Capital Datang

On January 13, [-]th year of Zhenguan, Li Min left Chang'an for the second time. Like the first time, there were more people seeing him off this time than last time. When Li Yin left, Concubine Yang, Concubine Yan and others were all crying, because Li Yin took away the three brothers Li Ke, Li Zhen and Li Yun. , but he also knew that this trip would be beneficial and harmless to his son, so he didn't stop him.

When Li Yin left Chang'an this time, in addition to the four princes in the team, Yanbei, Li Jingheng and other cronies also followed, but Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye, Li Yong and others had already entered the military academy, and now they are In the midst of intensive study, there are only a dozen of friends who came with Li Yin this time.

Wang Kuang also arrived in Chang'an two days ago. He will go to Liuqiu with Cui Yu and Li Yin. Of course, Mengxue also came in the name of taking care of the "sick" Li Yin.In addition, the Lu family also sent many people to follow, because Li Yin had promised them that he would give them a chance in Liuqiu.

In addition to the above-mentioned people, several big merchants in Chang'an also sent their own stewards. This is because Li Yin saw that they had been following his own pace in business, so he specially gave them a chance. If they can seize it in the south Even if this opportunity is not as powerful as Yanbei and Li Jingheng in the future, it can at least greatly improve his status.

The above are the main components of Li Yin's team, and in order to speed up the progress, not only did he not have a literary heart.He didn't even bring his close-fitting Wen'er and Hua'er. He only brought a few hundred guards with him. After all, Liuqiu Dadao was not peaceful, and there were so many of them. And not only did he bring guards.Li Ke, Li Yun, and Li Zhen each brought hundreds of guards. As for Li Jingheng and Yan Bei, they brought a lot of confidant servants, and even the businessmen's stewards also hired a lot of bodyguards to accompany them.Capital Datang 227

when they set off.The Yellow River has not yet thawed, so naturally it is impossible to take a boat. Fortunately, Chang'an and Dengzhou have initially realized roads.Therefore, the speed of driving all the way is also very fast.Originally, based on the location of Chang'an, Li Yin and the others should go all the way east to Haizhou, and then take a boat from there to Liuqiu. This way the distance is the shortest, but Li Yin has something to go back to Dengzhou to deal with, so they had to Drive northeast along the Yellow River.

Although it has passed the New Year, the weather in the north is still very cold, so this journey is still very hard.Moreover, besides arranging the itinerary for this journey, Li Yin also had a task assigned by Mrs. Cheng on his back, which was to try to enlighten Mengxue as much as possible.

In fact, when Li Yin saw Mengxue for the second time.He also felt sorry for the other party's haggardness, so he didn't need Mrs. Cheng's orders at all. He tried his best to make Mengxue happy from the beginning.However, Mengxue may have really gotten into the horns, and she resisted Li Yin's instinct, and even approached Li Yin proactively.She also felt extremely ill.

Almost all the people in the motorcade know about the matter between Li Yin and Mengxue, and they all understand that Li Yin is sorry for that Miss Cui, so as brothers and friends, they also hope to see Li Yin can get along with her Miss Cui came together.Therefore, they also showed some enthusiasm for the affairs of Li Yin and Mengxue, and even helped Li Yin with a lot of bad ideas, but unfortunately, none of them worked.

Regarding Cui Mengxue's evasion, Li Min is not in a hurry. Anyway, there is plenty of time on the way, and Mengxue can escape back to the carriage on land, but if he goes out to sea, he will take the same boat with her and see where she hides then go?

After more than half a month of running around, Li Yin and his group finally arrived at the border of Dengzhou. Zhao Fu had already received the news that King Qi was coming back, so he had already made preparations. Entering Dengzhou, he was immediately arranged properly.

After entering Dengzhou, Li Min couldn't be idle for a moment. He just took a shower and changed his clothes, and then he wanted to show it to Mengxue. vegetable.Unexpectedly, he was pulled over by Zhao Fu and reported to him the political achievements of Dengzhou some time ago.Before he could finish listening, Zhao Yifan rushed in again and dragged him to the Academy of Sciences to see the latest steam engine.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Li Yin covered his ears and looked at the high-speed rotating steel monster in front of him, and his heart was full of emotion. When we were on the road just now, Yifan had already introduced her favorite work, and now this steam engine is obviously more advanced than the last one. There are many, and the use of steam is more reasonable. In addition, the wear-resistant gum sent by Yuan Tiangang is actually gum with carbon black added, which greatly increases the airtightness of the steam engine. The current maximum horsepower has already It has reached thirty horsepower, and Yifan even promised that as long as she is given some time, there will be more room for improvement in the future.

For the steam engine in front of him, Li Yin nodded very satisfied, and then pulled Yifan away from here. After all, the sound of the steam engine was too loud, and the two of them couldn't talk at all.

