The secret letter in Li Shimin's hand was sent by the factory guard. He had just read the bad person's secret report half an hour ago. The two secret reports corrected each other, and Li Shimin was able to get the most accurate information.
Nowadays, bad guys and factory guards have become the two major intelligence agencies under Li Shimin, with a strong sense of left and right. The development speed of factory guards has exceeded everyone's imagination. In the past, bad guys were the first to send secret reports.
, but now, there has been a back and forth, a front and a back.
Yuan Tiangang felt like he was facing a formidable enemy, but Eunuch Gao always had that smile on his face.
He is different from Yuan Tiangang. Yuan Tiangang can go wherever he needs to, but Eunuch Gao will always serve Li Shimin. He can develop the factory guard so quickly without leaving the palace. Many people speculate that there must be help from an expert.
But no matter who asked, Eunuch Gao never responded. Of course, when Li Shimin asked, he wanted to say something, but the strange thing was that Li Shimin never asked.
In fact, the answer is not difficult to guess. Factory health has developed so rapidly, so of course there was someone who helped. The person who helped was no one else, but Li Mu. To be precise, it was not Li Mu, but Ji Si Tang.
After Mrs. Lu changed the development plan of Jisitang and planned to turn it completely underground, some of the intelligence agencies on the surface of Jisitang faced the risk of being eradicated by the court. Since they could not be retained no matter what, Mrs. Lu discussed with Li Mu
, decided to give these intelligence personnel to the factory guards and became Dongchang's fans.
Its purpose is also very simple: to eat away the weight of bad people in Li Shimin's heart and increase Eunuch Gao's power. Although Eunuch Gao will definitely not betray Li Shimin, everyone has feelings. At critical moments, even Eunuch Gao will
A little bit of information may save lives. This investment will not be a loss!
And Li Shimin knew this very well. But there is a saying that goes well, if you are not deaf or blind, you cannot be a family. Li Shimin can be the emperor and has a broad mind. He sees the overall situation. Generally speaking, the increase in intelligence personnel
, which is beneficial to him. Moreover, he may not completely trust Yuan Tiangang. It is better to have a pair of eyes. If the one-eyed dragon is blind, he will not be able to see anything.
Moreover, after Eunuch Gao took over these personnel, they were not without screening. Generally speaking, they can still be used.
When Eunuch Gao saw that Li Shimin had read the secret report, he brought a brazier. Li Shimin threw the secret report into it and it quickly burned to ashes.
These things are kept secret. If a living man saw them and wrote them down in the living notes, later historians would not know how they would arrange them.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis seems to have encountered no obstacles in Yangzhou..." Eunuch Gao brought a cup of tea, which was already cold. Li Shimin liked to drink this kind of cold tea, and he didn't know what it tasted like.
Li Shimin took a sip, slightly bitter and astringent: "This kid Li Mu really doesn't hide his actions. What do you think he is doing? He is telling me that he has left his escape route at sea. If I have
One day, he became suspicious of him, so he set sail and never came back!"
"Uh..." At this time, Eunuch Gao usually remained silent, but this time was an exception. Eunuch Gao hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, this is not a bad thing. At least it means that the Marquis has not usurped
What a rebellious spirit!"
"He no longer has any tampering intentions, but who does he think of me? I am just like what he thinks -" Li Shimin wanted to say something, but the words stopped at his lips. He really had no choice.
He said that he would not attack Li Mu because such thoughts had lingered in his mind countless times.
"That's fine, fine..." Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, then said angrily: "Write a decree from Zhongshu Province to make Yangzhou a fiefdom of the King of Chu."
"The land of the King of Chu..." Eunuch Gao reminded in a low voice as if he was being choked: "Your Majesty, the King of Chu is still in his infancy. This is against the rules."
"Didn't I say that the whole world is not the king's land? I can grant it to whomever I want. Li Mu thinks that I am narrow-minded, and I will never bear such a reputation. His title is low, and leading Luoyang is already a great favor from the emperor.
It’s not appropriate to give him any more Yangzhou. But his son is a prince, and it’s more than enough to receive a Yangzhou, so give it to him, give it to him!”
If someone who doesn't know what's going on hears this, it's not a grace, but rather an enmity.
Eunuch Gao wanted to persuade him, but was interrupted by Li Shimin, so he had no choice but to respond and went to Zhongshu Province to deliver the order.
In Luoyang City, little Li Bai was crying and didn't know that he was already a feudal lord.
