Chapter 294: Misleading the World
Readx;?genius one second to remember, for you to provide you with a wonderful novel to read. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Ang Lee likes green, to be exact, he likes the colors of nature, because nature is the most vibrant, looking at these thriving vegetable seedlings, Ang Lee's mood is always very calm, especially after thinking hard about many problems, he likes to stay in places with green plants.
In fact, Ang Lee often envies the pure pastoral life, that kind of life should be trouble-free, just like the paradise in the Peach Blossom Spring, however, Ang Lee knows very well in his heart that pure paradise is absolutely non-existent, where there are people, there will be interests, and where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes.
To be a farmer, and to weave with your beloved wife, it seems to be happy, but the bully will encroach on your land and occupy your wife, so do you still have a chance to be happy? If you are completely isolated from the world and go to the mountains alone to cultivate, will you not be lonely? What's the difference between that and a savage.
If you bring your beloved wife and be a fairy couple in the mountains, what will happen to the child you will give birth to, so that the child will grow old alone? What should I do if I get sick?
People are social animals, need to help each other to better survive, so, the so-called isolation is not a way out, but a passive avoidance, like the pastoral life, you can prepare a field at home, when you are tired from work, you can grow vegetables with your own hands, planing the ground, and experience the joy of the countryside.
In this regard, later generations are more miserable, there is no field to plant on the top of the tall building, only a few flower pots, plant some flowers and plants to feel the beauty of nature.
At this moment, all the work is being carried out in an orderly manner, and these tasks do not need Li An to do it himself, so his time is still relatively sufficient, in the vegetable greenhouse, Li An stayed for half an hour in a row, until he was hungry, he left the greenhouse and went to the other courtyard to eat.
In the afternoon, Li An went to inspect the black powder workshop again, and found that all the buildings inside the workshop had already started.
After arriving at the construction site, Ang Lee gave some guidance to the officials of the Ministry of Industry, especially in some key positions, and emphasized many times that the officials of the Ministry of Industry must not make mistakes.
Of course, Li Ang also took advantage of the opportunity of this guidance to spread some false information, for example, croton powder is afraid of moisture, the ventilation of the room must be excellent, ginseng and deer antler velvet are more precious, to create a medicine box of nanmu materials, soybeans and mung beans are large, pay attention to the sealing of the room, can not be eaten by mice, and some herbs need to be smoked with sulfur, and the wooden shelves used for smoking must be particularly strong and cannot be broken.
Once this false information spreads, it will cause great misinformation to those who want to find out the recipe of black powder, and of course, it may cause the price of useless things such as croton to skyrocket. 【】
However, as long as the secret of black powder can be kept, these are very worthwhile, besides, Li An has spread so much false news, no matter how rich a person is, it is impossible to buy all these materials out.
After spending an hour and a half at the construction site of the workshop, Li An felt a little tired, so he said goodbye to the officials of the Ministry of Industry and rode back to the capital.
This kind of behavior is simply pretending, in order to let Li Longji see their loyalty, moreover, Li Longji gave that the construction period is relatively short, if they don't eat and live nearby, once they can't complete it on time, they will inevitably be punished, and eating and living nearby is different, even if it can't be completed within half a month, it can show that they have done their best, so that it is easier to be forgiven by the emperor.
I have to say that these officials of the imperial court are all old foxes, and they know what they don't have to be too active, and what they must do actively, which is also the experience that has been accumulated gradually after many years of survival in officialdom.
"Li Shilang, there is something unclear about the humble position, and I also ask Li Shilang to teach me."
On the way back to the capital, Duan Xiushi and Li An walked side by side.
"Oh, there's something Captain Duan doesn't understand, just say."
Ang Li was very polite to Duan Xiushi, without a trace of high-ranking officials.
"Li Shilang, since black powder is extremely important to Datang, why did you leak the formula of black powder? In case of letting Fanbang gain, the consequences are unimaginable. ”
Duan Xiu was really worried in his heart, if only Datang had black powder, it would form an overwhelming advantage over Fanbang, but once Fanbang mastered the technology of black powder, the consequences would be quite serious, and Datang would face a huge threat.
