Chapter 183 The veil of the new era has been lifted
Chapter 1258 The veil of the new era has been lifted
The name Second Workshop is Yun Chuqi's. It is simple and direct, and does not meet the aesthetic requirements of the Tang Dynasty at all.
However, the defense here is obviously top-notch, because the people standing guard on the outside are all imperial guards. Under normal circumstances, the imperial guards are the emperor's personal soldiers. They are only responsible for the emperor's personal safety. They are permanently stationed inside the palace, and it is difficult to go outside.
see.
Yun Luan raised his hands to the soldier standing at the city gate and said, "Uncle Zhang."
The soldier had a visor on his face, which made his expression invisible to others, but his eyes clearly contained anger. He ignored Yun Luan and looked at the token in Taiping's hand without saying anything for a long time.
Taiping folded his hands in front of his chest, placed the token in a more obvious position, and then whispered: "General, you don't recognize the token?"
General Zhang bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, please enter the city."
Taiping returned the favor with a smile, and then followed Yunluan through the heavily guarded city gate and walked into this mysterious city.
The city was not as chilling as Taiping imagined. On the contrary, it was an ordinary town in the land of the Tang Dynasty. There were restaurants, teahouses, and various shops. At the corner of the street, Taiping also saw a small
Brothel.
Although the streets are very quiet, there are still many people doing their own things on the streets.
Yun Luan explained to Taiping as he walked: "They have lived in this city for almost twenty years."
"You haven't been out?"
Yun Luan shook his head and said: "Whether it is gunpowder, artillery, or a telescope, the microscope is a very important national weapon to the Tang Dynasty and cannot be easily shown to others. Therefore, this city has
One name is the City of No Return."
Taiping looked at the sidewalk on the street; "It should be so."
Yun Luan looked at Taiping with a smile and said: "Now that you have come in, these people have hope of getting out."
Hearing this, Taiping suddenly turned his head and looked at Yunluan coldly: "Because I know, you think the secret here can't be kept, so you are ready to open it. Or is it that the reason why this place is heavily guarded is to prevent the mother from following you?"
I?"
Yun Luan nodded and said, "That's right."
Taiping took a long breath, causing her chest to swell.
"In your eyes, my mother and I are so untrustworthy that you should be wary of us more than foreign thieves?"
Yun Luan waved his hand and said: "The Tang Dynasty does not need to be wary of foreign thieves. When we find foreign thieves, we usually send troops to exterminate them directly. I, Aye, said that the bloody night in Luoyang and the Chang'an Massacre taught him one thing - you must first fight against foreigners.
Anne.
Aye has always done this. For this reason, he did not hesitate to introduce the Wu brothers into the officialdom of Chang'an, hoping that everyone could move towards the same goal in peace and harmony and build Chang'an into the first city in the world.
Unfortunately, things went against their wishes. When I, Aye, needed their help the most, they chose to use their own jobs to blackmail me, Aye, into opening a second workshop to them.
Is the second workshop owned by me, Aye?
No, it is the second workshop of the Tang Dynasty. The Wu brothers used their own jobs to blackmail me, Aye, into opening the second workshop to them. Such behavior is disgusting."
Taiping said angrily: "Why do you all know about it, but only my mother and I don't know about it?"
Yun Luan sneered and said, "Do you think it's not shameless to replace the Wu brothers with you?"
Taiping stared into Yun Luan's eyes and said, "You are not like this outside the city."
"The one outside the city is Yun Luan, the playboy of the Yun family, and the one in the city is the Seventh Grade Medical Doctor of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, they are different."
"It's just a seventh-grade..."
Yun Luan looked at Taiping who had a look of disdain on his face, and said with a straight face: "Oh, I also have a Duke of Enyin, who is he? No one in the family takes that title seriously, but I am a seventh grader.
The reason for the medical correction is because I invented a kind of clamp. The old immortal and Chief He Shan of the Imperial Medical Department went to the court to ask for credit. What I got was the recognition of me by the people of the world, and I am an unparalleled honor."
"So, you look down on me as a princess?"
"It's just a matter of reincarnation."
"Isn't it good for you to be reincarnated?"
"So-so."
The two of them argued and walked across the street to the inner city of the Castle of No Return. The walls of the inner city seemed to be taller than the walls of the outer city, and the Kinemon guarding the walls also looked more inviolable.
The two of them entered the inner city. Yun Luan pointed to several workshops on the left and said: "Inside is the workshop for making telescopes, 叆叇, microscopes. You should not be interested. On the right is the artillery workshop that you have been thinking about. From now on."
There you can see how artillery is made.
I am in charge of the microscope workshop in the second workshop. Now, I have to go to work. You can go to the artillery workshop by yourself."
Taiping grabbed Yunluan's sleeve and said, "Won't you explain something to me?"
Yun Luan forced out a smile, then shook her head resolutely, shook off Taiping's hand, and went straight to the microscope workshop that she was in charge of.
Taiping watched Yun Luan leave and was silent for a moment before saying to the guard general who came in with him: "Send a message to the head of the artillery workshop to see this princess."
