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Volume 2: The blue strands on the road to open up the mountains and forests Chapter 838: Stealing a vote of poor people

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    Successfully dividing the British and French allied forces, and seeing the Royal Academy of Sciences rise from the ground, symbolizing future glory, it was also an extremely smooth thing for Yang Meng. Who would be willing to wade through mountains of corpses and seas of blood to fight for their lives if there was no need?  It's a pity that Britain and Russia just didn't give him such an opportunity to develop in peace and stability. They insisted on taking action. Since everyone wanted to start by robbing, Yang Meng simply stopped being polite. There's no point in robbing the poor, so robbing the British and French  European giants like Russia are also a good choice. Along the way, YangMeng has made his fortune by feeding on the giants. If the European and American powers want to play evil, then YangMeng will lead 400 million people to play with them.  Let's see who wins the battle.  Apart from the Royal Academy of Sciences, Yang Meng still has many things to do here. The porcelain factory, jade workshop, weaving department, etc. in the manufacturing office can all become bigger and stronger and make a lot of money.  Combining traditional technology with machinery to produce low-cost products and sell them all over the world at luxury prices is what Yang Meng wants to do. Printing and molding can be used on porcelain. If there is such a combination of technologies  , fine porcelain can be produced on a large scale, and various chemical pigments can also make the porcelain more vivid and eye-catching.  Carving jade, a perfect jade article, often requires a top jade craftsman to spend several years or even a lifetime to figure it out. Steam-powered cutting tools and grinding tools are also things Yang Meng needs to solve.  As for the knowledge in manufacturing, it is even greater. If we can use textile machines to make silk brocades, the output will be immeasurable. Although the profits from exporting raw silk are huge, the profits from exporting silk brocades are probably even greater, right?  The first step is to use the aesthetics of the Western world to make these products, the second step is to add Chinese elements, and the third step is to export these luxury goods according to the aesthetics of the East. The Western world's questioning and invasion is too direct, and it is easy to be attacked.  to boycott.  They should study Confucianism carefully.  In today's Qing Dynasty, from farming to handicrafts, is there no trace of Confucianism?  Promote the spread of culture through business.  This is called moisturizing things silently, this is the kingly way.  An unstoppable attack.  Of course, the handicraft industry of the Qing Dynasty was not without its shortcomings, and there were many shortcomings. The first and most important one was that most practical appliances were rough in workmanship, and there were not many high-quality folk products, which were incompatible with the manufacturing process.  Compared with manufactured things, folk craftsmanship is appallingly rough.  Working in the manufacturing office.  Regardless of labor cost; civilian work is mainly practical. Let¡¯s not talk about other things, just talk about the leather goods that are widely used today. The leather goods of the British and French Allied Forces are quite exquisite. Even the leather goods equipped with a large number of equipment are also quite meticulous in workmanship.  In the Qing Dynasty, such leather goods did not have so many meticulous processes, as long as they were practical.  Not looking for beauty.  If you want to turn these skills into a profitable industry, the products must first be refined.  The Western world's fine workmanship is definitely worth learning from the beneficiaries of the Qing Dynasty. The primary factor that determines the value of goods is appearance. This is a very real issue.  The rough handicraft industry in the Qing Dynasty is also closely related to the self-sufficient farming economy. Although there are many rich people in the Qing Dynasty, they are often engaged in the purchase and sale of primary products, especially in exports. Too many businesses  Benefit.  Occupied by the Western world with a strong commercial atmosphere.  The Yang family is already working on the reform of the land system.  Large amounts of animal power or machines that will be popularized in the future will drive more and more people off the land.  How to feed them is what Yang Meng has to worry about.  The reason why the land problem has not emerged now is because of the large-scale war and infrastructure projects across the country. As these projects stop, more and more people will have no livelihood. It can be said that it is the right time to develop these.  Yang Meng estimates that the war with Tsarist Russia should last for a long time. Three to five years should be the shortest. The war will occupy a part of the population, infrastructure will occupy a part of the population, and immigration will occupy a part of the population. Within three to five years, Yang Meng will not have any  What a crisis to speak of.  