Tang's dining table

Chapter 1258 The veil of the new era has been lifted

The name Second Workshop is Yun Chuqi's at first sight. It is simple and direct, and does not meet the aesthetic requirements of the Tang Dynasty at all.

However, the defense here is obviously top-notch, because the people standing guard on the outside are all imperial guards. Under normal circumstances, the imperial guards are the emperor's personal soldiers. They are only responsible for the emperor's personal safety. They are permanently stationed inside the palace, and it is difficult to go outside. See.

Yun Luan cupped his hands at the soldier standing at the city gate and said, "Uncle Zhang."

The soldier had a visor on his face, which made his expression invisible to others, but his eyes clearly contained anger. He ignored Yun Luan and looked at the token in Taiping's hand without saying anything for a long time.

Taiping folded his hands in front of his chest, placed the token in a more obvious position, and then whispered: "General, you don't recognize the token?"

General Zhang bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, please enter the city."

Taiping returned the gift with a smile, and then followed Yunluan through the heavily guarded city gate and walked into this mysterious city.

The city was not as chilling as Taiping imagined. On the contrary, it was an ordinary town in the land of the Tang Dynasty. There were restaurants, teahouses, and various shops. At the corner of the street, Taiping also saw a small brothel.

Although the streets were quiet, there were still many people doing their own things on the streets.

Yun Luan explained to Taiping as he walked: "They have lived in this city for almost twenty years."

"You haven't been out?"

Yun Luan shook his head and said: "Whether it is gunpowder, artillery, or a telescope, the microscope is a very important national weapon to the Tang Dynasty and cannot be easily shown to others. Therefore, this city has One name is the City of No Return.”

Taiping looked at the sidewalk on the street; "It should be so."

Yun Luan looked at Taiping with a smile and said, "Now that you have come in, these people have hope of getting out."

Hearing this, Taiping suddenly turned his head and looked at Yun Luan coldly: "Because I know, you think the secret here can't be kept, so you are ready to open it. Or is it that the reason why this place is so heavily guarded is to stop the mother from following you?" I?"

Yun Luan nodded and said, "That's right."

Taiping took a long breath, causing her chest to swell.

"In your eyes, my mother and I are so untrustworthy that you should be wary of us more than foreign thieves?"

Yun Luan waved his hand and said: "The Tang Dynasty does not need to be wary of foreign thieves. When we find foreign thieves, we usually send troops to exterminate them directly. I, Aye, said that the bloody night in Luoyang and the Chang'an Massacre taught him one thing - to fight against foreigners, we must first Anne.

Aye has always done this. For this reason, he did not hesitate to introduce the Wu brothers into the officialdom of Chang'an, hoping that everyone could move toward the same goal in peace and harmony and build Chang'an into the first city in the world.

Unfortunately, things went against their wishes. When I, Aye, needed their help the most, they chose to use their own jobs to blackmail me, Aye, into opening a second workshop to them.

Is the second workshop owned by me, Aye?

No, it is the second workshop of Datang. The Wu brothers used their own jobs to coerce me, Aye, to open the second workshop to them. This behavior is disgusting. "

Taiping said angrily: "Why do you all know about it, but only my mother and I don't know about it?"

Yun Luan sneered and said, "Do you think it's not shameless to replace the Wu brothers with you?"

Taiping stared into Yun Luan's eyes and said, "You are not like this outside the city."

"The one outside the city is Yun Luan, the playboy of the Yun family, and the one in the city is the seventh-grade doctor of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, they are different."

"It's just a seventh-grade..."

Yun Luan looked at Taiping with a look of disdain on his face, and said with a straight face: "Oh, I also have a Duke of Enyin, who is he? No one in the family takes that title seriously, but I am a seventh-grade The reason for the medical correction is that I invented a kind of clamp. The old immortal and Chief He Shan of the Imperial Medical Department went to the court to ask for credit. This is the recognition of me by the people of the world, which is an unparalleled honor. "

"So, you look down on me as a princess?"

"It's just a matter of reincarnation."

"Isn't it good for you to be reincarnated?"

"So-so."

The two of them argued and walked across the street to the inner city of the City of No Return. The inner city walls seemed taller than the outer city walls, and the Kinemon guarding the walls also looked more inviolable.

The two entered the inner city. Yun Luan pointed to several workshops on the left and said: "Inside are the telescopes, 叏叇, microscope manufacturing workshops. You should not be interested. On the right is the artillery workshop that you have been thinking about. From now on." There you can see how artillery is made.

I am in charge of the microscope workshop in the second workshop. Now, I have to go to work. You can go to the artillery workshop by yourself. "

Taiping grabbed Yunluan's sleeve and said, "Won't you explain something to me?"

Yun Luan forced a smile, then shook her head resolutely, shook off Taiping's hand, and went straight to the microscope workshop that she was in charge of.

Taiping watched Yun Luan leave, and remained silent for a moment before saying to the guard general who came in with him: "Send the chief of the artillery workshop to see this princess."

