Gao Junshan was originally going to follow the Eastern Expedition Headquarters to drive the expedition in person, because the first assistant Bailisha repeatedly retained, hoping that Gao Junshan could preside over the overall situation in the capital, Gao Junshan decided to stay in the capital temporarily, but going to the front line was a certainty, and the Eastern Expedition to the island country was the most important thing in his life.

Bailisha was already a sixty-five-year-old man, and he felt that he was already struggling to take over the post of first assistant, so he suggested that Gao Junshan choose one of his seven sons to take over the post of first assistant.

Gao Junshan did not consider his son to take over the important task of Shousuke, he knew very well that this burden was quite heavy, and he decided to choose one of the Chongwen disciples to replace Bailisha, because his Chongwen disciples were very young, so Gao Junshan hoped that after the young people in the Bailisha area, he would retire.

Retire?

Gao Junshan suddenly came up with such a word in his mind, the word retirement was something he had never thought of after the crossing, and now he had to face it, because most of the veterans who raised the banner of righteousness with him had become old, and it was time to consider retirement.

Gao Junshan has two protégés in his mind, and he believes that the most suitable position to take over Bailisha is Tian Zhengchun, who leads the espionage work, and Li Linxian, who is engaged in basic scientific research.

"Mao Cheng, I recommend two young men to follow you." Gao Junshan said to Bailisha, who came to complain, "You take them with you, and then gradually transfer the rights." ”

"Two? Does Your Majesty want to set up two chiefs and assistants? ”

Gao Junshan said: "No. I recommend them to examine them and see who is more suitable for the position of first assistant. ”

"Your Majesty, never."

"Why?" Gao Junshan asked.

Bailisha explained: "Your Majesty, have you ever thought about it, if both of them know that they are the candidates for the first assistant, they will definitely fight openly and secretly, and at that time, if you choose one of them, the other will definitely be unwilling to fail, and will even create all kinds of trouble for the new first assistant." Isn't this against His Majesty's love for them? ”

"What Mao Cheng said is very true, fortunately you reminded me in time, I was still hesitating between these two people before, and now I have a clear candidate, it is Li Linxian. He was engaged in geological exploration in his early years, and later participated in the preparation for the construction of the First Iron and Steel Plant, and during his tenure as the director of the shipyard, he made outstanding contributions to the construction of steam engine battleships, and he put forward constructive suggestions in the early days of the construction of the Cam Ranh Bay Railway. Now he is the vice president of the Academy of Science and Technology, and has played an important role in promoting the development of science and technology in China. ”

So, Gao Junshan decided on the candidate for the next first assistant of Huaxia Kingdom. The happiest thing is Bailisha, he can finally let go of his heavy burden and live a relaxed and peaceful life.

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According to Zheng Zhilong's report, the political situation in the island country is very unstable, and the head of the Tokugawa shogunate is only 14 years old, and the power is in the hands of his uncle and several other auxiliary ministers.

Zheng Zhilong's report also mentioned that a large number of ronins in the island country were dissatisfied with the shogunate and were brewing a rebellion against the shogunate.

Gao Junshan called Zheng Zhilong back and agreed that he would recruit these ronins, but the number should not be too large, and the upper limit should be 10,000 people, so that we can control them. It is best to look for an agent in the middle of the vassal states of the Tokugawa shogunate to be our puppet.

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On this day, Gao Junshan worked in the Ministry of Industry, and the Minister of Industry was Lu Heju. The current Ministry of Industry is very different from the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry of the previous dynasty, which is equivalent to the Ministry of Industry in later generations, while the Ministry of Industry of the previous dynasty was also in charge of agriculture and water conservancy.

As soon as Lu Heju saw Gao Junshan, he kept complaining that there were tens of thousands of factories across the country that were reaching out to him for steel, and now the output of steel was increasing every year, but it could not catch up with the various factories that had sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Gao Junshan said: "This is a good thing! This shows that your steel industry has to catch up. ”

Lu Heju said helplessly: "Now waiting for the steel approval, it has been scheduled until next summer." ”

Gao Junshan asked with concern: "How many big iron users are there?" ”

Lu He reported: "Of course, it is a shipyard. Although the manufacture of battleships has been discontinued, the manufacture of ocean-going ships and large transport ships also requires a large amount of steel. The construction of eight railway lines across the country accounts for 30 percent of our annual steel production. ”

Gao Junshan said with a smile: "When the eight railway lines in the country are completed, the demand for steel will be greater." Do you know what projects we have to start at that time? ”

Lu Heju asked curiously: "May I ask the mountain chief, can you reveal a little bit to the students?" ”

Gao Junshan said: "The Institute of Science and Technology is currently developing an internal combustion engine, once the internal combustion engine is successfully developed, then the car will run on Malaysia, and the oil will be exploited in large quantities. ”

Lu Heju's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Oh my God! What a vision that is! ”

Gao Junshan asked: "Do you still complain that the current steel is not enough?" ”

Lu Heju said: "It's not that our steel is not enough, it's that our steel is not developing fast enough. ”

Gao Junshan said meaningfully: "Therefore, if we want to develop overseas, it is far from enough to rely on our own resources and output. ”

Lu Heju admired Gao Junshan's foresight very much, and after listening to Gao Junshan's words, he no longer complained, and he was full of expectations for the future of Huaxia Kingdom.

Gao Junshan also asked several shipyards in China about the production of passenger and cargo ships, and Lu He reported that at present, eight large shipyards in the country are building ocean-going giant ships, and the first batch of ocean-going giant ships will be launched next spring.

Gao Junshan had already listened to the report of the shipyard, these ocean-going giant ships were all 10,000 tons, and there were as many as 12 ships in the first batch, what he did not expect was that they would be launched next spring, half a year earlier than he expected.

When these ocean-going ships are launched, they can join the war against the island nation. Gao Junshan thought about it, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

When Gao Junshan was happy, Li Linxian, vice president of the Academy of Science and Technology, hurried over. As soon as he saw Gao Junshan, he said: "Mountain Chief, go to our Science and Technology Institute to take a look, the money printing machine has been manufactured, but there is a small problem that cannot be solved, please ask the Mountain Chief to guide us." ”

Gao Junshan asked, "What's the problem?" ”

Li Lin first took out a freshly printed hundred-yuan banknote, handed it to Gao Junshan and said: "Mountain chief, please see, the color on the banknote is easy to fall off, as long as you rub it with your hand like this, the color will fall, if you put the banknote in the water, the color will fall faster, I wonder if the mountain chief can solve this problem?" ”

Gao Junshan said: "Let's go, let's go and have a look with me." ”