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Because part of the cost of the Military Weapons Supervision is supported by the funds of the Ministry of Economic Development, once the scale is expanded, people will still have to pay the bill, and the Ministry of Economic Development will definitely not run away with His Majesty's shrewdness.

"This is the product receipt, please check it with Yuan Pushe." Yuan Shan took it and made sure that besides the shipyard, this batch of boilers was accepted by Yuanjia Workshop.

"That's right, there is Lao Xin in prison." Yuan Shan said.

"By the way, how is the research and development of the vehicle-mounted artillery of the Military Weapons Supervisor?" Yuan Shan asked suddenly.

"A prototype vehicle has been built, but many problems were discovered during the test. Although the steam ship can carry artillery, it is also very slow. It's a difficult thing." Xin Liangchou said.

"For my military equipment supervision, I should focus on the development of steam vehicles. After the speed of the vehicle can meet the requirements, the combination of vehicle-mounted guns will be carried out. The key lies in the innovation and progress of technology." Yuan Shan said.

"What Yuan Pushe said is that the subordinates have already told the craftsmen to brainstorm, but in the current situation of the Military Weapons Supervision, it can only be made by imitating steam cars." Xin Liangchou said.

Yuan Shan still knows a little about the situation of the Military Weapons Supervision. No matter how it expands, it is nothing more than increasing the number of craftsmen and equipment, but the key technical core is not there. Now it is mainly imitation, only the production technology of artillery is not bad. Let's go.

"Well, since the Military Weapons Supervisor has the ability to imitate steam vehicles, let's start making them. It just so happens that the officer planned to arrange some bus carriages from Lantian County to Chang'an, and now it seems that steam vehicles can be used instead. .” Yuan Shan said.

"It's just that the steam car that I want to build is really not that small. To be more precise, the car to be made is called a steam train, because if it is to be used as public transportation, it needs to have a super large boiler. If you want to go far, you need a sufficient space to store coal and water. If you want to have the above two points, you also need a strong site and frame, so I want to carry out a joint production project. The military inspectors will work together to build the train." Yuan Shan continued.

"Co-production, can you elaborate on this matter, I still need to explain to His Majesty." Xin Liangchou said frankly.

Yuan Shan knew that this matter must be reported to Li Shimin, and there is a reason why he brought the military supervisor to do this matter together. After all, this cooperation can be regarded as an official cooperation. This kind of project can not only improve technology but also benefit the people. There is no reason for the Military Weapons Supervision not to participate, and the land occupied by the construction of the railway needs the imperial court's approval.

In addition, there is a great demand for iron. Yuanshan alone cannot apply for so much iron. This is not the demand of the Cangzhou Shipyard. Now it is the cooperation between the Yuan family, the Military Supervision Department and the Ministry of Economic Development.

The Yuan family provided the main technology, the military supervision and production, and the Ministry of Economic Development provided the money. After the completion of the project, the Yuan family would get the corresponding compensation.

The military inspector obtained the relevant technology, and the Ministry of Economic Development began to operate the railway, and the biggest beneficiaries were the Yuan family, and of course the common people.

Next is the explanation about the train. In fact, the train is not responsible for it. It is only limited to technical problems. The iron smelting technology still needs to be improved. He can provide all these technologies, but it really needs enough strength to implement them. .

After listening to Yuan Shan's introduction to the train, Xin Liangchou was also surprised. What surprised him was the load of the train. After all, he had seen a steam car before. He was not optimistic about the speed and load, and the steam car was very big. In fact, in general, there is not much advantage over the carriage. The only advantage may be that there is no need to feed the horses.

"Is it really possible to transport so many things at one time? If so, this train has its own uniqueness." Xin Liangchou said.

He listened very carefully to Yuan Shan's explanation, and maintained enough reason when he heard the advantages.

"How about Xin Liangcho's decision whether this train project is feasible?" Yuan Shan said.

"The following officials see that this train project is very good, but the problem is that building a truck requires a lot of iron ore. According to Yuan Pushe's calculation, building a truck will require Tang Dynasty's iron ore production for several years. Your Majesty may find it difficult to agree."

Xin Liangchou asked himself, even he couldn't use the iron ore reserves of the Tang Dynasty for several years to make this thing, not to mention that the iron ore is used to make the hilt armor, which is regarded as the country's sharp weapon, if it is used, it will be worth it.

"However, this matter still needs to be reported truthfully to His Majesty." Xin Liangchou said.

"Well, then Lao Xin will be in prison." Yuan Shan said.

In this way, Xin Liangchou took the initiative to propose to His Majesty, while Yuan Shan was advancing as a participant. With the technology of the train in front of them, how could the military supervisor miss it? Moreover, the advantages of the train cannot be rejected. of.

A few days later, Li Shimin summoned Yuan Shan.

