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Chapter 458 The Clown Is Actually Myself

"The fish is too big to catch."

Jiang Changge chewed on Cao Huachun's words and fell into deep thought. At this time, Jiang Changge followed Cao Huachun step by step without speaking, and Cao Huachun was holding the materials Jiang Changge had collected over the years in his hand.

Just looking at agriculture just now made him feel extremely troublesome. What about the military, politics, and the most powerful business in Lantian?

Stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade. Daming has reached the point where it is now. These loyal and filial sons of Daming don’t have any overly pedantic ideas. In fact, the people of Daming may not be as pedantic as you think. The reason why you think they are pedantic is that That's what they want you to feel, because pedantry is in line with their core interests. If pedantry can no longer bring benefits to the conservatives, they will become reformers at the fastest speed. To put it bluntly, people are just a group of people chasing interests For living creatures, as long as the benefits are sufficient, there will be no conservation and change.

Conservation is because they want to keep the interests they have already put in their pockets, while reform means that they do not get benefits, but want to get benefits. This is actually the most real dispute in the world.

Interests, the core of all struggles are interests. The people rebelled because the gentry robbed the interests of the people, the gentry rebelled because the powerful occupied the interests of the gentry, and the powerful seized power because the imperial power threatened their interests.

In this world, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. There is no exception. If you remove all the words that cover the outside of war and whitewash peace, you will see the naked interests written in their hearts.

The unequal distribution of benefits is the culprit of war, and it is very difficult for human beings to achieve a balance of interests, because those who have more want to have more, and those who have less want to have more, people will not be satisfied, so disputes won't stop.

The so-called peaceful and prosperous times are only the result of the greatest balance of interests.

Cao Huachun went back to the house, closed the door, and looked at the booklet about some reforms in the past two days. Cao Huachun wanted to know about Lantian, because only by knowing could he get more information.

Lantian's military.

Cao Huachun checked it carefully. Before the Lantian Army, Cao Huachun had heard a lot. In the battle of Guihua City, the Lantian Army actually took Guihua City from Jiannu and Shuorui Prince Dorgon, making that invincible Prince He Shuorui's first defeat also let the whole world know the existence of Lantian Army and Lantian Li Chaosheng.

This was followed by the battle between Lantian and Zhang Xianzhong at Tongqian Pass. Zhang Xianzhong's 20-strong army was outside Chen Bingguan, but was blocked by more than [-] people from Lantian at Tongqian Pass. This shows how terrifying the Lantian army is.

The fear of the Lantian Army lies in the firearms, which Cao Huachun's spies found out. Lantian's new muskets are the kind of automatic muskets that can be fired without ignition.

Self-fire, this is the official name given by the Ming Dynasty to this gun, and through some special channels, the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty disassembled this gun and found that its design method is to use flint to ignite and stimulate ammunition.

The Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty had imitated it, and found that it was not difficult to imitate this gun, but the difficulty was that if you want to improve the accuracy, you need to increase investment, and the barrel is made of steel, otherwise it would be difficult to meet the standard of Lantian.

After such a calculation, the cost of such an imitation flintlock gun was as high as 20 taels of silver. This cost was unacceptable to the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, and it was also unacceptable by the current finance of the Ming Dynasty.

It’s too expensive. Some things are good, but they may not be suitable for you. Just like everyone knows that sports cars are good, but you will lose money if you buy them. You will spend the rest of your life eating instant noodles and steamed buns. Maybe this thing is not suits you.

And Daming's current view on flintlock guns is that they can't afford to build them at all.

In the words of the Ministry of Industry, this gun also saves the step of ignition, which is no big deal, but does this gun really only save the step of ignition?
This is ridiculous. The appearance of this kind of gun represents a change in the way of fighting. In the past, shooting was a three-point shooting. Two teams of soldiers holding firecrackers lined up and fired at each other. Whoever died first would be considered a loser. .

With the advent of flintlock guns, it is very diversified. When fighting, you don’t have to line up too rigidly. You can squat, lie on your stomach, climb trees, and shoot in various positions. This is progress.

You must know that no matter Daming's three-eyed firecracker or the bird's firecracker needs to see the open fire, so the requirements for the fighting posture are very high, especially the three-eyed firecracker. Restricting people's movements makes the battle less flexible.

