Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 838 Dark Fight 【Seeking Monthly Ticket】

Want Fangjia to forge armor and riding equipment?Can!

But there's no reason to let Fang's family contribute, and the Changsun's family, which is the largest in Datang Iron Works, can watch the fun from the sidelines, right?
Let me bleed, and you will have a hard time!

Changsun Wuji's face darkened, but he had already said something: "Unfortunately, although the iron factory of my Changsun's family is large, the quality of the smelted steel is not enough, let alone the craftsmanship and strength of forging armor and riding equipment. It is really difficult to take on the important task."

Hearing Changsun Wuji's words of shirking responsibility, before Fang Xuanling could speak, Li Ji said, "Duke Zhao needn't worry about this, the eldest grandson's family can produce more pig iron and let Marquis Huating be in charge of forging."

Li Ji didn't want to be mistaken by Fang Xuanling for attacking the Fang family...

With Fang Xuanling's character, he didn't care much about the money for forging armor and riding equipment. Even if he knew that the Ministry of War and the court couldn't get the money, it was like a donation.But he only asked the Fang family to pay the money, but let the eldest grandson's family watch the fun, Li Jike offended Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling is a kind person, but it doesn't mean that a kind person will not lose his temper.

Don't worry about scarcity but inequality...

Changsun's iron factory is the largest in the Tang Dynasty, and the Fang family's forging skills are the best in the Tang Dynasty.

Doesn't your eldest grandson's family have no skills in forging armor and riding equipment?It doesn't matter, the Fang family has technology, you just need to bring out a little more pig iron.

As for Fang's claim that there isn't that much pig iron?It doesn't matter, the eldest grandson's family has it, you just need to work harder...

Fang Xuanling raised her eyelids, her tone was flat: "That's very good."

The son can make money, and too much money is not a good thing, so it is acceptable to donate some to the court.

But Changsun Wuji's face became more and more ugly.

Li Ji probably didn't know the way of iron smelting and forging. He didn't understand that it was impossible to use pig iron to forge armored cavalry. Pig iron was too brittle to forge armor.Pig iron needs to be smelted again to obtain steel with excellent toughness, which can be used to forge armor and weapons.

However, how much steel can be smelted from a certain amount of pig iron, or even whether it can be smelted, is still unknown.The Changsun family provided the Fang family with pig iron. What if the Fang family took [-] catties of pig iron and smelted [-] catties of steel, but insisted that only [-] catties were smelted, and even one furnace was smelted, wouldn't the Changsun family Lost?
Li Ji's proposal must never be accepted...

Changsun Wuji took a peek at His Majesty Li Er's face, and saw that the emperor had obviously moved, but he didn't make a forced decision because of his own face, but he was obviously waiting for himself to express his consent.

In desperation, Changsun Wuji had no choice but to say: "The old man has received His Majesty's kindness, and he should serve the country loyally. Why should we join forces with the Fang family? How many armors the Fang family forged, my eldest Sun family must have a lot of them."

The words were open and clear, but there was a heartache in my heart.

The iron smelting technology of the Fang family is much more sophisticated than that of the Changsun family. For the same clothes, armor and riding gear, the cost of the Changsun family is of course much higher than that of the Fang family...

But on this occasion, and in front of His Majesty, can I be cowardly?

You have to hold on even if you die. You must know that the relationship between the Changsun family and His Majesty is somewhat estranged now because of the matter of Changsun Chong. This estrangement must not be deepened again, otherwise the Changsun family will be in danger...

His Majesty Li Er was finally happy, and said with a smile: "Both of you are the pillars of the empire, and you are deeply moved by your patriotism. Let's settle this matter. After Maogong returns, he will formulate the armor and riding equipment. The size requirements were sent to the two iron factories."

"promise!"

Li Ji's heart was bubbling with beauty, and he quickly responded.

That kid Fang Jun forged hundreds of armor and riding gear in a few days. If he was given half a year, how much would he have to forge?What's more, there are the same number of eldest grandson's family!
Just thinking about the tens of thousands of armored cavalry under his command sweeping the mountains and plains to kill the Hulu, Li Ji couldn't help grinning...

Ma Zhou sighed inwardly.

Above the court, indeed, there were intrigues everywhere. Although the confrontation between these few words just now seemed plain, they secretly refused to give up an inch.Even a gentleman like Fang Xuanling is ridiculed and ridiculed everywhere, and the officialdom is not easy to mix...

After a clever fight, Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were "lose-lose", Li Ji won a complete victory, and His Majesty Li Er calmed down the "jealousy" towards Fang Jun in his heart, and only Ma Zhou played soy sauce all the way.

With his current official position as Zhongshu Sheren, he is not qualified to participate in this kind of arm wrestling situation.

His Majesty Li Er was in a good mood, so he asked, "Can Zhang Liang go south?"

