Maritime merchants gathered their own people to resist local laws. That was a public security issue. Although it was a serious problem, there were already so many maritime merchants. The key was the personal behavior of the merchants, which makes sense.
However, it would be impossible for the Forbidden Army to take action directly. In this case, they would first have to face the attention and questioning of other big powers, such as those giants who are really qualified to intervene, which is not good.
Of course, one can use the example of Tianzhu and Zhuchao as the reason why their rulers were immoral. Then the imperial army of the Tang Dynasty did not attack the country, but instead sent out righteous soldiers to save its people from fire and water.
As the saying goes, a gentleman rides on the wind. If there is no such opportunity, normally he will not take it.
But the problem also lies in whether the kings of Tianzhu and Zhunian are righteous. This is something that has not yet been clearly verified... Therefore, there is a certain risk in doing so.
So... to avoid this risk, the things that the Forbidden Army has done should naturally not be made public! But in fact...
When Chai Shao left, Li Sheng indeed warned that although the two countries were fighting this time, it was a "wet job."
Therefore, Chai Shao and the troops he led changed the clothes they wore when they caused trouble before, and went over disguised as pirates.
So...since he had to pretend to be a pirate, Chai Shao actually understood deep down that this great achievement could not be publicized.
Besides, it's better if you don't fight. The Zhu army was indeed broken by a touch that day, which means that Datang can be counted as one less frontier trouble. But now it's hit again. If someone smells the smell and works hard to cure it, it will become a problem.
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You really need to be careful in everything!
Chai Shao is not an unreasonable person.
But now that the topic has reached this point, Chai Shao couldn't help but think of something, and said, "But I led the troops to fight with others. I didn't use grenades and other items, but the weapons and... the clippers were all seen.
Now, what should I do?"
Chai Shao always feels that if you have to do everything to the end, if you don't leave the tail behind, isn't this still risky?
However, Li Sheng just smiled slightly when he heard this, "That's easy. The advantage of swordsmanship is nothing. There are many blast furnace steel-making plants in the Tang Dynasty. Sooner or later, these merchants will bribe and take away the steel-making skills. Sooner or later, too.
They are all maritime merchants’ things.”
"Ah?!" Chai Shao became uneasy when he heard this. Although he didn't know why Li Sheng mentioned merchants, it didn't sound good!
If these merchants all set up private armies, wouldn't the Tang Dynasty be in great danger?
But then Li Sheng just waved his hand, "This doesn't need to worry me, the Tang Dynasty is not that fragile. There are merchants who secretly acquire technology, and there are also powerful craftsmen..."
Of course it's about innovation and establishing a system to promote technological progress. However, these topics are really long. Li Sheng did not continue to talk about it. He only said, "Sooner or later, it will spread to the hands of merchants. Why do you want to keep it secret? As for how to spread it out.
It’s okay, the old man doesn’t need to worry too much about this, just don’t worry. But in short…there is no need to worry about this matter of swords and weapons.”
Chai Shao felt relieved now, but in the blink of an eye he thought of something else, "What about this ship? Now it has an 'internal combustion engine' made by Shenghou——"
"This is even simpler!"
Li Sheng laughed, "It's easy for craftsmen to steal steel-making skills, but it's not so easy to do the technology and design of internal combustion engines. But... we can sell it to them, isn't it?"
"ah?"
Chai Shao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but then he frowned.
"This thing can make ships sailing on the sea retreat like lightning, crossing the four seas. If it falls into the hands of thieves, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."
"Old sir, that will always happen."
Li Sheng smiled faintly and said, "I, the Tang Dynasty... no, I am a descendant of the Yanhuang Miao. I have established myself in the world. I have always relied on a breath of awe-inspiring aura, how can I just rely on things outside myself? There is no way in the country, let alone equipment.
, even the design data of the equipment and even the territory can be taken away by foreigners, so what's the use of hiding it."
When Li Sheng said this, Chai Shao could only nod.
Indeed... if it were the world of Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty, what would be the use of having more magic soldiers in the Forbidden Army?
But I still feel uneasy...
But Li Sheng went on to say it.
"But if the state has the right, why should we worry about so many things that are not available? Technology... will always spread, and technology itself is unreliable. Only technological advantages are valuable..."
Chai Shao was confused as he listened to what Li Sheng said. What kind of technology spreads and has superior value? It's simply...
But then, Li Sheng also replied, "Anyway, old man, please remember that sooner or later, magical weapons have to be spread. If you want to do something... then you have to wait until this thing has spread, and others can't imitate it."
time, a ruthless plot!"
Although... Chai Shao still didn't quite understand a bunch of concepts Li Sheng said, but he really understood what Li Sheng said at the end.
"...Well, let me put it bluntly, it is just like fighting a war. You have to start before the opponent's team is in order, because as time goes by, the opponent's team will always be in order...
It will be difficult to fight then, is that what you mean?"
"That's right!"
Snap!
Li Sheng snapped his fingers, "So this is true for anything related to transactions... This is the value of innovation. Our Datang will need more capable craftsmen to build more powerful weapons and equipment in the future. What will we rely on?"
Naturally, it has to be profitable for the craftsmen - making new things is different from making things."
If we want to continue this topic, we have to talk about Nietzsche thousands of years later, so Li Sheng decisively stopped and ended the topic directly with simple truth, and then said his original intention,
"So whether it's an internal combustion engine or a steam engine, they can all be sold. It's just a question of price and profit..."
Chai Shao didn't understand, but he was really interested in making money.
After all, fighting has to be beneficial, right? But since Li Sheng asked how to make a profit, based on Chai Shao's own understanding of the game, it obviously needs to be carefully considered.
If you want to make a profit, you have to think about how to maximize the profit, right? This is a question that everyone thinks about.
Although Chai Shao does not know the semi-natural language vocabulary of profit maximization.
"This... this internal combustion engine is very expensive. One unit costs more than 3,000 yuan. If it is too high, I am afraid that there will be problems with sales... According to my understanding of these maritime merchants, the profit will be about double..."
There is a reason for Chai Shao to say this. After all, merchants usually get twice the profit once they go to sea, but selling internal combustion engines is within the Tang Dynasty, so there is no risk! Doubling the profits is an exaggeration.
Of course, with the internal combustion engine being far more powerful than the steam engine, Chai Shao was not without confidence in selling it.
