"I obey the decree!"
Yuan Keli responded immediately.
But there was some doubt in my heart. Building bridges and paving roads was done by the local government.
Even if the bridge on the Yalu River connects Liaodong and North Korea, it can only be known to the Ministry of Industry at most. Why does the emperor need to personally intervene?
While he was doubting, Chongzhen was muttering in his mind that he would find someone to see if he could come up with cement technology after arriving in the capital.
As long as Wang Zheng from the Industrial Research Institute can develop a steam engine, cement can be mass-produced.
There is nothing difficult about cement firing technology. The key is crushing. Clinker, auxiliary materials, slag, and raw gypsum all need to be processed into extremely fine powder, at least to the micron level.
Without a steam engine as kinetic energy and repeated grinding, mass production of cement is simply a pipe dream.
It is difficult to say which one is stronger, a bridge made of concrete or a bridge made of original stones. After all, bridges left over from ancient times have not been tested by large-tonnage heavy vehicles.
"If you really can't do it, then just make Sanhetu. If it's a waste, it's a waste. It doesn't matter if you waste a little money on a century-old project!"
Chongzhen sighed in his heart.
Looking back at the territory of North Korea, the army continued to move towards Shenyang.
Shenyang was the capital of Jiannu. Only when Shenyang was conquered could Jiannu be considered destroyed.
Because of the obstruction of the Yalu River, the news of the complete annihilation of the slave-building coalition had not yet spread. Although the cities north of Liaoyang were tense, they still had to do whatever they wanted.
For them, with an army of more than 400,000 and cavalry of 200,000, no army in the world can resist.
But they didn't know that on the land of Liaodong, plus the three armies formed by Ma Xianglin, a total of six armies were rampaging on the land of Liaodong.
Suddenly one day a large army came to the city, and they panicked.
All the elites have been transferred away, and the people defending the city now are some servants and servants temporarily transferred from various noble families. Except for larger cities that require the use of thunder cannons, smaller cities can explode with just a few palm thunders. Door.
The servants and servants were no match for Ming's group of wolf-like and tiger-like sergeants. The battle was always one-sided. It took about an hour for a small city to go from being attacked by soldiers to being under complete control.
The army pushed forward all the way, killing heads and blood flowing like rivers.
Every time a city is captured, several edicts will be posted.
The general content is that the slave-building coalition forces have been completely wiped out, Huang Taiji and others were captured alive, and the imperial court issued an order to sweep the caves and exterminate the clan. Anyone who hides or covers up will be punished with the same crime and will be punished together.
As soon as the edict came out, the city was boiling.
"Really or not? There are more than 400,000 in the coalition army, and less than 200,000 in the Northern Army. How come the entire army was wiped out?"
"It's fake, it must be fake. There are still about 200,000 cavalry in the coalition army. This kind of combat power is unmatched in the world!"
"False? Then tell me, what happened to the Ming army in this city? If the coalition forces are still there, how did this army get here?"
"Have you been kneeling for too damn long and you can't stand up? Ming Dynasty has regained its lost ground. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Ming Dynasty?"
"Beat this servile bastard to death. It's inappropriate for a good Ming Dynasty man to insist on speaking for Jiannu!"
"Damn it, I have finally waited for this day, the Ming army finally came! Seeing the Ming army is just like seeing your relatives!"
"Master Jun, I want to report that although Mr. Wang next door is a Han, his family has already surrendered to the Jian Nu and worked for the Jian Nu!"
"General, I know which merchants in this city are close to Jiannu. I will take you there!"
"Master Jun, can these captured slave builders be handed over to us? They beat and scolded us and exploited us. Our wives and daughters have been humiliated. We want to skin him alive!"
…
There is a murderous army watching from outside, and inside there is pressure from the imperial edict, reports from the people, and a list of names secretly investigated by the Jin Yiwei.
A Jiannu slave and a person who defected to Jiannu were arrested and sent outside the city, where there were cries and curses.
Teams of sergeants rushed into these people's homes, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, took out all the valuables, and gathered them together.
Car after car, there is gold and silver jewelry, rare jade, antique calligraphy and painting, precious porcelain, medicinal materials, fur, etc., everything you want.
Shining brightly in the sunlight.
"Master Jun, we have no choice. Jiannu has a knife on our necks. We have no choice!"
"General, we are Han people. Who doesn't want to go to the country in the same day, but we have a home and can't go back!"
…
"Shut up, everyone!"
A Qianhu roared angrily, and then stared at everyone fiercely: "No way? No choice? I see you are living a very comfortable life and making a lot of money. Do you think Jin Yiwei can't find it?
You still feel that the eyes of the people around you are blind. Ask the people around you if they are willing to intercede for you? "
"Follow whoever is strong. They are just a bunch of unfamiliar dogs, traitors, and extremely shameless!"
"Cut it down!"
…
"You must die a good death!"
"If it weren't for your incompetence, would Liaodong have fallen?"
"If Liaodong is not captured, will we treat the slaves as dogs? Who doesn't want to be a human being?"
"Your incompetence is passed on to us. Speaking of shamelessness, you are even more shameless!"
"I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!"
…
As he cursed angrily, he raised the knife and dropped it, blood spurting out.
Heads fell to the ground one by one. Some people saw relief in their eyes, some were angry, some were unwilling, some were in disbelief, and some were reluctant to give up.
The relief is that I finally don’t have to worry about being killed by the slaves all the time;
What makes them angry is that Ming Dynasty was so cruel and ruthless and did not give them any way to survive;
Unwilling to be reconciled, Dajin was prospering, and the good times had just begun, but suddenly the whole army was wiped out;
What is unbelievable is the news that the Ming army would actually attack their own compatriots and destroy them with huge sums of money;
What you can’t let go of is your nostalgia for the beauty of the world, your loved ones, and your homeland;
The cleanup in Liaodong was a big drama, which vividly displayed the ugly and dark side of human nature.
After finishing a city, a general bannerman was left to guard the treasures, maintain order in the city, and direct the people to bury the corpses.
With the shock of the heads rolling in and the overwhelming suppression of the Ming army, if you want to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble, you will really be punished by the Nine Clan.
The army pushed across, dozens or hundreds of people were killed in small cities, and more than a thousand people in large cities.
Under the military order, no one sympathized with him, and Dang Duan continued to be disturbed by it. They already knew about the fact that he was beaten to death but was beaten with a stick.
Around July 15th, Chongzhen's Luan Jia arrived outside Shenyang City.
At this moment, all the cities within a hundred miles around Shenyang have been captured, leaving Shenyang as an isolated city.
"Your Majesty, the army has been prepared and can attack the city at any time!"
After listening to Sun Chuanting's report, Chongzhen nodded and waved towards the distance, and Huang Taiji and others were lifted up.
Looking at Huang Taiji kneeling on the ground, Chongzhen chuckled and said: "Huang Taiji, guess how long it will take for my army to break through your impregnable Shenyang City?"
