"How dare you? I was just reminding His Majesty.”
After a period of exploration, Jiang Yi understood Li Er better.
This guy was a typical person who cared about his reputation. He was most afraid of being scolded in the history books and the people despising him.
Why?
Jiang Yi had been flipping through the history books for the past few days and understood a little. From his fear of Wei Zheng, he could tell how many times he was scolded by the officials below him and did not dare to vent his anger.
That was because those officials were correcting his mistakes. If he wanted to be a sage king, then he had to be obedient.
It wasn't that Li Er was merciful. This guy could be seen from the incident at Xuanwu Sect. He was very ruthless. He killed his brother and snatched his sister-in-law, killed his brother and snatched his daughter-in-law.
However, it was precisely because of this that Li Er was most afraid of leaving a black mark in the history books, so he constantly improved himself and pretended to be a sage king.
The awkwardness was resolved, and Li Er also restrained his shameless behavior. Looking at the villa in front of him that was even more beautiful than his palace, his heart ached.
However, when he thought about what Jiang Yi had said, that this was his best performance as an emperor, and that it would be recorded in the annals of history, so that future generations could see what kind of sage Li Shimin was.
After he finished looking at the villa, Li Er also withdrew his thoughts from his helplessness, leaving a group of princesses and princes running around under all kinds of excited and curious gazes.
With his hands behind his back, Lee Er led Jiang Yi slowly to the nearby fields.""Jiang Yi, it's farming season now. You once told me that you have a plan to improve the food supply. Do you still remember?”
Revenge was here.
Jiang Yiyi knew that Li Er was deliberately making things difficult for him, but he was not afraid."This commoner naturally remembers."
"Then when do you plan to start implementing the plan?”Li Er looked at him with a smile.
"It can be implemented soon."
Jiang Yi was also very calm. He pointed at the farmers who were busy in the fields and said,""This commoner has already given the order to cultivate the soil. In three to five days, the experimental refined grain can be planted.”
"Although this season is not suitable for planting wheat, our Great Tang army has no choice. The Turkic cavalry won't wait for us to prepare. My people need to see hope so that the soldiers can fight on the battlefield with peace of mind.”
Li Er gradually stopped joking and said with a serious expression,"Jiang Yi, do you understand my worries?”
"I understand."
Jiang Yi nodded.
He had to admit that Li Er was very anxious now. After all, he had personally forced his father, Li Yuan, to step down from the throne. Everyone in the world was watching him.
Now that the Great Tang's foundation was unstable, the Eastern Turks were eyeing it covetously, the Tubo Kingdom was baring their fangs, and Goryeo was an ungrateful wolf. If he still did not show his ability, Li Er would definitely be laughed at by the world.
"Zhen heard from Chengqian that you know how to make a gun? Is there such a thing?" Li Er turned his head and asked.
"That is true."
Jiang Yi shook his head." It's just that it's not as simple as what Your Highness said. The manufacturing process of a gun is complicated, and it requires a large amount of steel. It also requires highly skilled craftsmen. I know that the Shao Fu Jian is in charge of craftsmen, but the craftsmen needed by the common people are not comparable to them. Moreover, it was not something that could be done in a short period of time.”
Jiang Yi had indeed considered this problem.
The Tang Dynasty was too backward.
In this era, steel was very scarce. To make flintlocks, one needed a craftsman who had at least done fine craftsmanship.
He only knew some theories. If he said that the craftsman did not understand, it would be useless.
It wasn't that firearms couldn't be made, but it was impossible to make them in a short time. He could only do it step by step.
"Just as you said, our army won't need the weapons you made on the day of our northern expedition against the Turks?”Li Er felt a little regretful.
He had been looking forward to it for several sleepless nights, fantasizing about how the Great Tang would conquer the world with its new weapon.
In the end…Jiang Yi poured cold water on her.
"That's not true."
Jiang Yi thought about it and decided not to keep Li Er in suspense to avoid angering him. He simply said,""Although I can't make a fire gun in a short time, I can make an extremely powerful bow for Your Majesty. This crossbow was not one used by the Great Tang, but it was unmatched in lethality, accuracy, and combat effectiveness.”
"Is that true?"
Li Ergang was a little sad, but he suddenly became excited like a little girl.
Jiang Yi scratched his nose in a bad mood.""However, I need money, a lot of money.”
"What do you want money for?"
Li Eryi was stunned. If you want people, give them to you. If you want things, give them to you. Why do you need money?
"I'm just a commoner."
Jiang Yi's indifferent words almost made Li Er spit out a mouthful of blood.'You're still f * cking real? You don't have money and you're asking the emperor for it?'
This…Jiang Yi was probably the only one in the entire world, right?
Moreover, he wanted the money for himself to spend?
Li Er didn't know whether to laugh or cry from the shock, but Jiang Yi shrugged innocently."Now, although His Majesty has rewarded me with a hundred acres of fertile land, my house has expanded and I don't have enough slaves. Naturally, I have to buy them, but I'm too poor to afford them.”
“……”
What kind of logic was this?
Li Er was really stunned. You don't have money to ask me for it? Then no one in this world has money? Wouldn't my palace be torn down for you to spend?
"Jiang Yi, you…you really don't know shame.”
Li Er really couldn't find a suitable word to describe this guy.
You said he was bold? But he didn't lie to the emperor. It was obvious that he could use the excuse of manufacturing weapons to take bribes, but Jiang Yi didn't. Instead, he asked for money directly.
You said he was fooling around? But this guy was right. If he didn't have money to live, he would work for him, let alone make weapons.
"Your Majesty doesn't agree?"
Jiang Yi was ready to quit and turned to leave.""Alright, I won't make things difficult for Your Majesty. However, I have to feed my family first, so I don't have the heart to make weapons.”
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