The banquet dispersed, and everyone who ate and drank said goodbye one after another, including Helan Chushi, the deputy minister.

Everyone knew that King Wei left Xu Cheng to discuss the matter of the joint performance, but they were not qualified enough to participate. Helan Chushi also understood that he was just a name, and he couldn't control the specific content of the performance.

The hall is spacious, and the breeze is very pleasant.

"This is the Qingcheng tea paid tribute by Shudi, given by my father." Li Sipang picked up the bowl and gestured to Xu Qilin, and said with a smile: "This tea is nameless, but it is written in the Book of Tea, but its value has immediately doubled!" ”

As he spoke, Li Sipang held the tea edge with his left hand, lifted the tea lid with the thumb and middle finger of his right hand, gently plucked it on the bowl noodles and bowl edge, and then half-sank the tea lid into the water, slowly sliding from the inside to the outside, and the action was skillful and profound.

Xu Qilin smiled faintly and said: "Shudi is the earliest to grow tea, but the development lags behind and the popularity is low. I hope that through the book "The Book of Tea", the tea industry can flourish. ”

Li Sipang nodded slightly, and said: "Shudi can borrow the tea industry, what about Luozhou, what is the development path?" ”

Xu Qilin pondered a little and said: "Luoyang has convenient transportation, and it can be used to get north and south through Caoyungou, and it is the transfer of this material that can already make a big profit." What's more, Luoyang's resources don't stop there......"

In his previous life, Xu Qilin had traveled to Luoyang and visited Xin'an County's World Cultural Heritage Ancient Silk Road Site Xin'an Hangu Pass, Longtan Grand Canyon and other scenic spots.

But now, what Xu Qilin is thinking about is not a scenic spot, but because of the characteristics of large reserves, high quality, easy mining, etc., it is known as the coal, iron sulfur, bauxite, and quartz stone of the four treasures of Xin'an.

Bauxite can be used as refractory bricks, quartz stone is the main raw material of glass, plus coal and iron, the whole large steel-making, glass-producing industrial base!

Moreover, what is easy to mine, that is, there are shallow open-pit deposits, which are much easier to dig than digging deep wells, and they are very safe!

Of course, Xu Qilin didn't say too much detail to Li Sipang, only said that there are mineral resources around Luoyang, and he has asked the Ministry of Industry to send exploration personnel.

As for the exploration area, Xu Qilin naturally wanted to designate two or three, but he had to pretend to be casually blind. And the point, of course, is Xin'an County.

As long as there is a county, it can be rich and rival the country, and every time Xu Qilin thinks of this, his heart is full of arrogance. Who else can be better than Lao Tzu. Ahh

Although Li Sipang listened to Xu Qilin's advice and left Chang'an, and now Xu Qilin has described the development prospects of Luozhou, he is still a little worried.

Outside the words, Xu Qilin also understood, this is because Luoyang is not as important as Chang'an, far away from the political center, and is worried that he will be alienated and forgotten from now on!

"Your Highness must know that Your Majesty has a plan to move the capital, right?" Xu Qilin didn't wait for Li Sipang to answer after asking, so he continued: "It's just that the time is not right." According to His Royal Highness's analysis, where will the imperial court use troops? ”

Suddenly asked about the use of soldiers, Li Sipang couldn't help but think. After a while, he said with some uncertainty: "It should be the Western Regions, my father has the intention of conquering Gaochang, and many people know it." ”

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "Your Highness is smart, just guess." After the conquest of Gaochang, where will you attack? ”

Li Sipang touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Xue Yantuo? Or Goguryeo? ”

Xu Qilin nodded and said, "Your Highness can empathize and consider the problem from His Majesty's point of view." You say, Your Majesty is ambitious, wise and martial, how can his achievements be inferior to the Qin Emperor and Han Wu? ”

Li Sipang blinked his eyes and tried to empathize. Don't say, I don't know if I changed it, he really has inspiration.

Qin Shi Huang put aside first, let's talk about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the territory in the heyday was vast, larger than the current Tang Dynasty.

And where is the big one, one is in the northwest, at that time there was the Western Regions Protectorate, but now there is none; Second, in the northeast, the four counties of Lelang are still occupied by Goguryeo.

"I see." Li Sipang suddenly understood, slapped his thigh suddenly, and said: "The conquest of Gaochang is not only because of the fact that Lu Wentai is not a minister, but also because my father intends to reopen the Western Regions, build a capital and protect the mansion, and surpass the merits of the Han Dynasty." ”

Xu Qilin smiled, brought the tea to his mouth, and sipped the tea from the gap between the tea bowl and the tea lid. The tea reverberates around the tongue and at the base of the tongue, swallowed in three times, and there is a cooing sound. The dark fragrance is fluttering, and the fragrance is fluctuating, which is called "three blows and three waves".

