After the village inspection was completed, Jiang Yi did not stay idle after returning to Chang 'an. He took out all the design drawings for the villa overnight.
He had completely thought it through.
Li Er had too many uses for him. Even if he was arrogant, Li Er couldn't do anything about it. Just the reform of military service had probably shocked all the civil and military officials.
However, Jiang Yi was not in the mood to care about this. His goal was simple.
He would build a big villa, arm his own army, and live a carefree life.
Blueprints were very troublesome to draw. First, he had to draw the structure of the big layout, then he had to carve them one by one. Most importantly, he had to make cement as soon as possible.
Butler Jiang was not idle either. While the sky was still dark and the East and West markets were still open, he found craftsmen all over the city and went to the village outside the city tomorrow.
The Jiang family was busy, but the Imperial Palace was eerily quiet.
In the Eastern Palace.
Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin, Wei Zheng, Zhangsun Wuji, Xu Maogong, Li Jing, Qin Shubao, and almost half of the old officials were present at Li Er's office.
Li Chengqian had sobered up, but his mouth still reeked of alcohol.
Fortunately, the Erguotou was not in his head and he was still sober.
"You heard Jiang Yi's suggestion, right?”
Li Er sat on the dragon throne and said lightly,""What do you think? I want to hear your opinions."
"Your Majesty, I…I can't wait.”
Li Jing tightened his mouth and said excitedly,""Jiang Yi is truly a genius. The national military service system is beneficial to the country and the people. This way, our Tang army can maintain the fighting strength of the young all year round.”
"Your Majesty, this old minister thinks that this is inappropriate."
Zhangsun Wuji said,"The national military service system is good. However, many families were unwilling to send their children to the battlefield. If military service was forced, it would probably stir up a rebellion among the people. It would be too difficult to implement.”
"I believe that Lord Zhangsun is wrong. Since ancient times, any reform would arouse public anger, but it did not mean that there would be no reform. Military service changes, in fact, the credit lies in thousands of years, the benefit lies in the current generation.”
"Your Majesty, Jiang Yi's words can be carried out.”
The group of old fellows argued endlessly. After all, the current military service system of the Tang Dynasty was to farm at home when they were free. When the country was in danger, they would join the army to defend the country.
This system was proposed by Deng Ai during the Three Kingdoms period and was still used in the Tang Dynasty.
However, the three-year military service system proposed by Jiang Yi was not harmful to anyone within a hundred miles.
After discussing for a long time, Li Shimin finally decided to put this matter on hold. Then, Li Chengqian took out the picture of the gun that Jiang Yi had drawn for him while drinking.
When it was placed on the table, everyone, including Li Shimin, was dumbfounded.
What was this?
Fire rod? What was the use?
Cheng Yaojin looked at each other and asked,""Your Highness, what is the meaning of this map?”
"This is a gun. Jiang Yi drew it for me.”
Li Chengqian burped and continued,""Father, the length of a flintlock is almost the same as a broadsword, but the ammunition inside is made of gunpowder. It can kill a person from a hundred meters away, and it can be fired continuously. This weapon is a hundred times more powerful than bows and arrows. If our Tang soldiers are equipped with firearms, they will be invincible on the battlefield in the future.”
After talking for a long time, this group of old fellows still did not have any concept.
Li Shi Min was speechless, not knowing what to say. He smacked his lips and finally gave up the idea of talking, so as not to appear ignorant.
"Is this thing really that powerful?" Fang Xuanling didn't quite believe it.
Li Chengqian pursed his lips awkwardly." I…I'm not sure either. It's just that Jiang Yi told me that it's very powerful and that he can create it.”
“……”
F * ck, who is this Jiang Yi? It was actually this powerful?
Li Shi Min wished he could peel Jiang Yi's head off and see what was going on in his head, but…when he thought about what Jiang Yi had said, there were many things that needed his help, so he decided…to wait and see.
" Your Majesty, before I entered the palace, I heard that Jiang Yi's butler was looking for craftsmen in Chang 'an. It seems that he will build a house in the village that has been granted a title tomorrow.”
Qin Qiong suddenly thought of something and asked suspiciously,""However, I'm afraid that Jiang Yi's house is different from the one in the Great Tang.”
"A villa?"
These old fellows were already numb from Jiang Yi's shock. Other than curiosity, they were still curious.
"What is a villa?" Li Shi Min was dumbfounded.
"I don't know either."
Qin Qiong shook his head. Who knew what tricks Jiang Yi was up to? Had he not done enough shocking things? He took a deep breath and said,"As for the original house in the village, it has been used by Jiang Yi's servants."”
"This Jiang Yi…"
Li Shiming was having a headache. Could he build a house that was better than the palace?
"Jiang Yi's so-called villa, could Mr. Qin have drawn it out?”
Xu Maogong, who had never spoken, stroked his small mustache and asked arrogantly.
Qin Qiong shook his head." I can't. I only heard from the people in the manor before I came. They only said that it's five stories high and that there will be a swimming pool and a waterwheel scenic garden. I don't know anything else.”
"My lords, it seems that we have to go outside Chang 'an City more often.”
Li Shi Min was full of curiosity towards Jiang Yi. He really wanted to know what he couldn't do.
Jiang Yi was now a precious treasure. Based on what he had done in the past few days, Li Shiming and the others knew very well that the future of the Great Tang might really depend on him. They had to take him seriously.
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