What kind of bad intentions can the little prince have?

In the era of industrialization, the efficiency of iron and steel smelting is unimaginable for people in this era. Most of the iron ore in the Central Plains contain too much sulfur. The sulfur inside is removed, but this can cause quite serious air pollution.However, it’s like you say that pure natural green food is the healthiest, so don’t grow hybrid rice. Do not use chemical fertilizers and pesticides to increase production, this is exactly why not eat minced meat.In the agricultural era, the smog brought about by industrialization is a kind of happiness in a sense, because it represents the progress of the times.

Of course, Li Yue didn't really care about the environmental problems completely. He still considered the problem of air pollution. Some sulfuric acid or something, if sulfuric acid can be made, three acids and two alkalis are not far away, but unfortunately, Li Yue did not study chemical engineering in his previous life, otherwise, he can do many more things now.

However, Li Yue has his own advantages. He directly built a hydraulic forging hammer by the Yellow River. Although the power is not enough for the time being, he just uses the forging hammer to make iron pieces, and then passes through a special mold. Slices of horseshoes are cut directly on the iron sheet.

When the first batch of horseshoes were produced, Cheng Wu who got the news and ran over to inquire was quite shocked. He was the son of Cheng Mingzhen. Although Cheng Mingzhen was not as famous as Cheng Zhijie in later generations, he was also a famous general at this time. He also conquered Goguryeo with the late emperor. of.Cheng Mingzhen has been serving as the governor of various northern states and counties for these years, and his defenses are nothing more than Eastern Turks, Goguryeo, and other nomadic peoples.Therefore, Cheng Mingzhen still has a considerable number of cavalry under his command.Because of the horseshoe before, Cheng Mingzhen almost went to Beijing to ask for these batches in person, but in the end, let alone him, even Cheng Zhijie, the famous unscrupulous guy, didn't get it.No way, Li Zhi also wanted to equip the cavalry below with horseshoes. One investment would save a lot of trouble. In the end, in order to earn more money, his own uncle directly stated that the mine collapsed and the output was not good enough. Come on, so take your time with the horseshoe!Anyway, there won't be many battles to be fought for the time being, even if they are to be fought, how did they come about before, let's continue now, you can't fight without horseshoes!Therefore, Changsun Wuji didn't feel that he was wronging the country and the people. After all, when there were no horseshoes, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty did not fall into a disadvantage. The Xuanjia cavalry was victorious in every battle!

Cheng Mingzhen was so angry that although there was a certain amount of iron rations in the army, these were already ordered for use. Normally, they were used to repair all kinds of weapons and luggage, and this was still stretched. You have to rely on the imperial court to supply all kinds of materials. Under such circumstances, even if you have any thoughts, how long can you last if they cut off your supplies?

Then, Cheng Mingzhen received letters from Li Yue to the governors of various states and counties, saying that horseshoes can be produced here, do you want to come and have a look?Naturally, Li Yue didn't need to sell the horseshoes to them directly. He only needed the big bosses in the military to speak up, and the Ministry of War had to honestly purchase the horseshoes as supplies for the various armies.

It is naturally impossible for Cheng Mingzhen to come forward in person. After all, as the governor of a state, he cannot leave his jurisdiction without purpose, so he directly sent his son out.

Cheng Wuting came relatively quickly, and the others didn't believe that Li Yue could make something famous at first. At the beginning, Cheng Wuting was worried that the quality of the iron materials Li Yue made was too poor. If he said no, would he offend this young man? Prince, but after seeing it with his own eyes, he only felt dazzled.He can be considered well-informed, but he has never seen such a spectacular sight.The huge blast furnace spewed thick black smoke, and the red molten iron flowed out of the blast furnace. After cooling and forming, it was sent under the huge forging hammer. With the push of water, the iron block was crushed and flattened, and then transported to another forging hammer. Under the hammer, as the workers moved the position of the iron sheet, small horseshoe-shaped holes appeared on the iron sheet, and on the other side, horseshoes fell into the small frame on one side.

Cheng Wu opened his mouth wide, not knowing what to say, he was like a fish out of water, pointing at the huge forging hammer, and the horseshoes piled up like a hill, it took him a long time to burst out with a foul language: "Zhi Niang thief , you are not making horseshoes, you are making money!"

Li Yue suddenly became displeased: "Little General Cheng, don't talk nonsense. If it wasn't for supporting our Tang army, why would this king do such a thankless thing? If I change the mold here, it will be regarded as Making kitchen knives can be compared to horseshoes to make money! Also, this forging hammer has a fine structure, and after a period of use, the parts inside have to be replaced. Isn’t this money? Losing money!"

Cheng Wu thinks about it, these days, iron is really a hard currency, there is a [-] catties of iron, which is definitely one of the richest people in the Tang Dynasty, but here for Li Yue, these horseshoes made of refined iron are no better than cabbage. How much is it expensive? A horse with all four hooves replaced, together with the iron nails, is less than one hundred yuan. That is to say, for ten thousand horses, Li Yue can only sell one thousand guan. The homes of ordinary people are indeed the former, but for people like them, it's nothing!Cheng Wuting, for example, has a strict family tradition. When he was a teenager, he also had an allowance of ten pennies a month, not counting the various medicinal supplements used to strengthen his muscles and bones.Now he is working as a bodyguard with his father, and the miscellaneous expenses for a month cost dozens of pennies no matter what.

Thinking about it this way, Cheng Wuting suddenly felt a little guilty, and he said embarrassingly: "My lord is so righteous!"

Li Yue was very proud of herself. This person had no idea how the famous small commodity market in the later generations used those few cents products to make tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars in business.Of course, horseshoes can't be sold so much, but no one thinks there are too many irons!In fact, there is still a sufficient market among the people.Among other things, although the mortise and tenon structure is good, how many craftsmen can use it skillfully, and what if there are iron nails or even screws?Why do many furniture in later generations buy accessories and install them by themselves? Isn’t it because the structure is simple, and screws and screwdrivers are enough?The craftsman spirit of excellence is naturally also required, but for ordinary people, cost is the key.

Li Yue doesn't pay much attention to military supplies. How much money can these have? After all, no matter how rich the Tang Dynasty is, it is impossible to equip every soldier with iron armor, right? The folks are different. Everyone usually relies on repairs. To make up for life, then, if the table, bench, door and window are broken, it is more cost-effective to get a few iron nails to beat than other repair methods!

Not long after, after shocking another group of people, all the horseshoes Li Yue made were eaten by the Ministry of War.Seeing that the price Li Yue offered was very favorable, Li Zhi was worried that his son would lose money, so he simply rewarded Li Yue with the iron ore he discovered earlier. Besides, there were also a group of skilled craftsmen.