"I have developed a method to keep fish fresh for a long time and are currently working on it. If this happens, coastal fish can be supplied to the mainland. It can be used in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and will be useful to strengthen the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Physical fitness will definitely have huge benefits..."
Li Shimin carefully read Li Mu's memorial. He was silent for a moment, seeming to be talking to himself, and seemed to be asking Eunuch Gao, "Did I guess wrong again? This kid is not looking for a way out for himself, but
Is it really for the common people of the country?"
Eunuch Gao opened his mouth, but when he saw that Li Shimin had no intention of asking further questions, he thought for a moment and closed his mouth. He could only say one sentence of this kind of question, but don't bring it to yourself.
Li Shimin thought about it in his heart.
What is fish? It is meat and food. The reason is very simple. If you eat fish, your stomach will be full, and you will naturally eat less food. A large amount of fishery products means that the food shortage will be relieved. And
If Li Mu can find a way to preserve freshness for a long time, it means that the inexhaustible supply of fish along the coast can benefit the people in the inland. Maybe the people are not used to eating sea fish in normal times, but in disaster years, some of them are very good to eat.
, who cares about what to eat?
Li Shimin carefully chewed the words in the memorial: "If you want the country to be strong and prosperous, you must not ignore the ocean. Wealth comes from the sea, and danger also comes from the sea..."
What dangers can there be at sea?
Li Shimin could not imagine that this was not Li Shimin's business. Emperors of all dynasties could not imagine it. Because their enemies did not come from the sea. But Li Mu said it seriously, and Li Shimin believed that Li Mu was rarely serious, but he used
There is no time when words spoken in a serious tone fail to come true.
What Li Mu means is to set up a naval force in Mingzhou, but such a major matter cannot be decided casually. It has to be left to the Ministry of War for discussion. Even if it is finally decided, there is still a certain process to go through, which cannot be solved in a few words.
matter.
Li Shimin called over a young eunuch and asked him to take the page in the letter about the establishment of the navy to the Ministry of War, and asked Hou Junji to organize people to discuss it. He put away the other letters and asked Eunuch Gao to keep them.
"Your Majesty, do you want to take a look at the bones that were sent?" Eunuch Gao asked in a low voice.
"Has it been shipped?"
"A part of it was shipped, and the little eunuch reported that one tooth is as tall as a man's." Eunuch Gao said with a smile: "The sailor who sent the fish also said that when the Marquis led the ship to the sea, he encountered a whale and fought to the death with it.
The sea turned red with the killing, and the whale was as big as the boat. The two sides fought for hundreds of rounds, with no winner or loser..."
Li Shimin smiled bitterly without saying anything. No matter how you heard this, it sounded like nonsense!
"There is no such thing. It's an exaggeration." Li Shimin didn't believe it. He had never seen a whale before and couldn't imagine its size.
"Seeing is believing, hearing is believing. I really want to see where such a big fish came from. It's not that I don't believe what you say, it's just too unbelievable. I won't say anything until I see the real thing when everything is here and put together.
Bar."
"Your Majesty is wise." Eunuch Gao praised him. In fact, he had not seen it with his own eyes and did not believe it.
…
Li Shimin didn't believe it, but some people believed it. Li Chengqian believed it truly. He immediately looked at the whale's teeth, which were indeed as tall as a man. In order to see the whole whale at the first time, he sent people to guard the city gate.
, once everything is transported into the city, he wants to know as soon as possible.
On this day, after lunch, a young eunuch ran in panting, disturbing Li Chengqian who was drinking tea with Cheng Xin. Li Chengqian frowned slightly and was about to scold him when he heard the young eunuch report: "Your Highness, enter the palace.
, entered the palace, passed Chengtian Gate!"
"What has entered the palace?" Li Chengqian suddenly reacted and said: "They have all been transported??"
"Yes, Your Highness, many people are watching!"
Li Chengqian grabbed Cheng Xin's hand: "Hurry!"
Chengxin hesitated and wanted to take his hand out, but Li Chengqian's grip was tight, and he had no choice but to let it go. Following his strength, he was dragged away.
The two of them fired their guns all the way to Chengtian Gate. The giant whale had already entered the city gate. Officials from all the yamen in the imperial city ran out, and there were waves of exclamations.
The huge bones were placed on the ground after being carried by countless Imperial Army captains.
