Do you want the Fang family to forge armor and riding equipment? Can!
But there is no reason to only let the Fang family contribute, and the Changsun family, which ranks first in the Tang Dynasty Iron Works, watch the fun, right?
Let me bleed, and you won’t have it easy either!
Changsun Wuji's face darkened, but he had already said something: "Unfortunately, although my Changsun's iron factory is large, the quality of the steel it smelts is not enough, and it does not have the craftsmanship and strength to forge armor and riding equipment. It is really difficult for it to handle this important task."
Listening to Changsun Wuji's words of shirk responsibilities, before Fang Xuanling could speak, Li Ji had already said: "Dong Zhao Guo does not need to worry about this. You can just ask Changsun's family to provide more pig iron and let Huating Hou be responsible for the forging."
Li Ji didn't want Fang Xuanling to mistake him for attacking the Fang family...
With Fang Xuanling's character, he didn't care much about the money for forging armor and riding equipment, even though he knew that the Ministry of War and the imperial court couldn't come up with the money. It was almost like a donation. However, Li Jike offended Fang Xuanling by only asking the Fang family to contribute the money while letting the eldest grandson's family watch the excitement.
Fang Xuanling is a good man, but that doesn't mean that he won't lose his temper.
Don’t worry about scarcity but inequality…
The scale of the Changsun family's iron factory was the largest in the Tang Dynasty, and the Fang family's forging skills were unparalleled in the Tang Dynasty. Each of the two families complemented each other with their own strengths, and no one could say that it wouldn't work.
Don’t your eldest grandson’s family have the skills to forge armor and riding equipment? It doesn't matter, the Fang family has the skills, just bring out a little more pig iron.
As for the Fang family saying they don’t have that much pig iron? It doesn't matter, the eldest grandson's family has it, you just need to put in more effort...
Fang Xuanling raised her eyelids and said calmly: "That's very good."
The son can make money, and too much money is not a good thing, so it is acceptable to donate some to the court.
But Changsun Wuji's face became increasingly ugly.
Li Ji probably didn't understand the art of iron smelting and forging, and he didn't understand that it was impossible to use pig iron to forge tools for iron cavalry. Pig iron was too brittle to forge armor. Pig iron needs to be smelted again to obtain steel with excellent toughness, which can be used to forge armor and weapons.
However, how much steel can be smelted from a certain amount of pig iron, or even whether steel can be smelted, is still unknown. The Changsun family provided pig iron to the Fang family. If the Fang family took a hundred kilograms of pig iron and smelted fifty kilograms of steel, but they said that only ten kilograms of steel had been smelted, or even one furnace was wasted, wouldn't the Changsun family? Death?
Li Ji's proposal must never be agreed to...
Changsun Wuji secretly looked at His Majesty Li Er's face and saw that the emperor was obviously moved. He just didn't force his decision because of his own face, but he was obviously waiting for him to express his agreement.
With no choice but to speak, Changsun Wuji had no choice but to say: "I have received great favor from Your Majesty, and I should serve my country loyally. Why should I join forces with the Fang family? How many armors and riding equipment are forged by the Fang family, my eldest grandson's family will definitely have a lot of them."
He spoke openly, but his heart ached.
The Fang family's iron smelting technology is much better than that of the Changsun family. The cost of the same clothes, armor and riding equipment is of course much higher for the Changsun family than that of the Fang family...
But on this occasion, and in front of His Majesty, how could I be cowardly?
You have to hold on even if you fight to the death. It should be noted that because of Chang Sun Chong's incident, the relationship between the Changsun family and His Majesty is somewhat estranged. This gap must not be deepened again, otherwise the Changsun family will be in danger...
His Majesty Li Er was finally pleased and said with a smile: "Both of you are the pillars of the empire, and you are deeply moved by your patriotic heart. Let the matter be settled like this. After Mao Gong returns, he will work out a plan for armor and riding equipment." The size requirements are sent to the two iron factories respectively."
"promise!"
Li Ji felt so beautiful that he quickly agreed.
Fang Jun forged hundreds of armors and riding equipment in just a few days. If he was given half a year, how many would he have to forge? What's more, there are the same number of eldest grandsons!
Just thinking about the thousands of armored cavalry under his command that filled the mountains and fields and killed all the barbarians, Li Ji couldn't help but grin...
Ma Zhou sighed secretly.
Above the court, there was indeed intrigue and intrigue everywhere. Although the exchange of words between these people just seemed plain, secretly they were not giving in. Even a distinguished gentleman like Fang Xuanling is sarcastic and sarcastic, and it's not easy to get along in official circles...
After a clever and secret fight, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji "both suffered losses", Li Ji won a great victory, and His Majesty Li Er calmed down his "jealousy" towards Fang Jun. Only Ma Zhou was able to play the soy sauce throughout the whole process.
