In fact, the Tang Dynasty was at a very critical turning point in the entire history of China, before the Tang Dynasty and after the Tang Dynasty, in fact, there were two systems, any one thing, it was possible to change the direction of the development of the Tang Dynasty, after Li Zhi, directly women became emperors, what else could not happen, not the same as the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, from top to bottom has been solidified, it is difficult to change, and it is impossible for a woman to be the emperor.

That crisis dealt a heavy blow to the Tang Dynasty and almost killed them, so everyone firmly denied the official camp, in fact, the official camp of the Song Dynasty was very powerful, but the economy of the Song Dynasty was also very developed, much more developed than the Tang Dynasty in history, including a certain dynasty. Therefore, it is not impossible for the official camp, but because of the crisis, the Tang Dynasty will never take this road again, and it is already afraid, the emperor agrees, and the people will not agree.

Even such a high-end technology as the steam engine, they would rather give it to merchants than let the imperial court produce it themselves, and then sell it to the people.

This is what Han Yi didn't expect, he already planned to do a good job in the official camp, anyway, it was in his hands, and he wouldn't use this to deprive the people of their wealth, but he didn't expect that it would not be able to pass at all, and Li Zhi was scared of his temper.

After the luncheon, Li Hong, Li Xian and some ministers went to visit the Sage Sixth School, but Li Zhi did not go because of physical reasons.

By the time they arrived, the cabin had been cleaned, and the boilers were polished.

When Li Hong and the others saw the steam engine, their expressions were more exaggerated than Han Yi and Li Chunfeng, they had all seen the most sophisticated parts in the world, but they all thought that this was not in the same dimension as what was in front of them.

Those parts are made by the lathe in the water, although the polishing of craftsmen is still indispensable, but each part already has industrial elements in it, and it looks different.

But they were just surprised.

They still don't realize how these parts help everything in life, they just think that these parts can only be used in steam engines, nothing more.

This is also the inherent thinking formed by China for a long time by not attaching importance to invention.

In fact, before the sea trial, and even at the end of the sea trial, there are still many people who do not want to believe that it is the steam that pushes the ship to walk, especially the literati, they are not as ignorant as the people, so easy to fool, they think that there may be some tricks in this, the key is that everyone has seen this steam, how can it be possible to push such a big ship, dare to love those strong slender men are not as good as steam?

But since Yuwen Shumi and the other guests got off the boat, everyone believed that this was a fact, which was also one of the reasons why Han Yi arranged the guests.

Why is it so magical?

The Six Learnings of the Sage.

This answer is already a consensus and cannot be overturned.

Because no one can explain how it works.

This is actually the first time that knowledge and invention are closely linked, because gears, levers, these things, there were before, that is, with the wisdom of craftsmen to make, not a science, not completely incomprehensible, steam engine, for the ancients, is really amazing, beyond everyone's understanding, resulting in can only be explained by the sage six learning.

Then the six studies of the sage have become a magical knowledge, in other words, the six studies of the sage are very worthy of everyone to learn.

Before, everyone just agreed, but now they are convinced!

For the Chinese, the most important thing is to identify with science and specialize in science, as long as geniuses are willing to develop in this area, then aircraft and artillery are not a problem, it is only a matter of time.

If there is no such ideology, even if Han Yi makes a steam engine, a thousand years later, everyone may still use the steam engine.

This is also why Han Yi spared no effort to promote the six schools of sages, even if the development is not fast, but Han Yi doesn't care, just have this knowledge here, and throw any invention into it in the future, in short, it is to let everyone understand that this is learning, not a trick.

If this ideology is not reversed, the Opium War will only come earlier, just like gunpowder, the West will take away the gunpowder and then build artillery to bombard you.

Of course, this also led to a phenomenon, that is, in Chang'an City today, there is a piece of water vapor.

……

In the evening.

"Husband, you're back!"

"Hmm. Yuan Xiu is also there! ”

Han Yigang returned home and found Yuan Xiu standing beside Yuan Peony, and he was not surprised at all.

"Daddy!"

Han Xuanyu suddenly ran forward and said with a look of longing: "Daddy, the child also wants to sit on the Sage Sixth Student Number." ”

Han Yi smiled: "If you go back to the room now to study your homework seriously, Daddy will promise you." ”

Han Xuanyi was stunned for a moment.

Han Yi said: "What? Is Daddy's request excessive? ”

Han Xuanyi said, "Daddy, you lied to me, right?" ”

"Why do you say that?"

"Your request is too simple!"

"That's it!"

Han Yi said: "That's okay, it's more rare for me to think about it again." ”

"Daddy, you have to talk and count, Aunt Peony, you have to testify for Xuanyi."

Han Xuanyu shouted as he ran to his study.

"This stinky boy."

