The Far East is a treasure trove of raw materials for the ordnance factories under construction. In particular, iron ore resources are extremely abundant, high-grade and easy to mine. Moreover, the Far East is rich in water resources, and in the era when there was no electricity, water conservancy was the only source of power that could drive large machinery. The Flying Tiger Army Ordnance Factory was built on the banks of the Meilinchu River, only fifty miles away from Teller Beach. This is already the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Blackwater, and the Ordnance Factory chose here to take advantage of the complex terrain of the Lost Valley outside the Ministry of Blackwater to play a protective and concealing effect.

The construction of the ordnance factory here was proposed by Hei Shuiliang. Heishui had a close relationship with the Yan Army, and this time it was the Flying Tiger Army that helped them break the siege, so Heishuiliang's two thousand cavalry joined the Flying Tiger Army without blinking an eye, and it was directly led by Wang Meng. When Heishui Liang learned that the Flying Tiger Army was looking for a place to build an ordnance factory, he ran to tell Niu Tianci that the Heishui Ministry was willing to provide a site, and the best iron ore in the Far East was within the jurisdiction of the Heishui Ministry. The ordnance factory was built there, which was convenient for mining raw materials and not easy to be discovered.

Tianci led people there to see that they were very satisfied, and immediately decided that the ordnance factory would be built in the Ministry of Blackwater. Niu Tianci was worried that the ordnance factory would affect the living environment of the Heishui Department at first, but when the Heishui clan leader Heishui Chang brought the elders of the department to the Flying Tiger Army camp to express his gratitude, Tianci understood how hard the life of the Heishui Department was.

Tens of thousands of tribes live by fishing, hunting, and farming, and they do not know how to do business without their own writing. It's a bit of an exaggeration to say that they don't have overnight food, but it's not much better than that. However, since the Ordnance Factory was built in the Ministry of Blackwater, the demand for thousands of craftsmen and guards has really been quite large. In addition, the mining of iron ore was handed over to the Ministry of Black Water, and the payment was for daily necessities such as grain, cloth, salt, etc., and the life of the Ministry of Black Water was getting better day by day. Therefore, Heishui Changcai came to the Flying Tiger Army camp with gratitude and invited Niu Tianci and his generals to the Heishui Department as guests.

After the black water chief left, Tianci called everyone to discuss. The Far East is now in ruins, and all walks of life are in urgent need of revitalization. Duoduo's construction of factories is a good idea, and the Far Eastern departments have also made a lot of efforts in this battle, and they cannot favor one over the other. The construction of more factories would also ease the hardships of the ministries, which would be much better than the indifference of the past. Luo Hongliang and others also very much agreed, according to the development of this line of thought, in a few years, the Far East will be self-sufficient, saving always reaching out to the imperial court to ask for money and grain. When the people and the ministries live well, their sense of identity will be strengthened, which will also be conducive to future development.

After everyone reached a consensus, it was decided to use the Black Water Department as a breakthrough. Alleviate the embarrassment between the Governorate and the Far Eastern Ministries for many years. So Niu Tianci, in the name of the Metropolitan Governor, invited the leaders of all the departments on the south bank to the Heishui Department together, and all the departments responded one after another, and rushed to the Flying Tiger Army camp one after another to gather. Tianci sent Heishui Liang to inform Heishui Chief, and sent a large amount of grain, cattle and sheep and wine, Heishui Chang replied to Niu Tianci, Heishui Ministry will be fully prepared, three days later, waiting for the capital governor to come to Heishui Ministry.

The civil affairs side is gradually on the right track, and the military side is still in a state of confrontation along the river. However, Zhao Zilong's Huya Army has crossed the Meilinchu River in batches and on a small scale. He went deep into the north shore to spy on the enemy and collected a lot of valuable information.

