Great Qing Dynasty talker

Liangzhou Prefecture.

Surrender without a fight.

The prefect was a Han Chinese from the Central Plains and was very aware of current affairs.

He had seen how Yongyan was as frightened as a lost dog when he passed by on his hunt in the west, and he knew in his heart that a hundred years later, history books would not have a single good comment on this last emperor.

The prefect is a Confucian scholar, and all Confucian scholars understand one truth:
History books may not look at your achievements, but they must look at your attitude.

Attitude is very important.

When you are defeated, if you are willing to jump into the Yellow River, you can alleviate many of your sins.

……

Li Xiaowu, commander of the 8th Corps, spared the prefect of Liangzhou and allowed him to resign and return home alone.

Your Majesty has already instructed that Gansu Province would first be developed by Wang Danwang and then by Wang Tingzan.

It's all rotten.

There is no need to hold out any hope.

The local officials who resisted killed their entire family.

Local officials who surrendered voluntarily were screened, half of them were exiled and the other half were released.

The confiscated money was used for immigrant resettlement.

In addition, no powerful people in the northwest region were left alive. Taking advantage of the remaining power from suppressing the Western Liang Kingdom, all potential rebels were killed in one go.

Only by doing all the uncivilized things can we welcome the dawn of civilization.

……

The large group of people left Liangzhou Prefecture and continued westward. On the way, they encountered two horse bandits and easily surrounded and annihilated them.

At the foot of the Qilian Mountains, there is the Maying grassland.

The vast expanse of water and lush grass is shocking.

This is the best horse farm bestowed by God to the empire - Shandan Military Horse Farm.

Nicknamed "Little Jiangnan outside the Great Wall".

If there had not been the military horses here, Huo Qubing more than a thousand years ago would not have been able to drive the Huns away, and the Tang Dynasty would not have been able to achieve its unprecedented hegemony.

During its heyday, there were over 10 horses in the area.

……

Wu Si Mai, for both public and private reasons, whispered:
"Young Marquis, we have to restore the horse farm as soon as possible."

"Brother Wu is right. We should jointly petition the imperial court to allocate funds to rebuild the military horse farm. The Shandan Military Horse Farm cannot be under the jurisdiction of the local government. The Ministry of the Army must directly govern it."

Li Xiaowu wrote the article and Wu Simai signed it.

of course,

In addition to the court officially sending officials to the horse farm, they also did not forget to recover some of the lost horses first.

According to the confession,

A portion of the war horses were taken away during Yongyan's hunting expedition in the west. The number is unknown, but it was at least 1.

The Western Liang Kingdom snatched away part of it.

Some of them were stolen by bandits operating in the surrounding area.

Some were abducted by herders from the northern grasslands.

of course,

These guys at the horse farm will not admit that they are reselling.

In short, the number of horses in existence today, both male and female, is no more than 5000.

……

During the time I stayed at the Shandan Military Horse Farm, I did two things.

the first,

One infantry company and one cavalry company were left behind to build a simple fortress on the spot to guard the horse farm.

second,

Select suitable soldiers from the Mongols who surrendered.

Hundreds of Ejina Turgut people came to join their new master.

There were already many Torghut prisoners captured on the Jiangxi battlefield in the light cavalry corps, and they had mutual trust with each other.

The military doctor came out and checked everyone.

Those with syphilis were eliminated, and the rest were accepted.

……

The vastness of Gansu made all the soldiers feel deeply impressed.

Marching every day, the desert seems endless.

It's nothing but desolation.

Wusimai recites every day:

The desert is solitary and straight, and the long river falls into the sun.

I was moved to tears,
There were not many battles, just sporadic fights.

Except for the fanatical supporters of the Western Liang Kingdom, there was little fighting spirit in other parts of the northwest. Some of them voluntarily opened their cities and surrendered, while others collapsed at the first touch.

……

We have to thank Yongyan for this.

It was he who personally shattered the hearts of the loyal ministers in the Northwest and broke the Northwest's illusions about the Qing Dynasty.

