In addition to reporting the recent shipbuilding plan and naval development goals, there is also an important job to discuss the logistics of the Northern Expedition with Zhang Tao. Jiang Tian is an absolute layman in this matter, don't look at him in the internal course of "Mobilization Studies", but that kind of thing can be regarded as enlightenment, and if you really want to talk about it, it is definitely not something that a pseudo-military fan like Jiang Tian can understand. But he has an advantage that Zhang Tao values, that is, he has mastered material storage technology that is not available in this era.

"As I said earlier, tin cans are too expensive to make for a regular supply to the army. The weight and sturdiness of the clay jar also limits its use, and unless it is a vitamin supplement similar to ketchup, it is not convenient for the average cavalry to carry, but dehydrated vegetables and compressed biscuits are a perfect match! Jiang Tian looked at the reports from various departments of the army in his hand and said: "In addition, I suggest increasing the collection and storage of potatoes, whether it is nutrition, taste, storage, transportation, and hunger filling ability, this thing can be called a must-have product for home travel, killing people and stealing goods." ”

Zhang Tao nodded, and said with deep sympathy: "I think when I was fighting guerrillas, I usually nibbled on a piece of roasted potato or steamed potatoes between battles, which was considered a nutritious meal during the battle...... Unfortunately, only farmers in Huangzhuang now grow potatoes, and the promotion work needs to be accelerated. ”

"It's already fast!" Jiang Tian pulled out a piece of paper from a pile of reports: "Because of the leading role of Huangzhuang, the planting area of corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes in the surrounding areas of the capital has been quite extensive, but the people in the south do not understand the true value of these crops, only after seeing the army's vigorous purchase, this is planted for economic purposes, and it will take some time to let farmers all over the world accept new crops, after all, the area south of the Yangtze River is still dominated by rice, and the yield is higher than that in the north." ”

As an agricultural civilization that has continued since the Xia Dynasty, although the Shang Dynasty was founded mainly on industry and commerce, after all, since the Zhou Dynasty, Chinese civilization has no longer been inseparable from agriculture. The reason why Chinese civilization can be proud of the world's leading 2,000 years is also inseparable from physiocratism, but whenever there is a revolutionary improvement in agricultural technology, or a major reform of the agricultural production system, it can lead a dynasty to glory, once the agriculture of any region develops, it will quickly change from a backward barbarian land to a country of abundance within a few hundred years, and the same is true of Sichuan and Jiangnan. Even in the birthplace of civilization, once agricultural production is affected, it will quickly degenerate into the old and the young, such as the Loess Plateau in Shaanxi.

It is no wonder that any dynasty in Chinese history that lasted for more than a hundred years attached great importance to the development of agriculture. In addition to the bloody massacre of the rebels, the most important thing was that after the introduction of these overseas cash crops at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it reached a period of concentrated outbreak of blossoming and fruiting. From this point of view, the Ming Dynasty can be called unlucky. However, it is precisely because the problem of agriculture and agriculture in the late Ming Dynasty has not been solved well, so its decline can be regarded as self-inflicted.

Even in the 21st century, when the industrialization was completed and the agricultural tax was removed, the three rural areas are still a problem that the national government must pay attention to. China's economic foundation is built on the hands of this peasant who accounts for 60% of the total population but owns a large amount of land, and despite their backs to the loess, they really talk about assets and create value much more than the vast majority of the urban population. Even if it was the financial crisis of 08, it was these peasants who were usually looked down upon to help the secondary industry survive the first big impact, and no one could tell nonsense with their eyes open to how many industrial workers were saved by a household appliance to the countryside policy, and how much social instability was suppressed.

Whenever this period of history is mentioned, Zhang Tao, as a pure supporter of the dictatorship of the proletariat, will sigh infinitely. From his experience, it is natural to conclude that the reason why China was able to quickly establish a complete industry was to rely entirely on agriculture as a support to offset all possible crises, which stumbled to usher in reform and opening up, so in this time and space, the agricultural population accounted for more than eighty percent of the country's population, how dare Zhang Tao blindly promote industrialization without paying attention to the countryside. It is only when agriculture can produce enough surplus materials that surplus labor can be transferred to industry, and industrialization will gradually take shape. Historically, Europe and the United States have completed the industrialization transformation by selling blacks to serve as serfs, and now Jiang Tian has set his sights on Japan, and these hard-working dwarfs are indeed very suitable to become indentured slaves in the farm.

