Chapter 1004 Summary

"Bai Shang, you are rolling on the ground. Why are you covered in dirt? Read"

In the study room of the palace, Zhao Xu looked at Bai Shang strangely and asked with a smile.

Just now, he vaguely heard the generals hooting outside the palace.

Soon, Bai Shang, Huo An and others arrived.

"General Bai was taken care of by General Yang Zhen." Huo An gloated.

Bai Shang scratched his head in embarrassment, and then said to Huo An and other generals, "You are all so unjust, and I am not the only one who bullied Di Ying. Why didn't you kick your butts instead of mine?"

"Hahaha, who gave you so much fat in your butt?" a general shouted.

Everyone burst into laughter again.

Zhao Xu shook his head and basically understood what happened, "Okay, stop making trouble, and you, don't use your identity as the Central Army to bully the generals of other armies, pay attention to unity."

"Yes, Your Highness." The generals immediately stood at attention and said in unison.

Zhao Xu nodded, "Since everyone is back, let's take a good rest and celebrate the New Year. Also, how is the cleaning of the battlefield going?"

The scale of the Yongzhou Battle was still very large.

The more people die, the more seizures will be made.

The most important thing is that in order to stop Beidi, they laid many mines on the south bank of Jinhe River.

Some of these mines were stepped on by Beidi soldiers.

There is still part of it under the snow.

In order to prevent these landmines from harming the people, they must be cleared.

Fortunately, when these mines were laid, they were covered with snow.

When laying landmines, soldiers can set markers near the mines to facilitate digging.

And he asked Bai Shang and other generals to come to the palace when they came back.

On the one hand, it is to meet them and commend them.

On the one hand, it is to ask about these things.

"Back to Your Highness, the minefield has been cleared, the bodies of the Beidi soldiers have been burned and buried, and the trenches have been filled in," Bai Shang replied.

After a pause, he continued, "In addition, we seized a total of 160,000 sheep, 90,000 cattle, 520,000 war horses, and 420,000 injured horses. The dead war horses were also collected, so that Each army brought it back to make bacon, and then added it to the soldiers as a dish."

Zhao Xu was slightly happy when he heard this.

The number of horses participating in the war in Beidi this time reached at least about 1.2 million, which was a huge number.

However, this is not all for the Beidi people who occupy the entire grassland.

In the contemporary nineteenth century, it was recorded that even Japan at that time had 1.7 million horses.

The northern grasslands easily support more than two million horses.

In this war, Beidi basically lost more than half of their family fortune, allowing them to gain a lot.

In this way, he did not lose money in this battle after all.

After all, the Battle of Yongzhou consumed a lot of ammunition and food, especially metal bullets, which were all money.

"Horses are currently expensive, and these war horses are a huge source of income. In addition to giving Chen Hu some high-quality war horses to expand the Lancers, the remaining war horses can be sold," Zhao Xu said.

After pondering for a moment, he added, "Thirty percent of the money sold will be given to the soldiers as rewards."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Bai Shang, Huo An and others were overjoyed when they heard this.

After the currency reform, one tael of silver was equivalent to 500 yuan.

Soldiers used to receive three taels of military pay, so now they receive fifteen hundred yuan a month.

A war horse is worth thirty taels, which is equivalent to fifteen thousand yuan.

Even 30% of 520,000 war horses is a very objective number.

At least the soldiers participating in the war can get enough pay for half a year.

Seeing that the generals were very happy, Zhao Xu nodded slightly.

Fighting is a matter of hanging on to the belt.

Even in contemporary wars, soldiers on the battlefield are treated better than those in the rear.

This is also the reason why he repeatedly rewards the fighting troops.

After asking about some miscellaneous things in Yongzhou, Zhao Xu asked Bai Shang and others to go back.

Half a decade later, Qin Shan, Guantong and other generals returned from Jiaozhou and Yunzhou, and Zhou Yi and other naval generals also arrived.

He summoned the generals of the army at the Wuji Palace Council Hall to summarize the gains and losses of the year.

At the same time, the tasks for next year will be assigned.

Three days later, he summoned the civilian officials headed by Liu Fu to sum up the gains and losses like the army and plan next year's affairs.

The focus is naturally on thermal power plants.

He set a deadline for Liu Fu, Wang Chong and others to cooperate with each other, and the power must be connected by June next year.

Along with the thermal power station, the construction of the transformer substation must also be completed at the same time to realize power supply to Yancheng.

He didn't think the date was too harsh.

Because the thermal power stations of this era are not as sophisticated and complex as contemporary ones, they can be said to be simplified versions.

If the contemporary construction team is allowed to come, it will only be completed in half a year.

And he gave it one and a half years, which was quite sufficient.

"How are the incandescent lamps? Can they be mass-produced during the Chinese New Year?" Zhao Xu asked Wang Chong after talking about the thermal power plant.

Electricity is energy after all, and its value needs to be realized through machinery and equipment.

And lighting is naturally one of the uses that reflects the advantages of electricity.

Therefore, during this period, he had asked Wang Chong to put tungsten filament light bulbs on the agenda.

Currently, Dasong has a glass industry, can also refine tungsten ore, manufacture tungsten filaments, and have all the materials for incandescent lamps.

The process of incandescent lamps is not complicated, and it mainly consists of two parts.

One is a light bulb, which can be blown with a mold.

One is the base, which has two needle-like copper wires with tungsten wires in the middle.

After that, heat the bottom of the bulb and fuse it with the base.

"Your Highness, mass production will be available in March." Wang Chong replied.

Zhao Xu nodded, and the electricity was connected.

Yanzhou will be able to achieve electric lighting.

At that time, he will not only light up thousands of households, but also build street lights to light up the streets of Yancheng.

Let the imperial city of Yancheng shine in the dark like a night pearl, which will be admired by the world.

Then, Zhao Xu looked at Chen Shou again and asked about the construction of the ironclad ship.

This month, the last batch of sailing warships was launched.

In the future, Dasong will no longer build sailing warships, and will move towards the second generation of warships.

"If all goes well, the first ironclad ship will be launched in April next year." Chen Shou said.

This first experimental ironclad ship has been built for a year, and it will be nearly a year and a half in April next year.

Zhao Xu nodded slowly. He could accept this time point.

Then, he said: "The vacant docks of sailing warships should also be used to build ironclad ships."

"Yes, Your Highness." Chen Shou said.

Zhao Xu then asked Yang He about the trade situation of Dasong this year.

Of course, the focus was on foreign trade. Whether there was more or less internal trade was just a matter of money. There was no need to ask more.

He showed a satisfied look when he learned that the trade surplus with Goryeo and Japan was expanding.