Yang Shizhen and Song Henian are classmates and friends, over the years the two have been correspondence to maintain close contact, this time to Feicheng, is not only to inspect Feicheng this large farm demonstration site, but also to investigate the situation of Tai'an Fucheng to set up factories and mines, in recent years of drought in the north, under the instigation and advocacy of Yuanqi, factories and mining enterprises in various provinces have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, he is also excited.

He immediately followed the conversation and said: "What Brother Zhixian said is very true, the development of industry is the trend of the day. ”

Listening to the meaning of his words, Song Henian couldn't help but smile, stretched out his hand and said: "I haven't seen you for a few years, you must get drunk today, and someone has already prepared a banquet when you come, let's go to the city." ”

The two got into the carriage, and Yang Shizhen looked at the endless wheat fields outside the car window and said with emotion: "It is incredible that Feicheng can still see such a bumper harvest scene after four consecutive years ........of drought." ”

Song Henian took out a box of cigarettes and handed one over, and after lighting it, he said slowly: "This year's drought is still above the previous three years, and I heard that it will last for another year." ”

And another year? Yang Shizhen said in surprise: "News from Yuanqi? ”

Song Henian nodded, "In the second year of Guangxu, the drought first appeared, and the king of Zhennan predicted that this drought would last for five years. ”

After a long silence, Yang Shizhen said: "No wonder from the very beginning, large-scale immigration has been carried out, and the cash-for-work project has been rolled out so quickly and comprehensively, it turned out that it had been predicted a long time ago, and the king ........of Zhennan was a true god!" ”

"Without Yuanqi, this catastrophe is really unimaginable." Song He's young voice sighed: "If it was in the past, it would have been starving everywhere, and there would be no one for thousands of miles. ”

"If it was in the past, such a big famine, I am afraid that the world would have been in chaos a long time ago, and the chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty would not be because of the great drought in Chongzhen." Yang Shizhen changed his head as he spoke, "Does Tai'an have a situation where the government buys land?" ”

"Yes!" Song Henian said simply: "I heard that it is also one of the disaster relief measures, and the fields purchased by the government will be leased to tenants for cultivation for a long time, and the rent is less than forty percent, which seems to be three or seven or five ......." ”

Three-seven-five? Yang Shizhen was stunned for a moment, even if the rent arrears were serious, the proportion of rent collection in normal years was about fifty percent, and no matter how bad it was, it would not be less than forty percent, he hesitated and said: "Isn't this forcing large households to reduce rent?" ”

"How much land can the imperial court buy?" Song Henian said disapprerovingly: "It's just a means to invite the people to buy the hearts of the people, why be so sensitive, besides, three-seven-five is not much lower." ”

Hearing this, Yang Shizhen secretly slandered to himself, this is equivalent to a lower percent, for them, the loss of a year is not a small number, but after thinking about it, how much land can the imperial court buy is nothing more than a means to stabilize the people's hearts in the year of the catastrophe, after all, the imperial court did not take the opportunity to reduce the price, but is higher than the market price of about 20% and the land price in a normal year.

The carriage drove quickly on the smooth and smooth road, and Yang Shizhen's attention was quickly attracted by a very strange-looking machine in the wheat field that could walk on its own, "That's a harvester?" ”

"Tracked wheat harvester." Song Henian explained: "The newly developed agricultural machinery, harvesting and threshing, is still in the development and trial stage....... As he spoke, he commanded, "Stop——。 ”

There are a lot of people who look at the excitement, and the huge noise of the harvester can't hide the discussion of the onlookers, whether it is the local gentry or the gentry who came to visit from other places, they are amazed by this strange-looking and amazingly efficient machine.

Looking at the rapid harvesting of the harvester, Yang Shizhen looked incredulous and muttered: "Agricultural machinery is so powerful? How many acres can be harvested on this day? ”

Song Henian said without thinking: "From the beginning of the harvest when the wheat dew is dry, to the end of the dew on the wheat at night." One machine can harvest about sixty acres. ”

Yang Shizhen exclaimed: "One harvester is equivalent to sixty young and strong laborers!" ”

"It's nothing." Song Henian said slowly: "I heard that Yuanqi's agricultural factory is developing a large-scale combine harvester, which is more efficient. ”

Yang Shizhen stared at the harvester with his eyes tight, "Brother Zhixian's farm, how many agricultural machinery are there?" ”

"Brother Zhong Yu is asking how industrialized the farm is?" Song Henian said with a smile: "Ploughing land, sowing, irrigation, and harvesting can all be completed by machines, and weeding and fertilizing still require manpower. ”

Speaking of this, he chuckled and said: "Once agricultural machinery is popularized, the labor required will be greatly reduced, and what the farm needs is agricultural workers, and it is necessary for Brother Zhong Yu to be entangled in the matter of rent reduction in 375?" ”

"Brother Zhixian reminds me." Yang Shizhen suddenly realized, and left the 375 rent reduction behind him, and used a large number of agricultural machinery in the future, and the fields did not need to be rented to tenants.

