Li Shimin's will: Li Zhi, the throne belongs to your brother

Yan Wan frowned and asked very puzzled.

"Huh?? Blacksmith?"

Li Tai frowned, what does it mean to send craftsmen away?

We must know that in ancient times, people were rewarded with land, which was usually given along with the people.

For example, there are two hundred households in a thousand-mu field. Usually, the people in these two hundred households live on the edge of the field and survive by farming for the owner's house.

Craftsmen generally do not give gifts, especially blacksmiths!

Or what Li Shimin meant!

Li Tai thought for a few seconds, and suddenly understood.

This is to let yourself build a blast furnace!

Although everyone defaults to being the crown prince.

But wanting to have real power before carrying out the prince's grand ceremony is not justified.

As the king of Wei himself, he has no real power, let alone an official position, and cannot use people from the Ministry of Industry at all.

The people from the Ministry of Industry can't move, and the common people are worried.

So Li Shimin thought of a way.

That is, in the name of reward, the money and craftsmen were given to Li Tai.

In this way, Li Tai has money and people, so he can naturally build a blast furnace.

After thinking it over... Li Tai was also speechless.

"Your Highness, a craftsman said that he wanted to meet His Highness."

There was a report from the housekeeper outside the door.

"Let him wait for me in the side room." Li Tai said after getting dressed.

"Yes."

"Husband, it's His Majesty's business!" Yan Wan asked cautiously.

"Yes, His Majesty asked me to build one..." Li Tai said casually.

But Yan Wan hastily interrupted: "Husband still don't tell this concubine."

Li Tai was taken aback for a moment, and almost slipped his tongue.

Li Shimin attaches great importance to this thing, let alone let Yan Wan know about it.

"I really wronged you." Li Tai said with a sigh.

"It must be a good thing if your husband can share your worries for His Majesty.

It's too late for the concubine to be happy, so how can she feel wronged.

The concubine is a sensible person, I shouldn't let the concubine know, and the concubine will not know. "

Yan Wan said knowingly and reasonably.

"Well, I won't say much about this matter." Li Tai nodded and said.

"The concubine knows it. Since it is His Majesty's oral order, His Highness should hurry up and meet the craftsman!"

Yan Wan said while arranging Li Tai's clothes.

"lead the way."

Li Tai instructed the servant on the side to say.

"Your Highness, please."

The butler saluted and led Li Tai to a side room.

"Caomin, Yang Siqi has met His Highness!!"

Seeing Li Tai push the door, Yang Siqi quickly bowed and saluted.

"Well, you go and watch outside." Li Tai casually asked the butler to go out.

"Yes, Your Highness." After finishing speaking, the butler withdrew.

"Did His Majesty send you here?"

Li Tai looked at the craftsman in front of him and said.

The status of craftsmen in ancient times was very low.

Yang Siqi and Duan Lun are very close, and Yang Siqi's craftsmanship has reached an unimaginable level.

In this era, Yang Siqi made an active wooden puppet (robot).

Seeing that he was talented, Duan Lun recommended Yang Siqi to Li Shimin.

In the end, Li Shimin scolded him, thinking that it was just a toy, which would make people lose their minds.

Later, he was learned by Han Tianzhi from Ryukyu.

Unexpectedly, by mistake, the person who was sent over was actually such a powerful person! !

"Yes, Your Highness!" Yang Siqi said respectfully.

"Have you read the drawings?" Li Tai asked.

"The grass people read it, but they have many doubts. I hope the palace can answer the grass people."

Yang Siqi quickly took out the blueprint from his sleeve.

"Your Highness, this stone nirvana is poisonous, can it really make iron?"

Yang Siqi asked very puzzled.

"Of course." Li Tai said with a smile, he couldn't explain the principle clearly, so he could only explain it perfunctorily.

Shi Nie actually refers to coal, coal is associated ore, clay, sulfur, mixed.

