Come to Daming with military supplies

In other words, if he wants to, whoever sends troops to the area outside Liaodong to the north will own the large tracts of land in the Far East there.That is half of Ming's territory, it is impossible to say that Yang Chendong is not tempted at all.

But at the same time as being tempted, there are also real problems there.It's just that it is too poor there, and the winter is long and the summer is short, and the climate is harsh. It is not easy to develop there.

Chapter 951 Forming the Far East State

"It's not an easy thing to do." Yang Chendong quickly confirmed this idea in his heart, even though the place has not been valued by people, it has not been occupied by people, or they are occupied by some small local tribes. , Xiaoli, then if he didn't take it, wouldn't he be sorry for such a good opportunity sent by heaven?

"Chen Bo, tell me about the situation east of Siberia." After having an idea in his mind, Yang Chendong wanted to learn more.

It's a pity that Chen Bo couldn't say anything after that. Obviously, he didn't focus on that piece of land. After all, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and it is mountainous and swampy, especially in the cold weather. The winter time is too long, and it really doesn't attract people's interest.It's just that Chen Bo was very smart in the first place, and he seemed to have understood Yang Chendong's meaning in an instant, "Sixth Young Master, do you want to occupy that place?"

"Well, I have such an idea." Chen Bo is one of his confidantes, so Yang Chendong nodded without concealing it.

"This..." Hearing this, Chen Bo was hesitant to speak.

"What to say, there are no outsiders here." Yang Chendong said encouragingly.

"Yes." Chen Bo nodded, then stood up from his chair, took a standard military posture and said, "Sixth Young Master, my subordinates think that the area east of the Siberian prairie is not worth much now, and the climate is very bad. If you enter there without sufficient preparation, it is likely to consume a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and even a huge pit that may take a long time to fill. It should hold on to prevent anyone from invading, and then use this as a starting point to develop eastward little by little, and it is better to proceed step by step."

After finishing speaking, Chen Bo didn't even have the courage to look at Yang Chendong.The current Sixth Young Master is no longer the Sixth Young Master with only a few thousand people under his command, but a king with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and tens of millions of people.Chen Bo himself didn't know if it was appropriate to say these things, but considering that he had asked himself, what was his responsibility, and the opinions that should be raised must be raised, otherwise he would be irresponsible.

Hearing these words in Yang Chendong's ears, his face naturally changed gradually.He suddenly realized that he was still a little too impatient, just thinking about occupying the land, but he didn't think about whether the reality would allow it or how much it would cost.

Perhaps the desire in his heart is too grand, so he has to race against time, because he is not sure if his successor will continue his own route if his ideal is not fulfilled once he is gone.

What's more, he's been walking so smoothly recently, which made him a little carried away.

Yes, it is indeed inappropriate to send large troops into the Far East right now, not for any other reason, but because of the bad weather and difficult roads.Without any foundation and preparation, it will be a very huge project to re-develop there, and it is very likely that, as Chen Bo said, it will eventually take up a lot of manpower, financial and material resources, and eventually What you get is far less than what you pay.

"I was too impatient, Chen Bo, thank you for reminding me." Yang Chendong, who had the opposite effect, rationally gave up the decision to emigrate to the Far East.

Chen Bo originally thought that his outspoken words would offend the Sixth Young Master, but if that was the case, his future path would be at an end.But I didn't expect that Yang Chendong Feidan would not be angry, and would take the initiative to admit his mistake to himself. He was also frightened for a while, waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Sixth Young Master, don't scare me, I'm cowardly."

"Haha, are you still timid? There are not many people like you who dare to speak so honestly in front of me. But, I like it. If you have any questions, you should ask them. If you have doubts, you should speak out." , otherwise, human beings will make mistakes. The higher the position, the greater the mistakes you will make. In this regard, you have done a good job." Yang Chendong laughed, it was a sincere and heartfelt smile .

Chen Bo was also infected and laughed at the moment, and then he brought up a topic that interested Yang Chendong, "Sixth Young Master, although we are now making great efforts in the Far East region you mentioned, small-scale development is still possible. Also find a way for future development. Furthermore, the Siberian prairie is short of many things, such as food, war horses, weapons, etc., and some people just moved there, and they can also help the army transport supplies. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

These words, Chen Bo put forward is to please.It is not good to directly deny Yang Chendong's overall plan after all, and now supporting sending a small number of people there is a kind of show of favor, at least proving that Yang Chendong's decision is correct in the general direction.

"Hehe, you are so clever." Yang Chendong reached out and nodded Chen Bo, let him sit down again, and then asked with a question on his face, "Since you are talking about the Siberian prairie, what about that place?" Will there be a lack of war horses? There are also weapons, as far as I know, there are a lot of iron ore underground in that area."

