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In fact, Gao Ming has long had the idea of carrying forward the steam, but he has never found the right person to take it.

The Datang Military Industry Department is definitely not good, because Gao Ming's definition of it is a research and development department, not a production department.

Although the functions of the Royal Business Alliance were relatively extensive, they had too many affairs, not only to be responsible for the commercial taxes in Chang'an, Jingzhao and Jinju, but also to be responsible for perfumes, distilled spirits, roasted tea and other business projects.

In addition, the promotion of Quyuan plough, which was only arranged by Gao Ming, was already very busy, and he couldn't spare anything else at all.

Therefore, this time Qinghe Cui's wanted to receive steam, and Gao Ming could be said to be immediately moved.

And the reason for the heart is also very simple, because of the geographical advantage of Qinghe Cui's location!

Cangzhou is bordered by the Grand Canal in the west and the Bohai Sea in the east, which can be said to be the source of the left and right, so when Cui Zhang said that he hoped to become the second Datang Military Industry Department, Gao Ming's first idea was to make Cangzhou the first shipyard in Datang.

A shipyard specializing in the construction of steam ships!

Gao Ming has always believed that if the Tang Dynasty wants to ensure that it can increase its control over various places, it must have a certain amount of maritime military power.

But now Datang's sea ships are driven by manpower and wind power, and they are very lacking in power, so if they want to have a certain maritime military force, they must first build a number of steam warships.

Take the kind of five-tooth ship that can carry 800 warriors as an example, at least fifty such steam warships need to be transformed to meet the military control of Datang internally, and if it is external, then this number will have to be doubled several times.

Therefore, Gao Ming's current idea is to get a hundred steam warships first and build up Datang's maritime power.

This is about the military, and about the economy, Gao Ming also has his own plans.

Many people know that large ships carry more things than horse-drawn carts, and if the wind and water are smooth, it is better to take the waterway than the dry road.

Therefore, in addition to steam warships, Datang also needs a number of steam merchant ships that specialize in transporting goods, so as to meet the transportation needs of merchants.

According to historical records, the Tianbao River dug in the Tang Dynasty was described as "the wealth of half of the world, and it is all advanced from this road".

It means that half of the world's wealth comes in from the Tianbao River canal, which shows the influence of ships on commerce.

For example, the Baohe River has not yet been excavated today, but Gao Ming feels that as long as there are enough steam merchant ships, a maritime trade route can be established, and the Grand Canal can be fully and effectively utilized, then the wealth that can be created is not comparable to that of a mere Tianbao River.

The circulation of materials can promote economic development, and economic development can make Datang richer, and with money in the treasury, there are more things that can be done.

For example, Gao Ming's initial idea was actually to get the train out, but he quickly gave up this idea, because he realized that it was useless to just get the train out, and he still needed a railroad track.

The railroad tracks need a lot of iron, and with Datang's current level of technology, there is no way to provide the iron needed for train rails.

Therefore, if Gao Ming wants to build a railway, he must build more iron ore mines and smelters, so that more iron ore can be mined and more iron smelted!

That's not a small amount of money.

If Li Shimin had followed his practice, in order to save this huge expense, he would have conscripted the people as laborers, and then desperately squeezed these free laborers.

But Gao Ming would not do this, he would choose to use money to recruit workers.

The difference between giving money and not giving money is that the former will be loved by the people, while the latter may make the people rebel!

It is precisely because he knows this that Gao Ming will work hard to engage in the economy and find ways to make money.

Previously, Gao Ming led his troops to defeat Goguryeo and Baekje, and returned to Datang with a fortune worth tens of millions, if he could use the money, it would be no problem to build a railway within a thousand miles.

It's a pity that this money has been filled into the treasury by Li Shimin, even if Li Shimin himself wants to use it, it has to be discussed by the ministers, even the emperor is still like this, not to mention the crown prince.

On top of that, Gao Ming didn't know how to explain to the ministers what a railroad was.

Do you tell the ministers that the railroad is a road paved with iron?

This explanation is barely correct, but Gao Ming also knows very well that if he really explains it like this, then I am afraid that he will be drowned by the saliva of Man Chaowu immediately.

It's too much of a luxury to pave the road with stones, and you're going to use iron?

There is no way, thinking is not in the same channel is so troublesome, it is precisely for this reason that Gao Ming can only be prepared to save money to repair the railway.

According to Gao Ming's original idea, he planned to wait for next year to use the money earned by the Royal Chamber of Commerce to build a batch of steam merchant ships for transportation, and the money earned in two years should be enough to build a railway connecting Chang'an, Luoyang and Taiyuan Province, and finally rebuild steam warships to develop maritime military forces.

Gao Ming positioned this almost as "the first five-year plan of the Datang Industrial Revolution".

But now with the addition of Qinghe Cui, Gao Ming feels that this plan should be completed two years ahead of schedule.

As a large family that has continued from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present, the Qinghe Cui clan naturally has a certain heritage.

Previously, when Li Shimin ordered people to revise the "Clan Chronicles", the officials in charge of this work also listed Cui as the first surname, and in the end, it was only under Li Shimin's intervention that the surname Li was listed as the first surname, the queen's eldest grandson was listed as the second, and the surname Cui and other Shandong clans were listed as the first.

It can be seen how deep the Cui family's heritage is.

However, what Gao Ming values is not the other heritage of the Qinghe Cui family, what he values is the wealth of the Cui family!

The Cui family is very rich, and this old Shandong wealthy family has accumulated wealth for hundreds of years, which is not comparable to the imperial city of Datang, which has only been established for more than ten years, and "rich and rivaling the country" is the truest portrayal of these families.

Li Shimin has been suppressing these family valves, in fact, there is also this reason in it.

After all, in this era, if you have money, you can recruit troops and buy horses, but for an emperor, his courtiers are richer than himself, which is not something to be happy about.

Li Shimin's mentality is understood by all the family door valves, so when Li Shimin is guarding against the family door valve, the family door valve is also guarding against Li Shimin.

But Gao Ming is different, for more than a year, Gao Ming's speed of accumulating wealth has amazed all the family door valves, and in just over a year, he has obtained the wealth that these family door valves need more than ten years to obtain.

Therefore, the appearance of Qinghe Cui's is not accidental.

And this result is exactly what Gao Ming wants, the appearance of the Cui family makes it possible for him to realize the idea of "borrowing chickens to lay eggs"!

Therefore, after negotiating with Cui Zhang about steam, Gao Ming never broke the smile on his face on the way back to the East Palace.

"Qinghe Cui is the first, and the second is not far away!"