Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 713 Eventful Autumn
"If the shells are loaded, the speed on flat roads is estimated to be less than 25 yards. On mountain roads, the speed is estimated to be slower.

Although this speed is not fast, but in this era, it is already very good. Zhao Wen murmured with a smile while looking at the tank in front of him.

Tanks are different from war horses. War horses cannot run all day. When they are tired, they always stop to eat and drink water. But tanks are different. As long as there is gas, they can run.And don't worry about running out of fuel, after all, wood is everywhere.

The tank drove steadily at the maximum speed for a period of time, and then carried out tests such as changing direction.

The conversion direction is divided into hull steering and turret steering.

Although the turret of the tank needs to be cranked by the driver inside, the turret can still turn smoothly.

It's just that the speed is not as fast as the telex.

In addition to these tests, the tank has carried out various tests with the help of the staff.

Without exception, almost all of these experiments were successful.

The researchers also recorded various detailed parameters.

After completing these tests, the tank stopped in front of Zhao Wen.

Those tank drivers stepped out of the tank and stopped in front of Zhao Wen.

"Your Majesty, complete the mission!" The tank drivers saluted Zhao Wen loudly.

Zhao Wen smiled and said: "You have done a good job, you have done a good job. But tanks can't just be tested for one day. After today, you have to conduct experiments in various environments and on various roads. If there is anything that needs to be improved , start to improve. Strive for mass production of tanks in the shortest possible time.”

"Understood!" Song Yingxing stood beside Zhao Wen and said firmly.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. If you have any difficulties, just come to me, and I will do my best to help you." Zhao Wen said.

Song Yingxing replied: "Follow Your Majesty's order!"

"I won't stay anymore, let's go first!" Zhao Wen turned around and left with the followers behind him.

After Zhao Wen left, Song Yingxing and the staff of the research institute began to conduct detailed tests on the tank.

All the data were recorded by the staff in detail.

That night, Song Yingxing held a meeting to improve the recorded data.

Early the next morning, Song Yingxing conducted shelling tests on the tank.

The shelling test was also very satisfactory, with few surprises.

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As time passed, the matter of concubine Zhao Wen was getting closer.

At the end of February, Liu Wenzhong brought the list of the selected girls and their photo albums to Zhao Wen.

After Zhao Wen read it, he asked Liu Wenzhong to make arrangements.

In early March, Zhao Wen held a concubine ceremony.

There is no way to accept a concubine compared to marrying a queen, and the ceremony is very simple. In addition, Zhao Wen has no big plans, so the matter of accepting a concubine is extremely peaceful.

After these concubines entered the palace, according to the usual practice, these concubines should be given titles, but the titles of concubines who entered the palace for the first time would definitely not be too high.

Now there are seven concubines in Zhao Wen's harem including Li Xiaoying and Hai Lanzhu, so Zhao Wen is not stingy with these new concubines, each of them has a title, and they all have the title of "concubine".

Originally, they should start from the bottom, because there are few people in Zhao Wen's harem, and Zhao Wen doesn't care much about it.

Li Xiaoying is the queen, and Hai Lanzhu is the imperial concubine.

Originally, there was another noble concubine under the imperial concubine, but these five had just entered the palace, and they all entered the palace together, so the title of noble concubine was left empty.

The titles of these five noble concubines are Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, Concubine Zhuang, Concubine Jing, and Concubine Hui.

After doing these things, the time came to mid-March.

Spring has begun in March. Although it is the Little Ice Age, the weather is much warmer than the cold winter.

Xuanzhen also began to get busy, and Zhao Wen also asked the Senate and the Military Academy to prepare for taking over Zhejiang, Guangdong and other places.

On March 25, Zhao Wen issued a military order to let Liu Wu lead the troops stationed in Shaanxi to the southwest.

At this time, the soldiers and horses currently in the southwest are the reserves that Zhao Wen had drawn from various places in Xuanzhen.

Because of the geography, the reserve troops in Xuanzhen hardly made any contribution, so Zhao Wen sent the reserve troops in Xuanzhen to Yunnan, Guizhou and other places to spy on the enemy's situation there and prepare for the advance of the army.

Zhao Wen also added part of the soldiers and reserve soldiers to Song Hu, Zhao Daniu and Liu Wu respectively.

Now, the total number of soldiers and horses in the hands of these three people is about 35.

Among them, there are only 15 regular troops, and the rest are basically reserves.

