"Liu Lan, don't underestimate these people, it is these people who built the United States in the future, if you let them deal with it, they will definitely not be their opponents." Luo Jian said.

"Xinghua, I think you're overthinking, right? Didn't we give them so many rifles? Their gunpowder factory has also been built, isn't it still an opponent for these people? Liu Lan was a little unimpressed by Luo Jian's worries.

"Liu Lan, we can't look at it like that, Newton is now more than seven years old, right? We must realize that the scientific and technological foundation of the West is much stronger than ours, and if we rest on our laurels together with Zhu Yujiao, the Westerners will soon surpass ours. Luo Jian said.

"Xinghua, I agree with your point of view, but we are also making progress, aren't our various studies gradually unfolding?" Liu Lan said.

"Liu Lan, let me ask you, when did the Manchu court start using firearms in our time and space? Until the 19th century, right? Even in the nineteenth century, there were still many Qing soldiers who used broadswords and spears, but now? The Manchu Qing Dynasty has already built several gun factories, if it weren't for Xiao Liu, a chemical engineering major, who came with us, we wouldn't be able to come up with a new type of zha medicine, and we would be able to destroy the Manchu court now? I've seen enough. Luo Jian thought for a moment, and then said thoughtfully.

"Xinghua, are you saying that the emergence of some of our new technologies in this era will greatly promote the great development of science and technology as a whole?" Liu Lan patted the desk lightly, and seemed to understand what Luo Jian meant.

"That's right, that's what I mean, once we start to fight with the Europeans, it will inevitably lead to the rapid development of science and technology. We can't expect us to use aircraft artillery. They also used old-fashioned powder guns against us. We have to have that vision. Luo Jian said.

"Xinghua, hearing you say this, I have a sense of crisis. It seems that the construction of our university must be stepped up, if we do not take the lead in theoretical research, our current leading technology will soon be caught up. During this time, I didn't do anything, so I went to plan the construction of several universities. Liu Lan said with a smile.

"University construction is only one aspect, the key is still in basic education, there is no solid foundation. Universities can only be castles in the air. Fortunately, in recent years, although the construction of the government has been relaxed, education has been very tight, and this is the foundation for us to be able to lead the world for a long time. Luo Jian said.

"Then let's take a two-pronged approach, you do a good job in basic education, and I build a university here, I don't believe that they can't be rectified!" Liu Lan clenched her fists and said very firmly.

The two of them were planning for the future upstairs, and Luo Ting's shout came from downstairs: "Dad, Mom, mother-in-law called you down!" ”

The two smiled at each other, got up and walked downstairs.

"Mother. What's the matter with you calling us? Liu Lan asked with a smile.

"Girl, my mother knows that you are discussing important matters. But how do you arrange Haruka, you have to give a letter. The old lady said.

Liu Lan saw that the old lady liked Chunxiang very much, and said with a smile: "Mother, you like Chunxiang so much, let's ask her to serve your old man, and we will pay Chunxiang a salary, mother, what do you think?" ”

"What did the girl say? Mother is old like that? Mother doesn't want anyone to serve, what can I do with this old woman? I mean, you've got to find something for this girl to do. The old lady glanced at Liu Lan with disgust and said.

"Lock post, what do you think is going to arrange for Miss Chunxiang?" With the shrewdness of Liu Lan, where can you not see that the lock pillar is interesting to Chunxiang? He only smiled and said to the lock post.

"Madame, why do you ask me?" Suozhu's face turned red, and he said embarrassedly.

"So, Haruka, can you read? If you are literate, go to the furniture factory first, and Xing'er can take you for a while. Seeing that the lock pillar was already embarrassed, Liu Lan stopped making fun of him, and turned her head to Chunxiang and said.

"If Mrs. Hui speaks, the slave and maid know a few words." Chunxiang stood up and blessed Liu Lan with a blessing, and then said.

"Haruka, let me tell you, you are a free person now, you are no longer anyone's slave, don't call yourself that way in the future. It's decided, Xing'er, you will take Chunxiang to the factory tomorrow. Liu Lan said.

Seeing that Chunxiang's affairs were properly arranged, Luo Jian raised his hand and looked at his watch, and seeing that it was only more than three o'clock in the afternoon, he said to the lock post: "lock post, you arrange a few people to go out with me." ”

"Xinghua, why don't you take a good rest, where are you going?" Liu Lan asked.

"I'll go and see how Li Dingguo and the others are preparing, you eat dinner first, don't wait for me." Luo Jian said.

"Xinghua, it's so cold, you have to wear more clothes when you go out." Liu Lan brought Luo Jian's wool coat from the back room.

Li Dingguo's cavalry division has recruited enough soldiers, how is the training situation now, Luo Jian is a little worried, this cavalry division will be the basis for Li Dingguo's work in the north in the future.

The temporary camp of the cavalry division was not far from Nanjing, and this improvised military camp was once the headquarters of the First Army, and was slowly built into a training base.

When Luo Jian arrived at the training base, he saw that the cavalry division was in full swing, a young general was training cavalry charge, a general was training some people to shoot rifles, Li Dingguo and Wang Qiang were watching the rifle shooting training, and Wang Qiang was correcting the movements of the training backbone who came over with the Seventh Division.

