In the imperial study room, all the veterans and Li Shimin stretched their necks to look at what Luo Zhang had drawn, but they couldn't figure out what Luo Zhang had drawn.
"Luo Zhang, are you drawing a house? Do you want to build a house in the north? Am I not mistaken? And what are the forks between your two sticks?" Cheng Yaojin scratched his head. Qie asked.
Others also had the same doubts, waiting for Luo Zhang's answer. Could it be said that these two things can conquer the Turks? Stop kidding me.
Luo Zhang blew the ink on the paper, waited for it to dry, then pointed to the first thing, which was the house Cheng Yaojin mentioned, and said: "Our Commander-in-Chief Cheng is still smart, he can see what I drew at a glance. What is it!"
Everyone rolled their eyes, Cheng Yaojin is smart, you are clearly drawing a house, even a fool can see it, we just didn't say it out loud!
Cheng Yaojin grinned and seemed very happy to be praised.
"Yes, you read that right. What I drew is indeed a house, and I am indeed building a house in the north. However, the house I built can be built in half an hour, and it can withstand the strong winds and snowstorms in the north. , and the most important thing is that it is still warm inside and not freezing to the bone. In this way, there is no need to worry about building camps wherever the army passes!" Luo Zhang pointed to the house and said.
"Luo Zhang, don't forget where this is. Talking nonsense is a crime of deceiving the emperor!" Qin Qiong heard Luo Zhang say this and said anxiously. He felt that Luo Zhang was obviously talking big words. How can a house be built in half an hour? It's just built. Isn't this nonsense? Fortunately, there are a bunch of military generals here. If they were in the court, I'm afraid those civil servants would have fired at Luo Zhang.
"Master Qin, how did you know that my house can't be built in half an hour? Have you forgotten what I just said to His Majesty? I said that this thing is only useful in the north, but not here. That's because There is extremely cold weather in the north, and only that kind of weather is suitable for building a house like mine!" Luo Zhang talked eloquently, and did not stop because of Qin Qiong's dissuasion.
"Then tell me in detail how to build this house!" Li Shimin said with a serious face. He knew Luo Zhang's ability and believed that Luo Zhang was not lying, so he also valued what Luo Zhang said. , if it is true as Luo Zhang said, then his soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, let alone attacking the Turks, even if they are stationed in the north, they can kill the Turks by force.
"Your Majesty, building this house is not as difficult as you think. You only need to make a batch of these molds. Look here, it is this long mold, and then pour the melted water into it. It doesn't even take a quarter of an hour. , the water inside will turn into ice cubes, which are the ones stored in our ice cellar. After the ice cubes are formed, these ice cubes will be piled into the shapes I drew, and finally a large amount of water will be poured on the house. With water, it only takes a while to build an igloo. In it you can not only light a fire, but also cook food. After the fire rises, you can even take off your shoes and soak your feet in hot water. Frost damage, in short, there are so many benefits, you can experience them by yourself after the igloo is built." Luo Zhang explained in detail.
After Luo Zhang finished speaking, a group of veterans started discussing again. They had never heard of this novel method of building a house, but what Luo Zhang said sounded like that. After discussing for a long time, they could not come up with anything. As a result, everyone finally looked at Luo Zhang.
"Your Majesty, I just said that this matter can only be done if I go there. As you can see, the commanders still don't understand the method of this igloo." Luo Zhang secretly said with joy in his heart that the Eskimo's igloo was destroyed by him. After getting it here, I guess they won't mind.
"Let's discuss this later. We've finished talking about the igloo you drew. Now let's talk about this. What's the use of it?" Li Shimin pointed at the second thing Luo Zhang drew.
"Your Majesty, this thing is called a sled. It can be made of hardwood or wrought iron. Hardwood is more convenient and faster to build, and you can use local materials. Building it with wrought iron is more complicated, but it is better in that it lasts a long time, and the role of a large sled is It can be used to carry the baggage of the army in the north. Normally, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty transport their baggage with ox-drawn carts, but this is simply not feasible in the north. The ox-drawn carts can easily get stuck in the ice and snow and cannot be pulled out, but with After this sled, it was like walking on flat ground in that land of ice and snow. There was no trouble of getting stuck in the ice and snow at all. Moreover, the cargo it pulled was no less than that of an ox-drawn cart, and the speed was also faster. The horse-drawn sled ran faster than we usually do. The ox-drawn carriage is at least five times more important. With this thing, is Your Majesty still worried about the Tang soldiers starving to fight the Turks in the north? Even in winter, our Tang soldiers do not have to retreat, they only need to prepare in advance Just enough food for the winter." Luo Zhang answered with a smile.
