The heavens start from saving Daming

Chapter 369 The emperor is famous, and Xuanling pays for it

In an era of low productivity, anything that can improve production efficiency is at the strategic level.

Before the Tang Dynasty, the main tool used for turning the ground was the straight shaft plow, and its working principle is simply a straight-forward hard plow.

Everyone knows that the obstacles encountered by the hard-boiled earth are definitely huge.

Basically, as much force is exerted, as much resistance is met.

The Quyuan plow is an improvement on the basis of the straight plow, changing the original long and straight plow into a short and curved plow.

A more creative technological breakthrough lies in the free-rotating plow disc installed on the shaft head.

This not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also facilitates turning around and turning, flexible operation, and saves manpower and livestock.

To put it simply, after lubricating, it is smooth and labor-saving, and when it can enter and exit freely, it is work efficiency.

Li Shimin is not an expert in 'why not eat minced meat', he has a deep understanding of agriculture.

After all, 'Food is the most important thing for the people' Agriculture was the most important thing in the feudal era, and it cannot be overemphasized.

The same is true for Fang Xuanling.

The literati and bureaucrats in the early Tang Dynasty were scholars with comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physique, art and labor in the true sense of "sitting and talking, riding a horse and killing people".

After listening to Li Yunze's brief introduction, Li Shimin immediately waved his hand and summoned his knights to "install this plow and lead the oxen to the field to see the effect."

Here, Fang Xuanling simply started directly.

Seeing is believing, what Li Yunze said is very good, and they are willing to believe that it is really useful, but they still have to see its effect with their own eyes.

There are farm tools and cattle ready-made. Most of the people here are masters who are very familiar with farm work, and even Li Yunze has extremely rich relevant experience.

It didn't take long for several sets of curved shaft plows to be harnessed to the cattle, and then they started plowing in the farmland.

Agricultural production needs to plow the ground, the kind that plows the ground very deeply.

The development of agriculture in the modern world is dominated by mechanization, and digging the ground is very simple.

But in an era of low productivity, it is extremely difficult to plow the land deeply.

Under the sun for a long time, the earth lacks water and the land is as hard as iron.

Those who have farming oxen are better. The strength of the oxen is so great that they can drag the plow to plow the ground.But if there are no cattle and only manpower, it is really exhausting and can't do much in a day.

Li Yunze called someone very considerately, and got a set of straight shaft plows to put on the cattle, and put them next to the Qu Yuanli for comparison.

The effect of the comparison can be seen at a glance.

Quyuanli's side has already been dragged to the end by the cattle, and Zhiyuanli's side has only traveled a fraction of the distance.

"I want this thing." Li Shimin looked at Li Yunze, and said directly, "Do you have a blueprint?"

"Yes." Li Yunze nodded, "Chenghui Gold 500 taels."

Li Shimin laughed when he said this.

The whole Tang Dynasty belongs to him, yet some people dare to ask him for money.

Fang Xuanling, who came up from the ground barefoot, hurriedly pulled Li Yunze to persuade him, "Don't be joking, Lord, you have contributed to the country by offering Quyuanli, so naturally your reward is indispensable."

"I didn't say I would offer it, and I don't lack the 500 yuan." Li Yunze waved his hand. "You can buy it, whether it's the real thing or the blueprint. The price is favorable, and there is no deception."

Li Shimin simply turned around with his hands behind his back, watching Qu Yuanli plowing in the field.

No matter what he says or does today, Qu Yuanli will be determined!

Fang Xuanling tried to persuade you, saying that your contribution cannot be shown by mere things outside your body. You made this Quyuanli, but it will be famous forever.

"Fame is like floating clouds to me." Li Yunze reached out and pointed at Fang Xuanling, "Fang Gong, giving 500 taels of gold is not just taking away these sets of Quyuanli and blueprints, but also taking away the chance to live forever, you It's photographed."

Fang Xuanling just looked easy to talk about, but in fact, he was able to achieve the current position, made a decision on the matter of Xuanwumen, and even left the reputation of "Fang Mou Du Duan" in the history books, so how could it be a joke? Hehe good old man.

Of course he understood what Li Yunze said, and he also knew that this was a good opportunity.

But the problem is, the emperor is listening.

If the emperor hadn't come, this chance to live forever would be his own.

But since the emperor is here, this opportunity is naturally dedicated to the emperor.

What's more unlucky is that the money for buying things must be paid by oneself, but the opportunity to make a reputation is in the hands of the emperor.

As for getting holy family or something, this kind of method is no longer needed at their level.

In other words, Fang Xuanling paid 500 taels for nothing to buy fame for the emperor.

Fang Xuanling seemed to be persuading, but actually wanted to save money, because the ten thousand taels of gold that Li Yunze bought from his Zhuangzi was a legitimate income.

Li Shimin turned to look at Gengtian, it was because he had already seen through the matter, so he just waited for the result.

Fang Xuanling performed super-level, but unfortunately his saliva was exhausted, and Li Yunze still shook his head in refusal.

And not only killed the price of 500 taels of gold, but also only gold, not copper coins and silk.

The end result is self-evident.

The bitter-faced Fang Xuanling lost 500 taels of gold, and the refreshed Li Shimin got the Quyuanli, which can improve productivity, and the name of the inventor of the Quyuanli also fell on him.

As for Li Yunze, with a smile on his face, he didn't seem to care much about all of this.

On the way back to Chang'an City, Li Shimin looked at Qu Yuanli carried by several pack horses, and nodded with satisfaction, "Fang Qing, thank you for your hard work."

At this time, Fang Xuanling had nothing to say except a wry smile.

