They were all foxes for thousands of years, and Zuo Mengeng didn't expect to persuade everyone to join the joint venture just by talking.
The only way is to come up with something real, which is something everyone can't do.
Half a month later, vermicelli, French fries, potato chips, starch, canned food, ham with added potato starch and other products were placed in front of everyone, becoming the best persuasive tools.
Seeing the prospects of new crops, no one can resist this temptation.
Under the witness of Qu Shichen, Zuo Mengeng signed cooperation agreements with various companies.
Each family took out 100,000 acres of land connected together, and Zuo Menggeng used his technology as a stake to establish the first commercial farm of this era.
Zuo Mengeng transferred Wang Yun from Zuozhuang and became the manager of the farm. At the same time, a dozen farmers who had cultivated Western crops were also transferred.
The tenant families who originally cultivated these lands were transformed into farm workers.
Everything is just waiting for the next year's wheat harvest to be immediately put into the first batch of planting.
At the same time, a processing plant was built on the vacant land next to the farm. In this way, the harvested crops can be directly processed for secondary processing.
In fact, the largest demand for secondary processing of these crops must be in the back camp.
When the army of this era is fighting, logistics is a long-standing problem.
The original grain transportation consumes too much and greatly increases the cost.
This problem can be avoided by secondary development of grain.
Zhang Yan took a fancy to fans made from potatoes.
After this kind of thing is dried, it is extremely convenient to store or transport, and it is not afraid of rot and damage at all.
When the soldiers on the front line want to eat it, they take out a handful and throw it into hot water and boil it. Add some rice vinegar, chili powder and salt to make the simplest hot and sour rice noodles.
Although it is simple, is it not much better than eating steamed buns and drinking cold water?
Zhang Yan has taken the initiative to bring the workshop under the management of the General Logistics Brigade. He ignores other things and produces vermicelli at full capacity, and then transports it to various supply points near the capital for storage.
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Ever since he got Zuo Mengeng's reminder, Han Chuan had been careful when sorting out the documents.
He would check all reports from Liaodong and Mongolia carefully, for fear of omissions.
On October 15th, Han Chuan discovered a seemingly ordinary but rather strange report.
The report came from the spies placed by Jinyiwei in the Liaodong Army.
The spies said that starting from late September, the Jin army on the opposite side became less active in patrolling and looting.
In the past, the Jin Army's scouts would come for inspections basically every three days, but now it has become once every seven days.
In addition, Hou Jin also stopped harassing the Ming army, so that the area near the battle line became quiet for a while.
If it were in the past, Han Chuan would definitely ignore such a report.
Because such a situation occurs, it is most likely because the weather is cold and the Jurchens do not like to go out.
But now, he got Zuo Mengeng's reminder and immediately became nervous.
After thinking for a while, he read through the reports about Eastern Mongolia.
Sure enough, he found a different place.
Spies from Eastern Mongolia reported that Huang Taiji personally conquered Chahar in February this year.
The court thought that there was a fight between the two sides and that Lin Danhan lost and ignored it.
But the spies reported that the battle between Houjin and the Chahar tribe was ongoing.
Just last month, Lin Danhan lost the former lands of Chahar and Halashen, leaving only the land around Hetao and Tumochuan.
Han Chuan immediately found a map and compared the locations of Harashen and Tumochuan. The route map Zuo Mengeng had drawn for him immediately appeared in his mind.
In an instant, cold sweat covered Han Chuan's forehead.
He realized that Zuo Mengeng's prediction was likely to come true.
Not daring to neglect, Han Chuan immediately went to find Wu Mengming with the relevant reports and maps.
Wu Mengming was able to become the Governor and Tongzhi because of the influence of his grandfather Wu Dui.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the situation in the north became increasingly serious, and the court urgently needed intelligence sources from the north.
Wu Mengming's grandfather, Wu Dui, was the big boss in ensuring peace in northern Xinjiang.
Wu Dui's greatest political achievement was his friendship with Anda Khan and Sanniangzi, which kept Northern Xinjiang from using weapons for decades.
Wu Dui even matched Sanniang's father and daughter. Every time Sanniang came to visit him, she always lived directly in the military camp.
The imperial court obviously hopes to use this relationship of the Wu family to help Jinyiwei obtain information about northern Xinjiang.
It's a pity that compared to Wu Dui, Wu Mengming is a complete idiot.
This guy only asks for bribes, is greedy for money, and has no talent at all.
When Han Chuan came to see him, he was playing with a golden Buddha he had just obtained.
