Great Wei scholar

There is also the mobilization of the people's hearts, which can indeed be delayed for a while.

At that moment, King Huaining nodded, and said nothing more.

He got up and left, leaving alone through the secret passage, and after King Huaining left, the other three communicated in low voices.

"My lord still pays too much attention to that stupid king. According to what I said, he should press on every step. He keeps making detours, which makes me vacillate. It's really troublesome."

Some people complained slightly, but the same sentence, as long as there are people, there will be rivers and lakes, and if there are rivers and lakes, there will be disputes, and even they will have conflicts and conflicts.

"The waterwheel project is indeed beneficial to Wei, but it is not as terrifying as what King Huaining said. The pawn of the foreign race must not be used until the critical moment."

"Well, that's true. Besides, Gu Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is so strongly refusing it now, unless the emperor insists on going his own way. But if that's the case, then that's good, at least it gives me a chance."

The three of you said something to each other, but you didn't take this matter to heart. To be precise, it's not that you don't take it to heart, but that you don't need to be so serious. What should be done at present has already been done, and it is a waste to go after it piece.

In the secret passage, King Huaining walked out and returned to his palace.

With a gloomy face, he came to the study and began to write.

He knew that the waterwheel project was of great significance to Wei, and it must not be allowed to produce. It is a pity that the world is so big that there is no shortage of stupid and arrogant people.

Those who can't see the situation clearly will die the fastest.

But that's fine too, the more arrogant and stupid they are, the better for themselves.

They are friends now, but sooner or later they will become enemies.

His attitude is very firm, the waterwheel project must not be carried out, the only good news now is that Da Wei's top and bottom do not agree, which allows him to breathe a sigh of relief.

If everyone in Wei agrees, he will use the pawn of the foreign race to cause trouble no matter what.

That's it, the next day.

People in Kyoto called for more boycotts, so civil and military officials all prepared memorials and speeches.

I plan to go to court today to persuade His Majesty again.

But maybe it was because of the atmosphere in the hall yesterday, the empress did not go to court today, and all the officials stood outside the hall for an hour before being informed, and then they all left.

Everyone knew that this was the empress' attitude, and she was really angry.

Therefore, many people attacked Li Yanlong again.

Li Yanlong scolded Li Yanlong for nothing, so angry Li Yanlong walked back and forth outside the palace for a quarter of an hour, finally Li Yanlong gritted his teeth and asked people outside the palace to report.

I am going to face the saint myself.

But soon, the reply also came, but it was gone.

Now Li Yanlong was even more angry, he blamed himself, and scolded himself for suffering, but even the empress didn't see him?Everyone treats themselves as a punching bag?

What's up with this?

Gu Yan is going to resign, right?I, Li Yanlong, will also resign.

It's just about getting angry, Li Yanlong didn't dare to say this, it's okay to beep a few words in his heart.

"Go to the Cangjing Pavilion of the Great Wei Dynasty and inform Xu Qingxiao that Li Yanlong, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has an urgent matter to find him. If he doesn't see me, I will smash his Shouren Academy."

Li Yanlong was a little annoyed.

The empress didn't see her, so she endured it!

If Xu Qingxiao doesn't see her, then she really can't bear it.

The guards outside the palace immediately went to inform, and after about a stick of incense, Xu Qingxiao responded.

"Master Li, Master Xu said that after he finished reading the book in hand, he asked you to wait for him at Shouren Academy. He will come to you within an hour."

The eunuch who sent the message said that although Li Yanlong was still a little dissatisfied, at least Xu Qingxiao would come to see him, so he didn't say anything, and walked towards Shouren Academy.

After half an hour.

Outside the Great Wei Palace.

Xu Qingxiao walked out of the palace slowly.

Bathed in the sun, Xu Qingxiao was in a good mood, at least for now.

What happened in the palace, Xu Qingxiao also knew, it was nothing more than the empress took out the waterwheel project.

For this matter, Xu Qingxiao is in favor of it, and there are no other reasons. Dawei really needs to mass-produce waterwheels, and it is good to take them out at this time.

Of course, some people will say that it is a bit abrupt to take it out at this juncture. After all, the treasury does not have much silver now, and this is another big project, and [-] million taels of silver is not enough at all.

But the question is, what is Wei most lacking now?Isn't it food and productivity and population?

Oh, when food is most needed, instead of developing agriculture, do we have to go to war?Do you have to do something?That's all right?

It's like, when you were in school, you wanted one thing the most, but your parents didn't give it to you. After you finished school, they bought it for you. Do you think it's interesting?

Although it is difficult to promote waterwheels across the country, there is no problem in fifty counties. What is the big problem?

It's only fifty million taels of silver. Besides, it's just a budget. If you really want to spend it, forty million taels is enough, and it can even be lower. It's just that everyone doesn't know how to do business.

Calculated at [-] million taels, there are still [-] million taels in the treasury, plus the [-] million taels of silver that was already there.

Isn't there still [-] taels?There is also a lot of money, at least there is no problem in maintaining the normal operation of Dawei.

What?You said it was still [-] taels short?

Why don't you think about the time when there were only ten million taels?

It doesn't matter when you don't have money, but it's uncomfortable when you have money?Isn't this full and nothing to do?

To put it bluntly, Xu Qingxiao was very clear that Wei Qiong was afraid, and the Minister of the Household Department was afraid of poverty, so he didn't dare to spend a penny.

Xu Qingxiao understands, so he needs to reconcile it carefully, otherwise the stalemate will continue like this, the grain production will not improve, and the relationship between the monarch and his ministers will not be good, which will make everyone feel bad.