"Judging from your data......" Zhang Tao looked at Jiang Tian's work sales list: "It seems that the accumulation of materials for the first campaign can be completed this winter, and it is enough for the advance troops to establish an advance base to support the beginning of spring next year!" ”

Jiang Tian glanced at Zhang Tao, and didn't see any joy on the other side: "Yes, the premise is that the total scale of troops cannot exceed 100,000!" Otherwise, the logistical pressure will increase sharply, and there will be too many uncertainties in winter, but we will work hard, and the grassland will be even more bitter! I still suggest that we advance steadily and steadily until all the resistance forces on the grassland are completely squeezed to death by relying on national strength, and do not engage in Zhu Di's tactics of rushing thousands of miles to attack the Yellow Dragon. The Ming Dynasty was unable to support hundreds of thousands of troops to fight all year round because of logistics and national strength, and although the blitzkrieg had quick results, there were many sequelae. ”

Zhang Tao stared at the map hanging in the study for a long time, his eyes stopped at the line of the Great Wall, there is no more suitable place than this place as a supply center for the forward base, the Great Wall has always been regarded as a defensive facility by the world, in fact, in the eyes of the eloquent king, this should be the bridgehead of the attack.

Jiang Tian followed his gaze and knew the other party's calculations, so he asked inquiringly: "Do you still have an impression of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam back then?" ”

Zhang Tao still didn't say anything, but nodded.

If it is said that among the three major foreign wars of the Republic, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea is a positional war of large corps in the traditional sense, which is very similar to the battle for the restoration of the country in this life. Then the self-defense counterattack war against India is a surprisingly victorious infantry version of the blitzkrieg, and the combat idea is in line with the historical Zhu Di's sweep of the north. The self-defense counterattack war against Vietnam can be called a classic of the national strength crushing war, and the saying that the last drop of the enemy's blood is no longer a slogan! This is also the Northern Expedition tactic highly recommended by Jiang Tian, which may take a long time, but the final effect is absolutely perfect, and after a few decades, only the herdsmen who have completely surrendered will be left on the grassland, and these survivors will still spread the stupidity of provoking the Central Plains in the first place. Just like the Southern Xiongnu at the end of the Han Dynasty, they all thought they were descendants of the Han family.

Zhang Tao, who knew what Jiang Tian was thinking, had to think in his heart, this guy is usually inconspicuous, and the viciousness of strategic planning is comparable to those old fritters who have been engaged in politics all their lives, can it be said that this is also learned from a historical perspective? But it has to be said that the viciousness of this strategy lies in the fact that it does not show its power at the beginning, and by the time the enemy or even the opposition in the court discovers its fundamental purpose, everything has already settled and is irreversible. Once this policy is implemented, the first to be caught are not the Tartars roaming the steppe, but the gentry who control the country by monopolizing grain production and marketing! The army requisitioned grain with a large amount of cash, and those grain shops with the background of landlords and officials will be gradually marginalized because they cannot confront it head-on, and they can take the opportunity to complete the unified purchase and sale of grain!

In the name of the national war, those guys could not prevent the state from taking over the grain purchase from any angle except opposing the scale of the war. The scale of the war in Jiang Tian's planning is not huge, but every year on the border to constantly harass the hostile tribes, to determine the security of the perimeter or no one to resist after the front line forward, and then build a string of military fortresses to repeat the story ahead, this layer by layer of slow squeezing method to control the rhythm of the war, not to mention, but also make the lack of ability to attack the grassland cavalry maneuver range gradually narrowed, until it was completely eliminated, as for whether the other party will flee into Siberia, Jiang Tian said that as long as it does not advance to the Arctic Circle, this strategy will not stop!

