In the third year of the Tianqi period, the weather in the north of the desert was cold.&1t;/p>

However, before winter came, Lin Danhan caught a surprise attack on all Mongolian tribes in Mobei and grabbed a large number of cattle, sheep and tents in Mobei.&1t;/p>

This time, Lin Danhan brought only 50,000 people to the north of Mobei, but only 50,000 people were invincible in Mobei. Because winter came, the pace of expedition to the tribes in Mobei was temporarily stopped. But what made Lin Danhan happy was that Huang Taiji actually brought 20,000 defeated soldiers to surrender.&1t;/p>

Only then did Lin Danhan realize that the wild boar skin was dead, and the Later Jin he established was also destroyed by the Ming Dynasty. Huang Taiji successfully found a place to settle down here in Lin Danhan. After the spring, he would join Lin Danhan to conquer the Mongolian tribes in Mobei and disobey Lin Danhan's rule.&1t;/p>

At the same time, Lin Danhan developed a deep fear of the Ming Dynasty. He used to think that even if the Ming Dynasty was developing, it would not be possible to threaten Mongolia. The Mongolian tribes lived in the grass and could easily transfer, but they could not escape. However, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry in the battle between the Later Jin and the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong had already made Lin Danhan feel a great threat.&1t;/p>

The information obtained from Huang Taiji learned that the Ming Dynasty's cavalry was extremely powerful and far beyond Mongolia. If the Ming Dynasty had a large number of cavalry, Lin Danhan could not imagine it, and the consequences would be too terrible.&1t;/p>

"Fortunately, there are only 20,000 cavalry in Ming Dynasty, while our Mongolian has 300,000 string-controlling soldiers. But in the future, we can no longer sell war horses to Ming people. The horse trade must be stopped next autumn." Lin Danhan immediately made a decision after feeling the crisis.&1t;/p>

However, what Lin Danhan absolutely could not have imagined was that the elite cavalry of the Ming Dynasty was not 20,000, and in just one year, the number could rise to 50,000.&1t;/p>

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In the winter of the third year of the Tianqi period, Zhu Youxiao was relatively leisurely. Shen Qing managed the government well. With the recovery of Liaodong and the defeat of An Bangyan, the chieftain in Guangxi, there was nothing to worry about.&1t;/p>

The military reforms formulated by the commander-in-chief were quickly carried out with Sun Chuanting's return to Beijing.&1t;/p>

The Liaodong Army has been disbanded, and the Central Army will be replaced by the Liaodong Army. However, because the war has subsided, Zhu Youxiao has transferred most of the Central Army from Liaodong back to Beijing for training. Only 20,000 cavalry and five infantry divisions remained in Liaodong.&1t;/p>

The military officers of the Liaodong Army also had to send their servants to Beijing for further study. The only military officer who was not transferred to the capital was Mao Wenlong.&1t;/p>

The military system of Dongjiang Town is based on the model of the new army, while the Ming army still needs to sweep away the remaining ethnic groups of Jiannu in the vast mountainous areas. Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army was the main force in the disturbing mountainous areas, while the cavalry left in Liaodong was the main force in sweeping the plains.&1t;/p>

The beginning of next spring, when the ice and snow melt, it is the time for a major sweep. After the beginning of winter, the Ming army's sweep activities began to decrease.&1t;/p>

The Later Jin Dynasty was destroyed, and the Mongols were engaging in an internal unified war.&1t;/p>

Therefore, before the winter came, Zhu Youxiao transferred a large number of Central Army from Liaodong to Beijing for training. He tried to complete the training of the Central Army before the end of the internal war between the Mongols.&1t;/p>

This includes changes in arms, equipment, and tactics. At this time, the Central Army has become a combat mode where infantry is composed of musketeers, and then artillery and cavalry are linked together.&1t;/p>

If artillery and cavalry were left, the infantry division of the Ming army at this time had only musketeers, and they really had no combat effectiveness when facing cavalry.&1t;/p>

But if there are artillery and cavalry, the result will not be completely different. Cavalry can provide cover for infantry, and artillery can bombard enemy cavalry.&1t;/p>

As an imaginary enemy, the Mongolian cavalry could not defeat the infantry, then they would fall into a situation where they were massacred by the Ming cavalry.&1t;/p>

