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    On January 20, the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Min left Chang'an for the second time. Just like the first time, there were more people seeing him off this time than last time. Li Shimin, Empress Changsun and other concubines from the harem also came out.  When Li Min left, Concubine Yang, Concubine Yan and others were all crying because Li Min took away the three brothers Li Ke, Li Zhen and Li Yun. As mothers, although they felt unhappy  However, he also knew that this trip would be beneficial to his son, so he did not stop him.

    When Li Min left Chang'an this time, in addition to their four princes, Yan Bei, Li Jingheng and other friends also came with him. However, Cheng Huailiang, Li Jingye, Li Yong and others had already entered the military academy and were now in the military academy.  He was in the midst of intense study, so there were only a dozen or so friends who came with Li Min this time.

    Wang Kuang also arrived in Chang'an two days ago. He and Cui Yu will also follow Li Min to Liuqiu. Of course, Mengxue will also come with him in the name of taking care of the 'sick' Li Min.  In addition, the Lu family also sent many people to follow them, because Li Min had promised them that he would give them a chance at Liuqiu.

    In addition to the above people, several big businessmen in Chang'an also sent their own managers. This was an opportunity that Li Min saw that they had been following his pace in business, so he specially gave them an opportunity. If they could seize it in the south,  With this opportunity, even if he is not as powerful as Yan Bei and Li Jingheng in the future, it can at least greatly enhance his status.

    The above are the main components of Li Min's team, and in order to speed up the advance, he not only did not bring Wen Xin.  He didn't even bring Wen'er or Hua'er with him, and only had a few hundred guards with him. After all, Liuqiu Island was not peaceful there, and there were so many of them. If he didn't bring more guards, even he wouldn't be at ease.  And not only did he bring an escort.  Li Ke, Li Yun and Li Zhen each brought hundreds of guards. As for Li Jingheng and Yan Bei, they brought many close servants, and even the businessmen's managers hired many bodyguards to accompany them.

    When they set off.  The Yellow River has not yet thawed, so it is naturally impossible to take a boat. Fortunately, the road from Chang'an to Dengzhou has initially been realized.  Therefore, the ride speed is also very fast.  Originally, based on the location of Chang'an, Li Min and the others should go all the way east to Haizhou, and then take a boat to Liuqiu from there. This would be the shortest distance. However, Li Min had something to go back to Dengzhou to deal with, so they had to  Drive northeast along the Yellow River.

    Although the New Year has passed, the weather in the north is still very cold, so the journey is still very hard.  Moreover, in addition to arranging the trip, Li Min also carried a task assigned by Mrs. Cheng, which was to enlighten Mengxue as much as possible.

    In fact, when Li Min saw Mengxue for the second time.  He also felt sorry for the other party's haggardness, so he didn't even need Mrs. Cheng's instructions. He tried his best to make Mengxue happy from the beginning.  However, Mengxue may have really gotten into trouble, and was somewhat instinctively resistant to Li Min, and even approached Li Min proactively.  She also felt extremely unwell.

    Almost everyone in the team knew about the incident between Li Min and Mengxue, and they all understood that Li Min felt sorry for Miss Cui, so as brothers and friends, they also hoped to see Li Min reconcile with her.  Miss Cui came together.  Therefore, he also showed some enthusiasm for Li Min and Mengxue, and even helped Li Min with a lot of bad ideas, but unfortunately they had no effect.

    Li Min was not in a hurry about Cui Mengxue's escape. Anyway, he had plenty of time along the way, and Mengxue could escape back to the carriage on land. But if he took the same boat with her after going to sea, it would be up to him to see where she hid.  go?

    After more than half a month of running around, Li Min and his group finally arrived at the border of Dengzhou. Zhao Fu had already received the news that King Qi was coming back, so he had already made preparations. Li Min and his group of several thousand people  Entering Dengzhou, we were immediately arranged.

    After entering Dengzhou, Li Min had no time to spare. He had just taken a shower and changed clothes. Then he wanted to go to Mengxue to show off, ask her what she wanted to eat at night, and recommend some famous local restaurants to her.  vegetable.  But unexpectedly, Zhao Fu pulled him over and reported to him the political achievements of Dengzhou some time ago.  Then before he could finish listening, Zhao Yifan came in again and took him to the Academy of Sciences to see the latest steam engine.

    ¡°Boom, boom, boom¡­¡±

    Li Min covered her ears and looked at the high-speed rotating steel monster in front of her, and her heart was filled with emotion. When she was on the road just now, Yifan had already introduced her masterpiece, and now this steam engine is obviously more advanced than the last one.  There are more, and the use of steam is more reasonable. In addition, the wear-resistant gum sent by Yuan Tiangang, which is actually the gum with carbon black, has greatly increased the sealing of the steam engine. The maximum horsepower has now been reached.  Thirty horsepower, and Yifan even promised that as long as she was given some time, there would be more room for improvement in the future.

