Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

The converter steelmaking process, also known as Bessemer converter steelmaking, is a steelmaking process that was born during the First Industrial Revolution. It has greatly increased steel production while ensuring quality.

However, the converter steelmaking method has a major disadvantage, which is the treatment of phosphorus content in molten iron in the converter.

Adding alkaline substances into the converter mentioned by Liu Mingsheng is a way to eliminate this shortcoming.

It's a pity that Li Yuanji didn't know this. The breakthrough in the converter steelmaking method can be said to have saved Li Yuanji at least 500,000 contribution points.

After the converter steelmaking process, there was the open-hearth steelmaking process and the oxygen converter steelmaking process which is still widely used today.

Of course, the converter steelmaking method explored by Liu Mingsheng's Iron Bureau is still not fully perfected. Just as Liu Mingsheng said, he just proposed the idea and conducted a lot of experiments. The results are good, but he has not yet fully understood it.

Li Yuanji didn't know this, and he himself was not a professional, but he knew that the further progress of the Iron Bureau was a good thing for him, and he could also save a lot of contribution points.

What made Li Yuanji even more gratified was that in the few years since he began to pay attention to talents in these areas, they have brought him many surprises, especially the Research Institute. No matter whether it was the improvement of the Ironware Bureau or the Firearms Bureau, the Research Institute had its shadow and participated in them.

He didn't know what would happen in the future, but at least for now, he had experienced the role that the research institute had brought, which made him feel that his support for these special departments over the years was justified.

If he didn't see the results of his efforts for a long time, Li Yuanji would not be anxious, because he knew that these improvements could not be achieved overnight, but he would definitely feel disappointed.

Now there is finally a good result. At least in Li Yuanji's eyes, all the efforts and support are worth it.

“Well done, keep up the hard work. Now that you have developed a new steelmaking method and can increase production so much, it is very good.

In the future, more and more steel will be needed, not only the steel that can be seen now, but also many steel that cannot be seen will be used.

You need to finalize this new converter steelmaking process as soon as possible."

Li Yuanji is really looking forward to the future. As long as there is a breakthrough in steel production, all the subsequent things that are about to appear will no longer be restricted.

After pacifying Liu Mingsheng and others, Li Yuanji returned to the palace and went to the harem.

"Ma'am, put down your work first. I have something to tell you."

When he arrived at Yang Qingwan's bedroom, he saw her knitting clothes. Judging from the size and color, they were obviously knitting clothes for him.

Yang Qingwan's heart sank. She knew very well that Li Yuanji's serious instructions must not be a trivial matter.

He put down the work in his hands and sat down next to Li Yuanji.

"My lord, what happened?"

Looking at the beauty in front of him, Li Yuanji's heart was full of helplessness. He really didn't want to continue the expedition. He also wanted to stay with Jimei and live a leisurely and comfortable life, but he couldn't do that.

"It's not a big deal, I will personally lead the army to the west next.

This Western Expedition is of great significance. Even with Xie Shufang, Wei Yunqi and others, I still feel uneasy.

But don't worry, we are not going right away, we are still preparing, it will take two to three months at the fastest, or half a year at the slowest."

Seeing Yang Qingwan's sudden worry and reluctance, Li Yuanji felt a little reluctant, but now he had to do this.

The preparation time this time will not be short. The various supplies he needs, as well as the mobilization of the army, including the army's changing of equipment, will all take a lot of time. It is during this time that he can stay with the women.

Telling Yang Qingwan now is also to let her make preparations in advance, so that she won’t be in such a hurry like the last time.

Yang Qingwan was reluctant to leave, but she was also very clear that in their current situation, although everything seemed fine here, as long as Li Er's Tang Dynasty was there, as long as Li Er did not fall, they would always be in danger.

"My dear husband, you can go as you please. I am at home, and everything will be fine."

Yang Qingwan knew the heavy burden on Li Yuanji and could not say anything to persuade him to stay. Even though she was worried and reluctant, she had to encourage Li Yuanji.

The only thing she could do was to help Li Yuanji take care of the family, so that Li Yuanji could go to the battlefield with peace of mind without being distracted by things happening here.

"With a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?"

Li Yuanji was extremely pleased to see Yang Qingwan, who was sensible and sensible. Yang Qingwan had never interfered in these matters and had always trusted and supported him. The affairs in the palace had never made him worry at all.

