Now that a season of grain has finally been harvested, the pressure on Mekong Province has eased slightly, but Zong Shouyi's request for funds was not approved by Zhu Yongxing. Of course, Zhu Yongxing had no funds to draw from. He only had policies and ideas for building Saigon.

The "Nationality Law" was used to recruit refugees to settle down and reclaim wasteland, so that Yue (referring to Annan people), Tang (referring to overseas Chinese), Tang (referring to overseas Chinese), Xue, Man and other refugees gathered together and became subjects of the Ming Dynasty. They enjoyed the same rights as immigrants from the mainland to open up wasteland and pay taxes.

rights. This will speed up agricultural development, turn wasteland into cultivated land, and quickly become a food base to resist the Qing Dynasty.

Use the free port and the revised "Property Rights Law" to attract business travelers, so that "overseas countries can connect with each other", so as to attract business and investment and accelerate the construction of Saigon Port.

The so-called "Property Rights Law" is of course very different from that of later generations. It only limits the government's so-called powers of expropriation, confiscation, confiscation, etc., and stipulates that for several major crimes such as treason and rebellion, the legal property will be retained. It is relatively rough and enforced.

There are also many loopholes in it, but as a pilot, there will always be a process of gradual improvement.

"On the shore of the land, it is the king's ministers." Under this feudal concept, no one owns personal property in the true sense. It all belongs to the emperor and the court. It is only temporarily unnecessary that you can keep it.

If necessary, an imperial edict or an order, what is yours is not yours, everything belongs to the emperor and the court.

Zhu Yongxing is temporarily unable to fundamentally solve this problem, but he has already started to implement it in Mekong Province to observe the effects, improve policies, attract immigrants, and accelerate development.

Of course, Zong Shouyi knew that the government's finances were tight, and he didn't complain much about Zhu Yongxing's failure to allocate funds, but he still felt very fresh about the policies and guidance given by Zhu Yongxing. After careful study with his subordinates, he felt that it was a path for rapid development.

It is very necessary to implement this path.

"Sir, the official is back." An official opened the door and walked into Zong Shouyi's office. He often went down to inspect the registered land for reclamation. This official was already very tanned and there was dust on his face and feet.

The soil looks like an old farmer.

"Thank you for your hard work, Dehou." Zong Shouyi stretched out his hand to signal the official to sit down, and continued to read the documents with his head lowered, saying, "Please wait a moment, I will read it right away."

The official was not polite, reached for the teapot, and poured tea to quench his thirst. After drinking one cup, he poured another cup. He sighed: "Pu'er tea, I haven't had it for a long time."

"Your Highness's gift, you can pack it up and take it away later." Zong Shouyi revised it and said casually.

"Tsk tsk, you're not welcome, then." Mo Haifa was very envious of Zong Shouyi's favor. While sipping the tea, he suddenly remembered something and reminded him: "Sir, that foreign monk is here again.

They were blocked in front of the house."

Zong Shouyi paused for a moment. He shook his head helplessly and said, "His Royal Highness has already approved the construction of the church. I wanted to hold on for a few more days, but I didn't expect this guy to be so impatient. That's all. Let me tell him.

, don’t bother me again.”

"Sir, it is better to advise His Highness on some matters." Mo Haifa hesitated and said, "His Highness is very ambitious, but he is short of money and food, so he has not been able to do anything. But we should not be too hasty in dealing with the Western Yi people.

You still have to be cautious!”

Zong Shouyi finally finished revising the document, put down his pen, sat upright, and said with a smile: "The governor also stated this in his letter. Your Highness has already made a plan, so we don't have to worry."

Mo Hai stopped speaking. Seeing that Zong Shouyi had finished the work at hand, he began to report on the work, "This time the official inspected, four more villages were demarcated, 1,132 people were registered, and the measurements were taken.

We have verified 4,676 acres of newly cultivated land. The current situation seems to be good, but the number of buffaloes is insufficient, so it is difficult to speed up the land reclamation."

Zong Shouyi thought about it and said: "The buffaloes purchased from Siam should be transported in a few days. How to distribute them, Dehou will make some plans first. His Highness's letter said that the Qing government will implement coastal border relocation. We must

Be prepared in advance to resettle a large number of immigrants."

"Moving the border along the coast?" Mo Hai was stunned for a moment, and then said with disdain: "What's the use of this? It's really stupid. Well, it's not useless. I'm afraid the Zheng family in the southeast will be sad."

