Datang Nongwang

Chapter 639 The Court Shocked Again
The banquet is arranged by Xiangsi.

Others followed suit.

But this banquet, under Xiang Si's arrangement, exceeded Li Chongyuan's original idea.

With the lifting and moving of various personnel, all kinds of tables and stools were carried over.

Even Xiang Si went to Xixiang County to get them because of the scarcity of tables and stools.

When Li Chongyuan looked at the open space on the pier filled with tables and stools, he was really speechless.

From what Li Chongyuan saw, there were at least three hundred tables.

Moreover, Xiang Si continued to look for tables and stools, and even borrowed all the tables and stools from nearby villages. It seemed that he had to collect [-] tables and chairs.

Fortunately, the fields and villages near Li Village have been assigned to Li Chongyuan's fief, otherwise, it would be a joke to borrow tables and stools from other villages.

Make a new one?
Forget it, everyone is busy, and there is no time to make new tables and stools.

Moreover, even if Xiang Si wanted to make new tables and stools, Li Chongyuan would not allow it.

Not to mention wasting materials, it also costs labor and money for no reason.

Following Xiang Si's arrangements.

There were really only [-] tables gathered.

Li Chongyuan saw that the open space around the pier was full of tables and stools, and he was even more speechless about Xiang Si's high enthusiasm.

"Xiang Si, you brought so many tables and stools here, who else do you think will come here?" Li Chongyuan really couldn't stand it anymore, and grabbed Xiang Si who continued to be busy.

Xiang Si smiled and said, "My lord, [-] tables is too small for me. You are the king of the county now, if the show is too small, you will be laughed at by others. According to common sense, We have to set up [-] tables, so that we can be worthy of your status as the king of the county. As for the people, isn't it just that. Just to increase your popularity. There are also officials from the state government and county officials. At that time, I am afraid that there will not be enough tables and stools."

Ok.

After Xiang Sidu said that, Li Chongyuan really had nothing to say.

There are two to three hundred people in Li Village.

There are hundreds of people in the shipyard.

Including the water workers who have been staying in the shipyard to help, there are more than a thousand people.

Furthermore, the craftsmen and the family members of the various water workers, so calculated, there are more than 2000 people.

There are also people brought by Li Chongyuan from Chang'an, plus those officials.

After Li Chongyuan thought about it for a while, he felt that the five hundred tables for this banquet were really too small.

Maybe, when those local clans heard that Li Chongyuan was going to hold a banquet because of being promoted to the county prince, they would definitely come to the meeting.

There are also those wealthy households, landlords, villagers, and those scholars and so on.

There are even those villagers who have been relocated to Li Chongyuan's fiefdom, and they will have to survive under Li Chongyuan's hands in the future.

They must also have to come over for a meal.

Calculated in this way, the more Li Chongyuan thought about it, the more he felt that this banquet really exceeded Li Chongyuan's estimate, and it could no longer be counted by the number of tables.

This is not Chang'an.

Even in Chang'an, the nomination banquet held by Li Chongyuan was overcrowded.

Although not many people were invited, there were as many people who heard the news and came to give gifts.

Now, holding a banquet in one's own fiefdom is even more down-to-earth.

If he didn't have a banquet for others, Li Chongyuan was afraid that people here would say that Li Chongyuan was stingy, and maybe they would talk about Li Chongyuan behind his back.

of course.

Be it the villagers, or those water workers and others.

According to the rules, they are not eligible to come to the banquet.

but.

In Li Chongyuan's place, everyone treats them equally, and they won't be rejected because of their low status.

Moreover, Li Chongyuan will also notify everyone to come to the banquet, just for one sentence, treat everyone equally.

By the way, the relationship between Li Chongyuan and these common people was also better.

do.

It really has to be done.

If you don't do it, it won't work.

After Li Chongyuan decided to make a big deal, Xiang Si and others began to write invitations again.

The more invitations you write, the more you will naturally send.

One morning after half a month.

Early in the morning, Li Chongyuan stood at a temporary reception gate at the pier and waited.

At this time, the officials who received the invitations, as well as those who had not received the invitations but got the news, came to Li Village one after another.

The one who came at the head was naturally Zhu Shengzhi from Yangzhou, "Inspector Li, congratulations. I didn't expect that Inspector Li had already ascended to a high position before he was crowned, and he was even named the king of Xixiang County. Let me wait and admire."

