The fourth son of the emperor, King Shao Guancheng of Qi, was very envious of his brother for going down to experience.

He is one year younger than his third brother, ten months to be more precise. He has learned everything he needs to learn, and so have everyone's husbands. He even has to work harder because his mother always says that she has a bad background and her natal family has no

For help, we can only place our hope on such a son, so Shiro has been working hard and holding his breath.

"Father, I also want to go out and practice." After getting some free time, Shiro Shao Guancheng begged.

"Where do you want to go?" Shao Shude asked.

Xian Fei Zhuge sat aside and looked at her son with some worry and perhaps some encouragement.

"I want to go to Haizhou." Shao Guancheng seemed to have thought about this question for a long time, and he answered clearly.

"Why go to Haizhou? What attracts you there?" Shao Shude asked curiously.

"My son is good at mathematics. I heard that Haizhou has just set up a customs office and there are many gatekeepers. I would like to go to the customs office to practice."

"Customs..." Shao Shude pondered for a moment.

The Great Xia court originally had only one customs house, Chishanpu in Dengzhou. Recently, it was discovered that many merchants from the south liked to land in Haizhou, so a customs house was set up on Yuzhou Island (Tianheng Island) to collect customs duties.

Shao Guancheng looked at Shao Shude with earnest eyes.

Concubine Zhuge Xian also looked at him nervously, but did not dare to make a sound.

"That's all, if you want to go, just go. Start with the history of the order and learn slowly." Shao Shude said.

The court he established was the same as that of the previous Tang Dynasty, and clan members could also serve as officials.

During the Pre-Tang Dynasty, the prime ministers from the clan included Li Xian, Li Mian, Li Linfu and others.

There are also talents in military generals.

Li Shimin's great-grandson, Li Yi, the grandson of King Li Ke of Wu, once served as the governor of Longyou and Shuofang, commanded the Battle of Shibao City, and was transferred to the Northeast, where he defeated the Khitan. His outstanding achievements forced Xuanzong to posthumously confer the title on his father.

For the King of Wu.

Li Zaiyi, a descendant of Li Chengqian, was an outstanding warrior. He started as a soldier. After he became successful, he launched a military rebellion in Youzhou. He appointed himself as Jiedushi and defeated the Cangjing rebels. He was later expelled by the rebel army. After entering the court, he was promoted to Shannan West Road.

, Jiedushi of the two towns in Hedong.

In terms of literature, Li He is a famous poet.

Shao Shude felt that with so many of his women working hard to bear children for him, and all of them receiving top-notch education, it would be too wasteful to raise them like pigs.

Anyway, the title will be reduced. If the descendants are not good enough, and the descendants are reduced to the point where they cannot be reduced, life will not be easy. You are so far apart, and the emperor of the current dynasty may not recognize you as a relative. In this case, it is better to let them do it.

It doesn't matter whether you are an official, a businessman, a soldier or even a farmer.

"You learn poetry and composition from the number one scholar, learn various instruments from the best martial arts master in the world, learn mathematics from Master Mani, have the prime minister give you some tips on worldliness, and are surrounded by your father. Your vision and knowledge are wider than others. It's so good.

Conditions, if you still can't behave like a human being, don't come back to see me." Shao Shude added.

"Yes." Shao Guancheng replied excitedly.

The young man is always full of fantasies about the future, feeling that he can flex his muscles and fulfill his ambition.

Shao Shude smiled. He didn't expect all his sons to become talented. With such top-notch educational resources, as long as they were not stupid or stupid, they would have no problem at least being people of average ability. They also had titles and were not too big.

It is always good to have a career to work on despite the pressure of political performance.

If you are locked up at home all day long and can't do anything else except fight cocks and play with women, you will be ruined.

This is not how a father loves his son.

Even if the world is in chaos, one or two descendants may start from a small soldier, a small official or a local powerful man, and they may be able to create a career, emulate the stories of Liu Xiu and Liu Bei, and save the Shaw family.

Damn it! In the final analysis, we still want to have more sons, and we have decided to raise them free-range, so we have to rely on the number of descendants to win.

****

There is nothing to stay in Qingzhou.

On November 24th, I arrived in Laizhou. I walked around casually and found that heavy snow had collapsed houses and the people were shivering from the cold.

However, the state and county governments were slow to act and were severely reprimanded by Shao Shude. Several officials were punished, including but not limited to fines, poor evaluations, etc. Fortunately, they were still providing disaster relief and had taken action, otherwise they would have been afraid.

It's not that easy to end.

On the third day of December, we arrived at Liduo Penglai County, Dengzhou.

At this time, news was received that all armies braved the snow and attacked Chanzhou fiercely, and finally defeated Chanzhou. The more than 2,000 remaining Wei soldiers refused to surrender and died. As to whether they really refused to surrender or were unable to surrender, no one has delved into it.

This was good news. After Shao Shude heard about it, he summoned his ministers to a banquet.

"Wei Bo originally lost the six states, first losing Xiangwei, then losing Beizhou, and today Chanzhou has also been conquered. The chronic disease that has lasted for more than a hundred years has been solved by your Majesty. It is gratifying." Chen Cheng said with a smile.

"What will happen to Luo Shaowei?" Shao Shude asked.

He is now really curious about what state Wei Bo is in. Recently, he has been thinking that if he were gentler, maybe Wei Bo wouldn't have to struggle for so long. By ending it early, he could save countless money and food, and the people of Henan would not have to live so hard.

After all, the cost of an army of more than 100,000 is not a small amount.

