The new army has the strength of the new army, but the new army also has the inevitable disadvantages of the new army. Chen Wen lacked some conspiracies to weaken the new army's interest. He firmly believed that the ironwork needed to be strong himself. Only by maximizing the strength of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was the only way to completely eliminate the Qing Dynasty.

News of Wu Sangui's defeat in Weinan came one after another, and the new army won a great victory. Then he went to Xi'an without fighting. Wu Sangui fled in a hurry with the defeated generals, and disappeared for a while. However, in order to appease the morale of the Eight Banners Army, he avenged the four right-wing banners in Xi'an, Shaanxi and shocked the Han people on the ground in Shaanxi, the Qing army successively carried out tragic massacres in Weinan County and Xi'an Prefecture City.

All the people in Weinan County were killed, and the survivors were just single digits; Xi'an Fucheng was a little better, because the distance was far enough and the city was slaughtered, the people in the Fucheng had an estimate of the revenge of the Qing army, so after Wu Sangui went to war, he fled to the countryside in large numbers. When the news of the crushing defeat came back, he even came out, so that the Qing army could only vent their anger by massacring the people in the surrounding towns and burning the historical city into a fire.

From Shaanxi to Nanjing, thousands of miles apart. Aside from the report from the Military Intelligence Department, the fastest ones were some civil and military officials in Henan. However, compared with Wu Sangui and earlier, there were a fewer groups of civil and military officials who specially sent people to deliver letters. It was probably because of the strong combat effectiveness of the new army that scared them and they no longer dared to put all their treasures on Chen Wen's side.

"The fence-bearing grass raised by this group of bitch will be dealt with sooner or later."

As soon as he said that, Zheng Qi realized that he had a little silence and quickly bowed down, saying that he was guilty of death. Chen Wen didn't care about this, and just followed it to the reason why he sent Zheng Qi and Ichiro Ono today.

"The details on North Korea have been investigated clearly?"

"When you say the king, you have already investigated it."

"Then let's talk about it."

In this era, there is no radio, no network, and no audio and video information. The news is passed by people, and the authenticity becomes more and more deviant as more people talk. Chen Wen is not afraid of those exiled officials in North Korea talking nonsense, because no matter what they say, Chen Wen must first understand the real situation before making a decision.

"When you say the king, I will be ordered to go to Japan and North Korea to investigate the situation. North Korea has indeed been destroyed by the Tartars, and there has been no fierce uprising in North Korea. The limited number is small and small, and it is not a weather at all. There have been two times last year, and the Tartars were not even sent to the garrisons of those big cities, and only those states were suppressed."

"It's true."

After that summoning, the North Korean exiled officials also asked to see each other several times, reporting some rebels who had contact with them, and said that once the royal army entered North Korea, these Korean righteous men could become the help of the royal army.

These guys made generous speeches in the Qi Palace again and again, saying something all the time, but unfortunately Chen Wen would not even believe a punctuation mark.

In the War of Renchen, it was not that the Ming army crossed the Yalu River. North Korea had long been destroyed by Japan, and there were not many resistances, but most of them were waste. Only Li Shunchen was born, but was yelled by the peninsula people in later generations, and even the Ming army, which had recreational grace to North Korea, was vilified by them because they could not highlight the humble role of their hero in the War of Renchen.

Even in later generations, when Japan colonized Korea, the Koreans' anti-Japanese intensity was ridiculously low, but they joined the Japanese army even more enthusiastically. For example, what the North Korean officials said was that there were already wars everywhere, and the Tartars suffered heavy losses in North Korea. The only difference was the fatal blow from the royal army. Whether others believed it or not, Chen Wen would not believe it anyway.

Of course, it is understandable that putting himself in his shoes and the ministers of the devastated country will do their best to save the nation. Even if they use deception to seek help from a great country, it is understandable, but he is not a Korean, so he naturally still has to take into account the interests of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and always have to distinguish priorities.

"At the end, we will go to North Korea, and Ono will collect information about the Koreans in Japan in Japan. The information we have obtained now shows that after completing the war of destruction of North Korea, the Tartars quickly established their rule over Korea."

