Mystery Makes Me Strong

"Report, the Northern Navy suffered a disastrous defeat. There were more than 500 large and small ships in total. Against the Dasu people's fleet, they lost more than 300, more than 100 were captured, and less than 100 escaped... The Dasu people's fleet suffered a slight loss, only ten The next ship was wounded by fireboats and sank three."

"Report, the east fort is lost, and the north fort is holding on."

"Report, General Cheng An was reincarnated in the country, lost 600 soldiers and killed 15 thieves."

"Report, General Lu Pang died and was reincarnated. He lost 300 soldiers and killed 5 thieves."

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"Enough!" Empress Lu patted the table.

This exaggerated battle loss ratio completely broke her bottom line.

Fortunately, she also felt that the innovation she had brought out broke the cycle rate of the feudal dynasty and ensured her position as the queen mother, and she was still a little complacent.

Everyone said that she was the greatest saint, great sage, great wise man, great hero...

In the end, she really believed it.

There's no way, everyone says you're wearing clothes, you just don't wear them.

Just don't travel in winter.

The important ministers were silent.

War, only a ruthless war can see what the so-called prosperous world is like.

The battle damage ratio is the most obvious manifestation of the strength difference.

Those who are really powerful are bound to lose less.

But the disparity in battle damage now is obviously saying that their achievements in Western learning for hundreds of years are vulnerable, and they are all perfunctory. Rotten paper pile.

"Look, look, the Ai's family allocates hundreds of millions of taels of gold and silver to you every year, but you have made it like this! The ancestors handed over the country to the Ai's family, so do you just let the Ai's family go to the Taimiao?" Lu Straight outraged.

The ministers immediately knelt down.

"The empress dowager's forgiveness is the fault of the ministers."

At this time, they were the same, and they did think it was their own fault.

is not that right? The empress dowager allocated generously, but if things didn't go well, who else could be blamed?

In the last years of the dynasties in the past, when the imperial court could not afford the money, and the ministers were required to do things, naturally they could complain, feel wronged, and trust the rebel army with peace of mind...

Now, there is no shortage of silver every year, and there is still a lot of wealth, and the actual army is paid for. Every day, morning and evening, two exercises are far superior to the elite forces of any previous dynasty.

At this moment, a piece of good news finally came.

"Chengxian garrison guerrilla general Deng Ming led an army to raid on the rainy night, defeated a partial division of the Dasu people, and killed more than 200 Dasu soldiers and horses, and the others fled, and the head count has been completed."

The high-ranking ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

Paying the foot soldiers still works. Among the ten teams, there are always one or two who have a conscience and dare to fight.

Raiding on a rainy night is more difficult than at night, and a team that owes money will definitely not be able to do it. It must be an elite soldier who has been trained hard, and must be led by a general who is not afraid of death.

General officials are not afraid of death, but there are not many people who can train hard.

After all, eating, drinking, and having fun is natural.

"Three thousand taels of silver, and five hundred pieces of Nanjiang cotton cloth..." Lu Zhi's face was slightly better.

In the end, it is a big country, a big court, giving enough money, clear rewards and punishments, and under heavy rewards, there are always talents.

And she wouldn't kill her own pillar of the Great Wall.

Whether you are faithful or not, it is enough to listen to your heart.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager." The important ministers expressed their thanks.

As time goes on, there is more and more good news on land.

One garrison after another, good news came, or the defense succeeded.

The fleet is not easy to train, but advanced guns and cannons are easy to buy, as long as you have money.

In modern warfare in later generations, new recruits will go to the battlefield after a week or two of training, and after a few battles, they will become veterans.

With money, food, and coolies, the team is easy to train, and now it can be formed on the battlefield in a month.

Although the mortality rate is also high.

However, the Eastern court avoided a three-hundred-year round of elimination. This death is really nothing.

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The Dasu people finally found that they still underestimated the resilience of the Eastern court.

Their main wealth is still inland, and in the hands of the big landowners, just blocking the coastal ports will not cause them any real harm.

Only by conquering the capital can the opponent be forced to surrender.

But they are no longer as comfortable as they are at sea when they go further inland.

Even if it is only three or four hundred miles inland, it is not easy.

The court still has people's hearts.

After all, many of the taxes that should be collected have long since been collected, and it is only a symbolic poll tax, which means that you are still a commoner of the court and must abide by the rules of the court.

