"Sir, this is our sample, which has been experimented with and can provide a great deal of energy."

In the factory, a group of people were stopping in front of a certain steel monster, and the leader was enthusiastically introducing something, he was the chief engineer of this factory, and an important member of the Tiangong Academy.

Yan Ling looked at the swarthy monster in front of him with satisfaction.

It can be put into practical steam engines, and with the efforts of the Tiangong Institute, it has finally been developed.

This kind of steam engine is the machine that can transmit energy for all walks of life in later generations, which can be called "universal energy".

"This year's Tiangong Award winner, I think there is already a home." Yan Ling said with a smile, he could announce this reward in advance.

This is a cross-generational product, and although this year is not over yet, there is nothing more meaningful than this.

And in the engineer's eyes, the excitement was even stronger.

Double happiness is coming!

"From now on, this will be the mother factory of the steam engine." Yan Ling instructed his subordinates again:

"Recruit more people and increase production."

"Inform each factory that everything that can be equipped in the future, such as textiles and crocks, can all be used."

"Also." He turned to the still excited Engineer:

"If you have a steam engine, you can invent a lot of things based on it. For example, steam locomotives, steam ships, etc., I will leave them all to you. ”

The technical problem of the steam engine is solved, and the steam locomotive and steam ship will not be too difficult.

Sure enough, after listening to Yan Ling's description, the engineer agreed in one bite and said confidently:

"Sir, don't worry, I will definitely make this thing for you as soon as possible."

Obviously, this is not a difficult task for him.

……

While carrying out a series of actions, Yan Ling was also carrying out the army's training.

So far, in addition to the Seventh Army of Luzon, there are three divisions and one regiment on the mainland, namely the first, second and third divisions of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as well as a cavalry regiment.

The three divisions were guarding northern Zhejiang, Jianingguo, central Zhejiang, and southern Zhejiang.

The equipment is good, but many of them are soldiers who have just finished training, although they use the method of "veterans leading new soldiers" to break up some veterans who have participated in battles before and lead recruits who have not been on the battlefield, but after all, there is still a difference between them and those divisions that have fought a hundred battles.

No matter how disciplined you are, in the face of the shock of the cavalry stepping on the ground and the roar of muskets and artillery, and seeing the people around you being crushed into flesh and blood by cannonballs, fear is inevitable, and even many people will follow their psychological instinct and run away.

The veteran is accustomed to seeing it, and knows that only by holding together can he not cause more casualties due to the rout, and can overcome the fear in his heart.

When Zuo Liangyu was fought before, the recruits were once thrown into chaos by his counterattack, but the Seventh Army of Luzon, which had experienced a hundred battles, would not have this situation, and when they fought against Lu Xiangsheng, they still had hundreds of casualties, and their faces still did not change, and their bearing capacity was much greater.

So it's still going to give them a chance to fight. The Luzon Seventh Army was the main attack, and the remaining three divisions also had to be tempered and grown.

Thinking of the battle, he thought of the new commander of the Ming army, and the hidden dragon had already sent him relevant information, but he hadn't had time to see it yet.

Yan Ling opened the information.

"Yuan Chonghuan?"

Old acquaintance! The controversy about him in later generations was too great, so that even people who didn't know the history of the Ming Dynasty had heard of him.

Yan Ling's eyes flashed with light.

Yuan Chonghuan's words, he seemed to have probably guessed the tactics that the other party would apply......

But not necessarily, after all, he is not a Manchu Qing, who knows if Yuan Chonghuan will change his tactics, but be prepared.

So he turned his head and asked his men beside him:

"Is the No. 2 heavy gun on the way?"

Anyway, even if Yuan Chonghuan didn't use the tactics of "main defense and rear battle" in the original time and space, with this heavy artillery, the siege of the city would be twice the result with half the effort.

The subordinate immediately replied:

"According to your order, three more No. 2 heavy guns have been transferred to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but the transportation is more difficult, and it will take about two months."

……

On the other side, Yuan Chonghuan also arrived at the front line.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Yuan Chonghuan relied on his willingness to go to the front line, and in such a sentence, he could convince Emperor Wuxing.

After he stood up, although his courage was praised by the emperor, he still examined it.

Fortunately, Yuan Chonghuan was keen on military affairs, and all kinds of military affairs were blurted out, and the head was the way, which made the emperor very satisfied.

On his resume, he also has military experience - he once patrolled Datong, and also served as the governor of Henan, and he has made small military exploits and exterminated several bandits.

The official title of the right attendant of the military department, if it is released, is enough to become a member of the party.

In addition, at this time, the officials regarded the battlefield of Jiangsu and Zhejiang as a fierce beast, and no one wanted to go at all, so Yuan Chonghuan took office and supervised the military affairs of Jiangxi, Huguang, Nanzhili, and Zhejiang as the secretary of the military department.

In order to show his support, the emperor also drew 20,000 elite troops from the Beijing army and put them under his control, and spent 300,000 taels of silver from the internal treasury as military funds, and even he promised Yuan Chonghuan a series of requirements such as the full support of all ministries without delay, and the officials should not cause trouble, etc., and generously gave him the sword of Shangfang.

He was really anxious this time.

And after Yuan Chonghuan got the emperor's consent, he also said with confidence:

"Within three years, there will be a rebellion in the southeast."

The emperor was delighted.

Lu Xiangsheng's defeat made him realize that this rebel army is not simple, to be honest, if he can calm the chaos in three years, he is really satisfied.

At this time, when he arrived at the front line, he was even more energetic and ready to show his ambitions.

As soon as the order was given to rectify the military horses, news was received about the military government of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Yuan Chonghuan looked at the news and was a little surprised.

"Rent reduction, exemption from forced labor, and greatly increased commercial tax ......"

"The vision of these thieves is quite far-reaching, in this way, the people of Shengdou are afraid that they will really forget the grace of their father."

"But the way to govern is balance. In this way, he attaches too much importance to the people, but he loses the heart of the doctor, and the thieves will not last long. ”

The world, after all, is still the world of scholars.

Yuan Chonghuan quickly put it aside.

No worries.

Even he believes that this is irrefutable proof of the inevitable defeat of the rebels.

Yuan set his sights on firearms, which he believed were the basis by which the rebels could compete with them.

In the previous three wars, the Ming army basically failed because of this.

Even in the final battle of Lu Dushi's decisive battle, he led the Chinese army under his command to charge, and after paying huge casualties, he was already close to the other party, and he was about to fight hand-to-hand when he saw it, but the other party threw out a stick-like object, the sound was as loud as thunder, and it was eroded everywhere he went, and the Chinese army was defeated.

(End of chapter)