Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 46 Chapter 46

Li Chengqian was very happy to receive the album Zuo Ming asked Li Tai to send.

Because this is the first time in the past few years that Li Tai called him "big brother" instead of the prince.

The most important thing is that in the album that Zuo Ming specially confessed to give to Li Chengqian, there is a sentence that even Li Tai doesn't know.

"The world is so big that the kings divided it into lands, and they all belonged to Li and Tang. They have been watching from generation to generation, and they will never be lazy!"

It was such a sentence that solved the biggest knot in Li Chengqian's heart since he ascended to the crown prince!
Although it is said that the prince has been the first heir to the throne since ancient times, Li Shimin himself killed the prince to win the throne.Therefore, Li Chengqian has always been very afraid that one day he will be killed by his brothers like Prince Li Jiancheng, and then take the throne away.

But now, with this booklet, everything is different!

There are still so many unowned lands in this world, with a pleasant climate and rich products, why should my descendants of the Li family waste blood for a mere Tang Dynasty?
After untying the knot in his heart, Li Chengqian's mood improved a lot in an instant.However, Li Chengqian couldn't help feeling guilty when he thought that he hadn't greeted her sincerely for a long time because of his mother's preference for Li Tai.

Feeling guilty, Li Chengqian naturally put down his official duties and walked towards the Lizheng Hall with a staff of servants.
When Li Tai returned to Anleju, it was already dark, and Zuo Ming's quilt business had come to an end.

Zuo Ming looks extremely embarrassed now, with fine cotton threads on his head and body, but his results are also gratifying.

After more than two hours of hard work, a soft and elastic thick quilt has been formed, and he has also called a few girls who can sew and stitch it up.Looking at it like this, I'm afraid it won't be long before the quilt cover is put on, and the first quilt in the entire history of Tang Dynasty will be born.

Seeing that white and fluffy prototype quilt, no matter how stupid Li Tai was, he finally knew what Zuo Ming was doing.He really didn't expect that those seemingly useless little cotton balls would be directly connected into such a continuous soft whole after such a flick!

If this kind of thing is made into a quilt, it can definitely compete with those filled with duck down and goose down.

Most importantly, the cost of this thing is too cheap!If handled properly, this is simply a treasure that will benefit all peoples!
"Old Zuo! How did you make this thing? Is it possible to promote it?"

Gently stroking a handful of cotton wool, Li Tai asked excitedly.

"Of course it can be promoted! Otherwise, why would I make it? It's just that I don't have many white stacks in the Tang Dynasty, but Gaochang Kingdom has quite a lot of production!" Zuo Ming said angrily, patting the shredded cotton on his body.

"You don't have to worry about this, isn't there me? It doesn't matter whether it is Gaochang or Turkic, I will definitely get you a lot of it! This time we will make a lot of money!"

With a laugh, Li Tai rubbed his hands together and said.

"Hmph! I just hope you don't rush to tell your father about this like the previous few times! I can tell you clearly, this quilt workshop must be held in our hands, otherwise, turn around and make cotton cloth. , Don’t think about cotton clothes!”

With a cold snort, Zuo Ming said strangely.Apparently still pissed off about the Silver Mirror and Greenhouse thing last time.

"I said why are you so stingy? After all, you are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and you are always holding on to some old things. Is it interesting?"

Seeing Zuo Ming bring up the old matter again, Li Tai said very unhappy.

"Small matter? What do you think I get so much money for? We need to build ships when we go to sea in the future? Do we need to hire people? Do we need to prepare supplies? Where did the money come from? Don't tell me that you are going to ask your father or your elder brother for it. Yes! That's not a small sum!"

Zuo Ming smiled coldly.

In the era of Datang, it would be extremely costly to build a large ship that met Zuo Ming's requirements, let alone a huge fleet.

A few days ago, Zuo Ming did a rough calculation. If he wanted to finish the project, it would take at least 1000 million coins to be sure.Such a large amount of expenditure is definitely like a heart and soul to the poor and frightened Li Shimin.

Li Shimin is a master who does not see the rabbit and does not cast the eagle. He will never take such a risk before seeing the tangible benefits.

"Do you really want to build a fleet? If you go out to sea, wouldn't it be enough to have one ship? At worst, make it bigger and bring more people?" Li Tai asked puzzled.

"You're still too young, boy! You think we are a cruise ship! That's going to sea, sometimes you can't see land for months, a ship, you can't even bring all the supplies! Not to mention you have to Leave some space to hold the acquired property! There is also damage to the ship and shipwreck, if there are not enough ships as a backup, it will be dead! You think it is just playing tricks!"

