As the saying goes, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.
What was even more unlucky was that a cloud came from the sky at some point, and soon it started to rain lightly.
It is said that spring rain is as precious as oil, but if oil drips on the head, people are probably not very happy.
The ancients also said that the spring rain is as moist as crisp, it really sticks to the body and blends into the bones, and the body will definitely feel crispy.
Lu Xiangjun raised his head and looked at the sky. His cloak was also taken away. His petite body was a little unable to bear it, as if he had encountered the winter rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and he shivered hard.
Lu Xiangjun secretly called mother, "You won't get sick when you go back, right? What a helpless person like her fears most is getting sick, and many famous prostitutes in the south of the Yangtze River are beautiful and unlucky, and they died of illness at a young age. News
As it was passed around, it turned into a poignant story.
Lu Xiangjun is usually very willing to listen to this, and she has strong empathy, and even sheds some tears when listening to it, but she absolutely does not want to be the protagonist of the story.
Fortunately, God's evil intentions went away as quickly as they came. The clouds drifted away after a while and no longer tortured these poor people.
The soldiers were also muttering and complaining about the inexplicable weather. Lu Xiangjun looked at them with envy. These guys were all strong and strong. In fact, they could withstand even a heavy rain.
Unlike Lu Xiangjun, who looks full of energy and seems to have spirituality in the roots of her hair, she is actually an authentic Jiangnan girl.
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Li Po always travels casually. In Wu Zixu's words, he wears a white dragon fish suit. Going out for a cruise means that he may encounter danger at any time.
For example, if Sun Ce came out lightly and was taken advantage of by assassins, this would not be included in this scope, because Sun Ce's travels meant that he took the initiative to take risks. Sun Ce relied on his bravery and felt that no one could kill him, so he went out in a big way with only a few followers.
Shooting and hunting excursions.
The courage is commendable, but there is obviously something wrong with the brain. Well, maybe it is artistic processing, which we will not discuss here.
Li Po came out of the palace this time to see the progress of the Chang'an Maritime Academy project. This year he wants to build some ports on the southeast coast to supply ships.
Like Du Fuwei, who just led the people to the sea without any care and took matters into his own hands, he would not be able to maintain his influence on the sea for a long time.
The Central Plains Dynasty had to set up many nodes in the Hexi region to manage the Western Regions. This is the same as the sea. Ports must be set up in some key places and must be protected by garrison troops. This is a long-term solution.
When the time comes, the overseas islands will be reunited, and the ships will be able to travel far away.
He didn't expect people at this time to go to the American continent, but he could explore all the islands in the outer sea.
Li Daozong led his army to attack Linyi was just the beginning, and the story of the southeast coast has just become exciting...
These require a large number of talents, so Chang'an Maritime Academy came into being. In fact, it is not suitable for the Maritime Academy to be located in Chang'an. Even if it does not go to the seaside, places like Jiangling and Jiangdu are obviously more suitable for the situation.
But as the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. Without his supervision and advocacy, the Maritime College would definitely have struggled, and it might have become a place like an academy.
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"Are all the boatmen from the south here? How many are there? Are they still needed?"
Li Po was riding on his horse. A light rain had just fallen, and he was a little upset because of the rain.
In addition to a few people from the province under his command, those who came with him were Yan Liben, the chief craftsman, and Yao Qian, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry. Both of them were officials responsible for supervising the construction of Chang'an Maritime Academy.
The officials are not big, and are obviously one level lower than when Chang'an Academy was built. This shows the attitude of the officials in the DPRK and China towards this matter.
The output was only 40-50%, and many people were watching the wind direction.
Of course, there are many reasons. First, all government agencies are very busy now and cannot spare much energy to do such "noisy things".
Secondly, the root cause still lies with Li Po himself. He ordered Du Fuwei to be responsible for the construction of Chang'an Maritime Academy. In the eyes of many people, it seemed that he wanted to find something to do for Du Fuwei and not let him idle and think.
Not paying much attention to it.
He didn't come for a walk from time to time like he did when he was building Chang'an Academy, so the officials also neglected it...
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Li Po will now take a closer look to make up for the lack of knowledge among the courtiers.
The boatmen who came from the south were naturally managed by the craftsmen as supervisors. Yan Liben immediately replied: "Last year, there were 154 people who came to Chang'an one after another. After screening in the prison, except for four who died of illness, the rest have died."
Reserved.
It’s just...I thought..."
Hesitating and hesitating to speak, this is the usual rhythm of ministers who want to speak, Li Po said: "If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."
Yan Liben glanced at the emperor secretly on his horse. Although more than a year had passed, he still felt it was a bit unreal. At a literary meeting in Chang'an Academy, he could actually meet the emperor in person and talk to him a lot. It was really...
See a ghost.
Of course, this is a good thing for him. The last time he was called to the palace to draw a picture of the emperor's banquet, if the emperor didn't know his name, where would he be?
Moreover, his official career has also become smoother, and he is expected to be promoted to the position of young master craftsman this year. His brother does not have such luck. Yan Liben can't help but feel very proud every time he thinks about this.
