When I woke up in the morning, I opened my eyes and looked at the bed curtain. The first thing I felt was that the kang was a little crowded.

Fire pit, bed-warming girl...

No, it should be the queen or concubine who warms the bed. This heat is definitely more than that of a fire pit, and it is not comparable to the heating and air conditioning in the 21st century.

Looking at the beauties on his left and right, Zhu Guoqiang showed a smile that only a man can experience.

After drinking a few kilograms of rice wine at Zhang Jiuchu's place last night, I returned to this house. As soon as I walked in, I saw a dozen women kneeling down to welcome me home.

When I was drunk, I took a look and saw that it was Qiqige, Bumu Butai, Hai Lanzhu and the others. No, it should be Yu Niang, Da Yu'er, Xiao Yu'er and the others, so I naturally turned over their brands. This night was the number one. Endless absurdity, endless flavor.

However, despite all the absurdities, you still have to get up.

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After all, business is more important!

In the next period of time, Zhu Guoqiang was so busy that he couldn't keep his feet on the ground. After all, he had to take into account the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of families and hundreds of thousands of people.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees rescued all the way from Shenyang need housing, the officers and soldiers in the army need housing, the families of generals and officials need resettlement, and even investment needs commercial ports...

In short, there are countless things that can't be said and done.

To solve the housing problem, fired clay bricks are a necessary prerequisite. Although several clay kilns for firing bricks have been built in Qingniwa, Zhu Guoqiang felt that the production efficiency of the clay bricks was too low, so he started building a 16-hole brick kiln. Wheel kiln. In another world it is already very backward, but in this world it is definitely an advanced industrial production equipment.

Because refractory bricks, soil and cement were produced in Jinan. Under the command of the workers who came with the ship, refractory bricks, soil and cement were quickly produced here. With the refractory bricks and cement, a wheel was built according to the drawings. Building a kiln is naturally a piece of cake in the hands of a mason, but within just a few days, the towering chimney of the kiln spewed thick black smoke into the air.

In fact, even Zhu Guoqiang himself did not expect that Lun Kiln would be the first industrial enterprise in Qingniwa, even a few days before it became a coal mine in Dongjiagou. In fact, it was not a few days earlier, because Dongjiagou The coal mine was not buried deep, and the workers used earthen digging methods. It only took half a month to dig out the first car of coal.

The mining of coal mines not only solved the fuel problem for hundreds of thousands of people in Lushun to eat and heat, but also allowed several wheel kilns that were built successively to be able to produce at full capacity. Based on the experience of rebuilding Jinan, it only took half a month to turn it into a barren wasteland. In Qingniwa, tens of thousands of courtyard houses with three main rooms in a row appeared.

The reason for the rapid construction is probably due to manpower. There are hundreds of thousands of people here, and there is enough labor! If it were not limited by the production of bricks, I am afraid that more houses would be built.

However, even so, Qingniwa, no, it should be said to be "Dalian". According to the custom of later generations, Zhu Guoqiang named this bay Dalian Bay. This city without walls naturally became Dalian. It became a city at a speed that can be seen. However, Zhang Jiuchu and the shogunate's staff were responsible for planning and responsible for all this. For Zhu Guoqiang, there were more important things to deal with.

In troubled times, military power is the most important. The top priority is to rectify the troops and complete the reorganization of the troops. Through reorganization, military power is firmly grasped.

"How many troops do we have now?"

Liu Hanyi replied:

"Your Majesty, in addition to the more than 56,000 people in the three battalions of Huang Degong, Mou Wenshou and Yang Yufan, Dalian now also has more than 130,000 strong men originally recruited from the refugees to defend Dalian. In addition to the original two people under the command of the Prince,

Counting the 13,000 troops and the more than 12,000 troops on the Peacock Banner side, the prince currently has a total of 230,000 troops under his command."

Two hundred and thirty thousand!

That’s quite a lot!

