In fact, the main reason why the two of them came to Shandong to relax was to watch the annual naval exercise at the Dengzhou Military Port.

Dengzhou City has changed from an inconspicuous town in the past to a famous military port...... Nearly half of the naval warships of the so-called Federal Empire were docked there, and nearly half of the Imperial Navy was stationed.

Li Tingzhi once sent someone to secretly count the total number of warships that regularly docked in the military port.

Among them, there were 12 five-masted warships, 25 three-masted warships, and 12 two-masted sailing ships.

There are fifty-two naval vessels for other purposes.

It was a large naval base with a hundred and one naval vessels that often docked.

The people sent to count them privately were infiltrated while the naval base was open to the citizens of Dengju City...... The so-called Imperial Navy of the Federation has always had a habit of being close to the local people, and on a certain holiday, they will open their bases for the people to enjoy.

They are even allowed to take pictures freely!

Until now, the average wealthier family took pride in owning a bicycle, a camera, a sewing machine, and a large pocket watch.

So it's really not a big deal to own a camera personally, and it's not uncommon to see people running around with box cameras on holidays......

The person who sneaked in openly took a number of pictures of the navy and military ships in Dengzhou Military Port with his camera, and sent them to Li Tingzhi along with his report.

At that time, Li Tingzhi, who was ambitious to build an inland river warship fleet, took a fancy to the two-masted sailing ship at a glance, which was exactly the type of ship that Liuqiu Island sold to the Yellow River warship fleet of the Great Song Dynasty.

Of course...... This wish could no longer be realized, and he did not know if his successor would have such an eye.

Lu Xiufu once suggested that he write these ideas, and he could publish a book like that Liao Yingzhong, or he could publish them in newspapers such as "People's Voice", but if it didn't work, he could also vote for "Liuqiu Times".

At present, in the Great Song Dynasty, as long as there is a newsstand, any city will sell "Liuqiu Times", but the date of the newspaper is slightly different.

In this period, which is often measured in months, some inland cities can only buy newspapers from a month ago and see news from a month ago, which is a normal thing, and newspaper sellers and newspaper buyers are treated calmly.

On the way to the Dengzhou Military Port, the two saw endless fields of cotton, corn, wheat, sweet potatoes and potatoes along the way...... Even saw soybean fields.

There is no agriculture and there is no stability, this is also a very correct saying that circulates on Liuqiu Island.

Lu Xiufu said: "I heard that when they develop all parts of the world, they must first open up the wasteland and farm, and if they can really build granaries everywhere, they will really not be afraid of famine...... If there is a flood here, food can be brought from there, and if there is a drought there, food can be brought from here...... If two places invite disasters at the same time, they can be transported from the third and fourth places...... The granary of the world is one. ”

Of course, Li Tingzhi also attaches great importance to agricultural construction.

He said, "Junshi, have you noticed ...... Liuqiu people once claimed to be engaged in deep grain processing? ”

Lu Xiufu thought for a while and said: "I heard that they use a pot camel steam engine to dry the big fish and fish in the sea, and the dried meat made from one wooden barrel after another can be stored for hundreds of years without spoiling!" ”

"Hehe, there's no need to keep it that long, that kind of dried meat can just live people...... They process wheat from afar into flour and then machine roll it into so-called 'dried noodles', which is too ingenious...... Normally, it can be stored for two or three years without breakage, and if it is careful, there is no problem for five years!

This is the key to people's livelihood...... There is no ...... that lasts for five years."

Lu Xiufu suddenly thought of the matter of begging for military rations, and said: "We once used 3,000 yuan to buy three recipes for compressing biscuits for the Liuqiu army, and we have not included this money in the public account ......."

"Hehe, it doesn't matter, if there is no name in the account for a while, even if the old man dedicates it to the Great Song Dynasty......"

About half a year ago, an inexplicable "Patent Law" was suddenly introduced on the island of Liuqiu, claiming to protect any approved technological invention of citizens of the Empire.

Lu Xiufu once briefly checked it and understood the purpose of this "Patent Law".

It is nothing more than a disguised way to encourage citizens to invent and create.

The so-called compressed biscuits distributed by the Federal Imperial Forces once greatly attracted Li Tingzhi's attention...... Because it is rumored that a soldier can be full for a day with only three pieces of a day, and it tastes good.

Military rations have always been highly valued by those who lead troops.

If, in the heat of battle, there is a military ration that is easy to carry and eat, but also satisfying...... The effect of that on improving the combat effectiveness of the army is self-evident.

As a result, the logistics department of the Federal Empire in Qingdao agreed to sell the recipe and manufacturing method, but because they specially organized people to make it repeatedly, and it was approved by the patent department...... Therefore, the patent fee of 3,000 yuan is required for the transfer.

Li Tingzhi laughed directly after hearing this, and the three thousand yuan banknote was not a large amount, so he directly asked his housekeeper to pay, and after getting the formula and production method, he directly processed and produced, and it could really achieve the rumored effect.

An ordinary soldier can indeed be full if he eats three meals a day.

It is also extremely shelf-stable.

Well, these three thousand yuan bills were not spent in vain.

However, there was no way for this money to enter the military account...... Li Tingzhi himself attaches great importance to the army's accounts and has extremely strict requirements.

If there is no name in the account, it will be devoted, these money are big money for ordinary people, and for him, it is not the same thing.

On the way, the two also talked about the so-called Liuqiu train and the railway, which they had heard of with a loud sound, a huge carriage, and its iron wheels that could move freely on two cast iron poles.

They remembered together what they had seen in the Qingdao cotton mill...... Hehe, it must have been powered by that kind of steam engine.

It would be so convenient if a railway to Lin'an City and a railway to Bianjing City were built in the Xuzhou area at the same time.

It is a pity that now even the Shandong region has not built such a railway, and they naturally do not have the "production capacity" to provide it to the Great Song Dynasty.

Lu Xiufu sighed lightly and said: "The development of Liuqiu Island is still too slow, and the production capacity needs to be improved......

Li Tingzhi smiled and said: "Junshi, don't worry, old man, I still have to live for another twenty years, and take a good look at how far it can develop in the future. There is a big train that travels by land; I've heard that they also have an air force, so I guess they will have the ability to send more people into the sky! ”

After Li Tingzhi finished speaking, he didn't look at Lu Xiufu who looked surprised, because he felt as if he was a little hot, so he took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out two small pills, put them in his mouth, and took a gourd from the wall of the carriage, opened the mouth of the gourd, drank cold boiled water, and leaned on the soft collapse to close his eyes and recuperate.

He has developed a habit of eating two willow essence tablets every day before taking a nap, and I heard that this is good for his health.

This practice is widespread among wealthy older people.

The willow essence tablets produced on Liuqiu Island are really not cheap.