On this day, Li You was guiding the installation of the ironclad steam engine at the Yangzhou Shipyard, Pei Dilan came over, Li You was very curious, because Pei Dilan was not interested in these things, and he usually didn't come, and his face didn't look very good, Li You asked: "Old Pei, what's wrong?" ”

"My father is sick and I'm going back. ”

Li You said, "Wait a minute. ”

He explained a few words to Tang Xun and the others, and then returned to the Governor's Mansion with Pei Dilan.

Pei Dilan's father, who is 57 years old this year, was injured when he was young and has always been relatively weak. This time I fell ill, but it was a red flag.

Li You decided to send one 3rd class sail battleship and two 4th class sail battleships, led by Lu Tong, to escort Pediran to the Persian Gulf, from where he returned to Damascus.

Li You purchased a large amount of Tang Dynasty goods for Pei Dilan in Yangzhou, and sent Gao Henian to help diagnose and treat his father's illness, and sent Black Panther to follow Pei Dilan back with Uma'er and others, as well as a detachment of the Flying Tiger Army, to protect his safety.

In the evening of that day, Li You set up a banquet to see off Pei Dilan and Qianyu, accompanied by Wang Xuance.

For more than a year, Pei Dilan has been with Li You, getting along day and night, inseparable, about to separate, his mood was a little low, he reluctantly smiled: "Lao Li, following you foodie, my mouth has also become tricky, I'm afraid it will be difficult to adapt for a while after I go back." ”

Li You smiled and said: "This is easy to do, I will send a few cooks to go back with you, I have any new dishes here, and I will send a telegram to tell them what they are doing, I will not enjoy the delicious food alone." ”

Qian Yu was with Li You and the others during this time, and he liked the atmosphere here very much, and when he saw that he was about to separate, he couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes. She said: "Brother, this separation, I don't know when we will be able to meet again?" ”

Li You smiled: "Lao Pei is my brother, you are my sister-in-law, I will definitely go to see you." Besides, now that there is a telegram, you can contact me at any time if you have anything. ”

In order to help him succeed in ascending to the throne, Li You decided to send Wang Xuance to Damascus in person to help Pei Dilan train a spy team, and at the same time he could withdraw funds from Wu Xu's business in Damascus to help Pei Dilan buy the upper echelons of the Great Food Empire.

Pei Dilan was grateful for Li You's all-round support to him, and he said: "Lao Li, when I become a caliph, I will definitely repay you doubly." ”

Li You smiled: "Our brothers don't talk about this, besides, we are still relatives, so you don't have to be polite." ”

Li You's princess Rena is Pei Dilan's sister-in-law, and Qianyu is Li You's sister-in-law, and they are close to each other. The ancients liked to form a group by marriage in this way, and all large families were in this pattern.

Early the next morning, Li You sent Pei Dilan and Qianyu and his wife away.

In the following days, Li You soaked in the Yangzhou shipyard every day, and the days were uneventful.

Di Zhixon is a complete layman when it comes to shipbuilding, so he has never been to the shipyard except for the first time when he accompanied Li You to the shipyard. Not long ago, Li You asked him to provide the shipyard with a batch of summer supplies for shipyard employees, and he personally sent them over.

When he arrived at the door of a tent next to the ironclad ship, Di Zhixun saw the white tiger guarding the door, and he asked, "Lord Bai, where is Your Highness?" ”

The white tiger whispered: "Master Di, the prince is inside." ”

Dickinson said, "Please inform me." ”

Baihu smiled: "You don't need to report, you just go in." ”

When he entered the tent, he saw a large group of people surrounded by craftsmen from the shipyard, and then he heard Li You's voice, and he could not understand what he was saying.

He saw that the men were listening intently, and no one was paying attention to his presence, so he crept to the back of the crowd, and as he looked through the gap in the crowd, he was amazed by the scene before him.

I saw that His Royal Highness the King of the Northwest was the same as ordinary craftsmen, wearing overalls, and he was sitting on a toolbox facing a drawing on the ground, explaining to the craftsmen. His Royal Highness usually treats people kindly and does not put on a show. In the hierarchical Tang Dynasty, His Royal Highness the Prince, who had such a high status, was so approachable still shocked Di Zhixun.

Li You often comes to the shipyard, for the convenience of work, the people in the shipyard only need to salute when they see Li You for the first time every day, and do their own things at other times, and they don't need to care about his existence.

Di Zhixon suddenly felt a little ashamed of Li You's performance, since he became the governor, if the officials were a little neglectful of his etiquette, he would feel uncomfortable in his heart. But looking at His Royal Highness, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Seeing the admiration on the faces of the officials and craftsmen of the shipyard for His Highness, Di Zhixon made up his mind that he must learn from His Highness and change his way of doing things in the future.

Don't underestimate this matter, after this incident, Di Zhixon changed his bureaucratic style, and under his leadership, the entire Yangzhou officialdom became more pragmatic and close to the people, and the work was more effective.

Since Li You came to the Tang Dynasty, he drove the scientific and technological progress of the Tang Dynasty and improved the scientific and technological level of the entire Tang Dynasty. However, Li You has been fighting all year round and has a lot of energy to assist Li Chengqian, so he can only find time to write some articles and popularize science.

The construction of ironclad ships concentrated a considerable part of the top science and technology of the Tang Dynasty, and also gathered the top scientific and technological talents of the Tang Dynasty. Li You wants to guide these talents through the construction of ironclad ships. These people are the seeds, improve their level, and then spread through them, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Di Zhixun waited for a long time, and Li You looked at him and greeted him, "Master Di." ”

Di Zhixon stepped forward and saluted and said, "Minister, Di Zhixun has seen His Highness. ”

He said: "Your Highness, the minister has already done what you have explained. The summer supplies prepared for the shipyard have now been delivered. ”

Li You smiled and said: "Okay, Lord Tang, fellow workers, Lord Di is very concerned about your shipyard, you should thank Lord Di." ”

Tang Xun and the craftsmen present saluted together and said, "Thank you, Lord Di." ”

Li You said to Tang Xun: "That's all for today, I may not come to the shipyard for the next two days, you look at the arrangement of the ironclad ship, try to speed up as much as possible on the premise of ensuring quality, if there is any difficulty, just send someone to notify me, and I will help you solve it in time." ”