When I woke up in the morning, I opened my eyes and looked at the bed curtain. The first thing I felt was that I felt the crowded on the kang.

Fire pit, girl warming the bed...

No, it should be the queen and concubine who warms the bed. The heat is definitely greater than that of the fire pit, and it is not comparable to the heating and air conditioning of the 21st century.

Looking at the jade man on both sides, Zhu Guoqiang showed a smile that only men could understand.

Last night, after drinking a few kilograms of yellow wine from Zhang Jiuchu, I returned to this house. As soon as I entered the door, I saw more than a dozen women kneeling on the ground to welcome him home.

Taking advantage of the drunkenness, it wasn't Qiqige, Bumubutai, Hailanzhu and the others, it wasn't right, it should be Yu Niang, Da Yu'er, Xiao Yu'er, so I naturally turned on their brands. This night was countless absurd and endless flavors.

However, all the ridiculous things still have to get up.

...

After all, business is more important!

In the next period of time, Zhu Guoqiang was so busy that he was not able to touch the ground. After all, he had to consider the resettlement of tens of thousands of families and hundreds of thousands of people.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees rescued from Chenyang need housing, officers and soldiers in the army need housing, generals and officials need resettlement, and even investment promotion requires commercial ports...

In short, there are endless things to do.

To solve the housing problem, firing clay bricks is a necessary prerequisite. Although several earth kilns for burning bricks have been built in Qingniwa, Zhu Guoqiang felt that the production efficiency of the earth kiln was too low, so he started to build a 16-hole wheel kiln. In another world, it is already very backward, but in this world it is definitely an advanced industrial production equipment.

Because refractory bricks and earth cement were burned in Jinan, under the command of workers who came with the ship, refractory bricks and earth cement were quickly made here. With refractory bricks and cement, a wheel kiln was built according to the drawings. It was naturally a piece of cake in the hands of the mason. However, in just a few days, the towering chimney of the wheel kiln spewed thick black smoke into the air.

In fact, it was Zhu Guoqiang. He himself did not expect that Lun Kiln would be the first industrial enterprise in Qingniwa, even a few days earlier than the coal mine that even became the Dongjiagou. In fact, it was not a few days earlier, because the buried layer of the Dongjiagou coal mine was not deep and the soil excavation used by the workers, the first truck of coal was dug out in just half a month.

The mining of coal mines not only solved the fuel problem of hundreds of thousands of people in Lushun for food and heating, but also allowed several wheel kilns to be fully produced. With the experience of rebuilding Jinan, in just half a month, the Qingniwa, which was originally a wasteland, had tens of thousands of courtyards with three main rooms in rows.

The construction was built so quickly, it was probably because of the manpower that there were hundreds of thousands of people and enough labor! If it weren't for the limitation of brick production, more houses would have been built.

However, even so, Qingniwa, no, it should be said that "Dalian" According to the customs of later generations, Zhu Guoqiang named this bay Dalian Bay. This city without walls naturally became Dalian. It was becoming a city at a speed visible inside. However, Zhang Jiuchu and the staff of the shogunate were responsible for all this. For Zhu Guoqiang, there were more important things to deal with.

In troubled times, military power is the most important thing, and the most urgent task is to rectify the troops and complete the reorganization of the troops. Through reorganization, firmly grasp the military power.

"How many soldiers do we have now?"

Liu Hanyi replied:

"Criminal Master, in addition to Huang Degong, Mou Wenshou and Yang Yufan's third battalion, Dalian now has more than 56,000 people, more than 130,000 strong men originally recruited from refugees to defend Dalian. In addition, the original 23,000 troops under the command of the prince, and more than 12,000 people on the side of the peacock flag, currently, there are a total of 23,000 troops under the command of the prince."

Two Thirty Thousand!

There are so many!

Even when the Qing Dynasty was the most powerful, there were not so many soldiers, but what's the use? Too many people does not necessarily mean that they have strong combat power.

