Don't be a prince

As for Li Chengqian's smile, he was thinking of his previous occupation.

Delivery staff, where does the salary of the delivery staff come from?Isn't it all paid by the customer?After all, merchants must make profits, platforms must make profits, and riders need wages, so all of these are actually paid by consumers.

It is clear that the prices of things on the food delivery platform are higher than the actual prices, why do customers still choose?

Just to save trouble!

Not just takeaways, but also some smart devices, which may only be controlled by a mobile phone, are several times more expensive than normal devices.In these several times the price, everyone knows how much "IQ tax" there is.

However, when customers know it but still have to pay for laziness, the "IQ tax" is no longer an IQ tax.

The progress of society is actually the degeneration of human legs. People will do everything for laziness.And if some big businessmen target the food delivery industry, it is estimated that there will be a scandal soon and the food will be gone.

This again reflects the most despised business in the money-making industry-intermediary.The intermediary doesn't have to do anything, it just needs to contact the seller and the buyer, and just lie down and earn the price difference.Although this kind of behavior is despised by people, it is undeniable that its appearance has indeed promoted the evolution of the "lazy world".

When he came across the thing he was most interested in, Li Chengqian inevitably thought about it, so that when he came back to his senses, he found that he was pushing one hand on the railing of the grain store. looked at him in surprise.

Smiling awkwardly, Li Chengqian said: "Just now, my son had something on his mind that he almost harmed my father, so please forgive me."

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "It's not like you did this once or twice. I've seen it for a long time. Tell me, what did you think of?"

Naturally, we cannot talk about the events of the previous life, so Li Chengqian can only say: "I heard what Du He said, and I remembered the current traffic jam in Chang'an. It seems that the construction of the ring road and the installation of public carriages are inevitable. .”

Li Shimin was surprised: "I have been away for such a long time, and there are so many people in Chang'an?"

Li Chengqian said with a wry smile: "You didn't see what it looked like when the court announcement was issued. It was really crowded. I believe that Luoyang will become like this in the near future. Because of your return today, Luoyang is restricted from traveling. Otherwise, this A street should be crowded with people."

Li Shimin nodded ignorantly, pointed to the street next to him, Li Chengqian hurried over to push the wheelchair, and headed towards the West Market.

West Market is not a middle street avenue, so there is no traffic restriction, but when the bustling West Market saw Qian Niuwei appearing, it immediately quieted down.The appearance of Qianniuwei means that either the emperor or queen or the empress dowager has appeared.

Walking along the road until we reached a stall in a shop, Li Shimin took a look at a wine vessel and said, "The gold one looks a bit old, and the style doesn't look like those of the Tang Dynasty or neighboring countries. It should come from the Western Regions."

The shopkeeper of the stall clasped his hands and said, "Taishang Huang Mingjian, this is indeed a country called Croatia in the Western Regions. Although the royal family's supplies are a small and unpopular country, their royal family's things are still worth a few dollars."

After looking at the shopkeeper, Li Shimin asked curiously: "Your voice sounds like Hebei people. You sell these utensils from the Western Regions, but you went to the Western Regions yourself? That country, although not popular, is still a country. Their royal family You can get what you want?"

After glancing at the emperor and the overlord with curious eyes, the shopkeeper hurriedly ordered the staff to prepare hot tea for the tables and chairs.He could tell that the Supreme Emperor was going to listen to a long story.

"Reporting to the Supreme Emperor, these utensils were indeed brought back by Caomin himself. Although the journey from Datang to Croatia is far away and many tongues are needed, compared with the previous years, the period was much easier.

Since the end of the Great Tang's global attack on the Tang Dynasty, especially since the cannibals were dealt with, the people of the Tang Dynasty, as long as they go to a foreign country, they will automatically become the nobles of this country.The whole country, even members of the royal family, dare not disrespect the people of Datang for no reason.

What's more, the grass-roots are not out to steal. All kinds of best-selling goods from Datang, as long as they leave the country of Datang, basically every time they pass through a country, the profits will increase a lot.You may not believe it, this golden cup was bought by Caomin with a few packs of Tang medicine.Not only this golden cup, but the Croatian royal family also gave Caomin a lot of good things to repay Caomin for saving their princess's life..."

