This was Wilkins' original intention for inventing the boring machine, but by chance, he helped Watt achieve the myth of the steam engine.

Dashun's attitude towards handicraft is very ambiguous, and Emperor Taizong said things such as the integration of Shinong, industry and commerce, and the four people.

However, the ideology of the ruling has always been the same as that of small peasants and small producers, whether it is a lowly peasant or a million workers, everything is based on stability.

Liu Yu also revealed the true power of this thing, but used a sophistry to lead the problem to the war.

Naturally, it is necessary to invest money in the steam engine, and the boring machine is a pre-technology, and there is no pressure on the follow-up technology.

But for the royal family of Dashun, the power that Liu Yu wants them to see is more used for boring.

The steam engine was good for China, but bad for the dynasty; The boring cannon was good for China, and it was good for the dynasty.

What Liu Yu wants to show the royal family is just what he wants the royal family to see; He didn't want the royal family to see it, and by the time the royal family saw it, it was too late.

Cannons, of course, were what the emperor wanted to see.

Now Dashun's artillery system is still using the French system, and if you count the four-pounder guns attached to the battalion, there is also a part of the Swedish system.

The reason for the choice of this system is due to the poor casting technology and boring technology.

Now with a boring machine, it was possible to do away with the four-pounder and eight-pounder guns and compromise them with six-pounder guns, reducing weight and maintaining power, while also trying to make a 12-pounder gun on the Napoleonic level.

The boring machine can solve this problem to a certain extent, and can improve the artillery system after the reform of the Dashun army.

In the future, when new French battleships are being built, it is also possible to install lighter and larger caliber cannon guns on the navy, or shorter Caron guns.

He estimated that Li Yan couldn't understand the steam engine that didn't even have a shadow for the time being, so he only talked about the use of boring guns.

Sure enough, Li Yan misunderstood what Liu Yu meant.

Liu Yu's original intention was to say that at that time, he could make a steam engine, and always ensure that Dashun was qualified to maintain the free trade system at this moment.

But after listening to Liu Yu, Li Yu finished talking about the boring cannon, thinking that Liu Yu meant that this thing could ensure that Dashun had strong enough combat effectiveness, so that whoever was strong would fight whoever was at that moment.

He didn't know how to cast cannons, but after listening to Liu Yu, this inconspicuous machine really had a strong sense of strength like a battleship in his eyes.

It's just that this sense of power is too abstract and far less intuitive than that of a battleship.

"Uncle Ying, if this thing can really take my Celestial Empire artillery to the next level, this matter should be a tribute to the Son of Heaven and a reward for craftsmen."

Liu Yuxin said that the Son of Heaven rewarded craftsmen? The emperor may take some cloth and silk money from the inner treasury to reward, but it is absolutely impossible to reward meritorious deeds, and he cannot pass the court level.

As far as the emperor can reward the few dollars, nothing can be done. Britain could offer a bounty of £20,000 on the nautical clock, and Dashun was far from a reward of this magnitude.

He smiled and said, "For this thing, I have offered a reward of 80,000 taels of silver." Among them, the cost is in the tens of thousands of taels. The Seventh Prince, this matter is naturally to show His Majesty, but as for the reward...... I have promised them money, and I need to give them some glory. ”

"The Seventh Prince is a member of the Heavenly Family, I have a reluctant request, can the Seventh Prince give flags to these craftsmen to remember their merits?"

There are some things that no one else can reward except the emperor, and if they are rewarded, they are trespassing.

But there are some things that you don't need to greet the emperor.

Originally, Liu Yu wanted to give these craftsmen some honors as an earl, of course, honors other than money, instead of "tying a bull's head to fill the charcoal value" like the royal family and the imperial court, and only giving worthless honors without money.

But now that there is a prince here, it would be very appropriate for the prince to do such things.

Even if Li Yan has not yet been crowned king, he is theoretically inferior to himself as an earl, but since he is a dragon son, it is different.

