No one had any objections to the measures proposed by Ouyang Xuan, and they also proposed relevant measures based on their own division of labor. Li Shuang proposed that "water conservancy is the lifeblood of grain production." He should use the time when the water is dry to dig more ditches and open more ponds. This is both

Conducive to drought and flood prevention

, it can also restrict the activities of the Mongolian cavalry. The excavation of ditches and ponds seems to reduce the area for food cultivation, but the water surface can be used to raise fish and shrimps and plant lotus roots, taro and other crops, which also increases the soil's moisture conservation capacity, and the silt in the ditches and ponds is also excellent

of fertilizer.

Li Saner, who is in charge of industrial production, proposed the construction of hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, soda ash, and caustic soda plants. These raw materials and sulfuric acid, commonly known as "three acids and two alkali", are important raw materials for the chemical industry. Ouyang Xuan, a chemical major,

Of course it is not difficult. As early as

Before the Pili Army came down from the mountain, under his guidance, research institutes and industrial companies had developed production methods and production processes, but they could not be manufactured due to the lack of key raw materials. Now the territory under the jurisdiction of the Pili Army is more than ten times larger than the Jiguan Mountain area.

, by opening it yourself

The mining and caravans obtained key raw materials, and large-scale production was naturally put on the agenda. For example, the Glauber's salt mine in Yixing Township near Wugen Mountain began large-scale production. This Glauber's salt is the sodium sulfate Ouyang Xuan mentioned, and it is also a kind of sodium sulfate.

Important chemical raw materials. As for

Why Li San'er didn't mention the production of sulfuric acid is because most of the iron ore in Jiguan Mountain is siderite with high sulfur content. As a by-product of iron-making, there is still a large inventory. In addition, when coal is refining into coke,

Large amounts of sulfide can also be collected to make sulfuric acid.

At present, Pilijun's trade is mainly with the tea and horse trade in Fan and Yi districts. Although the trading volume of tea is large, Yazhou is the main production area. Meizhou and Jiading also produce a large amount of tea. Pilijun's tea competes with them and has no

It's a huge advantage. Although the profits from porcelain and iron farm tools are huge, the transaction volume is not large. It's not a big problem to buy mules and horses based on business profits, but it is unrealistic to buy expensive war horses. In fact

In fact, the money earned by the Pili Army's trading team in a year cannot buy the four hundred war horses of the prairie tribe captured last time. Among the Pili military industrial and mining products, although the output of coal and cement is large, they are not suitable for long-distance transportation, and there is no market demand.

, copper, lead, mercury and other products can be sold at a good price, but the output is not enough even for the Pili Army itself. Although the output of iron is large and there is inventory, as the most important raw material for the military industry, it will not be sold easily.

Li San'er is now actively developing and producing consumer products according to Ouyang Xuan's requirements, expanding the market from Jiading to Chongqing and even Dali, and even selling to the Mongolian-occupied areas if possible. The first batch of products to be developed is except alkali for washing clothes.

, the key point is the glass. This thing looks shiny

, if made into tableware, it will definitely be sought after by dignitaries. Ouyang Xuan firmly believes that "the rich are the best to earn money", and they are the main force in commodity trading. Of course, there is another important purpose of prioritizing the development of glass, that

It is to make telescopes. There is no doubt that this thing has a military role.

Li Saner's eloquent talk made four military personnel unhappy. In the eyes of Cao Ergou and other military personnel, the production of firearms and other military industries is a major issue, but Li Saner's speech had nothing to do with it. Instead, it focused on

How to make money? He smelled like copper. He looked more like a businessman than an official. Even Yu Zhu, who has always been calm and steady, also asked that the firearms production was really lagging behind. Is it because of insufficient attention? Is the management of this arsenal to be improved? These questions

This made Li Saner blush.

In fact, senior military personnel such as Cao Ergou also knew that the matters involved in relocating the factory were extremely complex. Li Saner led thousands of his men to work day and night, which was really hard work. However, after the expansion of the army, there was a shortage of firearms in each brigade.

