Zhu Youlang has been unable to tell his clones these days.

We should not only care about the prince’s apprenticeship and academic issues, but also pay attention to the rice harvest.

As for the flintlock rifle imitation, it naturally cannot be left behind.

Of course, what Zhu Youlang cares about the most is the castle.

According to Zhu Youlang's will, a small castle has been built outside Chengdu city.

In order to resist the large-scale advancement of the Qing army, it is imperative to build a bastion.

It can not only allocate troops reasonably, but also protect large areas outside the city.

Otherwise, once a war comes, it will be a strong wall and clear the country, and the suffering will be the people.

The core value of the bastion is the linear chain defense line, rather than the traditional method of closing the city to converge.

That kind of simple point defense will sooner or later be eliminated.

In this case, why didn’t Zhu Youlang push the bastion into the sight of civil and military officials and generals early?

But Zhu Youlang came to the suburbs of the city surrounded by a group of personal guards.

Since it is just a demonstration, the location of this bastion is not too particular.

Even so, the accompanying people were still amazed after seeing the bastion.

Li Dingguo exclaimed: "This is the bastion that His Majesty said, right?"

Li Dingguo is a rare military genius and is very sensitive to new things.

He could see at a glance what was strange about the sacred brilliance.

"There are many concave surfaces in this castle, not as many convex surfaces as ordinary castles."

Looking closer, Li Dingguo sighed: "From this perspective, the siege party cannot threaten the defenders in the fort, but the defenders can shoot and kill the siege party without any scruples."

Zhu Youlang nodded after hearing this, and said, "I am worthy of being the King of Jin, and I can see it thoroughly. The most exquisite thing about this castle is here. It seems that the castle does not occupy much land, but it is available in large areas due to twists and turns."

Zhu Youlang paused and took the lead into the fort.

"Your Majesty, the space on this side seems a bit narrow."

Li Dingguo found that the sideways could not even allow two people to go in parallel. Is this a bit too narrow?

"This bastion is built for civil and military officials to see it in a short period of construction. The scale of the formal bastion is much larger than this one."

The Ming Dynasty court was not Zhu Youlang's one-man rule. If Zhu Youlang wanted all officials to recognize the sacred bastion, they had to convince them.

Therefore, it is crucial to build a sample castle earlier.

"I see."

Li Dingguo suddenly realized.

"Your Majesty, how much food can you stock up in this fort?"

The question was Wen Anzhi.

As a civil servant, he obviously pays more attention to food and grass issues.

"The size of the battalion is different, and the amount of food stored is also very different."

Zhu Youlang explained: "But in general, it's only a lot more than the average fortress, so it's always okay to last a month."

The positioning of the squad is different from that of the big cities in the Central Plains, and is closer to the squadron.

Generally, fortresses often store grain for at most half a month and need to be replenished at any time. It is already very good that the fortress can last for one month.

Of course, there are also giant types in the castle, such as the city of Relan Cha.

This is equivalent to the city level.

Even a navy of Zheng Chenggong's level attacked Relanzha City for a long time, and in the end he suffered heavy losses.

Therefore, it is meaningless to simply discuss how much grain can be stored in the bastion. It can only be said that the ability to hoard grain will not become the shortcoming of the bastion.

Continuing to walk in, Wen Anzhi found some vacant gaps and couldn't help but curiously said, "Your Majesty, what are the vacant places for?"

Zhu Youlang explained with a smile: "These places are used to set up guns, leaving only space for the muzzle, which can effectively protect the gunner."

"Your Majesty is really thoughtful, I am ashamed of myself."

Wen Anzhi sincerely praised.

In his opinion, the emperor was very touching to work hard all day long and could take time to care about these trivial things.

In comparison, what reason do these ministers do not work hard?

"The main thing you need to build a battalion is stone. Whether it is Sichuan or Yunnan, the most undeficient is stone."

Zhu Youlang talked jokingly: "So you don't need to worry too much about spending."

Zhu Youlang knew what Wen Anzhi was worried about and said first.

"It's naturally the best."

"I plan to build a batch of such bastions to resist the Eastern Barbarians."

Zhu Youlang said aloud.

Zhu Youlang still has a clear understanding of the strength of both sides.

At present, the Ming army is on the defensive position and needs to continuously accumulate strength.

It will take long enough to make a full counterattack.

"If you want to build a full-scale bastion, it will probably cost a lot of money."

Wen Anzhi still felt a little painful.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has a poor family, it is no longer time to make trouble.

If these bastions are not effective after they are built, the money will be wasted and the impact will be huge.

"Don't worry, I've ordered someone to investigate. This kind of bastion is very useful in Taisie and will never waste a penny."

Wen Anzhi felt a little relieved when he heard this.

As long as it wasn't done by His Majesty's sudden whim.

Just look at the new Thai firearms and you will know that they are very useful!

These Tessie Castles should be similar, right?

"In comparison, I am more concerned about the harvest this fall, which is related to whether the soldiers can eat enough."

"Your Majesty is kind."

Li Dingguo flattered him.

Zhu Youlang sighed in his heart that if there were hybrid rice, it would be great, even if it was Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, they could grow rice that matched the world.

Now, I can only count on corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.

"By the way, can I find the corn, potato and sweet potato that I mentioned?"

Zhu Youlang clearly remembered that these coarse grains were introduced in the late Ming Dynasty, but they are not popular now.

Zhu Youlang can completely use this time difference to make a fuss.

"After Your Majesty said this, I ordered people to look for it. I only found the potatoes in His Majesty's mouth."

The word potato is actually a foreign word, and there was no such statement in the late Ming Dynasty.

Of course, after Zhu Youlang became popular, all the ministers accepted this title.

Zhu Youlang was overjoyed when he heard this: "Where is this potato? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Wen Anzhi said bitterly: "I am afraid that this potato will not be planted to make Your Majesty happy, so I have someone try it first and want to tell Your Majesty when it is successful."

Zhu Youlang suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Take me there and have a look."

At this moment, he had no intention of inspecting the castle again.

Food is the most important thing for people, and eating a full meal is more important than anything else.

If you don’t have enough food, you will talk about fighting against the Eastern Barbarians and reviving the world, and you will talk about regaining the mountains and rivers?

To take a step back, a high-yield crop like potatoes can perfectly solve the problem that the Ming army did not have many Qing army.

The land is not enough to make up for the production, and the appearance of this potato is really life-saving!
Chapter completed!