Ang Lee has not yet succeeded in making a gun that satisfies him, and in addition, Ang Lee also has some unspeakable worries in his heart, and it is these worries that make Ang Lee not know whether to study guns or not, and equip the army on a large scale, in case of unpredictable consequences, wouldn't he become a sinner.

Although the artillery has been put into use, and the power is far from being comparable to that of guns, the weight and use of artillery is quite cumbersome, without vehicles and horses, it is difficult for three or five people to move it, and it is even more impossible to carry it around, and the accuracy is not very high, and it is even more unusable at close range.

Because the imperial court has strict control over artillery, there are a number of gates, and it is very difficult to steal one door to do bad things, and it is easy to be discovered.

And guns are different, because the cost of manufacturing is cheaper, once equipped with the army, the number must be very large, so many portable weapons, in fact, so easy to monitor, once someone secretly takes one out, it may not be able to be found in time.

If you are a person with bad intentions, steal a pistol and hide it on your body, and walk on the street, wouldn't you be able to run rampant, in case you encounter a minister of the court, you only need to gently pull the trigger, and you can kill the important ministers of the Tang court, and the minister's guards have no time to react, and even the emperor will look insecure when he goes out.

The Assassins would be given weapons that were difficult to match, and could even kill them from a distance without touching them, and then flee quickly, leaving the authorities unaware of who to capture.

Therefore, this risk is very great, once this assassination weapon is popularized, the guards of many high-level officials will be greatly reduced, and the emperor must think carefully if he wants to appear in public.

It is precisely because of these concerns that Ang Lee is quite careful when researching guns, handing over different parts of guns to different craftsmen to be responsible for manufacturing and researching, and then assembling and experimenting at home.

Of course, the popularization of guns also has an advantage, that is, the number of soldiers can be greatly reduced, because the power of guns is very great, and the combat effectiveness of a hundred soldiers can completely explode 10,000 soldiers with cold weapons, so that the number of soldiers can be reduced as much as possible, so that in terms of military salaries, the burden on the court can be greatly reduced.

Ang Lee is not in a hurry about guns, and the most urgent thing for Ang Lee at the moment is to get the production of batteries and flashlights as soon as possible.

As for the battery, because the difficulty of manufacturing is still not small, and if you want to save costs, you must carry out large-scale assembly line production, which is naturally handed over to the aristocracy to run a professional workshop.

Ang Lee has told many ministers that the technology of the battery will be sold to the three merchants with the highest price, but who has the highest bid will need to be openly tendered.

Before this, Ang Lee had already asked people to divide into groups to popularize the use and effect of flashlights, and after the nobles and people in the capital understood the flashlights and batteries, Ang Lee could openly bid for them.

Popularization is only one aspect, on the other hand, it is also to prepare more time for the nobles, so that they can know the news earlier, and come to participate in the competition in time, and the more people participate in the competition, the more they can sell the technology at a good price, and at the same time, they are more able to choose more powerful nobles, and many businessmen are speechless, and they can't complain that the court doesn't give them a chance.

How big the prospect of the battery is, everyone can see it, although Ang Lee said that it will be divided into three, but this is still very attractive, if the three winning businessmen are all affiliated with a nobleman, it is still a monopoly.

In order to get this piece of fat, many nobles have begun to discuss countermeasures, among them, there are many important ministers of the dynasty.

For example, Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong and others, as well as other nobles in the capital, are all thinking about how to win the battery technology, thinking that they will bring huge benefits.

In the Imperial History Mansion, Yang Guozhong had just come back, and he didn't care about eating, so he immediately called his henchmen over.

"Ah Lang, what's so in a hurry?"

The butler asked.

"Let me ask you, how much cash do we have on our books?"

Yang Guozhong asked.

The housekeeper hurriedly said: "Ah Lang, recently we have purchased dozens of machines from the imperial court to expand the production quantity of products, so there is really not much cash left, and it is only a thousand gold." ”

"What, that's it, damn it."

Yang Guozhong angrily smashed the cup beside him, and even startled the housekeeper in front of him.

No wonder he was angry, Ang Lee had already said in the court that he would sell the battery technology to the three highest bidders, and it was still a public bidding, and a large group of businessmen should bid openly in a public place, which to a large extent could eliminate private teaching and acceptance, and the possibility of cheating would be greatly reduced.

If the minister of the court is allowed to bid in person, it is estimated that many petty officials may not dare to compete with him, but their status is so noble, naturally they are not allowed to appear on such occasions, and other officials naturally cannot compete, and the real participants in the bidding are ordinary businessmen, there are both real big businessmen, and there are also puppets of these powerful officials, these people are mixed together, no one knows anyone, and naturally there is no need to give anyone face, just a bold bid, so, the final result, Whoever pays the highest price must sell this money-making technology to whomever it is sold.

Although Yang Guozhong has already obtained the Hushubao technology provided by Li An, and it is still obtained for free, this technology has brought him too many practical benefits, but people are always greedy and insufficient, especially those with high status, they are even more greedy, who would be afraid of money biting their hands?

Therefore, he also wants to fight and buy this technology that can bring him huge benefits, so that he can make more money.

But now, because of the expansion of Shubao's industry, he actually spent almost all the money he earned, which made him very depressed.

"Ah Lang, what's wrong, is it an urgent need for money?"

The housekeeper asked with concern.

Yang Guozhong sighed and said helplessly: "Forget it, I don't have a chance, I wanted to get more industry, but unfortunately I have no money in my hand, so I can only leave the opportunity to others." ”

"Ah Lang is talking about the flashlight that is being advertised on the street!"

The butler guessed.

"Huh, how do you know?"

