Chapter 96 The Age of Artillery

Guangzhou Taihe Travel is in Shanghai and Nanjing. Its branch is located in an ancient house on the bank of the Qinhuai River. It was originally a wealthy mansion, but was later made by the pseudo king of the Taiping Army. When Nanjing started auctioning and renting land, the house was rented by Taihe Travel, and the rent for a year was 1,000 silver dollars.

The land on the Qinhuai River is so expensive that it has reached the highest level in the country. I won’t talk about it when Hong Kong and Shanghai opened its ports. The dozens of acres of land are only a few dozen pounds, and it is bought out. In Beijing, it is only seventy or eighty taels of silver to buy a courtyard house. Even if it is a luxury house rented by Rutaihe Bank, a thousand taels of silver can always be bought, and on the banks of the Qinhuai River, the annual rent is seven or eight hundred taels.

There is no way. Everyone knows that the Qinhuai River bank will be the most prosperous red light district in the future. If you have a far-reaching vision, you will also know that after the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway is opened, Shanghai tycoons will be obsessed with the bright lights and wine on the Qinhuai River bank and linger. Merchants want to have a foothold here. Most of the land on the Qinhuai River bank has become a homeless land and has been taken over to the country. They are all subleted to merchants in the form of leases and are not auctioned off to the public. The rental price can be imagined.

The large number of unowned land houses on the Qinhuai River were originally discussed by the Ministry of Works, Finance and other departments to allocate them to Prince Qian’s mansion. First, to make up for the silver from the Prince’s mansion in the past few years, and secondly, it is not a real rule of law society. Officials think that Prince Qian has obtained all the land in the world. Now that he is restoring Nanjing, Prince Qian’s achievements are tremendous and shining. He should offer land to treasure and enjoy the good fortune of His Highness.

Ye Zhao naturally refused and ordered the Ministry of Industry, Finance, Transportation, Supervision and other departments to select capable officials to jointly establish the "State Property Management Committee" to manage state-owned real estate. Under the state-owned equity of various industrial and commercial banks, the management committee was placed under the Regent's Government, and the various departments implemented cross-management, which was also the beginning of gradually standardizing the management of state-owned assets.

There are many unowned farmlands in the Jiangsu and Anhui areas. According to past practice, these fields are afraid that they will be absorbed and redistributed by local clans, but now they are also auctioned by the Southern Dynasties government.

In fact, for the land, Ye Zhao's ultimate dream is to build such a society, so that the large number of land annexes no longer pose a threat to social development, but instead enables a large number of hired farmers to eventually break free from the constraints of land and become one of the industrial army. The income of a small number of landlords and hired farmers in the countryside will naturally increase greatly, and farmers will become synonymous with wealth.

Of course, the premise is that the great development of agricultural tools, fertilizers and other means of production can allow a few people to cultivate a large amount of land, and industry must reach a certain level, which is enough to absorb countless labor to create wealth.

If this goal is truly achieved, with China's population, it will undoubtedly be a terrifying industrial monster kingdom that makes the world tremble and a world-wide industrial production base.

Of course, Ye Zhao also knew that he was too idealistic and would not be able to achieve this goal in his lifetime. What he could do now is to try his best to improve tools, fertilizers, seeds, planting technologies and other agricultural production means, so as to lay the foundation bit by bit. As for the population, now, large population is a good thing and a strong competitive resource. After all, because from the perspective of the world, production efficiency is still in a very low stage, and a country's industrial production capacity is actually inseparable from the number of workers. As long as food production can be guaranteed, pay a little attention to population control.

Sitting on a two-story wooden building in Taihe Walking Courtyard, outside the window, the beast's first eaves are simple and elegant. Not far away, surrounded by clear water of the Qinhuai River, colorful boats are like picturesque, and the Vermillion Bird flys on the bridge, like dreams and fantasy.

While tasting the tea, Ye Zhao looked through the paper in his hand, the information plundered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs was very detailed about some powerful Daming, founding factions and expelling the barbarians.

Ye Zhao just learned that the shogunate is now implementing the policy of founding the country, and the emperor supported by the anti-shog faction is to be closed to the country. It seems that the anti-shog faction will have to take a process to accept "reform and opening up". Only when Emperor Meiji ascends the throne will the anti-shog faction gradually realize that expelling the barbarians cannot be achieved by closing the country, but will make the bullying of the barbarians worse.