After the grain price is stabilized, the income of the peasants will be stable, and the popularization of new crops can also free up manpower to enter industry and commerce, and then lead to the improvement of industrial production capacity, and the manufactured products can be used to trade with neighboring countries because of their high added value, and promote industrialization reform. The shortage of manpower will attract high-quality immigrants because of the economic prosperity, especially the Japanese, and these little dwarfs are ideal candidates whether they are sent to the frontier to settle land or directly fight to kill the enemy. Finally, the nomadic people who have been circling the north and the Central Plains for more than 3,000 years, with abundant materials and human resources, have polished their last bit of resistance and have to obediently accept the rule of the Central Plains and become a link in the entire economic chain.

What Zhang Tao didn't know was that this set of strategies was not uncommon in later generations, and the hindsight on the Internet almost studied all the possible practices that China might take in its development, and lamented one by one that they couldn't reprimand Fang Xuan to revive China at the wrong time, and as for whether these people can really do the fantasy they said after they really crossed, no one will compare with them. I didn't think that Jiang Tian, a half-pseudo-military fan, would actually cross over after seeing these miscellaneous things. There is really a chance to implement the "great ideas" of those YY madmen, how can you not choose the best and carefully select a set of strategies that are most suitable for the moment to use them. As for whether there are loopholes in it, isn't there still Zhang Tao, a decision-maker, to review it.

After talking about business, Zhang Tao brought the topic to the issue that everyone in the capital was concerned about at this time, that is, when Jiang Tian planned to officially marry Meng Daya: "To be honest, since I recognized you as a junior brother, many old people in the army have been recommending their own school-age girls to me, and there is an old thing who actually pushed out his 12-year-old daughter, but I refused." ”

"My Emperor Shengming!" Jiang Tian had to praise: "If you protect the media, I will have to doubt your motives." ”

"You don't have to doubt me, but do you really plan to marry Meng Daya?" Zhang Tao is actually very gossip about this issue, he doesn't believe in the greenhouse flowers that grew up in a city, even if he travels to three or four hundred years ago, he can accept a village girl who can drop the scum of soil.

"Alas......" Jiang Tian had to sigh: "Actually, I said that I really don't care about my appearance, you will definitely suspect me of lying, but after those city girls in the future take off their makeup, will they still be able to maintain their beautiful appearance?" It's not necessarily better than this village to see where to go! ”

"Indeed, don't say it's the 21st century, even this girl who has made up in the Ming Dynasty can make you feel like two people!" Zhang Tao felt this and said: "But I heard that Shunyi Bofu originally planned to be a matchmaker and let that Linglong be your concubine, why don't you agree?" ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Tian had to look at Zhang Tao and asked: "The Linglong family, that is, the old affairs of the Yao family, must be better known than me, even I, Cheng Yanjin, who came out halfway, know that this matter is not simple, I don't believe what kind of calculation he Shunyi Bo played, I can't guess it, if it is really for the sake of the daughter of an old friend, why don't you let Wu Yuan marry Linglong as a concubine?" ”

Seeing that he broke this matter, Zhang Tao also felt bored: "This matter is very involved, when I was out of the war, I didn't know much about some things, and when I realized that something was wrong, everyone was gone, what else could I say." Later, if you hadn't suddenly appeared, you wouldn't have known that the girl of the Yao family would be living in Yihong Mansion. But if this matter doesn't have a big deal, don't mention it again, why don't I make a will here to let that Linglong marry you this time as a flat wife? ”

After listening to this proposal, Jiang Tian squinted his eyes and looked at this senior carefully, just as he guessed, this matter is definitely not simple, Old Man Yao was beheaded all over the house because he accepted bribes and intended to harm the general at that time, but a strong smell of political struggle is spreading, maybe there are some people involved here who can't be involved, such as the couple in Shunyi Bofu, or ...... So much so that Zhang Tao is already the Son of Heaven, but he can't rehabilitate Old Man Yao, and Linglong definitely has a reason not to marry Wu Yuan! Otherwise, how could she have changed from a concubine to a flat wife?

