"Cuckoo, do you say they can study Lianfa's shotgun?" Zhang Xiaobao didn't answer Li Longji's question directly, but shouted Cuckoo.
"Impossible. The blueprint we sent was not a gun with bullets from the back, but from the front, the gunpowder was pressed first, and then the bullets were pressed. The back was just a paper cannon as a primer.
If you really make it according to the drawings, after you finish the gun, you have to pass the gun through a cleaning rod. Otherwise, if you continue to hit the gun, you won't know where the bullet will go. "
Wang Juan had not said anything just now, she knew Zhang Xiaobao deliberately, thinking that Li Longji had come to disturb the world of the two.
"Your Majesty, no." Zhang Xiaobao replied to Li Longji.
"I heard, if they can't, why would they be willing to make it? What's more, they made it. They almost beat people. Hunting is not bad. Don't you worry that they are the power of other countries?"
Li Longji turned his head and glared at Zhang Xiaobao, but Zhang Xiaobao turned his back to him and didn't see it.
"I just hope that they are the forces of other countries. Otherwise, what are the previous series of internal affairs and military arrangements between me and the cuckoo? They come to toss them, if I don't toss them, wouldn't it be cheaper for them."
Zhang Xiaobao said lightly, pinching a popcorn, and sending it to Wang Juan's mouth: "Cuckoo, eat one."
Li Longji threw the paper away: "Xiaobao, can you still respect me? I ask you if they make a bunch of guns, whether they are also very useful at critical moments, such as when charging. The chairs turned around together, and the body was sitting upright, reporting, and said: "Yes, even a shotgun has its effect, not to mention that it is a shotgun boosted by gunpowder, even a slingshot is equally lethal.
However, if there are those steel shotguns, it is better to make bows and crossbows. The minister hopes that they are the forces of other countries, as long as they dare to follow the ideas designed by the minister.
First of all, they are looking for iron ore. If there is no iron ore, where do they go to get iron tools? The minister can even tell them the method of prospecting by other means.
Secondly, they can't always buy my Datang firecrackers. The transportation is inconvenient. When the firecrackers are transported, the gunpowder inside will be damp, and the paper will be worn out.
Therefore, they can only search for gunpowder by themselves. It is very simple, saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. Whether they can be purified well is not a matter for the ministers. Maybe they can make even more powerful gunpowder. "
Seeing Zhang Xiaobao speaking solemnly, Li Longji felt very uncomfortable. After thinking about it carefully, it turned out that he had become accustomed to Zhang Xiaobao's previous way of speaking.
Thinking of this, Li Longji smiled: "You speak to me well, just like before, do you know that you are encouraging them to study on their own, what if they learn something?"
"They can't learn it. As long as they look for mines, the ministers can easily come down. Prospecting for mines is very tiring. I think about all kinds of minerals in Datang, and I can still determine the location with Juanjuan. The place... I don’t remember too much, I only remember two, one is oil and the other is natural gas mine.
Our own mine in Datang, for the railway, is carrying out a large-scale steel smelting nationwide. The technology was originally backward, and the losses in various places were very large. Every time a piece of ore was dug out, I felt like a piece of meat was cut off from my body. of.
Waiting for the completion of the railway, I immediately sealed up all mines. No one was allowed to dig. Whoever digs is the sinner of my Datang. I will be punished as treason and I have to keep it for my grandson, as well as his grandson’s. Grandchildren... Many grandchildren.
I don’t know the place outside. It takes too much effort to find it. Let them find it. Once they find it, we will go to occupy it, which saves a lot of time. "
Zhang Xiaobao's body piled up again, lazily talking about his plan.
Wang Juan nodded next to her. She also felt sorry for the fact that Datang was dug up. When she was in school, the geography textbook would also introduce the resources of the country.
However, many times, what she sees is that the book says what was there in a certain place, what is the function of this thing, what was found in a certain place, what is the reserve, and when was it mined? .
Wang Juan felt very annoyed when he thought about why he had to mine at that time, and what the mined items were sold for in exchange for the money.
