[Red House] A beautiful girl welcomes the spring

Zeng Ye is not the first to note the importance of coal and copper.

As the person who witnessed the first test voyage of the firepower paddle steamer, Wen Yanxiu was the first official who asked the country to upgrade Luzon Island to Zhili State and migrate a large number of people from the interior.

In his memorial, he clearly stated that Da Jin was required to keep the fire engine technology strictly confidential, and those who leaked the secrets should be regarded as collaborating with the enemy and treason, and the barbarians should be used as a warning to others. @无限好文, all in Jinjiang Literature City

Wen Yanxiu's memorial has aroused widespread attention in the cabinet. When the young emperor came to Jia Yan with the memorial, Jia Yan was reading the latest report from the Ministry of Industry and the general supervisor.

Jia Yan actually wanted her subordinates to start developing iron boats, but she also knew that rice had to be eaten bite by bite.High-rise buildings are built on a solid foundation, and her most important job now is to spread the fire engine on this land.

And how to promote the fire engine?

Jia Yan deduced it several times, but couldn't laugh or cry afterwards.

To popularize the fire engine, either, it is to rebuild a large number of existing giant warships, or, it is to promote the textile industry nationwide and use the engine in textile production.Only when it is fully used can more experience be gained and the upgrade of firepower engines be promoted.

Therefore, when the emperor sent up Wen Yanxiu's memorial, Jia Yan did not take it immediately, but said:

"Emperor, although you haven't been crowned yet, you are already the monarch of this country. There are some things that you should learn to decide by yourself. As for the queen mother, I can do what I want."

In history, there have never been mothers of emperors who were reluctant to let go of authority.Among other things, starting from Empress Lu, many tragedies of the royal family all stem from the word power. Will there be fewer pairs of mother and son who have turned against each other?

Like Jia Yan, he only paid attention to the Ministry of Industry and the general supervisor. Jia Yan kept silent about many things. Even if he was sitting in the Golden Temple, he would not make a sound easily, and let the emperor make decisions with those courtiers.

Although no one said that the hen sitting in the morning is not a good sign, but the young emperor firmly believed that his mother was not such a person.Just like today, the emperor brought memorials to ask his mother not once or twice, but most of the time, Jia Yan didn't ask, at most he just asked the emperor to retell the content to her, and then asked the emperor what he thought. Most of the time, Jia Yan does not express his opinion.

In other words, Jia Yan had far fewer opinions than the Supreme Emperor.

The emperor said: "Mother, it is precisely because this matter is related to the matter at hand of the mother that the son-in-law will bring this memorial to see the mother. In any case, please take a look at the mother."

Jia Yan's eyes widened in surprise, and then he took the memorial.

Regarding the previous content that Luzon was designated as Zhili Prefecture, Jia Yan nodded.She was very satisfied that the Dajin people could think of this.The island chain in the east of Dajin must be in the hands of Dajin.Otherwise, there will be endless troubles.It is a good thing that someone in the Privy Council and Political Affairs Hall can think of so much.

And the fire engine part at the back...

Jia Yan smiled, raised her head, and said to the emperor: "Zhen'er, do you know how much money I spend from my private treasury every year to use on this firepower engine?"

This name was originally formulated by Jia Yan himself.Although everyone in Dajin felt that this term was long and awkward, it was confirmed by Jia Yan because it was designated by Jia Yan.

The emperor immediately said solemnly: "After returning to the mother, the ministers know that the mother specially took out 500 million taels of silver from the private treasury."

Jia Yan said: "Then, you should also know that the private treasury in my hand was originally your grandfather's, and some of it was entrusted to me by your father. The annual income from these properties is mainly used to support Xuanyi. The expenses of the Dragon Guards and the Purple-clothed Tiger Guards. In other words, it’s okay to send money from here occasionally, but once it becomes a routine, something will happen to these two secret guards. Do you understand what I mean? ?”

These two secret guards are currently performing secret missions overseas, and they can't do without money.These are all important tasks related to the safety of the Dajin sea area.

"My son knows." The emperor thought for a while, and said, "What does the empress mean, that in the future, this money will go to the treasury?"

"Do you think the Political Affairs Hall will agree?"

The emperor immediately shook his head. @无限好文, all in Jinjiang Literature City

It's not that the emperor said that the country's annual revenue is only 5000 to [-] million taels of silver, and this requires more than half of the military pay and armaments.Moreover, the salaries of civil and military officials are all paid from here. There are disasters in various parts of the Jin Dynasty every year, and the relief money and food are also taken from the treasury.There are also water conservancy projects in various places, and money must be squeezed from here.

Dajin's treasury was already stretched.The money for the firepower engine, not to mention going from the treasury, even if the emperor opened his mouth, the political affairs hall would jump up.

The emperor said: "Queen, what do you mean..."

