Great Tang Southern Emperor

Sending Li Shimin away, Li Zhen lay back on the bed. Now that he has the right to do business, the next step is to find a way to cheat from Li Shimin. Workshops and shops, your money-making plan can officially start.

When you earn the first pot of gold, you can open more workshops. With more workshops, you can open more shops. With more shops, you can make more money. With more shops, you can open more workshops. In this way, I am afraid that within two years, I will be able to own a fleet, and with a fleet, I will be able to earn more money. Money alone can build big ships, build bigger fleets, and with bigger fleets, you can explore the Americas and Australia, and the resources in America and Australia will allow you to earn more money. With dozens of fleets and thousands of large ships, Li Zhen's saliva couldn't stop drooling—sure enough, shipping is more profitable in this era, but everything is difficult at the beginning, and now I don't even have a shop, or Don't think too much about it.

Chapter 20 What's the need?

What is needed for Chapter 20?

Li Zhen is not worried about whether he can switch to shops and workshops. To put it bluntly, apart from the elixir of immortality, 1000% of what Li Shimin needs can be found in Li Zhen. The gap of more than [-] years is not a joke, and Li Zhen lives in the era of information explosion.In terms of resourcefulness, Li Zhen may not be the opponent of those old foxes, but in terms of knowledge, all the old foxes added up and multiplied by ten are not as wide-ranging as Li Zhen alone.

Now Li Zhen is thinking about what Li Shimin needs. Now that printing and papermaking are available, and the compass has been invented, gunpowder is not the time yet, so it will have to wait until the time of war to have the greatest effect. But speaking of war , it is said that this year has been the third year of Zhenguan, so it is time to fight the Turks next year, right?What was the situation?It seems that in November of this year Li Jing will be appointed as the marching officer of Dingxiang Road, and then three thousand cavalry will attack Dingxiang at night in January next year, driving Jieli Khan to Qikou in one fell swoop, and then using countermeasures to recruit Jie Li Khan's confidant Kang Sumi, Kang Sumi coerced Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao to surrender to Li Jing.Without the backyard, Jieli Khan could only continue to run, and Li Jing continued to chase, and finally fought the Turks in Yinshan, beheading [-] troops and winning a big victory.Then Jieli Khan fled to Sabolo Sunis, but Li Jing arrived on his back foot, and Sunis had no choice but to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. So far, the Eastern Turks perished.

Can I get some benefits in this war? But I don't seem to be able to get any benefits as a kid. Don't even think about military merits. Even if I want to join the army, Li Shimin probably won't be willing.But other traversers seem to be able to make military achievements in this war, even literati can, why can't Mao himself?Is it because of your young age?

By the way, what did other traversers use to get started in ancient times?Papermaking, this is packaged together with printing and given to my father; cement, I am too young, and I can’t keep it even if I figure it out; furniture, this is already in preparation, but furniture alone is not enough for my future planned; ironmaking, which is directly controlled by the state, Li Shimin probably won’t hand it over to him, and even if he can hand it over to him, it’s the same as cement, and it’s not guaranteed that the above is the industrial party’s, and the next agricultural industry, The first one of the agricultural party should be fried tea. I know the principle of this, and I can do it a few more times. Then there is farming, but I am a prince, or a kid, I really can't do it, and how much money can I earn from farming; raising chickens?This can be done, but chickens are most afraid of chicken plague, and I don’t know if there is a solution at this time; grazing, this can make a lot of money, the problem is that there is no pasture.

Forget it, don't think about it, let's go directly to Li Shimin and try to find out what problems he has, right?

Li Shimin was in a very bad mood, because just now, when he was riding a horse, he suddenly stumbled. Li Shimin was caught off guard and was almost crushed by the fallen horse. He was depressed at the moment.

"Father Emperor!!!" Just as Li Shimin was depressed, Li Zhen's milky voice sounded, making Li Shimin's mood instantly better.

"Zhen'er, what good thing do you want to do to your father?" Li Shimin saw that Li Zhen didn't care about his embarrassed appearance, and stretched out his hands to hug Li Zhen.

"Father, what's wrong with you? Did you get hurt?" Li Zhen avoided Li Shimin's arms holding her. It's a hot day, you don't think it's too hot, but I don't. At the same time, she asked with concern. Knowing that just now, the history of Datang and even the whole world is almost about to change.

"Hey, Father accidentally stumbled while riding a horse just now, and fell off the horse. It was only covered with a little dirt, but he was not injured." Noticing Li Zhen's caring eyes, Li Shimin's heart warmed even more, and the rest of his depression also disappeared. All disappeared.

