Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 27

Li Shimin sat in the East Palace as usual, handling government affairs with Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

At this time, a Xuanjia guard came in from the outside and sent a document to the servant, who then put it on Li Shimin's case.

Li Shimin picked up the rush play, checked it immediately, and closed it suddenly after reading it.

"Saint, what happened?" Fang Xuanling couldn't help asking, looking at Li Shimin's attitude.

Li Shimin said: "Xieli sent Tuli to attack Xue Yantuo, but the Turks were defeated, only Tuli survived.

But Xieli whipped Tuli and wanted to confiscate his military power. Now Tuli fled to our Tang Dynasty to seek asylum! "

"The Turkic civil strife is a good thing, why does the saint look so solemn?" Dou Lukuan, Minister of Rites, asked beside him.

"It's a pity that the sage has such a good opportunity to send troops to the Turks, but we can only sit back and watch the loss." Du Ruhui sighed, but Du Ruhui added, "Please also ask the sage to agree to the protection of the Turkic Khan and treat him courteously."

"Why?" Li Shimin asked Du Ruhui after hearing Du Ruhui's words.

"One is to divide the internal forces of the Turks, the other is to show our great power of the Tang Dynasty, and the third is the most important. Tuli has always been a confidant of Jieli Khan, and he knows the strength of Jieli Khan. When he uses troops to plan, he needs to know himself and the enemy. "Du Ruhui replied.

"It's exactly what I want!" Li Shimin nodded and said, "It is planned to confer the title on General Tuli Youwei, and confer the title on Prince of Beiping County!

In addition, since Yinan withstood this wave of Turkic attacks, it showed that Yinan was also a hero in the world, so he was awarded the Pearl Vija Khan and a drum bag, allowing him to continue to quarrel with Jieli.

It's a pity that we in the Tang Dynasty suffered from drought and locust plagues and were unable to go out. Otherwise, if we had such an opportunity, we might have to take advantage of Jieli. "

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and smiled wryly.

Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, he has not had a good life. There was a war disaster that year, and even Chang'an had a drought and a locust plague in the next year. I hope next year will be a good day, otherwise, there is really no way to get through this day.

But in fact, the bitter days of the Zhenguan Dynasty were far from over, but it was through these hard days that the Tang Dynasty flourished.

Now the entire Tang Dynasty is clenching its teeth to live, everything is as usual, but everything is renewed.

Regular exams are held in January, and results are released in February.

Lu Cai waited for the announcement early in the morning, but after reading it from beginning to end, he found that his name was not on the announcement.

"That's fine, so I can concentrate on my job as the head of the music department!" Lu Cai comforted himself in his heart.

It's just that seeing the people around him ecstatic because of the roll call, Lu Cai deeply felt that happiness belonged to them and had nothing to do with him.

Back at the Agricultural Institute, Lu Cai patted his face, showed a vigorous gesture, and returned to work.

Although school hasn't started yet, Lu Cai has already started to compose the school song of the agricultural school according to Li Tai's request, and has begun to collect and sort out the materials of the 24 solar terms songs. He looks full of energy, begging for overtime work.

Just like that, the others handed over some tedious work to Lu Cai with my intention for his own good.

At this time, Lu Cai began to show his talent, and he handled almost everything in his hands quickly and properly.

It was only at this moment that everyone discovered that Lu Cai's field of study was extremely extensive, and he was able to handle all four subjects with ease, including literature, mathematics, medicine, and ink. It can be said that this kind of panacea-like character has never been seen before.

"What's up with Lu Cai recently?" Li Tai couldn't help asking when he came to the agricultural school and noticed that Lu Cai had been working.

After all, in Li Tai's impression, although there are many things to do in music science, they mainly focus on composing school songs and composing 24 solar terms songs. Le Ke doesn't get along!
"I failed the exam, so use work to cover up your sadness!" Ma Zhou glanced at Lu Cai who was working and sighed.
"His ability to grasp things is very strong, he is very good at analogy.

Let him help us with several subjects, and he can handle them very smoothly.

It feels like whatever matter is put in his hands, he can always handle it properly. "

"So powerful?" Li Tai looked at Lu Cai in disbelief when he heard Ma Zhou's words.

You must know that Ma Zhou can steadily become the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and Lu Cai has such potential, because Mao himself has never heard of it.