"After the Western Regions are opened and stabilized, my father will definitely use troops to Liaodong to restore the old land of the Han family." Li Si was still chubby, the fat on his face trembled, and he nodded excitedly.

It is impossible to expand the Western Regions and set up an institution similar to the Imperial Protectorate, without stationing a considerable number of troops. How to maintain military supplies, Luoyang, as a transit station for Cao Yun, must take on heavier transportation tasks.

Attacking Goguryeo, Luoyang will be the most important logistics base. Through the Yongji Canal, personnel and strategic materials were transported to the north. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goryeo, it was "a hundred ships competing for the current, and a thousand sails racing".

Luoyang is so important, as long as you do a good job and fulfill the wish of His Majesty Li Er's merit to surpass the Han Dynasty, it will be a great merit.

What's more, His Majesty Li Er once intended to move the capital. And the reason for being discouraged by the ministers is just that there is no money, if it is not bad money, what else can they use to stop it?

It can be seen that Luoyang is a good place to make contributions, and there is no more suitable place than here. Staying in Chang'an, but there is no such opportunity.

Li Sipang figured it out, admired Xu Qilin's vision, and felt that this "empathy" was a good thing.

When I change my position, the angle is different, my views and ideas are different, and the things I don't understand are also transparent.

"This-" Li Sifat's fat hand slashed a few times in the air and asked, "This empathy, but the way of dealing with people taught by Immortal Lu Yu?" ”

Xu Qilin nodded and said, "Put yourself in your shoes and empathize with each other, which is exactly the way that the family teacher has realized. The tutor taught us to be more considerate of others, to understand more, to be more tolerant, to be less self-righteous, and not to be obsessed with it. ”

"Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Li Sipang said thoughtfully: "This sentence of Confucius has a lot in common with Lu Yu's enlightenment. ”

Xu Qilin pursed the corners of his mouth and said: "The family teacher also said to a certain person: The same is true for enemies or opponents, if you want to defeat them, you must also think from their point of view. If you can figure out what they want to do, what they want to do, and why they do it, you will be better able to protect yourself. ”

Li Sipang didn't say anything, blinked slowly, and looked at Xu Qilin.

Xu Qilin didn't look at him, he carried a small pot and refilled the tea.

"Lone understood." Li Sipang shifted his gaze and leaned back in the soft chair, looking at the flowers and plants in the courtyard outside.

Got it? Xu Qilin glanced at it, and couldn't figure out if Li Sipang was stupid by his poisonous chicken soup.

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The next day, Xu Qilin took the craftsmen and rushed to the special wharf of Dayingku to start manufacturing cranes.

Since the main work of Dayingku is to be gradually transferred to Chang'an, it is necessary to build various facilities, even if the reform of Cao Zheng is not approved or delayed.

There are no big technical hurdles, just groping and experimenting in size. The material is also made of wood first, and it can be lifted five or six hundred catties as a success.

At the same time, Xu Qilin also arranged for his subordinates to grind the saltpeter and sulfur they had purchased into fine powders and store them carefully. And he sent someone to buy charcoal, and he also grinded it into pieces.

According to Xu Qilin's estimate, according to the current amount, it is not a problem to get a few hundred catties of gunpowder. But this was not enough, he continued to spend money on buying in the market, and sent people to take a boat along the Cao Canal to the east, and purchased in the states and counties along the way.

Not only is it necessary to use gunpowder on the road to open up the mountain, but in order to turn minerals into wealth as soon as possible, Xu Qilin is also preparing to adopt new technologies in mine development.

The shortage of labor force forced Xu Qilin to manufacture equipment and use gunpowder, a weapon of mass destruction. For this reason, he began to desperately hope that the imperial court would launch a foreign war.

But I am afraid that the large-scale war can wait until next year to conquer Gaochang, but there are still some counterinsurgency wars, which can somewhat fill the labor gap.

In this regard, Xu Qilin has already reported to His Majesty Li Er and also greeted Li Simo.

The families of the prisoners who attempted to assassinate in the Jiucheng Palace, some light criminals in the prison, the fangs who made rebellion in the south, and the tribes who disobeyed Li Simo, as long as they were able to work, they all wanted them.

His Majesty Li Er was also happy to see it come to fruition and gave great support and help. Labor that doesn't cost money is easy to use, everyone knows this.

Li Simo, who was very passive by the assassination of the same clan in Jiucheng Palace, in order to speed up the arrangement and preparation for moving north, also showed his minions and dealt a ruthless hand to the tribe that opposed him.

This mess adds up, and within a month, thousands of laborers will be taken in for so-called "labor reform" to atone for their sins with physical strength and sweat.

