Iron Dynasty

The sky outside the imperial study was clear, and Weilai was like a gem.

The haze in Xiao Ming's heart gradually dissipated, and he had to say that the attitude of the two Kong family was very to his taste, but the beauty of the words was one aspect, and the most important thing was how to fulfill the promise.

Getting up and walking in front of the two, he said: Since Ge Yiren invited you here, you must be clear about what I want, as long as you do what you do, I will keep watching.

When speaking, Xiao Ming looked directly at Kong Huairen and his son.

Yes, Your Majesty, Kong Mou will definitely devote himself to understanding the Emperor's Neo-Confucianism when he returns, so as to share his worries for the Emperor. Kong Huairen bowed and said.

Xiao Ming nodded, he looked at Kong Shengze, I am very happy that you can go to Qingzhou University. When you return from your studies, I will leave you a good position. Of course, I will also accept Confucian students again, but this Confucian student is not the other. Confucian scholars, you should understand what I mean.

Kong Shengze nodded lightly, there is no doubt that these Confucian scholars are all new Confucian scholars.

After the grudge was resolved, the father and son of the Kong family were greatly relieved, and Kong Huairen also became more courageous. He said: The emperor's merits lasted through the ages, the northern expedition of the barbarians, the eastward expedition to Koryo, and the pacification of the civil strife in Da Yu, this achievement is enough to seal Mount Tai to Zen. Confucius thought that he should choose a good day and auspicious day for the emperor to hold the ceremony of Fengchan.

Xiao Ming laughed, and he said, The ceremony of Fengchan is still a little early, and it will not be too late when I have settled the world, and since Neo-Confucianism has not yet been popularized, it would be a joke for me to climb Mount Tai at this time.

The pressure in Kong Huairen's heart increased again. This time, he must hurry up to accept this matter. After thinking about it, he said: Your Majesty, Kong has always been very interested in this newspaper, and I hope the emperor will allow Kong to allow it. Promoting New Confucianism through newspapers is bound to do more with less.”

Xiao Ming was naturally happy, This is no problem, I still want to publish the matter of seeing Sheng Gong today in the newspaper to show that there is no disagreement between me and the Kong family.

A smile appeared on Kong Huairen's swarthy face. Now he is completely at ease. In his opinion, as long as he follows the emperor's will, the Kong family will always have a high status in the future.

So good. Kong Huairen said happily.

After discussing the matter of Neo-Confucianism openly and honestly, Xiao Ming told the two of them some details before letting them leave.

Congratulations to the emperor, now I have another help. Pang Yukun said with emotion.

Xiao Ming smiled and said, Don't you blame me for being biased towards the Legalists?

Pang Yukun has always been known for his respect for the law. He said: Both Confucianism and Legalism take it as their duty to protect the royal family. In the past, the minister was worried that the emperor would not be able to deal with it. Now it seems that the minister is too concerned, so there is no grievance.

In this way, I will feel at ease. From now on, you should prepare for the conquest of the Chu State. The Great Yu Kingdom has been divided for a long time, and it is time to reunite.

Cabinet ministers are aware of Xiao Ming's next plan, and the victory of the Northern Expedition has also contributed to the court's military style, so they have always responded positively to the war.

In response, Pang Yukun said goodbye and left.

The imperial study was quiet, Xiao Ming turned and looked at the map hanging on the wall. Now a large area of ​​the northern part of the Great Yu Kingdom belongs to him, and his rule south of the Yangtze River is still very weak, which he cannot tolerate.

However, before provoking the war, he needs to continue to strengthen the industrial level of the Great Yu Kingdom and produce more diverse industrial products, some of which are crucial to the war, which is military food.

In this Northern Expedition, the biggest consumption was still logistical supplies, and even some food had rotted before it reached the battlefield, causing great waste. In his opinion, the backward food and grass transportation of the feudal army seriously hampered the progress of the war.

Therefore, he came up with the idea of ​​producing military food, such as canned food for military use, because it is currently the only canned food that is easier to achieve.

In contemporary Europe, canned food was invented in 1804, when a French man who sold candied fruit found that food sealed in glass containers would not spoil easily if properly heated, and he was greatly inspired by it.

In this way, food can be preserved for a long time without spoilage.

It is with canned food that the long-term long-distance combat of European troops has become a reality. It can be said that whether mass production and popularization of canned food is an important indicator to measure whether a country's military power has entered into modernization.

Now that Xiao Ming's army is transforming into a modern army in all aspects, this food will naturally also change.

Thinking of this, he sat down and drafted an imperial decree, asking the Shaofu Supervisor to establish a canned food production workshop in the Great Yu Kingdom, and he also made strict requirements on the types of canned food.

According to the current situation in Dayu country, it is impossible to produce canned beef, which is too wasteful, but it is still possible to rely on Dengzhou fishery to produce canned trout, and rely on Qingzhou Prefecture to produce canned potatoes, canned dry rice, canned dry vegetables, etc. OK.

In addition, the manufacture of biscuits and bread should be put on the agenda for use as military rations. After all, both things can be kept for a year or more.

In addition to canned food, he also ordered the Shaofu Supervisor to produce individual backpacks, so that soldiers can carry more food, greatly reduce the pressure on logistics, and make the army more suitable for expeditions.

The imperial decree arrived at the Shaofu Supervisor, and Qin Rui, the chief officer of the Shaofu Supervisor, immediately ordered craftsmen to establish a canning workshop.

After three years of further study at Bowen College, he successfully succeeded his father Qin Chengming as an official in charge of industry in the Great Yu Kingdom.

You go to the glass workshop immediately and ask the glass workshop to build a branch in Dengzhou to produce glass bottles, you are responsible for organizing the production of backpacks, and you go to the agricultural department to let them cooperate with providing ingredients, three months later The emperor wants to see the first batch of canned food, hurry up, hurry up! Qin Rui looked anxious.

The officials of the Shaofu Supervisor have long been accustomed to Qin Rui's style, but there is no way to do this. Now the Shaofu Supervisor is under the most pressure in the Great Yu Kingdom. Square.

As soon as there was a delay, Qin Rui was called to the palace to talk, and as a result, he was scolded by Xiao Ming.

After arranging all the things, Qin Rui sighed. He was in pain and happy. Although he was a little busy, the Shaofu Supervisor has changed from the idle demolition of the past to a hot government office. Granted a number of special rights.

This right allows him to mobilize all resources to build the missing industry.

According to his statistics, there are more than 50 industrial products in the industrial system of the Great Yu Kingdom, and this number is still increasing, but this is not enough, because the list of all industrial systems given to him by the emperor is very complicated.