Unlike industry and agriculture, which are stable and smooth, the trade industry that has high hopes has not met expectations. The trade routes to be developed will not be effective in the short term. The top brass of the Perak Army are psychologically prepared, but the three immature routes are not

It went so smoothly, which was unexpected. The first-line business activities in Meizhou and Jiading were due to

The Mongolian army occupied Pengshan City, and every time a caravan passed through this section of water, it needed to be escorted by the Xinjin City navy. Since the navy trained by Liu Heima in Chengdu took shape, the pressure on escorts has increased, and Yu Xing and his son have become more and more important.

Taxation on business travel is extremely heavy, almost like robbery. Therefore, although doing business in the two places is highly profitable, the actual profit is not much.

Although the profit from Yazhou to Dajianlu is extremely high, and there are resources such as fire, saltpeter, horses, copper, and mercury that the Pili Army urgently needs, the journey is really far and dangerous. What’s even more terrible is that during this period, the journey between Yazhou and Lizhou

A new group of bandits emerged, burning, killing and looting everywhere. The original bandits were either beaten badly by the armed caravans of the Perak Army, or were attracted by economic interests and chose

If you cooperate with the Perak Army, you will not take the initiative to cause trouble. But this group of gangsters seems to have a grudge against the Perak Army and never misses the opportunity to attack the Perak Army caravan. A few days ago, Li Ganzi led a team to protect

After sending Huo Ni back to Qiongzhou, he was suddenly attacked by this group of gangsters, killing and wounding more than ten of his men. This group of gangsters even attacked the Pili Army's Huo Ni mine in Lizhou, but were repelled by Qian Bao.

The northern route of the tea-horse trade from Guankou Village to Wei and Maozhou is progressing smoothly, with large transaction volume and considerable profits. However, it has not been able to purchase horses, copper, saltpeter and other resources that the Perak Army urgently needs. On the one hand, there is no

Suitable local agents simply cannot purchase these controlled materials. The Ministry of Commerce and Trade has also sent

They made contact with Uncle Xie Fang's tribe in Taoping and tried to find an agent among the Xie family, but there was no result yet; on the other hand, after the Mongolian army surrendered in these two states, the Mongols sent officials to station here.

The quantity was very small, but the locals only dared to trade with the Perak Army secretly.

There was no important military information during this period. However, the Mongolian cavalry never stopped sneaking into the country for reconnaissance. Although the Perak Army controlled the river, it was unable to closely monitor the river due to its small military strength, so the Mongolian cavalry often crossed the river secretly.

Harassment has long been a common occurrence in the eyes of Cao Ergou and other brigade leaders. The question they are now concerned about is when the equipment will be installed in place. Cao Ergou first complained about the number of muskets in the cavalry camp.

The quantity was too small, and he also said that the two infantry battalions lacked artillery, carts for transporting baggage, and matching mules and horses. In short, good equipment should be given priority to the field brigade. Yu Zhu had a strong view of the overall situation. Although he did not complain, he put it forward tactfully.

There is a problem of insufficient density of fortresses. In addition, except for the teaching camp, the firearms equipment rate of other companies in the garrison brigade is too low. Some companies only have two light artillery. Some militia companies and even the soldiers of the basic company have not touched firearms.

Ouyang Xuan interrupted the complaint. He knew all these situations. He was not a dictatorial person, but the issues raised by Cao Ergou and others needed time to be resolved. It is of course important to improve military production capacity, but this matter cannot be rushed. In

In his opinion, the most important thing at the moment is to tighten the defensive fence. During his trip to Diaoyu City, he encountered water bandits and the Mongolian navy, and learned that Liu Heima's navy almost defeated the Meizhou navy, which made him aware of the differences in defense strategy.