In order to guard and supervise these laborers, Xu Qilin also went to the imperial court and asked Li Sipang, the governor of Luozhou, to send soldiers nearby to cooperate with the work.

There is no way, in a feudal society where agriculture is the foundation of the country, the amount of peasants and arable land must be guaranteed. It is a great crime to induce farmers to abandon farming, and no one dares to touch this red line.

Xu Qilin can also understand this. Who let in ancient times there were no mechanized farming machines, no high-yielding hybrid seeds!

There are not even potatoes or corn, and depending on the efficiency of men and cattle, and the yield per mu, there is no sufficient number of peasants, and the soldiers, who eat for nothing, have to drink the northwest wind.

Columns, beams, wheeled walking structures...... Looking at the craftsmen working nervously and busily, one is not huge, but some gantry crane-like guys slowly stand up, although there are still many processes to complete, Xu Qilin also breathed a sigh of relief.

Since there is a shortage of labor, we try to use all kinds of machinery to improve work efficiency. This is true for loading and unloading, this is true for transportation, and perhaps the same should be true for agriculture in the future.

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The weather is not particularly cool, and His Majesty Li Er has returned to Chang'an and returned to Taiji Palace.

According to the previous summer vacation time, it will not come back until the early winter, and this time the early return is quite unexpected.

And the gossip also spread, some said that His Majesty was for the imperial examination, and some said that because of his disobedience, he refused to hand over the Eastern Turks who had been exiled to Gaochang for several years......

In the Qianqiu Hall of Taiji Palace, His Majesty Li Er flipped through the report documents, and there were Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Ma Zhou and other important ministers below.

"Autumn is coming, I plan to open the palace test, what do you think?" His Majesty Li Er put down his hand in Chinese, glanced at the courtiers, and asked.

Ma Zhou's eyes flashed, and he didn't answer, but just glanced at Fang and Wei, obviously having a conversation with Li Er.

Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Your Majesty wants to personally invigilate and select talents?" Is it a gathering of various subjects, or a separate subject royal examination? ”

Wei Zheng also asked: "What about the exam in Shangshu Province, which is still going on?" ”

His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "This year's imperial examination is different from previous years, and all preparations have been completed, so I think it can be tried out." As he spoke, he took out a document and passed it to the courtiers by the palace people.

Blurring fame and reputation, this is the latest measure of the imperial examination, strictly preventing fraud according to the situation; The Shangshu Provincial Examination was presided over by the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and compared with the previous Wailang of the Ministry of Officials and the Waiter of the Ministry of Rites, the specifications have been improved.

The number of people who have been admitted to the Shike has been increased to sixty, and they will be personally consulted by His Majesty Li Er in the Hongwen Hall to determine the top three.

"Your Majesty is wise, such a reform can prevent fraud, and it can make Jinshi Mu Huang's grace and be loyal to the country." Fang Xuanling bowed his hand and agreed.

Wei Zheng felt that he couldn't find fault with it, Li Er's intention to raise the Jinshi was obvious, and it should be a blow to the clan, but it was also legal and compliant.

Ma Zhou prelude said: "Weichen thinks that the selection examination of the Ministry of Officials also needs to be reformed, and those who are often in the first place should first enter the ministries as clerks or small officials, and after being familiar with government affairs, they will participate in the selection examination, and those who pass will be awarded official positions." ”

"Practice first, then choose to try, I think it is feasible." His Majesty Li Er turned his head to look at Fang and Wei.

This is another blow to the scholars, striving to make the juzi stand on the same starting line. After the practice in various ministries, those ordinary people will definitely be familiar with official documents and government affairs, and they will not have much disadvantage in participating in the selection examination.

Don't underestimate the selection test of the Ministry of Officials, many Jinshi are stuck here, including the great writer Han Yu, who failed the three selection examinations and had to serve as the staff of the Jiedu envoy, so he stepped into the officialdom.

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng also had no opinion on this, and they also knew that His Majesty Li Er's determination to suppress the Shi clan and raise the Hanmen had been decided, and they began to put it into practical action.

"This is a joint performance of Li Tai, the king of Wei, Xu Qilin, the Da Ying Ku Ku Cheng, and the deputy Helan Chushi, suggesting that the government should be reformed and the country and the people benefited." His Majesty Li Er took out another document, "It will be discussed by the political affairs hall and decided as soon as possible!" ”

How did these three people get together, and they also played together, it must be due to the instructions of His Majesty Li Er, and it has been operating for a while. Now that I think it's perfect, I took it out.

Wei Zheng felt that this was probably related to the conquest of Gaochang, he was an anti-war faction in the court, and thought that the labor expedition and burden were too heavy, and it was not worth it just for one Gaochang.

But this is only conjecture after all, it is a fact that the cost of Cao Yun is high, and if it can really be reformed to reduce its cost, he has no reason to object.

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