Datang: Touching the Corpse Li Yuanba at the Beginning

Several people replied excitedly.

"Your Majesty, that, minister..."

The youngest present was from the third rank, and he, Hou Jiuman, a seventh-rank scum, dared not even breathe, but after talking for a long time, his problem had not been resolved yet.

It was agreed to discuss the issue of guns, but how did the discussion get into the economy?

"By the way, the gun problem."

"Hou Jiuman, take some gun barrels and ask Duan Lun to ask if anyone can make them."

"it is good!"

Hou Jiuman handed the gun barrel to Duan Lun. Duan Lun looked at the shape and there was nothing special about it, but when he reached out and touched the inside, he was shocked instantly. This craftsmanship...

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment, I think of someone."

After finishing speaking, Duan Lun walked towards the guard at the door, said a few words and walked back.

"Your Majesty, I will ask your guards to call someone for me. I think this person can do something."

"Who?"

"This man's name is Lu Ban. He usually doesn't talk to anyone in the Ministry of Industry, but he has a good skill. If you find him, he must have a way for things that others can't do."

"Oh?"

On the surface Li Wenhao was not surprised, but his heart was already overwhelmed.

Lu Ban, God of Craftsman!

Never expected to come to Datang so quietly.

This is a proper technical master. Later, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an academician.

After a while, a sloppy guy who smelled like alcohol was brought in.

"Your Majesty, when we found him, he was drinking, there is no way..."

"fine!"

Li Wenhao waved his hand, "Lu Ban!"

"Here, do you want to do something rare, Your Majesty?"

"Is there a blueprint?"

"give him!"

For talented people, Li Wenhao is still very indulgent. After all, the respect on the lips may not be the real respect, but the ability is the real ability.

Hou Jiuman handed the gun barrel to Lu Ban. Lu Ban held the gun barrel and looked at it for a while, left and right, and sized up the crowd for a long time.

"It's simple?"

"Isn't it enough to have hands?"

Ruban said disdainfully.

"Your Majesty, is there a millstone in the palace?"

"Naturally there is."

"there?"

"lead the way!"

The eunuch led a group of people to the corner of the palace, where there were millstones and other things.

"General, borrow a spear."

"Take it!"

Holding the guard's spear, Lu Ban inserted him into the middle of the millstone, made the spear stand upright, and then asked someone to push the millstone, and the spear turned little by little.

"Everyone, don't you understand yet?"

"As long as you make the corresponding equipment, put the pipe on the outside, and then let the grinding disc rotate, lines will naturally appear inside. What requires effort is the size of the drill bit and the size of the cutting edge?"

Hearing what Lu Ban said, everyone suddenly realized that as long as the drill is fixed, no matter how you turn it, there will be no problems.

"Lu Ban, you have lost your talent in the Ministry of Industry, go to Fanyang Academy!"

With one sentence, Li Wenhao transferred Lu Ban to Fanyang Academy, and Hou Jiuman's first [-] rifles were equipped by him to the White Horse Camp and Chen Qingzhi's White Robe Army.

The White Horse Battalion and White Robe Army after changing their costumes are really awe-inspiring.

With a long gun in his hand, a scimitar or saber hanging on his waist, a longbow on his back, and a quiver immediately, and a lance on the other side of the longbow, and two rows of bullets on his back bag.

It looks so nondescript.

However, in order to train the marksmanship of these 1 people, Li Wenhao consumed countless bullets. He thought it would be enough for one person to shoot dozens of rounds. Unexpectedly, dozens of rounds only made them familiar with the use of rifles. There was no way but to continue. Waste of money.

Fortunately, through the efforts of He Shen and others, the first batch of copper coins has been recovered, and the smelting has been completed quickly, and the bullets have been forged.

Just when Li Wenhao thought that the lack of money had reached a peak for the time being, Hou Jiuman sneaked in again.

"Your Majesty, this is a drawing newly designed by the minister. Look, we seem to be able to use the recoil of bullets to automatically load the gun..."