Zuo Ming said angrily.If possible, he even wants to build a few steel ships to ensure the safety of travel.But Datang's control over iron ore is too strict, he can't get so much iron ore at all.

Hearing that Zuo Ming thought so comprehensively, Li Tai smiled coquettishly, "You're still thoughtful! In this way, we really need a lot of money!"

"It's more than a lot? It's a huge amount, okay! This is without taking into account the pirate attacks and the resistance of the natives of the continents! If you want to equip enough armed forces to resist these foreign forces, the cost will at least be doubled." double!"

Zuo Ming rolled his eyes and said.

In this era of pure cold weapons, the so-called naval battles are nothing more than bows and arrows. Generally, they board the ship by pulling the rope and killing the enemies on board.This method of warfare actually has certain risks, because the distance is too close, if the enemy wants to burn jade and stone together, it is very likely that they will be hit by the boat.

It's okay if it's close to the shore, but if it's far away, it's basically a fate of both.

So in this era, the so-called naval battle is still about the number of ships and the number of people.If there are many people and many boats, even if you don't have a single arrow, you can still defeat those enemies with a large number of bows and arrows.

Of course, the water quality of the fighters is also a key!After all, even if there are enough ships, if the soldiers are not good at water, they will drown or be killed by the enemy in the water, then there will be no possibility of boarding other ships to continue fighting.

This kind of battle is too child's play for Zuo Ming, who is used to seeing bullets and guns fighting each other in later generations!
Therefore, although he knew that gunpowder was not a good thing, Zuo Ming still wanted to get it out.

He thought very clearly that even if he didn't talk about black gunpowder now, it would inevitably come out in a few hundred years, so it's better to let Datang master this technology first.

As for the large number of murders that will be caused, Zuo Ming can't control many of them.After all, if there are not many foreigners killed now, tens of thousands of Chinese will die when the Eight-Power Allied Forces attack in 1000 years.

The footsteps of history will not retreat in the slightest because of his kindness. Black powder is indeed a weapon for killing, but if it is in your hands, it can at least minimize its harm.

However, although the development of black powder is not difficult, he also learned high school chemistry in his previous life, but the production of the fort is another problem!
That requires a lot of copper ore, but copper ore is more expensive than iron ore in Datang, because they are used to make copper coins!

Therefore, if Zuo Ming wants to make enough forts, it is no different from burning money!And it is still burning tons and tons!

Li Tai didn't know his difficulties, otherwise, he wouldn't be so idle.

"Well, I really need to think about this! A few days ago, I heard my father mention that the ronin of Dongying has been very rampant recently, always attacking the coast and fishing boats of our Datang! If you don't prepare, it is really dangerous! However, such a large project cannot be completed in a short period of time, so let's take our time!
Don't worry, father should not argue with us about the quilt anymore.The manpower of the Inner Palace has recently been stepping up efforts to produce glazed pieces. It seems that Father is planning to expand the scope of the greenhouse.At this time, even if he had the heart, it would be difficult for him to spare time to take care of the quilt.Of course, if he is willing to suspend the construction of the greenhouse, that is another matter. "

Nodding his head, Li Tai smiled softly.

Hearing that Li Shimin wanted to expand the greenhouse, Zuo Ming was not surprised. He let out a sigh and said, "This can be regarded as gaining but also losing! His Majesty always attaches great importance to farming, and although quilts are beneficial to the people, they are commercial. In the meantime, his position has always been firm, and he probably won't do the thing of 'sacrificing the root and chasing the end'!"

"That's right! Father's prejudice against businessmen is too deep. I have tried to persuade him, but he always put me speechless with the sentence 'all business, who does farming'!"

Thinking of Li Shimin's emphasis on agriculture over business, Li Tai smiled wryly and said helplessly.

In fact, not only Li Shimin, Li Tai is probably the only person in the entire Li family who understands the importance of business to Datang, but with his eloquence, it is really difficult to explain.

This makes him often feel powerless and lonely, and only with Zuo Ming can he find some sense of identity.This probably belongs to the "loneliness" among masters!

Having experienced this kind of loneliness, Li Tai actually admires Zuo Ming, because he knows that Zuo Ming must be more lonely than him!Because Zuo Ming knows too many things!And a lot of things are out of this world!Even for him, sometimes he really can't figure out what Zuo Ming is talking about.

To put it bluntly, for Zuo Ming, they are actually no different from the so-called natives on the American continent, they are all equally ignorant.

It was really hard for him to imagine what kind of mood Zuo Ming would be facing them like this.
(End of this chapter)