Drive the RV back to Datang

Chapter 587 Chapter 603: 200 bets

"Your Majesty, stop...stop..." Li Hao yelled in panic, the dangling feeling was really uncomfortable, he felt his stomach had already started to churn.

"Why did you park?" Li Shimin actually forgot how to park.

"Step on the brakes! Step on the brakes!" Li Hao yelled anxiously, because he realized that the front was the courtyard wall, and the car rushed straight towards the courtyard wall.

Li Shimin was also anxious, quickly looked down at his feet, and asked urgently, "Brake, brake? Where are you?"

"It's too late!" Li Hao shouted, raised his foot abruptly, stretched out to Li Shimin's side, stepped on the brake, the car heard a creaking sound, the speed suddenly slowed down, and finally stopped slowly, only a few meters away from the courtyard wall. It's less than half a foot away, and it will collide a moment later.

"Huh..." Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief, his head covered in cold sweat.

Li Shimin said excitedly: "Interesting, really interesting, this car is so interesting!"

Li Hao quickly shifted the gear to neutral, and whispered in his heart: "Interesting, your sister almost got into a traffic accident!"

At this time, all the ministers rushed over in a hurry, saying in a hurry: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

"Your Majesty is shocked!"

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Then Chu Suiliang took the opportunity to attack Li Hao: "Li Hao, you almost injured His Majesty! You are guilty!"

Li Shimin quickly waved his hands and said, "Hey, it's not about the poetry madness, it's because I'm not good at driving, so I don't blame the poet madness."

The officials were immediately dismayed when they heard the words, and originally planned to take the opportunity to incriminate Li Haoluo, but they didn't expect Li Shimin to excuse Li Haoluo.

Li Shimin got off the steam locomotive with the help of his servant, and Li Hao also got off from the other side. Li Shimin looked at Li Hao with a smile, and said slowly: "Shikuang, you have opened my eyes today. This car is really amazing."

"Your Majesty, this is the power of science." Li Hao cupped his hands, "The steam engine can be used as the power source of many machines, such as on a large ship, if the steam engine is used as the power, the speed will be doubled, and it is not limited by the wind. The practicality of the locomotive is actually not great, but it can be used as the power of the train, and the train is a good thing.”

"Train?" Li Shimin asked hurriedly after hearing the words, "What kind of car is a train?"

Li Hao thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, after Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, he ordered that the books and trains should be on the same track. In ancient times, there were rail cars, and trains were just a kind of rail cars."

"I see." Li Shimin nodded, and said thoughtfully, "Then what's so special about this train?"

Li Hao replied: "Your Majesty, the train is very big and long. I have a picture of a train here. Your Majesty can take a look."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Li Shimin. Li Shimin took it and unfolded it. He saw a picture drawn on the paper, a long track with a train like a dragon lying on it, and the roof was still on it. There was smoke, and there were a few pedestrians on the ground next to the train.

This sketch was specially drawn by Li Hao for Li Shimin to see. The reason why he drew a few people beside him was to serve as a reference to let Li Shimin know how big the train is.

"This is a car?" Li Shimin exclaimed after seeing it, and said in disbelief, "Pedestrians are so small compared to it, how big is this train? And...it's too long, it's like a giant dragon! "

Li Hao nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the train is really big, and it can be used by both the country and the people. Wherever the track is laid, the train can go there. Your Majesty can imagine, if the track goes directly from Chang'an to the border of the Tang Dynasty. , if a war breaks out in the frontier, we can use the train to carry troops to the frontier. The speed of the train is extremely fast. From Chang'an to Xizhou, it will take three to five days. The way of marching will take at least three months."

"Three or five days?" Li Shimin looked at Li Hao in shock and asked, "The train...is it really so fast?"

Li Hao nodded vigorously: "Your Majesty, I dare not deceive you. The train is so fast, but it is not easy to erect iron tracks. If it is flat land, it will be fine. If it encounters mountains, deserts, or rivers, it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources." , that’s how things are in the world, if you want something in return, you have to pay.”

"Hmm..." Li Shimin nodded slowly when he heard the words, expressing his deep agreement with Li Hao's words.

Chu Suiliang who was on the side suddenly said: "Your Majesty, since laying the track is so laborious and expensive, please think twice before doing so."

"Of course I know." Li Shimin glanced at Chu Suiliang, seemingly unhappy. Obviously, Li Shimin was very impressed by the train Li Hao mentioned. This is a great feat, which can make the transportation of Datang extremely convenient. But he also knows the difficulties and needs money, a lot of money.

Li Hao said at this time: "Your Majesty, these ministers are rich in building railways and trains, but Your Majesty, the purpose of showing you so many scientific and technological achievements today is to make Your Majesty attach importance to science. Science is a drop in the bucket, I hope that there will be more scientific talents in the Tang Dynasty, instead of Confucianism being the only one, and this requires your majesty's support."

As soon as Li Hao said this, all the Confucian officials immediately became noisy, and Chu Suiliang stared and shouted: "Li Hao, you are actually bewitching the Holy One with your demonic words, what does it mean that Confucianism is the only one, and Confucianism is the head of a hundred schools, and our Tang Dynasty builds the country with propriety , naturally you should respect Confucianism, do you want the ethics of the Tang Dynasty to disappear, and make the people betray their morals and renounce their hearts!"

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said: "Master Chu is serious. Li Hao just persuaded His Majesty to open up the door of science, educate people and cultivate morality. Naturally, Confucianism is respected. Confucianism is still the top of a hundred schools of thought, and he has no intention of attacking Confucianism."

Li Shimin asked slowly after hearing the words: "Shikuang, tell me, what do you need me to do?"

