Jinan Fucheng, Shandong Town General Military Mansion.

The Tatar Department annexed the homeland and the tribes of Warat, and the news of the rapid rise has spread all over the Ming Dynasty, at this time not only the central government was shaken, but even the civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty were shocked, and even many people of insight were worried, shouting "The wolf is dead, and the tiger is coming"!

At this time, the Ming Dynasty also broke free from the joy of the destruction of Warat, and began to re-examine this newly rising Tatar tribe.

Liu Juntao, who led the army back to Shandong, was not idle, and immediately convened the various ministries of the shogunate and began to deploy a new development plan for Shandong Town.

According to Liu Juntao's prediction, after the Tatar Ministry integrated the annexed new territory and new tribes, the first thing to do was definitely to expand the troops and horses, and the second thing to do was probably to raise troops to invade the south!

Although the Tatars are not equipped with firearms, as a newly rising force, the combat power of the Tatars must be very strong, even stronger than the Warat Iron Cavalry, which is also a law, and all the newly rising forces are at the peak of their forces.

For example, this was the case with the Manchu Qing Dynasty in later generations, with the strong force of the new forces, they were invincible against the weak army at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Liu Juntao must not take it lightly, otherwise he is very likely to suffer a big loss at the hands of the Tatar Ministry!

As a result, Liu Juntao issued one instruction after another at the meeting: first, he put forward a request to the Ministry of Commerce to raise money, grain and materials and enrich the treasury of various places; Secondly, it ordered the Ministry of Civil Affairs to immediately start hoarding grain and grass, mobilize medical craftsmen, and verify the household registration of young and strong people in various places.

After that, Liu Juntao also ordered the Ministry of Intelligence to immediately mobilize manpower to investigate the Tatar Ministry and make great efforts to collect relevant intelligence.

Liu Zi'an, Minister of Intelligence, Liu Xia, the secretary of the feudal state, and Liu Zhong, the secretary of the court, received the order together.

Under Liu Juntao's arrangement, the Zanhua Department also began to formulate a strategy for sending troops to the Tatar Department, and the Central Department began to formulate various wartime systems, and Huang Wu, the head of the Inspection Department, also said that he would make every effort to stabilize the locality, and the army could go north to participate in the war at any time, and there would never be any chaos in various parts of Shandong.

Then, Liu Juntao also asked the Central Department to issue a document asking the Dongping Island Navy to strengthen escort efforts to ensure the safety of the merchant fleet of the Ministry of Commerce.

Of course, in the face of the threat of the rising Tatar Ministry, among the various ministries in Shandong Town, the military department is still the top priority.

Liu Juntao also issued an order to the military department: the R&D Department should speed up the process of all projects that have been approved, the Conscription Department should start to speed up the recruitment and training of new recruits, as well as the rotation training of soldiers and horses in various armies, and the Military Garrison Department should increase the building of military equipment.

Liu Juntao deliberately said to Zhang Baigui, the director of the Military Garrison Division: "The Military Garrison Division should fill the treasury of all parts of the military department, and the output of the military warfare bureau should be increased by one percent!" ”

However, Zhang Baigui, the director of the Military Garrison Division, knew that he was bitter and said: "Headquarters, now that the treasury of the military department is already saturated, there is no problem with this. However, the production capacity of Yushan Military Bureau, Dongpingzhou Military Bureau, Xuzhou Military Bureau, Lishan Military Bureau, and Changshan Military Bureau has reached the limit. ”

Xiang Qun of the military department also said: "This is indeed the case, now almost all the skilled craftsmen in Shandong are in our military battle bureaus, and the apprentices cannot be taught in large numbers in the short term, and it is no longer possible to increase production by increasing manpower." ”

Liu Juntao shook his head and said: "If the Tatar army sends troops south, its momentum will definitely be far superior to that of the Warat army, and our army must be fully prepared, at least in terms of military preparation, at least in terms of military preparation, at least be prepared for two years of military reserves!" Therefore, the production capacity of the military battle bureaus everywhere must be increased by one percent, this is the bottom line! ”

Hearing this, Xiang Qun, the head of the military department, and Zhang Baigui, the director of the military armament department, both showed bitter faces, although the two knew that Liu Juntao was right, but at present, the military department has done its best, and the output of the military war bureaus in various places has reached the limit and cannot be increased again.

