In the past, if there was a war, the people would panic, but now it is different from the past, when the news of the war reached Chang'an, everyone from the military to the people felt extremely excited, and few people were worried about it.

Many generals and guards asked for battle, and even felt deeply dissatisfied with the fact that the imperial court only sent a small number of men and horses to fight.

Because since the stamp duty reform, this military merit has become very valuable, because the benefits of military merit are more, and it is very helpful to future generations, just counting the money for free education for children, it has far exceeded the previous benefits, and there is also honor, that is, the Modao steel seal on the household register, which can provide a lot of convenience in life, this is a manifestation of honor, you open up territory for the country, and the country and the people will respect you.

There will be brave men under this great reward!

And it is to fight the Khitan, in the eyes of the Tang Army, the Khitan is really the meat in the bowl, you must know that the volume of the Tang Dynasty is N times that of the Khitan, no matter from which aspect, it is the case, the key Khitan where it lives, is basically no danger to defend, a horse and a flat river, not the same as Goguryeo, not even a road, I think this is to send military merits to them, watching people pick up credit, this mood is conceivable.

The businessmen were even more excited, but at the same time they were also very depressed, because the imperial court did not cooperate with the merchants this time, which has made them all a little unaccustomed to the wars in recent years, and the merchants are participating, so Yuwen Xiumi and they dragged Han Yi to the conference room of the new market.

"Brother Han, why didn't we know about this beforehand, haven't you always advocated putting interests first, how can you make money just by fighting!"

"We know that the imperial court now has a reserve of grain, but that grain should be used for unforeseen needs, such as natural and man-made disasters, the imperial court wants to fight, we are willing to donate grain to the imperial court, and there is no need to allocate food from the granary."

"The imperial court is so good to us now, why do we have to give our businessmen a chance to serve the imperial court!"

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"Okay, okay, the more you talk, the more shameless you become, I can't listen to it anymore!"

When Han Yi saw this group of shameless businessmen, he shook his head in distress and said, "You haven't digested such a large area in Shangzhou, and now you are thinking about this Khitan, your appetite is so shallow, can you swallow it?" ”

Yuwen Xiumi said: "Shangzhou is big, but I don't know how many coal and iron mines there are, Khitan is so close to Lelang Prefecture, maybe there are bigger coal and iron mines?" ”

Han Yi nodded and said, "I understand, you guys are going to the coal and iron mines?" ”

All the merchants nodded their heads.

After the steam engine came out, the prospect of coal and iron ore is immeasurable, when attacking Lelang Prefecture before, everyone was not very interested in coal and iron ore, and the key place was relatively small, and the steam engine was mainly coal and iron, nothing else, everyone knew that the steam engine must be used, then coal and iron were very important.

Han Yi coughed lightly and said: "The Khitan is different from Goguryeo and the South China Sea, the Songdesert Governor's Mansion is my Tang Dynasty territory, Li Quanzhong is my Tang Dynasty courtier, his nature is a rebellion, we have never recognized him as a regime, and it was originally my Tang people, so don't fight that crooked idea." ”

When the businessman heard this, he was immediately disappointed, and he thought in his heart that the court was being a bitch and setting up an archway.

But Han Yi suddenly changed his words and said: "However, after the war, there must be a livelihood to help the local people get out of the war, and the imperial court will still encourage businessmen to go there to do business, whether it is to build a workshop or open a mine, this can be discussed." ”

Those businessmen blinked, suddenly reacted, and couldn't help but smile with joy, the ups and downs of life are really exciting.

This is actually similar to fighting Goguryeo, except that fighting Goguryeo is an investment first, and now it is an investment later, although it does not mean that the land will be directly given to them, or they will be given slaves, but now these are not important, just allow them to open mines, even if they pay some money, it doesn't matter.

As far as the civilization of the Khitan people is concerned, they are told that there is coal underneath, and they don't know how to mine it, and those mines are reserved for them.

You must know that this is just the beginning of the war, and the merchants of the Tang Dynasty are already talking about the distribution of spoils, if Li Qianzhong knows, it is estimated that he will faint with anger.

In fact, it's not just them, even Han Yi didn't take the Khitan in his eyes, he handed over the grain and grass to Zhang Daxiang and Zheng Shanxing to deal with, because this time is different from the last expedition to Goguryeo, the last time was a very special logistics, which must be led by Han Yi himself, and others can't play, but this time it's the traditional model, Han Yi can't play it, he only knows the surface of logistics, and he doesn't know this detail at all.

Nowadays, he devotes more energy to the development of the steam engine.

In the most abundant section of the river in Sanmen Mountain, there is a large workshop, no, this scale can no longer be said to be a workshop, it is a factory, whether in terms of height or length.

This was originally the land of the imperial court, and many people wanted to buy it before, but the imperial court did not sell it, and now the ten-year right to use this land has been sold to the Zhang family.

