Datang first village

A little trouble in the Tang Dynasty's diplomacy, a heinous incident in the eyes of Goguryeo people, and the helplessness in the hearts of other countries!

In the entire Yingbin Garden, there are more than 80 diplomatic missions, with nearly a thousand people, large and small.The food and drink of these people alone can bring at least [-] yuan of turnover to the shops in Chang'an City every day.

In addition, these missions also need to be consumed.

The high officials will naturally be rewarded by the Tang court, but as for the small officials, they also want to bring back the precious goods of the Tang Dynasty for their families.Bring a piece of silk cotton to the family, or Chang'an tea, or some Chang'an specialties.

The Baekje people buying rice for the Goguryeo people was a trivial matter, but it caused a riot in Chang'an City.But anyone who came out of the Yingbin Court could not buy anything.Unless, you can prove that you have nothing to do with the Goguryeo people.

"Silla, declare war on Goguryeo!" A petty official stood at the gate of the Yingbin Garden, shouting in Chinese, and then found a wooden board with the words Silla declaring war on Goguryeo written on it.

After the little official shouted, he shouted loudly again: "We Silla people don't go out to buy goods. If there are merchants who are willing to come to the door, you can see if we Silla people will help Goguryeo people buy a grain of rice! Buy a foot of cloth!" "

Immediately, the Goguryeo people came out to quarrel.Chaos, more than just a random word.

Honglusi Zhengqing had a heart attack, fainted on the spot, and asked for leave.

In Admiral Tiance’s mansion, the slave laborers from Goguryeo requested that the Goguryeo clothing they asked for be embroidered with a Tang character in a conspicuous position to show that they were from the Goguryeo people of the Tang Dynasty, not from Goguryeo.

Cui family of Qinghe, head of the study.

Cui Junsu finally came to his senses, he could feel Li Yuanxing's determination to attack Goguryeo.

"Uncle, Yu County!" Cui Yingying handed over another picture, which was a simple map.Its location is the location of modern Tianjin Port in later generations.Cui Yingying continued: "The first pier must be able to withstand wind and waves and be able to dock large ships with thousands of materials. This is what His Highness wants! It must be completed within half a year."

"Rest at ease, what will happen in the morning of the day after tomorrow?" Cui Junsu carefully put away the two pictures.

In Yu County, there is a side branch of the Cui family of the Qinghe River. It is not difficult to add another side branch from the canal to the sea. There are already several river mouths there, but it is necessary to choose a suitable one. It takes [-] labor and three months. Can be done.Getting to the pier was a bit of a hassle.

The progress of the cement workshop seems to need to be accelerated.

The original plan for cement also needs to be changed.

Cui Junsu suddenly discovered that there seems to be no amount of cement. If you have 1000 catties, there is room for [-] catties. If you have [-] million catties, it seems that you can still use it up. You really have [-] catties. Wan Jin, I'm afraid I want to build a very beautiful straight road.

from noon to noon.

The whole of Chang'an was agitated by Li Yuanxing, but Li Yuanxing was leaning on a boulder with a fishing rod, taking a nap and enjoying the noon sun. The sun in the mountains was soft and warm, making people think of beauty After sleeping, the fish had already bit off the food on the hook, but Li Yuanxing didn't move.

"Your Highness is so elegant!" Xiao Yu sat beside the stone.

Li Yuanxing stretched out his hand to support the straw hat: "Has Mr. Xiao figured it out?"

"The old man still believes that when a big country faces a small country, it must either be appeased by virtue or struck by thunder."

"Old Xiao knows Chao Cuo!" Li Yuanxing asked.

Xiao Yu didn't speak. He read history, so he didn't know who Li Yuanxing was talking about.Why didn't he know what Li Yuanxing was alluding to.

Li Yuanxing said again: "This king is young, and some words may be harsh, but the right way is the combination of hardness and softness, and what I pursue is when things come to fruition. Unless there is something that cannot be done, I will never force myself. To be forced is to gamble, to gamble on the fate of the country." .At present, the Tang Dynasty is not enough to conquer Goguryeo."

"I am towering Tang..."

"Old Xiao!" Li Yuanxing interrupted Xiao Yu's words: "Old Xiao is good at arithmetic?"

"Although I dare not say I am proficient, I know it!" Xiao Yu was still very polite to Li Yuanxing, at least he approved of what Li Yuanxing did, but he didn't accept the process of doing it.

Li Yuanxing sat up and took back the fishing rod first.

"From Chang'an to Jian'an, how does Mr. Xiao think about transporting grain?" Li Yuanxing asked something that seemed irrelevant.

Xiao Yu didn't answer. Although he knew arithmetic, he didn't understand this.

Li Yuanxing sighed a long sigh: "The grain ship is transported by the river, passes through Luoyang, and then goes upstream to Youzhou. It takes half a month, and one ship can transport [-] shi. There are seven boatmen on each ship. A person can eat a stone of grain in half a month. My calculation is rough, but it should be like this!"

Xiao Yu nodded, he recognized Li Yuanxing's algorithm.

