Steel Dynasty - Chapter 715

[Chapter 714 Xiao Ming attacks]

“In three years, three large-scale government-run steel mills including Qingzhou Steel Mill, Laiwu Steel Mill, and Kaiping Steel Mill were built to achieve an annual steel output of 300,000 tons.”

Pang Yukun read the content. He came out and learned the weight unit of “ton” at Bowen College, but he still had no idea about 300,000 tons, so he muttered: “What is the annual output of Qingzhou Iron and Steel Workshop now?”

“Less than Twenty thousand tons. “Xiao Ming answered Pang Yukun’s question directly.

“So few.” Fiji frowned, “Your Majesty, the annual output of this Qingzhou Iron and Steel Workshop is less than 20,000 tons, how can it reach 300,000 tons in three years.”

Xiao Ming smiled, these 300,000 tons are naturally not Xiao Ming made it up randomly. In fact, the annual steel production in the contemporary UK is only about 300,000 tons.

With the converter steelmaking method, he believes that reaching this value within three years will not be a problem.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Feige. As long as you build the remaining two steel mills, the output will naturally increase.”

Fiji didn’t know much about industry, so he didn’t say more.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming felt that it was necessary to explain the three-year plan, otherwise these officials would still be confused.

So he said: “This three-year plan mainly targets culture, education, industry, commerce, government affairs, and the military. The most important reform of culture and education is to popularize the martial spirit and military training in schools. All students who enroll must receive additional education from an early age. Military training, such as bayonet fighting training. “

Chao Zhengwen nodded, wrote down Xiao Ming’s words, and said: “The reason why barbarian soldiers are so brave and good at fighting is because they have been riding and shooting on horseback since they were young. The Great Chongqing Kingdom is not comparable.”

Xiao Ming expressed his admiration for Chao Zhengwen. This cultural and educational leader was the right one. At least in terms of ideology, he was on the same page as Chao Zhengwen.

The reason why he made this plan was to form a martial culture throughout the country.

In the Age of Discovery, the world was essentially a stage for bandits. How could one compete with the Western army without being ruthless?

After all, everyone in the West is tall and strong. In terms of strength, this is the disadvantage of the people of Dayu. If they don’t sharpen their skills in melee combat with bayonets, it will be really tragic if they fight with bayonets.

After a pause, he talked about business again. This was the formal establishment of the Department of Commerce. His order to Li Kaiyuan was to popularize commercial law in six states within three years, and at the same time establish a set of government agencies to supervise businessmen and collect taxes. .

In terms of industry, in addition to steel, textiles, etc., there is also the expansion of military workshops. Now the output of military workshops can only cope with domestic rebellions, but they are still far away from entering the international stage. Therefore, within the next three years, military workshops will There will be another expansion, and Lutong’s gunpowder workshop will also be merged into the military workshop.

As for government affairs, he once again made details. In addition to establishing the Department of Commerce, he also strengthened the Shaofu Supervisor and handed over the industries of the six states to the Shaofu Supervisor.

In addition, Xiao Ming also abolished the traditional government police officers. From now on, there will only be guard stations in the six states, and the guards will be responsible for the security of counties and villages in each state.

The most profound change this time was undoubtedly the army. After talking about commercial and government affairs, Xiao Ming looked at Niu Ben and other generals.

First, he asked Qian Dafu to read out the commendation for the generals, and then he said: “The army is an important weapon of the country, and I have to pay attention to it. From today on, I have decided to establish the Military Aircraft Department. From now on, all matters concerning the use of troops will be controlled by the Military Aircraft Department.” “

Xiao Ming and Niu Ben have already mentioned this matter, so Niu Ben is not surprised. The Military Aircraft Department is the highest official department of the military that formulates war plans and issues war orders.

The officials of the Military Aircraft Department are directly responsible to Xiao Ming, and the generals under the jurisdiction of the Military Aircraft Department are directly responsible to the Military Aircraft Department. The purpose of such layered management is very simple, which is to prevent the generals from privatizing the army.

Because the Military Aircraft Department is responsible for all military affairs, the food and salary must naturally pass the review of the Military Aircraft Department, thus clearly telling the soldiers that they are eating royal food and receiving royal money, weakening the generals’ private control over the army.

After explaining for an hour with a dry mouth, Xiao Ming basically explained the matter clearly. In order to make these officials understand and remember, he also used technological crystals.

“Your Majesty, I understand.”

Pang Yukun now had a clear idea. The three-year plan was to his liking, and he couldn’t help but said happily.

“I understand, too.” The ministers echoed.

Xiao Ming nodded with satisfaction, “That’s very good. After this court meeting, dear friends, you will follow the booklet I gave you. I don’t want to be disappointed after three years.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” The ministers’ voices were loud.

After launching the three-year plan, Xiao Ming felt relieved. Today he has talked about everything for the next three years. Then he can immerse himself in improving technology. After all, it is enough to do the following things step by step.

When everything was said, Xiao Ming signaled to Qian Dafu and asked him to announce his resignation.

The ministers shouted long live and retreated, Xiao Ming and Qian Dafu left the political hall.

However, the two of them did not return to the camp immediately. Instead, they went around the palace that was under construction. In such a cold weather, the craftsmen were still working, and more than 20,000 people were busy.

Thanks to the hard work of so many people, the current palace has basically taken shape. If this continues, it is estimated that it will be able to move in next year. After all, his palace does not pay attention to the luxury of ancient emperors, but only pursues simplicity and generosity, which is enough for use.

After inspecting the palace, the two returned to their residence. After today’s meeting in court, he was completely relaxed. He planned to spend more time on culture, education and technology, and took time to enjoy the fun of ancient life.

It has been more than five years since he came to this world. He has been living in fear, walking on thin ice, and has never had a comfortable day.

Now that the dust has settled, his wings are gradually becoming fuller, and he is now qualified to combine work and rest.

But when he was free, officials like Fiji and Pang Yukun began a three-year nightmare. After the court, they each returned to their official offices, convened a meeting with officials and assigned tasks based on the three-year plan booklet.

First, they selected a group of outstanding craftsmen from the current mature workshops, and then Pang Yukun and Fiji jointly signed an order to recruit refugees.

These recruited refugees will follow the craftsmen to the mines, build coal mines, iron mines, and steel mills near the mines, and eventually form a city with the mines as the core.

In addition to the mines, some refugees will be brought under the command of the Railway Department, and they will build a railway network centered on Qingzhou under the command of the Railway Department.

The court was very busy, and the people were also getting excited at this time. After the brutal war, a great development spread across the six states was about to come.

(End of chapter)