    For this steam machine in front of me??, Li Min nodded with great satisfaction, and then pulled Yifan away from here. After all, the sound of the steam engine was too noisy, and the two of them could not talk at all.

    "Yifan, you can go ahead with the development of the steam engine with confidence and boldness. I have my support behind everything. You don't have to worry about other problems. However, I have another task to give you. I hope you won't refuse." Li Min said.  Fan pulled to a secluded place and said solemnly.

    "Hehe, I know you want to put the steam engine on the big ship?" Yifan said with a naughty smile.  In fact, she was more interested in sea-going ships than designing steam engines. However, she wanted to build the fastest and largest sea-going ship in the world. The steam engine must be the core component, so she patiently spent nearly two years on it.  He threw himself on the steam engine.

    "Haha, Yifan is really smart!" Li Xin praised with a smile, but then he changed the topic and said, "But Yifan, don't be too impatient. The steam engine will definitely be installed on the ship in the future, but first  But you can't do this while walking. After all, the sea is ruthless. If you install a steam engine on a ship, if something unexpected happens during the trial voyage, it is likely to threaten the life of the experimenter. So I think you should first think about installing the steam engine in a way.  We will use steam to drive the wheels on a special cart, and then we will accumulate experience in the practical use of steam engines, so that we will be more confident when we move it to the ship."

    Li Min's words are indeed very reasonable. After all, although the steam engine has been successfully developed and has certain practicality, there are still many things that need to be paid attention to in the practical process. If it is put on the ship from the beginning, it will  The cost of building a ship is extremely high, and it is also extremely inconvenient and even dangerous to test. Therefore, it is better to build a steam locomotive on land first and accumulate enough experience before moving it to a ship.

    Yifan is also an outstanding talent with an IQ of over 200, so he understood what Li Min meant after a moment's thought. He nodded and said, "Okay, then I will build a steam locomotive first, but you have to give it to me first."  I provide some ideas that I wouldn¡¯t have come up with otherwise!¡±

    Yifan knew that Li Min had many fantastic ideas in his mind, and since he proposed to build his own car, Li Min must have had a rough idea in his mind.  Li Min had known that Yifan would say this, so she didn't refuse and took Yifan to her usual office. She took out a pen and paper and started writing and drawing.

    Li Min was naturally thinking of the most primitive steam train, so he drew two parallel rails on the paper, and then drew a locomotive with several carriages, especially indicating that the wheels were running on the rails.  The structure inside the front of the car?  I'm sorry about this. He has never learned this aspect of design, so he doesn't know at all. He can only let Mengxue use her smart little head to make up for it on her own.

    After telling everything he knew about the train in detail, Li Min left Yifan.  But before he could return to the palace, he was blocked by another person.

    "Your Highness, Miss Wu invites you!" It was Yang Shi who blocked Li Min's path.  Originally, Yang Shi was in charge of Li Min's intelligence work in Dengzhou. Later, after Wu Meiniang came, she slowly took control of Dengzhou's intelligence network. Even Li Min admired this because he did not instruct Yang Shi at all.  The couple obeyed Wu Meiniang's orders, but Wu Meiniang used her own methods and used Li Min's name to completely subdue Yang Shi and his wife.

    "Yeah!" Li Min on the carriage nodded and motioned for Yang Shi to come up and ride with him. This made Yang Shi a little flattered, but he still obeyed the order and got into the carriage.

    "Yang Shi, I'm not here during this period, so it's a big thank you to you and your wife!" Li Min said with a smile.

    "Your Highness is serious. It is a villain's duty to serve His Highness!" Yang Shi was very respectful, but he hesitated and asked again, "Your Highness, I wonder if Father is in good health?"

    It was Mr. Yang that Yang Shi asked. In fact, although he and Mr. Yang were called father and son, they were not actually related by blood. Even the brothers Yang Shi were just adopted sons of Mr. Yang. But even so, Yang Shi still  He was very filial to his adoptive father. After all, if his old man hadn't picked him up from the wild and brought him home, he would have been dead for who knows how long.

    Of course, when Li Min returned to Chang'an, he didn't forget to take a look at the former Sui veteran, so he smiled and replied: "Don't worry about this. Mr. Yang has a great appetite. The last time we drank at the same table with him, he turned out to be better than  As a young man, I eat a lot, and I walk very fast, so I don¡¯t think there will be any problem if I live for another few decades.¡±

    Hearing Li Min¡¯s slightly exaggerated words, a warm smile appeared on Yang Shi¡¯s face.  But then Li Min asked again: "Yang Shi, Mei Niang invited me to go this time, but is there anything important?"

    When Yang Shi heard Li Min asked about business, his face immediately straightened, and he bowed and replied: "Your Highness, Miss Wu has been paying attention to me during this time."She seemed to have analyzed some important information from it, but she refused to tell her subordinates and their spouses. She only said that she would wait for His Highness to go and then discuss it in detail with His Highness in person!  "
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