have no problem coping with it.
A certain new emperor was not a stingy person. After the beginning of spring, he used all the surplus from mining on hand to buy seafood from the nearby Yumin to replenish the health of his miners.
The purpose of the gold mines in Gaizhou is to feed these millions of losers, and a certain new emperor has no intention of using them to make money.
As long as the food is good, the pay is never in arrears, and the weapons and equipment are high-quality, the Ming Dynasty's joint forces can have high morale and maintain strong combat effectiveness for a long time.
Yumin from western Liaoning, Shandong, and Northern Zhili are all happy to fish on the east and north shores of Liaodong Bay, and then sell their seafood to the army nearby.
There are millions of soldiers stationed in Gaizhou area, which is a huge market.
No matter what kind of seafood, even kelp, you can cash it out when you land it. This is the happiest thing for fishermen.
After the beginning of spring, Zheng Zhilong, Su Guansheng, and Mao Yuanyi sent a fleet to transport the first batch of disaster victims, numbering about 500,000.
There are two destinations for these people, one is Lushun and the other is Gaizhou.
Lushun is very close to Shandong and has now become a new anchorage for the Denglai Navy.
When people settle here, they can be protected by the navy, and the Denglai base can send troops for reinforcements at any time.
The area from Gaizhou to the south bank of the Sancha River outlet was among the first batch of farmland to be allocated. A certain new emperor could directly send troops to protect the people in this area.
It doesn't matter if the cultivated land near the coast cannot grow rice and wheat, as long as it can grow sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes.
There is plenty of local food, but if it fails, the people of Liaodong can exchange these two crops for food on a one-to-one basis.
"Your Majesty, urgent documents have been sent from Liaoxi!"
"..."
A certain new emperor was very surprised by this. When he opened it, he found that the governor of western Liaoning, Wang Zai, died of illness during his tenure in Jin Dynasty.
Lao Wangtou had been seriously ill before, but for the sake of the Northern Expedition, he refused to let people around him report it to the new emperor.
Now I couldn't hold it any longer, so it happened.
Shanhaiguan was a strategically important town, and a new emperor had to appoint a successor immediately.
"Wang Zaijin died of illness, and he was granted the title of Taibao. According to his will, he was buried in Shanhaiguan. Heirs could be given priority in joining the army, and those in the family who committed misdemeanors could be pardoned. In addition, Yang Wenyue, the governor of Xuanda, was appointed to succeed Wang Zaijin as governor of western Liaoning. Zheng Chongjian took office. Governor Xuanda, execute it immediately!”
"yes!"
According to the standard of dumping the blame, Lao Wangtou actually did not have much achievements when he was in office, but he managed to protect Shanhaiguan and retained most of the troops in western Liaoning. This was considered a move that took the overall situation into consideration.
The 40,000 cavalry in the hands of a certain new emperor were actually the troops under the command of the old king. Without these mobile troops, they would suffer too much against the braided cavalry.
It was feasible for Yang Wenyue to take over in the past, Xuanda was not lost in his hands, and to this day, Huang Taiji's braided army is still capable of threatening Shanhaiguan, so this place must continue to be defended.
Zheng Chongjian is a panacea, but he is indispensable. Otherwise, Sun Chuanting would go over to fill the vacancy. Without the pressure of Lao Suntou, the hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers under his command would be difficult to manage.
After settling the people who had moved over, a certain new emperor launched the Fourth Northern Expedition in the spring of the 26th year of Chongzhen, at the end of March 1653 AD, with a force of one million as before.
This time we sent troops directly from Liaodong, eliminating the need for assembly and transportation, so we could start a month later.
The tactical goal is very simple. The first task is to find and annihilate the main force of Braid. If the search fails, then continue to Jilin to disrupt the spring plowing of Braid!
The marching route still starts from Gaizhou, exits from Anlezhou, and then carries out an armed outing of one million people...
If the emperor chicken insists on playing hide-and-seek with a certain new emperor, the certain new emperor will never attack the mountainous area, but will try his best to harm the opponent's spring plowing!
You hit yours, I'll hit mine!
If you dare to hit me, you must go down the mountain first!
A certain new emperor's troops are the dominant force in the plains. They may be defeated in mountain battles, but if they don't go into the mountains, there won't be this problem.
The chicken has become a Ninja Turtle?
When a certain new emperor returned without success four months later, he couldn't help but have this idea in his mind.
After returning empty-handed, a certain new emperor began to wonder if the tactics he used were in vain...
When they returned to the Gaizhou base, they received a report that tens of thousands of cavalrymen attempted to attack the mining area, but were repelled by fierce artillery fire.
An attack on coastal farmland followed, but with the Marines stationed nearby, Braid retreated on its own after losing hundreds of cavalry.