He had a hunch in his heart that that guy was probably trying to earn back the ten thousand taels of gold.

'Next time I won't say anything! '

Although he didn't know where Li Yunze got the cattle, the appearance of Qu Yuanli kept Li Shimin and the Tang court busy for a while.

Now that the spring plowing is over halfway, it is too late to promote it nationwide.

Moreover, Quyuanli is made of iron, and the iron output of Datang cannot meet the needs of the whole country. We can only build a batch first and try it on the Zhuangzi near Chang'an City.

Naturally, Li Shimin, who invented Quyuanli, was praised by Hao Yitong.

In the main hall, when everyone was slapping the emperor's dragon farts, Wei Zheng came out and scolded the flatterers, and warned the emperor that having so many villains around him was a sign of a foolish emperor.

Originally, the monarch and his ministers were in harmony, and one shot and one feeling was as comfortable as drinking ice water in summer.

But Wei Zheng threw a mouse dropping into the ice water, which disgusted everyone.

Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon chair with a dark face, really wanted to get mad and deal with Wei Zheng.

But this anger was finally endured.

Because he can endure it, he is Tang Taizong.

The one who couldn't bear it was naturally Zhao Jiumei Wanyan.

Fortunately, after Wei Zheng finished offending the emperor and his colleagues, the conversation changed and he began to praise the emperor again, saying that Qu Yuanli was a truly good government, and His Majesty should leave this in the history books.

It was not easy to get Wei Zheng's praise, even Li Shimin showed a slight smile as the cloudy sky turned sunny at this time.

Then, he heard Wei Zheng say, "I heard that Qu Yuanli was bought by Fang Gong with 500 taels of gold."

Fang Xuanling, who was yawning and fishing secretly over there, was shocked when he heard the words, and immediately stepped out to interrupt Wei Zheng's words, "This statement is absurd! Your Majesty has worked hard to make this Quyuanli for the people of the world. It is a credit!" In contemporary times, it is a feat that will last for thousands of years! Doctor Wei only relies on the wind
To slander people upon hearing about them is to trap the common people in the world into injustice! "

Wei Zheng silently looked at Fang Xuanling, who was full of anger, as if he had been wronged so much, and nodded slowly after a while, "It's me, Meng Lang."

The only reason why he retreated was that there was no evidence.

The parties involved all came forward to testify that spending 500 taels of gold to buy Quyuanli was a non-existent thing, and he had no evidence and couldn't say anything more.

The original good mood was destroyed, and Li Shimin got up and left with a dark face.

After retiring from the imperial court, Fang Xuanling politely rejected a group of colleagues who came to inquire about Qu Yuanli's purchase of 500 taels of gold, and returned home with a dark face.

How did the news of this get out?
Those who can stand in the court hall are all elites. When Wei Zheng said it, they believed it.

So they were very curious, where Fang Xuanling bought the good things, and if there were any, they wanted to buy some to present to the emperor.

The pot of soup that was so good was muddied by Wei Zheng, and Fang Xuanling, who spent money and effort but failed to get a good reputation, can have a good face.

Not long after he returned home, someone from the palace rushed over to deliver the letter.

The emperor asked him to accompany him out of the city to Lijiazhuang again.

Fang Xuanling, who raised his hand to cover his forehead, subconsciously wanted to say, 'My head hurts, and my purse is empty.I just want to sleep and don't want to go to Lijiazhuang! '

It's a pity that using raw is not as good as using familiar.

He sold that Zhuangzi to Li Yunze, and he also handled the purchase of Quyuanli before.

At this time, I have to go again, of course I want to continue to use him.

The helpless Fang Xuanling had no choice but to leave the city again, preparing to go to Lijiazhuang.

Before setting off, he thought about it and finally decided to 'bring 500 taels of gold. '

The reason why he came to Lijiazhuang again was because Baiqisi reported to the emperor that there were hundreds of cows in Lijiazhuang overnight!
The matter of fifty cattle had not been clarified last time, but now hundreds of cattle have appeared. Li Shimin, who was greatly shocked, decided to find out this matter.

You must know that cattle, like horses, are strategic means of production.

If Li Yunze could turn beans into soldiers and cows, then he would immediately regard him as a national teacher!
A group of more than a hundred riders flew out of the city and came to Lijiazhuang.

That is to say, Li Shimin was an emperor on horseback, and he was still near Chang'an City, so he dared to leave the city with only a hundred people. If he was an emperor who grew up in the hands of women in the palace, most of them never dared to leave the palace in their lives.

Of course, there are still many soldiers and horses who are secretly responsible for protection, but most of them hang around in the distance and do not appear directly.

Li Shimin and others rode their horses into the farm, and when they came to the threshing ground, they were surprised to see a group of people sharpening their knives and preparing to slaughter a majestic bull!

"stop!!"

Fang Xuanling turned pale with fright, dismounted hastily and galloped over.

Pushing away the crowd, they grabbed the bound bull's horns, "You are so crazy that you dare to kill a bull."

"Take your hands off my cow's horns." Li Yunze stepped forward with an unwavering expression, "I want to kill the cow, what's the matter, sir?"

"Bold."

Li Shimin walked over with a sullen face, "There are rules in the Tang Dynasty, and horses and cattle are used by the army, so they are different from other livestock. If someone steals and kills cattle, it will take two and a half years. If you kill cattle, you violate the laws of Tang Dynasty."

Li Yunze turned around and looked over, "I told you, this is my cow. I didn't kill your Tang's cow, so why use the Tang law to convict me. If you want to convict, you can bring the registration document from the yamen."

(End of this chapter)