Chapter 460: Armament
It was unexpected that the Henan Prefecture could never have imagined Yang Zaisi's arrival.?
Qin Shaoyou has been in a good mood recently. The construction of the canal has been completed and all industries are prosperous. Mengjin and Luoyang are not far away, and there are canals connected. Now the cities of both sides have tacitly expanded in the opposite direction. Now there is no limit between Mengjin and Luoyang.
Wu Zetian began to play her role in Luoyang Palace. These days, she has met many people, and Li Lingyue has also entered the palace and has temporarily lived in the palace. The mother and daughter naturally have a lot to say.
Everything seemed to be getting smoother.
There seemed to be a lot of news circulating in the Henan Prefecture, and some even bluntly recognized Wu Zetian, the "Son of Emperor".
The suppression of the Wei family has long made many people feel like they are in their throats. They know very well that Qin Shaoyou, whom they rely on for survival, is just a decree official in the court. Since he is a decree official, he will have his limitations. At this time, no king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. However, Qin Shaoyou's high-ranking and generous salary today is given by the court, and sooner or later, the court can also accept it.
This is the main reason why it really makes people feel uneasy.?
Many merchants have always been uneasy about this, and this sense of insecurity, to some extent, makes people afraid to make large-scale investments.
Now, the emperor suddenly took control of Luoyang Palace and killed Wei Zhengde, and looked quite irreconcilable with the Wei family. He immediately summoned Qin Shaoyou. In this way, everyone felt confident.
No matter what, there is another emperor in Henan Prefecture. With this magic needle of sea stabilization, everyone feels a little more at ease.
This is true for merchants and the Shence Army. Although they tried their best to be loyal to Qin Shaoyou and had a great disgust towards the Wei family, everyone knew that the Wei family controlled the court and controlled the emperor. Once the court wanted to turn against Qin Shaoyou, they naturally became rebels. The mark of the rebels still made people feel that it was a little unpleasant. But now, even if the court has any orders, they have no worries.
The emperor can issue an edict, but can't the emperor issue an edict? The emperor is also an emperor, but he is just a emperor who retreats to the second line. However, any emperor has her legitimacy and her authority.
What's even more ridiculous is that many envoys from various countries came from Chang'an, and they all came to meet Wu Zetian. Some envoys simply handed the country to Wu Zetian. Perhaps in their hearts, Wu Zetian had a greater influence on them, or... Everyone has become accustomed to Wu Zetian's turnaround.
Everything is always justified, and what Wu Zetian solved was Qin Shaoyou's biggest heart disease.
Qin Shaoyou has been inspecting some workshops at the junction of Mengjin and Luoyang in the past few days. Now that the canal is being developed, the demand has increased greatly, and the workshops are springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain. It is in full swing. In the early morning of every day, thousands of craftsmen come here to work, and many of them come on passenger ships.
If some people live in a poor life, they temporarily live in some nearby houses. Most of these houses are rammed with earth. When it rains, they will leak everywhere and a few people rent a house. This has also brought many problems. However, at present, Shen Ce Mansion is unable to solve it, so they can only let it go temporarily.
Once there are many people, various emerging industries will inevitably emerge, and there are countless restaurants. Some people even joke that there are more restaurants in Mengjin, which are as big as a palm, are probably more than those in an ordinary state prefecture.
As for the owners who sell restaurants, there are thousands of them. This alone has created many "small wealthy" families.
In fact, this is understandable. In the past, when men cultivated land and women handled housework, on the one hand, the arable land almost brought no profit. On the other hand, ordinary families, except for eating some food to get half full, there was no need for people in this era to enter and leave restaurants. Nowadays, men and women have to work. Some women who do not work have to manage the fields at home in the countryside, and work cash. It is impossible for men to run houses at home, so they naturally find some cheap restaurants to get enough food and clothing.
Qin Shaoyou was wearing plain clothes and took the guards to see several workshops. Most of the workshops nearby produced bricks and stones. Because they built canals, roads and bridges, houses were built everywhere, there was a huge demand for bricks and stones, so this transaction became popular.
After all, when people have money, they naturally have demand. In the past, most people only need to ramm the house with earth, straw, and a few tiles, which will become a nest. However, nowadays, building such a house is to be made fun of. Most people use blue bricks and white tiles. The house built with bricks is stronger and it is not easy to leak rain, and the appearance is better. Therefore, the demand for ordinary bricks is the strongest, and some bricks and stones are satisfied with the needs of wealthy families. With more and more wealthy households, in order to distinguish them from others, ordinary bricks can no longer satisfy their appetite. It is precisely because of this that in order to obtain this large customer with higher profits, brick kilns have begun to fire various better bricks and stones such as ceramic tiles at all costs.
The craftsmanship of ceramics has long been mastered in this era. Some wealthy families have begun to popularize laying such tiles in their halls and floors. The cost of this tiles is naturally amazing, but they cannot stand the cost of others. Therefore, the transaction of tiles is very prosperous now.
Qin Shaoyou came here not for these luxurious things, he came for artillery shells.
Artillery has become a magical weapon in the Shence Army. It is now being used on a large scale, but this artillery shell has now begun to be innovative. Ordinary artillery shells, although they are full of power, are often extremely lethal. After all, they are just an iron lump. The function of artillery cannon is just to smash this iron lump. Therefore, the hollow-filled cannon shell has now become a big rock in Qin Shaoyou's mind. If it can be solved, the power of the artillery may be greatly improved.
The Shence Army tried many methods and materials, but Qin Shaoyou put his ideas on the ceramic tiles and wanted to start from here. Today, he invited a few brick kilns to try it out, and planned to ask someone to try it out. This kind of hollow porcelain bullet with a layer of ceramic on the outside, which can effectively insulate the heat, and at the same time, it is sealed and filled with gunpowder and iron nails. It still needs to be seen whether it can be effective.
But at this time, someone reported that the Shizhong Yang Zaisi and his family brought their families to Luoyang. Qin Shaoyou was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but be happy: "It's a good place. Hurry up, where are you now, prepare a car immediately, no, prepare a horse" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!