Chapter 369 The Emperor is Famous, Xuanling Pays the Money
Chapter 369 The emperor became famous and Xuanling paid for it
Author: The best is like no water
Chapter 369 The emperor became famous and Xuanling paid for it
In an era of low productivity, anything that can improve production efficiency belongs to the strategic level.
Before the Tang Dynasty, the main tool used for plowing the land was the straight-shaft plow, and its working principle is simply to drive straight back and forth.
As we all know, the obstacles encountered by confronting the earth are definitely huge.
Basically, the amount of force you exert is the amount of resistance you will encounter.
The curved shaft plow is an improvement on the straight shaft plow, changing the originally long and straight plow into a short and curved one.
A more creative technological breakthrough is that the shaft head is equipped with a plow disc that can rotate freely.
This not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also facilitates U-turns and turns, making the operation flexible and saving manpower and livestock.
A simple description is that after lubrication, it is smooth and labor-saving, and the time you can move in and out freely increases. This is the work efficiency.
Li Shimin is not an expert on why not eat minced meat. He has a deep understanding of agriculture.
After all, "food is the most important thing for the people", agriculture was the most important thing in the feudal era, and it cannot be overemphasized.
The same goes for Fang Xuanling.
The scholar-bureaucrats in the early Tang Dynasty were scholars with comprehensive development of moral, intellectual, physical, artistic and physical skills who could discuss Tao while sitting down and mount a horse to kill people in the true sense.
After listening to Li Yunze's brief introduction, Li Shimin immediately waved his hand and summoned his knights to "mount this plough, lead the oxen and go to the fields to see the effect."
Fang Xuanling here simply started to do it.
Seeing is believing, Li Yunze said it very well, and they were willing to believe that it was really useful, but they still had to see its effect with their own eyes.
Farm tools and cattle are readily available. Most of the people here are familiar with farm work. Even Li Yunze has extremely rich relevant experience.
It didn't take long for several sets of bent-shaft plows to be hitched to the oxen, and they began to plow the farmland.
Agricultural production requires the plowing of the land, which involves plowing the land very deeply.
The developed agriculture in the modern world is mainly mechanized, and plowing the land is very simple.
But in an era of low productivity, it is extremely difficult to plow the land deeply.
Under the long-term blast of the sun, the earth lacked moisture and became as hard as iron.
Those with oxen are better off, as the oxen are very powerful and can pull the plow to plow the ground. But if there are no oxen and only human power, it will be really exhausting and you can't do much in a day.
Li Yunze very considerately asked people to get a set of straight-column plows and put them on the cattle, and put them next to the curved-column plows for comparison.
The effect of comparison can be seen at a glance.
The curved-column plow had already been dragged to the end by the plowing oxen, while the straight-column plow had only gone a fraction of the way.
"I want this thing." Li Shimin looked at Li Yunze and said directly, "Do you have the drawings?"
"Yes." Li Yunze nodded, "Chenghui five hundred taels of gold."
Li Shimin laughed when he said this.
The entire Tang Dynasty belonged to him, yet there were still people who dared to ask him for money.
Fang Xuanling, who came up from the ground barefoot, quickly pulled Li Yunze and persuaded him, "Mr. Lang, don't be ridiculous. You have done great service to the country by offering the plow, so naturally you will not be rewarded."
"I didn't say I wanted to donate it, and I don't lack the five hundred yuan." Li Yunze waved his hand, "You can buy it if you want, whether it is a physical object or a drawing. The price is favorable, so you can be honest."
Li Shimin simply turned around with his hands behind his back and watched the plow plowing the fields.
No matter what you say or do today, he will decide this Quyuanli!
Fang Xuanling tried to persuade me with good words, saying that your merits cannot be demonstrated by mere external things. You have made this curved shaft plow, but you will be famous for generations to come.
"Fame is like a cloud to me." Li Yunze reached out and tapped Fang Xuanling, "Fang Gong, paying five hundred taels of gold is not just taking away these sets of plows and blueprints, but also taking away the opportunity to be famous forever.
You're obsessed."
Fang Xuanling just looked easy to talk to, but actually he was able to achieve his position at this time, make decisions about the Xuanwu Sect, and even leave a reputation in the history books as "Fang's plan to stop him". How could this be a joke?
Haha, good old man.
Of course he understood what Li Yunze said, and he also knew that this was a good opportunity.
But the problem is that the emperor is listening.
If the emperor had not come, this opportunity to be immortal would be his.
But since the emperor is here, this opportunity is naturally dedicated to the emperor.
What's even more unfortunate is that the money to buy things must be paid by oneself, but the opportunity to leave a reputation lies in the hands of the emperor.
As for getting the Holy Family, at their level they no longer need this method.
In other words, Fang Xuanling paid five hundred taels for free to buy fame for the emperor.
Fang Xuanling seemed to be persuading, but in fact he wanted to save money, because the ten thousand taels of gold that Li Yunze bought from his village was legitimate income.
Li Shimin turned around and looked at the farmland. That was because he had already seen through the matter, so he was just waiting for the results.
Fang Xuanling performed beyond her level, but it was a pity that he had dried up his words and Li Yunze still shook his head in disapproval.
Not only was the price of 500 taels of gold sacrificed, but he also wanted gold instead of copper coins and silk.
The final result is self-evident.
The grimacing Fang Xuanling lost 500 taels of gold, while the refreshed Li Shimin got the Qu Yuan Li that could improve productivity, and he was also credited as the inventor of the Qu Yuan Li.
As for Li Yunze, he smiled as if he didn't care much about it all.
On the way back to Chang'an City, Li Shimin looked at the Quyuan plow carried by several pack horses and nodded with satisfaction, "Thank you, Fang Qing, for your hard work."
