Steel Dynasty - Chapter 874

[Chapter 872 Born all over the world]

As the cold wind from Siberia moved southward, Qingzhou City became much colder overnight, and then heavy snow fell from the sky, dyeing the streets and alleys a bright white.

But even so, the soldiers in Qingzhou Camp are still undergoing daily training, but the difference is that in addition to practicing traditional formations, the soldiers now are also practicing crawling.

“Your Majesty, the military workshop has delivered 5,000 Falcon rifles to us. According to Song Changping, 60,000 people can be equipped before next autumn.”

Niu Ben and Xiao Ming inspected the military camp in the heavy snow. It has been a month since he returned from Dengzhou for the first time. This is also his normal inspection of the army at the end of the year.

“This progress is satisfactory, but it is also thanks to Li Chuyuan and the Dutch. This arms trade has given the military workshop ample funds.” Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Although it cannot be compared with the production efficiency of millions of rifles per year in European countries during World War II, he is already very satisfied with the current firearms production efficiency of the Dayu Military Factory. After all, this is the first time that the military factory has tried to produce breech-loading rifles. .

Niu Ben looked excited. The breech-loading rifle produced this time was eventually named the Falcon rifle. The effect of equipping the army surprised many generals.

In contrast, although traditional queuing shooting is still necessary, they can adopt a more flexible combat method by equipping Falcon rifles.

“This war between Li Chuyuan and the Merchant Council has really come to an advantage for us.” Niu Ben laughed loudly, “But Your Majesty, although we got a lot of money from Li Chuyuan, we still want the war to continue until next autumn. , I’m afraid the damage in the south will be greater.”

“Don’t worry about that, there isn’t much industry in the south, it’s just agriculture, and I have my own considerations in it,” Xiao Ming said with a deep look.

Niu Ben was a little confused. He looked at Xiao Ming and waited for an explanation.

After pondering for a while, he said: “Do you still remember the decree last year that the imperial court moved from Xiaoxiang to Kuanxiang?”

“Of course I remember. After the decree was issued, the wealthy families in the south deliberately blocked it, and the effect was minimal.” Niu Ben was indignant when he mentioned this. From his point of view, this is simply deceiving the emperor.

However, he is also very aware that the south has a weak concept of the royal family and has always been disobedient to the imperial court’s orders.

“That’s it. If we don’t let them beat each other to pieces, how can I take the opportunity to move the people to Guandong?” Xiao Ming said lightly.

Niu Ben suddenly realized that the current Kanto area was sparsely populated, and the people remaining in the six cities could not completely control Kanto, not to mention that there was now a country called Tsarist Russia in the north.

According to previous statistics from the imperial court, more than half of the population of Dayu was concentrated in the south. During the war in the north, many people fled to the south for refuge, which increased the population in the south.

“The emperor has thought deeply, so it is indeed necessary.” Niu Ben said.

Xiao Ming nodded. Now a large number of secret guards have gone south and have been monitoring the war in Chu. Generally speaking, the two sides are still gearing up, with occasional minor frictions. He doesn’t want to waste his strength by taking action at this time.

“That’s it. The fundamental reason why all dynasties have lost control of the north is that they have not allowed the Han people to thrive on these lands. For me, the most terrifying weapon is not muskets or cannons, but the weapon of reproduction. If I want to completely To control Guandong, we must move the people there and give birth to children. Only when every inch of land in Guandong is filled with Han people can the power of the Great Chongqing State truly take root there.”

Niu Ben was stunned for a moment, and he sighed, “Your Majesty. This statement made the general suddenly realize. If you think about it carefully, it seems that aliens occupied our land and thrived in the past, making them stronger and stronger. Now it is time for us to repay them in their own way.”

Xiao Ming looked at those who were training. The soldier smiled. Why were Europeans able to occupy most of the world’s land during the Age of Discovery? They relied on the migration of civilians in their own country. In this way, after hundreds of years of reproduction, they became the contemporary pattern.

Therefore, he had already had a grand plan in his mind, which was to conquer a piece of land and move the Han people there to have children and multiply.

Based on the concept that people in this era can have as many children as they want, he believes that as long as living standards improve, the population of Dayu will definitely grow explosively. At this time, coupled with the population base of Dayu, it will not be a dream to have children all over the world.

After discussing this issue obscenely with Niu Ben, Xiao Ming returned to the palace after his inspection.

At this time, he drafted a decree to encourage childbirth. After the decree was implemented, all households in the Chongqing Kingdom that gave birth to three or more children would have their taxes reduced for one year.

If the fourth child is born, the government will give the hardware dragon a subsidy, and the fifth child will be given a hardware dragon subsidy, and so on.

After deciding on the matter, Xiao Ming called Pang Yukun and Fiji over. He first explained the necessity of the birth plan and then began to discuss the decree with them.

“Three is a low starting point, Your Majesty. In fact, most families in the Chongqing Kingdom will have more than three children, because for them, children are labor, and they are also the basis to avoid being bullied by other families with many children. “I think the tax exemption will be adjusted to four, and the Golden Dragon subsidy will start from the fifth,” Pang Yukun said.

Fiji nodded, “Pang Shoufu is right, Your Majesty, this can also reduce the burden on the treasury. After all, there are too many places to spend money now.”

Xiao Ming thought for a while, and finally nodded, “Just follow your instructions Do as you say. In addition, you will start preparing to go south after the new year. Once you seize the merchants’ council and the homes of the southern wealthy families, the imperial court’s treasury will be rich. “

Pang Yukun and Fiji looked at each other. It is obvious that this time they plan to go south. There is no such thing as winning over wealthy families.

In the past, the imperial court compromised with the wealthy families because they were not strong enough, but now they are completely able to deal with it, and the most important thing is that the wealthy families in the south are more hostile to the royal family. This can be seen in the last incident of moving from narrow township to wide township.

The two of them knew this issue well. When Xiao Wenxuan was in office, a group of officials with wealthy southern backgrounds strongly advocated exempting southern wealthy families from paying taxes.

When this proposal was rejected, these southern wealthy families simply resisted the tax and evaded taxes, which also led to the emptiness of the Chongqing treasury.

In their opinion, their emperor must hate these southern wealthy families more than they do, so this decision is not surprising.

“Yes, Your Majesty, I will prepare this matter when I get back.” The two of them bowed and said.

Xiao Ming nodded. He looked at the heavy snow that was still falling, and his heart was filled with ambition.

Now the industry in Great Chongqing is developing steadily, and railway construction is also showing a good momentum. The only thing missing today is a market for dumped goods.

In order to feed more and more people in Chongqing, he could no longer wait. Unifying the country was the first step.

(End of chapter)