After Lin Xuan left, Li Shimin was silent for a long time, and then said quietly: "Li Mu, what do you think of Lin Xuan?"
Li Mu said with a smile: "Although the old slave didn't understand what Jingyang County Uncle said, but since His Majesty thinks what he said makes sense, Jingyang County Uncle's talent is naturally good."
"It's indeed good." Li Shimin murmured.
Lin Xuan had given him advice several times, and his talent was beyond question, but that wasn't what he cared about.
Did the things Lin Xuan said today about the imperial examination really come up with during this period of time, or did he think of it before but just didn't say it out loud?
…
When Lin Xuan left the palace, it was already dark.
When he got home, Lin Dongyang and the others were waiting for him to eat.
Lin Dongyang asked: "Xuan'er, why is your Majesty so anxious to ask you to enter the palace?"
"It's okay, His Majesty just asked me to talk about the marriage!" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
There were some things that Lin Xuan didn't want to tell them, not because he wanted to hide them, but because telling them would only make them worry.
Zhang Qing asked happily: "When will Your Majesty prepare to marry you?"
"I don't know, but His Majesty asked me to go to court tomorrow to discuss this matter." Lin Xuan said.
Lin Dongyang said in a low mood: "I heard that the princess's consort will live in the princess's mansion after they get married. You should come back to see your mother more often in the future."
"Dad, don't worry, it's not mandatory that the princess must live in the princess mansion. I will definitely bring her back to live there when the time comes." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
After the princess gets married, the royal family will build a new princess mansion for the princess. However, there is no requirement for the princess to live in the princess mansion or at the consort's house.
In the Song Dynasty, in order to improve the status of the princess in her husband's family, the emperor made a decision to raise the status of the princess in her husband's family by one generation to the same level as her parents-in-law. The consequence of this was that the princess did not have to look at her parents-in-law.
, and there is no need to serve the parents-in-law.
During the Ming Dynasty, the prince-in-law would greet the princess four times a day, and the prince-son-in-law's family would also pay tribute to the princess.
The Qing Dynasty was even more unique. You had to apply to sleep with the princess. You could only sleep with the princess after passing the application. Moreover, there was a time limit for having sex.
It's okay if the time is short, but it's tragic if it's long. It doesn't matter whether you finish it or not, you must stop when the time is up.
Compared with these dynasties, the Tang Dynasty was already considered good.
Lin Dongyang said hesitantly: "Can the princess agree to this?"
"Dad, Princess Changle is very gentle and virtuous. She will definitely agree. If she doesn't agree, I won't marry you!" Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Zhang Qing smiled and hit Lin Xuan, and said: "Nonsense, your Majesty gave you a marriage, but you didn't take a wife even if you said you would."
Lin Xuan chuckled and said nothing.
What he said is true. If Li Lizhi is not even willing to do this, no matter how much he likes her, he will not marry her. This is a matter of principle and has nothing to do with love.
After eating, Lin Xuan returned to the yard.
Xiao Hei smelled Lin Xuan's scent, wagging his tail, ran to Lin Xuan, and pounced directly on him.
Lin Xuan looked at Xiao Hei and was a little surprised. He had not seen him for twenty days and he had grown a lot bigger. Is this a dog that was only two months old? A dog that was only five months old couldn't be so big, right?
"Xiao Hei, why do you grow up so fast?" Lin Xuan exclaimed.
"Woof...woof..."
Xiao Hei shouted twice in confusion, indicating that he could not answer the question.
"Master!"
At this time, two girls, Chunyue and Yuhe, heard the commotion and came out.
"Chunyue, why does Xiao Hei grow up so fast?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Young master, I don't even know that Xiao Hei has grown so big before I know it," Chunyue said.
Lin Xuan didn't dwell too much on this issue. He probably thought it had something to do with animal taming.
When Xiao Hei gets older, he will be able to hold the warehouse on his left and lead Huang on the right, and go shopping like a playboy.
No, Xiao Hei is a black dog, and he should be held captive by the left and right.