Only in the Imperial City can there be enough space to display the whale's bones.
The whale bone was so big that a pair of vertebrae was twenty meters long. Hundreds of people carried it like a sedan chair, panting. Many people were already tired and about to lie down. They waited for them to carefully lift it.
When they were placed on the ground, they were all sweating profusely.
A whale is a mammal, not a fish as people know it. Its skeleton is not the same as that of a fish. What is scary is its jaw. The upper and lower jaws are enough to accommodate a small building.
And those huge ribs are shocking.
This has made the captains of the imperial army very busy. Just moving this thing is a big project.
However... everything is lacking in the palace, but the only thing that is not lacking is people. Forbidden Army captains, eunuch masters, everyone who can move the resistance are all available, and the moving speed is not slow.
Looking at this behemoth, everyone subconsciously took a breath of cold air.
This is too big!
Li Shimin originally didn't have much interest in the whales described by Li Mu. In other words, he simply didn't believe Li Mu's exaggerated description of the whales.
When he learned that the whales had arrived, he even...he didn't want to see them at all. With this time, wouldn't it be good to review a few memorials? Just because he forgot about it, Eunuch Gao thought he still wanted to see them.
, so I had people carry it in. They had already been carried in, so I didn’t look at it in vain, so I slowly came over.
When he saw this skeleton, Li Shimin was stunned.
This skeleton is actually larger than an ordinary palace.
Especially under this skeleton, the captains and eunuchs carrying small bones back and forth were like a group of ants, moving back and forth.
Li Shimin's heart... was shocked.
This is the whale...
Behind him, Eunuch Gao was startled and his face turned pale. He was afraid that this was a monster that would hit the Holy Driver. He subconsciously wanted to grab Li Shimin.
But Li Shimin had already stepped up his pace and came to the whale.
Around here, many officials on duty were pointing and whispering.
Looking up at this huge skeleton, even a seasoned veteran will feel suffocated.
Li Shimin had slowly approached and stood under one of the ribs. He made a comparison, with a complicated expression. He raised his head, remained silent, lowered his head suddenly, and then looked sideways.
"Your Majesty... this fish is very big." Zhongshu Ling Cen Wenwen, who was standing next to him, praised it.
This is nonsense.
"Your Majesty, when I saw this fish, I...I became very interested in poetry." The speaker was Yu Shinan. He was a calligrapher and was not very good at poetry, but he always liked to write this poem.
Li Shimin was too lazy to pay attention to this guy. He saw all the shocked faces. Even Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others who came a step behind after hearing the news had the same look on their faces.
There is only one person...
Chang Sun Chong, who took up the new post of President of Datang Bank, just looked at the skeleton of the giant whale without making a sound. Of course, there was no fear on his face.
Apart from being slightly surprised when he first saw it, Chang Sun Chong had no reaction. After becoming the president of Datang Bank, Chang Sun Chong became more and more stable.
"Chang Sun Chong."
Changsun Chong heard the voice, was silent for a moment, and stepped forward: "I'm here."
"Are you surprised to see this whale?"
"Surprised!" Changsun Chong thought for a moment before replying.
Li Shimin sighed in his heart, what kind of master or disciple, he turned a blind eye, but still answered like this. He was really proficient in telling people's stories and ghosts, and he didn't even blush when he lied.
"Come and stand beside me."
Changsun Chong came to stand next to Li Shimin and imitated his example, looking up at the whale's bones.
Li Shimin looked at Changsun Chong and found that he had no intention of pretending. He was really calm and the whale really didn't scare him.
Could it be that Li Mu had revealed the news in advance? No, it was the first time that Li Mu had caught a whale. He had never seen it before, so it was impossible for him to mention it to Chang Sun Chong. But why was Chang Sun Chong not surprised at all?
If he is not scared to death, then there is only one answer. He is not frightened at all, and has the demeanor of not changing his expression even if Mount Tai collapses in front of him.
Li Shimin admired this aspect of Changsun Chong very much. Throughout the dynasties, he could always see records in the history books of some upright ministers who were not alarmed at all changes. Only traitors and traitors could change their expressions and become frightened at every turn.
It is said that villains have long relationships, and gentlemen are magnanimous. Regardless of the monarch and ministers, he is still Changsun Chong's uncle. He is also very happy that Changsun Chong can make a difference.
He took Changsun Chong and shuttled under the skeleton. The skeleton was much taller than a human and could walk through it.