Seeing that the Supreme Emperor and the businessman started to discuss, Li Chengqian had no choice but to send Zhang Yunxian to take the Queen Mother and others back to the Luoyang Palace for resettlement.

What this businessman said was not nonsense. Now that the people of Datang have left the country, they can naturally have the status of local nobles. This is what he deliberately explained to the kings and the like at the Conference of All Nations.Maybe they can play No Tale, but once the matter is revealed, what awaits this country will be complete extinction.

The word "extinction", no matter how it is translated, has its deterrent power.The bad luck of Dashi just proved that Datang has the ability to attack any country.

What's more, even if there is no such deterrence, the businessmen of Datang are also welcomed by all countries.Because the reputation of Datang merchants is still very guaranteed.

Chapter 566 Electricity

No one can stand without trust, this is the creed that Datang merchants have always abided by.Even now that the economy is developing rapidly, the businessmen of Datang still haven't forgotten the importance of reputation.

However, reputation and interest cannot be equated, the two are more like extremes.Some people who stick to their reputation can gain benefits, and those who completely abandon their credibility can also gain benefits.It is difficult for Li Chengqian to imagine when "waste oil", "clenbuterol" and "melamine" will appear for Datang.

Perhaps, when the first anti-social thing appears, we should severely crack down on it and make an example of it. Even if it reappears later, it will not turn its head to the crotch.

While Li Chengqian was standing aside, thinking about his own affairs, the clerk who had just entered the store came out with a tray in his hand.

This young man looked like he had never seen the world, so he actually poured the tea in advance.

Without hesitation, Li Jian picked up the cup of tea that belonged to the emperor, drank it down in one gulp, poured another cup and drank it down in one gulp, and then put the teacup in front of the emperor.

Before Li Jian died from the poison, Li Shimin poured himself a cup of tea.

Although Li Jian has been given freedom by the Supreme Emperor, he is still conscientious in his position.However, perhaps because of the inconvenience of having a broken arm, I am a little fatter, and my skills are probably not as good as before.

After drinking a cup of tea and eating some snacks at this booth, Li Shimin accepted a set of wine glasses presented by the shopkeeper and walked towards the next booth.

It has to be said that the Supreme Emperor after the Zen position is the most supported by the people. At the same time, perhaps because he is no longer in the position of emperor, he will not give people too much pressure.Therefore, as long as they saw the booth of the Supreme Emperor, they would pick out the high-quality goods on their booth and ask the Supreme Emperor to accept them.

Naturally, Li Shimin never refused anyone who came. Before long, his wheelchair was covered with things, and even Li Jian had to carry an extra-large cock.

Walking around the West Market, Li Shimin's harvest would fill a small cart, but the shopkeepers in the East Market who were not visited by the Supreme Emperor were so angry that they beat their chests and feet.

After entering the Luoyang Palace, Li Shimin held the exquisite wine glass in his hand and said to Li Chengqian: "I don't know how long I have been dreaming about what happened today. Did you find out that these businessmen gave me gifts not to ask for me, but simply Out of love and admiration for me. To be an emperor can only be considered a success if you reach this level.

In comparison, although I received a lot of gifts in Lingnan, I never noticed them.Accepting it is only to weaken the Lingnan family, so that they will not develop too quickly, so as to avoid further delays in the imperial court's control of Lingnan.

Forget it, although they have no demands on me, I want to repay them, Du He, let Xishi reduce or exempt taxes for one year. "

Du He agreed, but turned his eyes to the emperor.

Li Chengqian shook his head at Du He with a wry smile, and then stretched out his finger to draw a circle. Du He immediately understood, and decided to announce the news tomorrow to reduce or exempt the one-year rental fee for the merchants in the West Market.

Turning around and continuing to push the wheelchair, looking at the complacent emperor, Li Chengqian really couldn't bear to tell him the truth.

