In the final analysis, Datang is still an agricultural country, don't look at the rapid development of railways, cement roads, and handicrafts, but in the eyes of all Tang people, those are trivial, and the real important thing is agriculture. Vertices are updated the fastest

After all, asking for food from the land has been immersed in the bones of the Tang people for thousands of years, although many times they don't want to admit it, but it can be seen from the ranks of soldiers, farmers, workers, merchants, and soldiers that even those families think that agriculture is fundamental.

It is precisely because of this that when the artifact of opening up the wilderness appeared on the edge of Chang'an City, those big families, the people and craftsmen in the city, all flocked to the outside of the city like crazy, looking at the huge machine, and their cheeks flushed with excitement.

The stewards of several families relied on the good relationship with Li Chengqian, and came to his side, stretching their necks to watch a large area of land being cultivated, while whispering to Tang Shanzhi and others: "Little Tang, this, what is this machine called?" Is it a new work from the Research Agency? It's amazing to open such a large field at once. ”

"Well, it's not that complicated." Tang Shanzhi saw envy and longing in the eyes of those who usually didn't put themselves in their eyes, and began to pretend to be forced by stalking his neck.

"That ......, Lord Don ......"

"Go, go, Lord Xiao Tang is also your name? Get out of the way! ”

An unruly voice interrupted the crowd, and the eldest grandson appeared behind everyone at some point, squeezing through the crowd: "Fifth brother, are you free at night?" How about I invite you to have fun with 'Spring Dream'? ”

Shameless! How shameless! Who in the entire Tang Dynasty doesn't know that the eldest grandson is older than Tang Juniwu, and this thing is so natural to call 'Fifth Brother', and he is not afraid of God thundering him.

But there's no way, who makes the family close, this group of gentlemen has grown up from childhood, and the relationship is naturally much closer than those families or scholars.

"Ouch, who should I be, it turned out to be the eldest grandson Erlang, what? The grounding was lifted? Tang Shanzhi was attracted by the eldest grandson, turned his head and punched him in the shoulder, making fun of him.

"If it's a brother, don't say so much, don't go and give a happy word." At the mention of grounding, the eldest grandson turned red and waved his hand to divert the topic.

"You might as well come to me to find your cousin, this matter is still Gao Ming's most contribution, if he hadn't come up with this idea, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to make this thing in another five years." Tang Shanzhi pulled Changsun Jian to the side, and said in a low voice while there was no one around.

"Of course I know you can't be the master, but before I find my cousin, why don't I have to step on the plate and get to the bottom!" The eldest grandson didn't save any face for Tang Xiaowu, and said to him with a frown.

"...... you" Tang Shanzhi rolled his eyes angrily by the eldest grandson, paused and asked, "Why didn't Da Lang come?" ”

"My brother said that his goal was too big and it was difficult to get ahead at this time, so he let me come." The eldest grandson seemed to have taken on some terrible errand, and said with a stiff neck.

Tang Shanzhi was suddenly silent for a while, and when the eldest grandson was so anxious that he wanted to kill, he said slowly: "I can't say anything about this matter, but Gao Ming hasn't revealed too many things before, so I don't know how this thing will be distributed, if your family wants this, it's best to discuss it with him personally." ”

"I know all this, I came to you just to ask, is this thing troublesome to make? Approximate how much it will cost. Speaking of business, the eldest grandson lowered his voice.

But his question was exchanged for Tang Xiaowu's eyes: "Such a big thing, don't you think it's troublesome!" So you still don't have any plans to cheat, just follow the arrangement honestly, and don't have any ideas that you shouldn't have. ”

The words of the eldest grandson are not leaky, but Tang Xiaowu is not a fool, everyone grew up together in Chang'an City, who turned his mind without saying directly, he can guess just by looking at his eyes.

So Tang Xiaowu didn't have to think about it to know that the eldest grandson was just trying to see if there was any profit in it, and the final plan should be to get a batch of goods through relationships, and then resell them at a high price to earn a part of the difference.

This kind of thing is not big or small, but for Tang Shanzhi, it is related to whether Li Chengqian trusts or not, because he doesn't want to say too much to Changsun Lian, he just wants to send him away.

And Changsun Jian is also a smart person, seeing Tang Xiaowu's vague tone, he immediately knew that he should not be able to be the master, and after sighing, he stopped annoying him, and walked over to Li Chengqian's side instead.

"Cousin is here? Don't have to be grounded these days? Li Chengqian looked at the eldest grandson who leaned over, and showed a smile similar to Tang Xiaowu.

The eldest grandson smiled helplessly: "Cousin, can you not mention this?" ”

"What is the matter with my cousin? You can't just look at this thing, right? Li Chengqian pointed to the behemoth that was still moving forward, and asked bluntly.

"Hehe...... eldest grandson laughed even more obscenely, and only hesitated for a long time before he said: "Cousin, second brother, I don't have no choice, the old man is strict with the money, this money ...... It's hard to get it. ”

"You're still dead set on this, I don't plan to sell this thing for now."

"Huh? Not for sale? ”

Li Chengqian's answer surprised the eldest grandson, which time in the past was not that something new came out and was immediately sold in the Tang Dynasty, why was it so abnormal this time?

"Yes, not this time." Li Chengqian glanced at the people of the family who gathered together to peek at his side, took a deep breath and said: "This thing is too big, and it is not cost-effective to sell it, so this thing can only be controlled by the government." ”

"Cousin, can you make it clear? Your second brother is stupid and can't understand. The eldest grandson scratched his head in embarrassment.

"That is to say, this thing is distributed to various state capitals, and before the needs of the states are met, one will not flow outside, and if it is really lost, no matter who it is, it will definitely be dealt with strictly." Li Chengqian looked at the eldest grandson and said almost word by word.

As the top gentleman in Chang'an City, Xiao Li is too familiar with these brothers who have grown up together since childhood, and knows that if some words are not clearly explained to them, these guys will immediately come to take advantage of loopholes, and then gag and pretend to be confused, and finally turn big things into small things and small things.

But for the current machine, Li Chengqian does not want too many people to grasp it in advance, before he completes the layout, all the produced machines must be strictly controlled in the hands of the government, and fully serve the people of Datang.

As for the needs of families, families, and nobles...... I'll leave that for later.