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It is thought that the water can be firmly controlled by artillery and warships, and the Mongols can be helpless by relying on fortress artillery. However, the premise of this assumption is that the Mongolian army does not have a navy, or is very weak. For example, if the Mongolian navy and the Thunderbolt navy

If the army's flags and drums are equal or even stronger, how will the war situation develop? Thinking about the consequences makes him shudder. Now it seems that the Pili Army and Navy are not as strong as imagined, but the Mongolian navy is making rapid progress.

Ensuring the security of the current jurisdiction is the prerequisite for all development. Ouyang Xuan proposed three measures to strengthen defense and explained the reasons. No one had any objection to this. The first measure was to dredge the river. On the way back to Diaoyu City, due to

In early winter, the water dried up in many places, exposing many riverbeds. Some river sections even relied on manual pulling to enable boats to sail. Seeing this, Ouyang Xuan asked Huang Dagen about the hydrological conditions of the rivers under the rule of the Perak Army. Although the Chengdu Plain is not too cold in winter, the rivers

Will not seal

It freezes, but the water volume will drop a lot. The water volume in the upper reaches and tributaries of the river is even smaller, and large ships cannot pass. For example, Guankou Village and Pujiang City cannot drive gunboats when the water volume is minimum. Nanhe, Xiejiang River, Wenjing River,

Jinma River and other rivers

, there are shallow shoals to varying degrees in winter, and you can even wade across the river. Only by widening and deepening these river sections to at least allow heavy artillery ships to pass can we prevent the Mongolian army from easily crossing the river and timely reinforce the cities and docks along the river.

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The second measure is to build ships and build a large number of small and light ships. Ouyang Xuan was previously obsessed with "giant ships and cannons" and focused his naval construction on artillery warships. Although the results were obvious, they were exposed when Xuzhou was attacked by water bandits.

In addition to the shortcomings of the heavy and slow gunboats, it is easy to be approached by light warships. "An elephant is eaten to death by too many ants". Once it is approached by an enemy ship with a superior number,

, the gunboats may be destroyed or even taken away. These gunboats are expensive to build, and the price of one gun alone is worth the price of a small warship. Ouyang Xuan’s idea is to build a large number of light and small warships.

, used for reconnaissance, patrol and protection. These small warships can be operated by more than ten people, and can be operated by two or three people. They can even be used for fishing.

After Ouyang Xuan explained this measure, Huang Dagen proposed to equip some light ships with small cannons to increase their combat capabilities, which also won the support of everyone. Adding more ships will inevitably increase the number of sailors, but if the number of standing troops is increased, it will inevitably increase the number of sailors.

Squeeze the warp

Economic development. Ouyang Xuan's method is to convert the basic companies and militia companies near the river from infantry to naval forces. These part-time naval forces fish and farm on weekdays, and undertake auxiliary tasks during wartime. This not only solves the problem of reserve resources for the navy, but also

It can also enhance the combat effectiveness of the garrison brigade.

The third measure is to build a fence. This so-called fence consists of several parts. The first part is to build a watchtower where the enemy may cross the river. In addition to the pebbles and river sand excavated from the dredging of the river, the construction materials are Ouyang Xuan.

Prioritize the supply of cement so that these preventive measures can be

The fortifications are all made of concrete. Behind the watchtower, there is a lag zone composed of woods, thorn bushes, ditches and artificial swamps. Even if the enemy breaks through the naval defense line and the fortress on the shore, they will have to go through it with great difficulty.

This artificial maze is several miles wide and deep.

Behind the lag zone are military forts surrounded by several artificial ditches and ponds. These forts have stronger defensive capabilities. In addition to towers, moats, and suspension bridges, there are also turrets equipped with fortress guns. Ouyang Xuan even wanted these

Wubao Equipment's newly developed landmine. The technical content of this mine's research and development is not as high as

No higher than a new type of musket. Once the raw material problem of fulminant mercury is solved, it is not too difficult to manufacture it only after a lot of experiments. In Ouyang Xuan's vision, these military forts will become Wanjia forts on the plains.
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