"Weaving?"

Li Chun looked puzzled, he had a lot of ideas about the steam engine, including Yang Guang himself and the future he introduced to be installed on the warship as a power system, which is the future application scenario of the steam engine, but he has never associated the steam engine with weaving.

I just feel that His Royal Highness the King of Jin cares about this kind of female popularity?

"Li Chun, do you know how much of the silk and satin cloth in the East and West markets comes from Nan Chen?"

Li Chun shook his head, Yang Guang said: "There are a lot of goods in the Western Regions in the West Market, and more than half of the low-end fabrics are from Nanchen. ”

Li Chun was still puzzled, so Yang Guang could only continue to explain to him: "Although the relationship between the two countries is not harmonious, Nan Chen has always been rich, and the cloth and silk produced are one of the important products. ”

The brains of engineering students do not understand the meaning of economic warfare.

Yang Guang didn't say much, and said to him from a different angle: "You don't care why you have to do this thing, weaving is actually a simple thing, to a large extent, it is a few repeated actions, and it can be done regularly with a steam engine." ”

Li Chun didn't understand, but he didn't dare not listen to Yang Guang's words, and he felt that he had to listen to them, because he was always right.

After explaining the matter, Yang Guang let him go home to rest, and Yang Guang also bought a house in Daxing City, which is our technical director for decades from now on, and he must not protect it well.

"Cousin, send some brothers to protect the area around the workshop, so that no one can sneak in."

"Okay."

On the way back, Li Yuan also asked curiously: "Your Highness, why did you focus on a small cloth first?" ”

"This is called industrial upgrading, when we can really use the steam engine instead of producing something, we can reduce the cost to a degree that no one else can imagine."

"The steam engine still has to burn fuel, so it won't save much."

"First, people have to rest, they will die when they are tired, and if the steam engine is broken, repair it, replace the broken place, and continue to work, we can't let people work indefinitely, but we can press the machines indefinitely, and they won't resist, which can save a lot of time in terms of time."

"Second, the steam engine can only do the work we specify, repetitive work, boring and boring, but efficient and rigorous, there is no small action in the iron lump, all the output quality can be almost consistent, not to mention more things of the same quality, as long as our workshop is put into production, the sales price can be three to fifty percent cheaper than the market."

"Third, although the steam engine still can't make complicated high-end fabrics, there is no problem with the middle and low end, the most used cloth market, do you know how many people in Nanchen are engaged in this work?"

"I don't know, but Nanchen has a large output of cloth, so it should be a lot."

"Of course, there are a lot, which means that if we put into production steam engine weaving and expand production on a large scale, at least our own low-end cloth market within the Sui Dynasty will be snatched back, plus the merchants are profit-seeking, as long as our output is enough and the price is low, it will eventually flow to Nanchen, and then those cloth workers in Nanchen will be squeezed by our goods, but many of them will lose their jobs, and Nanchen will not be able to take out so much work to supply these people, thus exacerbating Nanchen's civil strife."

Only then did Li Yuan understand what Yang Guang was thinking, and he was even more surprised by the way Yang Guang thought about things, he seemed to consider things from different latitudes.

"Your Highness, how did you come up with this?"

"I've heard the story of Guan Zhong buying deer."

Li Yuan nodded.

"At that time, Chu was the country with the most deer production in the Six Kingdoms, and through this Guan Zhong came up with a way, he asked his subordinates to go to Chu to buy deer, and did not hide his identity, so as to raise prices, which eventually led to a wave of deer buying in the society."

"Later, more and more people in Chu began to catch deer to sell, making high profits, and gave up agriculture one after another, but they never thought that Guan Zhong had another strategy in addition to this, that is, he was still hoarding grain while buying deer."

"Later, Guan Zhong stopped buying deer, and those people in Chu who had abandoned fertile land couldn't sell their deer, and they ran out of food, and at this time, Guan Zhong used the grain he bought at a low price to lure the Chu people to surrender, and finally the Chu people chose to surrender on the spot when they were dizzy from hunger."