"Leaking the recipe for black powder? Does this official have it? ”
Li An smiled slightly, obviously knowing what Duan Xiushi was talking about.
"Li Shaolang, you just said that croton is afraid of moisture, ginseng and deer antler velvet are precious, sulfur smoked herbs, and soybeans and mung beans should be rat-proof...... Isn't this just leaking the recipe of black powder? ”
Duan Xiushi said with a serious face.
"Huh! What's the matter, there are hundreds of formulas required for black powder, and the official only said a dozen, besides, the configuration of black powder is extremely complicated, and there are many links as long as there is the slightest mistake, it will cause an explosion, and the people of Fanbang are not so easy to learn, besides, once the workshop starts, these materials will be transported to the workshop by horse-drawn carriage, and it is difficult to keep it completely secret! ”
Li An casually talked nonsense for a while, about the true situation of black powder, he naturally would not tell Duan Xiushi, let alone Duan Xiushi, what he just said was all false information, in order to mislead the world and make people with intentions go astray, so that it would be difficult to develop black powder.
"I see, it's a lowly job."
Duan Xiushi listened to Ang Lee's explanation and felt that it made sense, so he nodded yes.
"Captain Duan must be curious to know how this officer discovered such a complex black powder formula." After Li An said half a sentence, he paused, and then said: "However, this is a top secret, and this official has already told His Majesty, and other people, this official can't say it, so as not to leak it out." ”
When listening to the first half of the sentence, Duan Xiushi pricked up his ears and wanted to know the result, but Li An's second half of the sentence poured cold water on him, of course, he also knew that these were the top secrets of the Tang Dynasty, and he had no right to know as a small lieutenant.
After returning to the mansion, Li An lay on the rocking chair and shook for more than an hour, only got up at dinner, and after eating and walking, he hugged Yan Ruyu and slept beautifully.
Early the next morning, when Ang Lee had just gotten up, he heard that some strange things had happened in the city, of course, these strange things were caused by himself.
First of all, the croton on the market has been bought short, the price of various herbs continues to rise, the sales of soybeans and mung beans have increased several times, and the price has also risen a little.
When Zhao Liu told Li An these news, Li An smiled a little unsteadily, so frightened that Yan Ruyu thought that Li An was evil, and hurriedly asked Zhao Liu to ask for a doctor.
Ang Lee is not sick, of course, there is no need to ask a doctor, but since there is such a thing on the market, Ang Lee can't sit idly by, if he is left alone, the market will not be chaotic, besides, Ang Lee will further mislead the world, so that the world will believe more that these messy things are the ingredients of black powder.
"Zhao Liu, prepare the horse, I want to enter the palace to face the saint."
Ang Lee decided to enter the palace, tell Li Longji about the things in the market, and play a good show with Li Longji, a good show that only the two of them understand.
After going out, Li An met the Yulin Army guarding outside the mansion, but this time it was not Duan Xiushi who led the way, but another captain, Li An didn't care about this, and rode straight to Daming Palace, more than ten guards followed closely to protect Li An's safety.
In the past few days, Guo Xuji, another household servant, has been busy implementing the two tax laws, and because there is no obstruction from the family, coupled with his outstanding ability, the implementation of the two tax laws has been very smooth, which makes Li Longji very satisfied.
At this time, Li Longji was preparing to hold a regular court meeting in the Zichen Palace, which was a small court meeting to be held every day, and it would not be canceled unless he was unwell.
And those who can participate in the Chang Dynasty are all crowned as the prime minister of the same Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, Li An does not have this sealing, so naturally he is not qualified to come to participate in the court meeting, of course, Li An is a little lazy, and he does not want to go to the palace to see the emperor every day, when there is something to see, it is enough to see each other, how tiring it is to meet every day, of course, if Li Longji can take Yang Yuhuan with him when he goes to the court, Li An may be willing to go to the court every day.
"Everyone, Tobe Li Shilang asks to see."
Just as Li Longji was about to enter the Zichen Palace, Li An hurriedly came.