In fact, these bastard merchants are all making money without losing money, even the merchant who gave the pure gold wine vessel is the same.I don't know when trademarks appeared. In the chaotic business world, Zhang, Wang, Li, and Zhao all deal in one commodity, which must be distinguished from each other.Especially for some time-honored brands, their names are a kind of guarantee.

Therefore, when this popularity spreads, basically all businessmen want to manage a kind of thing, and the first thing they think about is how to put their own mark on it.The products that the Supreme Emperor got seemed to be prostitutes for nothing, but in fact, he also played a promotional effect.The majestic emperor acted as a tester, and the effect was not very good.Don't talk about this stuff, if you ask them for a few more, they will be willing to provide it.

As for tax exemption for Luoyang West Market...

It's better not to make a fuss, Luoyang's West Market is second to Chang'an's West Market, if this is avoided, Dugu Bo will probably come by train overnight to scold Du He.The big cannibal agreed to Datang's compensation - the oil has already been shipped and will be delivered in a short time.The workers who smelted oil, under his reminder, also found that asphalt, the residue of refining, could be used to pave roads.

The imperial court had repaired all the official roads before, and even opened up a lot of official roads.And these official roads are all dirt roads. As long as they are re-paved later, Datang will have world-leading asphalt roads.

However, to build a road, the first thing the court needs is money!If you don't have money, you can't do anything.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother were bragging about their trip to the West Market in the morning, Li Chengqian signed the announcement, canceling the rental fee for this year's merchants in the West Market. As for the business tax, don't even think about it.

After a day and a night of rest in Luoyang, Li Chengqian hurried back to Chang'an with Li Shimin early the next morning.Let the group of businessmen fool around again, maybe this one will implement some "benefiting" policies.

No matter how obsessed Li Tai is with research, he also wants to meet his father.Therefore, when Li Shimin walked out of Chang'an Railway Station, a plane whizzed past the train station.

When the guards saw such monsters, they immediately raised their shields to protect the emperor and others, while Li Jian had already yelled for people to prepare the eight-ox crossbow.

Without Li Chengqian's explanation, Li Shimin said: "This is another strange thing that Qingque has researched. I think this thing can fly left and right. It is probably the plane you mentioned."

Li Chengqian nodded, pointed to the plane that was landing in the distance, and said: "This is the plane that Qingque developed. Unlike hot air balloons, hot air balloons can only fly with the help of wind. Move. But the aircraft is different, it can independently determine the direction of flight.

Before the military parade, the basic theory was almost the same. It seemed that Qingque had already installed the steam engine on the plane.Although installing a steam engine on an airplane is neither fish nor fowl, it is also a wrong direction, and even increases various risks.But if we don't talk about it, no one will know.What's more, if there is a war, it can indeed come in handy. "

Looking at the direction in which the plane disappeared, Li Shimin finally swallowed the words of going up for fun.

Seeing the hopeful eyes of the Supreme Emperor, Li Chengqian leaned into his ear and said, "Don't even think about airplanes, but now that hot air balloons are becoming more mature, accidents rarely happen. If you want to go to the sky to play, you can hide it from your mother. Arrange one for you."

"Really?"

At this moment, Li Shimin looked as if a son or daughter had secretly bought him a good cigarette when he was passively quitting smoking.Originally, he didn't even hope to go to heaven, but who knew that the emperor promised to agree.

Looking at the eldest grandson who had been dragged into the waiting room of the station by Li Mengyu like a thief, Li Shimin smiled and said: "Then it's settled, if you dare to lie to me, I will use family law to deal with you."

Li Chengqian had no choice but to agree.

Keeping birds in cages will reduce the lifespan of birds.Li Chengqian knew very well what it would be like to be depressed all the way to a person who only pursued freedom.Since the Supreme Emperor was willing to let go of his power and Zen position, why couldn't he help him in turn?

It was not without reason that Li Tai was favored when he was a child. For example, now, he came here to greet the Emperor and Queen Mother with his two children in his arms.

As for being late...

