In the past, if a war broke out, the people would panic, but now is different from the past. When the news of the war reached Chang'an, from the army to the people, they felt extremely excited, and few people were worried about it.

Many generals and guards asked for battle, and were even deeply dissatisfied with the court sending only a small number of troops to fight.

Because since the stamp duty reform, this military merit has become very valuable, because the benefits of military merit have increased and are very helpful to future generations. Just counting the money for children to study for free is far more than the previous benefits. Moreover, there is also honor, the unsword seal on the household registration, can provide many conveniences in life. This is a manifestation of honor. If you open up the country and open up territory, the country and the people will respect you.

There must be a brave man under this heavy reward!

Moreover, in the eyes of the Tang army, the Khitan is really the meat in the bowl. You must know that the size of the Tang Dynasty is n times that of the Khitan. No matter what aspect it is, it is the case. The key is that the place where the Khitan lives is basically free of dangers to guard. It is not like Goguryeo, and you can't even find a way. You think this is just giving them military merits. Seeing others picking up their merits, you can imagine how you feel.

The merchants were even more excited, but at the same time they were very depressed, because the court did not cooperate with the merchants this time, which made them all not very accustomed to the wars in recent years. Therefore, Yuwen Xiumi and others were dragging Han Yi to the conference room of the new market.

"Brother Han, why didn't we know about this beforehand? Haven't you always advocated that interests should be the first? How can you make money by fighting alone?"

"We know that the court now has reserved food, but that food should be used for emergencies, such as natural disasters and man-made disasters. If the court wants to fight, we are willing to donate food to the court without releasing grain from the granary."

"The court is so kind to us now, so we have to give us merchants a chance to serve the court!"

"Okay, okay, you're getting more shameless the more you talk. I can't even listen!"

When Han Yi saw this group of shameless businessmen, he shook his head in distress and said, "You have not digested such a large area in Shangzhou yet. Now you are thinking about this Khitan again. Your appetite is so shallow, can you swallow it?"

Yuwen Xiumi said: "Shangzhou is big, but I don't know how many coal and iron ore there are. The Khitan is so close to Lelangzhou, maybe there are even larger coal and iron ore?"

Han Yi nodded and said, "I understand, you are going to the coal and iron mine?"

All the merchants nodded.

After the steam engine came out, the prospects of coal-iron ore were immeasurable. When we attacked Lelangzhou, we were not very interested in coal-iron ore. The key was that there were few places to use. The steam engine was mainly coal-iron and iron. There was nothing else. Everyone knew that steam engines must be used, so coal-iron was crucial.

Han Yi coughed lightly and said, "Khitan and Goguryeo are different from the South China Sea. The Songmo Governor's Office is my territory of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Jinzhong is my Tang Dynasty minister. His nature is a rebellion. We have never recognized that he is a regime, and he is originally a commoner of the Tang Dynasty, so don't make any wrong ideas."

When the merchant heard this, he was extremely disappointed and thought in his heart that the court was a bitch and a archway.

But Han Yi suddenly changed his mind and said, "But after the war, there must be a livelihood there to help the local people get out of the war. The court will still encourage merchants to go there to do business, build workshops or mines, which can be discussed."

The businessmen blinked and suddenly reacted, and couldn't help but show joy on their faces. It was so exciting to have a big ups and downs in life.

This is actually similar to fighting Goguryeo, but fighting Goguryeo means investing first, and now investing later. Although it does not mean that the land is directly given to them or given slaves, these are not important now. Just allow them to mine, and it doesn't matter even if they pay some money.

As for the level of civilization of the Khitans, they told them that there was coal under them, and they didn’t know how to mine them. Those mines were kept for them.

You must know that the war has just begun, and the merchants of the Tang Dynasty are already talking about sharing the spoils. If Li Jinzhong knew about it, he would probably faint from anger.

In fact, it was not just them, and even Han Yi did not take the Khitan seriously. He left all the food and supplies to Zhang Daxiang and Zheng Shanxing to deal with, because this time was different from the last conquest of Goguryeo. The last time was a very special logistics, and Han Yi had to take charge of it himself, and others could not play it, but this time it was a traditional model, and Han Yi could not play it. He only knew the details of logistics, and he was completely unaware of this detail.

Now he devotes more energy to the research and development of steam engines.

In the river section where Sanmenshan has the most abundant water power, there is an extremely large workshop. No, the scale can no longer be said to be a workshop or a factory, whether in terms of height or length.

This was originally the land of the imperial court. Many people wanted to buy it before, but the imperial court did not sell it. Now, the ten-year use rights of this land have been sold to the Zhang family.

This factory is even more scary. I still remember going back to the Cao brothers' hydraulic spinning workshop. Everyone felt it was incredible, but the Cao brothers' workshop is even more slim than this factory.

