Wanli 1592

Chapter 1349 Everything is ready
It is not difficult for Xiao Ruxun to get wool looms back from England, and it is not difficult to get some textile workers back. The most difficult thing about this matter is to improve the sheep breed.

It's not that the current Mongolian sheep and Qinghai sheep are not easy to get, but the economic value is not that high. Once it is fully rolled out to the whole country in the future, there must be some means to increase economic benefits in such a large market.

But this Xiao Ruxun is not worried, there is always a first time, and after the first time, many things will be easier to handle in the future.

After getting the woolen loom back, Xiao Ruxun gathered the textile masters in Huangzhuang to learn woolen weaving technology, and then called a group of craftsmen to thoroughly study the woolen loom, and then began to imitate it. Is there anything inappropriate in the imitation process? There is still room for improvement.

The advent of the wool loom and the sweater made the cabinet and treasury a group of ministers aware of the incredible wealth potential of the steppe that they had deliberately ignored.

There are sheep, cows, and horses on the grassland, which can firstly solve part of the meat demand and the needs of some people. In the past, sheep were only used for eating meat and drinking milk, and the hair on their bodies did not have much meaning, but now it seems , these sheep are the most important.

Sheep's wool can be spun into comfortable and warm woolen clothing, which is indeed a rare warming product for this increasingly severe winter.

And what is the number of human beings who need to wear clothes?

Infinitely close to [-]%.

Daqin has 3000 million people, which means a market of 3000 million [-] million. Using the power of the state to promote the sale of woolen clothes will surely open up this market in the shortest possible time, making woolen clothes indispensable for the people to keep warm in winter. Taste.

And in this way, there is a solution to the problem that the Ministry of Finance and the cabinet are most worried about not being able to recruit enough people to graze on the grasslands. Seeing the benefits, people will naturally be willing to go to the grasslands to graze.

Seeing such a large woolen sweater market and the profits of wool, will anyone not be tempted?

Xiao Ruxun will say that Huangzhuang is the first to engage in pasture grazing on the grasslands, woolen clothes, woolen pants, woolen socks, and even various gloves. First, let the troops of the northern garrison equip them with these warm items , to ensure that they will not be frostbitten in the severe cold.

This is open source, turning the grassland that was considered meaningless by the Central Plains dynasty into a very economically meaningful grazing land, and using everything on the grassland to improve the life and physical fitness of the people in the Central Plains. No harm at all.

Xiao Ruxun is not worried about whether there will be a sheep-eating enclosure movement in Daqin.

Britain has less land, and it is not as large as Daqin. It is inevitable that sheep cannibalize people, but Daqin is different.

There is such a large prairie in the north, and there are so many no-man's lands that can be used for grazing. When the time comes, the country will divide some areas there for grazing. He really doesn't believe that the herdsmen of Daqin will occupy the entire northern prairie. full.

If so, he would be even happier.

The grassland has really become an inseparable part of the Central Plains dynasty. Even if something happens in the future, for this benefit, the dynasty will not choose to give up the grassland easily, but will continue to insist on occupying the grassland and maintain enough strategic depth to deal with Tsarist Russia. threat.

The Blackwater spies heading further north and west have returned to report to Xiao Ruxun that the northwestern frontier of Great Qin continued to explore to the west and north. In addition to the territory occupied by many Mongolian tribes, they also mentioned the existence of a Raksha country.

As soon as Xiao Ruxun heard the name, she knew that this was Russia. The expansion of Russia is really a legendary story, and I don’t know how many things can be said in detail.

But there is no doubt that this is not an accident, but an inevitability. The icy and snowy Siberian Great Plain has not brought enough economic benefits to Russia, because the climate is extremely cold and not suitable for human habitation, so the economic development is not sufficient. But the political and military significance may be greater.

Xiao Ruxun has no interest in expanding to Siberia. Although there are a lot of tree resources and maybe a lot of mineral deposits there, the distance is too far and the climate is really bad. It is difficult to develop agriculture and it is not suitable for human habitation. It is a very serious problem in life.

If you want to operate, without modern means, the cost is too high, and you can't make ends meet. Apart from increasing the strategic depth, Xiao Ruxun can't see the significance of this piece of land to Daqin.

But in terms of strategic depth, Daqin is enough. After completing Xiao Ruxun's three-stage Northern Expedition mission, Daqin's expansion can come to an end.

The bigger the land, the better, but whether it can be used effectively or it can be used as a strategic buffer. These are the values.

After completing the three expansion missions in the north and entering the front line of Lake Baikal, Xiao Ruxun felt that Daqin already had enough strategic depth to deal with all problems, and expanding further north to pursue the illusory Lingbei Province would only increase military expenditure in vain.

As for whether the Tsarist Russians will come here to fight Daqin in the future, Xiao Ruxun is not worried, just come and see if you can support it or we can support it, it is not a problem at all.

Don't treat Daqin as Manchu.

For now, the biggest enemy is still the many Mongolian tribes on the prairie to the north of the Great Qin. They graze, form an alliance of economic interests, and slowly domesticate them.

But Xiao Ruxun's ultimate goal is to wipe out the hostile Mongolian tribes in this area, and this is an inevitable goal.

Everyone has always been in a state of war. They don't even need to declare war. They start fighting when they are ready. Sudden attacks are commonplace.

Taolu and Qinghai Tumed who occupy Hetao are the first targets to be eliminated. Destroy them and restore Hetao to control Qinghai. They have mastered the initiative of the war. The enemy is the main one.

Originally, Xiao Ruxun thought that it would take more time to prepare for an all-out war.

However, in the second half of the fifth year of Longwu, the General Staff Headquarters reported that a lot of materials had been fully in place, and continued consolidation could continue, but could it be considered to send troops to fight in advance?

Xiao Ruxun thought over and over again, and rejected the proposal of the General Staff Headquarters. He wanted to give the people more time to recuperate.

However, in May of the sixth year of Longwu, the Northwest Corps fled because the Taolu launched several raids. The Northwest Corps repeatedly reported that the Taolu was vulnerable and requested to attack.

As far as the equipment and training speed of the Qin army is concerned, this is indeed what it should be, especially the Northwest Corps, one of the main forces of the Northern Expedition, whose training speed is still higher than that of the Guanzhong Corps, and there are four field armies and one cavalry army with 15 The military force is strong and the strength is outstanding.

Everything is really ready.

(End of this chapter)