Chapter 56 Underground Pipeline Commencement

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Dealing with Dou Yun's matter, Li Su called the maid to bring his court clothes over, Su Mo'er became the intelligence chief, and he was so busy all day long that he couldn't see the figure, Li Su's side was replaced by those dull girls, every time at this time, he had to think of Yun'er's lovely person, but the Tang Dynasty didn't have a phone, and Yun'er didn't have a phone number, asking Yun'er's cousin was tantamount to asking in vain, after all, the dozens of kilometers from the countryside to the city were here, and Yun'er couldn't run to his cousin twice in three days.

Putting on the court clothes, Li Su pinched a handful of sweat for the six-grade officials of the Tang Dynasty, this whole body of green, and with a green hat, it was really a perfect match.

The official office of the Ministry of Industry, Li Su has not been there for a long time, although that Zhao Jie makes a small report every day, but Li Shimin just turned a blind eye and verbally expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Su, but in fact there was no action, Li Su felt that Li Shimin's father was so protective of him, and he couldn't lose face too much, no, it was definitely not okay to go every day, but it was okay to go for a walk every three or five days.

"Your Highness!" As soon as they entered the gate of the official office, Kong Chi and Wang Shen greeted them, there were only three people in charge of the underground pipeline affairs, Li Su was the leader, Li Su did not come on weekdays, the two of them could only sit in the office drinking tea and reading the newspaper, and at the same time endure the envy and jealousy of those colleagues in the Ministry of Industry.

"Your Highness, you drink tea!" Kong Chi diligently handed over a teacup, and Wang Shen moved a stool to put it at Li Su's feet, and the two of them served very thoughtfully.

Li Su sat down, the tea was not drunk, the tea of the Tang Dynasty was okay to rinse his mouth, he had to spit it out after drinking, because this cup of small tea was mixed with a lot of raw materials, green onions, ginger, salt, juice, goat's milk is not lacking, open the cup is a fishy smell, originally he thought that the tea of the Tang Dynasty was the same as modern tea, and later realized that it was a big mistake.

Zhao Jie sat in the middle and glanced at the three of them as if they didn't see it, after all, Li Su was just his honorary subordinate, and he made a small report that Li Shimin was wise, and encouraged his subordinates to speak out and advise, if he was in the Ministry of Industry and Li Su, then the consequences of Yan Zòng would not be predictable to anyone, after all, Li Su's notoriety of beating Xiangzhou officials is still widely spread.

"How is the system of the pipe section in the official kiln?" After all, Li Su didn't come here to drink tea and read newspapers, and he had to take care of his work.

"More than half of it has already been produced!" Kong Chi replied that his daily job is to run back and forth between the Ministry of Industry and the official kiln, knowing the production situation at any time.

Wang Shen continued: "Your Highness, I think that the excavation of the pipeline can be carried out now, and there is no need to wait for all the pipe sections to be produced. ”

Li Su let Kong Chi manage logistics, and Wang Shen managed construction, and the two had different division of labor, so they naturally thought of different things.

"Well, let's get started, call the hard laborers and start digging the trenches!" Li Su gave the order.

The two of them were uncomfortable, and they had long wanted to find something to do, and they were all happy, and said, "Yes, Your Highness!" ”

The next day he began to supervise the excavation, and selected some foremen to give them professional training, teaching them how to read the map, how to measure, and how to master the slope.

In order to complete the underground pipeline, Li Shimin ordered the Ministry of Industry to levy 10,000 laborers at one time for Li Su to manage, these laborers are ordinary farmers, the imperial court edict down, they were arrested from home by the officials, the construction site looked at these ragged laborers, Li Su suddenly understood, it turned out that the life of the common people is not rich, the prosperity of Chang'an is just the appearance of the concentration of the aristocratic and wealthy families, the Tang Dynasty in the Zhenguan period is just as the history books say, it is the time when a hundred wastes are waiting to be revived, Although the people will not go hungry, they will not be able to talk about food and clothing.

Looking at these poor farmers, Li Su suddenly had some ideas, and when the spring of next year begins, he is going to introduce some crops into Datang, what sugarcane, peanuts, corn, tomatoes and the like are all planted, and the land of Datang will become his own big farm, at that time, not only will the peasants' lives be better, but also bring him a lot of wealth, thinking of his own 3,000 acres of land, Li Su thinks that he should plant something next year.

If you think about these things, Li Su's current task is an underground pipeline, and sympathy for these laborers is sympathy, but Datang is like this, isn't it like this when the country is poor? In the 80s, the peasants still had to clean up the river, let alone in the Tang Dynasty.

There are many people and great strength, these 10,000 people dig one meter a day is 10,000 meters, which is converted into twenty miles of road, Li Su thought that this project would take three or four months, but now he is Yan Zhan Zhòng underestimated the productivity of the ancient people, no wonder such a miracle as the Great Wall can be produced.

It is impossible for Li Shimin not to know such a big movement in the excavation of the pipeline, and one day after the court, accompanied by a group of important ministers of the imperial court, he began to inspect along Suzaku Street.

"The six princes have a lot of ideas, you see this integrated ceramic pipe, interlocking, buried in a little water will not be exposed!"

In front of Li Shimin, several laborers were installing a section of pipe, and Wei Zheng opened his mouth and praised.

The ministers all nodded when they heard this, but Li Shimin smiled silently, and at this time, Fang Xuanling pointed to a person who was squatting on the mound in front of him and said, "Isn't that the sixth prince?" ”

Everyone turned their heads to look and saw Li Su talking to a few people, who were very happy after hearing it, and then beckoned a few people to go to a temporary shed not far away.

