Li Po strolled out of his mother-in-law's house after being drunk and well-fed, while still thinking about where to go next.
He originally wanted to take a look at He Chou's place. It was time for He Chou's works to be published. This should be a book comparable to masterpieces such as Qi Min Yao Shu and Tian Gong Kai Wu.
However, the focus is on engineering construction, agricultural technology, and other... It can only be said to be remarkable, and it is far from being completed, so people can continue to add content.
After all, this is not simply the work of one person. As the emperor, he is always paying attention to it, so it has advantages that other works cannot match.
The emperors of the past dynasties did not pay much attention to this. Their focus was generally on their own achievements, so it would be more representative for people to compile history.
In contrast, it is difficult for personal writings to enter the court's sight. Unless the person who wrote the writing has a famous name, or it has been spread and everyone knows it, it may be included in the official collection.
Both the Han Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty did a good job in this regard, especially Yang Jian and his son, who both loved books and started a book collecting craze that lasted for decades.
No matter what Yang Guang's purpose was, during his reign, thousands of books were produced and compiled under the supervision of the imperial court alone, which is indeed a good achievement.
Nowadays, He Chou's work edited by He Chou has been revised for countless editions. It is only one step away from being completed as a book and may be published at any time.
As a master of architecture in the world, He Chou received strong support from Li Po. He had no shortage of manpower and material resources. His compilation would almost certainly be a blockbuster, and could even be said to fill a major gap in ancient writings.
Li Po wanted to take a look first and then make some comments.
But then he thought about it and decided to wait. Next year, the technology of woodblock printing would be introduced to the capital, and then he would study the technology of movable type printing. This would be the perfect opportunity to publish He's artifacts all over the world.
This matter must be done as a major event. In Li Po's view, this work, which was born at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, will definitely lead the trend of the dynasty.
No matter how his descendants will view this, the publication of He's artifacts will be a landmark event for his generation.
Therefore, the preparation work must be good enough, and once it is published, it must be known to everyone...
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In addition, he also wanted to ask about the progress of cotton planting...
This incident is also enough to change an era. Just like the predecessors invented saddles and stirrups, and planted high-yielding crops such as corn, the role of cotton is also huge.
It allows people from the Central Plains to go further north, especially when soldiers are fighting. Soldiers wearing cotton-padded clothes will greatly reduce the environmental requirements.
In those days in the north, if everyone had cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold, no matter whether they were Turks or Goguryeo, they would not be opponents of the Central Plains soldiers who could continue to fight for a period of time in winter.
In other words, cotton can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Central Plains army, and on a broader stage, cotton can also be associated with immigrants.
There have been many epoch-making products since ancient times, and the application of cotton is undoubtedly one of them.
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However, there is no rush to do this. A year ago, Sinong Temple reported that nothing could be seen from the Baidiezi that was trial-planted in various places this year, because it was only trial-planted for half a year. But generally speaking,
The north seems to be more suitable for growing this crop than the south.
Of course, these are all in Li Po's information, and the northwest should be a blessed land...
He actually doesn't know much about the growing conditions of cotton, but places with sufficient sunlight should be more suitable for the growth of cotton. The south with continuous rain is definitely not as good as the north.
How else can we say that cotton will be introduced from the Western Regions to the Central Plains? But it is strange. It was found in the south. I don’t know if the thing I found is cotton. If not...
Damn Cheng Dabeard, you have wasted so much of my feelings, then you will die in Tubo.
Far away in Fuqi City, Cheng Dabeard, who was chewing a leg of lamb, shivered suddenly and cursed this damn place ten thousand times in his heart, as well as the Tubo people, the Tuyuhun people, and the messy gods that the Qiang people believed in...
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"Let's go to Mrs. Chu's Mansion."
Li Po finally decided not to disturb He Chou until after the New Year.
It was a very lucky thing for He Chou to meet Li Po, because there may not be anyone in this world who values him as much as Li Po.
For example, both Yang Jian and his son used him highly, but to be more serious, they all used his skills and abandoned his studies. This was not the case with Li Po. What they valued was what he had learned and he was a close friend.
And vice versa, Li Po also often felt that he was very lucky to meet such a master of architecture in the world as He Chou. The importance of those famous ministers and generals in his mind was slightly inferior to that of He Chou.
In the words of later generations, He Chou was the kind of national treasure who could push productivity forward.
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After listening to the emperor's instructions, Du Chuke and Wei Zheng looked at each other and had generally the same thoughts in their minds. They knew they had to go there.
