Destiny Only Han

Chapter 708 Liu Ying: What does the drop in raw material prices have to do with the rise in the price of my finished products?
On the wasteland, the huge steam excavator crouched quietly like a steel behemoth, only the steam boiler was still emitting white smoke.

Well, there is a leak.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the steam loss is within a certain amount, and this also has certain benefits, an appropriate amount of air leakage can prevent the risk of the boiler bursting...

On the other side, thirty carefully selected Lang Wei who were in their prime of life were wet, their hands trembled slightly, they were panting heavily, sweating profusely, and looked like they were about to lose strength and faint.

Although they were about to vomit blood from exhaustion, they still lost the previous game.

The steam excavator only dug four or five times easily, which far exceeded the results of their half an hour of hard work.

Therefore, in the following time, the four engineers drove the steam excavator no longer to compete with them. Instead, they dug the foundation on the other side and filled the gully according to the plan, and only came back to dig in the last minute of the competition. A shovel, to establish the victory.

Well, the main reason is that I feel unhappy, so I choose to kill and punish my heart...

In terms of rules, the mechanical group has been tied hands and feet from the very beginning, and the game time is limited to half an hour, in order to allow the artificial group to achieve better results.

After all, people are always tired, and high-intensity labor lasts for a dozen or 10 minutes at most.

"Then, the price of coal in the market seems to have remained unchanged, so where does the ability you mentioned come from?"

"Naughty... sit down."

Well, Liu Jian's mother is the elder sister of Shi Fen, a doctor in the household.

Going back to the root cause, Liu Ying felt that it was the reason why Liu Bang became the shopkeeper and returned most of the government affairs to Xiao He.

"Therefore, the price of coal used in industry is not only high, but also limited, which leads to small processing equipment that can only be driven by water power, and naturally cannot cut and process high-strength and large metal components..."

Hearing Xiao He's words, Liu Ying said solemnly: "Don't be afraid, my father is the son of heaven, and the son of heaven is the son of heaven! Then my elder father is the incarnation of heaven, so I will discuss with him when the time comes, and the teacher can live as long as he wants. How old are you..."

"You know, I plan to leave the teacher to my son..."

Of course, in fact, this is more due to human physical factors. After all, Emperor Shihuang, who is two years older than Xiao He, has been cold for many years, and Liu Bang, who is one year younger than Xiao He, gave birth to a son last year...

Without waiting for Xiao He to speak, Zhang Liang continued: "We are chatting here, and we said that when we were building and digging canals, if we could have this kind of machinery to help, I am afraid that the estimated three-year construction period can be completed in one year! "

Zhang Liang smiled: "How tall is it?"

Liu Ying regretted that she was sitting so close to Xiao He, but she still bit the bullet and continued:

"Hello, teacher... Well, the other teacher is also good to you!"

Xiao He looked sideways and asked, "How do you say that?"

"Several floors are as high..." Liu Ying picked up a stalk that is popular in tea gardens now, and continued with a smile: "Not to mention, the winch used in the steam excavator used to be controlled by a chain. , is not only heavy, but also easy to break, and now the steel wire rope is used, which is strong and light, and this alone can save the cost of one hundred thousand yuan for each steam excavator compared with the past, and the follow-up cost of millions of replacement parts!"

"Teacher, the empire is too big now, and the territory it actually controls is far larger than that of the former Qin Dynasty. The memorials sent from various places in one day are enough to fill two houses. Therefore, if the teacher has to do everything by himself, how can the body bear it?"

When Liu Ying said this, Zhang Liang had a noncommittal expression, but Xiao He nodded lightly: "That's right, the reason why the second generation of the former Qin Dynasty died was because of the abuse of people's power and the people in the world being regarded as worthless. So just like you once As I said, water can carry a boat and overturn it, you must always keep the world in your heart..."

Well, there are twelve pins on Liu Bang's crown, and each pin uses twelve pieces of jade, a total of 280 eight pieces. They are multicolored jade, that is, jade stones of five different colors are arranged in sequence. Liu Ying's crown is made of sapphire. Same color as the kings.

When Liu Ying added three crowns, they were the cloth crown representing the scribes, the leather crown representing the warriors, and the same crown as Liu Bang's crown, which was only distinguished by jade ornaments.

"Besides, many of the parts inside need to be grinded by large-scale lathes, milling machines and other machines driven by electricity. A few years ago, the Changjiu-Kowloon Railway had not yet been opened. Coal that can only be obtained as energy.”

Liu Ying sat down, glanced at Xiao He who had white beard and hair, age spots and wrinkles on his face, and became more and more dissatisfied with someone.

"This kid is talking nonsense!" Xiao He and Zhang Liang looked at each other and smiled, and patted Liu Ying's head with some effort: "When Master Xinling was born, how long ago did Lord Xinling save Zhao Baiqin? Master lives until your son becomes the emperor of the Han Dynasty, won't he become an old monster?"

Liu Jian.

Xiao He shook his head, his face full of awe: "You can't talk nonsense like this..."

