Twenty-five years of Yuan Heng.

For the people of Datang, it should be a very good year.

Because the previous droughts and floods seem to have become less frequent.

On the Tang side, it seems that the people can finally eat a full meal for the previous year.

And the west side......

This year, for the Slavs, was a nightmare.

I don't know where it came from, a group of robbers invaded the place where they had lived for generations.

Not only did they rob their food, but they also robbed their women.

Other than that......

There are also a considerable number of men who have been captured by them and returned to work as coolies.

Zhao State of the Western Regions.

According to the previous year, Yuan Heng twenty-four years of exploration.

It is found that the copper ore and coal resources here are still very rich.

For the time being, the mining of resources such as copper ore and coal cannot be excavated by steam engines.

Just right!

This became a good place for the Slavic men to go next.

And on the Eastern Turk side, by capturing slaves, they also made a lot of money.

At least......

In the next two or three years, you shouldn't have to worry about going hungry.

Li Huanwen also understands that Pifu is not guilty of his crimes, and his own place has weak military strength, and in the eyes of these people in the Eastern Turks, it is a piece of meat on his mouth.

If you want to get it, you can come and get it at any time.

Therefore, in order to prevent the Eastern Turks from having any thoughts about him, Li Huanwen also drew a big pie for them as much as possible.

It's like saying that when we drink in the tent, we talk to them about the wine, brag, and say that there is no point in us fighting, and only when we join hands can we become bigger and stronger, and the people on both sides will not have to go hungry.

The leaders of the various tribes on the Eastern Turkic side also felt right.

After all......

Starting a war with Datang is not much good for them.

Instead, they went to war with the Slavs in the west, and they could take advantage of a lot of them.

Cooperating with Datang, they can eat enough.

Although......

Of course, there is also a certain amount of blood to pay as a price.

However, if they don't cooperate with Datang, then the blood they need to pay may be far more than what they need now.

At this moment, the nomads have reached a very critical point in time.

Is it to get off the horse, follow Datang to learn industrialization, or continue to go to nomadism.

This will determine the future of nomads.

……

Of course!

It's definitely a very difficult thing to give up your old job.

And......

This Western Turk, isn't it because of learning from the Tang Dynasty, but it was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty again.

Anyway, let's fill in the stomach first, and then talk about the rest.

Twenty-six years of Yuan Heng.

Zhao used the plundered Slavs to start planting cotton and other industries.

If this collaboration works well.

Let's be honest.

Maybe even the Turkic people can wear cotton clothes.

When the time comes......

Will the Turkic people still be willing to go to war with them?

Li Huanwen felt that it was estimated that it was very difficult.

Of course!

This is to think about it first, after all, this kind of cotton is not a simple matter.

……

In the twenty-sixth year of Yuan Heng.

Li Chong also ushered in his 80th birthday.

In the past two years, two more concubines of Li Chong have died one after another.

Of course!

Now he's used to it.

That is, before he died, when the other party confessed his last words, Li Chong's nose would be slightly sour, and after two or three days, Li Chong would be like a nobody.

And let's be honest......

He wants to die now.

It's a pity......

At the moment his body seems to be fine.

On the day of Li Chong's 80th birthday, Li Huanwen also brought back a Slavic beauty to Li Chong.

Cough!

Li Chong can only say, forget about this.

The main thing is that he doesn't like the looks of Westerners very much.

Thereupon......

Let the other party go back to where he came from.

These two years.

On the Liaodong side, there has also been a technological breakthrough in the prevention of water seepage of steam ships.

It's not just the rubber seals, it's also the hydraulic leak prevention system.

I believe that in a few years, Liaodong should be able to use a propeller steamship with a certain practicality.

Meanwhile......

It's the year.

The route from Liaodong to the Americas is quite mature.

Liaodong is able to obtain a large amount of gold from the Americas every year.

This large inflow of gold is starting to be a little difficult to convert.

After all......

It's useless to bring your gold back, you have to spend it.

Li Zhi also fed back this problem to Li Chong, and Li Chong could only say that he could exchange it for shopping coupons for them.

For example, some luxury goods brought back from other places by the Liao Kingdom, or other daily necessities, etc., can be exchanged for shopping coupons.

This is actually equivalent to paper money.

It's just that......

There are still some differences with paper money.

For example, paper money is applicable to all people.

But this shopping coupon can only be consumed in a fixed place and among a fixed number of people.

The reason why he proposed this was because Li Chong knew that in fact, many luxury goods and daily necessities in Liao were shipped back from outside in the name of the country.

It's like that, the old food stamp era.

It can only be said that from beginning to end, Li Chong still did not come up with banknotes.

But......

This also forced Li Chong to start thinking of a way.

Li Chong told Li Chengqian about the benefits of this banknote this year.

If banknotes can be issued, then the problem of money shortage can be easily solved.

When Li Chengqian heard this, his eyes lit up, "Then teacher, why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

Li Chong also said: "The problem is that this banknote is easy to be forged by people with intentions." However, this does not prevent research in this direction. ”

Li Chengqian: "Then teacher, have you researched it?" ”

Li Chong: "No. I'm old, so I'd better leave it to the younger ones to study. ”

The main reason is that Li Zhong thinks it is very troublesome to study this.

However, after all, Li Chong has watched countless movies about counterfeiting banknotes in later generations, so he can probably remember some steps now.

For example......

You have to use special paper, preferably the whole Datang, only that place can produce it.

And then......

You'll also have to work out color-changing inks.

I talked to Li Chengqian a little bit about my thoughts.

Afterwards......

Li Chengqian began to look for relevant talents.

Anyway......

It's related to papermaking, color mixing, and carving.

Other than that......

There also needs to be someone to co-ordinate it.

Li Chong didn't go to co-ordinate, and Li Chengqian saw that Li Chong was unwilling, so he could only hand this over to Li Shize.

Li Chong's heart tightened, to be honest, this is definitely not a good job.

This is what if, if something happens, then Li Shi will definitely not be able to get out of it.

But......

Since Li Chengqian has spoken, so be it.

As much as possible, don't be faked by thieves.

If it was really forged by others, then Li Shize can't be blamed, only the thief is too smart, and it is so difficult to forge it!

Other than that......

Li Chong also had to tell Li Chengqian that this money printing could not be printed indiscriminately. It must be in line with socio-economic development.