I, the prince in distress, send money

Chapter 58 Military Reform (I)

Carrot and stick, this is a tactic that has been used throughout history, both in China and abroad, and Chris is using it now.

On the one hand, he provided food to everyone in Beach Town so that no one went hungry. On the other hand, he sent players to hang the original mayor and whipped many talkative townspeople as punishment.

In this way, the foundation of rule was initially established.

As long as there is food and foreign enemies cannot invade, the rule can continue.

As for whether such a rule is stable or how many people curse him behind his back, Chris doesn't care...as long as no one dares to say it to his face.

Being a good person does not mean you will live long.

The ten players who went out finally came back after three days. Eight of them dragged two corpses back, and their results were also brilliant.

Ten people actually chased the defeated soldiers of the Restoration Army and entangled them with guerrilla warfare for three whole days. During this period, they killed nearly thirty people, completely destroying their organization and morale.

So when these eight people came back alive, they also captured more than twenty prisoners.

This kind of thing made Chris laugh and cry... What Beach Town lacks most now is food. You brought back more than 20 mouths. Do you want to eat me bankrupt?

Forget it, forget it. It just so happens that this town of Biqi really needs labor, so they can just stay.

As for the players, Chris also awarded the third and second class Sword Medals to the eight people who came back alive.

The town of Biqi is very poor and the land is particularly barren. Not far from the town there is a small river formed by the confluence of mountain streams. The water flow is not large, but it is definitely more than enough to irrigate the wheat fields outside the town.

However, the townspeople never thought of building water conservancy projects. Not to mention reservoirs to store water in the rainy season and release water in the dry season, they didn't even ditches.

Most of the wheat fields and crop land depend on God for rain.

Chris was speechless about such things. He could only write them down in a small notebook and prepare to go back and organize people to do the work.

As for now...Chris has announced that, apart from the militia's land, the remaining fields need to be redistributed.

The townspeople were very calm about the news, neither resisting nor cheering.

Before Prince Chris came, these lands were basically out of reach for the townspeople.

When the kingdom was still there, the land belonged to the nobles and they were serfs. The nobles were driven away, and those who called themselves revolutionaries declared everyone free.

As for the land, it belongs to whoever originally cultivated it.

So, the mayor who was still hanging around outside the town suddenly stood up and became the new landlord in Beach Town. He divided the profits 50-50 and rented the land to the townspeople for cultivation.

As for why the mayor legally owns these lands, apart from the mayor, the other uneducated townspeople don’t know.

So when Chris announced the news, the townspeople were very calm. They neither supported nor opposed it.

As for what to do with these lands, Chris has not figured it out yet. He is just arranging people to imitate the previous state collectives and set up production teams, letting them eat from the same pot and prepare for the transition first.

Chris believes that military is more important than agricultural production.

Chris, Isaac, and Connie held a small meeting. The latter had no special opinions, while Isaac strongly suggested that Chris establish a unified command system.

Isaac had had enough of the fragmented command system during the previous battle outside of Beechtown. Chris also thought it was bad, but to solve this problem, he had to deal with the players first. After much deliberation, he decided to let the players play their own games.

Chris has already set up the battle group system. In order to assist the players, he has used the powerful computing power of the players' personal computers to create biochemical followers exclusively for the players, as well as a command system created by the battlefield system of the Total War series.

As for whether these things can work, it depends on actual combat.

Commanding players to do work requires strategy, so Chris simply planned to establish a feudal system, where he is the lord and the players are vassals.

China’s Zhou emperor system is pretty good.

As for how to do it specifically, Chris is still in the initial stages. He has already opened up another 40 spots, bringing the number of beta testers to 100.

Then, Chris set up some reconnaissance missions, prepared some supplies, and let the most active individuals among them choose the tasks and leave Beach Town to play.

Biqi Town is too small and really can't accommodate a hundred players having fun.

In addition, the weapons and equipment of the royal guards who have been transformed from caravan servants into the prince's royal guards, the militia of Bicchi Town, as well as the players and their followers, also need a large wave of updates.

The matchlock gun is really not easy to use.

When Chris got 500 matchlock rifles, he thought that there was not much difference between them and flintlock rifles, so he was too lazy to change.

However, after using it on the battlefield, Chris discovered that the difference was huge.

Let’s not even talk about the fact that the matchlock would go out on the battlefield. The matchlock gun itself was too heavy.

The barrel of the matchlock gun is hammered out. In order to ensure that the barrel will not explode, it is not only particularly thick, but also octagonal in shape, with a diameter of about 18 to 20 mm. Soldiers need to cast lead bullets according to the caliber of their own guns.

When shooting, the shooter had to place it on the gun rack, because the matchlock gun was too heavy. If it was lifted with both hands, it would not only shake easily, but also consume extra physical strength of the soldier.

After using the overly heavy matchlock musket, Chris realized that it was impossible to install a bayonet on it, turning the musketeers into makeshift pikemen.

This thing is more practical as a hammer.

It’s better to throw this thing aside and use it for the militia’s loading training.

As for the new musket, Chris has already purchased a large number of steel pipes and springs on the online shopping platform, preparing to build the flintlock himself.

The most important parts of a flintlock are the barrel and spring. As for other parts, such as the buttstock, bolt, flint and other miscellaneous items, these can all be made by a blacksmith, which is not difficult.

The spring in particular is the key because it is required to have strong elasticity, but not be hard. At the same time, it must be durable and not lose its elasticity after being hit a few times.

Springs are very common in modern industrial society, but in this era, the requirements for them are very high.

As a result, the matchlock gun is still the mainstream weapon in the armies of major powers, and the flintlock gun is only equipped in small quantities for elite troops or as a plaything for noble lords.

As for the spring, it was no problem at all for Chris.

In addition, Chris also discovered in actual combat that armor can still play a huge role on the current battlefield, and he should equip his team and players with protective gear.

(End of this chapter)