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When Cheng Zhijie entered the palace, naturally no one stopped him.

After a call was made, the chamberlain led him into the Xiande Hall.

Li Shimin is still working inside.

It has to be said that at least in terms of diligence, Li Shimin must have surpassed most emperors of ancient feudal dynasties.

"Why are you coming to the palace so late? Are you here to eat?"

When there are only two people, talking is not so particular.

The two of them can be regarded as brothers who have been born and died together for many years.

"Your Majesty, look at this."

Cheng Zhijie handed over the telescope.

"what is this?"

"Huailiang sent it back from Kuoding County." The opportunity to show merit to his son should not be missed.

"Huailiang? Kuoding County?" Li Shimin picked up the telescope and looked carefully.

It must not be easy to let Cheng Zhijie into the palace during dinner time, or if it is something sent back from Kuoding County.

"Your Majesty, it's best to go outside the palace."

Cheng Zhijie talked about how to use it.

Li Shimin listened to what he said and went outside the hall, then put it on his eyes.

Taking a step back, if Cheng Zhijie hadn't been holding him, he would have fallen to the ground.

Because just now he saw a bamboo stick sticking out of the bamboo lantern on the palace wall in the distance.

How far is it from here?

Four hundred steps or five hundred steps?

It would be nice to see a lantern directly, but now I actually see that the bamboo lantern is a bit broken?

"Somebody come!"

Li Shimin shouted, and a servant ran over.

"Bring that lantern over here. Remember to be careful when you take it. The way it looks when it is hung on it will be the way it looks when you put it in front of me."

Seeing Li Shimin's seriousness, the chamberlain didn't know what the situation was, but he just did as he was told.

He quickly ran over, asked someone to move a ladder, climbed up carefully and took down the lantern himself, and then returned to the front of Xiande Hall.

"Bring it here." Li Shimin took the lantern, turned it half around, and saw the bamboo strips sticking out.

Really, what I just saw is real!

Li Shimin took a breath, what is the most important thing in fighting?

There are certainly many answers, but intelligence is definitely one of them.

Many times the outcome of a war depends on the information gap between the two sides.

When burying pots to make rice, the number of pots and stoves used was the same, but the tactic of draining the troops away has appeared many times in many years of war.

If you have this thing, you can see how many troops the opponent has from a distance.

It is impossible to fall into the trap.

There are many places where it can be used.

"This... Mr. Yan is really incredible!"

Li Shimin looked at the telescope in his hand. The lenses on it were very similar to the glass beads he sold to Turks last time.

He thought that Yan Kai had to go over to so many craftsmen to do it himself.

Why don't you send someone to rob him of all the craftsmen?

This idea only appeared for a moment before Li Shimin suppressed it.

Isn’t this killing the goose that lays the egg?

He's still not that short-sighted.

And he didn't believe that the iron barrel that was now managed by Yan Kai in Kuoding County didn't know that Cheng Huailiang had sent it back to Chang'an.

It’s hard to say that this was given to me on their own initiative, so it’s just for the purpose...

Li Shimin smiled bitterly, maybe he was waiting for him to make an offer!

This guy has too many good things, but the key is that he is still weird.

It seems that he has no desire for fame and fortune... No, he has no desire for fame and fortune.

But this advantage cannot be lost at all.

I also particularly like working with other people’s craftsmen.

I heard that he and the boy from the Zheng family brought a dozen craftsmen to Dengzhou and recruited another twenty to Jiangnan.

Later, he gave more than forty gifts one after another, and Cheng Zhijie's family gave another twenty this time.

In his territory alone, there are probably more than a hundred craftsmen who are skilled in craftsmanship.

Not to mention these craftsmen also have apprentices, small workers and so on.

No wonder he can come up with so many new things.

For the first time, Li Shimin began to notice the importance of craftsmen.

Should I also learn from that guy and give craftsmen greater autonomy and an incentive system?

There are nearly a thousand senior workers under the Ministry of Works. It makes no sense that these craftsmen can only work honestly in Chang'an, but when they go to Kuoding County, they keep getting good things from outside, right?

In fact, the status of craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty was not low.

It is recorded in "Youyang Miscellaneous Notes" that some craftsmen were guests of the royal palace.

However, Datang really didn’t pay much attention to this profession.

Make peace with Tubo.

Craftsman, give it away!

On a small day, an envoy from the Tang Dynasty was sent to pay homage.

Craftsman, give it away!

In the eyes of the ruling class, they are people who can do better work and make objects more beautiful.

There is no concept that technology is the primary productive force.

But now this view has quietly begun to change in Li Shimin's case.

"This thing!" He touched the telescope: "The more, the better. At least each army can have one."

Just by looking at the workmanship, he knew that this thing was definitely not cheap, especially with such round and large glass pieces on the front and back.

The transparency is so high, it is definitely worth a lot of money when bought as jewelry.

"How much do you think it would cost to buy it?"

Cheng Zhijie thought for a moment and said, "I heard that Mr. Yan is building a boat on the beach. That boat... is quite extraordinary. How about your Majesty lend him more craftsmen? In fact, other craftsmen can also be borrowed."

Cheng Zhijie bit the word "borrow" very hard.

If you borrow something, you will repay it.

I borrowed it in the past to help, and when I came back, it was as if I had completed my studies.

To put it bluntly, this ruffian just made up his mind to ask others to steal his master.

They knew that Yan Kai would definitely be able to tell, and they would see if he could use it after he left.

If you are willing to use it, you are willing to pass on the technology.

If Yan Kai really doesn't use these craftsmen, they won't lose anything. Can't he take the opportunity to exchange a few telescopes?

Li Shimin tapped his fingers on the table, and finally said: "Okay, let's ask Chu Suiliang to come over. He seems to have a good relationship with that boy. I heard that the boy likes his calligraphy very much. He even uses his calligraphy in pig pens. "

"I just heard that he kept shouting that he wanted to settle the score with Mr. Yan. Then he gave Yan Kai's mother an imperial concubine. I heard that his mother had always been in charge of the family in the past!"

Of course, Cheng Zhijie had no objection to this matter, so the matter was settled.

He reached out furtively, and just as his big hand was about to press down on the telescope from the edge of the table.

With a swish sound, the telescope was directly put into Li Shimin's arms.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" Cheng Zhijie looked at Li Shimin with a pair of bull's eyes.

"What did Cheng Aiqing say?" Li Shimin looked outside: "It's getting late, and I haven't prepared your dinner. You'd better go home quickly and don't starve yourself!"

"You!" Cheng Zhijie looked at Li Shimin: "Your Majesty is going too far!"

"Ahem..." Li Shimin chuckled and said, "In this way, if Chu Suiliang can exchange a few more, how about I give you the first one!"