Li Shuang is on duty today, originally called Li Er, and later asked Li Chengyang to change his name, many people in later generations called Li Shimin Li Er, every time Li Er and Li Er called, he felt that he recognized a father again.

Li Shuang took the order and left, Li Gu saw that there was nothing to do, and it was inconvenient for him to be in this Ministry of Works, so he went out to find Li Shi, Li Chengyang hugged his fists and asked Wu Li: "Lord Wu, dare to ask me how much silver money is available in this ice division?" ”。

Money is the most important thing, is Li Chengyang short of money, very short, there has been no input, from the beginning to the present expenses in the courtyard are supported by Li Gu's monthly money, and now he has the title of King Qin, but King Qin's monthly money is only fifty taels of silver, if it is placed outside, this is a lot of wealth, but for a King of Qin's food and clothing, fifty taels is really not enough.

Li Chengyang felt that there was no money in the Ministry of Industry, and if he really wanted to make the ice division, the food and clothing of the workers, the purchase of some key materials, and the arrangement of people to transport the finished ice cubes, the money spent would inevitably be indispensable.

Wu Li began to giggle there again, Li Chengyang saw it and knew the answer, that's right, the Ministry of Industry has no money, and when he felt a little difficult to start, Wu Li added: "Li Shilang, don't think about it, the prince has told, don't say that you don't have money, even if you have money, you are not allowed to use it."

I'm still a child, Li Chengyang muttered, I want money without money, I don't know how to start at all.

"Lord Wu, why don't you take me around first, and I will also take a look at the environment of my future life" Don't think about it from Wu Li's money, it's better to think about it elsewhere, Wu Li is naturally very happy.

After a lap, it was already past noon, and Li Chengyang understood why the Ministry of Industry was so miserable:

Most of the carpenters are resting, making a small amount of arrow shafts, according to Wu Li, the carpenters will also earn some silver money like him, but they often can't find work.

The rest of the few gold and silver craftsmen were borrowed to make jewelry or something, and the main source of money for the Ministry of Industry was in these gold and silver craftsmen.

As for the operation mode of the Ministry of Industry, Li Chengyang complained endlessly, almost all orders are directly from the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Households, and the materials are all from others, and the Ministry of Industry is more like a tool for these departments, the materials are sent over according to the set amount, and the finished products are sent back to be carefully counted, and those people are almost the same.

The poor Ministry of Industry also wanted to protest, and also wanted to react to His Majesty, but the most senior person in the Ministry of Industry was Wu Li, this honest waiter, who could have easily met Li Yuan, but he felt that he could go over if he was tight, and he never lowered his face to complain to the old master.

The excerpts of the officials below have not entered the Zhongshu Province before they were intercepted by people who don't know where, and a group of craftsmen called the heavens and the earth to be ineffective, so they could only survive a year and three months of forced labor, and went home to continue their work.

"Who stopped you?" Such a simple and honest person was bullied like this, Li Chengyang was a little angry, this group of craftsmen can work for the palace, then their craftsmanship must be good, these people are placed in modern times, one of them will be crowned with the title of a certain master, and it is difficult for ordinary people to ask for an object produced by a master.

Who would have thought that this group of masters would have a worse life than bitterness, but they were used as a tool to call, and even the qualifications to speak were forcibly deprived.

"Hey, where can you tell the difference between people, no matter which one is on duty, it is impossible to be sent for review, what can a group of craftsmen do if they don't work, just stutter, I was also stripped of my craftsman status by His Majesty to become a waiter in this Ministry of Works, I am already content in this life, I dare not trouble Your Majesty anymore" Wu Li's tone was a little low.

The status of the craftsman is already a little low, and the grading system of the Shinong industry and commerce is not just talking, in some dynasties, when a person at a lower level sees a person who is one level higher than him, he must immediately kneel down and salute.

There were not many cases in the Tang Dynasty, but there were also a lot, and craftsmen could still be respected in some remote places such as the countryside, but in Chang'an, where the princes were everywhere, more than half of the people were the best "scholars", and the status of the craftsmen was reduced to the minimum, and almost no one looked at them, and they naturally didn't care when they saw the excerpts of the Ministry of Industry.

It is impossible to challenge the traditions that have existed since ancient times, and it is tantamount to a fool's dream to overthrow the customs that have been passed down for many years when you are a newcomer.

Li Chengyang still didn't understand the matter of the chair before, why good things were held down by Li Shimin and not let others see them, it was also a matter of customs, knowing that he was good, but it was impossible to popularize, especially in this era when the rules were greater than the sky, let others see him today King Qin sitting on a chair to show off his might, and tomorrow he may be ruthlessly participated in by the group of imperial historians.

sighed helplessly, how to do what to do, everything is not going well, doesn't it mean that as soon as the protagonists cross over, they will do whatever they want, recruit sages, open a harem, and conquer the dynasties with a wave of their hands, and start a new era from then on.