Luo Zhang's words made everyone take a breath of cold air. The land of ice and snow is like walking on flat ground? Isn’t the baggage weight less than that of an ox-drawn cart? Is it still that fast? This is simply a divine thing!
You must know that in the war with the Turks, in addition to the fact that the Turks ran fast, it was also difficult to transport the baggage. This was one of the reasons why the Tang army was unable to penetrate deep into the hinterland of the Turks. But with this thing, is transporting the baggage still a problem? And if it is true as Luo Zhang said, using this thing to transport baggage is five times faster than an ox-drawn cart, then it will not be a problem for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to spend the winter in the north.
The crowd started discussing again, and everyone had a smile on their face. It was a smile from the heart. As a commander, no one likes to lose a battle, but the Turks have always been a worry for them. Most of them here Anyone who has dealt with Turks knows how difficult they are, but now that they have a solution, they can avenge their past humiliation.
"Eunuch Huang, give this thing to the Ministry of Industry, and order the Ministry to work day and night to build a batch of iron sleds, and verify what Luo Zhang said. If it is feasible, let them use hardwood and wrought iron to build it overnight, and there must be no mistakes!" Li Shimin immediately ordered, and at the same time handed the sleigh drawing drawn by Luo Zhang to Eunuch Huang.
Eunuch Huang carefully took the sled plan, put it in a sandalwood box like a rare treasure, and trotted out to do errands.
After Eunuch Huang left, everyone gathered around the picture of the igloo again and looked at it. The sled solved the problem of the Tang army's baggage, and the igloo solved the problem of the army's camp. With these two things solved, it was indeed possible to attack the Turks. It's not that difficult anymore.
Everyone looked up at Luo Zhang again and sighed in their hearts. They didn't expect that the problems that were lingering in their hearts were solved by a seventeen-year-old young man casually drawing pictures. Don't say that they didn't believe this kind of thing, even if they said it. No one believed it, but the fact was happening before their eyes, so they couldn't help but not believe it.
They did not doubt what Luo Zhang said. This was said in front of His Majesty. If what Luo Zhang said was a lie, then he would not be reprimanded, but would be dragged out and beheaded! No one would make fun of their own head.
The only uneasy person is Qin Qiong. He still doesn't believe that Luo Zhang can really solve the problem of Turkic attack.
"Your Majesty, with the solution given by Luo Zhang, as long as you give me a cavalry, I can defeat the Turks in one battle and make the Turks a thing of the past!" Li Jing asked for orders again at this time.
"I can give you a cavalry, but we will wait until the solution given by Luo Zhang is verified. It is too early now. I don't want my Tang Dynasty man to make unnecessary sacrifices!" Li Shimin said calmly. said.
After hearing His Majesty's words, the generals took orders one after another. Your Majesty has said so. What else can they say, they can only wait for the result.
Li Shimin turned his eyes to look at Luo Zhang. This boy could always give him some surprises. For example, he was the only one who could come up with the solution to the Turks. The children of the gods were the children of the gods. It was really extraordinary.
But there was a question before him, that was whether to let Luo Zhang go to the north. What if something happened to him if something happened to him? After all, the sea-going ships here haven't been built yet. But if Luo Zhang is not allowed to go to the north, then he is the only one who knows how to make the igloo. Without him to supervise the construction, even with the sled, the army will not be able to stay in the north for long and still cannot take down the Turks.
When everyone saw that His Majesty was silent, they all knew that he was thinking about Luo Zhang. Li Jing had just said that he hoped Luo Zhang would join his army and go to the north with him to fight.
This is no small matter. If there is a big battle, swords and arrows have no eyesight. If something unexpected happens, it will be reported to the north.
And Luo Zhang is now a popular person around His Majesty, and he is also His Majesty's son-in-law. If he is sent to the north like this, Your Majesty will not worry about the ghost.
Luo Zhang will not talk about some of these things, and neither will His Majesty. Let the generals think whatever they want.