When Yunchu came to the Wannian County Government Office, the Wu brothers had been waiting for a long time. Yunchu knew that they had quickly gone to Luoyang, and also knew that their brothers had arranged all the procedures for building the steel city, as well as the money and food. alright.

When the Wu brothers entered Yunchu's mansion, they seemed to have forgotten about the artillery. They were only focused on reporting to Yunchu how they went to Luoyang for business and what they needed to pay attention to when building the steel city.

It has to be said that as long as they work hard, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi are quite capable. At least, when it comes to matters in Steel City, they have done what a subordinate officer can do.

"County Lord, that's it. The real pressure comes from the Ministry of Household Affairs, mainly because the Ministry of Household Affairs has to provide money. It's easy to talk to them about other things, but don't talk about money. Talking about money with the Ministry of Household Affairs will not only hurt your feelings, but also hurt your feelings. Stomach.

Fortunately, the queen sent someone to talk, and then she got the start-up capital of 60,000 guan from Pai Xiu at the Ministry of Household Affairs. As for whether there would be any subsequent funds allocated, the official felt that the county magistrate should not count on it.

Fortunately, it is easier to talk to the generals. Yan Liben promised to allocate 600 generals to the Steel City construction site for a period of three years. The bad thing is that we have to bear the salaries of these 600 generals.

This is the connection between the Steel City project and Luoyang. It is progressing smoothly at present. In less than half a month, we will receive the official documents from Luoyang, and the project can be started anytime and anywhere. "

Yun Chu looked at the expressionless Wu Chengsi gloomily and said, "Very good."

Wu Sansi then said: "The relocation in Han Chang'an has already begun. A total of 168 families will be able to move out in less than half a month, and their various fields will be compensated in the form of mulberry fields.

Because their houses were demolished, these 168 families have now been trained into a team of craftsmen and can work on the construction site to support their lives for more than three years.

After the construction of the Steel City is completed, there will definitely be a lot of logistical tasks. The official is going to train them. In this way, the women and children of the demolished households can make a living by raising silkworms, and the men can enter the Steel City. Make a living.

In this way, it basically meets the county's requirement that the people's original lives should not be reduced after the demolition. The people are also willing to demolish, which will greatly improve the progress of the project. "

After hearing the report, Yunchu tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Wannian County can squeeze out 400,000 yuan, how much can Chang'an County contribute?"

Wu Chengsi took a look at Yunchu's face and found no bad expression, so he cupped his hands and said, "Two hundred thousand guan is still okay."

Wu San thought: "In this way, there are only 660,000 yuan. Although the Steel City will take at least three years, the official thought that since the monarch hopes that the Steel City project will be completed and put into operation as quickly as possible, he secretly believes that the project The amount of the loan needs to be at least one million yuan. In any case, we must consider the possibility of death and interest.”

Yun Chu glanced at Wu San and thought, "Why, did you hear something in Luoyang?"

Wu Sansi looked at his brother Wu Chengsi, coughed and said, "The prince intends to send Zhang Jianzhi to Chang'an."

Wu Chengsi also raised his hands and said: "In the past, I heard from the Lord that the capital structure of the Iron City was composed of Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, the Queen, and the four sides of Chang'an City. Now, why is it that only Chang'an, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the Queen's money and food are left?" Did he disappear for no reason?"

Yun Chu knocked on the table irritably and said: "Right now, Princess Taiping is visiting the second workshop of the Gunpowder Department that your brothers have been thinking about. This visit has cost 600,000 coins, and it has also made the Steel City change from the Royal Steel City. The name became Chang'an Steel City.

The losses here cannot be calculated. "

Wu Chengsi said: "Steel City lacks some assistance and some titles, which actually gives Changan a lot more say. After all, the official thinks Changan has made a lot of money from the Steel City project.

Only brothers Xiaguan and Junhou are here, so Junhou doesn't have to look like he's at a disadvantage anymore to show us brothers. "

Yun Chu nodded and said: "You are right. Chang'an does have more say. This is more important than anything else. In this case, you brothers will be responsible for the construction of the Steel City. I look forward to you giving me a good result."

Wu Chengsi said proudly: "This is natural."

The two brothers left angrily, and Yin Erhu walked in from the outside and said to Yun Chu: "Princess Taiping entered the second workshop, but she can't understand anything. She plans to go back tomorrow."

Yun Chu said: "His Royal Highness King Yong has learned a lot, and he will definitely be able to solve Princess Taiping's doubts."

Yin Erhu clasped his fists in agreement and left the mansion.

After the weather in Chang'an entered May, it became unacceptably dull and humid, and the sky was always gray and breathless.

The windmill at the highest point of Jinchangfang was spinning feebly, and the body of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda also revealed a rare blue-green color due to absorbing too much moisture.

Everything in Chang'an City seemed to be filled with inexplicable emotions.

When a dull rumbling sound came from the Xuanwu Gate in Longshouyuan, it began to rain in Chang'an. This rain was so precious that Chang'an, which had been suffering from a drought for a whole year, finally got a heavy rain. .

Taiping stood under the awning in the trench. She saw with her own eyes the power of the artillery. Not only did the earth erode, but even the heavens shed tears for the artillery.

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