Li Shimin and his generals were here talking about the many fantastic ideas that Xu Yunyan provided him.
From the initial auspicious words to other things, to the end they kept talking about Xu Yunyan's great achievements. Before the eyes of the province, these generals kept talking about the fact that they rewarded Xu Yunyan with a lot of money.
After Li Shimin talked about Xu Yunyan's great achievements from front to back, he finally talked about the concrete.
This statement shocked the people in front of them beyond measure.
"I didn't expect that lime is already the most useful thing for reinforcing stone as we know it. Now there is a cement that can be made into any shape we require, and it is as strong as ever. It is really a blessing for me, Datang!"
Changsun Wuji was here first to celebrate that cement was such a powerful tool for the country. Building city walls after the Tang Dynasty would definitely be more effective with half the effort. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were also there calculating that with such cement, the difficulty of mining stone construction would be much reduced. No They need to use so many stones, and they can use cement to make any shape they want, so why do they need stones?
As for these generals, they laughed out loud after hearing about the properties of cement.
"In this case, why don't we use sacks of soil to build the city and paint a layer of cement on it? Then an indestructible city will appear in an instant, right?"
"This is a good idea!"
Li Shimin didn't think of this at all, and after Li Shimin thought of this, he couldn't help but say it here.
"This cement is not just such a simple thing, it can also be used to build roads, reinforce dams, etc."
After a series of things were studied, everyone couldn't help but sigh.
"Your Majesty is so wise that he arranged the task of repairing the river for several His Highnesses. Is it possible that he used this cement?"
Just when they were talking like this here, Li Shimin suddenly reacted.
"Yes! This kid actually said that cement is such a powerful weapon for the country only after I arranged to regulate the river. How hateful! If I didn't force him, he wouldn't know how many things he didn't get out. Pass the decree, Let the prince arrange for someone to manage the river, and I will take charge of the construction of new roads in the Tang Dynasty."
After Li Shimin spoke again, the eunuch was stopped by everyone before he could deliver the order.
"Your Majesty, this plan is inappropriate. Since the current prince has been arranged to repair the river, it may not be a good thing to suddenly change the general on the battlefield!
When the prince goes to repair the river, he will have to pass through many places. If he is allowed to repair the river, he can just build the road together. Why change the task like this?
It is impossible for anyone to take advantage of this opportunity and say that His Highness the Crown Prince has lost his moral character. We are deliberately trying to embarrass His Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is the foundation of a country and cannot allow any changes to occur. "
Li Shimin heard the persuasion of many ministers and workers, which was reasonable and reasonable, and said randomly and viciously.
"Just do this to the prince!"
But as soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, everyone laughed when they were confused.
"You value His Highness the Crown Prince, don't I value His Highness the Crown Prince? I am quite satisfied with what His Highness the Crown Prince has done, and you have done this very appropriately."
Just after Li Shimin said with a smile, everyone also laughed, and then the new order was directly conveyed to Li Chengqian.
Li Shimin asked Li Chengqian to use cement to build new roads in the places where he walked when he was regulating the rivers, and then to take advantage of them to solve some problems they encountered along the way.
As for the prince's guard who went out with Li Chengqian and the Tiance guard's food and grass supplies?
Since Li Chengqian's master Xu Yunyan has been rewarded with a lot of money, let him arrange for the Anbei Protectorate to send some dried beef and mutton.
The way the beef and mutton are dried and stored has become normal among the Anbei Army. There is no problem in providing enough food for thousands of people for half a year.
This not only allows the Tiance Guards and the Prince Guards to lead thousands of troops without bringing too many supplies, not to mention placing too serious a burden on the local area, and it can also ensure super mobility. Why not?
Just when everyone was thinking about the successful conclusion of these things, Yu Chigong stood in front again.
"Your Majesty! What about Tubo? What about the matters on the Tubo side? We can't just discuss these things every day and then completely forget about the matters on the Tubo side, right?"
Yu Chigong once again talked about the affairs in Tubo, and the faces of everyone who had been cheering just now turned ugly again.
yes! They thought about it over and over again, but actually forgot about it again.
Just after Yu Chigong asked the question, everyone looked at Yuchi Gong and felt embarrassed!
But Yuchi Gong didn't care about these things. Who made his personality destined not to care too much about these things???????????????????
Just when Yuchi Gong looked at everyone and said, "As for how Tubo will respond? I believe you have already made a decision, right?"
Just as Yuchi Gong finished speaking, Li Shimin was here talking.
"Yes! We already have a solution. Let General Yuchi send someone to learn the techniques of using cement from His Royal Highness. After you learn it, you will be responsible for building the city. Generals Li Daozong and Li Shentong will do the hard work.
The two of you will lead your troops to garrison on the border of Tubo. If the Tibetans come to cause trouble, you must give them a head-on blow and let them know what price they have to pay for daring to be enemies with the Tang Dynasty. "
Li Shimin had just finished arranging the task for the two people and hurriedly clasped their fists in response.
