Don't be a prince

Li Tai was smart in the first place, with just a few dials, he understood what was going on.Brother Huang is right, although the money is his own money, how to spend it is really a science.

After changing his curious expression to a serious expression, Li Tai said seriously: "Brother Emperor, I see that Dengzhou needs new-style warships here, but the imperial court doesn't pay much attention to the power of the sea. Donate money to relieve father's worries, build an invincible ship, and use it to consolidate the power at sea, do you think [-] guns are enough?"

Although Li Chengqian was funny, he also put on a serious look and said: "One hundred thousand guan, should be barely enough, but for the sake of safety, [-] to [-] is more appropriate. My brother has a heart of worrying about the country and the people. I admire it very much!"

After finishing speaking, the two brothers looked at each other and smiled, and then laughed heartily, so that the eldest grandson who was thinking about something looked over angrily, but couldn't reprimand him.

It has been many days in autumn and it is almost winter, but Dengzhou is still warm. Although we need to add more clothes, it is not to the extent that we cannot go out.It seems that it is indeed a wise decision to choose Dengzhou as the place to spend the winter.

Not far from the Dengzhou Government Office, the newly built Dengzhou Palace is magnificent. It has been the object of discussion among the people of Dengzhou during this period of time. The price of residential land has soared, and countless wealthy businessmen want to buy the land here and become neighbors with the royal family.

Although it might be possible to make a fortune by selling the surrounding land in advance, Li Chengqian did not do so.It's okay to let the surrounding people make a fortune, but it's a bit embarrassing for the dignified prince to use his own palace to speculate on land.

The eldest grandson couldn't help but be amazed at this magnificent new palace. The palaces of the Tang Dynasty are generally refurbished Sui Dynasty palaces, and very few of them truly trimmed themselves.Dengzhou is not an important state capital. Building a palace here will probably lead to the impeachment of the ministers!

Seeing that the eldest grandson stood in front of the palace gate and did not go in for a long time, Su Yuan guessed what she was thinking.

Supporting the eldest grandson's arm, Su Yuan said with a smile: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, this palace was built by His Highness to honor you. If you want to impeach, you can't write a chapter on impeachment."

Hearing this, the eldest grandson breathed a sigh of relief.It would be good if the money was paid by Donggong himself, plus out of filial piety, in this way, even if someone who is not open-minded wants to embarrass the prince with this, he will be laughed at by everyone.After leaving Chang'an, she was always worried about Li Chengqian's crown prince position.Back then, he left Chang'an with his son on a whim, but now that he thought about it, he realized how absurd such behavior was.

She and the child in her womb are fine, but Li Chengqian's crown prince can't be lost!

Lifting his legs and walking in, the eldest grandson said to Su Yuan with a smile: "Since you don't have that kind of thought, why don't you move to live here with Ben Gong, who also likes mahjong very much, plus Xiaoxue and Xiuxiu, we How about four just making up a table?"

Knowing that the grandson would be bored after settling down, Su Yuan nodded and said, thinking of the various games her husband taught her that she could play sitting and lying down, "If that's the case, then the daughter-in-law will disturb the queen mother."

After the eldest grandson and the others entered the palace talking and laughing, the defense of the palace became completely strict.

Unlike the female relatives, the first thing the prince Li Chengqian did after arriving in Dengzhou was not to rest, but to meet with officials of Dengzhou.

Surprisingly, Zhao Yi, governor of Dengzhou, also came from the academy. Although Li Chengqian didn't remember him, because he was the vice president, there was still a teacher-student friendship.

"Your Highness, the student just graduated this year, so you don't have much impression of the student. In the past, I only knew about you from the senior brother, but now I see the deity, the student is so lucky!"

Turning around the black-shaped Zhao Yi, Li Chengqian was amazed: "I met someone in Yanzhou who had experience in the Ministry of Households before. It's no surprise that he can become the governor of a state. How did you just graduate?" Get the official position of Dengzhou Inspector? Although you are not in the lower ranks from the fifth rank, it is not an official position that you graduates can obtain. Do you have anything to do with it?"

Zhao Yi smiled helplessly, cupped his hands and said, "The ancestors of the students have been old farmers for generations, how can they have any relationship with the above? In fact, the students came to Dengzhou not to enjoy the blessings, but to work hard."

Just outside the palace, Li Chengqian sat down on a roadside bench and invited Zhao Yi to sit with him.Such behavior flattered Zhao Yi, and he hesitated for a long time before sitting on the bench with the prince.