The imperial court often distributed food for disaster relief, large disaster relief, small disaster relief, even if there was no disaster; the landlords also often distributed grain and cotton clothes to let the people spend the winter.

In this case, the common people know what to do. Under the leadership of the talented landlords, the walls are strong and the wilderness is clear. It rarely happened in the late Qing Dynasty that many traitors who led the way could be bought for a dozen taels of silver, and many people took the initiative to sell vegetables and food.

On several occasions when the team of Dasu people had just arrived somewhere, there were villagers reporting to the imperial court.

The local defenders dared to fight, even if they only killed a few people in a confrontation, they couldn't stand it.

The fog of battle is everywhere.

The nature of the invaders is to plunder, and they endured it at the beginning. When they went deep into the inland, when supplies were inconvenient, they began to **** food.

This worsened relations with the locals even more.

The imperial court began to recruit soldiers and horses, allowing local groups to form training groups.

Anyway, the old lady Lu is not afraid of rebellion, but she has a hair ball in her hand and a fountain of youth.

The defeat at sea was finally recovered by land.

Even a dynasty like the Qing Dynasty was extremely rotten, and the Westerners also said that without the brains and manpower, they could directly rule, and they must maintain this dynasty and use them to colonize.

What's more, this eastern court in its prosperous age?

Half a year later, the Dasu army suffered heavy losses. Although they besieged the capital twice in the middle, they were both relieved and finally had to return to the southern island to rest.

This defensive battle was a draw.

The important ministers are still not as thick-skinned as their Qing counterparts, and they can't say that they should win if they don't lose.

"Hmph, look at each of you, I usually only talk about prosperous times, but I didn't let Aijia flee west, remember the merits, kill the ones that deserve to be killed, go back and think about it, dignified, there are many Westerners in peacetime, How could it be like this?" Empress Dowager Lu said fiercely.

"Thank you Queen Mother for being kind." The ministers were all ashamed.

The enemy bandits came in and traveled around, coming when they wanted to, and leaving when they wanted to.

No one can say anything about winning.

If you win, why don't you see your opponent admit defeat and surrender, why don't you offer the leader and the imperial temple?

...

A restaurant somewhere in Beijing.

Wen Rensheng sat in the corner and listened to everyone talking.

"Hey, my Dacheng Kingdom is really bad. I was besieged by a group of barbarian children." An old master shook his head and lamented.

"Isn't this repelling? Three granaries have been opened in the middle of the imperial court. Although they are all old and rotten rice, they have never starved to death. Counting three hundred years up, which time has the city been besieged and no one can eat people?" A member of the staff didn't care.

Taking advantage of the siege, he bought several shops at a low price, and without letting his family know about it, he hid the shop deeds and house deeds in a Dayaren bank somewhere.

Yes, there are steam engines, and naturally there are also banks.

The reputation of Dayaren Bank is much better than that of traditional banks. It also only recognizes account numbers and passwords, not people. It has been passed down for hundreds of years.

Of course, you should also choose a well-established and reputable bank carefully.

"It's just the barbarians doing their best to fight back. I'll come again next time. The property I finally bought has dropped by two-thirds in price, and now it has become the inland property in the west. It's really pitiful." Another businessman complained.

"Why is the navy so weak, five hundred can't beat three hundred?"

"The navy only wants to do business, and they are in unison. The money that is issued to buy a boat will be refreshed every year. The steam ships have been out for 20 years, and they still use old sailboats."

"Didn't the Xuanyi Guard of the imperial court have an overseas division? Can't we just keep an eye on the overseas military equipment?" Another scholar said generously.

Yes, the imperial court has overseas divisions, and the queen mother also asks them to learn from the West. UU reading www.uukanshu.com everyone is not blind. Steamboats are used first for civilian use and then for military use. ?

"I know this, what the Admiral of the Navy said about steam, steam is not steam, it is easy to break... The old ship can still be used, a new ship is millions of taels, and it's just a waste of money. It's better to buy more sailboats..."

"Millions of taels? Is it that expensive?"

"The queen mother allocates hundreds of millions of taels of silver to the navy every year, but it's only enough to buy dozens of ships. The three major navigators in the north, middle and south are not enough."

Everyone was talking and seemed to understand the key.

it's actually really easy.

Not enough money.

The wealth of an agricultural society can no longer be used for armament expenditures in the industrial age.

The army is okay, the navy is a beast of gold, and the daily training is a bottomless pit.