It is really too big and it really affects the training. If the Mongolians

Called, what should I do? He couldn't help but complain a few times. Ouyang Xuan knew Li San'er's difficulties best, so he immediately suppressed the dispute and allocated the firearms of each brigade to give priority to key defense and combat troops.

needs. As for the firearms gaps of other troops, we have to wait slowly.

The construction of this industrial system does not happen overnight. Take the Dayi Military Factory as an example. It is by no means as simple as moving the military factories in Wanjiaping and Liuliba down the mountain. It is not just an expansion of the scale and an increase in manpower.

Large-scale upgrading of the entire military production system. It is no exaggeration to say that production equipment and power, personnel management, technical standards, quality control, etc. are greatly different from the original military factories. Take gun barrel production as an example

In the past, it was produced by the casting method, which involved pouring molten iron into the mold; now it has been improved to the boring and milling method, that is, using a lathe to process a solid cylindrical iron column into a gun barrel. The quality of the gun barrel produced by this method is excellent.

The defective rate is also low, but a fine iron lathe must be made first, and a forging press is needed. Both of these devices need to be driven by power, so it is necessary to dam the water to obtain enough water energy. This is something that the Dayi Arsenal will be able to do at least early next year.

Reasons for production.

In Ouyang Xuan's plan, the front-line troops of the Perak Army will gradually be equipped with new artillery guns and grenades. Part of the replaced weapons will be used to equip the second-line troops, and part will be sold to friendly forces. Arms transactions have never been

Not just buying and selling, but building political alliances

One of the means. Of course, selling weapons is also due to lack of money. Especially the recent rapid expansion of various undertakings of the Pili Army, large-scale construction and military operations require huge amounts of funds, which gives Ouyang Xuan, Li Shuang and others a headache. Naturally

We will not let go of the hugely profitable industry of arms trading.

With the support of sufficient funds, R&D and technology investment will increase, and more new technologies and new products will be developed. As for the inevitable diffusion of technology, we can delay it as much as possible, but it absolutely cannot be stopped.

. Based on this idea, Ouyang Xuan’s idea is to try his best to

A virtuous cycle of research and development system and a complete industrial foundation are quickly forming. Even if the Mongols steal firearms technology, they will not be able to produce it on a large scale, or the weapons they produce will be different from the Pili weapons. They will still be crushed by the advanced technology of the Pili army, and they will still be crushed.

Being defeated by the powerful production capacity of the Pili Army.

The last topic of the joint meeting was to discuss how to rescue the cannon-casting technicians detained by Yu Xing and his son. Before the meeting, Dong Hu had reported the situation detected by the scouts to Ouyang Xuan. After Yu Dazhong led his army to attack Pengshan and failed,

did not return

Jiading was stationed in Meizhou City, and the technical staff were imprisoned in a dock in the west of the city. Everyone present agreed with Ouyang Xuan's opinion and believed that they must be rescued no matter how high the cost. But for

The method used is slightly controversial.

Lu Dezhi believes that although Yu Xing is only the nominal boss of the Perak Army, if he takes back the hostages by force, he will be regarded as a traitor to the imperial court in the eyes of the world. The Perak Army cannot stand on the opposite side of morality, and must still use property to redeem the hostages.

road

, As for the price, we can slowly negotiate. Since Yu Xing can ask for a high price, the Pili Army can bargain on the ground. Lu Dezhi's opinion was supported by Li Shuang and Huang Dagen, while Yu Zhu, Li San'er and others could not deny it.

Dong Hu and Cao

Ergou firmly opposed this approach. In their view, Yu Xing and his son used their power to bully others and were getting more and more aggressive. This unhealthy trend cannot last forever. What Yu Xing did during this period made Ouyang Xuan hate these corrupt bureaucrats even more, and he

decide

They will definitely not let Yu Xing and his son get what they want, but send special forces to rescue the hostages. But how to rescue them depends on their calculations. At this time, Yang Xiucai, who had been silent and did not speak, slowly said: "Why not pretend to be a Tatar cavalry?
Chapter completed!