"I think it's pretty good, just a little bit bad." Li Shimin said lightly.
Lin Xuan was stunned. Li Shimin could discover Qu Yuanli's flaws after just trying for a while?
"Your Majesty, I wonder what's wrong?" Lin Xuan asked.
"I think this thing has a bad name!" Li Shimin said.
In his opinion, such a sacred object will definitely be spread all over the world and benefit the people. How can it be called Quyuanli?
Lin Xuan was very sensible and raised his hands and said: "I also think this name is not good, how about changing it to Zhenguanli?"
"Haha, I also think Zhenguan Li sounds more pleasant to my ears!" Li Shimin said approvingly.
Haha, just be happy!
Lin Xuan really doesn’t think Zhenguanli sounds any better.
"Come here, bring Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng... and others!" Li Shimin ordered.
He couldn't wait and wanted to show off.
"I heard that you hired a man named Xue Rengui to help you train troops?" Li Shimin asked.
Lin Xuan nodded and said: "I only know a little bit about military training and don't know much about military formations. After I heard that Xue Rengui was a famous general, he was proficient in the art of war and strategy, so I specially invited him here."
"Oh? How about Xue Rengui's military strategy?" Li Shimin asked.
There is no shortage of famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, but most of these people are quite old.
But the younger generation doesn't have many talents that make him worth using.
"Your Majesty, Xue Rengui's military skills and strategies are extremely extraordinary. Although he is still far behind Dai Guogong now, it is just because he lacks battlefield experience. He only needs to hone himself and he can definitely become a famous general of the generation!" Lin Xuan said.
"I really want to meet this Xue Rengui." Li Shimin said.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you can't take away my people. I still rely on him to train my troops!"
Li Shimin said angrily: "I think you are just lazy, so I asked you to train troops and you run home every two days."
If other people had this opportunity, they would firmly grasp the military power in their hands, but Lin Xuan didn't take it to heart at all.
But this also made him feel very relieved about Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you have wronged me. I have already taught Xue Rengui all those methods. It doesn't matter whether I am here or not. Isn't it that I am back to share your worries for you?"
He likes titles but dislikes official positions.
How nice it is to have a title, and you can enjoy it without having to work.
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan and said, "I really have something to do now, and I need you to share my worries."
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
Lin Xuan wished he could slap himself in the face for saying nothing, but now he is fine and Li Shimin has seized the opportunity.
"I have already sent people to sell salt to the grassland, but after thinking about it carefully, just selling salt to them will not break their bones. After all, salt is so expensive, and it is impossible for those tribal leaders to let everyone in the tribe eat salt.
!" Li Shimin said slowly.
"Your Majesty, selling salt is just a way to get into the grassland. You can also sell other things. You can sell whatever the grassland is short of." Lin Xuan said.
"Of course I know this, but what the grassland lacks most is salt, iron and food. Iron and food must not be sold to them," Li Shimin said.
It’s not that the grassland doesn’t need other things besides salt, iron and food.
For example, the tea and silk of the Tang Dynasty were favored by the grassland nobles.
However, silk cloth is only preferred by the rich and powerful. Ordinary people in the grassland still like to wear animal skins.
It's not that animal skins are more comfortable to wear than silk, but that animal skins are stronger.
They had to herd horses and sheep every day, and the clothes made of cloth were very easy to damage.
The cloth transported to the grasslands by the merchants of the Tang Dynasty was very expensive, which was not cost-effective for them at all.
Moreover, there are many people doing these businesses, so the caravan he sent has no advantage at all.
Lin Xuan thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, iron and grain cannot be sold. I have been working on something recently, which the nobles in the grassland will definitely like."
What he was talking about was glass. This thing was not only popular in the Tang Dynasty, but also liked it very much by the grassland nobles.
"What are you talking about?" Li Shimin asked.
Lin Xuan whispered: "Your Majesty, I am talking about Liuli."
"You said you can make colored glaze?" Li Shimin asked in surprise.
The colored glaze that merchants from the Western Regions sold to the Tang Dynasty was worth thousands of gold.
Li Shimin also sent people to find out how Liuli was made, but to no avail.
Those merchants from the Western Regions all said that colored glaze was given by God, not manufactured.
Li Shimin didn't believe this at all. If that were true, would those Western Region merchants sell colored glaze to the Tang Dynasty?
"Your Majesty, colored glaze is not a rare thing, it is made from sand." Lin Xuan said.
"What! Is the colored glaze made from sand? How is that possible?" Li Shimin was a little unbelievable.
The palace treasury contained many exquisite colored glazes as tribute from the Western Regions. He had been reluctant to use them.
Now Lin Xuan actually told him that colored glaze is made from sand.
He couldn't accept it.
"It is indeed made by burning sand. I have already asked people to do it. It will be done soon. When your Majesty needs it, I will send you a few cars." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"Damn it, those small countries in the Western Regions fooled me with something made from burned sand. Do you think I'm a fool?" Li Shimin's face turned pale.
It was useless for him to treat those colored glazes as treasures. If Lin Xuan found out, he would laugh to death.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be so angry. Although colored glaze itself is not precious, it is very difficult to transport. The cost for those merchants from the Western Regions to transport it to the Tang Dynasty is still very high!" Lin Xuan comforted.
Glass is very fragile. Due to the transportation conditions at this time, it is understandable that those merchants from the Western Regions would sell it more expensively when they brought it to Chang'an.
When Li Shimin heard Lin Xuan's explanation, he lost a lot of anger and said, "I want 60% of the money you earned from Liuli!"
"Your Majesty, this is what I worked so hard to achieve. If you open your mouth and ask for 60%, I will be at a loss." Lin Xuan said in pain.
