Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 138 The next step in the clearing strategy
It can be said bluntly that just these five small industries are enough for Bai Mingxiu to initially establish a simple industrial production system in Guangzhou or other cities, so that the basic production and living needs of a region can be met.What's even more powerful is that the five small industries also have the ability to reproduce themselves. Bai Mingxiu can use one set of five small industries to produce more sets of five small industries equipment and drive them to more areas.

And as long as there is a certain overall planning, there is no need to build five small industries everywhere like in the 70s for the construction of the third-line construction in New China. It can be built in key areas, and small factories can be expanded into large factories if conditions permit.What matters is not the amount of production capacity, but the question of starting something from scratch.

The five small industries, which are easy to get started and can meet almost all basic needs, are the best industrial solution for Bai Mingxiu.

Daming is now a completely agricultural country, and one of the main features of the five small industries is to serve agricultural production.Fertilizers are the core elements of increasing production. Iron and steel factories and machinery factories can produce simple agricultural machinery. With coal mines, power plants can be built, and cement can be used to pave roads. When these things are combined, they will definitely change the overall situation of agricultural countries. face.

Increased food production can feed more people, and more high-quality labor can be obtained through education, thereby further promoting industrialization and technological development.

Thinking of this, Bai Mingxiu was already excited.

But now is not the time for him to consider large-scale industrial construction. After all, he has just recovered the land of the three provinces, and there is still a large area of ​​land waiting for his recovery, and a large number of compatriots need his rescue.

In Tianzhou City, Bai Mingxiu finally met Li Dingguo who had been separated for a long time.

Li Dingguo actually looks younger than before. I don’t know if it’s because he has tens of thousands of troops and is stronger. With the stable Myanmar and Yunnan as his rear, his overall situation becomes easier and his mentality is better. Woke up.

Li Dingguo first gave a military salute to Bai Mingxiu. Although he was still a very traditional general, the new rules implemented by the Great Ming Fuguo Army had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and Li Dingguo also knew how to lead by example.

"I really didn't expect that His Highness came down so fast, and took the first step to break through Tianzhou City. I didn't see His Highness's large army dispatched. How did His Highness blow up the Tianzhou city wall?" Li Dingguo asked curiously.

Bai Mingxiu was afraid of being scolded, so he didn't dare to tell Li Dingguo the truth. He just said falteringly: "There is a special warfare unit in my department. They approached the city wall with special tactics at night, and used super-strong explosives to blow it up. After breaking through the city wall, they took advantage of the chaos and sent troops to enter the city."

Li Dingguo sighed: "His Royal Highness should have discussed with the ministers earlier, so that we can cooperate. Although this time was successful, it was a bit risky after all. If the Qing army hadn't been in such chaos, it might not have been so easy to succeed."

Bai Mingxiu also admitted his mistake: "I was too reckless. I should have discussed it with King Jin, but I wanted to kill Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao by surprise, so I made a sudden plan."

Li Dingguo said with a smile: "Your Highness also uses soldiers like gods, and your highness's ability to lead troops can be regarded as a good general in the world. I have heard of the situation of your highness fighting in Guangdong. If you are a minister, you will not be as good as your highness." Do better."

However, Bai Mingxiu was very sincere and humble: "The strength of the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army is not simply the ability of a general or an officer to lead the army. Our strength is systematic and systematic. We are more than one step ahead of the Qing army. Times. If such a battle is fought ugly, then there is really a problem.”

Li Dingguo said again: "I heard that Your Highness, you also took all the chieftains in Guangxi?"

Bai Mingxiu grinned: "It's really a coincidence. They went to Nanning to hold some kind of alliance. I happened to bump into them. I wanted to participate too, so I brought all the chieftains here and asked them about it." Do you have any valuable opinions on reforming the soil and returning to the bloc, I didn’t expect that everyone’s consciousness is very high, and everyone enthusiastically expressed their support for my reforming the native land and returning to the bloc.”

Li Dingguo was also amused by Bai Mingxiu's joke, and said, "If that's the case, that's the best."

The King of Jin said again: "Now Yunnan, Guangxi and Guangdong are connected together, and the situation in Ming Dynasty has been significantly improved. Although the Qing army is large in scale, it is not vulnerable to a single blow. Your Highness, in my opinion, in Murima He defeated Li Guoying and Zhao Butai on the West Road before he was ready to send troops to the north and east, and entered into Sichuan to control the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. I have already contacted the Shisan Family of Kuidong, and they were captured by Li Guoying is very uncomfortable, and they all hope that our Ming Dynasty Restoration Army can enter Sichuan to improve their situation."

This is Li Dingguo's strategic idea. Bai Mingxiu guessed in his heart that there is still some selfishness of Li Dingguo in it.After all, Li Dingguo was from the Daxi Army, so he has a natural affinity for the Peasant Army.He has been in contact with the Kuidong Shisan family for a long time, and he also very much hopes to win over these former companions and let them work together for Daming.

The Kuidong Thirteen Families were an anti-Qing force dominated by Li Zicheng's remnants. The main leaders included Li Laiheng, Hao Yaoqi, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, etc., as well as Ming Dynasty generals and officials such as Wang Guangxing and He Zhen.Among them, the three brothers of the Tan family belonged to the landlord's armed forces. They were awarded for their meritorious service in fighting against Zhang Xianzhong.

From Bai Mingxiu's point of view, the Kuidong Thirteen Clans are not an indispensable force in his big chess game, and these peasant armies will all have to accept his adaptation and transformation.

At this time, Sichuan experienced two rounds of scourges by Zhang Xianzhong and the Manchu Tartars. It was basically empty and the population loss was extremely serious.Because there is no particularly conclusive information, it is impossible to know the real number of population losses.According to statistics from the 24th year of Kangxi, the population of Sichuan is only 9.It is generally believed that Sichuan, which experienced the war in the late Ming Dynasty, suffered a population loss of 90%. In addition to being massacred, many Sichuanese fled to Guizhou and other places to avoid disaster.

After crossing, Bai Mingxiu had a rough estimate of Sichuan's population at this time, which was about 50 people.Although this number is much more optimistic than the estimate of 9, considering Sichuan's land of abundance and fertile fields, even a population of 50 is shockingly small.

Bai Mingxiu is confident that he will defeat Li Guoying and Zhao Butai together with Li Dingguo, and occupy Guizhou and Sichuan.However, for Bai Mingxiu, this dealt a very limited blow to the Qing court.

In fact, Bai Mingxiu received the task reward of the compulsory branch line, and after increasing his troops by [-], he was already considering some more radical plans to attack the Qing Dynasty—such as directly attacking Jiangnan from the sea, and cutting off the money bags of the Qing Dynasty.

Even landing directly in Tanggu, knocking mountains and shaking tigers, may not necessarily achieve much results. As long as they reach Shuntian Mansion and scare the wild boars to pee their pants, the defensive posture of the entire south will undergo a round of major changes.

(End of this chapter)