The entire east side of Madang Town has turned into a large construction site!

A large simple fortress is under intense construction. The terrain of Madang Town is a riverside town sandwiched between two hills on the edge of the Yangtze River, a natural river defense fortress. However, the shortcomings are also obvious, and it is just one word - small!

There is a small town sandwiched between two hills. It has no depth and cannot hold a large army.

Fortunately, the terrain to the southeast of Madang Town is quite wide and can be used to build a fortress large enough to garrison tens of thousands of troops.

Now the camp land for tens of thousands of people has been almost leveled.

The peasants recruited from all over Jiangxi were devouring fried rice noodles with lard and eggs. They were crowded together, and the smell of fried rice noodles was spreading everywhere. The foreman was still shouting: "Say it again, go back.

You are not allowed to drink boiled water in the future... You must wash your hands frequently and take baths frequently. If anyone has a fever or diarrhea, you must report it immediately!

In addition, tomorrow we have to dig trenches, build walls, and build houses... Is there anyone who knows how to do fine carpentry? The wages will be doubled! Is there anyone willing to go into the mountains to cut down trees? The wages will also be doubled! Who can sign up?

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The policy of the New Ming Dynasty in Jiangxi was similar to that in Guangdong. Land was also equalized on the basis of clan units. After land was equalized, equal taxes and equal service were implemented. And this "service" was divided into military service and labor service, although there were still

There is an element of forced apportionment, but money will still be given - now the population is small, and there are even fewer able-bodied people. If we don't force and apportion the people to make up enough, if we don't pay, we'd be acting like a hooligan.

And Zhu Heji’s court is also rich now!

Maritime trade between Guangdong and Fujian is now on the rise again, and there are also key products such as sugar, sugarcane wine, gunpowder, royal perfume, porcelain, and ironware, which can bring in a large amount of tax revenue every year.

Among them, several high-quality sugar cane wines, royal perfume and Nei Factory Gunpowder were directly operated by Bei Nei No. 2 Factory founded by Zhu Heji, and the profits generated could be lent to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The land equalization and tax equalization in Guangdong Province have basically been completed. There are more than 30 million acres of registered taxable agricultural land, and the annual field tax can collect more than 3 million shi, which is much higher than that of Zhang Juzheng.

Soon there were more than twice as many!

In addition, there is a large amount of commercial tax, mining tax, and salt tax revenue.

Now the annual income of Guangdong province, converted into silver, exceeds five million taels!

Moreover, after the Dongyin Coin Factory run by Pang Gonggong gained the income and savings from managing the imperial court (all of which were moved from the church monk Kexi's home in Macau), it also has the intention of developing into a "central bank", which can be used when necessary.

Help the new Ming Dynasty raise some funds.

In short, relying on the financial resources of Guangdong Province, Zhu Heji's new Ming Dynasty is quite wealthy at the moment. Not only can it pay and reward the new army, which has already exceeded 150,000, but it can also spend money to buy military rations in Jiangxi.

You can also spend money to hire boats and laborers.

Of course, the hired civilian laborers were more energetic than the captured civilian laborers, so the construction progress of the large simple fortress in Madang was extremely fast.

The land leveling and the wooden outline of the bastion - that is, the wooden fence is used to encircle the shape of the bastion - have been completed. The next step is to dig trenches, pile soil, and build houses.

In another ten days and a half, the army will almost be able to move in to take over and set up defenses.

While the civilians were busy building the Madang Bastion, the officers and soldiers of the Army's Third and Fourth towns that had already arrived at the front of Madang were not idle either. They were on the hills on both sides of Madang Town and Madang Town.

They set up defenses and built forts at the upper end of the fortress. At the same time, they also divided into two associations to "build fortifications and advance" along the south bank of the Yangtze River, that is, while advancing, they built small forts.

The plan drawn up by Zhu Heji, Zhuge San and them to attack Anqing and go to Jiangnan is of course a tough battle and a stupid war!

The reason why they fought like this is actually the same as the one who shaved his head in history - the troops were not large enough!

Zhu Heji's current military strength in Jiangxi is the New Army's six towns plus the Yangtze River Navy - at the beginning, the Yangtze River Navy was also included in the six towns, so the army that can actually be used for land warfare is

Five towns. Later, the Yangtze River Navy was strengthened by a group of Guangdong and Fujian sailors, and finally became independent.

