In fact, an industrial revolution is already in fertility.

There is a phenomenon that can prove this very strongly, which is the inflow of funds.

Although this money is not omnipotent, it is absolutely impossible to have no money.

The same thing is said, the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit.

The direction of money flows can definitely represent the general direction.

In the small peasant economy, funds are all flowing into agriculture. When funds flow into industrialization, the industrial revolution is naturally no problem.

Because talents are going to a higher level, if funds flow into the industrial field, then talents will naturally flow into the industrial field. Technical craftsmen begin to become very scarce, and merchants are absorbing talents in this field.

Not only the Zhang family’s agency workshop, but also the Yuan family’s steel mill and Yuwen Xiumi’s car shop. Long-term and Wanli two major shipbuilding groups are all starting to reserve technology. Everything is due to the emergence of steam engines. Everyone is thinking about how to use steam engines to create more wealth for themselves.

In fact, the ultimate positioning of the Sixth Academy of Sages is to engage in research and theory. This is a field that businessmen are unwilling to invest in, because knowledge may not necessarily generate wealth, or it cannot become wealth immediately. This is a very long and endless process. Merchants will be willing to donate money, but they will not invest, but it doesn’t matter. This is the Tang Dynasty. It is not more than a thousand years later. Everyone has the spirit of studying knowledge. There are only a few words of Confucian scriptures that others can study for decades, let alone a profound science. As long as they agree, they are absolutely willing to spend time studying. In fact, this is much more interesting than studying Confucian scriptures. Nine-rank academicians are the best proof that they really enjoy learning and exploring, not for money. Then again, this is actually Confucian spirit.

As for production technology, it ultimately depends on merchants. When the two are combined, the power is immeasurable.

As the supreme commander of the Tang Empire military, Li Ji said that the war with the Khitan would not last more than three months. As expected, the war was basically over two months.

At the beginning, the Khitan Alliance was still coming in full force, and in one wave, it defeated Wan Quansheng's army and was about to attack Yingzhou.

In fact, Wan Quansheng's sphere of influence is right next to Yingzhou. Chen Shuozhen will definitely not choose to cooperate with merchants in the hinterland of the Khitan. She must have chosen to cooperate with the tribes at the border.

After that, when Qibing Heli and Xue Rengui's troops arrived, they resisted the fierce attack of the Khitan Alliance, but the Tang army was still passive at that time.

Until the Taiyuan Army participated in the war, Gao Kan commanded 10,000 Taiyuan Army and divided his troops into two groups. His deputy general led 7,000 troops to attack the Khitan's defense line in the southwest, while he himself led 3,000 elite soldiers, walked through the three tribes, and went directly to the base camp of the Dahe clan.

This is actually the tactics of the Tang army, which has always restrained the opponent's main force to the front line, and then sneaked into the opponent's base with a small number of troops.

This is because except for the Turkic dynasty and Tubo, all enemies are far less profound than those of the Tang dynasty. They are just a little bit larger, and they don’t need to be like the Han dynasty. After traveling thousands of miles, the cavalry can suddenly attack the enemy’s hinterland.

Therefore, this move has been tried and tested. Although this enemy is brave and good at fighting, it has a small population and is not deep enough. If you take the main force against my main force, you will definitely be empty behind you.

In fact, two tribes on the road had found traces of the Tang army, but they saw that the Tang army was not coming for them, so they thought not to mess with the Tang army. Although the Tang army had only 3,000 troops, they were all elite and were cavalry. It was very difficult to annihilate them. The most important thing was that they had to send all the men in the tribe to stop the Tang army.

This life is really precious. Now there is no deep hatred on both sides, and they are also considered people of the Tang Dynasty. The idea of ​​these tribes is that I will not offend either side, and I will rely on whoever wins, and both sides will bet.

Gao Kan came to the hinterland of the Dahe family very smoothly.

Li Jinzhong is not a fool. Although he is less than forty years old, he is still very experienced in many battles. He had already thought that the Tang army might have come from Taiyuan because he was a subordinate of Qi Bi Heli before, and he knew the skills and tactics of the Tang army very well. He just liked to sneak attack the enemy's base camp. So he arranged defense lines in the southwest, but he still did not expect that the Tang army would still attack their Dahe clan's hinterland so easily.

This base camp cannot be lost, and Li Jinzhong can only slow down the offensive on the front line and dispatch troops to return to the rescue.

The Tang army immediately took a breath. The two veteran drivers, Qibian Heli and Xue Rengui, would not miss this opportunity. They immediately rectify their troops and launch a large-scale counterattack. They also sent students from the military academy to start a public opinion offensive. They were all Han Yi students and would all fool them. Our Tang army has already attacked the base camp of the Dahe family. You must lose. If you want to surrender, you will be allowed to lose half of it.

Successfully instigated the two major tribes of the Japanese Corps and the Pizi tribe.

The Khitan Alliance immediately avalanches, and victory is only a matter of time.

The good news spread to Chang'an like snowflakes.

But there is nothing to be happy about. Now for the Tang Dynasty, winning the Khitan is not a difficult task. The key is how to manage it after the battle is taken.

However, Li Zhi suddenly had a relapse of wind and was dizzy and could not see clearly at all, so he handed over the matter to the Zhengshitang for handling.

Political Affairs Hall.

"The old minister thought that the situation of the Khitan was very similar to that of the Northwest, and the Northwest system could be adopted to manage the Khitan area." Zhang Wenguan said first.