"In the early days, the Tatars killed a large number of Korean ministers on the charge of anti-Qing and supporting Ming Dynasty, and detained the royal family to the capital, which scared the rest of the civil and military squads. Without the leader, the Koreans could not make a fuss. In the following days, by relying on the recruited Mongolian garrisons and division of land, as well as the establishment of the so-called Eight Banners of the Goryeo and the opening of sects, the North Korea country easily became two provinces of the Tatars, and there was no effort at all."

The so-called Bangzi is the untouchable class of North Korea. The despicable name of the Goryeo kanzi in China since the Ming and Qing dynasties and even later generations also comes from the untouchable servants sent by North Korea to China.

Chen Wen had already expected what kind of urinary nature of the North Koreans. After listening to Zheng Qi's rough explanation, he also had a basic understanding of the current situation of North Korea. The details were included in the information summary. Chen Wen had also read them in detail before summoning them. He had a few questions but he still had to ask them.

"I have read the report that the Tartars have not fished out of their waters in North Korea, but instead used a ruling method similar to the Han area. I remember that the Korean official said that the annual income of North Korea is only 200,000 stones a year. How can the Tartars rule in this way supplement the problem of cutting off grains after the loss of Jiangnan?"

Since the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, the Eight Banners have been lying on the towering tree of China to absorb nutrients. Now the Qing Dynasty’s preferential treatment for the Eight Banners is not as exaggerated as in later generations. However, the grain of grain is cut off, and the food of the Eight Banners will also become a problem. The Qing Dynasty attacked North Korea in order to regain a grain-producing area. However, Jiangnan District is not Jiangnan. Just because of this, the Qing Dynasty has not yet fished out of its territories. It is really strange.

"When the king said, North Korea's grain output is actually not that small. It is all the civil and military squads of the East and West who are squads of the East and West who are squads of the common people have been stolen, and they have not paid taxes, so they have fallen into such fields. After the Tatars captured Seoul, they killed a group of officials from the two civil and military squads and confiscated their property and land. In addition to distributing the land to the garrison and the basin, the land was also distributed to many landless civilians, allowing them to farm on their own. The specific income is still unclear, but there is still about two million stones."

The annual income of 200,000 s are simply unimaginable for a country like North Korea with a population of tens of millions and a territory of less than 2 million square kilometers in the country. You should know that in the Ming Dynasty, a medium-sized prefecture also had an annual income of more than 100,000 s of grain, and this was born under such a strange tax system in the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, according to the Japanese calculations during the Ionchen War, the annual income of North Korea should be between 8 million and 12 million stones. This number is certain to be exaggerated, but the gap with the 200,000 stones is too big. The gap here comes from the two civil and military squads of North Korea.

"The Tatars collected taxes to supply the Eight Banners Army in the capital. According to your report, some of the food was used to supply the garrison, and most of them were transported to Tianjin by sea, by North Korea's grain ship, and then by land to the capital. But that's the case?"

Chen Wen asked the question at his point, and Zheng Qi immediately realized the key to this problem: "That's true for the words of the king. I will finally think that if you try to intercept the Tartars' grain ship, even if it cannot be seized, sinking or burning it can weaken the Tartars' strength."

With this question, Chen Wen wanted this sentence. However, Chen Wen still needs to get the specific things to discuss at the joint meeting, but now it is not a time to worry.

Nodding, Chen Wen nodded to Zheng Qi about North Korea, but turned to Ichiro Ono and asked about the things he had asked the fleet to send to Japan before.

"When the king said, Huine personally took things to meet the Emperor and the Shogun, and handed it over to Daming of various vassals such as Changzhou and Satsuma. They were very interested in the things above. Among them, the Satsuma clan said in private that if the shogunate interference, they could cooperate in Ryukyu."

"Ryukyu? Isn't this fox's tail hidden?"

After saying this, Chen Wen also burst into laughter. Then he asked about Ichiro Ono's preparation for Chinese citizenship, saying that he would agree to his application after this incident, which attracted a lot of thanks.