"You're welcome, you're welcome. It's my honor, Li Chongyuan, for you to come to my seat in my fiefdom. Please come inside, please." Li Chongyuan saw that all the officials of the state government had come, followed by a bunch of people. Subordinates and others.

Then, the family members of various officials and subordinate staff came.

Such a scene really caught Li Chongyuan by surprise.

But even if it was unexpected, fortunately Li Chongyuan had predicted it before.

Although the estimate was not in place, since he has already arrived, Li Chongyuan has to greet him no matter what, and entertain him well.

After the people from the State Yamen came, the officials and others from the counties in the rear also began to come.

A team, a yo.

This made Li Chongyuan, the master, after seeing more and more people appearing, and seeing that all kinds of gifts were piled up like a mountain, Li Chongyuan really didn't know who would come next.

There are too many people.

After the officials were arranged, Li Chongyuan was still welcoming the visitors and guests.

Local clan members in various counties, as well as village elders, scholars, and some wealthy households.

even.

Even some yamen servants came to congratulate.

Ok.

The visitors were guests, and Li Chongyuan really couldn't drive them away. With a stiff smile on his face, he greeted these people and entered the seat.

"Xiao Langjun, there are too many people. I made a rough calculation just now, and it seems that we have to let the guests sit in batches. Xiao Langjun, I think so, the officials and those people, let them sit first. Wait After they have finished eating, let's let the villagers and craftsmen sit down again, is this feasible?" When Li Chongyuan was still welcoming the guests, he ran over to Si.

After Li Chongyuan heard the words, he nodded lightly, "It's possible, there are too many people, if we don't divide them, it would be too ridiculous for us to do this job. Moreover, these officials must not be able to Those who are willing to sit and eat with the common people, then do as you say. In addition, you can ask Xiang Jiu and the others to see if there are enough ingredients, and if not, send someone to buy them."

"Okay, little man, I will make arrangements, and I will never make this banquet a joke." After hearing Li Chongyuan's words, Xiang Si hurried to arrange it.

Li Chongyuan doesn't know whether it will make people see a joke.

But since this big banquet is held, it has to be from beginning to end.

It's time.

When all the guests were about to arrive, Li Chongyuan no longer went to greet the guests, but came to the main seat, held up the wine glass, and toasted the guests.

Li Chongyuan's side was very lively.

As for Chang'an, there is about to be a lively scene at this time.

In the palace, when the court meeting was about to end, Li Chongji stood up suddenly, bowed to Li Shimin and all the courtiers and said, "My lord, when the court meeting is over, I have something to report."

Seeing Li Chongji standing up suddenly, Li Shimin was very curious, and all the ministers were also curious.

According to the regular system of the metropolis, Li Chongji is basically not qualified to discuss matters in such a court meeting.

After all, today is not a big court meeting, but a small court meeting.

Non-fifth-rank officials are generally not allowed to speak unless there is an emergency.

But now, Li Chongji suddenly stood up and said that he had something to report when the court meeting ended.

"Chongji, what do you want to report!" Li Shimin looked at Li Chongji and asked in a deep voice.

Li Chong heard Li Shimin's questioning, and bowed again, "My lord, my fourth younger brother is now serving as the governor of Yangzhou. More than a month ago, my fourth younger brother presented a steamship to the imperial court and was granted the title of King of Xixiang County." Lord. Now, the fourth brother of the minister has returned to Xixiang to take up his post. Two days ago, the fourth younger brother of the minister sent back the blueprint of the paddle steamer from Xixiang, and asked the fourth brother of the minister to present it to the court."

After hearing Li Chongji's words, all court officials did not have much emotional change.

Originally, Li Chongyuan had to dedicate the blueprint of the paddle steamer to the imperial court, which was what was requested when discussing Li Chongyuan's canonization.

"You send the drawings directly to the Ministry of Industry, and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry will take them in." Li Shimin nodded slightly after hearing the words.

Li Chongji responded, and then saluted again: "Your Majesty, besides sending back the blueprint of the paddle steamer, the fourth brother also sent back two agricultural tools from Xixiang, saying that I asked the minister to present it to the court."

When Li Chongji talked about farm tools, Li Shimin suddenly raised his eyes, and stood up from his treasure seat a little excitedly.

Moreover, these two agricultural tools were still made by Li Chongyuan, which immediately reminded Li Shimin of the Quyuanli that Li Chongyuan presented to the court back then.