At this time, it is indeed impossible for the Central Army's infantry division to catch up and eliminate the cavalry, but it is still very easy to resist the cavalry charge on the pioneering grassland terrain.&1t;/p>

In the winter of this year, the imperial court began to recruit a large number of conscripts in northern provinces. The reason why most of the conscripts were recruited in northern provinces was mainly closer to the battlefield and the frontier. It was more convenient for soldiers to come to serve and retire and return home.&1t;/p>

Only the 6th Navy Team and the two infantry divisions arranged in the south recruited the southern conscripts.&1t;/p>

Since the production corps requires a large number of troops, the number of signs has increased from the original 200,000 to 350,000.&1t;/p>

It is planned to formally establish fifteen production corpses in the fourth year of the Tianqi period. All of them are arranged north of Liaodong, that is, Jilin Province in later generations to carry out military farming.&1t;/p>

Before the beginning of winter, the Royal Academy of Sciences completed the new enrollment period, and the third enrollment period enrolled a total of more than 500 people.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youjia announced the enrollment information of the Royal Military Academy a month ago and appointed Lu Xiangsheng as the chief examiner. Lead the enrollment team to various provinces to recruit students.&1t;/p>

The Royal Military Academy recruitment is also the thing Zhu Youzhai has paid the most attention to recently.&1t;/p>

The enrollment standards of the Royal Military Academy are relatively strict this time. Applicants must have the reputation of scholars, and at the same time they cannot be over twenty-five years old.&1t;/p>

With the military victory over the Later Jin Dynasty and the announcement of rewards by the court, the recruitment of military academy is no longer as unwelcome as before.&1t;/p>

After learning that many young scholars with fame and fortune have begun to decide to abandon their pens and join the army after learning about the admissions of the Royal Military Academy.&1t;/p>

However, because of the high standards for the application, there were only more than 300 young scholars who took the admissions examination, and the Royal Military Academy finally only recruited forty-three people, and none of them passed the examination. These forty-three people were interested in military affairs, studied military books, and were stronger than ordinary scholars.&1t;/p>

It is naturally impossible for the military academy to recruit a group of scholars who are not interested in military affairs and are weak to enter the military academy. It is already a relaxation of the standard to recruit these forty-three people.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youjia was quite satisfied after receiving the enrollment report from Lu Xiangsheng. Although he only recruited forty-three people, there will definitely be more and more scholars applying for military academy in the future.&1t;/p>

There are only so many opportunities to enter the officialdom with literature, and the future may not be better than entering the Royal Military Academy. Entering the Royal Military Academy, you can get the ranks after graduation and then join the army to serve. For such educated officers, they basically start at battalion level or above.&1t;/p>

"Report to Your Majesty, the machinery manufacturer has reported that the steam engine has been developed. Do you want to go and have a look?" Yang Guang ran into the Ganqing Palace with brisk steps and reported the good news.&1t;/p>

Hearing the news of the steam engine, Zhu Youxiao couldn't sit still and quickly ordered: "Go and prepare for the drive."&1t;/p>

"Yes, Your Majesty."&1t;/p>

Soon Zhu Youxiao was dressed neatly under the service of the palace maids, and then walked out of the Ganqing Palace. He sat on the emperor's carriage and went to the machinery manufacturing factory.&1t;/p>

When he arrived at the machinery manufacturing factory, Xu Guangqi was already waiting outside. Zhu You entered the machinery manufacturing factory with a blazing atmosphere. Xu Guangqi began to demonstrate to him the first steam engine with practical functions in the Ming Dynasty.&1t;/p>

This steam engine is very primitive, such as separation condenser, cylinder insulation layer, planetary gears, parallel motion connecting rod mechanism, centrifugal controller, throttle valve, and pressure gauge. However, this steam engine can successfully drive the water pump. With a clanging sound, the water pump is smoothly driven by the running steam engine.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao was a little excited when he saw the steam engine. However, when he thought of the boiler explosion accident, he hurriedly asked: "Will the boiler explode?"&1t;/p>

"Don't worry, our steam engine is relatively low in power, so it shrinks inward when it is damaged, which is very safe to use." Xu Guangqi replied, "But this steam engine consumes a lot of coal, and a large part of the heat condenses on the cylinder wall that has just been cooled by water when it enters the cylinder, and loses a lot of heat. The next thing is to solve this problem."&1t;/p>