Next to the sandalwood round table, the graceful Jinzhao breast gently slaps Ye Zhao's fan. Opposite, Ruisi and Ding Qimei lower their heads slightly and stand solemnly with their hands down.

When Ye Zhao chased him out, Zhu Sisi was gone. She thought she had returned to the police station, and Ruisi happened to send a letter, so Ye Zhao and Jinzhao came to Taihexing with her breasts.

"Jinfeng, you go too, go with Qimei." Ye Zhao put down the paper, thought, and then said to Ruisi: "Everyone who calls you listens to Jinfeng."

When I sent the third concubine to go, I naturally went to search for gold. Now the ratio of gold and silver is 1 to 5, but the international market and China are about 1 to 1 to 15. I naturally have to make a lot of money while it has not yet attracted the attention of the people.

In the past life, before the *** people discovered this loophole, gold loss had exceeded 100,000 taels. Then I don’t have to be polite in this life. I can just pull as much as I can. Although the battle in Nagasaki must have made the *** people hostile to China, Ruisi had already had someone in Edo and other places, and bribed the *** businessman’s eyeliner and prepared for his plan.

Ruisi and Ding Qimei bowed and said that.

Looking at Ding Qimei, Ye Zhao couldn't help but think of the tough voices in the army, and even signs of expansionism appeared. Speaking of which, he also blamed himself for inculcating national ideas in Pingyuan's army. Of course, what he inculcated was the concept of the country and the concept of China, and deliberately downplayed the nation to avoid confusion in the army. After all, Pingyuan's army must be divided according to the standards of later generations, and there are a considerable number of minorities, but they are slowly integrated over time.

In terms of mentality, the indoctrination of his own, coupled with the fact that the Chinese people had not experienced the Second Opium War, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Eight-Nation Alliance's entry into Beijing, was extremely confident in terms of mentality. Many times, later generations may not necessarily have their confidence. After all, these shames were buried deep in their hearts, but they had never experienced them and were beaten by themselves for several years, so it is not difficult to understand the emergence of such anomalies as Ma Dayong.

"Oh, thank you for your hard work." Ye Zhao looked at Jinfeng, and the ship set off from Nanjing tonight, so that none of Jinfeng could sleep well.

Jin Feng smiled without saying a word. With Ye Zhao's subordinates, she rarely speaks, and she can't be as low-key as she is.

"Your Highness is lenient, I will protect the safety of the Empress." Ding Qimei bowed, her voice was crisp, but she showed ruthlessness.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Of course I feel relieved."

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In the police dormitory of Lantern Lane Lane, there was a red gauze lantern, and Zhu Sisi was walking in the yard with her hands on her back. In the Nanjing police system, this beautiful and capable female police officer gradually won the respect of those police officers who didn't know her very well. Bureau chief Zhang Jinfeng also admired her very much, otherwise she would not have been allowed to go to various counties and townships in the countryside instead. This was a rare opportunity to show off and also an opportunity to show power in front of the patrol chiefs of the county's police station. Zhu Sisi, who was on patrol with the deputy bureau chief, would definitely be considered by her subordinates as a signal of her improvement in her status in the bureau.

Zhu Sisi was thinking that Director Zhang suddenly became extremely enthusiastic about him and even asked him to have lunch in a few days, saying that he was introducing the "dogzi" to him. His son was in his twenties and seemed to be working in the Salt Transport Department of Jiangsu and Anhui Province. What does Zhang Jinfeng mean? It wouldn't be like what others said, and he wanted to match him with his son, right?

How to push it? Otherwise, I'm sorry for the pervert. Zhu Sisi suddenly became angry. Why did she really treat herself as a pervert? Where is he good? He just took over his body and was really not good at it. What did she say with Guo Ziqiang and the others? If you want to find a husband who likes and only likes him, and be confused and give this pervert, will you accept your fate?

But, so what? Zhu Sisi bit her lip. Although Guo Ziqiang and the others said that it doesn’t matter how many times they marry, they mainly find what they like, but they still can’t accept it.

Moreover, it seems that I always dreamed of perverts in my dreams, but I just refused to admit it. I just like him. Thinking about it, I didn’t see him for a long time before I came to Nanjing, and I secretly went to inquire about him.

But he must not know about this, otherwise he would not die of pride?

A few nights ago, I had a nightmare in the countryside, dreaming that he sold himself and Hua Ji to someone else. When I woke up, I found that the pillowcase was wet when I cried. How hateful is it to be the person who was bullied by him in this dream?