"What kind of hard work is hard work? Let's hear it?"

"It's like this. In the fourth year of Wude, the Supreme Emperor first established Dengzhou, governed Wendeng, and led Wendeng and Guanyang counties, which belonged to Henan Province. In the sixth year of Wude, Guanyang was cut off and belonged to Mouzhou, and Qingyang and Kuoding counties were established. It belongs to Dengzhou. But in the first year of Zhenguan, because Dengzhou did not have much profit and was always suffering from famine, His Majesty abolished Dengzhou and Qingyang and Kuoding counties, and it was not until this year that the old system of Dengzhou was restored. .

When the student was in the college, he never missed his homework, and he even took courses from the Agricultural College.Therefore, the content of the thesis is 'On how to control saline-alkali land'.Who knows, this paper was praised by Prime Minister Si Nong as the number one paper, even Prime Minister Fang's re-examination also gave a score of 'excellent'.

Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places have been the hardest hit areas of saline-alkali land since ancient times.Therefore, when assigning officials, the students were directly assigned to Dengzhou to serve as governors. Although they only governed two counties, it was enough to accumulate official experience and experiment with saline-alkali land management methods.When leaving Chang'an, the student made a promise to His Majesty that he would never return to Beijing to be an official in this life, and was willing to die of old age in Shandong! "

He is obviously a black-faced young man, but when he said this, he was as serious as that old bastard Wei Zheng.

Those who dare to dedicate their lives to improving people's livelihood must be respected no matter what their starting point is.Therefore, Li Chengqian directly reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Since you said so, I will wait for your successful day."

After inquiring about the affairs in the academy, especially the recent situation of Mr. Fang and others, Li Chengqian handed Zhao Yi a plan and asked him to help him implement it.

It's a joke if you are from an academy and can't understand the plan.After just flipping through a few pages, Zhao Yi frowned.

Dengzhou is not Tongzhou Dayi. Although it has become a little more prosperous due to the transportation of the sea and river in recent years, it is still not as good as the state capitals of Yangzhou.There are many things involved in a shipyard, and Dengzhou alone may not be enough.What's more, how much money will it cost to build two giant ships from scratch?I'm afraid it will be an astronomical figure!

Zhao Yi, who was born as a commoner, can hardly imagine how much money will be spread on the ground.I am just a freshman who just took office, can I do these things well?

Seemingly seeing what Zhao Yi was thinking, Li Chengqian said, "Don't think too much, Gu Zao wrote letters to various places when he was in Bianzhou. Look, it won't take long for all the shopkeepers, all kinds The supplies will all arrive in Dengzhou, and all you need to do is to coordinate these things. Besides, this time, the treasury is not paying for it, but Gu himself is paying for it, so it’s okay to spend a lot of money in all aspects. Got it? "

Zhao Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Understood, since it's His Highness's private matter, the students won't be under so much pressure. Your Highness can rest assured that the students worked in the Student Union when they were in the academy, so they can cope with such a situation." things."

Li Chengqian nodded, patted Zhao Yi on the shoulder, and then turned and walked towards the gate of the palace.

Public and private have never been the same. If so much money comes from the treasury, the pressure on people is really great.But if it is the prince's private matter, although the pressure is great, it is much lighter than the money in the national treasury.

Chapter 352 Battleship and Fishing Boat

Sounds weird, but that's the truth.The Zhenguan court focused on the administration of officials, and up to now, I have never heard of anyone who had the idea of ​​touching the state's money. As for those who dare to reach out, those who are still alive and healthy are a minority after all.Those who dare to touch the state's money will be executed.This is not a law of the Tang Dynasty, but it is basically the fate of all prisoners who violate this law.But if the crown prince personally paid for it, it would be easy, and if something goes wrong, at least there is a chance to make up with his own money, so that if something goes wrong, he will not lose his head.

...

After returning to the palace, Li Chengqian deliberately found his own room in the side hall.The main hall of the palace belongs to the emperor, after all, he is the prince, so it should not be a problem to live in the side hall.Unlike the formality of the main hall, the side hall has been completely remodeled.The front hall is very small and is used to entertain guests, while the back hall is the largest and has almost everything you want.

The wide bath, the bathroom with toilet, geothermal heating, and the big soft bed are basically not much different from the later generations.If you have to be more serious, it probably has a different style. The toilet here is not tap water, and the eunuch needs to pour the water into the water tank above. The geothermal heat is not a hot water pipe, but a chimney-like structure, which is used for heating by running smoke. Effect.

