Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Li Shimin laughed happily and patted Li Shen's shoulder hard.

However, Li Shen himself felt that his father's acting was very fake.

How could my father praise me? It's good enough that he didn't scold me in public.

But even though I felt this way in my heart, I still had to cooperate on the surface and smile.

"Tell me how much it is, and I'll give it to you."

In Li Shimin's opinion, even if this material is not easy to obtain, it will not be too expensive.

A set of equipment for his own Northern Yamen Imperial Guards cost only a few strings of coins, and a better set cost only a dozen strings of coins.

The complete set of equipment of the Black Armor Army plus horses only cost about fifty strings of cash.

Only the equipment that was eliminated from Li Shen's Guard Battalion and given to the Yulin Guards may be a little more expensive, but they are still second-hand and do not cost money.

He had thought it through. A hundred strings of cash per set would be the maximum. Ten thousand strings of cash was still within his reach.

Li Shen was also very happy to hear this. He finally saw the return money from his father. He counted on his fingers and said:

"Father, it's not that much money actually. I just did a rough calculation. If we only count the cost of materials and labor, each set costs one thousand strings of cash, so more than one hundred sets would cost one hundred thousand strings of cash."

"......"

Li Shimin was silent, and the carriage fell into a deathly silence. After a cup of tea...

"By the way, I heard that you had a stomachache during this trip, but I don't think you look unwell, do you?"

Li Shimin asked without mentioning the money at all, cursing in his heart, saying it was too expensive.

This rebellious son must have deliberately cheated me of my money.

One thousand strings of cash for a set. Where can you find it at such a price? One thousand strings of cash can equip a team of a hundred people.

He was just praising his son for being filial, but the next moment he started asking for a huge amount of money.

"Aye, the money we just mentioned......"

Li Shen didn't intend to miss this opportunity and wanted to go.

"Li Shen, tell me, do you have a stomachache?"

Li Shimin had the same idea and did not give his son any chance to ask for money.

"My dear father, I do feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach, but it's nothing serious."

Li Shen replied, "You can't say it's fake, that would be deceiving the emperor, what if I get beaten up?"

There is no room to run in this small carriage.

Moreover, he was very dissatisfied with his father's going back on his word. He just said he would give him money, but now he changed the subject.

In fact, Li Shimin was also cursing Li Shen in his heart. This kid asked for 100,000 strings of cash right away, which made him lose face.

Fortunately, it was in front of his son, so it was nothing. You have to be thick-skinned to be with Li Shen, otherwise you will suffer losses.

Seeing that Li Shen was still looking at him with that strange look, Li Shimin felt a little uncomfortable.

"Come on, go out and check out your new equipment."

Having said that, he was the first to get out of the carriage.

“Stop~~~~~”

Seeing Li Shimin coming out of the carriage, Wang De hurriedly shouted.

"Continue to go."

Li Shimin gave an order, and because of the ceremonial guard, the marching speed was not fast.

Li Shen also jumped off the carriage reluctantly.

"Iron Bull~~~~~"

Li Shen shouted loudly towards the front, and because the team was very quiet, the shout was heard far away.

When Tie Niu heard the call from his prince, he rushed over on his horse like the wind.

It stopped steadily in front of Li Shen. Tie Niu's horse was originally bigger than the others, and this time it came over, it created a gust of wind.

The wind blew Li Shen's hair into a mess, and he covered his eyes with his arms to protect them from dust.

"My Lord, you called me."

With a body as big as an ox and a voice as loud as a bell, Tie Niu came in front of Li Shen.

"You bastard, why didn't you come over slower? You almost bumped into me, do you know that?"

Li Shen kicked Tie Niu twice, causing his feet and face to hurt.

I forgot this guy was wearing armor.

Li Shen stepped forward and drew out Tie Niu's lance, then turned around and handed it to Li Shimin respectfully.

Li Shimin took it with one hand and weighed it. It was indeed much lighter than the horse lances of the Black Armor Army.

"Lee An."

Li Shimin called out softly, and Li An immediately drew the knife from his waist and handed it over.

Li Shimin handed the lance to Wang De, took Li An's knife and chopped it hard.

Wang De also cooperated very well, holding the lance horizontally with both hands.

"when!"

Sparks flew and Wang De took two steps back, but it was mostly Li Shen's performance.

"it is good!"

Li Shimin looked at the knife in his hand. The blade had not changed much, but if you looked closely, you could still see that it was a little dull.

This sword comes from Prince Ji's Mansion and is made of the finest steel. Ordinary armor cannot withstand three blows from it.

Wang De handed the lance over again. Li Shimin looked closely and found only a small trace and nothing else was left.

"Okay, okay, not bad."

Li Shimin shouted "OK" twice, threw the knife to Li An, and patted Li Shen on the shoulder.

It is very important for the Tang Dynasty to be able to produce this kind of material. Although it cannot be mass-produced now, it is only in the naturalization stage.

Just like Li Shen said, if there is a breakthrough in smelting technology in the future, mass production will be possible.

By then, this indestructible material will be used in military affairs, and the Tang Dynasty will also be indestructible, invincible and victorious.

"Hahahaha, Old Ten, you did a great job. I am very satisfied."

Li Shimin looked very happy.

"Aye, actually the hardness of this material is the same as the special steel wire we produce.

The palace's previous equipment was given to Commander Li, he should know. "

Li Shen replied.

"Your Majesty, Prince Ji's Mansion did send a hundred sets of equipment, which is the set that the Hundred Cavalry Division is wearing now.

Both the hardness and sharpness of the weapons are far superior to the equipment sent by the Guard Battalion."

Li An immediately bowed and replied.

"See, Ayer is right, isn't he? In fact, the hardness is the same."

"Your Highness Prince Ji." Li An took the lance from Wang De's hand, checked it, and continued:

“Your Highness Prince Ji is right about the hardness being the same, but the weight is very different.

The equipment you sent over has been verified by the Hundred Cavalry Division. After fully armed, the requirements for the horses are very high.

The horses of our Hundred Cavalry Division can only run for less than an hour. If they run at full speed, they will probably only run for half an hour.

If the combat is high-intensity, the horses will not be able to bear it and will collapse from exhaustion within three quarters of an hour at most.

Based on this horse lance, it can be inferred that this new material equipment can easily sustain high-intensity combat for half an hour.

If the life and death of the horses were not taken into consideration, it would probably take longer.”

Li An is an expert. He followed Li Shimin through life and death, and he is also a member of the royal family.

Otherwise, he would not have been appointed as the commander of the guards.

An expert can tell whether a soldier is viable with just one move. Endurance is very important in marching and fighting. It is basic knowledge for a general to know which type of soldiers can attack with full force for how long.

If you don’t understand, what will you do if you run out of strength halfway through a fight?

Li Shen watched his father's eyes grow brighter as Li Ang spoke, and he cursed Li Ang a hundred times in his heart.

You are capable, that's all you are capable of, and you show off everywhere. Knowing a few trivial things is not enough for you to brag about, bah!