Han Yi smiled and shook his head, he was actually very willing to take Han Xuanyi and Han Rui to visit the Sage Sixth School, which would be very helpful for their future, and then he stepped forward, took Yuan Peony's hand, and stretched out his hand to Yuan Xiu and said, "Say it inside." ”

After coming to the house, Yuan Peony smiled and said: "Husband, you have deceived me, if we had known that you were studying this steam engine, we wouldn't have racked our brains to think of new power." ”

Han Yi smiled: "Don't hide it from Mrs., I didn't think it would succeed, I was ready to fail, so I threw Yun Xiu to Yangzhou, and I didn't care much." What if it doesn't work out? What if you develop a new or better power? If I told you in advance, once Yunxiu fails, it means that everyone fails, and you can't put your eggs in one basket. ”

"That's what my uncle said." Yuan Xiu nodded, and said, "But no matter what, it's really time for this steam engine to come out." It is....... ”

He wanted to speak and stopped, how Han Yi didn't know what he wanted to say, so he said: "It's just that you don't know how the imperial court plans to use this steam engine." ”

Yuan Xiu nodded and said, "I want to know when the imperial court plans to sell this steam engine." ”

He didn't think that the imperial court was willing to give the right of production to the merchants, and the consensus of the merchants was that Han Yi would definitely imitate the chain and produce it by the Sage Six Academies themselves, but the chain was a product before the crisis, and now everyone's thinking is different.

Han Yi said with a smile: "I think you may not know that the cost of steam ships is much higher than that of sailing ships, so it is impossible for steam ships to be popularized before there is no large amount of coal resources, so the first step is mining and smelting, only when we have a large amount of coal, and more advanced smelting technology, we can reduce the cost of steam engines, and we can popularize this steam ship." ”

Yuan Xiudao: "But in terms of mining, there is no breakthrough yet!" ”

Yuan Peony smiled: "Use the steam engine to break through." ”

"It's still Madame smart." Han Yi said with a smile.

Yuan Xiu exclaimed, "Can the steam engine be used for mining? ”

Han Yi nodded and said: "Of course you can, the steam engine can generate power, and the power can be converted into productivity, if you take the steam engine to mine coal, it is simply a match made in heaven, because coal is the fuel that the steam engine needs most, and it is impossible to stop putting the steam engine on the coal mine." ”

Yuan Peony was extremely excited when he heard this.

Yuan Xiu even punched his palm, and said excitedly: "That's right! How I didn't think of this. ”

"Don't rejoice too soon." Han Yi said: "The equipment for mining is very different from the equipment of the ship, and the steam engine definitely needs to be transformed, but this requires money." ”

"Donating money is not a problem." Yuan Peony said: "The question is how does the imperial court trade with us?" ”

Han Yi said: "At present, the ministers of the DPRK and China tend to hand over the production to merchants, because the ministers of the DPRK and China do not want the court to do business with the people. ”

Yuan Xiu was stunned and said, "Give it to the merchant to produce?" ”

Han Yi nodded.

Yuan Xiu was ecstatic and said, "Is the imperial court sure who will give it to produce?" ”

Yuan Peony also looked at Han Yi expectantly.

That's not too cool!

Han Yi didn't answer and asked, "Does the Yuan family lack this money?" ”

Yuan Peony Dai frowned and said, "This is not only a matter of money, whoever wants to master the steam engine will be able to dominate everything." ”

She had thought of this for a long time, machines were the future, and she didn't care about buying and selling now, she specialized in supervising smelting and machine technology.

Han Yi said: "You want this right to produce?" ”

Yuan Peony said: "If the imperial court chooses the bidding method as before, then our Yuan family will win it at all costs." ”

Han Yi said: "What if it's fair? ”

Yuan Peony was stunned for a moment and said, "Then you have to give us a suitable reason." If the imperial court produces it itself, we are also very supportive. ”

Han Yi was silent for a while, and said: "Actually, Madam, your previous thoughts are not wrong, mastering the steam engine is not mastering everything, mastering steel is mastering everything, and in this regard, the Yuan family and the Sixth Academy of Sages have already cooperated closely. Therefore, who will produce the steam engine is not the most important, the important thing is that no matter who produces it, it is necessary to buy the steel smelted by the Yuan family from the Yuan family. ”

Yuan Peony said: "It seems that you already have a suitable candidate in mind?" ”

Han Yi nodded and said: "Yes, although it has not yet been finalized, it is inclined to hand over the production rights of the steam engine to the Zhang family's representative workshop, and the six sages will master the research and development of technology, the Yuan family will master the smelting of steel, and the Zhang family will master the production technology, this is the best arrangement, and it is also the plan that the imperial court is willing to accept." ”

Yuan Peony pondered for a moment and said, "What you said is right, this is indeed the best plan." ”

If the Yuan family masters the smelting technology and the production technology of the steam engine, then the Yuan family will be super-first-class in agriculture, industry, and finance, and the court will rest assured of them.

Han Yi said: "Madam, if you are greedy, you won't give in easily, it's just that any businessman wants to keep the steam engine for himself, this is just human nature." ”

Yuan Peony said: "But I really hope that the steam engine can be used in mining as soon as possible." ”

Han Yi said: "This shouldn't be very difficult, the premise is that there must be enough funds." ”

Yuan Peony smiled but did not speak.