Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty

.mhtx. "...Guanyin maid, do you mean that you dreamed that Qingque was captured by the Turks?"

In the Xiyuan of the Imperial Palace, Empress Changsun's bedroom, Empress Changsun, who had just woken up from a nightmare, briefly told Li Er what she had dreamed about. Li Er frowned and said thoughtfully.

Empress Zhangsun still had lingering fears at this time, obviously she hadn't recovered from her previous dream, she tightly grabbed Li Er's hand and said in a trembling voice: "Erlang, my concubine always feels that this is not a dream, this dream It's too real, and counting the days, Qingque and the others should also go to Taiyuan, you say, Qingque will not have an accident, right?"

It is said that the mother who travels a thousand miles is worried, not to mention that since Li Tai was born, he has never left the palace so far as this time, and now it is a moment of tension between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, how can Empress Changsun not worry?

Hearing this, Li Er's heart sank. He was already a little worried about Li Tai's safety. Otherwise, he would not have sent so many banned troops to the north with Li Tai this time. At this time, he would listen to Empress Changsun tell such a story. A real nightmare, Li Er will inevitably have a little ominous premonition in his heart!

Even so, Li Er's face was still as usual. He gently patted Empress Zhangsun on the back and comforted:

"This is just a dream, don't think too much, Guanyin maid, Qingque is guarded by a thousand imperial guards, and the two brothers of Dugu's family are also top masters, so it will not happen easily, let alone in Taiyuan. There are 70,000 soldiers in Taiyuan, and there are several barriers between Taiyuan and the Turks. What you see in your dreams will never come true! Relax, don’t think too much!”

These words were told by Li Er to Empress Changsun as well as to himself. In his opinion, the defensive strength around Li Tai is so sufficient that it is impossible for Empress Changsun to see the situation in her dream!

"But... the concubine is still not at ease, Erlang, has there been any news from Qingque recently?"

Empress Zhangsun patted her chest lightly, took a few breaths, and looked at Li Erdao.

She already had a shortness of breath, although after half a year of conditioning, she had gradually improved, but when she was excited, she suddenly felt a little short of breath.

Li Er also clearly felt the strangeness of Empress Changsun. He held Empress Changsun's hand and said:

"Qing Que hasn't sent a letter back yet, but the best news is that he hasn't sent a message back. He has a telegraph machine on his trip. If something happens, he will definitely send a telegram back as soon as possible. Guanyin maid, if you don't worry about it. , I will have someone send him a telegram early tomorrow morning to ask him about the situation on his side, now don't worry too much, relax, relax, and continue to rest, it's still early before dawn!"

Li Er's affirmative tone reassured Empress Zhangsun, she breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, "Okay! Erlang, remember to have someone send a telegram to Qingque tomorrow, and send someone to inform Qingque when the news comes back. Concubine!"

Instructing the emperor to do business is a bit out of line for the queen, but Li Er and the young husband and wife of the eldest grandson have a deep relationship, so he naturally doesn't care about this, he smiled and comforted: "Guanyin maid, you can rest easy. , As soon as there is news tomorrow, I will have someone come to tell you, so go to sleep now!"

"Well! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Empress Zhangsun smiled in relief, and the two lay down again. After a while, steady and regular breathing sounded in the bedroom.

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"...Your Majesty, the notice to recruit soldiers from the government has been expeditedly distributed to the states and counties from 800 miles. The Ministry of War has formulated a recruiting plan for each place, and the Zhechong government is actively selecting elites. It is expected that in a few days, there will be more The elite soldiers of the government have entered the capital one after another! At that time, a 150,000-strong army will be stationed in a plain below the Niushou Mountain to the south of Chang'an City, backed by abundant water and built to the east!"

(Fengshui, one of the "Eight Waters in Chang'an", is located in Hu County, south of Chang'an City, and is also about 20 kilometers away from the due east of Niushou Mountain)

In the early morning, Li Jing, the minister of war, reported to Li Er the progress of the recent preparations for the imperial court. Among them, it was inevitable to mention the conscription of soldiers from the government to the capital that Li Er had previously requested.

Although Chang'an City is the largest city in the world today, it has a population of one million (don't underestimate this one million population, the city of this era is not full of high-rise buildings like modern times, the floor area ratio of residential buildings is very low, and The residences of many nobles, nobles and dignitaries are tens of hundreds of acres at every turn. Under this circumstance, it is really not easy for a million people to live in Chang'an City), and it is the limit that can be packed into the camp of the twelve guards in the capital. , there is really no ready place to build another camp of 150,000 troops!

Therefore, the 150,000 elite soldiers recruited from various places can only be stationed outside the city, and the location of this military camp must be close to the water source!

Hearing this, Li Er nodded with satisfaction and said, "The 150,000-strong army is stationed in one camp. The location of the camp is very important. The bank of Fengshui in the south of Chang'an is a good place. To set up a camp on the banks of the Fengshui in the south of the city, the necessary supplies will be allocated by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, and as soon as the 150,000 soldiers arrive, intensive training will be carried out immediately!"

Li Jing clenched his fists and ordered, "Old minister leads the order~!"

Li Er nodded, then looked at Xiao Yu in the team of civil servants, and said solemnly, "Xiao Aiqing!"

"The old minister is here!"

Xiao Yu stepped forward and cupped his hands.

Li Er opened his mouth and said, "Today there will be a sum of military funds, which will be charged to the Ministry of Households. This military fund will be mainly used to supply the 150,000 elite soldiers of the government who are about to enter the capital. Xiao Aiqing, you should do a good job in coordinating and scheduling. Armor and food and drink, let alone affect the progress of the soldiers' drills!"

