Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"By the way, I heard that the reason you all arrived so quickly was because of a mechanical device."

"Would you mind if I could take the craftsman to have a look?"

"You mean Chili Bird? Of course."

Hua Yunhong was thankful that he could obtain gunpowder technology from Qin Ming.

He was even somewhat glad that he had not said such harsh words to Qin Ming at the beginning.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the two of them to resolve their past grudges.

"I'll have the stuff delivered right now."

Soon Hua Yunhong called for people and came to Qin Ming riding a huge mechanical bird.

Qin Ming also called Wu Shizhong, Xu Jiangcai and others.

"It's a gear structure, and through our hundreds of gears working together, you can pedal and make this big bird move, and it can carry up to four people."

The mechanical beast that Hua Yunhong brought was called Qianli Bird.

This is a mechanical bird made of wood, three meters high and two meters wide.

There is room inside for four people to sit.

Although it is a bit crowded, it is already very good for the Shenmu Kingdom, which only has mechanical technology.

Qin Ming sat in and experienced it.

Then he stepped on the pedals and began to control the giant beast to walk.

As the gears turned, the two feet of the giant beast began to move forward slowly, and the speed increased little by little.

"The speed is quite good, already faster than a bicycle, but it is much more difficult to make."

Qin Ming's bicycle became widely popular after it was made.

Especially after they paved the road.

Many people can ride bicycles on concrete roads, and many can even travel hundreds of miles a day.

But this mechanical beast can be ridden by two or four people together, saving energy and increasing their speed.

In addition, there is a steering wheel-like thing inside that allows the behemoth to change direction.

However, it is not very flexible when changing direction.

"Go record it."

Qin Ming patted Wu Shizhong on the shoulder. Wu Shizhong immediately understood and took several craftsmen to start making detailed records around the mechanical beast.

Hua Yunhong observed that Qin Ming was somewhat curious about this kind of thing, so he stepped forward and asked Qin Ming:

"If Your Majesty is interested in mechanical beasts, we have quite a few blueprints on hand and can give them to you now."

"Oh? You brought the blueprints for the mechanical beasts with you. In that case, leave them all to me."

Qin Ming was not polite.

After he nodded, Hua Yunhong quickly sent over a batch of drawings. Qin Ming personally took the craftsmen to the workshop and began to study their mechanism design.

After actually coming into contact with their mechanical technology, Qin Ming couldn't help but sigh that the Shenmu Kingdom has gone very far on this road!

They are very strong, but they are using their strength in the wrong way.

I have always believed that mechanical engineering can solve most of the problems in the world, but I have ignored some basic material research.

"Can these be applied within Daqian?"

That night, Qin Ming called a meeting of the craftsmen in the workshop.

After hearing what he said, everyone started whispering to each other.

"Your Majesty, I think this could be applied to farm tools. Their mechanical beasts move by stepping on gears. So, let's connect these gears to a shovel. By stepping on the gears, we can use the shovel to continuously turn the soil."

"Not only that, let me add that the mechanical beast can also lift large objects that we cannot normally move, which can save a lot of effort."

"In addition to these, the tank can also be equipped with some human-controlled functions. For example, when there is no fuel, it can allow four or five people inside to ride and move together."

Their ideas are truly wild and imaginative.

Qin Ming clapped his hands and said:

"Everyone, those who integrate these mechanical techniques into the people's livelihood and the army and achieve results will be rewarded accordingly and their ranks will be promoted."

Now the craftsmen in the court are also divided into levels, and the salaries and treatment enjoyed by each level are different.

Qin Ming also promoted retirement security policies to them.

Craftsmen of higher ranks could still receive subsidies from the imperial court when they were old and could no longer work.

This makes many people have an almost obsessive pursuit of their own level.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Now, the workshop began to work at full capacity.

After Qin Ming shared the technology of gunpowder, he arranged for someone to send Hua Yunhong back.

Before leaving, Hua Yunhong and Mei Youcai promised Qin Ming that they would deliver the remaining books on mechanical engineering as soon as possible.

Correspondingly, they also wanted to order a batch of gunpowder raw materials from Qin Ming.

Of course, Qin Ming would definitely not export the raw materials of gunpowder directly.

He chose to order a batch from Yan Dynasty and then sell it to Shenmu Kingdom at a high price.

In this way, you can not only earn the price difference, but also balance resources.

Originally, Qin Ming was unable to swallow up the huge cargo of Yan Dynasty in one gulp, but with the emergence of the Shenmu Kingdom, Qin Ming's side was basically like a bottomless pit.

Just when everything was settled.

Chen Shimao suddenly found Qin Ming.

"Your Majesty, we are running out of money in the northwest. We have a huge gap now. We may have to put the canal construction on hold. Our court has also been resting recently, so the canal construction will probably have to be put on hold as well."

Qin Ming fought several wars in succession, all of which consumed a lot of national strength.

Although they are constantly plundering overseas wealth, this is limited.

Just like now, Qin Ming not only continues to build railways and cement roads across the country, but also builds canals and opens mines on multiple parallel lines.

There were originally tens of millions of taels of silver in the national treasury, but after supporting the construction in the north, a lot of it was consumed, and now construction is being carried out on multiple fronts in parallel.

In addition, the railway in the northwest that originally bordered the Western Regions was taken under its control.

"Is it that the dynasty's income will not cover its expenses in the future, or are we short of money now?"

Qin Ming quickly realized the crux of the problem. Now they not only had to carry out construction, but also had to manage expenses.

Otherwise, if they ever encounter a situation in the future where they need to redeem those who have purchased court bills in advance, their huge capital chain may be broken in one go.

The impact at that time will be extremely huge.

Chen Shimao slowly shook his head and said firmly:

"It won't be the situation you imagine, but we also need to save a lot of expenses recently."

"Has the method of raising funds through the sale of imperial bills reached its limit?"

Qin Ming raised his eyebrows and suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

This is how they used to cover the bottom line.

If this method doesn't work, they will lack a way to raise large amounts of silver out of thin air in the future.