Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

The two men were incompatible with each other. It took a while to cool down. Li Shimin picked up the teacup and took a sip and said;

"Tell me what's going on with that flying ball of yours."

Li Shen was also tired. It had been a really sad day.

"It's just a ball that can fly," Li Shen replied.

"Asshole, I didn't know it was a flying ball. I'm asking you how you made this ball." Li Shimin said angrily.

"Oh, I don't know how it was made. It was all made in the laboratory in Dongshan. It was enlarged according to the style of the Kongming Lantern." Li Shen explained.

"Why didn't you take out these sharp weapons earlier?"

"Aye, the technology of this hot air balloon is not yet mature. It cannot fly high enough or fast enough, and the flying time is also short.

Labs are now improving the materials that burn. "

"Whether it can be mass-produced will have a great impact on the military of the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin thought of the military effect, and Li Shen thought of escaping for his life.

"Aye, this can be mass-produced after improvement, but the technology of this thing is actually not that complicated, I'm afraid it will be taken advantage of by some people.

It's better to keep this thing in your own hands. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles. "

Although Li Shen didn't know much about military affairs, he also knew about air supremacy. In this era, there was no solution to air supremacy.

If some bad guys knew the technology, let alone attacking the city, they would not be able to stand it even if they flew over the palace and threw kerosene bombs.

The hot air balloon Li Shen has made so far can fly up to 800 meters.

If it is to replace the fuel, it is highly sustainable and is not a problem for thousands of meters. This is not within the range at all.

Of course Li Shimin understood what Li Shen meant. The Tang Dynasty was not without enemies, and in fact it was not very peaceful internally.

"Then do you have any countermeasures? This hot air balloon is very important to the Tang Dynasty's military. It will be a weapon whether it is offensive or defensive." Li Shimin asked Li Shen.

"There is no other way but to use hot air balloons to resist. If the technology is spread, then we can only send people to raise the hot air balloons every day and monitor them from the air at all times. Equipped with our crossbows, we can attack the enemy on the enemy's side Kill him before you come here."

Without ground-to-air weapons, this is the only way Li Shen can think of at the moment.

Li Shimin thought for a while and then said,

"You send two to the Bei Ya Forbidden Army, and we will wait for you to improve the others. Everyone who knows the production method must be under strict supervision. Write a copy of the production method and send it to the palace. I will keep it personally."

Li Shimin finally said that Li Shen had no objection. This is a very normal and sharp weapon and it is definitely not possible for you to own it personally.

If this was developed by ordinary people, they would either be put under house arrest for life and produced by the state, or they would hand over the formula and be killed and silenced.

Fortunately, Li Shen is a rich prince.

Li Shen nodded. This ending is already very good. He actually has a lot of contraband in his hands, such as gunpowder. This is Pandora's box.

Over the years, he has experimented with the best formula and is still improving it, but he has not produced anything, only flares.

He was just afraid that if he handed it over early, it would be spread and the world would be in chaos.

After a while, Queen Changsun came again. When she heard that the two men had finished their quarrel, she asked them to come out to eat.

The two men drank the wine brought by Li Shen and chatted about the current situation in Goguryeo. Li Shimin did not expect that the current situation in Goguryeo was even worse than what was written in the intelligence.

"There should be no problem with the food problem at the moment. The first batch of rice you brought back has begun to be harvested. Some areas in Lingnan can be harvested three times.

Most areas still have two crops, but this is already good, and the two crops will start harvesting soon. "

Li Shimin said when he heard Li Shen say that Goguryeo was short of food.

"That would be great. If this is the case, it will be of great help to us in capturing Goguryeo. The people will follow whoever gives them food to eat." Li Shen said happily.

"Well, your gentle policy is very good. It gives the people a reason to follow me, Li Tang, and lets the people know the benefits of following our Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin also agreed with Li Shen's method.

"Aye, I received information that the family seems to be giving food to Goguryeo, and I heard that the Xiao family helped with the inspection."

Li Shen of the aristocratic family would take revenge if he had the chance.

"I also received the news. They used porcelain as an excuse to transport food. But when I found out, they had already boarded the ship, and I found out that they sent three warships to escort them."

Li Shimin was the second-generation founding emperor, and he had a lot of talents at his disposal. Naturally, the same was true for intelligence. It was just that sometimes the family wanted to hide it, but it was only a little late that they discovered it.

"Three warships, the Xiao family is so generous, they are not afraid that the matter will be exposed?" Li Shen was surprised.

"When the Xiao family smuggles to the north and northwest, the aristocratic family will also help. They benefit from each other." Li Shimin explained.

It seems that Li Shimin knows these things, but sometimes he has no way.

"They are really a huge interest group." Li Shen had a headache. He had been struggling for more than ten years, but the family had only weakened a little, with less money and less power.

Nothing else has changed at all. This is still the case when the family has nothing to do with him. If he is killed by the family, it is conceivable that the family will recover soon.

However, Li Shimin didn't think so. Nowadays, the influence of aristocratic families in the court is getting smaller and smaller, especially among the lower state and county officials. Because there are more scholars, many people have been assigned to be minor officials.

Nowadays, the official department is the focus of Li Shimin's attention. Anyone who dares to plot will be killed by Li Shimin.

"I also heard that your caravan was attacked in the north, with heavy casualties. Do you know who did it?" Suddenly Li Shimin asked this question,

While picking up the food, he looked at Li Shen's expression.

Li Shen didn't notice Li Shimin observing him, but shook his head.

"There is no news at the moment, so the caravan activities in the north have been stopped now. We will wait until we find out." Li Shen replied.

"Oh." Li Shimin nodded, regained his composure, took a sip of wine with a smile, and then said;

"I think the Aristocratic Family is the biggest suspect. They have suffered from you several times. You can start from this aspect."

Li Shen nodded. He thought so at first, but he felt something was wrong.

"The current situation is that it's either a noble family or Xue Yantuo. We'll wait until we find out."

Seeing this, Li Shimin stopped talking and started talking about other things.

The meal lasted for more than an hour, mainly accompanied by Li Shimin and Li Shen, the eldest grandson, Queen Wei Guifei, Crown Princess Wei, and Li Shen's wives.

In the end, Empress Changsun couldn't stand the two men chatting incessantly, so she took everyone to chat.

Li Shen returned to the palace drunkenly and slept until the afternoon. At this time, Li Shen's three housekeepers had been waiting for a long time.