The Feng family really never thought about rebelling. After all, the gap between Lingnan and China was so huge at this time. To rebel, they would book an express bus to the underworld for the whole family.
Their original intention was just to increase the power in their hands, but this approach was essentially rebellion.
Although Li Yunze no longer wants to conquer the world this time, his philosophy of caring for the people of China has never wavered.
No matter what parallel world he was in before, he always adhered to this concept seriously.
The Feng family wants to maintain its status of being obedient to orders but not propaganda. They are safeguarding their own family's interests, but harming the lives of the people in Lingnan.
Not to mention that the people of Lingnan would suffer if there really was a fight. After all, the people who died the most on the battlefield would definitely be the children, husbands and fathers of the people.
It is said that this invisible confrontation will essentially affect the living standards of local people.
Apart from anything else, China has obviously restricted the supply of iron products to Lingnan, which naturally affects productivity.
If it affects productivity, it will of course affect the quality of life of the people.
Li Yunze knew this very well, so he made it clear to Feng Zhidai directly this time. I don't care if your family wants to be the King of Lingnan, but if Li Er wants to attack, I will definitely sponsor the court, or really support it vigorously.
Feng Zhidai's face turned blue and white when he said this. He wanted to refute but didn't know what to say.
After all, the Feng family actually listens to the instructions but not the propaganda.
In the end, Feng Zhidai could only sigh, hide his face and walk away.
"Both family and country will choose family." Li Yunze put away his fishing rod and sighed repeatedly, "If I didn't have the time and space gate, I would be the same."
The fleet went north along the coastline, entered the river, and arrived outside Jiangdu City.
The person waiting here turned out to be Changsun Wuji.
The smiling Changsun Wuji stepped forward to greet him. After receiving the greetings, he invited Li Yunze into the city for the banquet with a smile on his face.
That carriage, which was plated with gold and silver and inlaid with transparent glass, and was as cool as it could be, was also brought all the way to Jiangdu by Changsun Wuji.
After getting on the carriage, Changsun Wuji first asked all the beautiful maids to get out of the carriage, and then he poured a glass of wine and handed it over, "Children don't know the heights of the sky. My wise brother can help educate me. Brother Yu is very happy."
Li Yunze took the wine glass and asked with a smile, "Where did Changsun Huan go?"
"The young man needs to polish his temper." Changsun Wuji's smile remained unchanged. "Brother Yu sent him back to his hometown to guard the ancestral graves. I hope he can cultivate his moral character in front of his ancestors and learn how to be a good person."
Hearing this, Li Yunze raised his eyebrows. He was worthy of being the Changsun Wuji who had tricked Li Ke to death. He was ruthless when he struck.
Guarding ancestral graves is not an easy job these days.
Living next to the cemetery for many years without being allowed to leave is a kind of imprisonment in disguise.
Changsun Huan was not only stripped of the power and glory of being a prince of the Duke's mansion, but was also kicked out and imprisoned.
Li Yunze understood what Changsun Wuji meant. If at this time he said, "Children are ignorant, just read a book for a few days and repent." 'Then Changsun Wuji will definitely get off the donkey and release Changsun Huan soon.
"It's the father's fault if the son doesn't teach." Li Yunze's smile deepened. "Even if Duke Qi is busy with official duties, he still has to take time to educate his children. Otherwise, if the descendants are unfilial, they may not even be able to protect the memorial tablets."
Changsun Wuji twitched his eyelids and nodded repeatedly, "Brother Xian is right."
Since Li Yunze was unwilling to let go, this matter could only be ignored.
As for when the eldest son Huan can leave his ancestral grave, it depends on the subsequent interaction between the eldest son's family and Li Yunze.
If the eldest grandson's family had to beg Li Yunze all the time, then his eldest grandson Huan would have no choice but to stay at his ancestral grave.
After all, Changsun Wuji had many sons, and Changsun Huan was not the eldest son, so it can only be said that he deserved his misfortune.
This matter passed by, and Changsun Wuji began to talk about business. "Before leaving the capital, His Majesty gave many instructions. He said that the rice in Champa is of great importance, far beyond what spices can..."
"It's done." Li Yunze nodded. "There are enough seeds. Are the fields in Jiangnan ready?"
"We have prepared 10,000 acres of fields, just in time for spring plowing. As long as the Champa rice can be harvested twice or even three times a year, our Tang Dynasty will never have to worry about food shortages."
"You have a beautiful idea, but things are not that simple." Li Yunze shook his head and said, "The climate in the south of the Yangtze River is able to achieve two crops a year, but further north it is not possible, at most one crop a year. I want it. If there are three crops a year, it has to be further south from Lingnan."
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji frowned, "But there is a smoky land over there, barren and useless..."
"Is there any useless land in the world?" Li Yunze felt very unhappy after hearing this. "Oil can be mined in the desert. In the south, not only can Champa rice, which is harvested three times a year, be grown, but spices and rubber trees can also be grown. What you said is really impressive. accurate."
"Haha~~~"
Changsun Wuji smiled and changed the subject, "Your Majesty asked Brother Yu to handle this matter, and leave the spice matter to me. You can return to Beijing as soon as possible. Your Majesty is very anxious."
Li Yunze asked clearly, "What's the hurry?"
