Li Shimin

"In this way, the food and grass needed by Li Jing and the other army will be relieved!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others immediately congratulated with joy.

"Xiao Gong?"

Above, Li Shimin, who was happy for a while, looked at Li Xiaogong.

"What's your majesty's order?"

"I will give you [-] stones of coarse salt, and you will quickly take it to Qingzhou, govern the soldiers of Zhechong Prefecture in Dizhou, Qingzhou, Laizhou, and Dengzhou, dry the dried fish quickly, and let me dry it before it snows. Fifteen thousand stones of sea fish are dried out!"

Li Shimin said.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Li Xiaogong's face was filled with joy, and he hurriedly clapped his hands in response.

One day later, Li Xiaogong took a thousand soldiers and escorted more than 500 carriages, and went directly to Qingzhou.

And in Qingzhou.

Inside the mansion where Li Xuan was.

Everyone has already consciously wrapped up a layer of thick clothes again.

"Master, when shall we go back?"

After eating a large bowl of fragrant sweet and sour sea fish, Li Baoding, Li Chengqian and the others huddled together.

Now, the weather has gradually turned cold.

And they were too lazy to go out again.

"Wait until the bandstand and the others make the steam engine!"

Li Xuan glanced at these bastards who were almost huddled together for warmth, and said slowly.

He really didn't understand why these little bastards, being big men, could stick close to each other without any hesitation.

"Ok!"

Li Baoding and Li Chengqian responded listlessly, and then lay there paralyzed by themselves.

Li Xuan has repeated this answer more than ten times.

As for Old Man Xiong, he disappeared with Li Chong after eating.

No need to search, Li Xuan knew that this old man must have gone to the main house of the Cui family next door to play chess with those old men of the Cui family to relieve their boredom.

"Your Majesty, the Hejian County King is here again!"

Xue Rengui came in from the outside and reported to Li Xuan.

"Ok!"

Li Xuan nodded, and looked directly at Li Chongyi who was beside him.

"Li Chongyi, Ni Aye is here, go and meet him quickly!"

"Yes, Master!"

In this regard, Li Chongyi, who was used to warm nests, could only stand up helplessly and walked outside.

At the same time, Cheng Chusi, Fang Yizhi, and Changsun Chong also stood up.

Seeing this, a wicked smile appeared in Li Xuan's eyes.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, a trace of doubt flashed in Li Xuan's eyes, and he looked at Xue Rengui who was beside him.

"What else?"

"Back to Your Majesty, King Hejian has brought more than 500 carriages and [-] shi of coarse salt!" Xue Rengui reported again.

"It's okay, Li Xiaogong is more familiar with this matter than me, so don't worry about it!"

Li Xuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Xue Rengui nodded strangely, then backed away.

Soon, Li Xiaogong, who was dressed in dust and dust, walked in.

"I've seen King Jin, I've seen the crown prince!"

"I've seen the Prince of Hejian County!"

They are all from Li Tang's clan, although Li Xiaogong is only the county king, but he is the clan's majesty, so they just greet each other.

Immediately, he sat down.

On the first floor, Li Chongyi and the others quickly served hot tea.

"King Jin, Gao Ming, you may not know that the [-] shi of dried sea fish last time was exchanged for [-] shi with those merchants from aristocratic families. Now, I am ordered by His Majesty to bring another [-] shi of coarse salt to dry. Dried sea fish!"

After moistening his throat, Li Xiaogong spoke directly.

"Well, I wish the king of the county every success!"

Li Xuan said directly: "Nowadays, the weather is getting colder and colder. In a few days, there may be snowfall. By then, the rivers and lakes will be frozen, and there will be no fish to eat in the Tang Dynasty. The rarer it is, the more food can be exchanged from those aristocratic families!"

"Hahaha, thank you King Jin for reminding me, I didn't expect this!"

Li Xiaogong was overjoyed. "King Jin may not know that the [-] shi dried sea fish has been sold out by those merchants. Before I arrived in Qingzhou, His Majesty sent someone to inform me of this matter!"

"So, Prince Hejian should speed up the drying process!"

Li Xuan nodded slightly again.

