Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

Dad, let’s buy a few iron mines first, then a few coal mines, and then..."

Yuchi Jingde raised his hand: "I understand the iron mine. What is the plum mine? It produces plums? Isn't that Merlin?"

"Oh, Dad, coal is coal, yes it is coal." Yuchi Baoqi said flatteringly.

"What are you doing here, you charcoal? The smoke is strong and poisonous. Only poor people use charcoal, and it has poisoned many people." Yuchi Jingde said angrily, moving his hand to the jade belt.

"That's because they don't know how to use it, but I know how to use it. We use coal and iron ore to make iron. One furnace requires tens of thousands of kilograms of iron. Dad, what do you think of tens of thousands of kilograms of iron? In the Tang Dynasty, one year is It only takes 20 kilograms of iron to suffocate. As long as the iron is smelted, you can get whatever you want?" Yuchi Baoqi was full of confidence.

"Are you really good at smelting iron? Are you lying to dad? Where did you learn it?" Yuchi Jingde looked unbelieving.

"Dad, there was an old man with a white beard who taught me when I was dying. He also taught me a lot. He even wanted to adopt me as his adopted son and go sailing with him. I thought my father was still waiting for me to be filial, so I I woke up when I didn't go. What a thief I am. I won't sacrifice my life for him after I learned my skills. Dad, you go to His Majesty and ask for the salt and iron lead. Give me the money and I will find someone to buy the mine. By then we will be as rich as the country. , isn’t it beautiful to share the same country? Find something for me to do and I will cause you less trouble, right?” Yuchi Baoqi looked at his father fawningly.

"Okay, dad, I'll follow you. As long as you don't get into trouble, you can't run away next time dad beats you. If you fall again, you'll be dead."

These words made Yuchi Baoqi break into a cold sweat and refused to run? If you don’t run away, will you beat me to death?

After going to court, Wang De and Li Shimin said to each other in the Manlu Hall: "Your Majesty, outside the Manlu Hall, the Duke of E is asking for an audience."

"Let him come in. I heard that his son was almost beaten to death by him?" Li Shimin looked at Wang De.

"Back to Your Majesty, during the pursuit, Yuchi Baoqi slipped and fell and injured the back of his head. Fortunately, Dr. Sun's intervention saved his life."

Li Shimin sneered, this Yuchi's black face was really serious when he beat his son.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I have a way to take care of my son. All I need is your nod." Yuchi Jingde hurriedly walked into the Manna Hall.

Li Shimin was confused, why do you still want me to nod when you care about your son? "Well, tell me why you came to me?"

Yuchi Jingde cupped his hands and said, "My incompetent son said that he wants to help the court make iron and salt, and I beg your majesty to open a source of salt and iron. I think that if he has something to do, he will cause less trouble. He also said One furnace can smelt more than [-] kilograms of iron, and then the Tang Dynasty will not be short of iron!"

After hearing this, Li Shimin stood up and said: "What did you say? One furnace is more than [-] kilograms, how is it possible? Could it be that he deceived you? Ordinary ironworks have a high output of one hundred kilograms, how can there be ten thousand kilograms? explain?"

Yuchi Jingde immediately knelt down: "Perhaps that beast was confused and deceived me for a moment. He would never dare to deceive you! How about I send someone to bring him and talk to your Majesty face to face?"

Li Shimin sat down, thinking carefully about the conversation just now, and turned to look at Wang De: "Go, tell Wei Chi Baoqi to come to the Manna Hall to meet the Holy Spirit."

At this time, the Duke of E was at his residence.

"Damn it, this brush is too difficult to use. I have to buy one even if there is graphite mine next to the coal mine. Who can bear this?" Yuchi Baoqi looked at the yellow rice paper on the ground and felt heartbroken. This is terrible It's all money.

The layout drawings and internal equipment drawings of the simple coking plant and steel plant have been drawn. At this moment, a servant came to report someone from the palace. Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly walked to the front hall and saw the eunuch with a white beard looking around anxiously.

"I don't know how to call the chamberlain? I am the second son of the Duke of E, Yuchi Baoqi. I am not welcomed from afar, but I still hope that the chamberlain Haihan will be welcomed."