"Father's horse is a thousand-mile horse. How could it stumble for no reason? Could it be that the groom didn't take good care of it?"

Li Shimin squeezed Li Zhen's face, and then explained: "That's not true, the groom is still very responsible, it's because the father didn't pay attention, let the horse step on the gravel, and the horse's hoof is seriously worn, so that's why I don't know what to do. Resulted in a blunder."

"Worn hooves?" Li Zhen's heart was shocked, but her face remained calm: "Don't the horses wear shoes?"

But I was very happy in my heart, I was finally able to show my face in the Turkic campaign, and I was able to make a lot of military achievements by the way.

"Hahaha" Li Shimin laughed heartily: "How can a horse wear shoes? I didn't expect our little gentleman to smell such silly words. How similar is it to why not eat chyme?"

Mr. Little is Li Zhen's new nickname, and because he almost became an elementary student, everyone gave him such a nickname.

"Ignore the father." Li Zhen is so cold, but she still has to look like she should, so even though she has goosebumps all over her body, she still has to be coquettish.

Li Shimin was really fooled, and hugged Li Zhen with a smile: "Okay, okay, it's my father's fault, but horse's feet are completely different from human's feet, how can I put shoes on a horse?"

"Then how about making shoes according to the shape of a horse's hoof?" Li Zhen said casually.

Li Shimin laughed even more: "Hahahaha, that's fine, I won't tell you this anymore, father, try the dishes cooked by Zhen'er."

"My child is serious." Li Zhen couldn't let Li Shimin change the subject so easily: "I don't know what the shape of a horseshoe looks like?"

"Horseshoe, it's such a shape." Li Shimin picked up a brush and drew a horseshoe shape for Li Zhen, with both sides and back. It is said that Li Shimin's drawing skills are really good, and it is very vivid.

"It's very simple." Li Zhen pretended to look at it for a while, and finally clapped her hands: "Shouldn't we give the horse an iron horseshoe according to the shape of the horse's hoof?"

"Horseshoes? What's that?" Li Shimin was feasting, when he heard this, he immediately put down his chopsticks and went to Li Zhen's side.

"Horseshoe is the child's name just now, and its shape is similar to that of a horseshoe. It's like this." Li Zhen roughly drew the shape of the horseshoe: "In this way, because the um nail on the horseshoe does not feel pain. Nailed on it, it can achieve the same effect as shoes, and because the horseshoe is made of iron, it can also increase the attack power of the horse, killing two birds with one stone."

Chapter 21 Horseshoes

Chapter 21 Horseshoes

"Is that so?" Li Shimin looked at the shape of the horseshoe for a long time before nodding: "It seems to make sense, let's try it now."

"Okay." Li Zhen nodded: "But if the boy can really help the father solve this big problem, what does the father plan to reward the boy? Let me tell you in advance, although the boy came up with it himself, But father, you can't give the child a discount because of this."

Because this time Li Zhen 'thought it out on her own', Li Zhen is talking about a reward rather than an exchange.

"Hahaha, Zhen'er, don't worry, how could the father do such a thing? But, what do you want?" If the problem of eliminating horses can really be solved, how much money will the treasury need to save every year?There is a lot of loss of war horses every year. In fact, on the battlefield, not many war horses are actually killed in battle, and more are disabled after the war. There are so many lost weapons on the battlefield, and the sprint speed of the war horses is very fast. , Even if you see it, you can't hide it, and because the early war horses were not protected by horseshoes, once they stepped on the weapon, the horse was basically useless.

"Didn't the boy say that? The boy wants to do business, but now the boy has no shops, workshops, and shopkeepers, so the emperor only needs to give the boy some shops and workshops and a little capital. There are porcelain kilns, restaurants, tea mountains, sugar workshops, and wood workshops, and the rest of the father will just look at the arrangements."

"Well, not much." Li Shimin nodded tentatively. If it can really solve the problem of horseshoe wear, the price is really not expensive. After thinking about it, Li Shimin nodded and said: "If it is really as good as you said, Royal Father promised these to you, but Royal Father also said that the so-called horseshoe, the premise of the reward, really effectively solves the problem of horseshoe wear."

"It should be fine." Li Zhen said "not sure".

"Hahaha, let's try it out and we'll know. Let's go, let's go to the Young Prison's Mansion." Li Shimin laughed loudly, carried Li Zhen on his shoulders, and strode towards the Young Prisoner's Mansion.

Li Shimin came outside with Li Zhen in his arms, and at the same time ordered several important military officials of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin, and Yu Chigong to meet with the Shaofu Supervisor.The Shaofu supervisor is in charge of all kinds of crafts and skills, including smelting and forging. Among them are the most outstanding craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty. The craftsmen who made printing machines before were transferred from the Shaofu supervisor.

