On January 20, the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Min left Chang'an for the second time. Just like the first time, there were more people seeing him off this time than last time. Li Shimin, Empress Changsun and other concubines from the harem also came out.

When Li Min left, Concubine Yang and Yan

The concubine and others were all crying because Li Min took away the three brothers Li Ke, Li Zhen and Li Yun. As mothers, although they were reluctant to part with them, they also knew that this trip was beneficial to their sons.

It's harmless, so there's nothing to stop it.

When Li Min left Chang'an this time, in addition to the four princes, Yan Bei, Li Jingheng and other friends also came with him. However, Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye and Li Yong had already entered the military academy and were now attending the military academy.

He was in the midst of intense study, so there were only a dozen or so friends who came with Li Min this time.

Wang Kuang also arrived in Chang'an two days ago. He and Cui Yu will also go to Liuqiu with Li Min. Of course, Mengxue will also come with him in the name of taking care of the 'sick' Li Min. In addition, Lu

The Li family also sent many people to follow them, because Li Min had promised them that he would give them a chance at Liuqiu.

In addition to the above people, several big businessmen in Chang'an also sent their own managers. This was an opportunity Li Min saw that they had been following his pace in business, so he specially gave them an opportunity. If they could seize it in the south,

With this opportunity, even if he is not as powerful as Yan Bei and Li Jingheng in the future, it can at least greatly enhance his status.

The above are the main components of Li Min's team. In order to speed up the advance, he not only didn't bring Wen Xin with him, he didn't even bring his personal Wen'er and Hua'er with him. He only brought a few hundred guards with him. After all, Liu Qiu Da Dao

It's not peaceful there, and there are so many of them. If you don't bring more,

Even he himself was worried about the guards, 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 many of their close friends.

Servants, and even the stewards of the merchants hired many bodyguards to accompany them.

When they set off, the Yellow River had not yet thawed, so it was naturally impossible to take a boat. Fortunately, roads from Chang'an to Dengzhou had initially been implemented, so the ride was very fast. Originally, based on the location of Chang'an, Li Min and the others should have gone all the way east.

They arrived at Haizhou, and then took a boat out to Liuqiu from there. This was the shortest distance. However, Li Min had something to deal with back in Dengzhou, so they had to drive northeast along the Yellow River.

Although the New Year has passed, the weather in the north is still very cold, so it is still very hard to walk this way. In addition to arranging the trip, Li Min also has a task assigned by Mrs. Cheng, which is to try his best

to enlighten Mengxue.

In fact, when Li Min met Mengxue for the second time, he also felt sorry for the other party's haggardness, so he did not need Mrs. Cheng's instructions at all. He tried his best to make Mengxue happy from the beginning. But Mengxue might be really into it.

After entering Niujiaojiao, she instinctively resisted Li Min, and even felt extremely uncomfortable when Li Min approached him actively.

Almost everyone in the team knew about the incident between Li Min and Mengxue, and they all understood that Li Min was sorry for Miss Cui, so as brothers and friends, they also hope to see Li Min reconcile with

Miss Cui came together. Therefore, she also showed some enthusiasm for Li Min and Mengxue, and even helped Li Min with a lot of bad ideas, but unfortunately they had no effect.

Li Min is not in a hurry about Cui Mengxue's escape. Anyway, there is plenty of time on the way, and Mengxue can escape back to the carriage on land, but if he takes a boat with her after going to sea, it will depend on where she hides.

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After more than half a month of running around, Li Min 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. Li Min and his group of several thousand people came together

Upon entering Dengzhou, we were immediately arranged.

After entering Dengzhou, Li Min had no time to spare. He had just taken a shower and changed clothes. Then he wanted to go to Mengxue to show off, ask her what she wanted to eat at night, and recommend some famous local restaurants to her.

Cai. But unexpectedly, he was pulled over by Zhao Fu and reported to him about Dengzhou's political achievements some time ago. Then before he could finish listening, Zhao Yifan came in again and took him to the Academy of Sciences to see the latest steam engine.

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"Boom, boom, boom..."

Li Min covered her ears and looked at the high-speed rotating steel monster in front of her. She was filled with emotion. When she was on the road just now, Yifan had already introduced her masterpiece. Now this steam engine is obviously more advanced than the last one.

