Chapter 409 The Progress of the Subordinates

PS: Three shifts tonight, but you still have to pay back what you owe, and make up for it tomorrow.

Early in the morning, a loud crowing broke the silence.

The two went to bed early last night because of exhaustion. When Xiao Ming woke up, Fei Yue'er was still sleeping soundly on the bed. He didn't wake Fei Yue'er, but got out of bed by himself.

Today, he still has a lot of government affairs to deal with. He hasn't come back for a month, and he doesn't know what happened to the fief during this time, and the most important thing is the potato.

He must take advantage of this year's promotion of potatoes to let the people of the six states accept the new crop of potatoes, and the people will be able to plant them in the coming year.

After dressing and washing, and having a simple meal, Xiao Ming went straight to the Governor's Mansion.

Pang Yukun was still excited by the surprise brought by the potatoes yesterday. When he saw Xiao Ming, Pang Yukun was still full of smiles, which was rare for a person with a rigid face.

"Don't just care about the potatoes, this government affairs has to be dealt with, and now immediately notify the military, Bowen Academy, military workshops and other institutions to come to discuss the matter." Xiao Ming said.

Nodding with a smile, Pang Yukun immediately sent people to notify him.

After waiting at the Governor's Mansion for half an hour, everyone arrived one after another. Seeing Xiao Ming, everyone's faces were filled with joy, and the aftermath of Xiao Ming's wedding had not dissipated.

After chatting and spanking with everyone for a while, Xiao Ming asked everyone to sit down and start asking about the status of the fief.

"Captain Niu, how is the formation of the Youzhou Army?"

Niu Ben said: "In this month, we strictly screened the slave soldiers, and now we have left 7,000 people to be incorporated into the Qingzhou Army. At the same time, the people of Youzhou joined the army enthusiastically after opening their warehouses. Now the new soldiers of the Youzhou Army join the army. A total of 12,000 people, plus the 8,000 people of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, the current Youzhou Army has a total of 20,000 people. At the same time, Lei Ming selected the backbone from the Guanning Iron Cavalry to serve as captains at all levels, and Bowen College also selected a group of outstanding Chang Shi, who was stationed in the Youzhou Army to assist with the affairs of the Colonel's army."

After a pause, Niu Ben continued: "Now the Youzhou Army has started musket shooting training with the assistance of the Qingzhou Army, and the artillery is also being trained. It is expected that after half a year, this batch of Youzhou Army will be able to partially exchange defenses with the Qingzhou Army. "

Xiao Ming nodded, "Shanhaiguan is the top priority, Cangzhou's troops can be transferred to Shanhaiguan, the military town must maintain an army of 50,000 people, and at the same time continue to promote the fortress strategy to further restrict the barbarians' robbery on the border of the Great Yu Kingdom. plunder."

"Yes, Your Highness, during this time, there have been barbarian scouts investigating outside Shanhaiguan, and Guan Ning's iron cavalry has also entered outside the customs for investigation, but now the weather in the north is getting colder, and the soldiers' uniforms are still a little thin. The combat power of the fighters has been seriously damaged, so please prepare a set of winter clothes for the soldiers in Shanhaiguan."

Xiao Ming frowned. This is a very serious problem. Back then, when the German army invaded the Soviet Union, it was defeated by the Soviet Union in the cold winter. When the Ming Dynasty fought against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was often transferred from the south to the north.

The soldiers in the south were not able to withstand the severe cold in the north, and their morale was greatly reduced. At that time, the Manchus and the barbarians at that time had already adapted to the cold weather in the north. Their fur clothes and felt hats were winter clothes to keep out the cold.

After pondering for a while, he said, "It's such a coincidence. This time, the royal father gave this king more than 10,000 pieces of cloth last time, and these cloths were made into cotton coats by the textile workshop and sent to the soldiers in Shanhaiguan."

Niu Ben was overjoyed when he heard the words, this problem had really troubled him for a long time, and now Xiao Ming solved it as soon as he came back.

In addition to this quilt, Niu Ben said: "Your Highness, during this time, the military workshop has delivered another 4,000 flintlock guns, and now the Qingzhou army is equipped with 20,000 flintlock guns, and the soldiers now have one shot per hand. , the rest of the flintlock guns can be handed over to the Youzhou army and the Cangzhou army, that's all the last commander said."

Xiao Ming nodded and looked at Chen Wenlong, "How are the equipment department and the military workshop recently? This time the imperial court wants to purchase 5,000 arquebuses, is there any problem?"

"Go back to your highness, there is no problem. Now the equipment department has divided the lathes, and each type of lathe is divided into a workshop. Now the drilling machine is a separate drilling machine workshop, and it has been expanded to 600 drilling machines, enough to produce 5,000 a month. Only the barrel." Chen Wenlong said.

"Six hundred? That many?" Xiao Ming was also taken aback.

Chen Wenlong nodded, "Since the process of purifying tungsten ore powder with hydrogen has been adopted, it is now easy to purify pure tungsten powder, so the production of drill bits is much faster, and we are still trying to use hydrogen to purify other ores. At the same time, metal refineries The construction of the building is already underway, and Zhang Liu and other craftsmen are still studying fine metal gears, preparing to manufacture the clocks that His Royal Highness said."

Hearing this, Xiao Ming put a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Yes, keep working hard, this industrial foundation will depend on your equipment department."

"His Royal Highness, the tiger gun in our military workshop has also made progress. A few days ago, we successfully used the tiger gun to test the gunpowder cannon, which is 300 meters farther than the catapult. Outside." Chen Qi said excitedly.

"Five hundred meters." Xiao Ming laughed. "Yes, yes, now you can finally be on your own. After the meeting, this king will go and see your Tiger Zun Cannon."

"Yes, Your Highness." Chen Qi said excitedly. During this time, he has been studying the production of various types of artillery, and now he has made progress on the Tiger Zun Cannon.

At this time, Xiao Ming asked Song Changping about the production of flintlock guns. Because of the skill of craftsmen and the use of assembly lines, the production of flintlock guns is also increasing step by step.

This time Xiao Ming first asked about the situation of the army to express his importance, because next he would have to face continuous wars, and it might be difficult to just bring East Asia into his sphere of influence.

After asking about the situation of the army, Xiao Ming looked at Yue Yun. He didn't come to the last meeting because he was in the shipyard in Dengzhou at that time. At this time, he said, "Yue Yun, how is the situation of the navy?"

"Go back to Your Highness, at the end of this year, we will recruit 3,000 sailors, and train corresponding captains, helmsmen, sailers, gunners, etc. according to the number of warships launched this year, and take them to train on the three Galen ships. Months, once the battleship is launched, the last admiral will be able to form an army immediately." Yue Yun's voice was steady and heavy, and the tempering during this period of time made him an excellent admiral.

Xiao Ming nodded with satisfaction, he looked at Wang Xuan, and said, "Wang Xuan, you will deploy the secret guards to go south to the fief of the King of Chu to collect news about the Dutch, and send the Dutch ships, troops, and Ryukyu Island to the island. The deployment of the upper Dutch is left to this king."

"Your Highness, is the navy going to fight?"

Yue Yun looked excited when he heard the words. He did not forget the humiliation he suffered at sea. The Redwood Army of Great Britain and the Ashwood Army of the Netherlands, they were rampant on their own seas, killing innocent people indiscriminately.