"How much?" Li Er asked again.

"The hull of the ship only needs 800 yuan, and the wood in Chang'an is too expensive, especially a lot of wood has to be transported from outside. Steam engine, haha! Li Yuanxing smiled, and only Li Yuanxing dared to sell Guan Zi in front of Li Er.

Li Yuanxing smiled, not on purpose.

In half a year, Yaozhou has more than 2,000 machine tools, of which half of them have completed the transformation of steam power, and no longer use water power.

On top of that, the completion of the new blast furnace has brought steel production to a peak.

At the moment, it is the iron ore and coke that cannot keep up, not the blast furnace problem.

"The steam engine, three hundred horsepower, costs only. Three hundred! ”

"Three hundred!" Li Yuanxing's number frightened Li Eryi, Li Er didn't know how much steam would cost, but he knew that the actual cost of the first steam engine on the locomotive was close to 20,000 yuan, which was a little bigger, 800 horsepower, but why was the gap so big.

"Brother Huang, my brother said, mass production!"

Li Er understood, and remembered that when he was first on Chamber of Commerce Street, the grocery store owner said that Li Yuanxing thought that the shaft head only needed one penny, not thirteen yuan.

Now that I think about it, Li Er understands another meaning of mass production.

"If the shipyard is placed in Suzhou and Hangzhou, the total cost can be reduced to less than 1,000 yuan, and it is more convenient to use wood there than Chang'an. Much of the timber can be transported by sea, from Qiongzhou to Hangzhou, bypassing Quanzhou. Or Liaodong went directly to the sea and transported to Hangzhou. On the Chang'an side, it is no longer suitable for rebuilding big ships. ”

Li Yuanxing: This is a very practical suggestion.

Li Er shook his head: "Not for the time being." In Hangzhou, the control of the imperial court was not tight enough. You must know that Xiao Xian has only been in peace for a few years, and valuable things are not suitable for being placed there, unless Wulang can do it for a day, don't think about it. ”

Imperial power, control.

Li Yuanxing, who Li Er cared about, understood, so he didn't argue anymore, but said: "The cost of the shipyard in Laizhou is not too high, but it can't be used as a civilian one. That's a military port. The younger brother did not intend to let the people know about the existence of the shipyard. It will be of great use in the future. ”

"The chamber of commerce in Suzhou and Hangzhou wanted to buy ships and let them transport timber themselves. Give them a couple of big boats and let them pull the rafts over. ”

Li Er thought that his suggestion was very good, there was wood in the Qinling Mountains. But it is not suitable for shipbuilding.

Li Yuanxing did not speak again. Ships are a trifle. As long as next year, there are enough ships to transport food, and it will be enough to transport troops. The rest of the questions are not important.

Li Er's words changed: "I heard that Gorou found Yuanchang." Solve some minor problems for you! ”

"This ......, he should be stealing fun, right?"

"It's Gorou that you really steal the fun, and when my brother heard that Yuanchang had nothing to do recently, he ran to Princess Silla. If he succeeds, I'll give him a big reward! ”

Succeed......

This word is used so strangely, Li Yuanxing is going not to answer.

Cui Dunli came back from outside at this time, and after giving the salute, he said, "Your Highness, the Goguryeo people have moved. Yuangai Suwen ordered his men to follow behind the Yaozhou craftsmen. It seems to be tempting. There is another thing, is the 4,000-material ship really sold to a merchant? Four thousand ships are on the river, which is comparable to a mobile battle fort. ”

"Four thousand grains, there are no river boats, only sea boats. Tell them, wait, a year later. A wooden ship of 4,000 materials, and a pure steel warship of 10,000 materials, I don't know if he can be regarded as a mobile battle fortress! ”

Li Yuanxing's words, Cui Dunli did not believe it.

Li Er didn't believe it either.

"Gorou, can steel float on water?"

"Steel can fly into the sky, floating on the water, my brother doesn't think it's an incredible thing!"

Li Er stopped talking, he knew about Li Yuanxing's air fortress. However, Cui Dunli said: "The steel ship must no longer be used by the people, His Royal Highness has put many things in the people, put it ten years ago, four hundred fast ships, it is definitely a weapon of the navy!" ”

"Vision, vision. I really should put you in Yaozhou and study for half a year. ”

"Gorou don't want to say this, Cui Changshi is also dedicated to the country. That's it, today at noon, I am the east, Wangjing Tower! ”

Whether Wangjinglou will accept Li Er's money and put it aside first, and whether Li Er will bring money on him is the key. Of course, he may bring a few gold coins of one tael for reward, and this thing is given to Wangjinglou and he can't find change, and there are 10,000 Qin Wang coins for one or two gold coins.

Therefore, Li Er invited a treat, and Li Yuanxing paid for it.

After everyone came to the lookout tower, Li Yuanxing specially chose a window facing the main street.

"Gorou, what is there to see?"

"There have been many batches of workers from Yaozhou who have come to Dongshi, and the people in Dongshi have become accustomed to coming from Yaozhou. A person holding Yaoju's identity card and wearing Goguryeo-colored clothes. But this time it's different, this time some of them are die-hard loyal to Goguryeo, and I've already sent someone to check the details of these people. Either they are Goguryeo nobles, or they are from the Goguryeo family, or there is even one who is a side branch of the royal family. ”

Listening to Li Yuanxing's words, Li Er also took a telescope and looked at the streets of Xiangdong City.

