Chapter 38-Craftsman's Awkward Position
Li Er frowned and said," Men, take him to the imperial physician."”
Wang Rui was naturally extremely disgusted with Wang Rui, who had forced him several times, but he couldn't show this kind of mentality. Otherwise, the aristocratic families who controlled the fishing boats would smear him.
That would leave a reputation for being mean.
After Wang Rui was taken away, Li Er looked at Qin Mo. Seeing his cute smile, he had a headache. This kid was always causing trouble for him.
"Qin Mo, did you bring the new plow?”Li Er was very eager.
The officials had lost Wang Rui, but they were not without a leader. One of the officials said," Your Majesty, since Uncle Lan Tian has created a new plow, why don't you let us see if it's really as he said, that a cow can pull it."”
They still hadn't given up. Once Qin Mo's new plow couldn't be pulled by a single cow, they would rush forward like sharks and let Li Er punish him for deceiving the emperor.
However, they were wise enough not to mention Qin Mo's crime of deceiving the emperor.
Qin Mo looked at them coldly.
"Your Majesty, I have ordered my servants to bring the new plows outside.”
Li Erxi said," Bring him in quickly."”
Soon, the guard brought Geng Li in.
This plow was made from a design obtained from the Internet and was filled with industrial beauty.
Li Er walked to the lower dragon throne and reached out to stroke the plow, as if the person in front of him was a peerless beauty.
The censors who had impeached Qin Mo earlier also squeezed over, trying to find a flaw.
Old fool Yuchi laughed loudly." Is this the new plow? Let me take a look."
Foolish Yuchi stretched out his hand to push aside those censors and remonstrants. At the same time, his butt knocked away a few remonstrants. Those people knew Foolish Yuchi's character and did not dare to fight with him. They only glared at him angrily.
"This plow is indeed different from the previous ones.”Foolish Yuchi used to be a blacksmith, so he had naturally plowed quite a bit.
One of the officials said sarcastically," We don't know if a cow can pull it.”
"Then let's try."
Li Er said.
Therefore, everyone went to Li Er's imperial garden to see if Qin Mo's plow could be pulled by a cow.
Then, everyone discovered a problem. There was no cow.
For convenience's sake, they found Li Er's imperial garden nearby, but there were no cows in the palace.
The group of people was instantly dumbfounded.
Qin Mo smiled." Your Majesty, you can try riding a horse.”
"Even horses?" Li Er said in surprise.
Horses were known for their speed, but their strength was inferior to that of oxen.
The Great Tang lacked oxen, but not horses. Every year, the military retired tens of thousands of horses. If horses could pull plows, then plows would be extremely useful.
Thus, a good horse was pulled over, and after it was put on a plow, it was plowed open by an official who had plowed the land before.
Moreover, the soil was plowed deeper and faster.
"Good!"
Li Er couldn't help but cheer.
Those who were hostile to Qin Mo were naturally extremely disappointed.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for obtaining this divine artifact."
The old man and the others congratulated Li Er.
Qin Mo saw that the Wang Clan's censors were silent, so he pointed at them and said," Why aren't you congratulating His Majesty? Could it be that you are dissatisfied with the Great Tang and are preparing to take revenge on society?”
They naturally did not understand what revenge was, but they did not dare to admit that they were dissatisfied with the Great Tang. Thus, they pinched their noses and congratulated Li Er.
Li Er couldn't stop smiling. He looked at the plow that had left the ground and asked," Does this plow have a name?”
Qin Mo said," Your Majesty, I already have a name.”
Old Qin tried his best to signal Qin Mo with his eyes. Old Cheng patted Qin Mo's head, signaling him to be more sensible.
Old Cheng was supposed to leave for Longyou, but because of Qin Mo's impeachment, he temporarily stayed in Chang 'an. After all, Cheng Chumo was among them.
Li Er's expression froze." What's the name?”
He felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.
Qin Mo smiled." Your Majesty, it's called Zhenguan Li.”
Li Er then smiled and said," This name is good. Xuanling, when we go back, promote the Zhenguan plow. With this divine weapon, the common people will definitely be able to cultivate a few more acres of land. They will have warm clothes and enough food."”
" What the f * ck?" Qin Mo scoffed at Li Er's shameless behavior. Last time, Li Er shamelessly named the chair Zhenguan chair. Therefore, he had some understanding of Li Er's extravagant behavior, so he teased Li Er a little.