Xiang Qun hesitated for a moment, and then said: "But the general town, now that the military department has done its best, this matter is ......."

Liu Juntao waved his hand, interrupting Xiang Qun's words, and then said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then the military department will arrange it, and the town will go around the military war bureaus to take a look at the actual situation of the military war bureaus, maybe the town will think of a suitable way!" ”

When Xiang Qun, the head of the military department, and Zhang Baigui, the director of the military department, heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, a little skeptical, both of them didn't believe that Liu Juntao could reverse the matter, after all, the reality was in front of them.

A few days later, Liu Juntao, accompanied by Xiang Qun, minister of the military department, and Zhang Baigui, director of the military garrison department, successively inspected the Yushan Military Bureau, the Dongpingzhou Military Bureau, the Xuzhou Military Bureau, the Lishan Military Bureau, and the Changshan Military Bureau, and focused on the lathes, drilling machines, and other equipment of the military warfare bureaus.

After looking around, Liu Juntao already had confidence in his heart.

Over the years, through Liu Juntao's vigorous support, the military warfare bureau has made great progress, not only in the construction of all kinds of firearms has made great progress, but also through the development and creation of all kinds of firearms, but also along with the steel smelting, machinery and other basic technologies have been improved.

At this time, the military bureaus in Shandong Town can not only smelt the Ming Dynasty's premier steel, but also can preliminarily classify the refined steel.

At the same time, the military department has also accumulated a large number of technologies, such as mechanics, smelting, airtight technology, etc., not only at this time the Ming Dynasty is the strongest, even compared with the West of the same era, it is also in the forefront, which is self-confident Liu Juntao still has.

After a comprehensive understanding of the current situation of the military war bureaus in various places, Liu Juntao and his entourage went north from the Yushan Military War Bureau and came to Yushan Town to stay.

Xiang Qun, head of the military department, and Zhang Baigui, director of the military garrison department, were also accompanied, and everyone held a small meeting at the Yushan Town Government Office.

Liu Juntao smiled and said to Xiang Qun and Zhang Baigui: "Very good! The strength of the various military battles has exceeded the town's expectations, and according to the current situation, one of the town's plans can be implemented in advance! ”

Xiang Qun and Zhang Baigui are both overjoyed, and every time Liu Juntao comes up with a good idea, he will burst out with amazing productivity.

So, Xiang Qun and Zhang Baigui hurriedly asked.

Liu Juntao smiled and waved his hand, and said: "Don't worry, now this town still needs to be kept secret, wait until the town goes back to retreat for a period of time, this thing sacrificed by this town is an artifact, and this town also needs to be sorted out from the beginning." ”

Xiang Qun and Zhang Baigui couldn't help but be a little disappointed when they heard this, but the two of them were still full of expectations, and in the conversation with Liu Juntao, they were still talking in and out of words, but they were all blocked by Liu Juntao, with a sense of mystery that could not be revealed.

After a while, Liu Juntao was anxious to be questioned by Xiang Qun and Zhang Baigui, so he said with a smile: "During this time, we have looked at the military battles everywhere, and now the construction of firearms and armor everywhere basically relies on manpower and animal power, and part of it relies on water power, which is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also very limited in output, and it is not realistic to further increase production." ”

Xiang Qun and Zhang Baigui both nodded in agreement, and at the same time, the two of them were more interested in the so-called "artifact" that Liu Juntao was going to sacrifice.

Xiang Qun said: "Can this technology, or machine, that the town is going to come up with, replace manpower, animal power, and water power?" ”

Liu Juntao nodded and said: "It may not be realistic to fully replace manpower, animal power, and water power in a short period of time, but it is still feasible to replace some of them, and the production capacity of various military battles can also be increased in a predictable time!" ”

"And something like that?!"

Xiang Qun and Zhang Baigui were both surprised when they heard this, and there was even a trace of doubt in their hearts.

If it is really like what Liu Juntao said, all kinds of military equipment can be created without manpower, animal power, and water power, isn't it a fairy art?

Liu Juntao smiled and said, "That's right! This thing of mine is really immortal art, it is an immortal art that can make our Huaxia reborn and ascend to Nirvana! ”