Chapter 677: Li Zhi's Prestige in Gyeongju

When the officials saw this, they shouted in fright, the people were too enthusiastic, but they were so enthusiastic that they went to touch the prince, which was too enthusiastic, in case the prince was damaged, wouldn't it be bad!

Wang Ping'an laughed and shouted: "You have to wash your hands when you wash your hands, otherwise who will touch your hands in the future!" ”

Li Zhi enjoys this kind of treatment very much, he doesn't lack anything in his life, just lack cheers, whoever supports him the most, he likes him the most, Wang Ping'an treats him as a "god" the most, so he likes Wang Ping'an the most, even more than he likes Wu Meiniang, and it is a little heavier!

The people still rushed forward, desperately squeezing, to touch Li Zhi's boots. In the crowd, there are not only men, but also women, and those who can squeeze to the front are naturally strong women. Some strong women are not honest, after touching their boots, they touched Li Zhi's thighs again, and after touching them, they didn't say that they were low-key, but shouted loudly: "I touched the prince's thighs, they are very strong!" "It's like taking advantage of what a big deal!

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "This oil is too fierce, don't pinch the prince's thighs purple, what can Wu Meiniang do, what is she pinching at night!" ”

Wang Ping'an shouted: "Stand back, stand back, don't do this again...... Don't pull His Royal Highness the Prince's pants! You are not allowed, you are not allowed to put your hand into the clothes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince......"

Li Zhi enjoyed it at first, but now he couldn't stand it anymore, and he shouted: "Stay, stay, your hands are too cold...... Oops, no disease......"

"The minister is here!" Wang Ping'an shouted: "Come on, separate, separate, don't tear His Royal Highness the Crown Prince off the horse!" ”

The guards hugged them together and pushed the people out desperately, not allowing them to get close to Li Zhi again. Some guards pushed and shouted: "Don't touch it, if you make a mistake, it's okay if a woman touches it, you big men also touch, what do you want to do, what do you want to do!" ”

It took a lot of effort to separate the people from Li Zhi, so that Li Zhi would not suffer from being rubbed with oil and no oil!

Wang Ping'an shouted: "Stand back, get out of the way, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to the river to see the waterwheel!" ”

The people have moved out of the way, but the road is out of the way, the heat in people's eyes has not diminished by half a point, still looking at Li Zhi with the eyes of meat steamed buns, as long as the guards are not careful, they will rush up and touch Li Zhi!

Li Zhi rubbed his thighs and said, "No disease, the people of Gyeongju are too enthusiastic, and they are a little unbearable!" ”

Wang Ping'an said: "This is the people's love for the prince, and the ministers will report this matter to the court, please Shangshu Province hurry up and legislate and set up a law to come out, which clearly stipulates that the people are not allowed to pinch the thigh of His Royal Highness the prince!" ”

Li Zhi laughed and said, "I can't stand pinching my feet!" ”

Under the protection of the guards, and under the watchful eyes of the people, Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi arrived at the riverside of the Daliang River. After these days of non-stop construction, two large water wheels have been erected along the Daliang River, which are noisily lifting water ashore and carrying water to the canal dug nearby.

Li Zhi has seen the model, but the real thing is only seen today. When he saw such a tall waterwheel, he couldn't help but exclaim: "No disease, this is the kind of waterwheel you are talking about, why is it so tall?" ”

The Lanzhou waterwheel is already tall, especially the two waterwheels rotate side by side, which is more imposing. In the eyes of modern people, it may not be a big deal, because everyone has seen it a lot. But in the eyes of the ancients, this is simply a masterpiece that is difficult to find in the world, with the meaning of ingenuity, which makes people not surprised!

Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "These two waterwheels are not the largest, this is the Daliang River, and the waterwheels have just started, if it is in the Xiaoliang River, then there are many waterwheels." ”

Li Zhi sighed and said, "Such two waterwheels have already made Gu breathtaking, and there are even bigger ones?" Where is the Xiaoliang River, take Gu to see it quickly! ”

Wang Ping'an pointed to the small bridge in front of him and said, "Just cross the bridge." Xiaoliang River is the first place to install waterwheels, these days, keep building, there have been more than a dozen waterwheels installed, the largest arm length is more than ten zhang, can be called the world's first waterwheel! ”

Li Zhi said in surprise: "Ten zhang? No, that's a big deal! ”

Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "Originally, the minister thought that he couldn't build such a huge waterwheel, but after the improvement of skilled craftsmen, he really built it, and there was more than one." Your Highness, please think, more than a dozen waterwheels are lined up, and the wheels are turning to lift water, how spectacular is that scene? Your Highness is here, you have to look, let's go! ”

Li Zhi agreed repeatedly. And those who followed them, those officials from Chang'an, were also bright-eyed, they thought that this trip was a chore, just a waterwheel, no matter how big it was, how effective it could be? Ten *** was blown out by Wang Ping'an!

