Datang: Integrate three times the combat power of Lv Bu at the beginning

Behind Li Shimin, Li Chengqian was slowly walking towards the Tai Chi Hall.

All the civil and military officials were ashamed, the father and son were good at it, acting like they didn't know about it at all.

Entered the court.

As soon as Li Shimin sat down, Liu Zhenghui couldn't wait to stand up, "Your Majesty, I have something to play."

"Aiqing, what do you want to play?" Li Shimin said lightly.

Liu Zhenghui said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the envoy of Fusang was killed by the soldiers of the White Robe Army, and he was taken away by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After saying that, Li Shimin nodded and looked at Li Chengqian, "Chengqian, there is such a thing."

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Father, there is indeed such a thing."

His voice just fell.

The civil and military officials started whispering.

"Hey, my Tang Dynasty has always regarded itself as a state of etiquette. This is the second time that the killing of envoys has happened..."

"As far as I know, this matter was started by a romantic woman, it really isn't worth it..."

"However, those Fusang envoys did go too far. It's not their turn to show off their power in the land of Tang Dynasty..."

Hundreds of officials have different opinions and opinions.

Li Shimin looked down and said, "All my loves, what's your opinion on the killing of Fusang envoys?"

Pang Yinian, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that our Tang Dynasty has always regarded itself as a state of etiquette, but now we have killed the six envoys of the Fusang Kingdom. This move is against our diplomatic image of the Tang Dynasty."

"We should hand over the prostitute who caused trouble to appease Fusang's anger, and then give a batch of gold and silver treasures as a token of our apology, and the two countries will be reconciled."

Liu Zhenghui, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, echoed: "The old minister seconded the proposal, because a courtesan of the Tang Dynasty caused such trouble, it is not a pity for her to die."

They have already considered this matter carefully, they must not pursue Li Chengqian's white-robed army, they understand the prince's temper, no one wants to touch that bad luck.

In this way, the only way to resolve this matter is to hand over the prostitute.

After much deliberation, Li Chengqian probably wouldn't care about handing over a prostitute from the Baihua Pavilion.

"Sir, second."

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As soon as this remark came out, most of the officials supported it. If Li Chengqian couldn't afford it, they couldn't afford to mess with this prostitute.

In their view, this is already a way out of nowhere.

However, Li Chengqian's words drove them into the abyss.

"Extremely ridiculous!" Li Chengqian turned his head and looked at the civil and military officials who stood up and said angrily: "Aren't the prostitutes the people of our Tang Dynasty! Can the prostitutes be bullied and insulted by foreign people!

Are the people of the Tang Dynasty so contemptible in your minds?

Are you acting like this to protect the face of my Tang Dynasty!With a face that has lost its backbone, what use do we have him for! "

"I tell you, even if you are a beggar from the Great Tang, you are still a citizen of my Great Tang. As long as you are a citizen of my Great Tang, no foreigner will be allowed to bully the weak!"

"Is the face of the country obtained by humiliation? I tell you that a weak country has no diplomacy, and any face is obtained by us with iron and blood. Isn't the lesson taught by the Turks not enough!"

Li Chengqian asked several rhetorical questions in succession, leaving all the civil and military officials who stood up speechless.

They didn't expect that a prostitute would be so inviolable in Li Chengqian's eyes.

A weak country has no diplomacy. These words are like an ice pick, piercing everyone's chest and carving into their hearts.

Yes, throughout the ages, which powerful country has not used force to make other countries submit, and blindly seeking perfection in exchange for self-destruction.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair without words, but Li Chengqian's words reached his heart.

As the emperor of Tang Dynasty, he could understand Li Chengqian's words best.

In the ninth year of Wude, because of the decline of the state affairs of the Tang Dynasty and the lack of soldiers, Jieli recklessly tore up the covenant and led an army of 20 to raid the Tang Dynasty.

If it weren't for Li Chengqian's efforts to turn the tide and help the building to collapse, no one can predict what the Tang Dynasty will be like.

"Haha, His Royal Highness is domineering. To deal with this barbarian country, you have to let them try their best."

"That is, the envoys of Fusang dared to bully the people of Tang Dynasty in Chang'an City. It would be considered polite to kill them."

"If I, Old Cheng, had been there at that time, I would have killed them alive. I watched the common people being bullied by foreigners and remained indifferent. Then I was not worthy of being a soldier of our Tang Dynasty."

A few generals who were just like Li Chengqian's thought echoed.

Pang Yinian, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, disagreed: "Your Highness, this is a major event that affects the diplomatic relations between the two countries. If this is the attitude, who dares to make friends with my Tang Dynasty, and the relationship between Fusang and Datang will also be broken."

Li Chengqian looked at him: "The Tang Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven, so why care about the attitude of other countries? Besides, what if the relationship with Fusang is broken? The worst is to destroy it."