It's cold in winter, and some people take this thing to close the windows and burn it indoors.

Burning coal indoors produces carbon monoxide, which can lead to poisoning and death.

After learning the lesson of death, it is generally believed that this thing is poisonous when burned.

But in ironmaking, it mainly depends on the reduction reaction of carbon monoxide at high temperature to reduce iron oxide to iron.

"Then why did you put the lime noodles in?" Yang Siqi asked still puzzled.

"It's also for making iron!" Li Tai frowned.

The question itself cannot be explained either.

It can't be said that it is for the sulfur dioxide in the iron to form calcium sulfate at high temperature!

Yang Siqi's lips moved, he really wanted to get to the bottom of it, but he held back in a daze,

This is not just a difference between identities, it is more likely to be a family tradition.

"Caomin has another question, where is the blast furnace built, Your Highness!?"

"Where is it built?" Li Tai was a little confused when asked, "Could it be that His Majesty never told you?"

"...Caomin received an order from Lord Shangshu last night. The order did not tell Caomin where the blast furnace was built."

"..."

Li Tai also felt speechless.

No, you have to choose a location yourself?

Feelings are a tool man!

Except for people, everything is done by myself!

"Well, this king understands, you step back first, and this king will go and choose a suitable place first."

No way, the blast furnace starts from the site selection...

"The grassroots leave!" Looking at Li Tai who was at a loss for words, Yang Siqi was in a bad mood.

I thought it was something big, but I didn't expect to find the place where it was built.

It was too unreliable to do this.

What the blast furnace needs most is iron ore, coal mine, limestone, and cooling water.

Which place can meet these four conditions?

It may be possible to buy ready-made iron ore.

When the Tang Dynasty was established, private mining and selling of salt and iron were allowed without taxation. After the Anshi Rebellion, taxation began.

At this time, the iron ore should be in the hands of Wu Xing Qiwang.

Instead of finding it yourself, it is better to buy an open-pit iron mine directly.

Li Tai thought about it and thought, this is feasible! !

"Butler, butler!" Li Tai thought for a while and called out Butler Li.

"I have seen His Highness." Butler Li hurriedly saluted.

"Go, find out, which iron mine is bigger? Ask how much you are willing to sell!"

Li Tai ordered directly.

"Ah~..." Butler Li was taken aback by the sudden question, and his face showed embarrassment.

"what happened?"

"Your Highness, this iron mine is naturally the largest of His Majesty's iron mines..." Li Butler lowered his head and explained.

"..."

Look at what's causing this... It's still the biggest iron mine in my family.

Li Tai said quickly.

"Except for the imperial court, ask those families who has the largest iron mines.

Ask them how much they are willing to sell. "

"By the way, let's go and see where there are stone nirvana mines and white-faced gray mines.

Bring all the news back to me. "

"My little one obeys." Butler Li got the order and hurriedly went to do it.

In fact, you can directly ask Li Shimin to give one.

But this is too taboo, you must know that iron does not only mean an extremely important military resource.

For Li Tai with such a sensitive identity, it was even more of a reminder.

Even if Li Shimin wanted to give it, the officials would not agree, it was too taboo.

With iron, you have weapons, and with weapons, you have special ideas—such as treason.

So Li Tai could only buy an iron mine from the major families.

Anyway, you don't have to pay for it yourself.

After waiting for two days, Li Tai didn't buy any iron ore.

But news of Li Tai's purchase of iron ore spread like wildfire.

For a time, many people felt inexplicable and incredible.

For a prince who doesn't need to rebel, he doesn't need iron ore at all.

Because there is no rebellion, how can we need weapons and iron ore?

Li Tai didn't need it anymore.

Two things, Shenli and Tianche, came out. To put it bluntly, you can directly become the emperor.

But the opposite is true, and this has many people terrified.

As a result, the whole Chang'an was shrouded in an atmosphere of uneasiness, and messy rumors spread everywhere.