"At that time, it should be da da da da!"

As soon as Li Wenhao heard it, da da da da!

All I can think about is copper, where can I get so much copper.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Wenhao temporarily suppressed Hou Jiuman's idea. He told Hou Jiuman to study hard, make a few finished products first, and equip them to the army after confirming that everything is mature. poor.

He had a premonition that the wealth he had accumulated might not be enough for Hou Jiuman to spend two years alone.

But now Datang has too many places that need money.

No way, Li Wenhao could only order Qi Jiguang, Zhou Yu, Zheng He, Lu Su and others to go to sea against his will.

The purpose is simple, plunder, plunder resources, minerals, and money.

At the same time, Li Wenhao is also preparing to start the war against the West in advance, for no other reason than labor.

The Middle East is rich in resources, and the Far East is also rich in resources. It was too expensive to hire the people of the Tang Dynasty to mine in the past, and these labor captives who can work as long as they only need to manage food use incense.

Since the first concrete road was dredged, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs seem to be obsessed with this feeling.

One by one road construction plans were reported to Li Wenhao through Zhongshu Province. Now Li Wenhao dare not brag that the problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

The problems that can be solved with money are all because of too little money. Let’s look at the gold-absorbing monsters in Datang, Hou Jiuman, Xizheng, road construction, and the research and development of steam engines and iron-clad ships. These are the gold-absorbing monsters.

Especially the road construction plan of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, it is simple.

They actually wanted to build a well-systematic road system with Fanyang City as the center in the east and Chang'an City as the center in the west.

Then, as luck would have it, Fan Yang Academy reported that a railway was going to be built. The first railway was to cross the grassland and go out from Fanyang City to Huju City.

"My Nima..."

"Why is Datang so poor?"

If those countries in the West heard Li Wenhao's words, they would hang him first and then burn him with fire.

Nima Tang is so rich, you still say you are poor?

Chapter 537 Western Expedition, Western Expedition

Poor, Datang is really poor now.

Although Li Wenhao didn't see it, he could already feel the money being consumed like running water.

And, most importantly, it seems that no project can be stopped, which is the most fucking thing.

As long as he can stop one, Li Wenhao will not let the Ministry of Households yell in his ears every day that he has no money.

To be honest, if you don’t have money, go out and grab it, what are you looking for in the emperor’s ink?

The emperor didn't let you rob, or did he not give you soldiers?

As long as you don't rob the people of Tang Dynasty, go out and rob, not only right, but also credit?

At first glance, this group of people from the Ministry of Finance are just crooked.

"Ministry of Industry, discuss and discuss, road construction almost, stop for a while?"

"Can't stop, Your Majesty, think about the Grand Canal back then, how much courage did Yang Guang need to build it?"

"Now the highways extending in all directions are the same as the Grand Canal. They must not be stopped, even if they are eating bran and swallowing vegetables."

Wei Zheng stood up and said solemnly.

Reasonably speaking, this is the first time Wei Zheng agrees to such extravagance.

"If the highway can't be stopped, where is Hou Jiuman?"

"Your Majesty, do you know how many soldiers my Tang Dynasty can kill once this gun is successfully developed?"

"Do you know how much the Tang Dynasty's annual pension is for soldiers?"

Jia Xu asked with a serious face.

"Damn, this doesn't work, that doesn't work either, who is the emperor?"

"You are!"

Everyone uttered their voices in unison, and Li Wenhao slumped on the chair.

"How can I be the poorest emperor in the world?"

"What, He Shen, hurry up, currency reform, issue coins for me."

"Go to the west to harvest a wave of leeks first."

"Your Majesty, I'm already doing it, but currency circulation takes time, and this time is indispensable."

He Shen's tone was still not in a hurry, which made Li Wenhao so angry.

If the co-author doesn't ask you for money, you all think that you are okay, right?

……

Li Wenhao's mind is full of black lines now.