As more and more Indians entered Xinhua City to work, Xinhua City's industrial system also began to develop after solving the labor problem.

In a blink of an eye, the New Year has been three years since the Great Dao. In addition to the most important celebrations during the New Year, Xinhua City has also ushered in another major event, that is, the New Sea God is about to be launched.

This new Sea God was improved on the basis of the old Sea God. The biggest change was the addition of the steam engine as the engine. The hull's good strategy showed two huge wheels to replace rowing.

The hull is no longer a pure wooden structure. The steel shell replaces the wood, making the hull stronger. Although the sails still exist, Zhao Weiji believes that the sails may also disappear in the near future.

The new Sea God is also faster than before, and is no longer subject to any wind. When there is wind, it can be accelerated with the help of wind, and when there is no wind, it can also rely on steam power to move forward.

The singleness of the steamship greatly encouraged the entire Xinhuacheng's enthusiasm for the development of the machinery industry. More and more young people began to devote themselves to the study of science and engineering. In such an era when traditional culture dominated, this is completely a

An incredible thing.

Even Mr. Li Zhicai said to Zhao Weiji like this: "I don't know how to evaluate the wrong ways you do (referring to science and engineering disciplines). However, from the moment, those things can benefit the people. Here

I won’t make any comments, but you have to remember that everything needs to be of a degree, and everything will turn out to be the opposite.”

Although Mr. Li still doesn't like these so-called magical skills, he has also enjoyed the benefits of industrial civilization, so he is no longer able to criticize these things. However, Mr. Li is a philosopher.

Qianzhan's surname still reminded Zhao Weiji, that is, with the development of industrial civilization, the accompanying disadvantages will also reflect early warning.

However, Zhao Weiji doesn’t have to worry about so much for the time being, because with the advent of the steamship, should the train be taken on the road?

Not to mention anything else, as long as a railway from Xinhua City to Harbour can be established, the manpower for transportation can be saved a lot, and this alone is worth developing the train.

However, the train matter cannot be anxious for a while, because there is another more urgent matter that needs to be handled by Zhao Weiji, that is, the Central Plains is about to change.

According to the history that Zhao Weiji knew, in March of the third year of Zhidao, the current emperor Zhao Guangyi would die, and then the current crown prince, Zhenzong Zhao Heng, would succeed the throne.

However, the succession of Zhenzong was not so smooth, as if there were some episodes during this period.

Besides, even if there is no episode, Zhao Guangyi's death will also attract attention from all parties. Zhao Weiji does not believe that the surrounding Dangxiang and the Khitan will not take advantage of this opportunity to do something.

So for Zhao Weiji, Zhao Guangyi's death was also an opportunity. He could use this opportunity to do something to the Central Plains and clear some obstacles for his return to the post-Day.

However, this matter cannot be so simple and clear as a gathering of staff to discuss, because Zhao Weiji cannot explain why he knew that the official Zhao Guangyi was about to die.

But if Zhao Guangyi passed the news to Xinhua City after he passed it to Zhao Guangyi, it would be too late. So how to move in advance without arousing suspicion is the headache for Zhao Weiji now.

At this moment, a special guest came to Xinhua City, who was one of the founders of the Central Plains Chamber of Commerce: Wang Bin.

"What a rare guest, a rare guest, what gust of wind did Brother Wenwu blow?" Wang Bin's arrival really gave Zhao Weiji a huge surprise. Although in recent years, with the gradual development of Xinhua City, it has also begun to be established with the Central Plains.

Trade routes.

However, due to limited development, the main exports to the Central Plains are still food products. Zhao Weiji really didn't expect that this would attract Wang Bin.

"The prince is doing a great career. When he entered the city, he had fully appreciated the extraordinary aspects of the prince's new city. The scale of those blacksmith shops and carpenter shops was already scary."

As Wang Bin said, since Zhao Weiji promoted an industrial-era production method in Xinhua City, the so-called blacksmith shops or carpenter shops can be described as iron factories or wood processing factories.

"Stop talking about this, is there any good thing Brother Wenwu has to bring to me this Xinhua City?"

"The prince is still quick to speak, but I really have a new idea to cooperate with the prince, so I don't know if the prince is willing to do it?"

"Brother Wenwu has any new ideas, but he actually looks at my small town?"

"Of course it's your steam engine. This thing is simply a miracle given by God. I never thought that the legendary mechanism could achieve this level."

Zhao Weiji was a little silenced after hearing Wang Bin's words. In fact, Wang Bin's understanding is not wrong. Such technology is similar to the mechanical techniques in ancient Chinese legends, but the ones here are just more advanced.

"Oh, how could Brother Wenwu fall in love with this steam engine?"

It turns out that among the trade routes established between Xinhua City and Central Plains, one is a complete import route, that is, the import of traditional Chinese medicine.