It was different immediately after being educated. After Xu Guangqi studied the mathematics, physics and chemistry works written by Zhu Youxiao, the problems with the steam engine soon emerged.&1t;/p>

"Okay, continue to improve. However, this model can also be put into production first and promoted in mining areas with relatively low coal prices." Zhu Youxiao ordered that this can cultivate manufacturing talents and also start to cultivate maintenance personnel. The steam engine can gradually form a complete industrial chain.&1t;/p>

The future economic growth of the Ming Dynasty will obviously be driven by the industrial revolution generated by the steam engine.&1t;/p>

"In addition, we do not have qualified lubricating oil yet. We have tried a lot of oils, but they quickly lost their results under high temperatures." Xu Guangqi said.&1t;/p>

"Lutrient oil?" Zhu Youxiao was stunned. What brand of lubricant did the Westerners use during the Industrial Revolution? It seems that they did not have petrochemical industry at that time!&1t;/p>

So what oil do they use?&1t;/p>

"Whale oil?" Zhu Youxiao suddenly had an inspiration, remembering the history of Westerners' mass killing of whales. The fat of whales is the best lamp oil, and after high temperature refining, it can still become a natural lubricant for use.&1t;/p>

Zhu Youxiao only remembered that the Ming Dynasty did not have a whaling industry yet.&1t;/p>

Whaling is obviously a promising industry. If you catch an adult blue whale, you can get about 70 tons of fat.&1t;/p>

In terms of oil production, 1 blue whale = 2 baleen whale = 2.5 humpback whale = 6 baleen whale.&1t;/p>

If you can get a lot of whale oil, it will definitely be a very popular seller. What Ming Dynasty does not lack is the rich. They are definitely willing to pay for the whale oil that ignites the smell of smoke after ignite.&1t;/p>

In addition, whale skin can also be made of leather, whale meat can be eaten, whale bone meal, and internal organs can be used as fertilizer. whale baleen is also a good material and can be used to make various products.&1t;/p>

There are also sperm whale stones or perfumes.&1t;/p>

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao suddenly thought of more natural resources. Seals, otters, crocodiles, and bison. Although their productivity is not as high as later generations, there are many natural resources on those big sixes that have not been opened.&1t;/p>

It was precisely because Westerners relied on plundering these natural resources that they had completed the bloody industrial revolution.&1t;/p>

There are still a large number of fish in the ocean. As long as these resources are opened, the Ming Dynasty has not had enough food. Instead of worrying about digging food in the soil, it is better to search for resources on the sea and open resources on the rich land overseas.&1t;/p>

Of course, there are indeed many fish in the ocean. But how to catch them and transport them back are all a problem. There are no refrigerators or cold storage these days.&1t;/p>

Hunting wild animals is of course bloody, but as the pyramid layer of the food chain, humans are not wrong in hunting. After all, they are born with natural killing, and there is no reason to not kill. However, it should be noted that hunting and killing must be appropriate in amounts, and they cannot be killed. The motivation for hunting and killing must also be correct. If you want to eat it before killing it, there is nothing wrong with killing it. If you kill someone just to see that a wild animal is unhappy, it is also called a sin.&1t;/p>

For whaling or something, the official license can be issued, which stipulates the number of hunting per year. If you do not obtain a license, whaling cannot be caught, and coastal whales will not be greatly reduced due to hunting.&1t;/p>

Back at the palace, Zhu Youxiao immediately ordered the establishment of a fishing company and research on whaling methods.&1t;/p>

A few days later, a news came from the navy that made Zhu Youxiao very happy. After several months of hard work, the Royal Navy finally established its first stronghold in Hokkaido and immigrated more than 300 people.&1t;/p>

What are the things in Japan's waters? There are many fishery resources! There are also many whales.&1t;/p>

There are also whales along the coast of China, but most of them are some pharyngeal whales and baleen whales, and the number is not too large. The number of whales in Japan is the most.&1t;/p>

Relying on Hokkaido's whaling industry, it is obviously a good choice, and you can also exhibit animal husbandry and forestry in Hokkaido.&1t;/p>

At the end of the third year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao had more than 300 ocean-going merchant ships. Because the navy was still in development and had a bad relationship with the Dutch people in Spain, he did not go to Nanyang to trade, so he still ran transportation in coastal provinces.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!