Drive the RV back to Datang

Chapter 228 Chapter 236: Weird way of recalling the past
Three days later, when Li Hao returned to the Scientific Research Temple, He Jie presented his plan for drying salt as promised. Li Hao read it once, and found that there was no literary talent at all, but it was very pragmatic and complete, and he didn't even need to revise it. Satisfied, he wrote a memorial requesting the opening of an experimental salt field, and hurried to Chang'an Taiji Palace.

Li Shimin was discussing political affairs with several ministers in Ganlu Hall, and heard that Li Hao had a big event to play, so he hurriedly announced to see Li Hao.

After Li Hao entered the palace to pay respects, Li Shimin asked: "Poet, what is there to ask to see me?"

Li Hao held the Yantian plan and memorials above his head, and said loudly: "Return to Your Majesty, the Scientific Research Temple has created a new technique that benefits the country and the people. Please take a look at it."

"Oh?" Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard the words. He just told Li Hao about the innovation a few days ago. He didn't expect the result to come out so soon. Li Shimin quickly spread his hands and said, "Submit it!"

Xu Lian forwarded Li Hao's memorabilia and plan to Li Shimin. Li Shimin first read Li Hao's memorandum, but didn't respond, then read the plan. After reading the plan for a while, surprise suddenly appeared on his face. Suddenly, I saw that his face was getting redder and redder, as if he had drunk too much wine. It could be seen that he was very excited.

The plan was a bit long, and Li Shimin finally read it. He shook the plan with excitement on his face, looked at Li Hao, and asked, "Poetry Man, is this method of drying salt... really feasible?"

Li Hao thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, what the Scientific Research Temple does is scientific research and innovation, breaking through all old methods. This method of drying salt was conceived by Wei Chen and a craftsman based on the method of boiling salt. Due to the huge size of the project and the limited geographical location, our scientific research temple has not been able to actually verify it, so I dare not say that it is absolutely feasible."

"Yeah." Li Shimin also calmed down, nodded and said, "Your words are to the point. If you are confident that it is absolutely feasible, I will find it hard to believe you."

He pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "The cost of setting up the salt field is not small, and the matter is of great importance, and I cannot decide it with a single word... How sure are you about this matter?"

Li Hao cupped his hands and said: "Return to Your Majesty, I have [-]% certainty."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, and his expression became very exciting. If Li Hao said that he was [-]% sure, he would not say anything. Now Li Hao is [-]% sure when he speaks, and the suspicion of pretending is too heavy.

"You, you..." Li Shimin laughed suddenly, touched Li Hao with his fingers, and said, "You might as well say that you are absolutely sure."

Li Hao said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I am very confident in the method of drying salt, but nothing is absolute. In this world, there are many things that cannot be resisted by manpower, such as...natural disasters."

Li Hao is right, natural disasters are force majeure, even Li Shimin is very helpless, since Yantian is located by the sea, there are naturally threats of natural disasters, such as tsunami.

Li Shimin was startled when he heard the words, and secretly sighed that Li Hao's tone was serious. Look at what he meant, if there were no natural disasters, this method would definitely work. In this case, Li Shimin handed over the plan to Xu Lian, saying: "Pass it on." , let Zhu Qing take a look."

Xu Lian hurriedly came to Fang Xuanling with the salt drying plan in hand. Fang Xuanling took it with both hands and watched carefully. His expression changes were exactly the same as Li Shimin's, surprised, happy, worried, very complicated.

Seeing the change in Fang Xuanling's expression, the others became more and more curious about the plan. How miraculous is this salt drying method, which made the emperor and Fang Xuanling have such a big reaction after reading it.

The ministers circulated them one by one, and when they had finished reading, Li Shimin spread his hands and said: "You have read it, and you must have a general understanding of the method of drying salt. Now, you can talk about your views and speak freely. .”

The seven or eight ministers were silent for a while, Fang Xuanling thought for a moment, then came out to salute and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I feel that although this method is too bold, it is indeed feasible. In the future, the price of salt will definitely drop, and the common people will no longer have to worry about eating salt. This is an act that will benefit the future, and I feel that I might as well give it a try.”

Cen Wenwen heard the words and said: "What Fang Pushe said is true, but it takes a lot of money to open a thousand acres of salt fields. Such a huge project should be done carefully, otherwise it will only waste people and money but will not produce results."

At this time, Li Hao cupped his hands suddenly and said: "Your Majesty, as stated in the memorandum, this method has not yet been tested, and it is not suitable to put it into production immediately. Your Majesty only needs to allocate some funds from the minister, and authorize the scientific research temple to carry out experiments on salt fields in coastal areas." , if successful, it will not be too late to do this.”

"Well, this method is the safest." Li Shimin stroked his beard and asked, "How much money does Shi Kuang need?"

Li Hao said: "Return to Your Majesty, fifteen thousand guan is enough."

"So much!" Li Shimin couldn't help being speechless when he heard the words. It would cost so much money just to open an experimental field. If it is officially put into production, how much will it cost?

Li Hao explained: "Your Majesty, most of the seaside is sandy land. It is not easy to build an impermeable salt field on the sandy land. Fifteen thousand guan can only make an experimental salt field with a size of [-] acres, and it cannot be bigger."

"Well, I got it." Li Shimin nodded and said, "I will discuss this matter with the ministers at the court meeting tomorrow, and regardless of success or failure, I will inform the Scientific Research Temple of the result."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Hao saluted, and said again, "Your Majesty, the method of drying salt this time was proposed by a craftsman named He Jie in the Scientific Research Temple. This minister is only responsible for guidance and rectification. This detailed plan It was also written by him.”

