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In the past, although the Changsheng Camp's bird cannons could break armor at sixty or seventy steps, they could only break through double armor at most. Moreover, this was not armor-breaking in the true sense. After the projectile penetrated double armor, it was already extremely powerful.

It is limited and can make the Tatars feel pain when shot, but it will not cause real lethal damage.

If the soldiers want to really kill or kill the Tatar directly, they have to continue to hit the target.

Wait until the Tatar reaches fifty or even forty steps, then kill him with one blow.

But at this time, these muskets can directly penetrate the three armors sixty or seventy steps away, and they are not simply breaking through the generals' armor, but directly penetrating the three armors.

With Li Yuanqing's shrewdness and experience, how could he not know that if these cannons were used on the battlefield, as long as the cannon soldiers could hit the right part, they would be able to kill the Tatars directly from sixty or seventy steps away, leaving them directly

No chance to resist!

"Good, good, very good, very good!"

Li Yuanqing clapped his hands and praised, looked at Xu Liang with a smile and said: "Xu Liang, this time, you and the brothers in the weapons workshop have made a great contribution! When the achievements are reported to the Political Affairs Administration, I will not hesitate to reward you!"

Everyone in Xu Liang couldn't help but be overjoyed and fell to their knees one after another, "Thank you, General, for your kindness."

According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, these military merits were assessed and rewarded by the Zhenfu Division. Originally, Li Yuanqing and the Changsheng Battalion also followed this process.

However, after the establishment of the Political Affairs Administration, the Town and Fu Department of Changsheng Camp was affiliated to the Political Affairs Administration. However, it was only an affiliation. It was still an independent unit and was only responsible to Li Yuanqing himself.

After all merits have been approved by the Zhenfu Division, the merit report will be divided into two parts. One will be submitted directly to Li Yuanqing, and the other will be submitted to the Political Affairs Office for deliberation. After the Political Affairs Office deliberation, it will be reported to Li Yuanqing, and Li Yuanqing will make a decision as appropriate.

Determine merit and rewards.

As for the specific reward distribution of merit rewards, the Political Affairs Office accounts for the majority, and Li Yuanqing's "inner treasury" determines the amount as appropriate.

No wonder Li Yuanqing deliberately made the merit reward process so troublesome.

As the sages said: "A soldier is also a murderous weapon!"

Especially the Changsheng Battalion, up to now, it can be said without exaggeration that it is the most elite land military force in the entire Ming Dynasty, even the entire East Asia region, and even the world.

Although most of the generals in the Changsheng Camp were personally promoted by Li Yuanqing, rule by man is definitely not as good as rule by law.

Even if it’s Li Yuanqing?

In many cases, preferences will inevitably shift, affecting impartiality and leaving hidden dangers in the military.

Therefore, if the merit reward goes through the process of the Political Affairs Department, it may seem to take a few more days, but it can ensure the fairness of the merit reward to the greatest extent.

And even if Li Yuanqing himself has a preference, it is a matter for the inner treasury. It will not affect the overall situation. It will only make the soldiers who have been rewarded by the inner treasury become more loyal to him, Li Yuanqing.

A money bag in one hand and an official hat in the other.

Both grace and power.

This is the supreme way for Li Yuanqing to control the Changsheng Camp and the entire Changsheng Island.

After testing the power of the new gun, Xu Liang led Li Yuanqing to the blast furnace iron smelting workshop not far next door.

The use of blast furnaces to smelt iron is a long-standing heritage of human history, but the purity of the steel produced still depends on the ratio of iron ore, coke, and limestone.

Although the Ming Dynasty had already begun to use blast furnaces to smelt iron, the cancer of the craftsman system has firmly restricted the thinking of the blacksmiths. They have always adhered to conventions and followed the methods left by their ancestors.

I have thought about innovating and improving.

Even in the weapons workshop on Changsheng Island, Li Yuanqing has vigorously liberated the creativity of the craftsmen, but ~, due to inheritance, mainly the solidification of thinking, the effect is not very good.

Although the craftsmen have worked hard enough, they have not made much progress.

And when these white-haired blacksmiths arrived, Eastern and Western civilizations collided fiercely. Many things that Xu Liang and the others could not understand at first seemed to have been opened.

In this way, it is not surprising that there are gains.

However, due to different iron ore raw materials, different coke, and different limestone textures, if you want to smelt truly qualified steel that can make 6-pound cannons, or even 1-pound cannons, and 4-pound cannons, these things from the weapons workshop

Craftsmen Fang, we still have a long way to go and a lot of quarrels to make.

After inspecting the iron smelting workshop, it was almost midnight.

Xu Liang was also a little embarrassed, "General, I'm really sorry for taking up so much of your rest time. You just rushed back to Changsheng Island, but your humble position..."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile: "Xu Liang, you kid, can you also speak nice words?"

Xu Liang couldn't help but feel more and more embarrassed, he laughed and scratched his head.

Li Yuanqing smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Brothers, I don't know how much effort it took to develop these results. What's the point of wasting a little time on my side? Xu Liang, do your best! I will give you the 4-pounder gun for our future battleship."