Li Mu also didn't know that Yangzhou was more than a thousand miles away from Chang'an. By the time the news reached his ears, it was already more than a month later. In this more than a month, the prototype of the Wanshi Ship had already been developed, and only the remaining
The internal structure and 'ship-borne weapons' need to be installed before it can be launched into the water at a selected date.
Li Mu named the first ten thousand stone ship Chang'an. In addition to Chang'an being the name of the capital, it also took the literal meaning of wishing for peace and happiness.
The main ship has been built, and the supporting escort ships are also under construction. These escort ships are easy to build. The Zhu family in Wuzhong has ready-made products, but it is just a 'concept ship', and there are still some technical problems that have not been solved.
, After Li Mu read the drawings, he modified it based on the drawings provided by the system, and finally completed it.
This kind of escort ship is named "car ship". The car ship is a pure warship, and its role is to fight at sea. It has two wooden oars, not one of which is measured. One wheel is called a car, and it is driven by human power.
The propellers rotate and the ship moves.
This is the earliest ship. Theoretically speaking, the faster you pedal, the faster the ship will go. The more wheels it has, the more power it will generate. The cars and ships built this time are all twenty-four wheels.
, Twenty-four-wheeled vehicles and boats are not convenient for navigation, but they are sufficient for traveling on inland rivers.
The birth of carriages and ships was enough to deter water pirates in Taihu Lake and Poyang Lake. It ensured the smooth flow of the Grand Canal. Before all the Wanshi ships were completed, part of Li Mu's first batch of Thousand stone ships should also be completed. This part has been installed.
The powerful crossbow he personally designed will become the frigate for the Ten Thousand Stone Ship as it traverses the ocean.
Of course, a powerful crossbow is not enough. It is okay at sea, but how can it be done without cannons? The range of the crossbow is limited, and its lethality is not enough. If a cannonball is fired, it will directly sink the ship. It can be said that one shot
Enter the soul.
With systematic help, cannons are very easy to design. But Li Mu still hasn't figured it out. The reason is that there is no need for cannons at all along the surrounding coasts.
To put it bluntly, with the current level of shipping technology and shipbuilding in the world, once the Wanshi ship comes out, it does not require a fight, it can scare people to death. If someone wants to die and challenge this behemoth on the sea, then it will
It's just a suicide attempt.
The waves the Wanshi boat rides can overturn their small sampan. It is not an order of magnitude at all, and there is no comparison at all.
But the cannons still need to be prepared. However, Li Mu has arranged the design and processing of the cannon shells overseas, and has no intention of using them immediately. When the surrounding small countries have almost caught up, they mistakenly think that they can compete.
, then take out the cannon and crush them again. This is the correct way to use the cannon.
Ships were being built, and the cement plant in Wuxian County was also under construction. This incident made Li Mu realize how powerful the famous families were in the local area. I thought back to the time when they 'occupied land' in Lantian County, Li Mu and his
The aura of "Luoyang Hou Hao is unreasonable" was intimidating, and the situation was barely suppressed. In Wu County, when people were asked to withdraw their fields to build cement plants for development, there was no obstacle at all, and many farmers even helped with the construction.
Every bit of complaint.
Things that the imperial court couldn't handle, these famous families could handle with just one sentence. It had to be said that it was ironic, and Li Mu secretly decided that at least in the place where he had stayed, this situation must end.
While developing iron mines, we can open cement plants at the same time. Since manpower and material resources are readily available, and the construction experience of cement plants and iron mines can also be used as a reference in Lantian and Taiyuan, some key talents will be transferred from there to drive new people here.
Even if we recruit new people, the progress will not be very slow.
But Li Mu has already done the same thing once, and naturally he is not very interested. All his thoughts are still on the Wanshi Ship. Every time he visits the Second Cement Plant and the Iron Mine, it is a kind of strange experience for Li Mu.
torment.
After suffering like this for another two months, finally, the Wanshi ship was completed and launched. Li Mu immediately dropped what he was doing and came to the deck of the Chang'an.
Shopkeeper Xiao was leading people to do the final inspection. A total of 107 inspections were completed according to the established standards. There was no omission. Shopkeeper Xiao seemed to have collapsed and fell under the mast.
Seeing Li Mu approaching, he struggled to get up again, bowed and said: "Fortunately, Lord Marquis, the Wanshi Ship has been built!"
After saying this, shopkeeper Xiao had tears in his eyes.
