Li Zhi because of physical reasons, he can't stay outside for too long, it is impossible to wait until the end of the whole trial, and then run to the boat to see, and he has dizziness, taking a boat is also a very painful thing for him, but he is planning to recuperate in Qujiangchi recently, and the emperor stays in the palace every day is too stuffy, so after the ship passes in front of him, he will go back to the palace in Qujiangchi with a minister.

Li Zhi's departure did not herald the end of the sea trials, and cheers could be heard in the distance.

No one paid attention to the emperor's departure, and all eyes were still focused on the Sage Six Scholars.

The trial voyage lasted half an hour before it stopped at a pier to the west, where there were already many forbidden troops on standby to prevent the people from rushing into the ship.

After the Sage Six Xue docked, the guests on the ship came down from the ship one after another, all of them were still unsatisfied, they had never tried the dynamic of a mechanical ship, and along the way, the people gave them such a warm welcome, this feeling was really cool!

"Li Taishi, the relationship between my Yuwen Car Shop and your Sage Sixth Academy has always been good, and I have also donated a lot of money to your Sage Sixth Academy."

Yuwen Xiumi followed Li Chunfeng closely throughout the whole process, and also helped Li Chunfeng get off the boat, the flattery on his face was really disgusting, especially the Jiupin academicians around him.

Those scholars were already pure scholars, and regardless of the businessman's face, one of them said, "Young Master Yuwen, if I remember correctly, you just terminated the contract with our Sage Sixth Academy some time ago. ”

As soon as Yuwen Xiumi heard this, his intestines immediately turned blue, if you want to reveal a little wind, I won't cancel the contract, you can't blame me, and immediately sighed: "This is really a big misunderstanding!" All... It's all Brother Han who asked me to do this, Brother Han said that the chain is already a burden to the Sixth Academy of the Sage, the technical content is not high, the Sixth Academy of the Sage can't always play this kind of low-level technology, if you want to play, just play as high as the Sixth Academy of the Sage, I just terminated the contract with the Sixth Academy of the Sage, if it wasn't for Brother Han himself saying so, I wouldn't do it! ”

As soon as the words fell, the slap of a pu fan was on Yuwen Xiumi's shoulder, and he almost didn't shoot Yuwen Xiumi into the river.

Yuwen Xiumi grinned and looked back, his angry expression immediately changed greatly, and he shouted respectfully and politely: "It turned out to be Second Uncle Cheng, who should I be." ”

Cheng Chuliang smiled: "Xiu Mi, you are Han Yi's apprentice, right?" ”

Yuwen Xiumi was pleasantly surprised: "How did the second uncle know? ”

Cheng Chuliang said: "Because you are all so shameless." ”

"Haha!"

The guests burst out laughing.

Those Jiupin academicians couldn't help laughing, and they didn't dare to laugh, after all, Han Yi was their boss.

Dou Heng took advantage of Yuwen Xiumi's stunned moment, hurriedly came over, and whispered: "Li Taishi, the technology of this ship is ......." ”

Before he could finish speaking, Zou Fengchi and a group of businessmen all came over and asked questions, but without exception, they were all going around the bend to inquire about the sale of steam engines.

Li Chunfeng also explained to them before, how do you know that these businessmen are all old foxes, changing the law, turning corners, and probing, and in the end there is really no way, Li Chunfeng waved his hand directly and said: "I don't care about this matter, and it is not under my control, you have to find Shang Shuling to discuss, and I still have to go to meet Your Majesty, so I will go first, and I will not be accompanied, and I will be unaccompanied." ”

He wanted to leave, and no one dared to stop him, all the businessmen looked at Li Chunfeng and the academicians of Yigan Jiupin thoughtfully, and the frequency of their eyes flickering was getting faster and faster, as if they were looking at a graceful beauty, everyone had a thought in their hearts, and they must take it.

......

In the palace of Qujiangchi, I can only hear "poof!" Poof! Voice. Li Zhi and the ministers all looked intently at the steam sewing machine in the middle, this steam sewing machine made of pure copper was the equipment that Yun Xiu first used steam.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! ”

Yan Liben stroked his beard and sighed: "This is really a miracle!" ”

Zhang Wenguan and these old Confucians also nodded involuntarily, they couldn't imagine this thing at all, and they didn't have this tendon in their heads.

