Li Shimin

"That's right, these craftsmen who can make all kinds of artifacts that benefit the country and the people, are actually a bunch of untouchables, and are not valued by the court!"

Li Xuan was on the side, sneered.

The stage trembled.

But Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others looked at Li Xuan in astonishment.

Li Shimin frowned slightly, "What does Xuan Ba ​​have to say to me?"

"I don't, I just want to complain!"

Li Xuan laughed lightly, then said to Xue Rengui and Le Tai: "You two, take these two muskets back first!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The two agreed and went down.

And Li Xuan also took Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others back to the other courtyard.

Li Chang hurriedly led a group of servants and poured hot tea.

Only then did Li Xuan say: "Your Majesty, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were hundreds of schools of thought contending in our vast land of China. But now, there is only one Confucianist who acts recklessly in the court, and even the military school has become a lineage of generals.

The other hundred families have all been reduced to cheap businesses.

However, everything that Letai invented for me, glass, bombs, muskets, steelmaking, refined salt, giant steel ships, steam engines...

Which one of these is released alone, not all of them can make my Datang stronger.

However, Letai and other Mohists who have made such great contributions are now just a mere farmer! "

As he said that, Li Xuan couldn't help but sneered mockingly.

Chapter 631 Your Majesty, I am calling out injustice for the craftsmen!

"However, in Chang'an City, there are countless people who do nothing, and even have not made any contribution to our Tang Dynasty. They can be enshrined by the court and enjoy the worship of the people of the Tang Dynasty all day long. It is really chilling!"

Hearing this, Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others couldn't help being shocked.

Li Shimin looked at Li Xuan subconsciously, and asked, "What does Xuanba mean?"

"Your Majesty, I am complaining about the music stage and the craftsmen who have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Xuan was not polite, but said bluntly.

Li Shimin couldn't help being taken aback, but the low status of craftsmen has been a tradition since ancient times.

On the side, Changsun Wuji saw Li Shimin's embarrassment, and quickly expressed his concern: "His Royal Highness, Jin Wang, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and craftsmen are of low status.

Moreover, His Royal Highness King Jin did not know that in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, we also allocated acres of land to their families according to their status as craftsmen. "

"Ah!"

Li Xuan laughed mockingly, "Why do you all only remember 'scholars, farmers, businessmen and four people', but forgot the next sentence, 'the country's stone people are also'!"

"I'm too lazy to argue about who has a high status and who has a low status!

All I know is that the ink masters and craftsmen of Letai have been standing in front of the stove day and night, creating one after another fetish for the Tang Dynasty, and those so-called nobles are making one after another. The extravagant things for those nobles to enjoy.

However, those nobles still regard these craftsmen and farmers all day long. I prefer to call these craftsmen and farmers the parents of those nobles. Those artisans and peasant households feel that it is a great charity for a few dollars? "

"Your Majesty, I don't understand why people who are also made up of flesh and blood are divided into high and low in the end?

Could it be because of those so-called taxis, they can write and read?Or is it because they make up things all day long, fight for power, or play tricks?

And those farmers and artisans who were honest all day long, farming and manufacturing objects, turned out to be lowly people?Let these useless scholars and rotten Confucians dominate life and humiliate them? "

silence.

In the entire main hall, there was silence.

Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and the others couldn't help opening their mouths wide, their eyes full of fear.

Every time my master said something so astonishing.

On the other hand, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others looked embarrassed, a little shocked, and of course a little annoyed.

As for Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan and other generals, their faces were full of purple and black. They had long been dissatisfied with those sour Confucians who are "saying" and "saying" all day long!

All day, there is no use for it other than opening your mouth to talk nonsense.

There are even some sour scholars who don't even know how much food a soldier needs to eat every day, but they still spend all day in the court hall, dictating the military affairs of his twelve guards.

After a while, Li Shimin took a deep breath.

Although he seemed to be scolded face to face, he didn't seem to be scolded.

Moreover, the person in front of him was still Li Yuanba, so he couldn't be too provocative!

"Xuan Ba, what exactly do you want to do?"

"Your Majesty, can those who have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty be knighted?"

Li Xuan smiled lightly and said slowly.

"A knighthood?"

Immediately, the entire main hall was silent again.

Those who have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty can naturally be knighted.

But everyone knows that the meritorious people mentioned by King Manqian are those craftsmen!

Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others subconsciously stared at Li Xuan with wide eyes.

None of them thought that the King Jin wasted so much energy that he almost pointed at them and scolded them, but it was actually for the purpose of begging those craftsmen?

"It's just that His Royal Highness King Jin has never conferred a knighthood on a craftsman since ancient times!"

Changsun Wuji bit the bullet and said cautiously.

"The barbarians who looted the borders of our Great Tang all day long and slaughtered our people will be knighted after being captured by our Great Tang.

