Tang Dynasty good husband

Chapter 115 Serious nonsense
It only takes one day to drill a well?Seven people?Five pieces of money?
The news one after another shocked every civil servant in the court. The military officials were relatively calm, and they had already been shocked before they should be shocked. They also went to the villages of the Niu family and the Cheng family yesterday to see that kind of well with their own eyes. , although the wells are small, they are no weaker than ordinary water wells, and they are all deep wells.

What moved Li Shimin the most was the matter Niu Jinda brought up later, recruiting wounded and retired soldiers as workers, which was the best way to gain his reputation.

Although Li Shimin's prestige in the army is already very high, but this prestige can be spread to the civilians. Doesn't this just solve the previous problem?

However, Li Shimin is not a whimsical person after all, and Li Shimin still has a skeptical attitude towards Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda's words.

"Your Majesty, there is this matter. The ministers visited Cheng and Niuer's Zhuangzi in person yesterday, and tried the well with their own hands. The mouth of the well is not big, only the mouth of a bowl. A bamboo pole stands in the middle, and the upper end There is a device for raising water, all you need is to pour some water in, and the water will come out after a few light pressures. It only takes about ten breaths to fill a bucket of water. Even children of a few years old can easily pour water It is very convenient to drill it. A well requires the joint efforts of seven people, without too much effort, even more than a dozen children can do it, and anyone who lacks both hands and legs can do it." Seemingly seeing Li Shimin's doubts, Qin Qiong duly stood up.

Regarding the drilling of wells, the entire military generals agreed, because it was for the benefit of the military, and they had no reason to disagree.

But it’s not enough if they agree. Military generals like them can’t get iron, and they don’t dare to mess around. If they want to dig wells on a large scale, they have to report to the emperor.

"This..." Li Shimin was shocked. He had never heard that a person missing an arm or a leg could dig a well?Such people can't even do farm work, and the military generals are also very aware of this, so most of the people raised in their village are old soldiers with missing arms and legs.

More importantly, Li Shimin continued to ask: "A well only needs five guan?"

"Well, Wuguan is indeed needed. It seems to be equipment and manpower, and what else is very expensive. We can only earn a few hundred dollars per well at most." Cheng Yaojin said subconsciously.

Offering strategies and methods doesn't mean giving away the profits, so what's the use of that?His family invested two thousand pens in it.

Well, Cheng Yaojin shamelessly counted his own well-drilling money as a shareholding, and two thousand Guan only took [-]% of the shares, Cheng Yaojin wondered whether he should ask Qin Chao to give him an additional [-]% of the shares ?

"Huh? Your family is also involved in this matter?" Li Shimin couldn't help being taken aback, and turned to look at Niu Jinda.

"Your Majesty, I have also participated in this matter. Currently there are only 31 sets of equipment. The minister and the Cheng family invested a total of [-] pieces." Niu Jinda felt a little guilty when Li Shimin saw it.

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Qin Chao was very unhappy, extremely unhappy.

I was still planning to build a house at home, but unexpectedly, I was dragged by Cheng Chumo to the Chengjia Zhuangzi. After arriving, I found that there was a large group of honorable people around the Chengjiazhuangzi, and these noblemen would not do anything. Live, just sit around a well and watch.

And those well-drilling workers in Xiba Village still didn't look at each other, and continued to direct the wounded soldiers to dig wells.

Fortunately, the wounded soldiers were able to live up to their expectations. Although the speed of drilling the well was a bit slower, it was not a big deal. Under normal circumstances, one well could still be drilled in a day.

What made Qin Chao even more depressed was that Cheng Chumo didn't tell him that Li Shimin was here, so Qin Chao, who was unprepared, was picked up by Cheng Yaojin as if he was catching a chicken as soon as he appeared. Walking straight to the front made me lose face in front of so many people.

Qin Chao finally covered his face, muttering in his heart that he can't see me, can't see me...

However, Qin Chao's move not only had no effect, but caused a burst of laughter.

"Your Majesty, Qin Chao, pays homage to your Majesty!" Qin Chao greeted Li Shimin with respect and seriousness, raising his head from time to time to look at this eternal emperor.

Li Shimin, who is only 28 years old, is very mighty, with a majestic figure, a handsome figure, and a handsome face. It seems that he is slightly inferior to him, but he can be regarded as a peerless beauty.

However, Qin Chao always felt that behind Li Shimin's handsomeness, there was a kind of balls... a touch of sadness.

This is the first time Qin Chao saw Li Shimin, and he didn't feel nervous at all. He was more curious about what the emperor of the ages looked like, and wanted to confirm whether Li Shimin recorded in history was real. Li Shimin.

When Qin Chao saw him, instead of showing any fear, he secretly looked at him boldly and recklessly. Li Shimin couldn't help being amused by Qin Chao's behavior, thinking that Qin Chao was really a strange person with such concentration.

But after thinking about it, if Qin Chao didn't have such concentration, how could he lead hundreds of soldiers and thousands of civilians to resist the siege of thousands of Turkic cavalry?

"This drilling method was created by you?" Li Shimin lazily talked so much with Qin Chao, and directly shifted the topic to drilling wells, which is what he is more concerned about.

"Exactly."

"Why didn't you come up with this method when you were in Luozhou?" Li Shimin asked again, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, wanting to see how Qin Chao would answer.

Although Li Shimin saw Qin Chao for the first time, he had heard little about Qin Chao's actions before. He always felt that the drilling method Qin Chao brought up this time had a purpose.So Li Shimin dug a small hole for Qin Chao to test him out.

However, Qin Chao was not an ordinary citizen, and the movement of Li Shimin's mouth happened to be clearly seen by Qin Chao.

Although Qin Chao didn't understand what Li Shimin's mean smile meant, it was always right to be on the safe side.

"This method is when I have nothing to do in the village. I heard that the tenants said that this year's weather is abnormal, and I am afraid that there will be a severe drought in the coming year, so I racked my brains to come up with this method. At that time, I didn't know whether it was right or not. If it’s feasible, let Chu Mo and Jian Hu prepare a set of equipment for experimentation.” Qin Chao knew about the sudden impact drilling method, but it was really thought of when Liu Bo and the others were worried about the weather.

Well, Qin Chao is talking nonsense in a serious manner.

Li Shimin guessed it without thinking too much. If it was so simple to study a set of methods, it would have been researched long ago.

Otherwise, why did Qin Chao come up with this method immediately when he saw that there might be a drought?Said he didn't know in advance, what about cheating ghosts?

"How much does it cost to drill a well?" But Li Shimin didn't want to expose Qin Chao's lies, so he planned to make a fuss about the price.

Although five guan and one guan are not expensive, they are not cheap either. If the imperial court fights, every county will have to fight a lot.

At this time, the treasury of the Tang Dynasty was so poor that basically only pants were left, not to mention tens of millions of guan, even hundreds of thousands of guan.

"The cost is high..." Qin Chao responded with vigilance.

(End of this chapter)