On the one hand, Li Chunfeng and Cui Zhifen, the two of them were bitter along the way, eager to get into the carriage and be able to persuade His Highness to agree to give them another appropriation.

But no matter what they said, Li Hong lifted the curtains, shook his head with a smile, and just didn't agree.

made the two of them have to look at each other, could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has changed his mind, or can't stand the pressure from the court, and his interest is not in the vast sea?

Hangzhou is in the history of the Tang Dynasty, one of the few in the most prosperous period, the population of one million big city, the scale of its city compared to Yangzhou, is naturally much larger, its city wall, the construction of the city tower, are in both the northern military offensive and defensive practicability, added the architectural style of the south of the Yangtze River, the overall look is not abrupt.

The wide city gate was under martial law by soldiers early on, and carriages, cavalry, infantry, etc., escorted several carriages into the city of Hangzhou quickly.

The people on both sides of the street, blocked by the soldiers, watched several carriages rush in, but because the curtains were lowered, they could not peep into which dignitaries were sitting in the carriages.

At this time, the West Lake was not as crowded as the Great Song Dynasty, because some of its famous buildings in later generations had not yet appeared at this time, so when people went to the West Lake, it was often just a boating experience, or an excellent place for celebrities to have fun.

What is surprising is that there are painting boats all over the West Lake, but the people can turn a blind eye, take a small boat and boat, row across the West Lake, go to the foot of the West Mountain, and then continue to go up the mountain to worship the Buddha.

The land of fireworks and the holy land of piety can get along harmoniously between mountains and rivers without conflict, which is beyond Li Hong's expectations.

At the entrance of a mansion that looked like an ordinary mansion on the edge of the West Lake, several carriages slowly stopped, and around the mansion, there were soldiers standing with weapons in their hands, surrounding the mansion.

Li Hong waved Li Chunfeng and Cui Zhifen, who repelled the dog skin plaster like a fly, and under Li Chongyi's smile, he slowly walked into the mansion with Bai Chun.

According to Li Hong's request, Li Chongyi already felt that it couldn't be simpler, such a small three-entry courtyard, in Li Chongyi's opinion, was completely inconsistent with Li Hong's identity as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, but this was Li Hong's request, so he couldn't help it.

Now walking in the mansion, looking at everything in the newly renovated mansion, the purple and red flowers are clustered together, forming a rather elegant and pleasant small garden.

The green trees on the periphery, covering a small pond and pavilion, the trees are verdant, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and a poetic courtyard with a unique flavor in the south of the Yangtze River is presented in front of people's eyes.

And more periphery, naturally there are slaves, subordinates, guards and other residences, the whole house is not very big, and what makes Li Hong satisfied is that compared to the Manjiang Garden provided by Li Jingye, it is more suitable for self-cultivation, not to mention that there are not many buildings on the edge of the West Lake now, making it more like a residence built by a wealthy businessman, suitable for him to live here for a longer time.

The small mansion, after Li Hong was stationed, was immediately taken over by the two hundred personal guards led by Wei Tuqi, and the entire mansion no longer had any people from the Hangzhou government, and it completely became, like Li Hong's private residence.

The guards outside the door were also under Li Hong's order, and after Li Chongyi repeatedly admonished him several times, he still had no choice but to withdraw all of them.

A reception banquet featuring Hangzhou cuisine ended in a pleasant and joyful atmosphere, followed by the farewell of various officials one by one, and the originally overcrowded gate of the mansion became deserted in the middle of the night after the Hangzhou city gate had been closed for an hour.

After the last official, Hangzhou Assassin Shi Wei Siwen left, the remaining three people, Li Chongyi, Li Chunfeng, and Cui Zhibian, under the leadership of Li Hong, came to an elegant tea room.

A maid was obviously arranged by Li Chongyi a long time ago, but apparently did not know Li Hong's identity, after seeing the four people come in, she just saluted according to the etiquette of the master and servant, and then began to perform for the four of them Now from Chang'an to Hangzhou, after several years of evolution of the Jiangnan tea art.

The four of them sat down differently, and the maid was also waved away by Li Chongyi, so between the four of them, it became Li Hong making tea for the three of them, but because it was Li Hong's meaning, the three of them had no choice but to respectfully take the tea that Li Hong poured for them, exuding a light fragrance.

Li Chongyi does not need to say much, although he has been a local official for many years, but the relationship with the royal family has always been harmonious, coupled with his loyalty, and he has quite a lot of political achievements in the local area, and he is also quite popular with the people, and his title of duke is likely to become the king of the county again within a few years.

And Cui Zhibian had an intersection with Li Hong in Liaodong, and as the governor of the navy, after seeing these giant ships, he immediately stayed in Quanzhou, so now he can be regarded as a loyal minister and an important minister.

Needless to say, Li Chunfeng naturally changed from claiming to be poor before he became a minister, obviously the attraction of the giant ship sailing was too great for him.

