Steel Dynasty - Chapter 163

[Chapter 163 The wheat is ripe]

Twenty fire tubes are lined up on the ground.

After instructing Pang Yukun on the logistics, Xiao Ming looked at these yellow-orange fire tubes. Different from the structure of artillery, these fire tubes were narrow at both ends and thick in the middle. They were basically primitive fire cannons.

And the caliber is very small compared to his artillery, not to mention the range.

Xiao Wenxuan was very angry at being humiliated by the barbarians. This time he was willing to give the fire tubes to him. These fire tubes were all made of brass. In Xiao Ming’s eyes, these were not fire tubes, they were clearly copper coins.

It’s no wonder that many emperors couldn’t help but melt the brass cannon to make money for use.

“Your Highness, what should I do with this fire tube? Do you want to send it to Cangzhou City together?” Pang Yukun asked.

Xiao Ming smiled and said, “No need. Twenty fire tubes should be enough to make a brass cannon. It’s better to send it directly to the Equipment Department.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Pang Yukun said.

He never liked to talk too much about things he didn’t understand.

Xiao Ming was quite satisfied with Xiao Wenxuan’s reaction this time. He originally thought that the procedure would be that Xiao Wenxuan would write a letter to scold the King of Shu, and then the King of Shu would make a bunch of excuses, and Xiao Wenxuan would write him another letter and ask him to wait.

What surprised him was that Xiao Wenxuan handled it very well this time. He solved his immediate needs first and then dealt with the King of Shu.

This shows that when a person is pushed into a hurry, he can always do something. This time he would also like to thank the barbarian envoy for humiliating this cheap father.

After checking the supplies delivered this time at the Dudu Mansion, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun went outside the city.

Now Chen Qi and Lu Tong can only rely on Chen Qi and Lu Tong to produce artillery and gunpowder, and it is useless for him to worry about it.

However, not only the fields of the common people had to harvest wheat, but also his official villages.

He once promised Lu Fei that the harvests in these official villages would belong to the Qingzhou Army, and it was time for him to fulfill his promise.

On the bank of the Xiaoqing River, Xiao Ming and Pang Yukun stopped and looked at the official field of the Qingzhou Army opposite. At this time, the golden wheat stretched as far as the eye could see, and gusts of wind blew by, rolling up layers of waves of wheat.

Looking at the crops in the field, Xiao Ming was even happier than seeing the first cannon successfully cast.

Food is the first priority for the people, and agriculture is the foundation of the country. With food, the people will settle down, and the soldiers of the army will fight with peace of mind. Otherwise, the result of resorting to violence will only be the uprising of the people.

Because the harvest was about to begin, Lu Fei specially arranged for soldiers from the Qingzhou Army to patrol Guantian to prevent common people from stealing wheat.

Most people are law-abiding, but there will always be some who are lazy and get something for nothing.

Three days ago, a small piece of wheat was secretly cut in a corner of Guanzhuang at night, which made Lu Fei furious.

In his heart, this Guanzhuang was more important than his life. It was something that he and the soldiers cultivated with cattle and weeded with hoes, and watched it mature day by day.

He immediately sent soldiers to guard day and night, and went to the government office in person to ask the police to investigate the matter.

The government office knew the seriousness of the matter, and within two days the man who stole the wheat was caught. Lu Fei was beaten when he went there.

But despite this, this kind of thing still happens often in the people’s fields.

“Your Highness, after this harvest, the people’s lives should be easier.” Pang Yukun smiled while stroking his beard, his eyes dyed golden by the wheat.

Xiao Ming is building a workshop area outside the city. At present, the main benefits are businessmen, but the common people have not received much benefit.

After all, this Gongfang District is just a very small business district and cannot drive the entire Qingzhou City, let alone the other five states.

“Yes, taxes will be exempted and exempted for three years. The government will not take a cent from this harvest, so people should have surplus food at home.” Xiao Ming also smiled.

Once people have surplus grain in their hands, they will sell part of it for money.

Only when the family has extra money will they spend money. In this way, the economy of the six states will slowly revitalize.

“I just have to work hard to do business to enrich the treasury.” Pang Yukun said with emotion.

During this period, everything Xiao Ming did was seen by him. I’m afraid there won’t be another vassal king in the Chongqing Kingdom who can be so considerate of the people.

The longer he spent with Xiao Ming, the more he felt that Xiao Ming seemed to have a thought that even he couldn’t understand. He didn’t know where this strange thought came from.

“I don’t want to die miserably here.”

Xiao Ming sighed in his heart. He never wanted to enjoy the fun of being a vassal king and live a luxurious life.

It’s just like farming, if you want to harvest food, you have to work hard before. This is why he farms and engages in industry.

After all, he came to such a place with nothing but technological advantages. He was not like other princes who had a vassal family.

And he is not good at conspiracy. After all, he grew up in modern times and was taught that the world is full of love.

Therefore, his goals have always been clear, which are to win the hearts of the people, advance technology, and engage in business.

While the two were talking, the sound of horse hooves came from far away, and soon the cow ran in front of them.

Lu Fei and Luo Xin followed behind him, the three of them looked relaxed.

“Your Highness, what a coincidence, you are here too.” Niu Ben laughed and got off the horse.

Lu Fei said directly: “The governor insisted on seeing the Qingzhou Army’s own manor, so the general brought him here.”

“Pang Changshi and I were also talking about the manor and the wheat harvest. Can you Qingzhou Army do this?” Don’t be careless and rush to harvest when the time comes, lest it rains and the wheat rots in the ground,” Xiao Ming said.

“Yes, Your Highness, the governor came here this time just for the wheat harvest.” Lu Fei said.

At this time Niu Ben said: “Your Highness is able to give his own land to the Qingzhou Army. It is really something that only a few people can do. I admire you, I admire you!”

“I have praised the old general. This is also a helpless move. Qingzhou is in embarrassment. This is also for The Qingzhou Army will not be short of food and clothing, and it will not delay the training of the Qingzhou Army during the leisure time and busy farming.”

Niu Ben nodded, he could understand Xiao Ming’s thoughts. The border troops stationed in the fields in ancient and modern times were nothing. Nothing more than normal.

As the group talked, they crossed the stone bridge and walked towards the wheat field.

When they arrived in the field, Niu Ben deftly picked out an ear of wheat and rubbed it, then put the grain in his mouth and bit it, and said: “Well, the wheat is still a little damp. It will be harvested after two more days of drying in the sun. It should be enough to draw out a thousand people. “

Xiao Ming’s farmland is one hundred hectares, which is ten thousand acres of land. Today, the country of Chongqing can basically harvest about three stones of grain per mu of land.

In addition to other local government villages, if nothing happens this time, 300,000 shi of food will be enough.

After all, the Qingzhou Army currently only has 20,000 people, and these 300,000 grains are enough to feed 20,000 people for more than a year.

Moreover, there can be another harvest this year, and there is farmland reclaimed by the army in other places. In this way, the army’s food problem is solved.

(End of chapter)