Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2076
The summer weather is a bit muggy.

In Chang'an City, in the morning, the weather was gloomy and terrible, and at noon, it began to rain cats and dogs.

The heavy rain was falling, sweeping away the sweltering heat in the morning, making people feel much more comfortable.

Li Shimin was reviewing the memorial in the Imperial Study Room. At this time, Jin Yiwei Yuan Lou came over.

Maybe it was because he was in a good mood, after Yuan Lou came, Li Shimin asked with a smile, "What's the matter with Yuan Aiqing?"

Yuan Loudao: "Your Majesty, news has come from Liangzhou City."

"Um... has Yuan Bao arrived in Liangzhou City?"

"Not yet, it's a message from hundreds of households in the Jinyi Guard."

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction. Even without Qianhu, these Jinyiwei people are still loyal to him, the emperor, which makes him very satisfied.

"Oh, what news did they send?"

"After the Turkic soldiers and horses retreated, they dare not attack Liangzhou City for the time being. The King of Xiliang is now trying to find a way to build Liangzhou City, and the first thing to do is to build the city."

Li Shimin didn't care much about this, but just nodded. After the war, building a city is an extremely common thing, and it's nothing to do.

But Yuan Lou's next words made Li Shimin stunned.

"Qin Tian invented something called cement, which can bind stones, bricks, etc. very firmly. Even two strong men can't break apart two bricks that are glued together. If all the towers in Liangzhou City The city walls are all made of cement, so the tower can be built very high, and it is so strong that it is almost impossible to break through."

Yuan Lou told Li Shimin about the news sent by hundreds of households in Liangzhou City, and Li Shimin's eyes lit up immediately.

"Is there really such a thing that can be glued so firmly?"

Yuan Lou nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, the hundred households in Jinyiwei should not tell lies."

Li Shimin let out a groan, and then fell into deep thought. Qin Tian made cement, and Liangzhou City would become extremely strong. For them, Liangzhou City is strong, and there are advantages and disadvantages.

Naturally, it is even more difficult for the Turks to capture Liangzhou City. If they cannot capture Liangzhou City, other places in the Tang Dynasty will be very safe. However, if Qin Tian rebels one day, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will go to conquer them , there will inevitably be some troubles.

But then, Qin Tian thought of Chang'an City.

Chang'an City is the capital of their Tang Dynasty. Although the city tower has been built very firmly, if it can be built with cement, wouldn't it be able to be built stronger, taller, and more majestic?
However, thinking of the time-consuming construction of the Chang'an city wall, Li Shimin dismissed this idea. The construction of the Chang'an city wall and towers is a big project. If it is not necessary, it is better not to do it.

Li Shimin was thinking like this, at this moment, a palace official ran over in a hurry.

"My lord, something happened, something happened."

Sweat was dripping from the palace man's forehead, and he had obviously trotted all the way here. Li Shimin gave him a blank look and asked, "What happened?"

Gong Ren said: "Your Majesty, the heavy rain is so heavy that the east wall of Chang'an City has collapsed, and it has fallen for a full kilometer."

After hearing this, Li Shimin immediately stood up, and the moment he told Yuan Lou about the cement in Liangzhou City, the walls of Chang'an City collapsed. What is this?

"One kilometer, is it so long?" The towers of Chang'an City have never collapsed before. If it is only a short distance, it can be said to be man-made, but if it falls so long all of a sudden, it is definitely not human.

"That's right, it's one kilometer long. The ones on both sides didn't fall, but they also tilted. If the rain keeps on falling, I'm afraid it will fall again. Chang'an City has a lot to do with it. After getting the news, the slaves came here in a hurry."

The walls of Chang'an City have collapsed. If someone with ulterior motives leads the rebellion at this time, the possibility of success is still very high.

Li Shimin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately ordered: "Mobilize soldiers and horses to approach Chang'an City."

Although the possibility of someone rebelling under such circumstances is very small, Li Shimin is a very cautious person. He thinks it is better to mobilize some soldiers and horses to guard the capital.

And after he said this, someone immediately ran to deliver the order.

After the palace people retreated, only Li Shimin and Yuan Lou were left in the entire Imperial Study Room. Yuan Lou looked a little embarrassed at this moment. It happened too suddenly, too coincidental, right?

Even so, Yuan Lou didn't make any suggestions, and there were some things he couldn't say.

Here, Li Shimin was the first to speak: "Yuan Aiqing, do you think Chang'an City needs cement?"

Yuan Loudao: "My lord, if the walls of Chang'an City can be built with cement, it will naturally make Chang'an City very strong, and Chang'an City will not have to worry about being besieged by the enemy in the future, but... the cement is in Liangzhou City, so it needs to be transported. It would take a lot of time and money to come here, and now that there are no merchants going to take the Silk Road, it may not be easy to handle.”

What Yuan Lou said was only part of what he didn't say, that is, Li Shimin originally wanted to restrict the development of Liangzhou City. He didn't want Qin Tian to strengthen the strength of Liangzhou City, but once the imperial court bought cement from Liangzhou City, then There must be businessmen going to Liangzhou City for purchase and transportation. Once the merchants go to Liangzhou City and find that Liangzhou City is very stable, then some other businessmen may be ready to move?
This is contrary to restricting the development of Liangzhou City.

If you want to limit the development of a place, the best way is to isolate him and not have any contact with him.

But this, Yuan Lou can't say, because restricting Qin Tian's development is only Li Shimin's idea, even if someone sees it, he can't say it.

After listening to Yuan Lou's words, Li Shimin sighed, and said, "Spread the news that Liangzhou City has made cement. I want to see the reaction of the officials tomorrow morning."

Obviously, Li Shimin wanted to use cement, but he was not very sure, and needed some opinions from the officials, but if the news did not spread and Li Shimin brought it up himself, it would probably give people the impression that he was always monitoring the cold State City feel.

He was indeed monitoring Liangzhou City all the time, but everyone knew about this kind of thing, but no one could say anything about it.

Having been by Li Shimin's side for so long, Yuan Lou naturally understood this truth, so after Li Shimin gave such orders, Yuan Lou immediately complied.

"Please rest assured, your subordinates will do as they please."

Li Shimin nodded, and at this time, the heavy rain outside was still falling, as if it would never stop, and the walls of Chang'an City, for some reason, began to collapse again.

This thing makes people feel terrible.

(End of this chapter)