Chapter 42: A Great Thing
Beijing, Chang'an.
"What? What about things? ”
Even though the cultivation of qi has grown in the past two years, after hearing the news from Luzhou, Li Shimin still stood up from the chair with a sudden, and his eyes were even more round, nailed to Li Ji's face!
Quyuan plow?
As long as one person and one cow, can you easily plow the land?
Although it is impossible to imagine the appearance of the so-called Quyuan plough, it does not prevent Li Shimin from knowing what Li Jian means by this thing - if it is true, wouldn't Datang be able to reclaim more wasteland? And then produce more food? Li Shimin, who is considered by many to be the emperor immediately, is not the kind of gentleman who knows nothing about farming, so he can't wait to see the quyuan plough with his own eyes.
Lowering his head slightly, Li Jian hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, there was only news from Luzhou, and the physical ...... of Quyuan Plough was not brought back."
"What? Why? ”
Without looking, Li Jian could feel the emperor's rapidly gloomy face.
However, Li Jian said that he was emotionally stable, and even dared to raise his head, and replied respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, although our people have seen Quyuan plough with their own eyes, the structure of this thing is complex, and it is difficult for ordinary people to imitate it in a short time; Second, the king has ordered someone to build a hundred new ploughs, ready to be sent to Chang'an along with the drawings, presumably in two or three months at most, it will be ......"
If you have a spectrum in your heart, you will naturally not panic.
It's just that Li Jian felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said, but the emperor didn't think so.
Before he could finish speaking, Li Shimin had already frowned and scolded: "Bastard! Such an important thing made me wait for two or three months?! Are your people so stupid that even if they can't build it, can't they ask the king for one? ”
“…… Be! Foolishness! ”
At this moment, Li Jian still had the calmness just now, and he should have lowered his head after panicking.
It's just that in my heart, I can't help but slander myself.
Of course, it is not impossible to find someone to be the king, as long as he says that he wants to contribute to the emperor, let alone one, that is, let Li Yuanjia hand over all the quyuan plows in the Xu Palace, presumably he will not dare to say a word. But what about when the emperor was satisfied? Is that buddy still messing around under the hands of the king?
Of course, Li Jian didn't dare to say these words in front of the emperor.
However, his reaction did not satisfy the emperor, the more Li Shimin thought about the wonders of the qu yuan plow, the more he felt itchy in his heart, and then the more he felt that Li Huan, who had not brought him in kind, looked hateful, and frowned in annoyance and said: "Then what are you waiting for?" Why don't you let someone go to Luzhou to get it? Do you have to wait for me to make arrangements? ”
"Yes, the minister can do it!"
After hurriedly saluting, Li Jian prepared to leave as if he had fled.
However, as soon as Li Jian took a few steps, the emperor stopped him again: "Remember, let them understand the usage before bringing things over, don't be stupid again, they bring things but don't know how to use them!" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Seeing Li Jian go away in panic, Li Shimin's anger finally eased slightly, but he still felt a breath of breath in his chest - not because he was angry, but because he was irritable because he couldn't see Qu Yuan's plow!
"If you can't see the real thing, you can't know whether it's real or fake."
Even when he came to the eldest grandson's dormitory, Li Shimin's mind was still difficult to calm down, and he frowned: "I still can't believe that Yuan Jia can actually create such a thing!" That kid has been raised in the deep palace, how has he ever gone to the fields to farm? How did he come up with something that even decades of old farmers couldn't make? ”
"Hehe, the concubine thinks it's nothing impossible."
After hearing the word Yuan Jia, he couldn't help but have a delicate and calm face in his mind, and the eldest grandson said softly: "Although Shiyi Lang is young, he has liked to read since he was a child, maybe he may not see it from the book...... Does Erlang know how much money he spends a year just to buy books? ”
"Uh...... How much? ”
Hearing the eldest grandson say this, Li Shimin was stunned for a moment.
The eldest grandson stretched out four fingers and smiled slightly: "Just the year before last, that's the number!" ”
As the master of the harem, she knows a lot of things.
"Fifty?"
"No, it's five hundred!"
"Sizzle......"
After listening to the eldest grandson's words, Li Shimin took a breath of cold air and couldn't help smacking his tongue.
As the emperor, of course, he would not be intimidated by the small amount of money of five hundred guan. But Li Yuanjia, a thirteen-year-old boy, even if he is a prince, is not out of the cabinet after all, and the amount of money is placed there every month, and he can actually spend 500 yuan to buy books in a year...... In addition to proving that Li Yuanjia really loves books, it can only show that the old man and Yuwen Zhaoyi are indeed quite fond of him.
Although Emperor Taishang abdicated, he has never been short of money since the fourth year of Zhenguan.
But even so, Li Shimin was still a little difficult to accept, and continued to frown: "Even if this is the case, which book will record such a divine object?" If so, why can't anyone else see it, but only that kid can find out? ”
"Huh."
Pursing his lips and smiling, the eldest grandson did not refute the emperor.
However, she found a small detail, that is, Li Shimin's title to Shiyi Lang is much more intimate than before, and even from the time he came in to the present, the word "King Yu" has not appeared once!
This detail made the eldest grandson can't help but squint.
Seeing that the queen did not echo herself or refute, Li Shimin suddenly stood still after turning around twice, and asked with a somewhat solemn expression: "Guanyin, why did you say that Yuanjia was silent when he was in Chang'an, but after he went to Luzhou, he suddenly seemed to be a different person?" Could it be that he was also afraid of me seven years ago......"
"Erlang!"
Before Li Shimin could finish speaking, the eldest grandson hurriedly interrupted him: "Eleven Lang is just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child, what special thoughts can he have?" It's just that there are always people watching when he was in Chang'an, but now that he is released to Luzhou, there is no one who can control him all of a sudden, so he naturally dares to mess around. ”
has been married for 20 years, and the eldest grandson knows too well the impact of that incident seven years ago on Li Shimin. So it's not that she has deep feelings for Li Yuanjia, she has to excuse the other party, but she is afraid that Li Shimin will drill the horns again.
Sure enough, hearing what the eldest grandson said, Li Shimin's brows suddenly stretched a little, and he smiled and said, "Nonsense? If his nonsense is true this time, then I wish he had messed around a few more times! ”
"Hoo ......"
Secretly relieved, the eldest grandson also nodded with a smile: "I think Shishilang may really have talent in this area, otherwise you can take a look at the tables and chairs, coal stoves, and iron pots that are used now...... Aren't they all very easy to use? Maybe that's how the plow came from this time. ”
Hearing her say this, Li Shimin also felt quite reasonable, but after thinking about it for a while, he still shook his head and said: "Whether it is this table and chair, coal stove or iron pot, after all, it is just a small road, and it is easy to use." But if that Quyuan plough is real, then it is a great thing! ”