The housekeeper opened his mouth and replied: "Ah Lang, who doesn't know this!" Many places in the capital are promoting flashlights, building a number of sheds, and saying that they will open bidding, everyone knows, I have been to the shed to see it, that guy is really bright! It's a good thing, much better than a lantern. ”

"Hmph, you also know that it is a public bidding, but we have no money, I'm afraid we can't compete with others."

Yang Guozhong said helplessly.

The housekeeper spoke: "Ah Lang, even if we don't have money in the house, we can't cheap outsiders!" The ladies and you are all one family, if they are all united, are you afraid that you will not be able to get the technology? ”

"That's right! The three ladies have also received a lot of benefits from me, almost all of the business of profanity has been given to them, they should have a lot of money in their hands, and I and the three ladies have joined forces, but we can fight, and after getting the technology, we can also get a piece of the pie, even if it can only be a share. ”

Yang Guozhong said excitedly, paused, and hurriedly said: "Hurry up and prepare the car, I want to see the three ladies." ”

Staring at the battery technology, Yang Guozhong is not the only one, in the right prime minister's mansion, Li Linfu coughed, his health was not very good, but when he thought of the harsh life that his children and grandchildren would face after his death, his heart was very bottomless.

Before, in order to climb to the highest position, he offended many people, and had a lot of enemies, and since ancient times, in the land of China, hatred will be passed on to the next generation, one person harms another person, then, his descendants may be retaliated, and even the laws of the imperial court are the same.

For example, if a person wants to rebel, his descendants do not know, but as long as the rebel is discovered, it is a great crime of the nine clans, and the children and grandchildren and relatives will be implicated, that is, the emperor will transfer the hatred for the rebels to the children and grandchildren and relatives of the rebels, so that all these people will disappear.

Li Linfu has offended many people, and when he is still in power, he naturally does not have to worry about someone retaliating against himself and his children and grandchildren, but his health is already a little bad, in case he dies suddenly, with his unsuccessful children and grandchildren, what can he do to protect himself?

It's one thing to lose your life, but even if you can save your life, if you don't have rights and money, you will live a very hard life, and in the world, how can parents want their children to suffer, they all hope that their children will live well and live richly, which is the greatest wish of parents in the world.

Because Li Linfu has always had a lot of power, even if he doesn't develop his own business, he can live a very prosperous life just by accepting bribes, and with his super high salary, the pressure on life is even less.

But among his descendants, there are not a few people who are really talented, most of them are ordinary people with mediocre ability, under his wings, they may still be able to live a very nourishing life, but once he falls, naturally no one will come to give gifts, in this way, his dozens of sons and hundreds of grandchildren, can only eat soil, and life will be more and more difficult.

In the past, when he was in good health, Li Linfu would not think about the afterlife, but now, his health is already very bad, and it is time to think about the afterlife.

There are a few sons who are petty officials in the imperial court, he doesn't have to worry, as long as he has the court's money, it is not difficult to support himself, and those good-for-nothing children and grandchildren are not easy to do, once they lose his support, these people who are used to spending money and spending money may have to live quite miserably.

And now there is a chance to give his children and grandchildren a way to live, that is, battery technology, a semi-monopoly technology that only three companies can master.

As long as you master this technology and open a workshop, you can get a steady stream of income, as for the problem of competition between the three companies, he thinks it is not difficult to solve, as long as the three businessmen communicate with each other, fix the price, or sell in different regions, this problem can be solved very well.

For example, with the Yangtze River as the dividing line, the market can be divided into two parts, Jiangnan and Jiangbei, as well as the Huai River, the Yellow River, the Qinling Mountains and other natural partitions, all of which can be divided into geographical locations, so that different families are responsible for different areas, it is also a good idea, in short, this aspect is flexible, as long as the three families can sit down and talk well, everyone can be a win-win situation.

"Father, you want the ninth brother to let them operate battery technology, can he really do such a thing? Also, I heard that there will be an open bidding, and it will cost a lot of money! ”

Li Xiu's attitude is obviously opposed, he doesn't want his family to get involved in this matter, he doesn't have that much ambition, he is a person who is a little rich and peaceful, and he feels that he can be satisfied with enough food and drink.

Li Linfu had a gloomy face and said: "You are already the general of the imperial court, so naturally you can not care, but these younger brothers of yours have nothing to do all day long, do nothing, I live for a day, and I can take care of them, but my physical condition, you have also seen it, in case I am gone, with your ability, can you support your group of brothers?" Although I have already bought a house for all of them, and hundreds of acres of fertile land, where will these be enough! It's not enough! So, this opportunity must be seized. ”

"Father, I think it's better to give the money I saved directly to my younger brothers, because I don't think they have the ability to run a workshop, and if they mess up, won't everything be in vain?"

Li Xiu opened his mouth and said.

"You can't learn! There is nothing difficult about running a workshop, and if others can learn it, why can't my sons learn it? Just be mindful and that's the only thing I can do for them now. ”

Li Linfu said weakly.

"Since my father has decided, let's do it!"

Li Xiu also feels that it is not a matter to sit and eat empty mountains, and must let his younger brothers have their own careers, at least to be able to support themselves, by the way, to bless their children and grandchildren, just a few hundred acres of land may be able to support one or two generations, three generations later, it is estimated that it can only eat soil, the so-called rich but three generations, refers to this meaning, the first generation has a high status and strong ability, can provide a lot of property for children and grandchildren, the second and third generations of children and grandchildren have mediocre ability, the family road began to decline, and after three generations, the family road will completely decline, There is a good chance that no one will ever know about their family's former glory again.

And if you can master an industry that can be monopolized, it will be amazing, and maybe it will be able to continue for future generations.