The Feng family really never thought about rebelling. After all, the gap between Lingnan and China was so huge at this time. To rebel, they would book an express bus to the underworld for the whole family.
Their original intention is just to increase the power in their hands, but this approach is essentially rebellion.
Although Li Yunze no longer wants to conquer the world this time, his philosophy of caring for the people of China has never wavered.
No matter what parallel world he was in before, he always adhered to this concept seriously.
The Feng family wants to maintain its status of being accommodating to orders but not propaganda. It is protecting their own family's interests, but harming the lives of the people in Lingnan.
Not to mention that the people of Lingnan would suffer if there really was a fight. After all, the people who died the most on the battlefield would definitely be the children, husbands and fathers of the people.
It is said that this invisible confrontation will essentially affect the living standards of local people.
Not to mention anything else, China has obviously restricted the supply of iron products to Lingnan, which naturally affects productivity.
If it affects productivity, it will of course affect the quality of life of the people.
Li Yunze knew this very well, so he made it clear to Feng Zhidai directly this time. I don't care if your family wants to be the King of Lingnan, but if Li Er wants to attack, I will definitely sponsor the court, or really support it vigorously.
Feng Zhidai's face turned blue and white when he said this. He wanted to refute but didn't know what to say.
After all, the Feng family actually does not listen to propaganda.
In the end, Feng Zhidai could only sigh, hide his face and walk away.
"Both family and country will choose family." Li Yunze put away his fishing rod and sighed repeatedly, "If I hadn't had the time and space gate, I would have been the same."
The fleet went north along the coastline, entered the river, and arrived outside Jiangdu City.
The person waiting here turned out to be Changsun Wuji.
The smiling Changsun Wuji stepped forward to greet him, and after greeting him with a smile on his face, he invited Li Yunze into the city for the banquet.
That carriage, which was plated with gold and silver and inlaid with transparent glass, and was as cool as it could be, was also brought all the way to Jiangdu by Changsun Wuji.
After getting on the carriage, Changsun Wuji first asked all the beautiful maids to get out of the carriage, and then he poured a glass of wine and handed it over, "A child doesn't know how big the world is, and my wise brother can help educate him. Brother Yu is very happy."
Li Yunze took the wine glass and asked with a smile, "Where did Changsun Huan go?"
"The young man needs to polish his temper." Changsun Wuji's smile remained unchanged. "Brother Yu sent him back to his hometown to guard his ancestral graves. I hope he can cultivate his character in front of his ancestors and learn how to be a good person."
Hearing this, Li Yunze raised his eyebrows. He was indeed the eldest son Wuji who had tricked Li Ke to death. He was ruthless when he struck.
Guarding ancestral graves is not an easy job these days.
Living next to the cemetery for many years without being allowed to leave is a disguised form of imprisonment.
Changsun Huan was not only stripped of the power and glory of being a prince of the Duke's mansion, he was also kicked out and imprisoned.
Li Yunze understood what Changsun Wuji meant. If at this time he said, "Children are ignorant, just read a book for a few days and repent." Then Changsun Wuji would definitely get off the ground and soon give up Changsun Huan.
Release it.
"It's the father's fault if the son doesn't teach." Li Yunze's smile deepened. "Even if Qi Guogong is busy with official duties, he still has to take time to educate his children. Otherwise, if the descendants are unfilial, they may not even be able to protect the memorial tablets."
Changsun Wuji twitched his eyelids and nodded repeatedly, "Brother Xian is right."
Since Li Yunze is unwilling to let go, then this matter can only be ignored.
As for when the eldest son Huan can leave his ancestral grave, it depends on the subsequent interaction between the eldest son's family and Li Yunze.
If the eldest grandson's family had to beg Li Yunze all the time, then his eldest grandson Huan would have no choice but to stay at the ancestral grave.
After all, Changsun Wuji had many sons, and Changsun Huan was not the eldest son, so it can only be said that he deserved his misfortune.
After this incident passed by, Changsun Wuji began to talk about business. "Before leaving the capital, His Majesty gave many instructions. He said that rice in Champa is of great importance, far beyond what spices can compare to."
"It's done." Li Yunze nodded. "There are enough seeds. Are the acres in Jiangnan ready?"
"We have prepared 10,000 acres of farmland, just in time for spring plowing. As long as the Champa rice can be harvested twice or even three times a year, our Tang Dynasty will never have to worry about food shortages."
"You have a beautiful idea, but things are not that simple." Li Yunze shook his head indifferently and said, "The climate in the south of the Yangtze River is able to achieve two crops a year, but further north it is not possible, at most one crop a year. I want to
If you get three crops a year, you have to go further south from Lingnan."
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji frowned, "But that's a smoky land, barren and useless."
"Is there any useless land in the world?" Li Yunze felt very unhappy after hearing this. "Oil can be mined in the desert. In the south, not only can Champa rice, which is harvested three times a year, be grown, but spices and rubber trees can also be grown. What you said is really impressive.
accurate."
"Haha~~~"
Changsun Wuji smiled and changed the subject, "Your Majesty asked Brother Yu to handle this matter, and leave the spice matter to me. You can return to Beijing as soon as possible. Your Majesty is very anxious."
Li Yunze knowingly asked, "What's the hurry?"