The various armies of the Flying Tiger Army are also stepping up their training and studying tactics. Ma Qimeng's artillery innovation has also entered a critical moment. Limited to the limitation of thinking, the bronze cannon made by Ma Qimeng is large and heavy, and the operation is inconvenient, not to mention that the rate of fire is not as good as that of a large ballista. But it's amazing, and it's a fitting way to defend a fortress. Tianci asked for a light cannon that could be carried by a war horse, and handed over a sketch to Ma Qimeng, who was like a treasure. Plunged headlong into the development, the shells have been being innovated in recent days. Niu Tianci looked at the sample, although it is far from the modern mortar, but it basically meets the light and easy to carry proposed by Tianci, and the two can operate. The range is more powerful than that required for a medium ballista.

Tianci ordered the official casting of this cannon and shells, and named this cannon as the Ma's type 1 mortar, now this kind of cannon and shells are being equipped with the Huya Army in small batches, and with the crossing of the river detachments to participate in the battle, the soldiers of the Huya have said that with mortars, small and medium-sized ballistas can be dispensed with.

This news made the generals of the Flying Tiger Army extremely excited, and they were all looking forward to equipping mortars as soon as possible. Such a light cannon can be directly equipped to the team level, and after the whole army is equipped, it will be thousands of mortars, so how spectacular it would be if they were fired together.

At the same time as the ordnance factory stepped up the production of mortars, the vehicle-mounted large-caliber mortars also entered the state of research and development. The artillery, which was designated the Flying Tiger 1 field gun, is now on trial.

Three days later, Niu Tianci, the governor of the Far East Road, led his military officials and the leaders of various departments to go to the Heishui Department. Hei Shuiliang, who is now a captain of the Flying Tiger Military Academy, ran in front of the team to lead the way, and his majestic armor made the leaders of the various departments look hot, and they all wondered whether to let their children join the Flying Tiger Army. They knew from Hei Shuiliang's mouth that the Flying Tiger Army treated the children of all departments equally and did not discriminate. As long as it is a war exploit, all kinds of awards, meritorious deeds and official positions will not be discounted. Entering the Flying Tiger Army is like going to your own home, as long as you talk to your brothers when you encounter difficulties, you will definitely do your best to help from the commander down to the ordinary soldiers. The leaders of the various departments are envious, and the Flying Tiger Army can fight and be bold enough. In the past few days, the leaders have also seen that the usual food of the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army is very rich, and that food is a rare delicacy for the leaders of all departments, not to mention that there is enough military salary to receive, isn't it stupid not to participate in such an army. The leaders of the various departments ran to Tianci one by one and asked to send their children to join the Flying Tiger Army, and they all said that they were absolutely relieved to hand over their children to the Flying Tiger Army, and they were absolutely at the mercy of Tianci's arrangement. There is no opinion on this heavenly gift, and those who come do not refuse, and accept it in full.

The Flying Tiger Legion Field Hospital is Wang Wen, and he is competing with the official hat on his head all the way. There was already a short stubble on his bald head, but the hat was a bit big, and although there was a strap that could be tied under the chin, it was too tight and uncomfortable, so he had to keep holding the crooked hat with his hand as he walked.

Wang Meng came to Wang Wen's side and took off his hat and held it in his hand.

"Don't be so troublesome, you can't wear it when you get to the place, it's okay brother to accompany you."

We take off our helmets. The big shiny bald head was exposed to everyone's eyes. Wang Meng is not hairless, he is impatient to take care of it every day, so he shaved his head.

"Senior brother, I think it's still comfortable to wear monk's clothes, this official uniform is good-looking, but I'm always uncomfortable to wear, or you can talk to the handsome. I'd better wear a monk's robe. ”

"You, what kind of monk's clothes are you wearing, you are not allowed to eat meat if you wear monk's clothes, you know no, if you don't eat meat, how can you have the strength to treat the wounded." Obedient, let's wear official uniforms in the future, and others can't wear them if they want to, right? ”

