Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 139 Cement, Li Yuanji's headache

Li Yuanji's face was full of murderous intent. The construction of this ship was too important to him. He would never allow anyone to destroy it. This was directly related to his future.

Xie Shufang listened to Li Yuanji's words full of murderous intent, and his face became serious. He could be playful on weekdays, but when something really happened, he was still the steady Xie Shufang.

"Yes, I will ask Yuwen Bao to personally monitor it. However, my lord, should the people on the island be moved out in advance? If there are those who disobey, I will send troops to clean them up directly. In the future, I will place the soldiers stationed on the East Island and their families, including the families of the shipbuilders, on the East Island.

By then, we can also develop East Island. I will send some more people there. I think that since the shipbuilding matter cannot be leaked, we might as well build all the weapons on East Island. In this way, we only need to ensure the safety of East Island.

The East Island is surrounded by the sea on the west. As long as the navy is well prepared, no one can go to the island. In addition, the army on the island cannot be captured without tens of thousands of people. "

Li Yuanji's eyes lit up when he heard what Xie Shufang said. Moving all the military equipment manufacturing to Dongdao would make it difficult for outsiders to find out. After all, this place would have a lot of people coming and going in the future, and a lot of investment would be required for defense. If it was on Dongdao, there wouldn't be so many problems.

"Shu Fang, sure, this is a good idea. Go and arrange this matter now. Just do as you say. Implement martial law on Dongdao Island, control entry and exit, and let Yuwen Bao pay close attention. Go ahead."

After arranging this matter, Li Yuanji finally felt relieved. Now he just had to wait for the construction of the big ship. Although this would take a long time, it was finally getting started.

Li Yuanji had just breathed a sigh of relief when Xi Junmai hurried over.

"Your Majesty, I have already selected the army, and prepared food, weapons and supplies. I would like to ask when I can set out for Jiaozhou?"

Li Yuanji looked at Xi Junmai in surprise.

"You're ready so soon? It's only been a few days, are you sure everything is OK?"

Li Yuanji was really surprised. How long had it been? In just one week, they were ready? Although the army was not large, this was too fast, wasn't it?

After hearing this, Xi Junmai said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's all thanks to Dahe. Because the supplies are all here, the preparations were completed quickly. This is the initial supply, and there will be more later. Now we can't bring so much at once.

Considering that there will be battles after the army arrives, I brought less with me, so that more soldiers can be deployed to the battlefield. After the situation is under control, I will increase the reserve of supplies later."

At this point, Li Yuanji also understood and spoke immediately.

"Since everything is ready, let's set off. I'll let Yuwen Bao and Lin Quan use the navy to escort you there first. In addition, the navy of Feng Zhixun in Yazhou will also be mobilized. However, it should be difficult to transport a large army and supplies at one time.

You will first bring 5,000 troops and some supplies to land in Wu'an Prefecture. The subsequent troops and supplies will be transported there as soon as possible. You will arrange the details yourself.

In addition, I plan to transfer Feng Zhixun's navy to your command and keep it in Wu'an Prefecture to ensure the normal operation of the sea route. Although there are only five large ships, at least it will be a help. You can deploy it yourself when the time comes."

Li Yuanji had no choice. There were not many large ships at the moment, and with the navy's own personnel, there were not many people that could be transported. Even so, he mobilized all the ships he could, except for Feng Ang's navy in Guangzhou.

Xi Junmai listened carefully and agreed to all the questions.

"I know that when I go to Jiaozhou, I will definitely control the situation around Jiaozhou and be prepared for Linyi!"

Li Yuanji nodded, and then told Xi Junmai about the alcohol matter.

"You now know what this alcohol does. I'll give priority to you to take it out now that it's made. Once you get there, it's up to you. Be calm and steady. I believe in you!"

Li Yuanji's surprise made Xi Junmai extremely excited. With the presence of alcohol, at least the safety and combat effectiveness of the army were improved a little.

"Yes! I will be leaving now. Take care, my king!"

After watching Xi Junmai leave, Li Yuanji sat down again. It would take a few more days for Xi Junmai to set off, and it would also take time to assemble the navy. Now Li Yuanji did not see him off.

Now he is thinking about arranging the road construction next. Simply widening a highway will not be enough. When it comes to the rainy season, the road will be muddy and it will always be difficult to walk, especially to transport supplies.

While these roads are under construction, a large amount of goods will pass through them. It is fine on sunny days, but it will take too much time on rainy days. The only solution Li Yuanji could think of was cement. As for asphalt, Li Yuanji didn't even think about it because it was much more complicated than cement.

And for now, it's all the same. It's not for big trucks to pass through, so the cement road is enough.

Li Yuanji knew how to make cement. It was not difficult to make. It was even simpler than glass and wine. The raw materials were the same: limestone and clay. The clay could even be replaced by sandstone or shale. As for the auxiliary materials, just add some gypsum and iron ore. The raw materials were very simple.

