Great Tang Southern Emperor

"It's boring." Li Zhen stuffed the red envelope into her pocket and muttered.

After the elders distributed the red envelopes, it was time for the younger generation to give gifts. As the prince, Li Chengqian did his part: "A few days ago, my minister accidentally got a treasure, which was the "Mid-Autumn Post" written by Wang Xianzhi, the son of the sage Wang Xizhi. Calligraphy, take this as a congratulatory gift, and wish my father all the best."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up: "Well, Chengqian has a heart."

After receiving the book sticker, Li Shimin put it away close to his body. If he hadn't worried that this place was a banquet, he might have started to admire it long ago.

Li Shimin is notoriously fond of calligraphy. In history, in order to obtain the "Lanting Collection Preface", the "No. [-] Running Script in the World", he even sent people to steal it. After his death, he ordered the "Lanting Collection Preface" to be buried with him.It is a pity that Zhaoling Mausoleum was later stolen, and "Lanting Collection Preface" was also lost, which can be called another regrettable event in the history of Chinese literature.

After Li Chengqian was Li Ke, who saw Li Ke also holding a scroll and said with a smile: "It's really a coincidence, what elder brother gave was a copybook, but what my boy gave was a famous painting, which my boy once bought at the famous shop 'Wenshuzhai' in Chang'an." Gu Kaizhi, a famous artist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, wrote "The Picture of Qinqin", which is specially dedicated to my father and emperor, and I think it is a great congratulation."

"Okay, Ke'er really has a heart, and my father is very happy." Li Shimin was even more happy. Since ancient times, calligraphy and painting have not been separated. He not only likes calligraphy, but also likes painting. It's just that his paintings are too few in the world, and they are not very popular. Know.

After Li Ke is Li Tai, Li Tai's gift is a box: "Father, my son learned that my father was unwell a few days ago, and I was very anxious. I searched Chang'an medicine store and got a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. I wish my father the best!" The emperor is in good health and has a long life.”

"Well, Qingque has a heart." I don't know what happened, but the treasures presented by the three sons are all priceless, but Li Shimin's reaction is not intense, even Li Zhen can see it.

The same is the case next, Li Shimin's interest is obviously not high, no matter how expensive the gift is, he still says "Well, I have a heart", at most he can add a sentence "Father is very happy" or "Father is very happy", but personally It can be seen that Li Shimin is not very happy.

Soon it was Li Zhen's turn: "Father, the gift for the child is too big, I'm afraid the hall won't fit it, please move outside the hall."

"Oh?" Li Shimin became a little interested: "What kind of gift?"

"Father moved outside the palace, so he can see it naturally." Li Zhen said mysteriously.

"Okay, let's go." Li Shimin stepped out of the hall, and the rest quickly followed.

I saw a carriage parked outside the hall, and six white horses without a trace of hair were standing side by side in front of the carriage. They are all painted in gilt, and the eyes are inlaid with other precious stones instead, shining brightly under the night fire; the interior is a complete set of four-piece sofa set made of rosewood, covered with the finest fur, which is soft and comfortable. It is also luxurious, and the windows are inlaid with a whole piece of glass, which is clean and transparent. The whole carriage is resplendent and magnificent under the light of the fire at night, but it does not lose its dignified atmosphere. The whole carriage will cost at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. Just cost price.

That's all. Although the decoration is luxurious, if you are serious about building it, you can't get it. What really surprised them is that this car has four wheels.

You must know that there were no four-wheeled carriages at this time, and even the emperor's imperial chariot had two wheels. Therefore, although the imperial chariot was very gorgeous, it was still extremely bumpy to sit on - even though the craftsmen had worked hard to improve the chariot. However, the limitations of the two-wheeled carriage are there after all. No matter how it is improved, it is far less effective than adding a pair of wheels.Therefore, the four-wheeled carriage offered by Li Zhen at this moment has had a considerable impact on Li Shimin, and it can be called an abnormal revolution in the transportation industry. It is no exaggeration to say that the status of the four-wheeled carriage is no less than that of Jenny.

In other words, it is not that no one has thought about the feasibility of a four-wheeled carriage before, but because of the steering gear, the four-wheeled carriage cannot be turned, so it is shelved.

"Four wheels, so big?" Li Shimin stroked the shaft of the carriage and asked in surprise.

