Chapter 2018 The minister is the minister, the monarch is the monarch, and the lord is asked not to do this
Li Ji, Minister of the Ministry of War, sent soldiers and horses from Taozhou, Minzhou, Diezhou, and Hezhou.
Settled in Shudun City in the south of Kuozhou to aid Tuyuhun, who was beaten by Tibet and complained endlessly.
On behalf of the Tang Dynasty, we must support Tuyuhun and stop the Tibetans from being unreasonable and occupying Tuyuhun's land for no reason.
As for the twenty telescopes presented by the prince, they had already attended the military meeting on the second day after returning to the imperial capital Chang'an.
It has been completely divided among the generals who were ordered to prepare for the expedition.
The emperor of the Tang Dynasty kept holding the last remaining one in his hand, otherwise Li Shimin might not even be able to keep a telescope.
After all, such good treasures, those famous generals of the Tang Dynasty who have been on the battlefield for a long time, all know how important it is to detect the enemy first in determining the outcome of the war.
With the one left behind, Li Shimin could enjoy it from time to time.
General Cheng, who didn't pull any of them, was very unhappy. After all, he was Cheng Sanlang's biological father, and he couldn't get the treasure offered by his biological son.
However, considering that many of his colleagues were about to go on an expedition, General Cheng finally controlled his emotions and did not openly rob.
After all, General Cheng felt a sense of accomplishment when he saw these old brothers fighting for the treasures offered by their own sons.
What Cheng Sanlang presented was not just the telescope, he also presented the process of making the telescope.
But unfortunately, the most important thing for making a telescope: pure transparent colorless glass, was not available in the Tang Dynasty.
We can only rely on the Han and Tang Commercial Banks to provide them, and the colorless glass that the Han and Tang Commercial Banks can provide every month is raw material.
That thing was expensive, and the imperial court's workshops needed to train their own glass-grinding craftsmen, although the imperial court's workshops had many craftsmen who polished jade and crystal products.
But training a qualified glass grinder is not something that can be accomplished overnight. After all, grinding telescope lenses requires strict standards and precision, not artistic modeling.
It would take a lot of time and energy and waste countless raw materials to cultivate it.
However, considering the importance of this object to the Tang Dynasty military, these famous Tang generals were about to fight over this small telescope.
Li Shimin decided to hand this object over to the Ordnance Supervisor to step up production, and then dispatched craftsmen from other workshops who specialized in grinding jade and glaze.
At least within a short period of time, a group of qualified glass-ground craftsmen must be trained.
Before that, the Han and Tang dynasties would provide telescopes to the court at a rate of five per month.
Of course, with the increase in the number of skilled craftsmen, the number of telescopes that the Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses could provide per month could be doubled to fifteen in three months.
Zhao's Western Region Liulicang provides twelve telescopes every month, and after three months, there will be more than twenty telescopes.
After all, the Han and Tang Dynasty Commercial Bank's own fleet was also in urgent need of this item. They couldn't just worry about the country and the people and put themselves on the line, right?
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A fast horse galloped under the vast and vast plateau, rushing towards Luoxue City. At this moment, Luoxue City had become the new capital of Tubo, but the construction progress had not been as good as before.
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The entire country still seemed a bit disorganized, except for the royal palace, which stood high in the most eye-catching place in the city. It was a castle-like palace built with stones and earth.
The palace is also called "Pozhang" by the Tubo people. Most of the palaces and castles of the Tubo royal family are built in a straight tube style, which is a combination of stone masonry, earth ramming and wooden structure.
The basic characteristics are flat roof, high-rise buildings, thick walls, and the walls taper upward layer by layer.
At this moment, the Lord of Tubo was lying on a couch in the palace to rest, and incense was lit in the room to soothe his somewhat groggy mind.
Some time ago, he conquered the rebellious areas, but he was very tired when he personally led the troops to attack.
It's not that he is willing to take action personally, but that he currently does not have a suitable general to lead the army.
Previously, the famous Tubo general was Shang Nang, but after Shang Nang was deposed, the former prime minister became resentful and resentful.
The ministers of the former prime minister's line were also severely suppressed by the powerful Songtsen Gampo.
After that, Songtsen Gampo fully supported Nagaldongtsen, and both Gardongtsen and his son were rare talents.
Galdong praised Tao for his excellent literary, military and strategic skills. He was able to govern internally and lead troops to stabilize the country externally.
His eldest son, Gar Zanshirudobu, was also a man of both civil and military talents.
Before that, he had been staying in the old royal capital, Jiama, and managed the place in an orderly manner.
He was ordered to attack those rebellious tribes or the remnants of Supi, and he was quite skilled in military strategy.
Well, the result was that the officials of Shang Nang's line were suppressed by Songtsen Gampo and felt very resentful.
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And those officials of Galdongzan who had been promoted by Songtsen Gampo in order to support Galdongzan, followed Galdongzan's defection to the Tang Dynasty.
It became less fragrant in an instant. As for Nagar Zan Siruoduobu. This is the eldest son of Nagar Dongzan and the future head of the Xue family.
His own father had defected to the Tang Dynasty. Would he still dare to use him in a big way or reuse him? Of course not, in short Songtsen Gampo wanted to stabilize the internal turmoil in Tubo.
No action was taken against Xue, but officials from the Galdongzan line were dismissed or demoted one after another.
It was even more impossible for Nagar Zanshirudobu to continue to be reused, and he was directly expelled from the Tubo officialdom.
For a time, Songtsen Gampo, the very resourceful and resourceful leader of the Tibetan kingdom, fell into an embarrassing situation where no one could help him.
At least for many things, he really couldn't worry about the loyalty of his subordinates, so he could only do it himself.
Songtsen Gampo also took back the military power that had been entrusted to the Galdongzan line before to put down the Supi rebellion as soon as possible.
He had just returned to Luoxue City. At this moment, he just wanted to have a good rest and soothe his already exhausted body and mind.
At this moment, Lunkeer lifted up his front and walked quickly towards the palace.
Not long after, the imperial minister rushed outside the house and reported in a low voice that Cole had something urgent to report.
"Uncle is here? Let him come in."
With the maid helping him up, Songtsen Gampo took the tea and took a sip, finally feeling a little more energetic.
In a short time, Lunkeer quickly entered the house and was about to bow down respectfully as before to express his loyalty.
Unexpectedly, Songtsen Gampo stood up first and held his uncle's arms.
"Uncle, you are my biological uncle. This is not a formal meeting. It doesn't have to be like this."
Lun Keer raised his head in bewilderment and looked at his nephew who had a deep and unpredictable mind. How could he dare to believe this?
"Absolutely not. A minister is a minister and a king is a king. Please don't do this..."