Shanghai, Baoshan Military Factory.

A tracked combat vehicle moves slowly and awkwardly in a high-walled experimental field, with a short machine gun barrel sticking out of the round roof.

Yi Zhengxing watched the chariot climb the slope and cross the ditch with a dull expression, which was really beyond his imagination, "The net weight of the chariot is three tons, the speed is twenty kilometers per hour, and the thickness of the steel armor is up to six millimeters, which can resist the strafing of the Makqin machine gun at close range, but it cannot resist the shelling ....... of small-caliber land artillery." ”

Listening to the engineer's introduction, Yi Zhengxing seemed to see the scene of groups of chariots rampage on the battlefield and being invincible, he was sure that this was definitely another big killer weapon in Yuanqi Land after the Makqin heavy machine gun and barreled retreat marine artillery!

Yi Zhengxing is face is excited, Yi Zhizhi is look of crying and laughing, it is really this thing that Baoshan Arsenal has drummed up is too far from the tank he expected, not to mention ugly, it is big, stupid and slow, with a speed of 20 kilometers per hour, and it is only equipped with machine guns, how much actual combat value can this thing have.

Zhang Youwei, director of the Tank Research Institute, who was in his early forties, naturally saw Yi Zhi's dissatisfaction, and explained with some restraint: "The big shopkeeper designed to install artillery, but the engine horsepower was seriously insufficient ........ ”

After a slight groan, Yi Zhizhi said: "The engine of the tank cannot rely on the automobile factory, and a special high-horsepower engine suitable for the tank must be developed according to the actual needs of the tank. ”

After a pause, he continued: "This kind of light armored vehicle equipped with a heavy machine gun is not without merit, and with heavy artillery, it is also very useful on the battlefield, but this speed is too slow, even if it is a light armored vehicle, the speed must be fast, at least 40 kilometers per hour."

As soon as possible, an engine suitable for large and medium-sized heavy tanks must be developed, and the thickness of the armor must also be thickened, not to mention the defense against heavy artillery, at least it must be able to defend against the shelling of small and medium-sized infantry guns, and the tracks and the bottom must not be neglected, it must be able to defend against mines, and a mine can make the tank lose its ability to maneuver, it is too worthless! ”

Zhang Youwei nodded again and again, hesitated for a moment, and then said tentatively: "Can we transfer some capable technicians from the Internal Combustion Engine Research Institute?" ”

"Military industry priority is Yuanqi's principle, what can't be done." Yi Zhixiang said and slowed down his tone, "With the continuous development and improvement of the internal combustion engine, it is completely foreseeable that the tank will inevitably shine in the future, and will become an important or even indispensable heavy weapon of the army, and all aspects such as engines, tracks, armor, weapons, and driving must be continuously improved and perfected."

In my opinion, tanks should also be divided into light tanks, medium tanks, heavy tanks, etc., tanks are not only in cooperation with the army, but also in large-scale tank battles may appear in the future! Finally, again, it must be kept strictly confidential. ”

Yi Zhengxing, who came out of the arsenal in a small car and was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't hold back after all, and asked: "The idea of the tank was proposed by my father?" ”

"Hmm." Yi Zhizu snorted lightly, "Inspired by the heavy cavalry." ”

Thinking of the tank from the heavy cavalry, Yi Zhengxing was speechless for a while, and the heavy cavalry also knew, why couldn't he think of it? Not allowing him to think too much, Yi Zhicontent asked very casually: "What is the most important thing in the war now?" ”

Yi Zhengxing was stunned for a moment, pondered for a while, and then said uncertainly: "As the saying goes, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, whether it is ancient or modern, it should be the most important logistics supply?" ”

Yi Zhishu then asked, "What is the decision of logistics and supply?" ”

"Means of Transportation...... And ...... money? ”

