He stayed in the industrial zone until after nine o'clock. Knowing that Lu Daqiang and the others had not had dinner, Li Ke had a light meal with them. However, while eating, he learned that the leading general of the right guard had arrived with five thousand soldiers. Here in the industrial zone, it is said that His Majesty called us here.
Li Ke asked them to rest first while he and Lu Daqiang finished their meal.
During the meal, while chatting with Lu Daqiang and the others, Li Ke was thinking about the next plan. The emergence of the steam engine meant that the industrialization process of Datang was advanced by more than a thousand years.
Even according to Li Ke's own original plan, it was much ahead of schedule, and the status of these craftsmen, the status of their family members, etc. must be improved.
Secrecy measures in this era are easier to implement than in later generations, especially near Chang'an City, but Li Ke's own plan still needs to be adjusted.
The simplest point is that the emergence of steam engines means that automatic forging hammers can appear. Extra large forging hammers may not be able to be made yet, but ordinary large forging hammers are definitely possible.
This means that more large forgings will have higher strength, and higher strength means that many industrial structural parts can also be cast.
I have to say...the emergence of power sources means that the entire industrial system has entered a new era.
For example, Xizhou is currently constructing railway tracks. Steam engines have been built. Are steam trains still far away? Don't make this too simple.
Especially when Li Ke still has relevant drawings in his hand, it is even more complicated.
But compared to here, Li Ke found that the chemical industry was lagging behind. Physics and chemistry complement each other in almost many places. At least materials science cannot be separated from chemistry, and many aspects of applied physics cannot be separated from the assistance of chemistry. .
And having a power source means that electromagnetism can also be put on the agenda. With a steam engine, it is not difficult to generate electricity. In later generations, many ordinary people can easily wind a motor by hand.
It can be said that there are too many things that can be improved!
No, I still have to find something for Duan Lun to do. How can this be handled by Li Ke alone? He must find someone to come over.
Especially these industrial aspects, to some extent, all belonged to the Tang Dynasty.
The problem is that Li Ke is really not comfortable publishing these things now, because publishing them means that many wealthy families will know about it. After they know about it, their profits in the same market will increase significantly.
If the market is destroyed, the people will be damaged in the end, and it will still be in Li Ke's own hands for a period of time.
Alas, it seems that the reform of the military is inevitable.
There are many things that need to be reformed in the Tang Dynasty, but the first thing to be reformed can only be the army. Only when the military reform is completed, the Tang Dynasty will not be in chaos.
As for the cost of the army, Li Ke did some calculations and found that the current number of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty is about 600,000. This number must be streamlined, because if it is converted into a professional army, many soldiers will not be needed.
But in the later period, in order to fill some of the gaps at the local level, some veterans may be recruited to become local officials. If all of these are calculated, Li Ke will count one million.
The monthly salary of one million soldiers per month is calculated based on the basic 150 yuan. The monthly salary for a year is only 1.8 million yuan. This was a huge burden for the previous Tang Dynasty treasury, but for the current Tang Dynasty It's much simpler for Tang.
Of course, the reform of the military service system is not only a cost in one aspect, but also a huge cost in terms of food. In addition to war horses and heavy weapons provided by the state, the rest of the military service system is carried by the soldiers themselves.
The so-called heavy weapons include weapons and armor, and soldiers must bring seven things with them to serve: uniforms, quilts, supplies, materials, bows and arrows, saddles and bridles, and weapons. This is also why the burden on the Tang court was so low.
If the military service system was changed, just clothes, bows and arrows, uniforms, etc. would be a huge drain on the entire Tang Dynasty court. Things like saddles are simpler, after all, they are not easy to break.
And this also includes food, and the supply of food is only provided by the court during foreign wars, such as when attacking Tuyuhun and Goguryeo.
In fact, most of the common people's food is not brought directly to the army by the soldiers. Instead, when the soldiers are serving, their families hand over the food to the local area in accordance with regulations, and then deploy it uniformly.
Most of the government soldiers are basically stationed in their own places. After all, they will return home to farm after their service.
Only a lot of elites will fight everywhere, but in fact, when fighting against Tuyuhun, they basically mobilized nearby soldiers.
Once it changes to a recruitment system, it means that the military expenditures of the imperial court will increase horribly, but for Li Ke, the cost is actually not much.
First of all, for Li Ke, who has a steam engine, in terms of clothing, armor, weapons and other aspects, it can be so low that everyone wants to cry. Even if it is to stabilize the market and stabilize the lives of the people, it is impossible to release it to the outside world.
But in fact, Li Ke can reduce the cost of internal procurement of the army to a minimum, or simply let the court owe it without lowering the price.
The Tang Dynasty court took a private loan from Li Ke, interest-free and calculated according to the market price.
In this case, it doesn't matter.
In addition to this, there is food. In addition to the 40 million stones imported from the outside world, the large-scale expansion of Lingnan Road, and the continuous increase of cultivated land in Jiangnan and other places, Datang actually has no shortage of food.
If there is no shortage of food, everything is easy to say. Even in Linyi and other places, if new technologies such as curved shaft plows are adopted, the annual increase in rice production can still increase.
The cost of such food is not much.
Not to mention the bows and arrows. The bows and arrows provided by the Fu soldiers themselves are actually of mixed quality, and are not as good as those provided by Li Ke's industrialization. In summary, Li Ke currently has the strength and opportunity to restructure the Tang army.
Once the restructuring and military training are completed, the combat effectiveness of Datang's army will be at least doubled! Just the improvement of energy and spirit is very terrifying.
"Go and call the right guard general in." After finishing their meal with Lu Daqiang and the others, Li Ke said to Huo Gang.
"yes!"
Soon, a young general from outside walked in with his head held high. After entering, he saluted Li Ke directly and said, "General An Yuanshou, I have met His Highness."
"An Yuanshou? Are you the son of Duke Rong?" Li Ke asked in surprise when he heard this surname.
"It's my father." An Yuanshou said.
"Excuse me, Duke Rong is the pillar of my Tang Dynasty!" Li Ke immediately said with a smile.
