I am not the kind of ignorant young man, nor is I a fool who cries with joy all day with a rifle gun. All I need is to develop gunpowder weapons so that they can truly deserve their power, such as grenades, mines, flintlocks, and artillery waiting for the appropriate barrel materials.

When these gunpowder weapons appeared, I believe that I have already taken this method of war on hot weapons at least seven hundred years in advance.

"Come here, immediately send Jiaozhi to tell them to speed up the exploration of the Nanyang Islands. At the latest at the end of next year, I need to know whether there is copper on the Nanyang Islands they discovered." This young master was already a little anxious.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll tell them now." Du Ruhui nodded seriously. Since Jiaozhi's large amount of high-quality iron ore and steel were transported to Chang'an, many officials and merchants who had not cared about Jiaozhi were concerned about it.

Nowadays, many businessmen even take their friends to Jiaozhi, wanting to see if there are any opportunities that suit them.

Why do we have to seek copper ore so much? After all, it is because casting steel cannons cannot be completed in one day. Judging from the current progress, it seems that every day is getting closer to success, but in fact, it will take at least three or four years before real cast steel can be truly poured on a large scale.

However, it took three or four years to produce on a large scale. At that time, it was too late, so I could only put the brass cannons on the agenda first. In the future, after the casting steel cannons were successful, then the brass was returned to the furnace.

"In addition, tell Yang Gongdao to speed up the opening of the Dianchi Lake. At the latest, this cement straight road must be built at the end of next summer. The amount of copper mined in Dongchuan must be increased, at least at the beginning of next year, the monthly output of 800,000 kilograms must be guaranteed." There is copper in China, and I know that the name of copper in Yunnan has been spread since ancient times.

According to the verified data, the production of Dongchuan copper mine began at the latest in the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the 4th century AD, Dongchuan could produce white copper, and at the same time, the technology level for making copperware had reached a considerable level. During the Song Dynasty, the annual copper output of Dongchuan had reached as much as 6 million jin, and by the Qing Dynasty, the copper output reached more than 8,000 tons, which is more than 16 million jin.

Now that I have come, I have been coveting the copper mines there for a long time. After occupying Bashu, the first thing I did was to let Huangfu Yi send troops to Dongchuan and occupy the huge copper mine area.

During the Sui Dynasty, the copper production in Dongchuan had reached more than 3.8 million kilograms. During the years when Yang Guang was crazy, this copper mine was occupied by the barbarians in southern Yunnan. In order to ensure the copper production of the Huaxia Empire, this young master naturally ordered the copper mining area to be taken back without hesitation.

Dongchuan is located north of Dianchi Lake. Since the Han Dynasty, a highway has already led to the Dongchuan area. After several dynasties, this road has been repaired. Therefore, although it is not easy to build a road that directly connects to Dianchi Lake from Bashu, it seems much easier to renovate and repair on the original road. Of course, everyone who crosses the mountains and detours continues to make holes. There are not many other things, and there are more gunpowder, and there are even more road construction workers.

Well, everything has its disadvantages and advantages. If it weren't for the continuous wars of the Central Plains and the wars were everywhere, how could so many refugees flee to Guanzhong? Without these refugees, the construction of Guanzhong, Bashu and other places would not have developed as rapidly as it did.

In other words, the wars of others have made the progress and development of my Chinese Empire. In addition to Dongchuan Copper, I also drooled at the north, that is, on the territory of those Turkic people, the land that was divided from China in later generations had extremely rich minerals. Unfortunately, I can't reach out to it yet.

Zong Luosui did not disappoint me. It only took twenty-three days to defeat tens of thousands of troops of Liang State, attacked cities and villages, and captured all the Badong County as if they were destroyed. Finally, they forced the 50,000 Liang troops who came to rescue to retreat outside Badong County.

Xiao Xian's envoy came very quickly. On the twelfth day after Zong Luosui sent troops, this guy had already jumped and jumped into Chang'an from Jingxiang, bringing gifts, and even bringing Xiao Xian's apology, and explaining to me the reason why he formed an alliance with Li Zitong.

But the question is, will I mind? Or, as the lord of the Chinese Empire, can I say that I can't watch you and my hostile forces join forces and pretend to be deaf and dumb? I can also accept Xiao Xian's apology, but it is impossible to fool me like this.