Yang Guang smiled lightly: "Actually, this is also a variation of Guan Zhong's method of buying deer." ”

"The cloth here is the deer at that time, the difference is that Guan Zhong deliberately raised the price, creating a large number of people who catch deer for a living, and the cloth industry has so many employees, we are lowering the price from another angle, the reason is the same."

"When the price of the original commodity drops dramatically, and even our selling price is lower than their cost price, the industry can't support so many people, so what about these people? Waiting to die? Naturally not. ”

Li Yuan finally understood, nodded and said: "Most of the cloth in my dynasty is from the Southern Dynasty, which is one of the lifeblood of their finances, if it is destroyed, it will weaken their strength without spending a single soldier." ”

"That's right, this is the first item, and then the steam engine can also drive other industries, one, two, three, especially agriculture, when our industries are far ahead of Nan Chen, Nan Chen has essentially lost the ability to fight with us."

Li Yuan muttered to himself: "Far ahead, far ahead." ”

"Your Highness, I don't know why when you say these four words, I always feel a different power, the power that can drive me to keep moving forward and keep exploring, inspiring and inspiring me."

"This is the power of words, the matter of the steam engine must not be leaked, and the level of secrecy of the steam engine must be higher than that of the musket."

"Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely order someone to guard it well."

Yang Guang was very happy to return to the Jin Palace, at this time the mansion was full of guests and friends, and it was very lively to usher in the send-off, but Xiao Menglan was very busy.

Not only do you have to receive the female guests who come to the door at the back, but you also have to order someone to entertain you when it is inconvenient to see the male guests in front.

Yang Guang looked at the busy Xiao Menglan and couldn't help but feel warm, although he didn't know this kind of entertainment scene, but when people came to visit for the New Year, they had to be well received, so he stepped forward to greet him.

The more Yang Guang's prestige rises, the more visitors will visit, of course, not everyone can come in the Jin Palace, so they have to send a message in advance, Xiao Menglan chose some of them to arrange a time every day in the next few days to notify the other party to visit.

Those who can enter the door are the nobles of the palace.

In the evening, a news suddenly came from the palace.

The war between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo began.

Looking at the Di Bao Yang Guang was a little puzzled, although Yang Yong had said that he would attack Goguryeo in winter, but Yang Guang felt irrational, and then Yang Shuang, the king of Wei, passed, Yang Guang felt that he would definitely not be able to fight this winter, after all, Yang Shuang had rich experience in war and had excellent insight, and it was impossible to let the war happen in winter.

At this time, there was a report from Di that there was a fight.

Yang Guang looked at the newspaper carefully, Yang Shuang personally led the army out of Lulong, and the Goguryeo that he killed in just three days lost his armor and lost a small city, and the Great Sui army took over this small city as the bridgehead of the Great Sui in Goguryeo.

This is obviously Yang Shuang's combat style, fighting quickly, fighting a surprise, this small city with a weak defense, it has fallen into the hands of the Great Sui before it can hold out to the aid of the army.

This small city is either a tactical by-product in this operation, or a tactical center and a destination designated by Yang Shuang.

Capture the small city, turn the attack into defense, relying on the rear supplies and heavy troops stationed in the small city, if Goguryeo wants to recapture the small city at this time, it becomes that they have to fight an offensive battle in winter, although this small city is not big, but the city wall is not short, the Great Sui soldiers defend the city, and there is the power of muskets, and the advantages of the enemy and us are exchanged.

Yang Guang changed from his original doubts to excitement: "It is worthy of my Uncle Wei Wang, we didn't expect him to suddenly attack in winter, and Goguryeo couldn't think of it, they have never had the experience of fighting with us in winter, so they will be lax in defense, so we can quickly and easily capture a city." ”

"Now they are not human beings on both sides, they are not fighting, they are not fighting, and Uncle Wei Wang did not kill any of the people in the small city, and all of them were sent to other cities in Goguryeo, how can their own people not care? But if their other cities want to suddenly accommodate so many displaced people now, how is it possible, there must be frequent internal contradictions. ”

Li Jing said with great appreciation: "His Royal Highness King Wei, with the use of soldiers, and with righteousness, it is really everyone who uses soldiers, to capture this city, if Goguryeo comes to fight, then it will definitely suffer heavy losses, if they do not fight their court face is lost, not to mention, after the beginning of spring, this city is still the front station of the Great Sui, strengthen the city wall, step by step slowly erode Goguryeo." ”

"Surprise soldiers take advantage, and the army is in control."

