I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

As the Chinese New Year is approaching, even in times of war, people are beginning to prepare for the New Year.

Buy door god stickers and couplets, cut a new piece of cloth to make new clothes, buy some meat that you don't want to eat...

Suzhou was less affected by the war than Yangzhou, Jiangyin, Jiading and other places. On the whole, the life of the people was pretty decent.

Compared with the arbitrary tax collection in other places, Wu Changqing made more money by inventing new products to make money from the rich, and money from other places to support the army. He did not levy the sound of restoring the country from the common people, and the burden on the common people was relatively light.

It was precisely because of Wu Changqing's various measures to benefit the people and his compassion for the people during the war that the troops did not disturb the people. This made him highly prestige in this area of ​​Suzhou and was very popular among the people.

As for the businessman, some people like him, and some people hate him. What I like about Wu Changqing is that Wu Changqing encourages business development, and even openly allows and encourages business with overseas merchants.

Those who hated Wu Changqing were mostly cloth merchants and other merchants who made women's products. Because of Wu Changqing's Wu's Cloth Village, the local cloth merchants were almost wiped out.

If Wu Changqing had not allowed them to buy wholesale at low prices, they would have lost their way. But now, they can only rely on going to Wu's Cloth Village to buy goods, and then transport them to Hangzhou, Shaoxing and other surrounding towns to sell, and earn a little price difference.

Wu's cloth village ate meat, and they could only drink some soup to keep them from starving to death, but it was impossible to make a fortune.

The people began to prepare for the New Year, and Wu Changqing was also busy with this matter. He brought a large amount of supplies to the military camp.

The army is the foundation of Wu Changqing. Those soldiers can't go home after the Chinese New Year. In order to make up for them, Wu Changqing has prepared some benefits for them.

First, each person has two sets of winter coats, all of which are standard new military uniforms.

This new military uniform is the best in this era in terms of quality and style. The military uniforms of the Eight Banners of Manchuria are not as good as these.

When the soldiers put on this uniform, the whole person looks much more energetic.

Tens of thousands of people wearing this uniform look even more majestic. Uniform and good-looking military uniforms can not only keep out the cold, but also strengthen the sense of identity between them.

In addition to clothes, a large amount of meat was also delivered to the barracks, at least to ensure that each soldier could eat two kilograms of meat this year.

This amount is already quite a lot. You must know that there is not much meat in this era.

The people are usually not enough to eat themselves, and they are even less able to raise livestock such as chickens, ducks and geese. These livestock have no food to feed, and it is difficult for them to grow and fatten by relying on them to find food.

Feeding a bird's raised grain can produce absolutely more energy than a single bird can. From a filling point of view, raising poultry is very loss-making.

Pigs can eat wild vegetables and pig grass, but this does not mean that ordinary people can afford pigs. The price of a small piglet can make all poor peasants stay away.

Moreover, the amount of wild vegetables and pig grass to feed is very large, and ordinary people do not have so much time to pull so many wild vegetables and pig grass.

Those who can afford pigs these days are big families and professional butchers. Moreover, there are not many people who can afford pork in this era, so there are also few people who raise pigs.

Wu Changqing personally delivered the batch of supplies to the military camp and gave a speech by the way.

As for the content of the speech, it is nothing more than asking these soldiers to follow him. As long as they follow him, they will have a good life. Not only will there be meat to eat now, but there will also be land in the future.

Allocating land to soldiers is an ultimate trick to win over soldiers and make them work hard, and it is very effective.

Why were the guardsmen in the late Ming Dynasty vulnerable when they fought against the Qing Dynasty, but became brave after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. After all, it's for profit.

The guards won the battle, and the benefits were all the officers', and the soldiers were still tenant farmers under the officers. This household registration system, which cannot change fate, makes all soldiers unmotivated.

Therefore, most of the guardsmen in the late Ming Dynasty were just messing around. When it comes to fighting, the first thought is to run away.

After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, their identities changed, and they could be rewarded as long as they killed the enemy and made meritorious deeds. This gave the soldiers a lot of motivation to work hard, and the combat effectiveness was suddenly improved.

And Wu Changqing has now given better conditions than the Manchus. As long as he fights hard, he will be able to directly allocate land in the future.

The people of this era value the land very much, and the land is their root.

As soon as they heard that there was land distribution, these soldiers shouted long live Wu Changqing with excitement.

In their eyes, Wu Changqing, a senior officer, is much better than the old emperor, who has never done anything to benefit the people.

The promise is given, but it is not easy to realize this promise. Those lands cannot be grabbed from the landlords, and other methods have to be found.

However, if the North could be taken down, this problem would be easier to solve, because there were many Huangzhuang that originally belonged to the Zhu family in the North, and these could be distributed to the soldiers.

"Dalang, did you hear that, the general said that as long as the lost land is recovered, we can allot the land."

A soldier said excitedly that he was forced to sell the only piece of land for treatment because his father was sick, and then joined the army to make a living.

Liu Dalang's situation is almost the same. His family has no land, so he can only come to join the army to seek a living.

But now, Wu Changqing told them that as long as they continued to fight, they could be allocated fields in the future, which made him very excited. Once you have land, you don't have to be a soldier anymore, and you don't have to worry about dying in battle.

"I heard that there are 30 acres of good paddy fields. For this land, Lao Tzu sacrificed his life to help the general recover the lost land in the north."

Liu Dalang gritted his teeth and said that he used to fight for military pay. And now, he has one more goal in the war, which is to win the war and then be allocated that piece of land.

"That's right, that's 30 acres of fertile land. After you have these 30 acres of fertile land, you won't have to worry about eating and drinking. And the general said that even if we die in battle, the land will be distributed to our sons. Dalang, you have to take advantage of it. When I'm on vacation, I feel like I'm looking for a mother-in-law, or I'll lose if I die in battle."

"Bah, fuck your mother, even if you die, I won't die."

Liu Dalang cursed, but he was really thinking about this issue in his heart. If you don't quickly marry a wife and have a son, you will really lose money if you die in battle now.

Rewarding these soldiers, Wu Changqing also drank and celebrated with other officers.

There is no need to make any promises to these officers. As long as these officers are not stupid, they will follow him with all their heart. As long as Wu Changqing's territory gets bigger and bigger and there are more and more soldiers, their status and power will naturally increase.

They had a deep understanding of this. Like Li Shaobin, Liu Hansan and others, they were only a few hundred households a few months ago, but now they are commanding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

The veterans who survived the Jiading uprising, and now the worst of them are the corps commanders, who have higher salaries than other soldiers.

As for some people with a little talent, now they have become hundreds of thousands of households or even generals.

And all this was brought to them by Wu Changqing.

"Everyone, after this cup, we will make persistent efforts next year. Next year, we will not only recover Nanjing, but also fight to Beijing, so that all the troops and horses in the world will be under our command."

Wu Changqing raised his glass.

"Swear to follow the general to the death."

Li Shaobin and other generals raised their glasses one after another.