I haven't seen him for more than ten days. I thought of him very much, so I went to his room to see him excitedly. Who knew that if he didn't see him for a few days, he couldn't hold it in. There was a woman in the room, and she glanced at him with a glance. However, the charming jade arms wrapped around him, the charming charming style, and the delicate and charming red roses faintly under the blanket, which made her, the woman want to kiss her. This woman is so charming. Isn't that the *** in the eyes of men?

Is it the courtesan in the Qinhuai River pleasure boat?

Zhu Sisi knew that the pervert liked women's feet. When he met such a beautiful person, he was still lost in his soul? I don't know how many times he kissed him.

Thinking of Zhu Sisi, she felt depressed. She picked off a few weeping willow branches and leaves floating beside her and grabbed them hard, as if the willow leaves had a deep hatred with her.

"Sister, someone is looking for it outside!" Luo Zhaodi ran over with a fire, with soap foam on her hands. Just now she was washing clothes and pouring water outside when she met a friend from the bureau.

"Who?" Zhu Sisi asked.

"That time, Mr. Ye who had dinner together."

Zhu Sisi said oh, saying, "You said I'm asleep."

Luo Zhaodi rubbed her sleeve against her face. Although she was strange, she still agreed and ran out to pass the message.

When Zhu Sisi was thinking that she was too heartless, she even wanted to go out to meet this pervert. What he said? Who knew that Luo Zhaodi had quickly returned and said that there was no one else going out.

Zhu Sisi was speechless for a while, and she was so numb that she was so numb. It was so difficult to ask the pervert to do something that made her feel relieved. Was it because of another beauty who was caught off her?

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Ye Zhao looked at the telegram in his hand with a serious look on his face. Xiyin Academy was brightly lit at this moment, and more than a dozen rooms in the Staff Room were on.

Although Ye Zhao was reorganized into the Royal Navy and Army Department, and even had an official framework, and the Military Daily had been published, it was not a matter of a day or a night. It was easy to say that there were always a group in the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of the Office of

Therefore, although the staff room seemed to have changed its brand, it did not change the medicine, which was still far from the Army and Navy Department that Ye Zhao had imagined.

Nowadays, the entire staff room, that is, the officers from the Army and the Navy Department, have returned to the academy, and there are even more busy figures coming in and out of the telegram room.

A Russian fleet appeared near the sea of ​​Shanghai. It was said that the northern government invited it to visit Shanghai. This fleet had more than a dozen ships, undoubtedly the Russians' newly integrated Far East fleet.

As the telegrams arrived, the armed conditions of this fleet gradually became outlined, including three armored battleships, which should be their main battleships, with a displacement of about 4,000 tons and more than 80 ship-borne artillery pieces. In addition, there are two fast and flexible armored gunboats, with a tonnage of about 2,000 tons and about 30 artillery pieces. The rest are wooden sailing warships that have not been powered by steam, and supply ships and coal ships, etc.

Ye Zhao compared it in his heart. Although the Russian Far East navy's strength has been greatly enhanced due to his butterfly wings, it is obviously not an opponent of Pingyuan Navy. Of course, the premise is that all Pingyuan Navy gathers.

When I came to Shanghai to promote my prestige for the northern country, when I was preparing to hand over the arms and silver and negotiate the status of Shanghai, the Russians suddenly emerged. What monsters are the Six Kings playing with?

From the moment the war between the Southern and Southern Dynasties broke out, the Russians announced their support for the northern countries. Among the countries around the world with interest demands in the Far East, only Russia did not set up a consulate in Guangzhou or Nanjing.

Ye Zhao also knew that a large number of Russian officers entered the new army of the Northern Dynasties to be instructors. Russia, whether it was due to personal grievances or geopolitical considerations, did not want to see a rising China appear in the ******, the current strategy of supporting the north and resisting the south is undoubtedly correct, but directly driving the warships to Shanghai, the support for the northern country is getting stronger and stronger.

While drinking tea, Ye Zhao pondered, the Zhenhai and several other ships were about to set sail. When he went to see Zhu Sisi, he had just sent Jinfeng to the ship. Now, the Russian fleet has arrived.

Ye Zhao glanced at the naval admiral Ma Dayong sitting on the soft pier by the table and said, "Gong Ying, what do you think of the Russians' purpose?"

