The main forces in Jiangnan to resist the Qing Dynasty were the gentry in the southeast and the maritime merchants in eastern Zhejiang.These people resisted the Qing Dynasty, firstly, out of national righteousness, because the Manchu Qing Dynasty acted perversely, they were alien races, and destroyed Chinese culture, and secondly, they were originally vested interests in the Ming Dynasty, and the Manchus damaged their interests after occupying Jiangnan.In the south of the Yangtze River, culture and education are prosperous and there are many talents.A large number of escaped scholars gathered on Jintang Island, except for some special aspects, what Zhao Ming wanted to do, he could basically find someone who could be appointed.Unfortunately, building a fortress is a special aspect.At this time, on a large stone on the top of Jintang Mountain, a middle-aged man spread out a drawing and showed everyone a sketch of building a fort.This person's name is Zhang Dai, a well-known literati in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, who knows some miscellaneous studies, and was ordered by Zhao Ming to be a strong man, surrounded by a group of craftsmen.For such a large project as the castle, the Ministry of Industry generally sent officials to inspect it, draw drawings, fire style models, and then mobilize stonemasons, carpenters, and people to build it.Almost no one present knew what kind of fort the fortress was, so Zhao Ming could only go into battle in person and do his old job.Zhao Ming looked at the drawings drawn by Zhang Dai, bowed his head slightly, and immediately pointed out: "This fortress, also known as Gongcheng, was once built by the imperial court in Liaodong.The key to the construction of this fortress was that when the enemy attacked the fort, it would be attacked by firearms on many walls. ”As he spoke, Zhao Ming pointed to a city wall on the sketch, "You see, if the enemy attacks here, in addition to the defenders on the front city wall can shoot the enemy army, the city wall stretching out on both sides of this city wall can also shoot the enemy army." ”Zhang Dai understood as soon as he heard it, he looked at the sketch carefully, and couldn't help but be surprised: "It's not just here, it seems that the enemy army will be shot by multiple walls if they attack any side!"
”Zhao Ming nodded, stood up straight, and looked at everyone, "This is just a sketch, to do this, you can't build it at will, you must have a lot of data as a basis, just like at what angle these two city walls stretch out and how far apart, you can't just pat your head and set it, you have to have a basis." ”Zhao Ming looked at Zhang Dai as he spoke, and instructed: "Mr.
Zhang, you have to take someone to test the range of our army's bird guns, Franc machines, and various types of artillery, as well as the firing angle, and draw drawings based on the data of these weapons and the terrain of the mountain, so as to ensure that between the various city walls, firearms can support." ”Building a fort is a delicate task that requires collecting a lot of data for planning, and it is not a matter of sticking out a few corners of the city wall and everything will be done.Zhang Dai and the others nodded, "I understand." ”Although the drawings and styles have not yet come out, the location of the fortress has been determined, which is the top of Jintang Mountain, where the terrain is high, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and artillery is erected on the fort, which can also cover Liegang.At this time, the top of the mountain has become a construction site, trees have been cut down, and rocks on the top of the mountain have been mined and piled up.At this time, Zhang Dai collected the drawings and followed Zhao Ming to inspect the top of the mountain, Zhao Ming instructed as he walked: "When building in the fort, the granary, weapons warehouse, and barracks must be considered, and in addition, a water storage tank must be built." ”Zhang Dai hurriedly said: "I have asked the craftsman about this point, the middle of the top of the mountain is high, and the outer edge is low, you can dig a water barrier along the city wall, around the mountain, and build a reservoir to collect rainwater."
In addition, the craftsmen will try to see if they can create a mountain spring in the mountain. ”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, and continued to command: "Leave as much space in the fort as possible, build more warehouses, and accommodate more people to take refuge in wartime, and the school, stage, bazaar, City God Temple, and Guandi Temple are built at the foot of the mountain." ”Zhang Dai nodded and wrote it down, followed Zhao Ming to continue his inspection, and then introduced, "General, the materials for building the fortress are mainly mountain stones, and the stonemasons have begun to polish them, but the slurry materials needed have not yet been prepared. ”On the top of the mountain, there are people everywhere carrying baskets to carry soil and polishing stones, and the scene is in full swing.Zhao Ming frowned slightly when he heard this, stopped and asked, "What materials are still missing?"
”"There's still less glutinous rice!"
Zhang Dai said busily.Zhao Ming was stunned, "Why do you want glutinous rice!"