The excitement on Zheng Shanxing's face is even more indescribable, you get other models, but you make this sewing machine, this is tempting him, a humble gentleman! He had no idea that the steam could be used for this sewing.

Li Hong was also quite excited: "Academician Yun is really a genius, he was able to come up with such a wonderful idea. ”

Li Zhi nodded, and suddenly found that Yun Xiu was missing again, and he also glanced at the corner intentionally or unintentionally, and found that there was indeed no Yun Xiu, so he asked, "What about Academician Yun?" ”

If he does, I'm going to be really crazy! Han Yi said: "Yun Xiu is a little tired, so he went back to rest." ”

Li Zhi nodded and smiled, there was no dissatisfaction on his face, he had a talent that everyone didn't have, of course he could be a little arrogant, the key was that on this occasion, Yun Xiu had no effect except for being able to make the atmosphere embarrassing.

"Shang Shuling, you said earlier that Academician Yun originally wanted to research a car that could move on its own, but it didn't succeed because he couldn't find suitable materials to make wheels?"

After Li Zhi asked people to remove the steam sewing machine, Li Ji suddenly asked Han Yi.

Han Yi nodded.

Li Jidao: "Then what if you find it?" ”

Han Yi said: "According to Yun Xiu, it shouldn't be a problem. ”

Of course he knew it was certain, but he wouldn't say that.

When Li Ji heard this, he immediately said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the Sixth Academy of Sages should be asked to step up the research and development of this kind of steam car. ”

Li Zhi sighed and said, "Why did Sikong say that? ”

Li Jidao: "Your Majesty, this steam can propel a large ship, if it can be used for a car, how much grain can be pulled by that car, after all, there are no rivers in many places, especially in the northwest, and logistics must rely on carriages and camels." ”

Xue Rengui said excitedly: "What Sikong said is extremely true, if my Datang can use this kind of car to pull food, let alone big food, no matter how far away, we can also go." ”

Li Zhi also reacted, why couldn't he go to Dashi, it was the logistics supply, but it was not because there was no food, and he asked Han Yi again: "Shang Shuling, what do you think?" ”

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, the problem today is not the car, but the coal, not to mention the car, now even this kind of steam ship can not be popularized, because coal cannot be burned, and the production of this kind of machine is currently very expensive, including the cost of maintenance, the minister estimated, the cost of sailing ships plus manpower is only one percent of the steam ship at most." ”

Li Zhi was surprised: "The gap is so big? ”

Han Yi nodded and said, "Because mining coal and iron nowadays is relatively expensive, most of the coal and iron mines of merchants today are mined by slaves, and if there is a formal employment contract, the cost will be even higher." ”

Zhang Wenguan asked, "In that case, what is the use of this ship?" ”

These old Confucians really don't have any scientific vision at all. Han Yi sighed secretly, and was about to explain, when Li Chunfeng suddenly walked in and saluted Li Zhi: "The old minister sees Your Majesty." ”

Li Zhi smiled: "Why did Aiqing come so late? ”

Li Chunfeng said: "Back to Your Majesty, it's all because those businessmen pestered Weichen to talk about the Sage Six Studies, so Weichen came late." ”

This is what Han Yi solemnly ordered them, and they must even say the sage six school numbers!

Li Zhi was slightly surprised and said, "Merchants are all interested in this ship? ”

Li Chunfeng groaned for a moment and said, "Weichen sees that they are not interested in this ship, but in the steam engine. ”

Han Yi said: "This is also what the minister said before, the steam engine can not only be used for vehicles and ships, but also in many fields, including mining, after all, it is a kind of power." ”

Li Chunfeng nodded again and again.

Li Zhi's eyes lit up and said, "Yes!" This steam engine was used for mining, and the mined ore was used for the steam engine. Wonderful! Wonderful! ”

Liu Xiangdao said suddenly: "I don't know what Shang Shuling means to develop a steam engine by himself and then sell it to a businessman, or to sell the steam engine technology to a businessman." ”

As soon as these words came out, the entire lobby instantly became silent.

