After finishing the book, Wen Ruolan was immediately promoted to the first person with the highest cultivation in the Revolutionary Army. However, she was very weak. After giving herself to Zhou Qingfeng, she lived in seclusion. Outsiders didn't know about her situation. Those who could get in touch with her were the core members of the Revolutionary Army.
This inconspicuous little woman was a genius!
Wen Ruolan used to be regarded by her ex-husband as a little woman who liked alchemy, but she began to shine with Zhou Qingfeng. She had no interest in fighting and killing, but she was a god level existence. Her joining the Revolutionary Army's spiritual power education and scientific research system was promoted to a level that could look down on the world.
In this world, there were many horses, but Bo Le was rare.
Wen Ruolan was responsible for refining and improving various elixirs during the day. Because of her existence, the Ministry of Health of the Revolutionary Army established more than a dozen elixir production lines. From anti-inflammatory and hemostasis to analgesia and sterilization, a large number of elixirs for common diseases were produced on a large scale. These elixirs were used to solve the current problem of medicine shortage in the Revolutionary Army, and the effect was outstanding!
In order to earn foreign exchange through export, Wen Ruolan set up three specialized elixir production lines under Zhou Qingfeng's suggestion, which were Suxiang Pill, Dragon Tiger Pill, and Health Care Tea.
Suxiang Pill was used to earn women's money. After taking it, the body would have a delicate fragrance, and it could beautify and nourish one's skin. It was specially prepared for women from rich families. There were also Elegant Orchid, Green Jasmine, Seductive Peony, and many other fragrances. The price of a box of Suxiang Pill of different grades ranged from two or three taels to several hundred taels. Anyway, it was not affordable for women from ordinary families.
Dragon Tiger Pill was an aphrodisiac for men of all ages. Health Care Tea was used to regulate the body, and it was used for the elderly. There were many similar products on the market, but they could not be compared with the products produced by the Ministry of Health of the Revolutionary Army. The formula determined by Wen Ruolan was personally verified by Zhou Qingfeng, and the effect was confirmed to be excellent before it was put on the market.
In the past, the merchants from Shandong had no other goods to buy except for taking a large amount of money from the Revolutionary Army. But this time, a large number of elixirs became the competitive products in Zhou Qingfeng's hands, and it immediately convinced all the people who came to Liaodong to do business.
As long as one ate a Dragon Tiger Pill, the blood and Qi in one's body would surge downwards. Even a weak coward would feel that he was a tough man in his heart for an hour. After taking the medicine, there wouldn't be too many aftereffects. At most, he would sleep for one night and want to do it again the next day. The effect was truly astonishing.
In the beginning, these three products could provide the Revolutionary Army with about 50,000 taels of funds every month. Although this amount of money was not enough to meet the increasing expenses of the Revolutionary Army, it was a very good development momentum. Xu Bing heaved a sigh of relief. At the very least, it slowed down the consumption of funds.
After working during the day, Wen Ruolan also held an evening cultivation class. There were ready-made teaching materials for the first few transmigrators. With the correct teaching method, true essence awakening would become relatively easy. It was no longer a matter of stupidly relying on epiphanies, but a natural path.
After confirming that this large-scale training method was effective, the scope of teaching began to expand, and the core personnel within the 'Revolutionary Army' obtained this rare learning opportunity.
Gao Daniu's previous guess was correct. Those who had received knowledge enlightenment were more likely to awaken true essence. Basically, those who could obtain an intermediate certificate had a 30% chance of advancing — for example, Qiao Xuenan. In order to pursue the youngest daughter of the Sang family, this kid studied desperately. After he grasped enough knowledge, he could easily understand what the invisible and intangible spiritual power was.
The number of cultivators cultivated by the 'Revolutionary Army' quickly rose from single digits to more than ten. Even the human-faced demon by Zhou Qingfeng's side continued to advance due to the enlightenment of wisdom. This great situation stimulated Zhou Qingfeng to continuously invest in the education system in order to obtain more cultivators.