Xiao Yu frowned, cupped his hands and asked: "

The old minister dared to ask, did the military fund mentioned by His Majesty come from the fundraising conference that Lantian County will hold this afternoon? "

Hearing this, the rest of the ministers in the Taiji Hall also cheered up and listened intently.

This time, Li Er didn't hide it, but admitted it openly: "That's right! It's the fundraising conference to be reported this afternoon!"

This is the first time Li Er has admitted in front of hundreds of civil and military officials that the military capital of the 150,000-strong army is mainly due to the fund-raising conference held by the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. The officials were only guessing before, but now they are a little at a loss when they hear Li Er personally confirm it. At a loss, some of them have a smile on the corner of their mouth, such as Changsun Wuji!

Xiao Yu said with a serious face: "Does your majesty really think that just relying on these private merchants, you can raise enough military funds to supply a 150,000-strong army for several months?"

The rest of the ministers also made a murmur at this time. Obviously, in their opinion, it is impossible to raise so much money with private merchants. After all, the concept of merchants' valuing profit has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is the hearts of these scholars!

Li Er smiled indifferently and said, "Can we find out before dusk today, if the money raised is not enough, I will think of another way, in any case, before the army sets off, I will definitely raise enough money and food! Xiao Aiqing only needs to wait for the end of the fundraising conference to lead the household officials to take over the military funds and make overall arrangements!"

"The old minister leads the order!"

Speaking of this, Xiao Yu can't say anything else. Although since ancient times he has paid attention to a court not to compete with the people for profit, but now is the time when the Tang Dynasty and the Turks are about to go to war. At this critical moment, no one cares about this.

Li Er nodded with satisfaction and said: "The situation in the north is becoming more and more tense, and the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is becoming more and more urgent. I hope that all the Aiqings can work together to prepare for the war together to ensure that the Tang Dynasty will fight. Nothing to lose!"

Hundreds of officials cupped their hands one after another and said, "I will obey the order!"

Seeing that the matter to be discussed is almost over, Li Er said, "Every Aiqing has something to announce, and if there is nothing to do, then retreat to the DPRK!"

After waiting for a while, no one stood up, and the chambermaid standing on the side of the hall shouted in a shrill voice: "Retreat~!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty~!"

In the sound of Baiguan's respectful farewell, Li Er got up and left the Taiji Temple and walked towards the Ganlu Temple.

"Zhao Song, go and arrange for someone to send a telegram to Qing Que using a telegraph machine to ask him about the situation over there!"

Returning to the Ganlu Palace, Li Er ordered Zhao Song beside him before he changed into his regular clothes.

In the palace, there is a telegraph machine, which is placed on the Qin Tiantai and temporarily kept by the Qin Tianjian.

The function of Qin Tianjian is to observe the celestial phenomena, calculate the solar terms, and formulate the calendar. From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Southern Dynasties, Taichang belonged to the Taishi Commander in charge of the celestial calendar. The Sui Secretary Province belonged to Taishi Cao, and Emperor Yang changed Cao as a prisoner. In the Tang Dynasty, the Eunuch Supervisor was changed to the Taishi Bureau, and later it was renamed the Secretary Pavilion, the Huntian Supervision Yuan, the Armillary Observatory, or the Secretary Province.

At this time, Qin Tianjian was equivalent to the ancient version of the National Astronomical Observatory, which was responsible for observing astronomical phenomena and promulgating the calendar. Qin Tianjianzheng is equivalent to the director of the National Astronomical Observatory. Because the calendar is related to the agricultural time, and the ancients believed that changes in astronomical phenomena directly correspond to changes in personnel, the status of the imperial supervisor is very important.

The reason why the telegraph is kept in Qintianjian is mainly because the Qintiantai in Qintianjian is located at a higher position, so that the electromagnetic wave signal can be transmitted farther when sending telegrams. This is what Li Zexuan told Li Er earlier!

When Guancheng suppressed the rebellion, Li Yu took a telegraph machine on the pagoda of Songyue Temple, a hundred miles away, and sent a letter to the academy about Guancheng's situation. This is the principle! Before the telegraph relay station was built, the communication distance of the telegraph machine could only be improved in this way. Although the improvement was limited, it was still enough to transmit the news from Chang'an to Taiyuan!

In addition to the telegraph machine, before this, Li Er had selected several people from the palace servants and sent them to Yanhuang Academy to learn how to use the telegraph machine, so now even if Li Tai is not in the palace, some people in the palace will use the telegraph machine. !

"Hey~!"

Zhao Song bowed to take orders and turned away.

"Go and call Li Junxian to come and see me!"

After Zhao Song left, Li Er instructed a servant in the hall.

"Hey~!"

The servant bowed to his promise and turned to leave.

"The last will meet His Majesty!"

After a while, Li Junxian, dressed in military uniform, walked quickly into the hall, bowed and saluted.

"Free gift!"

Seeing Li Junxian coming, Li Er put down the memorial in his hand, got up and walked to Li Junxian from above, and said straight to the point: "I called you here today because I have something for you to do!"

Li Junxian clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please order!"

Li Er nodded and said solemnly: "I ordered you to choose a team of elites of one hundred cavalry, the number of them does not need to be large, more than ten people is enough, you let them go to Taiyuan City immediately, and then check to see if this is in Taiyuan City. There are Turkic spies! After checking Taiyuan City, check the county seat of Yunzhong County! If there is any abnormality, immediately cooperate with the local Zhechong House to destroy it!"

Li Junxian didn't understand why he heard it, but he still bowed to lead the order: "I will obey the order at the end!"

"Well! Go!"

Li Er waved his hand and said.

"Here! I will retire at the end!"

Li Junxian folded his fists and turned to leave.

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