This is Dengzhou's Xinggong, Chang'an's Donggong, if he dared to make such a transformation, he would have been reprimanded by the officials long ago.

The bathing pool is so big that swimming is no problem. With such a big bath, boiling water is a problem, but it doesn't matter. As long as the reward is in place, the court ladies and eunuchs will rush to do it.What you love and what I wish can't reach the level of harming the country and the people.

But these are not important, Li Chengqian, who was lying on his back by the bath, just wanted to drink a glass of wine, and spit it out in one gulp.

On the opposite side of the pool, Su Yuan took Ashina Xue and Xiuxiu, changed their clothes, and went into the water.

Well, changed clothes.

Seeing how they were covering up tightly, Li Chengqian had a headache: "You have to wear clothes after taking a shower. Are you here to take a shower or do your laundry?"

Su Yuan naturally knew what Li Chengqian was thinking, so she spat lightly: "You always think about these bad things, now you're not in...in...in bed, and it's not time to rest. If we take it off, we will Being ridiculed for being lewd. At that time, you, the prince, will also be accused by others, and this concubine cannot bear this responsibility."

Looking back at the few court ladies waiting to be summoned behind the screen, it was hard for Li Chengqian to imagine who would reveal the news.This time, when it comes to the selection of candidates, they are almost striving for perfection. In the early stage, even if there is a person who belongs to the emperor mixed in, the big team will fall into a situation where there is no redemption.

So...fuck, why don't these three girls take off their clothes!

After all, he was at a young age, and when he saw three beauties taking a bath with him in the same pool, Li Chengqian couldn't help but see images of bubbles and lubricating oil in his mind.However, this is ancient times, those exciting things, even women who can do it in brothels are rare.

There was a clattering sound, and Li Chengqian suddenly woke up from the charm. Seeing Su Yuan and the other three approaching, he hurriedly recalled the content of the Qingxin Mantra.

Facts have proved that it does not necessarily have to be white skin that arouses men's desire for beasts. Sometimes, through clothes, it is even more alluring.

It was a rare opportunity to meet wet play, and Li Chengqian watched their development while enjoying their mud rubbing service.

"Well, it's okay, Xiao Li may not have to worry about it in the future."

"what did you say?"

"No...."

At this moment, what Li Chengqian wanted to do the most was to slap his original self.What a serious person, but now I can only watch and can't get on, and I feel uncomfortable to death.

However, in this era, there is no safe product that can be used as a balloon to blow up. The best way is to endure until the right age.

Unknowingly, Ashina Xue and Xiuxiu also came over, one complained about being tanned, and the other asked for advice on horseback riding.

After patting Ashi Naxue on the head, Li Chengqian said angrily: "Now that I know I am a woman, when I was riding a horse, I just bluffed. Didn't the mother give you something to protect yourself from the sun? Why not?" See you use it?"

Xiuxiu smiled and said: "It was quite a lot, but I don't know what she thought that day, and it was used up in one day. In the next few days, wouldn't it be useless? I want to ask the empress for more, but she just If you can’t open your mouth, you can only accept it.”

"Just talk too much!"

Xiuxiu's words annoyed Ashina Xue, and the two began to toss in the bathtub.How can the thin fabric withstand their pull?So Li Chengqian, who was watching from the sidelines, took the opportunity to feast his eyes...

It was just a bath, but it took more than half an hour to change the water two or three times.

After sleeping for a while and waking up naturally, Li Chengqian opened his eyes, pushed aside his entangled limbs, and began to work hard to restore Xiao Chengqian's calm.

The sunlight outside the window shone into the house, and it still felt a little hot.At this time, it is completely winter in many places in the north, but it is still warm here in Dengzhou, and it will only be cool in the morning and evening.To be honest, Dengzhou is indeed a good place to live for a long time from the north alone.

Having too many women is also troublesome. It is very strenuous to untie six legs and six arms without waking them up.

After finally escaping, Li Chengqian changed into thick pajamas and walked up the winding stairs instead of leaving the house.

Different from traditional palaces, he opened a small balcony on it, and walked up the spiral wooden stairs, and he could lean on the railing on the balcony and look into the distance.The height of the palace and the height of the palace make it impossible for the house to block the view, and the coast and sea in the distance can be clearly seen.

Although it is not considered a sea view room, such a building may not be available at ordinary prices in later generations.Thinking about my later life working hard for an ordinary house in an ordinary city, the feeling of being a human being in the two lives became clearer.

