Chapter 696 Key Projects

"What if there's a storm at sea?" James made a joke, but Nadim replied seriously: "Then please God forbid, don't encounter a storm, otherwise the navy of the Ming Empire will still hit any ship that appears in sight flying the British flag." I would like to state that this is the original text of His Excellency the Cabinet Minister. ”

Such an original text made James so angry that he almost vomited blood, and looked at Nadim blankly, and his three views had been completely destroyed.

"Cabinet, what you said to Nadim, will you really do it?" Chen Zilong, as an audience, has been holding back this for a long time, and seeing that there is no one around, he quietly came to ask Chen Xie.

Chen Xie, who didn't look back, said lightly: "Of course it's true, in fact, I just need an excuse to start a war against Britain." ”

Chen Zilong was quite puzzled: "My lord, from the Ming Dynasty to Europe, thousands of miles away, it will take a year and a half to travel on the ship." This seems to be unreasonable militarily. Chen Xie said lightly: "I know it's not in harmony, but I just need an excuse, and I didn't say that I would go directly to Europe." We can use this excuse to clean up the European forces in Asia and then use India as a springboard to Africa. It would take a few years to occupy a foothold in Africa and then go to Europe. All in all, this is not a matter of one or two days, and if the Ming Dynasty wants to become a world hegemon, it must build a strong navy. And the navy anchored in the port cannot become a strong army. ”

Chen Zilong's three views were also a little broken, and he hesitated for a while before saying, "In this way, it is not in line with the teachings of the saints." ”

Chen Xie raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the continent and said, "The Ming Empire can have today's territory, which inch of land was not fought down by force?" I think I was just a mere land of Kyushu at the beginning of China, but now? Without the expansion of the Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties, where would today's China be the pattern? The sage also said. Float on the sea. ”

Chen Xie, who talks about crooked reasoning, actually uses this sentence here. Chen Zilong couldn't cry or laugh, the saint didn't mean what you meant, okay, there is still "no way" in front of you, you are corrupt. Chen Zilong also knew that Chen Xie was talking about crooked reasoning. shook his head with a wry smile and left, no longer entangled in this topic with Chen Xie. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that Chen Xiezhi was all over the world, and it was not a routine with those landlord-born guys in the court, which was also what attracted him.

In Liaodong, the fleet entered Arthur Bay, and the batteries on both sides welcomed Chen Xie's arrival with a salute. Liaodong military and political officials arrived at the port as one. Welcome Chen Xie's arrival. Although it was early spring, it was still cold in Liaodong. Chen Xie, who was dressed in military uniform, wore a military coat, walked in the front, with straight clothes and tiger steps.

Qian Qianyi, the new governor of Liaodong, only after arriving in Liaodong did he know that the current Liaodong is not the same thing as the Liaodong of the past, compared to the Liaodong of the past. Liaodong is now several times larger. The northernmost point already includes the "North Sea" of the former Huns, which is what is now called Lake Belga. Living in that area. They are all Jiannu who fled from Liaodong. After asking for peace, the Ming allowed them to multiply there, although the living conditions in the poor countryside were extremely bad, but Chang Shiren also sent some soldiers to set up a monument there, indicating that it was the territory of the Ming Dynasty. There is also an engineering corps. Roads are being built in all directions. Speaking of Liaodong, it is still vast and sparsely populated, and every year it is constantly absorbing immigrants from Japan and North Korea, and it is the land of Liaodong that attracts them. Only 10% of the tax is collected every year, and the tax is collected normally after 10 years. Because of the huge attraction of land, at least 500,000 people of the two countries are reclaimed every year under the guidance of officials sent by the Ming Dynasty. Ten years later, as long as they have no bad criminal record, they can obtain the nationality of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, they can also get twenty acres of land each.

After taking office, Qian Qianyi found out that Liaodong was really a good place to brush up on his political achievements, and he really didn't understand why the previous officials couldn't stay? Even if the land tax is only collected once a year, it is enough for these officials to eat and drink, and they can also make a lot of political achievements.

Seeing Chen Xie landing, Qian Qianyi took the lead in stepping forward and arching his hand: "I've seen Lord Pavilion, I've worked hard all the way." ”

Chen Xie smiled and replied: "Mr. Mu Zhai is not easy, the bitter cold land of Liaodong, I don't know if you can get used to it?" ”

Qian Qianyi said with a smile: "There's nothing unaccustomed, when winter comes, there is floor heating in the yamen." I'm ashamed and ashamed, I took the train from Tianjin to Shenyang, and I've been in Maodong since I started. There's nothing serious to do, and there's nothing to do. At first, I was worried about whether there were homeless people in the city, but later I heard that if there was a homeless man, he would be taken by the army, and he would either go to work with peace of mind or throw him into the mine to dig coal. Liaodong, don't raise idlers and lazy people! ”

