But it was still enough to make Li Erlongyan very happy, because having an idea is better than not having one at all.
However, Li Er is still a little worried in his heart, but this kid actually only has a partial understanding.
If that's the case, then this matter will be difficult to handle, and we will have to do everything possible to find a way to see Li Sheng.
And Li Er always has a feeling.
Yes, since this industrial upgrading requires the creation of new things, even if Li Sheng has come up with many new things so far. But Li Sheng is not a living Buddha, how could he come up with it all of a sudden?
This is not something that can be solved by issuing a military order.
Just like in a battle formation, strict rewards and punishments can make soldiers fight bravely - this determines whether an army is usable.
But that's not all. In addition to having a reward and punishment system, soldiers must also have a belief. You must convince them that everyone is fighting for a just cause. This determines whether the army can fight against the wind. In addition to being usable, it is also good.
It's a useful question, and coercion and inducement are useless in this kind of thing. It's not that an army like that can't fight.
Once encountering a more difficult battle, this kind of army will definitely be destroyed at the speed of light. This is why China in ancient times paid special attention to ethics - this ethics is often equated with bound feet by half-full literati in later generations. However,
In fact, that’s not what it means at all. Ethics is politics and consensus, and these cannot be solved with a military order.
The same goes for industrial upgrading, which is not something that can be solved with severe punishments.
But then, Li Tai was startled when he heard this, and then laughed.
"Father, isn't this simple?"
"Although industrial upgrading requires innovation, it does not just require innovation."
"Oh? How do you say that?"
Li Er was curious, but he had never read this theory in the "Money and Banking"!
Then Li Tai smiled and said, "It's simple, like steel. Standard steel is the strongest steel in the world. It is an industrial upgrade and brings countless benefits to Datang. But if someone creates the softest steel in the world,
What do you think, Father?"
"The softest steel? Steel can still..."
Li Ergang wanted to say how could steel be soft? But then he realized - yes, since standard steel is the hardest steel, then of course the various pig irons and wrought irons in the past were relatively soft.
But this is strange, because steel is undoubtedly the harder the better.
Since the harder the better, what's the use of being soft?
Moreover, it is not only unclear what the use of this soft steel is, but also why Li Tai mentioned such a strange example and what he wanted to express is also difficult to understand.
For a moment, Li Er couldn't help but look back at Wei Zheng, Fang Du, and the others. However, when they looked at each other, everyone's eyes turned black.
strangeness!
However, Li Tai obviously did not find it strange and said with a smile, "This is the softest steel, which has never been seen in ancient times. If talented people can create it, it will be a great achievement. This is also an innovation! But it is not an industrial upgrade. Because
Soft steel has outlived its purpose."
Li Er nodded slowly, vaguely seeming to have touched on something key, but if he really thought about it carefully, he would get nothing.
"So? What is the route of industrial upgrading?"
As soon as he asked this question, Li Er felt that the feeling in his mind became stronger, but the unclear and unclear feeling also became stronger!
It's simply torture.
But fortunately, Li Tai is his own son after all, and he didn’t dare to show off, so he answered honestly, “So this industrial upgrading seems to have no taboos. As long as you can come up with new technologies and create new things, better things.”
, can lead to industrial upgrading, but it is not. Because of soft steel."
"Although it is special, if no one needs it, no one will buy it. If no one buys it, then this thing has nothing to do with the world!"
"No one knows how to buy it, and no one cares about it if they can't buy it - just like the stones on the roadside! Therefore, if we want to talk about the direction of the upgrading of this industry, it will naturally depend on demand, Father!"
"need."
Li Er's eyes widened.
His whole face froze for a moment.
After a long time.
Only then did a pair of dragon eyes slowly glow again, feeling extremely excited.
"I understand that industrial upgrading requires nothing more than new technologies."
"As for which way to use this new technology, it depends on what the people in the world need, and then the court will do it. Isn't this the right direction?"
"I understand."
This time, Li Er didn't see Li Sheng when he arrived, which really made him feel a little disappointed. After all, his child was his own flesh and blood, and it was always a bad feeling that he always failed to meet him.
But Li Er was still very happy, because the main goal of this trip was finally achieved!
With this understanding, we have figured out what "industrial upgrading" is and where the path to upgrading lies. This key information is so important to Li Er!
And there was another thing about Li Er that made him extremely excited.
This guy Li Tai is doing this "company" like nothing!
It's not that the company itself excites me - the management of the "company" itself is indeed good, but this is not the main reason for my excitement.
There are so many maritime manufacturers in China that Li Er doesn't have time to be happy about them all. He is happy about this.
Because the establishment of a royal heir has been a long-standing problem since ancient times. No matter how the old emperor arranged it, there would always be internal hostility among the princes.
Now even though I think that my control over the world is as good as that of most emperors in ancient and modern times, the only thing I can do about the prince is to put the princes away as much as possible and let them stay in different places without meeting each other.
That's all.
If you really want to live in the same place all year round, conflicts and internal strife are inevitable.
It needs to be stored somewhere else.
It is impossible to give too much support. After all, the Tang Dynasty is not a regime like the Western Jin Dynasty. Chang'an must have great power to avoid instability in the world. This is an iron rule.
After this, although it was stable, how could one bear it as a father-in-law? In a sense, the other princes almost died in infancy.
But now the situation is different. These princes cannot have the most important military power, so naturally they say goodbye to wealth and honor. But now that there are these factories and companies, things are different!
This thing can be done by every prince, and this is equivalent to allowing all princes in disguise to get rid of the shackles of royal status and truly have their own lives.
As for the problem of who gets the wealth, this can be regarded as solved. Whoever has the ability will naturally make a profit!
Doesn’t this solve a big problem?
How could Li Er not be happy?
After clearing these joints, Li Er immediately returned to Chang'an and started the next step.