Chapter 135: Chaos in the Western Regions, industrial changes
The news that the Zhenwu Sect and its remnants were completely wiped out soon spread to Kyoto. Lu Xingshi also learned of the news. It was sent by the regent Li Xuandao, who also sent some inside information and words of thanks.
For example, the eldest son of the Zhou family was indeed replaced by Dong Tianzhen, but he died under gunfire and artillery. This way of death seemed very funny.
The second is to urge Lu Xingshi to leave Kyoto and go north to kill Aha Chu.
As for the matter of Sui coins, the wrangling has been completed during this period, and Da Song is willing to give it.
The reason was not Lu Xingshi's intimidation or being defeated by Dongling.
But there is a problem in the Western Region.
The master of the Huangjue Palace fled back from the Western Regions in embarrassment, and the Western Qin Emperor was killed. It was a true disciple from the Three Mysterious Realm Cave Heaven among the ten major caves.
However, the other party's idea of replacing him did not come true. Instead, because he killed the Western Qin Emperor, the entire Western Region was torn apart.
The Western Qin Emperor played a vital role in the stability of the Western Regions. He had been cultivating the Western Regions for many years, which not only maintained the balance of the entire Western Regions, but also promoted the development of the Western Regions.
It turned out to be a good thing for you. You killed someone's boss and you still want to replace him?
If you are the leader of a big force, there is really no problem in defeating the opponent in an upright manner and then moving in forcefully.
But you are just a person, with no subordinates and no righteousness. You really think that if you kill someone, you can successfully replace him.
This made Lu Xingshi couldn't help but feel that there was a big gap between the social structure in Dongtian and their current social structure.
The atmosphere in the cave seems to be that the strong are respected. As long as the supreme ruler is killed, they can replace him with their own force.
However, in this world, low force leads to too low force. After doing this, these cave disciples found that they seemed unable to suppress everything with force.
The true disciple from the Three Mysterious Realm Cave Heaven was surrounded and killed after killing the Western Qin Emperor.
Without the support of Emperor Xi Qin, the pressure on Emperor Pingyang suddenly increased.
If someone in the Western Region calms down the chaos and takes advantage of the situation to rise, but the Central Plains is beyond their reach, the situation will be even more corrupt.
Therefore, we can only settle the entanglement in Dongling first, and give it to the other party in a big deal. Solving the problem in the Western Region is the most important thing at this stage.
Fortunately, Lu Xingshi fell in love with Aha Chu's martial arts inheritance, otherwise Da Song would really be in trouble.
As for Jiangnan and Dongling, there is no need to worry about this. These two places have too much to take care of themselves. Don't worry about small moves. At most, they will be disgusted. Big moves will not happen.
It was rare for Da Song to be able to concentrate on solving the problems in the Western Regions.
That's why the regent Li Xuandao urged Lu Xingshi to get on the road quickly.
As soon as Lu Xingshi leaves, he will let the news out and let Ahachu and Lu Xingshi fight to the death.
When Lu Xingshi went north, the Liao Kingdom would definitely treat him with extreme caution and not dare to make any mistakes.
In particular, Lu Xingshi's purpose is to steal Aha's martial arts inheritance.
There is an irreconcilable contradiction here, and that is the issue of magic weapons.
If Lu Xingshi simply wanted the other party's martial arts, then Aha Chu would definitely be willing to give it to him.
It's a pity that Lu Xingshi not only wants the opponent's martial arts, but also wants to steal the opponent's magic weapons.
Now that the emperor's destiny has been spread all over the country, it has become an orthodox statement, so it is impossible for Ahachu to give it.
Once given, all forces will inevitably criticize him. The most basic thing is that he has lost his destiny as emperor, and may even strip him of his status as King of Liao.
The destiny of the emperor is not important in the eyes of most forces. What is important is whether it can be used for oneself.
Whether it's a talisman or a sword to attack other forces, you don't have to have it, but you can't lose it after you have it.
"Your Highness, they are urging you again." Song Shen's face dropped. He came to Honglu Temple every two days, either to ask when Lu Xingshi was leaving or when Lu Xingshi planned to leave.
It's like they're annoying.
"No rush, wait a moment, I'm still a little behind." Lu Xingshi frowned as he looked at the material formula in his hand.
He is conducting material testing. If he wants to promote the development of science and technology, he must improve productivity. Dongling has too many defects. If productivity is insufficient, forcing high technology will cause trouble.
There is a contradiction here, that is, if you want to improve productivity, you must develop technology, and if you want to develop technology, you must improve productivity. It is a strange cycle.
Fortunately, this is not an endless loop. For the cheating Lu Xingshi, as long as he joins this loop, he can start gradually.
He is trying to figure out how to make a steam engine. With his current knowledge base, even in the electrical age, he doesn't have such great abilities, but the steam engine can still be a gamble.
There are four difficulties in a steam engine: materials, technology, design and repair. It does not mean just making a large kettle.