Taking Li Tai's eldest son Li Mengze into his arms, looking at Li Tai's obvious dark circles, Li Shimin said distressedly: "Although the plane is important, it's not worth the effort. The body is the most important thing. What if you are exhausted. "

Li Tai said with a chuckle: "Father, don't worry, I just didn't sleep well today. I came up with an idea last night and used it in the renovation overnight. The plane is landing experimentally in a place we can't see. With a successful landing, our plane can fly as much as it wants, and land as much as it wants. Although there is still a wide requirement for the site, at least it is better than preparing a large pool before."

Li Shimin patted Li Tai on the shoulder and said, "Well done, Qingque, I'm looking forward to the day when I take your plane and travel around the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Tai nodded, and ordered Li Zhi, who also came in a hurry, to push the wheelchair, pulled Li Chengqian aside and said, "Brother Emperor, I have reached a bottleneck in the research of this aircraft. No matter whether the steam engine uses coal as fuel or gasoline, or even The diesel fuel you mentioned cannot overcome the altitude problem, and the endurance is also a flaw. It is probably wrong to increase the size of the aircraft in order to carry more fuel. Do you have any other methods?"

Li Chengqian smiled wryly and said: "You really think that my brother is omnipotent, but this time, brother will show you omnipotence again. Think about it, how does gunpowder produce lethality? Molotov cocktails can be destroyed without breaking. How did it cause the lethality?"

Li Tai said without hesitation: "Because of an explosion, whether it's gunpowder or gasoline, it will generate expanding gas after ignition, and eventually squeeze the container, giving this force to the shrapnel."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Don't you think this method is very similar to your exploding steam engine pipe?"

Li Tai reacted almost immediately: "You mean, gasoline can be directly used to power a steam engine through its own combustion, or to power an airplane?"

Li Chengqian nodded: "That's right, but I think gasoline is not suitable, because it is too volatile, and it may not be able to provide power. This can be seen from the heat difference per unit volume. I suggest you use diesel first, maybe after you have researched to a certain extent, diesel is not suitable, and you may need an oil that is much more stable than diesel."

Li Tai took out a notebook from his pocket, wrote everything down, nodded and said: "It seems that you have thought about this a long time ago, and you told me not to study the aircraft too early. Well, anyway, the aircraft has arrived at a Bottleneck, I will study the research power."

After finishing speaking, Li Tai turned around, seemed to have remembered something, turned around and said: "By the way, the emperor, those chattering Taoist priests in the scientific research institute have stopped doing alchemy recently, and instead hold glass animal skins all day long." , Rubber silk, I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m talking about it. One of the guys said that he wants to use the materials in his hand to reproduce the fairy’s palm thunder, but he doesn’t know what it means.

Can these things be stronger than gunpowder?In this way, they ran to me without shame and asked for money to continue research, and asked me to order the East China Sea Fleet and South China Sea Fleet to catch a fish that can discharge for them. Tell me, do these people need to be taken care of? "

gunpowder?Gunpowder is a fart!

For the progress of society, electricity is tens of thousands of times more important than gunpowder!

Glass silk, animal skin rubber, palm thunder, what else can they be connected together?It can only be static electricity.

Although these Taoist priests only made a little noise and sparked a little electricity, who can guarantee that they will not research Edison within a hundred years?No, research the light bulb?

Excitedly grabbing Li Tai's shoulder, Li Chengqian said: "Don't worry about them, just remember, no matter how much money they want for research, they will be satisfied. They will probably create a new era!"

Brother Huang didn't even show such a fanatical expression when the plane whizzed past just now, but now he's so excited when he hears about a few Taoist priests?

Li Tai was puzzled, "Did you get lowered by these Taoist priests? Why are you protecting them like this?"

Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "You will know what's going on after you go to see their experiments, Qingque, although you are now the No. Underestimate any scientific research project, even at the very beginning, you can’t understand it at all. When we see the beginning, we can’t define the result casually!”

Li Tai nodded ignorantly, and made up his mind to see what those Taoist priests were up to when he went back!

Leaving the train station with Li Tai, the moment Li Chengqian left the gate of the train station, Li Chengqian only felt that today's autumn wind was warm.

