What kind of bad intentions can the little prince have?

He Lanminzhi had heard Li Yue talk about a hot air balloon before, and he also made a Kongming lantern himself, which proved that people or objects can be flown into the sky through the rising of heat, but the Kongming lantern only needs ordinary silk cloth Yes, but hot air balloons can’t. In order to bear greater weight, more efficient fuel must be used inside the hot air balloon, and the heating speed must be fast, otherwise it is impossible to heat the air to fill the entire airbag quickly, especially, this There are also problems with the materials of the early years. Ordinary silk cloth is too thin, and thicker brocade is too thick and heavy. Moreover, these are not well sealed and will leak air. In addition, these fireproof properties are poor. If you are not careful, sparks will fall. to the fabric, and the whole hot air balloon is about to be destroyed.

He Lanminzhi has been trying to make a thin, dense and waterproof material. Now that he saw the whale skin, he immediately felt that he could give it a try. Although the fish skin looks very thick now, it can be handled. Now, He Lan Minzhi just made a request.

Li Yue nodded. Anyway, the whale skin is very big, so it doesn't matter if you give some to He Lanmin. No matter how bad it is, you can continue fishing in the future!

However, regarding whaling, Li Yue has to think about it carefully. Although some whales pass by this area during their annual migration, according to geography, the places where there are more whales should be where the cold and warm currents meet. These places are rich in plankton, which is a huge feast for these marine creatures who like to eat plankton.Li Yue remembered that the so-called scientific research ships of the later Japanese kingdoms generally liked to conduct research in similar places. In fact, everyone knew exactly what they were doing.

Whaling is actually not a very risky thing, especially baleen whales. Because they live on plankton, baleen whales are also very docile. It is said that at the beginning, some people paddled small sampans and used the crudest harpoons. Dare to go whaling.In the age of great navigation, whaling did not use any complicated equipment.

Li Yue asked someone to fetch the sea chart for Goguryeo, and recalled the maps he had seen in his previous life. To be honest, he doesn’t remember much now, it’s nothing more than an outline. He remembered that when he was in school, his geography teacher was an old man. , He has taught geography for many years, and he can draw the map of the world with his bare hands.The problem was, Li Yue didn't have the ability. He was studying science, and he studied geography for the exam. After the exam, he almost gave it all back to the teacher.After work, the map is even more useless. At that time, when encountering a place that you don't know, everyone's first reaction is to take out the mobile phone, open a certain map, and then turn on the navigation.And those are mostly city maps. As for the larger-scale maps, hehe, who would memorize more things that are not used at ordinary times?Li Yue is not a military fan, he likes to point out the country on the map, and now he can still remember a little outline, which is considered pretty good.

According to his own memory, Li Yue found Jeju Island. This is a good place. I don't know whether Jeju Island is in the hands of Goguryeo or someone else. If we set up a base here to process the whales, That can save a lot of things.

It's a pity that if Jeju Island is in Goguryeo's hands, I'm afraid the other party will not agree to give the island to Li Yue.But maybe, it seems that when Li Zhi was in power, Goguryeo was destroyed by Zheng'er Bajing?Then the Queen of Silla wanted to cry and shout to serve the first country?At that time, Li Yue and Li Zhi have a good talk, probably borrowing Jeju Island temporarily, it shouldn't be a big problem!

However, Li Yue couldn't figure out when the Great Tang's demise of Goguryeo happened. Everything else in Lingnan was fine, but the news was still too closed.For example, the fact that Tang Jun captured Ashina Helu alive and swept across the grassland was actually told to Li Yue by those people who were exiled.

Ashina Helu is also unlucky, he even ran to the Congling Ridge, but he was still blocked, the main reason is that everyone thinks that following Ashina Helu will not gain any benefits, and he has to face the mighty Datang In fact, those tribes on the grassland have no loyalty at all. For them, as long as they can keep their tribe alive, then there is nothing that cannot be sold.

Ashina Helu buried tens of thousands of Turkic warriors before. It is said that these Turkic warriors were directly reduced to slave labor in the Central Plains.Who wants to become a precarious slave labor? It is said that Datang is now building roads, digging mountains and mining, and building palaces. These are all very heavy labor. Under normal circumstances, a young man Zhuang persisted for five years at most, and even if he quit, he would almost be useless.Even many will die halfway.Turkic people are not fools, if they cooperate with Datang, then they can get a good pasture, can trade with Datang, buy all kinds of daily necessities, and even the heads of many tribes have already relied on this kind of trade , lived a more luxurious life.In particular, there are a few tribes who pass through several Jinsha Rivers when they migrate every year. In the past, they had no interest in panning for gold. For them, this thing is not suitable for food or clothing. There are decorations for the leaders and shamans of the tribe. Ordinary herdsmen really don't have time to do these things. If they patronize gold panning, what will happen to the cattle and sheep at home?Are you hungry for gold by then?

But the situation is different now. Compared with exchanging cattle and sheep with Han people for various commodities, it is actually more cost-effective to use gold.Therefore, when these Turkic people passed through the Jinsha River every year, they began to free up some slaves to pan for gold, and then used them to trade with the Han people, and the income was quite high.

