Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

Lin Yang said dissatisfied: "If they don't come, won't you take the initiative to find them?" "

"Forcible conscription? This..." Linley's frown deepened, "I'm afraid Li Yuan won't allow it."

The corner of Lin Yang's mouth curled up, and he said, "It's not in Leizhou, can Li Yuan control him so leniently?"

"Father meant... Qiongzhou?"

Linley was stunned for a moment.

Lin Yang said calmly: "Ten days later, you will take three thousand soldiers and go to Qiongzhou to recruit soldiers."

"If Li Xiao's people dare to stop him, you know what to do?"

Hearing this, Lin Lei said, "Father, if we want to deal with Li Xiao, can we send a few assassins?"

"Why do you need to implicate the people of Qiongzhou?"

"shut up!"

Lin Yang scolded angrily, and said displeasedly: "How many times have I told you that those who make big things don't care about small things! If your father and I are as kind as women like you, we would have died on the battlefield long ago!"

"The child understands."

Linley took a deep breath, but still nodded.

"Go get ready!"

Lin Yang patted Lin Lei on the shoulder and said softly.

"Excuse me, baby!"

……

the other side.

After killing Feng Xiang and others, Li Xiao really found the batches of iron ore he lost next to the ruined temple.

Later, some coolies and carriages were hired in Xuwen City, and all the iron ore was moved to the city.

The next morning.

Next to Xuwen City Pier.

Countless strong coolies are working hard.

Li Xiao and others also came here, waiting for someone from Qiongzhou to pick up the batch of iron ore.

"Such a heavy thing, maybe dozens of fishing boats are needed to transport it?" Xiang Jun said thoughtfully.

"Moreover, fishing boats capable of traveling between Leizhou and Qiongzhou must at least be medium-sized fishing boats. Are there so many medium-sized fishing boats in Qiongzhou?"

He was very puzzled.

These are pig iron ores, and the cost of transporting them back to Qiongzhou is too high.

Why not smelt it in Leizhou before transporting it back?

"Fishing boat?"

Li Xiao was stunned, then laughed and said, "The fishing boats are good at fishing! I have arranged better boats, and I don't need dozens of them, three are enough."

"Three ships?" Xiang Jun asked thoughtfully, "Could it be that Your Highness rented the ship from Huaxia Trading Company?"

"wrong!"

Xiang Jun immediately shook his head and said: "Even if the ships of Huaxia Commercial Bank are second to none in Datang, it is absolutely impossible for only three ships to transport this batch of iron ore."

"Who said it was rented?"

Li Xiao said angrily, "Can't I build it myself?"

"Ha ha……"

Xiang Jun couldn't help but said, "Your Highness, don't be joking, the kind of boat you mentioned doesn't exist at all."

After a pause, he continued: "If the three ships can really pull away all the ore without sinking, how big is the ship? How many people are needed to row it?"

After the words fell, suddenly there were noisy voices all around.

"What kind of ship is that? Why has it never been seen?"

"Strange, why is this ship so fast?"

Many people stopped and looked at the sea.

On the sea, three large boats were coming through the waves.

In just a moment, the boat approached the pier.

I was far away before, and I couldn't see it very clearly.

Now as the boat got closer, everyone was shocked to find that they had to look up to see the top of the boat.

"hiss……"

Suddenly, there was a sound of gasping for air.

"This boat...is too big!"

Chapter 275: Are you insulting me?

At this time, three large ships were docked at the pier.

Each building boat has a length of more than forty feet and a width of about twenty feet.

The reason why it is called Louchuan is because there are lofts built on it.

The people of Tang Dynasty had never seen such a big boat before, and they were all amazed when they saw the scene in front of them.

"It's amazing, can a ship be built this big?"

"I have been to more than a dozen states and counties in these years, and I have seen many merchant ships, and I have also seen the warships used by my Datang Navy, and the largest ones are less than half of this."

"How come such a big ship doesn't even have sails? How did it move?"

"That's right! There's no sail. Could it be paddling with oars? That's impossible, right? I haven't seen anyone rowing either!"