"The matter of the train is of course as you said, you are not lying to me." Li Shimin said.

"That's the crime of deceiving the emperor, I dare not." Yuan Shan said.

"Tell me how much money the Ministry of Economic Development can spend to build trains." Li Shimin asked directly.

Yuan Shan thought for a while and said, "The Economic and Development Department can pay all the production costs, but I have one condition."

Negotiating conditions with the emperor, Xin Liangchou's face was covered with cold sweat.

Li Shimin was surprisingly calm, and said, "Tell me."

"After the truck project is completed, the Ministry of Economic Development will obtain the qualification to operate the train independently," Yuan Shan said.

Li Shimin is not stupid and knows that this means that the money earned by this train will go to the Ministry of Economic Development's treasury in the future, so he fell into thinking.

Li Shimin didn't speak for a long time, Yuan Shan immediately understood what was going on, and immediately said: "[-]% of the operating income of the Ministry of Economic Development will belong to His Majesty."

"En." Li Shimin said softly.

Chapter 580 Beauty's Gift

Finally got His Majesty's will. The train project was initiated by His Majesty, the Military Weapons Supervision and Yuanjia Workshop were jointly built, and the Ministry of Economic Development fully sponsored and supervised, so this project came to fruition.

In order to build the train, the Military Supervision began to dispatch nearly half of the craftsmen to participate in the construction of the train. The Yuanjia Workshop drew [-] key technical personnel to participate. The train plan was the truck model provided by Yuan Shan.

The specific work was left to the technicians, and the Ministry of Economic Development paid the bill, and Li Shimin ordered the use of the reserved iron to immediately put it into the project. If you say that this [-]% benefit is not in vain.

In fact, it is the same in any era, and the benefits are always eternal.

Yuanlai Tea House was already busy.

Ma Zhou, Yu Jingming, Hao Dayi, Liu Tong, Liang Ming, and Qin Yu all held meetings here.

"Yuan Pushe, there is only so much money on the books of the Economic and Development Department, do you really want to invest all of it?" Hao Dayi asked.

Yuan Shan nodded and said affirmatively: "This project has a huge investment but the benefits are long-term."

Ma Zhou looked at the materials in his hand over and over again. This was a plan to build an iron factory, and there were rail production materials on it, which was much more complicated than pure iron making.

"Okay, since everyone has been assigned tasks, let's start working." Yuan Shan said.

The crowd dispersed quickly. The next day, the Ministry of Economy and Development announced that they had started hiring workers and held a meeting to purchase materials. The banquet hall on the first floor was bustling again.

"Hi everyone, the main reason for calling everyone here this time is that His Majesty initiated the project of building a steam train. Have you ever thought that it only takes a stick of incense to travel from Chang'an to Lantian, and it may only take half a day from Chang'an to Luoyang? To three hours, in fact, this is achievable in theory."

In the shock of everyone, Yuan Shan continued: "The purpose of calling everyone here today is that this project has already started. Now, in order to ensure that the project can continue without any risk, all the Ministry of Economic Development has decided to propose a procurement plan to the merchants in Chang'an. Items include food, gravel, cement, stakes, tents..."

Yuanshan mentioned all the daily necessities and work supplies. These things covered many industries. In the end, Yuanshan revealed that he would hire 10 construction workers.

So the businessmen went crazy, and the bidding work of the Ministry of Economic Development began to be carried out in a dense manner.

"My rice shop can provide high-quality and cheap grain, including transportation." A businessman said.

The first one shouted out, and then more people shouted out. Seeing that the enthusiasm was still quite high, Yuan Shan continued: "If you want to participate in the bidding, please come to the front to get the bidding documents. Good teams don't get crowded."

At the same time, the ironworks that Ma Zhou was in charge of also began to build rapidly. There had been some preparations before, but the speed up now only speeded up the use of materials.

In order to speed up the construction of the ironworks, the Armed Forces Supervisor took the initiative to undertake the construction of ironmaking equipment.

As soon as the train project came out, most of the businessmen in Chang'an were basically mobilized. The recruitment agency in Lantian County gathered a large number of people every day, all of whom wanted to participate in the work, because this project was advocated by Yuanshan, and the wages Naturally, it will not be too low, so many people are willing to participate.

The labor registration in Chang'an is very popular. People from the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton Chamber of Commerce have all joined this project.

The Cotton Chamber of Commerce also made a lot of money by providing uniform work clothes, shoes, hats, etc., and some rich merchants even changed hands all the grain stored in the centralized warehouse in Lantian at a low price.

The merchants were very happy when they got the cash, and the project started following people's enthusiasm. The first train section was from Chang'an, passing through Lantian, and then to Chengdu. During this period, it passed through several states, and the specifics need to be determined after overall planning. specific construction route.