Therefore, after Xiao Tong had a formal official position, he no longer called Xiao He his father, but Xiangguo in front of others.

Now that the commercial routes of the Western Regions have been formally established, and as Xiao He is getting older, he has implicitly expressed the idea of ​​wanting his children to send him on his last journey, Xiao Tong no longer serves as an envoy of the Han Dynasty, and travels between the countries of the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty. Instead, he was transferred to Dianke Mansion as Dianke Cheng, who also served as a 'pedestrian'.

Liu Ying said with a smile: "Don't say that there is no such condition at that time, I am afraid that even if it is made, we will not be able to use it..."

Liu Ying nodded slightly, and walked quickly with Xiao Tong to Xiao He who was sitting cross-legged under the tree, chatting with Zhang Liang about the family life.

After a while, Zhang Liang looked at Liu Ying and asked: "According to what you said, it was because the Changjiu-Kowloon Railway was opened to traffic that a large amount of coal that was easy to excavate and cheap in Shangjun was brought in, so there were large coals that could be processed. The power of steel..."

On the other side, Xiao He's second son, Xiao Tong, slowly walked over and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, Xiangguo invites you to come over."

Liu Ying looked at Xiao He's white hair again, shook her head and said:

You can scold as you like, as long as you can't hear... Liu Ying's eyes are bright, and she is very proud of completing today's cheating task.

"This old man thinks to himself, it is a blessing to be able to live to see you formally crowned, and to put on a cloth crown for you with his own hands. I really dare not think about it, lest I be considered greedy and punished by the heavens..."

"And the teacher said that the so-called country is to lead everyone to achieve happiness, so the coal transported from thousands of miles is mainly distributed to people's livelihood and used for people's heating and daily life."

So Liu Bang, who was surrounded by a group of strong men with arms folded, could only write IOUs with a black face, trying to find a place for himself by cursing...

Liu Bang felt that Shi Fen was a talent, and he heard that he had a good-looking sister, so he ordered him to be a beauty in the palace, and made Shi Fen his brother-in-law. The important duties were handed over to Shi Fen.

Teacher, it's impolite for you to continue asking... Liu Ying licked the corners of her lips and began to make up:
"The price of coal in the civilian market remains unchanged, mainly because we have signed an agreement with Han Wang and other coal mines in the early stage, and we must purchase according to the negotiated price... The purchase price remains unchanged, and the selling price naturally remains unchanged."

Even the group of Lang Wei, who was at the age of twenty and was at the peak of physical fitness and perseverance, was forced to complete the game with the support of the honor of the emperor's guard in his heart.

Well, in fact, Liu Ying is unnecessary. After all, most of the people who are waiting in line for Liu Bang to write the IOU are Fengpei heroes. These old guys are also very good at dealing with Liu Bang's cheating...

Xiao He stroked his beard, his dim eyes narrowed, with a strange light shining: "Continue."

Liu Ying cupped her hands: "I would like to be taught."

Liu Yingyao pointed to the steam excavator in the distance, and explained: "Teacher, please look, although this big guy looks very rough at first glance, stupid and thick, but it is actually very technical..."

Liu Ying smiled, stopped entangled in this topic, and asked instead: "The teacher asked me to come over, what is the matter?"

Well, 'Dian Ke' is in charge of the pilgrimage affairs of the princes and ethnic minority tribal leaders, and receives the officials of counties and counties.

Well, the Cao Canal that Zhang Liang mentioned is an artificial canal called Guangji Canal by later generations, which is used to make up for the excessive cement and sand in the Wei River, which makes it impossible for normal navigation and cargo supplies.

Xiao He shook his head, patted the futon beside him, and signaled Liu Ying to sit beside him.

Therefore, after Liu Ying asked people to send warm water mixed with sugar and salt to the Lang Wei who was a soldier of faith, she stood in front of Liu Bang with her arms folded, and supervised her father to fulfill the contract, so that the old man would not cheat...

Xiao He was only one year older than Liu Bang in terms of age, but now judging from his appearance, he is at least ten or twenty years older than Liu Bang. Although his legs and feet are still strong and he doesn't need help when walking, he is old. It is the appearance of dying years.

"Well, there are different types of coal for civilian use and industrial use. Because the former uses coal in the household environment, it must use anthracite coal that is resistant to burning and has no peculiar smell. The reserves of this kind of coal are very small, or it is limited by our technology. The quantity dug out is not much... Since things are rare and expensive, it is normal for the price to be higher, at least using briquettes is cheaper than firewood..."

"As for industrial coal, the main requirement is fire resistance. It doesn't matter if it has a smell or not... Well, if you don't believe me, teacher, you can find out by walking around the factories that emit black smoke."

"And this kind of coal is everywhere, especially the ones shipped from the upper county, which are tasteful but cheap...so those power stations that have been built long ago have been in operation, and then those with large lathes, milling machines, boring machines Workshops like this are also in operation.”

"Then, there is the Luban No. [-] we saw today, which is the original excavator..."

(End of this chapter)