The southern capital was still full of war. After breaking through Zunhua, the slave owners with a large waist and the Mongolian cavalry who were scared were even more enthusiastic and continued to march towards the capital with 120,000 enthusiasm.

The second line of defense organized by Yuan Chonghuan was said to have been broken through. The face of the Ming Dynasty was torn off like a rag, and the capital was trembling as if it were the savage robbers from the distance.

In the same month, Mao Jue was so busy that he almost hit the back of his head. It was just because he was hungry before, but this time, since it was because he had too much food.

Sweet potatoes and potatoes are native to the Andes. The biggest advantage is that they are not picky about land and are also cold-resistant. When they were cultivated, they were really hungry and planted with some land. In fact, the area of ​​cultivation has exceeded 80,000 mu in the north, which can almost reach 90,000 to 100,000 mu.

A mu of land can harvest more than 800 kilograms of corn, 12 to 1500 kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes. Mao Jue collected more than 42,000 stones of grain, and the corn cobs that were like hills, and his five fortresses were almost at a loss.

He supplies less than 2,000 soldiers and horses. Even if he counts the war horses and mules and other animals, 20,000 stones will be enough for people to eat horses and chew them until the autumn harvest next year.

Not only military camps are collected, but also the people’s harvest cannot digest so much food. If the extra camps are stored for a long time, they will all rot. That is a waste!

These things have many uses, just like corn can be made. The famous Northeast Sauce made of this thing, and potatoes can be taken out and ground into starch. Sweet potatoes have more functions, such as sugar refining, grinding, making wine, and the dried sweet potatoes that Adrena ate with relish. Although these are not as profitable as mirrors, the largest and most sustainable business is actually the most profitable. For example, Yangzhou salt merchants, once the dried sweet potatoes are sold on the specifications, it will be a bonus.

However, when Mao Jue really wanted to do something, he suddenly realized that he was actually looking at him!

Corn wine needs to be broken, and potatoes need to be ground into powder. However, there is not even a mill in Tieshan. On weekdays, ordinary people grind it with their own hands.

And if you want to sell it, you have to need merchants and shops. However, the social model of the entire Tieshan Town is still at the most primitive barter stage. Every spring, southern merchants will come here to collect mountain goods and use cheap coarse cloth, salt and other daily necessities that are not available in Liaodong, and they will exchange ginseng, mink, deer-skin walnuts, etc. for the rest of the time, Tieshan Town is completely in the self-sufficiency of the small peasant economy, and there is no commodity economy at all. Even if the grain is processed, it has no place to sell it.

Moreover, Mao Jue was so angry that his cheeks were so painful. This trade model was equivalent to the southern merchants taking away the most valuable industries they ruled at an extremely small price every year. They made a fortune one by one. Tieshan Town was still poor, and they couldn't collect taxes and both sides suffered fat.

In the past, the generals of the genius were short-sighted. They were satisfied with taking some bribes and selling some mountain goods. They earned a thousand taels of silver. But when they came to Mao Jue, they would not be able to do so.

A few more white hairs appeared in my head, and a huge plan was brewed in my mind, but everything had to be done step by step with your feet on the ground, and the infrastructure must be done first.

On November 18, Mao Jue, who had gritted his teeth, issued another order to recruit the strong men under his command to work!

Tieshan Town has a rugged terrain and many mountains and rivers, which has also formed unique resources and water energy!

There are three large rivers passing through Tieshan and into the sea. The Mao Dong, the villager of Tieshan Town, was completely interrupted by Mao Jue. The strong men under his command were conscripted again due to complaints. This time, the dam and water truck were built next to the Bayhe near Kalao Peak.

On a cold day, in the cold winter, more than 2,000 strong men worked for Mao Jue in the cold water. It is estimated that Mao Jue will become the target of environmental protectionists in later generations. Large groups of woodcutters cut down a whole log from the Jingshan Mountain in the distance, transported it to the riverside, and then nailed it into the river. On the other end, the concrete workshop at the foot of the mountain was still producing cement continuously, putting it into the wooden trough and drying it up, and then transported it over and put it into front of the log. When the concrete blocked most of the water flow, it was directly filled with concrete, and a stone dam was built.

The embankment ensures that the river water does not freeze in winter, and increases the impact of the water flow a lot again. Next to the dam, five water trucks stand tall by the river. The wheels drive huge force. From the cast iron gears to the mill on the shore, hundreds of kilograms of stone mills began to turn around tirelessly, singing creaking songs.

Thanks to this feudal era, when Mao Jue gave orders, thousands of people had to work for you. However, although it was a little harder, the strong men in the village were happy. In the past, the government recruited and worked for nothing! But this time, Mao Jue sent good things. After the construction, each person had a piece of fine cotton cloth from Jiangnan, with patterns. Such cloth was brought by Mao Jue himself, and the cost was one tael of silver. When he arrived in the north, he could not get four or five taels.

The Chinese New Year is coming, and no one wants to make one or two new clothes? I heard that the tycoons from Yuegu, Kalao and the three garrisons of the ancient military camp were excited and their heads were about to shine. They rushed into the cold water with heavy objects on their backs like going to the bathhouse.

