After leaving Shao Ling's military camp, Lu Qing's face was not good, and he could not calm down for a long time. I knew in my heart that Wang Xiaolie's approach was correct. The army really didn't need so many fancy moves. But emotionally, I couldn't accept it for a while.
Wang Xiaolie didn't talk much, ignored Lu Qing's mood, and led him and Wang Ruohai towards the military city in the south.
This is his own army. It must be organized and trained according to his own wishes. There is no need for Wang Xiaolie to think too much about other people's thoughts. This semi-independent environment gave Wang Xiaolie less worries.
Military moves and daily training, whether in ancient times or later generations, all come from practice. It's just that in ancient times, people didn't know enough about nature and society, and often added some mystical content. The further you go, the more mystical content you get and the less practical content you get. Once you get rid of these mystics, truly seek truth from facts, and train according to scientific methods, many things will become much simpler.
In the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, China faced the crazy aggression of imperialism, and its huge failure shocked people greatly. These mystical contents were regarded as superstition and the dregs of the old society, and were quickly abandoned. The process is so simple and fast that many people don't even notice. Moreover, after abandoning the old ones, we can learn from advanced foreign experience and the process will be seamlessly connected.
What Wang Xiaolie is doing now is to use as scientific a method as possible to simplify the training content. At the same time, scientific methods are used to analyze the simplified actions. Break it down and find out how to exert force in each movement and how to do it most effectively, so that the soldiers can become proficient in it.
This incident shocked Wang Ruohai greatly. He truly understood that Wang Xiaolie's army was different from other armies, and many things here could not be explained by previous experience. This is a magical place.
The Acropolis in the south is obviously much larger, and there are large houses outside the city gate. From a distance, I could see crowds of people everywhere.
Wang Ruohai was surprised. He said: "The other three cities are all in good order, and no one is making any noise. It's different here, there are a lot of people, and from a distance there are all kinds of things. There is a lot more fireworks."
Wang Xiaolie said: "That's what the prison hospital said. This is a place where armors, weapons and other weapons are made, and the management is not as strict as in other places. In addition, in the past few months, many craftsmen from the north and south have been taken in, and they have brought their families home. If you live here with your child, it will naturally be a lot more lively."
"Oh——" Wang Ruohai nodded. No wonder the craftsmen who didn’t go south a few days ago are all here.
In this era, craftsmen are considered special technical talents and are the targets of search by all parties. When the Jin soldiers went south, every time they conquered a city, they often gathered the craftsmen together and escorted them back to the north. Most of the craftsmen captured by the attack on Jingxi Road last year were in Jiezhou and Jiangzhou in the north.
When we walked outside the city, we saw five or six stalls on the roadside selling all kinds of food. There is also a wine shop and a tea shop next to it.
When I came up to see it, I saw that it was nothing more than the types that were common in Tokyo in the past. Such as various sesame cakes, noodle restaurants, fried fish, fried tofu, fried liver, and beverage shops selling Xiangyinzi. Wang Ruohai was particularly friendly when he saw her, as if he had returned to his time in Tokyo.
Wang Xiaolie said: "There are many people here who were originally from Kaifeng Prefecture. They set up shops here to earn a few pennies."
Wang Ruohai nodded: "It should be so. There are many things here that I often saw in the capital before."
The two of them were talking as they entered the city with everyone.
The city is full of shops, and some have stalls at the door. It's not as chaotic as the outside of the city. There are rice shops, oil shops, cloth shops, everything you need for daily use. There were many pedestrians on the road and it was extremely lively.
Wang Ruohai nodded: "If there was no place like this and only a few other cities, it would make people think that Xinye is too unusual."
Wang Xiaolie said: "In addition to manufacturing armor and weapons, this place is also a place for supplying logistics to various armies. There is a Baihe wharf in the south of the city, which makes it convenient to transport supplies. There are over ten thousand troops stationed in Xinye, and without supplies here, life would be too monotonous. Also, the army Officers at all levels and their families are slowly moving here. There are more and more people, and the place is becoming more and more lively."
Lu Qing said: "Actually, this is what the military camp looks like. However, the organization and management of the army are very strict. If you separate this place, the other places will look much neater. Most of the other military camps look like this city."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "The lieutenant is right. I have seen other military camps in the past, and it is indeed the case. They seem a bit chaotic. The army should be strictly disciplined and cannot mix with ordinary people. So I set aside a special area for these to be done separately. One city.”
Even in later generations, there will always be such a place in every military garrison. Not to mention the garrison in the city, the garrison in the countryside can always bring out a small market. As for now, most of the troops are accompanied by their families, and the station is similar to the market. Not to mention this kind of shop, some restaurants in military stations have everything, including female prostitutes.
Going straight, several people entered the city's Yamen. This yamen is strange. The door is open and no one is guarding it. After entering, I saw neat houses on the roadside with various signs hanging on them.
