"Collect all the bullet casings and let's prepare to return to Beijing."
Zhu Youjian said.
Now that the purpose of coming out has been achieved, Zhu Youjian is naturally ready to go home.
As for collecting bullet casings, it's not because Zhu Youjian cares because the bullet casings are made of copper and are valuable.
But Zhu Youjian was worried that these bullet casings would fall to Western countries.
Although Ming Dynasty has not yet been able to produce a suitable primer, technological breakthroughs often occur in an instant.
Today's mainstream firearms are still filled with gunpowder first, then the projectiles, and finally ignited.
In this case, even a well-trained shooter can only fire three to five rounds per minute.
Once the opponent is affected by this, even if the opponent cannot make the same bullets as the Imperial Guard, if the opponent makes paper bullets, it will make it more difficult for the Ming Dynasty to unify the world.
Of course, these cartridge cases are also quite valuable.
After all, there was a shortage of copper in the Ming Dynasty. The reason why copper coins were trusted by the people in the Ming Dynasty was also because of their preciousness.
Although Ming Dynasty could not make suitable bullets with these cartridge cases, not even reloadable bullets.
But the value of this cartridge case alone was too high for Zhu Youjian to waste it.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
No matter how strong a country is, it will become richer. There is also a limit to the wealth it can generate each year.
Except for those barbarians, war is a money-burning thing.
The reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was able to launch a conquest against the Xiongnu was mainly due to his strong economy in the early days of his succession. The fraternal policy between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu provided space for the Western Han Dynasty to recuperate.
During the seventy years from the Wenjing period in the early Han Dynasty to the accession of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was no serious political turmoil in the country, nor serious floods, droughts, or famines. The private households were well-off, the granaries were full, and the imperial government had a large fiscal surplus.
It can be said that the "Government of Wen and Jing" laid a solid economic foundation for Emperor Wu to attack the Xiongnu.
The Han Dynasty basically fought three large-scale wars with the Xiongnu, and the consumption of each war was huge. For example, in the decisive battle of Mobei, Liu Che mobilized 100,000 cavalry, led by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, to attack in two directions: east and west. During this expedition, the number of horses responsible for transporting logistics reached 40,000, and the infantry carried hundreds of thousands of people. The logistics support was unprecedented in scale.
There is no doubt that the Han Dynasty spent a huge amount of money on the war with the Huns. In addition to other expenses,
By the fifth year of [Yuan Shuo], the wealth accumulated during the Wenjing rule had been basically consumed.
In addition, the continuous wars consumed a large amount of the country's manpower and material resources, causing the Han Dynasty to slowly weaken after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Although Daming has accumulated some wealth in the past few years, from a book perspective, it is still quite large.
But Zhu Youjian knew that these financial resources were far from enough.
And even if there is enough, Zhu Youjian will not be extravagant and wasteful.
After all, natural disasters are unpredictable and climate change is beyond human control.
The world is now in the Little Ice Age. The Ming Dynasty will have its flowers in the future, and it will not be smooth sailing in the future.
The reason is that the soldiers are good and the food is sufficient. Only advanced weapons and soldiers who dare to fight and are able to fight can ensure that the country can safely survive the period of natural disasters.
Otherwise, the national treasury will not be enough to face the disaster, and even food and salary may not be able to meet the situation. Once this country encounters a strong foreign enemy, it will not be far away from destruction.
Dear, this chapter is finished, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^
