Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

Stayed in the industrial area until after nine o'clock, knowing that Lu Daqiang and the others had not eaten dinner, Li Ke had a light meal with them, but during the meal, he learned that the leading general of the right guard arrived with five thousand soldiers Here in the industrial area, it is said that His Majesty called here.

Li Ke asked them to rest first, and he finished his meal with Lu Daqiang and the others first.

During the meal, while chatting with Lu Daqiang and the others, Li Ke was thinking about the next plan. The appearance of the steam engine meant that the industrialization process of Datang was advanced by more than 1000 years.

Even according to Li Ke's original plan, it was much earlier, and the status of these craftsmen, the status of their families, etc. must be improved.

The secrecy measures in this era are easier to implement than in later generations, especially around Chang'an City, but for Li Ke's own plan, adjustments still need to be made.

The simplest point is that the appearance of the steam engine means that automatic forging hammers can appear. It may not be possible to make super-large forging hammers, but ordinary large forging hammers are definitely possible.

This means that more large forgings will have higher strength, and higher strength means that many industrial structural parts can also be cast.

I have to say...the emergence of the power source means that the entire industrialized system has entered a new era.

For example, the ongoing railway track construction in Xizhou, the steam engine has been made, is the steam train still far away?This should not be too simple.

Especially when Li Ke still has relevant blueprints in his hands, it is even more difficult.

However, compared to here, Li Ke found that the chemical industry is lagging behind. Physics and chemistry complement each other in many places. At least materials science cannot be separated from chemistry, and many applied physics cannot be separated from the assistance of chemistry. .

And having a power source means that electromagnetism can also be put on the agenda, and it is not difficult to generate electricity with a steam engine. Many ordinary people in later generations can casually wind a motor by hand.

It can be said that there are too many things that can be improved!

No, I have to find something for Duan Lun to do. How could it be handled by Li Ke alone? He has to find someone to come over.

Especially these industries belong to the Tang court to some extent.

The problem is that it is really not easy for Li Ke to announce these things now, because the announcement means that many powerful families will know about it. After they know about it, the profits in the same market will increase significantly.

If the market is destroyed, it will be the common people who will be damaged in the end, and it will be in Li Ke's own hands for a period of time.

Hey, it seems that the reform of the army is imperative.

There are many things that need to be reformed in the Tang Dynasty, but the first to reform can only be the army. Only after the reform of the army is completed, the Tang Dynasty will not be in chaos.

As for the cost of the army, Li Ke roughly calculated that the current number of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty is about 60. This number must be reduced, because if it is converted into a professional army, many soldiers will not be used.

But in the later period, in order to fill some gaps in the local area, some veterans may be recruited to become local officials. If all these are counted, Li Ke will be counted as 100 million.

The monthly money of 100 million soldiers is calculated based on the basic 150 Wen, and the monthly money for a year is only 180 million Guan. This is a huge burden for the former Datang treasury, but for the current Datang It's much easier to say.

Of course, the reform of the military service system is not just one aspect of expenses, food is also a huge expense, except for horses and heavy weapons that are supplied by the state, the others are carried by the soldiers themselves.

The so-called heavy weapons include weapons and armor, and the military soldiers must bring seven things with them: clothing, quilts, supplies, objects, bows and arrows, saddles and bridles, and weapons.This is why the burden on the Tang court is so low.

If the military service system is changed, just clothes, bows and arrows, quilts, etc. will consume a huge amount of money for the entire Tang court.Things like saddles are simpler, after all, they are not easy to break.

And it also includes food, and the supply of food is only provided by the imperial court when fighting abroad. For example, when attacking Tuyuhun and Goguryeo, it is provided by the imperial court.

In fact, the food for most of the people is not directly brought to the army by the soldiers, but when the government soldiers serve, the food is handed over to the local area according to the regulations in their own homes, and then dispatched uniformly.

Most of the government soldiers are basically stationed in their own places. After all, they will return home to farm after their service.

Only a lot of elites will fight everywhere, but in fact, it seems that when fighting against Tuyuhun, they basically mobilize the soldiers from the nearby government.

And once it is changed to a recruitment system, it means that the military expenditure of the imperial court will be terribly increased, but for Li Ke, the cost is actually not much.

First of all, for Li Ke, who has a steam engine, in terms of clothing, armor and weapons, it can be so low that everyone wants to cry. Even if it is to stabilize the market and the lives of the people, it is impossible to release it to the outside world.

But in fact, Li Ke can reduce the cost of the army's internal procurement to the minimum, or simply let the court owe it without reducing the price.

The Tang Dynasty government borrowed from Li Ke privately, interest-free, and calculated according to the market price.

In this case, it doesn't matter.

In addition to this is food. With the 4000 million shi imported from the outside world, the large-scale expansion of Lingnan Road and the continuous increase of cultivated land in Jiangnan and other places, Datang actually has no shortage of food.

If there is no shortage of food, everything is easy to say. Even in Linyi and other places, if new technologies such as Quyuan plows are adopted, the annual increase in rice production can still increase.

In this way, the cost of food is not much.

Not to mention bows and arrows, the bows and arrows provided by Fubing themselves are actually mixed, not as good as those provided by Li Ke's industrialization. In summary, Li Ke currently has the strength and opportunity to restructure the Tang army.

And once the restructuring and military training are completed, the combat effectiveness of Datang's army will at least double!Just the improvement of energy and spirit is very terrifying.

"Go and call in the leading general of the right guard." After eating with Lu Daqiang and the others, Li Ke said to Huo Gang.

"Yes!"

Soon a young general walked in with his head held high. After entering, the other party directly saluted Li Ke and said, "The last general, An Yuanshou, has met Your Highness."

"An Yuanshou? Are you the son of Duke Rong?" Li Ke asked in surprise when he heard this surname.

"It's my father." An Yuanshou said.

"Excuse me, Duke Rong is the pillar of my Tang Dynasty!" Li Ke said with a smile immediately.