Why bother?

After a stick of incense.

Xu Qingxiao returned to Shouren Academy, and as soon as he entered, he saw Minister of the Ministry of Industry who had been drinking tea, with anger still on his face.

"My subordinate Xu Qingxiao, I have met Lord Shangshu."

Xu Qingxiao was full of smiles, and walked towards the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

"You still have a smile on your face?"

When Li Yanlong saw that Xu Qingxiao was coming, he immediately got upset.

"Master Li, I didn't offend you, what are you doing?"

Xu Qingxiao sat down, still with a gentle face.

"You didn't offend me, but you made me miserable. Did you invent this waterwheel?"

Li Yanlong said angrily.

"Yes what's the matter?"

Xu Qingxiao pretended to be confused with an understanding.

"That's good, but His Majesty insists on vigorously promoting waterwheels now, and the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty refused to agree. The day before yesterday in the court hall, there was such a commotion that Minister Gu Yan of the Ministry of Household Affairs was about to resign. Today, His Majesty will not go to court directly. .”

"Many civil and military officials scold me again, and the people in this capital also scold me every day, and some people even throw things at my house. Tell me, can I not blame you?"

The more Li Yanlong talked, the angrier he got, why did he come to make trouble for himself.

I didn't do it.

"Lord Li, calm down, calm down, those adults in the court don't understand what a waterwheel is."

"You should understand. You are the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. How could you not know the value of this thing? They don't understand. It's because they are small. We are doing big things, so we should be calm anyway, right?"

Xu Qingxiao poured a cup of tea for Li Yanlong, and let him calm down first.

After saying this, Li Yanlong was quite useful, but after thinking about it, Li Yanlong was still a little displeased.

"But no matter what, you made this waterwheel. I was just doing some calculations. Now everyone is scolding me. It's better for you to hide in the Buddhist scriptures pavilion and keep your ears out of the window. Let me do all the bad things." bear."

"This is not possible. You can follow me to the palace later to meet His Majesty. Come and tell Your Majesty."

Li Yanlong wanted Xu Qingxiao to accompany him to face the saint.

"Master Li, will His Majesty meet us when I go?"

"In fact, on a big scale, this matter is just reluctant to spend money. The treasury suddenly has money, and everyone cherishes it. On a small scale, it's nothing more than a little obsession."

"In this case, I'll go to the Secretary of the Household Department and talk to him, but Mr. Li, you'd better rest and rest, and don't worry about this kind of thing. Your Majesty makes his own decision."

Xu Qingxiao dissuaded.

It is definitely not possible to go to see the empress now, can meeting her solve the problem?

Maybe the Empress herself is also very troubled now, it's better to ignore it and see the situation.

"Humph!"

Li Yanlong snorted softly. Although he was a little unconvinced, he also knew that what Xu Qingxiao said was right.

"Anyway, I don't care. It's really urgent. I'll tell everyone directly that you made this water truck, and let them scold you when the time comes."

Li Yanlong said in a bad mood, it's fine if he blames him, but the problem is that so many people scold him, he really can't bear it.

It’s fine to scold a few words. Outside the court today, those military officers scolded me. I don’t know how ugly they were. They even knew that the water tanker was a good thing, but in order to vent their anger, they directly humiliated them, saying that the water tanker is a dog. I can figure it out, I think I'm smart.

Anyway, normal people can't stand it, and neither can he.

He suddenly became an enemy of the court, and the people also hated him to death. All kinds of rumors made him very afraid.

"Lord Li, calm down, calm down."

"Think about it, once His Majesty confirms the implementation of the waterwheel project, Mr. Gu will have nothing to say. You only need to wait for half a year. Once the summary of grain production from various regions is submitted, you can feel proud at that time."

"Think about it carefully, the forbearance now is the exhalation later. At that time, who was the most prestigious among the six parts? Isn't it you? Right?"

Xu Qingxiao still poured a cup of tea for the other party. This has already happened. He, Li Yanlong, will take the blame. If he asks himself to take the blame, Xu Qingxiao will not accept it.

So quickly appease Li Yanlong's mood.

"That's true."

Li Yanlong thought about it, and Xu Qingxiao was right.

"Forget it, let's take a step and watch, but something really happened, don't try to hide, I won't help you carry it all the way."

Li Yanlong got up immediately when he said this. He and Xu Qingxiao have a normal relationship. It can't be said to be bad but it can't be said to be good.

"Master Li, don't you want to stay for a meal?"

Watching Li Yanlong leave, Xu Qingxiao shouted enthusiastically.

"Don't eat!"

Li Yan left a word without looking back, and then left.

After Li Yanlong left, Xu Qingxiao couldn't help shaking his head.

But at this moment, Chen Xinghe suddenly walked over.

"Brother, have you heard?"

Chen Xinghe came up with just one sentence, which made Xu Qingxiao curious.

"what happened?"

Xu Qingxiao asked.

"Hua Xingyun is back. I heard from many sources that he came back this time for you."

Chen Xinghe said calmly.

"Hua Xingyun? Who is it?"

Xu Qingxiao frowned slightly, he had never heard of this character.

"Uh……"

Chen Xinghe was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to describe it.

"This person was extremely brilliant in the literary circles of Wei Dynasty three years ago, not weaker than you are now. He was praised by the late emperor, but he has traveled around the world for three years. It is not clear whether he has made any progress."

"As far as the present is concerned, he hasn't made a statement yet, but you have already made a statement, junior brother. He is not as good as you."

"But you still have to be careful. This Taiping Poetry Festival, you can indeed prepare a few poems, so as not to be overwhelmed by him."