"With only gold, Xiamen's tiny land will be really embarrassed." Zong Shouyi also came to a conclusion similar to Mo Haifa's, saying: "Now you know His Highness's foresight, wait for the coastal relocation order

, silk, porcelain and other commodities will be cut off. Those craftsmen should make good arrangements so that they can bring in more money for us in the future."

"Haha, I'm enlightened." Mo Hai laughed twice, shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that he lacks money and can't show off his talents."

"Your Highness is raising money everywhere. It is extremely difficult to maintain the current situation. You and I should share His Highness's worries." Although Zong Shouyi also felt that he could not do anything, he still defended Zhu Yongxing and pushed the document in his hand to Mo

Haifa said: "Your Highness's strategy is extremely feasible. If implemented, the funding problem may be alleviated."

Mo Haifa took the document and read it carefully, with an uncertain expression on his face, including surprise, admiration, confusion and confusion.

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Many people tend to be proud after a victory, or think that the tactics adopted and the military theory followed are fine and fully meet the needs of actual combat and can continue to be used.

It is very rare for someone like Zhu Yongxing to win a battle and still attach great importance to the upgrading of weapons, new tactics, and the promotion and use of tactics. In fact, it is very simple, because he has a different vision and knows the evolution of historical military affairs.

It is necessary to strive for excellence.

Flintlock muskets have been manufactured, and thousands of them have been imported and equipped with troops in various theaters, but the composition of the actual flintlock musket formation and the use of related tactics have not yet been finalized.

As a weapons supplier and collaborator, the French once suggested that Zhu Yongxing form an array composed entirely of fusiliers. Because in France, musketeers are generally equipped with bayonets and spearmen no longer exist. Although in terms of the army, France currently still has

They were very powerful and had advanced tactics, but Zhu Yongxing did not adopt their suggestions after experimenting.

Zhu Yongxing certainly knew that the bayonet was very important, but he was very dissatisfied with the plug-in bayonet currently equipped by the French Army.

The plug-in bayonet has a tapered wooden handle that is inserted directly into the barrel. It is not only unstable but also easy to fall off. More importantly, once the bayonet is used, the rifle cannot shoot. Obviously, this does not meet the actual needs of the battlefield and

Zhu Yongxing's request.

The world's first bayonet was born in the small French town of Bayonne, so Europe and the United States call the bayonet "bayone". In more than 20 years, French military engineer and Field Marshal de Vauban would invent it.

A sleeve-type bayonet that uses a special sleeve to fix the bayonet to the outside of the barrel. But Zhu Yongxing couldn't afford to wait. Nor did he want to wait. As early as after the first batch of flintlock guns were imported, he gave the order to the arsenal and drew a simple

Based on the drawings, we began to make matching bayonets.

It is obviously very difficult to directly manufacture a bayonet type bayonet, but the sleeve type is relatively simple. Add a protruding tenon to the outside of the musket barrel, put the bayonet on and twist it into the groove of the sleeve to fix it.

Obviously, Zhu Yongxing overestimated the technical capabilities of the arsenal. In the past few months, the bayonet has undergone several changes and has only been finalized now.

It was forty centimeters long and weighed about two kilograms. Zhu Yongxing looked at the bayonet in his hand carefully, and the bitter smile on his face flashed away. To be honest, this thing seemed to have nothing to do with a knife, it was almost the tip of a spear.

Improved version.

Wei Yongzhong, the director of the Ministry of Industry, glanced at Zhu Yongxing with some anxiety. Although it was manufactured according to the final specifications, there were still some problems. He didn't know whether he should talk about it now.

There is no way. The steel structure is not strong enough, and it is very difficult to make it both sharp and long. So we can only sacrifice the cutting function of the knife and use this structure that can strengthen the strength of the blade. Zhu Yongxing is a little regretful about this, but he also

It's not that it's unacceptable. As a bayonet, chopping doesn't have much practical significance. Just stabbing is enough.

"Well, very good." Zhu Yongxing put down his bayonet and finally praised: "There should be room for improvement in output. If you do it well, I will definitely be promoted and rewarded."

Wei Yongzhong breathed a sigh of relief. But he still muttered: "Your Highness, I am bringing several craftsmen with me to transport the bayonets this time. If there are any deviations when equipping the bayonets, they can be repaired and modified immediately."

Zhu Yongxing was stunned for a moment, and looked at Wei Yongzhong with some confusion. Seeing his embarrassed expression, and thinking of the word "deviation", he suddenly felt enlightened.