Among them, the material requirements are simply not possible with the current smelting technology. The manufacture of steam engines requires the use of materials with high strength and good stability at high temperatures, such as high-temperature resistant alloys, steel and copper alloys.
The higher the steam pressure, the harder it is for the materials used to meet its requirements. Therefore, high-precision processing technology and material selection are important challenges in the process of manufacturing steam engines.
Lu Xingshi wants large-scale energy, not small-scale energy.
In addition to materials, technology is not a simple matter. Manufacturing requires multiple complex processes, such as heat treatment, welding, grinding, etc.
These processes require high-precision equipment and complex technology. If the technology cannot be guaranteed, it may affect the performance of the steam engine and may even lead to steam engine failure.
Design needs to consider multiple factors, such as steam pressure, rotation speed, design life, etc. Among them, steam pressure is an important factor affecting the power of the steam engine, while the rotation speed is a key factor affecting the stable operation of the steam engine. The design life is directly related to the service life of the steam engine
And the steam engine is a complex mechanical equipment that needs to be Regular maintenance and upkeep.
However, due to the difficulty of manufacturing, the maintenance of steam engines is also relatively difficult.
Once a fault occurs, professional technicians need to handle it, otherwise it may cause more problems.
Therefore, it is also necessary to train corresponding technical personnel.
As for internal force technology, Lu Xingshi is also advancing simultaneously to see whether a new technology tree can be formed by combining steam and internal force.
Otherwise, relying solely on internal strength is actually very weak. With strong internal strength, most of them are first-rate masters. Even if Lu Xingshi recruits all the first-rate masters in the world, he will not be able to complete industrialization through internal strength technology.
On the contrary, through steam engines, the success rate will be improved and it will be much more reliable than relying on the internal strength of top experts to carry out reforms.
There may be situations in the future where martial arts far surpass technology, but this is also a matter of the future. Lu Xingshi doesn't know how long it will take for the recovery of the world to reach the point where one sword can create an abyss.
"If you really have nothing to do, go and practice martial arts. Don't come here to rush me all the time." Seeing Song Shen hesitate to speak, Lu Xingshi interrupted the other party's thoughts in advance.
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"Iron weapons, are they clanging and making noises?" Li Xuandao looked a little confused when he received the feedback.
Lu Xingshi had been blacksmithing under his nose. He knew about this, but now he didn't leave, which made him a little confused.
"Could he be forging some kind of magical weapon? That shouldn't be the case. I remember that the opponent has Kunlun in his hand. This magical weapon is far better than many ordinary weapons."
Although Li Xuandao is a time traveler, he is really not familiar with steam engines. What's more, he is not the kind of time traveler who knows everything as soon as he travels through time. He relies more on his own system.
In a world of martial arts, no one would think twice about building a steam engine or promoting the industrial revolution. Instead, they could just practice martial arts.
Especially now that the world is recovering, it is likely that in the future it will become a world of high-level martial arts that moves mountains and reclaims seas. There is no need to develop technology at all, you just need to become stronger.
"How is the consumption of gold and iron?" Li Xuandao asked.
"It's not a lot of consumption. It's more like choosing something. I don't understand it at the moment." The eunuch answered respectfully.
"Forget it, let him be."
"There is no need to urge him anymore. Maybe he is forging things needed for cultivation." Li Xuandao gave his guess.
In his impression, Lu Xingshi was more of a martial arts fanatic. As for the scheming of the city, in the several exchanges with Lu Xingshi, he was not very profound and he was not a good strategist.
Of course, Lu Xingshi didn't need a good brain. With his strength, no one dared to plot against him.
If you make Li Xuandao angry, he might plot against the other person, but if you make Lu Xingshi angry, the other person will really go over and break your neck.
Cai Qiuhe is a lesson learned from the past.
"Your Majesty is urging you to go back again." When the eunuch saw that Li Xuandao wanted him to retreat, he quickly added.
"I know, I'll go back to the palace in the evening." Li Xuandao agreed. He was busy with his affairs. In order to consolidate the position of Emperor Pingyang and ensure the operation of Dasong, he spent most of his time at work.
Fortunately, he has practiced "Lovesickness" and has the magic weapon Biyi as a support, otherwise he may not be able to withstand such a high-intensity work.
His body is not indestructible. Even if it is made of iron, it cannot withstand such intensity of work.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch responded and hurriedly left to resume his life.
"Don't leave in a hurry, go and inform..." Li Xuandao called out a list of names, preparing to let these people enter the palace to discuss matters.
It's mainly about things in the Western Region.
The eunuch left after writing down his name. There was no need for him to notify him personally, he just relayed the information.
"I have the power, but I'm tired." Li Xuandao rubbed his temples. He didn't want to do it himself, but no one except him could make decisions on many things.
As for the people under his command, Da Song was too big, and he had experienced several changes, so he was seriously short of manpower.
Of course he wanted to share the problem, but there was really no one who could help. Especially after the Jiangnan Incident and the Supreme Emperor's purge of the literary party and other related major blood changes without the injection of fresh blood, today's Da Song seems to be somewhat powerless.
(End of chapter)