However, Wu Mengming was still kind to Han Chuan, his subordinate who gave him more than a thousand taels of silver.
"Han Qianhu came here specially, but something happened?"
Han Chuan stepped forward, laid out the map and report, and then said: "Captain, I have discovered a strange thing in my humble position. If the guess is correct, the capital is in danger."
The reports and maps were clearly marked, but Wu Mengming read them for a long time...
Didn't understand.
Seeing his dazed look, Han Chuan felt dizzy.
Such a person can be Jin Yiwei's second-in-command, how can he expect Jin Yiwei to be good?
In desperation, he had to introduce the situation to Wu Mengming step by step.
"The spies from Liaodong reported that the activities of the Tatars have decreased. I suspect that the Tatars are gathering forces to do something big."
He drew a line on the map.
"Commander, please see, if the Tatars ignore Ningjin and go around Harashen, they can go directly to Ji Town. There was a mutiny in Ji Town before, and the soldiers have no desire to fight. Once the Tatars find an opportunity, it is very likely that they will Break through the barrier and enter.”
Wu Mengming looked at it and blinked, but there was no big fluctuation.
His thoughts were different from Han Chuan's, but he asked a strange question.
"Han Qianhu, your judgment may make sense. But what if, I mean what if, the Tatars don't come?"
After the Jin Dynasty broke through, this was of course a major event that caused the world to collapse.
If the imperial court was on guard because of Jin Yiwei's report, it would be a great achievement, so it would be possible to be knighted.
But if Jin Yiwei was reported to be in trouble and Hou Jin didn't come, it turned out to be a false alarm, and no one could bear the responsibility.
This was the common mentality of officials in the late Ming Dynasty.
If you talk more, you will be wrong; if you do more, you will be wrong; if you don't talk, it will be good, but if you don't do it, it will be good.
Han Chuan saw this and felt a burst of sadness.
Fortunately, he had already received Zuo Mengeng's advice and knew that Wu Mengming would have this idea.
Moreover, he never thought about actually reminding the court, but just took the opportunity to ascend to power.
He moved closer and lowered his voice.
"Captain, the matter is of great importance. Since we have discovered it, it is impossible not to report it. But if we report it, we can't afford it if something goes wrong. Look, Governor Luo..."
As soon as he started playing this, Wu Mengming immediately became aware of the situation and quickly showed a satisfied smile.
"In that case, just go and report it to Governor Luo."
Obviously, Wu Mengming couldn't be more satisfied with Han Chuan's intention to leave the matter to Luo Yangxing.
In any case, Luo Yangxing is the top leader of Jinyiwei. It is normal procedure to report this kind of thing to him.
As for how to deal with Luo Yangxing, it has nothing to do with the people below.
Anyway, as long as they report it, if something happens in the future, the responsibility will not lie with Wu Mengming and Han Chuan.
Han Chuan agreed, turned around and went to Luo Yangxing's side.
Naturally, Luo Yangxing didn't have a good attitude towards this Wu Mengming's dog. However, Wu Mengming was deeply entrenched and Luo Yangxing had no choice.
After Han Chuan handed over the matter and the report, Luo Yangxing just said coldly: "I know, please step back."
Han Chuan was obedient, turned around and left.
After he left the office, Luo Yangxing showed a contemptuous smile.
"The toad swallows the sky, what a loud tone. A mere thousand households dare to discuss the government affairs. Detouring Mongolia and sneak attack on Ji Town? Hahaha, it's really whimsical."
After laughing, Luo Yangxing threw Han Chuan's report into the waste paper without taking it seriously at all.
As for the Ming court, they were completely unaware of it.
All parties are still holding their breath, trying to find weaknesses in their opponents, intending to bring down more of their opponents in order to control the situation.
In Linqing, the combat readiness training of the rear camp has reached its peak.
Each soldier has fired at least nearly a hundred rounds of bullets, and has been able to accurately master the weapons in his hands.
That is to say, it is easy to recycle lead bullets. Otherwise, with this amount of ammunition consumption, Zuo Mengeng would go bankrupt.
But the results are also very gratifying.
The consistency of the musket array has reached its peak. There will be almost no soldiers firing randomly, ensuring the maximum killing effect.
The shooting accuracy of the artillery brigade has also been improved to a certain level, and the control of artillery fuses has become more secure. It almost never happens that the artillery shell flies to the predetermined location, but the fuze has not ignited the gunpowder in the warhead.
From the perspective of an army, the rear battalion already possesses combat qualities.
When the leaves began to turn yellow, Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but look to the north.
In the cool north wind, he smelled gun smoke.
