Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 956 Is it necessary to build a hundred five-fang warships?

Chapter 78 Is it necessary to build a hundred warships with five teeth?

Li Xiuning thought about it again, since entering Anxi territory, the road is three points smoother than the road in Guanzhong.

At this moment, a gong was suddenly heard.

Li Xiuning looked at Chen Ying and asked, "What's going on?"

"Oh, it's time for dinner. It's time for dinner." The yamen servant obviously recognized Chen Ying's identity, and he explained to Li Xiuning very excitedly: "The general must be hungry too, so it's time to eat!"

Li Xiuning was actually not hungry at all. Of course, the most important thing was that these meals were prepared for refugees and war slaves, even if they were good, they were not much better.

Chen Ying nodded and said, "That's fine!"

Although Chen Ying was the chief protector of Anxi, he was not given special care.

Under the leadership of the yamen servants, Chen Ying and others came to the cafeteria.This canteen covers a large area, as large as three or four hundred acres of land. The ground is compacted with lime and soil, and it is very flat.Although the outer wall has the characteristics of Anxi, due to the cold weather in Anxi in winter, the breath turns into ice.

The walls here are not ordinary mud walls, nor blue brick walls, but fire walls. The walls of the outer house are the same as those in the Central Plains, with load-bearing and defensive functions, while the inner side is made of tree bricks. Thin walls were built, and a smoke channel was left between the two layers of walls. Once the kang was burning, the excess heat would flow along the fire wall and surround the entire room.

The cold wind howled outside the wall, the biting cold wind, like a knife.But inside, it was very warm.Even without a thermometer, Chen Ying felt that the indoor temperature was definitely over 25 degrees.

The construction of this kind of canteen is like the industrial factory buildings of later generations, with a roof as high as six feet, a width of more than 150 steps, and a length of more than 1000 steps.Twenty tables are lined up neatly in a row.In the hall of the cafeteria, there were buzzing sounds everywhere, and the artisans and war slaves were talking excitedly.

Li Xiuning suddenly discovered that many of these refugees were skinny and skinny, and some children had extremely large heads, which were obviously out of proportion to their bodies.

Dozens of yamen servants maintained order at the scene, and they shouted: "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, and don't worry, when you come to Anxi, your heart will be put in your stomach. The government is in charge. You don’t need to pay for it.”

Next to Li Xiuning, a little girl with yellow hair and malnutrition smiled excitedly: "Mom, they say that you don't need money for food!"

A similarly thin woman coughed, patted the little girl's head and said, "Ni'er, don't worry, you'll be full later!"

This scene made Li Xiuning feel very sad.

The people who received the food in the front row started to turn around, looking for a place to eat under the leadership of the yamen servants.

Li Xiuning saw that these people did not have bowls in their hands, but a tin box like a tray. The tin box had four compartments, and inside the compartments were porridge, two or three steamed buns, and a small pile of unknown dishes. There is a palm-sized piece of meat.

In Anxi, Chen Ying raises pigs in captivity by castration, and the average meat supply is very sufficient.Even the war slaves with the lowest status still have two taels of meat every day.

These people have been hungry for too long, and they have not been given something rich in oil, otherwise they will definitely have diarrhea.

Those people who received the food were muttering words, and Xie An vaguely heard that they said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty."

From time to time, a yamen servant shouted loudly: "Don't move around, everyone will have food, don't worry about not getting your food. Don't throw away food at will, you must know that it is shameful to waste it."

Li Xiuning laughed dumbfounded. This sentence is obviously superfluous. The refugees wandered here from the pass, and they suffered a lot along the way. Not to mention that they would waste it, even if they put a knife on their necks, it is not likely that they would throw away what they had in their hands. meal.

At this moment, Li Xiuning saw a man dressed as a down-and-out scholar receiving the meal in front.

The cook asked, "Are you a scholar?"

The down-and-out official smiled and nodded.

The cook sang: "One Confucian scholar, four taels of rice, half a catty of porridge, enough steamed buns, and two servings of vegetables."

Li Xiuning looked at Chen Ying in puzzlement and said, "You don't worry about scarcity but inequality, why does he have to eat more?"

Chen Ying said with a wry smile: "The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit."

In fact, Chen Ying can't help it. There are many unfair things about him.For example, when ordinary people and refugees came to Anxi, they could obtain houses planned by the government, farm tools, seeds, and even cattle from Tongli Bank.Of course, these are not free, all of them are paid.And it has to bear half of the interest.

But scholars are different. As long as they come to Anxi, they can not only get a three-entry courtyard covering an area of ​​two or three mu, but also get an official position.Although the Protectorate of the Western Regions has been the territory of the Tang Dynasty for more than six years, the imperial court basically did not take any action except for appointing more than [-] officials to Anxi.

However, most of these officials are from bad backgrounds, or from the offshoots of aristocratic families.However, for a county or a state, it is not enough to have officials, but also officials and secretary offices. These are not Liunei officials, and no one comes at all.However, the locals in Anxi, including those who can read and write, are estimated to be less than 3000

In desperation, Chen Ying had no choice but to use preferential policies to attract scholars who could not get along in the Central Plains to come to Anxi, just like attracting investment in later generations.

As long as the literacy can exceed [-], after the preliminary examination, at least one can get the official position of the sixth house or teaching.

Chen Ying suddenly saw a man who looked like an official looking at the food in a daze.

