Since the hot air balloon cannot be found, Guo Hao told them not to compete anymore.

The Byzantine envoy reminded Guo Hao that he already had a steam engine, so why not an industrial revolution would arise to drive the social development of the Song Dynasty!

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, after the British Watt improved the steam engine, a series of technological revolutions caused a major leap from manual labor to power machine production.

It then spread to Britain and the entire European continent, and to North America in the 19th century.

It is generally believed that steam engines, coal, iron and steel are the four main factors that have contributed to the accelerated development of industrial revolution technology.

Britain was the first country to start the industrial revolution and end the industrial revolution. In this way, Britain in later generations could develop into one of the developed countries in a small place.

The rise of Britain was because of the development of industry and the development of industry increased national strength and laid a solid foundation for future colonization. The "sun does not set" empire appeared.

Guo Hao didn't think about colonization. China's territory was enough for him to rule, and the resources were enough for him to develop. At least the early development was enough.

As an important industrial base in later generations, the three eastern provinces were now the Jurchen Kingdom, but the Liao Kingdom blocked the exchanges between the two places. The Song Dynasty relied on Shanhaiguan to guard the Khitans, and the Khitans were outside the pass.

The industrial revolution cannot be separated from coal. The three major coal mines that Guo Hao knows are: Liaoning, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia.

Now only Shanxi is within the territory, and Guo Hao can accept it. However, the Jurchen Kingdom has been founded for several years. The 100,000 troops of the Song Dynasty were stationed there, and navies were still present in the Bohai Sea. Guo Hao is bound to win the Ping and Ying prefectures.

Shenzhou, the capital of the Jurchen Kingdom.

"Mr. Wang, what does Father mean? We have been waiting for three years, and he has no intention of sending troops at all. Should we just wait like this!"

As the king of the Jurchen Kingdom, Wanyan Ji's current strength is no longer the inconspicuous small country back then. Even without the garrison of the Song Dynasty, he still has the ability to be independent.

After several years of expansion, the Jurchen Kingdom went to Chen Ali in the north, to Yalu River in the south, to Huanglong Mansion in the west, and to the east was the sea.

Such a large territory is much more battled than the three northeastern provinces in later generations. When conquering coastal cities, Cao Bin's navy also made efforts, so Wanyan Ji had accepted the reality and could not get rid of Guo Hao's control.

After hearing Wanyan Ji's words, Wang Wei smiled and shook his head, saying, "King Zhuang of Chu has been in power for three years, and he has no orders and no government will be done.

Sima was on the right throne and said to Wang Yin, "There is a bird standing in the hills of the south. It has no wings for three years, no flying or singing, and it is silent. What is this name?"

The king said, "For three years, we will use our long wings; if we do not fly or whistle, we will use our people to observe the people. Even if we do not fly, we will surely soar into the sky; if we do not whistle, we will surely sound."

After Wang Wei said this, Wanyan Ji understood a little. Wang Wei was responsible for intercepting Guo Hao, but was escaped by Guo Hao. From that moment on, Wang Wei knew that Guo Hao was a person who could tolerate it.

And the series of things that happened later proved that Guo Hao's ambition and ability, and even with enough patience, it was impossible not to achieve a career.

Therefore, everyone in the court felt that Guo Hao had no ambition and planned to govern the country with peace of mind. Only a few people did not think so, among which Wang Wei was outside the pass.

In recent years, Wang Wei has been concentrating on assisting Wanyan Ji and growing the Jurchen Kingdom, in order to one day be able to incorporate it into the territory of the Song Dynasty, and his contribution will be no less than that of Han Xin.

Although he understood Guo Hao's intention, Wanyan Ji was still a little anxious. Although the land in the northeast was fertile, there were still a large number of primeval forests in the north. With the increase of population, the food pressure was increasing day by day.

If there are too many people, there is not enough food to eat. The solution to the nomadic people is war. On the one hand, it can plunder resources and make up for their own shortcomings. On the other hand, war will consume population and naturally save food.

Human beings always hate war, but they do not know that war is also a way to solve problems. In later generations, China had a population of 1.4 billion, but there was not much food land.

If it weren't for the emergence of a new generation of "Shennong", food would have been a big problem. Even so, imported food would have accounted for a large proportion.