Could it be that this was a talent that Zhenguan had missed. Thinking about Lu Cai not being on the list, could it be that like Long Aotian, he picked up a civilian talent who has never been famous in history? !
Although in theory, as long as a county's talents are given the right platform and opportunities, they can theoretically become the pillars needed to support the entire country, such as Liu Bang's hero in Pei County, Zhu Yuanzhang's Fengyang fellow, and so on.

But in peacetime, it is almost like finding a needle in a haystack for a commoner, because every person who has left his name in history is a strong man who has grown up on the shoulders of countless common people. Only in this way can he be famous in history.

"How should I put it..." Ma Zhou stroked his chin and said, "He handles things a little differently from us normal people.

We normal people deal with one thing when we encounter one thing, but in his words, the more things become more and more chaotic, but the more orderly he handles it, as if everything is arranged in his mind. "

"Do you still have this ability?" Li Tai was somewhat taken aback when he heard Ma Zhou's words.

Ma Zhou explained: "It feels as if every piecemeal thing is just a note to him, if it is taken out individually, the processing efficiency may not be as good as any of us.

But the integration of everything seems to be a perfect movement for him, not only makes it easier for him to handle, but also improves the overall efficiency in an all-round way.

This kind of person is really strange, but in this case, it will be difficult for him to pass the imperial examination! "

"Huh?" Li Tai couldn't help but be a bit puzzled when he heard Ma Zhou's words.

Ma Zhou shook his head and said, "Because his ability can't be reflected in the exam.

As for his knowledge base, except for the music, it is not outstanding.

It may be considered excellent for ordinary people, but whoever came to the scientific examination is an ordinary person.

In addition, he himself is not from a wealthy family, so it is almost impossible to get on the list through scientific examinations. "

"Why don't I recommend it?" Li Tai asked with some thought.

"King Yue, I advise you not to worry too much, who do you think can pass this scientific examination with your recommendation!" Ma Zhou said.

"..." Li Tai was silent for a while when he heard Ma Zhou's words, and said with a wry smile, "These words really hurt my heart!"

Ma Zhou also smiled, this is what Ma Zhou likes about Li Tai, he has inherited Li Shimin's good morals, he can accept Li Tai's advice, and at the same time, he will occasionally laugh at himself to ease the embarrassment between the two.

"Then shall we leave Lu Cai alone?" Li Tai looked at Ma Zhou.

"Of course not!" Ma Zhou shook his head and said, "Since Lu Cai has this ability, naturally his quality cannot be wasted.

Next, I will give him some burdens and let him know clearly that the imperial examination does not care about him, but we care about him! "

"...Are you going to push your job to him?" Li Tai's mouth twitched a few times when he heard Ma Zhou's words!

"No, I'm training him!" Ma Zhou said with a serious expression, "Training him to be the chief of the agricultural department!"

Li Tai didn't know where to complain about Ma Zhou, so he could only change the subject and said, "Where is Chief Du? I want to know how Qu Yuanli is doing. It's already February, and spring plowing in March needs Qu Yuanli." Yuanli will do the land reclamation."

"He's trying the latest version of Quyuanli in the field!" Ma Zhou said, "We'll have to wait for the test to see the specific effect."

"I can't wait here." Li Tai said involuntarily, "Take me there quickly!"

Hearing Li Tai's words, Ma Zhou didn't say anything more, and prepared an ox cart to take Li Tai to the plow field where Qu Yuanli was experimenting.

Li Tai opened the curtain on the ox cart, just in time to see the ox dragging the Quyuan plow, plowing in the field.

With Li Tai's arrival, Du Chuke greeted him immediately, and said, "King Yue, why are you here!"

"I heard that Mr. Du is testing Qu Yuanli, so I'll come over and have a look!" Li Tai said, "I don't know how it works."

Li Tai looked at the Quyuanli, which was basically built with a wooden mortise and tenon structure, giving people a sense of unity.

Of course, although Li Tai also hopes to get iron, but in this era of salt and iron monopoly, the use of iron needs special approval. Even if ordinary blacksmiths want to get some iron to make farm tools, there are records.

Although I can get it, but my identity is sensitive, it is better not to touch this kind of thing, otherwise the censor will refer to myself, and I will be wronged.

Moreover, compared with modern steel, the quality of steel at this time is a little worse, so it will be heavier.

This leads to the use of iron except for some key parts, but on the whole it is enough to use wood.