Chen Wen had a plan for North Korea and Japan, but it still needed greater strength to implement it. However, this force actually existed in the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the only difference was how to unfold it.

A few days after receiving the news that the new army defeated Wu Sangui, Chen Wen set out and rushed to Taiping Prefecture upstream of Nanjing. The Ma'anshan iron ore has already begun to be excavated, and now it has formed a scale. After the relocation of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army Military Industry Department Workshop, the iron materials used were also produced in the iron smelting workshop there. Chen Wen had visited many times before, but this time there was something fresher.

"King, this is the track that was published in Science magazine."

Seeing the vernier caliper, Chen Wen simply submitted a submission to Science magazine under the pseudonym of Lu Xun who he used when he met Li Yu. He only said that he had seen it in the mountainous areas of Henan. According to local villagers, it was made by the Qin people to transport goods.

At this moment, what appeared in front of Chen Wen was a railway track stretching from a mine cave in the distance. On it was a mule pulling several trucks of iron ore toward the warehouse of the iron smelting workshop in the distance.

There are softer sleepers on the solid rammed earth foundation, and two rails are coming side by side. Just looking at the trucks of iron ore, it should be a cattle or two to pull it. But now a mule is enough, who said that you have to have a train to use the rails?

"I have also read articles in magazines, saying that the friction on the rails is less, so I can pull a lot of goods."

"The king is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and the officials admire him."

The bitter gourd flattered her face, Chen Wen also smiled and shook his head, and then said to the head of the Military Industry Department: "How much does this thing cost? Is the damage rate acceptable?"

"When it comes to the king, damage is common, mainly because of the materials used on the rails, and the hardness and toughness are still being tested. However, this thing is indeed very useful. Usually, miners rely on manpower to carry out mines. Now the mines can be digged larger. This track alone can save a lot of manpower, and the output of mines has also risen sharply."

There are many kinds of machinery in the mines in Ma'anshan. Although the miners are still the captured Eight Banners and Green Camps, especially the former, they are even more consumed, Chen Wen is concerned about output. In order to ensure the output, the Military Industry Department, the management party of the mine, has also invested a lot of machinery, which now looks quite gratifying.

The iron ore production doubled, and the iron smelting workshop also used a large number of technologies from the Ming Dynasty and Europe. Chen Wen didn't know much about this, and he also took out the exhaust port and air intake that he had seen online side by side to heat the air in advance. In addition, according to previous practice, iron and steel smelting must use coke to ensure quality. New technologies and old traditions are intertwined. Today's iron smelting workshops have also enjoyed the benefits of technology, and steel production is gradually increasing.

"If nothing unexpected happens, next year, the steel output here will be able to support other aspects. A military industry workshop alone can no longer afford such a large output."

Xu Yi, the chief official, was deeply touched by the doubled output. When he took over the Military Industry Department workshop, it was a workshop group surrounded by high walls in Jinhua City. Later, due to the large amount of hydraulic machinery, the workshop moved outside the city. However, the production capacity increased, and he fell into a situation of worrying about raw materials every day. I remember that at that time, the merchants who were able to transport raw materials from the Tartar occupied areas were all polite and did not dare to neglect them at all, and even local officials were the same. But now, the output of raw materials has exceeded the cost, which feels like a different life.

"I have been thinking about it these days. When the steel production continues to rise, I may consider building a ring track in Nanjing City, so that it will be much more convenient for both the people and the garrison in the city."

Nanjing City is very large, and even if it is in the city, it takes a lot of time to travel. Xu Yi's proposal aroused Chen Wen's thoughts. The ring railway was launched in advance. Although it was a bit ahead of schedule, it can even be said that having this creativity is obviously because Xu Yi is already worried about overcapacity, but this is always a good thing, isn't it?

"This proposal is interesting. Take it slowly. Just take care of all existing aspects first. The output is so abundant. Not to mention the Nanjing Ring Rail, it is not impossible to build from Nanjing to Hangzhou."
Chapter completed!