My servant in the Tang Dynasty is Li Shimin

Chapter 132 The Real Xanadu!

"It turns out that this is the case, old man, your son will be fine!"

Li Shimin was very embarrassed. If he had known this would happen, he would not ask more questions.

Now, he didn't know what expression to put on.

It's so embarrassing.

Going to a far away place, in this day and age, basically has the same meaning as death.

"It's okay, all of this is in the past, and people still have to look forward after all."

"How many years have passed, I have long been used to it."

The old man smiled, with a look of indifference, as if he had already looked away.

At least, that's how it looks on the surface.

This made Li Shimin look at it, and his heart became even more blocked.

If you really look away, how can you still keep this dress, and how can you remember it so clearly?

And in a sense, the reason for this tragedy is because of his dereliction of duty and incompetence as the emperor.

If he could have killed Tubo earlier and destroyed the country, would there have been so many tragedies?

Although he also knew before that the Tubo people often ran amok within the border of the Tang Dynasty, burning, killing and looting, which also caused huge losses and civilian casualties.

But when these things were presented to him, what was left was often just a thin paper memorial.

There are only a series of cold adjectives and numbers on it, and all of them add up to only a few thousand words.

Nothing more
Countless lives have passed away, in front of Li Shimin, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, only these are left
There is still a big difference between the so-called "heavy casualties" and actually seeing a large cemetery.

There are some things that words can never express.

Words are sometimes really pale, and only what you see with your own eyes is the truth.

1 people died is just a number, but their bones are piled up together, it is a mountain!
"what happened?"

The old man looked at Li Shimin who was in deep thought, and said hesitantly:
"Did I say something that shouldn't be said? You really don't have to take it to heart. "

"No, how could you be wrong?"

Li Shimin came back to his senses and shook his head: "Old man, you are very right."

"I assure you, before long, Tubo will cease to exist!"

He has already made up his mind that he must implement the prince's plan immediately after returning, and immediately send the eminent monk to Tubo.

A country like Tubo has long since disappeared completely!
The old man smiled when he heard the words, but he didn't take it to heart, obviously he just took it as a joke.

Although he has only heard of Tubo a few times, he also understands that this is a powerful country that can talk to Tang on an equal footing. How could it cease to exist so easily?

But Li Shimin didn't care, it doesn't matter what others think, as long as he, the Emperor of Tang, takes it seriously.

Time passed slowly, and a quarter of an hour later, Li Shimin cleaned the house, sweated a little, and planned to say goodbye to the old man.

When it was time to leave, the old man suddenly remembered something, and looked behind the house:
"If you want to pull the cart away, boy, you can pull it on the road behind the house."

"It's very flat there. If you walk on it, you can avoid stumbling and stumbling, and you can save effort when pulling it up."

"The back of the house?"

Li Shimin was confused, he moved his feet, looked around, and suddenly saw a gray-black road.

The road is very flat, reflecting the sun, and it is gray, just like it was printed with a mold.

"Which way is this?"

Li Shimin's eyes widened in surprise.

This level of flatness, not to mention Chang'an City, even the stone floor in the Imperial City is completely incomparable!

The current imperial city is, after all, a relic of the previous dynasty. After the war, although it has been repaired, it still leaves too many scars.

The old man raised his head and looked out of the window, with a hint of emotion in his eyes:
"That is the road that Wang Gongzi paid to build. I heard that it is going to lead to the rumored Huainan Road and Lingnan Road area."

"Prince Wang said, if you want to get rich, build roads first."

"The future of farming is limited. Lantian County needs to rely on merchants if it wants to completely recover."

"As long as this road is completed, Lantian County will become a transit point between Chang'an, Huainan, and Lingnan. Merchants will not be able to decide. It is only a matter of time before becoming the second Chang'an City."

"Lingnan Road? Huainan Road?"

"real or fake?"

Li Shimin was confused. Lingnan is located at the southernmost tip of the Tang Dynasty, but there is almost nothing there except miasma, rainforest, and poisonous insects.