But when they saw the real thing today, they were really surprised, there really is a kind of waterwheel in the world, not only is it not an exaggeration, but it is also more huge than imagined, it can be called a wonder!

The officials from Chang'an only had the part that was loyal to Li Ke and followed Li Ke to Maling County, and most of the officials did not follow at all, anyway, the prince did not give an order to let them follow Li Ke, so they naturally pretended not to know and would not really leave.

After crossing the small bridge, a group of people galloped towards the Xiaoliang River, and the people ran behind, shouting for the prince, and followed the road for more than half a mile, and then stopped, and went back to work!

Wang Ping'an looked back at the people, and was funny in his heart, the people's enthusiasm for Li Zhi was even more fierce than that of the star chasers in later generations, fortunately, there were many guards around him, otherwise it was very likely that the bold people would drag Li Zhi home, recruit Li Zhi as a son-in-law, cook raw rice and cook rice, and let Li Zhi give them a little grandson!

Not long after, when they arrived at the Xiaoliang River, the scene was exactly the same as that of the Daliang River just now, and the people learned that the prince was coming, and they screamed and pounced, and they had to treat Li Zhi as a steamed bun and pinch it hard to enjoy it. Fortunately, this time, the guards had experience and went up to block it in advance, which saved Li Zhi from the pain of pinching!

When they came to the river, Li Zhi and the officials of Chang'an exclaimed in unison, they saw that there were really more than a dozen huge waterwheels standing by the river, and several of them had wheel arms that were really more than ten zhang, tall and big, and they had to look up!

Li Zhi pointed to the largest waterwheel and asked in surprise, "How many fields can be watered by such a large waterwheel?" Have a thousand acres? ”

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "No, no, a thousand acres will definitely not be watered, but five or six hundred acres, it is still possible." Our Gyeongju repair canal this time, and the previous dynasty is different, the former dynasty has a canal, no water wheel, and now the water canal is repaired according to the effectiveness of the water wheel, are around the water wheel to draw drawings, so that the effect of the water wheel can be maximized, so a water wheel to water five or six hundred acres of land, not a problem! ”

Although the Tang Dynasty was a thousand years earlier than the late Ming and Qing dynasties, the level of production was not necessarily much lower, at least in terms of carpenter's skills, not only was it not bad, but on the contrary, it was even better. Just like many things, later generations cannot imitate, the ancient people are no worse than the modern people, or the Tang Dynasty people are no worse than the people of the late Ming and Qing dynasties, especially the pure manual work, which is not inferior!

Under the premise of the full support of the government, the carpenters in Gyeongju burst out with amazing creativity, not to mention that Li Zhi surprised them, even Wang Ping'an was surprised when he first saw the largest waterwheel.

Li Zhi came to the largest waterwheel, watched the waterwheel lift water for a long time, and his surprise did not diminish slightly, he asked: "No disease, who built this waterwheel, I want to see him!" ”

Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "How can one person have the strength to create such a huge waterwheel, and everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high, which is everyone's strength." His Royal Highness wants to see the meritorious ministers, and the minister will introduce them to you. ”

It was the villagers led by Du Boss who built the waterwheel, the prince came to inspect, they got the letter yesterday, but they waited for a day and did not see the prince coming, and waited again today, and finally gave Li Zhi a look.

Wang Ping'an beckoned, Boss Du and they immediately ran over, and they knelt down and kowtowed to Li Zhi very reservedly, and met the future master of Datang!

Li Zhi dismounted and asked, "There are so many people, it seems that these waterwheels are really difficult to build." Hurry up, don't be polite. If you want to say that you should bow to you, you have built such a good waterwheel, for the benefit of the place, and will benefit the world, it is too late for you to thank you, how can there be a reason for you to kowtow! ”

He stepped forward and helped Boss Du and them up, with good words of encouragement and praise to everyone! Boss Du and the others were flattered, at a loss, and they didn't know where to put their hands!

