Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1863 Compass

The weather in midsummer was hot, and when Qin Tian came to the imperial study, he was already sweating profusely from the heat.

However, the temperature in the imperial study room was not very high, and it was quite cool after entering.

Seeing that Cheng Yaojin was also there, Qin Tian was a little surprised.

"Holy Majesty Xuan Weichen came here, I don't know why?"

Li Shimin glanced at Qin Tian and said, "Qin Aiqing, I called you here because of the matter of going out to sea. I think it's a good idea to go out to sea to find crops that can be cultivated. It's just that many people are afraid of going out to sea to find unusable crops. They don’t know the direction, so they are not very willing to go to sea. If they don’t go to sea, how can they find the crops that my Datang needs?”

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Qin Tian suddenly understood the situation. He asked Qin Wu to go out to sea, so all the equipment was prepared for him, such as binoculars, compass, map, and even some very powerful weapons. .

But others don't have a compass.

Without a compass, who dares to go to sea casually?

The compass is an improved version of Sinan, with higher accuracy and more flexible operation, but this thing has not been published yet, so other people will naturally not know about it, let alone dare to go to sea .

Qin Tian thought about this, his face moved slightly, Li Shimin saw Qin Tian's appearance, thought that Qin Tian had just discovered this problem, and couldn't help but lose hope in his heart.

If Qin Tian doesn't know, then the others don't know either.

Li Shimin wanted to comfort Qin Tian, ​​and then cancel the matter. He said that this matter was very important to Datang, but it was too cruel to make such a decision when the technology was not mature enough.

It's like Zhang Zhai's mission to the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty. Although he finally discovered the Western Regions and opened the Silk Road, the hardships and dangers involved are not enough for outsiders to understand.

Everyone knows that he must have suffered a lot.

However, in comparison, it is relatively safe for Zhang Zhai to go to the Western Regions as an envoy, but if he goes to sea, if he encounters an accident, he will not survive.

Even if there is no accident, it is hard to say whether he can return to Datang alive.

Therefore, it is best not to force things that cannot be forced. Li Shimin, like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, is a man of great talent, but he is somewhat more benevolent than Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Go and let the people of Datang work hard.

However, before Li Shimin opened his mouth, Qin Tian had already said, "It turns out that the Holy Master Xuanchen came here for this trivial matter."

When these words came out, Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin couldn't help being stunned, a little tongue-tied, is this a trivial matter?
This matter is not small at all, is it?
"Small matter, you said it so lightly, is it a small matter? If you have a way, you can quickly say it. If you have no way, I think you are belittling human life?"

Cheng Yaojin opened his mouth, but he was somewhat relieved. After all, he believed in Qin Tian very much. Since Qin Tian said it was a trivial matter, it must be a trivial matter.

Saying this, I just breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but want to make a joke.

And after he said this, Li Shimin also looked over immediately, Cheng Yaojin was just joking, but Li Shimin was serious, if there was no reason, he really thought that Qin Tian was underestimating human life.

Qin Tian rolled his eyes, and then said: "Your Majesty, you are actually blaming me. I have already invented a thing called a compass. This thing can point to the south, no matter what the situation is. Invented, but not yet released to the public."

Hearing that Qin Tian really has a way, Cheng Yaojin immediately laughed: "My lord, let me just say, this boy Qin Tian must have a way, his compass can point to the south, and then he will know other directions, so If so, it’s safe at sea, isn’t it?”

Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief, but Li Shimin still frowned and said, "Qin Aiqing's compass is really effective, no matter what the situation is, it can point to the south?"

Li Shimin was somewhat skeptical, and this matter was related to the lives of those who went to sea, if it didn't work, it would be bad, and he didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.

Seeing that Li Shimin had doubts, Qin Tian also smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't believe it, just verify it yourself."

Li Shimin nodded, and then sent someone to Qin Tian's residence to fetch the compass.

After getting the compass, he sent people to conduct experiments in different places to see if the compass could point south forever.

Qin Tian and others were waiting for the news in the imperial study room. Both Cheng Yaojin and Qin Tian looked relaxed, but Li Shimin was more nervous than them.

Not long after they waited like this, a palace official hurried over.

"Holy."

"How is the verification?"

"The words of Hui Sheng have been verified. No matter what the situation is, the compass can always point to the south."

Hearing this, Li Shimin finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then he looked at Qin Tian with a slightly different look.

"Qin Aiqing's compass is really easy to use. With this compass, it is not so dangerous to go to sea. Qin Aiqing is a hero of my Tang Dynasty."

"Holy Majesty, I just did what I should do. This compass is very troublesome to make. However, since it is for the sake of the great cause of my Tang Dynasty, as long as I sign up to go to sea, I am willing to give it to them for free. A compass, but if you want more, you need to spend some money, what is your wish?"

The production of the compass is still very simple, but Qin Tian said it was troublesome, and Li Shimin also believed it. Hearing that Qin Tian was willing to give it away for free, and even if it was sold, it would only be at cost price, and he liked Qin Tian even more in his heart.

"Qin Aiqing, you are really a hero of my Tang Dynasty, a blessing to my Tang Dynasty, and a blessing to the common people."

Speaking of this, before Qin Tian was modest, Li Shimin suddenly said: "Okay, let's announce this news, let those who are willing to go to sea, also go to sea as soon as possible, this matter cannot be delayed, those who can go to sea earlier , it’s better to go to sea earlier.”

Today's Li Shimin already has more expectations for going to sea to find crops to enrich Datang's grain production. If so, he naturally hopes that this matter can start as soon as possible. If it can be effective soon, That is naturally the best.

However, when Li Shimin said this, Qin Tian couldn't help but rolled his eyes. He thought that Li Shimin wanted to reward him, but who knew it would end up like this.

This Li Shimin knocked the door a little bit.

Qin Tian secretly sighed, he had never seen such a knock on the door.

(End of this chapter)