Steel Dynasty - Chapter 717

[Chapter 716 Goryeo’s Trends]

“British?”

King Chu was confused. He had heard more or less about Europe from the Cao family in the past, but now he found that he knew too little.

Richard did not hide anything from the King of Chu. After all, the salary given to him by the King of Chu during this period was very generous, so he explained: “In fact, there has been talk of steam engines in Britain for a long time, but the steam engines at that time were almost useless. Others in Europe People in the country don’t care either.”

After recalling it, he continued; “But no one thought that the British had secretly improved the steam engine and used it in the textile industry, whether it was the Dutch, the Spanish, or us in France. Everyone has been deceived by the British. It was not until recently that they sold steam engines to other countries at high prices. We didn’t know about this cunning British guy. “

The King of Chu couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy when he heard this. He said, “It’s just that based on the information I got, this Xiao. Ming’s steam engine did not come from the UK, but was made by them themselves.”

“This is what I’m shocked about.” Richard frowned. In his opinion, this matter was a bit unbelievable.

He wouldn’t be surprised if this was in Europe, but this incident happened in Dayu.

“Is it someone from a secret society?” Richard frowned.

The King of Chu became more and more confused. He said, “What is this secret society?”

Richard explained; “This secret society is a British association. At first, it was composed of several stonemasons with the purpose of monopolizing them. The new technology discovered, later this association attracted more and more people who wanted to monopolize technology, and also put forward the theory that science and technology represent productivity. At the same time, they began to invite more and more elite scholars to join this association, and gradually this The influence of the association is growing, and they even have their influence in our French revolution.”

The King of Chu was confused. He shook his head, “I don’t care about this. Since the steam engine is so powerful, can you sell some. Give it to me.”

“Hahaha… His Majesty the King of Chu is joking. This steam engine is in short supply even in Europe, and it is impossible to sell it to His Majesty from Europe to here.” Richard rejected the King of Chu’s idea. .

The King of Chu was a little sullen, and more fearful in his heart. Now Xiao Ming’s position is becoming more and more stable, and he is still pushing forward the reform despite all opinions.

Now that they have invented some steam engine, he thought he would surpass Xiao Ming with the help of the French, but now the gap between them is getting wider and wider.

With a snort, King Chu turned and left, no longer saying anything to Richard, but thinking about how to get the steam engine from Xiao Ming.

After King Chu left, Richard’s expression suddenly became gloomy. In fact, he had always been hostile to this British secret society in his heart, because technology is the enemy of religion.

If this Xiao Ming is related to this secret society, he must be careful, but this also explains why the prince of the Great Chongqing Kingdom has mastered so many European technologies from scratch.

…

In Qingzhou, Xiao Ming, the king of Shu, sneezed hard, rubbed his nose and muttered: “There are so many people who are cursing this king behind his back.”

Half a month has passed since the last court meeting. , as time went by, a large number of workshops began to be built within the six states, and every day he received memorials from Pang Yukun and Fiji.

For him, everything is progressing according to the established plan.

At the same time as the steam age came, the government affairs and military reforms in the six states were also going on in parallel.

Especially the army. While establishing the Military Aircraft Department, Niu Ben made a major adjustment to the army according to Xiao Ming’s plan.

In the past, his armies were all divided by states, such as the Qingzhou Army, the Dengzhou Army, etc. Now, in order to have a more unified command, he and Niu Ben discussed and planned to establish six standing armies with the names of the former armies of the Chongqing Kingdom.

These six standing armies are Zuo Wu Army, You Wu Army, Qian Niu Army, Jin Wu Army, Yu Lin Army, and Imperial Guard Army.

Among them, the Imperial Guard is responsible for guarding the capital, and the remaining five armies are stationed in one to two mansions respectively, responsible for guarding the border and conducting external campaigns.

After this reform, his army will become more regular. At the same time, he has also promoted many generals and let them lead the post of general.

For example, Luo Hong is currently the commander-in-chief of the Jinwu Guard and is responsible for the Chang’an Prefecture and the former Zhao Kingdom area. Lu Fei is the commander-in-chief of the Youwu Army and is stationed in Youzhou Prefecture. Luo Xin is the commander-in-chief of the Zuowu Army and is stationed in Jinling Prefecture.

Qi Guangyi served as the general of the Qianniu Army and was stationed in Qingzhou Prefecture to defend against the barbarians. Lei Ming served as the general of the Yulin Army and was stationed in Youzhou Prefecture.

The imperial guards guarding the capital were personally led by Xiao Ming. Of course, he was only in name, and Niu Ben was actually responsible for the management.

In this way, he completely completed the reorganization of the army. Since these six standing armies will be commanded by the Military Aircraft Department, the Military Aircraft Department is directly responsible to him.

After ticking the memorial that Niu Ben sent over, Xiao Ming put down the pen in his hand.

The army is the top priority. After this reform, he believes that his army’s combat effectiveness will be even stronger.

After all, each army now consists of musketeers, artillery, cavalry, chariots and other arms. It can be said that the comprehensive combat power of each army is very strong.

While he was deep in thought, Qian Dafu’s voice sounded, “Your Majesty, an urgent message from Dengzhou.”

“Send it up quickly.” Xiao Ming frowned.

It was snowing heavily outside. At this time, Qian Dafu’s body was completely white. He shook the snow off his body and handed the memorial to Xiao Ming.

Opening the memorial, Xiao Ming glanced at the contents and suddenly felt a haze in his heart.

This memorial was sent by Yue Yun. Just like the situation provided by Wang Xuan, Goryeo actually sent warships pretending to be Japanese pirates at this time to plunder Dengzhou.

“Your Majesty, the post general outside is still waiting. General Yue Yun is waiting for the Emperor’s order.” Qian Dafu said.

After the northern war, Xiao Ming followed the policy of recuperation and therefore curbed foreign wars. Yue Yun naturally knew this.

As the saying goes, when the cannon goes off, there is a thousand taels of gold. If war breaks out, it will be a waste of money.

Picking up the pen, Xiao Ming ticked the memorial without hesitation. This was part of his plan to deal with Gao Li, but this time Gao Li came to his doorstep.

In his opinion, Goryeo must have suffered heavy losses in the war with Japan, so he thought of bringing an autumn wind to his territory.

It’s just that Goryeo was blinded by lard, and he really picked the wrong place. In his strategy, he ultimately wanted to completely occupy Goryeo and divide Goryeo into one province.

He comes from modern times and naturally knows how much trouble this place will bring him in the future. Rather than doing this, it is better to get rid of it once and for all.

The backend of Qidian crashed, and it was only uploaded now. Snail was cheated to death. In addition, the reason why Snail has not updated much in the past two days is to save the manuscript and prepare for the explosive update on the 17th. There is a recommendation on the website today, I’m sorry.

(End of chapter)