As soon as I entered the casting room of the overseer in the morning, all the workers were busy in the workshop, and the hot metal liquid that had melted was constantly poured into the mold.

Xiao Hai's father was invited by Xiao Zheng to be a supervisor as a technical guide, and Lao Xiao walked in the room with a cane, pointing at the coins after opening the mold from time to time, and it could be seen that the workers were very convinced by Lao Xiao.

Looking at the very busy workers, I felt a sigh of emotion in my heart, thinking that after the idea of the coin was put forward at that time, I was worried that the workers would not be able to make it, and I didn't expect these workers to make this thing so well.

All the workers respected Xiao Zheng from the bottom of their hearts after seeing him, and Hu Zhongchun, the chief supervisor, saw Xiao Zheng walk in, so he hurriedly greeted him.

Seeing Hu Zhongchun, who greeted him, Xiao Zheng asked: "Old Hu, we still have to reduce the amount of silver coins minted to 10% now, stop producing gold coins, concentrate on minting copper coins, and do our best to increase manpower."

"The lower officials obeyed the order, but now they are producing day and night, and they can melt 2,000 catties of copper, 300 catties of silver, and 100 catties of gold every day."

"The output is still too small, let everyone work hard during this time, all the monthly wages of the foundry workers will be raised, the big workers will be twice a month, the small workers will always be 500 Wen, and the handymen will be consistent, I will approve it."

Hu Zhongchun trembled in his heart after hearing this, a master craftsman has twenty-four times a year, and now there are more than twenty times for a seven-grade official in the Tang Dynasty! I thought that this master really dared to give money.

"Then the lower officials will thank you for the generous gifts of these craftsmen first", Hu Zhongchun gave Xiao Zheng a deep salute and thanked these craftsmen.

Xiao Hai's father said with a smile after seeing Xiao Zheng: "Xiao family boy, the old man has an idea, this casting is too slow, can you cast these things into copper plates of the right thickness first, stamping them with steel molds, and the waste materials can also be taken back to smelt copper, which will be faster and better."

Sincerely admiring the old Xiao, Xiao Zheng said with a smile: "Jiang is still old and spicy, and the younger generations also think the same, in a few days we will build a few waterwheels by the Qujiang River, and the new room will be built soon, just according to what you said, but this steel mold can point to your old man."

"Don't worry, I will definitely do a good job in this matter, just take advantage of your kindness to my little grandson, I will sell you this old bone."

When he returned to his office room, he pushed the door and found that Fang Xuanling was sitting on a chair with Du Ruhui chatting, and when he came to see Fang Xuanling, he said with a smile: "I heard that you kicked the patriarch of your family out of the house two days ago, and also spoke out for the courtiers who were bullied by him, the old man has to thank you."

"You can pull it down, Fang Xiang, you thank me, but I offended Xiao Yu bitterly, I guess this old guy will bite me and not let go."

"It's okay, that's your own business, no matter how you pinch it, you will break the bones and tendons, you have nothing to be afraid of", Du Ruhui said with a smile.

"Forget it, his family is his family, my family is my family, his disciple is too tall for me Xiao Zheng to climb, or the two are not related."

"You can say this, no wonder you dare to quietly use Xiao Yu as a life amulet, you kid is a smart person" Lao Fang said with a smile.

"Fang Xiang, the kid doesn't have as much care as you said, the kid just looks at him and doesn't like him," Xiao Zheng said seriously.

"Yes, Du Shangshu also looked at him unpleasantly, and the old man looked at him even more unpleasantly", the three of them laughed after speaking.

When I asked the old house why he had time to hang out in the Ministry of Civil Affairs today, it turned out to be for spring ploughing.

Lao Fang means that spring ploughing is just around the corner, let Xiao Zheng prepare two hundred ploughs and carts, these new farm tools can indeed increase production and income, and more importantly, this is the first spring ploughing in the first year of Zhenguan, there is such a good farm tool sent to send fast horses to promote the benevolence of the sage.

Got it! After hearing this, Xiao Zheng thought about it with a bitter face and said to Fang Xuanling: "Fang Xiang, this matter can be a good thing, this plow and cocoon cart plus the inventory of last winter are not so much, it is not easy to do."

Lao Fang saw Xiao Zheng's thoughts, and said that as long as you can make it within two months, you can freely allocate manpower, anyway, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is also under your control, and the money is also purchased from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the price is given at market price, and my Fang Xuanling approves it.

Xiao Zheng was happy when he heard it, and even said thank you Fang Xiang, why didn't you say it earlier, and you will see the outside world when you talk about money. Although this plough and cocoon are the industry of Shenhewan, it is the duty of the courtiers to share the worries of today's saints, and everyone in the same dynasty does not need to be so polite. As soon as the conversation changed, the lower official wanted to ask when the money would be paid? made the two of them look at Xiao Zheng with disdain.

On the sixth day of February in the first year of Zhenguan, he was stunned.

Early in the morning, Li Shimin took the civil and military officials to the western suburbs of Huangzhuang outside Chang'an City, after the ceremony of sacrificing and enjoying Shennong, Li Shimin came to the home field of the viewing platform, and a row of new farm tools invented by Xiao Zheng were placed in the field, and Li Shimin announced that the plough and the cocoon were named Zhenguan plough and Zhenguan cocoon car.

After the auspicious time arrived, Li Shimin stood facing south, Du Ruhui, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, knelt down to offer the plough, and Yin of Chang'an Mansion offered the whip. The four old crops of Shenhe Bay, Wang Quan and Zhang Shun, were invited over, some of the two old men were holding cattle, some were holding plows, and then Xiao Zheng was carrying a box behind him to sow seeds.