There was no good show to watch, so Li Er dismissed all the officials, leaving only Qin Mo to accompany the Emperor for a meal to show his favor.
Today's matter would definitely spread widely. Qin Mo would be praised, and the aristocratic families led by the Wang family would become a laughing stock.
One could imagine that those people would hate him to the bone, but Qin Mo was not someone who would just take a beating and not retaliate.
Li Er was a poor man. He didn't have many dishes for dinner. He was like a small landlord, and the taste couldn't compare to his cooking.
During the banquet, after they had their fill of food and wine, the palace servants brought Qin Mo 10,000 gold.
It was not 15,000 taels of gold, but 15,000 wen, which was 15 strings of coins.
Qin Mo said angrily," Your Majesty, is this Zhenguan Plow worth fifteen strings of money?”
Qin Mo knew that craftsmen had a low status and were considered lowly. He was furious about this.
To achieve his goal, he had to raise the status of craftsmen.
Li Er said," This is the rule of the imperial court. Fifteen strings of strings is already the highest reward.”
Qin Mo said indignantly," The imperial court wants horseshoes, wants to increase food production, wants swords, and wants silk. Can these be done without craftsmen?"
"Your Majesty, what drives the development of society is not the Four Books and Five Classics, but science and technology, which is the craftsmen. The ancients knew how to use tools, so there were men plowing and women weaving. He knew how to build houses, so he had a shelter. He knew how to build ships, so he could sail far away.. The Four Books and Five Classics can only arm our minds, but only science and technology can strengthen our bodies and limbs. No matter how strong our minds are, can our limbs resist foreign enemies?”
Li Er reprimanded," Are we going to raise those craftsmen to the same status as the officials?”
Qin Mo said," Why not? Could those civil officials make horseshoes? Can you make plows? Could it double the grain production? Can you make swords?"
Li Er said angrily," Ignorant."
Qin Mo shook his head and said," I have a plan to break the monopoly of the aristocratic families on education. I have a way to double the grain production. I have something that can wipe out an army. All of these require craftsmen. Since the Imperial Court looks down on craftsmen, I'll just go back and be an idle uncle.”
After saying that, Qin Mo looked dispirited and walked out dejectedly.
Li Er shouted," Brat, come back!”
Qin Mo said," Since Your Majesty looks down on craftsmen, then I won't do such lowly work.”
Li Er was so angry that his teeth hurt." Can you really break the monopoly of the aristocratic families on education?”
The Li family relied on the support of the aristocratic families to seize the country. After witnessing the powerful power of the aristocratic families, they were very afraid of them and wanted to weaken them. Unfortunately, there were too few talents and Li Er could not find a replacement.
Humble scholars could not compete with aristocratic families.
Qin Mo laughed in his heart. He knew that Li Er wanted to become the emperor of the ages. Only then could he wash away the reputation of killing his brothers. As expected, Li Er fell into the trap.
He asked," If everyone in the world can read, can the aristocratic families monopolize the right to education?”
Li Er said," Do you know how much a book costs?”
Because books were expensive, there were many stories about borrowing books and copying them in ancient times.
Qin Mo said," How about reducing the number of books to 10%?”
Li Er couldn't help but be moved.
Qin Mo said," Your Majesty, do you use paper to wipe your butt?”
Li Er's face darkened." No need."
Qin Mo said," I have to dry my hands with paper even when I wash them.”
"Brat." Li Er was so angry that he glared.
"I'm not showing off my wealth. I just want to tell Your Majesty that technology can make society develop and allow the people of the Great Tang to wipe their asses and hands with paper.”
Li Er couldn't help but be fascinated.”
Qin Mo said," Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism and became an emperor throughout the ages. If Your Majesty wants to surpass Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, can you not change? Goryeo City is high and deep. May I ask Your Majesty what method you have to break the wall?”
Li Eryi was shocked. Conquering Koryo was something that he had always wanted to do. Only then could he achieve his great cause as the emperor of the ages. He had never revealed this thought to anyone.
Qin Mo said," I have something called a cannon. It can be easily broken, but no craftsman can make it.”
Li Er said," Alright! If he could make the Great Tang strong, so what if the world opposed him?”
"Yes, sir!" Qin Mo suppressed the excitement in his heart. He knew that at this moment, the fate of the craftsmen would change, and the Great Tang would also experience new changes.
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