"Yifan, you can safely and boldly do the research and development of the steam engine. Everything is supported by me, so you don't have to worry about other problems. However, I still have another task for you. I hope you don't refuse." Fan pulled to a secluded place and said solemnly.

"Hee hee, I know you want to install the steam engine on the big ship?" Yifan said with a mischievous smile.In fact, she is more interested in sea-going ships than designing steam engines, but she wants to build the fastest and largest sea-going ship in the world, and the steam engine must be the core component, so she patiently spent nearly For two years, he devoted himself to the steam engine.

"Haha, Yifan is really smart!" Li Yin boasted with a smile, but then he changed the subject and said, "But Yifan, don't be too impatient, the steam engine will definitely be installed on the ship in the future, but first After all, the sea is ruthless. If you install the steam engine on the ship, if any accident occurs during the sea trial, it may threaten the life of the experimenter, so I think you should first think about installing the steam engine on a ship. On a specially-made cart, use steam to drive the wheels to run, and then accumulate experience in the practical use of steam engines, and then move it to the ship, and it will be more secure.”

Li Yin's words are indeed very reasonable. After all, although the steam engine has been successfully developed and has a certain degree of practicality, there are still many things to pay attention to during the practical process. If it is put on the ship from the beginning, Firstly, the cost of the ship is extremely high, and secondly, it is extremely inconvenient and even dangerous to test, so it is better to manufacture steam locomotives on land first, and it will not be too late to accumulate enough experience before moving them to the ship.

Yifan is also an outstanding talent with an IQ of over [-], so he understood Li Yin's meaning after a little thought, and immediately nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll build a steam locomotive first, but you have to give it to me first." I offer some ideas, otherwise I can't think of them!"

Yifan knew that Li Yin had many wonderful ideas in his head, and since he proposed to build his own car, then Li Yin must have a rough idea in his mind.Li Yin knew that Yifan would say that, so he didn't refuse, and took Yifan to her usual office, took out a pen and paper, and began to write and draw.

Li Yin naturally thought of the most primitive steam train, so he drew two parallel rails on the paper, and then drew a locomotive with several carriages, especially marking that the wheels were running on the rails. The structure inside the front?I'm sorry about this, and he hasn't learned this aspect of design, so he doesn't know at all, so Mengxue can only use her clever little head to add it herself.

After telling all the trains he knew in detail, Li Yin left Yifan's place.But before he returned to the palace, he was stopped by another person.

"Your Highness, Miss Wu welcomes you!" It was Yang Shi who blocked Li Yin's way.Originally, Yang Shi was in charge of Li Yin's intelligence work in Dengzhou, but after Wu Meiniang came, he slowly took control of Dengzhou's intelligence network. Even Li Yin admired this very much, because he did not instruct Yang Shifu at all The woman listened to Wu Meiniang's orders, but Wu Meiniang used her own means and under the guise of Li Yin's name to completely subdue Yang Shi and his wife.Capital Datang 227

"Yeah!" Li Yin on the carriage nodded and signaled for Yang Shi to come up and ride with him. This made Yang Shi a little flattered, but he still obeyed and got into the carriage.

"Yang Shi, I'm not here during this time, it's hard work for you and my wife!" Li Yin said with a smile.

"Your Highness is serious. It is the duty of a villain to serve His Highness!" Yang Shi was very respectful, but he hesitated for a moment, and asked again, "Your Highness, I wonder if Father is in good health?"

It was Mr. Yang who Yang Shi asked. In fact, although he and Mr. Yang are called father and son, they are not related by blood. Even brothers like Yang Shi are just adopted sons of Mr. Yang. He is very filial to his adoptive father. After all, if his old man hadn't picked him up from the wild and brought him up, he probably would have died long ago.

Of course, when Li Yin returned to Chang'an, he didn't forget to take a look at the former Sui veteran, so he replied with a smile: "Don't worry about this, Mr. Yang has a very good appetite. Last time I drank with him at the same table, he turned out to be better than him." As a young man, I still eat a lot, and I walk like a tiger, so I don’t think there will be any problems in living for a few more decades.”

Hearing Li Yin's slightly exaggerated words, Yang Shi also showed a warm smile on his face.But then Li Yin asked again: "Yang Shi, Mei Niang invited me this time, but is there anything important?"

When Yang Shi heard Li Yin's question about something serious, his expression straightened immediately, and he bowed and replied, "His Royal Highness, Miss Wu has been paying attention to the developments in Silla these days, and she seems to have analyzed some important things from it. Information, but she refused to tell her subordinates, she only said that she would wait for His Highness to go down, and then discuss it with His Highness in person!" rq! ! !