When Yunchu came to the Wannian County Government Office, the Wu brothers had been waiting for a long time. Yunchu knew that they had quickly gone to Luoyang, and also knew that their brothers had arranged all the procedures for building the steel city, as well as the money and food.
alright.
When the Wu brothers entered Yunchu's mansion, they seemed to have forgotten about the artillery. They were focused on reporting to Yunchu how they went to Luoyang for business and what they needed to pay attention to when building the Iron City.
It has to be said that as long as they work hard, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi are quite talented. At least, when it comes to matters in Steel City, they have done what a subordinate officer can do.
"County Lord, that's it. The real pressure comes from the Ministry of Household Affairs, mainly because the Ministry of Household Affairs has to provide money. It's easy to talk to them about other things, but don't talk about money. Talking about money with the Ministry of Household Affairs will not only hurt your feelings, but also hurt your feelings.
Stomach.
Fortunately, the queen sent someone to talk, and then she got the start-up capital of 60,000 guan from Pai Xiu at the Ministry of Household Affairs. As for whether there would be any subsequent funds allocated, the official felt that the county magistrate should not count on it.
Fortunately, it is easier to talk to the generals. Yan Liben promised to allocate 600 generals to the Steel City construction site for a period of three years. The bad thing is that we have to bear the salaries of these 600 generals.
This is the connection between the Steel City project and Luoyang. It is progressing smoothly at present. In less than half a month, we will receive the official documents from Luoyang, and the project can be started anytime and anywhere."
Yun Chu looked at the expressionless Wu Chengsi gloomily and said, "Very good."
Wu Sansi then said: "The relocation in Han Chang'an has already begun. A total of 168 households will be moved out in less than half a month, and their various fields will be compensated in the form of mulberry fields.
Because their houses were demolished, these 168 families have now been trained into a team of craftsmen and can work on the construction site to support their lives for more than three years.
After the construction of the Steel City is completed, there will definitely be a lot of logistical tasks. The official is going to train them. In this way, the women and children of the demolished households can make a living by raising silkworms, and the men can enter the Steel City.
Make a living.
In this way, it basically complies with the county's requirement that the people's original lives should not be reduced after the demolition, and the people are also happy with the demolition, which will greatly improve the progress of the project."
After hearing the report, Yunchu tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Wannian County can squeeze out 400,000 yuan, how much can Chang'an County contribute?"
Wu Chengsi took a look at Yunchu's face and found no bad expression, so he cupped his hands and said, "Two hundred thousand guan is still okay."
Wu Sansi said: "In this way, there are only 660,000 yuan. Although the Steel City will take at least three years, the official thought that since the monarch hopes that the Steel City project will be completed and put into operation as quickly as possible, he secretly thinks that the project
The amount of the loan needs to be at least one million dollars, and no matter what, we have to consider the possibility of people’s death and government interest.”
Yun Chu glanced at Wu San and thought, "Why, did you hear something in Luoyang?"
Wu Sansi looked at his brother Wu Chengsi, coughed and said, "The prince intends to send Zhang Jianzhi to Chang'an."
Wu Chengsi also held up his hands and said: "In the past, I heard from the Lord that the capital structure of the Iron City was composed of Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, the Queen, and the four sides of Chang'an City. Now, why is it that only Chang'an, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the Queen's money and food are left?
Did he disappear for no reason?"
Yunchu knocked on the table irritably and said: "Right now, Princess Taiping is visiting the second workshop of the Gunpowder Department that your brothers have been thinking about. This visit has cost 600,000 coins, and it has also changed the Iron City from the Royal Steel City.
The name became Chang'an Steel City.
The losses here cannot be calculated."
Wu Chengsi said: "Steel City lacks some assistance and loses some titles, which actually gives Chang'an a lot more say. After all, I think Chang'an has made a lot of money from the Steel City project.
Only Brother Xiaguan and the Lord are here, so the Lord doesn't have to look like he's at a disadvantage anymore to show us brothers."
Yun Chu nodded and said: "You are right. Chang'an does have more say. This is more important than anything else. In this case, you brothers will be responsible for the construction of the Steel City. I look forward to you giving me a good
result."
Wu Chengsi said proudly: "This is natural."
The two brothers left angrily, and Yin Erhu walked in from the outside and said to Yun Chu: "Princess Taiping entered the second workshop, but she can't understand anything. She plans to go back tomorrow."
Yun Chu said: "His Royal Highness, King Yong, has learned a lot from Wu Che, and he will definitely be able to solve Princess Taiping's doubts."
Yin Erhu clasped his fists in agreement and left the official residence.
After the weather in Chang'an entered May, it became unacceptably dull and humid. The sky was always gray and made people breathless.
The windmill at the highest point of Jinchangfang was spinning feebly, and the body of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda also revealed a rare blue-green color due to absorbing too much moisture.
Everything in Chang'an City seems to be filled with inexplicable emotions.
When a dull rumbling sound came from the Xuanwu Gate in Longshouyuan, it began to rain in Chang'an. This rain was so precious that Chang'an, which had been suffering from a drought for a whole year, finally got a heavy rain.
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Taiping stood under the awning in the trench. She saw with her own eyes the power of the artillery. Not only did the earth erode, but even the heavens shed tears for the artillery.