Steel Dynasty - Chapter 980

[Chapter 974 Sleigh]

The cold wind wrapped in snowflakes poured in from outside the Zhengda Guangming Hall, and waves of coldness hit.

The atmosphere in the hall became more solemn. After pondering for a while, Niu Ben said: “Your Majesty, if the Golden Horde is not eliminated, it will be as painful and itchy as the scabies on the back of the Great Chongqing. Coupled with the intervention of Tsarist Russia, it is now equal to the Great Chongqing.” There is once again a powerful enemy in the north of the country. If this problem is not eradicated, the country of Chongqing will always be troubled by it in the future. “

The general also thinks so. Now the fragmentary remnants of the parliament in Jiangnan have been almost eliminated, and the British are the leaders.” The combined fleet has been defeated again. They will definitely not have the courage to make a comeback for a while, so they should deal with the threats that are close at hand. “Luo Quan said loudly.

Xiao Ming nodded slowly. Now that Malacca is in his hands, Nanyang is in his pocket. Just adopt the cannibalization policy, and the problem of the Golden Horde that has troubled the Chongqing Kingdom for hundreds of years should be completely solved. .

Otherwise, it would be very troublesome for them to cooperate with Tsarist Russia in the north. Now they have cut off Zhu Sansi’s supply line as proof.

“What the two generals said is what I thought. The distance from Guandong to Qingzhou is thousands of miles. This battle report was probably sent just over a month ago. The situation of Zhu Sansi and ten thousand soldiers now is really heartbreaking. Worry.” Xiao Ming said worriedly.

Niu Ben said: “Zhu Sansi received a large amount of food, grass and supplies after occupying Yaksa. This is not a problem. The most important problem is the supply of ammunition. If the Golden Horde and Tsarist Russia besiege Yaksa, their situation will be different. It’s very difficult.”

Hearing this, Xiao Ming frowned. This year, the Guandong Railway has continued to be built from Jianzhou to the north, but it has stalled due to the coming of winter, and it is impossible to provide supplies to Zhu Sansi from the railway.

“Immediately give an order to Qi Guangyi, asking him to send cavalry to Jianzhou, use horses and sleds to transport ammunition and supplies to Zhu Sansi’s army, and be responsible for protection along the way. I cannot abandon any soldier.”

After pondering for a while, Xiao Ming made a decision.

“Sleigh?”

Niu Ben and Luo Quan were startled. They had never heard of this thing.

At this time, Xiao Ming asked Qian Dafu to bring paper and pen, and drew the structure of the sled on the paper for them to see.

“Is this the sled?” Niu Ben glanced at the drawing. The thing drawn on it was a wooden board. The difference was that there were two parallel protruding iron knives under the wooden board, and there were reins in front of the sled to tie the horses.

Great Chongqing lost Guandong for hundreds of years. Naturally, these generals living in the Guan could not understand the feeling of living in the ice and snow.

Naturally, they have no idea about this sled.

Now that the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, this sled is definitely the best means of transportation.

“Can we rely on this to transport supplies smoothly in the snow?” Luo Quan still had some doubts. After all, this matter was not a trivial matter.

“This is natural. Without further ado, I will now have the factory produce this sled overnight and transport it to Jianzhou via railway. Qi Guangyi’s cavalry will probably arrive in Jianzhou within this time.” Xiao Ming said loudly.

Then he took the two of them to the machinery factory under the guard of the Royal Guards, and asked them to make a sled on the spot. Because the structure was simple, a sled appeared in front of everyone in just half an hour.

For the Siberian region, sleds may be used as an important means of transportation for a long time in the future.

So he picked a place with deep snow to demonstrate the convenience of sleds in the snow, and officially listed sleds as one of the items purchased by the army.

“With this, transportation in Guandong will be much more convenient. After all, this railway is not accessible to every place.” Niu Ben breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the task of supplying Zhu Sansi was still very heavy, the tool of sled finally alleviated the current predicament.

“Yes, the Emperor is still powerful. Why didn’t we think of this?” Luo Quan’s mood also improved.

Xiao Ming shook his head helplessly. He also made some mistakes this time. He should have considered this issue when Zhu Sansi set off for Guandong.

It’s just that there are so many things that he needs to consider now, and sometimes it is inevitable that he will forget something.

After deciding on the sleds, Xiao Ming ordered the machinery factory to speed up the production of a thousand sleds and transport them to Jianzhou. In the future, these sleds will become the transportation tools of the Kwantung Army.

However, the transportation of supplies in Kanto is one problem, and the transmission of news is another problem. In many cases, by the time battle reports arrive, major events have often happened long ago.

In the past, Xiao Ming had no solution to this problem, but now that there is a power problem, it is easy. Moreover, he has asked Qingzhou University to prepare for this problem for a month.

Thinking of this, he said to the two of them: “Let’s go, I will take you to see something more important, which is much more important than the sled.”

When the two heard this, they immediately showed hopeful looks, because there must be something more important in Qingzhou. Important discovery.

The group of people turned around and came to Qingzhou University. Under the guidance of Xiao Ming, they went to a laboratory in the college. This is the power application laboratory of Qingzhou University that was just established, focusing on power-related equipment.

“Your Majesty!”

Xiao Ming’s arrival attracted the attention of thirty-two students in the laboratory. These students are all students who are proficient in power application knowledge. The leader of them is named He Dong.

When setting up this laboratory, Su Liangcai specifically recommended this person. He was also a person who studied electricity, and he knew He Dong’s abilities.

“It’s really hard to keep you busy with experiments on the first day of the new year.” Xiao Ming said in a gentle tone, not like an emperor, but like a kind visitor.

When he first became emperor, he paid great attention to the appearance of an emperor for a while, but as the emperor sat for a long time, he gradually threw away this shackles.

Because for him, a people-friendly image is more suitable for him, rather than a cold appearance that is out of reach of others.

“The telegram is a big deal and I dare not neglect it. The hard work is not worth mentioning.” He Dong bowed and said.

After a pause, he continued: “It’s a coincidence that Your Majesty came here today. The laboratory has just completed the sending and receiving of telegrams. Next, the application of wired telegraphs can be officially launched.”

Niu Ben and Luo Quan looked at each other, both of them agreed. Hi, now anything with electricity can arouse the two of them’s strong interest.

“I’ve been thinking about it and it’s time to get results. Yes, today the two generals are coming with me. You can demonstrate to them how to send and receive telegrams.”

In Xiao Ming’s eyes, wired telegrams are a rather backward way of transmitting messages, but for now The Great Chongqing Kingdom can be said to be an artifact. This thing is still used even in contemporary times and has not been completely eliminated. With him, the issuance of government orders in the Great Chongqing Kingdom will greatly shorten the transmission of news across the huge land.

(End of chapter)