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"Hahaha, interesting, getting more and more interesting."

Li Shimin held a secret report from Kuoding County, along with two drawings provided by Yan Kai.

"This is the first time I've seen someone bargaining with me like this."

After being emperor for several months, Li Shimin's temperament became somewhat different.

He said to Li Daliang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry: "Go to the Ministry of Industry and find some more senior craftsmen who are proficient in carpentry."

"Yes!" Li Daliang didn't know what happened to His Majesty today and why he called the chief craftsman.

But he still brought a dozen of them to the Xiande Hall honestly.

Many of the senior craftsmen here came to the Xiande Hall for the first time. Knowing that this is where His Majesty works, they seemed even more trembling.

"Don't worry, it's not a bad thing to come to you." Li Shimin said with a smile: "I want to ask, can you make a silk reeling machine?"

These craftsmen didn't know why His Majesty asked this question, and they all nodded after looking at each other.

There was also silk reeling in the palace, so naturally they made the silk reeling machine.

"Then have you ever thought about how to speed up the hand-operated silk reeling machine used by two people at least twice as fast?"

Li Shimin deliberately used the word "two people" and "hand shaking" in a strong way.

As a result, these craftsmen looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't know how to answer.

Li Daliang saw their embarrassment. After all, he was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so he could only stand up and said:

"Your Majesty, this reeling machine seems to have been in use for hundreds of years. It has been modified several times over the past few hundred years. But if we have to build a new machine all at once to double the speed, I'm afraid..."

"I'm afraid it's impossible, isn't it?" Li Shimin still asked with a smile.

Li Daliang nodded and said: "That's true, but if His Majesty wants to improve the silk reeling machine, I will urge the following to complete it as soon as possible."

"No need." Li Shimin said: "How about I think of a way for you to change the lever that is shaken by hand to rotate by pedal?"

"In this way, the silk reeling that used to take two people can now be completed by one person. Does it count as twice as fast?"

The craftsmen's eyes lit up after hearing this, and they even began to discuss it in whispers in the Xiande Hall.

Li Daliang even presented the horse with a horse: "Your Majesty is wise, such an idea is so wild and unconstrained that I can't wait for it."

Li Shimin sighed. According to the secret report from Kuoding County, he could probably understand what Yan Kai said about having an open mind.

If he just read the secret report in this way, Li Shimin would feel that he was deceiving him.

But I called more than a dozen of the most powerful senior workers from the Ministry of Works, but they couldn't think of such a way.

What does it mean? It shows that Yan Kai's broad mind can work for more than ten senior officials.

He asked the chamberlain to show the blueprint Yan Kai handed over to Li Daliang: "Let's build one based on this."

Although Li Daliang is a military general, he has also served in the Ministry of Industry for a period of time. The drawings are extremely detailed at first glance, with various directions and the dimensions of each part and position.

"Yes, I will take them with you now..."

"You don't have to go down to do it. Just ask someone to bring the ingredients and it will be done here." Li Shimin pointed to the middle of the Xiande Hall.

"Yes!" Li Daliang gave a few instructions, and the supervisors went to get the materials.

Li Shimin ignored them and continued to return to his position to correct official documents.

Of course he also received the drawings of the crossbow, but the cost of that thing was too high, and he really couldn't afford it.

It seemed a bit useless, but he could clearly see the power.

Once he has money, he will definitely provide equipment to the Tang Army, but he has to keep it a secret for now.

Not long after, the craftsmen came back with the materials and started working according to the drawings.

Li Shimin took a look and sighed again.

According to the secret report, the craftsmen in Kuoding County use the assembly line method, each is responsible for several parts, and the final assembly is completed.

But when the chief craftsman in his palace made this thing, it was still a mess.

There are also several people working on the same part there at the same time.

"Da Liang, ask them to try to make one or two parts each, and finally put them together."

Li Daliang was stunned. In the past, everyone made things in their own way, because most senior craftsmen inherited their father's business.

Each family has its own unique skills, so there is no situation where everyone takes apart something and then makes a little bit of it.

However, he will do whatever His Majesty says.

I personally arranged a few parts for each person and asked them to make them.

At this time, a chamberlain came to report: "Your Majesty, Sir Zuocheng Wei, Minister of the Secretariat, wishes to see you."

"Let him come in." Li Shimin processed the official documents without raising his head.

This Lord Wei, Zuo Cheng, the Minister, is naturally Wei Zheng.

After Li Jiancheng's death, Li Shimin first appointed him as the chief secretary of Zhanshi, and then soon promoted him to Zuocheng, the minister.

Wei Zheng came in and saw a room full of carpenters. He frowned and said directly: "Your Majesty, you are the first to become a great treasure. How can you lose your mind by playing with things?"

Li Shimin was still processing official documents and was unhappy after hearing this.

Which eye of yours saw me getting lost in playing with things? Besides, are those things below for fun?

However, he needed a direct minister like Wei Zheng, so he could only ask him to sit down and say, "Whether these are for fun, you will know later."

As he said this, he looked at Li Daliang and said, "You will call a few more silk reeling girls later."

Then he said to Wei Zheng: "What's the matter with Aiqing?"

"Everyone in the Hebei area who is Prince Yin and the former relatives of King Qi is in danger because of the Xuanwu Gate incident. Please let me comfort them to avoid any changes."

Li Daliang pursed his lips, because Wei Zheng was the only one who dared to talk about the Xuanwu Sect in front of Li Shimin.

Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Zheng saluted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Before I came just now, I had people release Prince Yin Qianniu Li Zhian and King Qi's Protector Li Sixing."

These two people were regarded as die-hard loyalists of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. Li Shimin only received the news yesterday that these two people would be escorted into Chang'an today. Unexpectedly, they had been released by Wei Zheng now.

No wonder this guy had to leave the matter of appeasing Li Jiancheng and his two old ministers to him as soon as he came in, and they were waiting for him here.

"Okay, since it's up to you to make the decision, then you have the final say. You can propose two virtual positions for Li Zhian and Li Sixing."

How about saying that everyone above the court is a human being?

Although Wei Zheng looks upright, how could he really be a fool?

Today's matter was an excuse that he took the initiative to give Li Shimin. After all, he pardoned two officials who were loyal to Li Jiancheng and them.

It's telling Li Shimin, I'll do something for you, don't worry, if I don't do well, I have something in your hands, you can deal with me as you like.

The two discussed business again, and Li Daliang said below: "Your Majesty, this new silk reeling machine is ready."