Lin Han stared at Wei Zheng. He was stunned for a moment before he smiled and said,""Before you ask this question, have you ever thought about the fact that other races also have advanced technology?”
"But they have also developed their trade, so why aren't they afraid that the Great Tang will learn their advanced technology?”
Hearing this, Wei Zheng was stunned, and so were Li Shimin and the other two.
That's right, the other party was not afraid, so why should they be afraid?
Although the Great Tang was ahead of the foreigners in terms of technology, the foreigners also had some advanced technology.
"If a country wants to become stronger, it definitely can't be done behind closed doors," Lin Han said.”
"Only by constantly integrating the advanced technology of other countries can the Great Tang become stronger.”
"So you think that we should learn from other races in order to improve together?" Wei Zheng asked.”
"Not bad."
"Only by absorbing the strengths of others and making up for your own shortcomings can you become stronger," Lin Han said.”
"Then what do you think are the merits of the foreign races that we should learn from?" Wei Zheng asked.”
In Wei Zheng's view, the Great Tang was a powerful country.
A strong country did not need to learn from a weak country.
"I heard that the Turkic nomads already have horseshoes, but they don't have them in the Great Tang."”
As he said this, Lin Han looked at Li Shiming and the others and said,""Do you know why the Turkic cavalry can run long distances, but our Great Tang cavalry can't?”
They shook their heads at the same time.
"First, the Turkic warhorses are born on the grasslands and are unrestrained, while our Great Tang's horses are almost all reared in captivity. As a result, our Great Tang horses are far slower than the Turkic warhorses.”
"Another reason is that the Turks have horseshoes on their hooves, but the Great Tang does not.”
"What's a horseshoe?" Fang Xuanling asked.”
Lin Han knew that they wouldn't be able to understand the description, so he stood up and picked up the pen and paper that he had prepared beside him and drew a simple horseshoe pattern.
"This is a horseshoe. After nailing it to the horse's hoof, the horse won't be afraid of hurting its hoof during a long run.”
Li Shi Min took it and examined it carefully.
"With just this thing, it can change the warhorse's hooves and prevent it from being injured during a long distance raid?”
" That's right," Lin Han said." As long as the horseshoes are nailed, I guarantee that the speed and endurance of the Tang warhorses will at least double."”
Li Shi Min looked at the horseshoe blueprint in his hand and pondered.
"Old Li, bring it over for me to take a look." Fang Xuanling extended his hand.”
Li Shimin knew that Fang Xuanling was quite knowledgeable about these things, so he handed the blueprints to him.
Fang Xuanling took the blueprint and examined it carefully.
"Looks like it should be useful. I can give it a try.”
Lin Han took the blueprint from him and said,""Try what? If the Imperial Court doesn't promote this, it'll be very difficult to spread it.”
" That's simple," Zhangsun Wuji said." Give me the blueprint and I'll think of a way to report it to the imperial court. I'll give you a great merit."”
Lin Han kept the blueprint and smiled.""Do you think I'm the kind of person who covets fame?”
As he spoke, a eunuch wearing a eunuch uniform walked in. It was Eunuch Wei, who was standing beside Li Shimin.
Eunuch Wei was not curious when he saw Li Shiming and the others. He was the one who had asked Eunuch Wei to come to the restaurant today to give Lin Han an edict.
"Magistrate Lin, long time no see."
Eunuch Wei pretended to ignore Li Shiming and the others as he smiled at Lin Han.
Lin Han quickly stood up and cupped his hands.""So it's Eunuch Wei. I wonder why you're here.”
Eunuch Wei raised the imperial edict in his hand and said,""Qinghe County Magistrate, Lin Han, accepts the decree."
"I, Lin Han, accept the decree."”
Eunuch Wei opened the imperial edict and read it aloud." The Emperor has decreed that Qinghe County Magistrate Lin Han has provided many beneficial suggestions to the imperial court. In order not to waste his talent, I hereby appoint him as Chang 'an County Magistrate.”
Lin Han reached out to take the imperial edict, but he did not show any joy on his face.
"Brother Lin, congratulations."
"Brother Lin, congratulations."
At this moment, Li Shiming, Fang Xuanling, and the others stood up and cupped their hands.
They already knew about the plan to make Lin Han the county magistrate of Chang 'an.
Now, it was just to cooperate.
However, Lin Han ignored them. He looked at Eunuch Wei and said,""Eunuch Wei, can you go back and tell His Majesty to retract his order?”
"Why?" Eunuch Wei was stunned.”
Lin Han said," I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. Chang 'an is the capital of the Tang Empire. It has a large population and many things to do. I, Lin Han, have no ambition. I just want to be a small county magistrate in a remote area."”
"If Your Majesty is willing to retract the order, I will continue to be the Qinghe County Magistrate. If Your Majesty is unwilling, then I can only resign.”
"Magistrate Lin, do you know that you are defying the imperial edict?" Eunuch Wei was shocked.”
"Brother Lin, you are so talented. It would be a pity if you didn't stay in Chang 'an to serve the imperial court," Li Shimin said.”
"That's right. As long as you're willing to be an official in Chang 'an, I don't fear the Turks."”
" That's right," Zhangsun Wuji said." Chang 'an still has friends like us. What's wrong with you staying in Chang' an?"”
Only Wei Zheng didn't say anything because he could tell that Lin Han had made up his mind.
Lin Han looked at Eunuch Wei and said," Tell His Majesty exactly what I said. If he insists on making me the magistrate of Chang 'an, I'll have to resign."”
"This…"
Eunuch Wei was put in a difficult position as he looked at Li Shimin.
Li Shi Min looked conflicted. He had never thought that Lin Han would go against the imperial edict.
However, everyone had their own aspirations. Since Lin Han did not want to be the county magistrate of Chang 'an, he would not force him.
He looked at Eunuch Wei and nodded.
Eunuch Wei saw this and nodded." Alright, then I'll pass on your words to His Majesty. As for His Majesty's decision, it's up to His Majesty!"”
"Alright, thank you, Eunuch."
After Eunuch Wei left, Li Shimin shook his head and said,""Brother Lin, this is a good opportunity for you to display your talents. I didn't expect you to give up.”
Zhangsun Wuji sighed." That's right. If anything happens in the future, we'll have to run to Qinghe County to look for you."”
Lin Han smiled." It's okay. It's not far from Chang 'an to Qinghe County anyway. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to Qinghe County to find me."”
"Alright, you said it yourself." Li Shimin said happily.”
As long as Lin Han said this, it did not matter if Lin Han was the county magistrate of Chang 'an.
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