Outside Yang Ming's tent, sisters Jin Zhiyuan were about to open the curtain and enter when they heard Sun Simiao's scolding voice coming from the tent.
"Sister, are we still going in?! Divine Doctor Sun is scolding my husband right now, will it be too embarrassing for us to go in?!"
Jin Zhiyuan paused as she stretched out her hand towards the curtain, then whispered back:
"My husband and Divine Doctor Sun are both martial arts masters. When we came back, they already knew it. Instead of choosing to avoid it, it is better to enter freely and see if my husband has encountered any troubles that we can help solve!"
"Well! Just listen to my sister! My husband said that he doesn't like money. He just wants to walk his dog and fight cocks every day and live a life of peace. But since we followed my husband, we haven't seen him. It’s time to have some free time!”
Jin Zhini complained to Jin Zhiyuan, and then followed her into the tent.
The two sisters were not from the Tang Dynasty, and they were not like Yang Ming who had traveled through time. They had no idea how miserable the Yang family's life was in history, and they didn't know that a single move could affect the whole body. Even if Yang Ming survived, he could not stop at all.
"Uncle!*2"
After entering the door, Sister Jin Zhiyuan saluted Sun Simiao, and Jin Zhiyuan reported to Yang Ming worriedly:
"Husband, all the refugees have been resettled according to your requirements. However, the material consumption is huge. The food and materials compensated by the previous families in the county for invading the Yang Mansion can only last for ten days at most."
"Husband, husband!"
Jin Zhini danced and pushed Jin Zhiyuan away, and excitedly ran in front of Yang Ming to claim credit. She took out a palm-sized hot air balloon and placed it on the desk. Before Yang Ming could speak, she lit the fuel in the base.
"I made the hot air balloon according to the drawings and materials you gave me. It's just that the fabric is too heavy and the fuel consumes very quickly, and it's gone all of a sudden. Can you see if this works?!"
As the temperature of the base continued to increase, the inside of the balloon began to slowly expand at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then slowly rose in front of Sun Simiao's surprised eyes.
"This... what is this?!"
For most of his life, Sun Simiao had never seen an object that could "ascend to heaven".
If this thing could be used as Taoism's trump card, then in the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism would have no place to stand.
"Brother, you have given up on the world, so don't worry too much about Taoism! Compared to the peace of the world, the struggle between Taoism and Buddhism is nothing!"
Sun Simiao couldn't help it, but he slapped him down at the risk of hurting his hand.
"Have you become a roundworm in my stomach?! I just glanced at you in one thought. How did you know what I was thinking?!"
Yang Ming rubbed his head. In this world, perhaps only Sun Simiao dared to talk loudly about him!
"Brother, stop making trouble, important things are important! If the performance of this hot air balloon can be improved, maybe we people in the Tang Dynasty can live a better life and no longer be harassed by Goguryeo and Turpan!"
Yang Ming knew that none of the emperors in the Sui and Tang dynasties wanted to wipe Goguryeo and Turpan off the map.
Inconvenient transportation and long logistics supply gave Goguryeo room to survive in extremely cold places. Coupled with the numerous mountains and rivers, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty repeatedly returned without success.
Turpan was even more disgusting. Altitude sickness prevented the soldiers of the Sui and Tang Dynasties from performing to their normal level. Whenever they entered Turpan territory to fight, they would be pressed to the ground and rubbed!
If Li Shimin could pay attention to it, improve the hot air balloon, and invest it in war or territorial defense, wouldn't Goguryeo and Turpan be easily captured? !
"We can only guard against Goguryeo and Turpan?! Aren't the Turks on the grasslands the key point?!"
Sun Simiao stood up and came to the hot air balloon, gently stroking the slowly rising balloon, like a child seeing a toy, revealing a wretched old face.
"Brother, think about it. The Turkic cavalry are too mobile and come and go without a trace. Hot air balloons are useless to them. Moreover, the grassland is flat. No matter how many hot air balloons we put in, it will have no effect!"
"Instead of passively defending, it is better to give it a go and look for opportunities to invade the prairie in one fell swoop. In a war with the Turks, if military expenditures are invested in defense, half of the economy will be consumed before the battle begins!"
Yang Ming followed the fuel consumption problem mentioned by Jin Zhini and began to analyze the specific reasons in his notebook. But Yang Ming didn't pay much attention to Sun Simiao's attitude towards the Turks' invasion!
"Yo Xi! According to what you said, if we are not fortified, whenever the Turks encounter bad weather and cannot survive, they will plunder our people of the Tang Dynasty, burn, kill and loot, and do all kinds of evil! They will directly regard our people of the Tang Dynasty as The granary of their Turks!”
Sister Jin Zhiyuan, like Sun Simiao, couldn't understand her husband's ideas, but they didn't dare to interrupt. I could only wait by the side, pouring water, squeezing shoulders, and quietly listening to Yang Ming's thoughts.
"Brother, if you think about it, these Turks come and go in a hurry every time. They pack up their supplies and women and return to the prairie in a majestic manner. Our infantry of the Tang Dynasty cannot catch up."
"So as long as the Turks don't die out, all the defensive fortifications are a waste of money. We have to be patient and put our limited resources into expanding armaments. Only a strong army can make the country strong."
Sun Simiao was confused and didn't know what Yang Ming was talking about.
"So what are you trying to say?!"
Yang Ming raised his head, stared at Sun Simiao and replied seriously:
"As I expected, Li Yuan and Li Shimin and his son are secretly building a team of elite cavalry that can travel long distances. And even among the leaders of the Turks, there should be many tribes that want to surrender to the Tang Dynasty!
This time, various parts of Youzhou were looted by the Turks, and Li Shimin remained silent and did not send any support. The main reason is to paralyze the Turks and make them think that we only have the elite cavalry of Wei Xiaojie. "
Sisters Sun Simiao and Jin Zhiyuan were a little overwhelmed after hearing this. This superior person is really ruthless in doing things! The lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Youzhou are like chess pieces in the hands of the superiors, abandoned in the game.
"What my dear brother said is true?!"
Seeing Sun Simiao clenching his fists and being extremely angry, Yang Ming had no choice but to stand up and say a few good words for Li Shimin. After all, great feats such as expelling the Xiongnu and massacring the Turks are of great benefit to the present generation and will benefit the future.
"Brother, don't be angry. From a long-term perspective, Li Shimin's approach is just like that of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. There is nothing wrong with it. As an emperor, he never cares about the gains and losses of a city or a place. What they want is the future. great cause!
Besides, the time is not yet ripe. Li Shimin couldn't change the war situation in Youzhou, and he didn't have the confidence to counterattack into the prairie in one fell swoop, so he still had to break his teeth and swallow it, hiding his trump card! "
