Li An had a feeling of being watched, and he was naturally uncomfortable, but he did not have the ability to fight, and the moment he presented the black powder to the imperial court, he expected such a result. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After all, Li Longji, as the king of a country, would not allow any accidents for such an important Tang Dynasty, and only when everything was under his control could he rest assured.

In fact, in addition to the emperor Li Longji, there are many ministers in the Tang Dynasty who are guarded in groups, and the right minister Li Linfu went out with as many as 100 guards, and the mighty march seems to be able to put an end to all assassin attacks, and the Pinglu Jiedu makes An Lushan, a dead fat man, even more exaggerated, actually led a thousand elite Pinglu army to escort, and the carriage was even wrapped in iron armor, and the security was higher than Li Linfu.

And with Li An's current importance to the Tang Empire, it is not weaker than Li Linfu and An Lushan, and the security issue must not be ambiguous, and Li An has always liked to be alone, which makes Li Longji very uneasy, and it is reasonable to send elite soldiers and horses to protect Li An, and by the way, you can also monitor Li An, understand Li An's every move, and firmly control it in his hands.

As the emperor of a country, the most important ability is to control the way of people, control the courtiers for their own use, is their forte, Taizong's sentence "the world's talents, all into my hand" said that the emperor controls the world's people The mentality of the master.

There were fifteen or sixteen guards and horses, and they were following behind him, if they didn't take the initiative to say hello, it seemed a little inappropriate, Li An thought for a while, Le Ma slowly stopped, and turned his head to look behind him.

Seeing Li An stop his horse, Zhao Liu also stopped immediately, and the guards and horses behind him also lined up and looked at Li An very calmly.

"The last general, Duan Xiushi, captain of the Yulin Military Academy, is ordered by His Majesty to guard Li Shilang."

A young officer, with his head held high, clasped his fists in salute.

"Duan Xiushi?"

Li An thought for a while, and finally remembered, isn't there Duan Xiushi among the middle-leaf famous generals of the Tang Dynasty? This person studied at an early age, began to practice martial arts when he was older, and repeatedly made military exploits in Anxi, and was repeatedly promoted after the Anshi Rebellion, and when he was appointed as the envoy of the Four Towns Festival, Tubo did not dare to violate the border of the Tang Dynasty for many years, and the people were able to live and work in peace and contentment.

However, according to Li An's memory, Duan Xiushi first joined the army in Anxi, and Tianbao was worshiped as a special general of Anxi Mansion because of his meritorious service in the crusade against the Honey Protection State, shouldn't he be in the army in Anxi at this time? How can it be in the capital?

"Captain Duan is a talent, and his future is bound to be limitless, and if he goes to Anxi, his luck may be better."

Since Ang Li already knew that Duan Xiushi would have a future and made his fortune in Anxi, his attitude was naturally very gentle, just like talking to his old friend.

"How did the squire know that he was going to Anxi?"

Duan Xiushi's face was shocked, he was very smart, he could see something from Li An's eyes, he felt that Li An seemed to know him very well, and he had nothing to do with Li An, and his status was also very low, he was just a captain of the Yulin Army, Li An shouldn't know him.

"Oh, Captain Duan is really going to Anxi?"

Li An felt strange how a person who was about to leave the capital could be sent to protect himself.

"Hui Shilang, it was the humble who offered to go to Anxi to join the army, but he is still waiting for the approval of the Ministry of War, and it is unknown when he will leave."

Duan Xiushi answered truthfully.

"Haha! This official knew that Captain Duan was anxious to go to Anxi because the capital was too comfortable and there were not many opportunities for meritorious service, while Anxi was in the border area, and there were more opportunities for meritorious service. ”

Ang Lee broke Duan Xiushi's mind in one sentence.

"What Li Shilang said is that the humble position does think so."

Duan Xiushi didn't hide it, and directly admitted that it was a good thing to have lofty ambitions, and there was nothing to cover up.

"Well, Captain Duan is very sincere, it is indeed a pity for a talent like you to stay in the capital, but if this official leaves you, will you be angry."

Li An opened his mouth and said tentatively, he wanted to try how ambitious Duan Xiushi was when he was young.

"Li Shilang, it is really useless to stay in the capital with a humble position."

