I'm about to become an immortal, do you want me to be a prince?

The construction site is in full swing, and the workers are performing their duties, uh... To be precise, they are not workers.

Except for a small number of senior technicians who were borrowed by Li Mu from the Ministry of Industry, most of the other coolies were slaves.

There are Khitan slaves, Turkic slaves, Xi slaves and so on.

As for how the slaves came from?

In addition to those Turkic captives that Li Shimin had promised to support before, there were more Khitan slaves.

Because Datang was fighting the Khitan tribe just now.

To be honest, this Khitan man has been unlucky for eight lifetimes. He was unlucky to meet Zhang Gongjin, a fanatical militant with a sudden change of style like Li Mu.

Lao Zhang made great achievements in beating the Turks before, and was named Zou Guogong by Li Shimin, and was transferred to the post of governor of Xiangzhou.

Where is Xiangzhou?

Just next door to Khitan.

Ever since Lao Zhang got a job with the Turks, he made a big contribution and made a lot of money. Since then, he has been out of control, and everyone wants to get a job.

Whenever the barbarians around made any provocative moves, Zhang Gongjin seized the opportunity and rushed over with a cry.

Zhang Gongjin: Don't explain it yet, let me give you a shot and then talk about it.

Unfortunately, the Khitan guy next door was a little bit arrogant and self-willed.

Then Zhang Gongjin was fucked.

The kind that screams.

Since Jieli was raped, Hebei Road is now no longer a threat.

And Lao Zhang, who once played a big role in the aggressive group fights in Ganba Ashina, instantly gained prestige, and after being transferred to Xiangzhou, he immediately became the first brother in Hebei Road.

Although the standard of living in Xiangzhou cannot be compared with that in Chang'an, here he has the final say, no different from the Tu Emperor.

Thinking back to when Lao Zhang was the governor of the state, don't mention how aggrieved he was, and even his life might die at any time, because there were strong enemies there.

It's different now, the position of governor of Xiangzhou is very good.

Without a strong enemy, there is no one who can fight, and the only one with any strength is Ashina Shibobi.

But as we all know, this old boy surrendered a long time ago, and was convinced by Li Dong's character and integrity.

As for whether this is the case, the truth is not important. In short, it is right that history books will write it like this in the future.

So Lao Zhang is now arrogant.

Standing on the city wall, pointing at the surrounding tribes, "You guys are all weaklings!"

However, if one must say that there is someone who can fight, then the Khitan guy can hardly be regarded as one.

It's not that the Khitan guys dared to fight him, but that Lao Zhang wanted to fuck them, so they had to fight.

Why did Lao Zhang want to fuck them?

The thing is like this, after the collapse of the Turks, the tribal brothers who followed them lost their boss, and they were a little confused for a while.

A confused life always needs some purpose, otherwise it is easy to lose yourself.

For example, these Khitan people have found new goals and ideals in life.

They want to be the new prairie boss.

It is a good thing to have goals and ideals.

But if you take a big step, it is easy to pull the egg.

Just when the Khitans began to devour the surrounding tribes to strengthen themselves.

As the leader of the Northland, Lao Zhang has a keen political eye and knows what shit they want to shit at a glance.

Hehe, Gou Ri's Khitan guy actually dared to make big moves.

When my old Zhang is transparent?

So it is definitely impossible for Lao Zhang to watch the Khitan guy grow stronger!

What the hell, I'm not a fool, you are so anxious to increase your strength, what do you want to do?

Just be your younger brother honestly!If you have to fight out, if I don't do it, who are you doing?

Of course the Khitan people are not happy either!It's none of your business for me to fight among my own people?

Zhang Gongjin chuckled, it's none of my business?

I just told you, the tribe you annexed a few days ago, they have already recognized us Datang as the boss, they are now our Datang people, you beat our Datang people, what do you say?

Khitan people: I'm fighting with you, you shameless Han people!

Then after a few battles, the Khitan people were seriously injured.

He was bruised and bruised by Zhang Gongjin, and he was pressed on the ground and rubbed back and forth.

So the Khitan people were discouraged at that time, and the leader, Brother Da He Ku, hurried to kneel down and admit his mistake.

Zhang Gongjin waved his hand, don't talk nonsense, get some slaves and wool, my majesty needs it urgently.

Brother Daheku: Old Zhang, you are so funny to me, just because of this, you should have said it earlier!

Then Li Mu received a large number of slaves and wool.

The slaves were just used as coolies, so Li Mu's cement processing plant and brick kiln were set up so quickly.

As for the wool, let's put it away for now. After the arsenal is built, and use the water resources nearby, Li Mu plans to build a semi-automatic loom just like Weishui, and the wool will come in handy at that time.

Of course, wool is only incidental, mainly for forging weapons.

For hydraulic forging, Li Mu wants to try to see if it can save some costs.

While Li Mu was enjoying the "chrysanthemum tea", a senior engineer from the Ministry of Industry came to report.

"Li Gong, we are short of manpower, what should we do?"

Li Mu's face turned dark at that time.

