Tang Dynasty good brother

Chapter 433 United Merchants

Before leaving, Qin Hao wrote a long letter to Pei Xingjian.

Today, Pei Xingjian is actually only one step away from the real big boss, but sometimes this step is as difficult as reaching the sky, the position is high but the rank is light, and he is talking about people like him. To put it bluntly, the foundation is unstable Well, if this battle can be won, the Duke dare not say, but the Marquis should be stable.

So Qin Hao urged thousands of times, in short, one sentence: Hold on and wait for me to develop.

Summoning craftsmen, Qin Hao finally took out a high-quality imitation Hongyi cannon and asked the Ministry of Industry to build it at full capacity. Li Shimin watched the test firing himself and sighed: "This is really a powerful weapon for siege."

Qin Hao said with a smile: "Not only is the effect of attacking the city, but the effect of defending the city is actually good. It's a pity that the transportation is inconvenient and cannot be used in field battles. It is a well-deserved artifact in water battles. It's just that your majesty, although this thing is not very practical now, But as long as we are willing to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in it to improve the status of the master craftsman, sooner or later, this thing will become a field artifact, and at that time, the cavalry will no longer be the trump card on the battlefield, but it will be."

"Oh? Can this thing be improved?"

"Yes, as long as we persist in improving, it will become smaller and lighter, and sooner or later we will be able to develop small guns that can be carried with the army, and we can even develop extremely small and thin guns that soldiers can hold in their hands. The cannons in it, but this requires a very high-level iron-smelting process, with the current technology, we can only use copper cannons for the time being."

"Hehe, you are not a cannon, it is clearly money. If the imperial court hadn't issued banknotes now, and the copper in the treasury had piled up like a mountain, I really wouldn't dare to let you make this thing. Anyway, since this thing is so brave, I'm relieved, so let's let the Ministry of Industry quickly manufacture what you want, and then equip Chang'an, Luoyang, Yangzhou, Bingzhou, Pyongyang, and Xining with this thing, and that's enough. Any great craftsman, as long as he can change this thing into an iron one, he can be granted the county title, and if he can make it smaller and lighter, he can be directly granted the title of Marquis, Xuanling, I am going to war, you should pay attention to this matter."

"Yes."

In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the status of master craftsmen was still very high, so no one jumped out to oppose the master craftsman's appointment as a marquis. If it was put in the Song Dynasty, craftsmen would like to be treated as slaves. It would be hell if this decree passed.

In fact, once this order is given, all the master craftsmen will stop doing other things, and concentrate on researching the improvement of artillery, which Qin Hao did not expect.

A few days later, Li Shimin led the elite troops from Guanzhong to set off. Prince Li Chengqian supervised the country and dispatched 30 soldiers from the Guanzhong government, 70 cavalry from the East Turks, [-] troops from the Anxi Duhufu, [-] from Tubo, and [-] from Nanzhao. The [-] army, with Li Ji as the vanguard, crushed the mighty Western Turks.

Datang is rich, so willful.

And Qin Hao, with Qin Xiaohao, went south to Yangzhou and started their shipbuilding business.

Although the Yangzhou shipyard has been relocated to the Japanese country as a whole, the foundation is still there, and few real master craftsmen have left. Over the years, they have been doing research on Galen ships. Now there are no technical problems, but there has been a lack of refitting. As soon as Qin Hao came, he handed over the manufacture of the Galen ship to other shipyards, and they concentrated on the study of the Saint Trinidad.

Of course, the name still needs to be changed. After much deliberation, Qin Hao decided to temporarily name this super ship Datang, and give it to Li Shimin to name it himself after testing the water in the future.

Because Qin Xiaohao had played with model boats before, he could barely reproduce the appearance of the boat based on his memory, but it would be foolish to want to reproduce the boat with just a model boat.

Fortunately, although the St. Trinidad is big, its foundation is still the same as that of the Galen. Those master craftsmen in Yangzhou already have a certain foundation. Coupled with Qin Xiaohao's science level, Qin Hao can boast Haikou wants to build this thing, and he doesn't think that the European technology in the [-]th century has any gap that cannot be bridged by the current Datang.

Even according to Qin Xiaohao, if necessary, he can build a steam engine and put it on the boat.

It is not the first time for Qin Hao to visit Yangzhou. Because it is the center of the canal, it has become more and more prosperous over the years, especially the commercial atmosphere, which has even far exceeded that of Chang'an. The city has a population of more than 100 million, almost They are all engaged in commercial work, and it is also the real headquarters of Hongmen. Even if the Qing Gang hadn't been recruited, the head of the gang might have been settled here.

The severance of trade routes in Southeast Asia is undoubtedly fatal to them. As soon as Qin Hao arrived, he naturally received a warm welcome. Many wealthy merchants cried and asked Qin Hao for help. Qin Hao released it casually He gave a speech, calling on everyone to contribute money and strength, but the enthusiasm of Yangzhou businessmen frightened him into stupidity.

In less than three days, these businessmen in Yangzhou raised more than 1000 million yuan in donations, and said that as long as it is needed for shipbuilding, people need people and things, and workers don't need money for their work.

Not only in Yangzhou, but the key point is that businessmen all over the country have taken action. This time, the combined punch of Dashi hit these businessmen firmly. I heard that there was also a meeting inside Hongmen. Everyone expressed their opinions and fully supported Qin Hao's shipbuilding.

Although Hongmen can't get a hand in shipping, the world's economy is a game of chess. Without shipping, their goods can't be sold, and the raw materials they need can't be bought in. The workers have to spend and they have to survive. It won't take long if this continues. They themselves have to break down.

Therefore, when Qin Hao was inspecting the shipyard, more than 300 pieces of wood were shipped from Nanzhao, all of which were fir trees over hundreds of years old. There were even more than 800 carpenters sent here who did not belong to the shipyard. Well, these carpenters may not know how to build ships, but they are still very competent as laymen, and they don't charge wages, just take care of the food.

Qin Hao couldn't help sighing, "The people of our Tang Dynasty are so sincere and united, why can't we accomplish anything?"

Qin Xiaohao glanced at him and said: "I think that the degree of capitalist alliance is greater than imagined. You see, the feeling that the world's businessmen are one family has come out. If Hongmen and the Qinggang join forces, no matter it is money, power, They are still human beings, not even short of soldiers. If they are allowed to taste the sweetness after this battle, there will be more and more alliances like this in the future. It will be fine if the imperial court complies with their needs. How much energy can it explode? As far as I know, whether it is the military aristocrats of Guanlong or the family members with the surname Gao in the south of the Yangtze River, they all have a deep connection with the Hongmen, and they are even supporters of the Hongmen."

Qin Hao also glanced at him, and said, "But as far as I know, you control at least three of the halls in Hongmen, and this chief banner owner is actually a glass seller."

Qin Xiaohao smiled shyly and said, "What are you talking about, it's really not three, it's six."

(End of this chapter)