Prosperous Tang Dynasty

Chapter 58
A month later, Datang's first concrete bridge was built.

Although it is only [-] meters long and less than two meters high, it is a progress across the ages.

Bullock carts loaded with stones and weighing more than one ton kept shuttling back and forth between the two ends of the bridge, and this inspection lasted a whole day.

The eyeballs of the officials of the Ministry of Industry almost popped out. The bridge with such a simple structure is actually so strong.In vain, they were worried about whether the bridge would collapse.

Only Li Fei was calm from start to finish, and even if the twenty bullock carts were filled to the extreme, one bullock cart would be enough to pull more than one meal. 20 two ox carts, less than [-] tons, want to collapse the concrete bridge with a lot of iron bars, is it possible?
The officials of the Ministry of Industry were very excited. The effect of the cement was so great. Then in the future, the Ministry of Industry will build other bridges or water conservancy walls. Is there any problem?

Li Fei kindly reminded that not only bridges, water conservancy and city walls, etc., but also roads and roofs can be built.

The result was reported to Tang Xuanzong, who was also very surprised by the strength of the cement bridge. In addition, the officials of the Ministry of Industry themselves thought of other great effects of cement and reported it. Tang Xuanzong was very happy.

Although he managed the Kaiyuan Prosperity, he also believed that the Kaiyuan Prosperity was the pinnacle of the prosperity of all dynasties, but he didn't mind making the Prosperity go further, so that future generations would respect him more, and cement has a strong ability to promote the development of the Prosperity, and Li Fei contributed a lot.

As the prime minister, Li Linfu knew everything that happened in the six ministries under his command.

Because of Li Fei's contribution of cement, the Ministry of Industry has achieved great success in building bridges. I believe that other constructions such as water conservancy can also achieve great success. The Ministry of Industry will be brilliant in the future.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry is very happy, and the achievements of the Ministry of Industry are his achievements.

However, Prime Minister Li Linfu was not happy, and his heart was a little hazy.The six ministers are almost the last step in the election, and because the Ministry of Industry is outstanding, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry is even more proud.

Li Linfu even felt that the Minister of the Ministry of Industry seemed to be less respectful to him than before!

That's okay, does the minister of the Ministry of Industry already have extravagant hopes for his aspect?

Hmph, anyone who wants to spy on his face will be the target of his suppression.Li Linfu is unhappy, then someone must start to have a hard time next.

"Qi Zou Your Majesty, I heard that the Marquis of Jingyang offered the cement formula to the Ministry of Industry in the construction of bridges and water conservancy—this is for the benefit of the country and the people. Praise Li Feijin for his contributions to cement.He almost wished to put all the merits of the Ministry of Industry on Li Fei's head.

This is almost equivalent to the blatant suppression of the Ministry of Industry.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry was shocked. He recognized this official, who was one of the loyalists of Prime Minister Li Linfu.Why did the Prime Minister suppress their Ministry of Industry?Subconsciously looked at Li Linfu nervously.

I saw that Li Linfu remained calm and didn't even raise his eyelids, but his face was a little cold, which explained a lot of things.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry instantly realized that he was too complacent these two days, and he didn't restrain himself much in front of Li Linfu, which caused Li Linfu to misunderstand.I was suddenly terrified.Li Linfu has been in the aspect for more than ten years. It is not that no one has tried to spy on his aspect, but they have all been beaten to death by him without exception, and the end is miserable.

Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry did not want to be like those people, the fear in his heart made Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry sweat coldly, and he didn't know how to resolve Li Linfu's misunderstanding of himself.

Suddenly, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry thought of a way, and after the official finished speaking, he also stood up.

"Your Majesty, I second my proposal. If the Ministry of Industry hadn't received the cement formula presented by the Marquis of Jingyang, it would never be so convenient to build bridges. It saves time and effort. The Marquis of Jingyang's move will benefit the country and the people for a long time, and he should be highly commended—" Minister of the Ministry of Industry The way I thought of was to agree and compromise, and to show weakness to Li Linfu as much as possible. Only in this way can Li Linfu's suspicion of him be eliminated.