Chen Xie glanced at Chang Shiren, and the goods came forward to salute: "Grandpa, don't blame me for this." In recent years, there has been a shortage of people everywhere in Liaodong, so it is better to let these homeless people stay on the street, so it is better to find them a place to eat. Besides, if I don't arrest them, I will have to be arrested by those black-hearted traffickers and sold to private mines, and the result is that they will die and not even be able to mix with a coffin. ”

Chen Xie smiled: "Do I blame you?" As long as he is a normal person, he is not sick or sick, and he can still beg along the street in Liaodong, he is a lazy person. Mom and Dad didn't educate well, but the government helped educate them. For those who are willing to work hard, the government should also support them. Punish evil and promote good, and we must not let honest people who abide by the law and work hard suffer losses. ”

The railway station is near the wharf, and a special train stops here, and Chen Xie, who got off the carriage, deliberately walked to the locomotive to take a look. This time I came to Liaodong, but I didn't come to play. Now that Chen Xie is very busy, if he can let him go from Huating to Liaodong, there must be something serious happening.

"The Cabinet Department, this is the latest locomotive, with improved craftsmanship and design, and the maximum power is three times that of the previous Type 1 car. At present, it is not possible to overcome the technology of double expansion, which cannot but be said to be a bit regrettable. This type of locomotive, under the condition of 120 kilometers per hour, exerts a power of 6000 horsepower" The person responsible for introducing the new locomotive to Chen Xie is no longer Tang Ruowang, a red-haired ghost, this is Liu Xing, a native of the Ming Dynasty. One of the first people to come into contact with the modern locomotive brought by Chen Xie was when he was still a hairy young man. Now in his early thirties, the locomotive had been dismantled countless times by him and his companions.

"You've done a great job!" Chen Xie unconsciously sighed, looking at this guy who was already very close to a modern steam locomotive, he couldn't help but say that these people in the Ming Dynasty had absolutely no intelligence. If you think about it carefully, when New China was founded, what did China have? As a result, in less than a hundred years, China has caught up with the world.

When the train made an amazing chirp, Chen Zilong, who was following behind Chen Xie, obviously covered his ears, Ava was very calm, a railway had been built on the side of Xinghai City, connecting Xinghai City and Bandung, she had seen the world.

The special train was speeding on the unmelted land in eastern Liaodong, and Chen Zilong had been lying on the window of the box to watch the scenery, and the excitement in his heart was difficult to calm. How many things can this thing hold at once? According to Chen Xie's statement, a large sea ship is not enough to pull a cart of goods, and it can travel 2,000 miles a day. What is this concept? Anyone with a bit of a brain can figure out that once this thing is used in the military, deducting the time spent stopping to replenish coal and water along the way, it will be a little more than a day from Shenyang to Tianjin. It can send over 2,000 people and equipment in one go, and the power is too great.

Toot toot, the knock on the door interrupted Chen Zilong's view, and the entourage opened the door and saw a guard: "The cabinet has Mr. Wozi invited." ”

Chen Zilong immediately replied: "That's it." "Going out, passing through the attaché compartment, and coming to Chen Xie's special car, Chen Zilong saw that there were already a few people in it first, and he didn't know him at first glance, so he had to look at Chen Xie, who was looking down to check a rifle.

"The sleeper is here, watch it from the side first, and have a long insight." Chen Xie, who spoke, looked a little excited, not excited. Although this thing in my hand is a single-shot rifle, it is a real rear-loading rifle. And it's not the kind of flintlock rear-loading rifle that Norway and Sweden are engaged in, it's a firing pin rifle.

After solving the production of three acids and two alkalis, thunder and mercury are naturally not solved, and the bottom and fire have been repeatedly developed, and finally the mass production technology has been solved. What was in Chen Xie's hand was actually a Desaila needle gun, and it also solved the problem of air tightness. This is the victory of the progress of processing technology, and the biggest problem now is to solve the problem of mass production.

The person who came to see Chen Xie with this rifle is called Su Yuhe, and he is also one of the outstanding military talents that Chen Xie has cultivated over the years. In fact, what they do is in the cottage, except that there is no sample gun, the design drawings are complete. All they had to do was to read and understand the drawings and technical information, and then start making such a rifle. The person in charge of this team is Su Yuhe, and their R&D site is near Anshan Iron and Steel Company.

"There are too many technical difficulties with metal shells, but please rest assured that our team is confident that we will be able to develop them within 10 years." Su Yuhe stepped forward to speak at the moment when Chen Xie put down his rifle. Chen Xie smiled when he heard this, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't put too much pressure on the team, don't talk about ten years of research and development, I'll give you twenty years." Now your first task is to cooperate with the military industry department to complete the design of the production line and realize the mass production of this rifle. By the way, what about the representative of the other team? ”

A swarthy man in his forties standing next to Su Yuhe stepped forward and said, "Little Liu Zhengchuan has seen Lord Cabinet. Chen Xie saw that his excited lips were trembling, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Don't be nervous, I know you, it's amazing." Completed the development of cross-era artillery. (To be continued......) R527