How did he get to this point, he was completely changed, every step of the way was difficult, he had to avoid people when he ate and drank, even if it was a chair, he couldn't be seen, is this still crossing?

Taking a deep breath, he dragged the flying train of thought back, and thought about the Ministry of Industry that he had just taken a cursory look at, there were twenty or thirty officials, about a hundred blacksmiths, and about the same number of carpenters, and the rest of the officials at all levels added up to only twenty people, which was all the personnel in the Ministry of Industry in Chang'an.

According to Wu Li, there are still many people, but they are not in Chang'an, they are distributed in various provinces of Datang, and the people who need them in those places are the most, and there are very few people in the center of Chang'an.

"Lord Wu, I have a money-making object here, I don't know if you want to take it" After thinking about it, Li Chengyang felt that it was better to solve the problem of money first and then talk about ice control, and this money could not be missing, what the Ice Division was facing was by no means a mere Chang'an, and it may continue to expand in the future, after all, the hot summer does not wait for anyone.

"That's great, I don't know what kind of work it is, you give me a hundred taels, I absolutely guarantee to choose the best craftsman for you" Wu Li's face was happy, not the kind of honest smile, a pair of eyes exuded a fine light.

One hundred taels, just one hundred taels makes a squire become such a philistine, and those who cost dozens or hundreds of taels for a meal don't know if they will feel a little guilty in their hearts.

"Lord Wu laughed, I have a long-term job, but it is not a hundred taels that can be satisfied, in this way, I make drawings and relationships, you only need to send a few carpenters to come, and we will divide the money equally" For this kind of self-sacrificing fool, he can't make a lot of money, and he Li Chengyang has made a lot of money by dividing it equally.

"I don't know what kind of object the prince is talking about, it's better for us to make one first" The experience of the old craftsman, the objects that can't be made are worthless, which means that Li Chengyang is the king of Qin, try it again, it's polite not to be beaten out by this group of muscular men.

"It's me who is abrupt, in this way, you call three carpenters, isn't there still a leather worker, also call one, let's make one now" The young man is not experienced enough, he himself knows that he will be able to do it, but others don't know, if you don't come up with actual things, who will follow you.

Wu Li didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly went to the side courtyard to call someone.

Li Chengyang walked into the lobby, and soon came out with a piece of paper, the object on the paper has three leaf-like leaves, and there is a movable wooden pole link behind it, and the wooden pole is followed by a Z-shaped rocker, and there is a pillar about one meter high below it.

That's right, it's a fan, with the outside protective cover removed, an ancient fan that relies entirely on manpower to generate electricity, this is what Li Chengyang just came up with, these days Xiao'er often takes a small fan while sitting idly while fanning the wind, Li Chengyang fans for a while and laughs and fans himself for a while, as for the wind that blows out, let's be regarded as a bit of a wind, Li Chengyang, who is used to living in later generations, can't bear this kind of wind, so he made some ice to relieve the heat.

But the ice is not very comfortable, the melting ice makes the whole room wet, and the breath is full of moisture, which makes people unspeakably uncomfortable, seeing so many idle carpenters, thinking about his situation as a prince in the past few days, the idea of a human fan involuntarily pops up.

After looking at the drawings carefully, it is still three views, there are all the signs that should be there, the fan blades are inclined about 35 degrees, and the wind of 45 degrees is the largest, but it can exhaust people to death, so Li Chengyang deliberately set the angle at 35 degrees.

Wu Li came with the craftsmen, and was surprised by the drawing method, such a detailed drawing was the first time to see it, and they all opened their mouths to worship Li Chengyang as a teacher to learn this craft. Or did Wu Li hurriedly stop him and worship His Royal Highness King Qin as a teacher? It's up to you to come up with it.

"Okay, okay, you don't need to apprentice, if you want to learn to go back, I'll tell you how to draw, you can use it if you want, it's not a great thing" Li Chengyang hurriedly politely arrived.

This thing can be said to be a very important inheritance, how many famous and useful inventions have we lost throughout the ages, just say Zhuge Liang's Zhuge crossbow, if there was a pair of three views handed down at that time, it will not be possible to restore it perfectly in modern times, as a family inheritance is enough, look at the records in those history books, Li Chengyang remembers an example:

It is Tang Chen Tingzhang's description of the waterwheel: "Water can benefit things, and the wheel is curved." Lifting is full of farmers' use, and hovering low with the journey of the craftsman. The beginning of the collapse is dispersed by electricity, and the Russian Wan turns to the wind. ”

What can you tell what this thing is? Whoever can find out the method of the waterwheel from this, if it is replaced with three views, then maybe anyone can see one or two.

appeased the excited craftsmen, took off a smug royal robe, rolled up his sleeves and began to pull the craftsmen to make the handmade fan together.