Great Wei scholar

"It's ridiculous, how can a person who travels around the country be able to enter the Ministry of War? Then according to Xu Shilang's words, a person can come to our Ministry of War after leaving the Great Wei?"

"Your Majesty, please learn from me."

The Minister of War is not stupid, how could he let Hua Xingyun come over to pick peaches?

The two sides were arguing, but the empress didn't care about it at all, so he stopped the fight in the court and spoke directly.

"Okay, this matter will be discussed after Hua Xingyun enters the court, and we will discuss it the next day."

When she said this, both parties shut up and the emperor spoke, and they had nothing to say.

At this moment, the empress spoke directly.

"My dear friends, there is something I need to talk about today."

When the voice sounded, all civil and military officials were a little curious. Generally speaking, His Majesty would not take the initiative to mention anything, but once it was mentioned, it was definitely not a trivial matter.

"A few days ago, the fertile fields were harvested, and Nanyu Prefecture was a single prefecture, which increased in value by [-]% compared to early rice."

"Because of a thing called a waterwheel, it can transport water from hundreds of miles away to the fertile fields of the people."

"Greatly solve the problem of lack of land and water. It is an artifact of the Wei Dynasty. I have asked the Ministry of Industry to build a model. You can watch it carefully."

When the empress said this, several eunuchs came slowly, moved a model over, and placed it on the court hall.

All of a sudden, all civil and military officials looked at it together.

A small waterwheel appeared, running on its own.

"Water wheel? What is this?"

"Transporting hundreds of miles of water? Is it so magical?"

"It seems simple, but it does have such a magical effect."

"Is this a new invention of the Ministry of Industry?"

All the officials discussed, full of curiosity, they are all the first-class smart people in the world, just glanced at it and thought about it for a while, and they were able to perceive the importance of this thing.

At this time, Li Yanlong, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, walked out slowly.

"Your Majesty! My lords, after several days of research by the Ministry of Materials Industry, it is indeed possible to transport water sources, and the operation is simple, which can increase grain production for the Great Wei."

"A conservative estimate can double the grain production of the Great Wei."

Li Yanlong didn't dare to say too much, he could only say double, which was based on his speculation, of course, if he used the abandoned fertile land, then he couldn't say for certain, it might be more.

But it was only doubled, and at this moment, the entire court was in an uproar.

"Doubling the food production?"

"This thing can actually double the grain production of Great Wei? Li Shangshu, is this true or false?"

"If it can really double the grain production of the Great Wei, this thing can really be called a great weapon of the Great Wei."

"With such a thing, the revival of the Great Wei is just around the corner."

Everyone was shocked.

Not to mention anything else, the most intuitive thing about doubling grain production is that the common people can have enough to eat, everyone can have babies with confidence, and the tax revenue of Da Wei can also be doubled. After all, [-]% of the national tax comes from the fertile land tax.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an artifact of the Great Wei.

But at this moment, a voice sounded.

It belongs to Gu Yan, Minister of the Household Department.

"Your Majesty, how much silver will it cost to build this thing?"

Gu Yan asked directly. He was also shocked at first, and even a little excited. After all, the grain production doubled, and the treasury's income would skyrocket again.

The problem is, it doesn't feel very cheap.

The empress did not answer, but Li Yanlong spoke.

"Looking back at the Shangshu, a waterwheel extending fifty miles would cost 1 taels."

Li Yanlong replied.

1 taels?Not much.

This was the first reaction of the officials, but Gu Yan continued to ask.

"How much county water is available?"

he asked.

"Uh... a land of one country."

Li Yanlong was a little slow, but he still answered, there is no way, this topic cannot be escaped.

"hiss!"

The next moment, all civil and military officials gasped.

1 taels?A land of one country?

If this is done nationwide, wouldn't it be 10,000+ taels of silver?No, that's not counting artificial things.

Gu Yan's expression changed immediately.

But he held his breath, looked at the empress and said.

"Your Majesty, how many waterwheels do you plan to build?"

He asked directly, if it's not much, it's okay, just spend some silver taels, anyway, the treasury has money now.

But I'm afraid that the empress will make trouble.

"I plan to use the fifty counties as a pilot first, and at the same time increase the grain production of Dawei as soon as possible. One more of this thing can solve some of the hungry people. What do you think?"

The Empress revealed her plan.

