I am engaged in construction in Datang

Chapter 168 The essence is the essence of green tea essence

"Everyone, everyone here today is one of us."

"." Duan Lun, sweat on his forehead.

"To be honest, there are some good things overseas that we must have. It will take at least half a year to build a fleet of large ships. During this half year, we also have to clear the blocked canal. By the time we can actually sail on the sea, it will be autumn and winter next year."

"And overseas voyages take a long time. My idea is that this time we will directly reach the other side of the earth, which will probably take two to three years."

Li Yin looked at the confused eyes of Fang Xuanling and others, feeling helpless.

All he could say was, "The land beneath our feet is actually a gigantic sphere, and we are only a small part of it."

"This big sphere is made up of land and sea water, and is divided into seven continents and four oceans. The continents are land, and the oceans are sea water. The land area accounts for less than 30%, and the land under our feet is part of a continent called Asia."

Fang Xuanling and others calculated it and were shocked.

"Master Li, our Tang Dynasty occupies less than one seventh of the land?!"

Li Yin nodded. She thought about the land area of ​​the world, and then estimated the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

He said with great confidence: "To be precise, it is less than 10%."

Li Shimin knew this result, but no one else did.

They looked as if the sky had fallen, as if their worldview had been reshaped. They had always believed that the Tang Dynasty was the center of the world and the most powerful, but they had never expected...

"Well... I was stupid for several years. When I was wandering in space, I saw a country whose land area was more than three times that of the Tang Dynasty."

I have indeed seen it, but it just hasn't appeared yet.

Li Yin's expression was sincere. She was not lying. At its peak, the British Empire covered an area of ​​3400 million square kilometers.

"hiss--"

This time even Li Shimin was shocked.

His sister had never told him this before!

"We are still far away." Li Shimin spoke, with a raging fire in his eyes. Wouldn't three times be more than 30 million?

He...he wants to get 60 million!

"Brother, overseas there is a staple food called potatoes, which yields 2,000 kilograms per mu. There is also a kind of rice praised as jade, which yields 1,000 kilograms per mu. There is also a tree called rubber, which is the most important part of industrial development."

Li Yin thought clearly that it would be faster to plant trees than to use petroleum cracking to synthesize rubber.

If the rubber trees are well grown, they can be tapped after six years. During this period, ready-made rubber can be shipped from South America. After six years, there will be sufficient supply of rubber in the south.

If all goes well this time, she will be able to get her first batch of rubber in three years!

"We need to start building big ships now and recruiting crew members who are good at sailing to train, otherwise it will be too late next year."

It just so happened that this wave of sports events allowed her to earn a lot of money, and she also sold various luxury goods to the barbarians. Recently, Zhuang Shang and Lao Li have become richer and richer.

Li Yin would feel uneasy if she didn't spend the money.

"Duan Lun." Li Shimin said excitedly: "Write it down!"

"..."

Duan Lun's face was numb. "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that the cement roads in our city have not been paved yet?"

……

Pei had her own big pole, so she no longer needed Wei Zheng to bring her when she went to the harem every day.

Everything seemed fine, except that there was no one to take care of the four magical beasts in the house.

Wei Zheng sighed: "Madam, how about... let's not go."

"Didn't Her Majesty say it was voluntary?"

Hearing this, Pei looked up at Wei Zheng and said, "Xuancheng doesn't want me to go out to work, because he's afraid that I'll neglect my family just to make money?"

"Yes, we women are born to do laundry, cook, sweep the floor and take care of the kids."

As she spoke, her eyes became red. "Then I won't go. I will listen to what Xuancheng says. In order to avoid giving people a chance to criticize me, Xuancheng has never asked me to buy a hairpin in all these years. Xuancheng and I are one, so I will always put Xuancheng first..."

Wei Zheng: “???”

孽 孽!

What did Her Majesty the Queen say to Madam?

How come after coming back you become so... full of energy?

Wei Zheng was not the only one who felt this uncomfortable.

royal palace.

"Your Majesty, are you going back to Lizheng Hall today?" Wang De asked, bowing.

Li Shimin moved his lips, and Guanyin Bi said that managing the factory these days was very tiring, so she didn't ask him to go back, and asked him to follow the normal system...

"No, follow the system."

"No need to bother them, I'll go by myself."

Everyone had worked for a whole day. Guanyinbi was tired, and everyone else was probably tired too.

But... he is also very tired.

Li Shimin's legs felt a little weak. Thinking of what his sister-in-law had said, he always felt that the system of sleeping with concubines in the harem was too exhausting for the emperor.

Today is the end of the month.

Li Shimin walked on the small path of the Ye Ting Palace, circling left and right, followed by Wang De and other attendants.

Time was almost up, and he walked towards the ladies' bedrooms.

From afar, the bedroom with flickering candlelight looked like a man-eating devil's cave. Li Shimin took a deep breath, closed his eyes and walked in.

Unexpectedly, the bedroom was extremely quiet.

A familiar young lady walked over slowly, her tired body supported. She drooped her eyes and said in an erratic voice: "Your Majesty..."

"!"

Li Shimin was shocked, thinking that the other party had some serious illness: "What's wrong with you?"

"My concubine, I am sleepy..."

"Then go to bed."

After getting permission, the young lady floated past Li Shimin's sight, walked into the bedroom and got into the quilt.

Li Shimin was speechless for a while before he walked in.

Nine unfamiliar women were sleeping in a row on the huge bed, some were grinding their teeth, some were drooling.

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Li Shimin, he missed Guanyin.

It didn't wake anyone up, and I even breathed a sigh of relief.

He hesitated for a long time, then went to the side room, curled up on a small couch and took a nap, thinking to himself, there should be two people awake tomorrow, right?

Duke Zheng's Mansion.

Wei Zheng was completely frightened. Every time his lady opened her mouth, his heart began to tremble.

"No, Madam, go to work. I support you very much!"

"What about the baby?" Mrs. Pei was about to cry: "I'd rather not go..."

"No, no, no, you go, ma'am, you have to go!"

"Whoever told you not to go, I will impeach him!" Wei Zheng used his trump card. He was the best at scolding people.

Pei couldn't pretend anymore and burst out laughing.

"Xuancheng, ask the baby to go to the First Attached Primary School."

"The school has just started. Go talk to Master Li and ask Shuyu and the others to join the class."

Pei continued, "All the clan members are striving to take the imperial examinations. This road is not easy to follow. I think the things taught at the First Attached Primary School are not bad. If you learn them, you might be able to become quite capable."

"But... that's not the way to enter the officialdom after all." Wei Zheng hesitated.

Pei shook her head: "That may not be the case."

"How do you know that what is taught in the First Elementary School will not become a test for admission to government service in the future?"

"I don't understand arithmetic, chemistry, physics... but I know they are extraordinary. I saw that the new loom is very efficient, which means it uses some physics knowledge."

"With Master Li here, who can predict what the future will be like?"