Wang Ping'an also got off the horse and followed behind Li Zhi, he saw Boss Du and said: "Boss Du, I haven't seen you for a few days, your sister-in-law Du is in good health, the medicine I prescribed, according to the day, should be finished, right?" ”

Boss Du was even more grateful, especially in front of the prince, he was so excited that he couldn't even speak clearly! He said: "Return, if you go back to Lord Wang, the illness in the cheap area is much better, the medicine has been taken, and now I can work, cook for the villain every day, and watch the children, I don't know how many times stronger than before." ”

Wang Ping'an said: "Although her illness can be maintained, it will take a long time to be cured, and when I am free, I will give her another look." You also remember to remind me that I have no more leisure, but the time to see a doctor for Sister-in-law Du can still be squeezed out, her illness can't be delayed, the more it is delayed, the more difficult it is to cure! ”

Boss Du was so grateful that he burst into tears, and he could only thank him vigorously, and he couldn't say anything else, he was so big, and it was the first time he had encountered such a big scene, he really couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and it was inevitable that there would be some waves.

As soon as he mentioned Du's sister-in-law's illness, Li Zhi remembered Wu Meiniang's, he looked at the river, didn't Wu Meiniang say that she had a dream about the river at night! He wanted to ask Wang Ping'an, but there were too many people around, so it was really difficult to open his mouth at this moment. But then again, in his heart, no matter how important the waterwheel is, it is important that Wu Meiniang go, who made him an infatuated man, everything is based on the wife of the dregs.

Wang Ping'an was still comforting Boss Du and said, "When I have time, I must go, I've been so busy lately that I can't get out of my ......."

Li Ke said: "If you are not sick, you can't do this." Human life is at stake, what can be greater than human life? You go to see Sister-in-law Du, and Lone will accompany you personally! ”

Wang Ping'an sighed and looked at Li Zhi. The officials came out in unison and also looked at Li Zhi. Boss Du...... didn't come out, he was dumbfounded!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to accompany Lord Assassin Shi to his home and see his wife? How can he be virtuous, what is there that deserves the prince's attention?

Boss Du muttered, "This, this...... The villain doesn't dare to be! ”

Wang Ping'an didn't know that Li Zhi actually cared about Wu Meiniang, and thought that Li Zhi was improvising, and thought: "I can't see it, Li Zhi has made great progress during this time, and his means of winning people's hearts are becoming more and more superb, could it be that this is also taught by Wu Meiniang?" Impossible, even if Wu Meiniang is the empress in the future, she wouldn't expect to meet Boss Du here, if she really expected it, she wouldn't be the empress, she was a goddess! ”

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "Without further ado, let's go, don't delay the time and delay Sister-in-law Du's illness." ”

Boss Du hurriedly said: "This, this...... The illness in the cheap is much better, but there is no need to ......" Of course, he hopes that Wang Ping'an can go and cure his wife's illness as soon as possible, which would be better. But the person in front of him is the prince, and the prince cares about him so much, but it really makes him flattered...... Shocked!

Wang Ping'an smiled and said loudly: "Boss Du and the villagers have made meritorious contributions to building waterwheels, in order to benefit the people of Gyeongju, he can't take care of his sick wife at home, what is this called?" This is called dedication, Boss Du dedicated his life to Gyeongju! Folks, you say, the prince is good to him, should he or not, is the prince a good prince, and is Boss Du a good subject? ”

When the people heard this strong and incendiary words, they were all moved to tears, as if the crown prince had given them great benefits, and they all applauded!

Wang Ping'an personally led the horse to Li Zhi and whispered: "Your Highness, the people are very satisfied, as long as you treat them well, they will repay you ten,000 times!" ”

Li Zhi didn't expect the people to be so excited, and for a while, he also became excited, feeling that this trip was worthwhile, and he learned a trick to make the people cheer at him. This is all due to thinking about Wu Meiniang, Meiniang's contribution is the first, and the credit for being disease-free is not small!

Everyone got on the horse, and the people were like stars holding the moon, hugging Li Zhi and rushing to the riverside village.

Village, Du family. The noise outside startled Sister-in-law Du in the courtyard, what's wrong, it seems that there are a lot of people here, or from her own home!

Since she took the medicine prescribed by Wang Ping'an, her body has gradually improved, and now she can do some light work, and the various symptoms caused by tuberculosis have been basically alleviated, but to say that she has fully recovered, of course, it is not enough.

The sister-in-law of the Du family walked to the gate of the courtyard, looked out, and saw her husband running over, followed by a large group of children, all running and screaming, screaming with excitement, and looking further away, there seemed to be a lot of officials on horseback behind them, all coming to their own house!

Boss Du ran to the door and shouted, "Son, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is down, His Royal Highness the Prince is down!" ”