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Chapter 162 King Qin, what's the difference between you and that beast?
In the vast land of China, there is a severe shortage of war horses in Da Qi!
The Beiliang Wolf Riders, with their 3,000 warhorses, were already the most capable force. Now, if I had to say...
Li Jize can gather more than 10,000 war horses.
Because there are so many cattle and sheep, horses are definitely needed, but Li Jize doesn't want to leave these livestock to the barbarians.
and so……
Burn them all! Kill them all! Loot them all!
All the livestock were slaughtered without leaving a single one behind. The weather outside the Great Wall was perfect for making dried meat.
During this month, Li Jize and his team were not only able to calmly transport all the things away, but also able to leisurely make dried meat and herd livestock.
Finally, the "beasts among beasts" of Da Qi ran away!
The barbarian Khan Batmasalan, who had been hiding, could also return quietly. When a group of Ulus rushed back, they found that his house was empty.
Babies who were still breastfeeding were killed, livestock were killed, and women were abducted. Everyone could not help but cry out to the sky.
They questioned the Khan whether it was worth paying such a huge price for the opportunity to take over.
This generation of barbarians is about to be slaughtered by these Qi barbarians!
The Khan was also very determined. It was worth it! It must be worth it!
They, the barbarians, have existed for thousands of years, and have never had an opportunity like today to allow them to seize the colorful land of China.
As long as this wish can be realized, no matter how much it costs, it will be worth it!
……
Li Jize is back!
It took a month to transport countless civilians, livestock, gold, silver and treasures to an island on the barbarian coastline. Now they have to transport all these things to Haojing bit by bit.
What is the current situation of Haojing?
After such a long period of development, this place is still dilapidated and full of thatched houses.
The main reason is that the common people have no money and no materials. The only way to build a house is for everyone to help each other and use mud!
After building a mud house, they would go and look for thatch and cover it with it.
As for the officials, that is, the "poor scholars group" controlled by Li Jize, they don't have much time to manage these victims.
A very cruel reality is...
The island of Haojing is neither big nor small, but the land is really not suitable for farming.
The previous batch of disaster victims reclaimed wasteland, and the areas suitable for planting have basically been occupied. What should be done with the rest?
The rest of the focus is of course on building the factory!
Revitalize the economy according to the idea of Qin King Li Jize!
How to revitalize?
Set up factories, liberate the people from the land, and let them work in the factories founded by the King of Qin.
Then, the King of Qin would pay them silver, and with the money they would naturally be able to buy food and naturally transition from thatched houses to stone houses, right?
It can be said!
Although Haojing does not produce food, it is full of gold and silver. Many disaster victims run here, hoping to get a job in a factory to make screws and earn some money so that they can go home and build houses.
Isn’t this a positive cycle?
Fuck!
The silver came out of Li Jize's pocket, but the people produced things that were neither edible nor drinkable, such as muskets, cannons with gunpowder, and various military uniforms.
They made money, but the King of Qin lost money.
The poor scholars were particularly distressed when they saw the money being spent like water every day. They all knew that our Prince Qin was a first-rate warrior, but he was really bad at business!
Anyway...
The farming people of this era always focused on the land and had no idea how the King of Qin would generate income and maintain financial balance.
Until this day...
It was a beautiful day, and when the people at the port came to report, "Our warship is back!"
A group of scholars and literati who are in charge of managing Haojing have made up their minds to recommend to His Royal Highness the King of Qin to close down the factory!
To put it nicely, it's called saving resources and increasing revenue. Our finances are about to collapse!
To put it bluntly, you're just being too aggressive! You've spent a fortune on building these useless things, and we haven't even made back our money yet.
result……
When these people rushed to the dock in groups to give advice to the King of Qin, they were all dumbfounded!
There were herds of cattle and sheep, boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, and women wearing furs being driven out one by one.
Ah this...
They were dumbfounded!
When asked where these things came from?
A shocking answer: He grabbed it! He grabbed it like a savage!
hiss~
The literati were all breathing heavily from their nostrils. Does anyone think this is unbelievable?
Only the barbarians robbed us. When did we, the Qi people, rebel against the Tiangang and rob them?
The King of Qin simply implemented the saying, "If the enemy can go, I can go too!"
But some pedantic people think that this is not good! Very bad!
Our Great Qi is the Celestial Empire. We are people who read the books of sages. How can we do such things as robbing others?
What is the difference between the King of Qin’s behavior and that of the barbarians?
and so……
After Li Jize got off the boat, he asked about everyone's work progress and learned that the arsenal was almost full!
He was very satisfied!
I can continue recruiting soldiers and horses (and continue looting), how happy I am!
Moreover, this time with war horses, he can expand the Beiliang Wolf Cavalry, and with muskets he can continue to train infantry.
Wait until you have 100,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry!
What a barbarian army of 100,000! Not to mention them, even if it was the whole world, Li Jize had the confidence to fight them.
Provided that……
We have to keep up with our own shipbuilding business!
Large ships that can sail far into the ocean are different from navy ships that sail near the coast.
Because the barbarians and the Great Qi share a land border, the navy can easily launch a surprise attack from behind by simply following the coastline.
But if he wanted to fight across the ocean, the four large sea ships in Li Jize's hands would not be enough. He had to find a more powerful sea ship! A real navy, not a navy.
Anyway...
The sea vessels determine whether Da Qi can add maritime colonization (robber club) in the future!
Plunder makes me happy! Plunder makes me rich.
Plunder...
"Your Highness, Prince Qin, what's the difference between you and that bandit?"
Ok?
Li Jize listened to the report and was still feeling smug...
Damn it!
Someone can actually enter my mind and speak? He knows what I am thinking?
Looking back...
Li Jize discovered that it was an old man in tattered clothes!
Another scholar nearby was so frightened that he kept pulling the other person and yelling, "Stop talking! You're killing yourself!"
"Hmph! A gentleman should do what he does and not what he shouldn't do! Your Highness, the King of Qin, I heard that you took advantage of the barbarians' invasion of our Great Qi, leaving our rear empty, to plunder their property, wives and daughters, and even kill all their children. How is your behavior any different from that of a bandit?"