Although Duan Xiushi didn't say anything dissatisfied on the surface, his expression was obviously unhappy.

"Hahaha! This official is just joking, Captain Duan is bent on going to Anxi to make meritorious contributions, how can this official stop him? Let's go to the workshops outside the city. ”

Li An just made a joke, he would not leave Duan Xiushi, besides, it would not be of much use to leave him, the capital is the core of the Tang Dynasty, there is no threat, and there is no war.

The black powder workshop is ten miles outside the south gate of the capital, as soon as you get out of the city gate, you can see a crowd of people in the distance.

Unlike the thousands of people last night, when Li An arrived here, more than 10,000 people had already gathered nearby, and more people were on their way.

Obviously, in order to build the black powder workshop as soon as possible, the imperial court has used all the resources that can be used, in addition, the time of spring ploughing is not far away, if you do not take this opportunity, as soon as possible to complete the construction of the black powder workshop, once the spring ploughing begins, these people must go back to do farm work, after all, the ancient empire is based on agriculture, the people take food as the sky, once the agricultural time is delayed, it will lead to the people not being full, so that the country will be unstable, and it is the most basic criterion of each dynasty not to violate the agricultural time.

There are a lot of people who work, but there is not the slightest confusion, they are all in organized labor, some are responsible for mud, some are responsible for transportation, some are responsible for building walls, some are responsible for tamping, and some are responsible for inspection and guidance, in short, the distribution is extremely reasonable, there is no slightest nest phenomenon, it can be seen that the ability of the Ministry of Industry is still very good.

"Li Shilang, humble to meet Li Shilang."

An official of the Ministry of Labor of Liupin strode over and explained: "The waiter and a few Langzhong worked hard all night yesterday, and they only closed their eyes in the early hours of this morning, and they slept in the tent next to them, otherwise, the lower officials will go ......over."

"Oh, no need, let them sleep a little longer! This is the workshop drawing, you just take it. ”

Ang Lee handed the workshop drawings in his arms to the Ministry of Works, and then rode around the perimeter and around the walls to get a closer look at the topography and soil and to further confirm the proper placement of the buildings he had designed.

"Captain Duan, do you know what is being built here?"

Li An stopped and turned his head to look at Duan Xiushi.

"The black powder made by Li Shilang shocked the government and the opposition, and the entire Chang'an City, I am afraid that everyone knows that what is being built here is a workshop dedicated to making black powder."

Duan Xiushi felt that Li Ang was knowingly asking, after all, a loud noise in the Daming Palace was too shocking, he was on duty in the palace at the time, and he thought something big had happened? hurriedly led a team of soldiers and horses to the scene, but saw the devastated field.

It can be said that the power of black powder caused a great shock to Duan Xiushi, completely changing his perception of the power that human beings can create.

"Hehe, it turns out that black powder is so famous."

Li An smiled, and then asked, "Then based on Captain Duan's eyes, what can black powder be used for?" ”

"Black powder is huge, of course it can be used in battle, throwing it into the enemy group with a catapult can cause huge losses to the enemy, this should be the reason why the imperial court wants to build a workshop!"

Duan Xiushi didn't think about mining the mine, because after seeing the power of black powder, he reflexively thought of using it for war, and as for mining the mine, he didn't think about it at all.

"What Captain Duan said is right, Your Majesty also has this intention, but the use of black powder is not only this, mining mines, building roads and bridges can all be used."

Ang Lee added several features.

"What Li Shilang said is that it is better to be ashamed of one's position."

Li An smiled and said, "Captain Duan just said that after the black powder is ignited, you can use a catapult to throw it into the enemy, but how far can the catapult be thrown, does Captain Duan know?" ”

"It should be able to shoot hundreds of steps."

"That's right, it can only project hundreds of steps, the deterrent power is still too small, this officer is working on a weapon that can project black powder thousands of steps away, and the enemy troops within the visual range will all be within the strike range."

Ang Lee said his ambition, the invention of artillery will be his next plan, this advanced weapon, will ensure that the Tang Dynasty sweeps the entire world.

"How is it possible to throw thousands of steps?"

Duan Xiushi's face was shocked.

"Anything is possible, this officer intends to form a special black powder unit after the invention of this weapon, if you are willing to stay, this officer can let you command this army."

