Chapter 907: Competition of comprehensive strength

"Step up production, and take advantage of this war to improve the military industry, food and other related industries that serve the military, so as to avoid wars and turmoil."
Sitting down in his chair, Xiao Ming said to Pang Yukun sternly.
Nine years have passed in a blink of an eye, and now it is time for Dayu State to embark on the road of normalization, and can no longer be as careless as before.
Both the military and government affairs must be closer to modernization, so that they can adapt to the continuous development of technology. ,
"Yes, the emperor." This is a serious question, and Pang Yukun dare not care.
This time he asked Pang Yukun to ask questions about agriculture in addition to explaining the military industry. After all, the country of Da Yu still cannot escape the mode of agricultural society.
"Since the barbarians were expelled from the customs, the north is relatively stable, how is the agricultural sector now recovering?" Xiao Ming asked, only after confirming this question can he decide the possibility of the next battle.
After all, if there is not enough food, the war can only be cautious.
Pang Yukun showed a calm look at this time. He said: "The emperor, now the agriculture in the north has been fully restored, and there has been a large surplus in the homes of the people two years ago. This situation has even caused the price of grain to fall. Potatoes and sweet potatoes are now vigorously promoted by state governments. Almost every state and county is now planting potatoes and sweet potatoes, which has greatly alleviated the food problem. With the use of phosphate fertilizers, food is now more abundant.
"So now the court has sufficient grain reserves?"
"Yes, in accordance with the requirements of the emperor, every state and county has set up a granary to store grain."
With a light breath, Xiao Ming felt relieved. The state of agricultural recovery is gratifying. Now he doesn't have to worry about food.
With sufficient food, the population of Dayu can continue to grow.
After asking the current urgent question, Xiao Ming asked Pang Yukun to go back and catch the armament factory again, striving to replace the soldiers with equipment as soon as possible.
In his opinion, this war in the South cannot be resolved overnight, and every year or a half cannot be determined.
During this period of time, in addition to meeting the needs of the war, he will continue to grasp the industry and commerce of the country. At the same time, he decided to open up more technology to the people. After all, some simple things do not need to be grasped firmly. , And also waste resources.
For example, the production of civilian machinery such as harvesters and their spare parts can be handed over to merchants.
Having decided on this matter, Xiao Ming picked up a pen to record his future plans, and at the same time wrote down the direction of future technological development for use.
In this busy state, the war in the South has also entered a fierce stage.
After winning Shaoxing in three days of fierce battle, Lu Fei advanced all the way, winning Ningzhou, Taizhou, Jinhua and Wenzhou successively in the next four months, and went straight to Fuzhou City.
And after Luo Xin conquered Huizhou all the way to the west, he took Jiujiang, Wuchang, Yuezhou, and Changde all the way to the west, and then he went south and headed for Nanchang.
During these five months, the North, under the supervision of Xiao Ming, made every effort to produce for the war, and batches of hand grenades were shipped from the military factory to the front.
At the same time, the production of Falcon rifles reached 20,000 per month. The recruits equipped with Falcon rifles continued to go south to support, and the tide of war fell on him little by little.
Compared with the royal army's ample ammunition, firearms, artillery, and support troops, the merchant council quickly showed weakness.
Insufficient ammunition, damaged muskets and artillery blasts could not be refilled in time, a large number of recruits lacked weapons, and the merchant council without strong industrial support realized that war was not only a contest of will, but also a contest of comprehensive strength.
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Fuzhou front line.
Lu Fei licked his lips as he watched a group of supplies that had just arrived, and the soldiers in the trenches were acting like him.
Since three months ago, their food has improved suddenly.
After fighting for so many years, Lu Fei discovered for the first time that he could still eat so well on the battlefield. Not only the generals, but the soldiers also had a high morale due to the improvement of the living conditions on the battlefield.
The wooden boxes were unloaded from the carriage, and Lu Fei immediately ordered the commanders to take their supplies back and distribute them.
"Oh, I don't know what was delivered this time, is it compressed biscuits or instant noodles?" a teacher asked excitedly.
"I hope it is compressed biscuits, this instant noodles are vomiting."
"I didn't eat the compressed biscuits. The instant noodles accompanied by canned fish are delicious."
The four commanders are excited with each sentence.
Lu Fei squinted at these commanders under his command. Five months of continuous combat made them unkempt and looked like beggars.
The soldiers are even more so.
When they were sorting supplies, a clean army came to them. This was the Tiger's Fifth Army supporting them this time.
When these recruits came, they looked excited, but after seeing the veterans in the trenches, their expressions gradually became thicker. Obviously, the war was not as glamorous as they thought~EbookFREE.me~Hey, another group of stunned people came. "The commander of the First Division teased.
During this period, many recruits came to support, but they also suffered the most casualties. New recruits who are not familiar with the battlefield are always accustomed to doing things impulsively, and are often used to recklessly charging during the offensive.
Lu Fei picked up an iron can and pried it open with a knife. It was a canned meat. After sniffing the canned meat, he said, "The veteran is also a recruit. Don't read the jokes now. Let's try the new canned pork. "
When they heard the word meat, the teachers' eyes brightened. This is a rare can, and only a small part of the supplies are sent each time.
They often pour the canned pork into a large pot and cook it so that the soldiers can eat some meat.
Seeing this, the division commanders completely forgot to tease the recruits. They took people and started robbing canned meat, for fear of being taken away by others.
In addition to eating, they also received some falcon rifles.
During the war, their Falcon rifles will also be damaged. Generally, they will repair the ones that can be repaired, and replace the ones that cannot.
After receiving the supplies, the commanders returned to their 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. The war will be more difficult.
The division commanders left, and Lu Fei took a telescope to observe the situation in Fuzhou. According to the information they received, Fuzhou was the temporary residence of the Merchants Council, and a large number of members of the Council were in the city at this time.
In order to defend this city, they mobilized 200,000 troops to defend Fuzhou, of which 80,000 were Musketeers and 12 were newly recruited recruits.
These recruits were not even equipped with weapons, and the dilemma of the merchant council was an idiot.
"Merchant Council, the sun is over." Lu Fei's mouth showed a mocking smile.