In fact, an industrial revolution is already in the making.

There is a phenomenon that can prove this very strongly, and that is the inflow of funds.

Although this money is not everything, it is absolutely impossible to have no money.

is still the same sentence, the hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.

The flow of money can represent the general direction.

In the case of a small-scale peasant economy, capital flows into agriculture, and when capital flows to industrialization, then the industrial revolution is not a problem.

Because talent is going to a high place, if the capital flows into the industrial field, then the talent will naturally flow to the industrial side, skilled craftsmen have become very scarce, and businessmen are absorbing talents in this area.

Not only the Zhang family's workshop, but also the Yuanjia steel mill, Yuwen Xiumi's car shop, Changchang and Wanli's two major shipbuilding groups, are all beginning to make technical reserves, all because of the emergence of the steam engine, everyone is thinking about how to use the steam engine to create more wealth for themselves.

In fact, the final positioning of the Sixth Academy of the Sage is to engage in learning and theory, which is an area in which businessmen are unwilling to invest, because learning may not be able to produce wealth, or it cannot be immediately turned into wealth, this is a very long and never-ending process, businessmen will be willing to donate money, but will not invest, but it doesn't matter, this is the Tang Dynasty, but not more than a thousand years later, everyone has the spirit of studying, how many words are Confucian scriptures, people can study for decades, not to mention esoteric science, as long as they agree, They are definitely willing to spend time studying, in fact, this is much more interesting than delving into Confucian scriptures, and Academician Jiupin is the best proof of this, they really take learning and exploration for pleasure, not for money, then again, this is actually the Confucian spirit.

As for the production technology, it ultimately depends on the businessman, and when the two are combined, this power is immeasurable.

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As the supreme commander of the military of the Tang Empire, Li Ji said that the war with the Khitan would not last more than three months, and sure enough, more than two months, basically ended this war.

At the very beginning, the Khitan alliance was still menacing, and Wan Quansheng's army was beaten down in one wave, and it was about to hit Yingzhou.

In fact, Wan Quansheng's sphere of influence is on the edge of Yingzhou, Chen Shuozhen will definitely not choose to cooperate with the merchants in the Khitan hinterland, she will definitely choose to cooperate with the tribes at the junction.

Later, the troops of He Li and Xue Rengui arrived and resisted the onslaught of the Khitan Alliance, but the Tang army was still passive at that time.

Until the Taiyuan army entered the battle, Gao Kan commanded 10,000 Taiyuan troops, the soldiers were divided into two roads, his deputy general led 7,000 men and horses to attack the Khitan defense line in the southwest, and he himself personally led 3,000 elite soldiers, walked the path, passed through the three tribes, and went directly to the base camp of the Dahe clan.

In fact, this is the consistent tactic of the Tang Army, pinning down the opponent's main force to the front line, and then sneaking up on the opponent's base camp with a small number of troops.

This is because except for the Turkic Dynasty and the Tibetan Dynasty, the depth of all enemies is far less than that of the Tang Dynasty, it is so big that it does not need to be the same as the Han Dynasty, that through thousands of miles, the cavalry can suddenly raid the enemy's hinterland.

Therefore, this trick is tried and tested, although this enemy is brave and good at fighting, but the population is small, the depth is not enough, you take the main force against my main force, your rear must be empty.

In fact, there are two tribes on the road that have found the traces of the Tang army, but they see that the Tang army does not seem to be coming for them, so they think about not messing with the Tang army, although the Tang army only has 3,000 men and horses, but all of them are elite, and they are all cavalry, it is very difficult to annihilate them, and the most important thing is that they have to send all the men in the tribe to be able to stop the Tang army.

This life is precious, and now there is no deep hatred on both sides, and they are also the people of the Tang Dynasty, the idea of these tribes is that I will not offend either side, and whoever wins will be attached to whom, and bet on both sides.

Gao Kan came to the hinterland of the Dahe clan very smoothly.

Li Qianzhong is not a fool, although he is not yet forty years old, but he can be regarded as experienced in a hundred battles, he has already thought that the Tang army may come from Taiyuan, because he used to be a subordinate of Qibi He Li, and he knows the Tang army's skills and tactics very well, that is, he likes to sneak attack the enemy's base camp, so he arranged a defensive line in the southwest, but he still didn't expect that the Tang army would still attack the hinterland of their Dahe clan so easily.

This base camp could not be lost, and Li Qianzhong could only slow down the offensive on the front line and send men and horses back for reinforcements.

Tang Jun immediately took a breath, the two old drivers of Qi Bi He Li and Xue Rengui would not let go of this opportunity, immediately reorganized the troops and horses, launched a large-scale counterattack, and sent those students of the military academy to start a public opinion offensive, they are all students of Han Yi, all of them will flicker, our Tang army has already attacked the base camp of the Dahe clan, you are doomed, if you want to surrender, you are allowed to lose half.

Successfully plotted against the two major tribes of the Japanese Company and the Pi Clan.

The Khitan alliance immediately collapsed, and victory was only a matter of time.

The good news spread to Chang'an like snowflakes.

But there is nothing to rejoice, now for the Tang Dynasty, it is not difficult to win the Khitan, the key is how to manage after the battle.

But Li Zhi suddenly suffered a recurrence of wind disease, dizziness, and couldn't see things clearly, so he handed over the matter to the political affairs hall to deal with.

The Hall of Politics.

"The old minister thinks that the situation in the Khitan is very similar to that in the northwest, and the northwest system can be adopted to manage the Khitan region." Zhang Wenguan took the lead in saying.

