Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty

iron?Where to find iron?

Zhao Yiyi pointed to the behemoth on the blueprint: "How much iron does such a ship need?"

Xia Yuqi's eyes were burning: "Not much, just 500 million catties of iron will be fine!"

"Cough, cough..." Jiang Ping seemed to be shocked by this astronomical figure, and turned to look at him: "Senior, this..."

He expected that it would take a lot of iron to build such a ship, but it was still unbelievable when he faced the figure directly.

500 million catties of iron!

Just fine!

500 pounds!

How much is a handful of □□?How much is an iron pot enough to cook food for the whole village?

500 million catties of iron...

Jiang Ping felt dizzy for a while.

He had visited the new army barracks with Di Qing Bai Yutang before, and saw that the new soldiers were all wearing heavy armor and holding guns, and he had sighed how much steel was consumed.It is worthy of being the master of all battles cultivated by the emperor with all his efforts, that is, he is rich and powerful.

Unexpectedly, time has changed and things have changed. The steel consumption of his ship is enough to compare with a whole army of fully armed elite troops.

Zhao Yiyi was also a little shocked by this number, but he traveled from the 21st century after all.

Not to mention the cruise ships with a displacement of hundreds of thousands of tons in the 21st century, even the Titanic in the early 4th century had a displacement of more than [-] tons.

Compared with this, a mere 1000 million catties of steel is really nothing, trivial, trivial...

He took several deep breaths before finally calming down.

1000 million catties, only [-] tons, [-] tons of steel, how difficult is this!

He is an emperor who is rich all over the world, with a mere [-] tons of steel, how can it be difficult to defeat him!

Zhao Yiyi said: "Okay. If I find enough steel for Boss Jiang, can Boss Jiang build the ship in the picture?"

He looked at the densely packed mechanical structures on the drawings.

Jiang Pingdao: "As long as there are enough raw materials, there is nothing that cannot be made."

Zhao Yiyi let out a long sigh of relief: "Okay, you can start working with the materials in your hands first. Twelve ships are enough for you to do for a while. Leave the rest to me."

Jiang Ping was a little curious and said, "I don't know what the officials plan to do..."

He remembered that when the Yangzhou tea disaster happened, Jiangnan grain merchants were unwilling to let the government reform the tea policy because they couldn't let go of the profits in their hands.

At that time, the emperor vowed to the tea merchants in the south of the Yangtze River that all purchases from the frontier and importers would be paid in cash from then on. It became copper coins.

At that time, the imperial court needed copper, so they smashed the bronze statues.Now the imperial court needs iron...

Jiang Ping looked at the emperor's face.

Official, what are you going to smash to get iron out?

The farmer's iron plow cannot be destroyed, and the imperial court relies on it.The iron pots of the people cannot be destroyed, and the people depend on food for their heaven.

After all, there are only swords, guns, swords and halberds in the hands of people in the Jianghu, which are useless to the country and occupy a lot of iron.

The emperor will not come to "receive the soldiers of the world", right...

Thinking of the Fenshui Emei thorn hidden in his room, Jiang Ping became depressed.

If the emperor really wants to attack people in the Jianghu, should he stand up and set an example...

But his Fenshui Emei Chai has been with him for more than ten years, and his relationship is really deep, so he can't bear it...

Zhao Yiyi said: "Boss Jiang, I want to ask you something."

Jiang Ping replied with heroic perseverance: "You must know everything and say everything!"

Even if the emperor wanted to melt down his weapons to build a ship, he would definitely agree!

Zhao Yiyi said: "You live in Shanxi and Shanxi, do you have any close friends?"

Jiang Ping was puzzled: "What?"

Zhao Yiyi repeated: "Shanxi and Shaanxi, do you have any close friends there?"

Although Jiang Ping didn't know why the emperor cared about his friends over there, he answered honestly: "I do have one or two friends there."

Zhao Yiyi asked: "What do these two friends do?"

Jiang Pingdao: "Everyone is doing their last karma, and they dare not tarnish Sheng Ting..."

Zhao Yiyi smiled and said, "If there is anything I can't listen to, just say it."

Jiang Ping said honestly: "One is to dig mountains to get rocks, and the other is to sell medicine to make lightning."

Zhao Yiyi twitched his mouth: "Boss Jiang really has a lot of friends."

Jiang Ping said modestly: "Where is that."

Zhao Yiyi said: "I wonder if these two friends of Boss Jiang are interested in making a small fortune?"

Jiang Ping thought it over and said: "My two friends have free-spirited temperaments, maybe..."

Why make a small fortune, how can the emperor be so generous, leading others to make a fortune for no reason?

If you get on the emperor's thief boat, bah, on the emperor's dragon boat, you will never have the chance to get off in this life.To get rich is to get rich, but you have to have life!

Jiang Ping touched the top of his head, which was already showing signs of premature baldness, and couldn't help but sigh.

The emperor obviously wanted him to help pull strong men. Jiang Ping asked himself that he was a loyal friend, and he couldn't do things like pulling friends into the fire pit...

