"Such a major matter of ennoblement requires your Majesty and the prime ministers to discuss and make a decision. What does this have to do with me?"
Li Xuan glared at the minister of the aristocratic family with a look of contempt on his face.
Hearing this, all the officials of the aristocratic family became furious again.
It was you, Li Xuanba, who coerced and induced you to confer a title on that lowly craftsman. As a result, officials from these aristocratic families were forced to agree. Now you are saying that this matter is under the control of His Majesty and the prime ministers?
You really are no longer a human being!
"Why, since you have already agreed, why are you still looking so downcast?"
Li Xuan sneered again and said: "My craftsmen stay by the stove all day and night, forging all kinds of useful pens and clean paper for you aristocratic families; forging four-wheeled carriages, firing cement, and paving...
Build cement roads, lay concrete houses, forge glass, and even invent and manufacture various weapons for you so that you can conquer various vassal states...
These craftsmen are working so hard, but in the end, aren’t they all for you and others? Let you enjoy the best food and goods in the world, and make the best money...
As a result, all of you have lost your conscience, and you have all turned into iron roosters, eager to plunder a dime, and only want to enslave them, without sharing any benefits to others!
You are not afraid. In the end, all those craftsmen will be exterminated, or they will all become mindless walking corpses. They will only copy the objects of their predecessors and will not be able to invent or manufacture any good objects. What good will it do to you?
?”
"Do you know how big this world is? I took a giant steel ship out to sea and walked for more than half a year before arriving at another continent. That continent was dozens of times larger than my territory of the Tang Dynasty. That continent was not only rich in products, but also
There is gold everywhere, and there is even food that can produce more than ten shi per acre..."
The ministers of the aristocratic families who heard this kind of thing for the first time suddenly opened their eyes with disbelief on their faces.
Ten stones of grain per mu?
"May I ask His Highness the King of Jin, is there really such a magical place?"
"Exactly, Your Highness the King of Jin, what is the grain yield of ten stones per mu..."
"Don't even ask. If you ask, you won't be able to get there if you don't have a boat!"
Li Xuan waved his hands with disdain and said: "Besides, I am not afraid to tell you that I still asked Your Majesty to build three giant steel ships for me before I dare to go to sea. Despite this, I am still on the sea.
Encountering strong winds and waves, waves with a height of more than ten feet hit my king's ship one after another.
Fortunately, I am riding on a giant steel ship, and I evaded it in time so that I was not knocked into the sea by the waves. If those small wooden ships like yours were killed by a wave, they would be buried at the bottom of the sea!"
Suddenly, all the ministers from the aristocratic families couldn't help but shudder subconsciously.
People from these aristocratic families all knew about the three giant steel ships that King Jin rode on.
In fact, most people still have the image of the giant ship in their minds.
But they didn't expect that such a big steel ship that King Jin was riding would encounter danger in the sea.
"However, once you reach those continents, there are some barbarian hozens on those continents. Even an army of two thousand people can run amok."
Hearing this, the officials from the aristocratic families who had been a little depressed just now became excited again.
This kind of place is simply a fairyland for these aristocratic families!
"May I ask His Highness King Jin, where is this place?"
"Why should I tell you and others?"
Li Xuan sneered, "You and other aristocratic families are all a bunch of rotten scholars who only talk about their talents. Can you build ships? Can you sail? Can you fight? Or can you farm?"
"You know nothing, but you still keep suppressing the craftsmen and farmers who can help you. Aren't you afraid that those craftsmen and farmers will join forces to slaughter you all after traveling so far across the continent?"
Hearing this, all the officials of the aristocratic family couldn't help but express their feelings.
"Even the groom knows that if you want a horse to run fast, you have to feed it! As a result, you guys from a family that claims to be orthodox Confucianism and has inherited it for hundreds of years, don't even understand these most basic principles.
don't know?"
Li Xuan continued: "If we, the Tang Dynasty, are to conquer continents other than the Tang Dynasty, we cannot do without the inventions and creations of those craftsmen. Do you think it is more important to make the Tang Dynasty strong, or is it you?
Is selfish desire important?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty the King of Jin, the world is so big, there are not many craftsmen with the same title!"
A minister from an aristocratic family said slowly.
Around him, all the ministers from the aristocratic families nodded.
There is no doubt about Li Xuan's words.
Everyone in the Tang Dynasty's aristocratic families knew that the King of Jin had a bad temper and liked to attack people at every turn.
However, people from these aristocratic families all loved and hated King Jin.
Because, no matter how big the benefits are, the Jin King never takes them all for himself.
But, that grain yields ten shi per acre?
Thinking about it, all the ministers of the aristocratic family couldn't bear it anymore.
"May I ask His Highness the King of Jin, where is the grain that yields ten stones per mu?"
"If it weren't for the glass greenhouses forged by craftsmen, the food grown in this Wangzhuang's glass greenhouses would definitely not be able to grow!"
Li Xuan said with emotion on his face.
"Is that so?"
All the ministers of the aristocratic family could not help but sigh with emotion.
"Those craftsmen have made such great contributions, how can I not win them a title?"
Li Xuan said angrily.
“That’s exactly how it should be!”
Now, all the aristocratic families no longer had the reluctance they had before.
"Furthermore, in order to allow those craftsmen to invent and create better weapons, ships and other equipment, we have also set up a reward. As long as the objects they invent can make the Tang Dynasty stronger, we can give them a seal.
A knight, or how much money, acres of land, or a house will be rewarded!"
Li Xuan suggested again.
This made all the ministers shocked again.
"His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, is it just a reward?"
"What else?"
Li Xuan sneered, "For craftsmen like them, they can only concentrate on researching, inventing and creating new objects in the forge. That's what real craftsmen should do!"
"I know what you and the ministers are worried about. Isn't it because you are afraid that the craftsmen and the knights will rob you of your rights?"
All the ministers of the aristocratic family all smiled.
"snort!"
Li Xuan snorted softly, "I only want titles and status for these craftsmen, but I don't want official positions for them!
Therefore, these craftsmen are only knighted.
As for official positions, in the entire Tang Dynasty, there were only a few official positions such as Shaofu Supervisor and Military Equipment Supervisor. But the real craftsmen were focused on research, invention and manufacturing, so how could they have time to deal with government affairs?"
"In this case, Your Majesty, I think I can ennoble Mo Zhe Le Tai as the Great Tang Craftsman Mo Hou!"
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"
"..."
Therefore, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others were surprised to find that they did not need to speak at all during this great court meeting, and they were left to Li Xuan to handle it alone.
And those ministers from aristocratic families were scolded and threatened by Li Xuan.
Not only did he not feel resentful towards Li Xuan, but he was also very grateful to Li Xuan.
As for the ministers of the noble families who had previously disagreed with the craftsmen's ennoblement, they are now more active than Li Xuan.
Originally, many people imagined how intense the court meeting would be, but it ended with such a dull scene of one-sided beating.