As someone who has dealt with Wanshi Ship for the longest time, no one knows better than him how difficult it is to build this ship, and no one knows better than him what it means for Datang to own this ship.
Before he had time to sigh, he saw Li Mu wave his hand, and the sailors who had been transferred from unknown time were already standing on the deck.
Shopkeeper Xiao exclaimed: "Master Hou, what are you doing?"
"Testing the ship, what are you doing!" Li Mu pressed his straw hat on his head and shouted to the sailors on the deck: "You have been practicing for several months. Today, let me see what you are capable of. Everyone is in your place, half
Enter the sea for practice in an hour!"
"promise!"
Hundreds of sailors agreed with a loud voice and rushed to their respective posts according to their daily training. Shopkeeper Xiao was a little panicked and hurriedly came to Li Mu and said: "Master Hou, this is the first day of launching the water and going to sea. It's a bit too hasty.
It’s better to observe it for a few days and see if there is no problem..."
"Didn't you check it? One hundred and seven links, all are fine, that means there is no problem, or did you just perfunctory and deceive me?"
"You don't dare!" Shopkeeper Xiao stamped his feet anxiously and said: "One hundred and seven projects are definitely qualified, but, just..."
It only took a long time, but I couldn't explain why, and my face turned red from holding back!
When Li Mu saw Shopkeeper Xiao's look, he knew what he meant. This feeling was roughly similar to that of a student from a poor family who had worked and saved for more than half a year and finally bought a pair of Jordans, but was reluctant to wear them for fear of
After scratching and touching, I wish I could wrap it in a film and display it as a tribute.
Although this kind of mentality is not sarcastic, it is actually a bit wrong.
Everything has value only when it is used.
Li Mu was too lazy to pay attention to what Shopkeeper Xiao was thinking. He patted him on the shoulder. Seeing that the time was almost up, he ordered: "Enter the sea, east, forty miles, and follow the channel to the south!"
Following Li Mu's order, the horn sounded and flags of different colors waved.
The Chang'an slowly sailed out of the harbor, passed the estuary, and entered the vast ocean.
Shopkeeper Xiao held on to the railing and looked at the beautiful scenery of sea and sky, and burst into tears again.
He has gone to sea, and has gone to sea many times. But before he went to sea, at most it was a thousand-stone ship. This is a ten-thousand-stone ship. Can the scenery be the same? The sea level is higher, right?!
"Huh?"
Suddenly, shopkeeper Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then he exclaimed, "Quick, get out of the way! There's a whale ahead!"
"Whale?" Li Mu quickly looked around and asked Li Chongyi to help him find it: "Where is it? Let me see, where is it?!"
"Master Marquis, please run away quickly. If you don't run away, it will be too late. The whale collided and the wind and waves stirred up were enough to capsize the ship. My uncle died..." Shopkeeper Xiao suddenly stopped. He was startled for a moment. Suddenly
He giggled.
What's overturning! This is a Ten Thousand Stone Ship! A Ten Thousand Stone Ship that's bigger than a whale!
It can't be flipped over!
Li Mu also discovered the whale at this time, laughed and pointed, "Go, catch up with it!"
"Prepare your crossbows! As the saying goes, thieves don't miss it. Let's catch it today!"
"No!" The sailors all knew whales, but they had never heard of anyone being able to capture one. Today they were lucky enough to catch a whale, and they were all very excited and eager to try.
A group of four people rolled out four powerful crossbows. This bed crossbow is the latest upgrade designed by Li Mu. When the machine is bent once, it can eject two equally powerful crossbow arrows at the same time. There is a special anchor cable behind the crossbow arrows.
, as long as one arrow is hit, the distance between the two ships can be shortened through the ship's winch.
No ship can compete with the size of the Wanshi ship. Once it gets close, it will be smashed into pieces by collision.
It is equally useful for fishing at this time. As long as it is hit by an arrow, unless the whale can capsize the boat, it will inevitably be captured.
"Everyone who doesn't care, please get back! Don't leave too many people on the deck. When the whale starts to struggle, be careful to throw it into the sea!"
Li Mu gave the order. Except for the sailors who were in charge of controlling the bed crossbow and the ship, everyone else hid in the cabin and tied themselves to the ship with ropes. Of course, they were all buckles. Once the ship leaked, they could escape immediately.
of.
It's getting closer and closer, within range!
"Aim! Shoot!"
Swish, swish, eight crossbow arrows, with a sound of breaking through the air, were shot at the whale!