"What's a steam engine?" Li Chengqi asked. He knew that if Li Yi made something, it would definitely be something good.
"A steam engine is actually related to the problem of sealing. It doesn't necessarily have to be rubber. Steam is the gas used to steam things, and the pressure is very high."
Li Yi didn't explain in detail. It was quite difficult to explain physics.
"Brother Yi, you mean to use air to drive a windmill like the wind?" Li Chengqi understood.
Li Yi: "…"
He didn't know what to say. It turned out that the ancient people were not stupid. They could think of it in such a short time.
"Yes, use air to blow, but the air …"
"I understand. When you blow the trumpet, the air must be concentrated. Also, leave a hole in the flute and a large amount of air will rush through, and the sound will be louder."
Li Chengqi understood again and gave Li Yi an example.
"Yes." Li Yi found that he couldn't say anything.
"Then take your time to make it. When it's done, you can use that to replace manpower. Steam is enough to make the fire. Control the water and air well and blow."
Li Chengqi nodded seriously.
"That's right. I've been boiling water," Li Yi admitted.
Was an aircraft carrier powerful? His power was boiling water.
Even if it was a nuclear-powered submarine, it was powered by electricity and boiled water. Otherwise, where would the electricity come from?
When it was time for lunch, both of them stopped eating and drank.
Li Chengqi muttered to himself and left to make canned seafood. Li Yi went back to the study to copy books.
In the next few days, the people who had fields began to plant cotton. They took cotton seedlings from the Li Family Zhuangzi back.
When it was time to harvest, those who didn't participate in picking tea ran to dig ditches and repair the water net.
The captives also went to work. They only needed to be fed and didn't need to be paid.
The whole capital office became a large construction site. The people from other places also came to earn money.
This was not the usual wage. It was three times more than the usual wage.
The Ministry of Revenue was rich, and they pursued speed.
Recently, there was nothing to do in the imperial court. Yao Chong breathed a sigh of relief.
During the morning court session, Yao Chong came out to explain the situation.
"In the eastern region of Taihang Mountains, when locusts first appeared, the local people drove chickens and ducks to eat them. There were also merchants who bought locusts at the price of rice. Most of the children went to catch them."
He mentioned the places where there was no locust plague last year.
As soon as the locusts appeared, the people hurriedly brought out chickens and ducks to eat.
Merchants raised pigs and bought them at the price of grain. A catty of locusts was equivalent to a catty of rice.
When the children went to catch locusts, they could catch quite a lot in a day. When they came back, they would exchange it for the same weight of rice.
A piglet eating a catty of locusts was definitely different from eating a catty of rice.
Locusts were high in protein. If he was raising pigs, he could feed the locusts with pigweed. It was worth it.
"Are the people afraid of the Locust God?" Li Longji asked.
"The people offer incense to the Locust God, to thank the Locust God for sending these locusts." Yao Chong said with a wry smile.
The people knew that now was the best time to catch the locusts. They didn't want to wait for the locusts to cover the sky.
Then they pretended to thank the Locust God. What … were the people thinking?
"Urgent report from Song Zhou. Your Majesty, urgent report from Song Zhou." Before Yao Chong could figure out what the people were thinking, a voice came from outside.
The maids and eunuchs immediately went to find water and oxygen bags. It had become a habit now. If there was an urgent report, they would take this and sugar.
This was because some of the people who had received urgent reports in the past would run over with their last breath. They would collapse and never get up again.
Now, everything was provided. When they arrived, they would take oxygen. When they arrived at the royal palace, they would be pushed onto the carts.
Along the way, they would sprinkle water to lower the temperature. Someone was preparing to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
"I'm fine. I drank some sugar water on my way back. I'm the Winged Knights." The carts arrived. There were six carts. Obviously, there were six people with this urgent report.
The leader was explaining to the others that he was drenched in water.
"Take a few breaths of oxygen first." Li Longji ordered.
Therefore, the six of them each hugged an oxygen bag and breathed heavily.
"Your Majesty, I'm fine." The leader took a few breaths. He really couldn't take it anymore.
"How's the situation?" Li Longji asked with a smile.
"Sixty-seven of our Winged Knights brothers died. We didn't bring them back. We salted them." The leader first talked about the sad news.
"Mm!" Li Longji closed his eyes.
"Tubo attacked Song Zhou. We attacked in time and killed more than 2,000 enemies. We captured more than 10,000. Another 2,000 Tubo cavalry went to attack Ningyuan Town.
Our Winged Knights released two hot air balloons to scout the enemy's situation.
The main force directly attacked Tubo, killed more than 4,000, captured more than 6,000, and rescued 3,111 people of the Tang dynasty.
Currently, we are negotiating with Tubo to exchange prisoners. Our army won a great victory. Tubo cooperated with the attack on Ningyuan Town and urgently retreated. "
The six leaders of the Winged Knights who returned reported the results of the battle.
They attacked Wei to rescue Zhao. They rescued many of their own people and forced the enemy to retreat.
"How many soldiers died in Song Zhou?" As the Minister of War, Yao Chong thought of Song Zhou at the front and the Winged Knights at the back.
That way, the Winged Knights lost 67 men. What about the casualties in Song Zhou?
The Winged Knights didn't say anything. They looked up at Li Longji.
"How many?" Li Longji asked.
"Two hundred and ninety." The leader of the Winged Knights gave the answer.
"How did you fight? Your Majesty. "Yao Chong asked.
Li Longji nodded.
"Officer Guo always stared at the Tubo generals. They were more than a thousand steps away. At most, four shots were enough to kill the enemy generals."
The answer given by the Winged Knights was that simple.
"Isn't the death rate of the Winged Knights too high?" Yao Chong found another problem.
This person looked at Yao Chong with disdain. "The Winged Knights are called the Winged Knights. Cavalry, attack formation, cavalry charge formation."
"The Winged Knights personally charge formation?" Zhang Shuo muttered.
"The Winged Knights can dismount and get into formation. Our Winged Knights don't have any soldiers. The strength of the Winged Knights isn't because of the winged cavalry. It's because of the fighting power and the soul of the army."
The leader of the Winged Knights straightened his neck as he spoke. His eyes were full of pride.
"Good. This time, we can exchange for many of the people of the Tang dynasty. Spread the news to the world!" Li Longji was even more proud.
His private army wasn't a flashy army built with money. When it came to charging formation, they would charge at the front.
After the small court meeting ended, urgent reports ran to the various prefectures to spread the news.
Everyone in the court, no matter who they represented, was now silent.
They won another battle. More importantly, the soldiers trained with money weren't weak. They could penetrate deep into the enemy's territory and fight.
The most frightening thing about an army was that it had the soul of the army. The Winged Knights had achieved this.
From now on, the Feathered Forest Flying Mounts were invincible.
"Brother Yi has trained good soldiers for me." Li Longji brought the memorial to Empress Wang's palace. He wasn't in a hurry to correct the memorial. First, he spoke to Empress Wang.
"I knew it. The training method of the Winged Knights is different from other armies. San Lang, is there any news from Song Zhou? "
Empress Wang immediately thought of it. They must have won the battle, and it was a great victory.
"It's about one hundred to one casualties. I believe that more people from Tubo will die in the future. They don't have the medical skills brother Yi gave them. "
Li Longji walked over and put his arm around Empress Wang's shoulder as he spoke.
He knew that after the battle of Song Zhou, Tubo would be terrified when facing the Winged Knights.
They killed too ruthlessly. If not for brother Yi's soft heart, he wouldn't have exchanged people with the other side. The people of the Tang dynasty who were captured didn't necessarily die.
If Tubo's captives were released, they could still fight.
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