Li Tai was very surprised, but he knew his mother. Although he didn't understand why she was so serious about it, since she said it, she must have a deep plan.
So he simply kept his mouth shut. Since he had withdrawn from the fight for the right to inherit the throne, he would honestly act as Prince Taiping and not interfere in national affairs.
Since he attached so much importance to the investigation of things and regarded it as the future, the importance Li Shimin attached to him would inevitably increase the importance he attached to the investigation of things.
So it is naturally inappropriate for something so important to remain in Zixiaoguan's hands.
After all, Zixiaoguan represents Taoism, and when the time comes, the situation will be formed in which geophysics is a branch of Taoism.
Even if Li Shimin respects Taoism, he does not want to see this situation arise. Spinning off early and developing freely is what they would like to see.
Li Shimin couldn't speak out himself, so he asked his eldest grandson Wugou to ask questions on his behalf.
Chen Jingke actually didn't have any objections to this. He didn't want science to have much to do with religion in the future. After thinking about it, he said:
"Next year, let's go. This year, the students in the Gurwu class need to lay a solid foundation. The only ones who can serve as teachers are me and Lu Xueshi. Erlang can only be regarded as half a teacher."
"Spinning off will only waste time and affect our teaching. We will wait until everyone's foundation is laid next year before spinning off."
"At that time, we can recruit more gewu enthusiasts to enroll and teach using the old-to-new approach."
Changsun Wugou was very pleased to see that he could understand him, and said: "That's fine, you can also take advantage of this time to find a suitable place to build a school."
Chen Jingke had already made plans for this and immediately said: "I have already thought of a place."
Changsun Wugou said in surprise: "Oh, that's perfect. Where do you plan to open the school?"
Chen Jingke said: "It is best to place it on Longshou Yuan, near the Weishui River, surrounded by mountains and rivers."
Changsun Wugou knew the terrain of Chang'an very well. He knew where it was after just a little thought. He nodded and said, "It's not impossible, but the barren mountains and ridges there need to be rebuilt."
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "This is the best. I have even conceived the design drawings of the college. I just have half a year left to find someone to build it. I can move there at any time next year."
Changsun Wugou immediately said: "This matter is easy to handle. We will send some craftsmen from Yong'an Palace and it will be completed soon."
Yong'an Palace is Daming Palace. When Li Shimin designed this palace, it was named Yong'an Palace, but construction was stopped because of Li Yuan's death.
Later, Li Zhi completed the construction and named it Daming Palace.
After Li Shimin achieved financial freedom in this life, he used part of it to build this palace, which was naturally named Yong'an Palace.
There is no way, Daxing Palace is really not suitable for people to live in, and the family has to move out to recuperate.
After more than a year of construction, the main part of Yong'an Palace has been basically completed and is expected to be ready for occupancy by the end of the year.
But according to the design, it will take two or three years to complete the construction.
After all, the scale of various auxiliary palaces and buildings is also very large, which can be said to be no less than the main part.
Of course, another reason is that Li Shimin did not meet the deadline.
Otherwise, he could have requisitioned several times more civilian workers and craftsmen, and could have repaired Yong'an Palace in one year. This is what Li Zhi did in his previous life.
When he heard that the craftsmen who built the palace would be used to build an academy for his family, Chen Jingke naturally had no objection and even asked:
"How about building materials also come from Yong'an Palace? The college I designed is not big, so just use some leftover materials."
Changsun Wugou said with a smile: "How stingy. This is a place for students. How can we use leftover materials? If you want to use it, use the best materials."
"Don't worry, you don't have to pay a penny. I built this academy for you. You can just wait and move in."
Chen Jingke naturally understood what she meant. The academy was built by the royal family, so the royal family naturally had a share of the credit.
He also likes to hear about this. He is not afraid that someone will share the credit, but he is afraid that people do not pay enough attention to science and engineering.
"Okay, it's settled. I'll complete the design and send it to you in a few days. Just watch and let people build it."
After the matter was settled, they brought the topic back to the clock.
Changsun Wugou sighed: "I thought the clock would be very unusual, but I never expected it to be so advanced."
"Before, Jing Ke, you were worried that others would imitate it, but I thought you were overly worried. Such a complicated thing cannot be imitated in three to five months."
