Chapter 136: The Steps Need to Be Bigger
Although the steam engine cannot be manufactured quickly, it is useless to be anxious, and if the steam engine really appears, he still needs the craftsmen to accumulate long-term technology.
Now, although after his strict management, unified weights and measures, the accumulation of craftsman strength, and the accumulation of technological progress, but some scientific and technological breakthroughs are not so easy, the research of the steam engine is like this, although the principle of action of the steam engine is simple, but to create a steam engine that can provide stable power, it is quite difficult.
However, Lin Fei was not too anxious, although this was already a huge obstacle to the modernization and industrialization of his workshop, but Lin Fei also had his own development plan, which was not too urgent for the time being, and the small workshop could meet his needs for the time being.
And with the development of technology, he believes that it can all be solved!
Datong Town in hand, Lin Fei's population, talents, resources, and territory have greatly expanded, and the business has developed rapidly, and the textile industry has also shown its strong stamina, driving more population to become an industrial population, although it is only a light industry, but it is a labor-intensive industry, and its contribution to the development of Lin Fei's command has gradually risen to the first position.
The production of industrial streamlining has also allowed Lin Fei's textile scale to expand again and again, and it has become a key leading product in transactions with Jin merchants.
The rise of the textile industry has led to the wool trade with Saiwai, so that more grassland tartars, unable to bear this huge wealth, began to take the initiative to increase sheep breeding for Lin Fei and produce more wool.
In this way, it has led to the common prosperity of Datong and Saiwai, but this kind of prosperity hides a deadly knife, so that Lin Fei has the possibility of gradually controlling the economic lifeline of the grassland, and even more lifelines!
"Now we are still constrained by food, Shanxi Town, Datong here the land is still too narrow, and most of it is dry land, even if there is a large amount of well water irrigation, it can only barely support the future population expansion, so we must master more land!"
Lin Fei's eyes flashed with ambition, after a series of training and suppression of bandits, the 20,000 soldiers and horses had initially formed combat effectiveness, making his military strength even stronger, which made Lin Fei couldn't help but think bigger.
Food is a strategic reserve in any era, even in modern society, and without complete self-sufficiency of food, it is enough to be stabbed fatally at a critical moment.
And in this chaotic era at the end of the Ming Dynasty, food is even more valuable, and it is also what Lin Fei cares about the most.
After all, with his development and growth, his henchmen have more and more strength, and in addition to the 20,000 army, there is a force of more than 1,000 people, selected by thousands of people, completely loyal to his personal soldiers, half of these thousand personal soldiers, half of which are selected by him and can cultivate internal strength.
These people consume ten times more food than ordinary people every day, and there will be more as their cultivation increases in the future, so Lin Fei naturally attaches great importance to food.
Many of his trade demands are related to grain, and he has done everything possible to purchase and reserve grain throughout the country through the hands of Jin merchants, in order to meet the needs of the times.
Now for more land, more grain and grass, to start a war, Lin Fei is also willing to do anything.
"My lord, do you have a plan?"
Lin Fei's henchmen and generals were tall and strong, and asked in a rough voice, with Lin Fei serving as the chief soldier of Datong, their descendants have also risen one after another, at least it is also the position of a thousand households, so they are naturally loyal to Lin Fei and know Lin Fei's style.
"Now we are in the border area, too far from the heart of the Central Plains, and even more distant from the grain production area, but we must have cultivated land that belongs to us, so my goal is Tianjin Wei, take Tianjin Wei, we will have access to the sea, with the sea, you can ship to the south, where there is a big island, it is several times the land of Datong, and the crops can be harvested three times a year, the water and soil are fertile, enough to provide us with a lot of grain and grass support, and can also immigrate to the Central Plains to reduce the appearance of chaos!"
Lin Fei's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he said extremely heroically.
"Tianjin Wei?"
Hearing Lin Fei's words, everyone gasped, Tianjin Wei is quite close to the capital, although there is still a distance, but will this cause the jealousy of the Son of Heaven, you must know that the current Emperor Chongzhen is a very suspicious lord.
"What, can't you!?"
Lin Fei asked in a deep voice.
"My lord, it's not difficult for us to win Tianjin Wei with our strength, but in what name, and will the Son of Heaven ......?"
Although Xu Wuyang was silent, he was the only one who could speak at this time, so he still walked out and said with his fists clenched.
"In what name? Very well, how about in the name of conquering lost territory? If the Tartar soldiers invade the Tianjin Wei and break through the Tianjin Acropolis, we will capture it, whether it is to serve the imperial court, and recommend a Tianjin general soldier at that time, it must not be too much! ”
Lin Fei said with a smile, now he still has a group of backstage in the court, and these backstage charge him a lot of filial piety every year, if he can't even do this little thing, then there is no need to worship them.
Tianjin Wei this is Lin Fei's very important outlet to the sea, to the north can threaten the Manchu Tartars, to the south can capture Xiaoliuqiu, that is, the island of Taiwan in later generations, Taiwan Island is the largest island in China, located in a tropical climate, fertile land, is a rich land, although now there are Dutch red hair to live, but it only occupies a place as big as eight palms, Lin Fei has the confidence to occupy here.
Besides, if you want to quickly unify the world and conquer the whole world at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the sea must not be missed, and the development of naval power must be carried out as early as possible.
And only more industries can promote each other and produce the greatest benefits!
For the entrance to the sea, Lin Fei has long been determined to win, but his strength was still too weak before, but now that the 20,000 army is ready, and half of the pro-guard army who have opened the cultivation acupoint is in hand, Lin Fei's strength is enough to eat Tianjin Wei, and he will not worry about the problem of not being able to hold it.
And now the imperial court is still powerless to treat the Manchus, the Manchu Tartars are still raging in the Central Plains for a while, although there are some concerns about Lin Fei's strength, and not as unscrupulous as in history, but it will inevitably capture some cities of Tianjin Wei, in this way, Lin Fei intervened in it, and couldn't help but not rebel, but to share the worries of the court, or a great merit.
At that moment, all the generals received their orders, knowing that Lin Fei had made up his mind, he didn't persuade more, but all went down to prepare for the next war with peace of mind!