I’m still counting on you!”

Xu Liang couldn't help being surprised and happy. He knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Li Yuanqing several times, "The general loves you so much. If you despise your position, you will be ashamed of yourself and die for the general!"

Li Yuanqing laughed loudly and helped Xu Liang up with his own hands, "How much can the monthly output of these new muskets be?"

Xu Liang suddenly became energetic and said hurriedly: "General, with so many ghost blacksmiths joining us, we have sufficient manpower and material resources. As expected, 300 shots a month should be guaranteed!"

If we work overtime to make it, five hundred shots a month will be no problem."

Li Yuanqing nodded, but his face became solemn, "Speed ​​is necessary, but more importantly, quality is necessary! Without quality, everything is just a rogue! Xu Liang, I would rather you keep the quality under control.

I don’t want you to go too fast! You know, the ones who will use these blunderbuss in the future will be our own brothers!”

Li Yuanqing's last sentence was even more serious and thoughtful.

Xu Liang nodded hurriedly, "General, don't worry! I am willing to guarantee the quality of every musket with my head on my head!"

The two also exchanged many opinions on the production and improvement of projectiles, gunpowder, explosive packets, armor, and spears, including hand grenades.

In the end, Li Yuanqing simply had a late-night snack with Xu Liang at the weapons workshop and talked for most of the night. It was not until dawn was almost dawn and it started to snow outside that he returned to the official hall.

The night on Changsheng Island is very peaceful.

The road from the military workshop to the city is a cement road with a width of more than ten meters. Even if it snows, it is still very smooth and easy to walk.

Li Yuanqing did not ride a horse, but walked step by step on the solid cement road in the wind and snow.

This should be the first cement road in Ming Dynasty. I am afraid it is also the first complete cement road and the first real road in the world.

From the end of the second year of Tianqi's plan, until the beginning of the third year of Tianqi, all Li Yuanqing's forces migrated to Changsheng Island. In the blink of an eye, almost four years have passed.

In the past four years, Li Yuanqing has grown from a young boy full of ideals and passion to a mature man, a true leader, and even a mature politician!

Originally, Li Yuanqing simply wanted to train a strong army to wipe out the wild boar skins of Gori and protect the thousands of miles of Chinese orthodox rivers and mountains.

But now, Li Yuanqing clearly understands that it is more than a thousand difficulties to do all this well?

It is easy to be a pure soldier, but it is far from easy to be a qualified leader!

At this time, Li Yuanqing was no longer alone. He had dozens of wives and concubines, more than a dozen children, and hundreds of thousands of living beings on Changsheng Island. He even had the people of the entire Liao land and countless people in Nanyang.

The Chinese must rely on his breath to survive!

Originally, Li Yuanqing did not want to have such a quarrel with the court.

After all, the imperial court is still the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty and is the seat of prestige in the world. Internal fighting will cause a lot of harm but no benefit!

But the bloody facts are vividly before Li Yuanqing's eyes. The current court is just a tool for many people with ulterior motives!

If you want to change, you can only...

A gust of cold wind hit him, and snowflakes hit his face. Li Yuanqing couldn't help but shiver.

But for a moment, Li Yuanqing smiled deeply!

Let this blizzard come more violently!

If it is broken, then it can be established. If it is not broken, how can it be established?

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On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Yuanqing only rested for half the morning. At noon, he hosted a banquet for the main officers of the Changsheng Battalion in the official hall.

Starting in the afternoon, Li Yuanqing began to inspect the 1,000 Corps, 3,000 Corps, 4,000 Corps, and 5,000 Corps near the city.

He worked tirelessly, went deep into the grassroots level, talked cordially with the soldiers at the grassroots level, inquired about their needs, cared about their lives, and mingled cordially with the soldiers.

At the same time, with the rapid construction of the stage, the promotion of the "White-Haired Girl" crew also started in full swing.

Throughout Changsheng Island, there are loud-voiced turtle slaves with simple loudspeakers everywhere, using their pure Beijing accent to promote to the residents of the island the performance that will be held in the city's main square tomorrow evening.

Soon, the time has come to the evening of New Year's Eve.

Although there is light snow in the sky, the entire square has been framed by wooden frames, and a large number of tarpaulins are propped up above the head. Although air leakage is inevitable, there are so many that tens of thousands of people may gather together, and they are all happy.

Encouraged, no one will feel the cold anymore.

Li Yuanqing also brought his wives, concubines, and children to the scene to watch the performance of the "White-Haired Girl" crew.

Based on the experience of Yang Jiao~Niang and Wu Yuge, the performance is simply not a problem for them.

Almost all the girls in Wuyu Pavilion, even those who sleep with me, are proficient in music and familiar with dance.

It has to be said that this is the tragedy of the entire era.

On the contrary, women from brothels can receive better education and training than women from good families.

After nearly an hour of singing and dancing, the much-anticipated cast of "The White-Haired Girl" finally appeared!

"The north wind blows, the snowflakes float..."

With Li Liuli's stunning opening ditty, the scene that had already been mobilized reached its first climax in an instant!

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Chapter completed!