After talking about tariffs, Li Jie changed the subject and brought up shipbuilding.
"The imperial edict has been issued to the world. Prefectures and prefectures in various places can recommend persons with excellent shipbuilding skills to the imperial court. If they prove to be skilled in craftsmanship, they can be recruited into the shipyard as craftsmanship officers."
Ji, Qiaoye, Tong 'skill'.
Initially, the term "magician" simply referred to officials serving in the palace, such as planetariums, medical officers and other technical officials.
However, it was not until the period of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty that the art of officialdom officially became a major branch of the official system.
In the first year of Wu Zetian's Shen Gong (697), he issued an edict that from now on, those who are of true origin and understand astronomy will not be allowed to pass the Taishi Order, and those who are musicians will not be allowed to pass the Taiyue Order...
Among them, true nature refers to the five categories of astronomy, music, medicine, yin and yang divination, and food preparation.
The Song Dynasty inherited the Tang system, and the Song Dynasty also had magic officers, such as the doctors of the Hanlin Academy, the planetarium of Si Tianjian, the craftsmen who would serve as supervisors, and the imperial chefs, etc., and other technical personnel were all magic officers.
Of course, compared to civil and military officials, magic officers have a lower status.
But no matter how low he is, he is still an official recognized by the imperial court.
Precisely because there was precedent, Kou Zhun had no intention of objecting to Li Jie's proposal to be promoted to an official.
It's just a matter of recruiting a group of magicians, it's no big deal.
Just like the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty also had a ceiling for the magic officers. The transfer of magic officers could not be higher than the sixth rank.
"Your Majesty is so kind!"
Hearing this, Li Jie smiled lightly. If Kou Zhun knew his future plans, I'm afraid he wouldn't have said this.
If it weren't for the untimely timing, Li Jie would even have planned to increase the salary of the sorcerer and the transfer restrictions.
Techniques are the primary productive force.
Every innovation in agriculture, engineering, and arithmetic will greatly improve production efficiency.
This point cannot be replaced by Confucianism.
However, Confucianism at this time and the original Confucianism are no longer the same concept. Today's Confucianism pays attention to inclusiveness.
Anything can be put inside.
"In addition, the Houyuan Studio was renamed the Houyuan Skills Academy, and the same order was issued to the world. Prefectures and prefectures in various places can recommend "those who are proficient in various arts and can be teachers." After passing the imperial examination, they can work in the Skills Academy."
"Please remember this!"
Regarding this matter, Kou Zhun's reaction was very calm.
As you can see from the name of Houyuan Studio, it is an internal department of the palace and belongs to the official department of the inner dynasty.
The internal affairs of the royal family can be changed as the officials want.
In Kou Zhun's opinion, officials would probably mention this matter in passing. If it was not necessary to issue an edict to the world, they would probably not even mention it.
At this moment, Kou Zhun had no idea how huge the Jishu Academy would become in the future.
In Li Jie’s plan, Jishu Yuan will be upgraded step by step to a comprehensive technical school in the future.
This is a very necessary thing.
Although he could directly intervene and forcibly improve the technological level of the Song Dynasty, human energy is limited.
Handyman and various arts are such a big category. If everything has to be done by hand, will the government still have to deal with it?
The real way should be to cultivate and learn at the same time, and then wait until the critical moment for Li Jie to come and give some pointers.
Just like thunder and fire bombs.
In the process of developing thunder and fire bombs, Li Jie did not invest too much energy, but only provided a little "insignificant" help at critical moments and key nodes.
Hey!
Hey!
At this moment, a burst of hasty footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall.
After a while, Liu Maoqin was seen hurriedly coming from outside the palace, looking at his slightly wet temples and his breathing that had not yet subsided.
It can be seen that he must have been running all the way before, and he did not slow down until he entered Chengming Hall.
Kou Zhun heard the news and went to see Liu Maoqin suddenly entering the hall, he couldn't help but frowned.
However, he did not have an attack on the spot.
He knew this person as a close servant of the official family. He was able to follow the official family. This person was definitely not the kind of reckless person.
He rushed into the palace rashly, probably because of something urgent.
"Your Majesty, you are so happy!"
"Great joy!"
As soon as he heard the word "great joy", Li Jie instantly understood what Liu Maoqin was referring to.
Since Zhang Maoze left Beijing and went to the front line, Liu Maoqin has been managing many affairs of Houyuan Studio.
During this period, what can be called 'great joy' can only be the research and development of artillery.
There are two types of risks in maritime trade: natural disasters and man-made disasters.
The former, with the current technological level of the Song Dynasty, cannot be completely avoided. After all, the sea is moody, and without scientific observation, it is impossible to understand various meteorological disasters.
The latter, however, can be solved.
Equipping the ship with artillery is one of the most direct and effective methods.
Merchants pay customs duties to the court. This is an obligation, and the counterpart to an obligation is responsibility.
Since the tax has been paid, the court has the responsibility to maintain the safety of the route.
certainly.
Just try to maintain it as much as possible.
The sea is vast, and under current conditions, pirates are absolutely unavoidable.
At the same time, Kou Zhun was looking at Liu Maoqin with a puzzled look.
Overjoyed?
Where does joy come from?
How could Liu Maoqin know something that he, the prime minister, didn't even know?
The other party is not from the Imperial City Department, so where is the communication channel?
"The invincible general cannon is ready!"
As soon as these words came out, Kou Zhun became even more puzzled.
Invincible General Cannon, what is that?
Seeing Kou Zhun's puzzled expression, Li Jie laughed, stood up and said.
"Kou Qing, you came at a good time today."
"Let's go and see the artifacts of the Song Dynasty with me!"
"Thank you!"
Once he heard that the officials called it an 'artifact', Kou Zhun's inner curiosity was completely aroused.
What kind of thing can be called an artifact?
A few moments.
Kou Zhun followed Li Jie to the official office of Houyuan Art Studio.
When they arrived, Zhou Shun, the chief craftsman of the Gunpowder Supervision Bureau, was already waiting at the door of the official office. Not only him, but also all the craftsmen of the entire Gunpowder Supervision Bureau gathered at the door to greet the Holy Spirit.
During the recent period, the craftsmen in the Gunpowder Supervision Department have been both excited and troubled.
What's exciting is that Thunder Fire Bomb has become famous, and their gunpowder supervisor has also become famous.
After all, the thunder and fire bombs were made by themselves.
As for the trouble, it comes from another task assigned by the government.
artillery.
Just like the previous example, the officials clearly gave the design plan, and they only had to follow the example and try it a few times before they could roughly make the finished product.
However, these master craftsmen obviously underestimated the complexity of the artillery.
Compared to divine arm crossbows and thunder fire bombs, artillery is a completely different dimension.
After more than two months of intense work, the gunpowder supervisors were able to produce a qualified barrel, and only in the third month were they able to produce qualified shells.
Until today, more than four months later, they finally understood the firing device and the first finished product was officially released.
No, as soon as the test launch was successful, they immediately notified Liu Maoqin, and then Liu Maoqin immediately notified the officials.