Seeing that Li Yan was still hesitating there, Liu Yu explained: "These craftsmen have made a lot of efforts, not to mention that the cannons will be sharper in the future, and even the copper materials used for casting cannons can also save a lot." Eighty thousand taels of silver, not only is it not much, but it seems to me that it is less. ”

"But when it comes to honor, the Celestial Empire system, the farmers and the industry and commerce, and the lowliness of the hundred workers. In the previous dynasty, there were more craftsmen and bad customs, even if the current dynasty was canceled, it was not a day's cold to freeze three feet, and it was not a day's spring for the snow to melt. ”

"If you ask Your Majesty to be rewarded and awarded, I am afraid that the DPRK and China will criticize it, thinking that Your Majesty values craftsmen and despises doctors. Moreover, during the Mengyuan Dynasty, there were craftsmen who sealed the cannon for the marquis of ten thousand households, and at this time, the craftsmen were rewarded, and I am afraid that they would be reprimanded as barbarians by the scholars. ”

"The affairs of the DPRK and China are too complicated. But the Seven Princes can be less restrained when they act. After all, His Majesty's construction of the navy is also 'bent on going his own way', and the ministers of the DPRK and China do not support it. His Majesty sent the Seven Princes to the Navy for training, and he didn't want the Seven Princes to care about such a small section. ”

Li Yan hurriedly waved his hand, indicating that he had no such intention, and said in his heart that I would learn more in the palace, and I was an outlier. The navy is also an anomaly, and my father called me instead of anyone else, except for my eyes and the Christian name of Ignatius, but also because my father felt that I was most receptive to some new things.

"Uncle Ying has misunderstood, I really don't think that craftsmen must be lowly. In the past, when Zhou Tianzi was the son of Zhou, hundreds of workers could also be scholars, and Emperor Taizong of this dynasty also said many times that the craftsman was a family member, how could I not remember the ancestral teachings? ”

"It's just that I'm just a prince, and I think if it is rewarded by His Majesty, this will make the craftsman feel more holy and valued."

Liu Yu pulled him aside and whispered, "The Seventh Prince needs to think about this matter." I have offered a reward of 80,000 taels of silver, and if your Majesty is a reward, how much will you give? The palace has its own regulations, and the court has its own system, I am to conquer the Western Regions and capture the quasi-chieftain, and I will only reward 8,000 taels of silver. ”

"You and I both know that Your Majesty needs to follow the rules, and besides, there are a lot of uses for internal money, and the Western Regions have also needed money in recent years. Even if His Majesty has a heart, it is difficult to appreciate too much. When the time comes...... These craftsmen don't know about it, don't they think His Majesty is stingy? ”

He is so little, Li Huan said in his heart Yes, 80,000 taels of silver? There have never been so many rewards in the palace, and he, a prince who has not been crowned a king, is only a thousand taels of silver a year, which is really not easy to do.

Liu Yu rewarded too much, and the emperor rewarded too little, so it was better not to reward it.

Liu Yu instigated again: "Although this thing can be boring, it is not a cannon after all." The ministers of the DPRK and China may not understand the skills, but the Seven Princes have read the book of practical learning, don't they also think that this thing is far less shocking than the battleship? ”

"Why don't you wait until the new cannon is boring out and present it to your majesty, and then it will be rewarded. And the new arrival of the Seven Princes will not be the work of the Seven Princes at this time. If a few years later, the new cannon is cast and the new instrument is bored, then it will be performed, and it is said that the Seven Princes will confer honorary ...... to encourage craftsmen."

Li Yan was overjoyed and said continuously: "Yes, yes, yes!" What Ying Sabo said is that this boring machine does look mediocre, not to mention compared with the battleships, even compared with those cruisers, it is far behind. Most of the ministers of the DPRK and China did not understand the subtleties of it, so they still waited for the new cannon to be cast before they performed it. ”

"Then the honors and ceremonies conferred ......"

Liu Yu said with a smile: "Don't worry, this seventh prince, although I don't read much, I also know what is trespassing and what is overstepping." Everything is arranged, as long as the Seventh Prince comes forward at that time. ”

Under the huge cultural inertia, the status of craftsmen is still low. The patriarchal hierarchy of the feudal system is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the upper can make the lower ones grateful at a small cost.