Since you can live a very comfortable life without fighting, why did you follow Ashina Helu all the way to the dark?In particular, their own power is not strong enough, they will go against Datang only if they are crazy!

Ashina Helu actually wanted to surrender, but unfortunately, he surrendered and then rebelled, and he had a criminal record. Who would believe him?The reason why he wants to cross Congling is also to make a comeback in the west. Compared with Datang, which will collapse with one bite, it is better to bully in the Western Regions. Persia and Dashi are very rich, but in From Ashina Helu's point of view, that's what their fighting power is all about.Ashinahelu thought, if he can stay there for a while, even if he can't fight back to Tang Dynasty, he can still monopolize the Silk Road and collect money while sitting, wouldn't it be good?That's how he convinced his subordinates. In the end, everyone in the Western Regions is not a fool. If you pass by us, can you not blame us?I'm afraid that we will be robbed when we pass by, and we won't be able to survive that time. In addition, the Turks can't afford to offend the Tang Dynasty, and even small countries like them can't afford to offend them. Therefore, those in the Western Regions The small country sold Turkic backhandedly, and sold it for a good price.

Li Zhi has the common problem of most emperors in the upper kingdom. He loves face. As long as you give him enough face, then he can let go of everything lightly. Those small countries in the Western Regions kneel down faster than each other. For the interests there, Li Zhi also generously shared a lot of benefits with those small countries in the Western Regions. The main reason is that these small countries can also grow cotton within their own borders, and Datang will purchase it at market prices.

In fact, the Western Regions have long been greedy for the benefits of cotton. However, their textile technology is not good enough. It is not that simple to turn cotton into cotton cloth or even quilts. Cotton must first remove the cotton seeds and use a cotton gin to make cotton Lint cotton, and if you want to make quilts, you have to play cotton. Without these technologies, if they want to make cotton quilts by themselves, they can only use relatively primitive methods. This efficiency is better than finding a way to rinse wool. Wool to weave!

Therefore, even though cotton is known to have many benefits, the Western Regions can't even eat soup.The people below are very practical people. Since they can't use cotton, don't expect them to grow cotton instead of food.

Now that Datang is willing to buy at the market price, then maybe they are willing to process it on their side in the future, and then directly buy the finished product. For these small countries, this is simply a benefit from the sky, no wonder they don't care about it!

In short, Li Zhi showed off his martial arts here. After offering Ashina Helu to the Taimiao, he directly chopped off his head and hung it on a bamboo pole to show the public. It shows that Datang is not something to fool. Go, or prepare to be attacked by Datang.

As for the Tang Dynasty, even though the Western Regions were not followed by the plow, after all, those small countries knelt down too quickly, and no one could even find a suitable reason. , I found records in the history books that the countries of the Western Regions were disobedient and even rebelled against the Central Plains. However, this is really unreasonable. First, what they are opposing is not the current Tang Dynasty. Second, the names of many countries in the Western Regions have not changed even today. , However, the dynasty has been changed many times long ago. The bones of the royal families involved in this matter have probably become scum, and the people who will live in the future are the low-level civilians. Isn’t it too shameless for you to shout for revenge now? ?

Therefore, even though there were quite a few voices calling for a fight in the court, they were suppressed in the end.Although all the battles went well before, the Tang army also suffered a lot of losses. What's more, during the expedition, the loss of materials was also very exaggerated. People ate horse chews along the way. , reducing a lot of loss, and the consumption will be even greater.Therefore, there are louder voices in the court about the construction of the track, especially the military. According to the military, if the track can be directly repaired to the Western Regions and the grasslands, then Datang can truly control Monan and Western Regions, reducing many troubles.And the governors of the states are also eager to cry and shout to repair the track. Instead of wasting money on the repair of official roads, the track is more convenient.Although the construction cost is a bit higher, but after repairing, it is really fast and economical.

Li Zhi also took the opportunity to pass the resolution to go to Luoyang orbit first. He has been arguing about this matter for two years, and if he continues, it will really be endless!

Fang Yiai really made a lot of military exploits this time. Although he failed to break through the royal court directly as he wished, he also beheaded several nobles of the royal court with his own hands and captured many of the Turkic royal court. Good thing, even Ashina Helu's very favored son fell into his hands.With such military exploits and what she had done to help Li Zhi before, Li Zhi directly made him the Marquis of Lantian County, which can be said to be elated.

It is said that after Fang Yiai became a marquis, he held a big banquet, mainly to show off to Fang Yizhi, which means that although I was not born earlier than you, so I did not inherit the title of my father, but my title It was shot by me with real swords and guns, much tougher than your Liang Guogong.Fang Yizhi is quite personable, and he is not as knowledgeable as Fang Yiai.Fang Yizhi has been keeping a low profile for the past few years. At the beginning, he really wanted to give up the title. There was no other way. Princess Gaoyang was not a fuel-efficient lamp. After being targeted by her, it was no good to turn around. After tossing, he was always worried that Princess Gaoyang would hold grudges, so he found an opportunity to let her go, but this time he came back and caught up with Fang Yiai to be named Marquis. He was really relieved, Fang Yiai got along well, It is also the glory of the Fang family, and in this way, some previous quarrels can be ignored.Now the three brothers of the Fang family, even Fang Yize, are doing well with the King of Min. Although Fang Yize is still a long history of the King's Mansion, it is not what it used to be.Li Yue doesn't have many people who can use it now. The infrastructure in Lingnan is a problem. If you want to get rich, you need to build roads first. Lingnan is not suitable for building tracks for the time being. After all, he doesn't have so many manpower to dig mountains, so , Li Yue planned to use cinders to build a road out.