"The weather is not warm now, you come out to have a wind in your pajamas, how good is the wind and cold?"

No need to listen to the voice, Li Chengqian knew it was Su Yuan when the heavy cloak was on his body.But at this time, Xiuxiu should have woken up too, only that stupid girl Ashina Xue was still sound asleep.Because she was born as a court lady, Xiuxiu is very measured in these trivial matters, even if she wakes up, she will not compete with Su Yuan.

Even though they are only 16 years old, they already feel like an old married couple.Similarly, the emperor and empress who got married at the age of 14 probably have a stronger feeling.Couples who come less often and stay with each other when the relationship exceeds the needs of carnal desires are the real couples.

Opening the cloak, hugging Su Yuan, looking at the rising sun, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "The bright moon on the sea and the sunrise on the sea are rare beauties. If you want to see it, you can come up and see it by yourself. The queen's place , you run a lot these days, Ching Que and we are probably busy, lest she feel lonely."

Smiling, Su Yuan said, "You don't need to worry too much. Whether it's playing mahjong or the Three Kingdoms card (Doudizhu), the queen mother likes it very much. We often play for half a day. Besides, Now that I have settled down, I am afraid that the mother will not be free and will play around. I heard that although pregnant women with a big belly are inconvenient to move, they still need necessary activities. There are relatives and soldiers from the East Sea Navy to escort, so you can rest assured .”

Smiling and touching Su Yuan's head, Li Chengqian wrapped her up and went back to the room.

Still after the morning exercise, he didn't go out, but sat at the desk and wrote a reply.

The construction of the shipyard should be done once and for all as much as possible, so advanced building materials such as cement are essential.Nowadays, the more elite craftsmen are generally concentrated in Chang'an. Those who are not very important have probably been called out by the previous letter, and now they have traveled half the distance.As for those important craftsmen, they must get the emperor's nod before they can come to Dengzhou.

Gunpowder Workshop!This is a must. A ship equipped with gunpowder weapons is truly invincible.Because compared with the traditional gang-jumping combat, it is a shame to be approached by the enemy in a sea battle using gunpowder weapons.The transportation of the Ba Niu Crossbow is not easy, so even if they all know that the gunpowder arrows of the Ba Niu Crossbow are more powerful, the generals would rather ask for more grenades and thunder arrows.

As for the power needed to break through the city, Huang Minglei is the only choice. Eight bulls crossbow arrows are mixed in the middle, which is very embarrassing.In terms of power, it is definitely enough, but in terms of portability, Land Warfare basically labeled it "inconvenient".

However, it is different when it is carried on a battleship. The eight-ox crossbow can be fixed on the deck. In the era without artillery, the eight-ox crossbow on the deck is definitely not much better.

only....

How to get the Gunpowder Workshop and the Ba Niu Crossbow here is really a problem!After all, as far as the present is concerned, holding the gunpowder formula in hand basically has the power to rebel, and even if the imperial court succeeds in suppressing the rebellion, it will have to pay a heavy price.

"Damn it, it's done!"

Just imagined the battleship equipped with eight ox crossbows and the "fishing boat" wrapped in iron, Li Chengqian wrote his request in the letter without hesitation.

Sealed the envelope with a waxed envelope, sealed it with sealant, clapped hands, and the loyal Zhang Yun appeared in the room immediately.

After handing the letter to Zhang Yun, Li Chengqian stretched his waist and said: "Give the letter to Hong Ling's emergency envoy, I guess the letters from the Queen Mother and Qing Que have also been written, and tell him to send it to Chang'an as quickly as possible. If you hurry up, it will be delivered before the year, and within the first month, the things will be delivered to Dengzhou."

Zhang Yun nodded, took the letter and left.

It was Sishi at this time, and the sun was shining brightly outside, Li Chengqian suddenly had the idea of ​​going out for a walk.

Looking back, Su Yuan and the others were no longer there.But even if they are still there, it is estimated that they will not be willing to go out, as if it is a sin for a woman to go out if she is not at home.

As soon as he went out, the Sky-Changing Monkey appeared behind him like a ghost, and the piandian, which was originally quiet, quickly rushed out with soldiers and surrounded him.

Turning around, he slapped the Sky-Changing Monkey angrily. Li Chengqian said helplessly, "It was Zhang Yun in the past, and then Li Jian. It was hard for them to walk with a little sound when they reprimanded them. You, next time you appear in front of Gu, remember to make some noise first, if Gu gets old in the future, you may be scared to death by you!"