"Including transportation and transfer, the reduction of two hundred stones in Youzhou is not much. But from Youzhou to Jian'an, it is [-] miles. A carriage and two people can transport five stones. One thousand two hundred miles, at least one month’s journey, then transported to Jian’an, it will only cost three stones, and people eat as much as horses.”

Xiao Yu seemed to understand.

"Your Highness, last time you transported the grain from Youzhou to Liaocheng and Jian'an, how much did you consume?"

"In fact, it costs about [-]% to Youzhou. Who dares to say that there are no accidents on the road. But when we arrive in Jian'an, it only costs [-]%. , is defeated in this logistics, without a strong logistics, it's a fart battle!"

Li Yuanxing uttered a foul language, which surprised Xiao Yu.

"Twenty percent is consumed in Jian'an. If this is not achieved, the king will not go to war against Goguryeo. How many people died on the road to transport food in the previous Sui Dynasty, and how many soldiers were incapable of fighting because they were not full. The expedition to Goguryeo , from Chang'an to Goguryeo, a total of [-] miles."

Xiao Yu understood, got up and saluted: "I'm old and confused!"

"This time, we will definitely sign an armistice agreement with Goguryeo, and we will definitely not form an alliance. Our reason is that you have put forward conditions, and naturally we can only form an alliance if you fulfill the promise, otherwise, we will start a war!"

Li Yuanxing is full of confidence. He believes that after eight months of preparation, there will be absolutely no problem for him to complete the first step of remote Koguryo.

Goguryeo wants to bite one bite at a time and swallow it step by step.

"This old man doesn't understand, what can His Highness arrange for this old man to be here?"

Li Yuanxing handed the fishing rod to Xiao Yu: "It's actually very simple, calm down. After three months, I will secretly go to Liaodong. There are some things that Lao Cheng can't do well. This king needs a person with high morals, such as you, Xiao Lao. Come and help me stabilize Liaodong, because there are not only my soldiers from the Tang Dynasty, but also the Mohe and Khitan tribes."

"I understand!" Xiao Yu accepted it, and the specific tasks would naturally be arranged when he set off.

Li Yuanxing left the fishing rod behind and went to the mining area by himself.

Du Ruhui didn't come here to accompany Xiao Yu, he came to check the accounts.

There are no civil servants in charge here, the civil servants are just doing things, the real boss is Wu Bin, who looks like a martial artist, but is very calm, not to mention the cunning Du Shuangyu is helping him.

In terms of guarding safety, Xie Ke trained a team of archers from the night forest arrows.

This night, Lin Jian listens only at night, not with his eyes, but with his ears.According to the enemy's ability to shoot in the dark at the sound of the enemy's actions in the forest, this archer team has only 300 people, and the rest of the sword and shield soldiers are 500 people, but the mine is guarded tightly.

"One knife, can the production be increased?" Du Ruhui looked at the ledger and asked slowly.

Wu Bin shook his head: "No, unless you give a certain [-] steam engines and [-] fire detonators. A certain mine has dug out the main mine and can produce [-] catties of silver ore per day. No matter how you can get tens of thousands of taels of silver. "

Du Ru shook his head with a dark smile.

"Du Gong?" Wu Bin saluted.

Du Ruhui waved his hand: "It's difficult, there are already more than [-] applications for steam engines here, for pumping water, and for grinding flour. Those quarries actually asked for [-] sets, and the fire detonator Yaozhou has reached its limit. , not to mention that His Highness is going to attack Liaodong, so it is natural to keep some fire detonators."

"Give someone a chance to fight!"

"Stay here with peace of mind, and I will give you ten [-]-horsepower steam engines and [-] fire detonators. Before the end of the month, the daily output of silver ore must be [-] jin, and copper ore [-] jin. You take care of it, and a certain recommends you to go there. Liaodong. In the past few days, ten reliable lieutenants will be selected from the guards and sent to you, and who will succeed you when the time comes, you can make up your mind!"

When Du Ruhui talked about this price, Wu Bin had to work hard no matter what.

However, according to the rules of Prince Qin's Mansion, smart people work hard because of their ability to manage affairs, while stupid people work overtime constantly.

Wu Bin thought that he had reached his limit, and the captains who could be sent here were at least those who could read dozens of books. These people's abilities could be put to good use.

(Silver ore is associated with copper ore, rather than being mined separately)

Is the management of this mining area reasonable?

Li Yuanxing knew very well that the efficiency could be increased by at least three times, but he would not come to direct in person.The people under him need to grow up. The ten lieutenants sent here have studied management and have also practiced in the workshop.Li Yuanxing cared about safety first, and efficiency second.

That night, Li Yuanxing spent the night in the Qinling Mountains.

The restlessness in Chang'an City has reached the extreme, because of the radical remarks of some writers, the Goguryeo envoys even ran to the gate of the palace after dark to ask for an audience with the Emperor of Tang.

He can't take it anymore.

Li Er, who was eating dinner, received the report, ate a piece of purple sweet potato, and tasted wine very satisfied: "This purple sweet potato should really be exclusive to my royal family. Come, give the envoy of Goguryeo a red-skinned yellow potato of [-] yuan." Just, a bucket of rice porridge, tell them I'm tired."

One hundred sweet potatoes, plus a bucket of rice porridge!