Chapter 261 Progress in Weapon Development
After a moment's thought, Xue Banxian 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 made so many refugees a home. In such a short period of time, he transformed Taiwan and Lingnan into what they are today.
In this world, apart from her, there is probably no one else who has this talent.
Xue Banxian couldn't help but think of the ideals he had in his youth...
"Forget it, I'll go with you!" Xue Banxian said with a resigned tone.
Jiang Tangtang originally thought that he would at most help research the recipe, but she didn't expect that he would actually be willing to go out to sea to help.
This unexpected surprise made Jiang Tangtang very excited. "I will cook a big meal for lunch today."
"There's no need for a big meal. Just go and do your thing. I'll pack up and then take the boat back to Lingnan with you." Xue Banxian was not an unreasonable person, so he would never let Jiang Tangtang cook.
Given her current status, it is not an exaggeration to call her an empress.
The girl respected him because he was a teacher to several children. He couldn't take advantage of other people's respect for him and do whatever he wanted.
Don't be fooled by his carefree appearance, which seems to disregard worldly etiquette. But he actually knows very well that he still needs to maintain a sense of propriety.
Jiang Tangtang was a little surprised, but then she understood. Although Xue Banxian was still as carefree as before when talking to her, her changed status made him more cautious in his actions.
She felt a little sad, but she had a lot of things to do and didn't have time to sigh.
After saying goodbye to Xue Banxian, Jiang Tangtang continued to inspect other industries.
The island's climate is not much different from Lingnan, and it can also grow multiple seasons of rice. In addition, high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn have adapted well to the island.
Cassava, which is grown in large quantities on the island, has also made a significant contribution to the island's prosperity.
After processing, cassava leaves can be used to feed pigs, and the rhizomes of cassava are also very good food.
The reason why Cangwu was able to accept so many refugees was not only because of the granaries of corrupt officials, but also because of the large-scale cultivation of cassava in Taiwan.
Jiang Tangtang instructed officials from the Ministry of Agriculture to grow tens of thousands of cassava seedlings before the beginning of next spring, with the intention of promoting them in Cangwu and other places next year.
In addition to agriculture, there are several important minerals on the island, which have always been on Jiang Tangtang's mind.
What Jiang Tangtang was most concerned about was the oil and mineral resources on the island.
With today's outdated technology, there's currently no way to process and separate oil into various products. However, oil mine managers and weapons department personnel have teamed up to develop ways to utilize oil in combat and create powerful weapons.
After the master Cao Lesheng arrived at the Lingnan Weaponry Department, he communicated with the researchers of the Baodao Weaponry Department and made a rocket box.
This rocket box can hold dozens of arrows at a time. After pulling the switch, all these arrows can be shot out.
The principle of the rocket box is similar to that of a multi-shot crossbow, but the difference is that this rocket box has more arrows. And most importantly, this rocket box uses oil, so the arrows shot out of it are flammable and cannot be extinguished by water.
Compared to modern weapons, this rocket box might not be a big deal. But this was the era of cold weapons, when armies fought mainly with swords, bows, and arrows.
Such inventions have far surpassed those of the surrounding small countries such as the Western Rong of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Although Jiang Tangtang felt that this was the only way to use oil and it was a bit of a waste, who could blame them for not having the technology?
Being able to use petroleum to make such a product can be considered a consolation.
Jiang Tangtang arranged for the rocket boxes to be delivered to the Lingnan military camp for Lu Shiyan's review. Meanwhile, she began to ponder the issue of secondary processing of oil.
Of course, awards were also given to the staff who participated in the research and development.
Jiang Tangtang’s reward method is very straightforward, directly giving out real money.
Researchers who make significant contributions to this research and development will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver and a two-story courtyard in the city.
Ordinary personnel will be rewarded with 500 taels of silver.
He also said that everyone's research contribution will be included in the year-end assessment, which will also be a basis for promotion.
Jiang Tangtang's words inspired everyone in the weapons institute and the oil mine to plunge into the research.
Jiang Tangtang was not idle either. In the evening, she went to the bookstore again to look through books related to petroleum, and forced herself to learn the methods of petroleum separation and processing.
It made her dizzy and she was at a loss in the end.
Jiang Tangtang could only put this matter aside for the time being and took Xue Banxian back to Lingnan, intending to set up a pharmacy first.
I will study the matter of oil separation and processing later.
Jiang Tangtang had previously established a medicinal herb planting base in Yazhou, but if a pharmaceutical workshop was set up and large-scale production was achieved, the amount of medicine available at the Yazhou planting base would not be enough.
Therefore, while preparing to set up a pharmaceutical workshop, we must continue to expand the cultivation of medicinal materials.
Jiang Tangtang thought about it and felt that in addition to Lingnan, Cangwu could also plan out several areas specifically for growing medicinal herbs.
As soon as Jiang Tangtang returned to Lingnan, he summoned people to go to the countryside to analyze the soil and climate to determine what medicinal herbs were suitable for growing.
Jiang Tangtang didn't need to go there in person to handle these matters; he could just hand them over to his subordinates. For several days, Jiang Tangtang stayed in the government office to handle official business.
In Qiongzhou City, several palace masters dressed as servants secretly gathered together to share the information they had collected in the past few days.
What surprised the palace masters even more than the fact that they had not found an opportunity to capture Jiang Tangtang and bring him back to Beijing to report was Lingnan's military, commerce, and agriculture.
"Boss, what should we do now?" Peng Yang asked, "Not to mention that we haven't been able to find a chance to catch him. Even if we did catch him, we have no way to get him out of Lingnan!"
These days, they have already figured out the situation in Lingnan. Lingnan is a typical example of being loose inside and tight outside.
Not to mention kidnapping a person, even if they had discovered military news from Lingnan these days and wanted to pass the news to Beijing, they would have been repeatedly frustrated.
Xiao Xian pondered for a while and said, "As long as we catch the person, there will always be a way."
"Boss, have you found a solution?"
Xiao Xian said, "Getting out of the mountain by going around it may not work for others, but I believe it won't be a problem for us."
Although they could not defeat thousands of troops, they were all masters of kung fu and could still get out of the woods.
"If it really doesn't work, how about we start with the younger sister of the Lu family? That younger sister often travels around Lingnan and Cangwu. Although she has guards around her, those guards..." Peng Yang showed a look of contempt on his face, indicating that the guards' martial arts were far inferior to theirs and they should not be taken seriously at all.
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