Seeing Li Er's excited look, Qin Mo couldn't help but give him a blow." Your Majesty, I'm afraid this green salt profit won't last long.”
"Why do you say that?"
"The nobles behind the salt merchants will definitely not be willing to lose their profits. They will definitely launch a counterattack and force me to hand over the salt-making method.”In the Great Tang, the great merchants were backed by powerful people, or even the servants of powerful families. Otherwise, they would be slaughtered like pigs.
Qin Mo's salt-making method turned waste into treasure, turning poisonous salt into green salt. The price was only 50 wen, which was only one-sixth of the price of coarse salt on the market. The salt merchants led by the Dou family suffered heavy losses, and the salt was piled up in the warehouse and could not be sold.
They were unwilling to sell it at a low price.
In terms of power, they were no match for the old man and the others. The best way would be to flip the table and everyone would have nothing to eat.
"These bastards just can't stand to see me do well!”
After hearing Qin Mo's words, Li Er felt terrible. He had finally shamelessly blackmailed some money, but in the end, he was about to spit it out.
"If the secret recipe is made public, it will be beneficial to the people.”
Qin Mo didn't have any objections to this. Salt monopoly or monopoly wasn't a good thing. Moreover, there were many ways to make money. Even if it was made public, there was nothing to feel bad about.
"Zhen doted on the Dou family to the extreme. I didn't expect them to repay Zhen like this.”
The Dou family was Li Er's mother, Empress Taimu's relatives. Considering this relationship, as long as the Dou family didn't go too far, he would turn a blind eye.
However, Qin Mo smiled and did not say anything. He was giving Li Ertian a hard time, and at the same time, giving Li Ertian a taste of his own medicine.
He did not have a good impression of those who did not care about the lives of the people.
"Why are you so calm?" Li Er felt strange when he saw Qin Mo's indifference.
Qin Mo said," Pulling out a hair to benefit the world, why not?”
"If all the officials in the court were like you, zhen would be much more at ease.”Li Er couldn't help but be moved. He didn't expect Qin Mo to be so magnanimous.
"I have a request, Your Majesty.”Qin Mo suddenly thought of something, so he made a request to Li Er.
"Every time you call yourself a minister, nothing good happens. Tell me, what's the matter?”Li Er looked at Qin Mo with a bitter smile.
Li Er had long summed up his experience.
Qin Mo smiled awkwardly." I want to set up a weapons research institute at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.”
This thought naturally did not come out of nowhere. It was born after considering it many times.
Without a legal identity, if he studied weapons privately, he would be reported as a traitor. Even if Li Er did not believe it, it would be troublesome.
After setting up such an organization, he had a reason to create some powerful weapons.
Now that science was on the right track, the Great Tang's war against the outside world was about to begin. In order to reduce the blood of this nation, Qin Mo naturally had to make some powerful equipment, such as gunpowder and cannons.
Li Er said," If you want to get any weapons, just go to the Military Equipment Bureau."”
The Weaponry Bureau was the weapon research and manufacturing department of the Great Tang.
"They can't." The people from the Military Equipment Supervisor had their eyes on the top of their heads. They clearly didn't have much ability, but they still didn't listen to orders. Even if Qin Mo was Li Er's son-in-law, he might not be able to control them. It was better to set up a department that listened to orders.
"Why can't they? All of the Great Tang's most formidable craftsmen were inside.”
Qin Mo smiled and said," May I ask Your Majesty, did the Military Equipment Supervisor use the wheel on the crossbow?"”
"Pulleys can be used on bows?”He naturally had a deep impression of the roller coaster that caused Old Yuchi to run around naked and change his reputation from Old Demon to Old Fool.
"Your Majesty, do you think that the rollers can only be used to hang heavy objects?”Qin Mo rolled his eyes." Pulleys can save strength, and they can save strength when used to hang heavy objects. They can also save strength when used on bows. Don't tell me those guys from the Military Equipment Superintendent don't even know this?”
"That makes sense.”After hearing Qin Mo's explanation, Li Er also felt that the people from the Military Equipment Superintendent were really not capable.
Qin Mo struck while the iron was hot." Your Majesty, do you still remember the cannon I mentioned? A weapon that can destroy a city wall with one shot? If the army had this weapon, it would be a piece of cake to take down Koryo.”
To convince someone, one had to understand their intentions.
"Can you really destroy the city wall with a single shot?”Li Er was tempted. Korea was a place he wanted to conquer. Of course, he had not shown this intention yet, but Qin Mo, who was familiar with history, knew Li Er's ambition.
"Of course!" Qin Mo was confident.
"Good! Then I will allow you to set up a weapons research institute.”Li Er agreed to Qin Mo's request.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will not disappoint Your Majesty.”Qin Mo said happily," I would like to ask Your Majesty to transfer some craftsmen from the Military Weaponry Supervisor to the Weapons Research Institute.”
"Didn't you say that the people from the Military Equipment Superintendent couldn't do it?”Li Er glanced at Qin Mo.
"They really can't do it, but I believe they will under my guidance.”
"How many people do you want?" Since he had promised Qin Mo to set up this weapon research institute, Li Er naturally supported it greatly.
"100 people." Qin Mo demanded an exorbitant price.
"Correct!"
Empress Zhangsun reprimanded," Brat, how dare you instigate His Majesty to go on an expedition to Koryo?”
"I am just giving an example.”Qin Mo begged for mercy.
She had forgotten that Empress Zhangsun was still around. Yang Guang's three expeditions to Koryo had cost the people and money. She naturally did not want Li Er to repeat the same mistakes.
Li Er also played a double act." Guanyin maid, why are you so angry? This kid is just giving an example.”
She only let Qin Mo go after hearing Li Er's words.
Qin Mo followed the eunuch to supervise the selection of soldiers as if he was escaping.
When the people from the Military Equipment Control heard that Qin Mo was coming to select people, no one was willing to go even though they had Li Er's orders.
Qin Mo then pulled the tiger's skin and said that this was Li Er's order. If he did not do it well, he would hold the chief of the Military Equipment Supervisor responsible. Therefore, the chief of the Military Equipment Supervisor had no choice but to use the drawing method. He drew five master craftsmen and 100 craftsmen and sent Qin Mo away as if he was sending a plague.
However, Qin Mo didn't just take away the people from the Weaponry Superintendent. He also wanted the yamen. Li Er naturally supported him and directly gave some of the houses in the Weaponry Superintendent to Qin Mo.
With people and houses, the Chinese Academy of Sciences 'Weapons Research Institute was officially established.
This was a department that would make all the enemies of the Great Tang fear.
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