Zhao Yiyi smiled and said, "Boss Jiang——"

Jiang Ping hurriedly said: "Presumably they are also willing. Gentlemen love money, who would not want to get rich?"

Zhao Yiyi nodded: "That's about the same."

Jiang Ping secretly sighed, and said in his heart, Brother Han, Brother Xu, it's my younger brother who is sorry for you.

Zhao Yiyi said: "Originally, I was worried that Boss Jiang's friends would not be able to do the things I want to explain, and they would not be able to make this fortune. However, since one of them is a mountain to extract rocks, and the other is to make thunder and fire, doing this can be regarded as professional. counterpart."

Jiang Pingdao: "I don't know how the officials will support them?"

Zhao Yiyi said: "You have also seen it. The self-propelled boat built by Senior Xia can travel thousands of miles a day under full load. It is an important weapon of the country. If this thing can be popularized in the world, it will be of great importance to the livelihood of the people. A great thing that will benefit thousands of years.”

Jiang Ping nodded: "What the officials said is true."

Zhao Yiyi continued: "But, there is only one thing... Well, although this ship has a lot of cargo, runs fast, and doesn't use sails, it burns coal! Just such a ship went back and forth from north to south, and it burned up. How much coal has gone down? Some states and counties along the way have reported that all the coal under their rule has been supplied to self-propelled boats, and they have not enough for themselves. This is just a boat, and this happens. If your five-year-old Ten ships have been built and run on the canal, and the coal will definitely not be enough by then.”

Jiang Ping nodded: "I also expected..."

Zhao Yiyi said: "For the current plan, we must expand the amount of coal mining to meet the needs of self-propelled boats. I heard that there is more coal in Shanxi and Shaanxi, but is that so?"

Jiang Pingdao: "That's true. Especially in Jindi, charcoal is grown in the open air in the mountains. Villagers go to the mountains to pick it up, with their backs to the market, and it is also a livelihood."

open pit coal mine.

Zhao Yiyi said: "It's too inefficient to rely on the mountain people to pick it up and then recite it. I want to build a mine in Jindi, specializing in coal mining. Since your friends used to open mountains to get rocks, then switch to do it. This must be handy. Mining coal is a bit more difficult and tiring, but the benefits are extremely impressive. In the future, there will be no traditional sailboats on the North-South Canal. Once self-propelled boats become popular, the demand for coal will soar, and there will be no need Worried about not being able to find a buyer."

Jiang Pingdao: "It's a good job. But my friends are just two humble people. Even if they start a mine, it's just a small business. The burning of charcoal by self-propelled boats is fierce. After two years, the number of boats will increase. Yes, I'm afraid..."

I'm afraid his two friends will never be able to produce enough charcoal to meet the needs of the self-propelled boat.

Zhao Yiyi shook his head: "Boss Jiang misunderstood. I just said that I want them to make a small fortune, but I didn't say that I want them to monopolize the coal in the whole country. Boss Jiang, I ask you, how is the business of the match factory recently?"

Jiang Ping was taken aback, and said: "Thanks to the blessing of the official family, it is much better than before."

Zhao Yiyi smiled: "But Boss Jiang knows that you are not the only match factory in the market today. Your family is the only one in Bianliang, but in Jiangnan, your Jiang's matches can't compete. A family called..."

He turned to Liu En and asked, "What's your name?"

Liu Endao: "Bai's matches. The match produced by the factory in Yangzhou is generally not inferior to that in Bianliang. Yangzhou is rich and can be sold to the entire Huainan Road, so it seems that the business here is more prosperous than ours."

Jiang Ping smiled and said: "This is a factory opened by a friend of mine. Anyway, it would be troublesome to sell our matches to Jiangnan. Why don't you be a good friend and give the recipe out so that people in Huainan can also use matches?" .”

Hearing this white word, Zhao Yiyi understood.

It should be Bai Yutang's family.

"Boss Jiang is right."

He said: "Anyway, the market is so big, our factory in one place can't make enough matches for the whole world. Matches are not complicated things. Anyone who understands the formula can make them. It's better to ask people who want to make them." Let’s do it together, and everyone will make a fortune together. In the long run, the production has expanded, and people in Huainan Road can also use matches.”

"What I want your two friends to do is what you, Boss Jiang, are doing now. I don't expect one or a few people to monopolize the world's production. Doing so is meaningless and impossible. I just want to Let you take the lead and let all the people in the world who want to make a fortune see that you can make money by opening a match factory, and you can also make money by opening a coal mine. Only when you cross the river by feeling the stones in front, will the latecomers dare to follow Let's go into the water together. You can show them the way, so they can understand what to do."

Jiang Pingdao: "The officials are right."

"Okay," Zhao Yiyi patted him on the shoulder: "Go and write to your friends and ask them to organize people to open the coal mine. It doesn't matter if the government doesn't allow it. I asked Pang Qing's family to write a letter to the local government. seal up."

Pang Ji just killed the northern officials to the point of tearing his liver and gallbladder, and his reputation is not in vain.

"After a batch of coal is produced, we will talk about iron."