As far as he knows, what Yang Chendong said is naturally from the experience of later generations.In fact, the Far East is not only rich in ground iron resources, but also has the highest reserves of tungsten ore resources in the world.The tungsten resources are mainly concentrated in the North Caucasus, East Siberia and the Far East.The proven mineral deposits basically belong to primary comprehensive mines, associated with molybdenum ore, copper ore and so on.

In a place like this, there will be a lack of weapons for war, which really puzzles Yang Chendong.And soon Chen Bo answered these questions, "Sixth young master, you don't know, as you said, there are some iron mines in the local area, it's not hard to find, the difficulty is that there are no iron ore producers People, once anyone knows how to make iron weapons, they will be confessed as treasures, and sometimes even two tribes and forces fight to find this person. If they can't use it for themselves, it is often a knife Killed. In this way, there will be fewer and fewer such talents, and some people will no longer learn to forge for their own safety."

When talking about this, Chen Bo couldn't help sighing, "Sixth Young Master, you didn't see it, you didn't know it. When some small tribes fought with outsiders, what they took was an iron lump, which was nothing like sharp We have no chance, we rely entirely on our own weight to kill the enemy. This is why when we appeared, few people would be our opponents. Facing the sharp sabers, sabers, and war knives in our hands, some local men saw Afterwards, it’s as rare as seeing a beautiful woman.”

"Is there such a thing? So the Golden Horde, oh no! In the current Great Horde, their weapons are relatively scarce?" Yang Chendongwan did not expect that the lack of weapons would be due to technical reasons. "

"No, no! The big forces have a special place for making weapons. It is well protected and generally there is no danger. They also attract more skilled blacksmiths to go there. Over time, The bigger the power, the faster it will develop. Conversely, the smaller the power, the less room for development. Just like raising war horses, the big powers naturally have good horse farms and are protected by heavy troops. On the contrary, those small powers do not have enough self-protection Strength, the more horses you raise, the greater the danger you will bring to yourself, which is why they are getting weaker and weaker."

Chen Bo's answer made the matter very clear. While Yang Chendong kept nodding, he was still thinking maliciously in his heart.The armaments of later generations of Russia are always among the top three in the world. Is it because they have suffered from poor weapons, so even if they are poor, they must do their best to develop armaments?

Having said that, through Chen Bo's introduction, Yang Chendong has a better understanding of the north, as well as the northwest and northeast regions, and even has a general intention for the development there in his heart.Now that you want to develop there, you have to do it step by step, just like people say, you have to eat every bite.Yang Chendong is going to start with the army first. After all, there is no strong military force to act as a deterrent, so any future development is just a fantasy.

"Chen Bo, you must have heard about it when you came to Shicheng. In the past two years, the army has developed rapidly, and four commanders of the army and navy have appeared."

When talking about the army, Chen Bo naturally expressed envy, "Yes, I heard from Commander Hu."

"Well, how about it? Do you also want to be an army commander and get a general rank?" Yang Chendong looked at Chen Bo with a smile.

"Everything is subject to the orders of the Sixth Young Master." Chen Bo did not refuse, nor did he show too much desire, but stood up at attention and demanded himself with the appearance of a soldier.

"Okay, are you really listening to my orders?" The smile on his face had gradually subsided, and Yang Chendong's expression became more serious.

"Yes, I promise to obey the order." Chen Bo continued to straighten his body.

"Appointment, Chen Bo is the governor of the Far East State, in charge of the local development and military affairs there. I am not here, you are the god there, and you have the right to decide everything." Yang Chendong made a very sudden decision, a decision he had never had before. I hadn't thought about it, but it was a decision announced now.

After giving an order, Chen Bo instinctively replied yes.But then he widened his eyes, "Sixth young master, is this because I am going to take off my military uniform?"

"Of course not." Yang Chendong shook his head, and continued, "The Far East State will set up a Far East Army under your leadership, and you will be the commander of the army, with the rank of major general."

Hearing that he was still in the army, Chen Bo breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that he would walk out of the army, and as long as he didn't leave, what kind of army he would bring could be discussed.



Chapter 952 The Heart of Shicheng

Although Chen Bo thought he was good at commanding the army, after all, the Third Division still had a martial arts victory.Compared with himself, this person is more like a professional soldier. If the third division is promoted to the third army, Wu Sheng must be the commander of the army, and he is at most holding the position of a military political commissar.

Although he is also a military cadre, the political commissar is mostly in charge of ideology and logistics work, which makes him feel like he can't stretch his hands and feet. Now he has become the leader of the army, although he is not in the cold front sequence. , but at least it's up to you.

As for being in charge of the local development of the Far East State, Chen Bo could only smile wryly.Who told me just now that the Far East is not easy to develop, but you can try to develop slowly. Now that you have such an awareness, who else will you entrust this task to if you don't entrust it to you?