It's fine if Li Shimin wants 60%, but the problem is that he can't agree too readily. It would be better if he could get some benefits from Li Shimin.
"Don't come here. You said that colored glaze is made of sand. How much does it cost? Give me sixty percent as a betrothal gift for you to marry Li Zhi. The Queen told me yesterday that you and Li Zhi will get married next year. I have already
I agreed." Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty, I have never heard of a bride price being required to marry a princess." Lin Xuan didn't accept his trick at all.
Do you need a betrothal gift to marry a princess? It’s not necessary at all.
In ancient times, those who married a princess were called Princess Shang.
Not only does Princess Shang not need a betrothal gift, but the royal family will also provide a large amount of dowry. How come he has to give a betrothal gift now?
Li Shimin said dissatisfiedly: "Li Zhi is my favorite daughter, and you are not willing to give me any betrothal gift?"
"If you are willing, why wouldn't you be willing? Just do as your Majesty says." Lin Xuan said with a dark face.
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction and said: "That's pretty much it. This way I can safely marry Li Zhi to you. Don't worry, I will give you more dowry when the time comes."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lin Xuan felt extremely depressed.
He wondered if he should find a reason to leave quickly. Who knew if Li Shimin would continue to mess with him if he stayed.
At this moment, Li Mu came over and reported: "Your Majesty, all the princes have arrived."
"Let them come over!" Li Shimin said.
"I will see you, Your Majesty!" Changsun Wuji and others saluted.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Lin Xuan presented me with a new plow, and I gave it the name Zhenguan Plow. I have called you here to try this Zhenguan Plow to see if it works well."
Changsun Wuji and the others were a little speechless. You already called Zhenguanli, why did you ask us to try?
Even if it doesn’t work, do we dare to say it?
Since Li Shimin said this, they could not refuse, so they had no choice but to say in unison: "Yes!"
"Lin Xuan, go and teach them how to use it!" Li Shimin ordered.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "Dear princes, please come with me!"
The Quyuan Li is very simple to use. Lin Xuan simply explained it and they understood it.
Lin Xuan yoked the cow for them, and they started trying.
Before long, each of them tried it again.
Everyone who tried it was surprised.
Although most of them have never held a plow in their lives, it doesn't mean they don't know how hard it is to plow the land.
"What do you think of my Zhenguan plow?" Li Shimin asked with a smile on his face.
Duan Lun was the minister of the Ministry of Industry and had the most say on the matter. He was the first to stand up and said: "Your Majesty, I have made an estimate. This Zhenguan plow is at least three times faster on cultivated land than the commonly used straight-shaft plow.
Times. And it is very labor-saving. I feel that an adult can easily pull it. I think it should be vigorously promoted to solve the problem of insufficient cattle for farming in the Tang Dynasty!"
"Your Majesty, I also believe that we should vigorously promote it. With this plow, our fertile land in the Tang Dynasty will definitely increase a lot in the next year!" Fang Xuanling said excitedly.
The imperial court encouraged the people to open up wasteland, but it had little effect.
Because land reclamation is very labor-intensive, and the yield of newly reclaimed land in the past few years has been very low.
Most people are willing to help others farm, and are not willing to open up wasteland.
With this Zhenguan plow, it will be very labor-saving to open up wasteland. After the people have finished planting their existing fields, they will naturally be willing to open up wasteland.
"Okay! Duan Aiqing will bring the drawings back soon and let the Ministry of Industry produce them in large quantities so that they can be used by people all over the world as soon as possible!" Li Shimin said.
"Yes!" Duan Lun responded with his hands raised.
"Your Majesty, my family has a lot of land and few cattle. After the Zhenguan plow is made, can you give me a few hundred first?" Cheng Yaojin said with a smile on his face.
Li Shimin glared at him and said angrily: "Young man, I think you've eaten them all, right? Don't even think about giving me a few hundred. People in other places are still waiting."
Cheng Yaojin smiled and muttered: "The cow killed itself, not me."
Li Shimin glared at Cheng Yaojin fiercely. Although Cheng Yaojin was mumbling, his voice was not quiet at all, and he could hear it clearly.
"Your Majesty, I think it would be too time-consuming to have the Ministry of Industry make it and transport it to various places. The Zhenguan plow is not complicated and can be made by ordinary craftsmen. Why not enlarge the drawings and send them to the counties so that they can make them themselves?
Lin Xuan suggested.
Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up and he agreed: "Your Majesty, I think uncle Jingyang County's method is very feasible."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Duan Aiqing first asked the Ministry of Industry to enlarge the drawings and send them to the counties so that they can produce them themselves!"
"yes!"
"Okay, you all go and do your work." Seeing that things had been arranged, Li Shimin asked them to go back.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
When Li Shimin saw the person who was speaking, his head was pounding and he said, "Wei Aiqing, what's the matter?"
Li Shimin thought to himself, he hasn't done much recently, why would Wei Zheng, a big troll, come out now?
It has to be said that Li Shimin has been spit out by Wei Zheng and has a shadow in his heart.
"Your Majesty, the Zhenguan plow has benefited the people all over the world, but your Majesty did not reward the uncle of Jingyang County who offered the plow. This is really not the behavior of a wise king." Wei Zhengyi said righteously.
Li Shimin's face darkened instantly when he heard this.
Lin Xuan saw Li Shimin's face and laughed secretly in his heart, telling you that if you don't reward me, someone will treat you now.
"Declaration: Bo Xian Zhenguan of Jingyang County has made great achievements in plowing, and he is granted the title of Marquis of Jingyang." Li Shimin finished speaking with a dark face, flicked his sleeves and left directly.