"Father, this kind of signal can not be seen, only special instruments can receive, just like this coil, as long as the signal is received, there will be regular current fluctuations immediately, through the abnormality of the fluctuation you can know the meaning expressed by the other party, the farthest distance that can be reached now is three miles, and the future can reach thousands of miles or even tens of thousands of miles......"

Li Meng used more than a dozen light bulbs, thousands of meters, and more than 20 horses to illuminate the Qianzheng Palace, this abnormal move immediately shocked Emperor Dingyuan, the key, this old emperor has a lot of vision, he quickly knew the importance of telecommunications......

Dingyuan Emperor Long Yan Dayue said again and again: "Okay, the things made by the emperor are very promising, I don't know how much silver is needed to illuminate this Yunjing? ”

Li Meng had already made a budget, and Li Meng was worried that telling the entire amount would scare the old emperor, so he could only say a small amount first.

"Father, the first installment needs two million taels, if the father thinks it is good, it is not too late to increase the expenditure. ”

When Li Meng said two million taels, Emperor Dingyuan's face had changed, if he might have taken it out in normal times, but now that he was going to fight, one tael of silver should be planned according to a hundred copper plates.

"Father, although there is a lot of investment, the benefits are considerable, and the people also need this kind of thing, as long as the people see the benefits, they can get benefits. ”

Li Meng finally persuaded the old emperor with great effort, but Li Meng's naval construction plan was vetoed, the reason is that there is no money, unless you have money to build a ship to form a trade escort, you can't trade without a ship, there is no money without trade, this is a dead cycle, in short, there is a lack of start-up capital, once the ship arrives in the vast sea, I don't know what will happen, this is exactly what Emperor Dingyuan is worried about, once the sea ship encounters a storm, it will lose all its money, which will affect the luck of the Makino country, especially in the Makino country that is about to go to war, no one knows how many years this war will be fought。

Although Li Meng can raise one or two million taels of silver, he can't build a sea ship without the permission of Emperor Dingyuan, or that sentence, now is a sensitive period, you can secretly build two ships, but you can't build a large scale to go to sea.

There can be no accidents, and when the war broke out in the west, the problem was very serious, so serious that no one could afford it.

Li Meng finally got the first 500,000 silver construction fee: the cost of building electric lights and telephones, this can be had.

Two million should be given in batches, and Li Meng also understood, after all, the top priority of Muye Country now is to go to war, and the west will use troops.

As soon as Li Meng walked out of the Yueyang Gate, he was stopped by two little eunuchs.

"Lord Wang, Concubine Zhu is invited. ”

Li Meng almost forgot that the prince of Muyang also had a mother, that is, the bamboo concubine, and the current bamboo concubine is also almost fifty years old, Li Meng calculated the time, this bamboo concubine was only sixteen years old when he gave birth to him, a proper underage child, no wonder this second prince often faints, it is a waste of cultivation, Li Meng finally found the root of the disease.

The concubine summoned, Li Meng had to go to the harem under the guidance of the eunuch, doesn't the prince of Muye Kingdom need the old emperor's consent to meet his mother? Li Meng still has many rules that he doesn't understand very well, and it shouldn't be a big problem to think about it, no matter what, the son and the mother should be a community of interests, and one of the most important relationships in the palace is that the mother is more expensive than the son.

The bamboo concubine looks very well maintained, except that her face is a little pale.

"The emperor has worked hard, have the symptoms of dizziness gotten better recently?"

"Lao's mother is worried, and if she gives up cultivation, she won't relapse, it seems that Erchen is still not suitable for cultivation, and she will be content if she can live to be about two hundred years old with this body. ”

Concubine Zhu Niangniang was very happy when she heard Li Meng's words, the lifespan of ordinary people is only 100 years old, and it is not much for a spirit to live past two hundred years old, although this son has cultivation qualifications and should belong to a high-end person, but it is impossible to become a high-end spirit if this dizzy problem cannot be solved, and the saying of two hundred years old shows that Li Meng's mentality is very good.

The mother and son chatted with each other.

"Your uncle's family is the Yao family of Nanyue, and it is also a family of poetry and books in the local area, although it does not have much power, and there is still some influence among the Shilin, listening to the legends of the people in the palace, the west is going to use soldiers, you are in charge of the military department, but the west is the territory of the Wang family, the emperor should know what the situation of the Wang family is, right?"

Li Meng was completely confused about what Concubine Zhu said, the west is the territory of the Wang family, what is the situation of the Wang family?

If you don't know, you have to ask.

"The Wang family, do they have something to do with the imperial court?"

Concubine Zhu was a little disappointed with Li Meng's words and said: "Wang family, silly emperor, the Wang family is the maiden family of the East Palace, you don't know about this? It's rare that you can be a peaceful prince, this is all your father's love." ”

Li Meng only knew that Donggong was the third wife, but he didn't know that Donggong came from the Wang family, and the Wang family was very powerful in the western frontier region, so it was no wonder that the coup d'état 16 years ago was so easily controlled by Mu Yuan, and what was the situation with the war in the Western Regions this time? Is it a good thing or a bad thing for the Wang family?

What's at stake here?

Li Meng seems to understand something, but the Ministry of Rites has always been controlled by the boss, and the boss has not controlled the development of the situation, it is really a waste of firewood, what about himself?

Was the whole incident promoted by Emperor Dingyuan and the third child or was it done by the third child?

Emperor Dingyuan will not fail to see the trick in the middle, since he agrees to unite the Northern Barbarian State to use troops in the Western Regions, this is not only a big test for the three forces, but also a big test for the future of the Muye Kingdom, and it is also a big test to determine the future of several princes.

