A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"Come in!" Li Er shouted.

Gu Qing had no choice but to enter in disgrace, picked up a tea egg and ate it by himself.

"You boy." Li Er said with a smile on his face, "I told you to taste it, and you really did."

Chapter 9 and seven are poured out

"Your Majesty, we are all members of our own family. If I am polite, it will be difficult for you." Gu Qing looked at Li Tai after eating tea eggs, "Fatty, do you think so?"

Hearing the name Fatty, Li Tai turned his head and didn't want to talk to Gu Qing anymore.

"I know everything about it." Li Er casually peeled the tea eggs, "Tell me, what is the magic of this engine?"

Gu Qing said, "Actually, there are not many wonderful things, but it can replace a lot of manpower."

"There is more." Li Erming said knowingly, "I heard Qingque say that this thing can change the times, right?"

"It's too early to say that the times have changed." Gu Qing.

"Oh?" Li Er was puzzled, "How do I start?"

"Today's engine is just a prototype, and it still needs to be built. With this prototype engine, it can continue to develop. The more perfect the engine, the better its efficiency and stability will be. As long as the engine is perfected successfully, the Maxima will not be mentioned. Running and marching is a matter of day and night."

Speaking of this, Li Er's expression was a little strange.

Gu Qing quickly explained, "Your Majesty, don't worry, this will take several years to build, and the current craftsmanship of Datang can't reach the level I said."

"Now that there is a prototype, it will be a matter of time." Li Er's expression was very strange.

"It's not as simple as imagined." Gu Qing waved his hand, "Craftsmanship! I'm talking about craftsmanship on metals. You have to start with the most basic steelmaking. Your Majesty knows that the steelmaking technology of Datang is really not good now, because The higher the operating frequency of the engine, the higher the steel strength required. According to the technology of Datang today, the efficiency of the engine made is not much different from that of a donkey, let alone a thousand miles a day. Basic steelmaking is the only way to do it, of course, steelmaking is the foundation of the foundation, and the upper process cannot be explained clearly in a few words, and I don’t quite understand the specific situation, so I need to explore.”

"Gu Qing." Li Er looked at Gu Qing and said, "This engine needs to be controlled. You know how important the marching speed is in marching and fighting."

"Naturally understand, don't worry, Your Majesty, I will watch." Gu Qing said.

"My son will also watch." Li Tai also said.

"That's good." Li Er stood up, "I've had enough, you guys do it well."

"I send my father off." Li Tai followed Li Er out, and was persuaded by Li Er to come back.

Looking back, Li Tai saw that Gu Qing was still leisurely peeling the tea eggs with anxious eyes, "Did you listen to what my father said?"

"Listen." Gu Qing cleaned up the eggshells, "Your father means that you don't want the technology of this engine to fall into the hands of others. It's too early to worry about this. Your father and I are telling the truth. According to the current technology of Datang, there is no way to do what I said, and the basic steelmaking must be done well."

Hearing about steelmaking, Li Tai was in the same place, "Gu Qing, just like the watch and pistol you gave me, these crafts are what Datang can't do now, right?"

"Probably." Gu Qing nodded, "But I also made a similar firearm, a musket, although the accuracy is not as good as a pistol, but with the improvement of craftsmanship, it will become a weapon like a pistol. Everything depends on the word craftsmanship. , both the industrial level and the technological level must be improved.”

I became more and more confused about Gu Qing’s origin. I almost forgot about Gu Qing’s origin due to all the things I faced before. , no such fear in the face of Tubo.

What Gu Qing brought gave me too much shock, from the knowledge of the academy to the various things that Gu Qing brought out, these are all subversive cognitive levels.

"Gu Qing, where is your hometown?" Li Tai whispered, "I'm getting scared now."

"What are you afraid of?"

Li Tai said, "Everything is according to what you said. If there is such a craft in this world, how powerful is your hometown? Today's Tang Dynasty is just a drop in the ocean in front of your hometown. I feel powerless in my heart."

"You will see my hometown, it was a very good time." Gu Qing said to Li Tai, "Wait and live a little longer, maybe we can see it."