Although there are no large coal mines here in Fujian, there are still small coal mines. After many inquiries, the people under Li Yue who are in charge of prospecting discovered several coal mines. These coal mines were first coked, and then the coking coal was widely used All kinds of fire kilns, and in order to reduce the felling of trees, Li Yue began to sell a large amount of honeycomb coal, which is much more convenient to burn than firewood. Nowadays, even those Yue people in the mountains will buy a large amount of honeycomb coal for cooking.

And after Li Yue sold the honeycomb coal and the recipe of the coal stove to a group of nobles through the Fang family, the matter became more and more out of hand. Now in the north and even in Sichuan, honeycomb coal has become the most popular fuel. In the past, the coal used was very rough, so everyone just took the raw ore and smashed it into pieces to burn. The combustion is not sufficient, and because there is no ventilation, it is easy to be poisoned by gas. Nowadays, coal stoves with chimneys are much easier to use. Yes, the honeycomb burns more fully, and most importantly, it doesn't take up much space.

In short, after the appearance of honeycomb coal, those coal mines that no one cared about suddenly became sweet pastries. Shanxi was originally the headquarters of the old Li family. There is nothing to talk about on the land of their own. Those aristocratic families are also looking for coal mines on their own land, but even if there are, it is not so easy to find.There are a large number of open-pit coal mines in Shanxi, which are easy to mine and relatively low in cost. In other places, mines have to be drilled, and it takes human life to fill them.

In any case, the amount of cinders here in Fujian is still relatively sufficient. Crush the cinders, a layer of cinders and a layer of soil, and then cover it with a layer of cinders after compaction, so that even in rainy days, it will not be muddy. , Moreover, even if any plants grow on such a road, it is easier to clean and maintain.

Now Fang Yi is responsible for this matter. Now connect all counties in Quanzhou with cinder roads, and then set up toll booths at each intersection to collect fees. The main target is those caravans. Ordinary pedestrians are exempted, and small traders mean nothing. Pay a little, Li Yue made a calculation, and when the roads on this side of Fujian are repaired, the cost can be recovered in a few years just by tolls.

Fang Yi is now going farther and farther on the road of repairing the earth. He is also very experienced now. On the one hand, he is building roads, and on the other hand, he organizes people to dig channels to connect the waterways in Fujian. Some mountainous areas directly develop terraced fields and plant rice. However, this is also a big project, and it cannot be completed in a short while, but Fang Yize's reputation has already spread to the court. If he can do it well, There will be a place for him in the six volumes in the future.

The Fang family can be said to be thriving now. Originally, those heroes who founded the country were inevitably envious, but who told the Fang family to hug their thighs? Even if they wanted to hook up with Li Yue now, they couldn't hook up again. However, Qiongzhou's On the other hand, the cultivation of various spices is already on the right track.Those Turkic laborers who were brought over gave them some weapons. Even if they didn't adapt to the climate in Qiongzhou, they made the local natives afraid to leave the mountains and watched helplessly. The natives who have been naturalized and the immigrants who migrated over the past few years wantonly reclaimed land, planted rice and spices, and the first batch of spices has been harvested. Although the output is relatively average due to lack of experience at the beginning, it is already impressive. Overjoyed.Before the spices were transported back to Chang'an, they were almost looted in the south of the Yangtze River. In one year, the capital they invested was almost recovered.

And the Fang family’s canned food business in Lingnan is also booming. Although Jiangnan is not far from Lingnan, it is only a short period of time every year if you want to eat fresh red bayberry, lychee and loquat. Now there is sugar water. Canned food, although the taste is slightly worse than fresh ones, but still the same sentence, everyone is a standard sweet party these days. With the addition of sugar water, even if the taste of the flesh is slightly inferior, it can make up for it. In midsummer, iced drinks When you add some, the taste will immediately become richer, and when you usually make snacks, put some, it is also good-looking and delicious. Naturally, these canned food caused a sensation as soon as they appeared, and when they arrived in Chang'an, let alone, Even ordinary people are willing to pool their money to buy a large pot and share it with them.Even, just like the time when the supplies of the later generations were scarce, canned food has become a good gift. If someone adds a canned food to the gift list, then it is absolutely decent.

Li Yue, who came up with an idea or even a prescription, naturally became more and more popular, and some people worshiped him as a god of wealth. When Li Yue heard about this, he couldn't laugh or cry.

It's a pity that if you want to catch up with Li Yue now, you have to go to Lingnan, which is unavoidable. However, those officials and their descendants who were exiled to Lingnan or Fujian at that time began to think about it. There is a way to get on Li Yue's line.