With his current official position as Zhongshu Sheren, he is not qualified to participate in this kind of arm-wrestling situation.
His Majesty Li Er was in a good mood and asked, "Can Zhang Liang set off south?"
Ma Zhou replied: "We set off early this morning and took a boat to go south by water."
His Majesty Li Er nodded.
He was extremely satisfied with Fang Jun's various methods in Jiangnan. But Fang Jun's "stick" temper still worried him. The establishment of the City Shipping Department was tantamount to competing for interests in the hands of the Jiangnan nobles. How could those nobles who had always regarded Jiangnan as a forbidden area just give up and watch Fang Jun establish the City Shipping Department?
Overt and covert fighting is naturally inevitable.
Once the Jiangnan nobles do something excessive, there is no guarantee that Fang Jun will not react violently according to his temper.
Zhang Liang is mature and prudent, but it is impossible for him to collude with Fang Jun. The two of them, one enterprising and the other prudent, restrain each other and complement each other.
His Majesty Li Er asked again: "Has the permission for the Royal Navy to set up a special workshop to manufacture thunderbolts been issued? Oh, and there is also the request of the 'Manufacturing Bureau'. The central committee has approved it, so don't delay."
Ma Zhou handled these matters personally: "Back to Your Majesty, the decree granting Huating Hou's request has been issued, and in accordance with His Majesty's wishes, a batch of thunderbolts were allocated from the 'Shenji Camp' to be transported to the south of the Yangtze River, so as not to cause Huating Hou's short-term There are no thunderbolts inside."
Everyone here has a good background. Even Fang Xuanling, a civil servant, has experienced several wars and has a considerable level of military proficiency. We know what kind of power it will have once the Sky Thunder is used in naval battles.
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The artillery in the "Manufacturing Bureau" rumbled, and the performance of the artillery was tested while the gunners were trained. Most of the soldiers and civilians in Huating Town not only did not know what artillery was, they had never even heard of firearms such as the Thunder Thunder. They were frightened by the sound of artillery in the "Manufacturing Bureau" and thought it was an "earth dragon turning over"...
The navy's warships were constantly coming in and out all day long, conducting drills all the time.
There are four new warships. The keels of the warships under construction in the dock have been laid and the hulls have begun to take shape. However, it will take about a month to complete. There are twenty warships in this batch, and there are thirty cargo ships at the same time, all of which are Fang Jun's "treasure bowl"...
According to Fang Jun's plan, the military port and navy are entirely within the establishment of the "Royal Navy" and are the private property of His Majesty Li Er. Although the Shipping Department and the Manufacturing Bureau were built on the land of Huating Town, they were each equivalent to a government office of the imperial court, which meant that Fang Jun contributed his land to the imperial court for free. As for Huating Town, all of it is Fang Jun's private territory, including the salt farm and shipyard, which are naturally Fang Jun's private properties.
Even though most of the boatmen and craftsmen in the shipyard have a background in the imperial court, craftsmen are worthless these days and no one cares whether they stay or go!
In Fang Jun's mind, the status of the shipyard is naturally higher than that of the salt farm. Even if the salt farm sells a huge sum of more than 10 million yuan, it will continue to create wealth in the future...
Not to mention that the shipyard carries Fang Jun’s dream of conquering Deep Blue, but in terms of profit creation alone, it is no less than the salt farm!
The shipyard belongs to Fang Jun, and the navy belongs to His Majesty Li Er. So the navy wants to equip new warships built by the shipyard. Except for the four ships brought by Liang Renfang, which were built by the Laizhou shipyard, they will automatically be incorporated into the navy's establishment. , if you want new sailboats from the shipyard in the future, you will naturally have to pay for them! The merchant ships built using the new sailing concept are suitable for ocean transportation. After being put into operation by the Municipal Shipping Company, they will inevitably become a product that merchants are flocking to!
Shipyards and ironworks, in this era, are equivalent to a country's heavy industry. For Fang Jun, who has lofty ambitions, he must be in his own hands, so that he can advance by leaps and bounds with his insights beyond the times. There are constraints everywhere.
Moreover, the shipyard has Li Xiaogong's shares. Although the prince has never taken a look at it from beginning to end, as long as he is part of it, His Majesty Li Er will not reach out unscrupulously even if he is jealous...
At this moment, Zhang Liang, the new deputy general manager of Canghai Road, arrived by water.
The imperial warships sailed all the way down the river to Wusongkou. Five large ships rode the wind and waves. On board were all Zhang Liang's generals, with bright armor and menacing momentum. But when the fleet arrived at the dock of Wusong River, Tensor standing on the bow had a gloomy face and almost broke out on the spot!
The boats on the Wusong River are like clouds and there are many sails and masts, and the large wharf is bustling with traffic and goods, making it a prosperous scene.
However, no one glanced at him. In the entire Huating Town, no one came to greet him, the deputy general manager of Canghaidao March...
