Seeing that Li Shimin was stupid and spinning the thread, Qin Hao wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, and he had to slap it up and brag about how well he spun.

Li Shimin was also happy, with the proficiency of the technique, the movement became faster and faster, and the mouth became bigger and bigger, and when the last lump of cotton was all spinned, there were several taels of white cotton thread, and he saw him take off the thread, twist it into a thick rope, and pull it with both arms.

"Drink!"

The result is naturally quite embarrassing, that piece of cotton thread is wrapped together as thick as half a palm, if it can be torn off, it would be a hell, but as a result, Li Shimin was not only not angry but even happier, laughing and said: "It's so strong, it's so strong, I have this thing, why worry about the injustice of the world!"

Li Shimin is measured in his own strength, and there are no people in the world who are stronger than him, but there are definitely not many, and he has not been able to tear off this thread, which is enough to prove that his tenacity is far greater than twine.

Qin Hao and the hundreds of cavalry soldiers naturally hurriedly sent another sycophant, just patting and patting, Li Junxian took the lead, but he cried, at first he cried alone, and then more and more people cried, and those who didn't know thought that Qin Hao's family was dead.

Li Shimin was puzzled: "Why is General Li crying? ”

"Holy atonement, the minister is out of shape, the minister has been poor since childhood, when he was a child, it was like half a life in winter, the minister's mother was frozen to death, if this thing appeared a few years earlier, Jiaci may not 。。。。。 Alas. ”

Li Shimin was also a little embarrassed, although he was born as a noble son, he was not ignorant of the suffering of the world, and sighed and said to Qin Hao: "This thing appeared a year earlier, it can save the lives of tens of thousands of people, these cotton are cultivated throughout the country, I don't know how much time it will take, you say this thing is everywhere in Tianzhu country?" What if I raise an army to ask for it? ”

Burst!

Qin Hao hung a mouthful of old blood and spurted out, neuropathy This is, it should be said that it is really worthy of Li Shimin, in order to order some cotton, the first reaction in his mind was actually to fight.

"I think it can't, Tianzhu is too far away from me, if you go by land, if you take the short road, you must cross the Tuyuhun and Tubo Plateau, and cross the highest mountain range in the world, if it is a long road, it is Xuanzang to learn the road, not to mention the road along the way, and to pass through more than 100 countries, it is really a bit of a whip out of reach, and the place is hot and the miasma is serious, it is really not suitable for the use of soldiers, if you send someone to take it with Xuanzang, not to mention the hardships of the road and even if it is a hundred or ten people, I am afraid that you can't take much, A few years later, even if this cotton can't be planted all over Datang, it can still be piled up in warehouses, and it's useless to have so much cotton. ”

Li Shimin nodded, and then suppressed the idea of dispatching a large army, it seems that this thing can only wait patiently, if you want to wear cotton clothes, I'm afraid you will have to wait for two years.

But he heard Qin Hao continue: "But the minister thinks that Tianzhu is full of treasures, and its people are weak and ignorant, if they can carry out maritime trade, it is also the luck of our Tang Dynasty, if there is a fleet to go to sea, contact with the countries of Tianzhu by sea, and let them recognize the status of our Heavenly Khan, it may not be impossible." ”

Qin Hao also had a whim, you must know that although the navigation technology has matured in the Tang Dynasty, there is basically no problem with the long-distance voyage near the sea, there is an example, the envoys sent by the Japanese State to the Tang Dynasty are recorded to be 20 times, and the Tang Dynasty is 19 times, that is to say, only one of the 20 voyages to the sea is buried in the sea, and the safety rate is 95%, which is much higher than the European period of great exploration.

However, Datang's attention to the sea is far from enough, most of the energy is put in the west, and the south is basically not very serious, the so-called Maritime Silk Road, has never been large-scale.