Wang Wen is a miracle doctor who quits idiots, and after coming to the Flying Tiger Legion, he was appointed as the chief medical officer of the legion and concurrently served as the head of the field hospital, and his arrival relieved Murong Yue, who was barely supporting. As the saying goes, there is a specialization in the art industry, and the family members of the field hospital of Nuoda do not know how to use medical skills. Therefore, as soon as Wang Wen arrived, Tianci immediately let him take office. Later, he put Murong Yue by his side and became the clerk of the Far East Road Governor's Mansion, specializing in managing all kinds of correspondence. Murong Yue's position as the commander of the logistics battalion was also revoked at the same time, and letting a teenage girl manage the logistics supply of more than 100,000 people in the whole army really made Niu Tianci feel at ease. Besides, the logistics battalions of the whole army are under the management of the great Sima Huang Shenghan, and the commanders of the logistics battalions of each army are all bearded and slaughtering men, and they have no scruples when they speak, which is really not suitable for Murong Yue. So Murong Yue took over Ouyang Xiu's original position. Removed a palm word and became a clerk. In today's words, Murong Yue is Niu Tianci's female secretary. This was also specially arranged by Ouyang Xiu. He knew that Murong Yue couldn't do without Niu Tianci, since he couldn't do without it, then he should be a personal female secretary.

The Blackwater Department station is next to a lake wave, the blue water is sparkling, and the wildflowers are in full bloom on the lakeside. The meeting place is located in a glade not far from the shore of the lake. A wooden platform was erected early on, on which a low table was neatly arranged, and the sky above the platform was covered with a white tent with ropes tied to the tall trees around it.

Today's Heishui Department is as lively as the New Year, and the women are busy preparing to eat. I also washed the plates of freshly picked wild fruits and brought them to the low table. When Niu Tianci and the others came to the stage accompanied by the chief of Heishui, the subordinates of the Heishui Department danced a cheerful dance, singing and dancing to welcome Tianci and his party.

After the guests were seated, the black water chief ordered the banquet to be served. The special delicacy of the Black Water Department, stewed Jiang Xian, was served, and he smelled the familiar aroma from afar, and he took a closer look at this stewed Jiang Xian, isn't it the Aohua he had eaten in his previous life.

It is not a flower, it is a fish from a taxonomic point of view, so it is not a flower. It is also a flower, and it is known as the most beautiful freshwater fish, so it is said to be a flower that lives in the water and can swim. Of course, you won't be able to smell the flowers, but you can taste the deliciousness. Aohua, also known as osmanthus and mandarin fish, is one of the "four famous freshwater fish" in China. It is also the most valuable fish in the "Three Flowers and Five Luo", and it grows in most parts of China. Zhang Zhihe, a poet in the Tang Dynasty in China, once wrote a poem that said, "The egret flies in front of the Xisai Mountain, and the peach blossoms flow and the mandarin fish are fat." Green hats, green clothes, slanting wind and drizzle do not need to return" is what it said. This kind of fish is generally produced in lakes and rivers with clear and sweet water and cool water temperature all year round, so the flesh of mandarin fish is fine and white, and it is particularly tender. The stewed river fresh of the Heishui Department is a combination of local specialty pine nuts and mandarin fish to make a "pine seed aohua", which is a unique flavor of mountain delicacies and river freshness.

Niu Tianci, who hadn't tasted the flavor of his hometown for a long time, couldn't help but lift his chopsticks and eat it. When the others saw the handsome man like this, they did the same, but this dish was indeed very delicious, and everyone refused to put down their chopsticks after eating a bite.

According to the etiquette of the Heishui Department, the guests can eat the stewed river fresh, which is the best respect for the host, and it also shows that the relationship between the guest and the host is like a family. Looking at Niu Tianci, who was eating stewed river fresh, Heishui Chang laughed happily, and the subordinates of Heishui Department saw Tianci's actions, and they immediately fell in love with the biggest official in the Far East. They cheered in unison, but this time Niu Tianci was amused. He put down his chopsticks, picked up his wine glass, and said to the chief of the black water and the people of the black water department: "Fellow villagers of the black water department, brothers and sisters. Pondu honors you, drink together, and drink victorious. ”

Wine is a bridge to communicate feelings, and after a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere is warm. The Black Water Chief said respectfully to the heavens: "My Grand Duke, your generosity and kindness have touched the entire Black Water Ministry, please accept the loyalty of the Black Water Ministry, and accept the most precious gift that the Black Water Ministry has given you, the Black Water Pearl." (To be continued.) )