Sure enough, Li Linfu finally showed a little smile on Li Linfu's face with the actions of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. He must be very satisfied with the actions of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Li Linfu made people praise Li Fei's merits, killing two birds with one stone, not only to test the minister of the Ministry of Industry, but also to flatter Concubine Yang indirectly.Li Fei, Marquis of Jingyang, is the adopted son of Concubine Yang. He heard that Concubine Yang dotes on her very much.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jingyang has indeed made great achievements, and he should be rewarded heavily!" Li Linfu also stood up.

Tang Xuanzong trusted Li Linfu very much. Since Li Linfu and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry both stood up, it shows that Li Fei's contribution is indeed great, and he himself is very satisfied with Li Fei.
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As a seventh-rank official of the Ministry of Punishment, it happens that this official position does not need to go to the court, so Li Fei doesn't know about the court.

As the Minister of Industry and other officials of the Ministry of Industry came back from court, people continued to come to congratulate Li Fei, and even the Minister of Industry came to congratulate Li Fei himself.

Li Fei was puzzled, and asked the Minister of the Ministry of Industry what was the matter, but all he got was a mysterious smile.It's not that the minister of the Ministry of Industry doesn't want to say it, but that before the imperial decree comes down, no one can make wild guesses and leak the 'secret'.

There were not many things to do in the Criminal Department today, and Li Fei went home before noon.

After waiting for another two hours, when the time was applied, the imperial decree came suddenly, and it was delivered by Gao Lishi himself.

The general idea is that because of Li Fei's achievements, he was granted the title of Duke of Yuhang County and member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice Wai Lang.

"Your Majesty, accept the order." Gao Lishi said to Li Fei with a smile on his face.

As an old man who has followed Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty for decades, Gao Lishi has a very high vision when he obtained the title of Duke of Bohai County as a eunuch.To be honest, before, Gao Lishi didn't think much of Li Fei as a kid, but seeing Li Fei step by step become the Duke of Yuhang County, and even promoted his official position to the fifth-rank member of the Ministry of Justice, Wailang, he also treated Li Fei all of a sudden. He changed his mind and felt that Li Fei was not a simple young man with a bright future, so this time he did not send other eunuchs to announce the decree, but came by himself.

"Li Fei accepts the decree!" Li Fei reacted from his daze, knelt down and took the imperial decree into his hands.

He couldn't hide his excitement in his heart. Although he thought that he might be promoted, he never thought that he would not only be promoted, but also be awarded a title. He would suddenly become the Duke of Yuhang County and member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice Wailang.

Li Fei didn't know that there were multiple reasons why he could get such a big benefit. Li Linfu was suspicious of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. He also showed weakness and stood up to praise his achievements, and then Li Linfu also stood up as the prime minister, and also praised Li Fei's achievements.Coupled with Li Fei's status as Concubine Yang's adoptive son, after Tang Xuanzong's sense of Li Fei improved, he loved his house and black, and subconsciously took care of Li Fei to make Concubine Yang happy, so he added his title and sealed him in Yuhang County all at once. , And he was promoted to an official position, and he was promoted three levels in a row.

"Our family is here to congratulate the Duke. Since the Duke has accepted the order, our family will return to the palace to serve His Majesty." Gao Lishi said with a smile.

"Eunuch, wait a minute, you have worked so hard to come here in person, how can you—" Li Fei didn't dare to neglect Gao Lishi just because he was a eunuch, he knew very well that Gao Lishi held a very high position in Tang Xuanzong's heart , The energy is also great, even Li Linfu has to give Gao Lishi three points.Thinking about what to send to Gao Lishi, there must be no shortage of money for Gao Lishi.

"You don't need to be like this, our family doesn't lack those things. As long as the Duke respects the imperial concubine and empress and makes His Majesty happy, our family will be happy too." However, before Li Fei finished speaking, Gao Lishi stopped, and he I could see what Li Fei was thinking, but he was too lazy to ask for those things.

Li Fei stared blankly at Gao Lishi and turned away.
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(End of this chapter)