Behind Zhao Cheng, Li Tonghai followed all the way. Although he had already known about the situation in the city in the past month, but after this trip, he was still amazed in his heart.
In the past few years, ever since Huang Tian's victory turned from victory to defeat, he had actually been thinking hard about the reason why a good situation collapsed in an instant.
However, limited by the limitations of the times, he could only conclude that the time had passed.
If the time had not passed, how could there be so many cities that had already surrendered directly to the imperial court? !
Li Tonghai is naturally a smart man, and he knows that behind this are local forces like grassroots, aristocratic families, these people are unreliable and cannot be trusted.
But if you want to rule the world, you have to rely on them.
After all, without their help, even if the city is conquered, where will the talents come from to manage it? !
As for cultivating oneself, throughout the ages, all major events have only taken ten or twenty years from start to finish.
Moreover, during these twenty years, the first few years, or even more than ten years, were usually mediocre and difficult, with a small territory and not many troops. Then, due to luck, they suddenly ascended to heaven and transformed into dragons, winning battles one after another, and in an instant In a short period of time, he gained a huge territory and many armies.
When the territory is small, there is no capital for cultivation. When the territory is large, there is no time for cultivation.
When Wang Tianxia comes, at that time, even if he wants to train him from scratch, it is impossible to do it.
Because in this process, those aristocratic families are all heroes, and the newly grown scholars are also cultivated on this basis, and they have left their mark innately.
But Zhao Cheng's approach gave him hope of solving this biggest drawback.
As long as it can be done, just kill the grasshoppers directly. Not only will there be no disadvantages at all, but you can get huge wealth from it. The more the army kills, the more food you kill, the more people kill, and the more people kill.
Without those who are on the wall, inciting people's hearts in the local area will naturally be used by the people.
After all, in a position where there are local powerful people, the people are not counted as the people, but the powerful people are.
Thinking of this, Li Tonghai's heart undoubtedly became more determined.
The civil servants behind Li Tonghai had almost similar thoughts.
Those of Huang Tian's old subordinates were actually not born well, but they were only somewhat smart. In the past, such smart people were able to stand up to the sky and serve as apprentices to the county magistrate.
In this era, if you want to be an official, you must not only be talented, but also have to be recommended.
Under such circumstances, there is naturally no mercy for these people from the aristocratic families.
Ambition was stirring in their hearts at this moment, and they became more and more convinced of Zhao Cheng. The so-called prestige was established in such a quiet way.
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In a large house in the center of the city, Huang Qi was discussing the issue of making guns with a group of Taoists.
They have been working for half a month, and they have successfully rolled out seamless steel pipes.
Originally, in this era, it was impossible to make a perfectly fitting iron cylinder. There would definitely be a gap when hammered normally. The solution was to cover it with a layer of iron. This is what the so-called iron-wrapping process is all about.
The strength of the iron cylinder produced in this way is only one-tenth of that of the one-piece molded one.
But Taoists have Taoist skills and magic power, but they can use special furnaces to shape molten iron.
The seamless steel pipe is very successful, and apart from this, other parts can be hammered out by a powerful blacksmith.
In order to make the Taoists more motivated, Zhao Cheng also specially assembled a musket and gave it to the Taoists to watch and study.
"This hidden weapon is tailor-made for Taoists like us."
"If we use a sword and force, we can't defeat more than ten armors, but if we rely on the power of this thing, if the environment is complex enough, such as in a mountain forest, as long as there is enough time, even a thousand armors can kill... "
At this moment, Huang Qi was wearing a Taoist robe and holding a rifle that was as long as his own arm. The style of the painting was very strange, but he didn't think there was any problem.
To him, the rifle is just a powerful hidden weapon.
Originally, he was still a little resistant to things like iron smelting. After all, he once served as a general in the army and killed countless enemies on the battlefield. He was such a fierce man, so Zhao Cheng asked him to do logistics. He was naturally reluctant.
It's just that the military law is so strong that it's hard for him to resist.
But now, after trying the power of the rifle, he has no complaints at all.
He has tested it many times. The range of this thing is 300 to 500 meters. However, after more than 300 meters, the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If it exceeds 500 meters, the bullets will fly randomly and the lethality will be greatly attenuated. .
But even so, this thing is also extremely terrifying. With the Taoist's enhanced five-sensory reflexes and skills, carrying a thousand bullets on his back, if he is fighting guerrillas in a place like the mountains and forests, it is really not possible to kill a thousand people in one night. What's the problem, because the enemy cannot provide any effective countermeasures.
And this is because the manufacturing process of this gun did not all originate from Taoists.
In the past few days, Huang Qi, apart from the necessary daily refining of seamless steel pipes, has been studying how to use Taoism to refine the entire hidden weapon.
Moreover, he had an idea in mind.
He planned to get one for himself. By then, the caliber of the gun would be tripled, the length of the barrel would be doubled, and the iron pipe would be made thicker and thicker. The lethality should be even greater.
At that time, if he went to the battlefield and the enemy wanted to fight, he would just take out his rifle and shoot the opponent from a hundred meters away. Even if the opponent had the courage to overlord, he would still die suddenly on the spot, even if he was shot. The armor must also be made of paper.
"In fact, if we can gather more than a hundred Taoists to form a special army, and supplement it with this weapon, I am afraid we can be invincible in the world. Tiger and leopard cavalry, wolf tooth cavalry, divine guard army, all of these things can be defeated It’s a piece of grass.”
Another Taoist said, this Taoist had a very tender complexion and was only seventeen or eighteen years old. He and Zhao Cheng were considered classmates at the time.
Not only Huang Qi had fantasies, other Taoists also had similar thoughts.
After all, these Taoists are not the pure cultivators in the mountains, but have grown up in the military, and all of them are war madmen.
"I'm afraid the general will not agree to this. If there are more than a hundred Taoists, how many hidden weapons can we make in one day?!"
"As long as the barrels and gunpowder keep up, I'm afraid it will take just a year to conquer the world."
"War is dangerous. If Taoists like us die on the battlefield, that will be the biggest loss."
"Of course I know this, but it's really boring to make iron at home every day."
As soon as these words came out, all the Taoists fell silent.
The Taoist in the fantasy, with fluttering clothes and a three-foot long sword, can kill thousands of enemies.
In reality, iron is being smelted every day, iron is being smelted, iron is being smelted.
As for Huang Qi, he had been burning the stove for more than half a month, and he felt that he was a bit smoked.
(End of chapter)