Therefore, even though the Jurchen Kingdom began the era of farming, food was still a problem. If the Jurchen Kingdom wanted to solve this problem, it needed to integrate with the Central Plains and communicate with each other.

Of course, relying on the mountains and water to eat water, the Jurchen country has rich marine resources and abundant resources in the primeval forests, but it is not available now.

If the passage can be opened, these products can be applied to the Central Plains, and the Central Plains just happen to have these things, thus obtaining generous benefits and exchanging food.

Wanyan Ji learned about this and was eager to open up the channels between the two countries. Although there was no restraint at sea, there were risks and would be affected by the seasons.

Bianliang, in the palace.

After sending off the Byzantine envoy, Guo Hao began to think about the industrial revolution.

The Western industrial revolution began with textile machines, but Guo Hao was thinking about whether the steam engine could be installed on the ship first.

After doing it, Guo Hao immediately found Shen Xin and hoped that they would get a steam engine ship first. After all, the train needs to lay the rails, but it is not necessary at sea.

Shen Xin also felt that Guo Hao's idea was feasible. She was hesitating about how to use steam engines. In addition to textiles, other industries need complex supporting measures, so steamships are a good choice.

June of the ninth year of Taiping.

After three months of assembly, the first ship of the Song Dynasty, the Fuxing, can be launched into the water for trial voyage!

Since the mainland does not have suitable waters, the shipyard is built in Laizhou. Guo Hao came here in person to witness this exciting moment!

As the steam engine is started, smoke starts to emit smoke, and the propeller behind begins to rotate, and the speed is not slow after the gears are converted.

The Revival began to advance, without sails, no one paddlings, and was moving forward against the wind very quickly and very stable.

The ministers were stunned. It was incredible for those who did not understand the principle. Except for the steam engine, the others were perfect.

The trial of Fuxing continues, and we will test data such as maximum speed and longest distance. Guo Hao looked back at everyone and suddenly laughed.

"Hahaha, OK! My dear friends, do you know what this means? It means a brand new era!

You may not know that I have been waiting for this day for too long. Don’t underestimate this steam engine. It can not only take us on the sea, but also take us on land!

With it, the productivity of the Song Dynasty will be greatly improved and the transportation cost will be greatly reduced. If anyone else says it is a strange and lewd skill, it would be better to jump into the sea to feed the fish!"

Guo Hao said something so ashamed that some officials were ashamed. At this moment, there was only a thud and someone jumped into the sea. Guo Hao was a little amused and hurriedly sent someone to rescue him.

From this we can see how terrible Guo Hao's power is. The timid official mistakenly took Guo Hao's jokes as a decree and wanted to commit suicide.

A small farce did not affect the joy of success. The successful application of the steam engine opened the industrial age of the Song Dynasty!

After returning to Bianliang, Guo Hao immediately issued a decree to build with all his strength, and all industries that could use steam engines as power would be launched, and the first thing to start was smelting.

With Shen Xin’s knowledge, steelmaking is naturally not a problem, but the process at this time is too backward and the output cannot be improved.

There was no good idea for the two of them, so they could only proceed step by step. As the steam engine was put into use, the demand for coal increased significantly, and Guo Hao remembered the Jurchen Kingdom again.

The peace agreement was signed by the Song and Liao countries, not including the Jurchen Kingdom. However, the Liao Kingdom had no good choice after the expansion of the Jurchen Kingdom over the years. If it was too fierce, it would be a loss.

Guo Hao realized this and issued a secret order to Wanyan Ji, asking him to dispatch his tribe's troops to take down Yingzhou and Pingzhou, thus opening up the channels between the two countries and connecting the territory together.

Wanyan Ji was very excited to receive the secret decree. He had been waiting for this day for a long time. With the cooperation of Cao Bin's Navy, it was easy to capture the two states. Wanyan Ji liked to fight such wars the most.

Wanyan Ji received a secret decree, while Cao Bin also received an order, not to cooperate with the Jurchen army. This battle was allowed to be carried out by themselves.

This will has a lot of meaning, but if Cao Bin's navy does not show up, it is not the act of the Song Dynasty. This is the Jurchen Kingdom's own wish, and the Liao Kingdom cannot blame the Song Kingdom.
Chapter completed!