Su Qi'an sighed. It had only been a few years since he came to Great Liang. Who would have thought that at the beginning, a poor scholar who still needed his wife to find ways to support him and couldn't even eat enough to eat would now be here.
Although Xizhou's betrayal led to the destruction of all his base camps, he is now developing again in Jiaozhou.
This R&D department is the solid foundation for Su Qian's development. Although most of them are currently failed products, the main reason is that there is no suitable talent.
Although Su Qi'an has brought along a group of skilled craftsmen with many veterans in various industries, he still lacks a master in the industry.
Su Qi'an had already asked Wu Yong to take a look at this and give him more attention.
The R&D department was established, and most of the products manufactured and improved were conventional cold weapons.
It's not that Su Qi'an doesn't want to make guns and cannons, but it's just too difficult.
Su Qi'an did come from modern times, and of course he knew the power of firepower such as guns and cannons, but he was just a college student. His hobby was a professional archery athlete, and he also loved studying history.
As for inventing this set, even if he is given ready-made drawings, he may not be able to create it.
Su Qi'an was able to produce high explosives. Gunpowder itself had been popular in Great Liang for many years, and he knew some simple chemical structures.
It's not a big deal to find a few groups of old craftsmen and do a lot of things to come up with explosives.
For him to develop guns and cannons, at least the whole country must be mobilized and encouraging policies must be issued. After all, if guns and cannons are really built, they must not seriously threaten the safety of the royal family. Even beheading is considered a light matter.
Who dares to die trying to make that thing? Besides, even if it is made, its quality will never be the same as modern guns.
Feudal society like Daliang was originally a large agricultural country and a typical farming culture. It was already a miracle that the business was developed, and it wanted rapid industrial development.
This is tantamount to launching an industrial revolution, and I’m afraid the entire Great Liang’s thinking will have to be turned over again.
Su Qi'an does not have such great ability to reform the thinking of the entire people of Da Liang, overthrow the Su Liang royal family, and establish democracy.
This cannot be accomplished by one generation at all. It will take at least more than a hundred years of development to promote the progress of the entire society.
If he really relied on Su Qi'an alone, then he would no longer be a human, but a god.
Without modern factories and strict industrial standards, even if it is manufactured, the quality will probably be high before it explodes after just a few uses.
The most important thing is that the power of guns and artillery is great, but in the face of Wuyang Wuyang, hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands more troops are attacking overwhelmingly.
That kind of shocking scene would have a huge psychological shadow. I'm afraid that the guns would be overwhelmed by countless people before they fired a few rounds.
Some ideas are good, but they must be combined with the actual situation at the time, including Da Liang's foreign wars, including Da Rong's military operations.
It still relies on traditional large-scale soldier charges. When the entire country's industrial system has not reached scale, the guns and cannons produced cannot change the entire country's war to destroy the country.
Therefore, instead of wasting time on these illusory things, it is better to focus on the present and improve the weapons and equipment of soldiers and the development of agricultural tools.
These are the most obvious effects.
The first and second battalions searched the bandits' hilltop very quickly. Originally, there wasn't much in the hilltop.
Su Qian just like this, led three regiments of troops to pull out one by one.
After those bandits who were looking for death refused to believe in evil and had to confront them head-on, leaving corpses all over the ground, those bandits who were still hesitating before ran away as fast as possible without saying a word.
This massive bandit suppression took several days to completely eliminate the bandits that had been harassing Tucheng County for many years under the leadership of Su Qi'an.
Within a hundred-mile radius of Tucheng County, they managed to achieve this without any remaining bandits. Those who remained had been sent to see the Lord of Hell by Su Qi'an.
After so many years of banditry, Su Qi'an eradicated it so easily, which made the people of Tucheng sigh.
Their master is really powerful. If he doesn't take action, he will do it. Once he does, he will use thunderous means to achieve clean and effective results.
The lives of the people of Tucheng County were peaceful, but Qingcheng County was unlucky.
Originally, Qingcheng County's military strength could be used to deal with the surrounding bandits, and a balance was achieved.
But because of Su Qi'an's bandit suppression operation, this balance was suddenly broken.
All the bandits who fled Tucheng County went to the county town.
It wasn't that they deliberately wanted to get into trouble with the county guard, the main reason was that Lord Su was forcing him too hard.
It was not enough to drive away all the bandits within a hundred miles radius of Tucheng County.
He led three regiments of troops and continued to advance towards several surrounding counties.
All the bandits they met on the way, one by one, were first persuaded to surrender and leave. If Tou Tie refused to leave, Su Qi'an would not be polite and would kill them directly.
During Su Qi'an's campaign to suppress the bandits, it was not that he encountered hard problems. There were at least a thousand bandits at the top of a mountain.
Among the many bandits in Qingcheng County, their strength can be ranked among the top three, and it is said that they are still an established force.
Not to mention that the local county magistrate did not dare to take action. Even the Qingcheng County Sheriff and the high priest were a little wary of these thousands of bandits.
