Chapter 903 Competition of Comprehensive Strength

"Step up production, and take advantage of this war to improve the military, food and other related industries that serve the military, so as not to be in a hurry when a war occurs."

Sitting down in his chair, Xiao Ming said to Pang Yukun in a serious tone.

Nine years have passed in a blink of an eye, and now the Great Yu Kingdom should also embark on the road of regularization, and can no longer be as sloppy as before.

Both the military and the government must move closer to modernization, so as to be able to adapt to the constantly developing technology. ,

"Yes, Your Majesty." This was a serious question, and Pang Yukun did not dare to be careless.

This time, he asked Pang Yukun to ask questions about agriculture in addition to explaining the military industry. After all, the current Da Yu country cannot escape the mode of agricultural society.

"Since the barbarians were expelled from the border, the north has been relatively stable. How is the agricultural sector recovering now?" Xiao Ming asked.

After all, if there is not enough food, you can only be cautious about fighting.

Pang Yukun showed a calm look at this time, he said: "Your Majesty, agriculture in the north has already fully recovered, and since two years ago, there has been a large surplus in the homes of the common people. This situation even caused the price of food to drop. As for Potatoes and sweet potatoes are now vigorously promoted by the state capitals, and now almost every state and county are planted with potatoes and sweet potatoes, which has greatly alleviated the food problem. Coupled with the use of phosphate fertilizers, food is now more and more abundant.”

"So now the imperial court's reserves are also very sufficient?"

"Yes, according to the emperor's request, every state and county has set up granaries to store grain."

He let out a sigh of relief, Xiao Ming relaxed for a while, and the state of agricultural recovery was gratifying, and now he doesn't have to worry about food.

With sufficient food, the population of Dayu can continue to grow.

Asked the urgent question, Xiao Ming asked Pang Yukun to go back and focus on the military factory, and try to replace the equipment for the soldiers as soon as possible.

In his opinion, the war in the south cannot be resolved overnight, and the winner cannot be determined for a year or a half.

During this period of time, in addition to meeting the needs of the war, he would continue to seize the business of the Great Yu Kingdom. At the same time, he decided to open up more technologies to the people. After all, there is no need to hold some simple things in his hands. , also wastes resources.

For example, the production of civilian machinery such as harvesters and their spare parts can be completely handed over to businessmen.

After deciding on this matter, Xiao Ming picked up a pen to record his future plans, and also wrote down the direction of future technological development for future use.

In this busyness, the war in the south also entered an intense stage.

After winning Shaoxing in three days of fierce battle, Lu Fei made great progress all the way. In the next four months, he won Ningzhou, Taizhou, Jinhua, and Wenzhou, which was close to Fuzhou City.

After conquering Huizhou, Luo Xin took Jiujiang, Wuchang, Yuezhou and Changde all the way to the west, and then he swung his troops south to Nanchang.

During these five months, under the supervision of Xiao Ming, the North made every effort to produce for the war, and batches of grenades were shipped from the military factory to the front line.

At the same time, the production of falcon rifles reached 20,000 per month. The recruits equipped with falcon rifles continued to go south for support, and the balance of war fell to him little by little.

Compared with the sufficient ammunition, firearms, artillery, and support troops of the Royal Army, the Merchant Council soon showed a weak state.

The ammunition was insufficient, the muskets were damaged and the artillery exploded and could not be replenished in time. A large number of recruited soldiers lacked weapons. The merchant council, which had no strong industrial support, realized that the war was not only a contest of will, but also a contest of comprehensive strength.

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Frontline of Fuzhou.

Lu Fei looked at the batch of supplies that had just arrived and licked his lips, and there were soldiers in the trenches who acted the same as him.

Since three months ago, their food has suddenly improved.

After so many years of fighting, Lu Fei discovered for the first time that he could still eat so well on the battlefield. Not only the generals, but also the soldiers had high morale because of the improvement in the living conditions on the battlefield.

One by one the wooden boxes were unloaded from the carriage, and Lu Fei immediately ordered the division commanders to bring back their supplies for distribution.

"Oh, I don't know what was sent this time, is it compressed biscuits or instant noodles?" a teacher asked excitedly.

"I hope it's compressed biscuits. I vomited this instant noodles."

"I didn't eat the compressed biscuits. The instant noodles are accompanied by canned fish. It's delicious."

The four teachers said one sentence to me, looking excited.

Lu Fei squinted at the division commanders under his command. Five months of continuous fighting had left them unkempt, like beggars.

And the soldiers even more so.

When they were sorting supplies, a cleanly dressed army came to them. This was the Huben Fifth Army who supported them this time.

When these recruits came, they all looked excited, but after seeing the veterans in the trenches, their expressions gradually darkened. Obviously, the war was not as glamorous as they thought.

"Hey, another group of stunned young people." The teacher of the first division teased.

During this time, many recruits came to support, but they also suffered the most casualties. Recruits who were not familiar with the battlefield were always used to doing things impulsive, and they were often used to charging recklessly on the way to attack.

Lu Fei picked up an iron can and pried it open with a knife. It was a can of meat. After smelling the can, he said, "The old soldiers are also recruits, so don't watch the joke now, but try the new canned pork. "

Hearing the words of meat, the eyes of the teachers lit up one by one. This is a rare canned food, and only a small part of the materials sent each time.

They often pour these canned pork into a large pot and cook it, so that the soldiers can eat something meaty.

Seeing this, the division commanders completely forgot to tease the recruits. They led people to grab canned meat, for fear of being taken away by others.

In addition to food, they also received some falcon rifles.

In the war, their falcon rifles will also be damaged. Generally, they can repair them themselves, and they can only replace those that cannot be repaired.

After receiving the supplies, the teachers returned to their respective positions.

It has become a rule to send some meat before each war, and this time they are facing Fuzhou, where the Merchant Council is stationed with heavy troops, and the war will be even more difficult.

After the teachers left, Lu Fei observed the situation in Fuzhou with the binoculars. According to the news they got, Fuzhou was the temporary residence of the Merchant Council, and a large number of members of the council were in the city at this time.

In order to defend the city, they mobilized 200,000 troops to defend Fuzhou, of which 80,000 were musketeers and 12 were newly recruited soldiers.

These recruits were not even equipped with weapons, an idiot could see the predicament of the Merchant Council.

"The Merchant Council, the sun is setting in the west." Lu Fei showed a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.