Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 922 Letter from Willow
When Li Shimin heard that Cui Junsu said that he had made a mistake, he immediately said, "Your words are wrong. It is a good thing that wealth has flowed into the Tang Dynasty, but not into the treasury, but into the pockets of the common people."

"I didn't say it's not a good thing. It's just that in accounting, various income and expenses are classified in detail, which is more convenient for statistics. Statistics are more helpful to understand the situation of various domestic industries and guide them."

Cui Junsu rebuked Li Shimin, and Li Shimin felt that he would definitely not be able to argue for these details.

So Li Shimin immediately changed the subject: "I propose to add five thousand elites, what do you think?"

"Five thousand is not enough, at least ten thousand." Fang Xuanling reminded.

Cui Junsu turned around and asked Li Jing: "Li Shangshu, during the last discussion, he proposed to send soldiers and ordnance to Rome in batches. I wonder how many have already gone to sea?"

Li Jing said: "The first batch was led by the King of Yan. I don't know if they have arrived in Rome. The second batch left Hangzhou a month ago. Even if the third batch didn't leave by the time, they will leave soon. The fourth batch It is still under preparation, and it will be shipped to Huating in ten days as planned. The total..."

Li Jing didn't say anything, but took out a note from his sleeve, showed it to everyone and put it on Li Shimin's desk.

Li Jing may have been too cautious in doing this. Who can say that being cautious is wrong. Datang's military supplies and troop deployment have always been classified as important and confidential.

Even if it is transferring people outside, it is the same.

Even the list of mid-level officers is confidential.

Li Shimin was very satisfied with this arrangement, and said to the important ministers in the house: "I have seen the Nanyang sea chart, and I think the arrangement of Liumu is appropriate. Temasek Port is extremely important to Datang, and combined with the northern part of Borneo, Qiandao Road, Great Liuqiu Island, Xiaoliuqiu, and Fusang Road, then the East China Sea and South China Sea in the Tang Dynasty will be stable."

"The saint is wise."

This tactic has been demonstrated by the Ministry of War. If the entire South China Sea is covered, then all the resources in the entire South China Sea can be safely harvested by Datang.

Although the utilization rate of ocean resources in this era is extremely low, Li Shimin is preparing for future generations.

Li Shimin added: "Right now, the Indochina Peninsula is what I care about in my heart. Especially the Six Edicts in the Southwest, I feel very uneasy every time I think about it."

Fang Xuanling stood up: "Saint, Cixi County Dockyard has a part to submit an official document to the Ministry of Industry. The content is as follows:
The ghost-level shipwright under Liumu submitted a formal report, and the ghost-workers in the ship research were already a little undecided.Right now, Cixi Shipyard has designed and finalized two ships.

One is about 38 feet long, with seven masts and eleven mainsails. Its speed can reach 75 miles per hour when the wind is down. about.

The wood consumed by this boat is almost equivalent to the felling of [-] mu of forest on Qiandao Road.

This ship is already the limit of sailing armed merchant ships.

In the future, there is not much room for improvement in terms of volume, load capacity, and speed.

After listening to Fang Xuanling's report, Li Shimin was still very satisfied with the effect.Li Shimin knew very well that the bigger the boat, the safer it would be on the sea, but the slower it would be.The height of the boat will not have too much volume.

Liu Mu, who is far away in Rome, also knows very well in his heart that Datang's shipbuilding capabilities have reached the limit, unless there is a qualitative breakthrough.

Right now, this ship is the pinnacle of sailing warships in later generations. It is [-]% of the size of the King of the Seas, half of the Victory, and the actual load capacity of this ship has exceeded [-] tons.

Fang Xuanling reported another type of boat.

Without sails, the steam engine is used to drive the paddle wheels on both sides, and the load capacity easily breaks through the sail armed merchant ship, and the speed can reach [-] miles per hour, and regardless of the wind direction, the heavy ship can also reach [-] miles .

But there are many problems.

There is no way to replenish fresh water at sea, and the stability of the steam engine is not enough for a voyage of more than three thousand miles.

The coal carried on the ship has no way to replenish it after traveling far.

I tried to go to Qiandao Road once, but I deviated from the course after encountering wind and waves. After the coal and fresh water were exhausted, I was towed to the shore by the accompanying sailboat, and then the coal and fresh water were brought in before continuing the voyage.

After hearing the difference between the two types of ships, Li Shimin said: "I think that both types of ships must be built. If not, there is no way for craftsmen to accumulate experience. If you want to improve the technology of shipbuilding, some necessary waste is worthwhile."

"The sage is wise, and the result of the discussion between the minister and others is that steam ships are used for canal transportation. From the hull, do not make sharp-bottomed boats for sea, but flat-bottomed boats. The Yangtze River goes upstream, and the canal goes upstream. It is beneficial for transportation. You can also try to make it for the sea, or it is safe to drive along the coast.”

Du Ruhui's suggestion represents the result of everyone's discussions.

"good."

"Then saint, I have two other things to discuss. About sending ships to Rome, whether the new warships should be hidden. At most, only [-] armed merchant ships will be used, equipped with two small general cannons. Inside the ship’s cabin, bows, crossbows, and trebuchets are still used externally.”

Li Shimin hadn't thought about this question yet, at this moment, an attendant suddenly came in: "Sage, Siniang Ye of Wenyue Pavilion has something urgent to see."

"Xuan."

When Li Shimin agreed to let Siniang Ye enter, the four clerks quickly retreated from the study. An urgent matter in Wenyue Pavilion must be confidential. Without special permission, even the six ministers can be concealed.

When Ye Siniang entered, she only gave Li Shimin a quick salute, and immediately took out a sealed steel cylinder, took out a paper roll from inside, and put both hands on Li Shimin's desk.

After Li Shimin finished reading quickly, with a smile on his face, he suddenly slapped the table hard.

"Saint?" Fang Xuanling got up, he didn't know what made Li Shimin so excited.

"It's Willow, an agreement he made a verbal agreement with Eastern Rome and the Sassan Kingdom of the Persians. The content of the preliminary agreement is being discussed, and it is agreed to formally form an alliance in half a year. In addition, he discovered many places of great wealth, Its two ports can provide more than [-] pieces of cowhide every year."

Li Shimin flipped through it quickly, and suddenly the scroll disappeared.

The last sentence reads: "All kinds of wealth, goods, etc. . . . "

"Will it be exhausting to write a few more words? Why is there no detailed list, such a bastard." Li Shimin was very angry.

Ye Siniang quickly took out a piece of pure white ambergris from the small bag on her body, and then a letter from Dugu Lanruo: "This is a letter from Princess Changping's home, and it contains many precious goods. This piece is the top-grade dragon Salixiang, I heard that the princess' fleet has sealed dozens of stones."

(End of this chapter)