"The only pity is that the king is too enthusiastic about these craftsman's things."

After returning to Chang'an City, Li Jing still had a deep memory of the gentle and elegant King Yu in Luzhou, and at the same time he was sorry, and sighed in front of Li Shimin and said: "And the king has a high talent in painting, calligraphy, etc., if you can use your energy on these elegant things, the future will be limitless!" ”

Saying this, Li Jing actually thought the same thing in his heart.

I have to say, it's a pity.

In Li Jing's opinion, the king did make a good choice, even if he was far away from Chang'an, he did not get carried away, but always kept a low profile and indifferent. What's more, Li Jing's subordinates inquired about Luzhou City for so many days, and found that except for Chen Lin, who often visited Li Yuanjia in the government office, and his son Chen Zhi would send pig iron several times a year, there was no one in Luzhou City who was familiar with King Yu.

That's a rare thing!

However, in Zuo Shangshu's opinion, Li Yuanjia likes to read books without a problem, and there is nothing wrong with liking painting and calligraphy, but now he is bent on drilling those craftsmen, which makes people a little headache - the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the history of Luzhou, this is too ugly!

It's just that after listening to Li Jing's words, the emperor smiled slightly: "Hehe, I think otherwise, if the king is not interested in the craftsman's business, then my Tang Dynasty will not have a quyuan plow available?" ”

“…… Your Majesty is very right! ”

After a pause, Li Jing also had to nod.

Qu Yuanli, an important topic that no Tang official can avoid in the eight years of Zhenguan. After nearly a year of "trial", everyone saw the great role of the Quyuan plow, so whether it was the emperor's reward or sending people to study, the nobles in Chang'an City who had a little way to get at least one Quyuan plow.

What's more, the imperial court also sent down detailed drawings.

Li Jing had also seen that drawing, and the style was very different from the common one. And he had faintly heard someone say that the drawing seemed to be drawn by the king, in which the size of each part of the quyuan plough was extremely accurate, and ordinary carpenters could make it as long as they had the help of a scholar on the side!

Thinking of this, Li Jing nodded and said respectfully: "Your Majesty still thinks about everything, as long as it takes ten years for everyone in the world to use Quyuan plow, my Datang's cultivated land can be increased by at least two to three percent, then there will be no shortage of food in the world!" ”

"Hahaha......"

After listening to Li Jing's words, Li Shimin laughed happily.

Ten years, let everyone in the world use the Quyuan plow?

Although the emperor himself was looking forward to this, he also knew that it was impossible. Not to mention those poor and remote areas, how many carpenters are needed to build a zigzag plough for each peasant family in the world, and how much time does it take for each carpenter to spend?

Ten years, half of the farmers can use it, which is already a great blessing.

But even so, even if the effect of this quyuan plow is discounted a little, and more than 10% of the cultivated land can be cultivated, then the benefits to Datang are obvious!

So while laughing, Li Shimin also began to secretly think about his younger brother.

Li Jing, an old man, is still very trusting, both in character and vision, so since the other party said that Li Yuanjia is a little guy with no ambition and is only interested in these craftsman's things, then Li Shimin has no reason not to believe it - he is young and old, has no ambition, and can always make something interesting or useful!

It's just that I like the things of craftsmen or something, but if I think about it carefully, it's not necessarily a bad thing.

After his eyes flickered a few times frequently, Li Shimin remembered a thought that had arisen a long time ago, but he said with a smile on his face: "Aiqing has been running around for several months on the road to serve as the envoy of this view of customs, and it has been hard work. By the way, I just heard Aiqing say that King Yu's calligraphy is unique, and it seems to have a pioneering style, but can you bring some back? Just give me a look at it......"

……

In Luzhou in June, the weather is already quite hot.

However, Li Yuanjia's mood was like drinking a glass of iced juice in the summer, and the whole person was refreshed. And in fact, he did just drink a glass of chilled watermelon juice...... This year should be called cold melon juice, although there is still no ice cube in it, but using the saltpeter collected in large quantities in the past two years to chill the drink, such a small thing, Chunyan They have done it very skillfully.

After drinking a glass of cold melon juice, and then two pieces of watermelon chilled with well water later, it is simply a fairy day in this big summer.

Li Yuanjia has had watermelons in Datang more than once, although it took a lot of effort to change the name to cold melon, but the thing still tasted the same, and it brought him the same enjoyment in the summer of Datang - the summer without chilled watermelon is incomplete!

"Alas, it would be better if there were beer and drunkard peanuts!"

Throwing two fried soybeans into his mouth and taking a sip of watermelon juice, Li Yuanjia couldn't help but regret it.

Peanuts are delicious, but unfortunately good things have not been introduced into China, so you can only use fried soybeans instead to satisfy your cravings. As for beer, after confirming several times that he really didn't know how to brew, and didn't even know whether hops were natural or synthetic, Li Yuanjia had already completely given up this low-alcohol liquor that he once loved.

The Tang Dynasty once wanted to find a low-alcohol wine instead, but the final result was to give up in disappointment.

As an indispensable thing in the daily life of the aristocracy, of course, there are people in the palace who can make wine, but whether it is brewed in the palace or bought from outside, none of them can match Li Yuanjia's taste, and even the taste that is either sour or too dry makes him very annoying.

The only option, it seems, is distilled spirits.

So as early as a year ago, distilled spirits were included in the plan of the king. Even if he has never liked high-grade liquor, but for the disinfection effect of that thing after it reaches a certain concentration, Li Yuanjia will get it out sooner or later......

"My lord, I'm back."

Just when Li Yuanjia was lying under the shade of the tree, closing his eyes and enjoying the tranquility of the sultry afternoon, Han Shan walked in from outside the small courtyard, and said respectfully after saluting.

"Hmm."

His eyelids raised, and Li Yuanjia glanced at him and asked, "How is it?" What are the grades of those boys? Are there any failures? ”

"Back to the king, no. Not only did they fail, but everyone also got excellent! ”

"Oh? It's true?! ”

After listening to Han Shan's answer, Li Yuanjia was suddenly overjoyed in his heart, and sat up from the recliner with a smile: "Just Chen Qian and the two of them are so stern, they actually give everyone an excellent rating?" ”

"It's true, Mr. Chen is also very satisfied with them."

Compared with the king's surprise, Han Shan's attitude seems to be taken for granted - who has such good conditions, and who is a special person from the palace to attend classes, and who can still get money without working every month, will fail in the semi-annual big exam?

I just can't get excellent, and I will be beaten to death by my father and mother when I go back!

Li Yuanjia naturally didn't know what Han Shan was thinking, he just heard that everyone got an excellent, and his mood suddenly became extremely happy: as long as those boys passed the text level, then as long as they were cultivated for another two or three years, they would no longer have to face the embarrassment of being unavailable......

"Boom ......"

Just when Li Yuanjia opened his mouth to say something more, there was a sudden rumbling noise, which immediately startled the two of them.

Quickly looked up, and the sky didn't know when it darkened.

As soon as he saw the clouds and eyes in the sky, Han Shan hurriedly persuaded him: "King, hurry back to the house!" It looks like it's going to rain...... Today's rain will definitely not be small! ”

"Not small? Ha ha! ”

After listening to Han Shan's words, Li Yuanjia laughed happily: "I am waiting for a pouring rain and waiting anxiously, this god is really giving face, and this is sending ...... to this king."

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