Li Shimin felt strange and said, "Let's go, go and see!" He walked towards the shed.

The laborers in the shed were a little nervous when they saw a group of officials coming over, and one of the knowledgeable people immediately knelt down when he saw the dragon robe on Li Shimin's body, and shouted: "Your Majesty! When the other laborers heard this, they were all terrified, and they all knelt down the mountain and shouted long live.

Li Shimin has always attached the most importance to the people of the Tang Dynasty, otherwise he would not have said that the king is the boat and the people are the water, he said: "Get up, you have all worked hard!" As he spoke, he looked at the bowl in the hand of a laborer and the Hu cake in his hand, "The food given to you by the Ministry of Industry is not bad, and there is millet porridge to drink!" ”

"Your Majesty, this is not prepared by the Ministry of Industry, we have eaten a piece of bread given by the Ministry of Industry, and the six princes saw it, saying that this food is too little, so they sent someone to buy cakes, and let people boil gruel, saying that they have the strength to work only when they are full!" A servant who is half a hundred years old said.

Li Shimin and the ministers looked at each other, but they didn't expect Li Su to pay out of his own pocket to improve the food for these laborers, the projects of the Ministry of Industry are all fat and poor, and the officials who supervise the projects are eager to deduct the rations of the laborers and save them from their own pockets.

There was such a big commotion in the pergola, Li Su couldn't have seen it, he walked over and said, "Son, see my father!" ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Su with satisfaction, and helped him up with both hands, "Su'er has worked hard!" ”

"This is the duty of the sons, and it is hard for my father to come to this construction site in his busy schedule!" Li Su's sycophant kung fu is becoming more and more mature.

"Hahaha...... I have been a member of the Ministry of Engineering for a few days, but I have practiced this sycophant! Li Shimin said with a smile.

Li Su's face did not change, and he showed off his acting skills: "Erchen is telling the truth!" ”

"You really beat snakes with sticks, these cakes and porridge are all prepared by you?" Li Shimin's thinking was very jumpy, and he immediately turned to business.

"It was Erchen who asked him to prepare, Erchen saw that the amount of labor involved in these labors was very large, and the food was a piece of bread, which could not fill the stomach at all, which made them have no strength to work, and they had no strength to work, so the construction of the pipeline had to slow down, and the degree of slowing down had to let the court spend more food expenses, so a vicious circle not only increased the expenses of the imperial court, but also delayed the construction period, so the sons asked the people of the palace to prepare these additional meals."

Li Su calculated that it would only cost a few thousand yuan at most to provide these laborers and food, and the money for a few watches would be earned, and he cheated Li Shimin in the matter of watches, and Li Shimin later tried his best to defend him, which made him feel a little unhappy, and this time it was also compensation.

Li Shimin looked at Li Su carefully for a while, and said: "Your words are reasonable, the food standard of this labor has been like this since I ascended the throne, the country was too poor at that time, there was no way, now the life of the people of the Tang Dynasty is a little better, the treasury is abundant, and this food standard has to be changed." Li Shimin paused and said: "The last watch incident has made you pay so much money, how can you still pay for the food of labor this time, and how much money you have used this time will be reported to the Ministry of Industry!" ”

"No need for my father, the son has no less money, besides, the son is also for himself, I want to complete the matter of this underground pipeline smoothly, just one less errand!"

Li Shimin slapped Li Su on the head when he heard it, "You guy, your lazy personality hasn't changed at all!" I just don't like to be an official in the court! ”

The ministers all laughed when they saw this intimate behavior between father and son, and the eldest grandson Wuji said: "The minister thinks that the emperor does not have to force the six princes to enter the court as officials, it is better to let the six princes concentrate on their own chambers of commerce, just like this newspaper, the effect of waving is much greater than this underground pipeline!" ”

Li Su was overjoyed and looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, this is exactly what Li Su thought, with his character, he really didn't want to go to the court every day, and he had to be recruited for big and small things, but this was said by the eldest grandson Wuji, but it was out of his surprise, why did he speak for himself, Li Su really didn't understand.

Li Shimin nodded, and the officials of the court were full of praise for the newspaper, and he said: "When you finish this errand, you can do whatever you want, but if there is anything new, don't forget to tell your father as soon as possible!" ”

"Thank you, Father!" Regardless of whether the eldest grandson Wuji was well-intentioned or malicious, he helped Li Su a lot in this matter.

After inspecting it, Li Shimin was very satisfied with the progress of the project, left with hundreds of officials, and followed behind Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling walked to the side of the eldest grandson Wuji: "The eldest grandson is smart!" ”

"Xuan Ling, you can also see it?"

"I'm old, but my brain is not confused, after King Liang came back from Xiangzhou, the emperor's deep appreciation broke the balance of the court, first the prince was restless, and then the king of Wei secretly provoked, Li Ke is immovable, I don't know what to do, if Li Su is promoted to the official position because of the underground pipeline, the balance between the princes will be destroyed more strictly, and then I am afraid that the court will be made into a miasma!"

"Yes, I also want to live a peaceful life for a few years, I don't want to be involved in the battle of the princes so early, as long as this Li Su does not participate in political affairs, he has no rights, which will also make the hearts of those princes a little more stable!" The eldest grandson Wuji sighed.

(Suddenly something happens, there's only one shift tonight, sorry!) )