"Even if there are skilled craftsmen who can forcibly imitate a few units by relying on their craftsmanship, it will not have any impact on us. Only large-scale production of this kind of thing can maximize profits."
Li Taiyi said: "Without design drawings and production processes, it is difficult for outsiders to mass produce. Before outsiders figure out the method of mass production, it will be enough for us to make a lot of money."
Chen Jingke also knew that he thought of things too simply, but he did not explain too much, but said:
"Actually, it doesn't matter if someone figures out a mass production method. I've already thought of a better way."
Changsun Wugou suddenly became interested and said: "What can we do?"
Watches and watches are a good business, but she is not willing to make a one-time deal.
Chen Jingke said: "Take the high-quality route."
Changsun Wugou seemed to have thought of something, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, so he asked directly: "To put it bluntly, what is the elite route and how to take it."
Chen Jingke explained the brand value and quality line, and said: "We only do business for wealthy people, build the most exquisite watches, and put our unique labels on them..."
"When everyone knows that this label represents high-quality products and valuable products, rich people will line up to buy our products."
"The value of the same clock with our label on it increases ten to a hundred times, and rich people flock to it. Our business is really successful."
Isn’t that what the brand-name clothes, shoes, and bags from the previous life were like?
The ones produced by the foundry without labels cost tens or hundreds of dollars, and those with labels cost tens of thousands.
The most successful ones are diamonds, which are completely bought with labels. Diamonds without labels are used for pulling glass, while diamonds with labels are luxury goods.
Changsun Wugou suddenly understood and said: "I understand, it's just like the delicacies in Tianjin Ju. The same thing is several times more expensive when sold in Tian Tianju, and everyone still queues up to eat there."
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "Now Tiantianju is indeed selling a sign, but first of all, the food there is really delicious."
"The same goes for taking the boutique route. We must ensure product quality and make customers feel that the money is worth spending."
Changsun Wugou said with deep approval: "It's true. Things will be broken within a few days after you buy them home. No matter how good your reputation is, it will be ruined. I will design a unique logo and put it on our products later."
Chen Jingke reminded: "It is best to design one label for one type of product to avoid problems that may affect other products."
"Moreover, high-end products and low-end products share the same label, which will only lower the brand value of high-end products."
Changsun Wugou nodded repeatedly and said: "That's the reason, so let's do it."
Next, Chen Jingke and Changsun Wugou discussed the issue of brand building in detail. Although Li Tai was smart, he really didn't understand this aspect and could only listen on the sidelines.
Just when the two were talking happily, Sun Fucai came back in a hurry and brought back a shocking news:
"Mother, it's not good. I went to deliver the clock just now, and I heard someone coming to report that there was a rebellion in Huazhou."
The eldest grandson Wugao, Li Tai and Chen Jingke all exclaimed at the birth: "What?"
Changsun Wugou asked: "Tell me quickly, what exactly happened."
Sun Fucai replied: "I didn't dare to listen carefully. I only knew that there seemed to be powerful people in Huazhou who opposed the Qingzhang's land and led a mob to besiege the Qingzhang's officials and capture the county seat."
Changsun Wugu's face was as cold as frost and he said: "You really deserve to die, what will the saint do?"
Sun Fucai said: "When I come back, the saint is sending people to invite all the ministers and generals to come to the palace to discuss the matter."
Changsun Wugou's expression softened a lot and he said: "I understand, this matter must not be made public."
Sun Fucai said: "Here."
This was the first time since time travel that someone had rebelled. Chen Jingke was the most shocked. He said in disbelief: "There is actually someone who rebelled?"
Changsun Wugou sighed: "Every few years there will be rebellions, for different reasons. You are the biggest contributor to the peace these past few years."
Chen Jingke said in surprise: "Me? Why, I didn't do anything."
Changsun Wugou squeezed out a smile and said: "Why haven't you done anything? Glass, sugar, and sun salt have given the court enough money, and the rice from the south has made up for the food gap..."
"The imperial court has enough money and food in its hands, so it will ask for less from the people, and the people will have more food left in their hands. If they have food to eat, they will naturally not rebel."
"In the drought in the first half of this year, if the imperial court had not had enough food to provide relief to the victims, there would most likely be someone who would not be able to survive and would take risks."