Therefore, like Zhang Xiaobao, she cherishes the things of her own country very much. If you don't use it, you don't have to, so that after so many years, the children will see the same textbooks as she once saw.
She hopes that future generations will see world geography in their textbooks, and then say that there is something in a certain place, but it has been dug out by Datang. If you want to see the real thing, people from many countries send people to Datang to buy one. Specimens so that their children can go back to class.
When she wanted to see, the children saw in the textbooks how much oil there is in a certain place, and then one cubic meter of oil can be replaced with a large plastic bag of Datang because of the advanced technology of Datang. .
But in order to repair the railway, Datang carried out the same mining as during the Great Leap Forward. She waited for it to end quickly, and then closed the mine together with Zhang Xiaobao, never mining again.
"Oh yes, we are not easy to find mines in other places. I agreed, let them find them by themselves, and then we go to occupy them. It is best to teach them some more methods. I found that Datang is too poor to continue. Destroy the family background."
Li Longji also nodded in agreement. Mining other people’s mines is not distressing, and he also heard Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan say that Datang’s iron ore is not very good, and there are better ones in other places, not only the output is high, but also The proportion of iron is also large.
Thinking of this, Li Longji began to worry, and asked Zhang Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, you and Juanjuan told me last time that you want to bring back good things from other countries, some of which will be used first, and some will be stored. It suddenly occurred to me, where should I put it after shipping it back
Also, if you let the merchants go overseas and other places on the land to help with transportation, wouldn't it create a large number of wealthy merchants? If people have too much money, they pursue more than just money.
The difference between you and Juanjuan is to make money for Datang. After they make money, they may have other thoughts, such as finding a place outside and never coming back. What should I do
After all, they are from the Tang Dynasty. They researched the things they used and mastered what techniques. Then they ran far away to fight against the Tang Dynasty together with the locals and demanded that the nation be established. Should I send soldiers to fight? Can't beat it. "
Li Longji thought of the key issue, that is, long-term peace and stability. There is only one Datang issue for generations.
Zhang Xiaobao has a headache. Who knows what's going on in the future? Maybe when he meets a prodigal political upper-class, anything can happen at that time.
In the past, the United Kingdom did not set the sun, but later colonies became independent? Don’t colonize, develop slowly, colonize, and people will become independent again, which is unpredictable.
"Cuckoo, what do you say?" Zhang Xiaobao couldn't think of a good way, so he could only ask Wang Juan.
Regarding this question, Wang Juan was equally confused and said that the general trend of the world is that we must unite for a long time, and we must divide for a long time. Even if it is to kill all the people of other races in the world, only the people of Tang Dynasty will be left, waiting for the population. Datang's land can't bear it anymore, so it still has to arrange outwards.
At that time, there will be ambitious guys who want to gain more power and encourage local people to be independent.
All three of them were silent for a while, Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao thought hard, Li Longji couldn't even think about it, it was too far away, and his knowledge was far inferior to that of Zhang Xiaobao.
After a while, Zhang Xiaobao spoke first.
"I think it should be for businessmen who go out not to bring their family members, keep their family members, and the troops stationed in other places in the future. They also can't bring their wives and children there, so they can avoid them as much as possible. Stay outside.
And also have to restrict it. For example, three years is a period of rotation. If you stay outside for three years and let you come back, you must come back, otherwise you will think that you are going to rebel and platoon troops to arrest you. "
Wang Juan held different opinions: "What if someone looks after the local people outside and prepares to re-establish a family, what should you do?"
"Grab, three years, if you don't come back, it won't work if you set up a new family." Li Longji still agreed with Zhang Xiaobao's words.
Wang Juan frowned and said, "Let me say that it is too early to worry about this. Others can be independent because Datang's force will be beyond reach.
At the same time, the technology in that place has reached a certain level. As long as their military force can't keep up, Datang's army can rush over as quickly as possible, and they will not be independent.
People from Datang, when they go outside, want to live with the locals. If someone is sick and they haven't learned the technology, they will naturally think of Datang's medical level. "
"Right, the speed of technological development is faster than the speed of the colonies. They dare not and will not be independent. Otherwise, the plane will take the soldiers over for a few hours and throw a bomb that blows up a small island and disappears. How could they? Thinking of independence, coupled with the emergence of various communication tools.
