Gao Shilian returned home with a puzzled heart.
Li Shimin already knew about his trip.
In Tai Chi Palace.
Li Shimin and Queen Changsun were in the palace.
As soon as he heard the returning guard talking about Li Min.
"What did you say? Li Min reached an agreement with the Tubo envoy? Isn't this too fast?!"
"Yes! The Sixth Prince and the others sold medicine, glass, bicycles and other items in exchange for wool and cattle!"
"Wool and cows? What is that boy going to do?"
Li Shimin was puzzled.
Why did Li Min trade wool and cattle instead of other things, such as war horses?
But having said that, Li Min changing horses is of no use at all. He is not in the army, so why should he change his war horse? It’s of no use at all, and you still have to pay for war horses!
"This little one doesn't know!"
"Forget it, what he gets in exchange for it is his business. I just want to ask, did he replace the cement and steel bars?"
This is what Li Shimin is concerned about whether the cement and steel bars have been replaced.
this point is very important.
Queen Changsun asked: "Your Majesty is worried that if the cement and steel bars are replaced, it will have a huge impact on the enemy's defense? This will make the enemy's defense stronger and become unbreakable when the two armies fight in the future?"
"That's right, that's what it is! If he does this, he must be stopped!"
Li Shimin's worries are not unreasonable.
If he does get replaced, he may step in.
That can't give the enemy a chance.
"Your Majesty, among the things the Sixth Prince exchanged with Tubo, there was no cement or steel bars!"
the guard said.
"That kid thinks he has a conscience!"
"Your Majesty, Min'er knows the importance of this. He will never do anything to disgrace the Tang Dynasty."
"That's right."
Li Shimin sighed.
"Also, originally the Tibetan envoy was received by Changsun Wuji, but for some unknown reason, he ended up at the Sixth Prince's place."
How could he, a guard, know?
But he saw that the Tubo envoy went to Li Min.
Regarding this point, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were quite clear, because they knew each other.
"That's not important. Whoever trades with the Tubo people will benefit the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty, I see that the prices of cement and steel bars have also dropped a lot. Why don't we rebuild the defense of Chang'an City? The walls of some fortresses in Datang also need to be repaired."
"What the Queen said makes sense, I have this idea! Let the Ministry of Household Affairs allocate funds to deal with it later!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Shimin was overjoyed.
But seeing that the guard had no intention of leaving, he asked, "Is there anything else?"
The guard continued:
"I have one more thing here."
"What's the matter?"
"Xu Guogong went to look for the Sixth Prince just now."
"Why did Gao Shilian go to him?"
Li Shimin asked.
Queen Changsun was even more puzzled.
How could this uncle find Li Min? Are they related?
This is puzzling.
"I heard that I went to talk to the Sixth Prince about Changsun Wuji."
the guard said.
"What did you say?"
"This little one doesn't know. Later, Xu Guogong came out very angry and went to look for Changsun Wuji again. The two of them also broke up on bad terms!"
It's so puzzling.
"Maybe it's about my brother!"
Queen Changsun said so.
"Ignore him, let him be!"
Li Shimin said.
"Anything else? Regarding other things, what else did Li Min do?"
"Your Majesty, by the way, the Sixth Prince has put in a lot of eggs, and I heard that he is about to start hatching chicks!"
"Is this kid going to breed chickens so soon? But it's not spring yet. How can he get so many hens to help him hatch them?"
Li Shimin asked.
"I heard that the Sixth Prince built an incubator. The temperature inside is very high. It is said that it simulates the body temperature of a hen and can hatch chicks."
"oh?"
Is there such an operation? It's really puzzling.
Queen Changsun said:
"Your Majesty, this is somewhat similar to greenhouse vegetables. In this way, you can indeed raise chickens all year round."
"That's true, then we have to follow up. Go ahead and imitate Li Min's incubation room, and we will start raising and hatching chicks!"
"yes!"
"By the way, you said last time that he spent a lot of money to send people around to look for some kind of seeds? Is there any news?"
Li Shimin asked.
"Well, I haven't seen anyone come back yet, but the Sixth Prince seemed to have sent a thousand people at that time. I still need to know the details."
"Okay, if there is any situation, report it immediately!"
"clear!"
The guard then went out, and Queen Changsun asked: "Your Majesty, what is that kind of thing?"
"I also heard that I don't know what Ju Xiu is, but it is said that he should be doing something big!"
Li Shimin said with great certainty.
Yes, these people were sent by Li Min to find some seeds.
And these seeds will change the future of Datang.
Unlike ordinary time travellers, he can take some species at any time. If he wants them, he can only get them from other countries. Therefore, he sent a large number of people abroad to get them.
As long as there's money, someone will do it, and it's a lucrative deal! As long as the seeds brought back are what Li Min needs, there will be a lot of money. I'm afraid Li Min was the only one in the entire Tang Dynasty who had this kind of awareness and was willing to spend this money! Of course, he is also doing it for his future career!
It has been more than half a year since I left.
If we look at the foot strength of an ordinary person, if he walks ten hours a day, he can walk 40 kilometers.
Half a year, one round trip takes ninety days. This adds up to a coverage area of 3,600 kilometers.
Starting from Chang'an, the area that can be covered is huge.
Thirty-six hundred kilometers, all the way to Tianzhu.
The result of Li Min's actions could enrich the species of the entire Tang Dynasty.
Among the things Li Min gave Jia Junyuan before were seeds he collected from the entire Tang Dynasty.
But these seeds are not enough, more existence is needed.
As a result, more people were sent abroad.
How could Li Shimin know this?
All he knew was to pay attention to what Li Min did.
He also wanted to know, what exactly did Li Min want to do?
"If that's the case, it's really puzzling."
"No matter what, it just depends on what they bring back."
"Maybe it's crops? I heard that he wants to change the food production."
"Maybe so. I also hope he can realize it!"
After finishing, Li Shimin looked into the distance.
Suddenly, he remembered something again.
"The construction period of the Daming Palace is approaching, why hasn't it been completed yet? Ask Yan Lide to come and see me!"
The Daming Palace was supposed to be ready soon, but the construction schedule kept being delayed, which made him very unhappy.
Li Min's tenement building has been in use for almost four months, but he is still looking up at the tenement building.
No, when he looked into the distance, a building was right in front of him, which made him very unhappy.
