Chapter 91 Does the son really know how to play the piano?
Li Er asked Qin Qiong about their craftsmen. It was not because there were no craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry.
It was an ordinary craftsman. Li Er really didn't dare to hand over this task and had to find top craftsmen.
Although no ordinary person has ever heard of this thing.
But senior craftsmen have much more flexible hands and smarter minds than ordinary craftsmen.
Therefore, only top craftsmen need to be involved so that Li Er can rest assured.
As for why I asked Qin Qiong and the others, after all, warriors often make and repair weapons, and they also know some craftsmen.
So Li Er chose to ask them.
Hearing this, Qin Qiong lowered his head and thought for a moment.
"Are you a capable old craftsman... This minister knows two or three of them. If we go through them, we should be able to find some more old craftsmen."
"Old Cheng, I don't dare to say anything else. I still know four or five craftsmen. I wonder if they are enough to meet His Majesty's needs?"
Li Er and Li Jing looked at each other, both asking for each other's opinions.
Yuchi Laomo, Cheng Yaojin knew a lot, plus Qin Qiong, plus colleagues from the craftsman's own circle... Overall, a total of about fifty people could be recruited.
There are fifty craftsmen, and the Ministry of Works can even produce about thirty.
Eighty in total...
After thinking for a while, Li Jing felt a little embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, this number can be about eighty. This time we use troops against the Turks, we will need at least five thousand kilograms of explosives."
"If we follow the speed of the paper factory, then there may be a chance to complete it in two months. But..."
Li Jing thought hard and shook his head regretfully.
"It's easy to make fire yao. Just collect it according to the formula, grind it into powder and mix it."
"But when it comes to compressing fried yao, this skill is currently only mastered by the temple... only the gentleman can do it. And the craft of compressing pyrotechnics cannot be speeded up like a paper factory, where division of labor can only be done slowly."
Li Er was startled.
After thinking about it, he realized that this number was really quite a lot.
In fact, five thousand kilograms is already very little in Li Sheng's opinion. 2.5 tons is not much to attack a city. It is only the amount of a few aviation bombs.
But for Li Er, this is undoubtedly a big number.
"...No, this thing cannot be discounted. Everything else is negotiable, but not this one."
"Pass the message, and from now on, five hundred craftsmen with excellent skills will be recruited from across the country to gather in Chang'an to make hand grenades!"
Li Er thought about it and decided that he must collect five thousand kilograms of hand grenades!
Even if the national treasury is tight, in the future...
This great gift brought by Sheng'er will definitely give the Turks a heavy blow.
And not just the Turks, all foreign enemies must surrender to the power of the new weapons!
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But he said that after sending Li Er away.
Li Sheng only published a pamphlet, and there was no other impact.
In the small farmyard in the countryside, the small life should be moisturized and kept moist, and the life should be unrestrained and unrestrained...
Occasionally, I help the villagers open canals and see a doctor, which is a great pleasure.
Without realizing it, how many major events happened secretly in Chang'an after that...
In the past few days, Li Sheng's main energy was naturally to continue doing chemical experiments.
What he had to complain about was,
Three acids and two bases, the most basic chemical raw materials, which seemed extremely simple and basic in the previous life, turned out to be so difficult to prepare in this life.
Although I have the theory at hand,... mastering the truth does not mean mastering the material.
Li Sheng had no materials, so he could only use various native methods to purify various raw materials bit by bit, such as saltpeter.
Now he also understood that industry is not that simple.
Behind every terminal product is a vast and long industrial chain.
For example, the purification and processing of raw materials, he was very troubled in this matter. He thought that there seemed to be a special factory for this in his previous life...
The work done in the factory is naturally much more delicate than what he does by hand.
Therefore, one can imagine the difficulty of this manual purification.
Fortunately, Li Sheng also had experience in preparing penicillin before. Whether it was related operations or hands-on ability, he had been beaten countless times by failed penicillins.
Overall, the purity of the raw materials currently available is getting higher and higher.
Of course, apart from these, Li Sheng also did not forget one major event...
Recently, a Hu merchant went to Chang'an to sell pianos!
In his previous life, Li Sheng grew up in the Internet age. When he took the subway, he had to plug in his earphones and listen to songs. In this life, he had nothing, and it was really boring for him.
Nowadays, there are people selling pianos, but the key is the huqin - these people from the Western Regions are not very good at anything else, but it is true that they are good at singing and dancing, because they have certain contacts with Persia and other Mesopotamian countries. The types of harp
The styles are also diverse.
During this period of time, Li Sheng was incarnating as a Nobel Prize winner and working on explosives, and he was also worried about the delay in carrying out chemical experiments.
Just thinking about the grand event that Lao Li and the others talked about will make me happy.
But this day,
Mian'er came back from Chang'an with a strange smile on her face, as if she was happier than herself.
Li Sheng was very curious, "Why are you so happy? You have found a boyfriend?"
Upon hearing this, Mian'er was so frightened that she immediately knelt down, "Master, spare your life, Mian'er doesn't dare! Yes, yes..."
"Why are you nervous? Get up quickly and just say it."
"Oh, this morning Mian'er went to Chang'an for shopping. I heard from Sister Ying'er that your Majesty has opened the imperial examination, and... women can also participate!"
Mian'er's whole little face turned red after she finished speaking, and she was obviously very excited.
Women were allowed to study, take part in the imperial examinations, and even serve as officials in the court!
This was something she had never dreamed of before.
After all, I have been studying for a few years. If you can allow me...
After Mian'er finished speaking, she looked at Li Sheng eagerly.
But Li Sheng was in a daze.
"What the hell... what kind of wealthy businessman is Lao Li with such strong connections?"
"Can Li Er accept this kind of thing?"
Li Sheng thought for a long time about how Lao Li conveyed what he said to Li Er, and how he made Li Er understand and accept the proposal.
But I just can’t figure it out!
However, Li Er looked bright and cheerful. Li Sheng estimated that this guy was also very eloquent in official terms, so that was probably it.
As for Li Er being able to accept it, it’s actually not surprising when you think about it.
The Tang Dynasty was not only a powerful dynasty in Chinese history that could rival the Western Han Dynasty.
At the same time, in addition to their illustrious martial arts, culture, ideas, and folk customs... it can be said that they are also the most upright and open generation, so it seems not surprising that they would accept this idea.
Of course, since I am not a woman and I am too lazy to take the scientific examination and become an official, this matter has little to do with me.
Li Sheng smiled and said, "If you want to take part in the imperial examination, of course you can. But I'm afraid your level is not enough. I still suggest that you work here for a few more years, save up some money, and then go for this background."
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"Uh-huh, my slave... Thank you so much, sir!"
Mian'er was so happy that she was given to Li Sheng as a gift by her master. She was originally a slave like the prisoners from the battlefield, but now the master was just working for her.
Young Master is the best!
This time the little girl looked at Li Sheng with a different look. She stared at Li Sheng for a while and suddenly smiled and said, "Does the young master really know how to play the piano?"
