He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.
Although this is simple to say, it is really difficult to do.
Since ancient times, everyone has known the importance of public support.
But the public sentiment of each country and each political system is different.
For example, in Britain and many European countries, the popular support lies with the majority of the elite, the gentry class. The people's hearts in slave society, the people's hearts in feudal society, and the people's hearts in a farming civilization like Long Yan are completely different again. For example, in Europe, most of the food is obtained from farmers, so as long as the farmers and other elites can control the public sentiment, the country will be stable.
But in Longyan, it's different.
In Longyan, the status of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and farmers was relatively high. Therefore, how to win the hearts and minds of farmers is important again.
This is why, throughout global history, all wars and rebellions in European history were led by the elite, and few were led by slaves. There was only one Sparta, but it also failed. But in Chinese civilization, more rebels were made by farmers, starting with Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, and then followed by peasant uprisings, too numerous to mention. The founding emperors of the Ming Dynasty were all monks.
certainly.
This is too far-fetched, so in Siberia, what kind of public sentiment should be taken more seriously?
Zhai Shiqing's advice to Narisong was these craftsmen and businessmen.
This is actually a very obvious thing.
To put it bluntly, the reason why a place like Siberia, which is covered in ice and snow, can have a prosperous area is because these businessmen brought it and stimulated it with money and economy. If you tell people that Siberian farmers are important, this is a bit nonsense. What can you grow in this place?
This is the difference in social structure.
The next day.
That day, Risong listened to Zhai Shiqing's advice and gathered the merchants in the city together. First, he expressed his respect for these businessmen, and said that under the rule of the Chukchi people, freedom of trade would continue, that is to say, businessmen would still be given greater preferential treatment in terms of taxation.
These businessmen have been worried about this matter for the past few days. They are afraid that if Kulba has a new owner, the policy will change.
These people are people who have been traveling on the Siberian ice sheet for a long time, and they make a living by doing business here.
If the policy changes, the impact will be huge, and they may unite to rebel.
But today, after hearing Narisong's policy, these businessmen began to cheer.
Who wouldn’t want such a city lord?
Stable.
When businessmen are stable, the entire Kulba will be stable, and the vitality of the entire society will be increased.
…
Today is another tough battle.
Rumyantsev's army once again launched a charge against Yanqi.
The same, the Cossack cavalry charges in front, and the army follows behind. The terrain of the Western Region is originally flat, and there are no castles here, only city walls built in the later period. Fortunately, under Long Yan's architectural style, the city walls are very high. But no matter how high it is, it still can't withstand the endless bombardment of artillery.
More than a year...
After all, this war has already started for more than a year.
More than a year of continuous artillery bombardment has even reduced the entire city wall by several meters. But even so, Long Yan still stood up. Tsarist Russia's army is strong, but the Longyan people and the continuous support from Loulan are also not vegetarian.
"Hit! Beat me hard. As soon as they come to a hundred steps, beat me!"
The generals next to him, under artillery fire, carried out Zou Sheng's orders in an orderly manner.
Siege engines, artillery, limbs, wreckage.
There was smoke and dust everywhere.
While the city wall was being bombarded, it was being repaired by the people in the city. This year, they have been here like this. At first, stray bullets often fell into the city, causing casualties among the people. Later, Zou Sheng simply evacuated many people in the city. Only a few craftsmen were left to help the troops.
Yanqi is a line of defense.
The last line of defense must be defended no matter what, otherwise the entire northwest of Longyan will be completely exposed to the enemy's sight and strike range.
only……
The recent attacks by the Tsarist Russian army have become more and more fierce.
Zou Sheng took a deep breath.
It seems that Tsarist Russia plans to end the fighting this winter.
The weather is getting cold.
This winter is colder than previous years. This brought great inconvenience to Long Yan's soldiers. Many people began to feel so cold that they could not hold their weapons. Influenza also began to spread in the camp. However, in this regard, Tsarist Russia is much stronger. One goes with the other, the environment in which the Tsarist Russians have lived since childhood is a world of ice and snow, and what they are best at is fighting in cold environments.
Yanqi's temperature had no effect on them at all.
Under such circumstances, these defensive battles were very hard.
Originally, Long Yan's soldiers had been able to take the initiative and engage in several head-on confrontations with the Tsarist Russian army. But now, it's obviously not possible. Just defending the city makes it very difficult for them.
"General, it's too cold!"
"General, brothers can't run anymore!"
"I can't even draw the bow and arrow!"
"General, the artillery jams from time to time..."
One by one, come and report.
This gave Zou Sheng a headache.
But what can be done? This is the weather, and lighting more fires won't help much.
Just persist.
"Intensify rotation!"
Zou Sheng issued the order again. In this case, the only way to strengthen the rotation is to allow the soldiers to get more rest. But even so, it still doesn't help. Many soldiers had their limbs frozen in such extreme weather and had them scrapped on the spot. Countless people had their limbs amputated.
When the day's battle was over, Zou Sheng took several generals to inspect the military camp.
Seeing this tragic scene, his face looked much heavier.
At this time, the number of soldiers and horses in Yanqi was about 300,000. The Russian army, after depleting and increasing troops, depleting and increasing troops, still had 300,000 troops. Tsarist Russia has placed all the focus of the war on the northwest battlefield.
How can you survive such a situation?
Zou Sheng felt that the most difficult moment of this battle had come.
Fortunately, Tsarist Russia's military rations are not that sufficient recently. The advantage of Long Yan is that there is never a shortage of food and grass.
"If the situation is not optimistic, send him away directly and go back for treatment!"
"Keep calling for help!"
"Rotate more frequently!"
"Ask Liangzhou to dispatch new cotton-padded clothes and quilts!"
Zou Sheng issued orders one after another.
"yes!"
Zou Sheng returned to his tent and took a deep breath.
He felt that in the next few days, Tsarist Russia's attacks would become increasingly fierce. After such a long period of confrontation, he also roughly understood the famous general Rumyantsev, and he would never miss any opportunity to defeat him. He will definitely take advantage of the weather.
"Tonight, be on guard and the sentries will be rotated every half an hour!"
Suddenly, Zou Sheng stood up and said to his messenger.
"It's the general!"
