"Just getting started?"

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned, then looked at Liu Jian and the others, and saw that they were also stunned, and suddenly, several people looked at each other.

But soon, Emperor Hongzhi's face showed joy, because he thought: the impact of winning the battle is very likely to be positive!

Moreover, Li Zhaotong did not come to express his opinion, he came with the holy will of the sage Lao Tzu, a sage, who naturally has the ability to be an unpredictable prophet.

Emperor Hongzhi was immediately very interested, he looked at Li Zhaotong with a spring breeze on his face, and asked:

"Virtuous nephew, what is the impact of this victory, come quickly?"

Emperor Hongzhi asked, Li Zhaotong naturally did not hesitate, he came for this matter, Li Zhaotong said:

"Your Majesty, next, Turpan Sutan Mahammu will be frightened by this victory of General Wang, so he will write a letter to apologize and return the Hami Zhongshun King Shaanba, who was previously captured by his younger brother Sutan Ahei Ma Khan."

"Sure enough, it's a good thing, it looks like I need to prepare."

This news is good news, but Emperor Hongzhi is not excited, Hami is really not particularly important to the Ming Dynasty, this is a tasteless food, a pity to abandon the land, there are few Han people there, the Ming Dynasty is really out of reach, so its strategic significance to the Ming Dynasty is not great, at least, there is no Hongzhi Emperor imagined.

In the imagination of Emperor Hongzhi, it was Li Zhaotong who came to convey the holy will of the sage Lao Tzu, so it must be great news, such as the Tatars and the Warats both surrendered, and no longer harassed the border of the Ming Dynasty, so that the northern part of the Ming Dynasty could be stable, which is called great good news, which is worthy of the sage's action.

Now a little Hami is really not worth the saint's shot.

At least, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jian all thought so.

"Your Majesty, Hami must not give up, nor can Shaanba, but should restore his old seal, let him return to Hami first, and give Hami some expenses for repairing the city and building houses, and reward three kinds of people: Huihui, Wu'er, Harashen and Chijin, Handong, Xiaoballie, and Qikeli, to reward them for their previous merits, and to observe their future performance."

Li Zhaotong expected that Emperor Hongzhi would feel lost, so in view of his lack of understanding of the situation in the Hami region, he retold the content of Wang Yue's performance in his "memory".

Then, Li Zhaotong began to say what he meant:

"Your Majesty, the most important thing is that there is a strategic material in the Hami region, which is of great significance to me!"

"Strategic Supplies?!"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this word, his eyes lit up, this is right! If there is no great benefit, how can it be worth the sage Lao Tzu to take action personally?!

"Come on!"

Emperor Hongzhi immediately urged, and Liu Jian and the others, also with anticipation in their eyes, looked at Li Zhaotong and waited for his answer.

Li Zhaotong did not rush to answer, but took out something from his sleeve.

"Li Zhaotong, what do you want to do?!"

Before Li Zhaotong's actions were finished, Xiao Jing on the side suddenly burst into fright, because what Li Zhaotong took out of his sleeve was not something like a concerto, but something that was covered in silk cloth!

This scared Xiao Jing a lot, and the first time Xiao Jing saw the words that came to his mind were: assassination!

"Father-in-law Xiao, I, Li Zhaotong, want to live a few more years, please don't be suspicious."

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Xiao Jing's heavy drinking frightened Li Zhaotong, but it was only a jump, and when Xiao Jing stood in front of Emperor Hongzhi, Li Zhaotong had already taken out the contents of the silk cloth.

"A grass?!"

"Virtuous nephew, this is a strategic material?"

The one who opened his mouth was Liu Jian, who saw it first, he came over, took the grass in Li Zhaotong's hand, sniffed it, and really couldn't understand what the mystery was.

"Liu Gong, this is a strategic material, he will be very useful to me!"

Li Zhaotong nodded and replied.

"What's the use? Could it be that this dandelion-like grass can cure malaria and other diseases, like the cinchona tree you once said? ”

Emperor Hongzhi is not a person who is not diligent and does not distinguish between grains, at this moment he has waved his hand to let Xiao Jing, who was slightly embarrassed, stand aside, and he himself walked to Liu Jianjian's side, took the grass from Liu Jian's hand, looked at it carefully, and immediately recognized that this was a very common plant - dandelion, so he asked curiously.

Emperor Hongzhi thought to himself: If this kind of dandelion-like grass can treat malaria like a cinchona tree, it is really a strategic material, and it is completely worthy of the sage Lao Tzu's help.

"Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, dandelion can indeed be used in medicine, and the effect is quite great, if the minister is not mistaken, dandelion can clear the lungs, cough and phlegm, disperse carbuncles, nourish yin and cool blood, relax muscles and teeth, and improve sperm, perhaps, this kind of dandelion produced in the Hami region has a better effect."

Xie Qian was very knowledgeable, and suddenly, he remembered the function of dandelions, so he nodded slightly and said.

He thought to himself, the dandelion in the Central Plains still has so many functions, and the dandelion in the Hami region may be more effective.

However, Emperor Hongzhi and Xie Qian both thought badly.

"Your Majesty, it's not wrong for you to call it a dandelion, it is indeed a kind of dandelion, but its main role is not to cure diseases."

Li Zhaotong shook his head slightly.

"Not a cure?"

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned, he looked at Liu Jian and the others again, and saw that Liu Jian and the others also shook their heads, saying that they had not heard of dandelion and other effects, and did not know the main role of this dandelion.

So, Emperor Hongzhi asked:

"Virtuous nephew, don't sell Guanzi, I really can't think of what is the main effect of this dandelion, it is worthy of the sage Lao Tzu to personally guide you."

"Your Majesty, this dandelion, in fact, the minister prefers to call it rubber grass, because with it, a very important strategic material can be refined - rubber!"

"Rubber?!"

Emperor Hongzhi shook his head, indicating that he had not heard of it.

"Your Majesty, rubber is a highly elastic polymer material with reversible deformation that is elastic at room temperature, can produce large deformation under the action of a small external force, and can return to its original state after removing the external force.

For example, we can use rubber to make rubber tires, which are mounted on wheels and will make the car pass through gravel roads with little bumps, making the car run faster, and the ox-drawn cart is more labor-saving, so that more goods can be pulled.

For another example, this rubber can make a lifebuoy, which will not sink if thrown in the water, and if a person puts a suitable lifebuoy on his body, he will not sink and drown. We can even use rubber to make rubber boats, which will increase the security for future crews to go to sea.

For example, rubber can erase the words written with pencils made of graphite by the little nephew, and it can also create a rubber kemari, which is much better than the kemari made by a pig's bladder!

For example, rubber can also make rubber gloves, infusion tubes and the like, which has a great effect in medicine.

In short, the role of rubber is very extensive, once it is manufactured, its strategic significance to my Ming is not weaker than iron! ”