Southern Song Dynasty military god

Chapter 576 Sword Yitian, Sword Slaying Dragon

How big Liu Wei's firearms workshop is now, there are very few people who really know the inside story, even some high-level officials of the Central Republic of China may not be clear.

Although Liu Wei is willing to establish a democratic country, he is not willing to be a feudal emperor himself. It is already the limit of what Liu Wei can do to make the Liu family a royal family that is detached from the world and has a greater spiritual symbolic meaning.

But this does not mean that Liu Wei does not want to benefit his descendants.He is also a Chinese, a traditional Chinese, and he will have some "bad habits" that will be called Chinese in later generations.In Liu Wei's view, with the development of the times, being in a country is not a happy thing and something to boast about. On the contrary, only by mastering the real leading and core technology can you never be bullied.

Therefore, what Liu Wei will leave to his descendants will not be a dispensable country, but a cutting-edge technological research and development team with excellent enterprising spirit, and the establishment of this team was established by Liu Wei a long time ago. Started to prepare.

Through the optimal allocation of resources, the collection and teaching of personnel, the Firearms Research Institute under the name of Liu Wei has already been renamed the real research institute. Generally speaking, "high-tech" things are the objects of research.

Today, the total number of personnel in the entire research institute has exceeded 1!

1 people doesn't seem like too much at first glance, and it can't be compared with later generations, but don't forget that the population base of the Central Republic of China today is only less than 200 million people.The ratio of scientific research personnel to [-] per cent, even in later generations, no country can achieve it.

What's more, in addition to the research institute, Liu Wei also has a special firearms workshop under his name.

The name of the workshop sounds a little earthy, like a hand-made workshop, and many people think so, but in fact, under Liu Wei's request, the firearms workshop has already been divided according to the process, and it is not simply gathered in one place. Together.

From the raw material workshop to the final assembly workshop, and then to the warehouse, Liu Wei built them in different categories according to his later experience. If not, how could a mere "workshop" provide a country's demand for firearms? What about some exports?

It's just that the firearms workshop is a secret among the secrets of the entire Central Republic, and Liu Wei's dark team and shadow team are responsible for its security.

"My money is actually the country's money!"

I didn't expect that everyone's emotions would become so excited when I proposed to pay out of my own pocket. Liu Wei said haha, and slowly pulled the topic away.

Some people had objections to the purchase of firearms from Liu Wei by the Central Republic of China at the beginning, but as the social system of the Central Republic of China became popular among the people, everyone felt that Liu Wei's doing so was excellent, no matter what Under the sun, without confusion and without a camera obscura, is it better than anything else?As for the matter of financial expenditure, it should not be mixed with the expenses of the royal family, even if it is Gao Jin, it is opposed to this matter.

To put it simply, when the national finances are surprised today, the royal family’s private funds are used. When the royal family’s private funds are insufficient tomorrow, they will ask the national finances. Will the country provide it or not?To put an end to this possibility, the best way is to be clear-cut and never communicate with each other.

In fact, this approach is not necessarily the only way to solve the funding problem. There is a panacea, which is to issue national debt.

Liu Wei has done the road of issuing national debt in the past, and the effect is very good. This time, Gao Jin is also going to take this old road.Liu Wei did not deny Gao Jin's solution. It would be better if he didn't take money out of his own pocket.

After the meeting, Liu Wei still couldn't help telling Gao Jin in private that if he could get more Wootz steel, he must not be polite, and just ask how much it would cost.

"Liu Wei, this Utz steel is not so easy to get. Although we have opened up the passage to the Western Regions, not every caravan has Utz steel!" Even the raw materials of the "Yi Tian Sword" mentioned by Liu Wei at the meeting just now, Gao Jin is still worrying about when it will be ready.

Although the Central Republic of China is a democratic country, in fact, everyone with power in their hands will always find a way for their family to make a fortune.This point cannot be avoided by Liu Wei himself, nor can he criticize others. This is also a natural loophole in the democratic system. Even in later generations, no country has really dealt with this loophole.

Take the Gao family as an example.

Gaojiazhuang used to be famous for producing food crops and commerce. After moving to Bashu, Gaojiazhuang can be said to be the birthplace of the Central Republic of China. Almost all the materials needed at that time were purchased and transported by Gaojiazhuang. , so in the hands of Gao Jin, he has a huge and experienced transportation team.

