"Okay."

"In that case, then I'll go back and bring my side to the account."

Zhu Biao listened to Xiao Han's words and nodded slightly.

If you want to achieve high production capacity, it is almost impossible to do this kind of thing without increasing investment.

But if it can't be done, it still has to be done after all, after all, the steel industry is the basic premise of almost all industries.

Xiao Han didn't want the Ming Dynasty's warships to go on an expedition to the Japanese lair, and they were still a group of warships with pure wooden structures.

At the very least, you have to add a layer of iron, don't look at it as just a layer, the gap between there and no is not small.

With this extra layer of iron sheet, it will take a lot of effort to scuttle the Ming warship on the other side, and the pure wooden structure is basically a hole in one shot.

"By the way, when looking for a blacksmith, remember to find some other craftsmen as well."

Xiao Han said.

"Hmm... What kind of craftsman is exactly. ”

"Carpenter, potter, or what?"

Zhu Biao asked a little confused.

What is called other craftsmen, this range is too broad, even if it is Zhu Biao, in the face of this description, he is dumbfounded.

"Ahh Carpenter, potter... Probably, they can all be used, and some of the edges are found. ”

Xiao Han hesitated for a moment, and finally said.

His idea was to work together to see if we could toss and toss things like the steam engine that led the industry.

It stands to reason that most of this thing is metal, and it should be directly handled by a blacksmith.

But for the delicate mechanical structure, it is the carpenter who is better at it, so even Xiao Han is a little unclear about what he needs for a while.

"Okay, go back and get the data, I'll take advantage of the situation and ask Li Heng to draft an edict and directly get you some craftsmen."

The corners of Zhu Biao's mouth twitched, and he said helplessly.

As he spoke, Zhu Biao walked towards the outside of the British mansion.

"Your Highness."

"According to the Lancang Urgent Report, those clans in Lancang really intercepted the mission sent by Lancang, but they have been successfully repelled by the people we arranged over there."

"But because of this, the Lancang people seem to be dissatisfied with the existence of our Ming Dynasty in the Lancang Kingdom, and I am afraid that something will happen after a long time."

Zhu Biao left, Jiang You quietly stepped forward and said to Xiao Han.

Originally, Xiao Han had already ordered that there was no major change in the matter here, and there was no need to inform himself, but since Zhu Biao had already mentioned it, he came to report it.

"Hmm."

"Letting them do so will really affect our control over the Lancang region."

"Go and tell our merchant dart team over there, the trading market we have established in Lancang, all the rules, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, those who violate the law of the Ming Dynasty, kill!"

"In addition, we have a reason to protect our customers, so if the people of Lancang encounter injustice and the other party violates the law of the Ming Dynasty, they can seek protection from our dart master organization."

Xiao Han smiled and said.

We can not establish sovereignty, but the political power and management rights must be taken.

We don't have any meaning of law, just simply engage in business rules.

You see, the Lancang royal family has no opinion, so it makes sense.

Then, the previous rules of Lancang are now invalid, and everything is in accordance with the rules of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise, don't blame our dart master for doing the right thing for heaven.

"No!"

Jiang You responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.

"Fengxue, I'm back, this is the account of the household department of the imperial court and my prince's East Palace."

"If all the spare money that can be taken out here is counted, it can probably build up to 20 river channels, that is, it can support 40 hydroelectric blast furnaces."

Zhu Biao said, and immediately ordered the attendant behind him to bring in a large stack of materials.

"On my side, it should be ten."

Xiao Han pointed to the accounts on his side and said.

"Actually, I've always wondered, can't we build a few more blast furnaces side by side on a river?"

Zhu Biao asked at Xiao Han.

"I'm afraid this is not very good, according to my calculations, the water power of this section of the river I chose should be just enough for most normal periods of time after the water wheel blows."

Xiao Han said, turning out the water history of the section of water he was referring to before.

"You see, if we add more blast furnaces, then not only will the hydraulic power of the blast furnaces behind be insufficient, but also it will be detrimental to the transportation of raw materials and finished products."

"If you separate the transfer of raw materials and finished products on land, the effect is not as good as directly, after all, a blast furnace is not easy to build."

"In my opinion, it is better to put the cost on construction than to increase the operating cost in this way."

Xiao Han pointed to the information on the table.

"It makes sense, so how much iron can such a blast furnace produce in a year?"

Zhu Biao turned to Xiao Han and asked.

"I don't know."

"My design has been adjusted according to the situation of our Daming, and because of the problem of the dry and flood season, our annual output is not stable, but I can be sure that with the same blacksmith, the output will definitely be much more."

Xiao Han spread his hands and said very honestly.