The appointment of Chen Bo as the governor of the Far East State and concurrently as the commander of the Far East Army was also decided by Yang Chendong.The Far East must develop. Although it cannot be as fast as I thought, it will not be too slow.This requires someone who is familiar with it, which can save a short time.In addition, the situation there will be very complicated. If we only send a civil servant like Yu Mian, what will we do if we encounter war and danger?

He also had to be familiar with the situation there, and he had to be capable of writing and martial arts. Undoubtedly, Chen Bo was a very suitable candidate.

The matter was settled in this way, Yang Chendong chuckled, pointed to the opposite chair and asked Chen Bo to sit down, "You are now a major general, Wu Sheng can't be forgotten, and there is also the second division commander Luo Po, you all once They are his subordinates. Now that you have all been promoted, he can't forget it, so I plan to promote the second division of Lengfeng on the land to the second army, with the second, sixth and seventh divisions under his command. If he breaks, he will be promoted to the rank of major general; he will be promoted to the rank of major general from the third division of the Lu army, and Wu Sheng, the commander of the army, will be promoted to the rank of major general. Considering that he is still in the Siberian prairie and cannot recruit the superior source of troops in the Han army, let's start with the current situation Come on, as long as there is an elite Third Master Lu, three Mixed Masters and one Jurchen Master. What do you think?"

"It should be, it should be." Chen Bo had to get up again and replied, he was already a major general, and there was no reason to stop others, not to mention that these two people were not weaker than him in terms of ability or qualifications.

After one night's conversation, the three generals were settled, and Chen Bo returned with satisfaction.Yang Chendong didn't go to bed until very late, and he thought a lot about the problems in the Far East.

According to his thinking, the Five-Star Army and the Great Horde Khanate and even the Gurus tribe will fight each other, and there will be a big fight, so how to transport food and grass will become a big problem.Without a large rear, if we fight alone, we may not be able to show even one-third of our usual strength. The establishment of the Far East State is imperative.But how to transport grain, grass and supplies from Shicheng to the Far East is still a big problem.

The distance is more than 1000 miles, and the distance is more than [-] miles. If you rely on people to carry horses, how long will it take to complete the transportation of grain and grass?The so-called soldiers and horses have not moved, food and grass go first, if this problem is not resolved, then no matter what, there is no way to expect to fight any big battles or win any battles there.

All kinds of pictures kept flashing in his mind, if he had a train available, then the distance of one thousand to three thousand miles would be no problem.But the problem is that although there are a lot of things in the warehouse, there is still nothing like a train.Do you use a car?There are some in Dacang, but the quantity is also limited. If you can’t make it by yourself, it won’t take long for you to rely on Dacang’s support, and you will still have problems. You don’t even understand the basic principles. Once the car breaks down, then It's just a pile of scrap iron.

No cars, no trains, so what should I do?

This question was difficult for Yang Chendong, until the sound of Luan Xiaoyu's even breathing and sleeping came from the room, and the word "railroad track" suddenly appeared in Yang Chendong's mind.

"Yes, there is rail transportation." As if he suddenly thought of something, Yang Chendong said suddenly, causing Luan Xiaoyu, who was already asleep, to turn over beside the bed, and seemed to be muttering something to himself , obviously did not know what the dream was about.Seeing that Madam's sleep was not disturbed, Yang Chendong smiled quietly, then took off his clothes and walked towards the bed.

Lying on the bed, hugging the sleeping Luan Xiaoyu, Yang Chendong was still thinking about the railway track in his mind.

Without Yang Chendong, the first wooden track would not have appeared in history until the second half of the 16th century.That's where rails made of timber are laid in mines and quarries in England and Germany.Cars walking on the track are propelled by human or animal power.

Until 1767, the price of metals in Britain plummeted. The owner of an iron factory saw a mountain of pig iron, which could not be sold, made money, and occupied a lot of space, so he cast long iron bars and spread them in the factory. On the road, ready to sell when the iron price rises.However, people found that the vehicle was labor-saving and stable on the road paved with iron bars.In this way, railroad tracks were born before trains.

Later, through continuous development, the iron bars were improved and made into groove-shaped rails.Later, the bottom of the rails was widened to form a Chinese character "I". The rails in this shape are stable and reliable, and have been used to this day.

In this life, because of the sudden appearance of Yang Chendong, the railroad tracks appeared more than 200 years earlier.In Chixian City, there are rails made according to Yang Chendong's idea, which are used to transport goods.It was only because of the large-scale construction of cement roads on Xiaoliuqiu Island that the railway tracks were stopped and unused.But the facts have proved that the technology has matured, and if a railway track can be built from Shicheng to the Siberian prairie, wouldn't it be much easier to transport materials?

You know, there is no shortage of iron ore in the Far East. You only need to send enough people to mine, and then have enough skilled workers to build rails, and lay them from the Far East to Shicheng step by step. With some railcars, it will be much more convenient and faster whether it is pulled or pushed.