Jia Yan said: "It is a fact that the imperial court has no money. Otherwise, the queen mother would not have to count on Goguryeo. Now that Goguryeo has settled down, it has officially belonged to our Jin Dynasty. However, governance is also an extremely troublesome problem. Since this This piece of land already belongs to our Da Jin, so we can’t expropriate the people on this land. That’s not conducive to the return of the people’s hearts.”

"My son knows, queen mother."

Jia Yan said: "Hey son, you also know that even gold, silver, copper and iron will be deformed when they enter the stove. This is what the queen mother is most worried about. It means that the road is smooth and the sea is calm. To be more precise, It’s because those barbarians didn’t know the speed of our new ships, so they missed the opportunity to intercept them. If they drive at full speed, or enter the combat mode for half an hour, this kind of fire engine will cause accidents.”

With that said, Jia Yan handed over a report.

When the emperor heard this, he was startled.

He took the report, read it over and over again, and then raised his head and said, "Queen, what do you mean, this kind of boat is not practical at all? It can only be a flash in the pan."

Jia Yan patted the memorial brought by the emperor, and said: "But the emperor, the Privy Council also said that this new type of ship, with its amazing speed, will be a magic weapon for the ocean navy to defeat the enemy. We have three trial voyages, I am afraid that the entire sea will Everyone has already heard about the new firepower paddle steamer. We stopped, do you think others will not build it? Rubber is not unique to us in Dajin."

The emperor immediately asked Jia Yan: "Then, what does the empress mean, to make a better fire engine?"

Jia Yan said: "Yes. Next, I plan to use steel."

The Tai|Zu|Emperor of Da Jin, who was suspected of being a time traveler, left behind the method of frying steel, which was also an important reason why Da Jin was able to forcibly seize the country.It is also because of this method that the average cost of Dajin's steel products is not so high.

Of course, the method of frying steel and steel products are all items controlled by the state.For example, Jia Yan, it is obvious that a large amount of high-quality steel is needed to make fire engines, but the Privy Council did not see the importance of fire engines in military affairs, so they refused to provide steel for the "wonderful idea" of the Empress Dowager!

Correct!

With Jia Yan's identity and status, she is the Supreme Empress, the Supreme Empress who listens to politics behind the curtain, she is rich, and both the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council are unanimously unwilling to nod and approve her application!

This is the important reason why Jia Yan had to use copper.

The emperor thought for a while, and said: "But the mother, the son also heard about it, and the general prisoner also tried it. It seems that it is easy to explode the chest if it is made of iron."

Jia Yan said: "It should be that the formula of steel is wrong. In short, this method was tested bit by bit. If the emperor is not at ease, we can use steel and copper to make it separately."

"But Queen Mother, I'm afraid it will be a huge waste if you do this."

Jia Yan said: "So, the queen mother intends to promote this thing to the people."

"To the people? Queen Mother, this, this is absolutely not allowed!"

The emperor stood up suddenly.

Jia Yan immediately said: "What are you doing standing up? Mother hasn't finished yet!"

For Jia Yan, building ships, attacking Qianxiang Kingdom, and admonishing the duplicitous vassal state headed by Qianxiang Kingdom, who are obedient on the surface and never forget to betray the water all the time, are arranged by the Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall. @无限好文, all in Jinjiang Literature City

The Privy Council and the Political Affairs Hall are familiar with where to build ships and how to form a navy.There was no need for her to bother - even if she wanted to, the officials would be on guard against her because they were worried about the chicken sitting in the morning.

Rather than making fun of himself in the Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council, Jia Yan is really more willing to deal with the general supervisor.

When the emperor sat down again, Jia Yan said: "You child, why did you forget. The fire engine was the first thing we discovered and made. We didn't even find the most suitable one for firepower. How can those overseas barbarians know the formula of the steel for the engine casing? However, if we stop the research and development, and other overseas countries are betting on the future and spending money on it, you say, wait until they make it. In order to get a fire engine that can work at full load for three or four hours non-stop, and our fire engine will blow up if it works at full load for less than half an hour. Have you thought about it, how to do it?"

The emperor bowed his head.

Jia Yan said again: "Okay, Emperor, if you are not sure about paying attention, you might as well accompany your mother to the general prisoner and see the new iron boat made by the general prisoner, which is all made of steel but can float on water. how?"

"Iron ship?"

The emperor was stunned.

"Yes, Iron Ship."

Jia Yan nodded heavily.

It's also time to let Dajin know about Tie Chuan.

The author has something to say:

The reason why the heroine didn't use an iron engine at the beginning was because the steel technology at that time could not meet the needs, and it was easy to explode.

The second reason is that the heroine cannot get enough steel.

To put it more simply, because the heroine could not get enough steel, she first used copper as the main material of the fire engine.After the new paddle steamer was launched, the Zhengshitang finally realized the significance of the fire engine, so they issued a batch of approval and approved a batch of steel for Jia Yan. Then Jia Yan discovered that the fire engine made of steel in this era is easy to explode .

So she took the leftover steel and made an iron ship.