Tang Dynasty good brother

Chapter 230 The three-year period
Seeing Li Shimin's stupid way of spinning thread, Qin Hao wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and had to flatter him to brag about his good spinning.

Li Shimin was also happy. As his skills became more proficient, his movements became faster and his mouth became wider and wider. When the last big lump of cotton was spun and there were several taels of pure white cotton thread, he took the thread off. , twisted into a thick rope, and yanked hard with both arms.

"Drink!"

The result was naturally quite embarrassing. The tangle of cotton thread was as thick as half a palm. It would be hell if it could be torn off. However, instead of being angry, Li Shimin was happier. He laughed and said, "Okay." Strong, so strong, I have this thing, why worry about the world being injustice!"

Li Shimin has a measure of his own strength. There are no people who are stronger than him in the world, but there are definitely not many. He has not been able to pull this thread, which is enough to prove that his tenacity is far superior to that of twine.

Qin Hao and all the hundreds of knights naturally gave another flattery in a hurry. They just patted and patted. Li Junxian took the lead, but began to cry. At first, he was crying alone, and then more and more people were crying. Those who knew thought that Qin Hao's family was dead.

Li Shimin asked puzzled, "Why is General Li crying?"

"Your Majesty made atonement. I lost my temper. I have been in poverty since I was a child. When I was a child, it seemed that half of my life died when winter came. My mother was frozen to death. If this thing had appeared a few years earlier, Jiaci might not have I will... oh."

Li Shimin was also a little bit embarrassed. Although he was born as a noble son, he was not ignorant of the sufferings of the world. He sighed and said to Qin Hao: "This thing appeared a year earlier, and it can save the lives of tens of thousands of people. These cottons have been cultivated all over the country." , I don’t know how much time it will take, you said that this thing is everywhere in that day Zhu country? If I have an army to ask for it, how about it?”

puff!
Qin Hao spitting out a mouthful of old blood, crazy, this is, it should be said that he really deserves to be Li Shimin, the first reaction in his mind is to fight for some cotton.

"I think it's impossible. Tianzhu is too far away from me. If you go by land, the shortcut must go through Tuyuhun and the Tubo Plateau, and climb over the highest mountain range in the world. If it's a long way, it's the way Xuanzang used to learn Buddhist scriptures. Not to mention that the journey is far away and you have to pass through more than a hundred countries, it is really beyond your reach, and the place is so hot that it is extremely hot and the miasma is serious, it is really not suitable for military use. If you send someone to follow Xuanzang to fetch it, let alone the journey. A hundred or so people probably won’t be able to get much, and even if the cotton can’t be planted all over the Tang Dynasty in a few years, it can still fill the warehouses, and it’s useless to ask for so little cotton.”

Li Shimin nodded, and then suppressed the idea of ​​dispatching an army. It seems that this thing can only wait patiently. If he wants to wear cotton clothes, he may have to wait for two years.

But I heard Qin Hao continue: "But I think that Tianzhu is full of treasures, and its people are weak and ignorant. If we can develop maritime trade, it will be my great fortune. It may not be impossible for the nations to contact each other and let them recognize the status of our Heavenly Khan."

Qin Hao also had a sudden whim. You must know that although the navigation technology in the Tang Dynasty was mature, there was basically no problem with offshore and long-distance voyages. There is an example that the Japanese sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty 90.00 times, and the Tang Dynasty sent them [-] times, that is, It is said that only one of the [-] trips to sea was buried in the sea, and the safety rate of [-]% five is already much higher than that of the great European voyages.

However, Datang didn't pay enough attention to the sea. Most of its energy was devoted to the west, and it basically didn't pay much attention to the south. The so-called Maritime Silk Road has never been scaled.

If we can take this opportunity to make Li Er interested in the south, let the maritime industry be valued, and even colonize Tianzhu, it will be much easier than managing the Western Regions!Even with the key support of the imperial court, it is not impossible to discover the New World.

Li Shimin wondered: "Treasures everywhere? Are there other treasures besides this cotton in Tianzhu?"

"Yes, for example, I know that there is a kind of rice in the south of the country. The output is more than three times that of my Tang Dynasty in a certain area, and it doesn't choose the land, and it is more resistant..."

"How much? More than three times?"

Qin Hao nodded.Champa rice is grown three times a year in the Jiangnan area, and the output is three times that of the original ancient rice. There is no problem. There is also sugar cane, which is not available in Tang Dynasty at this time. Qin Hao wants to eat sweet and sour pork tenderloin. going crazy.

Li Shimin's eyes turned green immediately, and he shouted loudly: "Quickly, bring me a map, I want to send troops! Even if I have a million soldiers, I will take this place down."

Of course, there was no map of Tianzhu in the Tang Dynasty, but Qin Hao was able to draw a rough map from memory. Li Shimin could only sigh after learning that walking by land was so strenuous. It seems that this place can only be walked by sea.

"I heard from Xuanling that your youth gang wanted the shipyard in Yangzhou to build ships?"

"Yes."

"Well... Now that the national treasury is not rich, it is indeed difficult to give you much support. How about this? From now on, the imperial court will not take any income from the river, and all taxes on the Qinggang industry will be exempted within five years. You can rest assured I build ships for me, the boatmen enjoy the treatment of government soldiers, and the imperial court conducts drills after the autumn harvest every year. On weekdays, when you do business, you do business, and when you do fishing, how about fishing?"

Li Shimin was thinking about the reform of the government military system recently, and even chatted for a few days and gave Datang a navy military soldier. Qin Hao was also drunk.
What's the matter?According to this statement, how can the Green Gang develop into a self-sufficient Datang navy?Is this still the non-governmental organization I am familiar with?In addition, if the Green Gang develops into a naval army, what will Zhang Liang do in the future?Can I still be the head of the Youth Gang?
"You still have to take care of the Green Gang, so let's just let it go for a two-year period. You can discuss with Xuanling and the others how to do it."

Well, Qin Hao feels that in just such a short period of time, his whole life has a feeling of derailment. Isn't this the goddamn father who brought you to see Cotton?

But now that the conversation has come here, Qin Hao has to answer it. It's almost a conditioned reflex, and it's too late for him to think. Qin Hao can only say: "Minister, thank you for your kindness."

Looking up, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth turned up, and he was looking at Qin Hao with a tricky look, which made Qin Hao's heart tremble, there must be no pitfalls here.

"Very well, I will give you three years. After three years, I want one hundred large ships and five hundred small ships. How about it?"

puff!
"How much...how much? River boat or sea boat?"

"Of course it's a sea boat. Can Tianzhu pass through the river?"

Qin Hao wants to scold her, you are sick, right?Do you know how much a sea-going ship costs?A hundred warships!Why do you think you are the Spanish Armada? It’s still three years, not to mention that you are exempt from this tax, even if you give me all the money in the treasury, it’s not enough!
"Your Majesty, this... This is impossible, let alone three years, even ten years as a humble minister..."

"If you can't make it, behead it."

Ga?
Qin Hao wondered if Li Shimin had found fault with Pei Ji and killed him.

Li Shimin patted Qin Hao on the shoulder and said, "I know it's difficult, just relying on the profit of the Green Gang is like a drop in the bucket, but you should have a way, right? You can help the King of Hejian and the King of Huai'an when you were still a disaster victim." Earn millions of dollars in profits, let alone now? There is no limit to freedom, what ideas you have, what support you need, I will do whatever you want, but I will see my fleet in three years. "

(End of this chapter)