Industry is the source of wealth.

In just over ten years, he has grown into one of the few wealthy people in the Great Song Dynasty, and Feng Congyi is qualified to evaluate it like this.

Without the ordnance supervision that has been transferred from workshop production to factory production, there would be no stable Shaanxi, let alone the momentum of the Yongqin Chamber of Commerce.

Without the continuous introduction of new textile looms, even if the cotton textile industry in Kansai had a first-mover advantage, it would definitely not be able to compete with Jiangnan, which has advantages in population, land, climate and wealth.

Without the railway from Tianshui through Baoji, Chang'an, Luoyang, and finally to Beijing, it is impossible to reduce the transportation cost of cotton cloth to one-seventh of the old days, and the cotton cloth industry in the south of the Yangtze River will be strangled in infancy.

This is the result of industry.

In the early years, Feng Congyi didn't have such a cognition at all, he only knew that he followed Han Gang and acted according to orders, but over the years, he has always stood at the top of the world's business world, and he has been taught by Han Gang all year round, so his vision is naturally higher than this era.

And the industrial ...... It is also a source of power.

Feng Congyi hesitated slightly, and then proposed his own proposal to Han Gang in a low voice.

"Brother, younger brother has another idea." He squinted his eyes at the outside of the house, and said in a low voice, "The factory at home can imitate the farmer's armor, and you can spare half a month a year to train workers." ”

"Half a month?"

Feng Congyi misunderstood Han Gang's reaction and explained: "Half a month is indeed not much. But a worker is better suited to a soldier than an idle farmer. If you can work, your body and bones will not be bad, you can understand orders, and you can obey the law, brother, haven't you said before, the workers in the factory are used to collective action, and they have a sense of time. There are so many of them, and they are born to be good embryos for being soldiers. ”

It's just that the workers in the various industries under the name of the Han family, even excluding the tenants, are more than 20,000 people. One-tenth of the country's cotton spinning output, one-third of the output of sugar, sugar, candy and other snacks, one-twentieth of glass production, half of cement output, seventy percent of machinery output, and a series of supporting industries, after these figures, there are huge industrial workers.

And that's not counting the large number of managers, including the tenant farmers of the Han family, many of whom are descendants of the Guangrui Army.

There are also top big businesses in the country, such as SF Express and Ping An, which are also full of talents.

Although the sugar factory is far away in Jiaozhou, and among the 30,000 industrial workers, there are still thousands of people in the sugar industry, but almost all the factories in Longxi, which is within the Han family's sphere of influence, are inextricably linked with the Han family's industry. The original simple folk customs in the Guanlong area have been forcibly reversed into a preference for industry and commerce, and they have no intention of digging in the soil.

Once the Han family's industry wants to train workers militarily, other factories will inevitably respond, and as many as 300,000 families will be affected.

Of course, Feng Congyi didn't want the Han family to be the first bird, what he needed was a court edict that covered up his true intentions.

There was no need for him to elaborate, Han Gang could naturally comprehend it.

"It's okay, I'll arrange this in a few days." Hangang Road.

The Baojia Law had already begun to train the peasants, and it would not be too abrupt at all for him to arrange for people to put forward motions to set off public opinion, and to push the boat down the river to issue an edict for the workers to be trained as well.

Han Gang agreed, but Feng Congyi became sullen and asked, "Brother, did you have this plan a long time ago?" ”

Han Gang smiled and replied. He added, "Military training cannot be done without teaching. Most of the factory guards are disabled veterans, so it is most appropriate for them to preside over military training. As for weapons, take a stick to practice first. ”

"Sticks." Feng Congyi said, "Which one in Shaanxi doesn't have bows and arrows, swords and shields, and short spears?" You don't need to pick up a stick. ”

"What's the use of short soldiers, fire. The guns have come out, and those cold weapons will either be placed at home as decorations in the future, or they will be taken back to the furnace. ”

"It's not that you can't use ...... yet" Feng Congyi understood something halfway through his words, stopped suddenly, and looked at Han Gang in disbelief.

Han Gang really said: "The imperial court has already opened up the fire to the people. Gun. ”

"This ......" Feng Congyi almost couldn't hold back and was about to call out, he hurriedly lowered his voice, "How is this possible?" The Divine Arm Bow is far less powerful than fire. Guns. ”

"Have you seen this year's edit?" Han Gang asked rhetorically.

How could it have been seen?!

Feng Congyi's heart almost blurted out.

The so-called compilation of edicts is a compilation of imperial edicts. The intervals between the compilation ranged from twenty or thirty years to several years, and were a collection of edicts, pardons, and virtues during these years.

Before the official promulgation, except for a very small number of well-intentioned people who would collect the imperial decrees, pardons, and German sounds of the imperial court over the years, the vast majority of officials would only know the part of the imperial decree that was closely related to them, and only the officials who served in the imperial bureau could know the details.

Seven or eight years have passed since the last compilation was promulgated, and how many edicts have been issued during this time, Han Gang has raised the compilation bureau, he may know, how can Feng Congyi know what is in it?

But Feng Congyi reacted quickly, his eyes widened, and he asked in surprise: "Is it about the fire." Guns? It shouldn't be a fire. Guns are like bows and arrows, right? There was no such thing in the edicts of the past! ”

"It's there after it's deleted."

