Steel Dynasty - Chapter 903

[Chapter 901 All-out Attack]

February 9th.

More than three months have passed since the battle to cross to the south, and the season has gradually transitioned from winter to spring.

After receiving materials from Lin’an a few days ago, a steady stream of various materials entered Qingzhou in the following time, which was a grand occasion for a while.

Under this grand occasion, the cabinet quickly allocated funds after discussion, and the military workshop, which was the focus, was even allocated a big piece of meat.

Chen Qi and Song Changping breathed a sigh of relief and expanded the production line at the same time. The production of Falcon rifles entered the speed-up stage, and Chen Qi was even busier. After he supervised the construction of the grenade factory, he began to invest a lot of money in the development of breech-loading guns.

The breech loading method of the Falcon rifle had given him a clear reminder. After all, a cannon is just an enlarged gun. A gun can be loaded from behind, and so can this artillery.

This completely solved the problem of difficulty in loading rifled guns, which had troubled Chen Qi for a long time.

In addition to the military workshop, the Railway Department also received a large amount of funds. According to Princess Pingyang’s promise to Xiao Ming, the railway from Qingzhou to Youzhou will be basically completed by the end of the year. After all, the distance between Kaiping and Youzhou is only a hundred miles. This is not a difficult question.

After achieving this achievement, the Railway Department, which invested a large amount of capital, began the construction of the Kaiping to Chang’an railway line, as well as the construction of the Laiwu to Xuzhou, Xuzhou to Jinling railway lines.

Of course, the four railways running from east to west, north and south are not straight lines, but winding, passing through almost every important city.

Once all the railways are opened to traffic, the entire north will be connected, but it will take at least two or three years to achieve this goal, and the railway construction in Kanto will be even more difficult.

While vigorously laying railways, the construction of cement roads has also been ongoing. Now the main roads from Qingzhou to nearby counties have all been turned into cement roads.

Some roads in the county and in the countryside were also rebuilt. At the same time, businessmen with factory qualifications began to build cement plants in other cities.

Because some wealthy cities began to build roads under the orders of the imperial court, but because there were no cement plants in the area, profit-seeking businessmen naturally saw this business opportunity.

Just building a cement plant is not a simple matter. You also need to find ore and have mining equipment. In this way, related factories are established to provide supply and demand for the mining plant.

The industry of Great Chongqing began to radiate from Qingzhou Prefecture to the surrounding areas due to the recovery of the northern economy, and the investment of another batch of funds accelerated this process.

“Your Majesty, with this capital investment, the country of Dayu is now blooming all over the country, and all walks of life have been greatly expanded. If this continues, the total industrial output of Dayu will be doubled in less than a year.”

Pang Yukun handed him the payment summary form.

Xiao Ming smiled. In fact, there is no way to do this. Because the total industrial volume is small, it is so easy to double it. However, it is a miracle that the Chongqing country has developed from nothing to what it is now in the past nine years. .

The only effort he needs now is to expand local industrial development to the whole country. Otherwise, it will not work just in one place. After all, Western countries today have a comprehensive industrial system.

“This is the charm of money.” Xiao Ming bared his teeth. The wealth seized from Lin’an was quickly squandered by the prodigal cabinet. He is now thinking about auctioning off the houses, workshops, shops, and some of the land left by the wealthy family.

At this stage, funds must be concentrated to do big things, not to mention that the bulk of Lin’an’s wealth is these things, but businessmen who are used to living in Qingzhou don’t seem to buy it.

But it doesn’t matter. He has many ways. How can rich people stimulate economic development if they don’t consume? Everyone is a piggy bank and can only get in but cannot get out, which is detrimental to economic development.

After a pause, he said: “I have an idea. Today, businessmen in Qingzhou are too crowded. In order to balance the development of the industry in Chongqing, a business zone should be established in the south. All businessmen doing business in the business zone can get preferential treatment. I Think about turning Suzhou, Songjiang, and Nanjing into a business district.”

Pang Yukun instantly understood what Xiao Ming meant. Now that Qingzhou’s thermal power plant has started construction, it won’t be long before Qingzhou will enter the electric age first.

Once we enter the electric age, many backward workshops will face elimination.

But it is really a waste to eliminate these workshops now. After all, the spread of industry requires a process, and there are still many places in Chongqing that have not been covered by the light of industry.

Therefore, it is necessary for the imperial court to induce businessmen to move backward workshops to a safe place at this time, so that the Great Yu Kingdom can form a wave of industrial development process.

Qingzhou is the center of the wave, representing the most advanced technology. The technology outside the wave is getting lower and lower, so that no productivity is wasted.

“It’s time to draw a business district.” Pang Yukun smiled evilly. Once the business district is established, those big businessmen with abundant funds will go back to these areas to purchase land and real estate and build workshops.

In this way, the industry and commerce in this place will be viable, and at the same time, the court can obtain a large amount of funds by selling off the assets of wealthy families.

After all, the fixed assets of these wealthy families are huge, which is comparable to the wealth transported to Qingzhou.

The two made the plan with a smirk, and Pang Yukun immediately went back to think about how to plan the matter.

While Qingzhou gained great vitality due to funds, the war in the south continued.

After conquering Lin’an, Niu Ben did not choose to continue the attack. Instead, he rested in Lin’an City and waited for ammunition supplies and reinforcements.

Lin’an is just one point in the process of going south, and there are many more points south of Lin’an. He must be fully prepared.

After waiting for more than a month, the second batch of 20,000 grenades was sent to Lin’an, and at the same time, 40,000 new soldiers equipped with Falcon rifles went to the battlefield.

At this time, the number of troops heading south reached 140,000.

“One hundred and forty thousand people, that’s enough.”

Niu Ben, from the Lin’an Provisional Staff Headquarters, looked determined. For every soldier, the most important thing at the moment is to end the war in the south. After all, there are still a lot of troubles waiting for them to deal with.

“Lu Fei, you are responsible for attacking Shaoxing, Ningzhou and other cities to the south. Luo Xin, you are responsible for attacking Huizhou and other cities to the west. After the goal is achieved, the two of you attack to the southwest together and recover the southwest lands.”

“Yes, general. ” Lu Fei and Luo Xin said at the same time.

They are now confident, because the production speed of the military workshop has been greatly increased, and with sufficient ammunition, they are not afraid of anyone.

Luo Quan reminded: “Although we have mastered more advanced firearms, we must not take it lightly. The Merchant Council is still very weak.”

(End of Chapter)