Zhang Zhun nodded, and his eyes casually followed behind Liu Ruye. I saw her graceful posture, between her steps, her slender waist twisted like a weak willow breeze, and the two round buttocks under her waist were tightly wrapped by the suddenly restrained green skirt, revealing a perfect hip shape with a stiff and strong waist, twisting rhythmically with the swaying of the slender waist, making people look at her back, and their eyes will involuntarily move downward.

As if sensing Zhang Zhun's gaze, the frequency of Liu Ru's waist and hips twisting seemed to speed up slightly, and the faintly recognizable shape of Xiumei's legs alternated back and forth, swaying even more, and the whole person was like a proudly blooming flower, floating forward lightly. I have to admit that as long as you have a relationship with Qinglou, you will learn some skills to charm men. Even Liu is no exception.

Shen Lingfei's eyes flashed, as if she was very proud, and said ambiguously: "How is it?" Did you feel like you were taking her into your private room right away? There are flowers and beards to be folded, don't wait for no flowers and empty branches! Jiang Nan didn't know how many merry people there were, and they wanted to spend the night with her, but the price offered by Qingfeng Pavilion was really a bit high, and they couldn't afford that price. ”

Zhang Zhun said casually: "Didn't you say that she didn't sell her art? ”

Shen Lingfei shook her head disdainfully, and said coldly: "If you don't sell your art, it's because the price you pay is not enough!" If she doesn't sell herself, how can I buy her for you? The most direct way to show sincerity is the amount of money! As long as there is money, there is no woman who cannot be bought! ”

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "It makes sense." ”

Shen Lingfei turned her head to look at him, speechless. He said impassionedly for a long time, but he didn't react at all? It's a sentence over and over again, and the number of words is getting smaller and smaller. If you say a few more words, you'll die? She couldn't help but say, "Do you have an upset throat?" ”

Zhang Zhun replied to the question: "Do you still have something?" ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhun was unmoved, Shen Lingfei was suddenly bored, and said lazily: "You don't want it, beauty, I don't bother to tell you if I see other things." ”

Zhang Zhun said lightly: "You say." ”

Shen Lingfei said listlessly: "I also brought the messy things such as corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes...... Well, from now on, it's your corn, your sweet potatoes, your potatoes ......"

Zhang Zhun laughed, interrupted her yin and yang weird speech, and said with a smile: "Shen Lingfei, what are you talking about?" What do you call mine, mine, mine, is there such nonsense? Besides, even you are mine! ”

Shen Lingfei rolled her eyes helplessly, her cheeks didn't mean to be shy at all, as if Zhang Zhun was teasing, she was completely immune. She said seriously: "Cut, I'm not yours!" Isn't it? Your woman, your corn, your sweet potato, your potato......"

Zhang Zhun interrupted her again, and said a little impatiently: "Let's go, go and see these treasures you brought!" ”

Shen Lingfei said in surprise: "Baby? ”

Zhang Zhun habitually took her hand and said eagerly: "Don't talk about it, let's go!" ”

Shen Lingfei's hand was unconsciously pulled by him, and his heart suddenly beat uncontrollably. She wanted to break free of Zhang Zhun's hand, but she was a little reluctant. Being held by Zhang Zhun's hand, she had a very wonderful feeling that this hand, with its powerful power, could bring her a huge sense of security. If she let go of this hand, she would feel weak and helpless.

She has left the Shen family in Suzhou and can no longer rely on the power of the Shen family. Now, the only thing she can rely on is Zhang Zhun's strength. The familiar Jiangnan has now become very unfamiliar. There are so many changes in people and things there. She is willing to stay in Fushan City, unwilling to return to Jiangnan, in the final analysis, she is still relying on this psychology.

"Zhang Zhun, can you tell me why you value these things so much?"

On the way, Shen Lingfei asked curiously.

"When you're hungry, you'll understand."

Zhang Zhun replied casually.

"Hungry?"

Shen Lingfei still didn't quite understand.

Well, the eldest lady of the Shen family, she is a golden branch and jade leaf, she was born with a golden key since she was a child, she has always been dressed in fine clothes and food, she wears the best cloth produced in Jinxiuzhuang, eats food on the first floor of Tianyi, and has a large group of maids and servants around her. I have never suffered hardship or hunger, but I have only recently suffered a little grievance. Of course, she couldn't understand what Zhang Zhun meant.

