Essentially, all this change lies in manpower.

Jibei was originally just a barren land, but now it has become a thoroughfare of the world, it is a thoroughfare, there are business opportunities, so the world's goods gather here, but gradually, businessmen found that if the goods from all over the world are transported here to sell, it is better to produce directly here, production needs people, need skilled people, the more people produce, the value of people becomes high, the original these worthless labor, began to rise, even if there are still many people pouring into Jibei every year, but manpower is still insufficient.

In this way, the merchants, who had been able to earn money steadily by exploiting manpower, began to have to try new methods of production, and some people tried and succeeded, and obtained huge profits.

Then, a huge market has emerged, the production of machinery, or the improvement of machinery, has become a million profits, which forced many craftsmen to begin to frantically study the principle of machinery, began to try to improve the production process over and over again, in order to make huge profits, in this Jibei, many schools, have been transformed into engineering schools, Feiyufeng library books, constantly reprinted, become a textbook, many people for this engineering school can be said to be rushing, It's not that people have any dislike for reading sage books, it's just that people are realistic, after all, a person's chances of becoming a talent are not high, after reading books for more than ten years, and in the end there are many people who don't even show talents, and reading the engineering school, but it's another thing, sending the children to study for a few years, although it is impossible to carp jumping over the dragon gate, but you can become a senior craftsman, others go to the workshop to work hard for a month to earn two or three taels of silver, and people can easily take eight or nine taels of silver.

This is the most realistic portrayal.

In the past...... Bachelor Jiang promoted the school, even with the subsidy given by Chen Kaizhi, he still had to persuade people to send their children to study, because for many people, even if their children study, they may not have any future.

But now, the rise of engineering schools everywhere, there is no need to persuade people to study, even if the tuition is not cheap, it is also crowded by countless people, the so-called sharpening knives do not cut wood, everyone is not stupid, spend a sum of money, let people study for a few years, and in the future will be more productive than those who do not study.

It seems that these senior craftsmen have begun to grow more and more in Jibei, and they have begun to innovate on the basis of this theory through the theory of Feiyufeng, and more people, although they are mediocre, have also combined these theories and applied them to many production activities, so that many mechanical workshops have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and all kinds of latest windmills, waterwheels, and even ...... It was Chen Kaizhi who once wrote a machine about the principle of the steam engine, which also began to appear.

Chen Kaizhi was most concerned about this, and he immediately said: "If we wait for the shipbuilding, and don't talk about anything else, let's just say that the wood required for the sea ship is very difficult, it needs to be processed, and it needs to be dried for several years, not to mention, such a ship, even if it goes to sea, at most it is on par with the ships of the Yang family...... Has Mr. Yang heard of it? They have a different geography from us, they have a Mediterranean Sea on the edge of the land, and this Mediterranean Sea is almost surrounded by land, blocking most of the sea winds, so that it is not like ours here, it is also a vast ocean, but there are countless dangers, there are stormy waves, not so much the sea, it is better to say that there is a strange great lake, which has created great conditions for their shipping, so that they have been thousands of years ago, It has been using sea to transport, the shipbuilding industry is particularly developed, and once the sea is developed, countries in order to war, they will focus on building sailors, to attack each other, for them, water war can even be called the key to war, so countries almost do their best, constantly update the strength of the ship, and constantly improve the attack, protection, speed of the ship, the Yang family stood on the shoulders of the Francophone man, created the Yang family's fleet, which can cross countless sea areas, which shows that they have the ability to go to the sea, and at sea, In the face of countless dangers, it can be seen that the combat power of these ships is not light. ”

"The real power of the Yang family lies in the fact that they can communicate with all countries in the world, can learn from the strengths of various countries, and finally strengthen themselves.

"But ......" Chen Kaizhi settled down: "I still want to try with them, among my internal funds, there are 70 million treasury silver, these silver, is the profit of my workshop, I will take out these 70 million taels of silver from today, in Jibei, set up a shipbuilding bureau, recruit the world's skilled craftsmen, adopt all the advanced skills in the world, I want to make ...... Ironclad ships! ”

Ironclad ......

Yang Biao was stunned.

If the armor is piled up on the sea, isn't it ...... Is it time to sink?

He couldn't understand Chen Kaizhi's new word.

But Chen Kaizhi knows that there are a lot of technical difficulties to be overcome in the manufacturing process of ironclad ships, but now that the steam engine has appeared, the problem of power has been temporarily solved, and the steam engine has been moved to the ship, which solves this problem, and other problems can be solved by countless craftsmen, as long as the silver is enough, do not skimp on money and food, gather the most powerful brains in the world, everything ...... It can be easily solved, and the rest, it is only a matter of time.

