C3401 Its all about supply lines and money (2/2)
All the weapons used by Yaqub's army were delivered by the Sand Russians!
Back then, Rong Quan and General Ming Wen Wen had caught countless of Sha Russia Merchants in the Yili area. The most important part of these merchants' goods was to secretly transport arms and weapons to Yaqub.
In the end, it was still that old cliché, which was a problem of the economy. However, Yaqub was even more outdated in the Qing Dynasty, so his reliance on firearms was much stronger.
Every year, he had to rely on the support of the Russian army to sustain the war. Why was it that now that his power expansion had reached its limit, he was no longer able to move?
The root of the problem was that the territory was too big, and his ammunition consumption could not keep up with the scale of the increase!
In front of him, Yaqub relied more on his primitive cold weapons!
”Money!” Now, the biggest headache for Marshal Zuo was money! ”In the end, the war in Xinjiang was still about who had the more cannons, and who had the better supplies …”
”In the end, we still have to bet on who has the most money!”
Hearing General Rong Quan's words, Duo Luo and Guan Lu's faces turned white.
”How many Gun cannonballs do we need to get this money into the hands of Marshal Zuo? ”We've really wasted it, this is bad …”
Rong Quan did not know about spending money at all, and continued to chat non-stop at the banquet. ”Earlier, the Great Marshal said that he was angered to the point of raising his own military expenditure because of the dispute between marine defense and land defense. Only then did empress dowagers nod in agreement …”
”The Imperial Court seems to have allocated 2 million yuan in one-off funds to the Household Department...” ”That's all there is to it. All that's left are provincial rates and the loans of the people and foreign merchants …”
”My God! For a war like this, the country will only give 2 million silver? ” Gordon and the resting explorer Beck exclaimed.
The two of them looked at each other, not daring to speak. Neither of them dared to mention how many Gold franc s Xiao Letian had taken from Europe.
Duo Luo and Guan Lu's face were flushed red. They had seen the most spectacular scene in Europe. Could it be that the imperial government wanted to take back such a huge area just because of 2 million taels?
The feast lasted for a full four hours, and the Expedition finally managed to slow down her fatigue on the way back. After waiting for Duo Luo and Guan Lu to soak in the steaming hot wooden tub, she started to wail in pain.
Hot water forced out the cold from the crevices in his bones, and all the muscles and bones in his body went limp.
The two bathtubs were placed side by side. The charcoal brazier in the room was burning brilliantly. Under the towel, the two of them didn't say anything for a long time.
”Old Guan …” What do you think I remembered? ”
”Pah …” You must be longing for the Fusang woman... The group that gave us the bath... ”Tsk tsk, that outdoor hot spring, that white butt and breasts …”
”An exotic atmosphere …” ”Heeheehee …”
The two of them laughed obscenely for a long time, and then their faces suddenly became bitter, ”What should we do? Without money, how are we to complete the mission for the His Majesty? ”
”The imperial court is truly humiliated. To let the left grandmaster flatten Xinjiang, you must have given me enough money!”
”Even if the imperial government does not have the money, don't use two million to make us sick!”
”Raise money, we brothers have to raise money!” Think of all sorts of ways to raise money for the great marshal. Otherwise, how can he recruit people for the His Majesty? ”