Forced to start the game, summon a hundred thousand snow dragon riders

Because, in the Great Food Kingdom, the Great Food King is not only the king of a country, but also the spiritual leader.

Da Shi Wang died in battle.

It will also lead to the collapse of the belief in the Great Food Kingdom.

Thinking that there would be so many troubles, the Dashi Prince immediately ordered the Dashi Prime Minister beside him, "Pass down the order of the Prince, block the news of the father's death in battle, and keep it secret!"

"We must not let anyone know the fact that the father has passed away!"

"Yes!"

The Prime Minister of Dashi on the side immediately retreated.

However, he sighed and shook his head.

Blocking the news is not a long-term solution.

After all, paper can't hold the fire.

Once the news leaks out, it will be Wang Zha!

The Great Food Kingdom, I'm afraid it won't take long, and it will be chaotic!

……

The Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City.

Royal Palace.

Royal study.

"This Huo Qubing, did he really steal King Fulin's hometown?"

In Li Xiu's hand, he held the battle report that Cao Zhengchun handed over, but there was a smile on his face.

Although he had expected this result.

But just when he got the exact news.

Still couldn't help laughing out loud.

Huo Qubing...

There is a way to steal someone's hometown...

But right now, Huo Qubing has traveled thousands of miles to attack Constantinople.

Not only stole King Fulin's hometown and killed all the royal family of Fulin, even King Fulin himself died at the hands of Huo Qubing.

King Fulin, oh Fulin King, bumping into Huo Qubing's hands, I can only say that your luck is not very good...

Now, King Fulin is dead, and all the kings of Fulin have no leader, and there is chaos.

It was only a matter of time before Huo Qubing conquered him.

"Eunuch Cao."

"The old slave is here."

Cao Zhengchun immediately surrendered.

"Quickly draw up an imperial decree,"

Li Xiu looked at Cao Zhengchun at the side, "Feng Huo Qubing is the Protector of Eastern Europe, and with Constantinople as the governing body, establish our Great Tang and Eastern European Protectorate!"

The territory of Fulin Kingdom spans the Eurasian continent. Li Xiu intends to let Huo Qubing use this as a base to bring the entire Fulin Kingdom, which is located in Eastern Europe, under the control of Datang.

"According to the order."

After Cao Zhengchun nodded, he immediately turned and left.

Looking at Cao Zhengchun's back.

The corner of Li Xiu's mouth slowly curled up.

It seems that he is getting closer and closer to the great cause of unifying the world.

just.

With the expansion of Datang territory.

The spatial distance between the eastern and western territories of the Tang Dynasty is undoubtedly too far away.

South to the South China Sea, north to the Hanhai.

East to Fusang, Ryukyu, west to Constantinople.

Such a huge territory has already exceeded the limits of the ancient empire's control.

The great empires of ancient times often only flourished for a short time and were short-lived.

It will fall into disintegration in a short period of time.

Because, with the ruling power of the ancient empire, it is difficult to control such a huge territory. Once a rebellion occurs in the remote areas of the empire, a little carelessness will trigger a chain reaction and cause the collapse of the empire.

Li Xiu was very clear.

We must find a way to shorten the spatial distance between the east, west, north and south of Datang.

Only in this way can the Great Tang court improve its control over the current huge territory.

And the key to this is not elsewhere, but in the Academy of Sciences!

……

Chapter 164 Signing in for 500 years of cultivation, a breakthrough

West of Chang'an City.

The government office of the Academy of Sciences.

Zhuge Liang and his assistant looked at the already formed machine in front of them.

There was a lot of surprise on his face.

Since being awakened by His Majesty in the classroom of the Academy of Sciences last time, steam can be used as power.

Zhuge Liang and another Academy of Sciences official formed a team and devoted themselves to the development of the steam engine.

Zhuge Liang was in the process of developing the steam engine.

I feel more and more that once this steam engine is successfully researched, it will have an earth-shaking impact.

Although, the steam engine he has developed now.

It's just a simplified version.

But it has already been able to use the power of "steam" initially.

A steady stream of unleashed power.

Looking at the steam engine model in front of him.

Zhuge Liang was indescribably excited.

"Quickly go and report to His Majesty, and say that the task he gave, my minister Zhuge Liang, has been done!"

Zhuge Liang looked at the assistant beside him.

"Yes!"

The assistant stepped back immediately.

Go to the palace and report to the saint.

……

An hour later.

Li Xiu came to the Academy of Sciences.

Li Xiu was very concerned about the steam engine.

As soon as I heard the news that the steam engine has been successfully developed.

Immediately dropped everything and rushed to the Academy of Sciences.

"This is the steam engine of your Academy of Sciences?"

Li Xiu's eyes lit up when he saw the steam machine in front of him.

The thing in front of me is indeed a very simple steam engine.

Under Zhuge Liang's demonstration.

Successfully use charcoal as fuel to boil water and release "steam" to drive the operation of the steam engine.

Then use the power of the steam engine to drive a textile machine to automatically weave cloth.

Although weaving is very slow.

Not even as fast as artificial.

But Li Xiu was inexplicably excited watching it!

Because no matter how slow and inefficient it is, it also means mechanization and automation!

Compared with manual work, it is a huge improvement!

"Not bad!"

Li Xiu looked at the steam loom in front of him with a satisfied smile on his face.

As expected of Zhuge Kongming!

Sure enough, it's all right.

The development of this "steam engine" is much more complicated than that of a hot air balloon.

It contains many complex processes.

After all, it was one of the great inventions that changed the course of the world.

After being praised by Li Xiu.

Zhuge Liang also breathed a sigh of relief.

He also thought that His Majesty would be dissatisfied with his crude invention.

Because the efficiency of this steam engine is too low, it is even a bit unhandy.

If it is placed in the marketplace, even the common people will laugh their ass off.

But unexpectedly, Your Majesty, instead of laughing at him, showed a rather satisfied expression.

Zhuge Liang's heart was deeply moved.

He cupped his hands towards Li Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, although this steam engine can work, it still has a lot of shortcomings."

"First of all, His Majesty must have seen the problem of efficiency. I will work hard to improve this point."

"Secondly, there is the issue of fuel."

"Charcoal is too expensive as a fuel. If it is to be promoted on a large scale, cheaper fuel is needed."

In the Tang Dynasty, charcoal was only affordable for wealthy families.

If you want to promote the steam engine on a large scale, reducing fuel costs is the first priority.

"You can use coal."

Li Xiu immediately thought of coal.

"coal?"

Zhuge Liang had a question mark on his face.

What is coal?

With the breadth of his knowledge.

Never heard of this thing.

"Coal is a kind of black stone. Although it is a stone, it can burn for several hours. It is cheaper than charcoal."

After listening to Li Xiu's popular science.