Above the Wei River.

A medium-sized ship was sailing rapidly on the river surface, and at the same time attracted many pedestrians on the shore to stop and watch.

This ship was very common in the Tang Dynasty, but the problem was that this medium-sized ship had more than ten mast sails of all sizes. This was never seen before. Generally, large ships only had three sails at most, not to mention that they were medium-sized.

There were still five or six people standing on the deck. Although the north wind was whistling by, making people's faces hurt, the people standing at the bow of the boat were full of excitement.

"Young Master Yuan, you see that we are running from west to east, but the wind direction is from north to south, but our ships are moving fast." Dou Heng said proudly.

Yuanzhe glanced at the mast sails and said, "Is it because of this mast sail?"

Dou Heng immediately said: "What Mr. Yuan said is right. You see, these mast sails have different inclinations. As long as the wind does not blow towards us, we can all drive with the help of the wind, so that manpower can be reduced. As long as we master the wind direction of the season, we can avoid the wind blowing towards us. We can also add more mast sails, which are suitable for larger cargo ships. I wonder what Mr. Yuan thought?"

Yuanzhe nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's not bad!" In fact, he thought it was very good in his heart.

In the era without engines, the only thing that can reduce manpower demand is wind. You don’t have to think about it and know that you must be working on this aspect.

Just then, a ship came towards him, and there were also some people standing on the bow of the ship, which was Wang Xuandao, Cui Jiren and Zou Fengchi of Wanli Group.

An undetectable light flashed in Dou Heng's eyes.

Yuan Zhe looked at it and saw that the cargo ship opposite was very ordinary, with only two mast sails, but its speed was no less than that of them. He asked Dou Heng: "Look, the cargo ship opposite did not see paddles, but its speed was not slower than your ship?"

Dou Heng looked at it and asked a middle-aged man with a frosty face behind him, "Craftsman Hu, can you tell the reason?"

The craftsman Hu looked at it, and after a moment, he said, "I understand."

Yuanzhe looked at him.

Hu Gong will point at the mast and said, "Prince Yuan, please look at the mast and sail. It is oblique, unlike ordinary mast and sails. This inclination may be just enough to drive with the current wind."

Yuanzhe said: "I have seen this too, but the problem is that if the wind direction changes, will this ship be scrapped?"

Craftsman Hu lowered his eyebrows and thought for a while. At this moment, the two ships intersected. Wang Xuandao and Yuanzhe just nodded and said nothing more.

Craftsman Hu suddenly said, "I thought of it. The latest ship we built in the Ministry of Works has an up and down rotation device under the mast sail, which can be put down very well. I think they must increase the difficulty of this device and allow the mast sail to rotate freely, so that they can adapt to different directions."

Yuanzhe suddenly burst into tears when he heard this and said, "If that's the case, wouldn't we be able to travel faster if we apply this device to a cargo ship like ours."

Craftsman Hu said: "That's right, but it's not easy. The most difficult thing is that you must first keep the mast sail fixed and not be blown away in the strong wind."

Dou Heng sighed and said, "Young Master Yuan, I won't hide it from you. We have used a lot of money to build this mast, and now we really have no money."

So that's it! Yuanzhe suddenly understood in his heart.

At the same time, on the ship that had just passed, Wang Xuandao said to Zou Fengchi beside him: "This is something you have agreed on long ago!"

Zou Fengchi said with a confused look on his face: "I wonder what Mr. Wang said?"

Cui Jieren smiled and said, "It seems that we still can't become a real businessman. Well, don't say much nonsense. We will fulfill our original promise. We will invest 50,000 yuan to your Wanli Group, but we hope that during the period when the Luoyang dock is still under construction, you can build more advanced ships."

Zou Fengchi was overjoyed and said, "Prince Cui, please rest assured. We Wanli will definitely not disappoint your Shandong Group."

Of course, Wanli and Changyun have already agreed on it. Their funds are indeed pale in comparison. Instead of competing with each other and consuming each other, it is better to develop together. Therefore, they are working in secret. They have a common goal to let the two major groups in Shandong and Guanzhong invest money. However, they will divide the results of the R&D into two and show you a part. You have to take the money to do it more perfectly.

Of course, Yuanzhe also understood, but he did not point it out, because there was no need, he really had to invest money, which was 50,000 yuan, but the premise was that you had to take the size and size of the ship to see, and we had to agree on the price of the ship.

At the same time, Han Yi also began to inspect every workshop. Now his workshop has started construction. After all, after recruiting so many people, it will be a huge loss after being stopped for a day. Sang Mu, Donghao and Zuo Wu are accompanied by Sang Mu, Donghao and Zuo Wu.

The workers working in these large workshops were tenant farmers in the past. They changed from a deeply rooted lifestyle to another lifestyle, but they were not used to it. Instead, they worked very vigorously. The key is that Korean art adopts a system of more work and more rewards, based on each group, and there is no worries. In addition, this assembly line production has no skills, and there is no need to pay attention to the weather. Anyway, practice makes perfect.