When it was October of 1616, winter began to come in the north.
The activities of the Ming Army had stopped long ago, and even Nurhachi in Shenyang had ceased their activities. However, according to the report of the Investigation Division's Wang Kunpeng, Kennu was likely to gather an even more powerful force next spring, and Liaoyang would definitely not be able to be saved.
Once Liaoyang was lost, Nurhachi would definitely go south and attack Haizhou. Haizhou was currently considered the periphery of the 'Revolutionary Army's' influence, and both sides would inevitably fight. In the command center of the 'Revolutionary Army' in Gaizhou, Xu Bing summarized the situation. She pointed to the map and said, "The wild boar skin should launch an attack in February or March next year. He has two attack directions."
There were two attack arrows on the map. One was Guangning, which was on the western side of Liaoning, and the other was Liaoyang, which was not far from Shenyang. Xu Bing continued, "My judgment is that Kennu will attack Liaoyang. According to the description of the refugees, Liaoyang's defense is really weak. "
The transmigrators looked at Zhou Qingfeng. Zhou Qingfeng shook his head slightly and said, "Our current situation is already too big. We can't go to Liaoyang to cause trouble for the wild boar skin. Right now, the Imperial Guard has expanded to five thousand people. I am opening a military school to train officers and non-commissioned officers, and at the same time conducting winter training. By February next year, the five thousand Imperial Guard should be able to use the geographical advantage to fight against Kennu in Gaizhou. "
Five thousand people sounded like a lot, but it was far from enough to fight against Kennu head-on. But this was already the result of a large expansion of the Imperial Guard. Everyone nodded slightly and did not insist. Currently, the 'Revolutionary Army' was developing well, but its foundation was too weak. Whether it was against Kennu or the Ming Dynasty, everyone needed time to continue expanding.
Xu Bing interrupted, "We should still be safe next spring. After the wild boar skin takes over Liaoyang, it will also need time to digest it. He may have a small attack, but if he wants a war with tens of thousands of people, it will be next autumn at the earliest. "
Zhou Qingfeng also said, "If we can delay until next autumn, the Imperial Guard will complete the third phase of reorganization, and the size of the troops will be increased to twenty thousand. I hope to be equipped with a certain number of firearms, especially cannons. "
Li Shuwei was a little worried and asked, "Don't you think about the Ming Dynasty's reaction? Will they come and attack us? "
"They probably will." Zhou Qingfeng said, "By February or March next year, the Ming Army's troops from all over the country will basically be in place. The historical battle of Sa Er Hu will not happen again. Whether the Liaodong Governor, Yang Gao, will fight Kennu or us, this is an unknown. "
"Then what should we do?" Li Shuwei asked.
"I will consider if we should take the initiative to attack." Zhou Qingfeng said, "If the Ming Army wants to attack us, they can only attack us by sea. The gathering point of the attack by sea will definitely be Tianjin. I am thinking if we should attack Tianjin first in the face of Kennu's military pressure and completely eliminate the Ming Army's ability to cross the sea. "
Fighting on two sides was not a good idea. No one dared to make an impulsive decision.
After the expansion of the Imperial Guard, their combat power had greatly decreased, and they lacked equipment. Many of the soldiers had nothing but the cheapest spear. The quality of the recruits was also very poor. They were 100% illiterate, thin and weak, and couldn't distinguish left from right. The original three months of recruit training had been adjusted to five months, but the effect was still unknown.
So …
"I need to use our advantage in knowledge to obtain a huge technological advancement." Zhou Qingfeng said and looked at Zhao Ze of the engineering department, "I need a steam engine."
The development of human civilization was the continuous improvement of power. Human and animal power was the representative of an agricultural society, while the steam engine crossed over to an industrial society. Only by mastering the steam engine could weapons and equipment be upgraded, and obtain a huge technological advantage.
