Li Shimin was now very interested in Liu Yishou, who unified the black pine forest and facilitated merchants, so he said: "I have a lot of servants, so there is no shortage of manpower, but I want to hire you to help us lead the way. Is it possible?"

Don’t worry, I’ll keep you alive! By the way, I don’t know what your name is yet.”

The waiter nodded and bowed and replied: "The villain's surname is Li, and his name is Dasheng.

I also want to lead the way for customers, but our company has work regulations. I am only responsible for attracting customers, and the company will arrange special people to guide you.

I'm so sorry."

Li Shimin nodded and was about to agree, when Wenyi stopped him and said: "It's okay, we like you, so you can lead the way.

Go and call your manager over and I will discuss it with him."

Li Dasheng had no choice but to complain and went to the back hall to call the manager.

After a while, a man in his thirties wearing a crisp black suit and a clean white shirt walked out. There was a bow tied at the collar of the shirt, and the leather shoes on his feet were polished.

Standard Shanghai Ax Gang dress... Needless to say, this outfit must also come from the evil taste of literature and art.

This man immediately became excited after seeing Wenyi. He hurried over and gave Wenyi a fist salute, cracking his mouth and laughing loudly: "Niu Dali has met the vice president!"

There are so many people in Heisong Village that Wen Yi still can't recognize them all, and one of them happened to pop up here, but how can trivial social matters stump Wen Yi?

Wenyi responded enthusiastically and said: "It turns out to be Brother Niu. I haven't seen you for a few days and you have become the manager. Congratulations!"

Then he leaned into Niu Dali's ear and whispered: "Do you know who this noble person beside me is?"

Niu Dali looked at Li Shimin and shook his head to express that he didn't recognize him.

Wenyi whispered again: "He is our real boss, His Highness King Qin!"

Niu Dali was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground. Wen Yi used all his strength to hold him steady.

He quickly continued: "Calm down! Calm down. This time His Highness is out incognito and cannot be made public. I am telling you because I trust you. You must not spread this news, otherwise you will die in a very slow manner! Do you understand?"

Niu Dali was so frightened that his face turned pale and he quickly nodded in agreement.

Wenyi helped him smooth the non-existent wrinkles on his clothes in a very gentlemanly manner and said, "Manager Niu, do you think we want Li Dasheng to be our guide?"

Niu Dali immediately pushed Li Dasheng in front of Li Shimin and flattered him: "My guest, Li Dasheng will be yours from now on, please use him as much as you like!"

Li Shimin saw the little action they had just done and glared at Wenyi angrily. He smiled and said to Niu Dali: "Okay, but I only let him be a guide once. He is still yours. Don't worry, he is so good."

You must be heartbroken when I take away your employees."

After saying that, he waved his hand and led Wenyi and Li Dasheng out of the company.

Li Dasheng was confused the whole time. He followed Li Shimin into the black pine forest and realized that he seemed to have been favored by this noble man. The follower of this noble man was the vice president of the company, so this man... was very obedient. He seemed to know what happened.

A big secret! As a result, the clever Li Dasheng immediately showed up to his 200% state and introduced to Li Shimin all the history of Black Pine Forest, as well as the big news and gossip, and told Li Shimin everything he knew.

Only then did Li Shimin realize that the large amount of supplies he had requested from him during the period of literature and art had been used here. Unknowingly, he had become the owner of a black pine forest with a radius of thousands of miles, and he felt a little excited.

A newly built cement road at the entrance of Black Pine Forest is under construction, and it is estimated that it has been repaired for more than 300 meters.

Everyone talked and laughed and finally arrived at Heisong Village under the guidance of Li Dasheng.

Li Dasheng stood at the entrance of the village and proudly said to everyone: "Welcome to the magical Heisong Village! Here you can see the future of Datang!"

Li Shimin walked through the woods, and the scene in front of him was intoxicating! The rows of huts were arranged in an orderly manner; naked children were playing on the road; the women at home still had smiles on their faces while washing, cooking, and spanking their children; several women were busy at home.

An old man was sitting at the entrance of the village, leaning on a cane, chatting happily. He picked up a small teapot and took a sip.

Everything seemed so natural, harmonious, and the poetic pictures had a great impact on Li Shimin. Thinking of the lives of the poor people he saw along the way, they were completely two worlds! Li Shimin secretly swore in his heart: One day I will make the world famous.

People all live like this! Li Shimin squinted his eyes and took a deep breath, waved his hand and said: "Come into the village, Xiaoyi, go and arrange a room for me. I want to stay here for a few more days."

Wenyi smiled and said: "Your room has been prepared for a long time. It is a three-story villa at the innermost part of the village.

I hope you like it!”

Li Shimin waved his hand: "Lead the way!"

A group of more than 30 people entered the small village under the leadership of Wen Yi.

Every villager who saw the artist came up to say hello enthusiastically.

When everyone found out that Li Shimin was the boss of the village, they were even more shocked. The old people and children in the village all cheered and kowtowed to Li Shimin no matter what he said.

After working for a long time, everyone finally entered Li Shimin's villa.