Moreover, among these people, 130,000 were temporarily recruited. Even Huang Degong and his army also had many old and weak soldiers. These soldiers who were usually used to strengthen their momentum and needed to be eliminated. Its existence was a waste of military pay to a large extent.

"Soldiers are expensive but not too much. If they are too much, they will only waste food and money."

Shaking his head, Zhu Guoqiang said.

"Next, we will eliminate the weak and keep the strong, the army will maintain 100,000, and the navy..."

Zhu Guoqiang, who was determined to turn the "Peacock Flag" into a navy, thought for a while, and then said.

"Just keep 15,000 people!"

The reason why such a large navy is needed is because of Dalian's special geographical environment. If you want to gain a foothold here, you must have a strong maritime force. Whether it is business or survival, you need a navy, and of course, overseas expansion in the future.

Especially considering the special environment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Guoqiang wanted to build a large fleet with thousands of warships or armed merchant ships now, and then send a steady stream of refugees to Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

It is not for the purpose of growing overseas, but for saving lives, not only saving the lives of the people, but also saving the lives of the Ming Dynasty.

However, if you want to achieve this goal, you must first turn the "peacock flag" into your own strength, and this reorganization is the first step.

"Criminal, how do you place these people cut down?"

Of course, Liu Hanyi knows the truth that military strength is more important than elite strength, but he always has to consider how to place them.

"It can be distributed to the fields, and there are many craftsmen among them. We need to set up factories nearby here, so they can build arms for the army, and trade also needs to produce various products. If Dalian wants to survive in the future, trade is the top priority!"

Zhu Guoqiang has a very clear understanding of this. Before returning from Nanzhili, he deliberately left some people in Nanjing and Yangzhou. They were both eyeliners and businessmen. In the future, they will be responsible for selling goods produced in Dalian, and of course the "rare goods" he brought from the other side to Jiangnan. After all, Jiangnan is still the one with the ability to consume now. Industry and commerce will be the foundation for Dalian's survival in the future.

Well, this still requires maritime power!

Fortunately, I still have a certain maritime force in my hands now, so let’s go step by step.

"Criminal Master, this reorganization of the army is important, but no matter how it is changed, I always talk to Huang, Yang, and Mou, after all."

Looking at the prince, Liu Hanyi whispered:

"Many people often regard the teams in their hands as private troops. If they don't comfort them in advance, they may lose their morale and may even cause chaos."

Private Army!

Fortunately, it is the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, and fortunately Huang Degong, Mou Wenshou, Yang Yufan and others have not yet become warlords. At most, they only have such a tendency, but how can they hide their little thoughts from others?

Just like their respective servants, those servants are the backbone of the army and the capital for them to become warlords.

Using the money from the court to support one's own soldiers is the biggest feature of the late Ming Dynasty. Is it possible that such troops will not become warlords?

Nodded, Zhu Guoqiang said with a smile.

"I know, we should make a fuss while the iron is hot! The three of them, including Li Ying, have just joined me and are dedicated to making achievements. Isn't this a god-given opportunity to reorganize them? And the current opportunity is also beneficial. Although our defense line has moved forward for a hundred miles, in the short term, Jiannu will not be able to attack Dalian. We just seize the time and organize the team. For their work, I said, Huang, Mou, and Yang are all national cities, so they will definitely not be rejected."

It is true that they are loyal, but the important thing is that they now have the prestige of themselves and the court, so that they can obey obediently without causing any trouble. Even Wu Sangui and others are also loyal to the court now.

Then it's time to reorganize now.

Nodded, Liu Hanyi said.

"The prince said that, but I don't know if the prince is preparing a ruling method?"

Zhu Guoqiang said with a smile.

"Simple, for the military, it is to eliminate the weak and retain the strong! As for the officials..."

Zhu Guoqiang took out a document casually, and said.

"It is enough to promise you wealth and honor!"
Chapter completed!