Li Hao chatted with Cheng Qingyun and the engineers for a whole afternoon, for their scientific research work, Li Hao promised to give full support, scientific research needs a lot of things, Li Hao will provide, and even build a factory for them alone, not to make money, just to help them.

Li Hao knows that the progress of science requires huge financial support, Edison is known as the king of inventions, countless inventions in his life, in fact, those things are really invented by him, no, Edison set up his own studio, he has countless engineers under his hands to engage in invention and scientific and technological innovation for him, and the things invented are counted on his head, so he will have so many inventions in his life, otherwise how can he do it with his own strength, and a scientific research studio naturally needs huge funds to operate, Otherwise, where will the raw materials come from, where will the technicians come from?

And now, Li Hao is most lacking money, he still has hundreds of millions of taels of silver stored in the market, not put into the market, if hundreds of millions of taels of silver are put into the market, it will cause economic turmoil in Datang, causing terrible consequences, so now he only invests 800,000 taels of silver into the market every year to maintain the slow increase in prices in Datang, price increases are an inevitable trend, unavoidable, although prices are rising, but the people's lives are also getting better, this is not a bad thing.

That night, Li Hao lived in the summer resort, this night, he thought a lot, when he thought that he promoted the science and technology tree in Datang, so that Datang carried out the industrial revolution more than a thousand years in advance, he was excited, this is a great feat, far greater than the establishment of a country and a dynasty, because this will change the whole world, not just Datang.

Early the next morning, Li Hao packed up and rode back to Chang'an, just returned to the palace to tease his children to play for a while, and suddenly Wang San came to report, saying that Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, came to visit.

This time, Li Hao went directly to greet him, after all, he was in the front yard, Li Hao welcomed Li Daozong to the living room, and said loudly: "Come on, serve good tea!" ”

Li Daozong pursed his lips, he now knows Li Hao's code, "Shangcha" is Shangchen tea, "Shanghao tea" is using new tea, he really still has a little face, and he can let Li Hao entertain with Xincha, but he doesn't feel happy at all, and secretly despises Li Hao's stingy behavior.

The two exchanged a few words, the tea came, the two drank tea, Li Hao put down the teacup, smiled and asked: "Lord Taishan, I don't know if you have any advice this time?" ”

"Don't dare to advise." Li Daozong said, "I came to tell you something, yesterday afternoon, towards the receipt of a report from Yangzhou, Chuzhou, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Huzhou, Yuezhou and other places have appeared dozens of groups of Japanese ronin, these ronins came by boat, plundering the people's money and food everywhere, some of the Japanese ronin also killed, Yangzhou Governor Bian Youdao sent troops several times to clear out, but that group of Japanese people did not fight with it at all, heard that the official soldiers and horses arrived and fled, took a boat to leave, Bian Youdao is also powerless, The group of Japanese people saw that the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty government could not help them, they were even more rampant, burning, killing and looting all kinds of evil, and now the coastal area is panicked, what do you think about this matter? ”

Li Hao frowned suddenly when he heard this, narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "Wokou! ”

Li Daozong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded and said: "That's right, these Japanese people are thieves who do all kinds of evil, and the word 'Japanese Kou' is used very appropriately!" ”

Li Hao hurriedly asked, "What does Your Majesty say?" ”

His Majesty ordered Su Dingfang to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to clear and suppress, and set off tomorrow, that group of Japanese soldiers is only seven or eight thousand people, and I don't think it will be the opponent of my Tang elite soldiers.

"You're thinking too simply." Li Hao said solemnly, "This group of Japanese robbers knows that they are not opponents of the government, and they will definitely not confront the government, and when our brigade of soldiers and horses passes, they can disperse their actions, and flee by boat after the raid and plunder, where to chase them when the time comes, it is really not good, they can also find a small island at sea to temporarily avoid the limelight, our army cannot always be stationed there in vain to waste food and grass." ”

"This ......" Li Daozong was stunned for a while when he heard this, thinking about it carefully, Li Hao's analysis was still very reasonable, so he asked, "What should I do, this matter should be reported to Your Majesty as soon as possible, and the army will be dispatched tomorrow." ”

Li Hao frowned when he heard this, it seems that Li Shimin didn't take that group of robbers to heart at all, otherwise how could he not discuss it with him, the god of war, in fact, it is also true, the Tang Dynasty is so strong, the soldiers are invincible, as the Khan of the sky, how could Li Shimin put thousands of thieves in his eyes.

Li Hao thought for a while and said, "Lord Taishan, I'll go into the palace to face the saint." ”

Li Daozong said: "Let's go together, if there is a need, I can also speak for you." ”

"It's fine." Li Hao nodded, the two of them got up immediately, Li Hao ordered to prepare a horse, and went to Taiji Palace with Li Daozong.

Li Shimin was quite surprised by Li Hao's sudden request to see, but he still met Li Hao and Li Daozong in the Ganlu Palace.

"Poetry madness, Cheng Fan, this is the first time I've seen the two of you come to see me together." Li Shimin said with a smile.