It really makes people very powerful. In less than six days, a dam, more than ten large cement brick mills appeared on the banks of the Bayhe River with huge waterwheels. On November 25, Bayhe mills were officially put into operation and became the first official enterprise under Mao Jue.

"Don't worry! Keep your words familiar and come one by one!"

At the door, Su Changmei's fat face hurts like a knife cutting his flesh. She was so sad that she distributed cloth to the strong men with a sad face. Although it was not his, in Su Changmei's eyes, it was still a waste. In the mill, Mao Jue himself did not pay attention to these things at all. He focused on the newly ground corn.

The corn kernels pulled out of the corn cob were poured into the grinding wheel one by one, and as the millstone rotated rapidly, the corn flour, which was not too thin, continued to fall from the gap in the grinding wheel. Immediately, the big-headed soldiers under Mao Jue went up and swept it up and put it into the bag. When the two bags were filled, Mao Jue nodded with satisfaction.

"Put it in the car, I will take it away. If you keep grinding the noodles for the rest!"

The corn collected was still more than 10,000 stones. Even if these mills were fully fired, they would probably not be able to finish it in a winter. With these two bags of new flour, Mao Jue couldn't help but rush to the Kalao Mountain City with excitement.

At this time, the buildings in the castle were even more complete. In addition to the two-story small building in the east, such two-story concrete small building was built to the west and south. Once the war broke out, it could be used as a refuge for the garrison households at the foot of the mountain. However, it was empty at this time and was regarded as a factory by Mao Jue.

The entire fortress is like a fairyland, surrounded by white mist, which is definitely not a blow! More than a hundred steamers are sprayed with steam every moment under the heating of the coal stove. When the hot and cold air meets, the Galao Fortress is cloudy and mist.

In the big pot, all the steamed sweet potatoes are all steamed!

The soldier washed the soil with water for the collected sweet potatoes, and immediately threw them into the cage. The soldier in a white coat carried the steamed cage down, peeled the sweet potatoes, cut them into pieces, then placed them on a dustpan, and carried them to the second floor.

The windows of all rooms on the second floor were all opened, and the sharp northwest wind blew, and these cooked sweet potatoes were placed on the ground. In a few days, the dried sweet potatoes were dried and dried.

The dry sweet potato industry not only made the heat splash, but also attracted greedy cats. As soon as Mao Jue returned to the fortress, he saw a red shadow slipping in from the back door. Seeing that his forehead was so blue that he couldn't help but jump off his horse, and he jumped off his horse. Within a moment, he was holding a small bundle of dried sweet potatoes in his arms. Adrena, who was mourning in his little face, was picked up by him.

"Young Master, you are too stingy! The little woman has built a water truck for you, planted crops for you, and ate you some sweet potatoes, and is so embarrassed. You are a real man! How can you be as knowledgeable as a lady like me!"

It is really different from the women of the Ming Dynasty. Just like Su Yi, she is a typical lady from the Ming Dynasty. She is obedient and gentle as water. She is not like this foreign girl. She dares to keep her mouth against Mao Jue without consenting.

Listening to the foreign girl's quibbling, the blue veins on Mao Jue's forehead couldn't help but jump again, and the corners of his mouth twitched and snorted coldly.

"Even so, snacks are snacks, and they cannot be eaten as food! This morning, Suyi told me that you threw the prepared breakfast aside and ate the dried plums all morning! No matter what, you have to put this dried sweet potato back for me!"

What a completely different girl. Adrena immediately shook her little mind like a rattle, and at the same time, she dried the sweet potato firmly to protect her chest with a pitiful look. Her big blue and watery eyes flickered at Mao Jue.

Even Mao Jue couldn't stand this look of killing. If this girl wanted to find a character in her memory to match, the first person who came to Mao Jue's mind was the heroine Milady, the big villain in "Three Musketeers"!

This French woman is extremely smart, but she is as beautiful as a flower. With these two weapons, she plays all the big figures in her hands, becoming the most famous socialite in Paris and the archbishop's confidant. This girl can definitely be compared with Miladi. She is a noble lady like an iceberg when she is steady. She looks cute but has a luoli style that is not very experienced in the world, which makes people unable to get angry.

Finally, he looked like you had defeated. Mao Jue took care of his head weakly and finally threw out a big move.

"Put down the dried sweet potatoes, and I will take you to see some novel things that can make you rich! Choose one!"

"Things that can make a fortune?"

Following Mao Jue, even her knowledgeable young lady had seen many novel things. As soon as she said this, the real girl's beautiful blue eyes were as bright as a Persian cat.

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"It's here!"

Liu Chong carried two bags of corn flour on his back and panted. Mao Jue covered his head with a sad face. Behind him, Adrena chewed the dried sweet potatoes and raised her little head curiously. In front of her, in the southeast corner of the fortress, there was an extra Taoist temple to come.

As Mao Jue knocked on the door of the Taoist temple, another Taoist boy opened the crack curiously, and then started shouting happily.
Chapter completed!