At this time, Fang Xuanling had nothing to say except a wry smile.
He had a hunch in his mind that that guy was probably trying to earn back the ten thousand taels of gold.
'I won't say anything next time!'
Although I didn't understand where Li Yunze got the cattle, the appearance of Qu Yuanli made Li Shimin and the Tang Dynasty court busy for a while.
Now that spring plowing is halfway through, it is already too late to promote it nationwide.
Moreover, the Quyu plow was made of iron. The iron output of the Tang Dynasty could not meet the needs of the whole country. They could only build a batch first and try it out at Zhuangzi near Chang'an City.
Naturally, Li Shimin, who invented the Quyuanli, was praised by Haoyitong.
In the main hall, when everyone was having fun slapping the emperor's butt, Wei Zheng came out and scolded the sycophants. He also warned the emperor that having so many villains around him was a sign of a weak emperor.
Originally, the monarch and his ministers were in harmony, and feeling each other was as comfortable as drinking ice water in the summer.
But Wei Zheng dropped a piece of mouse droppings into the ice water, which made everyone sick.
Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon throne with a dark face, really wanted to get angry and punish Wei Zheng.
But this anger was finally endured.
Because he could endure it, he was Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
The one who couldn't bear it was naturally Zhao Jiumei and Wanyan Gou.
Fortunately, after Wei Zheng had offended the emperor and his colleagues, he changed the topic and began to praise the emperor again, saying that Quyuanli was a truly good government, and your majesty should leave this mark in the history books.
It is not easy to get Wei Zheng's praise. Even Li Shimin showed a faint smile at this time.
Then, he heard Wei Zheng say, "I heard that this tune and shaft plow was purchased by Fang Gong for five hundred taels of gold."
Fang Xuanling, who was yawning secretly over there, was suddenly excited when he heard this. He immediately stepped out of the queue and interrupted Wei Zheng's words, "This is a big fallacy! Your Majesty has worked hard to make this tune for the people of the world. It is a meritorious service."
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If you slander someone after hearing about it, you are trying to trap the people of the world into calling for injustice!"
Wei Zheng silently looked at Fang Xuanling, whose face was full of anger, as if he had been wronged. After a while, he slowly nodded, "It's me, Meng Lang."
The only reason why he backed down was because there was no evidence.
The parties involved all testified that spending 500 taels of gold to buy Quyuanli was a lie. He had no evidence and could not say anything more.
The original good mood was ruined, Li Shimin stood up and left with a dark face.
After retiring from the imperial court, Fang Xuanling declined a group of colleagues who came to inquire about the purchase of Quyuanli with 500 taels of gold, and returned home with a dark face.
How did the news of this matter leak out?
Those who could stand in the court were all elites. When Wei Zheng told him, they believed it.
So they were all curious about where Fang Xuanling bought the good things. If there were any left, they wanted to buy some to present to the emperor.
Wei Zheng had muddied the pot of water that was originally a happy one. Fang Xuanling, who had spent money and effort but failed to gain a good reputation, was surprised to have a good face.
Not long after he returned home, someone from the palace rushed over to deliver a message.
The emperor asked him to accompany him out of the city to Lijiazhuang again.
Fang Xuanling raised her hand to cover her forehead, subconsciously wanting to say, 'My head hurts and my wallet is empty. I just want to sleep and don't want to go to Lijiazhuang!'
It's a pity that it's better to use it raw than cooked.
He sold Zhuangzi to Li Yunze, and he was also responsible for the previous purchase of Quyuanli.
At this time, I have to go again, and of course I want to continue using him.
Fang Xuanling had no choice but to leave the city again, preparing to go to Lijiazhuang.
Before setting off, he thought about it and finally decided to 'bring five hundred taels of gold.'
The reason why he came to Lijiazhuang again was because Baiqisi reported to the emperor that there were hundreds of more cattle in Lijiazhuang overnight!
The matter of fifty cattle had not been clarified last time, but now hundreds of cattle appeared. Li Shimin was shocked and decided to find out more about this matter.
You must know that cattle, like horses, are strategic means of production.
If Li Yunze can really spread the beans and make an army into a cow, then he will immediately regard him as a national advisor!
A group of more than a hundred riders, with their horses hooves flying, left the city in a mighty manner and arrived at Lijiazhuang.
That is to say, Li Shimin was an emperor on horseback, and he was still near Chang'an City, so he dared to leave the city with only a hundred people. Many emperors who grew up in the hands of women in the palace would never dare to leave the palace in their lives.
Of course, there are many soldiers and horses secretly responsible for protection, but most of them are stationed in the distance and do not appear directly.
Li Shimin and others rode their horses into the village. When they arrived at the threshing floor, they were shocked to see a group of people sharpening their knives and preparing to kill a majestic bull!
"stop!!"
Fang Xuanling turned pale with fright, dismounted in a hurry and ran over.
Pushing away the crowd, he grabbed the tied bull by its horns and said, "You are crazy, you dare to kill the bull."
"Take your hands off the horns of my cow." Li Yunze stepped forward with an unswerving expression, "I want to kill the cow, what do you want me to do?"
"Bold."
Li Shimin walked over with a sullen face, "There are rules in Tang law, and horses and cattle are used by the military and the state, so they are different from the remaining animals. If someone steals and kills cattle, it will last two and a half years. If you kill the cow, you have violated the law of Tang Dynasty."
Li Yunze turned around and looked over, "I told you, this is my cow. I didn't kill your Tang Dynasty cow, so why should you use Tang law to convict me? If you want to convict me, you can get the registration documents from the Yamen."