Chapter 836 The Role of Second-Hand Goods

"Also, in order to prevent the worst from happening, we must be prepared from now on and let the arsenal fully imitate muskets, and of course, steamships." Esley thought for a while and added.

William and Nohan looked at each other, and William smiled and said, "Your Majesty, although the situation this time is very bad, we in Britain will win the final victory as before, so there is no need to be so nervous."

"Yes, according to Bolt, the King of Yan should have been lucky enough to get the help of a genius from the West. The steam industry established in just a few years is far inferior to ours. What's more, the entire Western world will not like a powerful country rising in the East, and they will definitely follow us." Nohan said.

Then he shrugged, "Even if some countries are unwilling, we can unite with other countries to put pressure on them so that the entire Western world will be consistent on this issue."

"I'm not nervous. These decisions are just fulfilling my obligations as the queen." Esley shook her head.

Although Britain is now a constitutional monarchy and the queen's rights are somewhat restricted, the constitution allows her to make many important decisions.

For example, disbanding Parliament, disbanding the Cabinet, appointing the Cabinet, implementing a state of emergency, urgently mobilizing the army, and declaring a state of war.

So, the Queen is actually still the head of Britain.

Even every Prime Minister rushed to be her personal secretary.

After discussing this matter, Ashley asked William to go to Parliament to announce his decision.

Nohan returned to his office and took a steamer to Frank to start his visit.

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Great Song.

While the Western World was in turmoil, Zhao Xu's orders were also heading to Zhongling Pass and Jianguan.

After receiving the order, Chang Wei left Lu Chang's troops and went south with Qinshan and Guantong to Jinling.

And Ma Han led his soldiers to Zhongling Pass to meet Lu Chang.

According to the order, they will wait for a while at Zhongling Pass, and then set off when the people transporting grain and grass from Jingzhou arrive.

In this way, once they take Jiameng Pass, they can store grain and grass at Jiameng Pass, and then they can live at Jiameng Pass and overlook Yizhou, and then take the next step according to the order.

"Have the Japanese slaves and Koreans set out?"

In the study room of the palace, Zhao Xu's eyes were fixed on the direction of Yizhou.

After deciding to fight on two fronts, he had been thinking about how to take Yizhou in the most economical way.

Obviously, with the deep involvement of the British and the Russians, the powerful families became more and more difficult to deal with.

Due to the accident in the Battle of Jinling, they were able to seize a large amount of food and wealth, but they were not so lucky in Zhongling Pass and Jian Pass.

Both Ashur and Xiao Chengdu did the same thing, that is, burning food.

There is no doubt that this is to clear the fields and prevent him from getting supplies in the war.

In this way, as long as the powerful families can hold on for long enough, he will lose money every time he fights, and the bigger the loss, the more he loses. In the end, the war will become a burden on Jiangbei, and even affect the development of Jiangbei.

It must be said that the idea given by the Westerners to the powerful families is indeed cruel.

At present, if it is not for the unification of Dasong, he really doesn't want to fight this bad war.

But he can't not fight.

In this case, we can only choose the lesser of two evils and fight in the most economical way.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, he decided to send the captured Japanese slaves and the recruited Koreans to Jingzhou to transport food and grass.

This time, the Qin army plus Lu Chang totaled 80,000, and 80,000 could be sent there, which would not have a big impact on the railway laying and mines.

The most important thing is that there is no need to toss the people of Jingzhou, at most some food will be consumed for the Japanese slaves and Koreans to eat.

"Your Highness, we have already set off. Because the Yanjing Line is open to traffic, the Koreans and Japanese slaves who are building the railway can be withdrawn." Yang Feng said.

Chang Wei is responsible for fighting, and he is responsible for logistics dispatch.

Zhao Xu naturally went to Yang Feng for this matter of food and grass.

"Well, in addition to the matter of food and grass, don't forget the deployment of Qin-style rifles. Half of the Wangfu's personal army and Qin-style rifles have been deployed. The rest will be provided to Ningjin Army and Marine Corps first, otherwise Yang Zhen and Zhou Yi will come to this king." Zhao Xu said.

"If Yang Zhen dares, I will skin him alive." Yang Feng's eyes widened.

Then he thought of something and said, "Your Highness, it's a pity to replace the muzzle-loading rifles. Are they just left in the warehouse to rust?"

"Of course not." Zhao Xu said.

The production of Qin-style rifles and the ammunition consumed in the war are all silver.

How could he let the muzzle-loading rifles gather dust in the warehouse.

Although for the army in Jiangbei, the muzzle-loading rifles are a thing of the past.

But if they are taken out, these muskets are top-level muskets, and it is not a problem to exchange them for silver, food and grass.

So he said, "You go find Dong An, and go with him to the Ryukyu Guild Hall, the Goryeo Guild Hall and the Toyo Guild Hall. They should be able to take in these obsolete muskets."

The guilds he mentioned are equivalent to the envoys' residences of Goryeo, Toyo and Ryukyu in Dasong.

Among them, the Goryeo Hall is the envoy stationed by the Goryeo King. The Dongying Hall is no longer the Dongying Hall of the past, but the halls of the four northern vassal states, such as the Hojo family and the Ono family, a total of four.

The Ryukyu Hall is the residence of the Ryukyu Kingdom's envoys.

The existence of these halls is to facilitate communication with the royal palace.

"Your Highness means that the last general understands, but I think it is okay to sell this muzzle-loading gun to Ryukyu, but it is not appropriate to sell it to the Goryeo people and the Dongying people." Yang Feng frowned when he heard this.

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "I know what you are worried about, but your worries are unnecessary."

After a pause, he continued, "First of all, the great power of this muzzle-loading rifle in our hands is inseparable from the yellow gunpowder, and this yellow gunpowder is impossible for them to produce. We only sell muskets, not yellow gunpowder. Moreover, it is time-consuming and laborious to manually polish the conical bullets, and they may not be able to mass-produce them."

Yang Feng thought about it and nodded slowly.

Zhao Xu said again, "Remember to sell each musket for 80 taels of silver."

"This is a must." Yang Feng was immediately happy.

The cost of these muzzle-loading rifles is only about 15 taels of silver, and selling them for 80 taels is definitely a big profit.

After saying this, Yang Feng turned and left.

When Yang Feng's figure disappeared, Zhao Xu calculated.

The number of muskets eliminated this time is very large.

Even if Goryeo and other countries cannot take out silver, he can still make a lot of money by bartering.

In this way, the losses of the war in the south can be compensated to some extent.

He was thinking when Xu Ke was informed that he had arrived.

"Your Highness, I have good news for you." Xu Ke smiled as soon as he entered the study.

During this period, due to the urgent situation, his face was always full of worry.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu was slightly expectant.