This factory is even more scary, I still remember the last time I went back to the Cao brothers' hydraulic spinning workshop, everyone felt very incredible, but the Cao brothers' workshop, compared to this factory, it was even more insignificant.

The machinery and equipment in this are really not ordinary, there are gears and levers everywhere, the sound of the hydraulic machine is rumbling non-stop, the craftsman operates the machine, and he has to climb to a height of three or four meters, and the factory has already used a ladder, and the scale is conceivable.

Of course, this is actually a kind of backwardness, that is, because it is impossible to produce high-precision parts, so any machine is very large.

This is the parts processing hydraulic workshop invested by the Zhangjiadai Workshop and built with the help of the Sixth Institute of the Sage.

In fact, all the machines in this are hydraulic lathes, and most of them are boring machines.

Because the steam engine is not perfect enough to be used for machine tools, the water power is still the most reliable, especially the water power of Sanmen Mountain, where the water flow is very abundant and stable.

Suddenly, I heard a very harsh sound.

Han Yi on the side was about to vomit when he heard it, but Zhang Daqi beside him seemed extremely excited, as if he was listening to a very pleasant steel sonata, looking at the sparkling spark, and chanting in his mouth: "Incredible!" It's incredible! ”

It was the first time he had seen such a hole in the steel, and it was still a threaded hole, which was really unimaginable!

After waiting for an empty fight, Han Yi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I'll fight when I'm gone." ”

Zhang Daqi had already stepped forward with a few of his craftsmen, looking at the small hole, as if they were about to cry!

The imperial court actually gave him such a good technology, and he didn't believe it if he made a fortune or not.

A Jiupin academician who built here said: "Shang Shuling, this is our latest drill cutter, which is polished by the best craftsmen in the world with the best steel, and its efficiency and accuracy are far better than Yangzhou's hydraulic lathes." ”

This drill knife is still all handmade, the best craftsman, with a few deputies, it takes half a year to be able to create a drill knife, this is really a thousand tempering, but also have to grind hard, the requirements are very fine, this general craftsman is simply not able to manufacture.

It can definitely be said to be a work of art.

Like the craftsman who makes this kind of boring knife, the monthly salary has reached 20 yuan, which is not counting food, clothing, housing and transportation, if you calculate it, it can definitely be compared with the seven or eight officials, and there is no large-scale production.

The Jiupin academician handed Han Yi a screw and a screwdriver.

Han Yi took it and immediately handed it to Zhang Daqi, and said with a smile: "Go and try the feeling." ”

Zhang Daqi was excited, and slowly turned the screws into the hole with a screwdriver, why the drill cutter should be so fine, it was because it had to be seamless, and the craftsmen he brought were, as if they were looking at a naked beauty, and their saliva was about to flow out.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! ”

When Zhang Daqi successfully tightened the screw, he couldn't help but praise it again and again, and was excited.

Han Yi smiled: "I am relieved to see you so excited!" ”

Zhang Daqi was stunned for a moment and said, "How can Shang Shuling say this?" ”

Han Yi said: "You have to understand, this is just technology, whether technology can be developed, is its application, if this technology can not produce a lot of wealth, it will disappear soon, on the contrary, when this technology can create a lot of wealth, then this technology can be developed." Therefore, I hope that you can use this technology in more fields on behalf of the workshop, and you can't completely rely on the Six Academies of the Sages, because the Six Academies of the Sages are still doing learning, mainly doing pen and ink work, not engaged in production, and it is impossible to accumulate enough experience, which still requires you to develop this technology from production, because you will have a lot of experience. ”

When Zhang Daqi heard this, he thought for a while, and said again and again: "I understand, I understand, Shang Shuling, please rest assured, we will not disappoint you." ”

Han Yi said with a smile: "Whether I'm disappointed or not, it's a trivial matter, but, if you don't use it well, your Zhang family is likely to be replaced." ”

Zhang Daqi nodded and said, "Shang Shuling's golden and jade good words, Daqi must be remembered in his heart." ”

Han Yi smiled and nodded.

The Jiupin academician took Zhang Daqi to visit the machinery and equipment, the key is that it is too big, and the operation is not very simple.

Han Yi didn't follow along, but walked to the side of the workbench and looked at some grinding tools on the table.

Suddenly, a craftsman in his early thirties came up and saluted, "Proprietor." ”

You must know that the people here call Han Yi Shang Shuling.

This person's name is Cao Bo, a native of Yangzhou, and he came up with Yun Xiu.

Han Yi glanced at Cao Bo and said with a smile: "I have seen your research results, and I have made a lot of progress, but it still does not meet my requirements." ”

Cao Bo said: "Or the proprietor rest assured, now we have trained a group of drill craftsmen, in terms of knives, it is no longer a problem, the main thing is that the hydraulic power is still not very stable, but now we are developing the steam engine for lathes, once successful, the villain believes that it will definitely be able to meet the requirements of the proprietor." ”

Han Yi nodded and said, "I hope you won't make me wait too long, there is not much time left." ”

Cao Bo said confidently: "The villain knows." ”