Chapter 463 Giant Tang

Late at night, in Liangyi Hall, the emperor was reviewing memorials. It was the dead of winter and heavy snow was falling outside the hall.

The silver frost charcoal in the hall burned quietly, warm as spring.

The emperor felt stuffy and uncomfortably pulled at his collar. This cotton coat really kept him warm.

Two hundred kilograms of cotton and a set of bedding sent from Lingnan.

The emperor was reluctant to use it and gave it to the cold-fearing queen. The queen refused it, saying that the emperor needed it more.

The emperor used the excuse that the color and pattern of the quilt were not suitable for blocking the view.

She used the tools to make a new set, sewed it with bright yellow satin, and sent it to the emperor.

A set of cotton clothes was sewn for each of the prince, Qingque, Zhinu, Changle and Yuzhang.

After rewarding a few important officials, there was little left.

Everyone who has used it says it’s good!

Shortly after giving birth, Empress Changsun, who was afraid of cold, praised it highly.

The bright red cotton coat matched her skin tone very well, making Empress Changsun look radiant, with red lips and white teeth, and bright and charming.

I didn’t expect that the cotton cloth woven from Baidiezi is delicate, uniform, strong and wear-resistant. If it becomes popular, it will benefit people all over the world!

Empress Changsun lamented that no matter how good something is, it needs someone to recognize its value, otherwise it will be wasted.

I sent a box of cotton seeds and got back cotton clothes, quilts, cotton, and a whole box full of cotton seeds.

The emperor gave the cotton seeds and planting notes to Dou Jing, the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, and asked the Ministry of Agriculture to open planting bases in Hebei and Henan.

In the memorial, Su Ying specifically emphasized the most suitable places for growing Baidizi and the seeds needed to promote the planting of Baidizi. They needed to be continuously imported in large quantities from Gaochang State to ensure that the Tang Dynasty could promote the planting as soon as possible.

Therefore, the emperor summoned the Minister of War Hou Junji to discuss sending troops to Gaochang State, preparing for battle and waiting for a suitable opportunity to do so.

"Your Majesty! Secret report from Lingnan!" Xu Zhi's voice sounded outside the hall.

"Present it!" The emperor was curious, what would happen at this time?

Xu Zhi submitted two secret reports, each sent through a different channel, both urgently delivered over a distance of 300 miles.

"Haha, this Fu Zhong!" The emperor smiled when he saw that they were both sent from Guangzhou, and was very satisfied with Fu Zhong's cleverness.

Fu Zhong openly controlled several ports and coastal markets, but secretly he had another task, which was to build large warships in preparation for the conquest of Goguryeo.

Another thing is to build large ocean-going ships, let the Tang Dynasty ships patrol overseas, increase maritime trade and external deterrence.

Lu Zhaoshi was appointed as the governor of Guangzhou because of his ability in local administration, his loyalty and reliability, and also because he protected Fu Zhong's shipyard.

The two of them were secretly reporting to each other at this moment, there must be something urgent!

After opening Lu Zhaoshi's secret memorial, he read it for a while, then stood up in shock and hurriedly read the rest of the content.

Excitedly, "Exclaim the Chief of the Weapons Supervisor!"

"Yes!" Xu Zhi bowed and stepped out, going to summon him personally.

He was so excited that he couldn't calm down for a long time. It took him a long time to open Fu Zhong's secret letter.

"Bang!" He slammed his palm on the table. "With this magical artifact, we can help the Tang Dynasty expand its territory!"

"Keming, Keming! Look, our Tang Dynasty is really full of talents! God help our Tang Dynasty!" The emperor shouted excitedly.

No one answered for a long time. I looked towards the familiar corner again, but the figure as thin as a dead leaf was no longer there.

The Prime Minister Du, who spoke little but could hit the nail on the head, is gone!

It has been several months since his death, but the emperor is still not used to his departure. Whenever he encounters something happy, he always calls out Keming, Keming.

"Oh! Keming, it would be great if you were here! It won't be long before we can witness the prosperous Zhenguan era!" The emperor said dejectedly.