These reserve soldiers and horses will stay in the captured place to consolidate their rule over the place.

Among them, Song Hu led his troops to attack Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi.

Today, although Fujian is still under the imperial court on the surface, it has been secretly under the jurisdiction of Zhao Wen, but it has not yet changed its flag.

Liu Wu led the soldiers and horses of Shaanxi to go south from Shaanxi, cross Sichuan, and go to Yunnan and Guizhou.

Zhao Daniu led his men across Huguang to attack Guangdong, and at the same time marched westward, and completed the encirclement of the southwest area with Liu Wubing who went south from Sichuan.

The team led by the three marched mightily on the official road, heading towards their respective destinations.

From the beginning of the production of automobiles in the wood-burning automobile processing plant to the present, many automobiles have been produced.

These cars were sent to the front by Zhao Wen, so the current mobilization of soldiers and horses is much faster than before, both in terms of speed and scale.

Zhao Daniu was sitting in a wood-burning car, wearing a woolen overcoat, and the brass buttons on his chest were shining brightly, reflecting the dazzling light.

During the Chinese New Year, Zhao Wen changed the uniforms of the regular army in his hands, and changed the military uniforms of these soldiers to those of the guards.

In addition to changing the costumes of the soldiers, the generals such as Zhao Daniu were also changed.

Although spring has begun, it is still relatively cold here in Huguang under the influence of the Little Ice River.

Zhao Daniu's woolen coat is thick and warm, and can completely resist the cold.

Zhao Daniu sat in the wood-burning car, looking at the official road outside, expressionless, not knowing what was going on in his heart.

Behind his wood-burning car is a huge convoy.

The convoy pulled either soldiers or supplies.

There were a large number of soldiers, and the team marched mightily on the official road in Huguang, like a long snake, heading west.

Zhao Wen stood at the door of the imperial study, looking at the sky.

The sky was gloomy, with dark clouds hanging low, and it didn't take long for it to rain.

This time is when it is warm and cold, once it rains, the weather will be particularly cold.

Zhao Wen stood at the door of the Imperial Study Room, with his hands crossed over his chest, quietly looking at Xiao Yu in front of him.

"This is the last war against the world. After this year, the world will be completely calmed down. At that time, the country will be rebuilt." Zhao Wen said to himself with a long breath.

Holding an umbrella, Liu Wenzhong appeared on the road outside the Imperial Study Room.

When he saw Zhao Wen standing at the door of the imperial study, he trotted over in a hurry.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Wenzhong put away the umbrella and put it on the steps next to the imperial study.

"Come in and talk!" Zhao Wen said and walked in.

Liu Wenzhong tidied up his clothes, hurriedly followed behind Zhao Wen, and walked in.

"Your Majesty, this is a memorial sent by Henan officials. It's about the Yellow River. Please have a look at it." As soon as Zhao Wen sat down, Liu Wenzhong couldn't wait to take out a memorial from his bosom.

Chen Donglai took Liu Wenzhong's memorial and handed it to Zhao Wen.

Zhao Wen took the memorial and flipped through it.

The memorial says that since March, there has been heavy rain in Kaifeng Prefecture in northern Henan in the Yellow River Basin.

Looking at the memorial in his hand, Zhao Wen frowned tightly.

"Heavy rain continued and the water level of the Yellow River rose. This is not a good thing. If it is not handled properly, there will be endless disasters." Zhao Wen put down the memorial in his hand and said solemnly.

"Your Majesty, the flooding of the Yellow River does not happen every year or two. Kaifeng Mansion has a large population. When the imperial court took Kaifeng Mansion, the people in the city basically did not have any major losses.

Today, the number of people in Kaifeng prefecture may be more than one million. If the Yellow River breaks its embankment, Kaifeng prefecture will be a flooded country, and it will even affect the southern Zhili area.

After the Yellow River broke its embankment, it took five or seven or eight years for it to recover. "Liu Wenzhong said to Zhao Wen very solemnly.

Since there were written records in China, there have been countless records of the Yellow River in history books.

From the 24th year of Wanli to the 43rd year of Wanli, the Yellow River broke its embankment eighteen times, almost once a year.

This mother river has a capricious personality, and almost every year there will be a little noise.

Zhao Wen knew very well what it meant for the Yellow River to break its embankment. This kind of disaster was even more serious than the epidemic in Qingyang Mansion.