In addition to being stable, the second feature of the four-wheeled carriage is that it is large. After all, there are two more wheels (in fact, the two-wheeled carriage can also be made larger, but there were no tires and steel wheels in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the wheels were all If it is made of wood, the weight of the body will increase greatly if it is made too large, and the wooden wheels cannot withstand the pressure of too much weight; but the four wheels are different, not only two more wheels to share the pressure, but also because of the four wheels The front and rear layout of the wheels makes the body's load-bearing capacity stronger than that of a two-wheeled carriage).A large vehicle means a large internal space, which represents better comfort for emperors or dignitaries, but for ordinary people, it represents a greater load capacity, which means that more vehicles can be carried at one time. goods.

Now is the time of war, and everything must serve the war, so the moment the carriage appeared, Li Shimin thought of the greater significance it brought—that is, a stronger carrying capacity, if coupled with The speed and efficiency of the cement presented by Li Zhenjin, when the two are superimposed, are definitely far beyond the past.

"Yes, the four-wheeled carriage is not only more stable, but also has more than twice the carrying capacity of the two-wheeled carriage. In the past, if it took a thousand people to transport a batch of grain and grass, now only 300 people are enough." Li Yuan also nodded beside him. He explained that the satisfaction in his eyes could not be diminished.

The reduction in the number of civilian husbands means that there is less loss on the road, which is definitely beneficial to Datang's foreign wars.It should be noted that the consumption of ancient grain transportation on the road was very terrifying. When a thousand catties of grain arrived in the hands of soldiers, only five hundred catties (50.00% of the consumption, this is the data of the Ming Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was even worse. The consumption The amount is as high as [-]% or more), and the remaining [-] catties were consumed by the grain transportation team on the road.If the Tang Dynasty popularized four-wheeled carriages on a large scale, then this ratio would be reduced to [-]% or even [-]%. If cement roads were used, the data would drop again.

Chapter 102 The Carriage Revolution (2)

Chapter 30 The Revolution of the Carriage (2)

"Hahaha" Li Yuan was satisfied, and Li Shimin was even more satisfied. He turned around and patted Li Zhen's shoulder vigorously: "Zhen'er, you gave Father a big gift. It is not an exaggeration to say that with this four-wheeled carriage, My Great Tang will conquer a wider territory than previous dynasties and start a real foundation for all generations."

"Father, I appreciate the award." Li Zhen said modestly, but she thought in her heart, today is the Chinese New Year, so I won't pour cold water on you, and we will discuss terms after the Chinese New Year.

"How can this be a compliment?" Hearing Li Zhen's modesty, Li Yuan shook his head greatly: "Xiaoba, you are still young, and you haven't realized how much a horse-drawn carriage means to Datang. So Let me tell you, with the four-wheeled carriage, our Tang Dynasty's foreign wars will reduce at least [-]% of the war losses in the future. It should be noted that a war of destroying the country will cost at least tens of millions of dollars. If someone can reduce it by [-]% With a budget like this, such credit is enough even for being crowned king."

"So powerful?" Li Zhen exclaimed, and she didn't dare to pour out her own cold water in her heart—you just thought about the transport capacity of the four-wheeled carriage, but you didn't expect that when the transport capacity increased, the needed pull Are there too many horses?With so many draft horses coming out, how do you deal with them?Horses are not like cows, which can be fed with just a little hay. They have to be fed with concentrated feed, and ordinary people can't afford it?

"Of course, Zhen'er, you gave my father a big gift." Li Shimin praised Li Zhen, and then turned to the brothers watching: "Now you know why I don't like what you gave me. Is it true? The things you gave are indeed more precious than the other. Father likes it very much and is very pleased in his heart. It's just that although the gifts are precious, they are of no benefit to the country. Father hopes to see you like Zhen'er. Useful things for the country. Father doesn’t care whether this thing is precious or not, as long as it is useful to the country, he will be very happy. Forget it this time, and it will be Father’s birthday in more than 20 days. At that time, I hope you can show it to let Father Satisfying things come."

"Yes, I understand." The brothers answered in unison, and followed Li Shimin respectfully back into the hall.

"" Everyone went back, only Li Zhen stood at the end in a mess in the wind—Father, you are cheating me, you just hinted that I was low-key, why did you praise me to the sky in a blink of an eye, and then ruthlessly Stepped on the brothers meal?Isn't this intentional to incur hatred for me?

"Zhen'er, why don't you come in?" Li Shimin called.

"Yes, the baby is here." Li Zhen didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly followed in.

After giving the presents, there was nothing interesting to do next. It was nothing more than watching singing and dancing—it was just a room full of children, so is it really suitable for watching belly dancing?