If you can take this opportunity to make Li Er interested in the south, let the navigation cause be valued, and even colonize Tianzhu, it will be much easier than passing through the Western Regions! Even with the key support of the imperial court, it is not impossible to discover the New World.

Li Shimin said curiously: "Treasures everywhere? In addition to this cotton, there are other treasures in Tianzhu? ”

"Yes, for example, the minister knows that there is a kind of rice in the south of it, and the yield is more than three times that of my Datang in a specific area, and it is more resistant to the land. . . ."

"How much? More than three times? ”

Qin Hao nodded. Zhancheng rice is planted three times a year in the Jiangnan region, and the yield is three times higher than that of the original ancient rice, and there is nothing wrong with sugarcane, that thing Datang does not have at this time, and Qin Hao wants to eat a mouthful of sweet and sour tenderloin.

Li Shimin's eyes turned green when he landed, and he yelled: "Quick, bring me a map, I want to send troops!" Even if I raise a million soldiers, I will take this place. ”

Of course, the Tang Dynasty did not have a map of Tianzhu, but Qin Hao was able to draw a sketch map from memory, and after learning that it was so difficult to walk from the land, Li Shimin had to sigh, it seems that this place can indeed only be walked from the sea.

"I heard Xuan Ling say that your Qing Gang asked for shipbuilding in Yangzhou's shipyard?"

"Yes."

"Hmm。。。。。 Now that the treasury is not abundant, it is indeed difficult to give you too much support, so let's do it, from now on, all the river income will not be taken by the imperial court, and the tax of the Qinggang industry will be exempted within five years, and you will be relieved to build a ship, and the shipwrights will enjoy the treatment of the government soldiers, and the imperial court will conduct drills after the autumn harvest every year. ”

Li Shimin has been pondering the reform of the government military system recently, and he actually talked about two sentences of kung fu to open a naval army for Datang, and Qin Hao was also drunk.

What's going on? According to this statement, how does the Green Gang develop into a self-sufficient Tang Water Army? Is this still the civil society organization that I am familiar with? In addition, if the Green Gang develops into a water army, what will Zhang Liang do in the future? Can Lao Tzu still be the leader of this green gang?

"This Qinggang, you still have to take care of it, then I will stop it in the two-year period, how to get it, you go and discuss it with Xuan Ling and them."

Yes, Qin Hao felt that after just such a while, he had a feeling of derailment in his whole life, didn't this special Lao Tzu just lead you to see cotton.

But since the words have arrived here, Qin Hao can't help but answer it, it's almost a conditioned reflex, and he doesn't have time to think about it, Qin Hao can only say: "Minister, thank you for your kindness." ”

Looking up, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth turned up, and he was looking at Qin Hao with a treacherous and successful gaze, and Qin Hao's heart was furious, there would be no pit here.

"Very good, I will give you three years, and after three years, I will ask for a hundred large ships and five hundred small ships, how about it?"

Burst!

"Many... How much? River boat or sea boat? ”

"Of course it's a sea boat, can Tianzhu pass through the river?"

Qin Haote wants to scold his mother, you are sick, right! Do you know how much a sea ship costs? A hundred battleships! What are you doing when you are the Spanish Armada, and it is three years, not to mention the tax exemption you have, even if you throw all the money in the treasury to Lao Tzu, it will not be enough!

"Holy Lord, this... It's impossible, let alone three years, even if it's ten years of micro-ministers... ”

"If you can't make it, cut off your head."

Ga?

Qin Haodu was particularly suspicious that Li Shimin had killed himself because of Pei Lian's matter.

Li Shimin patted Qin Hao on the shoulder and said, "I know that it is difficult, just relying on the little profit of the Green Gang is tantamount to a drop in the bucket, but you should have a way, right?" When you were still a disaster victim, you could help the King of Hejian and the King of Huai'an make millions of profits, let alone now? The law does not prohibit freedom, what ideas you have, what support you need, I can toss it up to you, but I will see my fleet in three years. ”