The machinery and equipment here are really big, with gears, levers everywhere, and the sound of hydraulic machines rumbling constantly. When craftsmen operate this machine, they have to climb to three or four meters high. The factory has already used ladders, and the scale is conceivable.

Of course, this is actually a kind of backwardness, because it is impossible to produce high-precision parts, so any machine is very large.

This is the parts processing hydraulic workshop invested by Zhangjiabian Workshop and helped build by the Sixth Academy of Sages.

In fact, all the machines here are hydraulic lathes, most of which are boring machines.

Because the steam engine is not perfect enough and cannot be used in machine tools, the hydraulic power is still the most trustworthy, especially the hydraulic power of Sanmen Mountain, where the water flow here is very abundant and stable.

Suddenly I heard a very harsh sound.

Han Yi was almost vomiting when he heard it, but Zhang Daqi beside him seemed extremely excited, as if he was listening to a very pleasant steel sonata, looking at the sparkling sparks, and chanting: "Incredible! This is really incredible!"

It was the first time he saw that it was unimaginable that he had drilled holes in steel like this, and it was still threaded holes!

After a free fight, Han Yi quickly waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, wait until I leave before fighting."

Zhang Daqi had already come forward with his several craftsmen, looking at the little hole, as if he was about to cry!

The court actually gave him such awesome skills, and he would not believe it or not if he made a fortune.

A ninth-grade academician who built the place said: "Shangshuling, this is the latest drill knife we ​​have created. It was polished by the best craftsmen in the world today with the best steel. Its efficiency and accuracy are far better than that of the hydraulic lathes in Yangzhou."

This drill knife is still all hand-made. It takes half a year for the best craftsmen to create a drill knife with several deputys. This is really a matter of hard work and hard grinding. It requires very fineness. This is not something that ordinary craftsmen cannot make.

It can definitely be said to be a work of art.

The craftsmen who make boring knives like this have a monthly salary of twenty trump cards, and they are not counted in food, clothing, housing and transportation. If they count, they can definitely be compared with the seventh and eighth rank officials, and there is no large-scale production yet.

The ninth-grade academician handed Han Yi a screw and a screwdriver.

Han Yi took it and immediately handed it to Zhang Daqi, and said with a smile: "Go and try your feelings."

Zhang Daqi was very excited and used a screwdriver to slowly turn the screw into the hole. Why did the drilling knife be so fine? It was because it was seamlessly connected. The craftsmen he brought were crazy, as if he was watching a naked beauty, and his saliva was almost flowing out.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"

When Zhang Daqi successfully tightened the screw, he couldn't help but feel wonderful and excited.

Han Yi smiled and said, "I feel relieved when I see you so excited!"

Zhang Daqi was stunned and said, "What do you say about Shangshu Ling?"

Han Yi said: "You must understand that this is just technology. Whether technology can develop depends on its application. If this technology cannot generate a lot of wealth, it will disappear soon. On the contrary, when this technology can create a lot of wealth, then this technology can be developed. Therefore, I hope that your workshops can use this technology in more fields. Moreover, you cannot rely entirely on the Sixth Academy of the Sage. Sixth Academy of the Sage is still doing research. It is mainly about writing and ink work, not about production. It is impossible to accumulate enough experience. This still requires you to develop this technology from production, because you will have a lot of experience."

After hearing this, Zhang Daqi thought for a while and said repeatedly: "I understand, I understand, please rest assured, Shangshu Ling, we will definitely not disappoint you."

Han Yi smiled and said, "Whether I am disappointed or not is a trivial matter. But if you don't use it well, your Zhang family will probably be replaced."

Zhang Daqi nodded and said, "Daqi must be remembered by Shangshu Ling's golden and jade words."

Han Yi nodded with a smile.

The ninth-grade academician took Zhang Daqi to visit the machinery and equipment. The key is that it is too big and the operation is not very simple.

Han Yi did not follow him, but walked to the workbench and looked at the table with some polishing tools.

Suddenly, a craftsman in his early thirties came over and bowed to him, "Master."

You should know that everyone here calls Han Yi Shangshuling.

This person's name is Cao Bo, he is from Yangzhou and came up with Yun Xiu.

Han Yi turned his head and glanced at Cao Bo and smiled, "I have seen your research results. They have made considerable progress, but they still haven't met my requirements."

Cao Bo said: "Don't worry, the owner is the owner. Now we have trained a group of drilling knives. In terms of knives, it is no longer a problem. The main reason is that the hydraulic power is still not very stable. However, we are now developing the use of steam engines for lathes. Once successful, the villain believes that it will definitely meet the owner's requirements."

Han Yi nodded and said, "I hope I won't wait too long, there is not much time left."
Chapter completed!