Li Ming in the palace had actually been waiting anxiously in the Fude Palace for a long time. Although he had no dealings with the Shangguan family, he still felt a little sincere towards his daughter.
Therefore, on the appointed day, Li Ming asked his personal eunuch Fu Lai to wait at the entrance of the palace, while he himself looked around inside the hall, unable to bear the trouble.
Finally, in the evening, Li Rong arrived at the palace in a carriage. After seeing Fulai at the entrance of the palace, she hurried to see Li Ming.
Li Ming first observed his daughter and found that after staying in the mountains for a month, her daughter not only did not lose weight, but gained a lot of weight, which made her feel more at ease.
Li Rong had something on her mind, so she just exchanged a few words with her father and then asked Jinglan to bring over a drawing she drew.
Li Ming didn't know why, and thought that his daughter had been wronged, or that he had found some evidence of Wang Yue's crime, so he took it and took a look.
As a result, after he looked at it, he suddenly discovered that what was drawn on the drawing was a type of plow he had never seen before.
Li Rong explained it carefully while looking inside, and then said seriously, "Father, if people use this to cultivate the land, it will save a lot of effort, and the efficiency will be much faster than before!"
Li Ming's eyes lit up after hearing Li Rong's explanation. He knew the value of this thing.
A large part of the reason why the aristocratic family is so dominant now is because not only the aristocratic family controls a lot of land, but also books and farming tools. Therefore, no matter who establishes the dynasty,
It is very difficult to get rid of the control of aristocratic families.
Li Ming became more and more excited as he watched. He said with emotion, "With this thing, we can organize the people to open up wasteland ourselves, and finally we can get rid of the dependence on those aristocratic families for farming!"
Li Rong nodded, then pointed at the white paper with a smile and said, "Father, do you see how this white paper is different from the paper we usually use?"
Only then did Li Ming notice the piece of paper. He picked it up and looked at it, and then said pertinently, "The texture of this paper is much better than this rice paper. I wonder where Ronger found it?"
Li Rong said solemnly, "This kind of white paper was found in the academy in Jiulu Mountain. When I came back this time, I mainly presented two things to my father. One is papermaking, and the other is this kind of Quyuan."
Plow. With these two things, my father's wish for the Northern Expedition will be realized more quickly."
As an emperor who wanted to get rid of his family, Li Ming certainly understood the value of these two things. He said excitedly, "Rong'er, you have made great achievements. Tell me, what do you want?"
Li Rong was very happy to see her father being so close to her after a long absence.
I just asked her to tell her what she wanted in a hurry, but she couldn't think of it, so she smiled and shook her head and said, "My daughter has nothing to want. If my father insists on rewarding me, I don't think it's better for my father to give me these two things."
Let Chuan'er do the work."
Li Ming's smile suddenly froze. He looked at Li Rong deeply, then sighed and said, "Rong'er, can you guarantee that Chuan'er will not reveal these two things to the Shangguan family? Once it is revealed,
If the secret recipe is told to the Shangguan family, other aristocratic families will also know about it, and they will definitely find ways to ensure their monopoly, and then the situation will return to its original state."
Li Rong didn't expect that her father would suddenly say this to her. She wanted to say that the Shangguan family was also her relatives, but then she thought that the Shangguan family were her relatives, but not her father's relatives.
Li Ming saw that Li Rong was hesitant, so he didn't force it, but said solemnly, "I'm not not giving Chuan'er a chance. You go back and discuss it with Chuan'er. I can give him the papermaking skills you got."
It's just a matter of printing books, and he needs to figure it out himself."
Li Rong saw that Li Chuan finally gave his younger brother a chance, and she was very happy. She felt that her younger brother would definitely take the opportunity to make achievements and win the favor of his father.
So, Li Rong quickly assured Li Ming and said, "Father, I will definitely convince my brother!"
Li Ming did not comment on this. Anyway, it was just a calculation on his part.
In fact, Li Chuan also listened to his sister's words. He heard that his sister went up the mountain for a month and found two treasures, and even obtained one for himself. He was very moved. He vowed to develop the papermaking technology.
Make it to benefit Daxia.
After Li Rong convinced Li Chuan, she took Li Chuan to Li Ming to ensure that Li Chuan could do this well.
Li Ming immediately announced that he would hand over the matter to Li Chuan, and also gave a few words of encouragement, telling Li Chuan that if he had any difficulties, he could ask his father for help.
It wasn't until this moment that Li Rong felt completely relieved, but she was just happy. Not long after, the Queen sent a message asking her to come over.
Fortunately, Li Chuan probably knew what his mother was looking for to find his sister, so he followed him there. When they met, before Shangguan Yue could question Li Rong, he took the lead and said, "Mother, my sister went to the mountains this time to find a treasure that can be made cheaply.