"Of course it's about the railway." Changsun Wuji lowered his voice, "Brother Yu has collected a batch of wool from the grassland and put it in Lijiazhuang."
Li Yunze glanced at Changsun Wuji, smiled and said nothing.
How could Li Er focus on the railway for the sake of wool? He clearly took a fancy to the railway's ability to transport troops quickly and maneuverably!
The military deployment of the Tang Dynasty was to concentrate the main force around Chang'an City.
If the railway is really as magical as Li Yunze said, then no matter where a war or rebellion breaks out, he can calmly and quickly mobilize the main army to fight at the destination through the railway, thus minimizing the impact and losses.
As a horse-riding emperor, Li Er valued things related to war most.
They say they need to leave as soon as possible, but in reality it's not that easy.
The remaining Champa rice seeds were transported from the ship, and manpower was arranged to carefully take care of the sowing, looking forward to the miracle of a good harvest.
Mountains and seas of spices were also transported off the ship, loaded into various warehouses, and carefully guarded.
Each family has manpower waiting here in Yangzhou City, and everyone has to sit down and distribute the things.
Of course, the spice rewards and wages previously agreed upon for everyone on board the ship must be settled in advance.
In addition, Li Yunze also visited the expanded dock built by Changsun Wuji, and mobilized craftsmen to drive large ships into the dock one by one for maintenance.
There are a lot of things to do, and I have been busy for more than half a month before I can finally explain them properly.
The follow-up work was handed over to Changsun Wuji, and Li Yunze led a group of dandies and family generals from various prefectures to return quickly and headed straight for Chang'an City.
This kind of long-distance journey by galloping on horseback was stress-free for Li Yunze, and this time he did not wait for the laggards, and returned to Chang'an City in just over ten days.
After hearing the news, Li Er hurried to Lijiazhuang.
I haven’t seen him for more than half a year. Li Er’s mustache is getting longer and longer, and he is developing into a full beard.
"This year's spring plowing is over." Li Er did not ask about the spices, but focused on inquiring about the railway. "You don't have much time left to make the agreement with those people."
"It has been arranged a long time ago." Li Yunze responded very simply, "As long as His Majesty has enough manpower, it can start soon."
Hearing this, Li Er subconsciously narrowed his eyes.
Although he had witnessed many of Li Yunze's miraculous methods with his own eyes, Li Er still couldn't completely hide his horror when he heard that he could actually produce 150 million kilograms of fine iron and use it to lay railways.
That was the output of the entire Tang Dynasty in twenty years!
The things Li Yunze prepared were naturally obtained from the modern world.
He purchased a sufficient amount of scrap rails and sleepers from a certain railway company, as well as many supporting facilities and spare parts.
The price is also very cheap, close to the price of scrap metal.
In fact, it is difficult for this kind of thing to happen in reality, because even if it is to collect scrapped railway tracks, only specialized people must be qualified to collect them, that is, only people with connections can do it, and they can do it casually.
Collect rails and dispose of them as scrap metal, basically
It's just a daydream.
The reason why Li Yunze was able to do it and do it very easily was obviously because a certain railway company had received clear instructions.
After all, he didn't pay any bucks, and he didn't find any connections through any channels, but he was able to obtain tens of thousands of tons of scrap rails. How could it be possible without direct instructions.
He generally understood that he had been exposed. After all, we were in the age of science and technology, and many materials were transferred on a large scale, so it was impossible to erase all traces.
But since they didn't take the initiative to make it clear, he pretended that he didn't know anything.
As for when to open up the skylight and speak frankly, let’s wait until it’s clear.
Li Yunze himself received relevant training in advance, and then trained the smart people of Datang, all of whom were carefully selected by Li Erjing and were elites who could read and write.
After training, these people will become foremen and lead the laborers to work.
After the training was completed, the railway from Chang'an City to Shengzhou was officially started.
Even if the rails are scrapped after decades of use, their quality is still excellent.
In Li Er's words, if you melt it and make it into iron armor, it will be a precious armor.
In the beginning, there were naturally all kinds of troubles and all kinds of mistakes.
But it doesn't matter, this is a job where practice makes perfect, and it doesn't have much technical content. After all, it's not building a high-speed rail.
As long as the train can run at 30 to 40 kilometers per hour, it's not very technical.
After the spring plowing, it was a slack time for farming, so Li Er was able to use a large number of people to work as corvees.
Moreover, Li Yunze not only paid wages, but also provided three meals a day for everyone. The civilian husbands were very motivated.
As time goes by, the construction speed naturally increases.
The first stop on the way north was Yunyang. The most difficult part of this section was to build a bridge over the Wei River.
In the Tang Dynasty, soil erosion in Guanzhong was not that serious. The water flow of each river was sufficient and the river surface was also very wide.
For example, the Wei River is more than a hundred meters wide.
There is a bridge on the Wei River, but it is a wooden bridge and cannot withstand the passage of trains.
Li Yunze handed over relevant information to professional companies in the modern world early on, and ordered corresponding supporting facilities and various parts through them.
After the construction started, a lot of engineering equipment was even used for construction.
The main significance of this railway is to display and train workers. When Datang builds other railways in the future, it will have to be based on the local area.
There is no reason why the Tang Dynasty could not do what the Angsa bandits could do.
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