Of course, Han Yi wanted to promote private sector, but this kind of high technology, he believed that if he advocated private sector, these ministers would impeach him to defend merchants and give them the skills of the court to the merchants. However, he did not expect that Zhang Wenguan and others would oppose so firmly and immediately said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion that I can kill two birds with one stone."

Li Zhidao: "What suggestions?"

Han Yi said: "The court can hand over the production rights to merchants, and the R&D rights will be placed in the Sixth Academy of the Sage. The Sixth Academy of the Sage develops various steam engines according to the requirements of the merchants, and then handed over them to the merchants for production. The court does not engage in any production, and all the production rights will be handed over to the merchants. This will not only allow the merchants to provide R&D expenses to the Sixth Academy of the Sage, but also maintain a balance."

Li Ji said: "It's not that I can't trust merchants, but that this kind of technology is too important to the country, and even production technology cannot be handed over to merchants."

Han Yi said: "I understand Sikong's concern very well, but as long as we select a suitable merchant, we can minimize the risk. First of all, this merchant must have something to do with the court and is trusted by the court. Secondly, it must be a rich businessman. If a small businessman, they may leak this technology for money, but if a wealthy businessman, they will never leak technology for a little money, because they are not short of this money. They will plan in the long run. If they can monopolize this technology, the profit is far better than selling technology. Finally, the court must sign a special contract with the other party and strictly supervise them. Even if they sell steam engines to anyone, they must obtain permission from the court."

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Who do you think is suitable for you?"

Han Yi said: "I think the Zhang family is very suitable. First of all, many people in the Zhang family are officials in the court and have a close relationship with the court. Secondly, the Zhang family's technology for producing precision components in the workshop is the best in the country, and they are not short of money. Finally, the Zhang family is only a workshop. They do not have the raw materials such as coal and iron in their hands. The best coal and iron technology in the folk are all in the hands of the Yuan family. This will lead to a very stable tripod. The research and development is in the Sixth Academy of the Sage, the raw materials and smelting are in the Yuan family, and the production is in the Zhang family. The three are checked and balanced, and the court supervises it from it, so it can be safe."

This technology cannot be handed over to civilians, but to vested interests. Only vested interests can protect the interests of the court. If it is handed over to ordinary people, merchants spend 100,000 yuan, and if they don’t buy it, they will be fools. The Zhang family will not be able to buy it. If the Zhang family wants to buy it, he will lose more.

Of course, Li Zhi also understood this principle. He nodded thoughtfully and asked Zhang Wenguan, Li Ji and the others: "What do you think?"

Zhang Wenguan and the others nodded one after another.

Li Ji hesitated for a while and nodded.

Now the Tang Empire cannot ignore the production of the people. Now the people are related to production, not the small peasant economy. It is best to have both,

Li Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "Shangshu Ling first gave the memorial to the queen. After you have discussed it, you will leave it to me to take a look."
Chapter completed!