It’s such a useful piece of paper, my father has already entrusted me with this job!”
Shangguan Yue was originally going to reprimand Li Rong a few words, but after hearing what Li Chuan said, she swallowed the words on her lips. She did not expect that Li Ming would ask Li Chuan to do things, so he quickly asked, "Why?"
What happened? Please tell me in detail."
Li Chuan talked about papermaking with great interest, and then imagined for the queen a scenario in the future when people who like to read can start reading.
He felt that he could create a prosperous cultural era through his own hands.
Shangguan Yue didn't care about the country's literary fortune, but she saw another scene from this, that is, when Li Chuan brought such great benefits to the scholars, the scholars probably also remembered Li Chuan in their hearts.
So Shangguan Yue swallowed the words she wanted to say to blame Li Rong, and then happily entertained the two siblings.
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Li Rong originally said she would be back in three to five days, so she was very pressed for time. After assisting her brother and father to make samples of two things respectively, she immediately hurried up the mountain.
After going up the mountain, Li Rong found that several senior brothers and sisters had all gone to the master's courtyard, and she hurried over there.
From a distance away, she could hear Shangguan Ya talking about how many silver taels she had won this time down the mountain, and how she planned to use the silver taels to train more people.
After Shangguan Ya finished speaking, he happened to see Li Rong coming over and asked curiously, "Li Si, what did you gain and learn from this visit to your relatives? I know that you treasure that book very much. I will definitely do it after you go back."
I will tell your father."
Li Rong didn't expect Shangguan Ya to tell what she had done all at once. She knew she couldn't hide it, so she told her.
After she finished speaking, she realized that everyone was not as cheerful as they had been after Shangguan Ya had finished speaking, so she asked nervously, "But what did I do wrong? Please give me some pointers, master, brothers and sisters."
Wang Yue saw that Li Rong really didn't understand, so he smiled and asked the three disciples, "Ya'er, do you understand where Rong'er went wrong?"
He did not call Li Rong the fourth disciple, because after all, he was the target of the attack, and if he wanted to get married in the future, he could not decide on this title.
After all, Shangguan Ya has been here for a while longer than Li Rong, so her knowledge is certainly better. In addition, Qin Zhenzhen and Qin Lin are not the kind of nonsense people, and she is the only one who is the most active.
I only heard Shangguan Ya say as he should, "Our fourth child was plotted by his father, but she is still here happily helping to count the money. It is really a waste of a month of studying in the mountains!"
Li Rong was a little confused when she heard this. She asked very puzzledly, "Why? My father is very partial to Concubine Rou and the second prince recently. He finally let my brother do something once. How can he say that he was used?"
Shangguan Ya did not answer the question, but said with a smile, "If my guess is correct, your father will definitely hand over Qu Yuuli's task to the second prince, right?"
After all, Li Rong was only 17 years old. She was stabbed directly in the scar by Shangguan Ya, which reminded her that her father was not only becoming more and more distant from them, but also becoming very partial.
Her expression changed, but she still said stubbornly, "So what? After all, he was relatively fair in this matter and gave Chuan'er some opportunities."
But Shangguan Ya smiled and shook his head and said, "No wonder the master said that you can't wake up anyone who pretends to be asleep."
Li Rong found that this cousin was always polite to her before, but now that she was her third senior sister, she always looked for opportunities to ridicule her.
She frowned and said displeasedly, "Shangguanya, don't bully me like this just because you entered the school a few days earlier than me. Why did I just pretend to be asleep?"
Shangguan Ya saw that Li Rong was angry, and immediately said with contempt, "For the sake of our blood relationship, let me remind you, what do you think would happen if the tasks in the hands of the Crown Prince and the Second Prince were exchanged?"
Li Rong opened her mouth to refute, but she was a smart person after all. After Shangguanya reminded her, she suddenly thought of many questions and her body suddenly froze.
Li Rong figured out one thing. If the two things were exchanged, it would have no impact on his younger brother Li Chuan, but for the second prince, it would be even harder than climbing to heaven.
You must know that the second prince's mother, Concubine Rou, came from a poor family. They did not have enough connections in the aristocratic family, and even with the support of the emperor, they still did not have much energy.
If the second prince is allowed to print books, then the effect of printing in the hands of the second prince may be limited, and it will not have much effect at all. After all, the books are originally in the hands of the aristocratic family, which is one of the reasons why the poor family cannot turn over.
But now Li Ming has handed over the printing of books to Li Chuan. On the surface, he believes in Li Chuan, but in fact, he just believes in the family behind Li Chuan, so that Li Chuan can better obtain books to enhance his reputation.