"As officials of the Tang Dynasty, you must always keep in mind that the interests of the people of the Tang Dynasty are the fundamental interests of the Tang Dynasty. The people can't live and work in peace and contentment. What's the point of having the empty title of a state of etiquette?"

"Remember, maintaining the dignity of the people of the Tang Dynasty is to maintain the dignity of the Tang Dynasty. In terms of diplomacy, what I want to see is the backbone of the officials of the Tang Dynasty, rather than pushing my own people out to block Dao, without arrogance, you are not worthy to be my father's official in Datang!"

Listening to Li Chengqian's words, all civil and military officials in the court fell into deep thought.

Chapter 195 For the sake of all the people in the world, overcoming obstacles

Li Shimin stood up from the dragon chair, looked down upon all civil and military officials in the court hall, and said loudly: "You all have seen it, this is what my prince of the Tang Dynasty should look like."

"The country of Fusang, the small land, the little envoys, on the land of our Great Tang, act recklessly and bully the people, and you still want to hand over the people of my Great Tang to foreign hands, I ask you! Where is your blood? Where is your backbone? How does the Tang Dynasty's sky-reaching backbone stand proudly between heaven and earth!"

"If you do this, aren't you afraid that the people of the Tang Dynasty will poke your backs! Aren't you afraid that the hearts of all people in the world will be chilled!"

"An envoy from a foreign country, whoever insults the people of our Tang Dynasty, will be executed! One day in my reign, the dignity of the people of the Tang Dynasty will not be trampled by other countries!"

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian, "Chengqian, I will leave it to you to handle the matter of Fusang. If there is peace, Fusang must give me an explanation to the people of Tang Dynasty. If there is a war, let them wash their necks and wait." My Great Tang's butcher knife, I want the world to know that the people of my Great Tang are not to be bullied!"

"Those four white-robed soldiers who beheaded Fusang's envoys were promoted to two ranks and given a hundred taels of gold. I want the people in the world to know that no matter what time, my Tang soldiers will protect them and save them." In danger! I want to let the people of the world know that they are not the grassroots of the Tang Dynasty, but the masters of my Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin has been on the throne for less than a year, but he has been the King of Qin for more than ten years. Why did he rise up with Li Yuan? It is because he does not want the people in the world to suffer from hunger, cold, homelessness, and bullying.

Now that he is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, with the help of the unparalleled prince Li Chengqian, he is no longer the monarch who is bullied by foreign countries, and the people of the Tang Dynasty are no longer trampled on at will.

"Your Majesty is holy, His Royal Highness is holy, and the ministers are convicted..."

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The civil and military ministers who stood up and proposed to hand over Shuiyun to Fusang in order to appease Fusang's anger all surrendered their hands and pleaded guilty.

What Li Chengqian and Li Shimin said was like a pot of cold water pouring down from their heads, and some veterans even cried.

After so many years, the Han people finally stopped asking for perfection from other countries, and the backbone of the Han people can once again be proud of the world.

A benevolent and righteous emperor, a prince who takes all the people in the world as his own responsibility, why should the people of the Tang Dynasty worry about being uneasy, and why should the Tang Dynasty be unhappy.

Li Chengqian looked at the domineering Li Shimin in front of the dragon chair, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised. This is the King Qin who crawled out of the dead, and this is the Li Shimin who rose up for the sake of the common people. He is strong and passionate.

He stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Your minister leads the order."

He had already made up his mind about this matter. Even if Fusang asked for peace, he would not agree. The flag of the Tang Dynasty would be planted on every inch of the land of Fusang Kingdom. pay!

At this moment, the stones hanging in the hearts of those worried and fearful officials in the Ministry of Rites have finally been let go.

With the support of Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, they will not be afraid of Fusang.

Let's go early.

Li Chengqian went to the dock, he couldn't wait to rush out of Bohai Bay and fight Fusang.

The progress of the Qinglong battleship needs to be accelerated, and the formation of the fleet must be completed as soon as possible.

A complete navy cannot be formed by relying on twenty Qinglong battleships alone. An elite navy needs six types of ships, including building ships, warships, fighting ships, walkers, yachts, and sea falcons.

On the ship, in addition to the weapons commonly used by soldiers such as knives, swords, spears, guns, bows, and crossbows, there are also heavy weapons such as winches, crossbows, clapping poles, and catapults.

Moreover, Li Chengqian wanted to move the entire white-robed army to Fusang, and the workload was not insignificant.

He has also moved the White Robe Army's garrison to the side of the Guangtong Canal. He is familiar with water and is preparing for the expedition to Fusang.

Beside Guangtong Canal, Mo Hongzhe, Liu Muhan and Sun Liuchuan were directing the work on site, and Mo Hongzhe was the chief dispatcher.

Li Chengqian transferred all the people from Luban Pavilion, and the number of craftsmen who built the dock and Qinglong battleship increased by more than five times.