Later, the Army Division of the Five Towns expanded to another town and became six towns. Each town was under the jurisdiction of twenty battalions of the Four Associations - including one battalion each of artillery, engineering, transport, and cavalry, and sixteen battalions of infantry, plus

One division and four auxiliary headquarters have a total strength of about 12,500 people. The six towns gathered together have 75,000 people, plus the navy of 10,000 people, that is about 90,000 people.

If these 90,000 people were used to attack Kangxi and go to the south of the Yangtze River, the force would be enough. But Zhu Heji still had to guard against Wu Sangui!

So he set up a town in Tianjia Town - Banbishan Fortress, and also set up an association in Nanchang, Ji'an, Jiujiang, and Yuanzhou. He also placed a division headquarters and four battalions directly under the division in Raozhou and

Widely believed.

As a result, the Ming army that could be used to go to the south of the Yangtze River only had four towns and one Yangtze River Navy. The total strength was only 65,000, which was nearly 100,000 less than Emperor Kangxi's 160,000 Banners New Army.

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With such a small number of people and the main attack, it seems impossible not to form a stronghold or fight stupidly... Anyway, Zhu Heji and Zhuge Sanhe can't think of anything better.

There's a solution.

In addition, it is now the summer between the end of April and almost May, which is a hot and rainy time.

Zhu Heji's army relied on sugar medicine to output firepower. In this rainy season, only fortresses with better conditions could provide conditions for boiling sugar medicine and preserving sugar medicine.

Zhu Heji and Zhuge Sanhe have now led a group of their men to the top of the collapsing mountain in the northeast of Madang Town. They are looking around with telescopes, checking the surrounding terrain, and at the same time observing the progress of the Madang Bastion under the setting sun.

After watching for a while, Zhu Heji and Zhuge Sanhe both put down their telescopes.

Zhuge Sanhe, who was responsible for supervising the troops on the front line in Ma, said to Zhu Heji: "Supervise the country, in at most half a month, the Madang Fortress will be completely completed... By then you can enter the Madang Fortress.

, take command!"

"How is the situation in Xiangkou Town and Huayang Town?" Zhu Heji asked, "When can the third and fourth towns march towards Xiangkou Town?"

"We are already marching towards Xiangkou Town!" Zhuge Sanhe said, "There are two passages from Madang to Xiangkou, one passes by the Yangtze River, the other passes through the mountainous area in the south, and there is a lake and swamp in the middle.

The army cannot pass. I plan to let the third and fourth towns take the northern passage, camp step by step, and slowly advance to the area of ​​Xiangkou Town.

As for the military strength in Xiangkou Town..."

"Report..." The "report" sound suddenly sounded, interrupting the conversation between Zhu Heji and Zhuge Sanhe.

A young soldier from the Military Advisor's Office hurriedly ran to the messenger who came up from the foot of Bengshan Mountain. He took a report from his hand. After reading it, he quickly walked to Zhu Heji and Zhuge Sanhe and handed them over.

The report said: "Reporting to the Supervisor, Military Advisor, and General Ling of the Third Town, the patrolmen of the former Military Association of the Third Town discovered that a large number of clear demons arrived at Xiangkou Town via waterways, and raised the 'Pelted Yellow Flag, the New Army Chief Minister

Zhao’s recognition flag!”

"It's Zhao Liangdong!" Zhuge Sanhe said, "I heard that he was seriously injured in the Battle of Jianyangshui and was carried down covered in blood. Although he didn't defeat Wu Sangui, he still gained a reputation as a brave man who was not afraid of death.

, For this reason, Kang Mazi also gave him the courageous title of Batulu."

Now the Qing Dynasty is full of courage!

Wang Fuchen, Zhao Liangdong, Sun Sike, Shi Lang, Bahai, Zhuo Butai, Fei Yanggu, Mang Yitu, Echu and others were all awarded the title of "Yong" to Batur!

"Batulu..." Zhu Heji thought for a while, "Military advisor, what are your ideas?"

Zhuge Sanhe shook his goose-feather fan and said with a smile: "Just stay unchanged to cope with all changes."

"Stay unchanged in the face of ever-changing conditions?"

"Our army only needs to move forward step by step, advance the fortress, and build the fortress outside Xiangkou Town... Zhao Liangdong will give Batu Lu for nothing!
Chapter completed!