Counting on the business there to drive up Lantian County, what is the difference between this and log seeking fish?
The most important thing is that it is too remote, thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, how much will it cost to build such a road?

What is the prince building this road for?

And looking at this appearance, it seems that it has been repaired for a while.

"To get rich, build roads first."

"Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is some truth to it."

"If there is not even a good road to connect with the outside world, then there is indeed no hope for development."

"It's just that he chose the wrong place to go. It should be built in the direction of the Silk Road."

Li Shimin was somewhat disapproving, but the old man shook his head:
"Young Master Wang said that it won't be long before Lingnan's business will pick up."

"All the people in Lantian County believe in the words of Mr. Wang, and there will be nothing wrong."

As he said that, there was an inexplicable gleam in his eyes, and he felt a little jealous when he saw Li Shimin.

This dog big family really wins the hearts of the people!

Forget it.

"Speaking of this road, what material is it made of, Mr. Wang?"

Li Shimin let go of his messy thoughts, walked forward, squatted down slowly, spread his palms, and pressed them on the ground, but he couldn't feel any obvious bumps!
It's really flat!

After confirming, Li Shimin was even more shocked, and his heart "thumped".

What kind of fairy material is this! ?

Why has he never seen him as an emperor?
"I don't know what it is, but Prince Wang seems to call it concrete."

"The workshop is nearby, but it has stopped."

The old man answered truthfully.

"Concrete? And workshops? Could it be that this material can be mass-produced?"

Li Shimin frowned. He could confirm with full confidence that Datang absolutely did not have such materials.

And this also means that this is a new type of material invented by the big dog himself, and it can also be mass-produced.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin became even more excited, feeling that his face was flushing with excitement.

If this kind of concrete can be extended to the entire Datang and reshape the transportation system of the Datang, what will the Datang be like?
This will definitely be a shocking change, far more brilliant than it is now!

Within the four seas, it can be reached quickly.

"Old man, how long has this road been repaired?"

Li Shimin asked, his eyes were shining, and his hands were shaking with excitement.

Who would have thought that he would discover such a big secret of Prince Wang just after he came in to sweep the floor.

If he had known this would happen, he should have brought a small notebook to record all this.

There are really many good things that this big dog hides and pinches!

"It's about 80 miles away. It has been repaired for more than two months. Pingze County and surrounding towns have been connected."

"That day, Young Master Wang came back from Chang'an City and happily drank with us all night."

"It is said that he saw Li Shimin's back and saw the magnificent scene of many foreign races worshiping my Tang emperor, and he also said that the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty will come soon, and then he decided to pay for this road."

The old man was very enthusiastic, willing to answer anything, with memories in his eyes, and continued:
"But the road made of concrete is only ten miles away."

"Although the concrete is very flat and easy to lay, Wang Gongzi later discovered that if a bald horse (a horse that has not had time to install a horseshoe) runs on the concrete, the hooves will wear out very quickly."

"So the next seventy miles are all dirt roads compacted with thick soil and sand. In order to prevent dust from flying, the young master specially transported fine sand from Chang'an City to lay it down."

"The concrete workshop also stopped."

How does Prince Wang know so much?

Hearing these words, Li Shimin was shocked again.

Two months ago, when the Siyi pilgrimage was in progress, Li Chengqian passed out in the brothel, and Prince Wang happened to see himself!

After learning the news, apart from the nervousness of being almost discovered, Li Shimin also had a hint of joy.

When I was at my most majestic, I was still seen by the prince.

It's so cool!

For some reason, Li Shimin's heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

This sense of achievement was something that those court ministers could not give Li Shimin no matter how much they complimented him.

Because it can only come from Wang Yuan, from this current god!

In Li Shimin's mind, even if others say [-] words, even if it is Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others, it is not as important as a word of praise from Wang Gongzi.

The prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty is coming soon!

This is Prince Wang's recognition and praise for him!
"Indeed, the prosperous age of Tang Dynasty will be completely opened!"

Li Shimin's eyes were very hot, and he decided that after returning home, he must vigorously promote Antie and let Changsun Wuji expand the workshop immediately!