The only difficult part is the steps. Li Yuanji thought it was very simple. He couldn't make the high-quality cement of later generations, but as long as it could be used, it would be a legend in this era, and that was enough.

After finalizing it, Li Yuanji immediately called the craftsmen to start making it. After everything was arranged, Li Yuanji lay in the rocking chair, thinking about the development of Lingnan. Now everything seems to be good, but his actual strength has not improved much.

The main issue was military power. The two main military forces, Feng Ang and Tan Dian, were still controlled by the two men. He did not intervene. Feng Ang had handed over half of his navy, but he still had the largest army.

Li Yuanji was also very troubled for a while. Not to mention the combat effectiveness of the army, just looking at the number of the army and the territory, these two people were stronger than him. They had more territory and more troops than him. The only thing he was strong in was the quality of the army, that is, the combat effectiveness.

But now that Xi Junmai has taken over Jiaozhou, the military power in the hands of these two people is also very important. It will take at least a few years for him to develop his own army. After all, the total population is there, and development also takes time. The military power in the hands of these two people becomes particularly important.

Li Yuanji pondered for a while, and had a headache. The main reason was that these two people were very conscious of the current situation, especially Feng Ang. If he interfered with the military power again, what would they think? If he was not careful, he might directly force them to rebel.

Although the Chen family has been eliminated now, there are still many people from the Ning family in other states. What he really controls are the five states around Ning Changrong, as well as Leizhou, Luozhou and Lianzhou here. The only good thing is that the people of the Ning family are very scattered and there is great disunity internally.

Just when Li Yuanji was feeling overwhelmed, Yang Cheng walked in.

"Brother-in-law, you are being lazy again. When will you let me start trading? I see that the inventory of various commodities is not small. Is it time to start a new round of trade?"

Li Yuanji opened his eyes and glared at Yang Cheng.

"You little brat, you are becoming more and more disrespectful. Do you think I am being lazy? I am just thinking. The responsibility of all the people in Lingnan falls on my shoulders. As the king of Lingnan, I must be responsible for them.

You are still too young and you don’t understand the adult world. I don’t blame you, but when will you grow up and help me share some of the burden?
You are in such a difficult situation now. I am worried about handing such an important matter to you. Yuanlin, what do you think we should do? "

When Yang Cheng heard this, he felt a little unhappy. He knew the area that Li Yuanji actually controlled now. However, after hearing the last part, Yang Cheng suddenly became anxious. He had finally been given an important position, and he didn't want to go back to open up new land.

"Brother-in-law, I was wrong. I will be more prudent in the future and will never let you down!"

Yang Cheng admitted his mistake directly in front of Li Yuanji without any temper, which satisfied Li Yuanji. Although he knew that this man was just talking and would not change, as long as he gave in, it would be fine.

"Okay, stop doing these empty things. Now that you are ready, then get ready to load the ship and set off. But I tell you, if you do well this time, I can let you take charge of the caravan's affairs in the future. If you don't perform well, you can go back to where you came from.

Now here, everyone is responsible for a lot of work, and one person has to do the work of several people. You know all this, and I also hope that you can take on the important responsibility. Your knowledge here can be said to be very profound, and I hope you can perform well.

Sizhe is doing very well now, and now it depends on you whether you can do well. "

Although this matter had been decided long ago, Yang Cheng's character still made him feel uneasy. In the end, he even resorted to provocation. Although Yang Cheng and Wei Ye were good friends, neither of them would accept the fact that one was not as good as the other.

Yang Cheng was also very serious after hearing this. Even if Li Yuanji said nothing, he would still do his best. He knew very well that this was a test for him. If he didn't do well, even if Li Yuanji was his brother-in-law, his future would be difficult.

"My lord, don't worry, there will be no problem if I take action!"

Li Yuanji's face was full of black lines. It turned out to be that Yang Cheng. He didn't bother to pay attention to this person anymore and immediately took out Gao Liang's information and handed it to Yang Cheng.

"This is sorghum. When you go to the Tang Dynasty, you must find this sorghum. When you find it, collect as much as you can and bring it all back."

Yang Cheng looked at Gao Liang's portrait and information, but he was very confused, because he really didn't know what this thing was, but he didn't ask. No matter what it was, he would know after finding it. As for whether he could find it?
Yang Cheng was not worried at all. Since he couldn't find it himself, he didn't believe that Yang and Wei couldn't find it. As long as it was definitely there, then it wouldn't be a problem.

"Brother-in-law, I understand. Don't worry. I will definitely bring them back when I come back. But brother-in-law, can you give me some more big boats? The ones we have now are too few. It will take several months to go back and forth. It would be a waste if we don't load more and send them out, right?"

Li Yuanji immediately looked at Yang Cheng with displeasure.

"You're the only one who can do this? I don't know if there are big ships? They're already under construction. What do you think a big ship is? Can you build it just by saying so? Can you just have it just by saying so? Get out of here right now. I can't help but want to kick you when I see you."

Yang Cheng chuckled and immediately ran out. Li Yuanji just shook his head when he saw him.

(End of this chapter)