It was Mr. Wang Qinwang who was in the room in class, and after hearing the students' words, he glared and said, "What are you shouting!" Isn't this a joke for Hou Ye to see our Vermilion Bird Temple! Give me all the quiet! ”

Mr. Wang Qin is still very majestic, after hearing his words, the students shrank their necks and quieted down, Wang Qin coughed lightly and said, "You study by yourself!" ”

After saying that, he walked outside the house, apparently to greet the Wushuang Marquis.

Su Bai and Li Chengqian are in front of the mini train at the moment, Su Bai is explaining its operating principle to Li Chengqian, if it is Li Tai at this time, he must be listening to it with relish, but unfortunately Li Chengqian is not interested in these things at all.

Su Bai said a few words, and after finding out that he was playing the piano to the cow, he no longer explained to him, but told him what kind of scene Datang would be like if this train traveled through Datang.

Then I felt that this was a bit big, and Li Chengqian was choked enough to understand, so he changed the way and changed it to what kind of scene would it be if there was such a train from Chang'an to Luoyang!

When the two were discussing hotly, they heard a gentle cough from someone behind them, and when they turned their heads at the same time, they saw an old man with gray hair and a strong body standing behind them.

Su Bai was happy when he saw it, and introduced Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, this is the chief gentleman of my Vermilion Bird Academy, Wang Qin, Mr. Wang!" ”

Li Chengqian clasped his hands into fists and smiled: "Mr. Wang"

Wang Qin didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly returned the gift, this is the person who followed Hou Ye, can it be an ordinary person? Then he reacted, what did Hou Ye call the other party just now? Your Highness!

Wang Qin's eyes widened instantly, and his voice was intermittent, as if he was a chicken with his neck choked.

When Su Bai looked at his appearance, he knew that he must have guessed Li Chengqian's identity, walked up to him, and slapped him on the back!

Wang Qin was beaten by Su Bai and stumbled, his back hurt hotly, and he finally came to his senses, and instantly became a little cowardly, this is the prince of the Tang Dynasty! The future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who can not care?

Well, it seems that there is one in front of me.

Wang Qin looked at Su Bai with some admiration, Su Bai was as if the person around him was just an ordinary person, he didn't have a sense of awe at all, he pulled Li Chengqian around to visit the small train, and told him what this place would look like after it was enlarged, how many things could be pulled, and so on.

After talking for a few minutes, I saw Wang Qin still standing stupidly behind him, and chuckled: "What are you still doing stupidly, you let people start the train and show it to His Highness."

"Yes, yes, look at my brain"

Wang Qin agreed, and trotted towards the school, the prince has come to his Vermilion Bird Academy, this is a good opportunity to perform!

The students have actually been peeking in the school all the time, and when they heard Hou Ye say to start the train, they knew that their opportunity had come. There are excited, and there are depressed.

Excitedly, I can behave in front of the prince, and I am depressed that I am wearing clean clothes! One person from the college sent two bodies of clean clothes, their previous clothes have been washed, and they are not dry yet, but now they have to move coal again, and many students are in their hearts, tears streaming down their faces~

The students were still sighing in their hearts, and in the next second, they heard Wang Qin's excited voice say, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is outside!" Show your face at this time, and you have struggled for several years, do you know! Let's go and take out the best mental outlook! Go and behave well, and let the prince see the spirit of our Suzaku Temple! ”

After Wang Qin finished speaking, he straightened his waist and walked out with a group of students behind him, and many of the students in the academy were children of official families, so they naturally understood what this opportunity represented now, and they didn't need Wang Qin to say it at all, they all walked out with red light on their faces.

Li Chengqian now more or less understands that if this train is really built, the benefits to the entire Tang Dynasty will be endless, especially for their royal family, it will also play a vital role!

The most obvious effect is war! The so-called army has not moved, grain and grass go first, why? It's because of the shipping! Ten buckets of grain, and when it is transported to the front line, there will be up to six buckets left! And what if there is a train? One day, a thousand miles! 700,000 catties of grain! What is this concept?

Moreover, this train can not only pull things, but also soldiers!

Overnight, running thousands of miles away, who would dare to rebel in Datang at that time? If you are gathering an army, the army of the Tang Dynasty has already been killed! Who would dare to rebel?