”The old craftsman on the side hurriedly explained: "General, when building the city wall, the bricks and stones need to be glued with mortar, so that the city wall will be strong for a long time and difficult to destroy.In this adhesive sauce, it is necessary to mix glutinous rice juice to make the effect obvious. ”Now there is not much food on the island, and there is no food to eat, let alone fragrant and soft glutinous rice.How much glutinous rice does it cost to build a fortress, calculated down, it must be beyond Zhao Ming's original calculation, Jintang Island obviously can't afford it, and Zhao Ming estimates that he will have to go out to harass the Qing army.Zhao Ming pondered for a while, but fortunately, this question couldn't stop him, so he said: "Ben General, I know a kind of adhesive slurry, you can not use glutinous rice juice, but use lime and volcanic ash to mix and burn, Xiyi uses this kind of slurry.Later, Ben will order someone to pull back a batch, and you don't have to worry about the pulp. ”Before the invention of cement, the West continued to use a natural cement made of a mixture of lime and volcanic ash in ancient Roman times."
Volcanic ash?"
The old craftsman was puzzled for a while, apparently he had never heard of it.Zhao Ming didn't explain too much, but said: "This thing, Ryukyu and the Japanese state, should not need money, Ben will send a boat to send someone to pull it." ”After speaking, he continued to inspect, but at this time, Li Zhongming, who was accompanying him, suddenly said: "The fleet is back!"
”Zhao Ming hurriedly turned his head to look at the side of Liegang, and sure enough, he saw that a sail shadow appeared in the distance, and it was Cheng Bi who had returned."
Keep patrolling!"
Zhao Ming instructed Zhang Dai, and then led Li Zhongming down the hillside and went to the dock to greet him.When Zhao Ming came to the dock, the ships had already entered the harbor one after another, and after a while, a large ship docked, and Cheng Bi led a group of people ashore, followed by an official."
Mr.
Cheng!
It's been a great journey!
”Zhao Ming greeted him with a big smile.Cheng Bi was a little flattered, and hurriedly replied: "General Lao personally greets him!"
”Previously, when Yan Yingyuan was there, although he was appointed, he was not valued.Now he can see respect from Zhao Ming, and there is no contempt for businessmen in the world.Zhao Ming smiled: "This is all as it should be, Mr. works hard for me, and I should welcome you." ”Cheng Bi was ashamed, "This trip to Wenzhou is a lowly position to bear the trust of the general. ”Zhao Ming's heart sank, but he smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, didn't you get military funds?"
”Cheng Bi nodded, "After Duoduo retreated, Bolo commanded the Qing army and continued to attack Taizhou Mansion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suffered great losses, and there was a great shortage of military resources, so there was really no extra military resources!"
”Zhao Ming couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "What is the situation in Wenzhou and Taizhou now?"
”Cheng Bi said: "After Li Dashuai landed in Taizhou, the Qing army went to the north of Taizhou, in addition to the surname Zheng Guo in Fujian, out of Xianxia Pass, and the Qing army fought for a while, and now the situation in Zhejiang has stabilized, but Jinhua City is still surrounded by Qing soldiers, I don't know how long the Zhu Pavilion can hold on!"
”Hearing that the situation in Zhejiang was stable, Zhao Ming breathed a sigh of relief, but when he heard that Jinhua was still surrounded, Zhao Ming's heart couldn't help but feel heavy again.Now that Jinhua has been trapped for nearly three months, Zhu Dadian is afraid that he will commit suicide like in history.Cheng Bi saw Zhao Ming's face heavy, and suddenly turned sideways and said: "General, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not been able to allocate equipment, but he has sent some craftsmen to the general, which is Lord Chen, the head of Chen Yujie of the Ministry of Industry." ”Chen Yujie is Xu Guangqi's nephew, recommended by Shi Kefa, and once helped Shi Kefa train soldiers to use bird guns and artillery, and suggested that Shi Kefa's guns should not be used if there is a slight problem, and they should be overhauled in time.Soon after the fall of Nanjing, he was killed by the Qing army, but now he turned around and appeared in front of Zhao Ming.Zhao Ming hurriedly said: "Director Chen, a certain general Zhao Ming!"
”Chen Yujie hugged his fists and said: "The general's prestige is like thunder, and the humble function is true, and the three lives are fortunate!"
”At this time, Cheng Bi took out another letter and promised it to Zhao Ming, "General, this is a letter from His Royal Highness the Prince!"
”Zhao Ming took it, unfolded it, and there was only one sentence, "The general is in the East China Sea, like a sharp sword against the waist of the captive, the lonely king is at ease!"
”Zhao Ming accepted the letter, put it away closely, then looked at everyone, and said sideways: "I'm talking about entering the village!"
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