When they are outside, they can contact their homes at any time and contact my Datang. The more advanced the means of transportation, the smaller the world. Without distance, it is impossible to be independent.
Therefore, it is not yet possible to colonize. Waiting for the development of science and technology to a certain extent, I still believe that the people of China, many colonies finally became independent, because when they went out, they did not have the hope of returning to their homeland for many years. .
They had to reproduce in the local area. If the transportation is convenient, they can naturally run back and forth. In this way, continue to strengthen the development of science and technology. "
Zhang Xiaobao followed Wang Juan's words and said.
Sometimes Li Longji could understand, and sometimes he was confused. He was very puzzled. Hearing what Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan meant, it seemed that two people had experienced this kind of thing. Could it be that a very powerful country has already encountered it? trouble? This world is really big. I hope that their country will have more and more troubles, and they won't attack Datang right away.
When Datang's footsteps have followed, I want to call again. It's late.
"I know, I will send a decree to tell the merchants who go out that they are not allowed to find local women to do things like that, especially if they cannot have children. If they do, they must report in time and go through the formalities. They can be allowed to come to Datang with their descendants and families.
The army absolutely doesn't allow that. Anyone who is not staying in the barracks will run outside and execute them on the spot. They will issue their will first, even if there are no such things happening now. "
Li Longji spoke to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, wanting to hear how they thought of this idea.
"Okay, your Majesty, do it, I and the cuckoo will definitely support you." Zhang Xiaobao will now turn his chair back to bask in the sun.
Li Longji saw Zhang Xiaobao’s attitude, got up and walked towards his cabin. He was about to pass a corner, suddenly stopped, and shouted to Zhang Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, I plan to eat a full fish feast tonight. You should prepare early. ."
"I really owed you my last life." Zhang Xiaobao said angrily when he saw Li Longji who had disappeared, and then told the inner courtyard next to him: "Still froze? Go catch the fish. The whole boat will eat this tonight. I use a shovel. Make a big pot of rice."
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In the morning three days later, after Xiaobei's team slowed down, there was still some way to go before Jiangzhou.
Zhang Xiaobao's team here has entered the boundary of Hangzhou.
In order not to disturb the people, Li Longji asked people to greet the local government in advance. No one was allowed to come out to greet them, and local officials were not allowed to let the people deliberately clean up or something. Business as usual. The green place should be green, the place should be yellow. Huang, who dares to paint green paint on the tree, grab it and hit the board.
This is what Zhang Xiaobao thought of. Everyone can paint the mountain. What if the officials become smarter because of the improvement in technology
The local officials really didn't dare to paint the trees, but the emperor's decree provided them with new ideas. It turned out to be like this. Is it possible to greet the officials above by analogy
For example, when officials inspecting livestock and poultry come down, they temporarily buy some from other places and put them in people's homes, waiting for the officials to leave before taking them back
Zhang Xiaobao is not clear about what the officials think. Anyway, the number of inspectors sent by the capital will be several groups. If the place can be tossed, just do it.
Zhang Xiaobao wanted to show up with Li Longji, or show up first. If the former, his grandfather would be very embarrassed when facing him. Once he wears an official uniform, his status will be low. If he chooses the latter, What about godfather
Do you want to go with yourself first? It's not easy to get your identity.
"Cuckoo, what should I do? You should have experience." Zhang Xiaobao asked Wang Juan for advice.
"You are yours, your godfather is your godfather, and your grandfather doesn't know Gao Lishi. People have their own contacts. Let's go down first and change the ship, half an hour in advance."
Wang Juan didn't care about these at all, and said casually.
"Okay, hey... I have to kowtow again, Li Longji, let's not kowtow, we have to kowtow with a grandfather who hasn't seen each other for many years." Zhang Xiaobao said, changing boats with Wang Juan, and the two got a small boat. People rowed and flew towards the pier in Hangzhou like an arrow.