Chapter 53: Preparation 2

"Where is Ling Zhen?"

"The Minister"

"How is the preparation of our artillery?"

"Back to the emperor, the artillery production line of our Ordnance Division has begun to run in full force, focusing on the production of heavy field artillery and mountain mortars, as well as the production of their ammunition, the production of naval artillery has basically stopped, after this month's production of heavy artillery has produced twenty pieces, mortars have produced seventy pieces, the storage of ammunition is less, only enough for half a month to consume, other weapons and armor, is also increasing productivity, this month has produced enough to equip 10,000 heavy cavalry weapons and armor enough to equip 20,000 sword and shield men, Other equipment has not yet been put into production," Ling Zhen replied in an orderly manner

"Yes, but your production is still too slow, you have to speed up the work, I don't want my soldiers to have no weapons to use and no armor to defend themselves at this time next year."

"Yes, the emperor can rest assured, the minister will speed up and ensure the completion of the task"

"The Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, must fully cooperate with the Ordnance Division, whether they are important people, goods, or money, you must supply them as soon as possible."

"Yes, the emperor" Liu Shihai, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Xu Liang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, responded to the class

"Xu Liang, your cultivators, columbs, and rice transplanters are really ready."

"Back to the emperor, 1,000 cultivators, multi-carts, and rice transplanters have been made each, and they have all been distributed to the various security chiefs in the Gyeonggi area, and our Ministry of Industry is still increasing its production capacity to produce as many of these new agricultural tools as possible."

"Okay, whether it is the Ministry of Industry or the Ordnance Division, all the craftsmen, due to the tense situation this year, so the craftsmen are working hard, I will double their wages this year, tell them not to be afraid of hardship, I will not wronged them"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

"Tobe"

"Minister, Liu Shihai is here"

"How about the preparation of the military rations and grass that are really needed?"

"Back to the emperor, the grain and forage paid in the autumn tax have almost not moved, all of them are stacked in the warehouse on the outskirts of Beijing, and the minister has divided half of the reserve grain and grass from all over the country and has begun to transport it to the warehouse on the outskirts of Beijing, and the minister's household departments are purchasing grain and grass all over the country, and now all of them, the grain and grass collected in the warehouse on the outskirts of Beijing have been able to meet the emperor's 200,000 troops, and the war is used in March."

"After the summer and autumn taxes of this year come up, all grain and grass shall not be distributed except for military supplies, and all the public grain that should be distributed by the ministers shall be converted into cash, and the market price shall be increased by one percent to buy the pigs in the hands of the people to make war-ready jerky, and the surplus grain in the hands of the people and want to sell it, your household department shall purchase it according to the loopholes in the lack of military rations, but do not let me hear the voices of the people complaining about your forced conscription of military rations."

"Yes, please rest assured that the emperor will live up to the emperor's expectations"

"Bingbu"

"The old minister is here"

"Zhou Aiqing, all artillery is modified, equipped with rattan armor purchased by Dali State, except for the heavy iron armor, each person only wears a narrow blade and a single sword, try to reduce their own load, increase their artillery training, all artillery must be able to skillfully manipulate the use of heavy artillery and mortars, increase military spending, give soldiers more meals, to ensure that they can eat five meals a month, you must remember, do not be soft on them during training, soft heart on the training ground is irresponsible to them on the battlefield"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Lao Chen is now called the Living Yama King by all the soldiers," Zhou Dong, your joke is so cold

"Hahaha, that's right, sweat more when you practice, and bleed less during war, what's going on with the medical soldiers and Lin Chong?"

"Back to the emperor, the medical staff has screened out 5,500 people, and has begun to train according to the emperor's requirements, and Lin Chong there, a while ago, 3,000 people were selected for training, but only half a month later, 600 people have withdrawn."

"Is it that they can't hold on to it or that they don't meet the requirements?"

"There are those who can't hold on, but there are not many, only a few dozen, and most of them don't meet the requirements."

"Let Lin Chong speed up the progress, his soldiers must ensure that there are about five hundred, all the soldiers in the whole army are for him to choose from, and you must solemnly tell him that he and his soldiers will be the first soldiers to enter the battlefield."

"Yes, the emperor can rest assured, the old minister will personally supervise Lin Chong's training of those little lambs every day in the future, but the emperor, I don't know what the name of our army is, how it is treated, and what the equipment standards are."

"The equipment and the Ordnance Department directly supply special equipment, and the rest of the next dynasty you and Ling Zhen will come to the imperial study to see you."

"It's the emperor"

"Tai Hospital"

"The Minister"

"Your hospital is equipped with a large number of gold sore medicines, and arranges five imperial doctors who are proficient in orthopedics and sword wounds to go to the forbidden army camp to receive field medical care from medical soldiers, and specifically arrange for you to go back and discuss with Zhou Aiqing"

"Obey the Order"

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are other things?"