Li Shimin went back and forth three times under the guidance and escort of several officials of the Ministry of Rites and Luan Yiwei, and completed the pro-cultivation ceremony of "three pushes and three returns". I thought that Li Shimin would end after the pro-ploughing ceremony, but I didn't expect this guy to smoke a crazy door, the year just changed the map to a new year and a new atmosphere, and released it to plough an acre of land by himself, eight points for the national prince, and six points for waiting, and this moved a group of civil and military officials to write poems on the spot.

Wang Quan and several old people were excited to walk like young men on the soft ground, and what a blessing it was to be able to spring plough with today's saints! A few old and new farm tools were picked quickly, and after ploughing and sowing, the ground was raked like a mirror, and everyone applauded.

Xiao Zheng looked at the eight-point land in front of him and was worried, there are many children in other people's families, and they bring their sons and grandchildren to the battle, only one man is here in his own field, counting the three people who are only lonely in Xiao's mother and Jin'er, but Jin'er doesn't dare to move with a big belly, fortunately, Xiao's mother has also farmed the land before and can do some light work, otherwise it will be even worse.

Watching other people's families work in full swing, I can't pull my face down and sit. In desperation, I had to start working, and when I first started sowing, my arms were so tired that I was so tired that I was so tired that I was tired after a while and walked with the plow, so tired that my tongue came out. Looking back, it's less than half over. I was sweaty, and when I came, I wore a lawsuit uniform and couldn't take it off according to etiquette, so I had to take off my boots, and I couldn't move on this leg.

Lao Wang Quan saw that Xiao Zheng was working hard and wanted to come over to help, but as soon as he arrived at the ground, he was stopped by Yu Shi angrily, saying that a few of you are serving today's saints today, you can do it at other times, but not today, he is not worthy.

This is to let the courtiers work and sacrifice to the peasants, which is clearly to find free labor to work on your royal farm!

Looking at Yu Shi's stinky face, Xiao Zheng wanted to take a shovel and shoot this guy into the soil, thinking that he didn't dare to move, it was a big crime to destroy the gift of spring ploughing.

Look at the cow next door, the old cow led his own two and a half children, and quickly finished the work like a happy animal. After finishing the work, he sat on the edge of the ground and talked to Xiao Zheng: "Look at the land you plowed, speaking of which, this plow and the cart were invented by you, look at your work, and your cow, lying there is more comfortable than you, except for being a horse and riding, I have never done any work, and I am a cow in vain."

"Come, come, come, old Niu, you are also surnamed Niu, so why don't you go and pull the plow? If you can put my cattle in a trap, I'll turn your land for you again."

"Don't coax Lao Tzu, you treat me as stupid, that beast is not a good breed to mess with at first glance" Niu Jinda sat on the ridge of the field, fanning himself with his official hat as a fan and said.

Niu Jinda used his mouth to nun the piece of land of Xiao Yu's house dozens of feet away from here, and then said: "See, there are many children, so I have already done it and sat on the edge of the ditch to rest, let you recognize your ancestors and return to your ancestors, you don't go back, how about it?" Now you know the difficulties of being a thin child."

"Lao Tzu is so tired that he vomits blood, and he doesn't recognize the door of his Xiao family."

"You're still quite hard-mouthed, I really can't help you with your work, there is a group of goods over there watching, the old man doesn't dare to help you" After speaking, he pointed to the imperial history who was patrolling on the side.

Niu Jinda's leisurely appearance was so angry that Xiao Zheng jumped on his feet in the field, but the old cow was also staring at him dryly, and he really didn't dare to help!

tossed until noon, and there were still two points to break the ground before it was finished, and in the end, everyone watched him like a monkey Xiao Zheng was busy alone.

In the end, Li Shimin couldn't stand it anymore, so he turned his head and called the four children Li Chengqian and Lou Shide, and asked these children to help. The four of them were originally Xiao Zheng's disciples, seeing that the master was too tired to help the master work and do his filial piety, and the filial piety was the head of the imperial history, and he had nothing to say, with the help of a few children, he finally finished the rest of the land, and he didn't want to move when he sat in the field.

Slowed down, scolded and followed the crowd towards the gate of Huangzhuang, Qin Qiong followed him and scolded with a smile: "Okay, don't be fucking dissatisfied, look at the land you have tidied up, after people sprinkle seeds, the ground is like a mirror, you look at yours, like a pig." If it weren't for the crown prince and the king of Wei in it, Yushi would have impeached you on the spot. You are not satisfied, at first glance you are a master who can't farm, at that time you didn't want to fief just pick up some wasteland that no one wants, everyone took you for a fool, now it seems that I think you are lazy".

was so tired that he didn't even want to speak, and he didn't bother to pay attention to Lao Qin. When the people arrived at the door, Li Shimin said to everyone that from today onwards, Datang will enable new coins, for the ministers who have worked hard and performed well in this farming, and will award commemorative coins at the same time as rewarding new coins, and after saying the meaning of the commemorative coins, everyone is a little excited, everyone is waiting with their eyes open, and at the same time a little uneasy.

When Li Shimin left after the reward, those who got the commemorative coins were smiling, and Niu Jinda was even more happy with tears, holding the box containing the coins and not letting go. Those who did not receive the reward were worried, and on such an important day, everyone understood that this was Li Shimin's metaphor for the courtiers --- the central government, and the cards were about to be reshuffled.