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian trembled with excitement, and then heard Su Bai pour a basin of cold water on him, Su Bai pointed to the tracks under the train and said, "But the initial investment of this train is very high!" It is so high that we must pour the strength of the whole Tang Dynasty! ”

Li Chengqian was stunned, he knew that Su Bai was extremely sensitive to money matters, since Su Bai said that it was necessary to exhaust all the national strength of the Tang Dynasty to build it, then it must be eight or nine without leaving ten.

And he knew that this was something that his father would never agree to no matter what!

How did his Li family get the world? It was because the Sui Dynasty poured all its strength into attacking Goguryeo that they were able to pick up a bargain for the Li family! Will they still make the mistakes they have already made in the previous dynasty?

He couldn't even think of how to persuade his father, because he knew that even if he said a flower, his father would not agree.

Li Chengqian looked at Su Bai with a bitter expression, and heard Su Bai smile and said, "I know what you're worried about, but there is still a little turn for the better in this matter."

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, such a good thing, he didn't want to be buried in his hands, now that Su Bai said that there was a turnaround, of course he was happy.

"Brother Xian, don't sell Guanzi, what is the turning point, let's talk about it"

Su Bai smiled: "It's very simple, pour out the power of my unparalleled Hou Mansion!" Build a section of railroad first! ”

Li Chengqian was stunned, he really didn't expect this answer, and asked in a trembling voice: "You're not afraid of compensation?" ”

Li Chengqian knew Su Bai's family background, and now that he heard that Su Bai planned to put all his family background into it, how could he not be afraid! Su Bai said with a smile: "Even if you lose money, it doesn't matter, my factory is still running, and in a few years, I will accumulate some wealth, at this time, I don't make a move."

Su Bai pointed in the direction of Chang'an and said: "The distance from Juxian to Chang'an is almost a hundred miles, and all my family resources are put together, plus it can almost support me to finish repairing!" ”

When Su Bai said this, his eyes seemed to be lit up, Li Chengqian couldn't help but be infected by Su Bai, and laughed twice and said, "How can you be beautiful!" In my house, all the money except for daily expenses will be handed over to you! ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent, perhaps, this is a friend.

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The students' movements were fast, and bags of coal and wood were quickly moved into the yard, and the original snow was dirty in the blink of an eye.

Because of the prince by his side, the students worked very hard, and in just ten minutes, the steam engine began to operate, the wheels began to turn, and the train began to move slowly forward after a whistle.

When Li Chengqian saw the train slowly moving forward with his own eyes, he really felt what Su Bai's so-called scientific and technological power was!

No oxen, no horses, just some lumps of coal, such a bulky thing can run on its own! And he was running according to the set trajectory, Li Chengqian had to admit that he was shocked! Even if this little train doesn't look like it's full moon yet, it still can't stop the shock!

Li Chengqian and Su Bai stood in the empty courtyard as if they couldn't feel the cold, letting the cold wind blow on their cheeks, but their eyes were staring at the train in front of them without blinking.

The two of them looked at the train like this for half an hour, and then Li Chengqian sighed and said: "If it happens, I will be forever in the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Su Bai smiled: "It's done, the blessing of the people!" ”

Li Chengqian sighed and said, "When will it start?" Su Bai said with a smile: "The steel mill was established a few years ago, and the laying of this railroad track, ordinary steel is not good, and special manganese steel is needed."

Li Chengqian doesn't understand what manganese steel is, but the cost of steel, there is no need to say more!

Su Bai said with a smile: "Your Highness, I called you this time, on the one hand, I want you to see this train, and on the other hand, I am collecting steel on a large scale, for fear of becoming a person with a heart!" ”

Su Bai's words are not groundless, in the era of cold weapons in the Tang Dynasty, a family of wanton collection of iron tools often has only one purpose, to forge blades!

Now Li Shimin is jealous enough of Su Bai, if Su Bai is collecting iron tools on a large scale, what will Li Shimin think?

Li Chengqian said with a straight face: "Don't worry, since the virtuous brother has invested so much capital, I will definitely not let other things come to worry about the virtuous brother!" ”

Li Chengqian left, this was the most hurried time he came to Juxian County, and Gonggong Qiu was about to leave before he could see his grandson a few times, and he was still a little reluctant, so he could only grit his teeth and follow the prince back to Beijing.