"Okay." Li Shimin said, "You are fully responsible for the Scientific Research Temple. If there is any position transfer, you can make the decision yourself. If this method of spreading salt is feasible, I will reward you again based on merit." Li Shimin wanted Li Hao to directly Give He Jie a promotion.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Haodao thanked him again, bowed and said, "If Your Majesty has no other orders, I will leave now."

"Back off." Li Shimin waved his hand.

Li Hao withdrew from Ganlu Palace.

Coming out of the Taiji Palace, Lu Yun and Jin Li were waiting outside the door. Li Hao waved his hand and said happily, "Let's go, to celebrate today, go to the Taibai Building first, and then drink flower wine, hehe, you two You probably haven't touched a woman for a long time." After speaking, he walked towards Taibai Tower with a mean smile on his face.

Not far from the Taiji Palace, Li Hao suddenly saw a horse coming in front of him. Li Hao was shocked and exclaimed: "Oops! Run away!"

"Quack! That kid, why did you run away when you saw someone! Wait for the old man to catch you!" The person who shouted was the demon king Cheng Yaojin, who did not expect to meet him on this street.

Cheng Yaojin came on his horse, Li Hao ran away, but he was not Lu Yun, he couldn't run a horse, Cheng Yaojin quickly caught up with him, grabbed him by the collar, and lifted him in his hands.

"Hey, the boy has become heavier." Cheng Yaojin felt that Li Hao was much heavier than before.

"Hehe, hehe..." Li Hao was held in his hands, put on a stiff smile, and said, "Uncle Cheng, can we not do this, I am a marquis now anyway, you treat me like this in broad daylight, I will It would be embarrassing."

"Oh? Lord Marquis?" Cheng Yaojin stared wide-eyed and grinned, "What kind of a thing is Lord Marquis and how much is it worth? I have never been a Marquis in my life." It's true that I haven't sealed the Marquis, what I said... is too pretentious.

"Uncle Cheng, it's boring for you to chat like this." Li Hao retorted unhappily, "Although my title is not as high as yours, I earned it through solid military achievements. It's a bit insulting for you to say that."

"The brat is still stubborn!" Cheng Yaojin put him across the horse's back, still in the familiar position before, and then slapped his buttocks, and said loudly, "How dare you talk back when you're a poor man?" Well, I’m going to go to heaven if I become a Duke for you. I’ve been back to Chang’an for so long, and I’m not here to give presents to the old man. I’ll return it to Master Hou! Master Hou! Master Hou…”

He called out to Lord Hou, and then slapped Li Hao's ass, causing Li Hao to scream, this old killer was so ruthless, Li Hao was about to burst into tears, and shouted loudly: "Help, help me!" Lu Guogong killed someone, help me, Lu Yun, Jin Li, come and save me, if you don’t come to save me, I will deduct all your wages..."

In fact, Jin Li had already put his hand on the handle of the knife, ready to move, but Lu Yun stretched out his hand to stop him. Jin Li looked at Lu Yun with a puzzled face, and said, "Master Hou was beaten, why stop me?"

"You don't know the situation." Lu Yun said with a smile on his face, "The two uncles and nephews are chatting about the old days, let's not bother. It is estimated that Lu Guogong will reach out to ask the young master for money later."

"Reminiscing about the old days?" Jin Li looked at Cheng Yaojin and Li Hao in bewilderment, unable to accept such a sharp way of reminiscing about the old days.

There were a lot of people on the streets of Chang'an, naturally attracted by the movement here, they all stopped to watch, laughing constantly, Li Hao quickly covered his face, and kept yelling: "Don't hit, don't hit, give you a gift, I'll give it to you when I get back." Gifts!"

"How much?" Cheng Yaojin stopped and asked.

"One thousand strings."

"Slap!" Cheng Yaojin slapped Li Hao's buttocks again, staring and shouting, "A thousand guan? Where are you sending the beggar?"

Li Hao screamed and quickly changed his words: "Two thousand guan, two thousand guan!"

"Where are you sending the two beggars?"

Li Hao wanted to cry but had no tears, so he could only shout: "Five thousand guan, let's go to the head office of five thousand guan!"

"Where are you sending five beggars?"

Li Hao broke down and shouted angrily: "How much do you want! You old killer!"

"Why are you talking to Uncle?" Cheng Yaojin was not angry because he scolded him, on the contrary, he was a little happy when he heard Li Hao scolding him for being an old killer. But he wouldn't say it out loud, he raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly, "At least [-] guan!"

"You cut and rob!"

"How do you talk!" Cheng Yaojin slapped his buttocks again, and said viciously, "As a junior, you should honor your uncle."

"You are robbery!"

"Crack!" Cheng Yaojin slapped his butt again, and stared, "Say it again!"

"Okay! [-] guan is [-] guan!" Li Hao felt that his butt was swollen, and if he continued to smoke, he might not be able to sleep at night, so he could only choose to give in to the lust.

"This is what it looks like." Cheng Yaojin was finally satisfied, and said, "Go, go to my house for a drink or two, and tell uncle about the past two years."

"Wait, put me down first, this posture is too ugly..." Li Hao yelled loudly, but Cheng Yaojin and Ben ignored him, just put him on the horse's back, and rode towards Duke Lu's mansion. Lu Yun and Jin Li followed closely behind.

(End of this chapter)