"Brother Zhuge , I heard that the training of that snow pigeon has made great progress?"

Liang Qiming quietly attached himself to Zhuge Fang's ear and asked in a low voice. This cultivation training and breeding of xenomorph snow pigeons produced above the snow line of the Dahengduan Mountains has been listed as the top secret of the northwest military and government, specifically by Zhuge in charge, mainly considering that the traditional communication method of using fast horses is not only slower, inefficient, but also easy to be intercepted, especially in the military, once intercepted by the other party, it will cause unimaginable consequences, so as early as more than a year ago, Zhuge Fang, on behalf of the military, proposed a plan to cultivate high-standard xenomorph snow pigeons, which was used for military express information transmission, which was approved by Qin Duan, As a result, the program codenamed "Arrow" was officially launched more than a year ago.

Zhuge Fang has always listed this plan as top secret, and only Liang Qiming is the only one in the government who knows the progress, and even Su Qin has only heard of it, and the specific situation is not clear.

The coniferous forests above the snow line in the middle of the Great Hengduan Mountains produce a very survivable bird, which is not only fast in flight, but also has excellent endurance, and most notably because it has an extraordinary memory, can accurately return to its nest from hundreds of miles away, and rarely gets lost.

If these birds can be domesticated, supplemented by the necessary training, the speed and efficiency of information transmission can be greatly improved. However, the domestication of this bird is extremely difficult, and so far, a pair of surviving snow pigeons have not been successfully trained, but considerable progress has been made, and it is estimated that after a period of time, there will be a real mature messenger snow pigeon for military use.

Zhuge glanced at Liang Qiming vigilantly, could it be that this guy is playing some kind of ghost idea? Not to mention that the training is not yet mature, and even after the training is mature, there are only a few of the first batch, and even the most important aspects of the military are far from satisfying, and it is impossible to consider getting the government.

Shaking his head, Zhuge replied with a straight face: "It's still early." It is not at all possible to apply it to practical work. ”

"No, I heard that a lot of progress has been made, and it is said that it has entered the final trial stage." Liang Qiming knew that Zhuge Fang was beating the ghost eyes, and he blinked his eyes with a wicked smile.

"Who said that?!"

Zhuge Fang was furious, he didn't expect that the secret he wanted to keep was actually learned by the other party, of course he was angry. But as soon as the words came out, he immediately regretted it, isn't this kind of asking is equivalent to directly suing the other party for something? He immediately changed his words and said: "Pure nonsense, it is good that there is some progress, but if you want to fully apply it to actual combat, it may take some time." The tone also pretended to be sincere.

"Brother Zhuge , you are not the kind of person who is good at lying, it may be okay for you to deceive outsiders with this appearance, how can you deceive our old friends? Brother Su. You say, don't you? Liang Qiming showed a look on his face that seemed to be smiling.

Su Qin also laughed, he liked the atmosphere of making some good-natured jokes for the sake of work among colleagues, which made people feel a little relaxed in the tense work, "Well, Brother Zhuge should discuss it with Brother Liang if he has something, don't hide it, his nose is very pointed, you can't hide it." ”

"Hmph. It must have been the Luman guy, who was pestered by him last time to take a look. I didn't consider that he was still the director of the War Reads Administration, and I wouldn't have agreed to him at all, it seems that it was a mistake. Zhuge gritted his teeth.

"Brother Liang, I won't hide it from you, this training has made great progress, but it must be fully put into use. It may take some time, first, the number of successes of this first batch is too small, I am afraid that even the most urgent needs in the military field will not be satisfied, and second. Since it is still necessary to establish some supporting facilities in various places, I am afraid it will also take time. ”

"Well, Brother Zhuge is right, we are all serving Lord Qin, and we must always share weal and woe together, right? If there is any difficulty, even if he speaks, Liang Qiming will support it to the end. Liang Qiming looked righteous and awe-inspiring.

"Enough, enough, don't act in front of my eyes, what do you think of me, I don't know yet? I tell you, the first batch will definitely not have your share, our army is still far behind, and the second batch will depend on the situation. Zhuge shook his hand again and again, not giving Liang Qiming too much opportunity to speak at all.

"Yo, the first batch doesn't have our share, even the second batch depends on the situation, Brother Zhuge you are too protective of your army, but at that time, I said in front of Lord Qin, the military and the government are shared, and the army is given proper priority. Is there so much privilege in this appropriate priority, I won't talk about the first batch, and even the second batch depends on the situation? Brother Zhuge is probably a little unreasonable. Liang Qiming said with a smile, I heard that it had been basically successful, and of course I was in a good mood.

"Hmph, the affairs of the army are much more urgent than the affairs of your place, of course, you must ensure it first." Zhuge didn't give an inch.

"That's right, but the second batch must be drawn out to consider the needs of the government, and the government is in desperate need of this game in many ways." Liang Qiming's face was solemn.

Zhuge Fang saw that he couldn't get rid of Liang Qiming's entanglement, rolled his eyes, and changed the topic: "I'll talk about this then." By the way, let's study the problem mentioned in Lord Qin's letter, this lord mentioned in the letter that the empire may have major changes within this year, and it is very likely that he will have to raise troops, and he will not be able to come back for a while, so we should actively prepare, especially the military preparations and the reserve of strategic materials, and be ready to deal with contingencies anytime and anywhere. I think we might have to study this issue and come up with a practical solution. ”

Liang Qiming secretly scolded the old slippery head in his heart, but he was not in a hurry, anyway, it was all for one goal, even if there were some arguments, it was normal.

"On the issue of the reserve of strategic materials, as early as the year before last, Lord Qin and I discussed it with Lu Man, and some preparations have been made, food, forage, clothing, weapons, vehicles, and medicinal materials have been reserved in a considerable amount in advance, but some of them were consumed when sending troops to Beiloulan, but because the war in Beiloulan was not long, it had little impact, and the lord also said in the letter that there would be eight million imperial silver aid to support the economic construction of Beiloulan, and of course it was impossible for all other funds to be invested in Beiloulan at once, It is also necessary to make overall planning, and the construction is also gradually carried out. We can beat this time difference and have this money at our disposal for a while. When it comes to government affairs, Liang Qiming is methodical and talking.

"Other materials can be quickly prepared, such as grain and forage, the northwest region has had a bumper harvest in agriculture for several consecutive years, and the people have a large amount of surplus grain in their homes, especially those grain merchants have hoarded a large amount of grain and forage, and it is not a problem to replenish it at all, and there is not much problem with other materials such as clothing, weapons, vehicles, and medicinal materials, except for horses, and the original reserve of more than 10,000 war horses has been requisitioned by the newly formed cavalry division, and a considerable amount has been purchased to meet the demand."

"Now there are only a few stallions left in the military horse farm, and there is no surplus horse supply in the short term, and even the two garrison divisions in Beiloulan cannot meet the requirements for purchasing horses. If, as the Lord said in the letter, it is necessary to buy it from the Huns and Motts and even the Qiuer and Tubu people immediately, and they must do their best, otherwise once the war breaks out in the Central Plains, it is difficult to say what these guys on the Tengger grassland will think, especially since the Lord has been staying in the imperial capital and cannot return to the northwest, maybe they will have many other ideas. Liang Qiming was a little worried when he said this. (To be continued......)