Ma Zhou replied, "Let's set off early this morning, and take a boat to go south by water."

His Majesty Li Er nodded.

He is extremely satisfied with Fang Jun's series of methods in Jiangnan.It's just that Fang Jun's "stick" temper still makes him worry.The establishment of the Shibo Department is tantamount to competing for interests in the hands of the Jiangnan gentry. How can those gentry who have always regarded Jiangnan as a taboo let go of it and sit back and watch Fang Jun set up the Shibo Department?
Fighting openly and secretly is inevitable.

Once the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River did something out of the ordinary, depending on Fang Jun's temper, it was hard to guarantee that they would not react violently.

Zhang Liang is mature and prudent, and it is impossible for Fang Jun and Fang Jun to work together. One is determined to be aggressive and the other is steady and mature.

His Majesty Li Er asked again: "Have you ever issued permission for the Royal Navy to set up a special workshop to manufacture the thunderbolt? Oh, and the request for the 'manufacturing bureau' has been approved by the Central Committee, so don't delay."

These matters were handled by Ma Zhou himself: "Returning to Your Majesty, the decree to approve Huating Hou's request has been issued, and according to His Majesty's wishes, a batch of Zhentian Lei was dispatched from the 'Shenji Camp' to Jiangnan, so as not to make Huating Hou short-term. No Earthquake Thunder is available."

All of you here are born with gold and iron horses. Even Fang Xuanling, who is a civil servant, has encountered several wars, and he has a considerable level of military skills.I know what kind of power it will produce once Zhentianlei is used in naval battles.

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The artillery in the "Manufacturing Bureau" rumbled, while testing the performance of the artillery, while training the gunners.Most of the soldiers and civilians in Huating Town not only don't know what artillery is, they have never even heard of a firearm like Zhentianlei. They were panicked by the sound of artillery in the "Manufacturing Bureau", and thought it was "the earth dragon turned over"...

The navy's warships kept coming in and out all day long, practicing non-stop.

There are four new warships. The keels of the warships under construction in the dock have been laid, and the hull has begun to take shape, but it will take about a month to complete.There are [-] warships in this batch, and [-] cargo ships at the same time, all of which are Fang Jun's "cornucopia"...

According to Fang Jun's plan, the military port and navy as a whole belong to the establishment of the "Royal Navy" and are the private property of His Majesty Li Er.Although the Shibo Department and the Manufacturing Bureau are built on the land of Huating Town, they are each equivalent to a yamen of the imperial court, which means that Fang Jun contributed his territory to the imperial court free of charge.As for Huating Town, all of it is Fang Jun's private land, including the salt field and shipyard, which are naturally Fang Jun's private property.

Regardless of the fact that most of the boatmen and craftsmen in the shipyard have imperial backgrounds, but these days craftsmen are worthless, and no one cares about their fate!

In Fang Jun's mind, the status of the shipyard is naturally infinitely higher than that of the salt farm. Even if the salt farm sells a huge sum of more than 1000 million yuan at once, it will continue to create wealth in the future...

Not to mention that the shipyard carries Fang Jun's dream of conquering Deep Blue, but in terms of creating profits, it is no less inferior to the saltworks!

The shipyard belongs to Fang Jun, and the navy belongs to His Majesty Li Er, so the navy wants to equip the new warships manufactured by the shipyard, except that the four ships brought by Liang Renfang are built by the Laizhou Shipyard, and they are automatically incorporated into the navy. In the future, if you want a new sailboat from the shipyard, you will naturally have to pay for it!And the merchant ships built with the new sailing concept are suitable for ocean transportation, and after being operated by the Shi Ship Company, they will inevitably become the products that merchants are rushing to!

Shipyards and iron factories, in this era, are equivalent to a country's heavy industry. For Fang Jun, who has great ambitions, he must be in his own hands, so that he can make rapid progress with his insight beyond the times. Everywhere is restricted.

Moreover, the shipyard has Li Xiaogong's shares. Although the prince never came to see him from the beginning to the end, as long as he has his share, His Majesty Li Er will not reach out his hand unscrupulously no matter how jealous he is...

At this moment, Zhang Liang, the new deputy director of Canghai Road, arrived by water.

The warships of the imperial court sailed down the river to Wusongkou. Five large ships braved the wind and waves. The ships were full of Zhang Liang's family members, brightly armored and aggressive.But when the fleet arrived at the wharf on the Wusong River, Tensor standing at the bow was full of clouds, and almost exploded on the spot!
The boats on the Wusong River are like clouds, sails and masts are everywhere, and the wharf of Nuoda is full of cars and goods, which is a prosperous scene.

However, no one looked at him, and in the entire Huating Town, no one came to greet him, the deputy chief of the Canghai Road March...

(End of this chapter)