As night fell, Li Tai returned from Tiance Academy.

returned to the mansion, cleaned up, and then took the ladies into the palace for dinner.

After dinner, Li Tai was called to the Qinzheng Hall alone by Li Shimin.

"Qingque, I heard that there is a steel ingot in your house?" Li Shimin asked.

"Well, I happened to meet a Hu businessman and fooled him with tens of thousands of catties of tea." Li Tai smiled faintly and said, "Thousands of catties of Uzi steel ingots, it is estimated that a batch of good Damascus knives can be made." ”

"Damascus knives?" Li Shimin's brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

Forehead~

Li Tai was a little embarrassed, this knife shouldn't be a Damascus knife, right?

Although the historical Damascus knife was indeed made from Uzi ingots.

"Dad, the people of Persia, Tianzhu, and Dashi all use Uzi steel to make weapons, which are called Damascus knives." Li Tai explained.

"Doesn't that mean that those fanbangs are armed with sharp blades?" There was a hint of worry in Li Shimin's eyes.

I didn't think it was nothing, but when I saw the finished product, Li Shimin had to say that it was indeed a very peculiar steel.

Ordinary people can use it to create extremely sharp knives, if the people of Fanbang all hold sharp weapons in their hands, it is quite bad for Datang.

It's a world of the jungle, and you don't want to conquer others when you have a blade in your hand?

Not to mention ancient times, didn't a certain country in later generations rely on its own strong national strength to bully other small countries everywhere?

"Dad, you can put a hundred hearts, although there are indeed many people in those countries who hold knives made of Uzi steel in their hands, but not everyone can hold a knife in their hands. Moreover, the weapons made of our steel are no worse than these Uzi steels in terms of performance. Li Tai smiled slightly and said, "This knife does look quite powerful now, but have you forgotten?" We've got an artifact! ”

"Although the sword is powerful, the power of gunpowder is even more powerful, as long as we can control gunpowder all the time and use gunpowder to create new weapons, the world is ours." Li Tai said: "However, these weapons made of Uzi steel are indeed good. ”

"We can make these steels into Tang knives and give them to the outstanding students of Tiance Academy, and give them to the loyal ministers and good generals of the Tang Dynasty." Li Tai had already planned it.

"Huh?"

Li Shimin looked at Li Tai and was very puzzled.

Could it be that the sword is really going to withdraw from the stage of history?

Li Shimin didn't know that in the wars of later generations, the sword was basically extinct.

Gunpowder and thermal weapons are the main weapons of war.

"Daddy, look!"

Li Tai took out a piece of paper and spread it out.

I saw a katana on the paper.

If you look closely, is there a katana? A clear Tang knife!

The katana of the Wa Kingdom is actually a mutation of the Tang sword.

The Tang sword is much larger and straighter than the katana.

In the original history, the Wa Kingdom fought at the mouth of the Baijiang River, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty did not leave a piece of armor killed by the Tang Dynasty with a Tang knife, so that the Wa State did not dare to be arrogant for thousands of years, and the Tang Dao was regarded as a divine sword.

Later, the craftsmen of the Wa Kingdom created the famous katana based on legend.

"Dad, this knife is a modification from the knife used by the current Datang soldiers, if all my Datang soldiers use this kind of knife, I think it can not only improve the combat power, but also improve the odds of victory."

"Gunpowder is very powerful, but gunpowder is not very carryable, and when you fight, when you run out of gunpowder, you have to use a knife, so I think that at least in the next ten years, the sword will still be very powerful."

"Of course, a hundred years later, gunpowder will be the mainstream of world warfare...... "Li Tai gushed out.

Li Shimin was on the side and nodded.

Then, he said: "What you said is right, it seems that the gunpowder is still powerful!" “

Li Shimin sighed, and also felt a little pity and helplessness, he got the world with the help of soldiers, horses and swords.

However, in the end, they did not rely on gunpowder to keep the world.

"This gunpowder, except for my royal family, no force is allowed to have it!" Li Shimin saw him clenching his fist and said.

"That's nature." Li Tai smiled faintly and said, "At least in the next thousand years, only we will be able to master gunpowder!" ”

It must be strictly controlled.

"Da Da Da ......"

A figure walked in from the outside.

"Your Majesty, there is a flying pigeon to pass the book." Li Cheng ran by Li Shimin's side, and handed a small tube respectfully to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin took it and opened it.

Then I looked at it.

"Hahaha...... Great, great, double happiness, double happiness! Li Shimin laughed: "No, what a joy to come to the door, how happy to come to the door!" ”

"Dad, why are you so happy?" Li Tai asked suspiciously.

"Qingque, it's your old father-in-law who has news." Li Shimin said happily: "Now, my Datang has occupied Dali!" The entire Dali County Province and the entire Jiannan Province are stable. ”

"Pass my order to set up the Rongzhou Governor's Mansion under Jiannan Road, Chai Shao is the first governor, and the commander-in-chief is Rongzhou!" Li Shimin said.

"Whoa!"

Li Cheng answered, and hurriedly went out to let someone write the holy will.

"Dad, although I have successfully established a foothold in Dali, I am afraid that it is not so easy to be stable!" Li Tai sighed and said, "It seems that you have to plan well." ”

"Nowadays, there are many tribes living in the Dali area, these tribes are not easy to deal with, if you want to make that place a part of my Tang Dynasty forever, you must let those tribes become real Tang people!" Li Tai said: "I suggest that the people should be selected from the Central Plains and migrated there. ”

"If there are more people, then naturally the local tribe will be suppressed, and before long, the local area will inevitably contract as a family, regardless of you, me and him."

"It's just that there aren't many people in this Tang Dynasty, and if a large number of people migrate over, I'm afraid it's ......" Li Tai was a little worried.

After all, this kind of migration is not so easy, it not only costs a lot of money, but also spends a lot of manpower and material resources, and if you don't get it, there will be a rebellion.

"Hahaha......" Li Shimin said with a smile: "It seems that my green finch has grown up, my green finch has really grown up, and finally knows how to think about the people." ”

"Don't worry, there are not many others in our Datang, there are still a lot of people, there are 380 registered people, and there are countless homeless people." Li Shimin said: "I discussed with your father-in-law at noon, about the matter of the displaced people, now that Dali has been calmed, it is just time to send the displaced people to various places. ”

"Come on, quickly invite the eldest grandson Wuji, Du Rumei and others into the palace!" Li Shimin is very interested.