The ground under our feet turned out to be a sphere called a circle, whether it was this sentence or Li Chunfeng's inference in the past few years, it had long been confirmed its authenticity, but that's it, he still wanted to sail once and see how round this sphere was, whether it was as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, on this earth, there are other vast lands, as well as creatures that have never been seen.

What's more, navigation itself is related to image, which is a fatal attraction for Li Chunfeng, which also makes him have to start facing Li Hongshi and bow down.

Li Hong was about to speak to cut to the point, when he heard a knock on the door outside, and after he responded, Bai Chun walked in quickly, holding a note in his hand with an excited expression, and the moment the door was closed, he could vaguely see that in the night, on the branch not far from the door, there was a huge bird parked, looking at the room where the door was open.

"What's wrong?" Li Hong motioned for Bai Chun to sit down next to him, and then personally poured Bai Chun a cup of tea and asked.

"Your Highness, I found it." Bai Chun pinched the note and looked at Li Hong excitedly.

"What did you find?" Li Hong looked Bai Chun up and down, feeling that she was a little nervous.

"Chen Qinghan! That is, Chen Jingzhi's daughter was found. Bai Chunyang raised the note in his hand, and then handed it to Li Hong.

Li Hong took the note and glanced at it, and then handed it to Li Chongyi, Li Chongyi thought for a while, took the note and read it, and returned it to Li Hong again.

Then he said solemnly: "Your Highness, if you want to rescue Chen Jingzhi's daughter in the name of the government, you must first have the Ministry of Officials and the Criminal Department, especially the Yangzhou Government, stop questioning Chen Jingzhi's ......." ”

"Li Jingye's heart is now in Jiangnan Liangdao, and everyone knows it soon, right? Do you think if he knew that I knew that Chen Jingzhi was not dead, would he not follow the laws of the Tang Dynasty and directly execute Chen Jingzhi? Li Hong bowed his head lightly and said.

"But if you forcibly rescue this woman, the risk is also extremely high, and if you don't get it right, it will accelerate Li Jingye's rebellious ......." Li Chongyi hesitated, but still expressed the worry in his heart.

"Forget it, you don't have to worry about this matter, you just need to keep an eye on the Zhichong Mansion that is now controlled by him, and as for the rescue of Chen Jingzhi's daughter, let her handle it all." Li Hong returned the note in his hand to Bai Chun and clapped his hand.

"Yes, Your Highness." Li Chongyi saluted and said.

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be a few days later for you to go to sea, Your Highness?" Li Chunfeng heard that Li Hong asked Bai Chun to rescue Chen Jingzhi's daughter, wouldn't it be that His Highness would have to delay the time to go to sea for a few days.

"Three or five days is enough, I don't think it will be delayed for long, if I can rescue Chen Jingzhi's daughter, give Li Jingye a warning, and force him to mess up, it is also a good thing. In addition, after Chen Jingzhi's daughter was rescued, I went to sea again, and I think that Li Jingye will be more or less relaxed, and it will also be conducive to Li Chongyi to fight for the wavering Zhichong Mansion. Li Hong pondered for a moment and said.

"It's ......." Li Chunfeng still wanted silver, but was interrupted by Li Hong.

"No, within ten years, I won't build these ships again, the smaller ones that cost less, I can consider building a few more, as for such a big one, I can't build them again." Li Hong said seriously.

As soon as these words came out, not only Li Chunfeng was puzzled, but also Bai Chun, he had always been a staunch advocate and supporter of the so-called maritime power, why did he veto his decision now?

Seeing that everyone was stunned on the spot, Li Hong shrugged helplessly and said: "No way, I have to use this fee elsewhere, if you can achieve something in ten or twenty years, then your sailboats are waste at sea, and in the eyes of future ships, they are like paper paste, so in order to support those plans, I have to give up the reduction on your side." ”

Li Chunfeng looked at Li Hong suspiciously, then swept over the faces of Bai Chun, Li Chongyi, and Cui Zhifen, thought for a moment and asked, "Your Highness, do you have high hopes for the Chongwen Pavilion student, what kind of Qi Turning Ball was made a few days ago?" ”

Li Hong glanced at him in surprise, nodded lightly and did not speak.

The power that the air balloon can provide is too tempting for him, if the air balloon can really develop a steam engine after ten years of improvement, then the steamship will not be able to come out of the ship, and at that time, the Qiantang River wharf will face the real ship, wouldn't it be just a paper paste?

But now all this is still in the imagination, not to mention, it is also necessary to rely on the staff Li Chunfeng's ocean voyage to bring him some materials needed to build a steam engine and so on.

But these five giant ships, in today's era, are already far ahead of other countries, at least ten years, twenty years, or even thirty years, there will be no other state that can rely on their own strength to build the huge sailing ships that Datang has today.