Hearing Zhou Qingfeng's request, Zhao Ze couldn't help but let out a bitter smile. He was a teacher in the technical school who taught operating machine tools. At this moment, he could only scratch his head and said, "I have been thinking about how to improve the technical level and production efficiency of the workshops under the engineering department. You suddenly mentioned the steam engine …"
"The time and space isolated island's cafeteria has a boiler to boil water, which can produce a certain pressure of high temperature steam. I can get that thing over here. You only need to complete the part of making the steam push the piston back and forth. You should be able to find all kinds of materials in the technical school, … "
Zhou Qingfeng was still talking, but Zhao Ze interrupted, "Building a steam engine requires a high level of metal processing ability. The current blacksmiths can't do it at all. "
"The technical school has machine tools."
"But you don't have electricity."
"Maybe we can turn them into machines that use spiritual power."
What?
Hearing Zhou Qingfeng's last words, Zhao Ze became serious, "You want to get the machine tools from the technical school to the end of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Why not? Otherwise, those machine tools can only be left to dust in the time and space isolated island. After the end of the Ming Dynasty, the mechanical and electrical equipment will often be changed by the rules of time and space, and we can use spiritual power to control it. "
"If there are machine tools that can be used, I can try to make Watt's improved industrial steam engine, or even a three-stage steam engine. As long as there is a prototype that can be successfully operated, the rest will be easy. "
The more Zhao Ze thought about it, the more excited he became. He previously thought about making a hydraulic forging machine for rough metal processing, and then making a hydraulic machine tool and a boring machine. Through the self-upgrading of mechanical equipment, continuously climbing the technology tree, and then gradually approaching the steam engine. The whole process of climbing the technology tree can be completed in two or three years.
There are a lot of machine tools used for teaching in the technical school, and most of them are CNC machine tools. After all, the old machine tools are inefficient, difficult to teach, and have long been eliminated. Zhou Qingfeng took Zhao Ze into the time and space isolated island and found the mechanical processing classroom of the technical school, which is mostly small machine tools.
Zhao Ze pointed to a heavy horizontal machine tool and said: "We need this to process pressure vessels. This thing can also be used to process cannons. "
Zhou Qingfeng shook his head and said: "Don't joke, this thing weighs over a hundred tons, I can't move it. Let's find a medium-sized one first. "
The two finally chose a normal size CNC machining center to be transported to the end of the Ming Dynasty. After this thing was transported, it was really changed by the rules of time and space. The three-phase power supply turned into spiritual power input, and the surface was carved with dragons and phoenixes, like a magic tool.
This thing immediately became the treasure of the "Revolutionary Army" engineering department. Zhao Ze found a thick and stable foundation for it to be placed. After inputting spiritual power into this thing, the operating interface turned out to be a virtual screen. He inputted the data of the steam engine parts one by one, and used the metal materials left in the technical school to put them on the fixture.
Start …, the alloy steel tool extended out and began to cut and bore the steam engine cylinder.
The tool quickly pulled out shavings on the metal parts, and lubricating cutting fluid was sprayed on the cutting surface to cool down. Considering to prolong the life of the equipment, Zhao Ze did not do high-precision processing. A few hours later, a cylinder about half a meter deep appeared.
The whole process of spiritual power supply was completed by Zhou Qingfeng, and only he can do this work steadily. The two spent three days, after failing several times, finally made all the parts of the Watt steam engine and completed the assembly. Together with the boiler in the technical school cafeteria for cooking and boiling water, the two couldn't wait to get coal and fresh water to start the ignition test.
"Pressure rising."
"Valve working normal."
"Piston moving normal."
"Connecting rod mechanism starting to move."
"All moving parts are fully lubricated."
"We made this thing a century ahead of time."
When the piston of this steam engine began to move quickly, Zhou Qingfeng and Zhao Ze who stood on both sides were silent. A huge revolutionary force came to the world, it will push the level of the whole earth's civilization to a new height.
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