I'm playing tricks in Daqin

After listening to Zhou Bo's report, Li Wei couldn't help frowning. Juyunguan originally only needed to face the pressure from the Jin Empire's navy, and the Jin Empire never paid much attention to the navy. The Hongfeng Navy only needed to be equipped with a certain number of warships. He and the sailors can ensure the safety of this area. Now that they are suddenly facing pressure from defending the empire, Hongfeng Hongfeng has to at least double its expansion, and it has to build some castles and other fortifications in this area.

It is necessary to build a naval camp along the cliffs of the Qiyun Mountains. It is also necessary to build a strong city on the shore that cannot be smaller than Juyunguan, and at least ten large ship buildings must be built. Astronomical numbers.

Li Wei couldn't help but let out a painful groan. I used to read those time-traveling historical novels, and the protagonist would summon millions of troops to go out at every turn.

In war, the battle is actually about money, and the overall strength of the country. It is terrible for him to do just this, let alone dominate the world, and now there is a problem with self-protection.

It is imperative to build warships and expand the size of the navy in Hongfeng Province. It is imperative to build new naval camps and city fortresses, and it can only be done quickly without delay. Although the Wei Empire is a weak country, its naval fleet is huge , The combat power is also quite strong, if the Tang Empire suddenly invades and the Wei Empire takes advantage of the opportunity to fish, it will be a big trouble.

In addition, there are rumors that are more urgent, and there should be no delay, and must be resolved within a few days, otherwise, when the rumors are fully spread, it will be a fatal blow to Mrs. Li.

However, how to solve this matter?

Li Wei had a headache. If he had known this, he should have brought Wu You, a dog-headed military strategist, and he would definitely come up with a proper solution when he rolled his eyes.

He really wanted to calm down and think about it, but there were too many urgent matters for him to deal with, such as the resettlement of the victims, food sanitation, etc., and the clean-up work in the disaster area had to be started immediately. If it is swollen and smelly, if it is not treated, it is very likely to cause infectious diseases such as plague due to pollution. At that time, it will be a truly terrible disaster.

Everyone cleaned up by the Nu River, and then boarded the warship of the Hongfeng Navy to return.

Li Wei stood on the boat tower and watched. At this time, a large number of people were already cleaning up the sludge and human and animal corpses. Many people who had lost their relatives lit incense and knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.

Looking at the battle flags fluttering by the river wind beside him, and looking at the incense sticks planted all over the place in the distance, Li Wei suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he thought of a way to solve the rumors.

Chapter 233 Flying Dragon in the Sky

The ancients believed in ghosts and gods, but this thing is feudal superstition in front of modern science. Since those invisible enemies use superstition to spread rumors, then I must not only use science + superstition to break the rumors, but also create even more awesome superstitions. Brother himself made himself a god and let the world worship him.

Thinking of a good way to crack down on the rumors, Li Wei was in a good mood. After returning to Juyun Pass, in addition to telling the local officials to resettle the victims, ensure the supply of food and other supplies, and take good hygiene precautions, he plunged into the room to fiddle with stuff .

Li Wei and his party lived in Zhou Bo's General's Mansion. They drew a few sketches, and then asked people to call the craftsmen and carpenters in the army, pointing to the sketches and explaining to them until the craftsmen and carpenters understood. , Then he took people out of the house and continued to inspect the disaster area.

Although the disaster was serious and the scope of its impact was wide, but with Li Wei in charge of the disaster area to supervise, the officials of Hongfeng Province did not dare to be sloppy. In order to curry favor with the Li family, the wealthy grain gentry and businessmen scrambled to contribute money and grain, opened porridge shops, and assisted the government in resettling the victims.

The disaster relief was very effective, and the only thing to worry about was the sanitation problem. The bodies of the dead humans and animals were all buried together. Under the command of Li Wei, the urgently smelted lime was transported in truckloads, and the mud was spilled. The ground was so white that people knew that the lime had such a use, but Li Wei still kept the burning method of the lime strictly a secret.

After three days of hard work by many people and soldiers, the sludge was cleared away, the road surface was repaired, and the traffic was completely restored. Afterwards, a large number of young and strong were recruited to camp at the foot of the Qiyun Mountains, and began to build a building slightly smaller than Juyunguan. The larger city is named Shuiyunguan.