Li Er naturally couldn't see anything.

Li Yuanxing said: "On the side of Yaozhou, there are turns on holidays, and basically a hundred people come to Chang'an every day, so they are sent to Chang'an, and they also think it is a natural opportunity." ”

"What are you going to do?" Li Er asked.

"Give them a chance, let them escape! With the king's biggest secret, the steam engine fled back to Goguryeo, haha! Li Yuanxing said heartily.

Li Er didn't need Li Yuanxing to explain, this was an opportunity to consume Goguryeo's national strength.

Li Yuanxing regarded the steam engine as a very useful tool, but Goguryeo could not do it, thinking that Goguryeo wanted to make it, how could it be much more expensive than the first time it was manufactured by the Tang Dynasty, and their consumption there was 108,000 catties of steel, and there might not be a successful result.

Then, the Goguryeo people would open a large number of mines and then train steel.

Li Er, the steel that makes steam, has seen it, and that thing can be compared to the Qianlian steel of the previous Sui, and this thing is too expensive for Goguryeo. It's just, let these people escape, how to escape. How much to escape, how to deal with the rest, Li Er is a little worried that Li Yuanxing will be soft-hearted.

A soft, rhythmic knock came from outside the door.

Cui Dunli personally went over to open the door, and Li Chang, who was lame on one leg, came in, first saluted Li Er, and then stood in front of Li Yuanxing: "Your Highness, they are like cats that have seen fish, the Goguryeo people are still looking for a way to contact them on the initiative, and one of them actually quietly threw a note to the courtyard where the Goguryeo people live in Yingbin Garden!" ”

"They're not professionals after all!" Li Yuanxing said very calmly.

Li Chang didn't answer, just stood aside.

"Blockade Yaozhou's merchant house in Chang'an, and then order all the people who went out in Yaozhou to return to Yaozhou. Let the craftsmen in charge of the steam engine take the Goguryeo craftsmen to carry out a maintenance and inspection of the steam at the wharf within three days, and then rush back to Yaozhou. Your task is to force them to escape within three days, and let them know that returning to Yaozhou in three days is a dead end! ”

Li Yuanxing commanded while considering the details.

"Your Highness, can you see blood?" Li Chang deliberately asked.

Li Yuanxing hadn't answered yet, but Li Er said, "If you see blood, it's easier, I'll be the master for you." ”

"Thank you!" Li Chang is very grateful for Li Er's support for him at this time, and in Li Chang's heart, King Qin is still too kind!

After giving a salute, Witness Li left the room.

Li Yuanxing stood up: "Brother Huang, my brother is going back to Qinwangzhuang." ”

"In such a hurry?" Li Er was puzzled, Li Yuanxing was in a hurry, and he had to go back without even eating lunch.

"The younger brother wants to personally arrange a thousand miles to chase and kill, and he must let Na Yuan Gai Suwen know that he has picked up the treasure. Then the Tang Dynasty put pressure on Goguryeo to hand over the people. Then, let the Ministry of Rites go to the skin, don't work too hard, just wait for the war to start for half a year. Li Yuanxing has something on his mind, and he has no great interest in eating.

Li Yuanxing said his jihua in one breath.

Li Er asked, "Gorou thinks that this battle can be fought where?" ”

"Brother Huang, it's not a battle that can be fought there. But what is the strategic goal to be achieved in this war? What are we fighting this war for, and what do we want. Then it is enough to reach the strategic goal, and an excessive offensive will multiply the death of the sergeant, as well as the consumption of materiel. ”

Li Yuanxing explained the significance of modern warfare, not that the more you capture, the better.

Li Er said slowly: "I want to destroy the entire Goguryeo for my brother!" ”

"The younger brother disagreed, and now the whole of Goguryeo has been destroyed. I have lost the people and money, and the national strength has been greatly damaged. And next, how to fight Baekje, Silla may not choose to surrender, and there may be a war. Retain enough strength, there are still many enemies in Datang. After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he put a piece of jade on the table.

"Brother Huang thinks, how is this jade. The first-class jade craftsman called this jade, jade, which is the best ice jade, and it is priceless. This small piece is at least worth the ship of the younger brother. Of course, this price is artificially stirred, but we Han people love jade, from the Han to the Tang Dynasty, such jade, even if no one speculates the price, since the emperor's brother, this jade will be regarded as a stone? ”

Li Er picked up the jade, he is a person who understands jade.

This one, how can it be buried as a stone, it will only be more expensive.

"This piece, at most, is third-rate. The younger brother doesn't understand this, but I heard that there are other colors of the best, and there are also three-color coexistences, and there are many very magical and indescribable masterpieces. It's a pity that this jade is not in the territory of Datang, but it is in the place where four seasons of rice can be beaten that year! ”

It's not that Li Er hasn't seen jadeite, and there are treasures offered by Feng An, but the quality is far inferior to Li Yuanxing. (To be continued......)

PS: 566 is a misnumbered error,

haha。

On Monday, I was at my father-in-law's house for the past two days, but I should have a good old man, first go to sell a bottle of wine, and then ...... ......