Steel Dynasty - Chapter 904

[Chapter 902 Food Upgrade]

April 13th.

It was a bright spring day. At this time of year, the weather in Lin’an City had turned warm and the environment was comfortable and pleasant.

After the news of the all-out southern expedition was conveyed, Lu Fei and Luo Xin led the troops today. Their goal was to wipe out the merchant council in the shortest possible time.

According to the plan, after clearing the cities on the offensive route, they will start a decisive battle with the merchant council around Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Nanchang, and Dali.

After all, these four cities are currently the cities that the Merchant Council values most. Once these big cities are captured, the Merchant Council will no longer have a place to stay.

On April 21st, Lu Fei’s Huben First Army first arrived in Shaoxing, and Luo Xin arrived in Huizhou on April 25th. The all-out war against the Merchant Council officially started…

Qingzhou.

Xiao Ming outlined two attack routes on the map of Dayu. This is exactly the direction in which Lu Fei and Luo Xin are attacking now.

Niu Ben’s decision was not made on a whim, but after careful discussion with him.

To him, the merchant council at this time was just a puffy man. The reason was simple. Cao Kun did not have a solid industrial foundation, which meant that he could not continue to provide weapons and ammunition for his soldiers. Secondly, he did not have a mature tax system. Due to the tax system, King Qinglong’s failure to pay the food promise will only aggravate this financial crisis. Thirdly, the Merchant Council seems to have gathered a large number of soldiers in a short period of time, but these soldiers lack training and are just a ragtag group.

Therefore, facing such a merchant council, we must not give them a chance to breathe for a moment, otherwise they will soon collapse on their own.

“I don’t know how those wealthy families would feel when they knew that the imperial court distributed their land to the people and sold it.” Pang Yukun stood behind Xiao Ming.

After the Yangtze River Business Zone was finalized, it quickly aroused widespread discussion in Qingzhou, and many businessmen have already considered setting up factories in Songjiang, Lin’an, and Suzhou.

Many businessmen inquired about the houses, manors, and shops listed by the imperial court, and everything was going according to his plan.

“They must be heartbroken. When they realize that they can never get their things back, the Merchant Council will have problems.” Xiao Ming smiled, speaking confidently and firmly.

Pang Yukun nodded, “As the saying goes, misfortunes always follow blessings. Although the Merchant Council is a big trouble, it gives us a reason to completely eliminate the wealthy families in the south. In this way, the reform will be more thorough in the south.”

“That’s right .

, That’s why I want to build the Yangtze River Business Zone. After we capture Guangzhou, I will also build the Guangzhou Business Zone so that the industry and commerce of Great Chongqing can be continuous from north to south.” Xiao Ming looked at the map and had a blueprint for the future of Great Chongqing. came to his mind.

He has longed to unify this country for too long, and now he finally sees hope. After reunification, the Chongqing Kingdom will exert greater vitality under his leadership and become a member of the world.

Pang Yukun’s eyes were slightly hot as he recalled everything that had happened in the past nine years. This year, it had been ten years since he had followed Xiao Ming.

In the past ten years, Qingzhou’s industry and commerce have grown from scratch to strength, and the country of Chongqing has also become increasingly strong and vigorous in the hands of this emperor.

Now he is very happy that he has followed the right person. It is precisely because of his status as Xiao Ming that he can witness the day when the Great Yu Kingdom is unified. In the future, he will accompany Xiao Ming to witness the Great Yu Kingdom move to the top of the world.

Xiao Ming’s eyes were always on the map. He didn’t notice Pang Yukun’s expression, but continued to ask: “By the way, how was the population migration during this period?”

When he mentioned this, Pang Yukun concentrated his energy and went south. He once promised to move five million people to Guandong. “So far, Xiaguan has moved 700,000 people from Chu. It shouldn’t be difficult to conquer the entire south. Five million should not be difficult.”

“Seven hundred thousand? Well, it’s already a lot.” Not bad.” Xiao Ming expressed satisfaction.

In fact, he is now very worried about the situation in Guandong. Although he left Qi Guangyi in Guandong, Qi Guangyi is sometimes powerless when facing the vast and sparsely populated Guandong.

From time to time, the barbarian cavalry would bypass the city to attack the people of Guandong and rob their harvests. After one million slaves were transformed into Guandong people, they seemed very weak in such a large land.

Because of this, he wants to immigrate five million people. In this way, the six cities will have a population of one million people, and he can organize an effective militia team to attack the barbarian raiding teams.

And he has begun to consider handing some of the eliminated weapons to the militia and guard posts so that they can exert greater power.

In addition, the immigrant population is also for the industrial construction of Guandong. Without a sufficient population, it will be difficult for industry to develop in this era, and Guandong is an agricultural and resource center.

“It’s all because of this war. Otherwise, these people would not be willing to migrate. Now many people who migrate call this move to Guandong.” Pang Yukun said with a smile.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly. Although he created this war, it was unavoidable. Sometimes, for the sake of national strategic victory, it is inevitable to sacrifice the interests of some people. Although this is cruel, the court also You can only do it with a hard heart.

Because compared to this, it is more important for a country and a nation to survive in the world. Otherwise, if Guandong is lost, more people will suffer.

“That’s a good word. Let’s add this word to the Secret Guard’s propaganda when we break into Guandong.” Xiao Ming said calmly.

Looking away from the map, Xiao Ming continued: “The soldiers in the south are fighting bloody battles. The only thing we can do now is to provide them with high-quality weapons, ammunition and food. Pang Shoufu, how is this military can now?

” Back to the emperor, except for the first batch of glass cans, the ones we send to the south are now iron cans. In order to strengthen the army’s logistical supply capabilities, the imperial court has now built a total of six military food factories in Qingzhou Prefecture. In addition to cans, Xiaguan He also handed over the food formula provided by the emperor to them. “

Xiao Ming was relieved now. Long-lasting military food is very important to him, because it can not only reduce the logistical pressure on soldiers, but is also necessary for fleet expeditions. condition.

In contemporary times, the West has traveled thousands of miles to colonize Asia. In addition to warships, canned food also plays an important role.

In addition to canning this time, Xiao Ming also handed over the process of compressed biscuits to the military food factory. In fact, the processes of biscuits and compressed biscuits are very simple. Biscuits are nothing more than sugar, flour, and eggs mixed and baked.

Compressed biscuits are nothing more than crushing and compressing the biscuits into tighter pieces.

In addition to compressed biscuits, instant noodles are closely followed by compressed biscuits. This kind of military food can also be easily realized at present. After all, simple instant noodles are just boiled noodles and then fried.

Xiao Ming does not pursue modern effects, as long as the soldiers can fill their stomachs on the battlefield, it is enough.

(End of chapter)