This time, Shen Lingfei asked Sisi to bring from Jiangnan, and it was not just Liu Ru who was alone. To be precise, Sisi brought a boatload of things this time, including a large number of seeds and hundreds of farmers. They were all corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes and other seeds that Zhang Zhun needed, as well as the corresponding farmers, all of which were sent over this time. Shen Lingfei did her best.

After Zhang Zhun looked at it carefully, it was indeed these crops that were common in later generations. The appearance of some crops, although a little strange, seems to be a little different from the later generations, it is supposed that the later generations have been continuously improved, and the appearance and shape have undergone relatively big changes. Through the understanding from the farmers, Zhang Zhun learned that in fact, the yield of corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes in this era is still far from that of later generations.

For example, the highest yield of corn in later generations can go to about 2,000 catties per mu, but this year it was only less than 500 catties. In later generations, the yield per mu of sweet potatoes could go to 3,000 catties, and in this year, it was only five or six hundred catties. The yield of potatoes is even less, only three or four hundred catties per mu. Fortunately, these crops do not occupy an area and can grow on hills and mountains, without competing with rice and wheat for space. Otherwise, there would have been no one to plant it a long time ago.

At the same time, it may be due to taste, the average person is not used to eating corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes. Therefore, no one grows these crops as a staple food, and they are all used for crop rotation. The corn and sweet potatoes grown are mainly used to feed poultry and livestock. Unless there is really no rice and flour, they will eat these grains.

In fact, in the Jiangnan region at that time, the people were better than the north. In particular, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have always been relatively wealthy areas. The civil unrest in northern Shaanxi, as well as the ravages of the Tartars, did not affect here. Corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc. were introduced here, and the promotion of the locals was not very positive, because there was no such demand. In fact, in the late Wanli period, crops such as corn and sweet potatoes appeared in Fujian, but they were never promoted.

However, in Shandong, and in the whole north, it is different. The continuous drought has severely affected the growth of rice and wheat. At this time, if these drought-tolerant crops are vigorously promoted, food production can be greatly increased and the stomachs of hungry people can be filled. Even after eating Guanyin soil, will you still consider the taste of these grains?

Shen Lingfei followed behind Zhang Zhun and was very puzzled. Looking at Zhang Zhun's focused, it seems that he has really picked up a treasure. Looking at Zhang Zhun's expression, he knew that the weight of these things in his mind was obviously higher than that of Liu Ru. Could it be that these miscellaneous things are really worth more than a beautiful woman with eight thousand taels of silver?

Suddenly, Zhang Zhun couldn't help but glance at Shen Lingfei.

Shen Lingfei's face flushed for no reason, and she didn't know where she thought of it, so she said a little unnaturally: "See what I'm doing?" ”

Zhang Zhun said solemnly: "I don't worry about you doing things." ”

Hearing Zhang Zhun praise himself, Shen Lingfei breathed a sigh of relief, the blush on his face gradually dissipated, and said a little coquettishly: "I don't want your praise, it's good if you don't hit me." ”

Zhang Zhun nodded with a smile.

Shen Lingfei pouted, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't say it. She was afraid that she would accidentally say the wrong thing again and destroy her good impression in Zhang Zhun's mind. She suddenly realized that she actually cared about her image in front of him. If he was a little dissatisfied, she would have to struggle for a long time.

Zhang Zhun immediately ordered that corn, sweet potatoes and other crops, as well as the corresponding farmers, be arranged to Fushan City and handed over to Wang Mingyu and Lao Tiantou, so that the Department of Agricultural Sciences could come forward to promote the planting of these crops as soon as possible. Generally speaking, if there are new crops, it is necessary to do the promotion of experimental surnames in order to ensure safety. However, the situation was urgent, so Zhang Zhun canceled this step.

The weather in Shandong is getting drier and drier. According to Zhang Zhun's memory, there should be no rain for a period of time in the future. If all the water stored in Laoshan runs dry, I don't know if rice can continue to be promoted. Even if it can be promoted, the production may be reduced. At that time, corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes will become the only types of food. The original fields are to be sown, and those mountainous areas that cannot be cultivated as fields are to be sown. Anyway, as long as there is open space, it is all planted with it.

At the same time, the Department of Agricultural Sciences should guide farmers to scientifically use these new crops to carry out crop rotation and improve soil fertility. Whether it is rice or winter wheat, only one crop can be planted every year, and they cannot rotate with each other. However, with corn and sweet potatoes, the fields can be fully rotated. After the rice is harvested, you can plant a crop of sweet potatoes. After the wheat is harvested, you can plant a crop of corn. The utilization rate of land is equivalent to doubling.