Han Yi said: "Zhang Shizhong, the imperial court originally came up with the Northwest system because the taxes in the Central Plains could not be applied to the Northwest region, and the Northwest region was relatively poor, and the people there could not bear heavy taxes. However, the Khitan area was different, with a small area, a small population, and a much better land than the Northwest, with abundant water resources. More importantly, now my Tang Dynasty has changed to stamp duty, and stamp duty can be automatically mediated. If you produce more, you will pay more taxes. On the contrary, there will be less taxes. Just a slight change can be used in the Khitan area."

Cui Jieren nodded and said, "I agree with the words of the Shangshu Ling. The northwest is far away from the Central Plains, and the Khitan is in Hebei, on the east side, and there is Lelangzhou in the east. Whether the stability of this area has a great impact on the Central Plains. We should adopt the same policy as the Central Plains and implement universal laws there. Only in this way can they not easily cause chaos."

Wu Meiniang nodded slightly and asked Li Hong again: "What do the prince thinks?"

Li Hongdao: "My son thinks that the first thing we should care about after the war is the soldiers of our army and prepare the rewards properly."

Wu Meiniang nodded with a smile and said, "The prince is right!" As she said that, she looked at Han Yi again.

Han Yi said: "Empress, Prince, please rest assured that as soon as the war is over, the soldiers will receive the reward they deserve immediately. The minister has asked the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money to build an academy in Yingzhou, which can be used for the children of military households in Khitan and Yingzhou to go to school. It not only rewards the soldiers but also promotes the integration of both sides. When their descendants are the children of the Central Plains to study together, they will certainly think they are a people in the Central Plains."

Liu Xiangdao suddenly said: "But those chiefs may not be willing to implement our Central Plains system. If they implement the Central Plains system, they must also become the chief officials of a state, so they will still be the throne system. Otherwise, they will not be able to continue. Although they were defeated, we mainly defeated the Dahe family. Many of the tribes surrendered to us voluntarily. If we force them to accept it, they may dare not speak out for the time being, but this is also a future problem. Why don't we move them to Chang'an and give you official positions?"

Han Yi said: "I don't think they will agree to this, and it's just a treatment of symptoms but not the root cause."

Wu Meiniang asked, "Then what suggestions do you have?"

Han Yi said: "The Khitan area was originally relatively backward, and after experiencing such a war, it was undoubtedly a step further. The most urgent task is to help them get rid of the poverty caused by the war. We can use this as a reason to help the chiefs turn to commercialization. Once they are willing to do this, they will become merchants, and the people of their tribes will become employees. At the same time, we must encourage merchants to build workshops there and carry out trade between the two sides. Then the Khitan manpower will jump out of the tribe's restrictions and become employees in the hands of merchants. This will invisibly resolve their power, but at the same time give them wealth and stabilize them. After this step is completed, we will implement the prefecture and county system and implement the household registration system."

Wu Meiniang nodded slightly and said, "The Shangshu Ling's words are reasonable and helping the people recover their livelihoods. This is absolutely true. The Khitan people must also look forward to the court's assistance. I think it is very appropriate to take this opportunity, and they will not complain." At this point, she paused and said, "But this kind of thing is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do. We must handle it carefully and not act too rush, so as not to make up for the loss."

Zhang Wenguan, Hao Chujun and others nodded one after another.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Wu Meiniang said, "This matter will be handled with full authority by Shangshu Ling."

Han Yi said: "I obey the order."

After leaving the Political Affairs Hall, Han Yi and Zheng Shanxing came to the Ministry of Revenue.

As soon as he sat down, Han Yi said, "Mr. Zheng, the queen said it well. This kind of thing must be handled with caution. After the war is over, one of us must go there to eliminate the fear and vigilance of the chiefs, help our merchants gain a foothold there, and help the local people recover their livelihoods."

Zheng Shanxing said little by little, "Let me go, the leather and wool over there are also my free beauty."

Han Yi nodded. Of course that's what he meant. He didn't want to run outside now, and said, "But I have chosen a few helpers for you. With their help, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

Zheng Shanxing said: "Who?"

Han Yi said: "Wan Quansheng and other Khitan merchants."

Zheng Shanxing said in surprise: "They?"

Han Yi said: "As far as I know, Wan Quansheng is a wealthy businessman and highly respects business. Now he is the chief of Siwandan. The merchants he united with will definitely become chiefs of their tribe one after another. After all, they are the victorious side. We can use them to help us promote and let them take the initiative to ask them to give up their position as chief."

Zheng Shanxing said in confusion: "Can this work?"

It sounds incredible to make people give up their power on their own initiative!

Han Yi smiled and said, "In fact, the chief and the merchant are in conflict with each other. The chief said that he should be responsible to every citizen of the tribe. Regardless of whether the common people have anything to do with him or not, the money the merchant seeks is profit. If the merchant assumes these responsibilities, it will be difficult for them to develop. We can tell them this interest and promise them that they will further help them develop production and trade with them.

For them, they became chiefs entirely through business. Simply put, the cohesion and wealth of the merchants are higher than that of the chiefs, so of course they will choose to continue to be a merchant. Then use their mouths to tell the other chiefs that developing business will be stronger and life will be better. Chiefs have no future and will be closely supervised by the court, so that merchants will be more free."

Zheng Shanxing said: "When they develop towards business, their biggest market is the Central Plains region. In addition to business competition, they are not the opponents of our Central Plains merchants. The Central Plains merchants can disperse their power, and they will never be enemies with our Central Plains at that time."
Chapter completed!