Li Shimin, Princess Changsun, Shu'er and Wenyi were preparing their meals in order in the living room. Li Shimin leaned on the sofa without any image, feeling the comfort brought by the high-end furniture, and groaned involuntarily.

The eldest grandson covered his mouth and chuckled: "Husband, there are two younger generations here, please pay attention to your image."

Li Shimin said feebly: "We are all our own, and Shu'er loves me the most, how can she laugh at me?

Are you right, Xiaoyi?"

Wen Yi's horse followed immediately, and everyone laughed for a while before Wen Yi said seriously: "Your Highness, I have a development plan for the future, please take a look."

Li Shimin pursed his lips, and Shu'er obediently took the information and gently handed it to Li Shimin's hand, then returned behind Li Shimin and gently massaged his shoulders.

Li Shimin flipped through it casually, then put it on the coffee table and said, "You should say it again first, and then look at the information later."

Wenyi sorted out his thoughts and said: "The Tang Dynasty has basically completed its unification, and it is only a matter of time before Hebei is left.

In the future, the number and scale of wars will decrease, and I am ready to let 'Hope' shift its mission focus from weapons research and development to infrastructure construction.

Infrastructure includes a lot, such as: transportation, public roads, social order, etc. The key is food! First, there were the Three Kingdoms, the chaotic period of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, which greatly harmed the national population. After the turmoil in the late Sui Dynasty, the current national population is no more than

Three million households, with a total population of no more than 15 million people.

Among them, the elderly, young children, and women account for a large proportion, and there are very few men in the family.

Compared with the small population, the amount of arable land in the country is considerable.

However, due to the backwardness of agricultural tools and the lack of labor, the total amount of food in the country is not large. Even in good harvest years, it is only enough to feed the people.

I have calculated that a family of five requires one and a half laborers to ensure the family's basic life.

But currently, each household across the country can only have an average of 0.8 laborers.

The shortage of labor limited the production of food, and the amount of food limited the growth of the population.

So I'm going to look for higher yields of food and research more advanced agricultural tools.

To increase food production and thereby increase population.”

Wenyi paused and continued: "There is no food that is more productive than grains in the country, so I am going to build a sea ship and go to sea to look for it.

Of course this is an extremely long process.

I hope His Highness can support it.”

Li Shimin said with burning eyes: "Are you sure you can really find more productive grain overseas?"

Wenyi smiled and replied: "This is not necessarily true, but sea ships must be built. I heard that General Li Xiaogong once killed a huge fish at sea. This shows that there must be rich food resources in the sea. If we can use them

There will be one more source of food.

Besides, doing business overseas is extremely profitable, and we can’t let this go. Right now, ‘Hope’ is still barely functioning with your help, so it’s time to open up a way of making money of our own.”

Li Shimin nodded in agreement: "Yes, now the consumption of 'hope' is getting bigger and bigger, and the palace's income can no longer keep up with the consumption. Fortunately, I still have some wealth, otherwise we would all be drinking from the northwest wind now! So what are you going to do?

manage?"

Wenyi took out a map of the country and put it on the table, pointed to a spot on the coastline and said, "Can your Highness make this land your own?"

Li Shimin looked up and saw that it was the mouth of the Yangtze River, but he didn't know what it was called because it was too remote.

Wenyi said: "This place should be a deserted beach now.

I plan to build a ‘Hope’ sub-base here, which will be mainly used for the construction of sea-going ships and the docking of merchant ships.”

Li Shimin looked at it for a while and said: "The location is well chosen. Not only can you go to the sea here, but you can also travel to all parts of the country along the Yangtze River.

If I ask, it shouldn't be difficult to come over.

But as far as I know, the population there is sparsely populated, so it might be difficult for you to build a base."

Wenyi nodded and said: "This is a long-term project. As long as we get the land, we can start it slowly, there is no rush.

There is also a sub-base here, where I plan to study aircraft, which are tools that can allow people to fly into the sky."

Li Shimin said excitedly: "But is it like the Saint Cloth of Hope?"

Wenyi shook his head and said: "No, it is only for individual combat. This time I want to develop an aircraft that can carry hundreds of people at a time. It can be used for long-distance travel among civilians. Its use in the military is even greater. It can be used for military purposes.

It is easy to quickly dispatch hundreds of special operations personnel to a certain place, and bombs can be dropped from above the target to destroy the enemy's effective forces."

Li Shimin became excited when he talked about military affairs. He imagined that he gave an order and countless fighter planes flew above the enemy and dropped bombs continuously, wiping the enemy directly from the surface! How exciting it would be! He immediately made a decision:

"This must be listed as a top priority. I will fully support you and strive to develop it as soon as possible!"

Wenyi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, we have the idea of ​​an airplane, but rubber is too scarce now. We need to build sea ships first before we can get it in large quantities."

Li Shimin asked: "Rubber, damn, the Xiao family has made me a lot of money from rubber. Well, I will get that land over as soon as possible. You should be prepared in advance. As long as we have our own ship, I will
Chapter completed!