What's more, such a huge project, in this era, is like the Manhattan Project in later generations, countless people gather to solve technical problems, these technologies will eventually be fed back to the workshops, and in the end, it will be of great benefit to the future of Jibei.

70,000,000 taels of silver......

Yang Biao felt like he was dripping blood when he heard it.

However, obviously, Chen Kaizhi did not use the treasury, nor did he directly embezzle it from Jibei Qianzhuang, this is Chen Kaizhi's private money, and people are willing to take it, and he seems to have nothing to say.

"In addition, this money will also be used to establish a new battalion of 3,000 sailors, select readers who can read and hyphenate, and conduct exercises, I hope that as soon as possible, a result can be produced."

"This thing...... Let's do it myself, the quota of the sailors is given the status of a pro-army, and if you want to recruit, you must recruit elites. ”

Yang Biao had to nod: "If Your Majesty needs anything, the minister will definitely do his best to support it." ”

Chen Kaizhi put his hands behind his back and stared at the sea, on the sea, the mist had dispersed, and a red sun rose from the sea level, Chen Kaizhi only slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, and couldn't help but smile.

But at this moment, a fast horse came, and the fast horse arrived not far from the harbor, where it had already been defended by the janitarians, and immediately someone quickly took out the brocade guard waist card on his waist, and was immediately led to the beach by the janitarian guards.

"Your Majesty, play urgently."

Chen Kaizhi looked back and looked at the dusty brocade-clothed guard: "What's the matter?" ”

Lishi said: "The news has come out of the Northern Yan Kingdom, the Northern Yan Emperor has gone south to Jibei, after the news came out, except for Xiliang and Shu, all countries have spread the news, the Emperor of Yue is also preparing to set off, and Xiang Wen, the crown prince of Chu State, is also coming quickly...... As for Shu, it was only the envoys stationed in Dachen who rushed to Jibei from Luoyang. ”

Chen Kaizhi couldn't help but be a little surprised.

The emperor of Beiyan really came.

This guy really gave Uncle Fang face, and he was a good friend.

As for the Yue Kingdom, I don't know if it was the Northern Yan Emperor who set an example, or because of Uncle Fang, even the Chu State, it is said that the emperor has long been old, and the crown prince has been sent, which shows the sincerity, the Xiliang State is obviously strongly opposed to this alliance, and ignores it, and the Shu State seems to be much more sluggish.

Chen Kaizhi nodded: "Jibei must be prepared, and you must not neglect your guests." ”

The news of the alliance has already spread far and wide, but for the people of Jibei, although they obviously feel that the guards and servants on the street are increasing day by day, and the atmosphere is also slightly tense, and even the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Hanlin officials from Luoyang have flocked to it, everyone understands that this will be a grand event, but the vast majority of people are not infected by this atmosphere, after all, for the people of Jibei, even if the king of heaven and Lao Tzu comes, the business must always be done, and the workers in the workshop have to be done, they are different from the people of Luoyang, I care more about the 'small profits' in front of me, so I am still peaceful.

A large number of officials of the Ministry of Rites have begun to appear in the border of Da Chen, they are the protocol officials responsible for greeting the holy drivers of various countries in the border, and in Jibei, the original yamen, now began to decorate a new place, there is no palace here, and there is no guest house of Honglu Temple, so in order to entertain, I have to borrow some yamen.

Chen Kaizhi threw this welcome to the officials below, and the main person in charge of this matter was Mr. Yan, but he spent his mind on the Shipbuilding Bureau.

The new shipbuilding bureau has posted a notice, soon, in the suburbs of the harbor, soon began to plan the land, breaking ground, in Jibei, as long as you can afford to give silver, anything can be easily solved, there will never be any artificial delay, compared to the welcome, the shipbuilding bureau's notice, but it shook the whole Jibei.

Generous salaries, recruiting a large number of senior craftsmen of various skills, and even gentlemen from various engineering halls, are now temporarily incorporated into the shipbuilding bureau, naturally, not to let them work full-time, but to allow them to conduct research in the academy, the blueprint of the ironclad ship, has begun to be conceived, and next, the problems to be solved are innumerable, although the vast majority of people think that this is a fantasy, and even many senior craftsmen are blinded, and they don't even know what the so-called ironclad ship is designed. But the generous salary is real.