However, the craftsmen who worked hard for my Tang Dynasty did not even come to a title in the eyes of all the princes in the court!

Dare to ask Qi Guogong, why is this?

A craftsman who has made great contributions to my Tang Dynasty, who has worked hard all his life, is not as good as a barbarian who is stained with the blood of my Tang people? "

Li Xuan sneered again, with a face full of sarcasm, "I really don't know, you are sitting in that wide, safe and comfortable four-wheeled carriage, driving on that smooth concrete road, living in a house with bright glass windows, eating How do you feel when you hold the fresh vegetables grown in winter and hold the steel armor and weapons that can protect you and others?

Can you think about the situation of the craftsmen who invented these utensils? "

"This……"

Even the eloquent eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help being a little speechless.

Although these words made their faces feel hot.

However, if King Jin's request was really fulfilled and those craftsmen were knighted, not to mention the ministers in the court, all the families in the world would stand up to oppose it.

"This matter is important, and I still need to discuss it with all the ministers!"

Li Shimin said helplessly.

"Your Majesty, do as you please!"

Li Xuan didn't expect Li Shimin to agree immediately.

Moreover, he also knew that it would be extremely difficult to confer titles on those craftsmen.That's why he kept procrastinating and didn't talk about it until he finally made the musket.

Thinking about it, Li Xuan ordered Xue Rengui who had just come back again: "Xue Rengui, go to the forge and bring out a musket and a bottle of gunpowder for His Majesty, so that His Majesty can learn more about muskets!"

Hearing this, Xue Rengui, who just came back from the forge, was dumbfounded, "..."

However, he quickly responded and ran out again.

Hearing this, Li Shimin was also taken aback, and inexplicably remembered what Li Xuan said.

Deliberately refuse.

But Li Shimin couldn't say anything when he thought of the musket that was fired and caused such damage to those trees.

He could only watch as Xue Rengui handed him the gun and a bottle of gunpowder.

Then, he took it subconsciously.

On the side, Changsun Wuji, Cheng Zhijie and others stared at the musket with fiery faces.

After a while, Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore and got up directly.

"Xuanba, there are still some matters in the palace, so I will take my leave first and leave!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Li Xuan got up and sent Li Shimin out of the other courtyard all the way.

Out of Lijiazhuang.

Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and the others in the carriage couldn't bear it anymore, they stared straight at the musket in Li Shimin's hand, and even couldn't help touching it.

"Snapped!"

Li Shimin stretched out his hand and slapped him hard.

"hey-hey……"

Cheng Zhijie quickly withdrew his hands and smiled.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty the Prince of Jin has prepared such a bottle of gunpowder for His Majesty. It would be a pity not to try the gun!"

"Hmph, Xuan Ba ​​is not sending me a gun, but to make me think about the artisan's bestowal on me all the time!"

Li Shimin snorted softly, but then looked helpless again.

"Auxiliary machine, Xuanling, tell me, is it possible that you really want to confer titles on those craftsmen?"

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and the others were all frowning in thought.

"Your Majesty, my old Cheng thinks that those craftsmen should be knighted!"

Aside, Cheng Zhijie said again.

"Su Guogong said it lightly, but it's a big matter. Don't talk about being a knight, even if His Majesty just mentions it in the court, more than half of the courtiers will stand up to oppose it!"

Fang Xuanling said helplessly.

Chapter 632 Rumors in Chang'an City

"However, King Jin is so concerned about this matter, even if he wants to delay it, he has no reason to delay it!"

Li Xiaogong couldn't help but said, "You may not have had much contact with King Jin, but King Jin has been very stubborn since he was a child. Once he is sure of something, he will definitely do it. Otherwise... the Supreme Emperor will have nothing to do with King Jin." !"

Saying that, Li Xiaogong couldn't help shivering.

On the side, Li Shimin couldn't help thinking of some bad memories, and his face was also solemn.

"Furthermore, His Majesty only got one of this very powerful musket, and the blueprint has not yet been obtained." Duan Zhixuan said.

At this time, Du Ruhui, who hadn't opened his mouth all this time, cupped his hands slightly towards Li Shimin, and said, "Your Majesty, King Jin just wanted to confer titles on those craftsmen, but he never said what titles he would confer and how he would confer titles." Law?

Instead of me guessing here and there all the time, I might as well ask His Royal Highness King Jin what he thinks, and then His Majesty will make a decision! "

Hearing this, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and the others were startled, and then their faces were filled with joy, "That's a wonderful statement!"

"It's just, who is going to inquire about Xuan Ba's intentions?"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and the others looked directly at him.

"I?"

Li Shimin pointed at him in surprise.

Fang Xuanling said helplessly, "Your Majesty, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Gao Ming!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It would be a good idea for Gao Ming to ask Xuan Ba!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others hurriedly bowed their hands in salute.