As soon as he returned to Dayao, Ren Baqian fell into a busy schedule, and he even put the big wedding two months later on the back of his mind.
After all, a lot can happen in a year.
Not to mention Dayao, who is gradually developing.
The current situation of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Commerce; the gradual recovery of Tianjing Land; the promotion of Jin Yiwei in the guard Duwei's mansion; the situation of those captives who built roads; Teacher, compared with others, there is still some gap. The first batch of students who can graduate in three years need half an extra half year to graduate.
Not to mention the newly annexed Izumo, this is an entire country, about 60% the size of Dayao, but has more than 400 cities, countless villages, and a population of 70 to 80 million.
At present, this country is still governed by the force of Azusa Donglai, as well as those surrendered city lords and some Izumo people who took refuge.
Ren Baqian didn't know what those people would turn Izumo into, but one thing was certain, that was definitely not what he wanted.
Therefore, he needs to spend a lot of time to understand all aspects of Izumo, and then make suggestions to the empress.
Although it is a suggestion, his proposal can basically be implemented.
After all, the empress has no experience in how to occupy a country, not even the bigwigs in the court.
Although Ren Baqian didn't have one, but he had never seen a pig run and had eaten pork. In addition to the experience of Tianjing Land, he also had thousands of years of history of various countries on the earth as experience.
At present, even the national sentiments of the two countries are not an important issue. The most important thing is to promulgate a series of laws and regulations to stabilize Izumo, and to design a new system for Yun.
For example, Izumo is set as the Duhufu, and several prefectures are set up under the Duhufu. Each city is still managed by the city lord, and the order of the Duhufu is given to let the Izumo people manage themselves, but the military and government must To separate, apart from the 500 ancient soldiers stationed in each city, there are also city guards of varying numbers. The city guards are no longer the private army of the city lord, but a separate department...a series of new policies.
As for the opinion of those city lords, they can choose to say no, but they need to try which one is stronger, the neck or the knife.
Although this would cause a certain amount of panic and confusion, Izumo's plate was too big, and if he wanted to quickly pull Izumo into Dayao's orbit, that was the only way he could do it.
These things occupied most of Ren Baqian's energy these days, besides, Ren Baqian was also busy with the new thermal power plant and light bulb factory.
Neither is difficult.
Ren Baqian sometimes thanked God that he was able to travel back and forth.
In the construction of the technology side, no matter what problems you encounter, you can always find answers and solutions after returning to the earth.
The new power plant is located in the west of Lancheng, only five miles away from Lancheng. After completion, it will provide enough electricity for Lancheng.
As for the light bulb factory, there was not much trouble. Although no tungsten ore has been found, carbonized bamboo wire can also be used. The only problem is that the power consumption is too large, and the time is short. A light bulb can only be used for four months.
It is also a good choice for other time travelers.
But Ren Baqian has a better way, that is to bring tungsten wire back from the earth...
After all, the consumption of tungsten filaments used in light bulbs is very small. Ren Baqian can bring back a ton of tungsten filaments in one trip, which is enough to make hundreds of thousands of bulbs.
The rest is to slowly look for tungsten ore, or a substitute for tungsten wire.
Glass is not a problem, with tungsten filament, all that is left is to infuse nitrogen.
Before the big wedding, Ren Baqian had the confidence to turn the entire Lan city into a city that never sleeps.
During this period of time, I didn't even have much time to have lunch with the empress. Every day, someone sent the love bento made by the royal kitchen chef to the school. After school, I had to go to the next thing after eating the bento.
Fortunately, after more than half a month, Ren Baqian finally finished dealing with most of the things piled up on hand, and had some free time.
The first thing he did when he was free, Ren Baqian went to the Zhang family, the family of craftsmen who had taken refuge before attacking Izumo.
"Meet the Governor Ren!"
Upon receiving the news of Ren Baqian's arrival, almost all the senior members of the Zhang family waited in front of the door, giving Ren Baqian the highest courtesy.
Now Ren Baqian has many identities, such as the minister of the Ministry of Commerce, the chief of the Guard Captain's Mansion, but the most well-known is the head of the Zizhu Mansion and the quasi-prince.
But apart from that, Ren Baqian also had a more important identity in their eyes.
Whether it's precision clocks, or powerful cannonballs, or even those steam trains running all the time, and the legendary power plant, all these represent the countless knowledge in Ren Baqian's mind.