It's still a matter of tolerance. The so-called standard bayonet can't reach 100% fit with the gun at present. Can it reach 50%? Zhu Yongxing really smiled bitterly this time and said: "I understand, in the future there will still be muskets in the musketeers."

It takes several craftsmen and related tools to ensure that there are no problems when using the weapon."

"Back to Your Highness. As for the craftsman, there is no need to hire more than two or three people. As for the technology, there is no need to be very skilled. It is just knocking and making simple repairs. Or the soldiers can learn it and master it." Wei

Yongzhong blushed and explained in a mumbling voice.

Zhu Yongxing looked at Wei Yongzhong's appearance and couldn't help but laugh and said: "There is no need for this. I naturally know the current technical level of the arsenal. How can I blame you? Well, if it is just a matter of knocking, a few soldiers will be sent to learn, and then

Paired with relevant tools, it is not a solution.

"Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness. After I return, I will strictly supervise and make the product specifications and quality even better." Wei Yongzhong bowed and handed over, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"I believe you can do better." Zhu Yongxing patted the bayonet and said, "Production needs to be increased. By next year at the latest, all muskets in our army will be equipped with bayonets. In addition, the guns produced in the future should be equipped with bayonets."

The bayonet is attached and shipped together, so that it can be repaired nearby. For imported flintlock guns, after the latch is installed and modified, it is best to also be equipped with a bayonet. However, I don’t know if the factory can guarantee such a progress?"

Wei Yongzhong made a slight calculation, nodded firmly, and said: "Back to Your Highness, I will ensure that the progress of each workshop can be coordinated and will not delay each other."

"That's good." Zhu Yongxing nodded, asked about some related work, praised and encouraged him, and then ended the report.

Although flintlock guns will be equipped with bayonets in the near future, Zhu Yongxing does not think that they can withstand cavalry charges, so he is not prepared to eliminate spearmen, and will not give up the phalanx tactics for the time being. Because the war between the East and the West is not

Zhu Yongxing would not copy it if it was too similar. Moreover, he felt that if the Western army came to fight the Qing army now, the probability of failure would be very high.

Because of the Western horizontal formation tactics and line tactics, due to the wide front of the battle formation, it is difficult to move smoothly and clumsily during the battle. The troops can only act according to the established battle procedures.

The opposing sides generally require a battle on flat, open terrain. The troops first spread out into a wide battle formation outside the predetermined battlefield, and then slowly moved toward the battlefield. After the battle began, the artillery fired first, and then the musketeers formed a row.

Volley fire, the entire formation, under the cover of a volley of firearms, slowly advanced with a "goose step", and finally an impact fight. The whole process lacked necessary battlefield maneuvers, and adopted a frontal attack tactics without any strategy.

, deceitful at all, everything was expected by both parties.

In this case, what determines the outcome of the battle is the strength of the firepower of both sides and the bravery of the troops, that is, whether the soldiers can maintain an orderly formation and move forward under enemy fire and under the whip of the commander. As Engels said

"All battles before the 18th century were battles between two armies: the armies of both sides spread out in parallel fronts and fought in regular plain battles, without any military tactics or tricks..."

On the contrary, Chinese generals inherited the tradition of their ancient ancestors who were good at using surprises to achieve victory, and their tactics were more flexible and their strategies richer in content.

Moreover, the battle formations of Western armies, whether it is the Spanish infantry square formation, the Morris line formation, or the Gustav line formation, the hot and cold weapons cannot be fully integrated into one, and the entire battle formation is often only suitable for frontal use.

Combat, especially horizontal formations and line formations, with spearmen, musketeers and cavalry arranged in a line from the inside to the outside, has a small depth and a wide front. Although it ensures that more soldiers can play a role at the same time, it lacks the toughness and toughness of combat.

elasticity.

No matter where this formation that lacks toughness and flexibility is destroyed or slightly confused, it will definitely affect the combat effectiveness of the entire army. Zhu Yongxing even believed that Western troops with pure flintlock guns would definitely not be able to withstand the cavalry group of the Qing army.

Charge, if you dare to come to China at this time, you will definitely face a disastrous outcome.

Therefore, after many experiments and studies, Zhu Yongxing and his officers have determined the specific composition of the musketry unit and the corresponding tactics. That is, they will mix the three arms of artillery carriages, muskets, and spears, so that the firepower can be arranged in echelons and depth.
Chapter completed!