The envoy could only return sadly. Of course, he also brought me a warning to Xiao Xian. The entire territory of Badong County must be controlled by the Huaxia Empire, as a punishment for the alliance between Liang and our hostile force Li Zitong. In addition, Xiao Xian must draw a clear line with Li Zitong. When our Huaxia Empire army attacked Li Zitong, there must be no help, otherwise, the Liang State and Li Zitong will be regarded as one. At that time, the iron hooves of our Huaxia Revival Army will definitely make Xiao Xian regret today's actions.

Xiao Xian, the king of Daliang Kingdom, was very sad and put down this bitter fruit. Seeing that the natural southwest barrier of Jingxiang land had almost completely fallen into the control of the Huaxia Empire, he could only watch it helplessly, not that he did not want to act, but that he could not do anything at all. He had 70,000 troops to guard Badong County.

But what happened? Zong Luosui led only one army of more than 30,000 people and beat the 70,000 people on the defense to the death and fled in a panic. This result directly destroyed Xiao Xian's hope and confidence to resist. Now he is like a famous saying that is very popular in later generations. Since he cannot resist violence, then passively enjoy the pleasure.

Not to mention Xiao Xian, who was beaten up and passively enjoyed the pleasure, Qu Tutong's long-range marching was a big deal. Along the way, some counties that were originally blown by the wind, honestly opened the city gates and expressed their loyalty after seeing the heroic posture of the Chinese Empire Revival Army.

Now, this long-distance marching has traveled tens of thousands of miles. Fortunately, the troops he led were only two troops and more than 60,000. Otherwise, if there were more people, the supply alone would be enough. The counties that had just surrendered might even surrender and rebel.

I have to say that Qu Tutong is very experienced. The most important thing is that the reputation of the generals of the previous dynasty was quite useful. For those prefects and county magistrates who had just entrusted Feng Ang to the Void Snake, after the exchange, most of them agreed with the Chinese Empire. As for those who did not agree, their names would be stamped with a black fork.

Moreover, every time a county arrives, there will be a battalion of troops left. Each county and one battalion seems to be small, with only 500 people, but these 500 people are not five hundred old soldiers, nor are they comparable to those miscellaneous soldiers.

Let's put it this way, a rebellion broke out in Xin'an County, Lingnan. Two thousand county soldiers launched a rebellion on the grounds that they had not received military pay for a long time and occupied Pingxing County, a hundred miles away from the county. Before they could go further, they expanded their territory in Xin'an County to expand their power. Late the next night, five hundred county soldiers had already arrived at the county town and launched a fierce attack. Several grenades passed by, and after exploding the city gate, they quickly controlled the four gates of the county town, and then began to quell the rebellion.

On the contrary, those who were willing to put down their weapons and surrender at that time could save their lives. Those who resisted stubbornly and those who surrendered until the last moment were killed. The battle only ended overnight. Moreover, this battalion of Chinese Revival Army did not violate the common people in the county town, and these two thousand rebels killed more than 400 on the spot, and the rest were all captured.

After all the captured people involved in the rebellion were taken to the county seat, they were all thrown into labor camps after reading their crimes and punishments in front of the common people. The free labor force in this county instantly increased by a thousand people. As for those rebels who had disturbed or killed people, their heads fell to the ground.

Moreover, whenever Qu Tutong arrived at a place, he would not leave quickly. Instead, he first saw if there were any dissatisfied people or gangs in the county. And his march was dedicated to treating all kinds of dissatisfied people. If not, then he would naturally follow the rules.

The garrison was garrisoned and then the judges, prosecutors and officials were dispatched. For the chief officer, there was no need to move. After all, it was to maintain stability. However, the judges and prosecutors had the intention to try local cases and prosecute illegal acts. In this way, a large number of people's hearts could be curbed in a very short time.

Want to deal with the judges and prosecutors? Apologize. Those 500 garrisons are definitely not fun to watch, and with the lessons of two thousand county soldiers being cleaned up by the garrisons, the local county soldiers honestly accepted the reorganization.

Perhaps those who are willing and dissatisfied can allow you to go home, but more people are willing to stay because the soldiers are paid and guaranteed. What's more, the set of the Chinese Revival Army that does not allow superiors to physically punish subordinates, soldiers or officers make mistakes, must be handed over to the gendarmerie to deal with.

Especially some soldiers who squatted through the dark room have experienced the psychological punishment that is even more uncomfortable than being beaten up. Then they have to listen to their superiors honestly, train hard, obey their superiors' commands, and become an excellent soldier.

It was precisely because Qu Tutong's speed was like a snail that he even replaced some of the work that should have been done by Huangfu Yi. Although he was criticized in the court, when the information from various places was summarized, everyone shut up, and even this young master understood the reason why the old man did this.
Chapter completed!