Sky-Changing Monkey chuckled: "When Your Highness gets old, I'm afraid the lowly position will be unbearable. How can there be a chance to scare you? If you're unlucky and don't come to the battlefield, I'm afraid it won't be that time yet."

Li Chengqian had no way to refute what the Monkey King said.In fact, the current battlefield is like this. It is definitely lucky that the team leaders of Changtian Monkey and the others can survive to this day.The generals in the court relied on this luck to become the princes of the state. After all, the position of the military boss is really no different from winning a lottery.

Before going out, his mood turned bad, so Li Chengqian kicked Tianhou again without hesitation.

Changing Tianhou has long been used to the prince's frequent beatings and scolding.Just like this, scolding or kicking is already a very serious punishment. If one day the crown prince doesn't scold or beat him, but treats him kindly, it will make him afraid.

The pro rate is different from the soldiers of the East China Sea Navy. If they go out, they are basically in casual clothes.Now that they arrived in Dengzhou, they even learned the Dengzhou accent and slang from the guide overnight, so Li Chengqian was not surprised to see a soldier led by himself chatting with a fish vendor on the street naturally.

The most qualified guards are the ones who blend into the environment. When they have nothing to do, they wear a suit, tie and sunglasses, even if they are hiding in the chaotic crowd, they are so conspicuous.

People in Dengzhou already knew the news of the prince's arrival, so they were not surprised to see the prince wandering on the street.Those who are courageous even dare to sell their own goods to the prince.

Like Yanzhou, Dengzhou still has a lot of transactions in the form of barter.Although the geographical conditions are superior, compared with Dengzhou, Yangzhou and other places are more suitable as seaport cities. Nowadays, the navigation industry is not developed, and not many people are willing to travel long distances to Dengzhou to enter the inland.

Because it is by the sea, the most common commodities are all kinds of fish. Most of the people who come to exchange fish are people from the inland areas of Dengzhou. The grain production in saline-alkali land is low, so the grain is also valuable. A bowl of grain can be exchanged for two big fish. Things are very common here.

It doesn't matter if you eat fish, shrimp and crab or not. The things sold in a big wooden basin on the corner of the street caught Li Chengqian's attention.

Sea cucumbers are still alive. When they are caught, they basically discard their internal organs. As long as they are bought back, they are delicious when they are fried in a big pot.The most rare thing is that the medicinal value of this thing is still very high, and it is most suitable for today's eldest grandson.There are many good things by the sea, and sea cucumber is undoubtedly one of the best choices.

"Shopkeeper, how do you sell this sea cucumber?"

"Hey, how much are these sea cucumbers together?"

Hearing that someone dared to snatch things from the majestic prince, Li Chengqian immediately became angry.In Chang'an City, there is no such person!

Chapter 353 Li Ke Comes

Just when he was about to get angry, he didn't expect the other side to be more violent, and almost blurted out swear words:

"My... brother emperor, it turned out to be you."

Looking up, I saw a fair-skinned, handsome young man with a slightly puffy figure.See this strange appearance.Li Chengqian punched this guy without hesitation.Li Tai is the only one in Dengzhou who calls him Brother Huang, where is the second Li Tai from?

The lightning punch was almost blocked by the opponent.It's just this moment that Rang Tianhou and the others rushed over without hesitation.They are very aware of the prince's boxing skills. Although they don't have the courage to fight to death, they are more than enough to deal with ordinary soldiers.But today, the crown prince actually missed it!

Seeing being surrounded by a large group of people, there is a tendency to act at any time.The chubby young man quickly raised his hand to show that he had no malice, and said anxiously, "It's me, Brother Huang, why don't you know me after less than two years?"

The voice sounded a little familiar, so Li Chengqian asked Chang Tianhou and the others to temporarily stop, so as not to accidentally injure innocent people.

The voice sounded familiar, and the face became more and more familiar the more he looked at it. It was obvious that a person's name was about to be pronounced, but he couldn't say it.

Seeing that Li Chengqian was suspicious but wanted to ask, the fat young man hurriedly said: "I am Li Ke, Brother Huang, it was not you who wrote me to send me all the money and supplies you needed in Wuzhong." Did it come to Dengzhou? Pity me for running around for those supplies, and for so much money, I can’t sleep day and night. I’ve worked so hard all the way, but that’s how you treat me in the end?”

"Li Ke?"