Chapter 534: The age of steam is coming

"The general has been on the battlefield for decades, so why bother to belittle himself."
Xiao Ming did not expect that Luo Quan would decline his proposal at this time.
"His Royal Highness, the veteran is not conceited. Since the last Jizhou battle, the veteran has been thinking about it. The guns and artillery in Qingzhou made the veteran feel that the war is no longer the same as before. Relatively speaking, Luo Hong wants to It's easier to accept the Musketeers than the old officials." Luo Quan said with a sigh.
Seeing Luo Quan's resolute expression, Xiao Ming nodded, and said, "In this case, this king will not retain the old general."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Luo Quan seemed to be relieved.
Fiji’s eyes flickered. This army is no better than the officialdom. Luo Quan made this decision very carefully. He discussed with him when he came. Even if he agreed to Xiao Ming’s request, the soldiers in this army might not be able to help. Up.
The most important thing is that if he enters the army, the firearms camp from Chang'an or the Jinwuwei who will go to Qingzhou in the future will look forward to him, which will undoubtedly make factions appear in the army.
Officials can wrestle with each other, but the army must be consistent. Taking this into consideration, he decided to no longer hold the military power, and his seniority is enough to suppress these soldiers from Chang'an. The integration of the army is not a problem.
The matter of officials and generals was initially settled, and then everyone talked about the issue of Pengzhou for a while. This time, Fiji is going to Jinling City. Now that the king of Wei has a heart for hegemony, he doesn't need to be polite.
Moreover, Fiji also hinted that Wei Wang Xiao Ming inherited the Datong, but Wei Wang still ignored it. This was a betrayal of the royal family.
When the matter of annexing Pengzhou was decided, everyone dispersed, but Niu Ben left Xiao Ming with a problem before leaving, and that army was responsible for attacking Pengzhou.
Now the Youzhou Army is guarding Shanhaiguan and can't move, and part of the Qingzhou Army is in Yunzhou to guard against the attacks of King Zhao and the barbarians, and the other part is on Ryukyu Island.
However, the Dengzhou Army had to guard against possible attacks from Korea and Japan. After thinking about it, he could only mobilize the Cangzhou Army, the Yizhou Army, and the Laizhou Army to attack Pengzhou, but because these three troops are not on the border like other states, three The total number of troops in these states is only 15,000, and they have almost no equipment.
However, during this period of time, the armed forces of these three states have been training in accordance with the array of firearms. Because the army has training guns, it can quickly become an army as long as it is equipped.
Thinking of this, he was big for a while, and it was a problem with equipment. Now he lacks guns and artillery most.
At the same time, a sense of crisis was born in his heart. Although Qingzhou's industry surpasses that of Da Yu, the shortcomings of the population are still fatal.
Human tactics are enough to destroy everything he builds.
When he was worried about equipment, suddenly the servant of the palace came to report, saying that it was Lin Wentao who asked to see him.
Hearing this, Xiao Ming was overjoyed. The one he wants to see most now is Lin Wentao, and it is up to him whether the production speed of this equipment can go up.
"Let him in." Xiao Ming said excitedly.
When the servant left, Lin Wentao went to the main hall with a look of excitement.
"His Royal Highness, Xiaguan and Zhang Liu have resolved the problem of one steam engine driving multiple instruments. Using crankshafts and connecting rods, now the steam engine of the machine tool workshop can drive a row of twelve drill presses to work, and now we have installed them again. With five steam engines, there are now a total of 72 drill presses using steam power." Lin Wentao said excitedly.
After a pause, Lin Wentao continued: "During this time, the steam engine workshop produced a total of 16 steam engines. According to His Highness’s request, six were given to the machine tool workshop, and the remaining twelve, four were given to the textile workshop. The remaining six will be handed over to the musket workshop of the military workshop to pull the rifled rifle."
"Yes, very good." For Xiao Ming, this is undoubtedly a timely rain, because the fief is insufficient in population, what he can really rely on is the steam power brought by the steam engine.
Now Lin Wentao has successfully overcome the problem of one steam engine driving multiple machines, which will save him a lot of labor.
And once Lin Wentao mastered the problem of one steam engine driving multiple machines to run, it means that the technical problems of steam locomotives have been initially solved.
Lin Wentao was very excited. He said: "His Royal Highness, although the current steam engine is very effective, there is still another shortcoming that is that the degree of cylinder plug leakage is still a bit serious. The lower officials have seen rubber in the books given by His Highness. It is said that the cylinder plug made of rubber is soft and can ensure air tightness, but the official is not sure what the rubber is?"
"This rubber Lutong understands it, but this kind of thing is not available in the country, only the southern ocean coast has this kind of thing, but now that the king has business with the Dutch, the king will find some way to find some Rubber."
"Yes, Your Highness." Lin Wentao said happily.
Xiao Ming was somewhat helpless. This is the importance of colonization. Without colonization, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes would not be introduced to Europe and Asia. Without colonization, rubber would not be found to be used in industry.
It was just to his chagrin that he was preparing to sail to the sea, and he did not expect such a disturbance in the country.
For him, this kind of civil strife is no less than the Thirty Years' War and the Great Northern War in Europe.
After talking, Xiao Ming said to Lin Wentao: "By the way, this steam engine is not only a single-cylinder steam engine, but also a two-cylinder steam engine, even a four-cylinder steam engine. With a little improvement, this steam engine will have enough power to drive more. Machines, you have to go deeper and study this point. In addition, you should also test the steam locomotives in the books~EbookFREE.me~ After all, the principle is not much worse."
Xiao Ming's throwing out so many tasks at once made Lin Wentao a little stunned. He said to Xiao Ming: "His Royal Highness, there are too many tasks. I am afraid that the subordinates may not be able to do so. I implore your Highness to let the subordinates select some students from the Bowen Academy to establish a steam engine workshop. How is the room?"
"Of course." Xiao Ming said with a smile. Lin Wentao has become acquainted. He finally understands that it is impossible to fight alone, and that there are too many people to do research.
Lin Wentao nodded, "In that case, the next official will go to Bowen College to select students."
After that, Lin Wentao bowed and walked out.
Watching Lin Wentao leave, Xiao Ming felt relieved. I don't know how effective this steam engine is? Among them, he is most concerned about rifling in the gun workshop.
If the steam engine makes the cutting of rifling easy, he can equip rifled guns in batches in the army.
Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to go to the military workshop. During this period of time, he was so busy due to the chaos in Chang'an, but ignored the military production. Now in order to attack Pengzhou, he has to personally urge him.