"The strange thing is that the speed of this ship is amazingly fast, and I don't know how it was done."

The common people talked about it, and each of them was full of doubts.

from their perspective.

The source of power for the boat is sails, and the other is manual rowing.

But these two things, they didn't see them on these three ships.

If they hadn't seen many soldiers in armor on it, they would have wondered if it was a ghost ship.

At this time, Xiang Jun was also in a daze.

Everything in front of him reminded him.

These were the three ships Li Xiao was talking about.

But this made him even more unbelievable.

Isn't Qiongzhou desolate and barren?

Where did Li Xiao get the money to build such a big boat?

Moreover, the larger the ship, the higher the requirements for the material, and the more expensive the cost.

This is definitely not something that ordinary wealthy businessmen can build.

Moreover, it also involves multiple difficulties in shipbuilding technology.

Even if enough money is given to the court's professional shipbuilders to do it, I'm afraid they won't be able to build such a large-scale ship.

"Your Highness, is this the ship you arranged?" Xiang Jun took a deep breath and asked.

"How about it? It's just built. Although it's a little smaller, it's barely enough!" Li Xiao said with a smile.

Although a little smaller?

A big question mark appeared on Xiang Jun's forehead.

This is still small?

Barely enough?

How big is that for your needs?

Do you want to build a palace on a boat?

Moving Castle?

Li Xiao's words left Xiang Jun speechless.

The corner of his mouth twitched, and then he said, "Your Highness, this boat is not small. Where did you borrow it? I don't think there is such a boat in Tang Dynasty?"

"Borrow?" Li Xiao looked surprised, "Why can't I make it myself?"

"Ha ha……"

Xiang Jun laughed and said with a smile: "Your Highness, stop joking. Even if you have the brains, you won't allow the money in your pocket!"

"Are you insulting me?" Li Xiao frowned, "Do I seem to be joking with you?"

Xiang Jun paused.

Before he had time to say anything, all the soldiers on the upper boat knelt down and shouted at Li Xiao: "Greetings, Your Highness!"

what?

Is it really Li Xiao's own boat?

Xiang Jun was stunned.

And the crowd of onlookers were all shocked.

They speculated here for a long time, and they almost suspected that it was the car of the Tang Emperor.

But they never expected that this was actually the boat of Qiongzhou Yue King Li Xiao!

Is there money to build such a ship in such a broken place as Qiongzhou?

Everyone couldn't help looking at each other.

However, several of the common people showed annoyed expressions.

"Oops! His Royal Highness the King of Yue is no longer going to cover up the prosperity of Qiongzhou? Now the land in Qiongzhou will increase exponentially!"

"Brothers, don't be stunned. Hurry up and borrow money. You must buy more land before the price increases."

In fact, the reason why Qiongzhou's population soared was because Li Xiao implemented two policies.

One is to take in refugees and refugees.

Basically all loans are used.

First give them a house to live in and the necessary necessities for life, and then they will gradually pay off their debts to Qiongzhou through their own labor.

The other is through word of mouth.

The aborigines in Qiongzhou can vouch for their relatives and friends living in the mainland, as long as they don't disclose the news and spend a certain amount of money, they can move to Qiongzhou.

This move attracted many businessmen and rich people, and also greatly promoted the economic development of Qiongzhou.

But the circle involved is actually very small, and outsiders basically don't know the current situation in Qiongzhou.

Once more people know about it, it is conceivable that the difficulty of entering Qiongzhou will also increase significantly.

Obviously, Li Xiao exposed Lou Chuan, which meant that he did not intend to hide it any longer.

This is bad news for those who know the inside information.

……

At this time, Xiang Jun didn't wake up until Li Xiao brought people aboard, and hurriedly followed.

Xiang Jun looked at the ships with the flag of Huaxia Commercial Company in the nearby waters, and then at the huge monster under his feet, the corners of his mouth twitched.

In his impression, it is agreed that the ship technology of Huaxia Commercial Bank has reached the peak of Datang.

It is even comparable to the warships of the imperial court.