Chapter 28: The World Is Big
Gold everywhere! Li Shimin roared in his heart: "I am the Son of Heaven, but my Tang Dynasty is dying of poverty, I am calculating how to save money every day, I live in this Taiji Palace every day, it is very wet when it rains, and the old cold legs only hurt, you ask why, it's not because there is no money."
My Daming Palace has been repaired for a year, but because of lack of money, and by those officials and imperial historians, they have been spitting all day long, saying that they will work hard and hurt money, what else can I do, I can only suspend the construction, and I can only endure the pain of the old cold leg attack on a rainy day. ”
In the past, Li Shimin could only endure it, after all, although the world was initially decided, there were still strong enemies in Mobei, the Turks, who were eyeing each other, and the Goguryeo people in the northeast were not at ease, and the countries in the Western Regions were also constantly in friction, the Tang Dynasty was in the midst of a war every year, the cost of military supplies was very huge, and the burden on the people was not small.
But now, the West is full of gold! As long as I take it, won't I have money, Daming Palace can be built soon, and troops can be used everywhere, in short, as long as there is money, all problems will be solved.
"The West is not only full of gold, but also very rich in resources, full of all kinds of spices, high-yield grain, the place is also very large, the population is not too much, many are still in the state of primitive tribes, and there is no sense of country."
Li Zhonghua doesn't know much about the history of the West, but he also knows that at least the Americas and Oceania are definitely terra nullius in this era.
As for Europe, in the seventh century Europe was still a mess, with many small states, and the Roman Empire had long since collapsed, leaving an Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire.
Under the influence of Muhammad, the Arab Empire Caliphate was expanding its territory with a copy of the Koran, and it was inseparable from Byzantium.
Christianity and Christianity collide with each other, compete for territory, expand their respective influence, the French Empire is rising, and Russia has no shadow yet.
"Oh! Is it big? Can it be bigger than my Datang? Li Shimin said contemptuously.
"The world is very big, although the Tang Dynasty is also very large, but it will not exceed one-tenth of the world at most, it is just a big food empire, and it will not be smaller than the Tang Dynasty, and the military and economy are not worse than the Tang Dynasty, they are at war with the Great Qin Empire in the west all the year round, and the force is very strong."
Li Zhonghua was a little speechless, the dignified emperor of the Tang Empire, what he saw in his eyes was only his own one-third of an acre, as well as some of the surrounding areas, the wild land in their eyes thought that it was the whole world, and it was not too much to describe them with the frog at the bottom of the well.
However, it is no wonder that Li Shimin and others, since ancient times, the doctrine that the sky is round and the earth is round has taken root in their minds.
"What? My Tang Dynasty is less than one-tenth of the world's, isn't that incredible? Li Shimin's eyes widened, and he was almost stunned.
"No, how can you know so much at such a young age? Still so clear? Li Shimin retorted incredibly.
"I am the Son of Heaven, but I rule less than one-tenth of the world, what kind of Son of Heaven is this." Li Shimin thought in his heart.
"Naturally, the minister doesn't know so much, these are all told to the minister by a merchant from the Byzantine Empire."
Li Zhonghua then compiled a story, telling Li Shimin that when he was traveling the world, he rescued a shipwrecked merchant who claimed to be from the Byzantine Empire on the seaside of Yangzhou Mansion, and all of this was told to him by this merchant of the Byzantine Empire.
There was also this Western medicine called intravenous injection, and these Western medicines, including penicillin, which were also given to him by merchants from the Byzantine Empire as a token of his appreciation, and the methods he used were passed down by his own hands.
Fortunately, Li Zhonghua had already torn off the label on the infusion bottle, otherwise it would really be unclear to explain, where did those simplified Chinese characters on the label come from?
After the two bottles of injection were exhausted, Empress Changsun's body temperature had already returned to normal, and her complexion was much better, but because her body had just recovered, her body was still very weak, and she had already fallen asleep at this time.
Li Zhonghua pulled out the infusion needle for Empress Changsun, pressed the needle with a cotton swab, and instructed the maid to hold it gently with her hand for a while.
Although Li Zhonghua's movements were very light and careful, they still woke up Empress Eldest Sun.
"The minister unintentionally offended the queen, accidentally woke up the queen, and asked the queen to forgive him." Li Zhonghua saw that Empress Changsun had opened her eyes, and after she had woken up, she hurriedly confessed.
"I feel much better, thank you." Empress Eldest Sun looked at Li Zhonghua, and did not look angry, but showed a smile.
Smiling slightly, the eldest grandson queen is not a rare beauty, and it is the most mature time, although she has been sick for a long time at this time, she also has another kind of sick beauty, Li Zhonghua was almost stunned.
Fortunately, Li Zhonghua came to his senses in time and hurriedly said: "All this is because the queen mother is blessed, and the minister is just a fluke, all this is what the minister should do, and the queen mother doesn't have to thank the minister." ”
"Guanyin, how are you feeling now, are you feeling better?" Li Shimin saw that Empress Changsun had woken up, and hurriedly asked with concern.
"Your Majesty! The concubine has felt much better, which makes His Majesty worried. ”
"Your Majesty! Let the poor road take the pulse of the queen! Sun Simiao stepped forward and said.
This miraculous Western medicine treatment aroused Sun Simiao's great interest.
Now he had discovered that with the progress of the infusion, Empress Eldest Sun's body temperature dropped rapidly and returned to a normal temperature.
At such a speed, not to mention the condition of Empress Changsun, even if it is an ordinary fever, although Chinese medicine can treat it, it is definitely not so fast.
"Good! Then there is the miracle doctor Laosun. Li Shimin still trusts Sun Simiao very much, although Sun Simiao did not think of a way to cure the condition of Empress Changsun.
Sun Simiao did not use the method of diagnosing the pulse with a suspensory wire this time, but directly put his fingers on the hand pulse of the eldest grandson queen, carefully feeling the beating of the other party's pulse.
For a long time, this is probably the longest pulse cut time since Sun Simiao started his medical career.
"Doctor Sun, how is the queen's body? Is it completely cured? Li Shimin saw that Sun Simiao had finished cutting his pulse, and immediately asked impatiently.
"The body temperature has returned to normal, but the pulse image is still very weak, and it needs to be carefully recuperated, so you can't worry about too many things, restrain your emotions, avoid anger and anger, and sadness, maintain an optimistic mood, pay attention to the reasonable combination of diet, pay attention to keeping warm, avoid being cold, and then recuperate for a period of time, there should be no big problem."
After Sun Simiao finished cutting the pulse, he felt that the pulse of Empress Changsun, except for some vitality that had not recovered, had basically returned to normal, and he felt very shocked in his heart.
"Li Aiqing, do you have anything else to add?" Li Shimin thought about it for a while, although he trusted Sun Simiao very much, he couldn't help but ask Li Zhonghua again.
"My master has already said what should be said, but the minister thinks that if the queen wants to live a long and healthy life, she should still enhance her physique, it is best to exercise properly and exercise her body to enhance her own immunity.