"Have you told the workers about the New Year holiday?"

After Han Yi inspected the last winery, he asked Sang Mu and others beside him.

Sang Mu said: "Everyone has already said that the workers are very excited when they hear that they will pay twice their wages. Not to mention three days, they will be willing to do so even for one day."

Han Yi nodded and said, "This is the best. Now is an extraordinary period. We must ship everything so that we can get more funds to continue to expand our scale. Oh, has the agency done its business?"

Sang Mu said: "Our products are unique, this matter is too simple, but Chang'an has already agreed on it."

Donghao said: "Wenxuan has also written a letter, and Luoyang has also agreed."

Han Yi nodded and said, "It's best."

Sang Mu suddenly said: "Actually, we can do all of these ourselves, and we are really in need of money at the moment, so we don't have to give this part of the profit to those merchants."

Donghao and Zuo Wu nodded one after another.

Because they were the owners of the market and they needed to find an agent, but now Han Yi completely cut off Fengfeilou's store. In the past, they sold pens, inks, paper and inkstones by themselves, but now Han Yi also wanted to give it up. They found two or even several agents of the same product, but in this case, they would definitely not make more money by selling it themselves.

Han Yi smiled and said, "What you care about is just a small profit, and how much more money can you make is not worth mentioning. But if you look for an agent, you will make a little less money, but you don't think about it. Can these agents still leave us in the future? Our influence will become bigger and bigger, and this is the benefit."

Just now, I suddenly heard someone shouting: "Shilarious Minister Han, Shilar Han!"

When Han Yi saw it, Zhang Desheng led a group of small eunuchs to come over in a hurry, "Oh! I said, Mr. Han, why is it so difficult for our family to find you every time!"

This is not simple, you didn't make an appointment! Han Yi muttered to himself and asked, "The Emperor summoned me?"

"Let's go!"

Zhang Desheng was sweating and panting, not even thinking of saying more.

Han Yi didn't know what happened, but judging from Zhang Desheng's nervous expression, it should not be a trivial matter, but he did not ask Zhang Desheng, because Zhang Desheng was a very cautious eunuch. If he could tell you, he would take the initiative to say it. If he didn't say it, it proved that he would definitely not say it. He didn't have time to instruct Sang Mu and others, so he followed Zhang Desheng to the palace.

When they arrived at Liangyi Hall, they saw Li Yi Mansion, Xu Jingzong, Li Jie and Du Zhenglun were all there. Even Cui Yixuan, who had been around for a long time, came. He had a complete lineup. Li Yi Mansion and Du Zhenglun were both blushing when they stood in front of Li Zhi.

Han Yi first imagined the scene of the two quarreling before he stepped forward and said, "I am so embarrassed to see Your Majesty."

"No gifts, no gifts!"

Li Zhi actually said with a smile, as if Han Yi had just come right. In this situation, he had to complain about Han Yi for a few words, and then said to Li Yifu and Du Zhenglun: "You two beloved friends say so much, you must be thirsty. Let's sit down and have a cup of tea first." As he said that, he looked at Zhang Desheng again. Zhang Desheng understood and hurriedly ordered someone to help Li Yifu and Du Zhenglun pour tea.

The two happened to sit on the same side again, staring at each other, and there was no time to drink tea!

Li Zhi's eyes were full of helplessness and said to Han Yi again: "Han Yi, do you know why I'm in a hurry to call you?"

Han Yi shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Li Zhidao: "The thing is about Tubo and Tuyuhun. In recent years, Tubo and Tuyuhun have been attacking each other. It is said that Tubo is currently gathering troops to prepare for a full-scale war against Tuyuhun. But not long ago, news came from the west that Tubo's prime minister Lu Dongzan and Tuyuhun's Heyuan Prince have come to our Tang Dynasty. They came to our Tang Dynasty to pay tribute in person. It is conceivable that they must have come because of this."

The Prince of Heyuan was enthroned by the Tang Dynasty, but was actually the Khan of Tuyuhun.

Han Yi cursed inwardly when he heard this, damn it.

Li Ji suddenly said: "After Songtsen Gampo's death, Lu Dongzan had already grasped the power of Tubo. This man was both civil and military. His Majesty Taizong wanted to recruit him. Under his governance, Tubo's national strength was also increasing, but Tuyuhun's strength was far inferior to before. Although the news from the front line was reported, Tuyuhun had always been at a disadvantage. If Tubo had attacked with all his strength, Tuyuhun would probably be irresistible."

Han Yi immediately said: "Then the Prince of Heyuan from Tuyuhun came in person, and he asked for help from my Tang Dynasty."

Li Jie nodded and said, "It should be so, but both Tubo and Tuyuhun have marriages with our Tang Dynasty, and they are all vassal states of our Tang Dynasty."

Han Yi suddenly had a question, when did you, Li Ji, become so talkative?
Chapter completed!