Wang Ruohai looked at the names on the sign and found that they were all names he had never seen before. For example, the first shop on the left is the "Supply and Marketing Cooperative", the first shop on the right is the "Bearing Cooperative", followed by the Seed Cooperative, the Cattle and Horse Cooperative, the Agricultural Machinery Cooperative, the Vehicle Cooperative, the Cotton and Linen Cooperative, the Cloth Cooperative, the Food Cooperative, the Money Cooperative, and the Flower Cooperative. There are many items. Most of the doors in these places are closed, a few are open, and only a few people come in and out, making it a bit deserted.
After watching for a while, Wang Ruohai couldn't help but asked Wang Xiaolie: "Zhizhi, where is this place? Why is it different from other yamen?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "To be honest with the prison, if we don't collect money from farmers now, our income will inevitably be less. We have no choice but to think of thousands of ways to make money. The various cooperatives here are all beginners' Jian, after they have done the research and the place is settled, they will start moving out."
Wang Ruohai couldn't help but widen his eyes after hearing this: "Is there anyone else doing this in the world? If you can make money, just go out and open a store. What can they study like this? If they don't do business with the outside world, they can only spend government money!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "What can be done? Now that the place has been decided, many things are still unclear. How to go out and open a store? Furthermore, we must study clearly how to do business. If we don't open a store, we will lose money instead of making money."
Wang Ruohai couldn't help but shake his head after hearing this, feeling that Wang Xiaolie's idea was simply unreasonable. This is an official business. Even if the capital is insufficient for a while, the store can always be opened. So what if you don’t make money? If you are more ruthless, you can make local big players foot the bill. Otherwise, just stop. Isn't it strange to have so many brands in the yamen but not open to the public?
Wang Xiaolie did not explain, but just led the two of them forward.
To be honest, Wang Xiaolie himself thought it was strange to do this, but he couldn't think of a better way. How to do business? In fact, Wang Xiaolie didn't even have an idea, so he had to do some research. Restaurants and food are relatively simple, and the shops can be opened directly. Wang Xiaolie spent countless efforts to figure out the industry here, using his experience in his previous life combined with his current reality. How to do it and how to make money, I really couldn’t figure it out for a while. I only knew that these industries had a future, but I couldn't think of a way to get money out of them.
In previous lives, China had many societies. For example, there are many types of people's communes, supply and marketing cooperatives, mutual aid cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives, and various specialty crop cooperatives that have been abolished. In Chinese history, Huiheshe was a very common economic organization, and it was particularly developed in the Tang and Song dynasties. However, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to changes in conditions, it slowly began to decline. On the contrary, Japan next door keeps this name.
At this time, folk gatherings were most prosperous in the two southeastern Zhejiang and Fujian roads. They are close to the sea, and the most common thing is foreign trade. Before going to sea, the common people paid to join the association one after another. When the ship came back, they were distributed according to the amount of money they paid and the money earned after the goods were sold. This tradition has a long history, and illegal fund-raising is still common in this area in later generations, which can be regarded as continuing from the same origin.
In the mainland, most of them are societies. For example, the cost of raising cattle is high, so there are cattle societies. Several families raise a cow together and use it in turn. For example, if farmland needs to be watered, there will be a ditch society. Everyone digs canals and uses them together. For example, if farmers cannot afford to buy agricultural tools, they have agricultural tool cooperatives, which are also joint ventures to purchase and use them together. Of course, the most common ones are "Xiangshe" related to religion.
After much deliberation, Wang Xiaolie felt that the supply and marketing cooperative was the most worthy of promotion by the government. A network is formed across the country to buy goods where they are produced and sell them elsewhere. It is of great significance to the circulation of goods. However, there are still many things that I don’t understand about how to do it. Therefore, the preparatory office of the first cooperative established here was the supply and marketing cooperative.
As for the bearing club on the other side, it is related to machinery.
For industry, the most promising thing of this era is of course the steam engine. The problem is that Wang Xiaolie asked himself about his own knowledge base. It is really difficult to make a suitable steam engine in ten or eight years. After a long time, what use will it have in this troubled world? In addition, the second most important thing in machinery is bearings. With bearings, many machines will change their appearance.
Bearings have existed in China since ancient times. By this era, bronze bearings, iron bearings, and wooden bearings were common. However, the production is rough and the accuracy is too low, so it can only be used in low-precision situations such as cars. Wang Xiaolie established a company to specialize in research and produce bearings with higher precision and practicality. Using these bearings, some small industries have been developed.
In Wang Xiaolie's mind, these two are the most important. Supply and marketing cooperatives are social organizations, and bearings represent technological development.
For agriculture, the most important thing is of course seeds. We specially set up a seed club to select the best varieties from various places and conduct cross-breeding to select the best varieties. With good seeds and extensive ditch construction, agricultural output can quickly increase.
As for other societies, Wang Xiaolie thought of it and built one there first. As you gradually get familiar with it, you can drive it out in the future. If there is no value, there is no need to waste resources.