Li An threw out the strategy of lure, wanting to see how much perseverance Duan Xiushi had to go to Anxi.

Duan Xiushi frowned and thought for a moment, and said: "I believe that Li Shilang will be able to complete such a weapon, but I still hope to go to Anxi to develop." ”

"Duan Xiushi! Do you think that it will take a long time for this official to invent this weapon, you are eager to make meritorious contributions, and you can't wait! ”

Ang Lee once again poked Duan Xiushi's mind, which made Duan Xiushi's heart quite embarrassed, so he had to nod and admit it.

However, Li An would not interfere with Duan Xiushi's dream, and he knew that the Ministry of War would eventually approve Duan Xiushi to go to Anxi, unless he secretly obstructed it.

After fully confirming that there would be no problems with the drawings he designed, Li Anze rode his horse in the direction of the annex five miles to the south, standing here in the workshop, he could clearly see the direction of the courtyard, but it was a little unclear, and the general appearance was completely visible.

Duan Xiushi and his soldiers and horses have the responsibility of protecting Li An, so naturally they also have to ride their horses to follow and protect Li An's way to the other courtyard.

The progress of the construction of Ang Lee's annex is relatively slow, comparatively, the manpower is very limited, and Ang Lee's requirements for the annex are relatively high, so the speed of construction naturally cannot keep up, however, it doesn't matter, Ang Lee has a mansion in the city, and he is not in a hurry to complete the annex, just build it slowly.

After entering the courtyard, Li An first rushed to the processing factory, handed over the drawings he had drawn to the craftsmen inside, and the first thing to make was ten wooden rollers and brackets, mainly for stirring black powder.

The other is the railroad track and the iron-wheeled carriage used to travel on the rails, which is also the most basic step in the development of trains, which is very important for the future transportation capacity of Datang.

These two things are not difficult for these skilled craftsmen, and they have long been accustomed to Ang Lee's various whimsical ideas, and they rarely ask about them.

However, as soon as he heard that Li Ang was going to build a fifteen-mile-long railroad track, a blacksmith was not calm.

"Li Shilang, fifteen miles of railroad tracks, it takes a lot of iron, I don't know what is the use of making these?"

"This kind of railroad track is specially used for the iron wheel carriage to go, which is more stable than traveling on the land, and it is more labor-saving, and the transportation capacity will be greatly increased, in the future, maybe the main road of Datang will be paved with such rails."

Ang Lee envisioned the future, but it was a bit more difficult, even if the production of iron ore increased tenfold, it would be difficult to ensure the demand for a large number of rails, but as long as the train was finally tested, it was still completely feasible to lay rails on several of the most important roads.

"Pave all the roads with this, how much iron does it take!"

The blacksmith was stunned, for in his opinion it was a bit too unrealistic, too wasteful of iron.

Li An smiled faintly, and did not explain too much, these blacksmiths were all hired by him with a high salary, and even if there was anything he couldn't figure out, he would do what he asked.

The thought that the railroad tracks could be laid soon, Ang Lee's heart was excited, the prosperity of the country is inseparable from commerce, and the condition for commercial prosperity is transportation, if the transportation conditions are bad, the products of one region cannot be transported to another region, then commerce will not exist, and once the train is successful, the transportation efficiency will be greatly increased, commerce is bound to be more prosperous, and the country will be prosperous.

Of course, Ang Lee's idea of the train comes from the thinking of later generations, and according to the thinking of the people of the Tang Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible to imagine the huge role of trains in economic development.

Dozens of craftsmen, according to Li An's requirements, began to work intensively, and Li An went to the vegetable greenhouse area after inspecting several warehouses.

In recent days, the temperature has risen a lot, when the temperature is the lowest at night, it is only about zero degrees, and when the sun rises at noon, it gives people a warm feeling, the heating fireplace in the greenhouse has been completely unused, and even at noon, the silk on the greenhouse also needs to be lifted to dissipate the overheated temperature in the greenhouse, and at most there is a month, all the silk on the greenhouse can be completely opened.

A large number of vegetables are already on the verge of ripening, and even the cucumbers have begun to bear fruit, but they are too small to eat, and it will take about half a month to taste them. (To be continued.) )