With the assistance of Prime Minister Fang and Du, and the support of these two great national treasures and the vast granary of Lingnan, he was able to achieve great success.

A large number of capable and battle-hardened generals are at their prime, and the Tang Dynasty is expanding its territory and creating the prosperous Zhenguan Era!

The weapons supervisor was sleeping when he was awakened by his family, who said that His Majesty had urgently summoned him.

He quickly dressed and came out, and was frightened to see that it was Xu Zhi.

He was just a minor official of the eighth rank and had never been summoned before. Now he was summoned in the middle of the night. He didn't know what the matter was, so he asked Xu Zhi anxiously.

Xu Zhi smiled without saying anything, and the supervisor felt slightly relieved.

"Your Majesty!" The supervisor trembled with fear.

"No need to be so polite! I want to ask you, have you ever seen Tribulus terrestris?" The emperor asked bluntly.

"Tribulus?" The supervisor was confused.

Why did he get out of bed in the middle of the night just to ask him if he had ever seen a thorn plant?

"Yes, the kind of thorny thorns in the wild that are very prickly!" the emperor emphasized.

"Your Majesty, I have seen you!"

"Okay, then you find someone to make it!" The emperor handed the blueprint to the supervisor.

The drawing was drawn by Lu Zhaoshi at the request of Su Ying. It was a schematic diagram that looked more like a sea urchin, and it also had an explanation of the internal structure.

When you see this thing filled with gunpowder and iron fragments, and detonated by a fuse, the explosion is powerful enough to kill several people at the same time. It can be thrown by hand, or used as a catapult to attack the enemy remotely.

The Supervisor's pupils dilated in shock. What had he seen? This was something incredible!

Compared to simply throwing stones, this is too terrifying. Whether you can hit it or not, you will not be able to escape the disaster. You will either die or be injured!

"Your Majesty!" The supervisor thought he was still asleep.

"I will order someone to prepare the gunpowder configuration as soon as possible. Do you have any questions?" asked the emperor.

"When will His Majesty need it?" The Supervisor felt somewhat confident after seeing the blueprint.

“The sooner the better!”

"I will go back right away and ask people to research it overnight!" The supervisor didn't sleep either.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a contribution. As long as you complete it successfully, you will definitely get credit!

"Well! Go ahead!" The emperor nodded with satisfaction.

The weapons supervisor was leaving, and the emperor sat there thinking, who should he ask for gunpowder?

This thing is so powerful. If the fire caltrop is successfully developed, then the gunpowder bullets and cannons mentioned by Lu Zhaoshi will also be developed.

How could a flesh and blood body be able to stop such a terrifying killing weapon?

"This Su Ying! What a weird person! I thought she only knew about sericulture and farming, but she gave me such a big surprise!" The emperor murmured to himself.

Fu Zhong secretly reported that Su Ying easily solved the problem of water seepage in large ships. Once this problem is solved, large ships with larger draft will no longer be a problem.

The most unexpected thing was that Su Ying also drew a schematic diagram of the continuous crossbow installed on the warship.

Unlike a crossbow, it does not rely solely on a large amount of manpower to pull the bowstring to fire.

Instead, a special rope is used to pull the mechanism, generate torque, and pull the ejection device.

The thick catapult device can be equipped with up to nine arrows or multiple projectiles at a time. It can rotate a circle and fire continuously, with a range of up to one hundred feet!

If we had this frigate, destroying Goguryeo would be a piece of cake.

If we can develop firearms and cannons in the future, the Tang Dynasty will be invincible!

Destroy the Turks, take over the Western Regions, destroy Tuyuhun, and destroy Goguryeo!

Lingnan has become a thoroughfare. With Lingnan as its backing, the Annan Protectorate can move further south!

Wherever the warships go, it is the territory of the Tang Dynasty!

Thinking of the birth of a powerful and gigantic Tang Dynasty in his hands.

For thousands of years, when future generations talk about the great Tang Dynasty, they will surely praise him as the Heavenly Khan, with passion surging in their hearts. This achievement will be comparable to that of Zulong!

At this moment, the emperor also wanted to see what this legendary Lord Su looked like.

Why do I always have weird things in my head that others can’t think of?