There are already many clinics in Xinhua City, but many of the traditional Chinese medicines required for medical treatment in the clinic cannot be found near Xinhua City, so relying on imports from the Central Plains is the only solution.

Since we want to import from the Central Plains, it is natural to find familiar merchants, so the chamber of commerce became the first choice for imported drugs.

The selected business is a business under Wang Bin.

Even if you are an old acquaintance, you still have to pay for a lot of medicinal materials. Since there are no copper coins circulating in Xinhua City, the money you gave to Wang Bin's medicinal materials store was naturally the gold coins minted by Xinhua City.

In this way, Wang Bin became the first Central Plains merchant to come into contact with the gold coins of Xinhua City. After getting in touch with the gold coins minted by Xinhua City, Wang Bin was surprised to find that this method of minting was something that Zhongyuan had never possessed.

Especially the printing and pressing method, the technology of Zhongyuan was not enough. Driven by curiosity, Wang Bin inquired about the method of minting gold coins from the personnel from Xinhua City who came to Zhongyuan to purchase medicinal materials.

Since most of the doctors who purchase medicinal materials in the Central Plains are doctors, few of them know how this novel coin minting method is done, but they still know that the key is the steam engine.

So they introduced the steam engine to Wang Bin, but since these people were not technical personnel, the steam engine became an omnipotent thing like the treasure of the Heavenly Palace.

Because in their impression, it seems that there is a shadow of steam engines in the various major changes in Xinhua City.

In this way, Wang Bin was deceived, thinking that the steam engine was such a magical thing. Then, driven by curiosity, he came to Xinhua City to see the true appearance, and then if possible, he would get one or two more units back to the Central Plains.

After listening to Wang Bin's story, Zhao Weiji was a little amused because he didn't know whether he should explain to Wang Bin that the steam engine was very magical, but not as magical as you said.

However, since Wang Bin was very interested, Zhao Weiji took him to visit several places where steam engines were mainly used, such as mines, steel plants, and the New Sea God.

After Wang Bin visited these places, although he already knew that the steam engine was not as magical as he heard and imagined, it was still a thing that surpassed this era for hundreds of years, and it still left a deep impression on Wang Bin. So Wang Bin

I'm still planning to buy one or two units back to the Central Plains.

"Brother Wenwu, can I ask a question? What is the use of Zhongyuan when you buy a steam opportunity?"

"I can do whatever you do in Xinhua City when I return to Central Plains."

"The question is, how many things do I do with steam engines in Xinhua City are you dare to do when you return to Central Plains?"

This sentence suddenly stopped Wang Bin. Indeed, many of the things Zhao Weiji did here were illegal in the Central Plains. For example, steelmaking. The Central Plains dynasty has been a government official in salt and iron since ancient times, and all the blacksmith shops in the private sector have to be in

Official registration.

If someone suddenly made steel among the people, the court would definitely be suspicious.

Or the cotton textile industry is not illegal, but although the largest cotton textile industry today is nominally still the silk and satin shop of Zhao Weiji before, the money earned in fact belongs to the court.

If you use steam engines to engage in the cotton textile industry, you may be able to surpass the original silk and satin shop in a short period of time, but this will be a scramble for business with the court. I wonder if Wang Bin has the courage to do so.

If neither of these works, then you can only mining, but mining is really nothing to do in the Central Plains. Copper and iron belong to the country, and there is not much gold and silver.

"I have an idea. I don't know if Brother Wenwu is willing to listen?"

"Prince, please speak."

"I don't know Brother Wenwu, do you know where to dig carbon in the Central Plains?"

"I know a little about this. Why did the prince ask about Carbonifer?"

"Because I have nothing in Xinhua City now, but there is only a little lack of carbonite. If Brother Wenwu knows where to dig carbonite, I can take two steam engines back to the Central Plains after that. I will buy all the carbonites that Brother Wenwu dug in the future.

, This steam engine will be given to Brother Wenwu for free."

It turns out that although there are a large number of gold and iron ore near Xinhua City, there are no coal mines with huge reserves. Several large oil fields in the North American continent are all in the east.

These coal fields were not able to be developed before the railway was built.

Therefore, importing from the Central Plains is the best way to do it. However, although the Central Plains has a long history of using coal, due to technology, it can only dig some open-pit coal mines. Once the open-pit mine is dug, those buried deep in the

The coal mine has no way to start.

However, the emergence of a steam engine can solve this problem. The steam engine can be used to pump out deep underground water and continue to excavate.

When Wang Bin heard this proposal, he thought it was good, because coal mines (carbide) are also a shortage product in the Central Plains, but the government is not as strict as the management. If it can be mined in large quantities, it may not be profitable.

In addition, Zhao Weiji has proposed to acquire the product, so he will not lose money, so Wang Bin agreed to the deal.

However, just when Wang Bin thought he was fine in Xinhua City, Zhao Weiji found him again. This time I don’t know what new ideas Zhao Weiji has.
Chapter completed!