"That's... Are we going to throw it all at once? ”

Zhu Biao hesitated.

"Hmm... Let's build five rivers and ten hydroelectric blast furnaces together, and if we think we can invest in the right output, we will build more later. ”

Xiao Han thought for a while and said.

"Yes."

"The investment in the five rivers is not too much, and we can earn back a part of the trading and operation of all parties for a period of time, and our Ming treasury is quite abundant."

Zhu Biao nodded.

"By the way, what do you think of the changes over there in the Lancang Kingdom?"

Zhu Biao smiled at Xiao Han and said, when he went back, Jin Yiwei also reported the same news as Jiang You, although it was slower, but not much.

"There's nothing to say, I've made arrangements, and I'll gradually let them accept and get used to our Ming order."

"As for Mosente, if he's cooperative enough, I don't think there's any need to change someone."

Xiao Han said.

After all, King Faang was the first king to establish a unified dynasty in the Lancang region, and he still had a lot of influence among the people, although those clans didn't take the royal family too seriously at all, at most they regarded it as a big clan, the leader of the big alliance of these mountains.

But as long as there is a place that can be used, it is always better than nothing, for the Ming Dynasty, since he does not plan to fully and practically occupy Lancang, there is no need to demolish the Lancang royal family.

"It's also said that a second-generation king with little experience in governing is just that, if his father, King Faang, was young, he might have some ambitions that shouldn't be there."

"But his words, even his life depends on the charity of our Daming, I'm afraid he doesn't even have the courage to make small moves under our Daming, and he is basically a puppet king under our Daming."

Zhu Biao nodded in agreement.

For Zhu Biao, it doesn't matter who the king of a vassal country like Lancang is, the important thing is to be obedient, if there is a happy one here, it would be great.

"Fengxue, I forgot to ask you, our hydroelectric blast furnace project is not a small project, at the court, I am afraid that there will be many people who oppose it, do you want to come to the court tomorrow."

Zhu Biao turned to Xiao Han and asked.

"Huh?"

"Now that my father is in the court, there are still people who dare to oppose what you proposed? Do the Nine Clans have an enmity against him? ”

Xiao Han was slightly stunned, he didn't go to the court during this time, he was busy laying out the world, and he basically listened to what Zhu Biao said about the things in the court.

"Ahem, ahem!"

"The recent changes in our Ming Dynasty Hall are not small."

"Do you remember the last time we selected those special officials in the palace examination, that is, the officials who came up through the Ming Agricultural Essentials, the Ming Law, and the Ming Political Outline."

Zhu Biao asked at Xiao Han.

"Some impressions are mainly from Daming Agronomy, after all, the top three have all gone with me."

Xiao Han nodded slightly.

"Because it is necessary to balance the power of the powerful side of the family, I will speed up the promotion through these merchants and children of the poor family, although the grade is not high, but it has already entered the court."

"I originally thought that their entry into the Tu Dynasty was at most two situations, either they were completely loyal to our Ming Dynasty, or they went to join some families."

"But what I didn't expect was that because of the frequent economic changes in our Daming during this time, some big businessmen within our Daming have gained stronger influence than before."

"And among them, there is a scholar trained by a merchant whose strength is comparable to that of a powerful family, and he entered our Ming court by relying on the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and half of the new officials who came in through the non-Four Books and Five Classics formed a new faction in the court together with this scholar."

"They have different attitudes towards many things in our Daming."

Zhu Biao said to Xiao Han.

"Oh?"

"The faction that represents a group of businessmen and the interests of the poor, does it dare to oppose our Ming project?"

Xiao Han's eyes narrowed.

"No, no, no!"

"They are not opposed to our Daming engaging in engineering, and they can even be said to be very supportive."

"It's just that their ideas are really special, so I came to ask if you want to go to the court to see it yourself."

Zhu Biao said to Xiao Han.

"Oh?"

"What kind of special law, is it difficult, they still want to fund our Daming?"

Xiao Han suddenly felt interesting.

"How do you know?"

"That's right, they just hope that when we carry out a big project, we can accept the money and efforts of businessmen and families, and jointly be responsible for the construction of the project."

Zhu Biao responded with some surprise.

He thought that even Xiao Han should be shocked when such an unexpected situation happened.

"Huh."

"It's just the nature of businessmen, and it's normal for them to want to be involved in the imperial court project, especially when our imperial court has built a market for them, issued a light Ming treasure banknote, and arranged for the Banking Regulatory Department."

"They will feel that money can be exchanged for everything, businessmen, and they can also be national leaders."

Xiao Han chuckled, he had expected it.

(End of chapter)