"Report to the Grand Governor, the cavalry division is organizing training, please instruct!" When Li Dingguo saw Luo Jian coming, he ran over in a few steps and raised his hand to salute and reported, Li Dingguo's current movements are already very standard.

"The troops continue to train, and you all come here." Luo Jian returned the military salute and said.

Li Dingguo beckoned Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi over, and Wang Qiang in the distance also ran over.

"Chief, are you back?" Wang Qiang saluted Luo Jian and said.

"Well, how did you get here?" Luo Jian asked.

"Brother Hongyuan invited me over." Wang Qiang said with a smile.

"These two are Liu Wenxiu and Ainengqi, right? Not bad. Hongyuan, I'm afraid there won't be so much time for you to train, so hurry up and get ready to go north immediately. Luo Jian said to Li Dingguo.

"Hey, God, chief, Brother Hongyuan said a few days ago that he might not be able to wait a few days before going north, and he was afraid that the training of the troops would not be good, so he asked me to bring some backbones over to help them train, which is the same as the hero." When Wang Qiang heard this, he said in surprise.

"yes, it's a little cold this year, it's only been the beginning of November." Luo Jian said an irrelevant word, and Liu Wenxiu and Ainengqi stared at each other.

Or Ai Nengqi was younger and bolder, and raised his head to Luo Jian and asked, "Metropolitan Governor, what does the cold weather have to do with us going north?" ”

"Hongyuan, tell me about it." Luo Jian said with a smile.

"Governor, it's been so cold this year, and I've heard that it's even colder in the north now. If it continues to be cold like this, I am afraid that there will be another heavy snowstorm on the northern grassland, and there will be another 60,000 or 70,000 horses on the grassland this year. Dingguo heard from the Metropolitan Governor that the Fourth and Sixth Divisions are now on the northern front, but the two infantry divisions may not be able to defend such a long place, so it is inevitable that our cavalry division will rush to the north. ”

Li Dingguo said unhurriedly, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi heard the light in their eyes, but Luo Jian felt that if Li Dingguo didn't even have this vision, it would be impossible to confront the Manchus for so long in the history of another time and space.

"And what else do you want?" Luo Jian asked.

"Grain, Governor, we need a lot of food. Although our training is not yet up to the standard of cavalry, it is always okay for us to treat cavalry as infantry. Li Dingguo said.

"We have already considered the food issue, and I have arranged it before I go out to investigate, so you don't have to worry." Luo Jian said.

"Governor Dadu, Dingguo still has a question for instructions, can we buy a large amount of wool now?" Li Dingguo asked.

"Hongyuan, you all came to see this coat I was wearing, this coat is woven from wool, what do you think?" Luo Jian said with a smile.

"The Metropolitan Governor, it's all made into coats, it's good now, Dingguo can let it go." Li Dingguo stepped forward and took a serious look at Luo Jian's coat and said happily.

"Some of the equipment in the textile factory has been shipped to the naturalization, and now the amount of wool needed is very large, and you will be going to start the wool purchase in full swing this year. However, Hongyuan, I would like to remind you that military means are backed by economic means, and do not be blinded by the small victories in front of you and ignore the sinister situations that may arise. Luo Jian was afraid that Li Dingguo would go from one extreme to the other, so he reminded him.

"Thank you for the reminder of the Metropolitan Governor, Dingguo Province has it." Li Dingguo said respectfully.

Luo Jian was also very happy to see that Li Dingguo understood his intentions very quickly, "I'll eat here with you tonight, Xiao Wang, you go buy some food and come back, it can be regarded as seeing off Hongyuan and them." ”

"Let's go, Hongyuan, let's go see the troop training." Luo Jian and Li Dingguo walked towards the troops who were training.

"Third brother, is this the Grand Duke? Why don't I think the Metropolitan is scary at all? Ainengqi pulled Liu Wenxiu and said.

"Fourth brother, haven't you heard the second brother say it, he admires the metropolitan governor so much, I said fourth brother, let's go north with the second brother this time, but we have to do a good job of helping the second brother, we can't hold back." Liu Wenxiu said.

"Third brother, do you still need to say this? But why don't I understand what the Metropolitan Governor and the second brother are saying? Ainengchi said.

"Fourth brother, it's okay if you don't understand, let's just listen to the second brother, to be honest, I don't really understand." Liu Wenxiu said softly.

The cavalry division prepared for a day, and early on the third day, Li Dingguo set off north with the cavalry division, and Luo Jian took Shi Kefa to the training base to personally see them off.

"Xinghua, if there is really a heavy snowstorm on the grassland this year, we will be under a lot of pressure in the north." Shi Kefa looked at the cavalry division in the distance and said to Luo Jian.

"Brother Xian, this is a challenge for us, but why not an opportunity? As long as we do a good job, we can at least gather the hearts of half of the people on the grassland. Luo Jian said.

"Xinghua, it's so cold, they've gone far, let's go back, I want to tell you about the situation in the northeast." (To be continued.) )