Chapter 10: The Court of the Li Erjia (II)
Is a horse hoof worn out a problem? To ask this question is simply to insult the intelligence of my modern people, the Romans invented the horseshoe centuries ago, nailed on a horse's shoe, and you will not be afraid to run all over the world.
"As a descendant of Guigu, this kind of small problem is not a problem, and the pen and ink are waiting." Xu Yang said arrogantly.
Li Er stared at Xu Yang with joy in his eyes, and as soon as he raised his head, his father-in-law took the pen and paper.
The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all stared at this young man who did not know the height of the sky.
I saw Xu Yang kneeling at the table, brushing two strokes, drawing an unusually ugly horseshoe, and dotting it with unfinished thoughts, but one of them was still black, but the shape of the horseshoe could still be seen.
After Xu Yang drew the horseshoe with paper and pen in the court, Li Er attached great importance to it, and immediately asked someone to invite the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, and the master craftsman of forging was worthy of serving the royal family.
He led a horse and put four horseshoes on it, and suddenly the horse's hooves were no longer worn, and all the ministers who watched it were amazed.
Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong glanced at each other, and the two generals of the dynasty saw the shock in each other's eyes.
Li Jing, a person who has never liked to talk, touched his beard and said to Qin Qiong next to him: "Ghost Valley thaumaturgy, it is really something that ordinary people can figure out. ”
Qin Qiong's eyes also narrowed slightly, and said, "This son is definitely not a thing in the pool. ”
Li Er was already very proud at this time, and he once again felt the convenience brought by the scientific and technological wisdom that Xu Yang said.
"Hahaha, with this thing, my Datang horses will no longer be afraid of the wear and tear of the horse's hooves, and the Ministry of Labor will start to install this horsehoe on all the royal horses from today, and then all the ones made will be sent to the front line, so that my Datang Iron Horse will run without worry!" Li Er knelt on the high platform and pointed out the country.
"Holy Wisdom!" The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all sycophants.
The old man of the Ministry of Industry bowed his head and retreated in accordance with the order.
"Haha, Wei Aiqing, you said that this matter can be considered settled?" Li Er asked with a smile.
Wei Zheng still had a dead face, and said: "Your Majesty, if you get this strange method, of course this matter is solved." ”
"Haha." Li Er's mood is indescribably happy, he now believes more and more in Xu Yang's steam engines and stamping machine tools, now let Xu Yang make more contributions to the court, and in the future, his status in the court will be a few points heavier, I heard that his goal is to run a academy and teach his disciples the art of ghost valley, Li Erzhong wants his sons to learn from Xu Yang, and he has to talk to him well when he retires from the court.
Seeing that the matter had been resolved, the white-eyed father-in-law began to shout again at the top of his voice: "The Great Dynasty Meeting, there is something to start, and there is nothing to retreat from!." ”
"The minister has something to do." This time it was a civil official in a scarlet robe, and Xu Yang didn't know him. "Since Yao Shunyu and, Your Majesty is majestic and holy in the world, now there is a great drought in Shandong, the people eat things, I heard that the people in Shanxi and the southern states are hungry without food, and there is hunger on the road, so I implore Your Majesty to transport grain to help the victims." And I shed tears.
Now it's okay, let's go straight to the one who asks for food.
Li Er was also very impatient, and there was not much food left in Chang'an, so he didn't know what to do for a while, and suddenly, he remembered something, and said with a scoundrel face: "Marquis Xu, as a descendant of Guigu, he has always taken the world as his own responsibility, and now my people are starving, you must solve it." ”
I rubbed it! Xu Yang greeted all the women in Li Er's family in his heart, I am not a machine cat, where do you tell me to get food?
However, Xu Yang's eyes rolled, and he said: "Your Majesty, the grain ministers with a yield of fifty stones per mu have told you your location, and if you don't take it yourself, why should you blame the ministers for starving your people." ”
In fact, Xu Yang wanted to send people to Southeast Asia and the Americas for a long time to bring back those high-yield crops, but even if he was in Youzhou, no matter how much money he had, there were still many things that could not be done.
