"Your Highness, Cui Shangshu, Wang Shangshu, and Cui Changshi want to see you!"
"please!"
In Li Yuanxing's study, the three important ministers gave way to each other before Wang Jishan took the top position.
"Your Highness, a letter has arrived from the Goguryeo people!" Cui Dunli briefly explained the content of the letter. The four people in the room all knew that this was a tactic used by the Goguryeo people to find a breakthrough.
"He wants to watch Romance of the Three Kingdoms!" Li Yuanxing poured tea for the three of them himself: "Then let him watch it!"
"It's just a book, even if I give him a set!" Cui Junsu naturally doesn't care about a set of books. Even if they are made of pure gold, they are just the number of coins.
What Cui Junsu wants is strategy.
"Have you read the Three Kingdoms?" Li Yuanxing asked.
The three of them all laughed. What Li Yuanxing asked was a bit of a joke. Not to mention the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, and other historical Three Kingdoms books, the number of times the three of them had read would definitely shock Li Yuanxing.
Li Yuanxing asked again: "Jiang Gan is still very useful!"
"To carry out the anti-rape campaign against Yeon Gae So-moon, the question is what is there about him that is worth using. What effect do we want to achieve." Cui Donli asked.
"I remember what I said about the Cold War. Pulling Goguryeo into a state of cold war is what I want. I have a few chess pieces, and it just so happens that a few of them can help me check them out. If there are any shortcomings, you will be responsible for them, and I will not care about them.
"Li Yuanxing pushed out the troublesome things again.
"The first chess piece, there are some craftsmen in Yaozhou. They are die-hard loyalists of Goguryeo. These people are destined to be enemies in the future. Even if Goguryeo dies forever, they will still be a trouble. Therefore, I plan to let some of them return to
Goguryeo, and these people mastered the manufacturing method of rudimentary steam engines."
"Steam engine!" Cui Junsu and the other three looked at each other.
Is Li Yuanxing crazy for giving such an artifact to the Goguryeo people?
The answer is definitely no, just as Li Yuanxing wanted to give corn to Baekje. This is definitely not madness, but a huge trap.
The question is, what does this trap really look like?
"The peninsula is a mining island. Not to mention gold and silver, there are many very good ores that can be of great use. The peninsula also has a lot of coal and iron, but the early development is very difficult, after all, these things are all underground
. Just digging out the rocks on the ground requires a lot of labor."
The three important ministers did not speak. They listened to Li Yuanxing continue to speak.
"How useful the steam engine is. I don't need to explain it in detail. Yaozhou was able to manufacture it in a few months because of my king's presence. But just in these few months, Yaozhou had done a lot of auxiliary work before. So Goguryeo is the most
It will take almost a year to build a prototype."
After listening to what Li Yuanxing said, Cui Dunli said: "The one used for the train consumed thirty tons of fine steel at that time. Some parts were not exquisite enough, so they naturally needed to be remade, and there were some scraps. After recycling, the final
The consumption is about eight tons."
Wang Jishan and Cui Junsu didn't understand the word ton at all. The concept didn't exist in the Tang Dynasty.
"This is Yaozhou's new calculation method. The weight of one coin is standardized, one tael for ten coins, and one pound for sixteen and a half taels. One ton is one thousand jins. This makes calculation easier. A load of grain is used, but a load of steel is not needed.
It's appropriate. That's why the word "ton" came into being." Cui Dunli explained.
One ton in the Tang Dynasty is different from one ton in modern times.
It's about 745 kilograms. Since he was in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanxing still used the measurement method of the Tang Dynasty.
I just talked about some very unreasonable adjustments.
Forty tons, in Cui Junsu's understanding, is 40,000 kilograms of fine steel.
"Didn't Goguryeo buy 30,000 kilograms of second- and third-grade fine steel? Making a steam engine with that kind of material will only lead to one result, which is to explode the furnace. First-grade fine steel will do."
"Then, they will dig coal, but they don't know how to dig. This process requires them to consume a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. At this time, my second chess piece will come into play."
The second chess piece made all three of them interested.
"The second one is Zhao Yande. This fat man has a white face and a black heart, darker than the coal. But he has gained the trust of Yeon Gaesoo. The first step is to present the method of mining coal. The second step is to encourage Yeon Gaesu.
The text is called Cao Cao of Goguryeo. The third step is to trigger an arms race between Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty!"
"Is he reliable?" Cui Junsu knew that Zhao Yande was the villain Li Yuanxing compared to Zhao Gao.
Li Yuanxing smiled: "He is very reliable, because he knows who is his master. Besides, it doesn't matter if he defectes to Goguryeo. In order to compete with the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo will definitely start an arms race."
"Your Highness's chess pieces are not limited to these two!"
"The third one is Jin Manqing." Li Yuanxing felt a little proud when he mentioned Jin Manqing.
"Jin Manqing?" At this time, the three of them could not understand. This former Goguryeo royal family medical woman who had already decided to join the Tang Dynasty, besides having some talents in medicinal materials, what else could she do.
Li Yuanxing laughed: "Four words, return home in rich clothes!"
I understand, the three of them are all highly intelligent people, and they completely understand what Li Yuanxing is doing.