Li Hao was secretly delighted when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to change the Scientific Research Temple into the Datang Academy of Sciences, which only recruits high-level scientific talents. The state provides funds for them to do scientific and technological research. Originally, all technical talents in the Scientific Research Temple , all of them are taught scientific knowledge by professionals, Your Majesty, the school run by this minister has cultivated thousands of talents over the years, as long as Your Majesty rewards them heavily, they will definitely be able to attract scientific talents."

"This can be played accurately." Li Shimin replied without hesitation.

Li Hao said again: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask Your Majesty to set up one or two primary schools in every county of the country for three years, set up middle schools in every state of the country for three years, and set up universities in all prefectures of the country for two years." , all scientific talents who have completed their university studies can enter scientific research institutes and serve the country."

Li Shimin thought for a while after hearing this, and asked, "Do the elementary schools, middle schools, and universities you mentioned teach science?"

"Return to Your Majesty, yes." Li Hao nodded.

Li Shimin asked again: "Then if spies from other countries get in there, learn the science and bring it back to their country, what should we do?"

Li Hao said solemnly: "Your Majesty, science belongs to the world. It will never be limited to a certain country. It will eventually spread all over the world. What we have to do is to be one step ahead of others. When other countries start to discover the importance of science , In my Tang Dynasty, the trains have traveled all over the country, the whole people use electricity, and the country has been rejuvenated by science and technology.”

"Hmm..." Li Shimin pondered there thoughtfully.

The civil servants on the side suddenly couldn't stand up, and they all objected. Li Hao's proposal was too much. He actually wanted to build a school all over the country, but he didn't teach Confucianism after the school was built. This would definitely lead to the weakness of Confucianism in the end. In ten years, I am afraid that Confucianism will be close to extinction. They oppose it for some legitimate reasons. For example, it will cost too much money to set up a school in the whole country. For example, if science is learned by other countries, it may be bad for Tang... If you can't make a decision, you hesitate there.

Li Hao said eagerly: "Your Majesty, it is imperative to rejuvenate the country through science and technology. Please don't hesitate any longer, Your Majesty."

"Let me think about it, let me think about it." Li Shimin raised his hand to stop Li Hao, and walked slowly in the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

While walking, Li Shimin suddenly saw a strange thing in the corner, and walked over quickly, Li Hao and all the officials followed.

When Li Shimin got closer, he saw that it was a bicycle, but Li Shimin and the officials didn't know each other.

Li Shimin pointed to the bicycle and asked, "What is this?"

Li Hao replied: "Return to Your Majesty, this is a bicycle."

"Bicycle?" Li Shimin asked in surprise, "Can this car walk by itself?"

"It's not." Li Hao explained, "Your Majesty, this is a rickshaw. You need to ride it alone. With both feet on the pedals, the wheels turn and the car can move forward."

"Absurd!" Chu Suiliang yelled coldly when he heard the words, "This cart only has two wheels, and they are one in front and one in back. How can a person ride on it? I'm afraid it will fall down!"

"Yes, yes." All the ministers nodded in agreement.

Li Shimin also looked puzzled, he also felt that the bicycle could not stand firmly, how could he ride it?
Li Hao's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard the words, and he said loudly, "Master Chu Sui, I can ride this bicycle for five hundred steps, do you believe it or not?"

Chu Suiliang stared and said loudly: "Of course Chu doesn't believe it!"

Li Hao turned his head to the civil servants again and said, "My colleagues, do you believe it or not?"

All the civil servants shook their heads.

Li Hao looked at Li Shimin again, cupped his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, do you believe it?"

Li Shimin stared at the bicycle for a while, and found that the bicycle was supported by the iron frame at the back, and said, "Poetry, can you remove this iron frame?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, yes." Li Hao said as he stepped forward to open the iron support of the bike, the bike was about to fall down immediately, Li Hao held it up and kept it from falling down.

Li Shimin walked over to hold the bicycle, and said to Li Hao, "Let go of your hand."

Li Hao let go, Li Shimin supported the bicycle alone, and slowly let go, the bicycle was about to fall again, he hurriedly supported it again, and looked at Li Hao doubtfully: "Once there is nothing to support it, the bicycle will fall over, how do you ride for five years?" Hundred steps?"

Li Hao smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, colleagues, it seems that you don't believe it. Well, Li will make a bet with His Majesty and colleagues. If Li can't ride this bike for five hundred steps, then How about donating 100 million guan to the national treasury, and then losing 100 million guan to share equally with you adults?"

When all the ministers heard this, they were all in an uproar, even Li Shimin couldn't help being moved, Li Hao's bet was awesome, it was 200 million yuan when he opened his mouth, it can also be seen from this point that Li Hao is really rich.

After all the officials were surprised, Chu Suiliang asked Li Hao: "Okay, what if you win? What do you want?"

Li Hao said loudly: "If I win by chance, I hope the emperor will accept what I played just now, and you adults should not have any objections. If any adult is unwilling to make this bet with Li Hao, please raise your hand now."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, neither spoke nor raised their hands, Li Shimin took the lead and said: "This bet is very interesting, I will play with Shi Kuang."

Chu Suiliang rolled his eyes and sneered: "Okay, but Li Hao, how about we add another bet?"

Li Hao spread his hands and said, "What is the bet, Master Chu, please tell me."

Chu Suiliang raised his eyebrows and said: "If you win, when we meet in the future, I will greet you as a teacher and call you Mr. On the other hand, if Chu wins, you will also greet me as a teacher and call you Chu." A certain sir."

Li Hao smiled lightly and nodded: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)