Not to mention the brewing, dyeing, forging, etc. that once defeated them.
It can be said that Ren Baqian is far ahead of them in all walks of life. If they are said to be from a family of craftsmen who controlled more than half of the three hundred and sixty lines, then Ren Baqian would be the master above them.
And it's not just one industry, but many industries.
In the eyes of the Zhang family, these things attract them more than other princes.
Because these things are also their foundation.
"Go in and talk." Ren Baqian entered the mansion with the others, and could still hear the sound of iron hammering from the courtyard.
"I heard that your recent achievements are good?" Ren Baqian asked with a smile after sitting down. Although he came to see the current situation of the Zhang family, he was also very concerned about the progress of the Zhang family in terms of clocks and watches.
Now the Zhang family makes some clocks and sells them in the royal shop every month, which is very profitable.
After all, this kind of machine that accurately measures time is very attractive to everyone, especially those high officials in the court.
How can you show your identity if you don't have glass windows at home, a set of glass cups, a clock in the living room, and no spices when cooking? It will make people laugh.
In just over a year, these top officials became loyal customers of Ren Baqian's various products.
The Zhang family is not only making clocks, but also has been researching, and now they have achieved certain results.
"Bring it to the adults."
Following the sound, someone soon put a fist-sized clock in front of Ren Baqian.
Seven or eight old men were sitting there stroking their beards with complacent faces. Although the inside of the clock is not too complicated, it is not simple either. Limited to the current level of forging, thanks to the strength of the craftsmen of the Zhang family, the clock can be reduced to this extent.
It is absolutely impossible to do this with other people.
Ren Baqian fiddled with the bosom clock in his hand. It was the size of a fist, two fingers thick, and the shell was made of metal. Except for the absence of glass, it was a qualified desk clock.
Yes, the Zhang family regards this as a bosom bell, and this size can already be carried around.
Now in Lancheng, you can see the clock tower when you look up, but if you want to determine the time outside Lancheng, you still have to look up at the sky.
And with this thing, time is something that everyone can watch accurately.
But in Ren Baqian's eyes, this can only be regarded as a table clock.
If this thing is made stronger, it is also a good choice to put it on the chest as a breastplate...
Still too big.
"It's well done, I hope you can make it smaller." Ren Baqian fiddled with it for a while, then handed the clock to the guard, ready to take it back to show the empress.
If it was the former empress, this thing might surprise her.
But now the empress is well-informed.
It's not easy to surprise her.
This made Ren Baqian somewhat regretful.
"My lord, we are working hard to make it smaller, but it is difficult to achieve it in a short time." An old man of the Zhang family said.
Ren Baqian nodded, as expected.
Then everyone's topic turned to other places, Ren Baqian learned about the current situation of the Zhang family, and now there are more than a thousand people in the Zhang family who have arrived in Lancheng, which is not a small number.
After all, although the Zhang family has six or seven thousand members of their own clan, many of them work in commercial firms, chariot and horse dealers, and textile industries. It's convenient for the captain's mansion.
The Zhang family's house is next to Jing Street, so they won't be disturbed by too many people.
The only bad thing is that Arashi City's supplies are relatively scarce, which cannot be compared with Izumo, which is prosperous in business.
But with the inclusion of Izumo in the board, this aspect will start to improve.
"My lord, we want to make more contributions. The strength of our Zhang family is not only in forging and making watches." After talking about the situation, the Zhang family changed their voice.
"Of course, I'm not going to let so many of you idle here. In fact, there are several places that really need you." Ren Baqian smiled, and he also had the same plan this time.
It is too wasteful for such a family of craftsmen to do this little thing.
Hearing Ren Baqian's words, everyone immediately cheered up.
Now they have stayed in Lancheng for a year and a half, limited to their status as outsiders, the Zhang family is still confined to this small area, which is really not what they want to see.
If so, why not go to Daxia.
Hearing Ren Baqian speak at this moment, they were finally able to get involved in more industries.
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"By the way, the school recruits students next year. If your Zhang family has bright children, you can send some of them to the school." Ren Baqian thought for a while after talking about the arrangements for the Zhang family.
"No more than three people."
It is impossible for the academy to have only the ancient people all the time.
Since he will recruit his disciple into the school next year, he might as well recruit a class.
In addition to the Zhang family, some can also be recruited from the Jing family.
"Thank you, my lord." Everyone beamed with joy.
Hearing this cheered them up more than any good news.