Datang Longya

Chapter 706 Arriving in Dengzhou
It has to be said that folk legends such as Journey to the West are not fabricated out of thin air, but created by the common people.

Li Shimin looked at the report and marked a point on the map spread on the table.

Although Li Tai and Li Ke followed, he still had to keep track of Leng Feng and the others.

Judging from the current situation, Leng Feng should be taking Li Tai to Dengzhou.Dengzhou's shipyard has a sufficient scale, and with the blacksmiths trained by Jinglei Division, there is no problem in manufacturing ironclad ships.

It seems that when Leng Feng went to Dengzhou, he went to build an ironclad ship.This point can also be seen from Feng An rushing back to Lingnan.As long as the East China Sea Fleet completes the replacement of ironclad ships, it will be their turn to build the South China Sea Fleet in the South China Sea.

This old guy!
Li Shimin smiled, but didn't take it seriously.As long as Lingnan remains united with the Central Plains, Feng An will have no problem doing whatever he wants.

Ten years is enough to show Feng An's loyalty.The South China Sea Fleet can be established in the South China Sea, but the scale should not be too large, and it must be managed by dedicated personnel.

Wuli Sima is essential.

Taking out a piece of paper, Li Shimin began to draw up a draft: "The Huguo Gong, the King of Wei, and the King of Shu will lead a group of craftsmen to build a ship in Dengzhou, and order the officials of all ministries to help each other with all their strength."

This order will become a decree and spread everywhere.

The three of Leng Feng were working for the Tang Dynasty's combat power, so the imperial court had to give them a green light to help them.

The next day, the imperial decree began to spread to various places related to shipbuilding needs.

Changsun Wuji also got one, which ordered the Ministry of Civil Affairs to provide all the expenses during the ship.

A large project like shipbuilding would cost an incredible amount of money. I am afraid that it is possible to evacuate a small part of the current treasury.

Changsun Wuji did not accept the order, but entered the palace to ask to see the emperor.

After entering Yangju Palace, Changsun Wuji said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, Duke Huguo is building a ship, why does the court have to pay for it?"

Li Shimin finished writing the reply to the memorial with a few strokes, and asked in confusion: "The purpose of building the ironclad ship is to enhance the combat power of the East China Sea Navy. Isn't this the court's business? Why isn't the court paying for it?"

Changsun Wuji said anxiously: "But, when we were researching gunpowder weapons, the Lord Protector paid for it himself!"

Li Shimin was even more puzzled: "It was indeed like this before. After all, the court tax revenue was low at that time, and it could not afford the extravagance of Jing Leisi. This is the court's favor to protect the country. Now that the treasury can supply the shipyard, why should the country protect the country?" Pay?"

Speaking of this, Li Shimin understood Changsun Wuji's thoughts a little bit.

"Auxiliary machine, public affairs are public affairs, and private affairs are private affairs. The Duke Protector paid for it before, but now that the treasury can afford it, why should he pay for it? The East China Sea Fleet belongs to the court, not Leng Feng's private army.

I know that you feel a little bit hostile to the rich, but Wuji, Tianxialou already pays high taxes every year, we can't squeeze Tianxialou anymore for no reason! "

Changsun Wuji sighed.

He did have a feeling of resentment towards Tianxialou, or Leng Feng.He has painstakingly managed the grandson's family for more than 20 years, but Tianlou has only been in business for more than ten years, which makes them hard to come by.

No matter what idea Leng Feng came up with, he could make money, but what he thought about with great pains either didn't work, or it was simply one step behind.

Obviously he was optimistic about the land of Xiudefang, and was going to buy some of it when the price went up, but when he raised the money to buy it, he was told that most of the land of Xiudefang had already been owned by Duke Huguo. hand.

The night he heard the news, he couldn't sleep all night.

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Changsun Wuji had no choice but to back down.

In his opinion, the shipyard can mobilize a lot of money from the treasury this time, and anyone who lends a hand to Leng Feng can make a lot of money.Both profit and fame, the protector of the country has a good plan!
The cold front that got off the ship sneezed for no reason.

This place is close to Dengzhou. Although we don't see the sea, we can already smell the salty sea breeze.Further forward is the area where the river flows into the sea. There are too many eddies there, and the boats are difficult to control.

Zhou Jiao, governor of Dengzhou, had already led people to wait on the shore. When he saw Leng Feng, Zhou Jiao loudly said to the people behind him: "Folks, this is the Lord Protector!"

Immediately, there were loud cheers from the shore, and the people spontaneously piled up the things they brought together, and soon a small mountain was formed.

Leng Feng led the two children to Zhou Jiao's side, looked at the hill-like thing, and asked, "What does this mean?"

Zhou Jiao said with a smile: "Reporting to Duke Hu, this is a little thought from the folks. Last year Dengzhou sold seafood according to the method you taught, and the fishermen made a lot of money. Although the people in the inland did not directly earn If you have money, but the state is rich, you have the money to hire craftsmen to make waterwheels and draw water to wash the saline-alkali land.

You also know that in Dengzhou, there is basically nothing produced except for the things in the sea.After three to five years of planting, the land will gradually become saline-alkali land.To grow food in saline-alkali land, it is true that one gourd can be harvested and two gourds can be harvested.

So you are kind to the people you met in Dengzhou! "

Leng Feng walked to the hill and looked around casually.The common people don't have any good things, most of them are food, eggs, fish and so on.

One of the baskets of black things caught Leng Feng's attention.

It turned out to be sea cucumber!
Leng Feng picked out this basket of sea cucumbers and asked, "Whose is this?"

A man stood up and said with a silly smile: "My lord, I found this. If you like to eat, I will go down to the sea and touch a basket for you."

Leng Feng shook his head: "This basket is considered to be a gift from you. Next time I eat it, I will buy it from you. These things live in the bottom of the sea, and even people with good water skills can't catch many of them."

The man still smiled foolishly: "How dare I ask you for money, the folks will poke my back. This year I saved enough money to marry a wife, but it's all thanks to you!"

The man's words drew laughter from the surroundings.

Leng Feng handed the basket to Leng Jing to carry it, and said to the surrounding people: "Folks, I accept your wishes, but just this time! It is your hands that make you money, I just want to say It’s just a few words, it’s not worth the credit.”

Zhou Jiao cupped his hands and said, "Although the Huguogong only said a few words, he woke up the lower officials, how can it be useless?"

Leng Feng waved his hand: "Okay, don't be too polite, has the shipyard prepared our residence?"

Seeing that Leng Feng started to talk about business, Zhou Jiao quickly asked the yamen servants to organize the people to leave.

After there were no more people around, Zhou Jiao replied, "After receiving your letter, I informed the shipyard to start preparations. The cement dock you want has been built for a long time."

(End of this chapter)