Although the craftsmen in Weihai are a little different from other places, they are not to the point where they rightly think that they "deserve it".

Under the hierarchical system, the emperor was the largest, and the emperor's sons were of course unattainable for the craftsmen. As an earl, he has been in Weihai for too long, and he doesn't have too many officials, so at this time, he is not as good as this prince who has not been crowned a king.

To conform to the times, it is natural to use the lowest cost of this era to achieve the greatest results.

Under the hierarchy system, the higher the level difference, the more pleasure you get when converted into the corresponding silver, the more. Even in the future, young people who have just gone to work will be praised by the leader without spending money, and they may be full of excitement, and they will even work hard without money, but now.

Liu Yu is praising too much, praising that most of the craftsmen here are immune, the threshold is soaring, and stronger stimulation is needed.

After hearing that Liu Yu had arranged it, Li Yu was completely relieved, as long as he did not trespass or overstep, he had nothing to worry about.

He followed Liu Yu for a few more rounds, and then went back to prepare for the speech at that time. Because Liu Yu reminded him that the cultural level of these craftsmen is very average, so don't use very written language, it is best to use oral language for commendation, otherwise it is like playing the piano to a cow, and others can't understand it.

Li Yan felt that it made a lot of sense, although he was a little uncomfortable with speaking in the vernacular of this kind of seemingly formal setting, but he still felt that he would give it a try.

As soon as Li Yan left, Liu Yu called a few leading craftsmen over, and those craftsmen were beaming, they had already won money, and there was no difference in real money. Although he has long known that Liu Yu is talking, but such a large sum of money really falls into his hands, and the feeling is still very different.

"Uncle Ying, according to the requirements of adults, this thing can be boring a three-foot circle, and the error is only as thick as two or three big coins. Naturally, there are still areas that can be improved, but it can be regarded as meeting the requirements of Ying Suobo. ”

The craftsman at the head proudly introduced the situation of the boring machine, which is not much different in accuracy compared to the one used by Watt digging cylinders in history, and the diameter of one meter can be three or four millimeters, which is completely sufficient at this time.

Before he spent money to let the French help buy a lot of Newdoor-style steam engines, Weihai's craftsmen were in charge of their own stalls, anyway, Liu Yu threw money hard, and the craftsmen dismantled a lot according to his requirements, basically Newdoor-type steam engines Weihai can already be self-made.

At this time, it is split out, and then according to the previous way of the technical research team, with talents from different majors, it is possible to smash out what he wants by throwing money hard.

Since this precision is enough to make a usable cylinder in this era, it is not willing to spend money and smash it into it according to 100,000 taels of silver, after all, Watt does not have such a good configuration and such a strong capital.

The commendation conference will be prepared later, and while there is still time, Liu Yu said: "Since this thing has been made, the silver has also been given, I guess you have put your heart in your stomach this time, and you think I'm not fooling you, right?" ”

The craftsman hurriedly smiled: "My lord said that he was joking, the reward that the previous few technical research teams had already received was not bad, and we really didn't worry about it at all." But I'm not afraid of adult jokes, this money is really in my hands, and it feels different. ”

"If we all put it up, it wouldn't be interesting to go back and buy land and plough it. There are a lot of novelties here, but I still prefer this. But the money is in your hands, you can't rot, you have to find a way to make money. If you say that you lend usury, it is not easy to borrow in Weihai, and you can ask adults to help you buy some shares? Wouldn't it be better to leave some property to your children and grandchildren in the future? ”

At this time, Weihai, this kind of awareness of commercial capital may be stronger than Songjiang, not to mention changing customs, but it also allows many people to have a different choice than before.

"It's easy to say. However, I still have a few things here, and I naturally have them. Since you are the foreman, and you will choose some reliable ones tomorrow, I still have a few things for you to do. ”

Hearing that there is a new project, the craftsmen are happy, is there too much money?

Liu Yu looked at these happy craftsmen, and said in his heart that I am the one who makes the most money, Dashun does not have a patent system, if you take the patent, compared with the reward I give, I am afraid that it is really watermelon and sesame.