Chapter 538

"Why belittle yourself when the general has been on the battlefield for decades?"

Xiao Ming did not expect that Luo Quan would decline his proposal at this time.

"Your Highness, I've been thinking about this since the last Jizhou war. Qingzhou's guns and artillery make me feel that the war is no longer what it used to be. Comparatively speaking, Luo Hong is more likely to accept the firearm team than I am." Luo Quan sighed.

Seeing Luo Quan's resolute manner, Xiao Ming nodded and said, "in this case, I will not detain the old general."

"Thank you, your highness." Luo Quan seems relieved.

Fijian's eyes twinkle. The army is no better than officialdom. Luo Quan made this decision thoughtfully. When he came, he discussed with him. Even if he agreed to Xiao Ming's request, the soldiers in the army would not help him.

Most importantly, if he enters the army, the firearm camp from Chang'an or Jin Wuwei who will go to Qingzhou in the future will look forward to him, which will undoubtedly lead to the emergence of factions in the army.

Officials can squabble with each other, but the army must be consistent. Considering this, he decided not to take charge of the military power any more, and Niu's qualifications are enough to suppress these soldiers from Chang'an. It is not a problem to integrate the army.

The officials and generals' affairs were initially settled, and then they talked about the issue of Pengzhou for a while. Now that the king of Wei had the heart to fight for hegemony, he needn't be polite.

Moreover, Fiji also hinted that Xiao Ming, the king of Wei, inherited the grand unification, but the king of Wei still ignored it, which was a betrayal to the royal family.

They decided to annex Pengzhou, but Niu Zhen left a problem for Xiao Ming before he left. The army was responsible for attacking Pengzhou.

Now the Youzhou army is guarding Shanhaiguan, so it can't move. Part of the Qingzhou army is in Yunzhou to guard against the attack of Zhao king and barbarians, and the other part is in Ryukyu Island.

The Dengzhou army, however, had to guard against possible attacks by Korea and Japan. After thinking about it, he could only mobilize Cangzhou army, Yizhou army and Laizhou army to attack Pengzhou. However, because these three troops were not on the border like other states, the total number of troops in the three states was only 15000, and there was little equipment.

However, during this period, the armed forces of these three states have been training according to the array of muskets. Because there are training guns in the armed forces, they can quickly become an army as long as they are equipped.

Thinking of this, he had a big head for a while, and it was the problem of equipment. Now he was short of guns and artillery.

At the same time, a sense of crisis was born in his heart. Although the industry of Qingzhou exceeded that of Dayu, the shortage of population was fatal.

Man sea tactics are enough to destroy everything he built.

Just as he was worried about the equipment, suddenly the servant of the palace came to report that it was Lin Wentao who asked to see him.

Wen Yan and Xiao Ming are very happy. What he wants to see most now is Lin Wentao. Whether the speed of equipment production can go up depends on him.

"Let him in." Xiao Ming said excitedly.

When the servant left, Lin Wentao went to the main hall excitedly.

"Your Highness, my highness and Zhang Liu have resolved the problem that one steam engine drives multiple machines. With the help of crankshaft and connecting rod, the steam engines in the machine tool workshop can drive a row of 12 drilling machines. Now we have installed five steam engines in them, and a total of 72 drilling machines use steam power." Lin Wentao said excitedly.

After a pause, Lin Wentao continued: "during this period, the steam engine workshop produced a total of 16 steam engines. According to your Highness's requirements, six of them were given to the machine tool workshop, the remaining 12 and four to the textile workshop, and the remaining six will be given to the musket workshop of the military workshop for rifling of rifles."

"Not bad, not bad." For Xiao Ming, this is undoubtedly a timely rain. Because of the shortage of population, what he can really rely on is the steam power brought by the steam engine.

Now Lin Wentao has successfully overcome the problem of one steam engine driving multiple machines, which will save him a lot of labor.

And once Lin Wentao mastered the problem of one steam engine driving multiple machines, it means that the technical problem of steam locomotive has been initially solved.

Lin Wentao was very excited. He said: "Your Highness, although the efficiency of steam engine is good now, there is another disadvantage, that is, the degree of air leakage of cylinder plug is still serious. My highness has seen rubber in the books given by him. It is said that the cylinder plug made of rubber is soft and can ensure air tightness, but I don't know what the rubber is? ”

"I know this rubber Lutong, but this kind of thing is not available in Dayu state, only along the south coast of the sea, but now that I have been trading with the Dutch, I will try to find some rubber."

"Yes, your highness." Lin Wentao said happily.

Xiao Ming is helpless. This is the importance of colonization. Without colonization, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers and tomatoes would not have been introduced into Europe and Asia. Without colonization, rubber would not have been found to be used in industry.

Just let him chagrin is that he is preparing to sail to the sea, did not expect such a domestic chaos.For him, the civil strife was no less than the thirty years war and the Great Northern War in Europe.

After talking about the tone, Xiao Ming said to Lin Wentao: "by the way, this steam engine is not only a single cylinder steam engine, but also a double cylinder steam engine, or even a four cylinder steam engine. With a little improvement, this steam engine will have enough power to drive more powerful machines. You need to go deep and study this. In addition, you should also take a test of the steam engine locomotive in the books. After all, the principle is not good It's going to be a lot worse. "

Xiao Ming threw out so many tasks that Lin Wentao was a little surprised. He said to Xiao Ming, "Your Highness, there are too many tasks. I'm afraid I can't do it alone. I beg your highness to let me choose some students from Bowen college to set up a laboratory for the steam engine workshop."

"Of course." Xiao Ming said with a smile that Lin Wentao was enlightened. He finally realized that it's not good to fight alone. It takes a lot of people to do research.

Lin Wentao nodded, "in that case. I'll go to Bowen college to select students. "

After that, Lin Wentao bowed and walked out.

Seeing Lin Wentao leave, Xiao Ming feels relaxed. What's the effect of the steam engine? Among them, he is most concerned about rifling cutting in the firearms workshop.

If the steam engine makes rifling easier to cut, it can equip rifles in the army in bulk.

Thinking of this, he couldn't wait to go to the military workshop. During this period of time, he was so busy because of the Chang'an chaos that he ignored the military production. Now, in order to attack Pengzhou, he has to urge him personally.

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