My Backyard is the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 56: Underground pipeline started

After dealing with Dou Yun's matter, Li Yin called the servant girl to bring over her court clothes. Su Morer became the head of intelligence, and was so busy that she couldn't see anyone around her. At this time, he had to think of Yun'er, that lovely person, but Tang Dynasty didn't have a phone, and Yun'er didn't have a phone number. Asking about Yun'er's cousin was like asking for nothing, after all, it was dozens of kilometers from the countryside to the city. The road is here, and Yun'er can't run to his cousin every three days.

??Put on the court clothes, and Li Yin sweated for the sixth-rank officials of the Tang Dynasty. This green all over body, coupled with a green hat, is really a perfect match.

Li Yin has not been to the official office of the Ministry of Industry for a long time. Although Zhao Jie made small reports every day, Li Shimin just turned a blind eye and expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Yin verbally, but in fact he also There is no action, Li Yin feels that Li Shimin, an old man, is so protective of him, and he can't embarrass him too much. It is definitely not possible to go every day, but it is still okay to go for a stroll every now and then.

"Your Highness!" As soon as they entered the gate of the official office, Kong Chi and Wang Shen greeted them. There were only three people in charge of the underground pipeline work, and Li Yin was the leader. Li Yin couldn't come here on weekdays, so the two of them could only sit in front of the office. Drinking tea and reading newspapers in the office, and at the same time enduring the envious and jealous expressions of his colleagues in the Ministry of Industry, he was the only two who had the most leisure in the entire Ministry of Industry.

?? "Drink tea, Your Highness!" Kong Chi graciously handed over a teacup, while Wang Shen moved a stool and placed it at Li Yin's feet. The two served very attentively.

Li Yin sat down, but he did not drink the tea. Tang Dynasty tea was good for gargling, but he had to spit it out after drinking it, because this small cup of tea was mixed with a lot of raw materials, such as onion, ginger, salt, fruit juice, mutton, etc. There is no shortage of milk, and when you open the cup, there is a fishy smell. At first, he thought that the tea in the Tang Dynasty was the same as the modern tea, but later he realized that it was a big mistake.

Zhao Jie sat in the corner and glanced at the three people, pretending not to see them. After all, Li Yin was only his honorary subordinate, and it was Li Shimin who made the small report wisely, and encouraged his subordinates to speak out. However, no one can predict the serious consequences. After all, Li Yin's notoriety for punching Xiangzhou officials is still widely spread.

?? "How is the production of Guanjie in the official kiln?" After all, Li Yin didn't come here to drink tea and read newspapers, and he had to take care of work.

?? "More than half of it has been produced!" Kong Chi replied. His daily job is to run back and forth between the Ministry of Industry and the official kiln to keep abreast of the production situation.

??Wang Shen continued: "His Royal Highness, I think the excavation of the pipeline can be carried out now, and there is no need to wait to produce all the pipe joints."

??Li Yin asked Kong Chi to manage the logistics, and Wang Shen to manage the construction. The division of labor between the two is different, and the things they think of are naturally different.

?? "Well, let's start, call the hard labor and start digging the trench!" Li Yin gave the order.

??The two felt uncomfortable at leisure, and had long wanted to find something to do, and they were both overjoyed, saying: "Yes, Your Highness!"

With the excavation of underground pipelines, Li Yin could no longer be so idle. He started to work on the next day to supervise the excavation, and selected some foremen to give them professional training, teaching them how to read maps, how to measure, and how to grasp the slope. .

In order to complete the underground pipeline as soon as possible, Li Shimin ordered the Ministry of Industry to recruit 10,000 laborers at one time for Li Yin to manage. These laborers are ordinary farmers. These ragged laborers, Li Yin suddenly understood that the life of ordinary people is not rich. The prosperity of Chang'an is just the appearance of the concentration of nobles and wealthy families. When a thousand wastes are waiting to be done, although the people will not be hungry, they still can't talk about food and clothing.

Looking at these poor farmers, Li Yin suddenly had some ideas. In the spring of next year, he planned to introduce some crops into Datang, plant sugar cane, peanuts, corn, tomatoes, etc., and turn the land of Datang into his own. By then, it will not only improve the life of the farmer, but also bring him a lot of wealth. Thinking of his 3,000 mu of land, Li Yin thinks that he should plant something next year.

??I want to return to these things. Li Yin’s current task is underground pipelines. I sympathize with these laborers, but Datang is like this. Isn’t it like this when the country is poor? In the 1980s, farmers still had to clean up and open up river channels, let alone in the Tang Dynasty.

There are many people and great strength. Each of these 10,000 people digs 1 meter a day, which is 10,000 meters, which is converted into 20 miles. Li Yin thought that this project would take three or four months, but now he seriously underestimated the ancient people. Productivity has increased, no wonder miracles like the Great Wall can be produced.

??It is impossible for Li Shimin not to be aware of such a big movement of pipeline excavation. One day after the court, he was accompanied by a group of important court officials, and he began to patrol along Zhuque Street.

?? "The Sixth Prince has so many ideas. Look at the connected ceramic pipes, which are intertwined. If buried, no water will come out!"

?? In front of Li Shimin, several laborers were installing a section of pipeline, and Wei Zheng praised him when he saw it.

??The ministers nodded when they heard this, but Li Shimin smiled and said nothing. At this time, Fang Xuanling pointed to a person squatting on the mound in front of him and said, "Isn't that the sixth prince?"

