The emperor had an order, and the chamberlain took out the letter from his arms and explained the situation, "This is a letter from Zhongzuo. Duke Xing may have some clever ideas."
This chamberlain still knows a little about Li Er's government affairs.
But when Li Er heard this, he frowned and thought to himself: How could it be?
Nakazusojima?
That place can be regarded as half of the hometown of Chai Shao, an old guy. Chai Shao established the navy for the Tang Dynasty. Although Li Sheng built all the ships, this old guy still contributed a lot to the construction of the army. It can be said that he has made great contributions.
Not light.
If Chai Shao appeared on Zhongzuosuo Island on a normal day, Li Er wouldn't be surprised and wouldn't ask any more questions.
Although the Zhongzuo Institute is now under the control of Li Daozong, King of Jiangxia, it is normal for Chai Shao to go around and visit his old headquarters.
In ancient times, contact between generals and their old ministries was not necessarily a violation of the ban. In the final analysis, it was a violation of the ban when all kinds of connections were made similar to those in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
But Chai Shao does not have that kind of attribute. First of all, Chai Shao is not stationed in Chang'an, so it is impossible to cause trouble. Secondly, Chai Shao does not have particularly great military power now. Under such circumstances, as an old man, he
Looking at the young people in the team, there is nothing wrong with it, and it is a good thing.
But this letter.
It’s not a problem for Chai Shao to appear on Zhongzuosuo Island, nor is it a problem to write to the emperor, but for this old guy to write to the emperor in the military town of Zhongzuosuo, it’s a bit scary!
There is no doubt that something big is going on here.
To put it bluntly, "going to the Zhongzuo Institute to visit the old department", which was originally a no-brainer, now seemed suspicious. However, after opening it, Li Er immediately understood that Chai Shao himself had nothing wrong with him.
On the contrary, in this letter,
"submarine?"
Li Er was stunned for a moment.
Isn't "submarine" the strange-shaped boat that Li Sheng mentioned to himself at the wine table before?
Now, the reason why Li Er feels that the time has come for Datang to officially launch its American economic strategy plan is precisely because he has built the latest batch of double-layer wooden ships based on the strange ships Li Sheng said.
Boat.
As for why he wanted to build this kind of ship, Li Er certainly did not do it for fun, but because the ship made of double-layer sheets with a hollow structure has not actually become stronger in resisting sea waves, but the chance of sinking is indeed much smaller.
.
Although such a ship inevitably has an extra layer of bulwarks, decks, and bottoms inside, which greatly compresses the space inside the ship, greatly reducing the carrying capacity, and from a commercial perspective, its value is also reduced, but after all, America
is a new trade object,
This means that it is not surprising to make huge profits by trafficking goods to the Americas, so it is still a business worth trying.
Of course, this is for the merchants, for Li Er, and for Datang. The actions of these merchants will eventually open up new routes.
But now this.
Li Er frowned, but what Chai Shao sent over was another sample drawing of a "submarine".
Quite different from what I expected!
And the key point is that this one is obviously much more complicated than the double-hull sea-going ship he ordered to build. It is obviously a serious thing, which means that Chai Shao is really serious about making such a thing.
I plan to build a boat like this.
This made Li Er feel strange. Could it be that the ship he built was not a submarine?
As soon as this idea appeared in his mind, Li Er couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.
An inexplicable thumping sound!
Damn it, I have been working on this big business for more than half a year, and I actually made a mistake.
This is so fucking embarrassing!
Li Er instantly understood what Chai Shao's letter meant. This was the real submarine.
hiss.
Taking a deep breath, Li Er's face felt inexplicably feverish, but after a few seconds, Li Er calmed down again and his face darkened again.
That's it,
Although it was a mistake, the new ship he built did enhance its ocean navigation capabilities, which was a good thing for the Tang Dynasty itself and the merchants of the Tang Dynasty.
Although it is now discovered that the mistake was made, it is just to build a new ship. What is the use?
This doesn't solve the current problem either.
Li Er felt angry for a moment and couldn't help but become a little irritable.
Although Chai Shao was sent by himself to serve as Li Sheng's bodyguard, he was not included in the plan to participate in the maritime strategy, and he had no responsibility for the current embarrassing predicament of the Tang Dynasty.
but!
Li Er still couldn't help but feel unhappy. It was so easy to write and deliver letters now. In these years, I haven't seen this old guy send some letters to say hello. The key is that it is rare to get a letter.
I also thought that Chai Shao was the former commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army's maritime force, and he should have some unique understanding that could help him break the situation, but this was the result.
After all, Li Er has no one he can count on now, so he was naturally looking forward to hearing the news about Chai Shao - and he must have been quite unhappy when he was disappointed.
Seeing that Li Er was so upset, the eunuch's chamberlain did not dare to say anything more. After all, he was just a chamberlain. It was okay to remind the emperor sometimes, but if he pressed too hard when he had no idea, half his life would be in vain.
Li Er was upset, and Empress Changsun had no choice but to pat Li Er on the back to calm him down.
Although his wife is in pain, Li Er is still very unhappy. What the hell is this?
Is it true that Rome is so awesome, and they have done something to it? The Tang Dynasty is obviously full of talents, but in the end, it has to stop doing nothing? What a joke.
What a joke!
Li Er's mentality began to have problems, but at this time, Queen Changsun was worried and suddenly noticed the booklet in Li Er's hand.
Although she couldn't see the beauty details clearly, Empress Changsun had a thought in her mind and said, "Erlang, this book contains a lot of content, why don't you read it before talking about it? Maybe there is some good advice in it."
Empress Changsun actually doesn’t know why Li Er is upset recently, because although she has some knowledge of government affairs, she is mainly proficient in judging people. As for specific deployment and strategy, this is not her strength, or she should be involved in it.
and the matter of.
But no matter what, there is nothing wrong with comforting her husband. Empress Changsun said this because she actually wanted Li Er to calm down first.
However, after being reminded like this by her, Li Er suddenly woke up.
He slowly raised his hand and looked at the booklet in his hand again.
Although Datang's current postal and logistics system mainly transports letters, thicker letters - or even just a book - can also be sent by mail.
