However, Situ Heng also understood that this matter had caused dissatisfaction among countless ministers in the court.
Suddenly there were so many research institutes and many people had their salaries increased. Naturally, countless people would be dissatisfied with this matter.
I believe that some ministers have already begun to react continuously to the emperor.
As for why it has always been calm, Situ Heng has no idea at all.
"Your Highness, what are we preparing the horses for?"
Long Lin smiled.
"Of course it's useful. Take those people and go to the Iron and Steel Bureau to have a look."
After hearing this, Situ Heng was even more confused.
This is not a short journey. With so many people, horses, and food rations, it seems that a lot of things need to be prepared.
A day later, Situ Heng was completely prepared.
After Long Lin and Situ Heng arrived at the Gunpowder Research Institute, they took everyone and set off directly.
This walk lasted for several days.
When they arrived at the place, Long Lin led everyone and headed straight to the top of the mountain.
When a group of fireworks masters looked at the miners, they all showed horrified looks.
Some simple instruments were used to continuously hit the hard stones. After the stones cracked, they were carried down the mountain on a load.
There are countless people mining, and from time to time someone will be so tired that they fall to the ground.
Long Lin didn't say anything and just let these people look at him like this for several hours.
In order to deepen the impression of these people, after resting here for a night, Long Lin led everyone to climb up the mountain again.
Some of them were exhausted from just climbing the mountain. Looking at those who kept suffering, they even showed unbearable expressions on their faces.
They originally thought that His Highness Long Lin would say something to them, but to their surprise, Long Lin didn't say a word.
No one spoke, they squatted there and watched quietly.
Although Long Lin was staring at everyone digging, he was already thinking about other things in his mind.
If there are explosives, mining will become much simpler, and the amount of ore will increase countless times in an instant.
But after the ore increases, smelting the ore is still a problem.
The core problem is that no coal has been found. If coal is found, enough explosives will be mined soon.
After coal became available, transportation became a serious problem.
Fortunately, there is now a road research institute. Some things cannot be rushed and need to be advanced slowly and little by little.
To the extent that we can do it, we can do it. As long as we get started and everyone gets a taste of the benefits, there won't be any problems if future generations come.
After looking at it for a long time, Long Lin found some various stones, turned around, and handed the stones to Situ Heng.
"Your Highness, why did you give me these stones?"
"Take these things with you and let's go back."
Long Lin took the lead and headed down the mountain. A group of fireworks masters were dumbfounded.
After they came here, they stayed here for two days and had no idea why His Highness brought them here.
After descending the mountain, everyone got on their horses and rushed towards the capital.
It was several days later when we returned to the institute all the way.
When he returned, it was already late at night. Long Lin ordered everyone to go back and rest. He and Situ Heng left the institute together.
He was in a hurry all the way, and Situ Heng didn't have the right time to speak.
Now that there were only some familiar people left, he finally couldn't help but speak.
"Your Highness, you have worked hard for such a trip, but I don't understand why you took these people there and just watched them without saying anything."
Long Lin was sleepy as hell and yawned all over.
But the three kings behind Long Lin were in high spirits and didn't feel tired at all.
Long Lin saw it and was filled with emotion. These are really some martial arts masters.
"Master Situ, how do you feel after watching it?"
Situ Heng showed a wry smile, what did he feel?
He didn’t know how many times he had seen such scenes, and how did he feel?
Many felons were sent to mine in these places, with their feet shackled, and most of them died in the mountains.
In the past, he might have had some feeling, but now, it's long gone.
"Your Highness, mining is like this. After seeing it too much, I don't feel it."
Long Lin suddenly realized that he had ignored this. Situ Heng didn't feel it, but those fireworks craftsmen must have felt it.
Just show them how difficult mining is.
As long as gunpowder is transformed into explosives, his goal will be achieved. Once explosives are available, artillery and other things will surely appear soon.
After all, when useful things appear, there will be a lot of rewards, and those are just free money. Who wouldn’t be enthusiastic about it?
"Master Fang, it's too difficult to mine like this. Iron is the core. Kitchen knives, iron pots, iron hoes, and iron shovels, these things are very important."
Mentioning these, Situ Heng nodded immediately.
"Your Highness, who can say otherwise? I, the Ministry of Works, have always been under tremendous pressure. I have been worried to death over the past few years."
"Oh? Tell me about it?"
Long Lin became interested immediately. He really didn't know these things.
"Your Highness, you don't know that the emperor issued an oral order many years ago."
"In all places where iron is smelted, most of the iron is used to make military camp weapons, and the quantity is very huge."
"Armor, weapons, these things already consume a lot of iron. As a result, the gap immediately becomes infinite."
"Since a few years ago, the common people have basically not been able to get a single piece of new iron tools. They are all old things from the past."
"But officials in various places don't understand this. Every time they ask for it, they can only keep rejecting them."
Situ Heng poured it all out at once, just like pouring out bitter water.
When Long Lin heard this, he immediately showed a hint of surprise.
All of them are used to make weapons? Why is this? Is there a big war to be launched by the imperial court?
What exactly is the father thinking in his heart?
This war is not a good thing. It wastes people and money and causes serious damage. Once a war breaks out, the people will be the first to suffer.
But war is not all bad. For example, conquering territory and plundering materials are good things.
Things related to the war had nothing to do with him. Long Qi, a militant, must be able to run faster than anyone else.
Didn't Long Qi ask for orders just after he became an official and lead his troops to fight against the bandits?
After the bandits are eliminated, maybe Long Qi will lead his troops to fight against the Huns.
Being able to conquer the Xiongnu is also a good thing. Originally, that large piece of land belonged to the entire Chinese nation.
The so-called Xiongnu will also be a part of the Chinese nation in the future.
There was no rush for this matter, nor was it something he should think about.
He is now thinking about making people's lives better.
Iron has been made into weapons, what will the common people do? Without iron tools, how will they farm? Hand plane?