But in the end, he always vetoed it. So much money had already been spent, so it was better to spend more money and get it done once and for all.

"Your Majesty, I think I can win over Wei Bo now." Xie Tong said: "In the past, Wei Bo had strong soldiers and horses, and high morale, so he had to be ruthless. Now after many battles, Wei Bo suffered heavy losses. This time

In the battle of Chanzhou, the Shanhe and Six Heroes armies were severely damaged and lay dormant for more than ten miles. Most of the thieves have lost confidence. Trying to win them over at this time may have a miraculous effect."

"You can win over the remnants of the Shanhe and Liuxiong armies, but you cannot win over the Yamen soldiers. These people have not been seriously injured and are very arrogant." Wang Bian said: "Your Majesty, you may recruit Luo Shaowei, Wang Yuanwu and others to attack and kill Wei Bo.

Yamen soldiers redeem themselves."

Shao Shude took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to go to the Weibo battlefield in person.

Although it has been common practice since the Northern Dynasties for the emperor to personally conquer the country, it is not good to do so. Wei Bo and his gang no longer have the ability to make a comeback. The only suspense is how long they can last. There is no need to personally conquer everything.

"Not enough! Wei Bo's losses are not heavy enough." Shao Shude said: "But we can contact Luo Shaowei. If he doesn't want to die, he can borrow a knife to kill people. I don't mind using it as the knife."

"Li Qing, you take care of this matter." Shao Shude turned to Honglu Qing Li Hang and said.

"I obey the order." Li Hang has done countless missions and has a large number of talented people under his command. Contact Luo Shaowei, and he will definitely be able to understand things with emotion, act with reason, and handle things without leakage.

"Let's talk about this patrol." Shao Shude stopped talking about Wei Bo and asked instead: "I patrolled east to Dengzhou and traveled more than a thousand miles. Did I gain anything along the way?"

"I would like to congratulate your Majesty." Chen Cheng was the first to say: "Since the tour, I have traveled through more than ten states and more than a thousand miles, and your Majesty has gained great prestige. People all know that the new dynasty of Great Xia has a wise king and wise ministers, a prosperous military, and care for the people. Especially,

There may have been a lot of noise in the old places of the four towns of Xuanwu, Tianping, Taining and Ziqing. After His Majesty's eastward tour, everyone worshiped him wherever he went and no longer dared to have any dissent. It can be seen from this that Huangxia's foundation is stable.

The world is at peace."

Shao Shude was amused by Chen Cheng. After he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he felt that there were more and more flatterers every day, and he became more disgusting than before.

"The eastward tour is indeed effective." Shao Shude said: "It is enough to deter local rebels and demonstrate the prestige of Huang Xia. If it can achieve some of the effects, it is not a loss."

Shao Shude's fingers tapped lightly on the table.

"Now there is one last thing. If I don't take a look at it, I won't be at ease." He said.

****

The port of Penglai Town has been completely frozen, with thousands of miles of ice and thousands of miles of snow drifting.

In the dock on the shore, workers are working hard to renovate a ship.

Shao Shude had the throne moved over and watched the craftsmen's actions with interest.

It was a cold day, and beads of sweat were already forming on Ma Wanpeng's forehead.

The saint sent down the message that if he could renovate the ship named "Jiang Bing", he could win the title of county viscount.

Yes, this is the third ship they have built.

The first ship was named "Haijian" by the saint. After its long voyage, many problems arose, so it was redesigned and built.

The second ship was built in Chishanpo. It was very fast, but it was bad luck. On the way to Haeju, it encountered serious wind and waves, and the hull structure was damaged again.

After some research, everyone pooled their efforts and discussed over and over again. They thought that the ship's ribs were not dense enough and had insufficient support, so they decided to add more ship ribs.

However, the saint just now raised the issue of ship materials, which is indeed a matter worth worrying about. But good ship materials are mostly in the south, and you can't go to other people's land to cut down big trees and then transport them back. This is very difficult to solve.

.

"Try not to splice the keel. This ship is not big. Just cut a whole piece of wood and make the keel." Shao Shude looked at it for a while and couldn't help but approach the dock to discuss with Ma Wanpeng.

Ship materials are indeed a problem.

From the perspective of world shipbuilding history, there is indeed no top-notch ship material in the north. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the British vigorously planted oak trees in order to develop their navy. However, after colonizing America and Asia, they quickly abandoned oak trees and switched to tropical

Large woods, such as teak, have a perfect balance of density, flexibility and workability.

If teak is not available, try to use mahogany.

As for the keel, it is made from a whole piece of wood.

However, as the ships got bigger and bigger, the original forests in the Americas were more and more destroyed. There were fewer and fewer tall and straight trees, and the method of splicing keels had to be used. After the Portuguese colonized South America, in just two

Century, the Brazilian primeval forests that had grown for countless years were destroyed until they were gnawed by dogs. Countless high-quality Brazilian hematoxylin trees disappeared, and the name of Brazil comes from this tree.

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true." Ma Wanpeng replied: "However, Henan has been in war for a long time, and it is difficult to find tall and straight trees. I also asked many people and collected hundreds of large, straight and clear trees."

"I have issued a ban on logging in several states west of Zhili Road. The older the trees, the less likely they are to be cut down." Shao Shude said, "But you have said too much. The Central Plains has been in war for a long time, and big trees are hard to find. It was built during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong.

For the Three Bridges in Heyang, we have to go to Jiangxi to cut wood and build ships. However, there are none in the Central Plains, but there are many in the Khitan territory. Oak wood is also a good ship material, so we can make do with it."
To be continued...