When the group stepped into the freight station that was many times larger than the passenger station, there was no one seen in the previously busy freight station. Only soldiers from the fire death camp who were alert and some station staff in blue uniforms were left. Cao Yun found that the ownership of each section of the Ming railway was not consistent. Some of them were the courts and some were the private ones. However, no matter which one, all the staff were uniformly dressed in uniform, and the four words "The Ming Railway" were printed behind them. This means that although the ownership was different, the Ming court still firmly controlled the initiative in management.

The freight station was a bit outrageous. Cao Yun looked up at the roof. They were huge iron sheets laid on the steel frames. The steel beams supported on the ground were also supported by steel beams.

"Your Majesty, is this roof iron?" Cao Yun asked in confusion. He was not sure that he saw that these things were very thin from the edges of the roof.

"It's iron sheet." Qin Feng nodded and said with certainty.

"How can we make the hard iron so thin?" Cao Yun said in surprise.

Qin Feng turned to look at Jin Jingnan beside him: "Jingnan, you have worked in the Daye Iron Mine for many years and should be very familiar with these, let's talk to us."

Jin Jingnan nodded: "Your Highness, this is a very simple thing. Although the steel is hard, he is also afraid of fire. One thing is reduced to another! First, process the iron ingots into iron plates one by one, then heat them up, and then put them out and stuff them into a thinning facility. Oh, this kind of facility is actually two iron sticks, with a certain gap in the middle. After stuffing them in, turn these two iron sticks, and the thick iron plate will be crushed thin, and then stuffed forward into a facility with smaller gaps. After applying this repeatedly, you will get a basically uniform iron sheet of thickness."

Although Jin Jingnan was vague, Cao Yun still understood what kind of thing this was. Jin Jingnan must know how these equipment were made, but of course he would not say it in detail to let himself know more. Without talking about anything else, Cao Yun knew that at least the thin iron plate-pressing facility was not so easy to manufacture.

"So, are most of the armor equipped by the Ming soldiers made in this way?" Cao Yun asked.

Jin Jingnan laughed: "Your Highness the Prince is really smart. The plate armor equipped by our Ming soldiers is almost done like this. First, it is thinned, then cut, cut, and sew, and an ordinary armor will come out. However, the quality of the iron plates of all the armor of the soldiers is not comparable to that of the iron sheets built on the roof! Its ductility and impact ability have higher requirements."

"Aren't it made the same?" Cao Yun asked back.

"Of course it's different, the quality of iron ingots is different!" Jin Jingnan said: "Your Highness the Prince, the knowledge in iron smelting and steelmaking is too great. Different processes, different materials, and adding different things will lead to different quality steel raw materials. Please forgive me, I can't say bluntly that our soldiers' equipment is of course the best, so that they can ensure that they don't have much weight, but they have excellent protection."

Cao Yun nodded silently. Iron and steelmaking has always been the core industry of the Ming Dynasty. Their weapons and equipment are too much ahead of Daqi, and the root of it is here. Jin Jingnan is unwilling to say much, which is also the meaning of the question. Daqi Ghost Shadow has been committed to getting these crafts and secret recipes over the years, but he has never gained nothing, and he has turned a lot of them into it.

"Your Highness Prince, don't mind. There are many ways here. They have reported to me about different materials, what needs to be added and what temperature to reach, but I was dizzy when I heard it. I remember that the Ministry of Works also sent me a book on this aspect, but I was dizzy and didn't understand it, so I just put it aside. These things are still allowed to be done by those professionals, and those masters who are specialized in their professions and cannot even recognize big words. They are very knowledgeable about these things. After nearly ten years of exploration, they have gradually achieved what they have achieved today. They are not too anxious or too anxious. The skilled craftsmen in Daqi are only much more than those of my Ming Dynasty. As long as they calm down, they can do it."

Cao Yun sighed in his heart that there are indeed many skilled craftsmen in Daqi, but if you want to achieve such achievements as the Ming Dynasty, you don’t know what year or month it will take to wait?

Jin Jingnan added fuel to the fire: "This is indeed a long-term project. Last year, His Majesty just approved the establishment of the Ming Iron and Steel Research Institute. He allocated a large amount of funds every year and gathered the most wise craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty. There was only one purpose to develop better steel products. Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty now has too many places to use steel. For example, making gray armor for soldiers, and making weapons is not the best quality. Like building bridges, the steel needed to build some special equipment has higher quality requirements! The old craftsman who commanded this research institute is a dignified third-rank official, at the same level as Jin."

Cao Yun almost vomited old blood and gave a third-rank craftsman a treatment. In Qi State, they didn't even think about it, but in the Ming Dynasty, they did it.

"If you have the chance, you must go and see the Iron and Steel Research Institute that Lord Jin mentioned!" Cao Yun said a little sourly.

