When the five ships arrived at Yanjin Gudu, the Westernization Affairs Bureau was halfway through the voyage. After more than a month of voyage, the foreign technicians also brought out a group of qualified apprentices.

These five ships have been tested and their performance is pretty good. Of course, this performance is compared with the original cargo ship of the Yang family. This performance is still very different from that of Yang Meng’s ideal performance.

Although many problems were mentioned during the sailing process, the parts on several other ships that Yang Meng dismantled were only three days in the voyage because of repairing the ship.

During the past month, Yang Meng has not been idle. His sailing is too boring. He not only plays with women, but also learns about ship knowledge with foreign technicians. During the voyage, Yang Meng has accumulated a lot of ship knowledge.

With these things at the bottom, Yang Meng became increasingly optimistic about the future of Guangzhou's shipbuilding industry.

Leaving the ship at the ferry for maintenance, Yang Meng rushed straight to Yiliang. This time he went to Guangdong, he had done a lot of chores, and Yunyan's production capacity could not keep up with the demand. His main task now is to expand Yunyan's production capacity.

On a trip to Guangzhou, I took nine more women. These were all those that Yang Meng had done before. If he could not give them away, he could only keep them in Yiliang's manor. It was nothing more than Lian'er's shortage of staff before, and now he was just enough to make up for her. After the house was settled, Yang Meng directly found Ding Taichen.

"Taichen, inform Uncle Ding that he would select 10,000 new troops in western Yunnan and station them in Guangzhou in the near future. If these people are willing to take their families, they can also be stationed for a long time this time, so they will be mentally prepared.

The managers of farms in western Yunnan also selected a group of capable people to come out to follow the new army to Guangzhou and do what they do in Yunnan. They also have to do in Guangdong and Guangxi. The focus now is Guangdong, and Guangxi will not develop our farms for the time being.

Choose another group of strong laborers with a large family. These people cannot take their families and let them learn shipbuilding in Guangzhou. Minghu Academy and private schools in various parts of Yunnan also choose a group of scholars over 12 or 13 years old and under 25 or 16 years old. Didn’t you ask you to choose a group of people last time?

This group of people don’t have to choose the one that is too outstanding, it becomes general. This time, they mainly learn shipbuilding and learn some naval warfare. These people cannot take their families with their families.

The group of people I chose last time should study Eagle Words. In the past few months, they will travel across the ocean to study in Miligan. They will place their families well. Each hundred people will be equipped with five new troops, and they will not be left behind in military training.

You don’t have to worry about the expenses of these people. Mr. Pan from Guangzhou is responsible for all. Remember to install a few suitable personnel."

Looking at Ding Taichen and recording everything he said, Yang Meng continued:

"I'll make arrangements just now when I leave. What you have to do now is to expand Yunyan's production capacity. The scale of the factory must be at least ten times. The idle women in each village will be gathered together for me to let them earn some money.

In terms of machinery, I will arrange for Xishan to prepare for you today. Remember! The factory is large and the rules cannot be messed up. Who dares to suck the clouds and smoke in the factory and slaughter them directly! Let the group of people who refined opium bring twenty apprentices with them one by one. Remember! They must be reliable people, and they can be slaughtered directly if they are unreliable!

Have the ships in Guangzhou arrived?"

Yang Meng walked on the Yangtze River waterway, and the remaining four useful steamships were on the Pearl River waterway, and these four ships should have arrived in Yunnan long ago.

"Well... the ship has arrived, but it is moored in Guangxi. There are several rivers in Yunnan. The water is shallow and narrow. The ships are too big and it is a bit troublesome when passing through. Now it is the flood season. In winter, these ships cannot leave."

Ding Taichen finished recording what Yang Meng had just said before telling the matter about the ship.

"Following the shallowest river channel, I will send a letter to Guangzhou and ask them to build some suitable ships. If those sections of river channel can be transformed, they will also be transformed during the dry winter period.

In Guangxi, a temporary wharf will be built first, and troops will be stationed with cannons. When the river channel in Yunnan is opened, it will be abandoned!