There are more, the use of steam is more reasonable, and then

Coupled with the wear-resistant gum sent by Yuan Tiangang, which is actually gum with added carbon black, the sealing performance of the steam engine has been greatly improved. The maximum horsepower has now reached 30 horsepower. Yifan even promised that as long as she gave it

With some time, there will be more room for improvement in the future.

Regarding the steam engine in front of him, Li Min nodded with great satisfaction, and then pulled Yifan away from here. After all, the sound of the steam engine was too noisy, and the two of them could not talk at all.

"Yifan, you can go ahead with the development of the steam engine with confidence and boldness. I have my support behind everything. You don't have to worry about other problems. However, I have another task to give you. I hope you won't refuse." Li Min said.

He pulled the sail to a secluded place and said solemnly.

"Hehe, I know you want to put a steam engine on a big ship?" Yifan said with a naughty smile. In fact, she is more interested in sea ships than designing steam engines, but she wants to build the fastest ship in the world.

The steam engine must be the core component of the largest seagoing ship, so she patiently spent nearly two years focusing on the steam engine.

"Haha, Yifan is really smart!" Li Xin praised 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

But you can't do this. After all, the sea is ruthless. If you put the steam engine on the ship, if something happens

If an accident occurs during the trial voyage, it may threaten the life of the experimenter, so I think you should first think about installing the steam engine on a special cart, using the steam to drive the wheels, and then accumulate practical experience of the steam engine.

With the experience, I will be more confident when I move it to the ship."

Li Min's words are indeed very reasonable. After all, although the steam engine has been successfully developed and has certain practicality, there are still many things that need to be paid attention to in the practical process. If it is put on the ship from the beginning, it will

The cost of building a ship is extremely high, and it is also extremely inconvenient and even dangerous to test. Therefore, it is better to build a steam locomotive on land first and accumulate enough experience before moving it to a ship.

Yifan is also an outstanding talent with an IQ of over 200, so he understood what Li Min meant after a moment's thought. He nodded and said, "Okay, then I will build a steam locomotive first, but you have to give me some money first."

I offer some ideas, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to come up with them!”

Yifan knew that Li Min had many fantastic ideas in his mind, and since he proposed to build his own car, Li Min must have had a rough idea in his mind. Li Min had known that Yifan would say this,

So I didn't refuse and took Yifan to her usual office, took out paper and pen and started writing and drawing.

Li Min was naturally thinking of the most primitive steam train, so he drew two parallel rails on the paper, and then drew a locomotive with several carriages, especially indicating that the wheels were running on the rails.

The internal structure of the front of the car? I'm sorry about this. He has never studied this aspect of design, so he doesn't know it at all. He can only let Mengxue use her clever little brain to fill it in.

After telling all the train information he knew in detail, Li Min left Yifan. However, before he could return to the palace, he was blocked by another person.

"Your Highness, Miss Wu invites you!" It was Yang Shi who blocked Li Min's way. Originally, Yang Shi was in charge of Li Min's intelligence work in Dengzhou. Later, after Wu Meiniang came, she slowly took control of Dengzhou's intelligence work.

intelligence network

, even Li Min admired this very much, because he did not instruct Yang Shi and his wife to obey Wu Meiniang's orders at all, but Wu Meiniang used her own methods and used Li Min's name to completely subdue Yang Shi and his wife.

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

"Yang Shi, I'm not here during this period, so it's a big thank you to you and your wife!" Li Min said with a smile.

"Your Highness is serious. It is a villain's duty 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 that Yang Shi asked. In fact, although he and Mr. Yang were called father and son, they were not actually related by blood. Even the brothers Yang Shi were just adopted sons of Mr. Yang. But even so, Yang Shi still

He was very filial to his adoptive father. After all, if his old man hadn't picked him up from the wild and brought him home, he would have been dead for who knows how long.

Of course, when Li Min returned to Chang'an, he didn't forget to take a look at the former Sui veteran, so he smiled and replied: "Don't worry about this. Mr. Yang has a great appetite. The last time I drank with him at the same table, he turned out to be better than me."

As a young man, I eat a lot and walk very well, so I don’t think there will be any problem if I live for another few decades.”

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

When Yang Shi heard Li Min asked about the business, his face immediately straightened, and he bowed and replied: "Your Highness, Miss Wu has been paying attention to the developments in Silla these days, and she seems to have analyzed some important information from it.
Chapter completed!