Han Yi pondered for a moment, and said: "Of course, this kind of technology cannot be leaked, it must be kept strictly secret, I plan to let the Sage Sixth Academy produce it, and then sell the finished product to the merchant, or according to the merchant's requirements, produce the corresponding steam engine." ”

Zhang Wenguan said with a smile: "In this way, you can also make a lot of money for the Sage Sixth Academy!" ”

Han Yi smiled: "I don't deny this, after all, the Sixth Sage Academy has spent a lot of money for this, but it can also bring great benefits to the treasury." ”

Li Zhi nodded, if everyone wants it, and it is all monopolized by the imperial court, the profits can be known without thinking about it, it must be very considerable.

Zhang Wenguan stroked his beard and smiled, and said, "It seems that Shang Shuling's standards for treating himself and others are different!" ”

Han Yi frowned slightly, and said, "Zhang Zhongshu might as well say it directly, after all, we are so familiar." ”

Zhang Wen said: "Do you need to say this? When Li Yifu set up an official camp, Shang Shuling strongly opposed it, but now he wants to run an official camp, I don't know how Shang Shuling thinks this move is different from Li Yifu at that time? ”

Han Yi said with a smile: "Li Yifu is targeting salt, and the people can't do without salt, and the steam engine is an advanced technology, of course, it is different." ”

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Shang Shuling is right, these are two different things, and they can't be confused. ”

Li Ji also said: "If this steam engine is used well, it can be invincible for our army, how can it be easily leaked." ”

Xue Rengui and the other generals also nodded.

Zhang Wenguan said: "Then don't use the steam engine to do business, and specially produce it for the use of the imperial court." ”

Han Yi said: "But if there is a steam engine in private production, it may be able to increase the production volume. ”

Hao Chujun said: "This is not good, His Majesty and Sikong said well, the technology of the steam engine is indeed very valuable, but Fang Cai Shangshuling also said that the steam engine is to use iron and coal, both of which are related to the lives of the people, to produce the steam engine, these two things must be needed, if the court uses the steam engine to do business, then the court must mine a large amount of coal and iron, if the profit is very considerable, it may also forcibly take back the coal and iron mines of the people, which is to compete with the people for profit, and at the same time will breed a lot of corruption, This scene is exactly the same as Li Yifu's original, and the consequences are unimaginable. ”

Speaking of this, he arched his hand to Li Zhi and said: "Your Majesty, the minister suggests that either it will not be sold to the outside world, and it will be included in the types of weapons for the exclusive use of the imperial court, and the technology will be kept strictly secret, or it will be given to the people to produce it themselves." ”

Li Zhi said: "It's not so serious. ”

Hao Chujun immediately said: "At the beginning, Li Yifu was just a monopoly on salt, and at that time, Xu Yushi, Lu Chengqing and others also thought that they didn't care, but it turned out to cause such a big crisis, which not only made the treasury empty, but also made the imperial court owe huge debts. ”

Li Zhi glanced at Hao Chujun and didn't say anything.

Li Jidao: "Then include the types of weapons, which are specially produced by the imperial court." ”

Xue Rengui: They all meet.

They only have one understanding of the steam engine, that is, war, and nothing else, they don't care.

Again, the ass decides the head.

But if this is the case, Han Yi felt that the steam engine was in vain, and said: "But this is also very important for private production." ”

Zhang Wen said: "You can't have both fish and bear's paws!" ”

This official camp is indeed very, very unpopular in today's Tang Dynasty, and now the imperial court does not have a business with the people, the imperial court has been producing, but the things produced are for the imperial court to consume, never sold to the people, and the scale of production is still decreasing sharply, especially after the vouchers came out, the imperial court used to produce so many things, most of them were given to the ministers in the form of money and rewards, and now the money is given directly, and the imperial court does not need to produce so many things.

In Empress Wu's new policy, there is a clause that exempts the two capitals from servitude, in fact, this has not changed, because the imperial court does not need so much labor, and now Chang'an City is sanitary, and merchants pay for it, because they want to get manure.

The imperial court just stood in the middle and oversaw.