The ancients were very particular about the site selection of the house, and the construction of Shuiyunguan was a major event among major events. To break the ground, it was necessary to choose an auspicious day. Therefore, the most famous god stick Taoist in Hongfeng Province was invited. Look at the earth's veins and pinch Fengshui, and the selected auspicious day is Zi Shizheng.

In the evening of that day, a warship quietly went upstream and disappeared on the vast river.

Near noon, all the migrant workers gathered by the Nujiang River, waiting for the arrival of midnight, and there were many people watching the excitement not far away.

As soon as the time came, under the command of the god stick Taoist, and under the signal of Li Wei, Zhou Bo, who was in charge of the Hongfeng Provincial Navy, waved his hoe three times symbolically, indicating that the groundbreaking of Shuiyun Pass had officially begun.

"Yeah, what's that?"

Suddenly someone among the migrant workers screamed, and everyone looked in the direction of his finger, all of them screaming.

On the surface of the vast river, in the dark sky, two stars seem to break through the water and slowly float up into the sky.

All the people present were watching curiously, discussing in low voices and guessing what was going on. In the age of believing in gods, those two strange starlights were naturally summarized as the stuff of gods and gods.

"What is that?"

Suddenly, many people with good eyesight pointed to the vast river. When the two strange stars gradually rose and disappeared into the vast starry sky, everyone vaguely saw a white line coming from the river. Rising, dancing endlessly in the air.

Everyone couldn't help holding their breath, the white thing was dancing and writhing in the sky, obviously alive, a word dragon appeared in their minds unconsciously!When everyone opened their mouths wide and stared at the flying white dragon in the distance, those well-known gods and Taoists in the local area made a loud noise and knelt down, with an extremely devout expression, " Qianlong ascends to heaven..."

The god stick Taoist who can make a big name is already a fairy-like existence in the hearts of the people. They say it is a dragon, then it is a dragon, and they all kneel down on the dirty soil, praying for the dragon to bless the whole family. Make a fortune.

Not to mention the migrant workers and common people all knelt down, even all the soldiers present to maintain order also knelt down. Li Wei, who was pretending to be a ghost, almost couldn't laugh out loud. He just made two Kongming lanterns according to the principle of hot air balloons. It's just a paper dragon, and it's easy to create a drama about a hidden dragon ascending to heaven.

He also knelt down along with the crowd, with an extremely pious demeanor, as for acting, of course he had to act a little more realistically.

Tens of thousands of people knelt on the ground, a large black area, except for the whistling river wind and the rustling of branches and leaves, it was the people's devout prayers.

They witnessed the white dragon coming out of the river, circling and flying in the night, until it disappeared into the vast night sky, but everyone was still kneeling on the ground, and no one dared to stand up.

Those priests jumped up one after another, took out various magic tools from the package they carried with them, hurriedly opened the altar, and then cast their magical powers, babbling and chanting mantras, mysterious and solemn.

All the migrant workers kneeled on the ground with solemn expressions, holding their breath, for fear of disturbing the magic of the great masters and old gods with profound Taoism and bringing about terrible disasters.

The priests cast mysterious spells with serious expressions. They were all pale from exhaustion, sweating profusely, and their blue Taoist robes were soaked with sweat.

"Flying dragon..."

A great celestial master seemed to be frightened by something, and suddenly he fell to the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Flying dragon...in...in...the sky..."

"Book of Changes" has a saying: Ninth Five-Year, the flying dragon is in the sky, and it is beneficial to see the adults.

Among the Yang numbers, nine is the highest, and five is in the middle, which is the image of the emperor.

There is another saying: It is said that a person with holiness can occupy the throne.

The soldiers and migrant workers kneeling nearby could hear them clearly. Most of them didn't even know a single word of Dou Da, but since they were young, they heard some mysterious things told by their elders, and they all knew that the ninety-five What kind of stuff is Zun, everyone has their mouths wide open, could it be... the sky is about to change? "The flying dragon is in the sky."

Several other Taoists with serious expressions suddenly knelt down and kowtow respectfully to Li Wei, who was the only one standing.

Tens of thousands of migrant workers and soldiers were stunned for a while, and they all kowtowed to Li Wei with the gods and priests. The common people's thoughts are the simplest and unadorned. They don't know who is a virtuous person. They will support whoever treats them well. , General Li sincerely does good things for them, and, in terms of morality, General Li is a well-known master in the world, but he is a little too young, but it does not affect the common people's understanding of the current emperor. The general who is the image of the elephant pays homage to him.

