Sun Kewang mined and smelted steel in the Western Kingdom.

Tens of thousands of civilians went to log wood and burn charcoal, and tens of thousands of civilians mined iron ore.

Earth kilns were built in various parts of the Western Kingdom, iron ore was refined, and weapons were built, and they were in full swing.

However, practicing iron is a technical job. If the temperature is not up to the level, most of the iron you practice is scrap iron, which is difficult to build agricultural tools and iron pots.

Sun Kewang took advantage of Zhang Xianzhong's trust to assess officials in Western countries and set indicators for every prefecture and county. If it is achieved, it will be promoted and rewarded, and if it is not achieved, it will be demoted and demoted.

For a time, local officials could only join the smelting army, investing a lot of manpower and material resources to smel steel and cast weapons.

This gradually affected agricultural production in the Western countries, and soared grain and prices, which caused dissatisfaction among many officials. However, through trade with Ganchao, Sun Kewang purchased a large number of cheap materials from the Ganchao country, enriching the Western market and eased inflation in the Western countries.

A large amount of goods from the Kan Dynasty entered the Western countries, and those who could obtain these goods were definitely the powerful and wealthy people in the Western countries, as well as local majors.

Gan Chao sold the goods to them at an extremely low price, leaving them enough profits. After these people gained the benefits, they immediately stopped talking about Sun Kewang's reform.

At this time, Sun Kewang's extensive investment in industry also achieved results. The iron production in Western countries increased by 500,000 kilograms within one month, and the output of military workshops was greatly improved.

In the Western Palace, the left prime minister Xu Yixian stood in front of Zhang Xianzhong and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, the reform of King Pingdong is too radical. I think our dynasty was just defeated in Guanzhong and was seriously injured. We should first restore the people's strength and then seek to improve the military."

Zhang Xianzhong picked up a copy of Sun Kewang's memorial and several newspapers, handed it to Xu Yi and smiled and said, "My minister, it is precisely because of the loss of Guanzhong that I have to restore military strength as soon as possible so that Gao Huan cannot have an opportunity to take advantage of it!"

Xu Yixian took it and glanced at it. It was a memorial to Sun Kewang summarize the results, as well as newspapers reporting the good news of the great development of smelting and casting in various parts of the Western country.

Of course, these newspapers were actually hired by Sun Kewang.

Seeing the results, Zhang Xianzhong immediately opposed the public and firmly supported Sun Kewang in carrying out the reform.

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The situation in the Western Kingdom was constantly transmitted back to Ganchao. After Gao Huan saw it, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

In the imperial study room, Gao Huan read the information sent by Sun Kewang and said to everyone: "According to this trend, the two seasons of rice in the Western Kingdom next year will definitely be affected. I think the time to attack the West is just before the autumn harvest next year!"

Li Yan, Du Yinxi and others looked at each other, and Li Yan said, "If we attack before the autumn harvest next year, then the court will have nearly a year to prepare. The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Works should have no problems. They can allocate enough money and grain, military funds and troops to prepare to attack the West!"

Du Yinxi said: "Although Sun Kewang's plan will destroy the social structure of the Western country, the combat power of the Western army will indeed be improved. If the attack is before the autumn harvest next year, the combat power of the Western army will still be formed. If the stability of the Western country is not greatly damaged, the combat power of the Western army has been formed in the future, the time chosen by Your Majesty is indeed the best time."

Gao Huan nodded when he heard the words, "Since the Council has no objection, then prepare according to this time."

Several people quickly saluted, but Du Yinxi said, "Your Majesty, when you are about to conquer the Western Expedition, I think you still need to restrain the Qing army! Although Your Majesty will go to Liaodong this year, destroy a king of Qing and capture a king of Qing, the main force of Haoge still exists, and he will station troops in Gaizhou and want to capture Lushun again. If a large army attacks the Western Expedition, I expect that the Qing army will definitely attack Lushun, or have other actions."

Li Yan nodded in agreement, "If Zheng Zhilong surrenders, Li Jiyu is destroyed, and only I will do the best in the world, the Western Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty! Now our army has damaged the vitality of the Western Army in Guanzhong and will raise troops to face Shu. Zhang Xianzhong is in trouble with internal and external affairs, and Gan is strong and the West is weak, so Zhang Xianzhong will definitely not support him. However, if the West is destroyed, the Qing Dynasty cannot be independent, and the Qing army will definitely send troops to rescue him. At that time, the Qing army will restrain the outside world, and the Western Army and the internal defense will be a flaw for our army. I think it is reasonable to block the worries about politics!"

Gao Huan felt that it was indeed reasonable when he heard what the two of them said.

Although the Gan Army occupied Lushun, it was a defensive force on the Liaodong Peninsula, with the purpose of restraining the Qing army and threatening the Qing army and not daring to attack the pass.

Haoge now regards Lushun as a thorn in his eyes and a thorn in his flesh, and wants to get rid of it so quickly.

If Gao Huan went to attack the Western Kingdom, the Qing army would definitely attack Lushun.

The western country has a vast territory and still has Hanzhong, Jingzhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Annan. The battle cannot be ended in a short time.

After all, the Western Kingdom is a big country. Even if it is flat and let the army occupy it, it will take several months. Moreover, the roads entering Sichuan are rugged and the roads are not widespread in Yunnan and Guizhou.

Therefore, this battle to destroy the West may last for several years.

If it takes a few months or even a year, Gao Huan doesn’t need to worry about Lushun, but it’s hard to say that it takes too long.

Moreover, Gao Huan received the news that after Lushun was captured by the Gan army, Hong Chengchou loaned Jeolladao to the Dutch.

Now the Dutch are in North Korea and the Spanish are in Japan. If they unite, they may threaten the route from Lushun to Shandong.

If the sea route between Lushun and Shandong is cut off, the situation in Lushun will become very dangerous.

Gao Huan nodded when he heard the words, "I know the worries of the two beloved ministers. Then plan an uprising in North Korea!"

If North Korea falls into chaos, it can prevent the Dutch from entering the Qing Dynasty and hinder their exchanges. It can also support each other with Lushun, so Gao Huan can be assured to conquer Zhang Xianzhong.

Du Yinxi said: "Your Majesty is wise. Recently, the crash course organized by the Empire Lu Da for the Koreans has graduated more than 300 people. In addition, after the Qing army was defeated in Liaodong, it has won the exploitation of North Korea, which has aroused public anger. This time, the Qing Dynasty rented Jeolladao to the Dutch, which has triggered a riot among the Koreans. I think the time and conditions for planning an uprising have been ripe!"

Gao Huan said in a deep voice: "Then I will leave the matter to my dear to plan the North Korean uprising."

Du Yinxi immediately saluted when he heard the words, "I will accept the order!"

Gao Huan then waved his hand and asked the two to retreat. He sat behind the desk and pondered for a while, and then ordered: "Come, let the Guoan Department bring Dorgon and Mandahai to me."

Dorgon has been in the morning and night fragrance for almost ten years. Due to his good performance and a positive attitude, he was finally released from a labor camp not long ago and sent to the Military Information Department for brainwashing education.

At this time, Gao Huan gave the order, and the Military Information Department brought the two of them over and asked them to sit in the side hall waiting to be summoned.

Dorgon and Mandahai were both dressed in neat Confucian clothes. Dorgon's hair was combed smoothly and meticulously. Before Mandahai's hair grew up, he wore a black net towel to cover his shame.

At this time, both of them sat upright with small notebooks, staring straight, and were nervously prepared to accept Gao Huan's summons.

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