Datang: I am the prince of salted fish, I impeach Li Er at the beginning

Chapter 199 Proving the Value of Inventions and Creations

"is it?"

Li Zhi frowned and thought for a while, and felt that what Li Shimin said seemed to make sense.

Staying at home all day has indeed lost a lot of vitality.

Maybe he really should go out for a walk and relax his nerves.

Sometimes, disappointment with the world may not be caused by others, but because you don't want to move.

Li Zhi nodded thoughtfully, and decided to go out more in the future instead of holding back at home.

But before that, he had to do what he was going to do today.

Gathering his spirits a bit, Li Zhi raised his head and said to Li Shimin: "Father, the reason why my son stayed in the palace is actually..."

"I know." Li Shimin answered with a smile, "You came to ask me for money."

"Ah? You know?"

Li Zhi was stunned, he didn't expect Li Shimin to guess all of this.

But it is.

He put so much energy into the affairs of the patent office, it was indeed easy to find clues and see his intentions through his behavior.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Then what do you mean...?"

Li Shimin replied directly: "No money."

"Huh? Shouldn't it?"

Datang inherited a lot of money and food from the previous dynasty, so it is impossible to be short of money, right?
In this way, does this mean that the establishment of a patent office is not agreed?

Li Zhi lowered his head and began to think about the reason for Li Shimin's refusal.

But at this time, I heard Li Shimin say: "Don't guess, I just saw the reaction of the officials too much, I am afraid that you will really annoy the civil and military officials and arouse the jealousy of the courtiers."

Just a paper machine caused such a big reaction from the gentry group, if there are a few more inventions and creations, will it be worth it?

The civil and military officials in the court are the basic board for Li Shimin to govern the government, and he always has to worry about the mood of these people.

Even if it is just to stabilize the court situation, it cannot further stimulate the officials.

He had attended the debate between Li Zhi and Fang Xuanling.

Li Shimin knew that this debate ended with Fang Xuanling acquiescing in defeat.

But it's pointless!

Debates belong to debates, and situations belong to situations.

It's not that if Li Zhi wins the debate, those courtiers will willingly admit defeat, there is no such cheap thing.

If they continue to touch their interests, Li Shimin doesn't know what these people can do.

As an emperor, it is impossible for him to tolerate the shaking of the court, so don't even think about it!
"But..." Li Zhi frowned and said, "The trend has already risen. If the court doesn't follow up, I'm afraid it will suffer a lot in the future. This is the trend of the times and the general trend, which is beyond our control. .”

If the imperial court does not take the lead in guiding the people, the missing power will inevitably flow elsewhere.

This other place may fall into the hands of the gentry, or it may fall into the hands of the landlords.

However, this is not the most dire situation.

The worst-case scenario is that if the flow goes overseas, it will cause the industrial revolution to start overseas.

At that time, the sufferings experienced by the motherland of later generations will fall on Datang again.

This is equivalent to handing over a huge opportunity to someone else, lifting a rock to shoot yourself in the foot!

Li Zhi never thought that he would run into a wall on Li Shimin's side, and he couldn't help feeling anxious.

He just wanted to raise his head to persuade his father, but he saw a narrow smile on Li Shimin's face, as if he was watching his joke.

Li Zhi couldn't help being taken aback, and said in a daze, "Father, what do you mean?"

"It seems that you really shut yourself up at home, and you are stupid." Li Shimin laughed dumbfounded, and joked: "I didn't say that I won't give you money no matter what, it's just a prerequisite."

"Ah?" Li Zhi scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I have been thinking about a lot recently, and my son's reaction is indeed a bit slow..."

"That's enough, that's enough, I won't play charades with you anymore." Seeing that Li Zhi was indeed out of shape, Li Shimin said frankly and honestly: "If you want to stop the mouths of the officials, the best way is to prove it to them with actions, so that you can get rid of it." They understand that no one can stop this trend, can you understand what I mean?"

Li Zhi was thoughtful, and lost his mind and said: "It is necessary to prove the value of invention and creation."

"Yes!" Li Shimin gave an affirmative answer: "If you want the court to take money, there is no problem, but you must first prove that what you receive is valuable, otherwise don't even think about it."

"The reaction from the Keshi clan group..."

Li Zhi still couldn't figure out how to stop the gentry group's counterattack, so he felt very uneasy.

But Li Shimin scolded with a smile: "I'm not dead yet! With me here, do you need to consider these issues? You just need to be bold and do it!"

"what?"

"Ah what?" Li Shimin asked back: "Do you think I don't have the ability to give you a piece of the sky?"

"No." Li Zhi said in a daze, "I just didn't expect...you could actually make up your mind."

Hearing this, Li Shimin suppressed the smile on his face and sighed softly: "I only realized not long ago how much changes you have brought to Datang in these short few months..."

First, the advent of glass brought him a small surprise.

Afterwards, the potential of coal was developed, which led to the development of the steel manufacturing industry.

The originally troublesome problem of making iron tools has become an extremely easy task.

Jiang Zuojian has proposed to the imperial court to build a weapon workshop on the banks of the Weishui River and use water conservancy to manufacture assembly lines.

And when Li Shimin personally visited the simple production line produced by the supervisor, he realized first-hand how terrifying what Li Zhi proposed was.

When he realized this, he re-watched Li Zhi's series of actions during this period.

He is deeply aware of what Li Zhi is doing now.

He didn't know what consequences Li Zhi's actions would bring in the end.

But he understands that things are beyond everyone's control, and the situation is already out of control.

Whether as a father or as the helm of Datang, Li Shimin has no choice.

The development of technology is completely beyond his imagination.

Except for Li Zhi, the instigator of all this, Li Shimin could not find another substitute who could control the direction of progress like Li Zhi.

Therefore, he had to make up his mind to charge Li Zhi.

This is a helpless choice, but it is also what Li Shimin hopes to see.

Li Shimin couldn't guarantee anything else, but there was a temptation that he absolutely couldn't refuse.

As long as he can help his son, make this big step forward.

His reputation as an emperor in history will be unprecedented.

As an emperor, how could Li Shimin resist this temptation.

The combination of various factors resulted in a scene that seems very abrupt now.

(End of this chapter)