When the Central Republic of China was established later, it was naturally impossible for this procurement and transportation team formed purely by the Gao family to be nationalized. It was just that it no longer wore the hat of the state, but was turned into a private operation.After privatization, the country needs Gaojiazhuang to purchase materials, and it uses formal channels to negotiate prices, while Gaojiazhuang itself continues the transportation business.

It can be said that basically two-thirds of the foreign import and export business of the Central Republic of China is monopolized by Gaojiazhuang, that is, in the hands of Gao Jin. Go discuss with Gao Jin.But out of the office, the two of them are relatives, and everything is naturally easy to discuss.

What Gao Jin can do, of course, will try his best to do it for Liu Wei, but even Gao Jin feels embarrassed about Wuzi Steel.

Although later generations are used to calling this patterned steel "Damascus steel", Liu Wei knows that the reason for this name is that these patterned steels are reprocessed by Arab master craftsmen, but the raw materials are from India.

The origin of wootz steel is really a long history. Liu Wei is not a professional who really studies Indian history, so he can’t remember clearly. The only thing he remembers is Kudubgao in the southern suburbs of New Delhi, the capital of India. Inside the tower wall stands an iron pillar about seven meters high and half a meter in diameter.

The seven-meter-high iron pillar, even in the era of Liu Wei at this time, was considered a rather tall building, but in later generations, there was a 72-meter-high Kudubu tower beside it, which was quite tall. In contrast, this dark iron pillar is very inconspicuous.

However, this iron pillar can attract the attention of a large number of tourists and scientists, just because this iron pillar has experienced wind and rain for thousands of years in the open air, but it is not rusty at all, which can be called a miracle in the world.

Judging from the Sanskrit engraved on the iron pillar, this iron pillar was not cast on the spot, but was moved from the Bihar state in eastern India by the Islamic dynasty ruling Delhi in the 5th century AD. The legend is to commemorate the iron pillar. Created by King Chandhara.

However, people in later generations are used to linking it with Ashoka, the king of India more than 2300 years ago, and calling it "Ashoka Iron Pillar".

According to the scientific analysis and identification of later generations, the casting time of this iron pillar should be more than 1500 years ago, but what puzzles scientists is that after more than 1500 years of wind and rain, there is still no rust on the iron pillar.You must know that iron is the metal that is most likely to rust. Ordinary cast iron will be rusted in decades, needless to say, for thousands of years.

Even in the later generations of scientific prosperity, many advanced metallurgical companies have tried their best, but still have not found a good way to prevent iron from rusting. It is incredible that ancient Indians can do this.The strangest thing is, if the Indians had already mastered such superb craftsmanship, why didn't they smelt other non-rusting iron products?

India, as one of the four ancient civilizations, does not have any record of this secret technique in its complete classics?

Utz Steel really reminded Liu Wei that it was actually this "Ashoka Iron Pillar". If it is possible to find Indian technology for smelting Ashoka Iron Pillar through the history of Utz Steel, then for the Central Republic of China, or for Liu Weiming How important is it to the research institute below?
"Brother, this matter is very important. If so, I will personally ask Zhang Han to explain it, and I will also say hello to Wu Anbang, and select a group of truly elite people to complete this important task!"

"Then what do I need to do?"

Gao Jin is also extremely smart, and he immediately reacted.

"I don't have anyone who can speak Indian language here."

"no problem!"

Before Liu Wei finished speaking, Gao Jin patted his chest vigorously, because the Gao family controlled the Central Republic of China's business leading to the Western Regions, so it was not a problem at all to find some talents who were proficient in the languages ​​of the Western Regions.

"Then please leave this matter to the elder brother, and there is no need to be too anxious. After the Central Plains is settled, we will gradually figure it out. No matter what, we must master the refining process of Wuzi steel!" Therefore, there is no doubt about Liu Wei's firmness, but what surprised Gao Jin was, listening to Liu Wei's tone, it seemed that the Central Plains' peace was just a flick of a finger?

"Liu Wei, do you still want to see the envoys of the Mongols and Liao people?"

"See? Why do I want to meet them? If they want to talk about military affairs, wait for the good ministers to come back and talk to them. If they want to talk about trade, that's your strength, brother. What do you say when you meet me? I'm gone. There is nothing to talk about with them!"

For foreigners, Liu Wei has never had a lot of affection. The Central Republic of China is not a centralized monarchy country. Since there are counterpart ministers, he, the prime minister, is happy and relaxed, out of sight and out of mind.

(End of this chapter)