"Of course it's about the railway." Changsun Wuji lowered his voice. "Brother Yu has collected a batch of wool from the grassland and put it in Lijiazhuang."
Li Yunze glanced at Changsun Wuji, smiled and said nothing more.
How could Li Er focus on the railway for the sake of wool? He clearly took a fancy to the railway's ability to transport troops quickly and maneuverably!
Datang's military deployment concentrated the main force around Chang'an City.
If the railway is really as magical as Li Yunze said, then no matter where a war or rebellion breaks out, he can calmly and quickly mobilize the main army to fight at the destination through the railway, thereby minimizing the impact and losses.
As the emperor of Ma Ma, Li Er values the most things related to war.
They say they need to leave as soon as possible, but in reality it's not that easy.
The remaining Champa rice seeds were transported from the ship, and manpower was arranged to carefully take care of the sowing, looking forward to the miracle of a good harvest.
Mountains and seas of spices were also transported off the ship, loaded into various warehouses, and carefully guarded.
Each family has manpower waiting here in Yangzhou City, and everyone has to sit down and distribute the things.
Of course, the previously agreed reward of spices and wages for everyone on board must be settled in advance.
In addition, Li Yunze also visited the expanded dock built by Changsun Wuji, and mobilized craftsmen to drive large ships into the dock one by one for maintenance.
There are a lot of things to do, and I have been busy for more than half a month before I can finally explain them properly.
The follow-up work was handed over to Changsun Wuji. Li Yunze, leading a group of dandies and family generals from various prefectures, quickly returned to the original route and headed straight for Chang'an City.
This kind of long-distance journey by galloping on horseback was stress-free for Li Yunze, and this time he didn't have to wait for the laggards. He returned to Chang'an City in just over ten days.
After learning the news, Li Er hurried to Lijiazhuang.
After not seeing each other for more than half a year, Li Er's mustache is getting longer and longer, and there is a trend of developing into a full beard.
"This year's spring plowing is over." Li Er did not ask about the spices, but focused on inquiring about the railway. "You don't have much time left to make the agreement with those people."
"It has been arranged a long time ago." Li Yunze responded very simply, "As long as His Majesty has enough manpower, it can start soon."
Hearing this, Li Er narrowed his eyes subconsciously.
Although he had witnessed many of Li Yunze's miraculous methods with his own eyes, Li Er still couldn't completely hide his horror when he heard that he could actually produce 150 million kilograms of fine iron to lay railways and other things.
That was the output of the entire Tang Dynasty in twenty years!
The things Li Yunze prepared were naturally obtained from the modern world.
He purchased a sufficient amount of scrap rails and sleepers from a certain railway company, as well as many supporting facilities and spare parts.
The price is also very cheap, close to the price of scrap metal.
In fact, this kind of thing is difficult to happen in reality, because even if it is to collect scrapped railway tracks, only specialized people must be qualified to collect them, that is, only people with connections can do it, and they can do it casually. Collect rails and dispose of them as scrap metal, basically
It's just a daydream.
The reason why Li Yunze was able to do it and do it very easily was obviously because a certain railway company had received clear instructions.
After all, he didn't pay any bucks, and he didn't find any connections through any channels, but he was able to obtain tens of thousands of tons of scrap rails. How could it be possible without direct instructions.
He generally understood that he had been exposed. After all, we were in the age of science and technology, and it was impossible to erase all traces of large-scale transfers of materials.
But since they didn't take the initiative to make it clear, he pretended that he didn't know anything.
As for when to open up the skylight and speak frankly, let’s wait until it’s clear.
Li Yunze himself received relevant training in advance, and then trained the smart people of Datang. They were all elites carefully selected by Li Erjing, who could read and write.
After training, these people will become foremen and lead the laborers to work.
After the training was completed, the railway from Chang'an City to Shengzhou was officially started.
Even if the rails are scrapped after decades of use, their quality is still excellent.
In Li Er's words, if you melt it and make it into iron armor, it will be a precious armor.
In the beginning, there were naturally all kinds of troubles and all kinds of mistakes.
But it doesn't matter, this is a job where practice makes perfect, and it doesn't have much technical content. After all, it's not building a high-speed rail.
As long as the train can run at 30 to 40 kilometers per hour, the technical content is really not high.
After the spring plowing, it was the slack time for farming, and Li Er was able to use a large number of people to work as corvees.
Moreover, Li Yunze not only paid wages, but also provided three meals a day for everyone. The civilian husbands were very motivated.
As time goes by, the construction speed naturally increases.
The first stop on the way north was in Yunyang. The most difficult part of this section was to build a bridge over the Wei River.
In the Tang Dynasty, soil erosion in Guanzhong was not that serious. The water flow of each river was sufficient and the river surface was also very wide.
For example, the Wei River is more than a hundred meters wide.
There is a bridge on the Weihe River, but it is a wooden bridge and cannot withstand the passage of trains.
Li Yunze handed over relevant information to professional companies in the modern world early on, and ordered corresponding supporting facilities and various parts through them.
After the construction started, a lot of engineering equipment was even used for construction.
The main significance of this railway is to display and train workers. When Datang builds other railways in the future, it will have to be based on the local area.
There is no reason why the Tang Dynasty cannot do what the Angsa bandits can do.
