darknovel Chapter 140 A Bumper Harvest Of Grain, A Skyrocketing National Power, And The Conditions For Advanci
Chapter 140 A Bumper Harvest Of Grain, A Skyrocketing National Power, And The Conditions For Advanci
In today's era, large ships are the most important means of commodity transportation.
The more boats on the river, the more developed the economy.
Like those economically developed dynasties and dynasties, it is conservatively estimated that there are thousands of large ships launched by them.
Some are also close to the ocean and develop ocean trade. They have more than 3,000 large ships.
Although Daxia only has 20 ships now, it is simply incomparable with them, but it is also a very good start!
Lin Beifan has already started to imagine how prosperous it would be when there are thousands of ships sailing on the rivers of his own country?
Lin Beifan couldn't wait to ask: "He Aiqing, what is our annual output of large ships, and how many ships can we ship this year?"
He Shen pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, our shipbuilding workshop has been built. According to the current progress, it is estimated that about 80 large ships can be produced a year! Since this year has just started, about 50 large ships will be launched this year. , Serve for our Great Xia!"
Lin Beifan frowned: "80 ships a year, some are too few! It will take more than 12 years to manufacture 1,000 ships! So, let me continue to expand the scale and strive for an annual output of 200 ships!"
He Shen felt a lot of pressure, 200 ships a year, even those dynasties did not have such an output.
We are just a big country, can we work it out?
However, if you can't get it done, you have to do it. Who asked His Majesty to make an order?
No matter how unreasonable your majesty's order is, you can only follow it, otherwise the official title will be lost.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do my best!" He Shen looked solemn, as if he had issued a military order.
"Okay! Lin Beifan said loudly: "He Aiqing, I really believe in your ability! In addition, I will work harder this year and strive to break through 80 ships! You can tell the news to the people in the shipyard, as long as you can reach For this goal, I will definitely reward you heavily!"
"Yes, I will do it!" He Kun said loudly.
In this way, after half a month of peace, another good thing came.
That is the autumn harvest, another bumper harvest in summer.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have had a bumper harvest of grain this year. The grain harvest has reached ×× jin, which is more than double that of last year. It is equivalent to the annual rations of 25 million people and can completely feed the people of the whole country!"
He Shen reported happily, which is a great achievement for him,
Lin Beifan was very happy: "Good! Very good! He Aiqing, you have made great achievements again! Haha..."
He Shen was terrified: "All this is due to His Majesty, and I dare not take credit for it!"
Lin Beifan scolded with a smile: "It should be your credit and it's yours. Can I still compete with my courtiers for credit? But, remember this credit for now and save it until the end of the year!"
"Ai Qing, you are still in charge of a lot of work, and these tasks have been done very well so far, so I plan to wait until the end of the year to reward you again for your merits and rewards!
He Shen is already excited!
He is indeed in charge of a lot of important work now, and he has made achievements, all of which should be rewarded according to meritorious deeds.
Rewards again and again are worse than a wave of big rewards!
Your Majesty has always been generous and never treats his subjects badly!
He Shen said loudly: "Thank you Lord Long En!"
At this moment, a voice sounded in Lin Beifan's mind.
"Ding! Since the player's national strength increases, so the strength increases simultaneously, rewarding the meaning of the magic sword!"
"The realm of Demon Sword is a kind of kendo realm that is not inferior to the realm of Heavenly Sword! This demon is not obsessed, but a kind of obsession, obsession with the sword! When the player enters the realm of Demon Sword
The sword in your hand is the sword of hell, its power is increased by 30%! If the enemy uses the sword, it will be restrained by it, and its strength will be weakened by 30%!"
Lin Beifan closed his eyes, quickly absorbing the realm of swordsmanship.
It is found that when using Sword Twenty-Three, the effect is the best and the power is the strongest.
At this time, Lin Beifan had a doubt in his heart.
"I now have two realms of kendo, namely the realm of Heavenly Sword and the realm of Demon Sword. If I enter these two realms at the same time and perform sword moves, how powerful will it be?"
At this time, the empire sand table gave the answer.
"These two realms do not conflict. If you enter these two realms at the same time, then the power of the sword move will be increased by 60%! If the enemy uses a sword, the strength will be weakened by 60%!"
Lin Beifan was overjoyed: "Good!"
Although the cultivation base has not increased, but the strength has increased a lot.
All of this is brought about by the bumper harvest of grain!
Lin Beifan opened the empire sand table.
Empire Sandbox (Intermediate)
Territorial area: 1.54 million square miles (arable area of 1.5 million square miles)
Domestic resources: 522 million taels (3 gold mines, 4 silver mines, 6 copper mines, 11 iron mines...)
Common population: 15.24 million (3% rich, 65% common, 32% poor)
Military strength: 1.2 million (14 innate, 4600 warriors...)
Comprehensive national strength: 3050 (quasi-dynasty level)
Among them, the territorial area has shrunk back.
Domestic resources have grown modestly.