But it will be different in three to five years. Once a large-scale war stops, not only the soldiers on the front line will be affected, but also the transportation and supply personnel in the middle, the military industry in the rear, etc., I am afraid that they will all shrink on a large scale and retreat.  The number of strong laborers will be in the millions, and the handicraft industries developed by Yang Meng now will be the destination of these people in the future.  The greatness of the future is within the grasp of today. Once you do it well, the road will be smooth. If you don¡¯t do it well, there will be many problems!  Dealing with these things is also easy for YangMeng. With the things in his stomach, YangMeng plans these industries with ease. Looking at the eyes of the craftsmen and technicians looking up, YangMeng feels very happy.  It's comfortable.  "Third Master, Northwest Military Affairs!" Just when Yang Meng was enjoying this kind of comfort, the messenger from Jizhen brought some bad news. The northwest military affairs had reached Jinkou. I am afraid that the capital Xu Ziwei was in big trouble.  .  &nbsp"What's the problem?" "Food!" "Go back to Beijing!" The food problem in the northwest is not a trivial matter. Unlike the south of the Yangtze River, there are many rivers in the northwest. Canal construction projects in the northwest will be difficult to achieve results within a few years. Today's northwest is  It was a time of drought. If Yang Meng remembered correctly, the drought in the northwest had never stopped in the past few years. The front line was short of food, and the situation in the rear was probably even worse.  On the way back to Beijing, Yang Meng had been thinking about how to solve the food problem in the northwest. In a few months, the Yellow River would be closed again. The northwest would be the main battlefield against Tsarist Russia, and to the north would be the densely populated areas of Tsarist Russia.  , once food is in short supply, the problem will be ridiculously big.  It is probably difficult for the northwest to self-supply the grain on the Hetao side. For the current plan, mobilizing a large amount of grain from the southwest is the only emergency method. Food for hundreds of thousands of troops is not very difficult for Yunnan and barges.  If in the next period of time, we focus on transporting grain to the northwest to ensure the supply of the army and take care of the people in the northwest, it should not be a problem. However, the grain reserves in Yunnan and Jiangnan will probably be consumed in large quantities.  It is absolutely impossible to use the food in stock unless it is a last resort. Now, it should be a last resort. The northwest war is related to the overall situation and must not end because of food. It is really impossible to use the most ruthless method to let the army  Eat human flesh!  After arriving at the signed room.  Looking at the expressions of Xu Ziwei and the others, they were just a little worried, not too anxious.  It seems that the food problem in the northwest is not that serious.  "Commander, what is the food gap in the northwest army? How much food do the people in the northwest need? Come up with a number and let the five major commercial ports and Yunnan focus on the food problem in the northwest in the next period of time." Solution Yang Meng  I have thought a lot, but many of them cannot be implemented in the near future. The best way is to transport grain from the south of the Yangtze River to the northwest, although this method is a bit reluctant.  But helpless!  Many things cannot be solved in one or two years, such as building irrigation canals in the northwest.  "In the army? Common people? Third Master, the food problem this time is not in the northwest. We have built a lot of granaries in the northwest in the past two years. The military food is sufficient, and the common people can also ensure that they will not starve to death. What happened this time  The rebels in the Kokand Khanate have been slaughtered by Zuo Jigao in the northwest. Now half of the territory of the Kokand Khanate is under the control of the Northwest Army, and most of the people involved have been killed.  In addition to a small amount of grain, Han's harvest is enough to provide military pay. The recorded property is about 8 million taels in silver, and there is also a large number of livestock. "There is no food problem in the northwest, so why bother to send an urgent report at Jinkou."  ? Are you just messing around and teasing me?" Before Xu Ziwei finished speaking, Yang Meng's brows rose. Since there is no shortage of food in the northwest, it's okay. Although the profits from Haohan are not much,  After all, there is still some surplus.  After wiping out the four khanates in Central Asia, perhaps the weapons expenses of the Northwest Army.  There will also be a solution.  In Yang Meng¡¯s opinion, this was the way Xu Ziwei and others deceived him into returning to Beijing.  