When Li Longji heard this, he didn't say a word, and directly ordered: "Since you are here, let him participate in the early dynasty together!" ”
"Yes, everybody."
When Li An was ordered to enter the Zichen Palace, several prime ministers in the court had already taken their places, and Li Longji had already taken his seat.
"Li Shilang, you hurried over, what's the important matter?"
Li Longji didn't let Ang Lee salute, and directly asked Ang Lee about his intentions.
"Your Majesty, Weichen came here today to ask for sin."
Li An said with sincerity on his face.
"Please? Li Shilang, you invented black powder and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, what a crime! ”
Not only did Li Longji feel strange, but all the ministers in the palace also looked at Li An with curious eyes, not understanding which one Li An was singing.
Li An was not in a hurry, and repeated what he said when he instructed the officials of the Ministry of Industry yesterday, and said that he had leaked part of the formula of black powder, which caused chaos in the Chang'an City market.
Li Longji already knew all the words that Li An said yesterday, the Yulin Army he sent to Li An was not only to protect Li An, but also to monitor the function, in addition, he already knew what was happening in the market, and for this reason, he secretly sighed that Li An was smart enough to think of such a quiet and misleading method, and the effect was very good.
And Li An suddenly came to ask for guilt at this moment, this is definitely not sincere, but has a deep meaning, Li Longji thought for a moment, and finally understood Li An's intentions, and pretended to be angry and said: "Li Shilang, how can you be so careless, and those ministers of the Ministry of Industry, actually dare to leak it, it is really unreasonable." ”
"Your Majesty is angry, there are many people at the construction site, maybe it was leaked out by the people who worked, this matter is to blame Weichen, and please punish Your Majesty."
Li An sincerely pleaded guilty.
Seeing this, Li Shizhi took a step forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Li Shilang is just an unintentional mistake, but those who take the opportunity to purchase these materials in large quantities must be severely punished. ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen seconded the proposal, early this morning, Weichen heard that the croton on the market has been sold out, and the price of a variety of herbs has doubled, so if it continues, the black powder workshop built by the imperial court at a huge cost, shouldn't the raw materials be cut off, so that the black powder will not be able to be produced."
"Your Majesty, Weichen seconded the proposal, and those who hoard are strange must be severely punished."
"Your Majesty, those who hoard these materials are either motivated by the desire for profit and want to make a lot of money, or they have the purpose of preparing black powder, no matter which one it is, they should be severely punished."
A number of ministers were indignant and said that they would severely punish those who bought these raw materials, because these people must not be well-intentioned.
Li Longji stood up angrily, paced a few steps, and said loudly: "The demand for various herbs is not big, and the materials in the palace are enough, but croton is the key material for the configuration of black powder, and the demand is also a lot. ”
After speaking, Li Longji shook his hand, knocked down all the items on the dragon case, and scattered them on the ground, and when he saw the little eunuch coming to pick it up, he shouted the word 'roll' loudly, which shows his anger.
Seeing that Li Longji's anger was so great, how many times did Li An want to laugh, but he held back all of them, at this time, he had to act like a little bit, otherwise, things would be in trouble.
In addition, Ang Lee has to admire Li Longji's acting skills, that's called a expressive! is even more powerful than the actor of later generations, after all, he is a real emperor, and anger and anger do not need to be deliberately acted, this is almost an instinct.
Because of Li Longji's anger, in the next court meeting, all the ministers were cautious, for fear of upsetting Li Longji, and after Li An completed the acting task, he was punished by Li Longji, who had higher acting skills, and returned home to reflect for a day.
The crime of treason is not a small crime, it will kill a lot of people, so, after the holy decree of the court was issued, all the people who hoarded croton obediently handed over the croton, and it was dedicated to the court for free, after all, compared with breaking the wealth, the loss of life is greater, and those businessmen who wanted to hoard croton to make a lot of money really have a feeling of wanting to cry without tears, although the behavior of the court is like a robbery, but they buy croton in large quantities, which itself is a bad motive, so they can't say it, and they can only suffer dumb losses. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.