"You have a second plan...what is it?" Li Shimin was a little excited when he heard Li Zhan say there was another plan, because Li Shimin felt that he had summoned Li Zhan this time, and he knew that Li Zhan must have a way.

Looking at Li Shimin who was a little excited, Li Zhan said: "There is no land route to go through water... The Datang waterway is smooth, and the water route is already mature enough...!"

"But the court has no ships... Of course, this is also my problem. During this period, the Tang Dynasty has been threatened by the grassland tribes, so I ignored the naval army. Now I think about it, I really regret it.

If I had just developed the navy a little, I would not have been strangled by the Li family in Longyou now." Li Shimin lowered his head slightly.

Li Zhan said at this time: "Please rest assured by Your Majesty... I know that Your Majesty's naval army has not yet been formed, so I have bought twenty semi-finished large ships from a maritime merchant. They are now under renovation. It is expected that the renovation will be completed in ten days.

It takes ten days to test the waters, and I think it will be possible to transport food in twenty days."

After hearing this, Li Shimin frowned and said, "Zhan'er... It's slow. In twenty-three days, Chang'an will be out of food. It takes at least three days for your big ship to go back and forth... Before your ship comes back, Chang'an may be in chaos."

Li Shimin's worries made Li Zhan smile and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, my boat does not need to be back and forth every three days, the boat I converted will take one day...!"

"One day?" Li Shimin became incredible: "This is impossible. The fastest ship in the Tang Dynasty now also takes three days. How could your ship only last one day?"

Li Zhan looked at Li Shimin confidently and said, "Because the ship I rebuilt is not the one from the Tang Dynasty today. The ship I rebuilt is called the sand boat, a large flat-bottomed sailboat that is not easy to get stranded when encountering sand... It can be used to adjust the wind, with three masts and five masts, a thousand miles a day, the sails are long and the sides are added, and the rivers and seas are suitable."

"Hiss..." Li Zhan's words made Li Shimin take a breath, and if what Li Zhan said was true, it would undoubtedly be a revolution in the construction of ships in the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, Li Zhan's sand ship appeared in the late Tang Dynasty. However, Li Zhan's reconstruction was indeed improved by the Song Dynasty. This sand ship not only traveled rapidly in the world, but also on the sea, it was as stable as Mount Tai.

The sand ship has a unique structure, square head, square tip, flat bottom, shallow draft, and has the characteristics of wide, large, flat and shallow. It can sit on the beach with a flat bottom, not afraid of stranding, and has shallow draft, and is less affected by the tide. There are many masts and sails on the sand ship, with high masts and high sails. In addition, the draft is shallow, and the drag is small, so it can sail quickly on the sea, with good seaworthiness performance; it is large in weight. Generally, it is recorded that the load capacity of sand ships is 4,000 to 6,000 stones, which is about 500 to 800 tons.

In the 15th century, Zheng He voyaged seven times in the West, and there were large groups of sand ships sailing with him.

This kind of sand ship was still widely used until the Qing Dynasty, and it can be said to be the best ship in China at that time.

At this time, Li Zhan looked at Li Shimin and smiled and said, "So, please rest assured. Whether the Li family in Longyou agrees or not, it doesn't matter. If the Li family in Longyou refuses to agree, it will give me a chance to hit hard.

You think...If the Li family in Longyou is unwilling to use their fleet to save the people of Chang'an, and if they do not agree to the request of the Li family in Longyou, the Li family in Longyou must let the news that millions of people in Chang'an die together will be known by the people of Chang'an...!"

As he said that, Li Zhan smiled and said, "Then I am sure that Your Majesty will at least cut off one hand of the Li family in Longyou, or even more."

"Zhan'er... can you really guarantee that the sand boat will succeed?" A trace of gloss appeared in Li Shimin's eyes, and Li Zhan knew that it was an excited look.

Following Li Zhan's answer did not disappoint Li Shimin.

Li Zhan smiled and said, "Please rest assured, your Majesty, you will definitely succeed..."

Looking at Li Zhan’s confident look, Li Shimin asked curiously: “Did you learn this kind of sand boat in the fairy world?”

Li Zhan was stunned... Looking at Li Shimin, he said, "Your Majesty has also heard the rumors about me."

Li Shimin nodded: "Ice making, salt making, alcohol, sewing therapy techniques... these are not something that ordinary people can invent. Zhan'er... Is there really a heavenly realm?"

Li Shimin's words made Li Zhan feel a little bad because he suddenly remembered the truth about Li Shimin's death.

You should know that Li Shimin ascended the throne at the age of 28 and reigned for 23 years. He accepted the lessons of the demise of the Sui Dynasty, worked hard to govern, and rested with the people, gradually stabilized the society and the country's power was unprecedentedly strong, creating the famous "Zhenguan Governance" period in history.

It was such a wise ruler who, after he became emperor for more than ten years, was used to a comfortable and enjoyable life, and gradually became more luxurious and corrupt. He repaired the luxurious palace built by Emperor Yang of Sui in Luoyang. He once occupied the Concubine Yang of King Li Yuanji of Qi, and also selected the fourteen-year-old daughter of the late minister, Wu Shihuo, as a talented person, and named her "Mei", which is "Wu Meiniang". In his "old years", he was inconsistent with his last years as emperor, and was both superstitious about divination and obsessed with elixirs.

In the 21st year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin suffered a stroke and was paralyzed in bed. After being diagnosed by the imperial doctor, his illness was slightly cured in half a year and he could go to court once every three days. If he continued to treat and nourish his body, he might gradually recover. However, at this time, he was obsessed with the golden and stone elixirs refined by the alchemists and hoped that he would never live in old age. He first took the elixirs refined by the alchemists in China, but it did not work. He thought that the alchemists in China had superficial Taoism, so he sent people to visit foreign experts everywhere.

In the 22nd year of Zhenguan, the minister Wang Xuance captured an Indian monk named Naraer Sava during an external battle. In order to cater to Li Shimin's desire for immortality, he presented him to Li Shimin. The Indian monk boasted that he was 200 years old and specialized in the art of immortality. He swore that he would definitely live forever after taking the elixir he refined, and could even ascend to the Heavenly Palace in broad daylight to become an immortal.

His nonsense really touched Li Shimin, so he arranged for the Indian monk to live in a luxurious inn. Each meal was full of delicious food, and a large group of servants served him every day, and his life was no less than that of an emperor.

Seeing that Li Shimin believed in him deeply, he prescribed a large number of strange names of medicines seriously. Li Shimin ordered the world to collect various medicines and stones according to this prescription, and sacrificed at any cost. As long as he could obtain the medicines in the prescriptions of Indian monks, even if it was a sea of ​​swords and fire. A year later, the medicine was prepared, and Li Shimin was very happy and took all the medicine without hesitation. As a result, he died of blood and poisoning in seven orifices. At this time, he was only fifty-two years old, and the first emperor to be poisoned by the "Eternal Medicine" in Chinese history. He did not be cautious and ended up being so ridiculous and tragic, and left the world too early.

Li Zhan looked at Li Shimin's expectant eyes at this time. Li Zhan knew that he must answer this question carefully. If the answer is not good, trouble will come one after another. So Li Zhan must think carefully about how to answer these.

Because every emperor has a dream of immortality... This dream is not a good thing!

....................................................
Chapter completed!