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Chapter 60: Fifty pounds, sixty pounds, eighty pounds

Li Longji was unanimous to all civil and military officials, and there was no surprise at all, all within his expectations.

Although he trusted Pei Min very much, as a king and a "excellent" king, Li Longji also had his own subjective consciousness.

The tens of thousands of people in Longyou were tied like cages due to the terrain, which has been obvious to all for thousands of years.

But no one has ever proposed to break the entire cage, which is not unreasonable.

Especially in the early Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin reappeared the power of Qin Emperor and Han Wu, destroyed countless countries, opened up the Western Regions, and came to pay tribute, which benefited Longyou, who was on the Silk Road.

How great were Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, and Changsun Wuji in the early Tang Dynasty? And people like Chu Suiliang, Yu Zhining, and Di Renjie during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Wu, really can't see the situation in Longyou?

No, it’s not that you can’t see it, but that you can’t do anything.

In order to save tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people in Longyou, the Tang Dynasty needed to call for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of labor, and accumulated labor over time. The more they paid for the losses, it was not worth investing at all.

If it's other places, you can take it slowly!

It's like Shu Road!

The Shu Road is difficult, and it is harder than climbing to the blue sky, but the Shu Road in Ziwu Valley is now very comfortable.

That's because during the Wu Zetian period, Di Renjie issued an order, ordering officials in Shu to lead the people to repair the Shu Road during the slack season.

I work hard every year during the slack season. Over time, over ten or twenty years, even officials in Shuzhong are carrying out this order.

Therefore, the Shu Road in Ziwu Valley is much easier to walk through than the difficult natural barrier in history.

But Longyou cannot do this. Once construction starts, it means that the road will be blocked by the project. And the convoys that travel to Chang'an and Liangzhou are full of heavy loads.

The mountain road is difficult to move, and due to the impact of construction, how can the convoy pass by?

It is not in line with the situation in Longyou for twelve years to open mountains and build mountains. But what is the difference between using hundreds of thousands of people to open mountains and build mountains and build mountains in a short period of time and Yang Guang used a whip to force the people to dig the Grand Canal underwater?

It was precisely because the Sui Dynasty did not care about the lives and deaths of the people, and to keep up with the construction period and ignore the situation, that the Tang Dynasty was born.

The past is right in front of you, no one dares or dares to touch this brow.

Therefore, the situation in Longyou is not unknown, but cannot do it, is unwilling to do it, and dare not do it...

Pei Min's proposal this time was really an extremely unwise move in Li Longji's opinion.

However, Li Longji has always been extremely generous to his own people. He ignored Lu Huaishen's accusations and just said, "I know this matter in my mind, and there is no need to discuss it anymore!"

As he said that, he put the memorial aside, picked up the second memorial and started processing it.

At the end of the court meeting, Li Longji changed his heavy ward to the court suit, looked at the memorial in Pei Min's hand repeatedly, and said, "Lishi, how could a person who is so smart in Jingyuan make such a mistake? If you do a good job in opening Longshan and cultivating Wushaoling, there may not be anyone who likes it. If you don't do it well, it will be a big impact on your career."

Gao Lishi didn't know what to say, so he could only say: "People are bound to have confused things. After all, the Duke of the State is young."

Li Longji thought about it and said, "You compile a book for me... Forget it, I'll write it myself..." After saying that, he personally wrote it and stated the key points of greatness, which also showed the meaning of civil and military officials, and sent it to Longyou. At the same time, he also encouraged Pei Min to serve the country and the people in the letter, but it was a good idea to open Longshan and build Wushaoling. It was a big deal, and it was too much to do it carefully.

Pei Min didn't expect that this incident would cause an uproar in the court.

Zhang Jiuling did not think it was strange and said, "When the Duke of Guo discussed the opening of Longshan and the Wushaoling Ridge with his subordinates, his subordinates also thought that the Duke of Guo was radical. Until he saw the power of black gunpowder, he realized that the Duke of Guo was sure to win and everything was under control. If the civil officials in the court did not have the power of black gunpowder with their own eyes, they would be afraid that no one would agree to the Duke of Guo's opening of mountains and repairing ridges."

Pei Min stood up and said, "Since that's the case, let the civil and military officials in the court see the power of 'high technology' and let them know how stupid and ignorant the frog in the well is."

Zhang Jiuling smiled bitterly, and his face was full of heat. Not long ago, he heard Pei Min say that he wanted to open mountains and build ridges and let them think of a reasonable plan.

Zhang Jiuling still remembered that he jumped out with a blushing face and tried every means to persuade him, but he almost stopped quitting.

It was not until he saw the power of black gunpowder that this famous minister who was famous all over the world realized that he was ignorant and stupid, and his heart was full of energy.

Once they succeed, open up Longshan and repair Wushaoling, it will be a feat that will be rewarded for the current dynasty and for the future.

At that time, they would be like Li Bing from Dujiangyan and Zhengguoqu and other great men, and would be famous in history.

People like Zhang Jiuling are like money and other things, and they are in love with the world. The four words they need to be famous in history. Let future generations speak their names and praise them.

Pei Min immediately did not hesitate, explaining in detail the records of his discovery of black gunpowder from ancient books, and wrote down its unique function and significance of the mountain-breaking stone, and then applied to the North Korea demonstration.

Officials outside Beijing are not allowed to enter Beijing without being summoned. This is an iron rule.

If Pei Min wants to enter Beijing, he has to apply for approval from Li Longji.

A letter was once again passed to Chang'an!

Li Longji always wondered why Pei Min, who had always been wise, would make an almost absurd proposal like "opening Longshan and repairing Wushaoling". It was not until he received the letter that he knew that he had other reliance. He was full of curiosity about the magical black gunpowder that he boasted to Pei Min in the letter. He agreed to Pei Min's request to enter Beijing. In accordance with Pei Min's letter, he built a earthen house similar to a single toilet in the martial arts field of the Ministry of War, and carefully built it with rammed earth for repairing the city wall.

Pei Min came to the Shence Army camp again and found Qingxuzi and Gu Hongzi, who were responsible for the research.

"Two Taoist priests, how is the progress of the black gunpowder? It won't take long to start the project of opening Longshan and repairing Wushaoling Ridge." Although all the civil and military officials in the court opposed it, even Li Longji rarely did not stand on his side, he believed that as long as he took out the black gunpowder and let them see the power of the black gunpowder, no one dared to say a word anymore.

Qingxuzi nodded silently.

Gu Hongzi said excitedly: "Based on the ratio of the formula of the Duke 1,2,3, after six days of research and discussion, we gradually controlled the subtle tricks. Gradually, the proportion of saltpeter was increased to 7.50%, plus 100% sulfur and 1050% charcoal, which was even more powerful than 1,231."
Chapter completed!
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