Chen Ying said in amazement: "Why is the food not to your liking!"

The scholar choked with sobs and said, "I thought that I would never have the chance to eat meat again in this life!"

Then the scholar began to gobble it up.

Chen Ying shook his head and smiled wryly: "You have been hungry for too long. Don't eat too fast."

A young scholar said with emotion: "The rice porridge is thick but not poured, and there are fragrant side dishes, meat and fish. This is the case every day. How much money does a county spend on food every year?"
"There is no such thing as a free lunch, but a certain person finally got a free lunch today."

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Chang'an City, Tai Chi Palace Imperial Study Room.

Holding a wooden knife, Li Jiancheng muttered to himself: "Erlang, this time, we won a big victory, a very big victory, and Jieli was also caught... You always said before that you should keep a low profile , we must follow the example of the early Han Dynasty, and then send the princess to make a marriage...now...our Tang Dynasty really...don't need to rely on women to protect us."

Li Jiancheng sighed and fell silent.

After a long time, Li Jiancheng continued: "Erlang, do you still resent being your brother? Yes... the country you want to sit on, the Dan Chi you want to scold Fang Qiu, now things are different... I, I have done better than you... ...The people of the Tang Dynasty have already begun to enjoy a peaceful and prosperous age, and your wishes back then will be fulfilled one by one!"

At this moment, Li Anyan said: "Your Majesty, General Li has arrived!"

Li Jiancheng stood up and said, "Please..."

Li Jing came to the imperial study and saluted Li Jiancheng: "Your Majesty, I am a warrior who only knows how to fight in front of the army, arrange troops and deploy troops, and most of the things in the court. In this life, I have no relationship with the central government. , the weapon is magnificent, beyond the reach of ordinary people, His Majesty suddenly grants Shang Shu You Servant to shoot, I am afraid..."

Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said, "Even if the pharmacist wiped out the Turks, even if you talk about the merits, this Shangshu Youpushe should be awarded to you. The promotion of the pharmacist is not only for this reason. A few years ago, the court was full of martial arts veterans. If you want to appoint new people, you have to think twice before you act. Since I ascended the throne, although Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng have been promoted to the political affairs hall, I always feel that there is still something missing. After thinking about it, I suddenly discovered the reason, that is, there are still missing A military master."

Li Jing opened his eyes wide.

Li Jiancheng smiled and said, "Is the pharmacist surprised? In fact, if you think about it, everyone will understand that military research is always missing in the study of national policies. After the First Battle of Yinshan, the vitality of the Turks was wiped out, and it will be difficult to recover within a hundred years. Even if there is a small trouble, it doesn't hurt the overall situation. Is it true that the world will be peaceful? No!"

Li Jing nodded in agreement.

Li Jiancheng said: "Kyushu in the world, east, west, north and south, east to the sea, north to the ice field, there is nothing to threaten the Tang Dynasty's enemies in the east, and now there is only one Goguryeo left in the north. What about the south? What about the west? The land people of the Han Dynasty , have we ever taken it back? No!"

Li Jing clenched his fist tightly.

Li Jiancheng said awe-inspiringly: "Pharmacist, Datang needs you, and needs you to plan future national policies!"

Li Jing bowed and said: "For Your Majesty, I will fly the banner of the Tang Dynasty over the Congling Ridge again."

Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said: "There is no rush, General Chen has already gone to Anxi, and he will soon use troops against Congling. What I am worried about is Liaodong, here!"

With that said, Li Jiancheng turned around and slapped the location of Datong River on the map.

Li Jing asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty means to use troops against Goguryeo?"

Li Jiancheng said noncommittally: "Pharmacist, do you still remember which Eastern Expedition was the closest to victory in the previous dynasty?"

Li Jing said without thinking: "The first time..."

Li Jiancheng smiled wryly: "Yes, if it weren't for Yang Xuangan's chaos, Goguryeo would have perished..."

Speaking of this, Li Jiancheng paused and said, "The pharmacist once organized the building of warships in Bashu, so he must have a lot of experience in naval warship construction!"

Li Jing nodded.

Li Jiancheng pointed to the map and said: "I plan to restart the construction of warships in Donglai, Buqi (now Qingdao), Jingkou (now Zhenjiang), and Woshi. I plan to use three years in the four places to build warships. One hundred five-fang warships..."

Li Jing was secretly surprised.

As the largest main battleship in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the five-tooth warship has a five-story structure and is more than [-] feet high.There are six paddle poles on the left, right, front, back, and fifty feet high.Each wooden mast is tied with a boulder, and there is a potter's wheel under it. When an enemy ship is approaching during a battle, the boulder can be quickly put down with the potter's wheel to smash the enemy ship.If you miss a hit, you can quickly put it away and put it back.If the enemy ships are surrounded on all sides, they can still "six-pronged attack", which can be seen from its strong combat effectiveness.

Each of the five-tooth battleships can accommodate 15 soldiers, and [-] ships equals [-] sailors.The most important thing is that the five-tooth warship is expensive. It is no exaggeration to say that each five-tooth warship exceeds [-] guns. The cost is as high as [-] guan.

Although the annual fiscal revenue of Datang Guoli has reached as high as 870 million guan, it costs 500 million guan to build [-] ships. Even Chen Ying, who is as wealthy as a country, can't actually build a few warships.

What Li Jing wondered was...is it really necessary to build a hundred five-fang warships?
(End of this chapter)