"Your Majesty, if we don't use the salt and iron official camp, where will the treasury have money? How will the frontline army resist the enemy?”
Fang Xuanling was the one who had thought of this idea, but Li Shiming had rejected it outright.
There was even a hint of doubt. Did someone say something?
The green sparrow was extremely happy.
He didn't expect that his casual words would actually guess his father's thoughts.
It was really like a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse.
"Prime Minister Fang, last time, Imperial Father only said that he would consider. The national treasury is empty, but we can't ignore the lives of the people.”
"No matter how difficult it is, you can't fight for benefits with the people.”The green sparrow said righteously.
Fang Xuanling was from the Eastern Palace, so the green sparrow would not care about his reputation.
"Green Sparrow is right. I talked to an expert about this a few days ago. He told me about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's self-reproaching edict.”
"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a warmonger. Although he repelled the Xiongnu, because of the monopoly of salt and iron, the people were in dire straits. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had no choice but to issue this edict.”
"Zhen has thought about it again and again, and I think it's better to let this matter go. The people can't be forgiven easily, or else there will be endless disasters.”Li Shi Min said.
"Imperial Father is right. Your son also thinks so.”The green sparrow quietly flattered him.
This made Gao Ming feel a wave of anger.
"Imperial Father, I wonder where the expert that Imperial Father spoke of has appeared. To think that Imperial Father would pay so much attention to him. Your son also wants to meet this person.”
"Perhaps your son can learn a lot from this expert.”Gao Ming said to Li Shi Min with a sincere expression.
However, Gao Ming didn't believe the so-called expert that Li Shimin spoke of.
He was thinking that Li Shi Min must have made up a story to stop him from becoming the Crown Prince.
But unexpectedly, the Emperor nodded at him and said,""The expert is not here, but I brought some things made by the expert to open your eyes.”After Li Shi Min finished speaking, he saw two eunuchs carrying a curved plow up the hall.
The Qu Yuan Li was placed in the middle of the hall.
The ministers in both rows looked over.
They had never seen a plow of such a shape before, so they were naturally curious.
"What is this?"
"It looks like a plow, but it doesn't look like it. Compared to the ones used by the common people now, it seems to have many more details.”
"This thing is really strange."
The courtiers were very curious about this strange thing in front of them.
There were also many people who recognized that this thing was somewhat similar to the plows used by the commoners.
Seeing the curious expressions on the officials 'faces, Li Shi Min was secretly pleased.
When he first saw this Quyuan Li in the fields of Wannian County, he was just as curious as them.
At that time, Yan Lin laughed at him a lot.
It was their turn now.
However, this thing was really good.
When plowing, the soil that had been plowed up would automatically turn to the side, unlike before, where they had to manually pile it up again.
This saved a lot of effort.
Furthermore, it was extremely light when turning.
It was much stronger than what the commoners were using now.
"This is the Qu Yuan Li that an expert taught me.”Li Shi Min stood up from his throne and slowly walked to the center of the hall.
However, when he thought of the expert he was talking about, he realized that it was Yan Lin, that little brat. The corner of Li Shimin's mouth twitched without leaving a trace.
The ministers would never guess that the expert they were talking about was just a seventeen-year-old youth.
And soon, he would be the Crown Prince of the Great Tang.
"Qu Yuanli?" Zhangsun Wuji was slightly stunned. He looked at Qu Yuanli with a curious expression.
The others were also surprised.
They had never heard of the name Qu Yuanli.
"You can try using the auxiliary machine.”Li Shi Min looked at Zhangsun Wu Ji and smiled.
How could Zhangsun Wuji dare to disobey the Emperor's orders?
Even Zhangsun Wuji himself was curious.
He had never seen such a new farming tool before.
Under everyone's gaze, he walked to the front, one hand supporting Qu Yuanli. Zhangsun Wuji felt very relaxed the moment he started.
Li Shi Min waved his hand, and a Thousand Bull Guard came up with a sack.
The sack was filled with sand.
The Thousand Bull Guards spread the sand in front of everyone, and the Quyuan Li was placed on top of this thick layer of sand.
Everyone understood that this was to simulate the situation when the Quyuan Plow was plowing.
Zhangsun Wuji looked at Li Shiming and thought to himself, His Majesty is so confident that he even prepared the sand in advance.
It seemed that in the past two days, His Majesty had a deep communication with that expert.
That was why he dared to show it at the court meeting.
Zhangsun Wuji could not help but feel curious. What kind of extraordinary person could make the Emperor so confident?
"Your Majesty, I shall begin." Zhangsun Wuji said.
Li Shi Min nodded and stood in the middle with his hands behind his back.
The officials did not speak, but looked at Zhangsun Wuji with bright eyes.
Everyone knew that something that the Emperor had prepared so meticulously was naturally not an ordinary item.
Zhangsun Wuji slowly pushed the curved plow and saw the sand easily flip to the side.
He gently lifted it up, and the depth of the ravine immediately became much lighter.
As he walked over, the sand that had been dug out fell neatly on the left side of the Quyuan plow.
It really showed what it meant to be plowed.
"This Qu Yuan Li is really different from what we usually see. The ground is actually so flat.”
"I've never seen such a magical thing in my life.”
"If this is implemented in the world, the people will definitely save half the time in farming.”
"This old man can sense that this Curved Plow is extremely light. Even a ten-year-old child can easily operate it.”
"This is truly a divine item. Your Majesty, such a new farming tool must be introduced to the world.”
For a moment, the ministers in the court were shocked.
Looking at Qu Yuanli in front of him, his eyeballs couldn't even turn around.
Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin, Zhangsun Wuji, and the other officials were shocked.
Even the Crown Prince Gao Ming was shocked.
He knew that the expert his father spoke of really existed.
Otherwise, where did such a magical item come from?
For a moment, Gao Ming was extremely curious about the expert Li Shiming mentioned.
He thought to himself that this expert could actually shock his father so much. He definitely did not only know how to write strange skills.
If this expert helped him, perhaps…
Gao Ming thought to himself. "Everyone is right. Such a divine item must be made available to the world.”Li Shi Min nodded and said with a smile.
He was very satisfied with the shocked expressions of the ministers in front of him.
Just like how he was in front of Yan Lin previously.
Li Shi Min was quite pleased with himself. He thought that if he heard about the other things that were going to happen next, these people would be so shocked that their teeth would fall out.
"Compared to Qu Yuanli, I have another thing and good news to tell you.”Li Shi Min put his hands behind his back and smiled.
"There's another item? Was it also taught by that expert?" Zhangsun Wuji immediately reacted with a shocked expression.
He had personally tried the curved shaft plow and knew that it was much better than the ones used by the commoners before.
However, this did not seem to be what His Majesty liked the most.
There was actually another item and good news?
Did His Majesty go to see an expert yesterday?
Zhangsun Wuji's emotions were intertwined as he speculated.
"Naturally." Li Shi Min replied.
"Everyone, come with me to the imperial garden.”Li Shi Min smiled and turned to walk towards the imperial garden.
"Imperial Garden? Why are you going to the imperial garden?"
"The other item that Your Majesty mentioned was given by an expert. Could it be in this imperial garden?”
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