What happened next caused tens of thousands of people present to open their mouths.

"Come here, let me take down these monsters who are bewitching the crowd!"

General Li suddenly turned his face and ordered the soldiers to arrest him.

A group of guards couldn't help but say that they went up to grab people. Although the god sticks were taken away by the soldiers, they still kept howling, "General Li, the flying dragon is in the sky, the flying dragon is in the sky..."

"General Li, the flying dragon is in the sky, the image of the emperor, the image of the emperor..."

"It's really the image of an emperor, General Li, I'm not fooled by evil words, General Li, I'm wronged..."

Except for the howls of a few priests, everyone knelt quietly on the ground. Apart from awe, there was an indescribable meaning in the eyes of Li Wei, and some people's faces were even more difficult to restrain. Showing an excited expression, this is the real dragon emperor?

I have seen the real real dragon emperor, and this life is not worthless.

Chapter 234 Reversing the Universe

Although the tens of thousands of people present were warned not to chew their tongues or talk about it, the news of the emperor's appearance at Shuiyun Pass spread quietly like the wind.

The fire of gossip in the hearts of the ancients is no less than that of modern people. There are whispers in the streets and alleys. In short, there are various versions, which will make you dumbfounded. However, although the story is very exaggerated, the core of the story is still the image of the emperor.

There are also many people who are puzzled by General Li's detention of several Daoist priests, and they only understand the reason after the explanation of some respected elders.

The king of the empire is surnamed Qin, and the general of the hussars is surnamed Li. The image of the emperor flying in the sky is not a good thing for the general of the hussars. Those great celestial masters were wronged, but they had to lock them up.

Rumors, one person says it is false, ten people say it is false, but a hundred people and a thousand people say it, the false has become true, not to mention that it has been spread intentionally or unintentionally, it is no longer 1+ 12 is so simple, but it is a myth.

This myth not only dispelled the previous rumors of divine punishment that alluded to Li Shi, but was even consciously linked by people. This is not divine punishment, but a sign.

Li Wei is in a good mood. A simple little trick not only turned the world around, but even turned it into a good thing. I believe this myth has been deeply hidden in the hearts of the people. It seems natural that his father and son will usurp the throne in the future. Resistance will be reduced a bit.

Disaster relief is still going on. With the help of the government and unified planning and command, new villages have begun to be rebuilt. There are many virgin forests. There is no need to worry about excessive logging and damage to vegetation. The people hide the grief of losing their loved ones in their hearts and devote themselves to In the work of rebuilding their homes.

Shuiyunguan is also building with all its strength. According to the plan, after the city is built, another water village of Hongfeng Navy will be built along the cliff of Qiyun Mountain. It is slightly different from the previous water village. There are a large number of towers. These towers not only serve as lookouts, but also install long-range and powerful crossbows.

These giant crossbows are actually enlarged versions of Thunder Chariots. Although they are bulky, they have a longer range and greater power than the Thunder Chariots equipped by the infantry.

These cumbersome crossbows have no wheels, but a fixed chassis, and the bracket is rotating. Although I dare not say that there is no dead angle in all directions, there is still an attack direction of [-] or [-] degrees. The naval camp is actually a fortress. , these giant crossbows are the cannons that guard the water village, and the towers with giant crossbows are also called turrets.

The naval camps in Juyunguan and Jiayue Province will also be refurbished and a large number of turrets will be added. However, that will be a matter for the future. Block it well to defend against the sudden attack of the empire's navy fleet.

To expand the navy of Hongfeng Province, sailors had to be recruited, and new warships had to be built. Li Wei took Zhou Bo's command ship to the shipbuilding workshop in Juyunguan.

The wind in the river was quite strong, and the torrential waters of the river shook Ruo Da's big ship, and the escorting warship was thrown up and down by the river waves. Brand-new quilts and brocade mats were added, and many guards who had never been on a boat were pale and bloodless. Those with severe seasickness vomited gall water, and even the little six with unfathomable cultivation were pale. Fortunately, he Suppress it with deep inner force.

Li Wei stood on the boat tower, leaning on the wall, looking at the scenery on the river bank, Xiao Xiaoxiao, Zhou Bo and others stood aside.