Ma Dayong hurriedly stood up and said, "The Rakshasa man is a wolf, but he is not sure of victory in the waters of China. He is also restricted by Britain and France. He dare not cause any trouble without cause. He is just a stare for the northerners."

Ye Zhao laughed, "Shi Shi should look at him with admiration for three days after he left. Before he knew it, Ma Dayong had grown into an excellent naval general. He was no longer as ignorant as before about the situation in the Far East.

"Then tell me, how can we deal with it." Ye Zhao put down the teacup with interest.

"My subordinates believe that Zhenhai and other ships are still on their way. Be careful when leaving Wusongkou. The navy gathers in Nagasaki to deter Japan and stabilize the situation in the East Ocean as soon as possible. Secondly, once Shanghai changes, they can return to the army to fight the Russians to the decisive battle, which is a killing of two birds with one stone."

Ye Zhao nodded slightly, but Ma Dayong coincided with him.

"It's just that my subordinates have a question. If the Russians are extremely vicious and shelled Nanjing, I really don't know if the artillery in the Yangtze River can suppress the artillery fire of the sixth town in the Yangtze River."

Ye Zhao nodded again. Not to mention Ma Dayong, I am afraid no one can tell the world today, because the armored steamship has just appeared, and there is no such example of fighting against field artillery. But Ye Zhao believes that if the Russians really plan to help the northern country cross the river to attack Nanjing City, it will not be able to get a good idea in the Yangtze River. In the Pingyuan army, the Sixth Town Artillery has the most artillery, not small earth cannons, but only calculates the various howitzers, cannons, and mortar cannons that can pose a threat to the gunboats in the river, with different calibers and different ranges, but it is more than enough to strike the fleet in the river. In fact, the Sixth Town Artillery Regiment is mainly composed of heavy cannons with excellent shore defense.

"Don't worry about this. The Sixth Town Artillery Regiment will definitely protect Nanjing as stable as a rock." Ye Zhao said again: "I have put the entire army of the Sixth Town on guard."

Ma Dayong nodded slightly and said, "I will send you a command to set off for Zhenhai." The prince said that Nanjing city is as stable as a rock, so it will definitely be as stable as a rock. He has followed the prince since he left the customs. Whether it is a big strategy or a small battle, the prince has made every decision and has never missed it once.

Ye Zhao waved his hand, and Ma Dayong immediately bowed and retreated.

At this time, the night was like ink near the sea, and the jade plate reflected on the sea, sparkling.

In the conference room of the Russian Far East Fleet flagship St. Petersburg, Vladimir was walking. He was in his forties, with gray curly hair, cold and gloomy brown eyes, and his whole body exuded the breath of an eagle. When his eyes looked at you, it reminded you of the rattlesnake that was chosen in the desert, the feeling of death that made the scalp numb.

Vladimir was the commander of the newly formed Russian Far East Fleet and a star rising from the Russian Navy. In the Krim War, Russia suffered a crushing defeat and the Black Sea Fleet also suffered a heavy blow, but the formation he led caused great trouble to the British, French and Austrian navies.

However, due to the failure of the Krim War, according to the peace treaty, the number of Russian Black Sea Fleets shall not exceed the number of Ottoman navies, and several straits shall not be allowed to pass by the Russian fleet, and the way to advance west was completely blocked.

Vladimir really wanted to revive the Black Sea Fleet and decide the outcome with Britain and France again. Who knew that with a transfer order, he was appointed as the commander of the newly formed Far East Fleet. It seems that His Majesty the Tsar has completely turned his attention to the East.

Vladimir was unwilling to accept it, but he had no choice. Before he came to the Far East, he was depressed for a long time.

But after coming to the Far East, he realized that Governor Muravyov, who was highly respected by him, had encountered extremely embarrassing failure in the Far East. It was just that at the end of the Krim War, St. Petersburg and Moscow were both betting on Türkiye and the Black Sea. The setbacks of Far East expansion did not cause too many ripples in the country.

But when he arrived in Rovsk, he realized what kind of torment Mr. Muravyov endured every day, and when dealing with the Chinese, he had to suppress a strong sense of pain and failure. He endured humiliation and established intimidation with the Chinese in the north to fight against the aggressive southern China.

It was the leader of South China that turned Mr. Muravyov's expansion plan in the Far East into a piece of waste paper, killing hundreds or thousands of Russian immigrants, an executioner whose hands were stained with Russian blood.
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