I have been talking to him all day long just because he is older. How is he doing now? My officer is older than you, so you still dare to talk to me.
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"I just feel that although Chang'an is surrounded by water, it has not been a place for shipbuilding since ancient times. In the former Sui Dynasty, shipyards were set up in Luoyang and Jiangdu, and most of them were prepared for Yang Guang's southern tour. Therefore, I feel that there is not much use for the shipbuilders to come to Chang'an.
The place of martial arts.”
Li Po smiled and asked: "Then where do you think the dock should be built?"
Artists engage in politics... OK, most of the aristocrats in this world hold multiple jobs, so it's not very strange.
Yan Liben was encouraged and finally said: "I think we should gather shipwrights in Donglai and other places to build docks and train the navy..."
He didn't mention any reasons, but Li Po, Yao Qian, Wei Zheng, Yan Shigu and others all understood the meaning of his words.
When the Sui Dynasty attacked Goguryeo, the navy started from Donglai. Everyone looked sideways and thought that this person was really brave. He dared to encourage the Supreme to send troops to attack Goguryeo at this time. Was he crazy?
This was undoubtedly a taboo topic in the court. Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo three times and returned with disastrous defeats three times, which caused the world to boil.
Moreover, the national power of the Tang Dynasty is far inferior to that of the past. Even if it has a deep hatred with Goguryeo, no one proposes to unite the army to conquer Goguryeo at this time. That would be criticized by everyone.
Without Li Po opening his mouth, Wei Zheng said directly: "What the Prime Minister said is wrong. The Donglai navy has long since disappeared. If we rashly reset it, it will definitely attract criticism from both the government and the public.
The lessons learned from the past are so clear to our eyes, how can we make the same mistakes again?"
Yan Liben looked confident. He shook his head and smiled and retorted: "I think the princes in the court should take a longer view. As the saying goes, if a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.
We can’t raise our troops easily now, but what about two years from now? Should I wait until I have a plan before I find out where to put the sharp blade?”
After hearing this, Li Po couldn't help but look at Yan Liben in surprise, and said to himself that he didn't expect that you are good at painting, but you are still a militant.
Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel, Li Po waved his hand and said: "What you said is indeed inappropriate. I summoned the boatmen to come to Chang'an and it will still be of some use.
The world has been in chaos for more than ten years, and the boatmen in Luoyang have long since dispersed. I have also asked people over in Jiangdu to see that they are unable to build a large ship that can go to sea.
On the other hand, many of the boatmen from Jiangling with superb skills survived. Now I have gathered them in the capital to learn from their strengths and offset their weaknesses, hoping to repeat the grand occasion of that year.
You craftsmen and supervisors do not need to think about whether there is a navy or not. Is that something you should consider? In this time, you should step up your efforts to collect skilled craftsmen from all over the world and refine your skills.
For example, think about how to make farming easier for farmers, how to make swords stronger and arrows sharper.
Take sailing as an example. You are still thinking about re-establishing a naval force in Donglai. Have you ever thought about how the army can go to sea if big ships cannot be built?
How can we keep the ship from getting lost when we are at sea and look around in the vastness? Can we just rely on a compass or observe the celestial phenomena?
Not to mention sailing, I took a look at the atlas of the Sui Dynasty some time ago. There was nothing overseas. It is said that the predecessors have repeatedly visited Ryukyu, Japan and other places, but there is no sign on the atlas. I remember that these are all craftsmen.
That’s what the supervisor is responsible for, right?”
As Li Po spoke, he glanced sideways. Yan Liben's face was as pale as dirt. He was questioned repeatedly by the emperor. Not to mention a small craftsman like him, even Dou Shilun was sweating profusely when he came. He hurriedly asked
The emperor apologized.
"The lesson taught by the Supreme Being is that I should not speak nonsense about government affairs. Please ask the Supreme Being Nian Zai... Nian Zai. This is my first offender. Please spare me this time."
Wei Zheng, who was standing next to him, had a black eye when he heard it. He was so clumsy in admitting his mistake. He couldn't be a treacherous minister, right?
What Wei Zheng didn't know was that Yan Liben was already filled with regrets. He was going to be promoted to the rank of Young Supervisor this year, but he couldn't lose his position just because of a slip of the tongue. Then how could he show off to his brother?
But Li Po was different. Looking at his aggrieved look, I couldn't help but feel happy. This man was interesting in his words and out of the ordinary in his actions. He even suggested that he reset the Donglai navy. It was good, good, and promising.
Seeing that he was "sincere" in admitting his mistake, Li Po nodded, "Go back and tell Dou Shilun that I asked him to be in charge of generals and prisons, and I didn't ask him to go around having fun with his salary.
If he does nothing this year, I will replace him, do you hear me? You have to tell me verbatim."
Yan Liben complained secretly, telling Shangguan such a message, it is really not possible for people who are not hard-headed. Is Yan Liben hard-headed? Of course he is not soft, otherwise he would not mention Donglai...
"Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry, I have all noted it down."