"Really?" Li Tai smiled wryly.

Li Tai felt an inexplicable sense of sadness in his heart, the sadness of standing in front of Gu Qing, the Great Tang has indeed become stronger these years, and all the countries in the four directions have surrendered under the foot of the Great Tang, if Gu Qing's hometown came to the Central Plains, would it be a disaster?No matter how hard Datang tries, how he develops, how he becomes stronger, he will be destroyed by this legendary hometown, so what's the point of all his efforts.

"Why are you looking at me?" Gu Qing said after packing up the egg shells.

"It's nothing." Li Tai collected his thoughts, "Is there any direction you can give me advice on building the engine?"

"Steelmaking is steelmaking!" Gu Qing emphasized, "Steel with sufficient hardness can increase power and stability, which is very important for an engine."

"Your idea is very vague." Li Tai said, "It's like making steel, what kind of steel do you need to make?"

"The hardness of horizontal knives is twice as hard as today." Gu Qing said, "Perhaps blacksmiths can understand this. Most of the steel is now forged. The efficiency of this kind of steelmaking is too low. You can start from this point of view. Let’s think about what to do next.”

"I'm clear." Li Tai nodded.

There was still something wrong with Li Tai's gaze, "Don't look at me like that, just say what you have to say."

"That's fine." Li Tai sat next to Gu Qing and said, holding his shoulders, "I know, there must be a lot of good things in your stomach that haven't been poured out, right? Hurry up! Pour out all the things in your stomach, I asked the students in the academy to work hard to make it one by one."

"It's gone, I can't pour it out." Gu Qing said.

"Really?"

"real!"

"Why do I not believe it?" Li Tai looked at Gu Qing, "Is there really nothing in your stomach?"

"What did I lie to you for?" Gu Qing stood up leisurely, "You already know what I can say."

"Oh." Li Tai nodded doubtfully.

"That's right." Gu Qing came back to his senses, "There is a kind of train, which can take hundreds of people to a long distance in one trip, and the speed is also very fast."

"Train?" Li Tai came alive, "I knew you must have something in your belly, hurry up! Tell me, I'll take a pen and ink to write it down."

"But..."

"What's wrong!?"

"I'm short of money recently." Gu Qing twisted his face, "You also know that I have a lot of property, and now I can't make ends meet. These days, everyone in the family is living on a tight budget."

Chapter 9 and Eight

"What does this have to do with money!" Li Tai said anxiously, "Can these be measured by money?"

"It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice." Gu Qing said helplessly, "If you can give me hundreds of thousands of coins, let me get through the difficulties first."

"Get out!" Li Tai didn't have a good face when he heard this, asking for money?You, Gu Qing, are the richest person in the entire Central Plains. Your business is spread all over the Central Plains and you are short of money. What can I do?

It turns out that Fei Fei is really short of money this time. Wu Mei has sorted out the accounts these days to see that the flow of all the money has begun to show signs of imbalance. Even if the annual flow of money is as high as millions, if something goes wrong here , the economy of the entire Central Plains is about to collapse, no matter how I control the economic flow of more than half of the Central Plains, the huge pressure is on my heart, and I hope that things in the Wa Kingdom will be smooth sailing.

Shangguanyi, who was helping Li Zhi with various matters in the Maritime Trade Department, also found clues. Judging from the accounts of the Maritime Trade Department these days, the economic circulation of the Central Plains has quickly entered an unprecedented situation, especially in Chang'an. , The speed of economic flow has reached an astonishing situation.

Of course, this situation is good, and everyone is happy to see it. The current rapid economic flow in the Central Plains has brought a lot of benefits, but the problem has arisen. Most of the money and money are exchanged with Gu Qing. From all directions, the source of business is Gu Qing. If it flows into the Gu family from all directions, and then flows back from the Gu family to all directions, the existence of the Gu family has a pivotal position.

I didn’t think so before, but now I can see the problem in the Maritime Trade Department. The Gu family is really important. If Gu Qing stops sending money to the Maritime Trade Department, once the Maritime Trade Department is paralyzed, the sea trade in the entire Central Plains will be in trouble. A kind of chaos.