Don’t be anxious about dredging rivers, but Yunyan is anxious. If it really doesn’t work, you can move the factory to Guangxi. While ensuring Yunyan’s production capacity, you should also reduce the trouble of transportation.

These are what you are going to do recently. In the past three to five months, I may not be in Yunnan. I must guarantee the production of Yunyan. If something goes wrong with the Pearl River, please let Wei Tuozi take action. No matter how many people you kill, you must ensure that Yunyan's transportation is smooth. I will transfer his troops back in the near future.

Except for Mr. Pan from Guangzhou, Yunyan must not fall into the hands of others!”

These things were all what Yang Meng thought of on the road. Taking advantage of his clear thinking, he had to settle these things first. The next stop was Xishan, and he had to work hard there recently.

"San Ye, the farmers and tenants of Yiliang's villages have also come up to ask for the distribution of grain according to the family members of the Xinjun. What should I do?"

Yang Meng was about to leave, but was stopped by Ding Taichen's words.

"Accurate! But there is one thing, the family members of the new army give five taels of silver, and ordinary farmers and tenants can only give two taels at most, and the others are sent one tael, telling them that the whole family will benefit from one soldier and the family does not have Qiu Ba at home, so they are treated like this.

Let Yiliang County control the exchange rate of silver and money, and severely suppress copper coins for me. The grain stacks everywhere, and only copper coins were sent to collect grain, which wrapped around the people of Yunnan and joined our family's plan to replace grain with silver.

When doing this, you must control the price of grain and not be afraid of losing money. Remember! As long as you work hard, you must ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing. Those who are unwilling to work should not give up porridge for them. Starve to death! Yunnan will not raise idle people!"

The copper and silver mines in Yunnan are about to be mined on a large scale, and the shipyards in Guangzhou are also silently preparing for the rise. In the future, people will be a big problem. Taking advantage of the silver shortage of the imperial court, it is also necessary to increase the pressure on farmers and tenants in the farm and make them completely invest in the Yang family.

Grasping food means grasping the lifeline of the people, and also grasping the lifeline of the army, making this degree easier to master. Letting the Yang family avoid worrying about food and clothing is the prerequisite for success.

"In this case, men, women, young and old will go to farm. We may have a little insufficient land. Do we need to build mountains and fields?"

Ding Taichen silently calculated that if this policy is implemented, the benefits are not small, but the amount of land in Yunnan is not enough.

"Build a mountain and build a field? This is absolutely not possible. There are extra manpower. The strong men picked it out to build roads. The elderly and weakened ones asked them to go up the mountain to plant trees. There are a lot of barren land in Yiliang, and trees must be planted in places where they cannot farm.

You can find Liu Yitie from Minghu Medical Museum and ask him to choose some commonly used Yunnan specialty medicinal materials. You can't be idle in the mountains and forests. Plant some medicinal materials on the mountains!"

Building mountains and fields is not a good thing. For the sake of future generations, planting trees and forests is too slow. Opening mountains and destroying forests, Yang Meng cannot do this.

“How to build this road?”

Yang Meng was anxious to leave, but Ding Taichen asked endlessly, and there were many things. Yang Meng just had an idea in his mind, how to do it. He had no rules of association.

"Let's go! Follow me to Xishan! If you have something to do, let's talk about it later when we arrive at Xishan."

There were too many chores and road construction, and Yang Meng was not an expert. He was afraid that Ding Taichen would ask any more and interrupt his ideas. Yang Meng said a word, blocking Ding Taichen's mouth, and the two of them rode straight for Kunming.

This time, the copper removal is of great importance. I am afraid that Lin Zexu will be impatient for a long time and I don’t have much time left for myself. Things in Yunnan must be arranged first.

When the two arrived at Xishan, it was almost dark. Yang Meng did not listen to Ge Shiyang's report and directly gathered the people from Xishan Academy.

"Tan Yubin, have you done a good job in Xishan Academy recently?"

