The name of this military and political meeting was created by Ouyang Xuan, and he also determined the participants. In addition to Yu Zhu, Huang Dagen, Cao Ergou, and Lu De, there were also leaders of each team: Chen Hu from the industrial team, Chen Hu from the mining team,

Liu Zhong, Wang Youfu of the trade team, Lu Wen'an of the engineering team; the second company commander of the Perak Army

Shi Zhongshu, third company commander Yu San. In addition, there are Dong Hu from the guard team, blacksmith Li Saner from the industrial team, and Zhu Tiaozi from the trade team. Although these people are not in charge, they are the main backbone of their teams. Meeting

On the topic, Ouyang Xuan presented his ideas from the aspects of military, economic and political aspects.

Military is the most important issue at present. During the process of purchasing salt in Qiongzhou, he was beaten passively by Mongolian cavalry, which made Ouyang Xuan once again feel the lack of combat power of the Perak Army. For this reason, he proposed to expand the Perak Army to five

The first company, called the Perak Army Field Battalion, was concurrently commanded by himself. Cao Ergou served as deputy commander, and his concurrent first company commander was Chen Hu of the Industrial Corps. The newly established fourth company

, the commanders of the fifth company were respectively Liu Zhong from the mining team and Wang Youfu from the trading team. A Perak Army garrison battalion was also established, with Yu Zhu as the commander and Huang Dagen as the deputy commander. The garrison battalion was responsible for the joint defense of various villages in the mountains.

Military training will be conducted for all males aged 14 to 50 in batches, and 500 men will be selected to form five companies to coordinate with the field battalions when there are combat operations.

In order to enhance combat effectiveness, Ouyang Xuan proposed to equip the field battalion with the latest artillery and optimize the organization of arms. Although the training of the Perak Army was on track, with knives, shields, spears and grenades in place, these weapons were insufficient for defense but for offense.

Insufficient in performance. Whether it is currently fighting the Wanjiaping bandits or fighting the Mongolian army in the future, artillery and muskets are the protagonists of the battlefield. However, the technical threshold of muskets is very high, especially the barrel cannot be cast and can only be rolled.

It is manufactured by the method and the stamping method. The cast barrel will be very easy to explode due to bubbles or uneven thickness, while the coiling method requires a large number of skilled workers, and the stamping method requires a stamping machine, which is a condition that Liuliba currently does not have.

Although the front-mounted iron cannon currently used in Liuliba is powerful, it is also heavy and has a slow rate of fire. It is difficult to transport on mountain roads and is only suitable for fixed defense. Therefore, it is the top priority of the Perak Army to create artillery suitable for field battles.

Ouyang Xuan's idea was to use the Crouching Tiger Cannon and the Folang Machine Cannon, and improve them to equip the Pili Army. The Crouching Tiger Cannon was an artillery piece used by Qi Jiguang's army in the Ming Dynasty. It was made of wrought iron and was an early artillery piece with direct fire, although it was different from other cannons.

It is not very powerful and has a short range (about 500 meters).

), but because of its lightness, it is suitable for use in areas such as mountains, forests, and paddy fields. The head and tail of this tiger squatting gun are less than one meter long. The gun head is supported by two iron claws and has an iron trip. The total weight is only about 36 kilograms.

.The Fran cannon is a breech-loaded smoothbore cannon introduced to the Ming Dynasty from Portugal.

The gun is composed of a mother gun and a child gun. The mother gun has a slender barrel with a smaller diameter, and a thicker rear part with elongated holes for loading the child guns. The child guns are similar to small fire guns, and each mother gun

It is equipped with 5 to 9 sub-guns, which can be loaded with ammunition in advance. During battle, they can be loaded into the main gun in turn.

The gun is fired, so the rate of fire is very fast. Since the Tiger Crouching Cannon is slightly less powerful due to its light weight, Ouyang Xuan plans to increase it to 50 kilograms, while the Fran cannon only needs to be cast at a light weight of 100 kilograms. This weight is suitable for marching.

