"We should step up production, and take advantage of this war to improve the military, food, and other related industries that serve the army, so as not to rush again in the event of a war. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

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

Nine years have passed in the blink of an eye, and now it is time for Dayu to embark on the road of regularization, and it can no longer be as so-so as before.

Both the military and government affairs must move closer to modernization, so that they can adapt to the constantly developing science and technology. 、

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

This time, he asked Pang Yukun to come and ask about agriculture in addition to explaining the military industry, after all, the current Dayu country cannot escape from the model of agricultural society.

"Since the barbarians were driven out of the Guanwai, the north is relatively stable, how is this agricultural recovery now?" Xiao Ming asked, only by determining this question could he decide the possibility of the next battle.

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

Pang Yukun showed a calm look at this time, he said: "Your Majesty, now the agriculture in the north has long been fully recovered, and since two years ago, there has been a large surplus in the people's homes, and the emergence of this situation has even made the price of grain fall, as for potatoes and sweet potatoes, now the state governments are vigorously promoting, and now almost every state and county has potatoes and sweet potatoes planted, which has greatly alleviated the food problem, plus the use of phosphate fertilizer, now the grain is more and more sufficient." “

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

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

Exhaling lightly, Xiao Ming was relieved for a while, the situation of agricultural recovery was gratifying, and now he didn't have to worry about food.

With enough food, the population of the country can continue to grow.

After asking the current urgent question, Xiao Ming asked Pang Yukun to go back and grasp the matter of the military factory again, and strive to replace the equipment for the soldiers as soon as possible.

In his opinion, this war in the south cannot be solved overnight, and it will not be possible to distinguish the winner or loser in a year and a half.

During this time, in addition to meeting the needs of the war, he also had to continue to grasp the industry and commerce of the Great Chongqing Kingdom, and at the same time he decided to open more technology to the people, after all, some simple things no longer need to be firmly grasped in their hands, and resources are wasted.

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

Deciding on this matter, Xiao Ming picked up the pen and recorded his future plans, and also wrote down the direction of future technology development for use.

In the midst of this hectic, the war in the south also entered a fierce phase.

After taking Shaoxing in the fierce battle of three days, Lu Fei marched all the way, and in the next four months, he successively won Ningzhou, Taizhou, Jinhua, and Wenzhou and approached Fuzhou City.

After conquering Huizhou, Luo Xin went all the way west to take Jiujiang, Wuchang, Yuezhou, and Changde, and then he waved his army south to Nanchang.

During these five months, under the supervision of Xiao Ming, the north went all out to produce for the war, and batches of grenades were transported from the military factory to the front.

At the same time, the production of Falcon rifles reached 20,000 per month, and new recruits equipped with Falcon rifles continued to go south to support, and the scale of war fell on him little by little.

Compared to the abundance of ammunition, guns, artillery, and support for the royal army, the Merchant Council soon showed signs of weakness.

Ammunition was insufficient, muskets were damaged and artillery breezes could not be replenished in time, a large number of soldiers recruited lacked weapons, and the merchants' council, which did not have strong industrial support, realized that war was not only a contest of wills, but also a contest of comprehensive strength.

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Fuzhou Front.

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

Since three months ago, their food has suddenly improved.

After so many years of fighting, Lu Fei found for the first time that he could still eat so well on the battlefield, not only the generals, but also the soldiers because of the improvement of 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 and distribute them.

"Oops, I don't know what was sent this time, is it compressed biscuits or instant noodles?" A division commander asked excitedly.

"I hope it's a compressed biscuit, and I've vomited this instant noodle."

"I didn't eat the compressed biscuits, and the instant noodles with canned fish are delicious."

The four division commanders looked excited.

Lu Fei squinted at these division commanders under his command, and the five months of continuous combat made them unkempt one by one, like a flower child.

And even more so with the soldiers.

While they were sorting supplies, a cleanly dressed army approached them, the Fifth Army of Tiger Ben, which had supported them this time.

The recruits looked excited when they arrived, but when they saw the veterans in the trenches, their expressions gradually deepened, and it was clear that the war was not as glamorous as they had imagined.

"Hey, there's another group of stunned youths." The commander of the 1st Division teased.

During this time, there were many recruits who came to support, but they also suffered the most casualties, and recruits who were not familiar with the battlefield were always accustomed to acting impulsively, and were often accustomed to reckless charges on the way to attack.

Lu Fei picked up an iron can, pried it open with a knife, it was a canned meat, smelled the canned meat, and said: "The veteran is also a recruit, you don't want to read the joke now, let's try the new canned pork." ”

Hearing the word meat, the division commanders' eyes lit up one by one, this is a rare can, and only a small part of the supplies are sent each time.

They would often pour the pork from these cans into a cauldron and cook it for the soldiers to eat some meat.

Seeing this, the division commanders completely forgot to tease the recruits, and they led people to start grabbing canned meat, for fear of being taken some more.

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

In the war, their Falcon rifles will also be damaged, and they will generally repair what they can repair, and if they can't, they can only replace them.

Having received supplies, the division commanders each returned to their positions.

It has become a rule to send some meat before each big war, but this time they are facing Fuzhou, where the merchant council is heavily stationed, and the war will be even more difficult.

The division commanders left, Lu Fei took the telescope to observe the situation in Fuzhou, according to the news they received, 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 recruits.

These recruits are not even equipped with weapons, and the predicament of the merchant council is obvious to an idiot.

"The Merchant Council, it's sunset." A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Lu Fei's mouth.