My whole family was in exile, and I relied on my space to buy half of my country.

Chapter 261 Progress in developing weapons
Xue Banxian thought for a moment and understood Jiang Tangtang's purpose in arranging these medicines.

He admired Jiang Tangtang from the bottom of his heart.

At such a young age, he has given so many refugees a home.In such a short period of time, Baodao and Lingnan lands were managed to what they are today.

Apart from her, there is probably no other person in this world who has such talent.

Xue Banxian couldn't help but think of the ideals he had had when he was young...

"That's all, I'll go with you!" Xue Banxian said in a tone of resignation.

Jiang Tangtang originally thought that he would at most be willing to help research prescriptions, but unexpectedly he was actually willing to go out to sea to help.

This unexpected surprise made Jiang Tangtang very excited, "I will cook a big meal for noon today."

"There's no need for a big dinner. You go and do your business quickly. I'll clean up and I'll take the boat back to Lingnan with you."

With her current status, it is not an exaggeration to say she is an empress.

This girl was filial to him because of his status as a teacher to several children.He can't just rely on people's respect for him to do whatever he wants.

Despite his usual carelessness, he seemed to have no regard for worldly etiquette.But he actually knew very well that he still had to have some sense of proportion.

Jiang Tangtang was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he understood.Although Xue Banxian was still as carefree as before when talking to her, after all, because of her change in status, he had a lot more scruples in his actions.

She felt a little sad in her heart, but she had many things to do, and she didn't have time to sigh here.

After bidding farewell to Xue Banxian, Jiang Tangtang continued to inspect other properties.

The climate on the island is not much different from that in Lingnan, and it can also grow rice for multiple seasons.In addition, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn, these high-yielding crops, have adapted well to the island.

There is also cassava grown in large quantities on Baodao, which has also made a significant contribution to the island's prosperity.

After processing, cassava leaves can be used to raise pigs, and cassava rhizomes are also very good food for hunger.

Cangwu was able to accept so many refugees. In addition to being a granary for corrupt officials, the large-scale cassava grown on Baodao played an important role in this.

Jiang Tangtang ordered officials from the Ministry of Agriculture to cultivate tens of thousands of cassava seedlings before next spring, with plans to promote them in Cangwu and other places next year.

In addition to agriculture, there are also several important minerals on the island, which have always touched Jiang Tangtang's heart.

Among them, what concerns Jiang Tangtang the most is the oil and mineral resources on the island.

With today's backward technology, there is currently no way to process and separate petroleum to produce various products.But the managers of the oil mine and the people from the weapons department joined forces to develop how to use oil in combat and create magical weapons.

After the master Cao Lesheng arrived at the Lingnan Ordnance Department, he communicated with researchers from the Baodao Ordnance Department and built a rocket box.

This rocket box can hold dozens of arrows at a time. When the switch is pulled, all these arrows can be shot out.

The principle of the rocket box is somewhat similar to that of a multi-shot crossbow, but the difference is that this rocket box has more arrows.The most important thing is that this rocket box uses petroleum, the arrows fired can burn and are indestructible when splashed with water.

In the face of modern weapons, this rocket box may be nothing.But this was the era of cold weapons. The two armies fought mainly with weapons such as swords, bows and arrows.

Such inventions are far superior to those of neighboring small countries such as Xirong in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Although Jiang Tangtang thinks that oil can only be used in this way, which is too wasteful, but who said they have no technology!Being able to use petroleum to make such a product is barely a comfort.

Jiang Tangtang arranged for someone to transport the rocket box to the Lingnan Military Camp for Lu Shiyan to see.On the other hand, the issue of secondary processing of oil has also been considered again.

Of course, awards will also be given to the staff involved in the research and development this time.

Jiang Tangtang's reward method is very straightforward, giving out real money directly.

Researchers who make significant contributions to this research and development will be rewarded with 1000 taels of silver, plus a second-entry courtyard in the city.

Ordinary personnel are rewarded with 500 taels of silver.

He also stated that everyone’s research contribution will be included in the assessment at the end of the year, which is also a basis for promotion.

Jiang Tangtang's words made everyone in the Ordnance Institute and Oil Mine dive into research as if they had been given blood.

Jiang Tangtang was not idle either. In the evening, she went to the book bar again to read books on petroleum, and learned how to separate and process petroleum.

It made her dizzy, but in the end she was still helpless.

Jiang Tangtang could only put this matter aside for the time being, and took Xue Banxian back to Lingnan, planning to set up a pharmaceutical factory first.

The matter of oil separation and processing will be studied slowly later.

Jiang Tangtang previously set up a medicinal material planting base in Yazhou, but if the pharmaceutical workshop is established and large-scale production is formed, the medicines in the Yazhou planting base will not be enough.

Therefore, when setting up a pharmaceutical workshop, it is necessary to continue to expand the cultivation of medicinal materials.

Jiang Tangtang thought for a while and felt that in addition to Lingnan, Cangwu could also plan several places to grow medicinal materials.

As soon as Jiang Tangtang returned to Lingnan, he summoned people to go to the countryside to analyze the soil quality and climate, and what medicinal materials were suitable for planting.

Jiang Tangtang does not need to do these things himself, he just needs to leave them to the people below to handle them.For several days, Jiang Tangtang stayed in the Yamen to handle official business. 
In Qiongzhou City, several masters dressed as servants secretly gathered together to exchange information they had collected in the past few days.

Compared with the fact that they never found the opportunity to capture Jiang Tangtang and return to Beijing to resume his life, what surprised many domestic experts was the military, commerce and agriculture of Lingnan.

"Boss, what should we do now?" Peng Yang said: "Don't say that we have never been able to find a chance to arrest people. Even if we catch people, in Lingnan, we have no way to prevent them from being sent out!"

These days, they have figured out the situation in Lingnan. Lingnan is a standard loose inside and tight outside.

Not to mention abducting individuals, even if they have been exploring military news in Lingnan these days, they have been frustrated repeatedly in trying to spread news to Beijing.

Xiao Xian pondered for a while and said: "As long as we catch the person, we can always find a way."

"Boss, have you found a way?"

Xiao Xian said: "This method may not work for others to get out of the mountain, but I believe it is not a problem for us."

Although they were no match for thousands of troops, they were all masters of kung fu, so they could still manage to get out of the woods.

"If that doesn't work, let's start with the little girl from the Lu family. That little girl often walks around Lingnan and Cangwu. Although there are guards around her, those few guards," Peng Yang said with a look of contempt on his face. , indicating that the skills of the several guards were much worse than theirs, and they should not be taken seriously at all.

(End of this chapter)