Electricity, in 1600, it seems that a British scientist seriously studied static electricity. In 1800, an earl made the earliest battery by immersing copper and zinc sheets in salt water.In the past 200 years, why has there been no progress in the field of electricity, but various applications of electricity have emerged in an endless stream at the end of the nineteenth century?

"Useless" is probably the reason why people have been ignoring the power field.

If this small tree is maintained as early as the budding stage and the external blows are abandoned, who says it cannot grow into a towering tree smoothly?

After sending the Empress Dowager back to the Daming Palace, Li Chengqian rode back from the Daming Palace to the Imperial Palace for the first time, and gave orders to the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet.At the same time, these Taoist priests were allowed to go or go south by boat, so that the discharged fish could not be transported back to Chang'an.

Just catching one fish, is it worth using two fleets to protect the country?This is probably the doubt that everyone will have.

However, Li Chengqian would rather face the criticism and let these Taoist priests try.

If you don't do it, "what if" will become "impossible".

Chapter 567 The Second Year of Yanxing's New Year's Eve

Moreover, in addition to satisfying the wishes of these Taoist priests, there is another reason——

For the next year's International Games, the envoy team coming to Datang must enter Datang under the escort of the Datang army.

Datang's frontier defense is now top secret. Take the South China Sea as an example, which islands in the South China Sea have troops stationed. Only Feng Zhidai, the commander of the South China Sea Fleet, Zhang Yi, the commander of the East China Sea Fleet, and the Emperor Datang can know.Although the Ministry of War has a record, it is top secret. The Minister of the Ministry of War only knows where this information is, and he is not even qualified to check it normally.

It has become a tradition for envoys to secretly record the frontier defense when they are in transit. It is better to let the Tang army escort them and show them to a limited extent, just to frighten them.

In addition, it is really necessary to isolate outsiders.

Large-scale infectious diseases, in this era of low medical level, are collectively called plague.Leprosy, lupus, etc. only got their names uniquely because of their different pathogenic mechanisms.

Moreover, tracing upwards from the Tang Dynasty is much easier than tracing upwards from later generations.According to the research of the medical school, it is very likely that the sores were infected from outside the territory and entered the Central Plains...

For Datang to become a world power, it is essential to become the gathering place of the world's population.However, becoming a population gathering place is often accompanied by the danger of becoming a base of severe infectious diseases. This danger must be guarded against.

After finishing a series of government affairs, it was already dark at night. Li Chengqian stretched his waist, touched the coffee cup, put it down, and chose plain water.

Coffee is also addictive, but the addiction is not as strong as that of cigarettes.Li Chengqian, who was deeply poisoned by coffee and tobacco in his previous life, learned that the second expedition to America brought back the tobacco leaves, and ordered the tobacco leaves to be hidden without hesitation.

This kind of chronic poison is really not suitable for appearing in Datang, maybe it can be produced and sold, but the people of Datang should not touch this thing.

Going to sleep when we are sleepy is a legitimate cause and effect relationship, but many times we have to resist sleepiness and contend with our own will.

For an emperor, Li Chengqian felt that his greatest happiness was when he wanted to sleep, and he probably already had time to sleep.

Stretching and getting up, she saw Xiuxiu was already waiting at the door of the study, embroidering by candlelight.

Su Yuan and the others' embroidery is by no means as simple as showing off. In fact, except for the outermost layer of leather, Li Chengqian's inner clothes are all made by his wives.One is willing to make and the other is willing to wear, both parties can find satisfaction in the process, why not do it?

Seeing her husband got up, Xiuxiu stood up quickly, and stuck the embroidery needle on the fringe of thread.

Instructing Zhang Yun to deal with the candlelight, Li Chengqian stretched out his arms to hug Xiuxiu and walked out, asking, "Why are you here today? Isn't it Mei Niang's day?"

Xiuxiu smiled and said, "Meiniang has been feeling unwell for the past few days. She was afraid that you would be worried, so she asked the Queen's sister to take her out of the palace with her, and went to see Mr. Sun. Guess what happened?"