"In addition, this drought has affected dozens of states, most of which are important grain-producing areas. Without the summer grain here, the court's life will be very difficult, and many plans will have to be shelved."
"But this time the imperial court got through it very easily, and it had almost no impact on various plans. On the contrary, because of the drought, the repair progress of the Yellow River was accelerated... Isn't all this due to your contribution?"
Chen Jingke scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "I see, it seems that I have indeed made great contributions. Haha... But half of the books belong to Xiao Sizi. Is the glass a betrothal gift I gave to her?"
Changsun Wugu smiled inwardly and said: "Stop saying such things in front of her. Now this girl is only thinking about you. If she hears you say this, she may even forget me as a mother."
Already."
Someone in Huazhou gathered to rebel.
When Li Shimin heard the news, he couldn't believe his ears.
It's not that he didn't expect that there would be rebellion. On the contrary, when the population was counted and the land was cleared, people would definitely gather to resist. He just didn't expect that such a thing would happen in Huazhou.
Just look at its geographical location.
It occupied Huashan in the front, bordered Jingwei in the back, controlled Tongguan on the left, and blocked Lantian Pass. It has always been an important military center in Guanzhong.
The Tang Dynasty usually garrisoned a Zhechong Prefecture with more than 6,000 people here. In the past two years, the imperial court carried out reforms. In order to prevent anyone from causing rebellion, another Zhechong Prefecture was stationed here.
There are more than 12,000 elite government soldiers stationed in this big place. To rebel here would be like lighting a lantern in the toilet and seeking death.
If you want to rebel, just find another place. If you choose here, I really don’t know what those people think.
Tang Jian took a document and read: "The powerful Zheng family in Zheng County, Huazhou has been passed down for six generations, and 70% of the county's land fell into their hands."
"Every blade of grass or drop of water within a radius of tens of miles is his property, but the people have to pay money to use it. There are more than ten thousand tenant households and thousands of slaves."
"Seven days ago, the inventory team of the Ministry of Household Affairs arrived in Zheng County... Zheng Cong, the head of the Zheng family, used various means to obstruct... My working group applied for a team of government soldiers from the Huazhou Governor's Mansion to assist..."
"With the government soldiers forcibly clearing the way, more than 300 hidden households and more than 27,000 acres of land were cleared out in three days... Some people also complained that Yongye Field had been occupied by the Zheng family, totaling more than 14,000 acres...
"
"Knowing that something was wrong, Mrs. Zheng gathered more than a thousand of her servants and tenants yesterday to attack my staff."
"As a result, eleven household officials, twenty-seven police officers and twenty-one government soldiers were killed. The rest retreated into the governor's mansion under the protection of the government soldiers."
"Now the Zheng family has gathered tens of thousands of people to besiege the county seat and the governor's mansion..."
After reading it, Tang Jian bowed and placed the memorial on Li Shimin's desk, then retreated to his seat and sat quietly.
All the prime ministers and ministers looked grim, and Li Shimin's face was as cold as ice.
This thing is so bad that gathering a crowd to rebel at the emperor's feet will definitely shock the world. A bad move may lead to more serious consequences.
Li Shimin was not only angry about this, but also that such a thing happened under his nose.
More than 300 hidden households were found. It should be noted that the imperial court only conducted a nationwide census last year.
He knew that there must be many people being hidden, but he didn't expect that it would be so serious under his nose.
Moreover, one local powerhouse actually occupied 70% of the land in a county and wantonly usurped tens of thousands of acres of people's Yongye farmland.
What does this mean? Only the officials of the entire county collude together to accomplish such a thing.
When he thought of this, deep anger welled up in his heart.
But after all, he is the emperor who is about to conquer the world. He has never seen any big battles. He did not lose his mind because of anger, but asked:
"Where are the governor of Huazhou and the magistrate of Zheng County?"
Tang Jian replied: "I don't know, the governor of Huazhou is so powerful that our working group can't see him at all. The magistrate of Zheng County did appear once, but since then he has been making various excuses to avoid him.
"
"A bunch of moths, I wish I could barbarize the three tribes." Li Shimin said angrily.
"Order Tongguan to send troops to quickly exterminate the rebels and clean up the local government. I want everyone in the world to know the consequences of rebellion."