"Don't look at me like that!" Zhang Tao's face was straightened, and the majesty of the emperor naturally revealed: "There is indeed a problem with this matter, and I have no clue here, but now everything is focused on the Northern Expedition, and I will not cause my camp to be unstable in order to rehabilitate a dead man!" ”

This reason is really powerful, although Linglong, as a party to the case, will never agree, but Jiang Tian, who is also standing in this position, can't refute it, no matter what, the Yao family has only the orphan girl Linglong left, which is indeed insignificant compared to stabilizing the court to promote reform. But maybe Zhang Tao himself didn't notice that this staunch communist @ industry @materialist fighter had inevitably been contaminated with the characteristics of this era, and he would come up with the idea of a flat wife! So what Jiang Tian was surprised was not the grievances of the Yao family, but the extent to which Zhang Tao's thinking had transformed.

"With all due respect...... Jiang Tian thought about it and decided to continue: "I don't think so...... For a girl who has been wronged, she will care about marrying me as a flat wife, and if possible, she will use this opportunity in exchange for the grievances of her family! ”

Zhang Tao raised his eyebrows, and seemed to be a little surprised by Jiang Tian's answer, but it was not unexpected: "Since this is the case, then forget about this matter for the time being." ”

Jiang Tian, who walked out of the palace, didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor to be so calm, he was more accustomed to Zhang Tao, who was angry at him, and after thinking about it carefully, he didn't seem to be able to think of any reason, so he had to shake his head and stop thinking about it. Naturally, I won't mention this matter to others after returning home, lest the women in the backyard think nonsense again. But when he returned to the mansion, he found that no matter how entangled he was, these people in the mansion, both men and women, were preparing for his wedding in an orderly manner under the command of the old lady.

"Didn't anyone ask me for my opinion?" The depressed Jiang Tian stood in the courtyard and looked at the busy people.

Instead, he followed the busy Zhao Zhi over and whispered: "Sir, anyway, your little arm can't beat the old lady's thigh, I think you still obey!" ”

Jiang Tian raised his foot to kick Zhao Zhi's ass, but this kid ran away before he could kick it. At present, Jiang Tian's status in the mansion is like this, even Zhao Zhi, who has always respected teachers, can joke casually. But this is also because everyone thinks that Master Jiang is really hypocritical in this matter, as the saying goes, unfilial piety is the greatest, whether you like Meng Daya or not, at least Mr. The next son and half a daughter, you will pursue the wind and snow! So the old lady decided to drive the duck to the shelves and put the overlord on the bow, anyway, your kid is now an official of the imperial court, and you can't just play and run away from home.

Not to mention that Old Man Jiang's strategy did hit the soft underbelly, Jiang Tian at this time is no longer a stupid talent, whether it is from public opinion or from the duty, it is impossible to run away in order to escape marriage, not only that, those who are familiar with the sage books are afraid of being attacked for personal morality, even if Jiang Tian is a first-class member, he must pay attention to his public image, if he dares to regret his marriage, at least he will be charged with disobedience and unfilial piety, so the whole family is not worried that Lord Jiang will be angry at all, anyway, there is an old lady in front of him.

Since there is a specific wedding date, then the people of Chaohe are naturally indispensable, and others don't care for the time being, the Su family in Huangzhuang in the suburbs of Beijing sent a cart of out-of-season vegetables, which really made some people look greedy. However, this time, Su Yuniang, who was carefully dressed, failed to meet Prince Charming, and she was somewhat disappointed. Jiang Tian looked at the agricultural products on the car, wondering how these things could be supplied to the front line in winter, while Su Yuniang didn't have the heart to speak because she was worried about her sweetheart.

Xin Yue, who was standing on the side, seemed to see some clues, and leaned over to Su Yuniang's side and whispered, "Miss Su, but the person you want to see hasn't seen it?" ”

She didn't react for a while, she nodded subconsciously, and then suddenly woke up, and her face turned red: "Sister, don't talk nonsense, how can I ......"

"Sister, don't lie to me, can't I see how this girl wants to be a lover?" Xinyue seemed to be stung by her own words after speaking, and turned her head to look at Jiang Tian, who was still studying vegetables, and sighed: "Sometimes men are more elusive than women, but my sister listens to my advice, if there is no accident, Shunyi Bofu will not let my sister enter the door, if you really can't let it go, it's better to find another way." ”

"Going off the beaten track?" Su Yuniang asked with some hesitation: "How to find another way?" ”