Waiting for a group of old foxes to count all the surrounding small countries, it was already sunset, and Li Shimin ordered a banquet.

During the banquet, Feng Daiwen was inevitably courted by many old foxes, and they all knew that his future as a second-grade general was limitless, and he had to leave some incense.

"Wow! Wow! ”

Feng Daiwen found a tree under a tree and vomited a lot, which made him sober up a lot.

"Drink a bowl of sobering soup, and your head won't hurt so much!"

After a group of old foxes left, Li Shimin beckoned the waiter to bring a decanting soup and let Feng Daiwen drink a big bowl.

"Whew! Thank you, Father! ”

After Feng Daiwen drank it, he felt a lot more comfortable in his heart and stomach, and let out a long breath and thanked Li Shimin.

"Hehe, sober up, talk to me well, I have already been notified, don't worry!"

Li Shimin asked the palace maid to bring hot water and let him wash his face, he naturally understood the truth about Feng Daiwen being persuaded to drink, but he didn't care.

"Erchen is rude! I don't know what my father commanded! ”

After Feng Daiwen washed his face, he felt much sober, and asked with an embarrassed smile.

"Can you wake up now?" Li Shimin motioned to sit down, and the palace maid offered hot tea, waved her hand and asked.

"It's okay, father, please speak!" Feng Daiwen arched his hand.

"Many people in the clan have written to me, begging me to let them develop the newly occupied land, and my father also asked me to send a few princes to Nanyang and other places for exercise, what do you think of defending the country?"

Li Shimin waved his hand and asked everyone to withdraw, and there was only one old eunuch left beside him who was leaning on the pillar and dozing off, and then asked.

"This, it's all up to my father's decision!" Feng Daiwen replied embarrassedly.

This question is not a matter of one or two people, and even Li Yuan is involved, so he really doesn't know how to say it.

"It's okay, you are not an outsider, what is there to say, they all told me that there is a clan to ensure the stability of Li Tang's country, Xuan Ling and others all shirk it on the grounds that the clan is a family matter, I just want to hear your thoughts."

Li Shimin's face was expressionless, making people not know what he was thinking, and asked in a flat tone.

"Erchen thinks that anyone who is a feudal town cannot do anything, as long as there is a feudal town, there will be endless crimes in the future, once the main is weak and strong, this life will leave hidden dangers for future generations.

As for the clan, if you want to contribute, you will follow the rules, and if you have the ability, you will not let him be idle, as for the emperor's grandfather, if you really want to defend one side, the son thinks that he can let him go overseas in the future. ”

Feng Daiwen couldn't shirk it, and thought of the harm of the feudal town, and he really didn't want to work hard for the Tang Dynasty, which would be weak in the future, so Zhengse said.

After finishing speaking, Feng Daiwen peeked over and saw that although Li Shimin was still expressionless, the slightly raised corners of his mouth still betrayed him.

"Well, Rong Zhen is thinking about this matter, and tell me about it, there is a plan after the year, Datang has developed rapidly in recent years, you have contributed a lot, do you have any good suggestions next year." Li Shimin diverted the topic and asked Wen Yan.

"Erchen thinks that after this war, whether it is at home or abroad, our Datang already has the strength to convince everyone, and the currency update and promotion proposed earlier are just on the agenda with the help of this shareholder wind!" Feng Daiwen saw that he didn't discuss such a heavy topic, and he relaxed a lot, and now that Li Shimin asked, it was just time to bring up the old matter again.

"Well, this is also true, if it weren't for the impact of the Great War, I would have started to prepare for it." Li Shimin almost forgot about this matter, Feng Daiwen mentioned it, he remembered, nodded and said, and then asked the dozing attendant next to him to write it down.

The old eunuch moved flexibly, his steps were silent, he quickly took out a pen and paper, and recorded it, not at all like he was about to die of old age.

"By the way, father, the first all-steel steamship has been successfully tested, this time we will come back by it, and when we are making four ships next year, Erchen plans to form a fleet for ocean exploration." Feng Daiwen glanced at the old eunuch and turned back to report.

"Oh? All-steel ships? Can you sail on the water? Li Shimin was interested when he heard it, and he usually just heard that the report was being made, but he didn't expect it to be done.

"Of course! How dare the ministers talk nonsense and bully the king, but the boat is too huge to enter the river. Feng Daiwen bowed his hand and then explained the performance and scale of the boat.

"It's so huge, who else is my opponent, haha! It's a pity that I don't have time in the near future, otherwise I must have seen it with my own eyes.

Good! This matter is approved, but since you have brought it up, but you already have a draft, are you doing and arranging? Need how I can support you. ”

Li Shimin got up excitedly and paced back and forth, laughed twice, and was amazed, and knew that Feng Daiwen would not bring up the ship for no reason, so he stopped and asked.

"Father is wise, this first voyage, the son is expected to use five large ships, three of which will be used by private individuals for commercial trade, one as a Tang envoy, and one for supplies.

Therefore, it was necessary for the imperial court to send an envoy who could speak the truth, and let Liu Renliang, the governor of the navy, lead the fleet, who had many years of sailing experience. Feng Daiwen poured tea for Li Shimin and continued.

"Why don't you all go to trade with the imperial court? Liu Renliang agreed, who would take over his subordinate? What advice did the envoy have? Li Shimin nodded and asked a series of questions.

Feng Daiwen knew that Li Shimin's personality was like to control, and he would usually ask the reason for major events, and he had already thought about it in his heart, and he immediately replied as soon as he asked: "Private money can reduce the expenses of the imperial court, after all, from the production to the completion of a ship, it requires a lot of steel, wages, and goods to supplies, which is indispensable for two million guan."

As for the replacement of the sailors, Erchen recommended Liu Renyuan, who also had some experience in water warfare, and suggested that the envoy should be a young and strong man, because the sea voyage was also fortunate, and this was a long voyage, and he could not return in a year and a half. ”

"It makes sense, can there be a suitable person to recommend?" Li Shimin thought for a while, took a sip of tea, leaned back, and asked lazily.

"It is best to be heroic, dignified, and have outstanding etiquette, which represents the face of the Tang Dynasty, and the ability is secondary, as for the details of the discussion, it can be handed over to the deputy envoy to do.

The candidate deputy envoy recommended Xianglin County Shouwang Xuance, this person has been in the South China Sea for many years, has dealings with all ethnic groups, handles things safely, has outstanding ability, and is more than enough to serve as a deputy envoy, as for the main envoy, what does the father think about Li Daoyan, the eldest son of the king of Huai'an County? Feng Daiwen thought about it and recommended three people for Li Shimin.

For the three people recommended by Feng Daiwen, Li Shimin is still very satisfied, Liu Renyuan is also a general with combat experience, but he is a little younger, which has little impact, Wang Xuance's achievements in the South China Sea have always been under his attention, after all, the south has now replaced the north and become an important source of grain, salt, and frosting.

As for Li Daoyan, whether it is appearance, ability, or identity, he is very suitable.

(End of chapter)