No one in the DPRK dared to advocate the official camp anymore, because in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, they learned the lessons of the previous dynasty, and they did not engage in official camps, and resolutely did not compete with the people for profit, which was decided by Li Shimin at the beginning, and the official later changed because Wu Meiniang came to power, and the policy of not competing with the people for profit was changed, and the crisis broke out immediately, although many people did not know why such a big crisis broke out, and all the fault was put on the head of the official camp, from top to bottom, it was the case, if it were not so, Li Yifu would not have been killed at the beginning.

Zhang Wenguan and they all came to power at that time, they were resolutely opposed to the official camp at that time, if it were not for this, they would not have taken the position, so this became their political concept, and they were always vigilant about the official camp, because the facts have proved that once the government starts to do business, it will definitely follow the old road of the Sui Dynasty.

While that's not the case, that's what they think.

Li Ji and they didn't dare to advocate the official run, what they meant was that it was not an official run, but it was not private, and we used it ourselves.

Li Zhi didn't want to say anything, he was also afraid that the crisis would come back, so he looked at Han Yi.

Of course, Han Yi wanted to advocate private ownership, but this kind of high technology, he thought that if he advocated private ownership, these ministers would impeach him for defending businessmen and giving businessmen the technology of the imperial court, but he didn't expect that Zhang Wenguan would oppose it so resolutely, and immediately said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, the minister has a suggestion that can kill two birds with one stone." ”

Li Zhi said: "What advice?" ”

Han Yi said: "The imperial court can hand over the production right to the merchants, and the research and development rights are still placed in the six sage courts, and the six sage courts develop all kinds of steam engines according to the requirements of the merchants, and then hand them over to the merchants to produce, the court does not engage in any production, and all the production rights are all handed over to the merchants, so that the merchants can not only provide research and development expenses to the six sage courts, but also maintain a balance." ”

Li Jidao: "It's not that the old man can't trust the businessman, but this kind of technology is too important to the country, even if it is production technology, it can't be handed over to the businessman." ”

Han Yi said: "I also understand Sikong's concerns, but as long as we pick a suitable businessman, we can minimize the risk." First of all, the businessman must have a relationship with the imperial court and be trusted by the imperial court. Secondly, it has to be the kind of big rich businessmen, if the small businessmen are small businessmen, they may leak this technology for money, but if the big rich businessmen are big, they will never leak the technology for a little money, because they are not short of this money, and they will plan in the long run, if they can monopolize this technology, the profit is far better than selling the technology. Finally, the court had to sign a special contract with the other party to strictly supervise them, and even if they sold a steam engine to anyone, they had to get permission from the court. ”

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Then I don't know who you think is suitable?" ”

Han Yi said: "The minister thinks that the Zhang family is very suitable, first of all, many people in the Zhang family are officials in the court, and the relationship with the court is very close, secondly, the Zhang family workshop produces the technology of precision parts, which is the best in the country, and they are not short of money, and finally, the Zhang family is only a workshop, they do not master the raw materials such as coal and iron in their hands, and the best coal and iron technology in the folk are in the hands of the Yuan family, which will appear a very stable tripod, research and development in the Sixth Academy of the Sage, raw materials and smelting in the Yuan family, production in the Zhang family, the three check and balance each other, coupled with the supervision of the imperial court, it can be guaranteed to be foolproof. ”

This kind of technology can not be handed over to the common people, can only be handed over to vested interests, only vested interests, will be to safeguard the interests of the imperial court, if handed over to ordinary people, businessmen smashed 100,000 yuan, if not to buy it is a fool, the Zhang family is impossible, if the Zhang family wants to buy, he will lose more.

Of course, Li Zhi also understood this truth, nodded thoughtfully, and asked Zhang Wenguan and Li Ji, "What do you Aiqing think?" ”

Zhang Wenguan and they nodded one after another.

Li Ji hesitated for a while, but still nodded.

Now the Tang Empire, it is impossible not to ignore the production of the people, now the people are related to production, not a small peasant economy, it is best to be able to have both,

Li Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "Shang Shuling will first go to the Taoist chapter to the queen, and after you have finished discussing, then hand it over to me." ”

Han Yi said: "Weichen obeys. ”