The emperor's behavior of having a tryst out of the palace was not very friendly to close ministers like them, mainly because it would not sound good if they were told about it. Of course, it was nothing to the flatterers, and they might even secretly be happy that they had gained the emperor's trust, but for those of them,
It's very awkward for them who pay attention to reputation, but who makes them the emperor's attendants, they can only follow...
Luo Shixin, who came as escort, didn't care about that. After walking for a while, he came close to Li Po, "Brother, tell me, if the concubine and I... take action, which one can... take advantage?"
You are really good at talking. Li Po looked at this stupid young man like a fool, "Are you crazy, you actually want to fight against the imperial concubine?"
The guards who were nearby pricked up their ears, and they also wanted to know the answer. Luo Shixin was known as a brave man in the army, and his big and round body was indeed very convincing.
But during the alliance, Princess Ashina became famous in one battle and easily killed a famous Turkic general. Then everyone remembered that Princess Ashina was originally the founder of Western Turks, and she also led the army in the north.
He has fought with the Turks before, and he is also very dignified when he manages Qianniu Beishen Mansion.
There was a lot of discussion, which obviously caused some trouble for Luo Shixin. This guy had always insisted on his own strength, so he was naturally unconvinced. Unfortunately, Ashnarong was really a noble concubine, that is, his sister-in-law, so he couldn't really test him.
So I went to Li Po to find the answer.
He had been holding this question in his mind for a long time. Now that he asked it, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing what the emperor's brother said at this time, he coyly said: "Brother, don't blame me, that's all I asked, how dare you do something with your sister-in-law?"
He felt that he was quite smart, so he took advantage of his sister-in-law's absence to ask.
Li Po was heartbroken. This bastard, just like Li Chun, was very brave and fierce all day long. I was also deceived back then and brought out such bullshit.
But after thinking about it, Li Po was happy himself, and he couldn't blame them. The situation was like this back then. Without any courage and ruthlessness, no one would be alive today.
So he calmed down and fooled the fool "carefully", "You may not be her opponent in a bare-handed fight. Pick up the knife and rely on luck. Get on the horse and don't even think about it. You must be fast."
, she was beheaded with one knife..."
Hearing this, Luo Shixin lowered his head in frustration and thought a little unconvinced, she must not be as strong as me, why did I turn into wood?
Li Poze continued: "She is not as good as you in leading troops in battle. A man has to do this, don't you think?"
Luo Shixin nodded repeatedly in surprise, indicating that what he said made sense.
Li Po immediately patted Luo Shixin's generous shoulder and said, "Don't say such nonsense in the future. If it reaches the ears of the imperial concubine, she will definitely be unhappy. But someone must be provoking you, so I won't ask any questions and go back."
You can figure it out after that."
Luo Shixin said without hesitation: "Well, I'll let them go dig the river outside the city when I get back. What does sister-in-law like? I'll also give you some gifts to make amends."
Li Po smiled and said: "We are all a family, so don't be so external. There are more and more people around you now, so you have to distinguish yourself carefully. Don't treat everyone who can drink and speak as a hero. Maybe
They are just a bunch of drunkards."
Anyone else would have thought carefully about what the emperor meant when he said this, and would have to be more careful when making friends in the future, but Luo Shixin didn't feel anything was wrong at all.
He chuckled and said: "Brother, don't worry. If I don't succeed, there will be Zhang Jin and the others. They are very thoughtful. If they invite people over for a few drinks, the monsters will appear. I can't bear to play tricks with them."
My heart just wants to eat and drink to be happy."
Li Po nodded helplessly, saying to himself that you are not stupid, and everyone has their own way of living, and he was impatient to talk too much and bore himself and others.
"Okay, you can bring your family to the palace for the Chinese New Year this year. Let's have a lively time."
Luo Shixin became completely happy, "That's great. I'll have a few more drinks with my brother when I get there, but I haven't had a drink with him for several years."
Li Po laughed and said, "Nonsense, didn't we have a few drinks on the grassland?"
Luo Shixin shook his head and said, "That doesn't count. The Turk kid is right next to me. I don't dare to drink too much. How can I have fun?"
Li Po couldn't help laughing...
In the midst of muttering, the group of people were almost there, and Luo Shixin asked stupidly again, "The Lady of Chu's Mansion is a little far away from here. Why doesn't my brother let her move to the imperial city? Isn't that right?"
Is it much more inconvenient?”
How stupid does it take to turn a lover into a neighbor?
"Why don't you go talk to the Queen?"
Luo Shixin shook his head and said, "I'm not stupid..."
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Li Xiuning and her servants greeted her outside the house. Seeing that the person was still arriving, Li Xiuning wrapped herself in clothes and kept thinking about the heartless man over and over again...