The first rebel of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1280 Rewarded for meritorious service!

About half a month later, the temperature in the entire Tang Dynasty has slowly risen, and it will also enter summer.

A large number of fruits have ripened, and the people of Shengtang Group have tasted it first, especially the core staff!
And cold drinks will be popular throughout the Tang Dynasty.

And this year's cold drinks are different from last year.

Because of the addition of watermelon and cherry tomatoes, drinks such as four-fruit soup have become more possible.There are many more delicious things that people have not eaten!

And now that watermelons have been produced in large quantities, a cup of watermelon juice costs one tael of silver.

Because the supply is less than the demand, a tael of silver is really nothing to the rich people in Chang'an City.

They even let their own people line up at the gate of Shengtang Group.

However, Shengtang Group's cold drink shop limited its output, only producing a thousand cups a day.Because there are no more!
In this way, many people can't drink it.

Summer has not yet fully entered, and the production of watermelons has not kept up.

I believe that after the summer, the second crop of watermelon will be relieved so that everyone can eat it.

On this day, in Daming Palace, Duan Lun came to look for him.

He came here with good news this time.

Moreover, he also pushed a huge equipment into the Daming Palace.

When Li Shimin saw him coming, he asked:
"It's Duan Lun! What's wrong?"

During this period of time, Li Shimin was very happy, because the weather was good and the country was safe and peaceful.

As a leader, the mood is naturally comfortable.

"Your Majesty! I have good news to report!"

Li Shimin stopped what he was doing.

"Oh? What good news? Tell me!"

"The first mechanical calculator, we've made it!"

Duan Lun said so.

Li Shimin was a little excited, but at the same time a little depressed.

It has been almost a month since this blueprint came into my hands.

It took Li Yin only a week to make something, but it took him a month.

They are still from scratch, it is really incomparable!

However, having said that, the fact that the imperial court was able to create it also broke Li Yin's rumors that the imperial court could not do it.

This time, Li Shimin proved that he can do it.

The imperial court is no worse than Shengtang Group.

Unlike what Li Yin said, the court couldn't make it!

It can be said that now that he heard the news, he was elated!

"Okay! Where is the mechanical calculator? Let me see!"

Li Shimin asked.

"it's here!"

Duan Lun walked to the side, and a box covered with a red cloth appeared behind him.

I saw him remove the red cloth.

A huge calculator appeared in front of him.

This sense of form makes people not know what to say.

"This is it, a first-generation mechanical calculator! Made exclusively by the imperial court! Please look at it, Your Majesty!"

Following the direction Duan Lun pointed, Li Shimin indeed saw a huge calculator.

This thing is not much different from Shengtang Group.

But there are some places that are more... uglier.

Not as sophisticated as the calculators made by Shengtang Group.

This made Li Shimin a little puzzled.

"Why is it different from what I saw?"

Duan Lun said, "Your Majesty, the first one took us too much time. With the production of the second and tenth one, it will be even better! So please rest assured!"

Duan Lun said so.

Because the technology is constantly improving.

Therefore, although it looks ugly now, it does not mean that it will not look good when the technology is improved in the future.

"Okay, come on, show me."

Li Shimin said so.

"Your Majesty can come up with a question, how about letting the minister do the calculation?"

"Okay, let me come up with a question, listen carefully! I have 1113 papers, and I will review 53 copies every hour. How long will it take me to complete the approval?"

"Your Majesty, wait a moment!"

Duan Lun then pressed the calculator.

Under his pressing, the huge machine turned rapidly.

It took only a moment, and the result came out.

"Your Majesty! It will take 21 hours to complete the approval!"

"Oh? Come on, forget it!"

Li Shimin was a little shocked, but in order to verify the result, he said so.

"Yes!"

Then someone took a counting stick and started to calculate. After a long time, someone came forward and said: "Your Majesty, the result is exactly 21! Duan Shangshu's answer is correct!"

"Then I'll ask a few more questions! Listen carefully!"

Li Shimin seemed very interested.

Then came a few more questions.

No, Duan Lun's speed is fast, much faster than the speed of counting chips.

And, the more complicated the calculation, the more obvious the advantage.

That was too scary.

Therefore, Li Shimin was very happy.

Dai Zhou was also called.

I finally have a mechanical calculator, and I still rely on my own strength to build it. There is no barrier to Li Yin's technology!I can still do it myself!

Let's say that after Dai Zhou arrived, he looked at the machine up and down, and had nothing to say except shock.

Li Shimin said in a loud voice: "That boy still said that the court is not good, and now the calculator made by Duan Lun is ready to use! Duan Lun, you have done a good job. You can make a hundred more of this thing!"

Dai Zhou just kept nodding on one side while looking at Duan Lun.

I thought, this Duan Lun is really amazing.

Unexpectedly, he actually made it.

How powerful this is.

Before he said anything, Li Shimin thought for a while, and then said: "No! One thousand! Ten thousand! Yes, ten thousand. In the end, let all the court agencies use this mechanical calculator! Let Datang Speed ​​up! Only in this way can it be convenient for the people!"

With the calculator, calculation speeds up, some appropriations can be issued quickly, and there are many other benefits.No wonder Li Shimin paid so much attention to it!

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

"By the way, you have to train those people so that they can learn to use this thing to calculate as soon as possible, you know?"

"I understand! Your Majesty, is there anything else?"

Duan Lun was afraid that Li Shimin would ask him to come back if he had something to say, so he asked.

"and also!"

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"You did a good job, you deserve a reward!"

Duan Lun was overjoyed, this reward is probably a lot of money, right?

Or give a title or something, that would be cool.

"Your Majesty, this is what I should do!"

Duan Lun said so.

Dai Zhou also understood that Duan Lun said that on purpose.

After all, everyone has been an official for decades, so they still understand such a little routine.

"No! There is a reward! I will clearly reward and punish!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

"Duan Lun made the calculator for his merits, and I decided to reward you with five watermelons!"

As soon as these words came out, both Duan Lun and Dai Zhou were shocked.

what! ?Watermelon reward?

This is too bullshit.

Does Li Shimin have no money?
Or what?
Where does the watermelon come from in the imperial court now?

When the two of them thought about it, they remembered that when the two princes got married some time ago, Li Shimin withheld a lot of watermelons!

Dare he, does he want to use these watermelons to reward those who have made meritorious deeds?

Duan Lun refused in his heart.

I didn't know what to say for a moment.

why?
(End of this chapter)