And the parts are not created out of thin air, they are all built by the factories of Datang, the craftsmen of Datang, and countless ordinary people of Datang who put in their sweat bit by bit.
Nowadays, there is no automated manufacturing. Everything is very hard and manual. And even if it is automated... it does not mean that there is no sweat, and in addition to sweat, you have to put in your hard work and brain cells...
Of course, the current condition is that if you want to give your brain cells, there is no place for you to give it. It really depends on handwork.
And in this case...
To give a modern example, the cost of third-generation fighter jets is generally tens of millions, but the price of fourth-generation stealth fighters is generally several hundred million, almost ten times more.
If in Western countries, there is a lot of water in this kind of thing, after all, coffee cups can be sold for thousands of dollars... Then it is different in China. There is no such thing. Military enterprises and the Forbidden Army are one, and there is no need for military enterprises to
This is the saying of making money.
Under such circumstances, every time a fighter jet is updated, the cost will also increase by more than ten times.
The reason is simple, because the complexity has really increased more than ten times!
Think about what electronic devices were twenty years ago? Big brother is smart and smart. Twenty years later...
And it is the same now. The power system and wooden sail warships used by the iron-clad ships are not things of one era or grade at all. It can be said to be an epoch-making update from blue to orange.
The number and complexity of the parts required for such an update are as you can imagine!
It was for this reason that Li Shengcai lamented that things were gradually becoming difficult to do...but this also proved that today's Datang Dynasty had made real progress. This was exactly the happy trouble of the advanced party!
However, as the amount of projects gradually increases, the work of "design" itself has gradually become something like an industrial chain.
Li Sheng also knew that he couldn't rush for success. But fortunately, China's foundation is deep after all, and it can still afford many craftsmen who don't farm. It's not difficult to make those parts, but it's true
needs time.
Doing something requires both time and effort, which is the most torture. Li Sheng also finished his work late at night and went out alone to find a small shop for a late-night snack.
But while I was having a midnight snack, suddenly several people in strange clothes walked into the shop.
Li Sheng glanced at it and was stunned.
Hijab, robe, no belt...
Aren’t these a group of big food businessmen??
Li Sheng had heard Wu Meiniang mention that a businessman in strange clothes appeared in Hangzhou before. When Li Sheng heard the description, he immediately knew that it was a big food businessman.
Because the Arab Empire is currently developing well, much better than Rome, Li Sheng is not surprised...
But I never expected that they would have arrived in China, or even in Hangzhou!
If Li Sheng had paid careful attention to this matter when Wu Meiniang mentioned it before, then now that he saw it with his own eyes, Li Sheng could no longer calm down. The evidence was conclusive: he saw the stone hammer.
To get from Arabia to China, you need to take the Silk Road, first to the Western Regions - then from the deep northwest to the Anxi Governor, then to Lingzhou, then to Chang'an, and then to Hangzhou.
What is this concept? How many stops are there along the way?
Li Sheng is now worried about resources. For
The ability to "get somewhere" is extremely sensitive.
If a country's merchants can go this far, it means that the country's army must also be extremely good!
It can even be directly confirmed that the entire Arab country is quite strong.
Li Sheng was interested in hearing some news, so he kept silent and quietly ate his supper.
But when he heard it next...Li Sheng didn't know what to say.
It took a long time for this group of people to come not by land, but by water and land.
Then...that's fine.
Li Sheng knew that the most terrifying opponent of the Tang Dynasty must have an extremely terrifying army.
Because the Army is different from other arms, it is a basic arm. The power of the basic arms means that domestic military rations can be mobilized on a large scale at any time, and if military rations can be mobilized at any time, disaster relief can be provided at any time, so the entire country will be quite stable.
And this also means that the opponent's entire court is united and has excellent execution capabilities - doesn't it add up to a strong enemy?
Think about how much resources, manpower and material resources were spent by the Imperial Guard of China to march to the South China Sea and establish the Anxi Protectorate?
But since it came from the sea, it meant that the opponent's basic troops were not that impressive, so Li Sheng could still accept it.
But it comes from the sea, which also means that the other party's shipbuilding capabilities are also quite impressive...
The journey from Arabia to Hangzhou is also extremely long!
Li Sheng also has a big head!
The enemies on the other side of the continent are so awesome, but our country has just ended its troubled times. This is really...
But after listening to it for a while, it seemed that was not the case.
Because this group of people didn’t come directly by boat or by sea all the way, but there were some places like transfer stations and supply stations in the middle.
This also made Li Sheng relieved. Madang's fleet had just reached the southeast corner from the center left, and the Arab fleet could reach Hangzhou. What the hell... The Spanish version will have to be a thousand years later.
, although the technologies in Europe were brought over by the Arabs when they conquered Constantinople, but the pace is too fast, right?
But now that I know that these people have all gone to the transit station, I feel more relieved. There is indeed a difference between a one-time ultra-long-distance voyage and a step-by-step step-by-step plan.
But this time, Li Sheng couldn't help but feel a strong curiosity.
Transfer station...
What are the specific places?
Li Sheng couldn't help but think of many details in the history books he had read in his previous life that had not attracted the attention of China's big bosses, but were actually very important. For example, the Renaissance in Europe actually started when Arabia brought printing to Europe...
The same goes for places like Southeast Bay.
If it weren't for the fact that many of China's troubled times happened to be stuck there, sooner or later it would have played a big role - although India was in a miserable state at that time, its commerce was prosperous, and the value of sea trade was really considerable.
And through that location, the Chinese imperial army can sail ships to the Middle East and even Africa...
A transfer station is not just a transfer station, it is a strategic fulcrum!
Only with a strategic fulcrum can there be a strategy, and Li Sheng's interest naturally increased.
This sounds like a real clue.
"Talk about Damascus...nothing wrong."
Li Sheng murmured to himself.
Since he was born in a wealthy country, and Damascus is the capital and holy place there, of course he talked about it.
Then comes...
"Manila...this place seems familiar? By the way..."
Li Sheng suddenly remembered that this location seemed to be an important coordinate in the Age of Discovery in his past life memory.