He had explained the reason clearly to Xu Ziwei, a living monkey. Although he was a little slack in Jinkou, he was still doing big things.  "Third Master, the key is the people of Haohan! They still welcome our army. Some nobles who have not been involved in the matter also support the Qing army to enter Haohan, but It's just that the food harvest in Haohan has been poor in recent years.  , most of the people don¡¯t have enough to eat. This time Zuo Jigao¡¯s army wiped out most of the nobles in Kokand. The people of Kokand want to get food from us. Zuo Jigao asked around in Kokand, except for the Kazakh Khan!  In addition to the food owned by Tsarist Russia, the rest of the Khiva Khanate, Bukhar Khanate and even Afghanistan are seriously short of food. Our people have gone in. In order to show the majesty and favor of the sovereign state, we must help these countries.  People, if we attack the four countries in Central Asia, we will gain half the population of the northwest. The northwest has enough food to take care of itself, and with these oil bottles, I'm afraid" After hearing what Xu Ziwei meant, Yang Meng also understood.  , co-author, the four countries in Central Asia are damn poor, but if you think about it, the climate in Central Asia is similar to that in the northwest frontier. The northwest has been suffering from drought for many years, so it¡¯s not much better there.  And one of the targets this time, Afghanistan, is the newly opened tobacco planting area in England after India. The food output is not high, and the tobacco has taken up a lot of fertile land. This food shortage is also reasonable.  As for the Kazakh Khanate, which has food supplies from Tsarist Russia, it is also a controversial place. This Kazakh Khanate was destroyed by Tsarist Russia decades ago. This Kazakh Khanate is not a powerful country. It is just a wall on the border. Which one is stronger?  Whichever one he is close to, it seems that his Central Asia policy should be slowed down a bit to give Tsarist Russia a chance to take action.  "Fuck! That's what you said??I have been busy in the northwest for several months, and in the end I just robbed a bunch of poor people?  These bastards are waiting for me to rob you, and then these bastards will take over this big business like me!  ¡± Things in Central Asia are going a bit unfavorably. Looking at this, I am afraid that the other two khanates around Kokand will also fall to the Qing Dynasty. If you don¡¯t hit the smiling person with your hand, he will come closer and you can¡¯t kill him with one knife.  Right? At this time, the suzerain should also have the magnanimity of the suzerain. When it¡¯s time to give, you have to give!  It¡¯s almost what Third Master said. The result of my discussion with Yan Qing and Xiucheng is that after occupying Kokand, we will directly attack Kazakhstan, ignore Khiva, Buhar and Afghanistan, and directly start a war with Tsarist Russia!  " Kokand, Khiva, and Bukhar are all small khanates. Their combined area is not as large as any province. Central Asia is a sparsely populated country. It doesn't matter whether these three countries join in. The most important thing is Afghanistan. If the Northwest Army  If we go to Afghanistan, we will not only have to fight the British army, but we will also have to support Afghanistan¡¯s huge population. The gains outweigh the losses! ¡°No!  Let Zuo Jigao directly wipe out the remaining uncooperative aristocrats in Kohan without leaving Kazakhstan alone, and then attack Khiva and Buhar, follow Kokand, turn these three countries into our northwest territory, and directly merge them into Ili  Under the general's rule, he told Zuo Jigao that if the surrounding small countries were like these three countries, they would directly wipe out their nobles and deal with them according to the territory of the Qing Dynasty.  After dealing with these small countries, we will directly attack Afghanistan. All the nobles who are close to the English will be exterminated. The English in Afghanistan will be destroyed by the Afghans.  How many people are there in the Northwest Army now?  " Small border countries like Kokand have frequent regime changes. The so-called succession of rise and fall is useless here. Western Xinjiang's vassal countries, such as Afghanistan, are just small countries. Just annex them directly. " To put it bluntly, Yang Meng  He is still a businessman, and it is impossible to provide food to the people of Central Asia. It is just that he will immigrate in the future, so it is not a bad idea to organize it first.  Ma Qinghu and Ma Qinghu have gathered about 100,000 men, and now there are about 400,000 men and horses in the northwest. If the army is expanded, it will be possible to reach a million in two months. It¡¯s just this training" "The army expansion will be carried out in Central Asia.  We provide food and they work hard. There is no free food in the world. Let Du Wenxiu and Ma Qinghu carry soldiers, horses and food to preach in Central Asia. Those who do not become believers will be killed, and those who become believers will be given food!  "(To be continued)
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