Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian smiled naively: "We didn't want to build a ship. We didn't have enough money, so we came to my father for support."
"Don't you have enough money?"
Does Li Shimin know about Li Chengqian's business partnership with Changsun Wuji?
The piles of copper coins almost filled Li Chengqian's warehouse.
This guy actually told himself he had no money???
Li Shimin threw the memorial on the table and said, "What's wrong? Are you itchy and want to be beaten?"
While speaking, his eyes were still glancing back and forth on Li Chengqian's butt.
Since he regretted hitting Li Chengqian by mistake last time, he hasn't hit Li Chengqian for a long time.
This hand is really itchy.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian subconsciously covered his butt and took two steps back.
"Father, you don't know how expensive it is to build a ship."
"Just buying some ironwood cost me more than a thousand copper coins."
It only made six propellers, and it cost more than a thousand copper plates.
If you continue to do this, won't you have to spend all the savings in your warehouse?
Wouldn't that mean that he would become a pauper again?
Li Chengqian said bitterly: "Father, my good father, please support me with some money."
"Want to ask me for money to build a ship?"
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with a smile on his face.
Li Chengqian nodded quickly.
Unexpectedly, Li Shimin smiled even more: "It's easy to ask for money. Tomorrow I will issue an edict and appoint you as the prince, so that you will have money."
???
What?
Make yourself the crown prince?
Li Chengqian took two steps back and smiled bitterly: "Father, this is no joke."
"Who said I was joking?"
Li Shimin directly dumped the memorial on Li Chengqian.
"See for yourself."
Li Chengqian opened the memorial suspiciously, He Then I saw that there was nonsense written on it about the country not being able to run out of reserves for a day, and finally he asked Li Shimin to appoint him as the crown prince by name.
Isn’t this forcing myself to die?
Li Chengqian quickly showed anger: "This is simply nonsense."
"The Tang Dynasty is prospering under the rule of my father, so does it still need the crown prince to help share the government affairs?"
"Father, if you can't believe this villain's words, just appoint him as a prince."
Seeing Li Chengqian's frightened expression about appointing him as the crown prince, Li Shimin rolled his eyes.
"I'll give you a sip of tea, then get out of here."
"Don't bother me if you have nothing to do!"
"No, father, money..."
"Money what money?"
"I don't have any money or my life, so get out of here."
Li Shimin waved his hands indiscriminately and was about to drive people away.
Li Chengqian said bitterly: "Even if my father doesn't give me money, he still has to give me a place to build the ship."
"Is there not enough open space in the northern suburbs for you to build a ship?"
Li Shimin continued to pick up the next memorial and said: "Get out of here quickly, or I will break your legs."
After saying that, no matter what Li Chengqian said, Li Shimin ignored him.
Li Chengqian felt his teeth itching with hatred.
The father who cheated his son is indeed the king of cheats.
But it's not bad. Today is not in vain. At least the open space in the northern suburbs of Chang'an City is yours.
With a research and development site, you can save some money no matter what.
After Li Chengqian left, Li Shimin raised his head, with a smile of successful conspiracy on his lips.
…
After that, Li Chengqian no longer thought about asking Li Shimin to pay for anything, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the great shipbuilding business.
In order to apply the propeller to the hull, Li Chengqian spent a lot of money.
The hull keel is entirely made of
It is made of iron pear wood that is not afraid of water logging, and the hull and barrel are made of fir.
In order to be able to use propellers, Li Chengqian and Li Xiaogong discussed and adopted the format of future flat-bottomed boats.
At Li Xiaogong's suggestion, a total of six four-fan propellers with blades over half a meter in length were installed on the bottom of the ship, four at the rear and two at the sides.
In the channeling cabin, there is a wooden bicycle with the same principle as a spinning bicycle. People pedal on it to generate kinetic energy.
Then it drives the chain, which drives the gear, which drives the chain lock, and finally drives the propeller.
On the day the ship was completed, both Li Xiaogong and Li Chengqian were present.
Li Xiaogong looked at Li Chengqian with a hint of admiration.
I really underestimated this little guy.
…
Mid-September of the first year.
Before the epoch-making propeller ship was launched, Li Chengqian specially invited Li Shimin to watch the ceremony.
{Received surprise value +102 from Li Shimin...}
{Received surprise value +23 from Changsun Wuji...}
{Received surprise value +25 from Cheng Yaojin...}
The three gangsters in the early Tang Dynasty were so shocked that they could not close their mouths when they sailed on the water in this large flat boat with a length of more than fifty meters and a width of more than ten meters.
When Li Shimin heard that Li Chengqian said there was a ship capable of traveling five hundred miles a day, he really thought that Li Chengqian was fanciful.
But now it seems that this is not just a whim of Li Chengqian, it is clearly his own short-sightedness.
Li Chengqian looked at Li Shimin triumphantly: "What's the matter, father should have fulfilled your promise to me now, right?"
Could it be that you don’t want to lose face?
Do you have to say it in front of so many people?
Li Shimin glared at Li Chengqian and then cleared his throat.
"Ahem..."
"I will do what I say, but you don't have to keep talking about it."
"I'm not afraid that you will forget."
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian with a tall look on his face. .
What he did further strengthened Li Shimin's idea of making him his successor.
"You have such talent, why don't you want to be the crown prince?"
"Isn't it a bit wasteful?"
Although the words were not spoken, the look in his eyes really made Li Chengqian feel a little uncomfortable.
But after all, his scheming city was not on the same level as Li Shimin's, so he didn't see anything.
…
Morning morning on the second day.
Li Shimin proposed the policy of diversion of grain from the south to the north in the court.
At this time, there was a huge commotion in the court.
Diversion of grain from the south to the north is no small matter.
First of all, this is related to the people's livelihood of the entire Tang Dynasty.
Secondly, the south-to-north grain diversion has been happening since ancient times, but this business has always been controlled by aristocratic families.
Now that Li Shimin wants to involve the imperial court, he is obviously trying to steal money from the southern family.
How could those ministers from aristocratic families make Li Shimin happy?
How could they give away the benefits they obtained?
However, this had already been expected by Li Shimin.
He had long known that Li Chengqian wanted to transfer grain from the south to the north, and this idea almost coincided with Li Shimin's inner thoughts.
He has already started making preparations in this regard.
However, it is easy to issue the order to transfer grain from the south to the north, but it is very difficult to implement it.
The main reason is that there are no such fast transportation tools that can transport grain and grass from the south to the north.
Secondly, the aristocratic family blocked it.
Now Li Chengqian has developed rapid transportation tools.
Is it still a problem if the aristocratic family blocks it?
Li Shimin said slowly: "There is a huge difference in food prices between the north and the south. If I can't balance the food prices properly, won't the people want to poke me in the back and scold me?"
"Therefore, it is imperative to divert grain from the south to the north."
"My decision has been made, dear friends, there is no need to say any more."