In any case, with Quyuanli, the efficiency of reclaiming acres of land can be further improved.

Du Chuke couldn't help Chen Zan said: "Reporting to King Yue, this Quyuanli is quite easy to use.

When it is working, the plow body can swing, it is full of mobility, it is convenient for deep plowing, and it is light and soft. The combination of the plow review, plow arrow and plow construction of the curved shaft plow can meet the different requirements of deep plowing or shallow plowing. , to facilitate intensive cultivation.

People can save a lot of energy by using this plow for reclamation! "

"If it is available, let Li Chunfeng calculate and plan the length, size and weight of Qu Yuanli.

Let Moke make every part of the crankshaft plow with no difference of one tenth of a centimeter, so that any part that is damaged can be replaced with a new one immediately.

And our agricultural college will first promote this kind of plow during spring plowing this year, and when we have made achievements, we will dedicate this Quyuan plow to Aye for nationwide promotion! "

Li Tai arranged Qu Yuanli in an orderly manner, making Du Chuke nod repeatedly.

To be honest, Du Chuke is more in favor of using this kind of thing for a year first to see what's good or bad.

It would be better to wait until this thing is completely perfected before handing it over to the imperial court.

Instead of rushing to offer treasures as soon as this thing comes out, if there are any unclear problems in it, then just sit on the wax.

On the other hand, Ma Zhou looked at Qu Yuanli in amazement, and couldn't help saying to Li Tai,
"With this treasure, we won't be in such a hurry to cultivate this year as last year. King Yue, can you think about what to cultivate this year?"

Li Tai frowned and thought for a while, then said: "The newly plowed land, if the land that is going to be planted with wheat this autumn, is going to be planted with beans to improve the fertility of the land, and if it is not going to be planted with wheat, there are more lands. Plant some herbs that invigorate qi and blood and stop bleeding and stuttering, the specific types can be discussed with Liu Shenwei."

Li Tai is very clear that the so-called medical camp is not enough to have doctors there.

In addition to the doctor himself, there must be a relatively complete logistical facility, the most basic of which is the guarantee of medicinal materials.

If he only left the doctor to Li Jing, Li Tai had no idea how effective they would be.

But if the medical battalion brought enough medicinal materials to stop bleeding and replenish blood, the wounded that a doctor could save must not be underestimated.

The so-called medical system itself is not just doctors themselves, but a platform for doctors to develop their abilities.

Li Tai patted Qu Yuanli, this thing would not appear until the end of Tang Dynasty, but now he took it out by himself, which improved a lot of productivity.

However, Li Tai felt that this was not enough, so he turned his head and said to Du Chuke:

"Mr. Du, can Mo Ke continue to study the plow in depth? The advantage of this curved plow is that it saves labor. Can you invent a plow that consumes more labor but can plow more acres?"

"It takes a lot of effort?" Du Chuke couldn't help frowning a little when he heard Li Tai's words. To be honest, he didn't think about the convenience.

And Li Tai nodded and said, "This kind of Quyuan plow is light and suitable for every family to use. As long as the government rents its cattle, it is basically no problem to plow a hundred acres of land.

But this may not be the most suitable for our agricultural school, because we have a large number of acres, and at the same time, we are backed by the imperial court, so we can easily dispatch resources that many ordinary families cannot have.

For example, if I say hello to the Department of Animal Husbandry, I will be able to wear rings on the grazing cattle and use them as farming cattle, so that I will have more power to plow the fields.

So can we gather all the resources to design a plow, which is suitable for people like me who have vast land waiting to be reclaimed. "

"I have never thought about this matter, and I ask the King of Yue to give me time to try it slowly!"

When Du Chuke heard Li Tai's words, he humbly admitted his shortcomings, but after hearing Li Tai's words, Du Chuke himself became more energetic, because he felt that Li Tai's things were really worth trying.

This kind of invention naturally doesn't matter to ordinary people, because it is not used at all.

But for the aristocratic families with a lot of land, if they can invent this kind of thing, the efficiency of their land reclamation will naturally be greatly improved.

Du Chuke glanced at Li Tai, and thought thoughtfully: "It seems that King Yue hopes to win over the aristocratic family for his help.

That's right, King Yue is only the second son, if he covets the country, he can only join hands with the aristocratic family. "

If Li Tai knew what Du Chuke was thinking, he might only have two words left in his heart at this moment!

"Ha ha!"

(End of this chapter)