"Sambo, young master, I will assign you two personal guards. You can find a few more reliable people in the house. Make good preparations today and leave for Bashu tomorrow to help me find vanadium mines~!"
The main reason why Li Zexuan doesn't want to mess around with a kid like Li Yuanchang is because he has more important things to do. This more important thing is to continue to build his industrial blueprint!
Looking back on what he did in the first year of Zhenguan, apart from the top event of Yanhuang Academy, what he did was more of just some tentative experiments, such as voltaic batteries, telegraphs, electric lights, generators, etc.!
Among them, some things have been initially built, and some are still in the theoretical stage due to one or other practical reasons, but in general, these things have not yet been able to achieve large-scale mass production!
Therefore, Li Zexuan set several small goals for himself this year:
First of all, the "three acids and two alkali" required for the basic chemical industry must be produced on a large scale;
Secondly, the hydropower station on the Bahe River must start construction. It does not need to be completely completed, but construction must start this year;
Third, the generator must be built successfully. Although the first generation generator may be ugly, heavy, expensive, inefficient, and unstable, these are not problems because the first generation generator is just a transition. Power can be generated on stone ducts or small dams, and copper can be refined with electricity. At this time, preparations are made for building a second-generation generator. Once we have a stable and efficient second-generation generator, we can continue to develop technology in depth;
Fourth, he began to concentrate on the development of the metallurgical industry. During this year, he would send people out to search for various metal mineral deposits. Then he would use the copper ore, iron ore, coal mine, etc. he had on hand to first refine and produce rough metal deposits. Metals such as copper and crude iron are then refined using electricity to produce various metals, and finally various alloy steels are produced;
Fifth, with alloy steel and electricity, you can consider manufacturing industrial base machines—machine tools! At that time, Datang's industrial base will undergo a qualitative leap! In the future, various advanced technological products will become possible...
Well, judging from this, the second year of Zhenguan is definitely a fulfilling year for Li Zexuan, and the schedule should not be too full!
"Master, what does this vanadium mine look like?"
Sanbao frowned and asked.
A few years ago, Sanbao and Afu spent some time in the workshop because they were making fireworks, and they could be considered as experienced at the "grassroots level". The most important thing is that Fubin was inseparable from the Shanxi mine. , otherwise that boy must be more experienced in prospecting.
Li Zexuan took out a booklet, handed it to Sanbao, and said: "Here! Master, I have written down the appearance and characteristics of this vanadium ore for you. You should prepare well today. It is best to set off tomorrow~ !”
Sanbao took the booklet and opened it. It contained colorful illustrations with vivid textures and lines, as well as some narrative text. It was really quite detailed. He closed the booklet, scratched his head, and said with a smile:
"Hehe! Master, thanks to me I have been learning to read last year, otherwise Sanbao might not be able to understand any of the characters you wrote~!"
Li Zexuan said happily: "Haha! Master, I asked you to study more when you have nothing to do. Was it useful~?"
Sanbao nodded repeatedly and said: "Yeah! It's useful! This time Sanbao will bring another dictionary with him when he goes to Shu. If he encounters a word he doesn't know, he can look it up in the dictionary himself!"
Nowadays, due to the widespread circulation of the "Datang Dictionary", more and more people are literate in the Tang Dynasty. According to calculations by Kong Yingda, Fang Xuanling and others, it is estimated that in three to five years, the number of people taking the Imperial Examinations in the Tang Dynasty will be There will be a blowout!
"Haha! Children can be taught!"
Li Ze I will come back as soon as I know the location of the mine, and then I will go and discuss the imperial edict with His Majesty, young master, and then I can start the mine in a legitimate manner!"
The ancient Bashu generally refers to the modern Sichuan Basin and some adjacent areas. It is both a geographical concept and a cultural concept.
The land of Bashu is surrounded by mountains, with the Qinling Mountains to the north, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the northwest and west, the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the south, and the Yangtze River to the east. External transportation is extremely inconvenient. In the north, only Baoxie and Ziwu roads are connected with Guanzhong and Guandong, and the roads are steep. There are many valleys in the south and mountainous areas in the east. The east sewer is also very difficult and dangerous, and only the western plain has easier transportation. Therefore, the land of Bashu became a geographical unit far away from the interior and relatively closed.
Although the Bashu region was included in the political system of the Central Plains dynasty very early, due to the geographical isolation and distance from the political center, and the large number of Di, Qiang, Man, Liao and other ethnic groups distributed in Bashu and the surrounding areas of the basin, Bashu The land has actually become the "marginal" zone of the dynasty. Here, sometimes what the leader of your tribe says may be more effective than what Li Er says!
Since the Han Dynasty, there have been many separatist regimes and large-scale rebellions in the Bashu region, thus forming the impression that "Shu people love chaos". In particular, the local forces represented by the Bashu nobles are known to be powerful. At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, but the land of Bashu was relatively peaceful. However, that was only relative to the outside. Various forces were entrenched internally, especially among the tribes. The relationship between the forces was complicated. In the future, if Vanadium deposits have been discovered in Bashu. How to mine them peacefully is still a very thorny problem.
Sanbao obviously also understood the power of it. At this moment, his face no longer had the joy and laughter before. He nodded and said seriously, "Don't worry, young master, Sanbao will be careful!"
Li Zexuan patted Sanbao on the shoulder and said encouragingly: "Well! Sanbao, do your best. If you do well, the young master will be able to trust you and give you more important tasks in the future, and you will also be able to enjoy wealth and wealth in the future." All!"
It is very necessary to give some "chicken soup for the soul" to your "employees" in a timely manner!
Sure enough, Sanbao immediately felt as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood. He held his head high and said, "Master! Sanbao doesn't want glory and wealth. As long as he can help the master run errands, Sanbao will be satisfied!"
"Haha! Okay! Stop flattering me, kid! Go down and get ready!"
Li Zexuan smiled happily and said.
"Yes! Master!"
Sanbao said goodbye and left, but Li Zexuan fell into deep thought. The metallurgical industry in the Tang Dynasty was quite underdeveloped. The metals that had been mined were nothing more than gold, silver, copper, iron and the like. This was definitely not enough. It seemed that he would need to train a group of people in the future. Talents, specially travel all over the country to search for minerals!
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