He was the one in charge of external affairs, while Yang Qingwan was in charge of internal affairs, without any encroachment on his part, which really made him less worried.

Looking at the beauty in front of him, Li Yuanji came back to his senses and started talking about business.

"Your textile industry, make arrangements for this, and focus on processing cotton. When the cotton from Luzhou Prefecture and Songzhou Prefecture arrives, most of it will be sent to the textile industry. Have people process it as quickly as possible. When we go to war, these will be deployed to the army."

Nowadays, cotton is used in different ways, including in scientific research institutes, firearms bureaus, civilians, and the military. The military uses cotton for medical treatment, as well as in cotton clothes, quilts, and cotton shoes.

Now that the expedition is imminent, all these things need to be prepared again. Fortunately, the clothing and textile company was opened by Yang Qingwan, so it is convenient to process them.

Yang Qingwan agreed to all of these, and the two chatted for a while. Wu Mei came over skipping and jumping, and when she saw Li Yuanji, she ran over immediately.

"Sister Wan."

"My king, you finally finished your work without even telling me."

After greeting Yang Qingwan, Wu Mei threw herself directly into Li Yuanji's arms.

Looking at Wu Mei, who had grown a little more, Li Yuanji also smiled.

"I was just about to go look for you guys, and you came. I've been busy all this time, and I really neglected you guys. I have nothing to do today, so let's go out for a walk together later."

Wu Mei's temperament is still a little eccentric now, but Li Yuanji didn't say anything. Wu Mei's growing environment is completely different from that in history, and her personality is also different. In Li Yuanji's eyes, this is a good thing.

Moreover, both Wei Gui and Wu Shun were too stable. It was rare to have someone as unconventional as Wu Mei, and Li Yuanji liked her more.

Afterwards, Li Yuanji called Wei Gui and Wu Shun and took the girls shopping, walking here and there, ordering some snacks, and buying some small items that the girls liked. After a day, they returned to the palace.

Half a month passed, and Li Yuanji saw that the task on the system had not been completed. He became anxious and called Cen Wenben.

"Jingren, how is the implementation of the previous arrangement that the population of the prefectures should reach 50,000?"

Seeing Li Yuanji's serious face, Cen Wenben did not dare to delay. "Your Majesty, I have conveyed the documents to all the governments and issued a strict assessment. Now that nearly a month has passed, I think it should be almost completed.

I will go and urge them after I go down, and find out the current progress, and then summarize it for Your Majesty to review. "

Cen Wenben was very confused. He didn't know why Li Yuanji attached so much importance to this matter. He thought Li Yuanji would talk about other things.

But now that Li Yuanji is so concerned about it, he must follow through on it, even if he doesn't know the reason. But who made Li Yuanji value it so much?

"Then start making arrangements as soon as possible. I will give them another half month. You must complete it within half a month! This is a death order!"

Li Yuanji understood, but now he had to speed up the completion of the task. He had never forced himself to do so in the past, but now he had to do so.

Li Yuanji was very clear that the contribution points required next would be huge, so he had to take advantage of this period of time to earn more contribution points as quickly as possible.

Now Li Yuanji has made up his mind. Everything else has to be put aside for the time being. The system task must be completed first.

Seeing that Cen Wenben agreed, Li Yuanji spoke again.

"I have already read the manuscript submitted by the Newspaper and Publication Bureau, and have made some revisions. You can take it now and have it printed as soon as possible. At the same time, have all branches of the Newspaper and Publication Bureau prepare for it.

After all these manuscripts are printed, start promoting them immediately. Make sure they are promoted in place and pay attention to the public response.

This matter can be publicized together with the matter of the Heroes' Mausoleum, and the effect will be better. "

Li Yuanji attached great importance to this propaganda. The main wars he would face next, apart from the Western Expedition, would be the final battle with Li Er. As for other places, even America, which he asked Yang Cheng to explore, they did not bother him at all.

The reason why this Western Expedition was so important was that his army would not be able to wait until the entire army was equipped. In addition, it was possible that not only the Harsha Dynasty and the twenty or so surrounding small countries would be involved, but even Persia would be involved.

This is why Li Yuanji wanted to go there in person, otherwise he would be crazy to go on the Western Expedition in person.