The guys in their hands are no worse than the local soldiers, and they have quite a few crossbows and shields.
But it took less than half an hour for Su Qi'an's army to completely eradicate this famous bandit mountaintop.
After Su Qi'an's army withdrew, only the flames soaring into the sky were left. People in the distance looked at it with shocked expressions.
Later they learned that this time Su Qi'an dispatched not only the third regiment in his hands, but two regiments.
The most powerful first regiment was the predecessor of Su Yong's vanguard.
More than two thousand people surrounded them. No matter how impregnable the mountain was, if they encountered Su Qi'an, they would end up with the village destroyed and everyone killed.
It was this battle that suddenly made the various mountain bandits in Qingcheng County change their expressions when talking about Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an also had a nickname among them, Devil Marquis.
It was in this battle that all the bandits in Qingcheng County were beaten into silence.
Among them, there is no one who is stubborn. As long as they hear the direction of Su Qi'an's movements, they will pack up their belongings and run away to save their lives as quickly as possible.
Because Su Qi'an's reputation was so great, all the bandits in the county flocked towards the county town.
All of a sudden, this balance was broken. The county town, which originally had good security, was closed down and under martial law as a large number of bandits settled in.
The prosperity of the past suddenly became deserted.
Not to mention the county, even the high priest's territory was attacked by bandits from time to time.
This made the two of them miserable for a while. They originally wanted to take advantage of Su Qi'an's siege.
Unexpectedly, he directly led the troops to suppress the bandits, and the group of bandits were beaten into silence.
How did they know that this Su Qian was so terrifying when it came to suppressing bandits.
The two sat looking at each other, speechless for a while while listening to their subordinates' report.
This time, they fell into the hands of Su Qi'an again, and were easily resolved by Su Qi'an one after another. If Zhou Mu knew about it, their lives would be difficult to protect.
After a moment of silence, the high priest spoke, "Su Qi'an has a way of dealing with bandits. It is true that we were negligent, but the group of prisoners and refugees were not completely tamed by him. The manpower we hid inside might bring us good results." information."
Qingcheng County Sheriff raised his eyes and glanced at the high priest, and said softly, "Do you believe what you said?"
"This..." The high priest suddenly showed lack of confidence.
They all knew that Su Qi'an dealt with bandits so vigorously and resolutely, as for those prisoners and refugees.
To put it bluntly, whenever the refugee prisoners make some unusual moves or start a riot, they believe that Su Qian will definitely resort to violent means.
Not to mention eradicating it, but to divide and disintegrate it, this is what he wants
Good hands.
Under the surveillance of countless soldiers, every move is under control. Anyone who dares to cause trouble is seeking death.
The high priest looked unwilling and suddenly said, "Then we can't do nothing. Let's just watch him develop steadily."
"As far as I know, the current earth city is several times better than the one ruled by the little priest. In a few years at most, your county will not even dare to go to this small earth city."
"It's better to just summon the army and attack Tucheng directly. I don't believe it. He is a small county with tens of thousands of people. You and I can't take it down together."
The words of the high priest were obviously made out of anger. In terms of population and territory, they would crush Su Qi'an individually.
It is indeed easy to assemble an army and directly attack Su Qi'an like the little priest did.
But they couldn't bear the consequences. Let alone them, I'm afraid Zhou Mu Li Kang would only resort to this tactic as a last resort.
If they really gather their forces and attack Tucheng County with all their strength, Jiaozhou will be plunged into turmoil.
When the time comes, regardless of whether the imperial court knows about it or not, Nanzhou next door will probably not miss this great opportunity.
The three southern states appear to be a whole, but in fact they have their own agendas, and all three states develop independently.
Especially Nanzhou, which occupies the middle position, is now the most similar state to Daliang. It has truly achieved this. Only Daliang officials are recognized in the territory. As for the priests, they have disappeared.
Once there are any changes in Jiaozhou, Nanzhou Mu will never miss this good opportunity and will definitely send troops to intervene.
Taking Jiaozhou into his own sphere of influence would be a piece of fat that no matter who was appointed as the shepherd of Nanzhou, he would not let it go.
Therefore, they will not gather their forces and attack Tucheng County with all their strength unless they have to.
It is most unwise to make a wedding dress for someone else.
Not long after the high priest finished his complaint, the silent Qingcheng County Sheriff suddenly said.
"Since we can't do it openly, let's do it secretly. Come on, let's do this..."
As he spoke, the high priest leaned his ear closer and listened to the whispers of Qingcheng County Sheriff.
The anger just now suddenly relieved, and there was even a bit of strange color in his eyes.
He looked at Qingcheng County Sheriff and asked hesitantly, "Is this really feasible? Will that person named Su believe us?"
Qingcheng County Sheriff shook his head and said, "Believe it or not, this is the second priority. Anyway, he doesn't like to suppress bandits. So this time we will inform the state pastor and let him give orders."
"He is still a marquis after all, and he still has to do some things. When the time comes, when our manpower is dispatched, this person named Su will die."