Han Yidao: "Zhang Shizhong, when the imperial court came up with the northwest system, it was because the taxes of the Central Plains could not be applied to the northwest region, and the northwest region was relatively poor, and the people there could not afford the heavy taxes, but the Khitan region is different, the area is not large, the population is not large, the land is far better than the northwest, there are rich water resources, and more importantly, now my Datang has changed to stamp duty, stamp duty can be automatically mediated, you produce more, you pay more taxes, on the contrary, the tax is less, only need to change slightly." , which can be used in the Khitan region. ”

Cui Jijian nodded, and said: "The minister agrees with Shang Shuling's words, the northwest is far away from the Central Plains, and the Khitan is on the edge of Hebei and Shandong, and there is Lelang Prefecture in the east. ”

Wu Meiniang nodded slightly, and asked Li Hong again, "What does the prince think?" ”

Li Hongdao: "Erchen thinks that the first thing to care about after the war is the soldiers of our army, and the reward will be properly prepared. ”

Wu Meiniang nodded with a smile and said, "The prince is reasonable!" As she spoke, she looked at Han Yi again.

Han Yi said: "The queen and the crown prince, please rest assured, as long as the war is over, the soldiers will immediately get the rewards they deserve." The minister has asked the household department to allocate money to build a college in Yingzhou, which can be used for the children of military households in Khitan and Yingzhou to go to school, which not only rewards the soldiers, but also promotes the integration of the two sides. ”

Liu Xiangdao said suddenly: "But those chiefs may not be willing to implement our Central Plains system, if the Central Plains system is implemented, they must also become the head of a state, then it is still a fetters system, otherwise, then they will not be able to continue to be the chieftain, although they were defeated, but we mainly defeated the Dahe clan, many of which are willing to surrender to us, if we force them to accept, they may dare to be angry for the time being, but this is also a trouble, why don't we move them into Chang'an, Give you official positions. ”

Han Yi said: "I don't think they will necessarily agree to this, and this is just a symptom rather than a cure." ”

Wu Meiniang asked, "Then what do you suggest?" ”

Han Yi said: "The Khitan region is relatively backward, and it has experienced such a war, which is undoubtedly worse, the top priority is to help them get rid of the poverty caused by the war, we can use this as a reason to help those chiefs turn to commercialization, once they are willing to do this, then they will become merchants, the people of their tribe, they will become employees, and at the same time, we must also encourage merchants to build workshops over there and fully develop trade between the two sides." Then the Khitan manpower jumped out of the restrictions of the tribe and became employees in the hands of the merchants, so that they could invisibly dissolve their power, but at the same time give them wealth and stabilize them. After this step is completed, we will implement the state and county system and implement the household registration system. ”

Wu Meiniang nodded slightly, and said: "Shang Shuling's words are reasonable, there is nothing wrong with helping the people to restore their livelihoods, and the Khitan people must also be looking forward to the help of the imperial court, taking this as an opportunity, I think it is very appropriate, and they will not have any complaints." At this point, she paused, and then said, "But this kind of thing is easier said than done, but it is very difficult to do, and we must be cautious and not rushed, so as not to lose more than we gain." ”

Zhang Wenguan and Hao Chujun nodded one after another.

Wu Meiniang saw that everyone agreed, so she said: "This matter will be handled by Shang Shuling." ”

Han Yi said: "The minister obeys." ”

Out of the political affairs hall, Han Yi and Zheng Shanxing came to the household department again.

As soon as he sat down, Han Yi said: "Zheng Shilang, the queen is right, this kind of thing must be handled carefully, and when the war is over, one of the two of us must go over there to dispel the fear and vigilance of those chiefs, help our merchants gain a foothold over there, and help the local people recover their livelihoods." ”

Zheng Shanxing nodded: "Let me go, the leather and wool over there are also my needs for the beauty of freedom." ”

Han Yi nodded, of course he meant this, he didn't want to run outside now, and said: "But I helped you choose a few helpers, with their help, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort." ”

Zheng Shanxing said: "Who? ”

Han Yi said: "Wan Quansheng and others are Khitan merchants. ”

Zheng Shanxing was surprised: "They? ”

Han Yi said: "As far as I know, Na Wan Quansheng is a wealthy businessman, and he is very business-oriented, and now he is the chief of Sivanten, and those merchants who are united with him will definitely become the chiefs of their tribe one after another, after all, they are the victorious side." We can use them to help us advocate for the relinquishment of the chieftaincy. ”

Zheng Shanxing was puzzled: "Can this work?" ”

It sounds a bit incredible to let people voluntarily give up power!

Han Yi said with a smile: "In fact, the chief and the merchant are contradictory, the chief's words are to be responsible for every person in the tribe, whether that person has anything to do with him or not, but the money of the merchant is the benefit, if the merchant takes on these responsibilities, then it will be difficult for them to develop, we can tell them this stake, and promise them that we will further help them develop production and carry out trade with them."

For them, they became chiefs entirely by virtue of business, and in short, the cohesion and wealth of this merchant are higher than that of the chief, so of course they will choose to continue to be a merchant. Then use their mouths to tell the rest of the chiefs that the development of commerce will be stronger, life will be better, the chiefs have no future, and will be under the strict supervision of the imperial court, and the merchants will be more free. ”

Zheng Shanxing said: "When they develop towards commerce, then their biggest market is the Central Plains, plus in terms of commercial competition, they are not the opponents of my Central Plains merchants, the merchants of the Central Plains can disperse their forces, and it will be impossible for them to be enemies of our Central Plains at that time." ”

Han Yi nodded with a smile and said, "That's right." ”