Concubine Zhu didn't seem to be aware of this problem, and after chatting about the Wang family, she talked about Qiao'er and Zhuang'er, but the three princesses didn't mention anything, it didn't seem to matter, only Princess Xian's children were the future of Muyang Palace.

Back to the palace, we will immediately arrange a series of problems such as the production of wires, the processing of light bulbs, the production of telephones, etc., to start such a large project, we must solve the power problem, Li Meng's first choice is thermal power generation, steam engine!

How can Li Meng have this time in Muye Kingdom, and the palace does not have this condition, only the Ministry of War has a workshop.

But now the top priority of the military department is to prepare for war, Huang Shi is already tired of being a dog, and Li Meng has to run various workshops in person.

Unconsciously, three months have passed, the Northern Barbarian State officially sent troops, according to the agreement, the Makino State must launch a border war within two months, the soldiers have prepared the grain and grass, there are already 300,000 garrisons on the border, and the imperial court can form an army of 500,000 to 300,000, the national war takes a long time, and it is impossible for the Makino State to invest all the troops at one time, although the agreement with the Northern Barbarian State has been signed, the garrison of the Northern Xinjiang is still unable to move, in case the Northern Barbarian State comes to a counterattack, the Makino Country will become a fool.

Yang Mu: "Your Majesty, in terms of familiarity and combat experience with the countries of the Western Regions, the Zhenxi General Gomen is the best, and the General Gomen is using troops in the west at this time, and he is most familiar with everything in the 36 countries of the Western Regions, so the minister recommends the General Gomen as the generalissimo of the Western Regions, commanding an army of 500,000. ”

At this time, the youngest prime minister, Chen Yiyi, came out and said: " Your Majesty, the expedition to the 36 countries of the Western Regions must be divided into several routes, although General Gomen is familiar with the war in the west, but over the years, the war with the countries of the Western Regions is invincible and undefeated, although there is merit but there is nothing surprising, the countries of the Western Regions are also familiar with the situation of General Gomen, it may not be the best policy to hand over all the troops to one person, the minister recommended the general Wu Di of the town hall to serve as the marshal of the road out of Beijing, General Wu Di's prestige is better than that of General Gomen, and it is not an exaggeration to annoy General Wu Di for such state affairs. ”

The young prime minister seemed to be very reasonable, the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions, even if the Makino Kingdom and the Northern Barbarian Kingdom allied forces were divided into half, there would be more than a dozen countries to deal with, but the two prime ministers openly raised different opinions in the main hall, okay?

Why didn't anyone negotiate with Li Meng before, it seems that Li Meng is not important or Li Meng is not in the sphere of influence they are planning, Li Meng's mind has already turned thousands of times.

Yang Mu immediately spoke up and said: "Your Majesty, the western region has to deal with the rapidly changing situation on the battlefield, the western region is different from my Muye country, there are many countries, the environment is changeable, the mountains, the next door, the plateau, etc. are far more difficult than we imagined, once the response is not appropriate, the army that has not yet started the war is very likely to suffer heavy losses, General Gomen is familiar with the local situation, let such an old and serious general is not needed, let General Wu Di trek through mountains and rivers and go far and conquer! It is very inappropriate!"

Chen Yiyi: "Yang Xiang, this is wrong, the western army is protracted, you need a handsome person to lead the overall situation, it is important to be familiar with the local situation, but we are dealing with the 36 countries of the Western Regions, how to unite the Northern Barbarian State is also very important, in the past few years, there are more important things than fighting, and General Wu Di has both military merits and a wise general, handsome, and can deal with such a situation with ease, General Wu Di is the best choice, the minister recommended General Wu Di as the generalissimo of the Western Expedition, and the minister did not object to General Geyang as the deputy marshal or vanguard. ”

Yang Mu: "No!"

The two prime ministers actually got up to each other in the main hall.

The old emperor looked at him without saying a word, and the other old prime minister seemed to be too old, and he kept standing there without saying a word, panting.

The battle for the prime minister and involved the national fortune, the people below the Shangshu did not dare to intervene at all, there was no major war in the country of Makino for twenty or thirty years, the so-called meritorious generals are too few, there are very few people who can compete for this position, the imperial history, Dali Temple and other irrelevant departments can not intervene at all, there are few people who can speak, and now the two most powerful prime ministers are fighting, and others do not want to touch this mold, at this critical moment, no matter who wins, they will offend the other party.

The two prime ministers argued for half an hour without a conclusion.

Li Meng looked at the two prime ministers who were red-faced, and then looked at the eldest prince Mu Chao and the third prince Mu Yuan, the two of them had nothing to do with themselves, this is not right, the army of the Western Expedition is 500,000, and the scale may reach more than one million in the future, plus the logistics team and the surrounding defense troops, there must be millions of young people, who wants to be the leader, and will have the upper hand in the future competition for the crown.

Emperor Dingyuan finally spoke: "Okay, what the two Aiqing said is very reasonable, you guys take a break for a while, what do other Aiqing think?"

Emperor Dingyuan looked around but no one spoke, at this time there are only a few people who dare to put forward high opinions, the problem is that you have to have high views to mention, once you put forward different opinions will inevitably offend one of them, and even both parties are not satisfied, the ministers have looked at the old prime minister and several princes, at this time there are only these few who dare to speak, and the others are not level enough, and even other scholars dare not speak.

The old prime minister was out of breath, others didn't look at him, and when the eyes of several ministers looked at him, the old prime minister was about to burp at any time, yes, don't think about it, it's good that he can stand here.