Looking at the dozens of people in the hall, Yang Meng didn't ask anyone else, but only pulled out Tan Yubin, deputy director of Xishan Academy.

"There are too many things to learn, the Western skills are too high, everything is complicated, and it's a headache!"

Tan Yubin has been a deputy at Xishan Academy and only slept for three hours a day. The rest of the time has been placed on the affairs of Xishan Academy. It is hard to say whether it is good or not, but it is certain that he is so tired.

"Where is Li Mingfu?"

"It's OK!"

However, Li Mingfu, who is practicing, has become more and more energetic. It seems that he has been doing well recently.

"You two, I want to choose one to go to Guangzhou to preside over the Guangzhou Naval Academy. Who can you two go?

This matter is very important, and the matters of the ship administration and the major plans that concern the country must not be ignored. This time I have raised my head in doing things!”

Guangzhou Naval Academy is the hope for Yunnan's rise, and what they want is pragmatic talents. Tan Yubin and Li Mingfu are both good, but Yang Meng is most optimistic about the older Li Mingfu. Sometimes, experience is also a magic weapon to win.

"I'll go!"

When he heard it was the Naval Academy, Tan Yubin's eyes lit up. He had learned a lot of Western technology these days. This deputy from Xishan Academy deeply realized the backwardness of the Qing Dynasty.

In his thirties, it was the best time for a person to have a life of his life. He was young and strong and aggressive. During the Gengzi year of the Qing Dynasty, Tan Yubin also knew that the ship administration was related to the sea and borders, which was a good thing to defend the country.

"I am not as good as Tan Yubin in the overall situation, but I can recommend myself when doing practical things."

Li Mingfu, who was in his fifties, was not willing to be outdone. He did not know the benefits of miscellaneous learning without entering Xishan Academy. He was the most proficient in Western machinery. In his fifties, it was extremely difficult to achieve this.

"Okay! Follow the order! Tan Yubin is responsible for the affairs of the Naval Academy, Li Mingfu is responsible for the affairs of the Guangzhou Shipyard. The specific strategy, I stayed in Guangzhou. When you get there, you will discuss with Lord Pan Shicheng. I have decided that you can change the small aspects, but the general direction must not be changed without authorization!

After you two have found a successor, you will choose a group of talents from Xishan Academy. Guangzhou will build an iron factory that is ten times larger than Xishan.

After you go, don’t rush to do things first. Guangzhou is a commercial port where the East and the West meet. Learn about the Western world and Guangzhou’s iron factory does not require you to become the world’s largest iron factory, but you must get the name of the world’s most advanced iron factory.

In Guangzhou, you must relax your horizons. Whenever you do something, don’t see the Qing Dynasty. You must look at countries around the world. If you want to do it, you must do the most advanced ones and make up your work! This is absolutely not possible!

Fast and good! Making achievements is what the Third Master expects you, and it is also what the Qing people expect you!”

After dealing with the beginning and end of Guangzhou, Yang Meng's heart was a little calmer. Although Pan Shicheng was his father-in-law, the real power of the Shipyard and the Shipyard could not be handed over to him. These two affairs in Guangzhou were too critical for Yunnan. Relatives and others could never take over the power in the Shipyard and the Shipyard!

"Tan Yubin will definitely live up to the Third Master's expectations!"

"yes!"

Tan Li and the others' answers were quite good, but Yang Meng sniffed out the faint smell of fire and medicine between them.

"Hmph! Before you arrived in Guangzhou, you were dissatisfied with each other. What do you want to do? Everyone is the best way to do things. When you arrived in Guangzhou, Tan Yubin, you must support Li Mingfu in terms of technology and talent, and you, Li Mingfu, must also test the gains and losses of the Naval Academy and make improvements in actual operations.

Guangzhou is not a Colosseum, it is the place where you leave your name in history. The Naval Academy and the Shipyard are dependent on each other. No one can do it without it. If you want to be angry, you can tell the achievements you have made!”
Chapter completed!