Now that they have reached the position of minister, it is basically impossible for them to move up to the top with two county princes and one prince. They can only use their military exploits to continuously enhance their right to speak, so that they can gain more power for themselves in the Tang Dynasty in the future. It lays the foundation for children to strive for a good position.
After Li Shimin and the generals finally arranged the next tasks and discussed the festive matters tomorrow, the topic once again moved on to the next topic.
Everyone went back to rest, but they couldn't let the generals of the dynasty and Li Shimin's closest advisers look like eggplants beaten by frost when there was a mass wedding tomorrow morning.
In Chang'an City, when this farce was gradually coming to an end, outside Chang'an City, Li Chengcheng took Qin Huaiyu's daughter-in-law and rushed towards Chuzhou.
He was coming to Chuzhou and would visit his parents on the way to see that his child was leaving for Dongzhou. He took advantage of the fact that Qin Huaiyu's father Qin Qiong and Qin Huaiyu were both in Dongzhou to get them married.
After completing his mission, let Qin Huaiyu take his wife on their honeymoon, while he experienced the feeling of beating the square ball in Dongzhou.
Li Chengcheng didn't know what happened tonight. He tossed and turned in his cabin but couldn't fall asleep. He got up and looked outside. He still had several days to reach Chuzhou. Li Chengcheng, who no longer gets seasick by boat, didn't know much about boating. I am dissatisfied. I just feel that I am trapped in this one-third of an acre of land on the boat every day. I have no energy and cannot use it. I feel a little helpless.
But maybe just when Li Chengcheng was lamenting that he was too bored on this simple passenger ship, there was a sudden thud, as if something hit the ship, which shocked Li Chengcheng. "Isn't it possible that my boat touched a stone? No, this boat has been traveling up and down the river for more than a day or two. How could it touch a stone?"
Just when Li Chengcheng was thinking this, the farce also woke up the vigilant soldiers on the ship instantly, calling their companions to be alert to any changes that might occur at any time.
After more than ten Tiance guards appeared beside Li Chengcheng, one of them, who had been on the boat for a while, pointed to the back of the boat and said.
"It seemed like a crash coming from the stern of the ship. It didn't sound like it hit a rock, it looked like something hit us."
After he spoke, Li Chengcheng couldn't help but have a thought flash in his mind.
"Is there a ship behind you? Follow me to the stern of the ship to take a look."
Li Chengcheng said this to find some fun for their boring voyage.
Li Chengcheng never dreamed that when he came to the stern of the ship, there were a few people who looked like they were not good people. One of them even covered one eye with a blindfold and gestured with a woodcutter. People appeared above the stern of the ship.
"We have encountered water thieves. We have just entered the river from the Wei River, are we having fun?"
Li Chengcheng was so happy as he spoke, and the water thief in front of him suddenly looked at the dozen or so elite soldiers of the Tang Army who appeared next to him in helmets and armor. Swallowed.
"What...what's going on? Isn't it an ordinary passenger ship? Why are there more than a dozen Tang troops on it?"
However, the water thief looked around and saw that there were only a dozen or so people on his side. When he was about to fight them all at once, another group of Tang soldiers rushed over.
This frightened the water bandit, and the leader of the water bandits, One-Eyed Dragon, shouted, and the wind blew tightly.
The one-eyed dragon said that without thinking, he rushed towards the stern of the boat, plunged into the water with a splash, and disappeared.
The remaining few people were still here in a daze. When Li Chengcheng came to them with weapons, they realized what they were doing. The sound of kneeling down was heard, and eight out of the ten robbers knelt down. , while the other two looked at each other and rushed directly towards the river.
This suddenly made Li Chengcheng very angry.
"You are so bold that you actually want to run away in front of the wise and powerful general Dang Kou. Do you not take me seriously?"
Li Chengcheng said this, took the sword in his hand and threw it at a person. With a bang, it stabbed from the back to the chest and out. Before the person could rush out of the stern of the boat and jump into the river, he had already fallen on the boat.
As for the other one, he seized the opportunity and came to the side of the boat, jumped off, jumped into the water with a splash, and disappeared.
This moment made Li Chengcheng so angry that he hurriedly stepped forward and kicked and beat the surrendered water thieves in front of him, crying for their fathers and mothers.
"Tell me! Who are you? Why are you here?"
These water thieves saw that their first boss ran away, their second boss was killed on the spot, and their third boss also ran away without a backbone, and the Tang army in front of them beat them hard, so they hurriedly talked here.
"General, spare your life, General, spare your life! We are farmers in the surrounding villages, but our lives are very tight these days, so we listened to our elder brother and came to borrow some money from the boat on the river.
This is our first time, our first time, please spare your life, general, please spare your life, general. We have an eighty-year-old mother with a newborn child. "
When these water thieves kept wailing and begging for their lives in front of Li Chengcheng, Li Chengcheng looked at them.
"As long as you tell me where your boss comes from, I will let you live."