But the flintlock perfectly liberated one hand, making it more flexible, and aiming the gun with both hands was more accurate, which increased the power of the firecracker by more than a little bit.

The strength of the Lantian army lies in its firearms. This is the consensus of everyone in Ming Dynasty, including Jiannu, that Lantian firearms are the best in the world.

Regarding this, Cao Huachun only thought that the Lantian Army was a strengthened Shenji Battalion, but after seeing the analysis in this booklet, Cao Huachun realized that he had completely underestimated Lantian.

The military system of Lantian is divided into regular army and militia. The regular army in Lantian has only four divisions of [-] people. The four divisions are equipped with a full lineup of firearms, and their combat effectiveness is very strong. Tongqianguan blocked Zhang Xianzhong's Li Dezhen and Shi Dalei's divisions.

In addition to the four regular armies, there are also militias in Lantian. The militias are drawn from the common people. There are many militiamen in Lantian, and almost one out of ten people is a militia in Lantian. They received very formal military training. According to what their subordinates saw, the militiamen in Lantian might not be weaker than the Ming Frontier Army in terms of combat effectiveness, and some were even much higher than the Ming Frontier Army.

The subordinate once stayed in a village, which was small but had a hundred militiamen. The hundred militiamen were well-trained and proficient in all kinds of firearms and weapons. The subordinate thought that if they were to fight against the frontier army, The frontier army has little chance of winning.

And there are countless such villages in Lantian, and the subordinates think that there are no less than 30 militiamen in Lantian.

"Sigh~"

Seeing the number of 30, Cao Huachun gasped. Although Lantian was powerful before, Cao Huachun always believed that he had only [-] soldiers capable of fighting. On the bright side, there are only [-] troops.

The 30 army hidden in the dark, Cao Huachun's hands are trembling, this is much more terrifying than the rogues, who are all mobs, don't care if it is Gao Yingxiang's 30 army or Zhang Xianzhong's 20 army, then It's all just the accumulation of refugees.

You must know that rogues like to drag their families with them when they fight. During the day, men carry red-tasseled spears and charge before the battle. After the battle, they go back to their tents to find their wives and children to eat and sleep. The battle is just like life. of.

That's why Ming's officers and soldiers sometimes say that they are facing an army of 30 or 20. In fact, they can only fight tens of thousands of people. But Lantian is different. Militia, this force makes Cao Huachun restless.

In fact, he just saw the militia system with some disdain. This is nothing new. Isn't this the rest of the guard system that the great grandfather played with?
The militia also farms and trains when they have nothing to do. Isn't it the same for the guards?

Do you usually farm and train in your free time?This is nothing new, but Cao Huachun is not indifferent now seeing the number of 30.

At this time, Cao Huachun was like a light on his back, and everyone said that Lantian was strong. At this moment, he really felt that anyone would feel scared when facing the number of 30. That is 30 soldiers.

And none of them is weaker than the frontier army. With so many soldiers capable of fighting, can the court take them out at once?
Cao Huachun denied it in his heart, the court couldn't get it out, and the court didn't have that much money to support these soldiers in fighting.

Immediately after Cao Huachun's forehead was covered with sweat. In fact, Lantian has the strength to annex the Northwest. If all the 30 soldiers and horses go into battle, no matter whether you are a bandit or an official army, you will obediently get out of the Northwest.

And the reason why he didn't do it for a long time, what supported him, was the loyalty and patriotism left behind by the 300-year-old scholars in the Ming Dynasty, or Cao Huachun thought of a folk saying that the respected Li Chaosheng of Lantian County was very respectful to the current emperor. Respect, there are even rumors that Chongzhen will not die, and Lantian will not turn back.

In the past, Cao Huachun felt that this was nonsense. If Lantian was really as powerful as the folks said, would a hero like Xiang Li Chaosheng stop advancing?Will you delay doing it because you respect a person?

If this is the case, I am afraid that there will not be so many rebellious officials and thieves in the world, because Cao Huachun has always believed in the supremacy of interests, because if Lantian really has that strength, even if Li Chaosheng personally does not want to rebel, how could the civil servants and generals under Li Chaosheng's command not rebel? Woolen cloth?
You must know that they are at most the head of a county, the master, and the meritorious service, but if you rebel and win the world, then you will be the country's elders, prime ministers, and six ministers.