The next two wars will require the mobilization of the vast majority of the people. If public opinion is not mobilized, how can the subsequent wars be fought?
He didn't want to fight in the front and then have to send troops to quell the rebellion.

Moreover, the transportation of various materials, the conscription of corvée labor, the increase in taxes, etc. all require the support of the people.

Although this has never been done in previous dynasties, it does not prevent him from doing so. As long as this propaganda raises public opinion, subsequent wars, the preparation and transportation of various materials, including the recruitment of young and strong people, will be much easier.

The importance of this publicity may be difficult or even impossible for Cen Wenben and others to understand, so he must supervise it.

The continuous expansion of his fiefdom, his successive victories in foreign wars, and the changes he brought to these places have truly benefited the people in various prefectures. Although his prestige is enough, he does not mind asking the people in various places to increase their support.

Especially when combined with the publicity of the Mausoleum of Heroes, Li Yuanji believed that this would definitely cause an absolute sensation.

Throughout the ages, who has ever cared so much about the people at the bottom of society? Who has ever cared so much about those ordinary soldiers?

Now Li Yuanji cares about it, and he has done it, allowing those ordinary soldiers to not only have the opportunity to be remembered forever, but also to enjoy the incense from future generations. This tomb of heroes can be said to be almost as high as the highest honor for military generals, which is to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

In addition to propaganda, everything the people under his rule have now is given by him, Li Yuanji. If he fails, will they continue to enjoy these?

Look at the people in the Tang Dynasty and everyone will understand.

With all these measures at his disposal, he didn't believe that he would not be able to mobilize public opinion.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will personally monitor this matter and come up with a plan for both parties to jointly promote it as soon as possible."

Cen Wenben was indeed a little puzzled. If the royal court wanted to go to war, why should it explain this to the people under it? This had never happened before from ancient times to the present, and Cen Wenben could not understand it.

Cen Wenben also instinctively believed in Li Yuanji. From the moment he entered Lingnan, or to be more precise, from the moment he came to Lingnan, none of the decisions Li Yuanji made were wrong. Now Lingnan has developed into what it is today in more than six years, all because of Li Yuanji.

Each of them would naturally choose to believe in the decision made by Li Yuanji. If they didn't know the purpose of doing so, it must be that they didn't understand it well enough.

Even if Cen Wenben and others doubted themselves, they never thought of doubting Li Yuanji, let alone opposing him, because their opposition was useless.

Watching Cen Wen write with relief, Li Yuanji also began to deal with other government affairs.

Another two days passed, and one day, Yang Jianhe hurried in.

"Your Majesty, Liu Rengui has sent an urgent report!"

Li Yuanji immediately took the military newspaper and quickly opened it to read.

After reading it, Li Yuanji's face was full of joy and he punched the air heavily.

"Good! Liu Rengui did a great job! Now go and call Cen Wenben over, quickly."

After a while, Cen Wenben arrived. Seeing Li Yuanji's happy face, he suddenly felt relaxed.

"My lord, has something great happened?"

"Haha, it is indeed a great joyous event. Liu Rengui sent a military report that Junluo, Panpan, Luoyue and other places have been captured, and the Srivijaya navy has been severely damaged.

Liu Rengui reported that he is organizing a large army to attack Srivijaya. According to the timetable, Srivijaya will be captured in two or three months.

Li Yuanji was really happy. As long as Srivijaya was conquered, the westward route for all ships would be completely opened and under his control.

Moreover, after the war, Liu Rengui's army could be mobilized to start the Western Expedition. This time, more troops were mobilized, and they could launch a two-pronged attack from the sea and the road.

As for whether Liu Rengui could destroy Srivijaya, Li Yuanji had no consideration at all.

Although Srivijaya was considered a big country in that area, compared with him, even compared with the Harsha Dynasty and Persia, it was just a tiny country.

He had full confidence in Liu Rengui in destroying Srivijaya.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! As long as we pacify the southern countries, our chances of success in this western expedition will be even greater."

Cen Wenben was very happy. He also knew the importance of destroying Srivijaya to them. Not only would it boost the morale of the army, but it would also make those small countries lose heart.

Their route was no longer threatened, and Liu Rengui's nearly 100,000 troops could be deployed to other battlefields. (End of this chapter)