Datang: My apprentice is Princess Changle

Chapter 100 A Great Thing That Benefits the Country and the People

Chapter 100 A great thing that benefits the country and the people

Li Shimin immediately looked at Wu Wang Li Ke.

Li Ke was still a little confused at this moment.

Li Shimin patted his shoulder happily and said, "Ke'er, my father is very happy for you to be able to join us in making such a cart that benefits the country and the people."

"Teacher?" He turned to look at Qin Yang.

Qin Yang also looked at him with a smile, and said: "The emperor is right, you have helped a lot this time, and it is at least as much credit as you for being able to make this waterwheel."

"No, no, father, my son just helped to find some wood, the master made the blueprints, and the craftsmen who made the waterwheel, in terms of merit, my son's contribution is really insignificant, they are the heroes !" Li Ke explained hurriedly.

After hearing this, Li Shimin became more and more satisfied.

Of course he knew that his son Li Ke had a share of this great function, and it was Qin Guogong who offered to give it up.

But Wu Wang Li Ke was not greedy for merit, but took the initiative to explain that Li Shimin admired this kind of mind and character.

"Okay, everyone of you has merit!"

"I will give you a reward when you come to court in the morning."

As for these craftsmen, Li Shimin immediately rewarded them directly.

"It is passed on to me that the craftsman Huang Laosan and his apprentices and grandchildren have made meritorious service in building the drum cart. Huang Laosan is specially awarded the post of Director of the Water Department of the Ministry of Industry, and he will take office immediately! Another 1000 taels of gold will be given! All participants will be given a hundred taels of gold! "

The gift of gold here is the gift of silver.

Although it doesn't look like much, for ordinary craftsmen, one person can get 100 taels of silver, which can be described as a sudden wealth.

Not to mention, Huang Laosan has jumped from a lowly craftsman to a serious official of the ninth rank!
Even a small official has changed his family!

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!" The craftsmen knelt down with joy and thanked them.

"I will send heavy troops to guard this cart, and I will bring all the officials to watch it after the court meeting tomorrow. Lord Qin, how long will it take to build this cart?"

Li Shimin considered that the recent drought is tense, if the construction is slow, it may be too late.

Qin Yang immediately said with emotion: "It's not difficult to build a tube cart. I'm currently in charge of the Ministry of Industry. I just need to gather all the craftsmen in Chang'an City, and within three days I can build a tube cart so that there will be no more worries about drought in the vicinity of Chang'an City." Cars. As for other places, the blueprints can be passed on to the prefectures and counties, and people can build them according to the drawings. Even if it is slow, the first one will be built within seven days."

"Okay! Qin Guogong, you are indeed my lucky star in Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin said happily.

Back in the palace, Li Shimin even ate an extra bowl of rice that night.

Empress Changsun and Princess Changle were accompanying her, and she knew at a glance that the emperor was in a good mood.

Thinking of the rumors during the day, Empress Changsun reminded a little worriedly: "Your Majesty, you are going out of the palace with Duke Qin today, but in the same car? I am afraid that this matter has already spread, and someone will visit Duke Qin tomorrow morning..."

Li Shimin laughed, and said mysteriously: "Guanyin maidservant, you don't have to worry, you will know tomorrow."

Probably because he was in a good mood, he actually cheated on his old wife.

After being worried for several days, she was able to smile today. Empress Changsun also breathed a sigh of relief and felt even more grateful to Qin Yang.

"Left and right are related to the Duke of Qin. If you don't mention Biansi, the concubine can guess it." With a soft snort, Empress Changsun laughed again.

Princess Changle on the side was slightly in a daze, thinking that she had not seen Qin Yang in the past few days, and when she heard her parents mention it, she suddenly missed him.

She suddenly raised her head when she heard her father calling her.

"Li Zhi, what do you think?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"Father?"

"Don't you like Duke Qin? If I marry you to him, will you be willing?" Li Shimin asked again.

Princess Changle suddenly blushed: "Father! Didn't you already know your daughter's thoughts? Why do you come to ask your daughter!"

"Yes, yes, Royal Father knew about it a long time ago. It's not because I'm afraid you'll change your mind again."

Stroking his short beard, Li Shimin sighed: "The Duke of Qin is really extraordinary. In just a few months, he has made many contributions. It would be great if such a talent could become one of his own."

"It's just that it's not the right time yet. Isn't your birthday in early autumn? If the marriage is granted at that time, it would be very suitable to prepare for the marriage for two or three years."

What Li Shimin didn't say was that if he gave Qin Yang a marriage, he would also ask Qin Yang for his opinion.

The reason why he was happy to see it happen and felt that it could be done was because Li Zhi had always been in contact with Qin Yang, and the relationship between the two seemed to be good.

But whether it can be done or not depends mainly not on him, but on Qin Yang.

Princess Changle blushed with embarrassment and refused to listen any more. She stood up, blessed the emperor and empress, and hurried out.

As a result, he came out of the palace and almost bumped into Princess Gaoyang head-on.

Princess Gao Yang stopped him, and said angrily: "I'm not stopping you from asking for flower soap, but you still avoid me? You little girl, you really have no conscience, you don't want sisters for the sake of men, do you?"

These words are really vulgar, Princess Changle blushed directly: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"I'm talking nonsense? Who doesn't know that you, Princess Changle, go to the Duke of Qin's mansion every day? Are you talking nonsense? You know it yourself!"

After finishing speaking, Xu Shi thought of something unpleasant, so she pushed Princess Changle away and entered the hall with her skirt lifted.

Obviously, he went to Li Shimin to ask for something.

This kind of thing happens from time to time, Princess Changle has long been accustomed to it, and she turns around and leaves when she is angry.

She didn't even go out of the palace to look for Qin Yang that day, but when she got up in the morning, she heard from the female official who was serving her that the court meeting at this time was very lively, and just now several censors jumped out to join the Duke of Qin.

"Who would have guessed that Duke Qin and the emperor took the car together not for personal reasons, but because of the drought, Duke Qin hurriedly took the emperor to see the car!"

"Tube cart?" Princess Changle asked hurriedly, "What is a barrel cart?"

"It's a kind of waterwheel that can be poured by itself without being stepped on by people. I heard that with it, the drought can be relieved, and the crops in the field don't have to die! Qin Guogong really made a profit. It’s a great thing that benefits the country and the people!”

At this moment in the main hall, Li Shimin had just scolded those Yu Shi who were just saying things in a cold voice.

Then, he looked coldly at Changsun Wuji who stood up, and said disappointedly: "Changsun Wuji, you have targeted Qin Guogong again and again, and even slandered him several times without finding out. I see you You are really sick, since this is the case, I specially allow you to go back to recuperate, if you can't recover well, you don't have to go to court again!"

This actually directly took down the official position of Changsun Wuji and asked him to go home and think about his mistakes behind closed doors.

Changsun Wuji widened his eyes and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I am not sick."

"I see that you are sick. If you are not sick, then it was intentional? Do you know how much credit Qin Guogong made for building the bobbin cart, which benefited the country and the people? You use this as a raft, because you want to leave a bad reputation forever?"

Li Shimin's voice was extremely cold, and Changsun Wuji's body shook suddenly.

He suddenly turned his head and looked at Qin Guogong beside him, who smiled and cupped his hands towards him.

Thinking that he was far behind again this time, Changsun Wuji's eyes went dark and he fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)