Li Hao arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister's visit this time is really an important matter to play. ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and spread his hands and said, "Tell me, what is the important thing?" ”

Li Hao said: "Your Majesty, I heard that there are Japanese robbers raging in the coastal areas near Yangzhou, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Wako?" Li Shimin heard this word for the first time, and felt quite new, he seemed to think that this word was appropriate, nodded and said, "That's right, there are indeed Japanese robbers there, I have sent Su Dingfang to lead 10,000 troops to go to the conquest, and I will set off tomorrow, just a few thousand thieves, not enough trouble." ”

Li Hao bowed his hand solemnly when he heard this: "Your Majesty, please forgive the ministers for their courage, General Su is only afraid that he will return in vain this time." ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin suddenly frowned and asked, "Why did the poet maniac say this?" Could it be that my 10,000 elite soldiers in the Tang Dynasty can't defeat a few thousand thieves? ”

Li Hao said: "Your Majesty think about it carefully, there are more than 10,000 troops in the coastal areas, why can't they deal with the Japanese invaders?" All because the Japanese invaders are flowing across the sea by boat, their whereabouts are unpredictable, they avoid the superior forces of our Tang Dynasty government, and specifically pick the people who have no power to fight back, and once our Tang officers and soldiers come, they will flee by boat, my Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses may be invincible on land, but they flee to the ocean, how can we endure it? ”

"I haven't thought about your thoughts." Li Shimin said slowly, "I originally wanted to send a navy to encircle and suppress, but the navy has been taken by Xue Rengui to conquer Goguryeo, and the newly built Weihaiwei has not yet been trained, and the shipyard has just started shipbuilding. ”

Li Hao frowned when he heard this, Li Shimin said that it was really a difficult problem, to deal with these Japanese bandits, naturally the navy is the best, but now there is no navy available, Li Hao has the heart to let himself in the navy established by Liuqiu to clean up these Japanese bandits, but this is very risky, once the matter of raising a private army is discovered, he will not be able to run away from the charge of rebellion.

The final result, of course, is that he dominates the flow and establishes his own kingdom, and all his business in Datang will be ruined, which is nothing, the students of those schools, especially those who have carefully cultivated scientific researchers, are estimated to be punished, and everything he has worked hard in Datang will probably be ruined, and the industrial revolution will be postponed for many years.

If he only defends and does not attack, it will also consume the national strength of the Tang Dynasty in vain, and the other states will definitely fall into the ground, and when the time comes, the people of the Tang Dynasty will suffer again, and if he is allowed to fight to Chang'an and occupy the country, he is reluctant, he really doesn't want to be the emperor, and he doesn't want to turn against Li Zhi.

In short, it was really a move to send a private army to exterminate the Japanese Invaders, and at this moment, he had made up his mind in his heart, only to see Li Hao solemnly clenching his fists and saying: "Your Majesty, the minister requests to lead troops to clear out the Japanese Invaders." ”

"You?" Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this, frowned and asked, "If you leave, who will take care of the affairs of this Tiance Mansion?" ”

Li Hao said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Tiance Mansion can be temporarily handed over to the British public supervision, and General Fan Lihua is coming back soon, with the two of them here, Tiance Mansion will be fine." ”

"Well......" Li Shimin nodded slowly and groaned, Li Hao did things, he had always been relieved, since Li Hao took the initiative to ask for help, Li Shimin said, "Okay, I will give you 10,000 soldiers and horses to go to clear out the Japanese invaders." ”

"Your Majesty, you don't need 10,000 soldiers and horses." Li Hao said proudly, "It's enough for the minister to bring five thousand recruits from the Tiance Mansion." ”

"Five thousand recruits?" Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this, it was the first time he had heard that someone had brought new recruits to war, and on the battlefield, the gap between recruits and veterans was a world of difference, and 3,000 veterans could easily defeat more than 10,000 recruits, and this was the gap in combat strength.

"Poet maniac, will you be too trusted?" Li Shimin said with a worried face, "What can the recruits understand, I'm afraid they are not proficient in the formation, can they shoot the accurate arrows with the bow, and are they practicing their riding skills safely?" ”

"Your Majesty!" Li Hao said confidently, "It's been a month since the minister trained the recruits of the Tiance Mansion, and those recruits have already been reborn, although they are not skilled in riding a horse and opening a bow, but there is no big problem, as for the arrangement of troops, it is the top priority of the minister's training, and there will be no mistakes." ”

"Well, since you insist so much, then I will allow you to play." Li Shimin nodded helplessly.

Li Hao said again: "Your Majesty, the minister also needs a certain amount of power to make the officials from all walks of life along the coast listen to the minister's orders. ”

Li Shimin said very generously: "Okay, how about I appoint you as the envoy of the Jianghuai two provinces?" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Hao said, "The ministers will definitely kill all the Japanese and leave no one behind." ”

"Hmm." Li Shimin smiled and nodded, "You do things, I have always been at ease, poetry, it just so happens that you are here today, I will ask you by the way, the Japanese country is now in turmoil, and their king has asked me for assistance from the Tang Dynasty, what advice do you have?" ”

Li Hao sneered when he heard this, and said, "Your Majesty, the Japanese are detaining me at the border of the Tang Dynasty, is Your Majesty still ready to lend a helping hand to them?" ”

"Poetry madness is wrong." Li Shimin said slowly, "These Japanese are all some rebels or ronins of the Japanese Kingdom, and they came here to escape the war, not because the king of the Japanese Kingdom is unfilial to me in the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Shimin's sentence "unfilial piety" is very spiritual, which also reminds Li Hao that the relationship between Datang and the Wa Kingdom is now a father-son relationship, and the agreement made at the beginning is that the son country is in trouble, and the father country has to help, and now the son is really in trouble, it stands to reason that Datang, as a father, should lend a hand.