This peerless material called concrete must be well promoted and paved in every corner of the Tang Dynasty. It must not be abandoned because there is no saddle iron.

Although the current Tang Dynasty has advanced iron smelting technology, especially the Changsun Wuji's family, the smelting workshop is extremely prosperous, but the output still cannot increase, and there is a limit.

Although Datang produces countless cast irons every year, most of them are used to refine iron farm tools and weapons. Although there are also refined horseshoes, they are basically only installed on war horses for war.

However, Li Shimin has made up his mind that even if the whole country saves food and money, in order to spread the concrete roads, horseshoes must be promoted.

Anyway, after the demise of Tubo, apart from the thorn in the side and Goguryeo in the flesh, Datang has no other big enemies.

It's just a chance to take the opportunity to recuperate and engage in infrastructure construction.

In this way, without Wang Yuan's knowledge, he changed history again, pushing forward the widespread promotion of horseshoes for decades.

"Old man, can you take a look at this car for me?"

Li Shimin suppressed his excitement and said eagerly: "I want to walk this road in person and see with my own eyes how good this concrete road is."

"Of course no problem."

The old man chuckled and agreed to the request without much hesitation.

For him, this is just a matter of effort.

Since the person in front of you is so interested in concrete, let him have a look.

"Thank you, old man."

Li Shimin saluted happily, bid farewell to the old man, and walked alone on this concrete road.

Not long after walking, some mysterious people in common clothes suddenly appeared, and a carriage drove up. Li Shimin was not surprised, but just got into the carriage and sat down silently.

It's comfortable!

Sitting in the carriage, Li Shimin couldn't feel the slightest jolt, and the emotion in his eyes became even more intense.

Compared with this concrete road, all the official roads in the Tang Dynasty are dilapidated roads!
This is the real way!

In any case, he must ask for the specific formulation of the concrete.

While Li Shimin was feeling emotional, the carriage also stopped slowly and stopped moving forward.

"what happened?"

Li Shimin asked suspiciously, a guard dressed in commoner clothes opened the curtain and said respectfully: "Master, there are people plowing in the spring ahead."

Spring plowing?
Li Shimin was taken aback, and asked, "Why is there spring plowing here? Where have we been? Have we left Lantian County?"

"Yes, sir, we have already left Lantian County."

"And we are near Backbone Mountain in Pingze County." The guard answered truthfully.

"Pingze County, Backbone Mountain?"

Li Shimin said to himself and repeated it, feeling that this place was very familiar.

He seemed to have seen this place in the memorial, but he couldn't remember it for a while. After thinking about it for a while, Li Shimin's eyes showed a sudden look.

He has indeed seen this place, because there are hundreds of acres of fields here, but due to drought and snowstorms, it has become a dead land.

The so-called dead land, as the name suggests, is the dead land where nothing can live.

And now, someone is actually plowing in the dead land?
"Bullshit!"

"This is simply wasting food!"

Li Shimin scolded angrily, and slapped the carriage with one hand, and the whole carriage was shocked immediately.

"Master calm down!"

Seeing this, the disguised guards all knelt down one after another, pleading guilty in fear.

Why is His Majesty suddenly angry?
"Retire all of you, I want to go there myself!"

Li Shimin got out of the car, looking very angry.

The object of his anger is naturally not these guards, but the county magistrate of Pingze County!

Knowing that food cannot be cultivated in a dead land, he saw the people planting, but he didn't stop it, and let them, it's just nonsense!

Even if the food is thrown into the river, it is not such a waste!

How hopeless and broken would those people be if they saw that all the grain they had planted was useless?

In the current world, a single harvest can starve the whole family to death!

Imagine him, Li Shimin, in order to feed the people of the entire Tang Dynasty, he has to endure cruel oppression by the prince and experience all kinds of difficulties every now and then.

And now this little magistrate of Pingze County is actually going against his own will, acting against his will here, watching the people die on the wrong road indifferently!

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how could Li Shimin not be angry?
(End of this chapter)