What happened to Qu Yuanli, Li Shimin couldn't be more clear about it.

Li Shimin was excited, and many of the court officials were as excited as Li Shimin.

They knew that although Li Chongyuan was a farmer, he had made some achievements in farming, and this Qu Yuanli was the best witness.

"What farm tool is it? Is it similar to that Qu Yuanli?" Li Shimin came to Li Chongji excitedly, and asked a little excitedly and nervously.

All the court officials also looked at Li Chongji one after another, eager to know from Li Chongji's mouth whether the two farm tools Li Chongyuan made could benefit the court, the Tang Kingdom, and all the farmers and people in the world.

Li Chongji looked at Li Shimin, then glanced at the anxious eyes of the court officials and replied: "My lord, this, I don't know how to say it. But the fourth brother of the minister wrote in the letter that the two farm tools It can be used by farmers and common people for farming and harvesting. One of the agricultural implements is called a planter, and its speed of cultivating rice is more than ten times that of manual labor. The other agricultural implement is a harvester, and the speed of harvesting rice can also be compared to artificial labor. Double the speed."

Huh.

When Li Chongji's words came out, Li Shimin was shocked.

The court officials were also shocked.

Everyone had an unbelievable look on their faces.

Of course, there are also many people with suspicious looks on their faces.

Farming and harvesting crops have been dominated by human power since ancient times.

All of a sudden, Li Chongyuan produced a seeding machine for cultivating rice, and also a harvester, which made people wonder whether Li Chongyuan wanted to be promoted to the heir king by just being promoted to the title of the county king.

and.

The speed of planting rice seedlings is ten times faster than manual work.

How is it possible now.

At least, on the faces of those court officials with suspicious eyes, they all did not believe that Li Chongyuan had such ability.

These people didn't believe it, but Li Shimin did.

"Where are the farm tools? Did you bring them!" Li Shimin asked anxiously.

Although Li Shimin is not [-]% convinced that Li Chongyuan made some farm tools.

But with regard to Qu Yuanli's matter and what Li Chongyuan did in Lizhuang, Li Shimin would at least not suspect that Li Chongyuan was cheating.

Li Chongji nodded lightly and said: "Returning to the Holy Lord, I have brought those two farm tools before going to the court, but the Miyagi guard said that the two farm tools were sharp weapons, so they were not released. , but temporarily placed in the hands of the Miyagi guard."

"Wang Li, hurry up, get it here." Li Shimin urgently ordered to Wang Li.

Shortly after.

Wang Li led the people to bring the two farm tools into the hall.

When those two things were brought into the hall, Li Shimin took a look, but couldn't see why.

And all the court officials had already surrounded them, looking at the two things in front of them, they didn't see why.

Everyone in the hall couldn't understand, and couldn't understand how these two agricultural tools were used to sow rice seedlings and harvest rice.

Li Shimin pointed to the two farm tools and asked: "Chong Ji, are these the farm tools that Chong Yuan brought over? I don't think it's as magical as you said. Besides, how should the rice seedlings be planted? How to harvest it?"

"Your Majesty, this minister can't explain clearly. However, I do have a letter from my fourth younger brother, please read it." Li Chongji only took out the letter written by Li Chongyuan at this time. Speaking of which, he didn't understand it either. The specific operation of the two farm implements.

Even though Li Chongyuan wrote in detail in the letter and even drew pictures, Li Chongji really couldn't explain clearly without experimenting.

After reading Li Chongyuan's letter, Li Shimin looked at the two farm tools on the ground and said excitedly, "Let's go and try these two farm tools."

"Your Majesty, this is neither the time for sowing and plowing nor the time for harvesting, so how can we test it?" Wei Zheng said.

Li Shimin smiled, "There are some rice seedlings in the garden at this time. Although they have grown a bit big, they can be used for a try. But there is no rice, and this wheat can also be used for harvesting and testing. Chong Yuan said in the letter that this harvester can be used to harvest wheat.”

In the royal garden, there are many kinds of things.

There is rice and there is wheat.

Of course there are various other things too.

After all, this is the royal garden, if it is too simple, it is not enough for Li Shimin to understand all kinds of crops in the world.

After hearing Li Shimin's words, all court officials followed Li Shimin to the Royal Garden.

But Wang Li called a few guards to resist the two farm tools and follow behind.

(End of this chapter)