There is such a gap between heaven and earth, how do you let them choose, a fool will continue to be willing to serve as the village chief, director, and meritorious service.

Zhao Kuangyin's yellow robe added to his body. Apart from Zhao Kuangyin's own desire to become emperor, the civil servants and generals under their command are more likely to want to go further. The addition of a yellow robe shows that not only the boss is anxious, but the younger brothers are even more anxious.

He rebelled against Li Shimin at the Xuanwu Gate. Li Shimin was in a hurry, and those under his command were even more anxious. Yuchi Jingde even brought a sword to see Li Yuan. The two of you will die together.

Thinking of this, Cao Huachun stomped his feet and said: "To this day, only after reading this booklet, do you know that the clown is actually me. I always thought that Li Chaosheng didn't plan for the world because of his lack of strength. With a broad mind, he does not want to take over the world by force, and he does not want to bear the reputation of infidelity, so he forbears it."

"If he didn't want to accept this great tomorrow with benevolence and righteousness, and didn't want to let people suffer, but chose to collude with the bandits, I'm afraid the emperor of the capital will not be able to sit firmly on the throne under his ass."

As Cao Huachun said, he rubbed the sweat from his palms, Lantian can now surrender without force, not the Tartars, the bandits, or the Ming Dynasty.

This made Cao Huachun feel very powerless. If force fails, then he can only hope that Li Chaosheng's moral standards will really be like the folk saying, Chongzhen will not die, and Lantian will not rebel.

Now Cao Huachun has almost nothing to do with Li Chaosheng. Maybe sending beauties to Lantian is indeed a good way, using beauties to hurt the hearts of Lantian people, but for Li Chaosheng, a hero like Li Chaosheng, beauties are probably not enough to stop his ambition. ...

Cao Huachun's eyes turned. The emperor's eldest princess, Zhu Wei, is almost thirteen, and she can get married in a year. How about letting His Majesty marry the princess to Li Chaosheng, and bind Li Chaosheng with marriage?
Cao Huachun thought about this method and found it feasible.

Lantian is a poisonous dragon hidden in the depths of Ming Dynasty. When everyone was harassed by world fame and fortune, only Li Chaosheng endured his ambition, and then grew stronger and stronger until now, he has grown into a giant dragon in the sky , Only then did he show his fangs and roar to the world.

Only then did the world realize that the giant dragon had grown up, and now it was impossible to restrict him.

Since it is impossible to restrict the dragon, try to make friends with it. Marriage is a very good way. Although the emperor of Ming Dynasty has not been married since Taizu, he does not pay compensation, the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country, but Li Chaosheng is not Tartar, not Huihui, not Uzbek Tibetans, he is a standard Daming.

A princess of the Ming Dynasty, if she marries a person of the Ming Dynasty, is this considered a marriage?

This definitely doesn’t count, if Princess Daming can’t even marry a Daming person, then Princess Daming can only become a nun.

Cao Huachun felt that it would be feasible to persuade Chongzhen to marry the eldest princess Zhu Yu to Li Chaosheng, but Li Chaosheng had already married a wife, and his wife was the princess of King Qin of the Ming Dynasty.

Let the princess be a concubine, Cao Huachun shook his head, feeling that this idea is too bold, the princess is so honorable, if she becomes Li Chaosheng's concubine, where will Chongzhen lose face?
Chongzhen is a very face-saving person. Otherwise, a group of ministers would say that the emperor cannot move south, otherwise he would be ashamed of his ancestors, and then Chongzhen would be really embarrassed to move south. If this matter were changed to a thicker-skinned emperor , such as Liu Bang, it must be a sentence, what Aiqing said is that since Aiqing stays here, she will leave first, she is really my good brother, come on.

Then apply oil on the soles of the feet. If it were Cao Cao, he would definitely run immediately, asking while running, should I use the whole face, and shave my beard?
Then he quickly ran to the south, stood at the mouth of the river and laughed loudly: "Haha... The lone bandit is short-witted, and the Tartars are incompetent. If an ambush is set up here, the lone will surely be unable to fly. I think these two thieves are nothing more than that, hahaha... ..."

(End of this chapter)