Yan Jue could only nod." I do have the technology, but I've forgotten some of the industrial technology that Master taught me. I need time to slowly study it. Give me five years to prepare the blueprints. I guarantee that I can present the blueprints of a long-distance ship to Your Majesty."”
Li Er was furious and kicked him. Yan Jue jumped away and said bitterly,"Your Majesty, this lowly official's divination two days ago has already damaged my body, yet you still want to kick this lowly official. I've never seen an emperor as ruthless as you.”
Li Er couldn't keep his old face. He coughed awkwardly and waved two fingers."Two years. Draw the blueprint for me within two years. If you can't do it, watch how I deal with you.”
Yan Jue had wanted to give him half a year or a year to draw the blueprints, but he felt that time was a little tight. Now that his house was not ready, it was not appropriate to go to the beach to hide and seek with Grandpa Dahai, so he said five years.
However, two years should be enough. It was estimated that it would be the third year of Zhenguan by the time the blueprint was drawn. The third year of Zhenguan was not peaceful. They fought the Turks and the Turks. He could not wait to hide far away and avoid the flames of war.
It was fine to let him charge into battle, but to let him lead troops into battle? He was not cut out for war.
Isn't the beach nice? He would get a seaside villa with a few young ladies and stay by the endless sea until the sun rose and the flowers bloomed. Just thinking about it made him feel happy.
Wei Zheng lifted the 1,000-pound Fang Zun. Everyone was confused. They didn't care how much money they had lost. What they cared most was why the stand allowed people to lift the Fang Zun so easily.
Especially Li Er. He had been amazed for half a morning, but he could not figure out anything. At this moment, he deeply realized the horror of physics. If the rod was long enough, would it save money and manpower when building the palace?
This was what Li Er thought, but he didn't say it out loud. Instead, he changed the topic to the bet. Li Er said,"Everyone has lost, Marquis Yan has won. After the court session, everyone will send the bet to Marquis Yan's house.”
The few of them nodded perfunctorily. Ever since the Zhenguan Era was founded, the founding fathers of the Great Tang had already begun to decline. First, Du Ruhui had died, and then Qin Qiong had died. All the heroes had aged.
The ministers returned to Taiji Palace. Li Er sat back on the dragon throne. He was very interested in the heavens and ordered Yan Jue to fly once in two months. Otherwise, he would take back the rewards one by one to avoid the crime of deceiving the emperor.
However, the discovery of the Arabic numbers made Li Er more and more happy. With a wave of his pen, he rewarded 200 mu of the most fertile land between the Ba River and the Chan River. The Ba River was the largest branch of the Wei River, and the Chan River was a branch of the Ba River.
The Ba River led directly to Lantian, and the Chan River led directly to Yushan and Qinling Mountains. That place was indeed not bad, and further ahead was Chang 'an County, which was very close to Zhongnan Mountain. When they were free, they could even go up the mountain to hunt.
Wei Zheng was convinced of his loss. He bowed to Yan Jue and apologized. He even said that he was untalented and ignorant, and that he would beat him to death without distinguishing right from wrong.
This was the good thing about Wei Zheng. He was very proactive in admitting his mistakes and correcting them. If it wasn't for this, Li Er would have appreciated him. Otherwise, the blood on his neck would have been spilled on the Black Tortoise Sect.
The Chang 'an Magistrate had arrived. At this critical moment, he was referring to Yan Jue. The Chang' an Magistrate was a little old man in his fifties. He had a goatee and stood in Taiji Palace trembling with fear. He was 100 times unwilling to impeach a Marquis. How big was his official position?
However, there were dozens of people who went to the yamen of Yongzhou Prefecture to complain. The helpless Chang 'an Order had to write a memorial and hand it to the Imperial Palace personally. The old man looked at Yan Jue evasively, afraid that the new Marquis of Jin would make things difficult for him after court.
After Li Er read the memorial, he put on a fake smile and said,"Everyone, listen to the contents of the memorial. Yesterday, the Marquis of Langya County sent more than 20 evil slaves to run amok in the village. When they encountered tea trees, they were like horses galloping. They dug up all the tea trees in Chang 'an City. Their behavior caused great dissatisfaction among the neighbors. Seventy-six people went to the Yamen to complain, saying that the Marquis of Langya County had bought tea trees, dropped the money, picked up the tea trees, and ran away like a robber.”
The ministers looked at each other in dismay. They looked at Yan Jue in surprise. A marquis could do this for a tea tree? This made them look down on him.
The tea tree was a small matter, but the impact was extremely bad. The reputation of the Marquis of Langya County had already been notorious in Chang 'an. Li Er hated it so much that his teeth hurt. He said in a deep voice,""Marquis Yan, give me an explanation. Why do you want tea trees? The tea leaves in my palace are piled up like mountains. Some of them are rotten, but I can't finish them. If you want tea leaves, I'll give you a cart of them. Explain to me why a Martial Marquis of the Great Tang would plunder the people for a few trees.”
Yan Jue didn't think much of it. He waved his arm and curled his lips."Your Majesty, the Chang 'an Order is slandering me. When did I run amok in the countryside? Besides, it's not like I don't pay for plucking the tea trees. I pay five taels of silver for each tea tree.”
"Five taels of silver for each tea tree?" Li Er was a little shocked.”
Zhangsun Wuji elbowed Yan Jue and chuckled,""Does Marquis Yan still want it? I'll get you a thousand tea tree seedlings for only three thousand taels.”
Li Xiaogong also gloated." Let's not talk about anything else. I can get you 10,000 tea tree seedlings. I'll charge you 20,000 taels. You've only been a Marquis for two days. I don't believe you can take out 20,000 taels of silver."”
Li Er was very puzzled. A tea tree seedling only cost a few dozen copper coins. Why would Yan Jue spend five taels of silver to buy it? Furthermore, he was in a hurry, as if the tea tree was a priceless treasure.
Yan Jue chased Zhangsun Wuji and Li Xiaogong away and said,"Your Majesty, I like to use tea leaves to make delicacies, and I need fresh tea leaves. That's why I bought tea trees. I'm willing to accept the punishment.”
Li Er's face twitched, but he was helpless. It was just a few saplings, and it was not a big crime. He gritted his teeth and said,"You've disgraced the marquis of the Great Tang. You'll be fined half a year's salary.”
Yan Jue was relieved. He could finally get out of this quagmire. If it wasn't for the fact that the Mid-Autumn Festival was four days away, he would have plunged into Mount Zhongnan and not come out for three to five months to avoid the disputes in the imperial court.
When he passed by the Chang 'an Order, Yan Jue smiled eerily and said,""Chang 'an Ling, you're good. In the future, I'll have to get close to you.”
The officials in Yongzhou Prefecture trembled in fear. The magistrate of Yongzhou Prefecture was a fourth-grade official, while the magistrate of Chang 'an was only a low-grade official. He was scared out of his wits by the threat of a third-grade Marquis. (There was no Jingzhao Yin in Zhenguan. The one in charge of Chang 'an was called Yongzhou Fu.)
I'm not afraid that you'll come openly, but I'm afraid that you'll make a mistake by making things difficult for me from behind.
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PS: I was thinking about it today, but I didn't save any drafts. I don't know if I can gather 15 chapters by Friday.
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