" Do you want to upgrade the town center?"
The system population had just exceeded 10,000 and the upgrade requirement had been met. The system's cold notification sounded in Li Sheng's mind.
" Upgrade Town Center!"
Li Sheng naturally did not hesitate at all. What a joke. After working so hard for so long and putting in so much effort, wasn't it all for the sake of upgrading the Town Center?
How could he refuse?
He couldn't refuse.
The next moment, a drastic change occurred.
The township-level town center was rapidly expanding.
After occupying Lushun Peninsula, the territory expanded and the population increased.
The area where the town center was located was sealed off by Li Sheng.
Even those who approached were all system personnel.
Therefore, even if he leveled up in broad daylight, Li Sheng did not have to worry about being seen by others.
After half a day, the tremors finally stopped.
Walking out of the meeting room, Li Sheng was shocked to find that after upgrading, his lord's manor had become a small city.
It took up an area of dozens of acres!
Surrounded by a city wall that was six to seven meters tall, it isolated the inside and the outside.
The lord's manor had become the true inner city.
The change was huge!
Compared to when it was at the township level, the appearance of the town center seemed to have changed.
This made his heart skip a beat. He immediately opened the system interface and checked it.
He was delighted when he saw this, and he couldn't help but smile.
Technology exploded!
Li Sheng could only describe the changes brought about by the upgrade of the town center with these words.
There were too many technologies unlocked.
It was as if the cold weapons era had entered the hot weapons era in an instant.
[Town Center: County Level (Next level: Prefecture-level)
[New buildings: Horse farm, steel mill, textile mill, gunpowder factory, warehouse]
[New arms: Artillery, Musketeer, Light Cavalry, Heavy Cavalry]
[Unlocked technology: 100-ton fishing boat, 100-ton frigate, bronze cannon, musket]
[Total population: 10,000]
[Upgrade Requirement: 10,000 people/100,000 people, one prefecture.]
The appearance of horse farms meant that the territory could directly raise warhorses, which directly led to the emergence of light cavalry and heavy cavalry.
It also allowed Li Sheng's cavalry to no longer need to use the Mongolian horses that could only be used to pull carts and carry goods. They could use them as warhorses.
At the same time, the appearance of light cavalry and heavy cavalry also meant that Li Sheng had the conditions to form a large-scale cavalry.
Although it seemed that the cavalry had been eliminated in the era of firearms.
In reality, the cavalry had been replaced by new generations and became more aggressive.
The combination of firearms and cavalry formed the spear cavalry, which could be called the king of the army in this era.
He would let the cavalry not need to charge and use the tactic of killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 of their own to break through the enemy's formation.
As long as the cannons bombarded and the muskets fired continuously, the enemy could be defeated from a distance.
His offensive ability had a qualitative improvement.
In the past, cavalry could not fight independently on a large scale battlefield. They still needed the cooperation of infantry.
They could not be the main force, so they could only guard the flanks.
Cavalrymen with guns and cannons were truly qualified to form an independent army.
He could fight, run, and even attack.
This was the glorious era of cavalry!
It could be said that cavalry armed with guns and cannons were the ones who could bring out the best of riding and shooting tactics.
Unfortunately, the Tartars in history foolishly used riding bows as their trump card.
He was a model of fooling others but fooling his own people.
The appearance of the steel factory gave the territory the ability to smelt and produce steel on a large scale.
No matter what era it was, steel production was always the most important indicator of overall strength.
Steel represented weapons and equipment, and military power.
Having the ability to produce a large amount of steel meant having the ability to produce a large amount of weapons and equipment!
Its importance was unquestionable.
The appearance of the gunpowder factory directly unlocked the territory's firearms technology.
Firearms and cannons began to appear.
Even though he had unlocked bronze cannons and muskets, which seemed to be outdated firearms.
However, in reality, it had caught up to the world's first-class standards.
Although flintlocks had already begun to appear.
However, there were almost no forces that could mass produce flintlocks.
Arquebus guns were still the mainstream weapons around the world. They were truly advanced weapons that were killing people all over the world and crazily plundering resources.
As for the bronze cannon, it seemed to be very outdated.
It was as if they had returned to the Bronze Age.
In fact, bronze cannons could still be mainstream for hundreds of years.
This was because bronze was extremely malleable.
Not only would it not explode, but even if it was broken, it could be reforged.
Therefore, bronze cannons that had been around for hundreds of years were still active on the battlefield.
If he wanted to go further, he would directly use cannons made of steel.
The technology required was too high.
Even if it could be forged, it could only produce small caliber cannons. Large caliber cannons still needed to be forged in bronze.
This was the limitation of metal materials.
If he wanted to use the cast iron cannon on a large scale, he would have to unlock the technology layer by layer.
However, the bronze cannon was different. This thing could be big or small.
As long as you have enough materials, you can make it as big as you want!
He was very agile!
The only drawback was that it was expensive!
Copper was money in this era. This was like using money to cast cannons!
One could imagine that in this era, forging cannons was a money-burning thing.
It was not something that ordinary forces could play with!
Cannons were the symbol of true power and status in this era!
The more cannons there were, the bigger the cannons were, which meant that they were stronger!
Bronze cannons and muskets appeared.
It meant that the combat strength of Li Sheng's army would have a qualitative increase.
The firepower at the front line would be greatly enhanced, and their defensive capabilities would be on a higher level!
Of course, even if it was the most outdated musket and bronze cannon, Li Sheng could not let all the armed forces under his command be equipped with them.
This was simply impossible!
Although the musket wasn't expensive to make, it consumed a lot of gunpowder!
Now that the war was ongoing, the consumption of gunpowder had increased dramatically.
The sulfur and saltpeter used to make gunpowder were expensive.
If he wanted to use firearms on a large scale, even Li Sheng had to consider occupying the sulfur and saltpeter mines with huge reserves.
Thus, the muskets and cannons could only be supplied to the regular army.
Otherwise, once he fought with the Qing army, they would wear each other out and drag him down.
It did not mean that the more advanced the weapon, the stronger the combat power.
It still depended on whether it was suitable for him.
Can you afford it?
Li Sheng's gaze finally stopped on the 100-ton frigate that had appeared.
Now that the cannon technology had been unlocked, he could make cannons.
In addition to the appearance of the 100-ton frigate and the 20-ton sentry ship.
This meant that he could build a naval fleet.
With the help of cannons, even a 100-ton frigate would possess extremely strong combat power in this era.
With a naval fleet, it meant that he could greatly expand the scope of his attack on the Manchu Empire.
At that time, as long as they could hold back the main force of the Qing army, the naval fleet would act as a side force and attack the coastal areas of the Qing army.
In that case, their counterattack against the Manchu Empire would also have a qualitative increase.
The naval fleet meant that he would have the initiative to fight against the Qing army!
He could grab the lifeline of the Manchu Tartars!
It was a true military intimidation!
It wasn't just revenge!
In this world, strength spoke the loudest!
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