According to the drawing given by Li Zhen, the craftsman created a horseshoe in a very short period of time, and with the help of Li Zhen, the craftsman put the horseshoe on the horseshoe.

Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin, and Yu Chigong also rushed over quickly. When Li Shimin explained the reason, the five people's eyes burst into fiery light.They were all soldiers, so they naturally understood what the horseshoe meant.

Li Shimin pointed at the horse and said, "Zhijie, try riding on it."

"Yes." Cheng Yaojin got on his horse and galloped away.As soon as Cheng Yaojin's figure disappeared, Li Shimin and the other four waited anxiously with their necks hooked. Only Li Zhen felt relieved. The horseshoe has passed the test of time, and there will never be any problems.For them, this is an experiment, but for Li Zhen, it is an experiment, the difference between the two is huge.The appearance of horseshoes is a sharp weapon for the rise of cavalry, and with the help of horseshoes, this time the battle of Eastern Turks will definitely be fought more beautifully.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Shimin had been waiting impatiently, and at this moment—the sound of "dong dong dong" sounded like drumming from a distance, and it was the sound that a horse equipped with horseshoes could only make when it hit the ground.

Sure enough, Cheng Yaojin's unique loud laughter came along with the sound of hooves beating drums: "Hahaha", the laughter has already passed before the person arrives, quite Wang Xifeng didn't see him. People, first hear their voice' demeanor.The five of Li Shimin looked at each other, knowing that the matter was almost inseparable.

Sure enough, Cheng Yaojin jumped off his horse neatly, and laughed loudly: "Your Majesty, it's so enjoyable. Hahaha"

"How is it?"

"Look for yourselves." Cheng Yaojin held up his horse's hoof: "Old Cheng, I rode this horse on difficult roads, and even ran to the river and walked on the gravel beach. Normally, the horseshoe would have been useless long ago, but now you see."

The five of Li Shimin gathered around to have a look. As Cheng Yaojin said, the horse's hoof was intact and not damaged at all.

"Okay, okay, okay, Zhen'er, you have made a great contribution to my Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin, who couldn't help being excited in his heart, picked up Li Zhen and gnawed hard on his face twice.

"This is not the credit of the child." Li Zhen wiped the saliva on her face: "After all, we agreed before."

"No, how can a few shops deserve such a big contribution?" Li Shimin's philosophy is that merit must be rewarded and mistakes must be punished. In his eyes, Fa Ming's horseshoe is obviously a great achievement, and several shops are absolutely not worth it. Price: "Tell me, what else do you want, my father will allow you."

"Well! Father, please exempt from taxes. In your heart, the horseshoe is worth as much as you can, and you can exempt the child from tax for as many years." Li Zhen rolled his eyes and solved another problem by the way. You must know his The business is very profitable. When Li Zhen thinks that part of his money will be taken away by the treasury, Li Zhen's heart is as painful as a knife. Before, he was still regretting that he forgot to withdraw the tax exemption, but now he just made up for it.

"Hahaha Zhen'er is really a good boy." Li Shimin thought that Li Zhen was sensible and thought of himself, and with a captain in mind, he gave an order that almost made him regret his whole life without thinking: "Since Zhen'er is good Son, the father can't be stingy either. In the eyes of the father, the value of the horseshoe is priceless, so Zhen Er, you can go ahead and do business, and the father will give you an order, as long as my Tang Dynasty is still alive. , the imperial court will not charge you a penny of tax. What do you love ladies think?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, as long as you have this horseshoe, the elimination rate of this horse will be greatly reduced. This is definitely a great achievement. What's the point of a small tax?" Cheng Yaojin echoed first.

"Your Majesty is right." To Li Zhen's surprise, Li Jing was the second to speak: "Your Highness has made such great achievements, but His Majesty only exempted mere taxes, and I still feel poor."

He was purely grateful to Li Zhen, because the strategy for attacking the Turks had already been decided, and he was the appointed commander. Now Li Zhen offered the horseshoe, a cavalry weapon, at such a critical time, which really helped him a lot.

"The minister also agrees." Yu Chigong, Li Ji, and Hou Junji also agreed with Li Shimin's award. They are all members of the military, and naturally they all understand what the appearance of horseshoes means to cavalry, not just super-low elimination The speed, stronger grip and faster impact speed are absolutely huge for helping to improve the combat effectiveness of cavalry.

"Okay, Zhen'er, you and them go back first, the father still has something to discuss with the ministers, and the reward will be given to you when the father returns."