allonlinenovel Chapter 121: Da Zhou Blows, Steam Train Transports Troops
Chapter 121: Da Zhou Blows, Steam Train Transports Troops
Li Tian warned again: "Be sure to take good care of the soldiers! If the casualties exceed 40%, withdraw immediately!"
"Otherwise, I only ask you!"
Rand immediately said, "As you command, Your Majesty!"
Li Tian added: "Transfer the prefect of Huajiang Prefecture, Lu Weibin, to be the transport envoy of Shennan."
"Responsible for the logistics and military pay of Shennan, and control of the prefectures and counties of Shennan."
Since the war with Dai Viet is a trap!
Then let that traitor Lu Weibin fall as well!
Let’s put an end to their arrogance!
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
Li Tian proudly announced the arrangements and the meeting finally ended.
After the meeting, Rand visited Zhang Xingchai first.
That night, Zhang Yingchai took out a new musket design and handed it to Rand.
at the same time.
Nanyang.
Some people on Tang Yan's ship have already contracted malaria.
Tang Yan knew that the poison of miasma was extremely easy to spread.
But Tang Yan couldn't bear to abandon this crew member.
At this time, Limas said: "Sir, I have a medicine here, would you like to try it?"
"What medicine?"
"This medicine is called Jinna Paste, and it is a medicine that Portugal obtained in the Golden Continent."
Tang Yan was skeptical, but after the soldier took the medicine, he soon stopped trembling.
The high fever subsided quickly.
It actually has such miraculous effects?
“We also have many kinnako trees planted in Luzon, where we can make this medicine in Southeast Asia,” Limas said.
Tang Yan was overjoyed and immediately said, "Quick, make a batch and send it back to Da Zhou!"
Zhang Chai's residence.
This famous craftsman of the Great Zhou met with Rand.
"General Lan!"
Zhang Xingchai actually had little contact with Rand.
But since Rand visited late at night, Zhang Yingchai had no choice but to receive him.
"Master Zhang, I came here this time to ask you to improve the musket barrel!"
Zhang Yingchai frowned and said, "General Lan, this musket barrel was invented by my apprentice Tang Yan."
Rand clasped his fists and said, "Master Zhang, you should also understand Nan'an! It's muddy and wet, but we in the Great Zhou need musket barrels!"
"We need a musket barrel that can be used in the jungle!"
Seeing Rand's eyes, Zhang Yingchai swallowed his words of refusal.
He said, "But even if I start designing it now, General Lan will be leaving for Shennan in a few days, and it will be too late to make it."
Rand shook his head: "Today, His Majesty has transferred Lu Weibin as the Shennan Transport Envoy to manage the affairs of the Shennan counties. We can build a factory in Shennan."
Lu Weibin is recognized as a powerful official in the court, no wonder Rand came to him.
Zhang Yuchai said: "I can't guarantee that the improvement will be successful."
"Just do your best, sir! You can use the musket barrel in Da Yue, and save many Da Zhou soldiers!"
Seven days later, Li Tian personally held a ceremony for the military expedition at the gate of Kyoto.
After the imperial edict to conquer Dai Viet was read out, the Rand flag was raised.
Among Rand's personal army, there were two young faces.
After learning that the Dai Viet War had broken out, Igawa Hirozo and Jeon Min-ho specifically petitioned the Imperial College to be allowed to join the army.
Since this matter concerned hostages from a vassal state, the Imperial College submitted a letter to the imperial court.
Li Tian happened to have some impression of Igawa Kozo and Jeon Minho, so he approved their requests with a stroke of the pen.
Today, Igawa Kozo and Jeon Min-ho are Rand's personal military advisers.
Seeing the high morale of the Great Zhou army, Igawa Hirozo was deeply shocked!
Later, he successfully competed for the position of the Protector of Japan and became the supreme ruler of Japan. He has always respected the Great Zhou!
All of this stems from the shock that Da Zhou gave to Igawa Hirozo in his youth.
The same was true for Jeon Min-ho. Later, when he became the ruler of Goryeo, he also cooperated in implementing the comprehensive reforms to Daejo.
But that’s a story for another day.
At this time, Igawa Kozo and Jeon Minho were just two foreigners who admired Rand.
According to the plan, the troops will set out from Kyoto and head southwest.
You have to cross many mountains along the way to reach the Shennan area.
But after receiving a letter from the Maritime Customs, Rand decided to take the ship.
Take a horse-drawn railway car to the port, then take a boat south, reach the Xiangjiang River, and then go up from the Guangdong and Guangxi regions to reach Shennan.
The Ministry of War also quickly approved this plan.
This is much easier than marching on land.
Rand led three thousand elite soldiers and waited for the carriage at the station in Kyoto.
But Rand heard no horse hooves.
Instead, I saw a steel monster, belching steam and roaring into the station.
Igawa Hirozo and Jeon Min-ho were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground.
Only Rand remained calm and waited for the locomotive driver to get off.
Rand then realized that this was a huge machine.
"Is this a new invention of the Driving Department?" Rand asked.
The driver immediately said, "General, this is the steam engine made by Mr. Zhang."
"How does this thing work?"
"Boil the water with coal, and then use the steam to drive the gear machine, so that the wheels can roll and move."
"Amazing!"
Rand exclaimed.
This steam locomotive is Zhang Yuchai's masterpiece.
It took more than two months and consumed several tons of steel to make the locomotive.
Zhang Yingchai named this locomotive "Beijing-Hong Kong".
This locomotive can pull more than 20 carriages, which is equivalent to the pulling force of hundreds of horses!
More importantly, the train doesn't need to rest.
As long as the coal keeps burning, the locomotive can keep running.
Before, the Jinggang was used to transport grain.
This is the first time it has been used to carry people.
Rand ordered all the sergeants to get on the train.
Three thousand soldiers were squeezed into more than twenty carriages.
However, the riding experience in the rear compartment is not that good.
Rand also squeezed into the same compartment with his guards.
With the sound of the whistle, the train started slowly.
Igawa Hirozo said with emotion: "The Great Zhou is so powerful! It can actually create such a magical weapon!"
Quan Minhao also said: "The Goryeo rebellion is really ridiculous. If it weren't for the mercy of the emperor, Goryeo would have been destroyed long ago."
After being influenced by each other for this period of time, the two of them completely became fans of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
I also became a die-hard fan of Li Tian.
The train slowly accelerated. Igawa Kozo stuck his head out and saw white steam on the roof.
Even with three thousand people on board, the train could still run very fast.
If he had just arrived in Da Zhou, Igawa Kozo would probably have to kneel down and shout "miracle!"
But now Igawa Kozo understands that these are all the power of studying things to gain knowledge!
Lu Weibin, the former governor of Huajiang Prefecture, contributed to the new official newspaper of his colleague Liu Wenzhuo from far away in Huajiang.
Lu Weibin proposed the concept of "Xinxue".
Lu Weibin, a Confucian scholar in his twenties, actually wanted to establish a new school of Confucianism.
This arrogance caused him to receive a lot of criticism.
But those respected old Confucian scholars found that they could not bring him down.
Some people also contributed articles to the Xin Di Bao, attacking Lu Weibin's philosophy of mind.
However, there is absolutely no loophole in his theory of knowing things through investigation.
For a time, psychology became a theory that young people were quite interested in.