Chapter 200 Battle Report

"I grant you the authority to mobilize the military at critical times."

Ying Yi said: "Under my rule, at least for a long time, the mining rights of gold, silver, copper, iron and other metal minerals will not be devolved to the private sector."

This is the reason why the Mo Affairs Department was authorized to mobilize the army.

The trend of private mining in the Ming Dynasty was extremely strong, especially after the interest combination of civil servants, landowners and businessmen took over in the middle and late period, the state gradually lost its power in this area - since the Wanli period of Shenzong's mining tax inspection, eunuchs were used to supervise mining in various places. , collected mining taxes, and attempted to take back power in this area, but met with massive resistance.

The so-called struggle with the people for profit is vividly reflected here.

Let’s not talk about the advantages and disadvantages of mining tax supervision.

Because mining is controlled by interest groups of civil servants, landowners and businessmen, the state's finances cannot make ends meet. To take back this power is to compete with the people for profit. As a result, we encountered collective opposition from all sides, with various vanguards coming out to criticize and even confront them with force. During the Tianqi period, Wei Zhongxian carried forward this cause and therefore went further and further on the road of being a traitor.

Although Nanyang was tortured by the bandits, how could they see the value of the mine with the bandits' short-sightedness? The mines and ironworks in Nanyang are still in the hands of big landowners and businessmen. If Ying Yi wants to take them back, he must use force, otherwise he will definitely not succeed.

Such a thing can only be done at the beginning of a force, using force to open the way. If you ignore it, it will become more and more difficult to deal with in the future - big landowners and big businessmen are not fools, they will definitely find ways to use their interests to win over the new ruling group - if Ying Yi ignores it, he will wait three days In the past five years, I don’t know how many of his people have been recruited into this interest group, or big landowners and businessmen have simply broken into Ying Yi’s ruling group and become one of them. Once Ying Yi wants to deal with this matter, he will There was a huge backlash.

Set a benchmark and set the rules as early as possible. In the future, when the ruled area expands, we can follow this example without hesitation.

For example, the same principle applies to business taxes. We must first establish benchmarks and set standards.

The benefits of doing this are great, but of course, the drawbacks are also not small. For example, areas that are not yet under Ying Yi's rule will definitely spontaneously oppose Ying Yi and block Ying Yi's expansion. But Ying Yi doesn't care - as long as the sword and gun are sharp enough, he can crush them and knock them down.

The world created with real swords and real guns always feels more stable than the one obtained by compromise.

Everything related to the mineral deposits on the ground in Nanyang must be held in Ying Yi's hands - at the beginning, these resources must not be controlled by others.

Ying Yi wants to be active, not passive.

Therefore, the Mo Affairs Department has a heavy responsibility and is not as useless as it seemed before.

In the large-scale smelting of gold and yuan alloys, iron material is the first, copper material is the second, and silver is the third. This alloy is actually only related to these three raw materials. It is only the basic material of the element. Compared with ordinary steel and even various alloys hundreds of years later, it has huge advantages. However, in the element system, it is just Lowest end materials.

However, the production scale of this alloy is the basis of the component system. It is a basic thing with low-end performance, but its practicality is the strongest and cannot be ignored.

"It's August now, and I plan to complete the establishment of the Jinyuan alloy production line by October at the latest." Ying Yi said in turn: "You have two months to seize the Nanyang mineral deposits. The ironworks all over the country have Once the Jinyuan alloy production line is completed, the demand for the three raw materials of copper, iron and silver will surge. Don’t let the production line wait for raw materials! "

"Yes, lord." Jiang Xi said solemnly.

It took three days to level the valley and divide equipment placement areas and other infrastructure. At the same time, a steady stream of hundreds of steel ingots were transported here, and Ying Yi began to carve the Yuan Fu.

The construction of the three Yuan talismans of the Jinyuan alloy production line is much simpler than that of the Bafang Pagoda and Diji Yi. They only involve fifteen Yuan talismans in total, and the smelting of the Yuan talismans involves wood, earth, and water. There are two basic elemental talismans, the fire elemental talisman has three, and the gold and elemental talisman has six; the smelting element has four paths each of gold, fire, and water, two paths of earth, and one path of wood; the shaping element has mainly gold and earth, with six paths each, and fire There is one path each for wood and water.

Ying Yi started by smelting the element, and used the ratio of 63222 of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth to form a combination of elemental symbols with a powerful smelting effect. According to the corresponding rules, he inscribed the elemental symbol on each steel ingot that made up the smelted element. .

There can be no mistakes or omissions, no mistakes.

The depiction of each elemental talisman must follow the principle of the elemental talisman itself. Only with the most microscopic and three-dimensional perception of a powerful soul, and with the most subtle and subtle control of strength by a powerful body, can it be successfully portrayed.

Every time a Yuan Talisman is carved, Ying Yi will gain a deeper understanding of the mystery of this Yuan Talisman. It is like reading a book a hundred times and the meaning will appear on its own. It is repeated again and again, and some insights will be gained bit by bit. It gradually accumulates.

During this time, battle reports came from various places.

Zheng Wu led his troops south, first joining Zhou Li in Wuyang, and then divided his troops. Zhou Li was the leader along the way, assisted by Qian Yue, and attacked Runing Prefecture eastward. Along the way, Zheng Wuqin led the army, assisted by Li Huan, and attacked the counties in Nanyang.

The Eastern Route Army under Zheng Wusuo was progressing smoothly, and the Ming court did not have a strong military force in Runing Mansion. The troops organized by local officials can resist the bandits, but it is wishful thinking to resist Zhou Li and Qian Yue's troops.

There are many veterans under Zhou Li and Qian Yue, especially Zhou Li and Qian Yue, who are physically strong and can ascend first. When attacking the city, they first used artillery, and then organized elite troops. The two of them took the lead in climbing the city wall, and the city was broken with almost no effort.

When Ying Yi received the battle report, the Runing Mansion had already acquired everything. In all the counties under its jurisdiction, the Ming court's bureaucracy was completely destroyed, and the state animal husbandry yamen and the imperial law department almost failed to follow up.

At present, Zhou Li and Qian Yue are still stationed in Runing, one in Xinyang and the other in Shangcheng. They cannot withdraw until the Zhou Mu Yamen and the Imperial Law Department have established a governance framework and stabilized order.

Compared with Zhou Li and Qian Yue's Eastern Route Army who attacked Runing Prefecture, Zheng Wuqin led two troops to attack Nanyang counties. After conquering Nanyang, the seat of Nanyang Prefecture, they encountered Yang Wenyue on the way south to Xinye. With 20,000 troops and horses, he defeated the troops led by Yang Wenyue in a fierce battle and killed Yang Wenyue among the rebels.

"Since Yang Wenyue has been defeated, Nanyang counties no longer have the strength to resist."

Ying Yi put down the battle report and said with a smile: "The Runing Mansion has taken control, and Nanyang is about to come."

Then he said to Ye Bushou who had sent the battle report: "Go back and tell Zheng Wu that once the prefectures and counties are conquered, they will be stationed on the spot to suppress, supervise public security, and prevent riots. If there is a recurrence in the local area, just arrest the big landowners and businessmen. Just give me a good beating. Also, pay attention to Huguang and Huainan, and beware of the Ming army coming again."

"Here!"