"Li Jing, I knew that Pai Ling would have studied with Uncle Wei Wang in the past."

"Next time I have a chance, I want whoever Wei Wang to go on the expedition."

"Okay."

Yang Guang was shocked when he saw Di Bao, of course the emperor was the same, Goguryeo's battlefield fight must be fought, after all, Goguryeo mixed with Gao Baoning before carrying the Great Sui on his back, and it was a day or two to engage in the small actions of the flies and dogs behind his back.

Yang Jian specially sent the happy event to everyone, and asked it to be published in the newspaper to help the New Year's Festival.

Li Yuan frowned a little distressedly, and Yang Guang asked, "What's wrong with my cousin?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may have a great merit if he goes on like this."

The prestige of the crown prince and the king of Jin is now a relationship between one and the other, but Yang Guang can only laugh: "It's a good thing to be able to help the Great Sui win the battle." ”

As the sun went down, Wang Long's master arrived as the last guest.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, the old man is walking slowly, he is late, it's good to come to your house today to have a drink."

"Master Wang is here, and there will be wine at any time."

Introduced into the mansion, under the guidance of Wang Fuzi's eyes, Yang Guangping retreated, leaving only Li Yuan: "Wang Fuzi, my cousin is my own person, and I have to help me with advice on many things." ”

Wang Long smiled embarrassedly: "Now the court says that Tang Guogong is in charge of the Eagle Yangwei for His Majesty, and he is the choice of the general." ”

"My father has put the command of the Eagle Guard in my hands."

Wang Long was relieved when he heard this, so he put away his polite smile: "Your Highness, what I told you last time, I have arranged for several old gentlemen from Qufu to enter Beijing after the New Year, and come in the name of teaching, and then Your Highness can meet with them in the academy and ask about the situation." ”

Li Yuan didn't know it, so Yang Guang told him about Yang Yong's sacrifice to the sky that he had heard from Master Wang.

Li Yuan was very surprised, in ancient times, it was only done by the first emperor of the ages, Yang Yong is a proper arrogance, if this is a book, Yang Yong can still be good?

Yang Guang naturally understands, but the stakes are so important that he can't play it easily, let alone play it himself.

In fact, he already believed it when Wang Long told him about it, because Wang Long couldn't lie to him, but Wang Long himself only heard the news and didn't see it with his own eyes.

It's too risky to play without evidence.

"Master Wang, this year's school examination is scheduled for mid-April, and the weather is warmer at this time, so it's good to pick up all the gentlemen from Qufu to Beijing."

"Yes, that's good, and Your Majesty, this year's school examination, the old man plans to change it to the imperial examination, and all over the country will first take the school examination, and then let the students enter Beijing to take the school together in front of the palace, and let His Majesty personally select talents."

Yang Guang nodded, the form of the imperial examination has been slowly done in the past few years, but the students have not yet been allowed to go to the palace, and the emperor will personally examine the school to select talents.

Now it's really time to go one step further.

"Master, what is the proportion of students in the academy now?"

"Eighty percent are still children of the family, but the number of non-children of the family has been increasing."

"Well, it's already a lot of progress, the more grand the department is held, the more it can increase the students' desire to study, the top three are called champions, list eyes, and flowers, and when the time comes, they will be selected to wear big red flowers and ride through the Vermilion Bird Street."

"Your Highness has really thought through the details."

Yang Guang said: "It would be great if there was a civilian champion, and it would definitely be a good story among the people." ”

"Your Highness, do you want to control the imperial examination?"

Yang Guang shook his head: "Just say it casually, the imperial examination must be fair, even I can't destroy his fairness, this is the meaning of the existence of the imperial examination, and there will definitely be civilian champions in the future." ”

(End of chapter)