The snow in Hanyang didn't come late at all. When the wind blew, without any warning, the snow flakes fell down like they were free.

After a month and a half delay, the Han brothers finally arrived in Hanyang.

"Are you done with everything in Jiashan?"

"The man surnamed Lin still gave out four hundred bags of white rice. I heard that the county supervisor alone got forty taels of gold."

"Will everything be fine in the future?"

"If that doesn't work, he won't be able to get rich, and our fellow villagers in Jiashan will suffer from poverty!"

Awesome! I’m planning to continue blackmailing people next year. People these days are also very cunning. They are usually as docile as sheep and don’t dare to speak loudly. But now they are so domineering. It’s really a gathering of contradictions.

However, this matter has nothing to do with Hong DaShou. Hong DaShou is just happy that he has two useful men.

The first thing was to ask Han Wushi, who had just run hundreds of miles, to continue running. Hong Dashou was going to send the drawings and introduction books of the steam engine to Jung Yak-yong, the "Da Vinci of Korea".

It’s not that I’m doing anything specifically, it’s mainly that I want this great scholar from the Practical School, who claims to know almost everything, to take a look and maybe continue to improve.

Since Ding Ruoyong is a scholar who has studied Western mathematics, medicine, architecture, society, and economics for many years, he is a typical Western talent. Such a person is just short of a doctorate certificate from Oxford University. After all, even a real doctorate from Oxford University will last a lifetime.

He could not write five hundred books covering almost all subjects at that time.

Moreover, this man is now in exile and has a lot of leisure. His father is the pastor of Jinzhou under the Jeongsanpindo Hall, and he himself is Zuo Chengzhi, the upper hall of the Jeongsanpindo Hall. For a family of high-ranking officials like his, they go to exile in an oxcart

of.

In "Dae Jang Geum", after Wu Guoyu, a right-wing government official, was overthrown, he was exiled to Heishan Island in an oxcart. But Choi Pangju, who moved tens of thousands of big businessmen, could only drive on the 11th Road to Liuzhou.

As he walked, he finally fell ill and died on the road.

The same is true for Jeong Yak-yong. He is currently in exile at the Jeolla-do military camp in Kangjin County, which is almost the southernmost point of Jeolla-do. If you don't know Kangjin County, next door to him is Hainan, where there is a waterway called Myeongryang Strait.

There was a famous naval battle more than 200 years ago!

Senior officials like them are called exiles, but they are actually living under surveillance in a mountain valley. Because the Li Dynasty had too many party struggles, today you will be overthrown, and tomorrow he will be overthrown. The day after tomorrow, you will be rehabilitated, and you will change your identity to overthrow others. Who knows?

Which exiled official will become prime minister or general in the future?

So we can guess that besides being unable to leave the refugee camp, Ding Ruoyong had to eat and drink. He didn't dare to think about having a beautiful wife and concubine, fine clothes and good food. As for other things, he still read and wrote.

With his interest in Western science and technology, there is no reason to reject the steam engine document sent by Hong Dashou. After all, he was criticized several times during the period of King Jeongjong for his preference for Western learning. If King Jeongjong hadn't been relatively enlightened, he would have fled the street long ago.

Already.

If it doesn't work out, just make a good relationship!

As for the present, Min Tinghye had some rewards for Hong Dashou, a capable person. Two craftsmen who could make steam engines were hidden under his household registration, and he also tried to prepare to get a banner for the Hong family.

Hong Dashou's original dead father will be dead for fifteen years in two years. The Hong family abides by women's ethics, raises heirs, and has never wavered in her chastity and integrity. According to the law, she can be declared a chaste woman.

This thing is not only a recognition of women at the moment, but also comes with a benefit.

duty free!

Because the chaste woman had to work hard to raise her children, her family must be very poor. In order to ensure that the chaste woman would have enough living resources when she grew old, the Li Dynasty stipulated that the land of the chaste woman's family would not bear taxes such as land and rice.

In the past, Hong Dashou only had 100 knots (2,000 dan) of land, so there was nothing to show for it, but now Hong Dashou has 2,000 knots (40,000 dan) of land in his name. About 35%

How much is the tax?

Fourteen thousand stones of rice!

If he saves 14,000 shi of rice every year, Min Tinghye's return is really better than anything else.

Although for Min Jinhyeok, it was just a matter of going to Li Cao and his friend Jin Lujing to have a word. But for Hong Dashou, it was a great favor!

Not only did Hong receive commendation for living a decent life, but Hong Dashou also received substantial benefits.

Only when you work with this kind of boss will he be really dedicated and willing to train you and support you. When things are done, he will eat his meat and will definitely help you.

While Hong Dashou was grateful, he was also surprised by Min Tinghye's follow-up actions. He was very confused. Obviously the effect of the steam engine was put here, it was very useful and could make money.

But he just had no other expression!

I have no desire to invest in any subsequent mechanical equipment development or process improvement, and I have no enthusiasm for steam engines. I just saw that steam engines for rice and flour grinding are completely feasible, so I spent the money to get started.

The other supervisors who made a lot of money this winter also had no interest in steam engines. They just used them and were unwilling to spend a penny more for the foreseeable future of steam engines.

This fixed thinking model is really difficult to understand. Although the output of land is more guaranteed, it is not necessary to ignore the various dividends brought by industrial development.

Fear?

Impossible! At this time, the Li Dynasty already had a large number of scholars from the practical school, and some people had clearly proposed introducing advanced Western science and technology to develop the economy of the Li Dynasty.

Western learning has even become a subject that many two classes must be exposed to. Even Jin Zuchun often read Western books to understand the situation and development of Europe.

But these eunuchs who actually held power turned a blind eye to the steam engine that could bring about changes in the Li Dynasty.

If it wasn't for the extra money they could make, Hong Dashou would doubt their attitude towards the steam engine as "their skills are useless!"

Expecting them to take action seems like overthinking.

Come on, Hong Dashou should act on his own. He has to fight two more and sell them to Shekov later. If they exchange them for Cossack war horses, in the Li Dynasty, which is extremely short of war horses, that is a precious resource that cannot be more precious.

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In addition, there is the large iron mine owned by Liu Sun, the bandit leader in his hometown of Tieshan. Due to the backward mining technology and mining equipment, he has been working on it on a small scale.

Now that we have the steam engine, isn’t it even more powerful? Let’s not say expand the production capacity ten times, but at least expand the production capacity five times!

The accumulation of water in the mine is no longer a problem. Then use the small rails in the tunnel and install a few small mine carts. Whether they are pushed by people or pulled by horses, the output of ore will increase.

With iron, more things can be done. Even if it is just retail, it is a hot commodity in short supply.
Chapter completed!