After the new year, Li Zhen finally lived a life of a lazy pig who slept until she woke up naturally, and counted money until her hands cramped.

Because of Li Shimin's warning, Li Zhen didn't even go out to the palace, but only occasionally went to Yuewang Mansion to talk about life and ideals with Miss Mei Niang. Not much movement.

However, although Li Zhen is missing, there is no shortage of rare things in Chang'an City during the New Year:

For example, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Cui Changdao, the dude of the Cui family in Boling, was hit by a fallen spirit tablet because of his disrespectful words when offering sacrifices to his ancestors. , kicked him out of the house, and was broken by the enemy the next day, and he is still lying on the bed.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Zhengyun, a disciple of the Wang family in Taiyuan, gathered with You Huan in Zuihualou, but he got wind of a horse and died suddenly under the peony flowers.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the former King of Han and now the King of Boling, Li Yuanchang (did not explain the fate of this guy before, because this guy was paraded in the street by Li Zhen, and later he was found out by the Zong Zhengfu for several serious crimes he had committed before, so he directly reduced the Han King The throne, demoted him from the first-class prince to the third-class county king, and he was strictly guarded, so he could not leave Beijing easily; on the contrary, Li Zhen was not punished much because he was protected by Li Shimin and Li Yuan. One year) Argued with someone in a restaurant, was pushed down from the upstairs, broke three ribs and a calf, it seems that there is no way to get out of bed in three to five months.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Dou Xing, the second son of the Dou family, was patronized by thieves while shopping and stole all his money. He even bumped into a pillar on the street while chasing the murderer and suffered a severe concussion. I heard that now Still dizzy.

There are so many things like this, from the first day to the fifteenth day of the lunar new year, the city of Chang'an is full of news about the misfortunes of the children of the aristocratic families. hot

With so many things happening together, even ordinary people without any political awareness can see that it is unusual, not to mention officials with sharper noses than dogs, but even they don't know who it is As for the hand, you can only guess randomly like the people on the street.

Among the many theories, one is the most popular. It is said that a certain unknown hero could not help but punish the evil and promote the good because he saw that the dude oppressed the good and the government ignored him.

After hearing this statement, Li Zhen, who was hiding in the palace, smiled darkly. In fact, everyone guessed that these things were indeed arranged by him alone, but they were not done by him.

These are all people who have spied on Li Zhen's property, and the power behind them is overwhelming.Li Zhen originally thought that with Li Yuanchang's example, it was enough to scare them, but he did not pursue their troubles because of the blast furnace. He did not expect that killing monkeys to warn chickens would indeed work, but he obviously underestimated the stimulation of money to people's hearts. It's just that within a few months, these people have a tendency to germinate in a solid state again. This time Li Zhen will not be polite, and directly punishes them. Although they did not kill them, it is enough to deter them.

"Your Highness, there are six more, do you want to continue?" In a dark hut, a man in a dark red cloak asked hoarsely, and the person sitting in front of him was Li Zhen.

Li Zhen shook her head with a smile: "No need, my father just gave me an order that no small actions are allowed before the expedition, so let's stop for now."

"Yes, this subordinate will leave." The man in red said as he was about to leave.

"Wait a minute." Li Zhen quickly stopped him: "How about the matter I asked you to investigate? Is there any result?"

"His Royal Highness, there is already some news, but we have to wait a few days for concrete results, because there may still be hidden routes, which need to be analyzed in detail, and please make amends, Your Highness." The man in red replied with a bow.

"That's it." Li Zhen waved her hand indifferently: "It's okay, just give me accurate information before April, you can go down."

"Yes."

The man in red retreated, and Li Zhen was left alone in the hut. The candle reflected on his flickering face, making him look slightly eerie. Then he muttered to himself: "Hey, I'm sorry buddy, I might want to take away your credit."

After laughing, Li Zhen stepped out of the small dark room, and the gloomy cabin regained its tranquility

Chapter 103 The Organizational Structure of the Blood Dragon Guard

Chapter 31 The Organizational Structure of the Blood Dragonguard

"Ah, how time flies, I'm one year older in a blink of an eye!" Wearing black crystal sunglasses, with a straw in her mouth and a huge parasol on her head, Li Zhen lay On the deck chair, looking at the pond, he sighed loudly, as if he didn't notice the coldness of early spring at all.

Hearing this strange speech, Meiniang, who was beating Li Zhen's leg, immediately laughed: "Hee hee, even if you are two years older, Your Highness, you are still a child."