The Western Hunting Army under his command traveled 8000 miles and robbed 8000 miles. The main attack was that the Northwest was neither considered as territory nor as the people of the Northwest.

Organized killing against the powerful.

Therefore,
Before the arrival of Wu's army, at least 4% of the powerful people from Ningxia Prefecture to Yili area were wiped out.

Yongyan's original intention was bad, but he had no choice but to execute it well.

The three provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai, excluding the Western Liang Kingdom, can all accept the Wu court.

……

June of the lunar calendar.

The Western Expedition Army stopped in Hami to escape the summer heat and rest.

The logistics supply route is too long, a full 2500 miles from Xi'an to here.

Army Minister Lin Huaisheng hurried to Hami and brought with him 4000 war horses forcibly requisitioned from various tribes in the southern grasslands of the desert and a batch of arms shipped from the south of the Yangtze River.

According to His Majesty's order:

His direct army, the 1st Army, temporarily withdrew from the Western Expedition due to heavy losses in the battle. It was responsible for clearing out the remaining forces around Lanzhou and then went to Xi'an to replenish troops.

……

His Majesty's Will:

The Western Regions were too vast for infantry to move through, and the logistical pressure was too great.

The Western Expedition Army took the elite route, with all its members being cavalry.

8 elite veterans were drawn from the 3th and 2000rd Corps to be converted into mounted infantry, and 5000 elite soldiers were drawn from the Light Cavalry Corps.

Take advantage of this time to familiarize yourself with the horses and equipment, and then go out when the weather cools down.

The remaining troops of the 8th Corps and the 3rd Corps evacuated Hami.

Return eastward and enter the Hexi Corridor.

On the one hand, it intimidated the various tribes in the northern grasslands.

On the other hand, monitor immigration.

If the empire wanted to migrate westward, the Hexi Corridor was the only way.

……

Wu Dinh's immigration notices were posted everywhere.

"In the four provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai and Shanxi, people with little or no land who wish to migrate can obtain 50 mu of arable land."

“There are three choices for immigration destinations: Nanyang, Heilongjiang, and the Yili River Valley.

"People can choose freely, and the cost of immigration will be borne by the government."

"If you refuse to emigrate, you must pay the full amount of imperial grain. If you pay one pound less, your whole family will be put in shackles and exiled."

"The 20 Xiliang rebels who had secretly lived in Lanzhou have all been beheaded. If there is a repeat of this, the king's law will not spare them. For the people of the northwest, if you expose a Xiliang rebel hiding among the people, you will be rewarded with 1 taels of silver."

First the stick, then the carrot.

Same style as always!
There was private discussion within the Wu court that His Majesty was worried.

……

Forced by the situation, the number of voluntary immigrants from all over the country increased rapidly, and the registration list was full.

Shanxi people prefer to go to Heilongjiang.

Gansu people prefer to go to the Ili River Valley.

People from Qinghai prefer to go to Southeast Asia.

Apart from the distance factor, what you expect is what you lack.

Gansu is short of water, so it is full of expectations for the Ili River Valley with its lush grass and water.

Qinghai is bitterly cold, so we are looking forward to the warm South Seas.

His Majesty issued an edict,
The immigration working group rushed from the northeast to the northwest, following the prescribed medicine and being familiar with the route.

Fighting in the front and immigration in the rear.

The main point is never to waste time and have absolute confidence.

……

Hot summer.

Mount Lushan, Jiangxi, a brand new summer palace.

The palace is divided into two parts.

The civil and military officials accompanying the emperor lived separately from the royal family members.

Generally speaking,

The style of Wu royal architecture is simple and grand.

It has modern style, Song Dynasty aesthetics, and Jiangnan background.

The summer in Lushan is cool, the scenery in Lushan is beautiful, and the Yangtze River is at the foot of Lushan.

It is very important to take a boat from Suzhou Prefecture to reach Mount Lushan directly, as it saves you the trouble of traveling by land.

This is an important factor in why Moganshan in Zhejiang was not chosen as a royal summer resort.

