Most people pity the weak.
Li Yuanfang knew that he needed time to grow. Before he became strong, it was not shameful to show weakness.
After gaining two sympathy points, he used Li Xiuning and Li Xiaogong as a bridge.
Who would have thought that his ultimate target was Li Shi Min?
The Imperial Palace, the royal study.
Even though there were several braziers burning in the hall, Li Shiming felt that the blood in his hand was about to coagulate after a long time of correcting the memorials.
"Princess Ping Yang's personal guard requests an audience!”
"Announce!"
Li Shi Min put down his brush and rubbed his wrist as he listened to the man's intentions.
"Princess visited Prince Zhou today and coincidentally met Hejian County Prince. Who knew that Hejian County Prince would mock Prince Zhou like a kitten, afraid of the cold and hiding in his nest, not daring to go out. Prince Zhou and Hejian County Prince quarreled and Princess asked you to judge.”
"Go back and tell Xiu Ning that I will be there in a while.”
Li Shi Min waved his hand to signal for the man to leave. When there were no outsiders in the royal study, he laughed without any scruples.
"Elder cousin will be lenient and wait for the day. Ninth brother is quiet and doesn't know how to resist. These two people can't possibly quarrel.”
"Xiu Ning, why do you want me to go to Prince Zhou's residence in a roundabout way? Do they need me to judge them for reason or something else?”
……
Cough cough, although Li Shi Min was full of doubts, he still came to Prince Zhou's residence in disguise.
This time, there was one more person who was so shocked that he lost his mind.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Li Xiaogong casually cupped his hands and bowed.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Li Yuanfang jumped off the bed and bowed respectfully.
"Hu, Erlang, you're finally here." The moment Li Xiu Ning saw Li Shi Min, she heaved a sigh of relief.
Li Shi Min immediately regained his senses and asked Li Yuan Fang in high spirits. He had even forgotten all the conspiracy theories he had heard along the way.
"Ninth brother, is this warm material the wonderful thing you thought of?”
"Yes, sir!"
Li Yuanfang admitted decisively and confidently patted the bed beside him.
"This is the Kang bed that my younger brother asked the craftsmen to build. The heating place is set outside the house. There is no unpleasant smell of smoke and fire like the brazier. People can sleep on it to easily keep warm and resist the cold!”
The real thing was already in front of him. Li Shimin passed the stage of doubting the authenticity and directly went to the Kang bed to experience the performance without saying anything.
Warmth on the body, driving out the cold, Li Shimin personally tested the effectiveness of the fire brick bed!
Currently, most of the people in the Great Tang lived in thatched cottages that could not withstand the cold.
Every winter was a race against the Grim Reaper for the people of the Great Tang who lacked cold-resistant supplies.
Only those with strong bodies could escape the devil claws of the Grim Reaper.
But even if they were lucky enough to escape, they would still be left with a serious illness.
Thinking of this, Li Shiming realized that the fire brick bed was a sharp weapon that could save countless lives. The more he thought about it, the faster his breathing became. He could no longer maintain his calm and asked.
"How much is the cost of this heated brick bed?"
Li Yuanfang saw that everything was going according to his script, so he reported truthfully.
"This Chen's little brother's Kang bed is made of bricks, specially made for the nobles.”
"As for the commoners, my brother has also set up a more convenient construction method. We can directly use adobe to build. There is basically no cost, and the commoners will have no burden when building.”
"There are only a few people to build the heated bed, and two hours of work is enough. They can even heat up the bed and cook. If Your Majesty wants to see a practical example, you can only move to the courtyard and see the renovated kitchen and servant room with your own eyes.”
Li Shi Min immediately understood what Li Yuan Fang meant.
Seeing was believing. Li Yuanfang had no need to lie, so he could just let himself see the effect.
"I will naturally take a look with my own eyes. Ninth brother, lead the way?”
"Your Majesty, please."
……
After a while, everyone finished viewing the design of the servant room.
After Li Shimin understood the beauty of it, he returned to the bed in the main courtyard and sat comfortably.
Li Shi Min looked at Li Yuan Fang seriously and sighed.
"Zhen realized that you always have some strange ideas for your own convenience. What's rare is that they are all very useful.”
"I want the fire brick bed, so just name a price.”
Li Yuanfang chuckled and began to bring out the persuasion plan he had prepared for a long time.
"The construction of the fire brick bed is very simple. It's so simple that the craftsman can learn it after following the process.”
"My original plan was to first train a group of craftsmen to build fire pits and then teach them to the people of the aristocratic families.”
"When the time comes, you can only give me the technology if you give me money.”
"In this way, my Imperial Residence will also be able to overcome the crisis of lacking money. Next year, we will be able to buy land.”
After hearing Li Yuanfang's explanation, the three of them were stunned for a moment.
"Hahaha, Xiao Jiu, you're really too cute.”Li Xiu Ning couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"You're trying to kill me with laughter, aren't you? You tricked all the big families just to earn money to buy land!!!”Li Xiaogong could not help but laugh out loud.
Li Shiming's expression changed, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.
"Do you have a grudge against the aristocratic families? Why did he have to cheat the aristocratic families? The sooner the fire pit was promoted, the sooner the commoners could live a warm and good life.”
Li Shi Min was really confused and was curious about what Li Yuan Fang was thinking.
Li Yuanfang knew that someone would ask this question, so he blinked his eyes in confusion. He even deliberately forgot to use honorifics in his next words.
"When I was in the palace, I heard many people say that the aristocratic families and the royal family are enemies. I'm a member of the Li Tang royal family, so aren't the aristocratic families my enemies?”
“……”
Li Xiuning and Li Xiaogong couldn't answer this question, nor did they dare to.
Only Li Shi Min raised his head and laughed loudly as he told Li Yuan Fang.
"No, you did the right thing!"
"Those who achieve great things do not care about trifles. First, give me the blueprints of the two types of fire beds.”
"While you were scamming the aristocratic families, I secretly changed the soldiers stationed at the border into warm stoves.”
Li Shi Min had already expressed his stance so clearly. Li Xiu Ning smiled like a flower and encouraged Li Yuan Fang.
"When the aristocratic families learn of the benefits of the fire kang, they will definitely fight to get craftsmen to build it.”
"When the commoners see the various aristocratic families showing signs of fighting for power, they will follow suit without any scruples.”
Li Yuanfang nodded his head repeatedly and made an excuse excitedly.
"All the great families have built fire stoves, and the commoners have copied them. When they enjoy the effects, they will spontaneously recommend them to their relatives and friends.”
" On the contrary, no matter how much we say how good it is to have more heated stoves, the first reaction of the people is definitely doubt. They doubt whether such things can really bring them warmth and dispel the coldness of winter.”
Hearing this, Li Shi Min suddenly fell silent.
It seemed that it was indeed better to scam the aristocratic families first than to let the imperial court directly publicize the benefits of the fire!
He did not expect that he would be the one to be taught a lesson in the end!
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