"I'm afraid there are some obstacles!" Jin Jingnan said in a silence: "There is no welcome to outsiders. Since its establishment last year, many people have already sacrificed their lives. They know that it is the most closely protected place in our Ming Dynasty, but they still have to go to death like a moth to the flames. I don't know what those people think. To be disrespectful, those protective measures are even stricter than where my Emperor Ming Dynasty lives."

Ma Xiangnan, who was on the other side, burst into laughter: "Jin Cifu, do we have any strict protective measures in our Ming Dynasty palace? I remember this matter, and officials have impeached you in the court."

Jin Jingnan spread his hands: "There is a fire death camp in the palace. More importantly, there are three masters living in the palace, and there is also a ninth-level master. The subordinates do not think that there is more protection. It can save more manpower and more funds to use them in places where they need it more. If Your Majesty thinks that I am disrespectful, I am willing to take the blame!"

"Forget it, I'm sorry for your guilt!" Qin Feng smiled and patted Jin Jingnan's shoulder vigorously. "Of course, you have to use the power in the places where you need it more. These powers are also decorations in the palace. I don't think that those people dare to enter my Ming Dynasty Palace to feel uncomfortable. You did a good job. But Jingnan, the last time I asked for an increase in my salary, you actually took the lead in opposing it, which is too unreasonable."

"Your Majesty's family of four is limited in the number of palace maids who serve Your Majesty. They are also paid by the state treasury. The guards are fire death camps and are paid by the military. The Empress, Prince Wu, and Princess Wen also have the money. Therefore, I think that Your Majesty is enough for 100,000 taels a year, and I only have 5,000 taels a year, and I live an extremely rich life."

"You, you, you..." Qin Feng was both angry and funny, "It's great, don't think of any reward this year."

"During the holidays, your Majesty still needs to reward you. This is your Majesty's kindness and compassion." Jin Jingnan said seriously. "If your Majesty rewards others and does not reward ministers, it will inevitably make some people have bad ideas."

"I'm sure I won't argue with you, but you'll wait!" Qin Feng threatened.

Jin Jingnan smiled and didn't care.

This unexpected episode made Cao Yun extremely envious. He had never heard of such a relationship between the king and the minister. The ministers were relaxed in front of the emperor, and the emperor was casual in front of the ministers. As the saying goes, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, here, there is no way to see it. Cao Yun has seen many officials of the Ming Dynasty, from Ben Kuan, to Chen Ye, to Wuling, Li Xiaoya, and these important officials of the court. Each of them can Qin Feng have the kind of respect from the heart.

It is respect, respect, not fear. It can be seen that Qin Feng is quite willing to them, but it is this willingness that has inspired these people to be incomparable to their sense of responsibility.

He suddenly remembered Xiao Hua. When His Majesty the Emperor visited in person, the old man left casually. He thought that Xiao Hua was qualified to be old, but now when he saw Jin Jingnan, he realized that this was a normal state.

It is enough for everyone to do their own things.

He remembered what Xiao Hua said to him on the road. "In the Ming Dynasty, what restricted people was rules and laws, not Shangguan."

This is the biggest difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Daqi that he discovered.

In Daqi, let alone ordinary officials, even if you are yourself, you will not be trembling when you see the emperor, because the emperor can determine your life, death, honor and disgrace with just one word. And the superiors can determine the fate of the next level. In this way, suppressing one level at a time will ultimately lead to all officials being responsible to their superiors, not to what they have to take on. In this way, deceiving the superiors and concealing their subordinates has become a norm.

The Da Qi really needs to change it, not only to change it to the current situation of the separatist state of wealthy families in China, but also to change the hearts of the people. Compared with emerging empires like the Ming Dynasty, the Da Qi has been established for too long, which has been a disadvantage.

If you don’t change, you will die. But how to change is a huge test question. If you don’t do it well, you won’t have a good result. The strong rise of the Ming Dynasty is an extremely dangerous thing for Da Qi, but from another perspective, it is also an excellent comparison. He will force Da Qi to make changes, and it will not work until he does not change. Everything Cao Yun saw has already shocked him. If this continues, it may not take ten years to make the Ming Dynasty lead the Da Qi in all directions.

Qin Feng seemed not to notice Cao Yun's strangeness, but walked to the neatly arranged boxes and looked at Ma Xiangnan and shouted: "Ma Gong, come and tell me about these boxes. You made them exactly the same, and forced all maritime merchants to use these boxes to load them, but someone has already complained! Some merchants call you Ma Baoshai. Any merchant who passes by you, Changyang County, will be taken advantage of by you. This box is one of the evidence shows, is it Jing Nan?"

Before Jin Jingnan could speak, Ma Xiangnan's face turned red: "This is really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, and he doesn't know the good people's hearts. Needless to say, Lord Jin, I also know that the people who complained must be those maritime merchants who went to sea for the first time, right?"

"That's right!" Jin Jingnan said with a smile. "Jin came to Changyang County this time, which is also one of the things to investigate."
Chapter completed!