I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 548 Steam Train is Coming
"I understand." Zheng Xuan nodded.

All the civil and military officials in the court knew that the emperor they served was a madman who was fanatical about expanding territory.

"How much does the Ministry of War know about the situation in Shihan's country?" Li Zheng looked at Zheng Xuan and asked.

"Reporting to the Emperor."

"When the Shihan Kingdom sent a division, I asked for basic information about the Shihan Kingdom." Chen Shubao said immediately.

"I have also mobilized the military situation of the Shihan Kingdom." Zheng Xuan said.

"tell me the story."

"I also want to know the national strength of Shihan's country." Li Zheng waved his hand and looked at the two ministers.

Chen Shubao immediately spoke up: "This country of Shihan is a bit more powerful than the former Turkic, with a vast territory and a population of more than 20 million. Although it is not as populous as our Tang Dynasty, it can also be called a great country."

"Moreover, the weapons of the Shihan country are quite powerful."

"After the Tang Dynasty and Shihana became neighbors, I conducted a special investigation and found that the system of Shihana was hereditary and the nobles were in power."

Li Zheng nodded: "How many troops are there?"

"Return to the Emperor."

"The Shihan country has more than 500,000 soldiers."

"The details still need to be investigated." Zheng Xuan replied immediately.

"It's indeed not weak." Li Zheng smiled slightly.

Having said that, Li Zheng had an expectant smile on his face.

With so many people, this means an extremely rich amount of experience points, and once Shi Khan's country is really defeated, they will definitely recruit soldiers.

Think of this.

Li Zheng's heart became even hotter.

"Chen Aiqing."

"Arrange for me to receive the envoys from the Shihan Kingdom." Li Zheng said.

"I will definitely make proper arrangements so that the Shihan country can see the strong national power of our Tang Dynasty." Chen Shubao said immediately.

"Do not."

Li Zheng smiled strangely and shook his head: "When they come, pretend to be as weak as possible. Let them enter the capital and arrange for some people to disguise as beggars and refugees. Then the imperial guards on duty in the palace will pretend to be as weak as possible."

Upon hearing this arrangement.

Chen Shubao was stunned.

"Your Majesty, what is this arrangement?"

"Shouldn't the visit of foreign envoys to Beijing demonstrate the mighty power of our Tang Dynasty?" Chen Shubao asked in surprise.

Zheng Xuan, who was standing by, understood.

He said with a smile: "Master Chen, the emperor is deliberately showing weakness to the enemy. This is the art of war. The Shihan country certainly does not know the art of war that our Yanhuang has passed down since ancient times. When they see that our Tang Dynasty is weak, they will definitely look down on us. Once they look down on us, they will mobilize their troops. Then our Tang Dynasty can madly harvest these Shihan countries."

Listen to this.

Chen Shubao understood.

Then he immediately bowed and said: "I understand. When they come, I will make arrangements."

"Zheng Xuan."

"How many Shenwu cannons are there in Northern Xinjiang now? How long can the shells be used?" Li Zheng asked.

"Return to the Emperor."

"There are still 280,000 troops in the Northern Frontier, including the Youzhou Army, Jinyang Army, Bandit Suppression Army, and soldiers transferred from other prefectures."

"These troops have a total of one hundred Shenwu cannons and three hundred red cannons."

"The Shenwu Cannon has more than two thousand shells, while the Red Cannon's shells have been consumed continuously and have never been replenished. They are all stored from the past. There should be less than three thousand shells now." Zheng Xuan said immediately.

As the Minister of War, he was naturally very clear about these.

"Once all the shells for the Red Cannon have been used up, take them all back to the Ministry of Industry for smelting and recast the Shenwu Cannon."

"For our Tang Dynasty now, this red cannon is no longer of any use."

"Wait, you go to the Ministry of Works with my order and dispatch fifty Shenwu cannons and two thousand shells to be secretly sent to the northern border."

"I am just waiting for the Shihan country to mobilize its troops, and then I will bomb them to death." Li Zheng said to Zheng Xuan.

"I understand." Zheng Xuan said respectfully.

"One hundred and fifty Shenwu cannons and four thousand shells. If the Shihan Kingdom really dares to mobilize troops against the Tang Dynasty, then they will be finished."

"If all four thousand shells were fired, at least tens of thousands of them could be killed, or even more." Chen Shubao couldn't help but sigh. This battle was truly the best in the Tang Dynasty.

"Let's do it."

"I am looking forward to the arrival of these people from the Shi Khanate." Li Zheng said with a smile.

"My minister retire."

Zheng Xuan and the other two bowed and then retreated.

But today.

It seems like good news has really arrived.

"Your Highness, I, Kaiji, request to see the Emperor."

Kaiji's voice sounded outside the hall.

Hear the sound.

Li Zheng smiled and said, "It seems that I really have a lot of things to do!"

"Xuan."

Wang De immediately shouted, "The emperor has ordered Kaiji to appear before the emperor."

Zheng Xuan and Chen Shubao, who were originally preparing to leave, both stopped in their tracks. They also wanted to know why Kaiji came to see the emperor.

Under their gaze.

Kaiji immediately walked into the hall.

When he saw Zheng Xuan and the other two, he was also surprised, "You two adults are here."

"I see you, Your Majesty."

Kaiji was preparing to bow.

"Forget it." Li Zheng waved his hand.

Directly signal Kaiji to speak.

"Let's start playing, Your Majesty."

"The construction of Beiping City is nearing completion. It will be completed within half a year at most, and the same goes for the construction of the inner city." Kaiji said excitedly.

"Today I went to Beiping City to have a look."

"It's exactly as you said." Li Zheng smiled slightly.

"The emperor went to Beiping City?" Kaiji was stunned, a little confused.

"Open, sir."

"Have you forgotten that the emperor has a divine beast to ride on that can travel thousands of miles a day?" Zheng Xuan said immediately.

"Oh oh oh."

"I almost forgot that the emperor has such a magical beast, and all over the world can go there within one day." Kaiji suddenly came back to his senses.

"Are you here to report to me what happened in Beiping City?"

Li Zheng ignored him and looked at Kaiji and asked.

heard this question.

Kaiji's expression immediately became serious.

His whole face was filled with excitement: "Your Majesty, I came here today not only to report the progress of Beiping City, but also for this steam locomotive."

Li Zheng's eyebrows moved, and he immediately became interested: "Is it true or false?"

This is the Tang Dynasty artifact that Li Zheng really wants.

As long as they had it, they could build fortresses and cities like those in the Tang Dynasty, transport troops and grain, and everything in the Tang Dynasty would undergo earth-shaking changes.

"Return to the Emperor."

"It's done."

“It is now being loaded onto the tracks being built by the Ministry of Loading and it is estimated that we will be able to try running it within five days,” Kaiji said excitedly.

Li Zheng gave the Ministry of Industry a lot of drawings, including railway tracks, trains, and steam engines.

Some must be combined together to achieve great use.

Several years.

From the former Shangshu Yan Zhengdao to the current Kaiji, he has been arranging craftsmen to conduct research. This is a product that is ahead of its time. Even if there are many top craftsmen in the Ministry of Works, it is difficult to fully understand it. There are no blueprints. It took nearly five years. This time is really long, and it also cost a lot of money.

(End of this chapter)