However, Li Xiaogong suddenly noticed it, and looked at Li Xuan in astonishment.

"King Jin is not going to help me?"

"This matter is a task given to you by His Majesty, what has it to do with me?"

Li Xuan was taken aback, "Besides, this king has more important things to do!"

Li Xiaogong: "..."

"However, these little bastards have nothing to do all day long. If the county king is too busy, he can drag them away!"

So, while Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and others were stunned, they were ruthlessly betrayed by Li Xuan!

Then, that day.

Dizhou, Qingzhou, Cangzhou, Laizhou and other Zhechong prefectures were summoned by Li Xiaogong.

……

Chapter 424 The Steam Engine

Li Xuan didn't pay much attention to the fact that Li Xiaogong took [-] shi of coarse salt to dry the sea fish.

Anyway, drying dried sea fish is extremely simple, and now there is a trend of drying sea fish in Laizhou, Dizhou and other states near Qingzhou.

These few soldiers from Zhechong Mansion together can dry all the ten thousand shi's faults into dried sea fish in a few days.

Of course, there is another extremely important thing, Li Xuan is also homesick.

Although the courtyard where Qingzhou lived, he had asked the housekeeper Li Chang to buy it.

However, as a person who loves his family very much, in Li Xuan's heart, only Lijiazhuang in Chang'an City is his home.

Therefore, all his attention is on the steam engine.

……

Qingzhou, shipyard.

In a house where the air is very hot, the ink masters waiting for the bandstand are assembling a huge stove while looking at the crumpled blueprint in their hands, and several small gears are connected to the side of the stove.

Then, wait until everything is assembled.

Le Tai and the others added hot water that had been prepared to the stove and lit the coals under the stove.

Half an hour later, there was a sound of ding dong bang.

Those small gears connected by steel plates began to rotate rapidly.

And as the coal below the stove continued to burn, the speed of those gears turned faster and faster.

"Success!"

Seeing this, the bandstand and the craftsmen beside them couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Lieutenant Li, please report to His Royal Highness King Jin!"

Li Lun, who had been staring blankly at the side for a long time, turned his head and ran outside without saying a word.

Soon, Yiqi rushed out of the shipyard and headed straight for Li Xuan's courtyard.

When Li Xuan fell outside, Xue Rengui didn't dare to delay Li Lun's request, so he hurried in to report.

"Your Majesty, Li Lun, Lieutenant of the Shipyard, asks to see you!"

"Li Lun?"

Li Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said: "Let him in quickly!"

"Yes!"

Xue Rengui cupped his hands and walked out.

After a while, Li Lun followed Xue Rengui and walked in with a happy face.

Seeing this, Li Xuan's heart trembled!

"At the end of the day, I will see His Royal Highness King Jin, and King Hejian County!"

Li Lun saluted directly.

"Get up!"

Li Xuan waved his hand, and quickly asked: "You are in such a hurry, but Le Tai and others made a steam engine?"

"His Royal Highness King Jin, Letai and other craftsmen have already produced steam engines!" Li Lun said.

"Really?"

Li Xuan stood up directly, his face full of joy.

Meanwhile, Li Chongyi, Li Chengqian and the others on the side also had joyful expressions on their faces.

They didn't know what impact the steam engine would have on Datang, but they knew that the master had been staying in Qingzhou and would not go back, just to wait for the steam engine to be built.

Now, they finally see hope.

"Report to Your Majesty, this matter was witnessed by the last general!"

Li Lun said hastily.

"go!"

After speaking, Li Xuan walked out.

Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others also hurriedly followed.

"Nizi, what is a steam engine?"

Behind him, Li Xiaogong grabbed Li Chongyi by the neck and said with a puzzled face.

He rarely saw anything that could make Li Xuan so happy.

"Back to Aye, the steam engine is an object made by the master to solve the power problem of the steel ship, and asked the musicians such as the music platform to make it. But what exactly is it, I have never seen it..."

Li Chongyi quickly explained.

Hearing this, Li Xiaogong couldn't help being surprised, "A mere steam engine can drive a huge steel ship?"

"The master said yes!"

Li Chongyi whispered back.