?? Everyone turned their heads and saw that Li Yin was talking to a few people, who were very happy after hearing it, and then called them to a temporary shed not far away.

??Li Shimin felt strange, said: "Go, go and have a look!", and walked towards the shed.

The laborers in the shed were a little nervous when they saw a group of officials approaching. One of the knowledgeable people immediately knelt down when he saw the dragon robe on Li Shimin's body, and shouted: "Your Majesty!" They were all terrified, and they all knelt down on the mountain and shouted long live.

Li Shimin has always attached great importance to the people of the Tang Dynasty, otherwise he would not have said that the king is a boat and the people are water. He said: "Get up, you have all worked hard!" The bowl and the pancakes in his hand, "The food the Ministry of Industry gives you is not bad, and there is millet porridge to drink!"

"Your Majesty, this is not prepared by the Ministry of Works. We ate all the dough cakes given by the Ministry of Works. When the sixth prince saw this, he said that the food was too little, so he sent someone to buy pancakes and made gruel. , They say that they have the energy to work when they are full!" said a half-century-old laborer.

?? Li Shimin and the ministers looked at each other, unexpectedly, Li Yin paid for these laborers to improve their food. The projects of the Ministry of Industry are all fat jobs, and the officials who supervise the projects are eager to deduct the rations of the laborers and save them in their own pockets.

??It is impossible for Li Yin not to have not noticed such a commotion in the arbor. He walked over and said, "I will see my father!"

?? Li Shimin looked at Li Yin with relief, and helped him up with both hands, "Your work is hard!"

?? "This is all the responsibility of the sons and servants. It is hard work for the emperor to come to this construction site in person during his busy schedule!" Li Yin's flattering skills are maturing day by day.

?? "Hahaha... After working as a member of the Ministry of Industry for a few days, I have practiced this flattering skill!" Li Shimin laughed.

??Li Yin did not change his face, showing off his acting skills: "My son is telling the truth!"

?? "Are you really going to kill a snake with a stick? Did you have someone prepare these biscuits and porridge?" Li Shimin's thinking jumped, and he immediately turned to the business.

"It's what I asked people to prepare. I saw that these laborers have a lot of labor, and the food is just a piece of bread, which can't fill their stomachs at all. This makes them have no energy to work, no energy to work, The construction speed of this pipeline has to be slowed down, and if the speed is slowed down, the court will have to spend more food expenses. Such a vicious circle will not only increase the court's expenditure, but also delay the construction period. Therefore, the minister asked the servants of the palace to These extra meals are prepared."

Li Yin calculated that it would only cost a few thousand guan at most to provide these labors and food, and he would earn back the money from a few watches. He cheated Li Shimin on the matter of watches, and Li Shimin later defended him vigorously. , which made him feel a little sorry, this time it was also compensation.

Li Shimin looked at Li Yin carefully for a while, and said: "Your words make sense. The food standard for labor labor has been like this since I became the throne. At that time, the country was too poor and there was no way. Now the life of the people in the Tang Dynasty is better. , the national treasury is abundant, and this food standard has to be changed.” Li Shimin paused and said: “The matter of the watch last time cost you so much money, how can you pay for the labor food this time? , Report to the Ministry of Industry how much money you spent this time!"

?? "I don't need the emperor, my son didn't use the little money. Besides, my son is doing it for himself. I want to complete the underground pipeline business smoothly, just save one errand!"

?? Li Shimin slapped Li Yin on the head, "You guy, your lazy personality hasn't changed at all! You just don't like being an official in the court!"

All the ministers laughed when they saw the intimacy between father and son, Changsun Wuji said: "I think the emperor doesn't have to force the sixth prince to become an official in the court, but let the sixth prince concentrate on his own chamber of commerce, such as this newspaper. It can play a much greater role than this underground pipeline!"

Li Yin was overjoyed and looked at Changsun Wuji. This was exactly what Li Yin thought. With his personality, he really didn't want to go to court every day. He had to be recruited for big and small matters, but it was said by Changsun Wuji. It was a surprise to him, Li Yin really didn't understand why he was speaking for himself.

Li Shimin nodded, and all the officials in the court were full of praise for the newspaper. He said: "When you finish this errand, you can do whatever you want, but if you have something new, don't worry about it." Forgot to tell father the first time!"

?? "Thank you, Father!" Regardless of whether Changsun Wuji had good intentions or malicious intentions, he has helped Li Yin a lot in this matter.

?? After a round of inspections, Li Shimin was very satisfied with the progress of the project, and left with all the officials. Following behind Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling walked to Changsun Wuji: "Master Changsun is brilliant!"

?? "Xuan Ling, did you see it too?"

"I'm old, but I'm still not confused. After King Liang came back from Xiangzhou, he was deeply appreciated by the emperor, which broke the balance of the court. First, the prince was restless, and then King Wei secretly provoked, and Li Ke stayed put. I don't know. What's the idea, if Li Yin is allowed to be promoted because of the underground pipeline, the balance among the princes will be destroyed even more, and I'm afraid the court will be in a mess!"

"Yeah, I also want to live a peaceful life for a few years, and I don't want to be involved in the battles of the princes so early. As long as Li Yin does not participate in political affairs, he has no rights. This will also make the hearts of those princes Be more stable!" Changsun Wuji sighed.

?? (Suddenly something happened, only one update tonight, sorry!)