"His Royal Highness!" Seeing Li Chengqian approaching, Mo Hongzhe hastily greeted him.

He was very excited when he took on such a big project just after he came out of the mountain.

The Mo family has been dormant for hundreds of years, and he is the only one left in his lineage.

If he can't make a great achievement that spans the world, then the Mo family's lineage to him will be considered as the end.

After his death, how could Mo Hongzhe have the face to meet the ancestors of the Mo family?

Fortunately, Li Chengqian appreciated him and entrusted him to build the fleet.

When this fleet carried the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, blood stained the river and sea, and opened up the territory for the Tang Dynasty.

The reputation of the Mohist school will surely sweep the world once again, and its power will shake the world. He, Mo Hongzhe, can be regarded as a glorious ancestor.

Li Chengqian said indifferently: "Hongzhe, how long will it take for the fleet of this palace to be built?"

Mo Hongzhe clasped his hands and said, "It will take half a year at the earliest to return to His Highness, the workload is really too much."

"Half a year..." Li Chengqian pondered: "I can't give you that long time, four months, I only give you four months, and there are not enough craftsmen to continue recruiting. I've said hello, you can call people at will, if you don't have enough funds, you can ask Qin Feng to raise them, remember, we just want to build our fleet in the fastest time at all costs."

"Yes, don't worry His Royal Highness, Hongzhe will do his best." Mo Hongzhe said firmly.

Li Chengqian nodded, and continued: "Is the monthly salary of the recruited craftsmen paid according to the standard set by the palace?"

Mo Hongzhe responded: "Your Highness, don't worry, the craftsmen's monthly salary has been paid three months in advance, and the board and lodging are also formulated according to the highest standards. They all praised His Highness the benevolence and righteousness, and they all said that you were sent by heaven to save the suffering." Bodhisattva, I will sing praises to you all day long."

Li Chengqian said lightly: "Then the palace is relieved, Hongzhe, you have to remember that it is no small matter that concerns the common people, do you think their demands are high?

Are their needs high?This palace is just giving them what they deserve, but they are so grateful, what does that mean?It shows that Datang owes too much to the people. "

Mo Hongzhe couldn't help nodding his head, the craftsmen who built the boats were the epitome of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the sufferings of the people of the Tang Dynasty could be reflected on them.

They were cautious and careful working in the dock. When they made a mistake, they were like a child at a loss. They were afraid that the guard next to them would suddenly have a whip in their hands and whip it towards their bodies.

Mo Hongzhe deeply remembered that when they paid out the monthly salary for three months in advance, what they saw was not cheers, but the hesitation in the eyes of the craftsmen.

They simply don't believe that such a thing will happen, there is no such reason in the world.

Mo Hongzhe could vaguely see the panicked expressions of the craftsmen.

As if the money was their life money, they begged Mo Hongzhe to spare their lives.

Mo Hongzhe understood from that moment.

What is wrong is not the artisans, it is not the people who are wrong, it is the country and the system that is wrong.

And Li Chengqian is a warrior on this road full of thorns, for the sake of all people in the world, he overcomes obstacles and fearlessly...

Chapter 196 The Method of Steelmaking

Your Highness, you are here. "Liu Muhan, who was in the distance, saw Li Chengqian and also ran over.

Li Chengqian nodded in response, "Mu Han, the project is progressing smoothly."

Today's Liu Muhan is different from the past, holding a stack of blueprints in his arms, dressed in strong clothes, showing his ability, and he is completely different from the image of Happy before.

Liu Muhan responded: "Don't worry, Your Highness, everything is going well. I plan to install the improved Mohist crossbow cart and Mohist catapult on the ship to increase the ship's long-range attack capability."

Li Chengqian asked: "How far is the attack distance between the ballista and the catapult?"

Liu Muhan said: "The attack distance of the ballista is [-] steps, and the attack distance of the catapult is [-] steps, and we have two types of ballista, one is the continuous fire ballista, which can be loaded with ten pieces. Crossbow arrows, continuous firing, continuous strikes."

"The other is a crossbow twisted ballista that can be loaded with twelve crossbow bolts, and can fire twelve crossbow bolts side by side for covering strikes."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian was delighted, this time the investment was not in vain.

The attack distance of the Mohist ballista and catapult is about [-]% longer than that of ordinary ballista and catapult.

This small [-]% can determine the outcome of a naval battle.

Suddenly, Li Chengqian thought that his steelmaking method was useless.

If steel is used to make crossbow arrows, then the armor-piercing power of the crossbow arrows will be more than doubled.

Moreover, the equipment of the White Robe Army should also be updated.

The war is imminent, and there is not much time left for Li Chengqian.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian said: "Hongzhe, Mu Han will leave it to you, and Sun Liuchuan will be transferred away for a few days."