In the afternoon of the same day, a recruitment order was promulgated on the notice board outside the county office.

Whoever builds the house, the blacksmith, all of them!

What the students of Suzaku Academy were studying before was how to forge manganese steel!

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Li Chengqian returned to Chang'an under the heavy snow, and when he came to the outside of the palace, it was already completely dark, and the horses pulling the cart were covered with ice, which was the snowflakes that were melted by their body temperature and then frozen, which made the groom feel distressed.

When the guards outside the palace saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had come down, they saluted one after another, and took the groom to the stable to change the horses, while Li Chengqian took Gonggong Qiu and went straight to the Taiji Palace!

He couldn't wait to tell Li Shimin the news and wanted to hear Li Shimin's thoughts.

He made up his mind, even if he couldn't let Li Shimin help, he must not let Li Shimin stop him!

Outside the palace gate, two little eunuchs stood around the palace gate, the cold wind blew, so that their cheeks were red from the cold, seeing Li Chengqian coming, a little eunuch took two steps, because he had been standing outside for a long time, and the weather was cold, the little eunuch's steps were a little unsteady, and he staggered to Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness"

Li Chengqian snorted, and then asked, "Is my father here?" ”

The little eunuch nodded and said: "Your Majesty is reviewing the folds" Li Chengqian looked up at the sky, there is no moon today, the snow is so big, even the stars can't be seen, it's this hour, but his father is still reviewing the folds, is this the emperor?

The little eunuch stood quietly to the side, not daring to disturb Su Bai, I don't know how long he waited, before he heard Li Chengqian say softly: "Go and report"

"Yes"

The little eunuch agreed, turned around and walked to the main hall, knocked lightly twice at the door of the hall, and there were also two little eunuchs standing in the door left and right, heard a knock outside, carefully opened the door of the hall a gap, and the two whispered something to each other, and then the door of the temple was closed again, and the little eunuch inside went to pass the message.

After about a minute, the little eunuch in the palace came out and said, "Your Highness, Your Majesty has summoned you to the palace."

Li Chengqian snorted and strode into the hall! Behind him, Gonggong Qiu walked into a small side hall, which was a place for the palace maids and eunuchs to rest.

The main hall is very empty, and the lampstands on both sides emit a somewhat dim light, illuminating the entire hall by its numbers.

Li Shimin was sitting behind the case, with several stacks of folds in front of him, and even from Li Chengqian's point of view, he couldn't see his father at all.

Li Chengqian gently walked to a distance of ten meters in front of Li Shimin and bowed down and said, "Sons and daughters see their father."

"Why did you come back so early this time?"

Li Shimin's voice sounded behind the case, and Li Chengqian replied softly: "Because the son is eager to report this important matter to his father!" ”

"Big deal? What train about that? ”

Li Shimin's voice was a little puzzled, but he was already immersed in the review and review.

"Well, father, today's son, I saw an opportunity to change my Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin's head was finally raised, Li Chengqian also saw his father's expression, Li Shimin was a little haggard, but a pair of eyes were exceptionally bright, after glancing at Li Chengqian, he continued to bow his head and read the folds, but his mouth said: "Tell me in detail"

Li Chengqian cleared his throat and told everything that happened during the day, as well as Su Bai's thoughts, and his own thoughts, and Li Shimin had already put down his pen when he was about to talk about a third of the way.

Halfway through Li Chengqian's speech, Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and when Li Chengqian finished speaking, and said that this train needs to pave the railway and needs a large amount of steel, Li Shimin's eyes returned to normal.

"You said that Wang Chouniu plans to spend all his family property to build a railway?"

"Hmm"

Li Chengqian's voice was very firm, and then he spoke: "Moreover, Erchen intends to do the same!" ”

Li Shimin didn't speak, sat in the chair and closed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Li Chengqian stood motionless, his palms were full of sweat, and after a long time, he finally heard Li Shimin say: "Yes, this collection of metals is not a trivial matter after all, and I will send someone to supervise it when the time comes."

"Thank you, Father!"

Li Chengqian was overjoyed, whether the prison was supervised or not was a trivial matter, anyway, they didn't plan to use those iron to make weapons, whether they could let them build a railway, that was a big deal!

Now, the big thing has become......