At this time, before Li Er could speak, he heard the sound of an urn in the court sounding rapidly.
"Fifty stones per mu!!"
Xu Yang looked at the place where the voice sounded, and saw a big man like a cow staring at him with red eyes, as if he could tear himself apart in the next second.
Cheng Yanjin, who was a tiger's back, suddenly stood in front of the bull-like man and said, "Jinda, calm down." ”
Li Er was also stunned when he saw this scene, what is Niu Jinda, the general, crazy now?
"Fifty stones per mu!!" The big cow-like man seemed to be able to crush his teeth, "Boy! What you say is true?! ”
Xu Yang felt that if he said a word of no, the cow in front of him would fly on his head.
"Of course, overseas in Southeast Asia, the Americas, there are many crops such as rice, corn, and potatoes." Xu Yang said cautiously.
The big man's red and bloodshot eyes suddenly left two lines of tears.
Men don't flick when they have tears, but it's not time to be sad!
I saw him turn around suddenly, "Touch!" He knelt down on the top of the main hall, "Your Majesty!" I implore my ministers to go overseas to find these crops! It's not a pity to die! "Tears can't stop falling.
Li Shimin was also stunned, and reacted for a few seconds before saying: "Quasi-play, order Niu Jinda to be an overseas pioneer general, marshal 3,000 soldiers and horses, and seek high-yield crops overseas." ”
"Your Majesty, it's not practical for so many people." Xu Yang hurriedly said, the more people you need, the more materials you need, and it is better to have fewer people if you sail far.
"Oh? So how many people do you say is more appropriate? Li Er was also a little curious.
"It's enough for an expedition of about five hundred people, and all of them are strong men." Magellan's expeditionary fleet only used five ocean-going ships to sail around the world, and 270 people completed the feat of circumnavigating the world, and the Tang Dynasty sent 500 people to almost enough.
"Okay, just do as you say." Li Er also knew that Xu Yang was an expert in this regard.
"The minister will leave tomorrow!" The weeping man had already wiped away his tears, and asked His Majesty to say.
"No!" Before Li Er could speak, Xu Yang interrupted.
That Niu Jinda stared at Xu Yang's eyes wide, and Xu Yang was worried that he would stare himself to death.
"Why not?"
"How can you rush into the sea without the slightest preparation, the minister has come from thousands of miles overseas, and the danger along the way is not enough for outsiders, maps, compasses, sepsis, ocean currents, wind directions, ships, all of them are exquisite, and when this Niu general has learned everything, the minister will let him go to sea, otherwise going overseas is like sending him to death!" Xu Yang was very strict.
"That's right." Li Er is also well aware of the dangers of the sea, since Xu Yang has a way to avoid danger, then let Niu Jinda learn it first.
"Now there are no good crops, so the ministers can only contribute good tools to the people." Xu Yang took out the design drawings of the Quyuan plow and submitted them
At noon, the morning of the great court meeting ended successfully, the white-eyed father-in-law announced his retirement from the court, a group of civil and military officials are from the Taiji Palace, everyone rushed to eat 'Langxia food'. The official lunch provided by the imperial court to the officials.
I saw Wei Chigong and Cheng Yanjin, two generals, walking towards the political hall with Xu Yang, which is a high-end meal for high-ranking officials above the third grade. The two generals, Wei Chigong and Cheng Yanjin, plan to take advantage of lunch to communicate with this kid this time.
Xu Yang's face was bitter, who did he recruit to provoke whom?
"Uncle Cheng, why was Uncle Niu crying in the court just now?" Xu Yang looked like a good baby at this time, his feet couldn't touch the ground, and he was held by Yu Chigong and Cheng Jin.
Cheng Yanjin glared at Xu Yang and snorted: "There are eight people in Lao Niu's family, all of whom are starving to death. ”
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