Iron Dynasty

Qingzhou.

News from Goryeo was continuously sent to the palace, and as the situation stabilized, Xiao Ming became calmer day by day.

Ye Qingyun is still a bit daring. Ordinary officials don't dare to make such a drastic reform, but he does.

The head of the imperial study, Pang Yukun, said with a loud laugh, obviously he was very satisfied with Ye Qingyun's actions in Goryeo.

So it's good to have soldiers to deal with emergencies in extraordinary times. They have guns in their hands and are not afraid of trouble. Now the Koryo Kingdom has become Koryo Prefecture in an instant. Since then, there is one less threat in Kanto, and one more can be provided at any time. The government of support. Xiao Ming said.

Pang Yukun nodded slightly, However, if Goryeo is allowed to enter the Great Yu Kingdom, we need to pay close attention to the education of the public. The lower officials think that the current Goryeo people cannot completely give up their current status, and a complete change can only occur in the next generation. .

That's right, assimilation doesn't happen overnight, it will take decades at least, but don't worry about it, the people of Koryo are not stupid, as long as they have food and drink, the people of Koryo will not be stupid enough to rebel. Therefore, Goryeo cannot blindly adopt a policy of cruel exploitation, and at the same time leave room for them to live, and they cannot be left hungry.”

Now a fact is in front of us. In fact, the American War of Independence was precisely because the British adopted a different policy of exploitation towards the colonial people than the British mainland, which finally led to the War of Independence.

So in Xiao Ming's view, running a colony and feeding cows is the same thing. If you want to get more milk, you have to let the cow eat and drink enough, so as to have a greater output.

Otherwise, if you want the horse to run, but also want the horse not to graze, something will happen sooner or later.

And he wants to assimilate Goryeo instead of grabbing one and leaving, which makes it all the more prudent.

What the emperor said is that the cabinet has the same idea after discussion. Pang Yukun said.

So good. Xiao Ming smiled.

After a pause, he ignored the matter of Gaoli and said, The thermal power plant matter should be listed by your cabinet as a key task to supervise, whether it is people or money. Product research laboratories should focus on supporting, and strive to produce some products, such as incandescent lamps, when electricity is operating in a small part of Qingzhou.

Yes, Your Majesty. Pang Yukun responded.

After talking about this, Xiao Ming asked Pang Yukun to leave, and he sat down and started to write a more advanced information book. The technical content of this book will cover the stage from the end of the eighteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century.

Among them, the key products are the machinery related to electricity, especially the lathe part, because once the electricity is available, the stability of the lathe will be greatly improved, which is of great benefit to the overall improvement of the industry.

While he was busy presenting each piece of technology, the first batch of grenades arrived at the stalemate Lin'an battlefield. After more than a month of full production, 9,000 grenades were produced.

Grenade, how does this thing work?

This month, Lu Fei got angry because of the war on the front line. As soon as the grenade arrived, he ran faster than a rabbit and wanted to see a new type of weapon as soon as possible.

Niu Ben knocked off Lu Fei's hand with the grenade, This is not a joke, Luo Quan and I don't want to be killed by you.

Lu Fei was unbearable, and he asked anxiously: Old General, what is the use of this?

Niu Ben was actually on the rise. They arrived at the foot of Lin'an a month ago and found that the whole of Lin'an was surrounded by intertwined trenches.

The soldiers in the trenches only exposed half of their heads. Once their soldiers charged, they would shoot at close range, causing them a lot of casualties.

So when the grenade, which is said to be a weapon of trench warfare, arrived, he was instantly refreshed.

I'm going to show it to you again, and you'll teach it to the soldiers when you go back. Before Lu Fei came, he had already learned it from the technicians of the military workshop, and now he wanted to show off.

At this moment, Luo Xin also rushed over. Like Lu Fei, he was exhausted by the trench warfare.

During the Northern Expedition, they could still use plate armor to hedge, but now they can't. The opponent's firearms can easily penetrate the plate armor, which causes them to consume each other in the trenches.

Niu Ben picked up a grenade in front of everyone, skillfully unscrewed the safety cover, pulled the rope, and threw it out.

Boom! With an explosion, dust flew up forty meters away.

Lu Fei and Luo Xin's eyes straightened. In his opinion, this grenade is very simple to operate and has great power. If thrown into a trench, it will kill a large number of enemies.

Amazing, really amazing. Lu Fei and Luo Xin clapped hands.

Niu Ben turned around. He looked at Lu Fei and Luo Xin and said, Remember, this thing is only delayed for five seconds. If you don't throw it after five seconds, you will kill yourself.

Yes, General. Lu Fei and Luo Xin said in unison.

Niu Ben nodded, and then let the two try to use grenades. After the two mastered it, he allocated 4,000 grenades to Lu Fei and Luo Xin, and let them capture the other's trenches.

Save it. When the two of them left, Niu Ben said with great distress. Now he only has a thousand pieces left, and it is estimated that other commanders will soon come to him to complain.

Back at their respective positions, Lu Fei and Luo Xin immediately organized soldier training. Throwing grenades was also a technical task. One had to throw it far, and the other had to throw it accurately.

Therefore, it is necessary to choose some with strong arms and easy-to-use eyes.

Now that they have obtained the information, the Sima clan and the wealthy clan who cling to them have officially belonged to the Merchant Council, and now they no longer need any scruples.

Because the court has designated the Merchant Council as a thief colluding with the West, their actions to regain Chu State will be just.

After several days of training, a group of four hundred grenadiers, each with ten grenades, was in charge of bombing the enemy's trenches.

Mummy, let these rebels know how powerful Grandpa Lu Fei is today. Lu Fei cursed while observing the other side's trench with the binoculars.

Although the enemy's casualties in the confrontation were much greater than theirs, the presence of the trench seemed to give them a glimmer of hope.

In the criss-crossed trenches not far away, more than ten Wanwan troops were still holding on, and Lu Fei was tired of such a stalemate.

Grenadier ready. Lu Fei called.

The distance between the trenches between the two sides was originally only 50 meters, but in order to throw grenades more conveniently, they took the opportunity to dig more than a dozen front trenches last night, shortening their previous distance to about 30 meters.

Now the grenadiers are all entering these forward trenches.

Throw!

Following Lu Fei's order, 400 grenadiers picked up the grenades and threw them at the opponent's trench. Suddenly, continuous explosions sounded, and the opposite trench was covered with flames and smoke.