Zhou Bo is the commander of the navy, and he has been on the ship all year round. He has weathered many storms and waves, and his footing is very stable. According to him, the current storm is not too big, and a really big storm is enough to overturn a huge building ship.

"General Zhou is not joking, is he?"

Xiao Xiaoxiao had a look of disbelief, this building is so big and strong, no matter how big the storm is, it won't be able to overturn the building, right?

Ordinary large and medium-sized warships may be justified.

"Miss Xiao, Bo is really not joking."

Zhou Bo's expression was serious, and his tone was extremely polite. Everyone knew that Mrs. Xiao was the future young lady, and being polite and courteous was a must.

Li Wei also thought it was unlikely, but seeing Zhou Bo's serious expression, he seemed to have nothing to say, Xiang Xiaoxiao and the other guards were still dubious.

The warship went down the river and arrived at Juyun Pass in half a day. The so-called shipbuilding workshop was built on the left side of the naval camp at Juyun Pass, only half a mile apart, and the usual guards were quite tight.

Knowing that the young master was going to inspect Juyun Pass and the shipbuilding workshop, Zhou Bo made arrangements in advance and increased his vigilance.

The craftsmen and carpenters in the workshop only knew that a high-ranking official was coming to inspect, and since they had never met Li Wei before, they naturally didn't know his real identity. Han Wenxu was very concerned about them, and all the craftsmen and carpenters let go of their nervousness and uneasiness, and chatted with this young high official.

The Red Maple Navy will be doubled in size. It is initially planned to build at least ten large ships, not counting small boats such as Mengchong boats and speedboats. At least [-] to [-] large and medium-sized warships must be built. Being busy, Li Wei also ordered a group of craftsmen and carpenters from Jiayue Shipbuilding Workshop to be transferred to help catch up with the work.

Accompanied by workshop supervisor Li Yi and a respected old craftsman, Li Wei and his party visited the shipbuilding workshop.

The shipbuilding workshop covers a large area. In addition to the houses for the craftsmen and carpenters to live and rest temporarily, there are more than a dozen spacious warehouses for storing various shipbuilding materials. There are also six large docks and There are dozens of wooden bridges, and the families of these shipbuilders live in Juyunguan. When the work is over, the workers return to Juyunguan. No matter day or night, the workshop is guarded by a guard, and idlers are not allowed to enter.

In the largest dock, a row of wooden frames supported a tall building ship. When this building ship was cruising at the beginning of last month, a strong wind suddenly blew up on the river, and several merchant ships loaded with cargo were almost capsized. Hitting the building ship, the merchant ship shattered and sank, the building ship was also damaged in many places, and was towed into the dock for repairs.

Ships of this era, whether they are warships, merchant ships or fishing boats, are shaped like an upside-down trapezoidal diagram with a flat bottom and great buoyancy in the water. The building boats are huge, and it is really possible to be blown over by strong winds, not to mention those large and medium warships that are one or two times smaller than the building boats.

Li Wei rubbed his chin in thought, thinking about the appearance of a modern warship.

Chapter 235

Zhou Bo is the commander of the Hongfeng Provincial Navy. He is in charge of Jiangfang in the area of ​​Yunguan. His general's mansion is located in Juyunguan. Several senior generals of the division.

The empires on the mainland don’t pay much attention to the development of the navy, even the Li family who has been in charge of Jiayue Province for a hundred years. Although the military pay of the sailors has never been in arrears and deductions, the military expenses of the navy are pitifully small, and they come and go only a few times. A dilapidated ship with nothing to do except cruising and collecting taxes every day. The navy is simply a different kind of existence in the army.

The Li family entered Chang'an with a strong force, Li Gang was named prime minister, and he monopolized the power of the court. General, in charge of two naval divisions, Jiayue and Hongfeng.

In addition to the original warships of the two navy, some navy warships that originally belonged to the Hongfeng Lan clan were captured, and several new warships were built, and the number of sailors also increased, but the infantry will always be the main force of war. The protagonist has no role as a navy at all, and Zhou Bo and other naval generals have no stage to display their talents even though they are talented and passionate.

Sailors are foundlings whom grandpa doesn't love and grandma doesn't love.