"Your Highness is wise. It is indeed a series of strategies. From the time when the commentary "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" appeared, Your Highness has been planning it. Later, there was the incident of Dongshi, which let the world see the strength of the people of the Tang Dynasty. Then there was Lemin Garden.
The movies and paintings of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the comments about Cao Cao in the newspapers, and Zhao Yande, who was sent to Goguryeo a year ago, are the layout of His Highness! I am convinced!" Cui Junsu said this sincerely.
Li Yuanxing was really cruel to Goguryeo, trapping her one after another.
Li Yuanxing was very proud: "Actually, there are still some small details. For example, this time we asked Yaozhou to arrange for dozens of female slave workers to travel to Chang'an, so that the people of Chang'an and the envoys from various states can get used to the fact that Yaozhou slave workers are in Chang'an.
When arranging for those die-hard Goguryeo fans to travel to Chang'an, it depends on how Li Chang arranges for the Goguryeo people to contact them."
"What a brilliant move!"
"Let's talk about the fourth chess piece, Cui. I wonder what you two think?"
"For this matter, the Qinghe clan is more suitable. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Cui family traveled far away. We Boling went south and Qinghe went north. We brought in relatives to let them feel the power of China. Once Yeon Gaesumun really became Cao Cao of Goguryeo, then
The Cui family on the peninsula will definitely be suppressed, and it will depend on how they choose." Cui Dunli expressed his thoughts.
Cui Junsu agreed.
"It doesn't matter how they choose. I, the Cui family of Qinghe, don't care about having this extra branch. After the fall of Goguryeo, they were loyal to the Tang Dynasty and to the family, so what if they were given a status. The peninsula also needs someone to manage it. Use barbarians to rule barbarians.
But it is the best policy. It’s just that they are not good at etiquette and do not learn deeply, but they should make some progress!”
Cui Junsu knew that he had taken a big advantage.
Once the Cui family on the peninsula is conquered, the interests of the Cui family on the peninsula will be guaranteed.
What's more, the Choi clan on the peninsula is divided into southern Choi and northern Choi. There is the Choi clan of Silla in the south and the Choi clan of Goguryeo in the north. The Choi clan of Silla has taken refuge and is secretly sending people to the Prince of Qin's palace.
"Do you dare to publicize it in the newspaper? There was no Dao in the Sui Dynasty, and I am the Dao of the Tang Dynasty. To put it simply, rebellion is justified!" Li Yuanxing's words frightened the three people and they were ready to pretend to faint, but Li Yuanxing would not let them go.
: "Find another way to let the people of Goguryeo know that the Goguryeo royal family is immoral?"
"This matter needs to be reported to the Holy Majesty. Let's discuss it at Tianying Pavilion!" Wang Jishan thought about it. It seems possible. As long as he controls the scale and doesn't go too far, there shouldn't be any problem. It's just that it's inappropriate to talk about rebellion. He just wants to do justice for heaven.
It's feasible, but the final decision lies with Li Er.
The review and details of the content will be discussed in Tianying Pavilion.
At this point, all the issues had been clarified, and the three of them stood up and left without staying.
After leaving the gate of Admiral Tiance's Mansion, it was already the curfew time, but there were still carriages carrying lanterns heading to Le Min Garden. Many nobles preferred to go to Le Min Garden at night, but it was like that all night long.
The light of day has caused many poets to write countless poems.
"It seems that it will take eight more days for these ten days to arrive!" Wang Jishan sighed with emotion.
The tenth day is a day off for officials in Chang'an. Wang Jishan is also looking forward to going to Lemin Garden on the eve of the tenth day.
In the mansion of General Tiance, Li Yuanxing rang the bell.
"What are your orders, Your Highness!" Lan Qiu came in from the door and stood in front of the door, bowing her head.
"Go and call Yuan Jing and Yuan Chang to this king." After Li Yuanxing ordered, his eyes moved to the map again. He really wanted to open a road between Chang'an and Chengdu. Even if it was difficult, he had no choice but to do so.
Not open.
If Li Yuanxing wants to find someone and summon someone for questioning, there will naturally be someone from Admiral Tiance's Mansion to do it.
And there is no such problem as being unable to find someone or being unable to call.
Even if it is the middle of the night and Li Yuanxing wants to see him, Admiral Tiance's Mansion can bring people to Li Yuanxing. Of course, some people use invitations, and some people pass them.
Things have their own priorities. If Li Yuanxing wanted to find Li Jing in the middle of the night, Li Jing would come over immediately without anyone urging him. Being able to find him in the middle of the night must be a big deal. Not to mention Li Jing, none of the ministers in the DPRK would complain.
, they can at least distinguish between what is a national matter and what is an emergency.
But Yuanjing and Yuanchang are a little special.
Among the sons of the Li family, Li Yuan, one of them was the son of a noble concubine. According to later generations, he was proficient in calligraphy and painting. In terms of ranking, excluding Li Yuanxing, they were the sixth and seventh sons. The original fifth son got sick and died early.
, and Li Yuanxing’s Wulang arrangement did not include other brothers.
If the guards of the Prince of Qin's Mansion are looking for someone, it's natural that they can't find him.
The Li brothers, who were wearing casual clothes in the Tuxue Building, were competing for seats with the dandy boys of an unknown wealthy businessman, when a sergeant appeared next to him: "Sixth Lang, Seventh Lang. My Fifth Lang is here to invite you!" (To be completed)