But the voice fell, and in an instant, the faces of many ministers changed.

"His Majesty!"

"Absolutely not!"

Gu Yan was the first to object.

With a serious face, he looked at the empress and said.

"Although the national treasury is in surplus, Dawei still needs a lot of land. Although this product is excellent, it can't double Dawei's grain production in an instant."

"Furthermore, the increase in grain production in the capital of the Southern Region does not mean that all places are adapting."

"I believe that it can be manufactured in large quantities, but it can be done in one county as a pilot. After a year, if it really has a miraculous effect, it can be gradually increased. It can't be done in one step."

When Gu Yan opened his mouth, he directly vetoed it.

This waterwheel is good, and it looks really good, but whether it will be useful or not is unknown.

Secondly, even if it is really useful, there is not much silver in the Wei treasury. If it is done like this, who will accept it once it returns to the pre-liberation period?

According to the current situation, some money should be saved, and the flowers that should be spent must not be spent indiscriminately.

It can be tried, but it is absolutely impossible to let all fifty counties manufacture this kind of waterwheel at one go, it will easily cause trouble.

"Your Majesty, the ministers also think it is inappropriate, and I hope your Majesty will think twice."

The next moment, all the military officers also spoke together.

They reacted quickly.

If we really want to vigorously develop this thing, then there is no hope for the Northern Expedition.

Seventy million taels of silver is not enough for the Northern Expedition, not to mention the direct mass production of waterwheels.

Fifty counties, at least fifty million taels, right?Even adding labor and other costs, sixty million taels is not too much.

In this way, the treasury of the Great Wei State will be empty directly, and it will be a fart.

"I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

As for the civil servants, except for the Ministry of Industry, the rest are still opposed, and they are extremely opposed.

The treasury has money, and everyone is happy. After all, silver taels are really needed, and it is impossible for the Ministry of Households not to allocate funds.

But if the treasury is empty again, no one will have a bottom.

Furthermore, whether this thing can be adapted to the whole country is still a problem.

Objections are normal and justified.

"A weapon for the benefit of the country, wait for you to stop it like this? Aiqing has a better way? Can it increase the value of Dawei's grain production?"

The empress' voice was a little cold, and she stared at the officials indifferently.

As soon as these words were said, the faces of all the officials changed.

They could tell that the empress was really angry.

If he refuses again, it will be clear that he does not take His Majesty seriously.

This is taboo!

But even so, Gu Yan's voice still rang out.

"Your Majesty! This thing is indeed beneficial to the country, but today's Great Wei cannot mass-produce this thing. I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

"If Your Majesty wants to go his own way, then I will resign from the household department."

Gu Yan was very resolute, he knelt on the ground with a firm tone.

Spend fifty million taels, or even sixty million taels, seventy million taels in one go.

This is for him.

Simply unacceptable.

So he did this, telling the empress again.

This matter is impossible.

But the rest of the ministers didn't dare to say anything more, this matter was mainly a matter of the Ministry of Household Affairs, they could not intervene, and they could not touch Long Wei.

"Do you think I dare not?"

Finally, the queen's anger sounded.

Since she ascended the throne, she has hardly been angry, but now she is angry.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

All the officials knelt down and worshiped.

Gu Yan shook his head.

"I naturally believe it, but I also think about the great Wei. If your Majesty insists on going his own way, I will never compromise."

Gu Yan's attitude was extremely firm.

No, just no.

All of a sudden, in the court hall, needles faced each other.

The atmosphere was eerie to the point of panic.

The next moment, the empress' voice sounded cold.

"Retreat!"

Chapter 124: Your Majesty is still not smart, ask me to do this, just a day!

"Li Yanlong, you are really not a thing! Bewitching His Majesty to implement this thing, don't you know that the treasury of the Great Wei is now empty?"

After walking out of the palace, Gu Yan pointed at Li Yanlong and cursed with a gloomy face.

"Lord Li, the thing you invented is very good, but now Da Wei has no money to build it. You say that a county can afford it, and it can easily be fifty counties. How can Da Wei afford it?" ah?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Li, you don't seem to be the kind of person who does things recklessly. You should hurry up to find His Majesty and talk to Your Majesty carefully, don't make any fuss."

"Master Li, if you have nothing to do, don't mess around with something. Can you fully guarantee that this thing can double the grain production of Great Wei?"