It is portable and powerful, with a maximum range of about five miles.

Regarding the artillery equipment of the field camp, Ouyang Xuan's idea was that each company would be equipped with one Folang machine and four Tiger squat guns. From a practical perspective, Cao Ergou and Huang Dagen proposed doubling the artillery establishment. This number could

On the basis of ensuring mobility, firepower should be maximized. As for the composition of arms, each company has nine combat squads in addition to the company headquarters squad, with spearmen, shield troops, and artillery troops each accounting for one-third.

One, including one squadron of Folang machines and two squadrons of Tiger Crouching Cannons. As for the artillery production capacity issue that Ouyang Xuan was worried about, Yu Zhu patted his chest and assured that as long as the new artillery was successfully developed, he would go all out to produce it day and night. In addition, Dong

Hu also proposed that there are many wild vines in the mountains, which can be collected and processed to make vine armor to equip the Perak Army and the militiamen of various villages in the mountains. This proposal was praised by everyone.

In terms of economy, Ouyang Xuan's idea is to give priority to the production of military supplies while also appropriately producing civilian supplies. Among the mines currently mined, sulfur and nitrate are important strategic materials for the production of gunpowder. The quantities are small and production must be increased, while coal and

There is a surplus of steel production. But coal is not only used to produce coking coal for steelmaking

, and there is no market for it. The steel produced in Liuliba's earthen blast furnace is of high quality, and the farm tools produced are far better than the original crude iron farm tools in the mountains. Therefore, the excess steel is now forged into farm tools, on the one hand, to make up for the lack of military expenditures.

, on the other hand, it can also improve agricultural labor efficiency and promote food income.

Regarding grain production, Ouyang Xuan also specifically mentioned the creation of tread plows. This type of farming tool that does not require oxen can greatly improve the efficiency of plowing the land, and is especially suitable for farming in mountainous areas. It is also a tool for clearing up wasteland, and the most indispensable thing in the mountains is wasteland.

Ouyang Xuan had seen a plow in the farmland near Qiongzhou Prefecture, but he had never seen this agricultural tool in the mountains. He immediately drew a drawing and gave it to Li Saner of the industrial team to trial-produce and improve it. Lu De's Sum

As the masters of Liuli and Xiangshui villages respectively, Yu San knew the situation of the mountain people well. They suggested that the mountain people would naturally welcome farm tools such as plows, but the poor could not afford to buy such things made of fine iron.

, it is suggested that they can buy on credit, or pay part of the grain and mountain goods first, and then return the grain or mountain goods in installments after the land reclamation and harvest. When Ouyang Xuan heard this, he secretly sighed that the two of them were worthy of being village owners, and they could actually come up with this mortgage purchase model.

At the meeting, Lu Dezhi also proposed that the salt purchased from Qiongzhou was sold to each village at 300 Wen per catty. However, the people of Yanfeng and other three villages were still squeezed by the Xiongben gang, and the price of purchased salt was still too high.

Amazing, can we give the same price to the people of Sanzhai?

What is the treatment for buying salt? As soon as this statement came out, everyone opposed it, especially Dong Hu and others who reacted fiercely. They believed that if the salt transported back after being harassed by bandits and sleeping in the open air at Feng Dinner was sold to Yanfeng Sanzhai at a fair price,

The money saved by the villagers of Sanzhai would be plundered by the Xiong Ben gang, and he was really unwilling to do so. Ouyang Xuan originally agreed to Lu Dezhi's proposal, but seeing that the crowd was furious, he compromised and offered a grant based on the population of Yanfeng Sanzhai.

The sale was limited and the price was 600 Wen, which settled the controversy among everyone. In fact, this price is also a huge profit. You must know that the price of private salt purchased by the trade team in Qiongzhou was only 50 Wen per catty, plus
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