"What do you think about this?"
Li Shimin wanted to test Sun Chong.
Changsun Chong thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, this fish may weigh hundreds of thousands of kilograms. If one person shares one kilogram of meat, catching such a whale meat can fill the stomachs of two hundred thousand people at once."
Li Shimin nodded: "Yes, one pound of meat can be eaten by one common person. These hundreds of thousands of pounds can be used as a day's ration for hundreds of thousands of people. Regardless of whether it tastes good or not, in a year of famine
, you can save your life!"
"This is just a whale." Li Shimin glanced at Changsun Chong and said, "Your first thought was meat. You want to remind me that this meat can feed the people, just like your master.
Same. Yes, the common people are living a miserable life. They have meat to eat, but they don’t know how much they like it. If you think about it this way, there’s nothing wrong with it.”
Li Shimin smiled and pointed at his heart: "Whether you are a king or an official, in your heart you can't just pretend to be yourself. You have to care about your family, your country, and your world. But this family, country, and world.
To say a thousand words and ten thousand, there is nothing more than just one word - 'people'! He is indeed a disciple of Li Mu, a famous teacher gives birth to a great disciple!"
"I don't dare to accept it." Changsun Chong was silent, his face calm.
He actually didn't show any joy after receiving this compliment. Li Shimin was very satisfied. This point would surpass his master. If Li Mu had received such a compliment, he would have been as good as the sky.
Li Shimin gently rubbed the giant bone with his hand, and suddenly his body trembled. Changsun Chong hurriedly supported him: "What's wrong, Your Majesty? Do you need an imperial doctor?"
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I just thought of something. Li Shimin came to a guard and pulled out the saber from his waist. The guard was startled and fell down in fear.
Li Shimin held the sword in both hands, and the crowd's expressions changed.
Li Shimin drew his sword and stood in front of the whale's skeleton, and the atmosphere froze. Li Shimin confronted the skeleton for a while, and suddenly handed the sword to Chang Sun Chong: "The Qing family holds this sword. If the whale comes alive, the Qing family dares to fight
Fight?"
"Your Majesty..." Changsun Chong wanted to say why he didn't dare, but when he took the sword and pointed it at the whale, he suddenly found that his hand was trembling.
After a stalemate for a while, Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I just thought of something. Li Shimin came to a guard and pulled out the saber from his waist. The guard was startled and fell down in fear.
.
Li Shimin held the sword in both hands, and the crowd's expressions changed.
Li Shimin drew his sword and stood in front of the whale's skeleton, and the atmosphere froze. Li Shimin confronted the skeleton for a while, and suddenly handed the sword to Chang Sun Chong: "The Qing family holds this sword. If the whale comes alive, the Qing family dares to fight
Fight?"
"Your Majesty..." Changsun Chong wanted to say why he didn't dare, but when he took the sword and pointed it at the whale, he suddenly found that his hand was trembling.
There was a stalemate for a while,
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I just thought of something. Li Shimin came to a guard and pulled out the saber from his waist. The guard was startled and fell down in fear.
Li Shimin held the sword in both hands, and the crowd's expressions changed.
Li Shimin drew his sword and stood in front of the whale's skeleton, and the atmosphere froze. Li Shimin confronted the skeleton for a while, and suddenly handed the sword to Chang Sun Chong: "The Qing family holds this sword. If the whale comes alive, the Qing family dares to fight
Fight?"
"Your Majesty..." Changsun Chong wanted to say why he didn't dare, but when he took the sword and pointed it at the whale, he suddenly found that his hand was trembling.
There was a stalemate for a while,
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I just thought of something. Li Shimin came to a guard and pulled out the saber from his waist. The guard was startled and fell down in fear.
Li Shimin held the sword in both hands, and the crowd's expressions changed.
Li Shimin drew his sword and stood in front of the whale's skeleton, and the atmosphere solidified. Li Shimin confronted the skeleton for a while, and suddenly handed the sword to Chang Sun Chong: "The Qing family holds this sword. If the whale comes back to life, the Qing family dares to fight
Fight?"
"Your Majesty..." Changsun Chong wanted to say why he didn't dare, but when he took the sword and pointed it at the whale, he suddenly found that his hand was trembling.
There was a stalemate for a while,
The hands that were not trembling even when killing people started to tremble when faced with a skeleton.