"For the country, it's economic strength." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Fighting a war has always been about money and food, but now this is more important, and then there is industrial strength, railways, ships, automobiles, weapons and ammunition, warships, tanks, etc. are closely related to industrial strength." In addition, there is the strategic resource....... Steel, coal, oil, rubber, cotton, etc., the current war is actually a war for resources. ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhengxing was silent, he vaguely guessed that the old man was worried about the Persian Gulf and South Africa, to be exact, South Africa! However, in his opinion, it is completely unfounded, England has a new defeat in South Africa, and the defeat is extremely miserable, and it is completely beaten without the power to fight back, and before England has not developed a torpedo that can be resisted, it will never dare to act rashly, as for Germany, although the German Army is dominant in Europe, but the new army of Yuanqi has never been defeated, and in terms of weapons, the German Army is also far behind.

Back at the mansion, Yi Zhizhi walked into the courtyard gate of Changle Library, and Zhao Liewen and Li Hongzhang hurriedly greeted him and said, "The big shopkeeper is like a god....... ”

Yi Zhishu said as he walked: "There is news from Constantinople?" ”

"The railway from Constantinople to Baghdad has been set and will be built by the Germans."

Yi Zhi's heart sank, it seems that the previous judgment was indeed correct, the British did not hesitate to give up their interests in the Ottomans to attract the Germans into the Ottomans, so as to jointly resist the expansion of the Qing Dynasty to the two river valleys, and the British and Germans joined forces, which is a very dangerous signal!

Entering the room, Yi Zhengxing said straightforwardly: "The Treaty of Berlin, Germany helped Britain to force Russia to spit out the results of the Ottoman war, will this railway be England's reciprocation?" ”

Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The problem is that Britain and Germany have joined forces, Germany has recently been reunified and has risen strongly, and it is ambitious to compete for territory under the sun, while England deliberately wants to curb the development of our country in order to weaken our strength, and if it intends to exchange the colonies of South Africa, it is very likely to provoke a war." ”

Yi Zhengxing said: "How shrewd is Bismarck, how can he let England be a gunman?" ”

"There are enough benefits, even if you know that you are being used as a gunman, you will be willing." Zhao Liewen continued: "In the current situation, South Africa cannot be chaotic, it is better to unite with Russia and create some Ottoman crises, so as not to attack South Africa's idea of Britain and Germany." ”

"Impossible." Yi Zhizu denied: "The Russian troops were forced to withdraw their troops under the city of Constantinople, and then they were forced to vomit most of the results in Berlin, which is enough to show that Russia is at the end of its strong crossbow and is unable to fight again. ”

"What about division?" Zhao Liewen said: "Can France be used to create contradictions between Britain and Germany, so as to achieve the goal of division." ”

Yi Zhizhi lit a cigarette and didn't say anything, this idea is good, but the implementation is too difficult, in this situation, France must be walking on thin ice, dare not make extraneous branches, besides, the Qing Dynasty is too far away from Europe.

Seeing that he was silent, Yi Zhengxing tentatively said: "Can we absorb a large amount of German investment, such as building railways and ......" ”

"It's a sign of weakness." Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "The more you show weakness, the more English will gain an inch." ”

Zhao Liewen's eyes lit up, "What does the big shopkeeper mean to be ruthless?" ”

"Not bad!" Yi Zhishu nodded and said: "If England dares to attack the idea of South Africa, let's fight India!" After a pause, he continued: "Bangladesh has also been cleaned up by Shi Dakai over the years, and it's time to directly incorporate it into the territory!" ”

Zhao Liewen continued: "What about Afghanistan? Are there more troops to be sent to Kabul? ”

"Not necessarily at the moment." Yi Zhizu waved his hand, "Increasing the number of troops in Bangladesh is enough to warn England!" ”

After hesitating, Li Hongzhang, who had not said a word, said: "Judging from the situation of England giving up the Baghdad Railway to Germany, if Britain wants to fight South Africa, it must be instigating the Germans to take the lead, and we can't fight on .......two fronts, right?" ”

Hearing this, the room suddenly fell silent, if the Germans were to take the lead in provoking a war in South Africa, Yuanqi's dispatch of troops to India would really be unjustifiable, besides, with Yuanqi's current financial resources, he was really not capable of supporting a two-front battle. Several people here felt a little tricky for a while, England can threaten, Germany really has no place for them to threaten, the economic crisis in the past few years, even the trade between the two countries has been extremely shrinking.

After being silent for a while, Yi Zhicontent said very simply: "It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, Germany dares to provoke in South Africa, and if it starts a war, England will not participate in the war, and Germany will not be able to hold out for long." ”

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