"What? Not enough manpower? You don't have enough manpower, you go to the county king! What's the use of telling me."

"Junwang! Junwang! Where did you promise my laborer? When will it arrive?"

At this time, I saw Li Simo running over with his chest hair exposed, shaking his big-breasted chicken.

"Mr. Li, don't worry, don't worry, five days at most, no! In three days, Xiao Wang will definitely catch some more bastards for you."

The Zahu mentioned by Li Simo is actually his fellow Turkic people.

But not from his tribe.

Although these Turkic miscellaneous tribes are theoretically considered Turkic people.

but!

As a pure-bred Turkic royal family, Li Simo never regarded them as his clansmen. If you tell him that they are your clansmen, believe it or not, he will fight you desperately.

Therefore, in Li Simo's eyes, except for the members of his own tribe, the other people in the grassland were all beards, and there was no psychological pressure to be captured as slaves.

Of course, this guy is not completely inhumane. The people he caught were all prairie people like bandits and bandits, and he didn't feel embarrassed about ordinary herdsmen.

Snapped!

After Li Simo finished speaking, he turned around and whipped a slave next to him.

"Hurry up, my lord, you useless bastard."

Li Simo's treatment of slaves is undoubtedly cruel, and he beats people at every turn, but he has to admit that this is the most effective management method at present.

As a gentle man, Li Mu couldn't bear it at first, but gradually he got a bit of fierceness. It's really not fierce enough to convince the crowd!

These people are all vicious people, if you are not more vicious than them, how can you shock them.

Anyway, I didn’t build the Afang Palace, let alone build Lishan Mountain, and these people didn’t have guys named Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, so it’s impossible for there to be some kind of “princes, generals, and relatives!”

"Cheer up, everyone, get out the hemp rope quickly, winding group, splitting group, and paralleling group, hurry up!"

"Remember to mark the hemp rope, four strands are marked with four, five strands are marked with five, and so on, don't make a mistake!"

"The pulley block is ready, hang up the bluestone slab."

Then I saw a bluestone slab weighing over a thousand catties, and it was lifted up easily.

Li Simo looked on in amazement, "Little Mr. Li is really a god!"

Chapter 51 Mysterious Organization, SF Express!

"Pay attention, the runner is about to enter the water, pay attention to the tenon, take it easy for me."

By the Yellow River, Li Mu is busy every day.

I made a runner with [-] baffles before, and today I officially launched the water test.

In fact, with the hydraulic power of the Yellow River, even if there are only six baffles, it can still be turned around.

But in order to preserve stable output, Li Mu thinks it is better to have more baffles.

Foreman Li clasped his hands like an old farmer, standing on the bank and watching the rolling Yellow River flow under his feet.

Not far away, several large wheels were creaking and running.

At this time, his heart was undoubtedly sour, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, technology is the primary productive force, it's so awesome that I don't explain it!

Although the project is not completely perfect now, it is no problem to operate normally.

Li Mu's first test product has also begun to be forged, which is the arrow that Li Shimin mentioned earlier.

In addition to the heavy arrows used with the eight-ox crossbow, there are also three-edged arrows that Li Mu found someone to fiddle with.

It is said that this thing is very sharp.

It's just a bit expensive.

Therefore, even if the supervisor knows that this thing is very sharp, it cannot be mass-produced.

Craftsmanship is one thing, but the cost is even more painful.

According to Datang's current forging level, a qualified three-edged arrow would cost at least a dozen or twenty Kaiyuan Tongbao.

Let me ask, which dynasty's emperor was so generous that he dared to throw an arrow worth a dozen or twenty Kaiyuan Tongbao at the enemy.

The arrow is basically the same as a condom, and it is a one-time consumable.

Of course, if you want to wash it before using it, then I didn't say that.

Therefore, less than one out of ten arrows can be picked up on the battlefield.

Due to various conditions, the Tang Dynasty did not popularize such things as triangular arrows.

But now Li Mu has improved the forging method, and abruptly lowered the cost of the triangular arrow, which originally cost a dozen or twenty Kaiyuan Tongbao, to less than five Kaiyuan Tongbao.

Therefore, a large number of popularization has become possible.

Li Mu ordered people to drag out the hydraulic forging hammer that was just produced not long ago, and installed it on the bank of the Yellow River.

Then I built a diversion channel and started to dry it directly.

Looking at the thick and hard forging hammer, Li Mu looked obsessed.

In addition to hydraulic forging hammers, there are also hydraulic blowers.

In fact, hydraulic forging hammers and hydraulic blowers may not be stronger than human forging and manual blasting, and the instantaneous output power may be three to five times that of manual labor.

But the characteristic of hydraulic power is that it can output continuously, and it is more stable and balanced than human power.

Although this stable equilibrium is far from Li Mu's expectations, it is also many times stronger than the craftsman's hammering with a hammer.

dang dang...

The voices came and went, continuously.

"Little Lord Li, what is this?"

Obviously, Li Simo seemed very interested in this thick and hard thing.

"Semi-automatic forging hammer."

Oh... I don't understand!