In terms of military strength, apart from the addition of three talents, there are not many significant changes.
The population of the common people has not increased much, but the population structure has undergone tremendous changes.
Originally, there were only more than 30% of the common people, and more than 60% of the poor. But after the bumper harvest, the data was completely reversed. The number of civilians reached 65%, and the number of poor people decreased to 32%.
This means that nearly 5 million people have lifted themselves out of poverty and become well-off!
That's a 10 points huge achievement!
Because even in those dynasties and dynasties, among the common people, the common people and the wealthy can account for more than 40%, which is not bad, but Lin Beifan has reached more than 60%, very close to 70%, far surpassing them!
Because of this, the comprehensive national strength has increased significantly, breaking through 3000!
After seeing this result, Lin Beifan couldn't help feeling complacent.
At this time, Lin Beifan's mind moved: "Empire sand table, now our Great Xia is very powerful among the great powers, and the next step is the dynasty! What conditions must be met in order to create a dynasty?"
The Imperial Sandbox immediately responded.
"Ding! According to the rules of the game, only when the country's comprehensive national strength exceeds 3000 can it enter the ranks of the dynasty!"
"But at the same time, the following basic conditions must be met!"
"The territorial area exceeds 2 million square miles!"
"Domestic resources exceeded 400 million taels!"
"The military strength exceeds 2 million, and at the same time, it must have 20 innates and a grandmaster!"
"When all these conditions are met, the country will be promoted to a dynasty! At the same time, the empire sandbox will also be promoted, and more game functions will be opened!"
Lin Beifan thought about it seriously. This condition is easy and easy to say, but difficult to say.
It is not difficult for him to break through the territory area of 2 million square miles.
He wants to expand the territory, which country in the surrounding countries can stop his iron hoof?
Dashi, Dazhu, or the Five Kingdoms of Northeast China?
Lin Beifan wants to expand his territory, and he can do it anytime.
The population of the common people has exceeded 20 million. Although he only has a population of 15 million now, and there is still a gap of 5 million, it is not a problem for him either.
After expanding the territory, the people of other countries will become his people, and this population will soon be filled.
They don't even need to fight. Seeing that Daxia is developing so well, they will run over by themselves.
Domestic resources have exceeded 400 million taels, and Beifan has already exceeded the quota.
The military strength has exceeded 2 million, and there is still a shortfall of 800,000. Although the gap is relatively large, it can be made up through recruitment.
Therefore, the most difficult problem for him is the innate master and the master.
He needs 20 innate masters, and now there are only 14, and there are still 6 short, which is a bit too much.
Innate masters are not Chinese cabbage, and they are not something that can be recruited at will.
For more than a year, Lin Beifan only managed to recruit 8 people through cheating and cheating.
Now, Daxia's reputation is bad, and it is blocked by surrounding countries and aristocratic families. It is even more difficult to recruit innate masters.
However, this is not the key issue, the most important thing is the master.
Grandmaster, that is the supreme master who has already stood in the world, the height is extremely cold, and the number is very rare.
In the imperial dynasty, they are all at the level of nuclear weapons.
Moreover, these masters often come and go without seeing the end of the dragon.
Lin Beifan has never met a master until now.
Even if they met, it would be even more difficult to persuade them to work hard for Da Xia.
Now, Lin Beifan can only pin his hopes on his cheap apprentice Jiansou.
I hope that after he learns his own way of swordsmanship, he can fully understand and break through to become a master.
But judging by his comprehension, it's a bit strenuous.
Thinking of this, Lin Beifan couldn't help sighing: "Oh, I can only do my best!"
Next, Lin Beifan gave an order to the Ministry of War to recruit 800,000 troops, bringing the total strength to 2 million.
Although there are too many recruits, it is a huge burden for the country.
However, Daxia is not only rich now, but also has a lot of food, which is completely affordable.
Lin Beifan plans to recruit soldiers and horses, and after two or three months of training, he will expand the territory and expand the king.
As for the master and innate, we can only follow the fate.
After receiving Lin Beifan's order, the Ministry of War immediately acted.
Recruitment went very smoothly.
Because Lin Beifan paid enough military pay, and there are huge rewards for meritorious service.
An ordinary soldier can earn 7 or 8 taels of silver in a year. If the tasks performed are enough to earn him more than a dozen taels of silver, there is no problem.
After two years, there is a cement house, who is not excited?
So everyone acted.
"It's great that the imperial court has recruited soldiers again, now it's my turn!"
"In Daxia, the only way to get rich is to be a soldier! Look at the idiot next door, he has only been a soldier for less than a year, and the money he makes can buy a house!"
"Isn't that right, and they have a discount for buying a house as a soldier, I'm envious of the dead!"
"When he is a soldier for a few years, he has everything, haha!"
"Don't say anything, I want to sign up, I want to be a soldier!"
Everyone was very enthusiastic, and more than 300,000 people signed up on the first day.
In Daxia Military Academy, the generals who are studying are very restless.