……

The summer in Suzhou is too hot, so every year Li Yu would bring a large number of royal family members to Lushan to stay for a few months.

There was a lot of construction going on at the foot of Mount Lushan, and the half of the Guards Corps that came with the emperor needed a place to stay.

Many facilities need to be improved.

Docks, roads, farms, livestock ranches, hunting grounds, post offices, post stations, communication points, and hospitals must all keep up.

The Lushan Palace will become the second imperial palace of the empire.

The total cost is estimated to be no less than 500 million taels of silver.

... "Your Majesty, we welcome you."

"Director Lei, please stand up and let me see your masterpiece."

"Yes."

Lei Jiawang, the descendant of the "Yangshi Lei" family in Yongxiu, Jiangxi, has been building gardens for the royal family for generations.

Standing on the highest observation tower of the palace, you can have a 360-degree view of the Yangtze River.

Li Yu was very satisfied.

"Yes, Director Lei's design is quite to my liking. What should I reward you with?"

"Your Majesty has brought back my Lei clan members from Yanjing. This is the greatest compliment to me. I am satisfied."

Li Yu smiled.

The Lei family served the Qing court for generations, and from the Summer Palace to the Old Summer Palace, all of them were designed by the Lei family.

However, craftsmen are just tools.

No need to blame anything~
"Director Lei, tell your people not to worry about it and to study practical architecture and glass technology."

"Please keep this in mind."

……

It is the duty of a minister to be humble, but the king should not take his minister's humility seriously.

Li Yu rewarded Lei Jiawang's team with 5000 silver coins.

Give Lei Jiawang a glass technology patent purchased by Earl Jia in Europe.

The Lei family members who returned from Yanjing were approved to work as teachers at Dongshan Architectural School, earning a good salary and teaching students what they had learned throughout their lives.

In addition, Lei Jiawang's two sons were approved to study in the provincial school (intermediate school).

Although Lei Jiawang was not an important official, he was responsible for the construction of the royal family.

He is crucial to the royal family.

Li Yu, who is well versed in human nature, would never treat people around him badly and cause unnecessary trouble.

……

One writer said,

Emperors with extremely high popularity often possess three elements at the same time - guidance, the ability to win battles, and the ability to actually distribute money.

If you are willing to share your money with outsiders, you should be even more generous with those around you.

The palace maids, ladies-in-waiting, and guards of the Wu Emperor's palace were all given extra rewards during every festival, without any omissions. Those who made mistakes were directly transferred away, and there was no possibility of them continuing to serve after being punished.

The majesty of imperial power only exists outside the palace walls.

Within the palace walls, one still has to rely on emotional winning and interest binding.

As the empire gradually became regularized, many imperfections were gradually patched up.

E.g,

The Queen is considering cultivating a family of professional ladies-in-waiting.

These people can marry and have children normally, serve the court for generations, and are deeply tied to the court to ensure their loyalty.

Wu Ting doesn't want eunuchs.

Eunuchs should be swept into the dustbin of history.

First clean up the physical eunuchs, then clean up the spiritual eunuchs, and finally clean up the eunuch culture.

……

Minister of Industry Du Ren pointed at the lake and said softly:

"Look, Your Majesty. That's the paddle wheel."

To the east of Lushan Mountain is Poyang Lake.

at this time,

A 150-ton steam ship came trailing a cloud of black smoke.

Dozens of the emperor and his ministers raised their telescopes at the same time to observe this new thing.

A coal-fired steam paddle steamer, a scientific research result of cooperation between Jiangnan Shipyard and Ma'anshan Heavy Industry.

Everyone was amazed~
Quite shocked.

There were no sails on the deck of the ship, and there was a chimney in the middle, emitting black smoke.

The paddle wheels on both sides are very eye-catching. Driven by the steam engine, they look like water wheels, providing power for the ship.

Not fast.

……

Li Yu said loudly:

"accelerate."

On the deck of the steamer, the captain received a flag signal.

Shouting:

"accelerate."

The coal shovelers in the cabin hurriedly added coal blocks, and driven by steam, the connecting rods turned clang clang.