That’s not right, I don’t have an eagle yet! I need to get an eagle and raise it someday.
"Sir, are you okay?" Chunyue asked with some worry when she saw Lin Xuan standing there blankly, almost crying.
Lin Xuan came back to his senses and said with some embarrassment: "It's okay, what can happen to me? My master is gone these days, do you two little girls miss me?"
These words were a bit frivolous, Chunyue and Yuhe lowered their heads shyly.
When Lin Xuan saw their appearance, he found it very funny and joked: "Have you thought about it?"
Chunyue had been following him for so long, and she was more open-minded than Yuhe. She blushed and whispered, "I thought about it!"
"Ha ha!"
Lin Xuan smiled proudly, looked at Yu He and asked: "Yu He, don't you miss the young master?"
Yu He was so embarrassed that he didn't dare to raise his head, and said in a low and inaudible voice: "I want to."
If it weren't for Lin Xuan's good ears, he really wouldn't be able to hear her.
Lin Xuan did not continue teasing them and said: "Go and prepare hot water, sir, I want to take a bath!"
"yes!"
Chunyue and Yuhe responded and ran away.
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Under the service of two little girls, I took a comfortable bath.
After taking a bath, Lin Xuan walked to the study with a relieved expression. (Don't get me wrong, he didn't do anything. He just took a hot bath. At most, he asked the two of them to help rub his back.
Absolutely nothing else.)
In the Tang Dynasty, due to backward methods and low output, sun-dried sea salt was not popular and most of them were mineral salt.
There are many salt mines that contain a lot of harmful substances due to geological reasons. This is also the reason why the salt production in the Tang Dynasty was not high.
The method of making salt he told Li Shimin was to extract edible salt from poisonous salt mines.
Nine times out of ten, the salt mines in Datang are poisonous salt mines. As long as the impurities in the salt can be eliminated, the salt produced by the salt mines can definitely meet the needs of the population of Datang.
The method is also very simple, it is nothing more than filtration and purification.
He can also get sea salt, but he doesn't plan to take it out now.
In addition to helping Li Shimin solve problems, he made salt. Another point is that the Cui family's main business is salt.
Although salt is a national monopoly and selling private salt is illegal, this kind of thing has been banned repeatedly in the past dynasties. In addition, the national salt cannot meet the needs of the people. Li Shimin had no choice but to turn a blind eye to this matter.
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The Cui family sent someone to assassinate him, so of course he couldn't just let it go.
Proposing the reform of the imperial examination is only the first step, and making salt is the second step.
The Cui family's home base is in Shandong, which is close to the sea. The Cui family's salt is all sea salt.
The method of extracting sea salt is very simple. If he could figure it out now, wouldn't it be an advantage for the Cui family?
Lin Xuan clearly wrote down how to filter and purify, including drawing some tools.
After doing this, he did not go to sleep.
A new house will be built soon, and he is going to draw a design drawing.
He is not going to build it in the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty. He is going to build a house in the Jiangnan garden style.
In ancient times, there were a lot of things to pay attention to when building a house, and you could overstep it if you were not careful.
Then if I build a style that doesn't exist now, I won't be able to find any problems.
As long as he doesn't build too high, no one can cause trouble for him.
As for learning from other time-travelers and building something in a modern style, he has never thought about it.
The ancients might find it novel, but they would be tired of it long ago.
Jiangnan Garden is an outstanding representative of Chinese classical gardens. It distinctively reflects the Chinese people's outlook on nature and life. Jiangnan Classical Garden represents a model of the artistic achievements of Chinese classical gardens. It embodies the diligence and hard work of Chinese intellectuals and skilled craftsmen.
Wisdom encompasses philosophy such as Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, religious thought, and traditional arts such as landscape poetry and painting.
Although Lin Xuan didn't know how to design a house, he once visited a Suzhou garden and painted based on the pattern.
Drawing blueprints is not a simple task, and the house he wants to build covers dozens of acres, so it is impossible for him to draw it all at once.
When he felt a little tired, Lin Xuan went to bed. He would have to attend the morning court tomorrow.