Combining the two things, a certain new emperor judged that the general direction of his actions in Liaodong was still correct, otherwise Huang Taiji would not remain indifferent.
As long as troops are sent to cause nuisance, it means that the strategy of garrisoning troops and establishing settlements is effective. Only by persisting for several years can the best results be achieved.
Even in Liaodong, Putmans came to visit, because the mainland had sent letters to the East India Company.
The reason is simple. The Anglo-Dutch War really broke out, almost exactly as a certain new emperor had predicted.
The Dutch navy, which thought it was extremely powerful, failed to defeat the British navy. Instead, it blocked the English Channel.
If Dutch merchant ships bypassed northern Scotland and returned to the mainland from the North Sea, they would be frequently attacked by British warships.
This scene was exactly the same as when British warships robbed a Spanish galleon. The letter already stated that more than fifty merchant ships were lost.
But this is just the beginning. The ultimate goal of Britain's war is definitely not just for dozens of merchant ships.
In view of the huge trade volume between the two sides, a certain new emperor described the outline of the Anglo-Dutch War.
Only the solution was not stated, because the idea of getting the Dutch to spend money to buy ironclads had been declined by the other party.
If you don't buy my armored ship, why should I tell you how to solve the problem? ? ?
On the other hand, French warships and merchant ships could enter and exit the strait freely, and British warships had no intention of attacking them.
After the outbreak of the Anglo-Dutch War, the French Navy mobilized all ironclad ships to be stationed in Cherbourg according to Mazarin's order.
Although there were only four ships, they were afraid that France would join forces with the Netherlands, so Cromwell and Blake did not dare to easily infringe on France's maritime interests.
Mazarin was still sitting on the mountain watching the fight. Once the Netherlands showed signs of defeat, one hundred thousand well-equipped French troops would cross the French Netherlands and invade the Dutch mainland overnight!
Judging from Putmans' trip, it seems that the Dutch senior leaders have realized that they may be attacked from both sides and eventually suffer defeat on land and sea.
Before completely collapsing, they must find ways to defeat Cromwell's henchman Blake first, and then appease Mazarin, who is ready to make a move.
Of course, the ironclads have long been sold out, and the third batch will not be available until three years at the earliest.
But it is not without remedies, and Putmans has already thought of it, Tromp and De Ruyter can also think of it, and that is anti-ship missiles!
Under the current situation, no one may believe that the Dutch Navy won a great victory, but it still has the ability to die with the British Navy.
But in that case, the French navy will definitely reap the benefits. Perhaps Mazarin is waiting for this great news in Paris every day!
The French Navy has already commissioned four ironclads and has ordered three more, for a total of seven. It is also continuing to build wooden warships, completely looking like it is expanding its military and preparing for war.
On the surface, the French navy had no intention of challenging Dutch sea control and maritime trade rights.
However, due to the help of the Ming Empire, its strength grew faster than the British Navy, and much faster.
At this time, the Dutch navy had to face a main enemy, a potential enemy, and a Spanish navy that could counterattack at any time.
The dominance of the sea is already in jeopardy, and in the far east, ironclad ships are being launched continuously. What's even more ridiculous is that not one of them belongs to the Dutch Navy!
In the opinion of a certain new emperor, if the Dutch navy conceals its diseases and refuses to treat them, it will lose everything it has gained, including many overseas territories, within ten years at the latest and within the next two years at the earliest.
"Your Majesty, the navy of my country has entrusted me with the intention to purchase one hundred anti-ship missiles from your country. Is it possible to purchase them?"
After some pleasantries, Putmans revealed the intention of his trip, because the mainland could not wait any longer. It was best to buy it today and ship it back to the mainland immediately.
"Two hundred thousand silver coins each, one hundred silver coins totaling twenty million silver coins, no counter-offer!"
I will not be merciful when it comes to exploiting your war fortune, especially since you have attacked the Ming Dynasty itself.
"this……"
Putmans didn't expect it to be so expensive. He originally thought it would be at most one hundred thousand silver coins.
"Twenty million silver coins is only a fraction of the Netherlands' total annual foreign trade. After losing control of the sea, it will save money! I can tell you responsibly that after the Netherlands is defeated, it will become a third-rate country. The sea is controlled by Britain is controlled by France on land. Perhaps when you hear the result of my prediction now, it is as incredible as when you heard me say that the Netherlands will lose to Britain, but it will soon become a reality, and the British will step on your Corpse, have a drink with the French! I can help you turn defeat into victory, but it seems that you don’t want to win! Winning is not as easy as talking, just like doing business, the seller will not give the buyer a bunch of hot products in the market. Same stuff!"
We’ve come to this point, and we still want to eat at a low price!
The only thing that eats it is the northwest wind!