The speed of the ship is slowly increasing~
Li Yu nodded slightly and said loudly:
"Turn left!"

After half a quarter of an hour, he shouted again:
"Turn right."

After half a quarter of an hour, he shouted again:

"Turn left."

On the lake, the steamboat belching black smoke was moving left and right with an uncertain trajectory.

Under the command of the highest commander, everyone on the ship was busy as a dog.

The technician from Maanshan Heavy Industry stared at the machine, his arms trembling slightly, and he felt that something was wrong with the movement of the machine.

Worse!

……

really,

The overloaded steam ship broke down while turning at full speed. After a sharp noise, the transmission system in the cabin failed.

Black smoke billows
Lying down.

The sailors were frightened and ran out of the cabin and hid on the deck.

Not far away, two small boats came riding on the wind and waves.

Rescue!

The captain standing at the bow was laughing happily.

He has been sailing on Poyang Lake for his entire life and is convinced that sailing is the unchangeable rule for all time. This coal-burning boat is simply heresy.

If the steamship succeeds, wouldn't all his half a lifetime of experience be wasted?
The captain suppressed the upward curve of his lips and waved towards the steamer.

"Hey, don't panic, brothers. We are here to rescue you."

"Hahahahaha."

……

high places.

Li Yu smiled:

"It's okay. I see progress. The relevant people should keep thinking about it. If they fail a lot, they will naturally succeed."

"Everyone who participates in the steam test ship will be rewarded with 10 silver coins from the treasury. If there are casualties in this accident, they will be compensated according to military standards."

Li Yu even took the initiative to wave his right arm twice towards the steamship.

This is not for the sailors to see, but for the people of the world to see.

research!

It's like throwing money into the water.

If you can’t afford to have fun, don’t do scientific research.

Scientific research is not like buying cabbage.

Scientific research is like visiting a high-end brothel. You can’t tell how much money you’ll have to spend to get the rare female schoolmaster there.

Steam locomotives faced the same difficulties, and accidents occurred frequently, such as the locomotive vibrating so much that the rails were shattered to the ground.

The steamship test in Poyang Lake was equally bad; it exploded once, fell apart once, and sank once upon launching.

Li Yu knew all these situations.

But Li Yu was calm and just told his subordinates to continue their research and solve the problems one by one.

……

Your Majesty is very calm, but the people involved are not.

Minister of Industry Du Ren, who was sitting at the head of the table, asked:
"I failed again today. What's the reason?"

The director of Maanshan Heavy Industry was embarrassed:
"The steel is not strong enough and a small part broke."

"Then make stronger steel. I'll give you half a month. If you really can't do it, I'll let Daye Mintie take over."

Daye Min Iron Works has a tendency to catch up after others.

Their products are low-priced and very popular in the folk market.

……

not only that.

They had also just made a breakthrough in carbon treatment, and the shareholders wanted to secure an order for artillery steel from the War Department.

The Empire has always used cast iron to make cannons, which is similar to low-carbon steel in the modern sense.

Reliable quality and mature technology.

but,

If Daye Mintie's medium and high carbon steel production technology is really mature, cast iron will appear to be backward.

Steel cannon, the performance has been greatly improved.

The barrel can be made thinner and lighter, so that the weight of a 6-pounder can be achieved with the power of a 9-pounder.

Everyone knows what this means for the Army.

Once the test is passed, the Ministry of the Army will definitely adopt Daye Mintie as a supplier.

Although the Military Industry Bureau is under the Ministry of Industry, it obviously cannot force the Army Ministry to do as it is told on this issue and must do as it is told.

……

After the meeting.

Everyone involved in the research and development at Maanshan Heavy Industry is under great pressure.

It's so pathetic that the official kiln was suppressed by the private kiln.

The factory director drank several glasses of wine and said sinisterly:

"I have an idea."

He spoke in a low voice.

Everyone was shocked.

"Director, is this possible?"

"Let's get through this first, and we'll talk about the future later. I'm going to let those Guangdong merchants know what an official kiln is!" (End of this chapter)