The whole letter begins with an official statement that the church has achieved great results in the bridgehead during this time, thanks to the hard work of the church's staff at all levels.

And then we get to the point.

The main topic was written very tactfully, and Zhang Xun read it for a long time before he determined that the main meaning of Thiago's letter was to want the taxing rights of the bridgehead area.

The tax here refers to the church tax.

Unlike the rest of the taxes that go into the royal family, the money from the church's taxes goes to the church.

In Eagle Yang, the Church itself has only a small armed force, but it controls the power to collect taxes in some areas.

This also made Zhang Xun very unhappy, in his opinion, there should only be one tax collector in a country, that is, the government in charge of himself, why does a church that worships God have the right to tax?

It's a pity that this is the reality and belongs to the problem left over from history.

Even if he wanted to do something in this area, he would not dare to do it for a while, on the one hand, it would touch the core interests of the church, and on the other hand, once their original taxing power was abolished, then to maintain the operation of the entire church, it would be impossible to say that the royal family would need to allocate funds.

Obviously he has a part of the right to tax, but he is not satisfied, and he actually hits the abacus to the bridgehead area.

In Zhang Xun's opinion, this is simply shameless.

Especially when he thought that the church had all the money, he was even more unhappy.

So, he decisively refused.

"I can't do anything about the problems left over from history for the time being, but the bridgehead is the territory I took down, and I didn't see much effort from the people of the church when I was fighting, and I was not satisfied with giving you a bunch of believers after the battle, and I had to inch in, I thought it was so beautiful!"

Zhang Xun's face was full of displeasure.

Put this memorabilia aside and read the next one.

It turned out to be news from the East.

This is a complete "investigation report" sent by Yingyang's people in the east, mainly to talk about the current situation of the textile industry in the east, although this piece can not be trusted, but it is more reliable than understanding from the easterner messenger.

The power of the Jenny machine has been fully exerted, especially after the second-generation Jenny machine was sent over some time ago, which has pushed the competition in the east to a new stage.

The number of layoffs has begun to increase significantly, which has now caused a number of social problems.

According to the report of the Eagle Yang spy, the queen of the eastern realm gathered the big lords and merchants of the country together to discuss the issue for a while, and then broke up unhappily.

There is also news that Viscount Duran is coming to the eagle again, and according to the date of delivery of the letter, it should be almost there.

"It seems that it is very likely that the queen is relieved, so many unemployed people, and I have given such good conditions, there is no reason not to accept it. Zhang Xun thought.

Especially after Duran left, Zhang Xun sent someone to deliberately reveal the plan he gave to the great lords of the eastern realm.

Zhang Xun thought very simply, this matter could not be hidden, he wanted to take the land, the queen might not be willing, but the lords were very likely to be interested, so revealing the news and letting the lords put pressure was also a small calculation of his.

Well, the inspiration for this abacus came from the last time I chatted with Teacher Yang Wei.

All in all, it's good news.

The third said that the soldiers brought from the bridgehead had arrived in the royal capital and could be dispatched at any time.

In this way, the filming of the film can be put on the agenda.

The fourth is from the research institute.

There are two main things, one is that the laboratory has begun to prepare fertilizers according to the requirements, and it is still in the research stage, although there are detailed steps, but there are still many difficulties to make it, and it takes some time.

The second thing......

The steam engine was successfully developed.

Zhang Xun took a deep breath, stood up, and immediately got off the order to prepare the carriage and horses.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?"

"Driving Research Institute!"

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The institute is located on the south side of the royal capital.

There are several open courtyards that together make up the entire research site.

The most glamorous part of the outside is used for government affairs, the east part is used for living and studying, and the few courtyards on the west side have been completely converted into small factories.

The Ministry of Works sent people to build the entire wall much higher, and it was extremely difficult to see the inside from the outside.

When Zhang Xun's carriage and horse arrived on the street outside the institute, several leaders of the institute were already waiting side by side outside the door.

At the forefront, of course, is the director, Master Ruhr.

As a sign of respect, they are all dressed cleanly.

When the carriage stopped, the guards protected this section of the street, the curtain was lifted, and Zhang Xun got down from the carriage and saw the people and buildings in front of him with some emotion.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

Everyone saluted, Zhang Xun waved his hand and smiled absently and said, "You don't need to be polite, okay, let's go first." ”

Stepping into the courtyard gate, there is still a good courtyard in front of it, with flowers and trees, and there is a small fountain in front of the courtyard, which is similar to a fountain, where there is no electricity, but relies on an ingenious mechanical design.

Bypassing the pool, there is a clean stone path, with tall trees on both sides, lined with green trees, and if you lift the perspective slightly, you can see the corner of the corner of the building.

Before we had gone far, we could hear the sound of machinery colliding from the west.

Follow the prestige, and see only high walls.

"Your Majesty, it's the workshop making the rails. An alchemist explained.

"Well, that's good. Zhang Xun nodded, suddenly turned his footsteps, and walked westward, "I won't sit much, this time, let's look at things first." ”

The alchemists were stunned, fortunately they didn't have many official habits, but when they heard it, they felt much more relaxed, and it was naturally good not to be polite with the king.

"I'll lead the way, please. "There is an alchemist who takes the initiative to lead the way.

Zhang walked slowly, and Ruer next to him held a stack of documents, and said: "Your Majesty, the steam engine generation has finally ensured that there is basically no problem with the operation after fifty-eight repeated trials, and at the same time, it has also reduced the production cost by about ten percentage points again, and the efficiency has increased by 30%, we think that this is a more appropriate effect that can be achieved at present, but the reduction of coal loss is still limited, and we are still tackling key problems, and we are expected to come up with a new plan in the next month." ”

These words were almost all over the new nouns brought by Zhang Xun, and the rest of the alchemists next to him, especially the few who were recruited later, all looked at Ruer with envious eyes.

You know, after this string of words, there are few people who can say it in the entire research institute, Ruhl not only has the ability to alchemy, but also has a talent in language receptivity, to a certain extent, if the new term represents the fashion of Yingyang, then Master Ruhr is not young, but he is also a hipster at the forefront of fashion.

"Very good. Zhang Xun nodded, and then made the highest instructions, "The steam engine itself is very important, but at the same time, the development of its supporting facilities must also keep up, after all, the steam engine is only used to provide power, and if you really want to play a role, you still need to look at the machinery it drives." ”

After speaking, Zhang Xun was speechless to see that several alchemists took out a small notebook from their robes and took notes in a matter-of-fact manner.

The serious style and posture are similar to the North Korean government officials who accompanied the Kim family patriarch during the inspection on TV......