After receiving Mohammad's plan from the third prince, Luo Zhang had some understanding of Mohammad, the old fox.
Cruel and ruthless, courageous and resourceful, he does big things without sticking to trivial matters!
No wonder such a person can rise up in this era and achieve great things!
But now that he has met Luo Zhang, it is hard to say whether Mohammad can achieve a great career again like history!
Luo Zhang did not say what he could do to Mohammad. In terms of current strength, the strength of the Tang Dynasty was inferior to that of the Great Shi Country. At least in terms of the army, the combat power of the Tang Dynasty's army was not as high as that of the Great Shi Country. of.
Of course, the Tang army also had its own characteristics, that is, its armaments were better than those of the Great Food Kingdom.
For example, every soldier of the Tang Dynasty was equipped with a wooden knot. This thing can play a great role in large-scale battles, small-scale battles, or individual combat.
This is something that the Great Food Country does not have, and it is also the advantage of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!
There are also artillery, which is also something that the Great Food Country does not have now, and it will not be possible to get it even in a few decades.
It can play a decisive role in large-scale battles, or city defense and siege warfare.
From these two things, in the competition with the big food country, at least there will be no more than a hundred!
As for the advantage of the Great Food Kingdom, the number of troops is more than double that of the Tang Dynasty.
And most of these armies are cavalry. The strength of the cavalry is even greater than that of the Western Turks, which shows how tough they are!
Furthermore, the Dashi Kingdom has refined kerosene, which can also play a decisive role in various battles, not much worse than wood lumps!
But overall, the food country still has the upper hand. After all, it has many soldiers and horses. This is an unchangeable fact!
At present, the Tang army can still defend the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, this does not include the territory of the East and West Turks. There are no cities there, and the only way to defend them is to fight on the prairie.
At the first time, Luo Zhang's plan was to build several cities in the Western Turks and the Eastern Turks to station the army and defend against other places.
However, this is not an easy job, and it does not mean that you can build it if you want. It requires a lot of manpower and material resources!
Money and food are easy to solve, but the key is manpower.
In terms of manpower, they are all underground labor, and the mechanical labor force is weak. Of course, this is also related to the times.
However, Luo Zhang has also thought of a way, that is, levers and pulleys. It is much simpler to lift heavy objects by combining them. Basically, one person can lift hundreds of kilograms of weight, which greatly solves the manpower problem!
Another problem is the problem of materials. Transporting stones is a troublesome matter. Luo Zhang wants to make cement.
It's just that Luo Zhang only knows what materials to use, but he doesn't know how to prepare them.
The second step is to find materials for making cement and then conduct experiments. Of course, this is a long process and cannot be done in a short time.
So Luo Zhang found an alternative, which was to bake bricks!
This is much easier than making cement! It also solves the trouble of transporting stones.
Just build a brick factory at the site of each city.
After walking around for a day, Luo Zhang got home and went into his study, immersed in studying what he was going to do next.
This left the family a little confused, wondering what Luo Zhang was doing!
After all, there is no war to fight right now, the world is peaceful, and we shouldn’t live a comfortable life. Adding a few more children to the family is the top priority!
For seven or eight days in a row, Luo Zhang spent time in his study, rarely leaving the door. When he was hungry, he would get food delivered to him, when he was thirsty, he would drink some water, and then he would dive into his research.
Of course, Luo Zhang didn't go to the early morning sessions these days. He asked for leave with Li Shimin, on the grounds that he was studying the future path of the Tang Dynasty.
This shocked Li Shimin. He didn't expect that after talking to Luo Zhang, Luo Zhang would be so interested!
If all the ministers of the Tang Dynasty were like Luo Zhang, what would the emperor have to worry about?
Of course, Li Shimin also has his own business, which is to reduce his rank.
Originally, when Changsun Wuji was around, Li Shimin didn't dare to make such big moves. After all, the aristocratic families surrounding Changsun Wuji were very united.
Once any changes are made, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the court!
After all, there were still internal worries at that time, but now that Changsun Wuji is a prisoner, who dares to oppose it.
Of course, reducing the rank is also a step-by-step matter. It is not just a matter of issuing a decree. You have to find the greasers and defeat them one by one!
