"Obtained K98 Rifle, cost 1000 Points, improved blueprint cost 1000 Points."
"60mm mortar blueprint, cost 1000 Points, 1000 Points for improvement."
When Shen Baojing from the Tianjin Machinery Manufacturing Bureau stepped into the throne room, Li Ye had completed the exchange of the two blueprints.
The Tianjin Machinery Bureau was originally mainly involved in the production of naval arms, but this time, Li Ye wanted to make it more comprehensive. With the iron mine in Anshan, the scale of the Machinery Bureau had to be expanded.
A few years later, the Beiyang Navy began to allocate funds to this place, and this place almost became Li Hongzhang's private property. Li Ye and Zi Tan would not let such a thing happen.
"Minister Shen, can this be made? "After paying his respects, Li Ye asked Kou Lian to hand over three blueprints, including the small blast furnace, to Shen Baojing.
Shen Baojing was overjoyed when he saw the three blueprints, but he soon broke out in a cold sweat.
He didn't know where these blueprints came from, but he knew that he shouldn't ask what he shouldn't ask. This young emperor wasn't as simple as he looked.
"Reporting to the emperor, Wei Chen is incompetent. The Tianjin Machinery Bureau lacks machinery and I'm afraid they can't create such a sharp weapon.”Shen Baojing could only answer honestly.
The Qing Dynasty had also bought many foreign guns and cannons, but due to the backward industrial level, it was really difficult to replicate these weapons.
" If you can't make it, then transfer it from the Jiangnan manufacturing bureau. If you can't, then ask the foreigners to buy it. If you need to buy more machines, then buy them. I'll give you five million taels from the internal help. It will become a rule every year in the future. You must make these things…"
Li Ye snorted coldly and left with five million taels.
Of course, he knew that it was impossible to rely on the Tianjin Machinery Bureau alone. After so many years of foreign affairs, the level of the craftsmen was actually enough. There was a detailed explanation on the blueprint.
It was just that these machines were relatively old and incomplete. On one hand, foreigners did not sell them, and there was no corresponding technology to make them in these 90 countries.
Therefore, he specially improved the blueprint to reduce the difficulty of manufacturing.
The small blast furnace was specially prepared for steel-making. In a certain era, the whole country was making steel. The 90-meter blast furnace was used. Although the steel produced was still mostly unqualified, it was already much better than the steel produced by the Hanyang Steel Plant.
One had to know that the steel refined by the Qing Dynasty was not strong enough at all. It could not even be used to make rails.
Five million taels? And there would be one every year in the future?
"I will do my best! I'll do my best until I die!" Shen Baojing could not believe his ears.
When had the imperial court ever been so generous? In the past, it was extremely difficult for them to buy some equipment.
Happiness came too suddenly.
However, when he saw Li Ye's determined gaze, he finally confirmed that all of this was true and hurriedly thanked him.
Li Ye naturally knew Shen Baojing's excitement. This was like a housewife who had to calculate carefully every day. Suddenly, ten years of income came. How could she not go crazy?
With a carriage of silver already in his private treasury, Kou Lian naturally would not ask where the money came from. No one dared to pry into the emperor's secrets.
Moreover, the property of Cixi's main henchmen was being confiscated. Li Ye estimated that Rong Lu, Li Lianying, and the others had tens of millions of taels of silver in their property. This was when they did not have the power of the later generations.
"Alright! Don't be in a hurry to thank me. This is the system of the Machine Bureau that I have set. In the future, follow this!”
Li Ye waved his hand, and Kou Lian passed a small fan to Shen Baojing.
Shen Baojing quickly took it and read it carefully. However, the more he read, the uglier his expression became.
The most outrageous thing was that they were not allowed to beat and scold the craftsmen at will. Their wages were even increased by at least three times.
" Your Majesty, this…" Shen Baojing felt that it was difficult to implement such a system.
"Humph! Do you have any objections?" Li Ye's eyes flashed with a cold light. If Shen Baojing dared to say no, his official position would be over.
"I don't dare! I will do it now!" Shen Baojing practiced kowtowing and knew that Li Ye wanted him to kneel down.
There was a reason for him to do so. Selling them was purely to increase the competitiveness of the various machine departments. Previously, the weapons produced were uneven, and there were even cases of exploding barrels. The imperial court would buy all of them. This situation was not good. They had to pay attention to quality and set standards.
As for the status of craftsmen, they were too low. They would even destroy machines and casually create shoddy products. They also lacked the motivation to create new products.
Li Ye was prepared to grade these craftsmen, formulate the assessment standards for engineers, and even establish a patent system and corresponding awards. Of course, these were things to be discussed later. The most important thing was to raise the status and treatment of the craftsmen and increase their enthusiasm.
At the same time, the products would be numbered. If there was a large-scale quality problem, it could be quickly reported to the people.
"Kou Lian!" Li Ye didn't think about this anymore. After all, this matter needed to be completed step by step.
"Grandpa! Your servant is here! "Kou Lian immediately kneels and listens.
"Tell An Dehai, other than the Empress Dowager, the expenses in the palace will be reduced by 70%. Find some clever eunuchs and serving girls. Zhen plans to remove some of the imperial estates and open flour factories and cloth factories. Zhen will teach you what to do."“
Li Ye voiced out the thoughts that he had been thinking about for a long time. The entire country was in too much trouble now, so it was best to save as much as possible.
"Tsk!" Although Kou Lian was puzzled, he was still very happy that the Emperor had entrusted him with the task of making money.
It meant that the Emperor trusted him.
The emperors of each dynasty had their own private property. Shops, imperial estates, and fields were all sources of income. That was how the palace treasury's money came about.
" It's just that the cost of removing seven floors is too much…" Kou Lian couldn't help but think.
He didn't know that Li Ye would also chase out the eunuchs, maids, cooks, and coachmen on the seventh floor. He was afraid that they, who had no skills and only knew how to serve others, would starve to death, so he specially set up factories for them to learn skills.
Of course, his biggest goal was to set an example for the world and open up private factories.
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