Chapter 1021: Go Straight to Huanglong
"Your Highness, this is our trial production of canned horse meat." While Zhao Xu was looking at it, the manager of the cannery brought a silver-gray canned box.
Zhao Xu smiled and turned to Chen Xu, the director of the Department of Industry, and other officials. "Come, let's have a taste together."
This Chen Xu was one of the first batch of students in the Science and Technology School, but he was said to be his student.
Before, he had been following Wang Chong in the R&D Institute.
But the Department of Industry does a technical job, and officials who know nothing about industry cannot be placed in this position.
So, he asked Chen Xu over.
Because although this Chen Xu is not as talented in certain aspects as Qu Sheng and Wang Chong, he is a generalist and his level is acceptable.
It is precisely because of him that the Department of Industry can cooperate seamlessly with the R&D Institute.
While he was away fighting last year, he planned the industrial construction of Dasong and built many new workshops.
"Your Highness, please let me open the lid." Chen Xu responded and took the can attentively.
Asking the owner of the cannery for a dagger, he picked it along the edge of the box, and the lid opened, revealing the red horse meat inside.
"The smell is quite fragrant." Chen Xu smelled it and praised it.
When the owner of the cannery heard this, his face turned into a flower.
Chen Xu sent the can to Zhao Xu again, "Your Highness, please taste it."
Zhao Xu was not polite, took the can, pinched a piece of horse meat and ate it.
Although the horse meat is cold, the taste is that of braised horse meat.
For people of this era, this is definitely a delicious meal.
Even if it is sold as a commodity, it is definitely a fashionable item now.
"Not bad, not bad." Zhao Xu showed a satisfied look and gave the can to Chen Xu for the Industry Department officials to taste.
In this battle of Yongzhou, too many horses died.
This horse meat comes from these war horses. It can be said to be pure natural and pollution-free food.
The officials tasted it one by one. Some gave thumbs up, while others nodded frequently.
Zhao Xu said to the head of the cannery, "Hurry up and debug the equipment. The soldiers on the expedition are waiting to eat your cans."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, we promise to deliver the goods on time, with quality and quantity." The owner of the cannery said, patting his chest.
Zhao Xu nodded.
After walking around the cannery again, Zhao Xu, Chen Xu and others went to the last stop of the light industry workshop area, the battery workshop.
Dasong's electrical experiments began with voltaic batteries.
However, the voltaic battery was an extremely backward product, large in size and difficult to carry.
So he asked the busy Li Wei to get out the dry batteries.
The earliest modern dry cell battery was born in 1860.
What he asked Li Wei to do was this first-generation dry battery, a carbon-zinc battery.
The image of this kind of battery is basically the same as that of contemporary batteries. There is a carbon column in the middle, a ring of zinc on the outer skin, and a paste-like electrolyte mixed with carbon powder, manganese dioxide, and ammonium chloride filled in the middle.
Although Li Wei had already developed dry batteries before, he could only produce them in the laboratory.
Now, hydrogen can refine manganese, synthesize manganese dioxide, and be used in Hou's alkali production method to produce ammonium chloride. The materials for making dry batteries are all complete.
For this reason, the dry battery workshop and the alkali production industry were built at the same time.
However, since the alkali making workshop has not yet been put into operation, the dry battery workshop cannot be put into production at the moment, and it will not be until March at the earliest.
However, the assembly of batteries cannot be carried out, but the carbon rods and outer skins of dry batteries can be produced.
When he arrived at the dry battery workshop, Zhao Xu heard the roar of the machine.
Entering the workshop, the craftsmen of the battery workshop are making these two accessories.
"The advent of dry batteries can give rise to many small electrical appliances." Chen Xu looked expectantly while inspecting the production line of the battery workshop.
At this moment, several industrial products that can use batteries have appeared in his mind.
King Yan had told them before when they were in the Science and Technology School.
"Like a flashlight." Zhao Xu laughed softly.
Chen Hu's words made him feel excited.
With electricity, he felt as if a person's meridians had been opened, the song would be sublimated, and countless new things would appear in a spurt.
In addition to the flashlight he said can be realized at Dasong's industrial level, there is another thing that can also be realized, which is the most primitive camera.
Currently, the R&D institute is already developing cameras and is just waiting for the batteries to appear.
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at the same time.
While Zhao Xu was inspecting the light industry area.
The Second Army of the Qinglong Army led by Mu An arrived in Longyou County.
After taking a short rest, he immediately launched an attack on Longyou County.
Ruan Youjin stationed his army in Zhileng County, which left Longyou County empty of troops.
At this moment, there are only three thousand defenders in the county.
Although there are about 20,000 soldiers who escaped from Zhileng County in the city.
But these soldiers were basically scared out of their wits and did not dare to fight against Dasong's army again.
Despite the general's urging, they refused to enter the city.
Now, they just want to eat in the county seat and then continue to flee south.
Therefore, as soon as Mu An launched his attack, Longyou County collapsed in less than half an hour.
How could these three thousand Jiaozhi soldiers be the opponent of the twenty thousand Qinglong Army? They suffered heavy casualties immediately.
Before nightfall, the Qinglong Army successfully entered the city.
After resting for a night, Mu An left two thousand soldiers to guard the city, waiting for the remaining troops to arrive.
He led the remaining troops and horses to go south first, towards Hanoi.
After leaving Longyou County, we walked about thirty miles south and walked out of the mountains.
An endless plain appeared in front of Mu An.
"The dog emperor of Jiaozhi, I'm here to catch you!" Mu An spat and ordered the army to go to Hanoi.
When the Blue Dragon Army marched towards Hanoi, a Marine Corps consisting of 8,000 people also had to march towards Hanoi.
This marine force was commanded by Captain Pan's command, Captain Din Lu.
After receiving the telegram from their General Zhou Yi, he led the Marines stationed in Luzon to come to Jiaozhi.
This time, he dispatched a total of 12,000 people.
Four thousand of them landed in the middle of Cochin, splitting it in two.
He personally led eight thousand people to Hanoi.
Along the way, he encountered only a little resistance, mostly from the defenders of Jiaozhi County.
These defenders were naturally vulnerable to the Marines.
Therefore, the Marine Corps is currently almost in an uninhabited territory.
After more than a day's trek, the Marines entered Hanoi where the Imperial City of Cochin was located.
At this time, he vaguely heard bursts of gunfire coming from the north.
After listening carefully, his expression changed and he said, "The Qinglong Army has already started fighting with the Jiaozhi Army. Brothers, follow me. Whoever enters the Jiaozhi Palace first will be promoted to three levels!"
After saying that, he took the lead and rushed towards Jiaozhi City.
When the Marines heard this, they immediately became energetic and followed them with howls.
As soon as the Marines appeared near Cochin City, they were immediately spotted by Mu'an's people.
When he learned that the Marine Corps was coming from the east, Mu An gritted his teeth and shouted, "Hit me hard, let these Marine Corps boys see how our Army fights!"
As soon as his words fell, the gunfire in Beicheng suddenly became more intense.