What is now called codification is actually equivalent to a newly promulgated law. It is not only a simple compilation of past edicts, but also a compilation of further examinations, revisions, and deletions.

Every time it is compiled, it means that the laws of the imperial court will be changed. Because of its importance, it must be presided over by the prime minister himself. There are additions to previous laws, as well as amendments.

The Song and Song dynasties even had huge differences in social forms, and many of the provisions in the criminal system could no longer keep up with the times.

For example, the identification of slaves and maids was almost always regarded as cheap status in the Tang Dynasty, and the so-called 'law is the same as livestock', that is, livestock. According to the Tang law, even if the master kills a servant by lynching, he will only serve one year in prison, and the same is true in the criminal system.

However, the slaves and maids of this dynasty are divided into good and low, among which the number of lowly slaves and maids is decreasing year by year, while the number of hired slaves and maids from good people is increasing. The former is still treated as an animal, and the latter is treated as a mortal in the law. Therefore, in the early years, there was an arrangement, and slaves and maids who had been employed for less than five years were regarded as good people, so they were killed; After five years of employment, the status of the slave and maid as a beloved person has changed, and the punishment for the master's murder will be reduced by one degree.

In the Yuanyou period, under the impetus of Han Gang, the imperial court issued a new edict on the law of master and slave. Among them, good slaves and maids are regarded as mortals, and lowly slaves and maids are no longer regarded as livestock, but are treated as two equal to good people - although Han Gang still wants to further abolish the untouchable, but today's historical limitations can only allow Han Gang to do this step now.

And the private collection of soldiers, whether it is mentioned in the Tang Law or the Song Dynasty, the private collection of heavy crossbows and armor, as long as three or five pieces are abandoned. It is also a felony to possess a long soldier. However, short soldiers such as bows and arrows, swords, and short spears are 'privately heard'. Therefore, during the war in the border areas of Shaanxi, many villagers privately formed bow and arrow societies to protect their homes, and the local government encouraged them rather than banned them.

Under the leadership of Han Gang, the fire will be fired. The gun is equivalent to a bow and arrow rather than a heavy crossbow, that is, 'private people listen to it', and the government does not ask.

"How could the Queen Mother and Zhang Xianggong agree?!"

Feng Congyi knew a little bit that the Editorial Bureau was promoted by Han Gang, the prime minister, and the detailed officer, the point officer, the deletion officer, the arrangement officer, and the detailed official, a total of more than 20 officials who were responsible for the corresponding tasks, almost all of them were Han Gang's people. Ordinary and inconspicuous rules, Han Gang makes some fuss about words, and no one cares. However, Han Gang will never hide this from the world, he must get the consent of the Empress Dowager Xiang and Zhang Dian, and he must endure overwhelming opposition.

"You don't have to ask." Han Gang shook his head, not planning to give Feng Congyi. Doubts.

Han Gang didn't say anything, and Feng Congyi didn't ask much. Han Gang's mouth is harder than a stone, and it is difficult to pry it open when it is closed.

He reminded Han Gang: "Fire. Once guns are popularized all over the world, not to mention the common people in the future, thieves will also use firearms. ”

"The little thief doesn't have to worry, and the big thief doesn't have to worry. Fire. The gun is a thing, one is in scale, the other is in quality, in these two aspects, even the Liao State can't compare with the Great Song Dynasty. After only three months of training, the farmer can use fire. Shoot and kill the fierce general. What are you worried about? ”

Han Gang never took the war potential of the Liao State into account, and with the gradual industrialization of the Great Song Dynasty, as the official army of the Great Song Dynasty gradually turned from cold weapons to hot. weapons, the war strength of the two countries has become bigger and bigger.

While Hangang's plan may destabilize the country, the railroad is also bringing the distances between places. If you want to reverse the hearts of the people gathered in the Great Song Dynasty for a hundred years, it will take at least twenty years, but does Yelu Yixin still have twenty years?

In another twenty years, the cable telegraph might have been invented.

Hangang was willing to pay more for the cable telegraph than for the steam engine, which also included practical batteries and cables. With batteries and cables, the invention of the telegraph should be just a flash of inspiration for the inventor.

"The result of Dong Shi's imitation will only be smiling and generous." Han Gang said to his cousin.

Han Gang promoted a qiē in the Great Song Dynasty, no matter how much the Liao State learned, it was just specious.

can put down his body and learn from the enemy, Yelu Yixin can indeed be regarded as a Ming monarch, let future generations evaluate, in addition to the word usurpation, I am afraid that he will not be stingy with words praising his governing talent.

But he still didn't grasp the crux of the problem, and the gap between Song Liao and Liao could not be solved by his will alone. The Khitan population is only one-tenth of the country's total, which is too small and too small in Han Gang's opinion.

The trend of nationalism, in this era of national antagonism, has actually sprouted. The more the Liao State develops towards civilization, the closer it is to the end of falling apart, who let the Great Song Dynasty be next to the Liao State?

"Okay, let's not talk about that." Han Gang said, "Wait for Wang Shouming, he should almost have news." ”