Early autumn has passed and it is gradually entering late autumn.
Li Ke was lying in the carefully designed carriage, reading the novel comfortably at the moment.
In the first half of the year, after I handed over the details of the principle of the shock absorber and the axle to Li Xiaogong, it took a few months to complete it.
After further debugging and sorting, the final version was finally formed, which was a new shock absorber that matched the carriages of the Tang Dynasty.
And this assembled carriage is the one that Li Ke now has.
It has to be said that a craftsman who can be called a master craftsman is really not a boaster. After having precise parameters, there is basically no error in the things he makes.
Nowadays, Li Ke wishes he could stay in the carriage and read novels when he is on the road from now on. It is simply too uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, we are almost arriving in Chang'an."
At this time, Zhao Ming's voice came from outside.
Putting down the novel in his hand, Li Ke lifted the curtains and looked outside.
The majestic Chang'an City stands in the distance. No matter how many times I see it, I still feel as shocked as the first time.
"It was just autumn when I went to Cangzhou, but now that I'm back, it's already late autumn."
Li Ke sighed and simply leaned against the window, admiring the beautiful scenery.
This disaster relief operation took a total of two months, of which the first 20 days or so were mainly used to prevent the spread of the epidemic and to stabilize the patient's condition as much as possible.
In the next more than a month, in addition to providing more medical supplies, we also restored order in the disaster area.
In order to prevent the resurgence of smallpox, Li Ke directly launched a large-scale eradication plan. As long as there has been smallpox, there will be all-round disinfection and rodent eradication.
At the same time, with Li Shimin's consent, the smallpox prevention team formed by Sun Simiao also began to travel around Hebei Province with cowpox vaccine.
So much so that until Li Ke returned to Beijing now, he had never seen Sun Simiao again.
If smallpox can resurge after such a combination of punches, then Li Ke really has no choice but to lie down and wait for death.
"Your Highness, regarding the identities of those people, we stopped halfway through tracing them,"
At this time, Zhao Ming suddenly said.
"Then there's no need to investigate further. That's probably the only person who can do such a thing."
Li Ke waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
Who else could it be?
Bian Guan didn't kill himself last time, so he was probably still holding his breath.
This time he wanted to poison himself and die from smallpox.
I have to say that this idea is simply brilliant. The plague is invisible and it is easy to die if infected.
Even after Li Shimin knew the news, he could only choose to accept it. At most, he would punish some low-level officials.
Others, nothing can be done.
It's just that he probably didn't expect that I have antibodies!
So his poisoning was of no use at all, not to mention that Li Ke also discovered anomalies.
"Who is it...that His Highness said?"
"No need to guess anything, it's that guy Li Chengqian."
Li Ke rolled his eyes at him and said without hesitation.
Anyway, Li Ke couldn't figure out why this guy was chasing his medicine like a mad dog.
Even if you want to keep your position as the crown prince, you should deal with Li Tai, but in the end, Li Tai doesn't care and just keeps an eye on you.
Anyway, this time he was pissed off, and if he went back this time, he would make him feel unhappy no matter what he said.
"There is no need to investigate this matter further."
"But speaking of which, we have too few people."
Zhao Ming heard the words, nodded and replied: "Your Highness, it is indeed a lot less. I want to do something, but I am not able to do it."
At present, the only people in Li Ke's inner circle are the ten Jin Yiwei and Huo Qubing, which adds up to eleven.
"How are you doing with the people I asked you to recruit?"
Li Ke looked at him and asked.
"Back to Your Highness, we have recruited nearly twenty people. According to your instructions, they formed a workers' gang at the fishing port."
"After integrating in these few months, I have been accepted by other gangs in the fishing port."
Workers' Gang, this was an idea that Li Ke came up with after summoning the Jin Yiwei.
There is a difference between not having a sword in your hand and having a sword in your hand.
As the King of Wu, he could not recruit soldiers privately in Chang'an, nor could he send people to other states to establish influence.
That would be more troublesome.
So after much thought, I focused on the fishing port area.
First of all, this port is just a small port. Among all the ports in Chang'an, it is the most inconspicuous one.
Secondly, during his investigation, he discovered that the main force behind the fishing port was a close eunuch of Li Chengqian.
With Li Ke's current size, it would be most unwise to confront Li Chengqian head-on, so starting from these places is different.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry to say this bluntly. Although the Workers' Gang is stable now, if it wants to continue to grow, it will definitely attract the attention of those behind you..."
"Furthermore, the fishing port itself is very poor, and the workers' gang may not be useful..."
Zhao Ming suddenly spoke up.
"Haha, Zhao Ming, you have to eat your food one bite at a time, and you can't be anxious about development."
"Although the Workers' Gang is small now, if it operates carefully and gradually annexes surrounding gangs, it may not be able to occupy a seat in Chang'an."
After hearing this, Li Ke patted the other party's shoulder.
This is a long business process and naturally cannot be achieved overnight.
"Then Your Highness, what should we do next!" Zhao Ming heard the words and asked following the words.
"The next step is to make money!"
Li Ke smiled.
Whether it was salt the last time or disaster relief this time, Li Ke found that he was too short of money.
More importantly, I have so much advanced knowledge, it would be a waste not to use it to make money!
Furthermore, both the food and clothing of Prince Wu's Mansion and the subsequent development of power will require a lot of money.
Today's income, in addition to the basic salary, is Li Xiaogong's share, which is quite a lot.
I don’t know how much sales will be after it goes into production this month.
According to Li Ke's estimate, tens of thousands taels should be no problem. When the market opens later, it may not be impossible to earn a hundred thousand taels a month.
This is a hugely profitable industry.
At the same time, given the current road conditions in Datang, the loss of shock absorbers may also increase. Thank God that a pair of shock absorbers can be used for half a year.
"No, no, I'm still too optimistic!" Li Ke suddenly patted his head.
"Today, there is no assembly line production method. All shock absorbers are made by hand, which means that the output is destined to not be high."
Li Ke frowned and thought carefully.
If the output cannot be increased, there is no need to even think about opening up the market. The price of a pair of shock absorbers will probably be prohibitively high.
I'm afraid no one can afford it except for the royal family.
This is not what Li Ke wants to see.
"Perhaps, I need to take some time to find my uncle again."
Of course, he didn't want to have anything to do with that guy if it wasn't necessary.
