After waiting for a long time, Huo Yan didn't wait for anyone to pass the word, he could only stand alone in the distance, watching Yu Guozhen say something to everyone in the shed.

Their words could be heard vaguely, but they were all intermittent and did not have a complete meaning. Huo Yan had no intention of guessing, all kinds of thoughts in his mind were chaotic, and later they all turned into fear.

When he saw a group of people lined up, Yu Guozhen came to them and began to speak loudly, and he quietly took a few steps closer to this side.

"Before everyone came to Xinxiang, they all heard that Qin' Prefecture was a wild land, but everyone saw that this was clearly a land of undiscovered treasures; Before everyone saw Hoi An, they all thought that it was an extraterritorial Jedi with no return, but everyone also knew that now Hoi An produces as much as 1.1 million stone of grain a year! ”

The 1.1 million stone that Yu Guozhen said is the sum of Chongzhen's autumn grain in the ninth year and Chongzhen's summer grain in the tenth year. At present, there are nine towns in Hoi An, with a population of 120,000, mainly engaged in reclamation, farming, construction, processing, mining and metallurgy, textile and other industries, of which agriculture has opened up 280,000 mu of fertile land for water and drought, and this number will become more than 400,000 mu this year, most of which are used for grain planting, and about one-third of the land is planted with cash crops. From cotton, tea, fruit trees, to sugarcane, rubber, etc., all provide a large number of raw materials for the industrial development of Xinxiang, such as cotton, and now the cotton used in Xinxiang's textile industry can basically be self-sufficient. Another example is sucrose, and now all kinds of beautiful grains and fruits have become an important product of Xinxiang.

Because of the proximity to Xinxiang, it can even be reached in only one and a half days by the Pillow Xia when the wind is smooth, and it is the so-called "a thousand miles of Hoi An is returned", so Hoi An can develop the most rapidly.

Longmen Shipyard is building a large passenger and cargo ship that is twice as large as the Pillow Ha and can reach about 1,500 tons with a full load, and is ready to be used as a regular steamer between Tan Xiang and Hoi An, and if the weather permits, it is basically guaranteed to have a duke every ten years.

All in all, Hoi An has now become a base for all kinds of crops in Tan Trang, and the prosperity of plantation, industry and mining has also made the Nguyen and Trung families in Annam forget to fight each other for the time being, and begin to learn from Hoi An for reclamation.

When Yu Guozhen said this, he paused for a moment to let everyone think about the changes in Xinxiang and Hoi An, and then he smiled and said: "Xinxiang and Hoi An can have today, it is by no means a godsend, but we all made it one hand and one foot, and now since we are determined to open up Xinhang, then whether it can be built like Hangzhou 'Zhou' or even better than Hangzhou, it depends on you!" ”

"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!"

Because of the Tiger Guard, the sound of the soldiers cheering was no different, and when he heard the sound of "Ten Thousand Victories", Huo Yan's body shook violently.

Then tears welled up in her eyes. What is he afraid of, isn't it just like now, when others are shouting victory, he seems to be an irrelevant bystander.

"After a while, I will go to Xinhangcheng to see your results." Yu Guozhen added another sentence after everyone was quiet.

This sentence was meaningful, and everyone laughed excitedly.

Xinxiang singled out as the first batch of pioneers to go to Xinhangcheng, a total of 1,000 people, the purpose of their visit was to lay a good foundation for the latecomers, 1,000 people took five ships to the south, the old Fu ship, the Guangzhou ship after the mast and sail transformation, the problem of acting as a transport ship is not very big. At the same time, the newly built Fubo and Xuan Ce will go with the escort, and after being sent to Hoi An, they will meet with the selected candidates in Hoi An, and then the Fu Bo and Xuan Ce will return.

Looking at the ship carrying this thousand people slowly lifting anchor and moving away, Yu Guozhen felt extremely comfortable, and he smiled and said to Jiang'an: "Our Xinxiang is the fire, spreading the flames to all places!" ”

This is the most appropriate evaluation of Xinxiang. Although the conditions of Xinxiang are very good, after all, it is still the territory of the Ming Dynasty, so it is the limit until now, unless there are any major changes within the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, Yu Guozhen is not ready to continue to expand the scale in Xinxiang. Therefore, Xinxiang has become a school, where people transported from the north spend three months to six months to adapt to the various rules and systems of Xinxiang, and then spend three months to half a year to stimulate the consciousness of pioneering and enterprising, and then send them to Hoi An, Xinhang and other places.

"That's what the little official said! One day, this fire will spread all over the world. "Shogishi-do.

"Alright, it's time for us to go." Yu Guozhen pointed to the rail cars: "You haven't taken the rail car yet, let's take the rail car together, now the Institute of Mechanical Physics has built a steam engine, but we are still thinking about getting it on the rail car, and finally we will be able to take the rail car without a horse!" ”

More than five months have passed since Yu Guozhen appointed Song Yingxing as the director of the Institute of Mechanical Physics and began to study the steam engine, and for a talented scholar like Song Yingxing, five months of hard work was enough for him to thoroughly understand Yu Guozhen's requirements and study the prototype of the steam engine. In fact, in the first month, he came up with a small simple steam engine, proved that steam could indeed move objects, and then began to think of ways to improve it. With Xinxiang's casting level and polishing skills at this time, it was not difficult to build an early steam engine, in fact, after the first prototype was built, Song Yingxing once sighed that if he could think of using the power of steam, he would be a country blacksmith with slightly better craftsmanship, and he could also build one.

