Li Shimin has seen the ship, almost one-sixth of the space on the ship is occupied by machines, plus the operation room, coal storage, water storage, etc., one-third of a ship is occupied by steam engines.

According to the design of the willow wood, the steam engine occupies at most a tenth or even less of the ship.

So this boat can only be used as a tugboat except for willow wood as a toy.

The rest of the space is all used for coal loading and the rest and living quarters of the shipwrights, which is enough to travel from Yangzhou to Chang'an at one time. At present, Liu Mu needs to add coal several times along the road to get to Yangzhou, and there are too few coal bunkers.

In Chang'an, it took Datang officials five days to learn what the steam engine could bring to Datang.

As for the name, the name steam engine is top secret.

In Li Shimin's study, only the nine important ministers were qualified to participate in this highest-level meeting.

The nine important ministers are naturally the left and right servants of Shangshu Province, the six Shangshu, and Qin Qiong. Qin Qiong's current identity can be understood as the highest person in charge of the Supreme Security Department of Datang.

Xiao Yu proposed: "Sage, the Supreme Council, the minister thinks it is better to expand the nine to thirteen people. ”

"Looks like you already have a bill?" Li Shimin asked.

Fang Xuanling took out an official document and sent it to Li Shimin and said:

"Sage, the ministers thought that four more people had been added, namely, the Sinong Temple, which was about to be separated from the household department and raised to half a level lower than the sixth department, the Daoyun Temple, which was about to be separated from the Ministry of Works, the Hongwen Temple, which was about to be separated from the Ministry of Rites, and the new Yulin Guard, which was transferred from the Ministry of War, Shen Cewei, and the Forbidden Army to supplement the strength of Wenyue Pavilion."

"Where's the candidate?" Li Shimin asked again.

Fang Xuanling said that it was all on the document.

Li Shimin turned to the back and saw that Sinong Temple was headed by Dou Jing, who was directly responsible for Shangshu Province from Sanpin.

Then Daoyun Temple, in charge of the construction of rivers and roads, recommended by Wen Yanbo. This is the youngest of the three Wens, and the most talented.

Next, the recommended candidate of Hongwen Temple is Su Shichang.

Although Yu Shinan is more famous, Yu Shinan is supertalented and lacks management ability. So Su Shichang is the most suitable candidate.

"This last person, undecided?" Li Shimin saw that Yu Linwei was empty.

"Sage, the minister recommends Li Zhang's Chuchen!" Cui Junsu reported Zhang Chuchen's name.

In Datang, a woman is an official, and after she really has an official position, she will have an external name, which is different from the name used when she gets married. But Zhang Chuchen was born in the green forest, and this name is known all over the world, so this is the name she reported.

As for whether she has a name that only Li Jing knows, no one will ask.

"The minister seconded the proposal."

And the first prefect of Yulinwei, four officials participated in the second, and Zhang Chuchen served as the leader.

This made Li Shimin entangled.

Because Li Jing is a military attache at the marshal level, and his wife is the supreme intelligence officer, and she is also a woman, Li Shimin is afraid that the officials will not accept this matter.

"This, both husband and wife have a lot of power, it's not that I don't distrust, it's just how the officials see it. What will they think of the Cabinet that is still being formed? ”

Li Shimin was very entangled.

Qin Qiong gave a suggestion.

"Sage, the minister thinks that he will choose a clan as the chief official, and then Zhang Chuchen as the first lieutenant."

Then, Fang Xuanling immediately opened his mouth to propose: "The minister thinks that Li Daozong is a clan. He has extraordinary abilities and can convince the public. The minister recommended Li Daozong. ”

Qin Qiong felt very embarrassed and regretted her proposal just now.

Qin Qiong immediately said: "The minister thought it was ......"

Li Shimin interrupted Qin Qiong: "Uncle Bao, don't think about it, you are just worried about the relationship between Li Daozong and you, but think about it, Li Daozong is still my younger brother." It's up to him, and when he returns from this expedition to the west, he will be officially appointed. ”

"The saint is wise."

Xiao Yu said again at this time: "The minister has another proposal to transfer Uncle Eldest Sun back. ”

"No, Liu Mu is a lazy character, the strategy is outstanding, the tactics are ridiculous, the past three years are related to my Tang Dynasty's plan for the next hundred years, Wuji must give me an eye on the island, and even I have to select a few more capable people to assist, the matter of the island cannot be lost."

Li Shimin knows more than anyone here.

What did the little widow do, Liu Mu counted a very terrible number for Li Shimin, that is, after the widow learned his skills from the Tang Dynasty, he began to wage war with the Tang Dynasty before Li Shimin died, and from that day on, the little widow fought a war with China for more than a thousand years and never stopped.

Don't forget to invade the Central Plains.

Li Shimin wants to do something for future generations, he now not only supports the conceived plan of extermination, but also Li Shimin has done even more, he defines the Japanese people as a resource colony, from minerals to raw materials, to soldiers, maidservants or something, in short, Li Shimin wants to break the waist bones of the Japanese people, so that they can learn to bend over and be human beings in the next thousand years.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Li Shimin stopped the issue of adjusting officials.

Li Shimin stood up and took out the treasure of willow wood.

"I've seen this thing a few times, and I've always thought it was a toy, or a good thing for willow wood to think about arming, until I added it." As Li Shimin spoke, he placed a model train on a huge sand table brought from Liumu.

"After I really got to know it, I couldn't sleep for days and nights. I don't care so much, I have to start building the bridge in three months, first spend a year or a year and a half to repair the bridge over the Jingyang and Wei rivers, and then spend another year to build the railway. Even if it can only be a trial path for the fire dragon, I want it. ”

No one objected to this costly resolution.

Liu Mu threw a million guan into it for the sake of an iron donkey, and then the more advanced one was the iron ox, and then the fire fish, this fire dragon. In two or three years, it will take a million to build a railway.

Even if it is as Li Shimin said, it is worth it to use it as a fire dragon test on Huayuan's side.

At the same time, you can also accumulate experience in the construction of railways.

"Saint, this kind of strategic-level weapon, people with bad intentions in foreign countries may destroy it." Yao Silian was very nervous and raised his uneasiness.

Qin Qiong said loudly: "Gong Yao, I still have the strength to fight. ”

"Misunderstanding, Uncle Bao, you misunderstood. I mean, those who have the intention to destroy may not do it in Huayuan, and the steel in Huayuan is definitely not enough in quantity, I mean, Shen Cewei or Yulin Wei, send troops to the important Dagangfang area. For example, Xingzhou Steel Mill. ”

"What Yao Gong said is extremely true, but I misunderstood."

Li Shimin also nodded: "Very good, Shubao, you can arrange it, anyone who dares to shake my Datang country, or a certain state, my Datang will definitely not let go." ”

"The minister commands."

The fire dragon refers to the super-powerful steam engine that drives the locomotive, and according to Liumu's assumption, it must reach at least 2,000 horsepower to be considered a locomotive.