The little girl's face immediately changed, and she held Chang Le's hand with a smile on her face: "Sister Chang Le and brother Su Chen love Si'er the most, why would they drive Si'er away!"
Si'er refused to return to Chang'an, and neither Su Chen nor Chang Le could do anything about it.
As soon as he said he wanted to send her back, Si'er hugged Su Chen and Chang Le's lap and cried!
However, I have become more obedient recently. I no longer run around every day without seeing anyone, and I have actually started reading and studying!
Changle had no choice but to reply to Queen Changsun, asking Si'er to stay in Guanzhou for a few more days.
Su Chen also suggested that Queen Changsun try to change Si'er's upbringing to a nun who is not too strict.
Don't make it look like Si'er was being abused in the palace!
After receiving the reply, Empress Changsun also sighed: This girl was spoiled when she was a child!
Fortunately, he has a good temperament. Apart from being playful and restless, he has no other major problems. Let’s see if he can calm down as he grows older!
Li Er has been in a much better mood recently. Apart from getting some worrying information about cannibalism from Persians who fled to the Tang Dynasty from time to time, everything else is fine!
Since the Turks in the Western Regions and Mobei want to move westward, let them do whatever they want!
With the growing national power of the Tang Dynasty, they were not afraid of them recuperating far away.
After the entire army was wiped out in the Wuhu Sea Battle, the remnant forces of the aristocratic family became completely honest, at least openly honest!
Xiao Yu took the initiative to ask for orders to dredge the Grand Canal, and Li Er agreed for the sake of his children and his family!
Now Li Er also figured out that the reason for the rebellion of the various ethnic groups in the Northeast was that the aristocratic families sent them a batch of food and supplies.
At that time, the plan of the remnants of the aristocratic family was very simple. It was to let the Northeast cooperate with Mobei, and the Northwest would cause trouble at the same time, and then cut off the grain channel of the Grand Canal.
They forced Li Er to transport grain by sea, and then ambush the grain ship midway, preparing to give Su Chen and Li Er a severe blow.
As a result, the conspiracy hatched by the remnants of all the Tang Dynasty families was shattered to pieces by the sound of a cannon in Wuhuhai!
The pirate fleet accumulated by the family members was completely wiped out within an hour.
The rebellious tribes in the Northeast were captured by Zhang Gongjin and sent to Guanzhou to work as coolies to build the railway!
Li Er knew that the remnants of the aristocratic family would still make some moves behind the scenes, so he didn't pay much attention, thinking that they wouldn't be able to cause much trouble in the future!
Su Chen and Fang Mou Du Duan both persuaded them to take advantage of the opportunity to develop people's livelihood. Li Er also felt that there were no forces around the Tang Dynasty worth fighting.
Dashi is too far away, and Su Chen is still thinking about him.
There is no need to rush to Tianzhu, and Li Er doesn’t plan to cross the border. Xiao Bolu has gone to fight Tianzhu, it’s so far away!
It's hard to escape, even if you grab some loot, you can't bring it back, it's just a loss-making business!
The navy's victory opened up a new idea for Li Er. What if the army could be sent directly to the mouth of the Xindu River by ship?
Let’s wait until Su Chen goes to have a big meal!
Now all the useful ships are in Su Chen's hands, which makes Li Er a little depressed.
It's all the damned Wen Daya and E Yan Lide's fault. When they were asked to build big ships for the imperial court, they were unwilling not to tell them.
Each and every one of them secretly built big ships and formed a huge pirate fleet behind the scenes. There were more ships than Su Chen. They all deserved to be bombarded and sunk in the sea by the Royal Navy!
Li Erzheng was preparing to select several reliable officials from the Ministry of Industry, General Supervisor, and Shaofu Supervisor to go to Yangzhou Shipyard to learn advanced shipbuilding technology.
The rain this spring has been good, and the summer harvest can be predicted. Since everyone says we need to rest and recuperate, that’s right!
With a stroke of his pen, Li Er agreed to the memorial of reducing agricultural taxes by 30% this year!
Then he threw down his writing brush, got up and went to the harem. Being an emperor shouldn't be too tiring, right?
While Li Er went to the harem to rest, Su Chen leisurely opened Liu Rengui's letter in Guanzhou.
Liu Rengui told Su Chen: The first two batches of the navy's new large ships have been delivered and their performance is good.
This is a giant ship with a displacement of up to 1,000 tons, twice the tonnage of the previous gunboats called cruisers.
However, the armament of these ships was very crude. Except for two cannons on the bow and stern decks, there were no cannons installed on the sides.
Obviously this is not a main battleship, Su Chen is planning to use it to transport supplies and troops.
You definitely can't go to Dashi with gunboats alone. No matter how fierce the naval battle is, they won't be able to reach the shore.
Facing the cavalry on the man-eating land, what should the camel archers in the desert do?
The Marine Corps is indispensable, and the number cannot be reduced.
Counting on those few gunboats, there are only two to three hundred people on each boat, which is not enough at all!
Su Chen planned to bring 10,000 elite marines to the feast in addition to the twelve main gunboats.
There are also countless weapons and equipment and various supplies that must be transported by such large transport ships.
In addition, the shipyard also built another batch of ships for the navy.
A galley with a displacement of less than 400 tons, an improved version of the Galese battleship in the 17th century!
Anyway, that’s what the drawings given by the system say!
Originally, there was no plan to build more of the battleship Su Chen, nor did he plan to bring a large amount of food.
Although this kind of galley mainly relies on sails to provide power, it is difficult to withstand large winds and waves, and its ocean navigation ability is very poor.
However, this kind of ship also has its advantages. It has a hybrid power of oars and sails. It can still maintain speed when the wind is insufficient. Its shallow draft is conducive to offshore combat. It is equipped with a large number of sailors and soldiers, which is convenient for close combat.
And it is equipped with a small number of artillery and has a certain range of attack capabilities!
This kind of ship is very useful in offshore, semi-enclosed waters, and between islands and reefs to deal with pirates. I originally planned to build a few ships and give them to Li Er.
But after hearing that Persia had been destroyed years ago, Su Chen asked Liu Rengui to test this galley to see what its ocean-going capabilities were and whether it could keep up with the main gunboats.
If you can barely afford it, bring it with you when you go to eat!
Since the Great Eclipse has destroyed Persia, it must have gained certain offshore combat capabilities.
The Persians' offshore combat capabilities are not weak. If they are taken away by the cannibals, they will be in trouble!
If it's the Persian Gulf, there are some waters in the Red Sea that are extremely unfavorable to the Royal Navy's main gunboats!
Liu Rengui wrote a letter suggesting that he should bring this kind of galley with him when the time comes.
He said that judging from the test from Yangzhou to Fuzhou, this type of galley still has a certain ability to sail long distances.
But everything will have to wait until Su Chen arrives in Yangzhou before making a decision. He will train and prepare first.
Finally, Liu Rengui also mentioned that Fang Xuanling’s second son Fang Yiai also ran to Yangzhou to join the navy for some reason, and Liu Rengui had already arranged for him to be trained in the Marine Corps!
Su Chen didn't care about this either. Wei Zheng even left his son Wei Shuyu to him!
Changsun Wuji was even more ridiculous. After returning to Chang'an, he threw away three sons and five nephews in one go!
Who knows what these big guys are thinking in their heads?
People all over the Tang Dynasty were staring at Guanzhou, staring at the railway trains, staring at the steel plants, staring at the Beidi Gewu University...
Who would have known that Su Chen, the mastermind behind all this, has quietly shifted his attention to the East China Sea, and has set his sights on the Dashi Peninsula far away in the horizon!