However, the young master's decision and a series of actions made him see hope. At least, the young master still pays attention to the navy. He naturally did his best to entertain Li Wei, and even called his favorite concubine Xiaoyue to serve him.

Xiaoyue is also considered a natural beauty. Although it is normal to let concubines serve friends or even give concubines as gifts these days, Li Wei's taste is not so strong, so he politely declined Zhou Bo's kindness.

On the second day, Li Wei did not go to the shipbuilding workshop to inspect again, but issued an order that disturbed Zhou Bo and all the navy generals, suspending the construction of large ships and large warships, and small and medium warships could be built.

Afterwards, he asked Zhou Bo to call several craftsmen and carpenters to make a strange looking stuff according to the sketch he drew.

That night, he hosted a banquet in Zhou Bo's General's Mansion, Zhou Bo and the senior navy generals from yesterday sat with him, and the guests were more than twenty old craftsmen and carpenters from the shipbuilding workshop.

In this era, the status of craftsmen, carpenters and blacksmiths is the same as that of the poor.

However, these craftsmen and carpenters are different in Li Wei's eyes. They are all talents, and they are technological elites in modern terms.

These honest craftsmen and carpenters were suddenly entertained by the high official, and they were all flattered and overwhelmed by nervousness. In their eyes, the captain of the navy is already a very big and flamboyant official, like Zhou Bo. General-level officials are so big that they can scare people to death. It is strange that they are not nervous enough to be afraid when facing the official Li, who even General Zhou respectfully obeys orders.

"I'm just like you. I have eyes, a nose, and a nose. I like to eat meat, drink alcohol, and have beautiful eyebrows. Regardless of age, everyone here is an elder. So, don't be restrained, let's drink freely."

Li Wei's words were very vulgar, completely out of order, but this kind of vulgar words made all the craftsmen and carpenters who were born in the market dispel the nervousness in their hearts, and they all couldn't help laughing, which diluted the tension A tense and depressing atmosphere.

This very young official Li is very easy-going, even very kind, without the slightest bit of official airs, let alone looking down on them, such a rare good official.

It didn't take long for them to let go of their bellies and enjoy the mouth-watering big fish, meat and fine wine.

The New Year's Eve is the grandest and most extravagant festival. Their best and most expensive New Year's Eve dinner is not as good as the delicacies in front of them, not to mention the fine wine they have never had before. No matter what happened to Mr. Li Son, let’s have a full meal first, the sky is big and the earth is big, eat the most.

Li Wei put aside his arrogance, lowered his figure, and was full of vulgar words, very easy-going and close to the people, so that all craftsmen and carpenters no longer have any scruples, let go of their bellies, eat and drink, the warriors are so vulgar, Zhou Bo and other generals are also mostly from the market, and their personalities Straightforward, the young master's vulgarity and straightforwardness are very suitable for them, without any worries or barriers, the entire lobby is full of laughter and laughter, and it is extremely lively.

After drinking and eating, Li Wei didn't ask people to remove the remaining seats. A guard came in and put a tall basket made of bamboo with an oval bottom that was half the height of a person in the hall, and the other two guards put down four bags Fill the sandbag and exit.

Everyone, including Zhou Bo and other navy generals, held their breath, looked at the bamboo basket curiously, and desperately guessed Li Wei's intentions.

Li Wei smiled slightly, stood up from the table, walked to the bamboo basket, glanced over everyone's faces, and said slowly: "Everyone, please take a look."

He pushed lightly with his hand, and the bamboo basket, which was half the height of a person, fell to the ground. Everyone didn't understand why for a moment, and they all looked dazed.

The little six bent the basket to put the bamboo basket in place, and Li Wei pushed it lightly again, and the bamboo basket fell down again. It swayed, but bounced back, and wobbled in place, wobbling and not moving.

"Which one of you will try?"

Li Wei looked at the crowd with a smile. He summoned several carpenters to the general's mansion and worked for a long time. He just made this bamboo basket, which is also a so-called simple tumbler. I realized something from the principle of falling, and it also explained the reason why the huge building boats are easy to capsize when they are blown by strong winds.

"I come."

A daring craftsman stepped forward, with Little Six assisting, and then several craftsmen came up to test.

"Why did the bamboo basket with sandbags just sway but didn't fall?"

Li Wei looked at the people discussing in the hall with a smile, his face was full of anticipation.