mentioned the matter of separation, Wen Yi went to see Gan Xian the next day and asked about the compilation of the title law.

Gan Xian said: "The rules and regulations have been formulated, and now the Constitution is being compiled according to the rules, and it will take at least three years to complete the first draft." ”

Wen Yi praised the head: "Yes, the Constitution is a fundamental law, which must be universal, and it must also reflect the will of our Tang Kingdom...... Don't rush, take your time. ”

Gan Xian said: "Yes." ”

The constitution is the fundamental law, and all feudal states must abide by it, and each feudal state must not conflict with the "Constitution" when formulating local laws, otherwise it will be regarded as a great disrespect.

The rest of the vassal states can use this as an excuse to launch attacks on countries that violate the rules.

It is far better to let the feudal states monitor each other than the imperial court itself.

Wen Yi took the frame and looked at it.

The title rank draws on the title system of the Tang Dynasty in the previous life, and is divided into nine grades: king, county king, guo gong, county duke, county marquis, county marquis, county uncle, county son, and county male.

These ninth-class titles are all eligible for fiefdoms, and the size of the fiefs varies greatly depending on the rank.

However, no matter how big or small, it is a feudal country, so the number of people who can obtain the title is bound to not be too large. Otherwise, it will lead to the title being worthless, and it will easily leave the court without land to seal.

What should I do if many people have made meritorious contributions but are not enough to be knighted?

For most people, it is too difficult to be knighted, and the possibility is almost none, which will greatly reduce the pursuit of military merit by ordinary soldiers.

With this in mind, Wen Yi set up a system of nine lords under the ninth rank.

From low to high, they are: Wu Cavalry Captain, Cloud Cavalry Captain, Flying Cavalry Captain, Xiao Cavalry Captain, Cavalry Captain, Upper Cavalry Captain, Light Car Captain, and Protector.

Honorable officers are quasi-nobles with certain privileges but no qualifications for feudalism, and ordinary people have the opportunity to obtain them as long as they have made certain military achievements.

Its privileges are generally not to worship officials, free schooling for children, priority to join the army, and different ranks can also own a certain amount of land in excess without paying progressive taxes.

And the honorable officer can be passed on, and it can be regarded as a castrated version of the military noble.

But there is one power that has never been given, and that is the privilege of tax exemption.

It can be said that the privilege of tax exemption is written in the law, and whoever dares to touch it will destroy the three tribes.

Which heir of Wenyi dares to set a precedent for tax-free privileges, he is not allowed to enter the temple with a temple number.

There is now only one framework for the lord system, and more detailed provisions will have to be filled in later.

Wen Yi flipped through the draft constitution again, and the main body was similar to Tang Law, except that some trivial clauses were removed.

While improving the universality, it also reserved space for each feudal state to formulate local methods.

After staying here for a long time, he went to the museum.

This is where he comes most often, and most of the rest of his time is spent here except for office work and writing.

The purpose is twofold, one is to teach everyone the science they know, and the other is to guide them to do research.

He was most concerned about the research of the steam engine, but unfortunately there was little progress, and the barometer, throttle valve, and special connecting rod structure have not been built so far, and the road to practical application is still far away.

But it's not without progress, at least the clutch is built.

Another major focus is the study of clocks, which he had disassembled in his previous life and knew the general structure.

Drawing out the sketch and studying it little by little, the progress is very great.

Clocks with only the hour hand have been made for a long time, and watches with hour and minute hands have been made some time ago, and now clocks with seconds hands are being conquered.

However, considering that the minute clock can already meet the daily needs of most people, Wenyi still decided to mass production.

came to the museum to find Han Chaoshui, the person in charge of clock production, and said, "Director Han, the production technology and standards of clocks and watches have been formulated, right?" ”

Han Chaoshui raised his head from a pile of parts and said, "Your lord, you are here, it has been formulated, as long as you follow it, you can make clocks." ”

Wen Yi took a thin booklet and looked through it, and sure enough, it was very detailed, and said with satisfaction: "Hard work." ”

Han Chaoshui said: "It's all your guidance...... I don't dare to take credit. ”

Wen Yidao was not modest, nodded and said, "Are you studying the second hand?" ”

Han Chaoshui said: "The second hand and the calendar you mentioned before have a clue. ”

Wen Yi thought for a while and said, "You can put the calendar watch aside and concentrate on studying the second hand...... I am going to build a bell tower in the city so that all the people of the city can see it. ”

"Once you've studied the second hand, you'll be able to study the art of making giant clocks."

Han Chaoshui's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Yes, I will research the results as soon as possible, please rest assured." ”

This kind of clock tower may be passed down for thousands of years, and as the designer of the clock, he can also leave his name in the annals of history, how can he not be happy.

In fact, even without a clock tower, he and his assistants would have gone down in history by making practical clocks, but this kind of thing is too much for everyone, isn't it?

Returning to the palace with two clocks and technical standards, Wenyi found Zhang Hong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Jin Rushan, the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce.

When they saw the clock and learned what it was for, they were both pleasantly surprised.

They knew too well how important the tools used to accurately measure time were, at least they wouldn't have to resort to sundials or leaky pots in the future.

There is another reason why Jin Rushan is happy, this thing is money.

"This ...... Even if the clock is sold for ten or hundreds of dollars, there are a lot of people to buy it, and my Tang Kingdom has another source of wealth. ”

Wen Yi shook his head and said: "No, no, no, clocks and watches can be imitated, and imitations will appear after a year or even half a year, and those that are too expensive will be snatched away by others in the low-end market." ”

"So we can't just take the high-end route, the low-end market should also pay attention to it."

"The cheapest shape is simpler, and you can buy it for dozens or even hundreds. The expensive ones can be inlaid with gold and silver, and the front can also be covered with a glass cover, which can be sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. ”

"The key is to ship in unlimited quantities, seize more markets in the shortest possible time, and plunder more profits."

Jin Rushan just heard that he could imitate it and knew the reason for doing so, and he had to ship as many as possible before others copied it.

"We can stock up on more goods and sell them to the outside world, but we don't know if it's difficult to make them."

Wen Yi said: "The difficulty is not particularly great, most of the parts can be mass-produced with machine tools, and the Ministry of Industry will transform the appropriate machine tools as soon as possible." ”

Zhang Hong said: "Yes, I will let people study it when I go back and complete the production line as soon as possible." ”

Don't think that the production line or something is something that only exists in modern times, the Qin Dynasty was able to produce weapons on the assembly line, but later this technology was lost.

Wenyi: This can also be regarded as a 'craft revival'.

As for the machine tool he made...... As a person in the smelting industry, it is normal to understand some machine tool principles, and it is not normal to understand them.

Write out the principle, let the skilled craftsmen study, and make simple machine tools is not a problem at all, it can be said that many things in the Tang Kingdom are made with machine tools.

After arranging this matter, Wen Yi continued to write the book, and his book was almost finished.

Time passed imperceptibly, and in the blink of an eye, it was another year.

Just after the Lantern Festival, a major event happened in the Jin Kingdom, and the Jin Emperor Sima Dan finally failed to survive and died in the Xianyang Palace.