However, such a steam engine is of little use, and only by putting more effort into the sealing and gear transmission to improve its energy utilization rate can a truly practical steam engine be created. For example, in early June, Song Yingxing built a new type of steam engine, through which a piece of iron weighing 1,500 catties was easily pushed, which also met the standards of Yu Guozhen and Song Yingxing, so the main direction of research was focused on how to apply.

"What the petty official said is true?" Shogishi was also surprised.

"That's nature...... Speaking of which, your expression is very similar to Wang Chuanyu, and when he saw the steam engine, he was also the same, haha. ”

Wang Chuanlu now handed over all the affairs of Qin'zhou to his staff, and he was busy playing with the steam engine after Song Yingxing, and he made many suggestions on how to use the steam engine, such as using the steam engine to draw well water for irrigation in arid places. Wang Haoran, who was dedicated to the study of astronomy and astronomy, was pulled out by him and also joined in the research work on the use of steam engines. Several of them can be said to be outliers among the scholars at this time, and they are all interested in this kind of ingenuity, and the strengths of the scholars who are good at learning at this time have also been fully exerted in them, at least until now, Yu Guozhen has felt that the little mechanical physics common sense he remembers is a little insufficient for them.

Jiang An smiled and didn't continue to talk, he glanced back at Huo Yan, who was still alone in the dock area, and said in a low voice: "Little official, Huo Yan's matter, let's deal with it." ”

Yu Guozhen snorted, and the joy in his heart was gone.

He still has high hopes for Huo Yan, although this kid likes to play some small moves, but Yu Guozhen still tolerates him, and now it seems that maybe he should be given a head attack at the beginning, only in this way can he be honest.

"Call him." Yu Guozhen said.

A guard went to summon Huo Yan, Huo Yan wiped his face to make himself look more energetic, and then walked straight to this side with his waist straight.

When he arrived in front of Yu Guozhen, he immediately gave a military salute, but Yu Guozhen did not return the salute.

This is the first time that Yu Guozhen has not returned the courtesy, and he actually respects the tiger guard he has cultivated single-handedly.

"Little official......" Huo Yan said in a trembling voice.

"I don't understand, why did you make the worst decision, Sun Kexian went to Denglai, in order to have something in the north in the future, I can transfer troops nearby, you took the staff team to help him train the troops, in order to strengthen the influence on the Denglai soldiers and ensure that this army is absolutely reliable, but what did you do?" There was no anger in Yu Guozhen's voice: "I'll give you a chance to defend yourself, tell me, why are you acting so recklessly!" ”

"There is no way in the world, and the virtuous live in it, and the petty officials should be in Gyeonggi. The villain thinks that if you get it early, the people of the world will have a good life one day earlier. Huo Yan said: "Although it is safe for the petty officials to work step by step, it is slow in the end!" ”

His appearance made Yu Guozhen angry.

Clearly, he didn't recognize his mistake. Yu Guozhen stared at him: "Do you think that if I enter the Forbidden City and sit on the dragon chair, the world will be ruled over?" ”

"Petty officials will appoint meritocracy, and the world will inevitably be ruled greatly."

"Meritocracy? Who is meritocracy? Yu Guozhen sneered: "If you want to govern the people, you must be able to read and write, but how many people in the world can read and write with me?" Rely on thousands of you to rule the world? ”

"There is always a ...... of loyalty among those who read"

"Loyalty? Every time he slaughters dogs, most of them are scholars. If they really know loyalty, why is the Chongzhen Heavenly Son in the Forbidden City still at a loss, and the money and food in his hand are not as good as mine! ”

Speaking of this, Yu Guozhen sneered: "A large country with a population of hundreds of millions needs to spend an extra 2.8 million taels of military spending in order to suppress bandits, but the treasury can't take out a penny of silver, so I have to beg the people to work hard for another year and pay taxes...... What is 2,800,000 taels, just copy a few scholars who are big officials, and you can copy this number! ”

After the death of Zhang Fengyi, Chongzhen has been a headache for the post of the secretary of the military department, and now it is Yang Sichang who sits in this position, this person presented Chongzhen with the strategy of suppressing bandits, asking for 140,000 additional troops, and 2.8 million taels of silver, for which he also quarreled with the household department Shangshu. Chongzhen couldn't come up with 2.8 million taels of silver, so he could only pay additional taxes. When Yu Guozhen got the news, he didn't comment much except for a sneer.

"But ......"

"Because of your rashness, the loss of Denglai soldiers is not to mention, and now the court says that Denglai soldiers are strong soldiers, Gao Qiqian emphasized that two thousand Denglai soldiers went to Guanning, Lu Xiangsheng borrowed two thousand Denglai soldiers to Xuanda, and Shi Kefa drew another thousand Denglai soldiers to Anqing...... Sun Kexian is good, he used the soldiers I piled up with money to fill up favors, and everyone praised him for being good, and then he turned around and wrote to me again, crying to me and asking for money and people! ”

The Denglai soldiers, who originally wanted to be a surprise soldier in the east of the mountain, are now scattered, Sun Lin's approach, from his standpoint, is understandable or even forced, but in Yu Guozhen's position, it makes Yu Guozhen extremely angry. Therefore, he had already made up his mind that the support he gave to Sun Lin would be reduced to only helping him arm a force of about 3,000 people.

As for wanting to leave a strange army there, with Tamluo Island, Yu Guozhen can directly raise tens of thousands of soldiers here, and if he has something to borrow the name of Denglai soldiers from Sun Lin.

(To be continued)