Even when the Manchu Qing Dynasty was at its most powerful, there were not so many soldiers and horses, but what was the use? Having more people does not necessarily mean strong combat power.

Moreover, 130,000 of these people are temporarily recruited strong men. Even Huang Degong and their army also have many old and weak soldiers. These are usually just soldiers used to build momentum and they all need to be eliminated. It exists

It's a waste of military pay to a large extent.

"Soldiers are more valuable than finesse. Any more will only be a waste of food and salary."

Shaking his head, Zhu Guoqiang said.

"The next step is to eliminate the weak and retain the strong. The army will maintain one hundred thousand troops, and the navy..."

Zhu Guoqiang, who wanted to turn the "Peacock Flag" into a navy, thought for a while and then said.

"Just keep it to 15,000 people!"

The reason why we need to retain such a large navy is because of Dalian's special geographical environment. If we want to gain a foothold here, we must have a strong maritime force. Whether it is for trade or for survival, we need a navy. Of course,

, as well as future overseas expansion.

Especially considering the current special environment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Guoqiang could not wait to build a large fleet with thousands of warships or armed merchant ships now, and then send a steady stream of refugees to Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

It was not for overseas colonization, but to save lives, not only to save the lives of the people, but also to save the lives of the Ming Dynasty.

However, if you want to achieve this goal, you must first turn the "Peacock Flag" into your own strength, and this reorganization is the first step.

"Your Majesty, how will these laid-off people be placed?"

Liu Hanyi certainly knows this truth, but he must always consider how to arrange them.

"We can allocate fields to them. There are many craftsmen among them who can be recruited. We want to set up factories here nearby so that they can build ordnance for the army. Moreover, trade also requires the production of various products. Dalian wants to

To survive, trade is the first priority!"

Zhu Guoqiang has a very clear understanding of this. Before returning from South Zhili, he deliberately left some people in Nanjing and Yangzhou. They are not only eye spies but also businessmen. In the future, they will be responsible for the goods produced in Dalian.

Of course, the "rare goods" he brought from the other side were sold to Jiangnan. After all, only Jiangnan has the spending power now. And industry and commerce will be the foundation for Dalian's survival in the future.

Yes, this still requires sea power!

Fortunately, I still have a maritime force of a certain scale in my hands now, so let's do it step by step.

"Your Majesty, it is important to reorganize the army, but no matter how it is changed, we must always talk to the generals Huang, Yang, and Mou, after all."

Looking at the prince, Liu Hanyi whispered:

"Many people often regard the troops in their hands as private armies. If they don't appease them in advance, they may lose their morale and even cause trouble."

Private army!

Fortunately, it is the thirteenth year of Chongzhen. Fortunately, Huang Degong, Mou Wenshou, and Yang Yufan have not yet become warlords. At most, they have that tendency now. But how can they hide their little thoughts from others?

Just like their respective servants, those servants are the backbone of the army and their capital to become warlords.

Using the court's money to support one's own soldiers is the biggest feature of the late Ming Dynasty. Is it possible for such troops not to become warlords?

Zhu Guoqiang nodded and said with a smile.

"I know that we have to strike while the iron is hot! The three of them, including Li Ying, have just joined me and are bent on making great achievements. Isn't this a God-given opportunity to reorganize them? And the time is also favorable now, although

Our defense line has moved forward a hundred miles, but in the short term, Jiannu will not be able to attack Dalian. We just seize the time to organize the team. As for their work, Huang and Mou,

The three generals, Yang, are all from the national government, and they will definitely not exclude them."

It is true that they are loyal, but the important thing is that now the prestige of themselves and the imperial court can make them obey obediently without causing any trouble. Even Wu Sangui and the others are loyal to the imperial court now.

Then now is the time to reorganize.

Nodding, Liu Hanyi said.

"That's what the prince said, but I don't know what the prince is planning to do?"

Zhu Guoqiang smiled.

"Simple, for the soldiers, we eliminate the weak and keep the strong! As for the officers..."

Zhu Guoqiang took out a document and said.
Chapter completed!