Even if the corn and sweet potatoes don't taste very good at this time, they can be used to feed poultry and livestock, and save rice and flour. Moreover, there are more poultry and livestock, and there is more farm fertilizer. In those days, there were no chemical fertilizers, and the fields were fertilized, mainly by farm fertilizer. It is not enough to rely on the little manure of people, and it is necessary to raise a large number of poultry and livestock in order to have enough farm fertilizer.

After the order was given, Zhang Zhun went to the Navy Council Hall to gather the relevant officers and men to sum up the experience and lessons of naval warfare. When the naval army was renamed the navy, Zhang Zhun also established a naval command in Partridge Bay, with Zhang Zhun as the commander-in-chief, and Yang Guohua and Zhou Zhengyu as the deputy commander-in-chief respectively. The headquarters of the Navy occupies a large area. Anyway, near Partridge Bay, there is idle land.

Because it was the first naval battle, everyone's experience and lessons were really a lot. Everyone's speeches were quite enthusiastic. The three captains, Liu Sheng, Wang He, and Cheng Lei, are all straightforward cannons, what do they have to say. There are often topics that seem to have been fried, causing heated discussions.

Through this battle, what everyone felt most deeply was the artillery battle with each other. Compared with the warships of the Dengzhou Naval Division, the warships of the Navy are still too small. The number of artillery pieces, too, is not enough. The caliber of the artillery is also not large enough. Therefore, everyone put forward some basic requirements for the future development of the Navy.

The future development of the Navy, summed up, is actually only two sentences:

First sentence: Bigger and stronger ships.

Second sentence: More and larger cannons.

The Cangshan boat is still too small, it's okay not to be hit, but if it is hit, the consequences are still quite serious. The caliber of the Wyvern cannon is not large, only 70 mm caliber, and the lethality is still a little worse. However, if the caliber is too large, the Cangshan ship cannot withstand the recoil, and a larger ship must be used to carry it. Therefore, the development of ships and artillery is complementary to each other, and it is not feasible to leave either one.

In fact, after the end of the naval battle, Xue Zhidie and Sun Qinkai began to be busy designing larger warships and artillery. Zhang Zhun also participated in the formulation of the preliminary plan. It was preliminarily determined that the new generation of warships, with a displacement of about 300 tons, was loaded with about 30 Wyvern guns. At the same time, it was necessary to load several large-caliber (caliber more than 100 mm) guns.

Brigadier Zhang decided on the name of the new warship, and it was called the "Sword Tooth Ship". He wanted these ships, like sharp swords, like wolf teeth, to tear the enemy apart with all that he wanted. In order to launch the saber ship as soon as possible, Zhang Zhun formed two research groups. One is specialized in the study of hulls, and naturally Xue Zhidie is the leader. One is the study of large-caliber artillery, and the leader is, of course, Sun Qinkai.

"Someone, someone!"

"Rich, rich!"

"If you want food, you have food!"

Zhang Zhun made a solemn promise to Xue Zhidie and Sun Qinkai.

Despite the sudden attack of the Dengzhou Navy Division, the two sides collided fiercely on the sea, but, overall, Zhang Zhun and the government are still in the honeymoon period. Whether it is the private salt business or the glass business, it has not been affected for the time being. As a result, a large amount of silver flowed into Zhang Zhun's control area. With silver, it is natural to transform it into combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

Of course, it is not enough to have silver, but also talent.

Xue Zhidie and Sun Qinkai alone could not complete such a heavy design and construction work. Therefore, Zhang Zhun generously agreed, as long as it is a talent that the two of them fancy, they can be transferred as much as possible. Xue Zhidie is in Jiangnan and knows a lot of talents related to the shipbuilding industry, and these people can be poached through Shen Lingfei, Guo Mingtai, and Huang Shilang.

As for Sun Qinkai, there are even more people who know. He used to be the governor of Shandong, and he himself was engaged in technology, so he was quite familiar with the grassroots. He knows all the craftsmen who have the ability and which craftsmen eat mixed rice. Through his connections, a large number of craftsmen can be pulled. Among them, what interests Zhang Zhun the most is that in addition to the cannon casting craftsmen, there are also shipbuilders of the Dengzhou Sailor.

(To be continued)