"Send commissioners to conduct on-the-spot surveys and monitor the Yellow River, and keep abreast of the water level of the Yellow River.

In addition, let local officials organize local people to reinforce the embankment of the Yellow River and strive to minimize the danger of the Yellow River.

At the same time, prepare for the worst and be ready to evacuate the people on both sides of the Yellow River. "Zhao Wen issued various orders in an orderly manner.

Liu Wenzhong cupped his hands at Zhao Wengong and retreated.

After Liu Wenzhong went out, Zhao Wen asked Chen Donglai to find Sun Yuanhua.

Not long after, Sun Yuanhua came to the imperial study.

Zhao Wen looked at Sun Yuanhua standing in front of him, and said: "The Yellow River near Kaifeng Prefecture in Henan Province may be flooded, and now I order your department to send people who are good at civil engineering to go to Henan Province.

Conduct surveys on both sides of the Yellow River, and try to come up with a plan to control the Yellow River to solve the risk of the Yellow River's embankment in Kaifeng Prefecture.

Not only the Yellow River around Kaifeng Prefecture, but after this incident is over, the entire section of the Yellow River will be surveyed to find out the dangerous areas and then deal with them. "

Sun Yuanhua bowed and saluted, "Follow Your Majesty's order!"

After Sun Yuanhua withdrew, the rain outside became heavier.

Hearing the sound of rain outside, Zhao Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself, "It's been an eventful year. Last year there was an epidemic, and this year the water level of the Yellow River started to rise again. The Little Ice Age was really endless. The world It has not been completely calmed down, it is really troublesome!"

The environment at the end of the Ming Dynasty was like this, with constant disasters.

Zhao Wen sat on a chair, closed his eyes, and recalled what kind of natural disasters happened in this era in history.

An hour later, Zhao Wen opened his eyes, asked Chen Donglai to take out the rice paper, and began to write on the rice paper.

After about half an hour, Zhao Wen put down the brush in his hand and looked at the rice paper in front of him quietly.

The natural disasters that can be recorded in the history books are all natural disasters with a very large impact.In the history of the late Ming Dynasty, natural disasters continued, and many natural disasters would not be recorded in history books.Zhao Wen never knew about these natural disasters that were not recorded in the history books.

Therefore, there are only natural disasters with large impacts on the rice paper.Although it is impossible to write about all the natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty, it is better than nothing.

"Send this piece of rice paper to the Yizhengyuan. This is a disaster that may occur in various places in the next 30 years. Send it to the Yizhengyuan so that they can prepare early. If someone asks, just say that this is my night sky observation. It came out." Zhao Wen pointed to the paper on the table and said to Chen Donglai.

Chen Donglai looked at the densely packed small characters on the rice paper, and did not doubt the authenticity of Zhao Wen's words.

If it were someone else, Chen Donglai would not believe that he could predict the natural disasters in the next 30 years.

But on Zhao Wen, Chen Donglai didn't even hesitate.

During the time Chen Donglai entered the palace, Chen Donglai felt more and more that Zhao Wen in front of him was not an ordinary person.

If it is an ordinary person, how can it be possible to come up with so many good things?And they are all good things that have never appeared in history books.

Chen Donglai picked up the rice paper on the table and hurried out of the imperial study.

When he came to the Council, Chen Donglai went directly to the classroom where Liu Wenzhong was working, and handed over the things written by Zhao Wen to Liu Wenzhong.

"Lord Liu, His Majesty asked me to hand it over to Your Majesty. Your Majesty said that this is a disaster that may occur in the next 30 years, and please pay attention to it." Chen Donglai took the rice paper out of his arms and handed it to Liu Wen public.

Liu Wenzhong took the rice paper in shock, his face full of disbelief.

"Your Majesty really gave this to me? How did it come about?" Liu Wenzhong looked at the rice paper in his hand and asked incredulously.

Chen Donglai nodded and said, "This is really His Majesty's. Do I still dare to commit such a crime of beheading? Your Majesty said that he calculated it by watching the sky at night."

"Since it was really made by His Majesty, then I can rest assured!" Liu Wenzhong heaved a sigh of relief, arranged the rice paper in his hand, and put it on the table.

Liu Wenzhong never doubted Zhao Wen's ability.

If Zhao Wen said he could fly, Liu Wenzhong would not have any doubts.

"In that case, I'll go back and reply to the decree!" Chen Dong said and walked out.

(End of this chapter)