Because, when Daxia recruits troops, they will benefit the most.
They are currently studying at the military academy, and as long as they graduate successfully, they will be reused by the imperial court and lead troops to fight!
0......seeking flowers...
In other words, the 800,000 soldiers and horses are basically prepared for them.
Cao Cao, who was in class, secretly laughed when he saw this scene.
"Generals, you should know the recent events! Your Majesty ordered 800,000 troops to be recruited. This is not a small number! But right now, our generals are scarce! So, everyone's opportunities have come!"
"As long as you study hard here and graduate successfully, you can go out to receive
The soldiers are at war! So you must listen carefully and don't disappoint His Majesty's trust in you!"
The generals who were studying became excited and said in unison: "Yes, Dean! Next, we must study hard and live up to the trust of you and Your Majesty!"
Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction: "Well, a child can be taught!"
"There are also three generals, Tiangong, Digong, and Rengong. You have innate strength, and at the same time, you have studied systematically here. The probability of being reused is higher! Therefore, I hope you will be more powerful.
Study hard and seize this rare opportunity!"
The three generals of Huang Tianjiao were also excited: "Yes, Dean!"
There was a wave of conscription fever in Daxia, but the surrounding countries became tense.
What Daxia conscripts do is definitely for war.
If you want to fight, who can you fight?
It must be the surrounding countries.
Their national strength is weak, but they can't resist Da Xia's iron hooves!
"It can't be our previous move, the circled building?"
"It's very possible! I heard that the faint king always counts pennies and pennies. Whoever offends him will take revenge. Revenge is never overnight!"
"It's not true, I'm so scared of what you said!"
"Could it be fake? How many of the countries that offended Daxia have ended well?"
"Fuck! It's true! Mo Kingdom, Anguo Kingdom, Shang Kingdom, Peng Kingdom and Dayue Kingdom are all finished because they offended Daxia!"
"Now, our country has just been devastated by Huang Tianjiao, and our national power has been greatly reduced, but we can't resist Daxia's million-strong army! Hurry up and send a generous gift, and apologize to Daxia!"
"Hurry up and take out that pair of jade lions and send them to Emperor Daxia!"
All countries immediately went to Daxia with generous gifts to make an apology.
For the gifts they sent, Lin Beifan accepted them all, but he didn't say anything, and let them guess.
It made all countries feel uneasy and sleepless.
So he could only follow the recruitment and buy horses, ready to fight Da Xia at any time.
Seeing this scene, Lin Beifan laughed.
He dared to recruit troops because he had the support of a strong national power.
But you countries have just been harmed by Huang Tianjiao, and your national strength has been greatly damaged. If your strength is no longer good, you dare to recruit troops and buy horses. This is the rhythm of dragging yourself down!
For this kind of thing, Lin Beifan likes to hear it the most.
"When your country is almost collapsed, I will send troops to take it down in one fell swoop!"
At this moment, the Imperial Palace of Daxue Kingdom.
The emperor of Daxue Kingdom had a very ugly face.
Because this year, they are in short supply of food.
Due to Huang Tianjiao making waves and bewitching the common people and soldiers, many farmlands were abandoned and trampled, so this year's grain harvest has decreased by nearly 30%.
Thirty percent less food, this is really terrible!
You know, their annual food production is just enough to eat.
Now it is nearly 30% less, which means that nearly 7 million ordinary people are hungry.
People hungry will cause a series of problems.
Uprisings and rebellions are common occurrences, which will lead to turmoil in the country and the people's livelihood.
So, Emperor Daxue asked with a headache: "Dear dears, you understand the current situation, what's the best way to do it?"
An old minister stood up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, at this moment, there are only two options!"
"What way?" Emperor Daxue asked.
"The first way is to buy, to buy food from the outside world! However, because we buy too much food, someone may take advantage of the fire to rob the food, and the price of food will be much higher!"
Emperor Daxue was very unhappy about this method.
Spending money to buy food, what he lost was his own money!
Although he has a lot of money, who would think too much money?
Moreover, the common people are a group of ants to him, who would spend his own money to save a group of ants?
To say something cold-blooded, he would rather the people starve to death than buy food.
"Then what's the second way?"
"The second method is to rob!" The minister continued to report: "Although we are in short supply of food, the neighboring countries still have food. We can completely send troops to grab it and solve the problem.
Solve our food crisis!"
For this method, Emperor Daxue was very happy.
To send troops to grab food, at most he would lose some soldiers and horses. But you can continue to recruit when the soldiers and horses are gone. Anyway, there are so many people, there will be more after one dies, and they can always be recruited.
Therefore, Emperor Daxue clapped his hands and laughed, "That's a good idea! If you want to rob, which country should you rob?"
"For us, the best place to attack is the five countries in the southeast! Because their countries are small and their people are weak, they can't resist our million-strong army at all!" The veteran said loudly.
Emperor Daxue took the case and said, "Okay! Let's send troops to the five countries in the southeast and rob the five countries of food!".