In December, the entire northern part of Asia was covered in heavy snow.
The atmospheric environment of the Little Ice Age, coupled with the operation of the system, caused the temperature of the entire area north of the Yangtze River to drop to the lowest in previous years.
The temperature in Beijing had dropped to-28 degrees Celsius.
If it was in previous years, who knew how many people would freeze to death in the country.
And this year, the Han Dynasty was mining coal like crazy. The manufactured honeycomb briquettes were transported to all parts of the country, at least so that the common people would not be unable to survive the winter.
Honeycomb briquettes cost 50 cents each, and ordinary people could afford it.
Not to mention that the people of the Han Dynasty had some spare money in their hands, enough for them to buy coal for the winter.
Those who had more money could buy cotton jackets and shoes.
The Ming Dynasty's cotton production was insufficient. Although Liu Yu could not provide cotton production in a short period of time, he could buy it from the system.
They would first let this year's winter pass, and then organize the people to plant cotton next year.
In winter, they did not have to farm or do corvee. Their families had surplus grain and money. The people could finally have a good New Year this year.
Even if the weather was a little colder, the hearts of the people were still warm.
However, in the area north of the Yellow River, from the steppe to Siberia, the herdsmen living here had a hard time.
The temperature was below-40 degrees Celsius, and they were short of food and clothing. They also had to take care of the cattle and sheep. Coupled with the continuous heavy snow, they were in despair.
Similar to these herdsmen, there was also the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the northeast.
Especially in the Daxing'anling Prefecture, where the temperature was below-50, one really had to use a stick to go to the toilet.
Who knows, she might just go to the toilet and disappear.
If it wasn't the north, even the Liaodong region wouldn't have it easy.
The Manchu Dynasty had no money, so they could only use grain, furs, ginseng, livestock, and horses to pay the 50 million taels of silver.
This wave of compensation could be said to have drained all the blood of the Manchu Dynasty.
Now that the snow was falling, Manchu would not be able to survive.
Every morning when he opened the door, he would see dead people on the road. Some people even closed their doors and never opened them again.
Even in the imperial palace of Shen Yang, they were short of food and clothing, and their days were extremely bitter.
Mongolia and Manchu were enduring these difficult days.
Every day, Liu Yu could see some red dots disappear when he used the small map of the Nine Provinces 'Lord.
Sometimes, there were even red dots.
Liu Yu marked the places where these large red dots disappeared. These were all money.
"Prepare the dragon canopy. I want to leave the city."
Liu Yu looked at the disappearing red dots on the map and could not sit still.
According to his plan, it would snow heavily for a month first, and then he would send people to pick up the loot.
Unfortunately, he had overestimated the ability of the herdsmen in this era to resist natural disasters.
It had only been snowing for half a month, but the tribes on the prairie were already on the verge of collapse.
If they waited another half a month and sent the army out, they would really have to collect the corpses if they were delayed on the way.
Liu Yu wanted to send someone ahead of time, but he did not know the training situation, so he was prepared to go out of the city to take a look.
Sitting on the dragon canopy, Liu Yu passed through the Xuanwu Gate in the north of the city and arrived at the sleigh training ground.
Beijing City was protected by the system's power. There was no snow in the city, and some places were even covered in green grass.
However, outside Beijing, the snow covering the ground was more than a meter thick.
Liu Yu changed to a sleigh and sped toward the training ground.
The one pulling the sleigh was none other than the husky of the three idiots.
These huskies were all purchased by Liu Yu from the system. They were definitely purebred sled dogs.
To be honest, if it weren't for the husky's ability to demolish houses, he would have kept one in the palace.
However, after thinking about it, he decided not to raise a dog.
After ten minutes, Liu Yu saw dozens of snowmobiles lined up in a row and speeding through the snow.
These snowmobiles were not sleds. Even without dogs, they could be driven by humans, just like bicycles.
However, under normal circumstances, these snowmobiles would retract their tracks and let the husky pull them forward.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Seeing Liu Yu's arrival, Cao Yu and the soldiers who were training immediately stopped their training and bowed to him.
"No need to be so polite. Tell me about the current situation and how many people have finished their training.”Liu Yu didn't waste any time and asked directly.
"Your Majesty, 30,000 people have completed their training and can set off at any time.
At the same time, there were still 50,000 people training. It would take at least five days before they could set off.”Cao Yu replied.
"How many snowmobiles does the logistics department have now?”
"At present, we have a total of 70,000 units completed. However, as more parts are added, the assembly speed will also increase. We will definitely be able to gather 200,000 units before the end of the month.”
"Very good. Immediately bring the thirty thousand soldiers back to the camp after training. Have a good meal and rest for a while before setting off tomorrow morning.
I'll get Shen Fu to send your equipment and supplies later. Make a trip to the palace tomorrow morning. I still have something to tell you.”
"I accept your orders." Cao Yu immediately replied.
After returning to the palace, Liu Yu immediately ordered Shen Fu to send the supplies to Cao Yu.
If he wanted to go deep into the grasslands, it would not be a problem to rely on the snowmobiles, but the problem was equipment and supplies.
Snowmobiles, sleds, and snowboards were the most basic.
Windproof clothes, down jackets, goggles, compasses, military grain pills, thermal tents, self-heating charcoal fire, and a series of equipment and supplies had to be secured.
It could be said that their equipment set was worth no less than 5000 macho dragon elements.
However, there was no need to feel bad about this. There were a large number of frozen cows and sheep on the grasslands. If these cows and sheep were brought back, they would all be money.
Not to mention the herdsmen he brought back. They were all good miners who did not need to pay.
The next morning, Li Ji and Cao Yu went to the royal study.
"You all know the plan this time. The transfer station is the most important. Here are 50 City Building Orders.
Your goal is to go north from Datong, pass through Ulan Bator, and go straight to Lake Baikal.”
Liu Yu took out 50 City Building Tokens. These City Building Tokens could build a small town in a short period of time.
At the moment, these small towns acted as transit stations for supplies and personnel. When the snow melted the next spring, these small towns would be like nails nailed to the grasslands.
As long as the roads between these small towns were built, the road to the north would be paved.
In the future, the soldiers of the Great Han Dynasty could use this road to attack Russia.
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