"This time, you internal guards have made meritorious contributions again."

The guards set up an ambush and finally captured several masters who were about to assassinate, and then the reputation of the guards spread, especially the arresters of the guards.

In order to reduce the influence, Li De did not tell the story of the assassins, and when he met paranoid people, he had to prove that he was the best assassin, and he was arrested on the spot, and he was very bloody to compete with the internal guards in martial arts.

As a result, he was taken down by a pioneer lieutenant.

At this time, it was none other than Su Dingfang when he was young, and at this time, he took this opportunity to be directly promoted to three levels and became Li De's guard.

The tragedy is that several assassins ended up like this because they were too persistent, and the internal guards stared at it for so long just to catch it today.

For Li De, he still thinks it's too dangerous, but is Li De afraid of these sect people.

Sometimes I really have to say that those who ask for the issuance of a ban on weapons and weapons are really just different starting points, and they naturally hope to reduce the trouble if they are threatened.

Although Li De is not so ruthless, he will also not let the threat accompany him all the time, and he is determined that after Wulin Street is on the right track, he must control all sects, and all forces that pose a threat must be eradicated.

But it's not a glorious thing at this time, and if you encounter neuropathy, you still have to theorize and compete, if you do that, wouldn't it be the same as mental illness.

"It just so happens that the quarry recruits workers, and they are directly transferred to the past while serving their sentences, and I believe that they can be good at doing their jobs if they have the strength to do the work."

The people of the internal guard immediately solved the danger of Li De, for which Li De must express his gratitude, and the most direct way to repay him is to give bonuses to those who participated in the effort.

The interior defender has accumulated experience in the time of multiple stabs, and this time the arrangement is very good.

praised and expressed again, and when he was talking to Qin Qiong about things, there was a knock on the door.

"The blacksmith's workshop has a prototype of the new steam equipment completed, please come over."

The affairs of the blacksmith workshop are highly confidential, Li De knew that the blacksmith workshop might have made new equipment, and he had just finished talking to Qin Qiong about things, so he happened to go over to take a look.

After a while, when I came to the blacksmith workshop, it was still the same lively, and the blacksmith workshop of tens of thousands of people was enough to support the industrial technology system of the entire Youzhou.

"What's new?" Li De asked after coming over.

Seeing a group of technicians all gathered around to discuss things, they were all very engaged, and Li De interrupted them only when he spoke up.

"Governor, the internal combustion engine has succeeded." In charge of the project is a senior craftsman named Gao Daquan.

He is leading a special technical team to explain to the craftsmen of several groups who are also doing research and development.

"Come and show me."

Li De thinks that it is still a steam project, to be honest, steam technology may still have a lot of room for improvement, but it is likely to be subject to special restrictions such as materials, and the thermal efficiency cannot be improved if it cannot be improved, so no matter how much steam equipment is studied, the industrial level can only reach a level that is not up or down.

The internal combustion engine project is studied after the application of steam power, although the internal combustion engine can only be used, gasoline, diesel and other restrictions are relatively large, but it is undeniable that it is theoretically much better than the steam engine.

After several years of research, not only in terms of technology, but also in refining technology, it is also improving.

"Drive!"

When the craftsman turned on the switch and ignited the fire directly, he saw that the internal combustion engine that was fixed to the table suddenly moved.

The cylinders move so fast that the entire combustion engine flutters with it.

"Okay, great."

Li De was really excited, and he had already thought about how pleasant it was to drive a hand-built "classic car" in Youzhou City.

He even thought about what kind of body shape he wanted to design, and he wouldn't let the internal combustion engine be applied to a nondescript tricycle.

With the technology for the production of internal combustion engines and bicycles, it is possible to build a light diesel locomotive in a single step.

"Can it still be fast?"

"Yes, we tested it for twice the speed of steam power."

"Kerosene is used." The craftsman did not forget to remind him.

Li De has already seen that it would be magical if he could study the gasoline engine now, but it looks like the internal combustion engine is a bit bulky, and if he wants to install it in a car, he may have to reformulate a specification.

Looking at the speed of the powerful flywheel and the smoke produced by the combustion are much stronger than the steam engine.

"Well, from now on, vigorously develop the internal combustion engine, strive to replace all steam-powered equipment within three years, and the steam locomotive will use the current one."

Finally, Li De would like to remind him that the investment in building a large locomotive with an internal combustion engine is huge, and he must spend his money to make it right.

With equipment such as internal combustion engine lathes, it will be possible to improve production efficiency again, and strive to popularize internal combustion engines within a few years, and the next step is to develop gasoline engines.

When the craftsmen saw Li De happy, they were happy, which shows that their investment was successfully obtained.

Li De didn't say a word, and directly gave all the family resources in Youzhou to the blacksmith workshop, and the internal combustion engine has been successful, so it must be applied.

With the internal combustion engine, it is not completely dependent on horses for transportation, but large-scale steam power will continue to be developed, and large ships in the future will still need steam power.

After returning from the blacksmith workshop, the heads of the various departments of the castle guard mansion found Li De, they all came for the development of funds, and suddenly allocated all the last money to the blacksmith workshop to ask clearly.

The things made in the blacksmith's workshop are all confidential, and Li De has something to explain.

In the next few months, Li De's work was really idle, because all the money that should have been spent was spent.

Now I commute to work normally and listen to the reports of my subordinates, and the Youzhou forces have entered a period of construction.

Li De's courage is very big, he is not afraid that the Tang State will send troops to him at this time, and there is no money to affect the war situation.

He is really not afraid, all the money reserved by the city guard mansion has been invested in the blacksmith workshop, but the money bank is rich.

If you really encounter a big war, you can borrow money from the bank to deal with emergencies, but in fact, the cost is not too much.

Youzhou has sufficient grain and grass, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses can be mobilized to fight at any time, which is the confidence.

The blacksmith workshop has the support of money, a large number of iron ore resources are continuously transported to the workshop, the craftsmen are fully engaged in the production of internal combustion engines, and the efforts of tens of thousands of people have internal combustion engines every day The construction speed is called a fast.

In three months, the blacksmith's workshop was replaced with an internal combustion engine, the production efficiency was improved, and the equipment of the carpenter's workshop was updated.

Several shipyards have limited use of internal combustion engine power for production, and the speed of shipbuilding has increased again, and Li De will check the progress regularly.