Seeing that Yuchi Baoqi was so polite, Wang De also handed over his hand: "Young master is joking, my surname is Wang Shan, whose last name is the word de. Your majesty is here to announce your entry into the palace."

"It turns out that I am the emperor's personal servant, but I was negligent. The king's servant, I wonder why your majesty wants to see me?" With that said, Yuchi Baoqi handed a bunch of copper coins to Wang De's hand.

Wang De lightly folded the sleeves of his robe but did not accept it. "Young Master, His Majesty is looking for you to make iron. None of the other slaves know about it."

Yuchi Baoqi took back the money, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the tip, waiter. When I go to collect some things, I will follow the waiter into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit." Then he quickly went to the study to get the drawings, and then got on the carriage with Wang De and prepared to enter the palace. Holy.

We walked all the way through the Zhuque Gate and entered the imperial city. After being searched at the Chengtian Gate, we entered the palace city. Although it is not as majestic as the Forbidden City in later generations, it still has a royal aura. When meeting maids and eunuchs on the road, they mostly walk with their heads down, never daring to bump into the nobles. Soon, Yuchi Baoqi followed Wang De to the gate of Ganlu Hall.

Although he had traveled through time and seen some aspects of the world, the emperor had never seen it before. Thinking of this, Yuchi Baoqi's calves began to tremble.

Wang De reminded from behind: "You can go in to see the Holy Spirit. Remember not to look directly at His Majesty. Be more polite." After saying this, Wang De also straightened Yuchi Baoqi's clothes. Generally, the children of officials and generals rarely treat eunuchs well. Looking at his face, Yuchi Baoqi was so polite to him, so naturally he would help whenever he could.

"Your Majesty, long live our emperor." Yuchi Baoqi really didn't know whether the second son of the Duke of Guo would be a minister or a citizen in front of the emperor. It's always right to say something auspicious and reach out to avoid hitting the smiling person.

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then smiled. This boy was quite interesting, and then said: "No courtesy, from now on the monarch and his ministers should be proportionate. I heard that Duke E said that you can smelt iron, and you can make more than [-] kilograms per furnace? But you are lying to your father?"

"I will never dare to deceive you! I have drawn the blueprints of the ironworks and coking plant overnight. Please give me your Majesty's approval!" Cold sweat has already broken down. If you dare to deceive you, you will be punished on the spot. Don't run into someone as ignorant as Lao Zhu again, it won't be an unjust death.

Immediately, Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly handed the drawings to Li Shimin. The sound of the sword being unsheathed could be heard endlessly, frightening Yuchi Baoqi to stand still.

"What's wrong? It's just a drawing, a drawing. Don't yell at me. If you have anything to say, talk to me."

Wang De hurriedly took the drawing from his hand and walked towards Li Shimin. Yuchi Jingde also came to Yuchi Baoqi and kicked Yuchi Baoqi to his knees.

Li Shimin stared at the two drawings. There were a lot of symbols and numbers that looked like ghost drawings, but he still couldn't understand the key. He had to pretend. If he couldn't understand this, wouldn't it mean that the emperor was inferior to his ministers?

Li Shimin thought for a moment: "Yuchi Baoqi, a flat body. Can this thing really contribute so much pig iron to our Tang Dynasty?"

Yuchi Baoqi was granted amnesty: "Reply to Your Majesty, it is not pig iron but steel. I am willing to make steel for the Tang Dynasty for Your Majesty. Even if I die nine times, I will have no regrets! I am willing to issue a military order! If I can't make steel, my father's title of Duke will be removed. .”

Yuchi Jingde’s veins popped out! "You living beast, why are you cutting your father's title if you can't make steel? Your Majesty thinks that if he can't make the steel he said, I'll chop off his head, and I will treat him as if he has never given birth to a child."

Li Shimin has a black line at this time. No matter what nonsense you two, father and son, are doing, I want to slap you two myself.

However, due to the majesty of the emperor, he could only give up and coughed lightly and said: "Wei Chi Baoqi listened to the decree and now orders Wei Chi Baoqi to be the general manager of the iron workshop of the Ministry of Industry, in charge of the construction and production of the iron workshop, coking workshop. The official residence is from the sixth rank. "

Yuchi Baoqi was stunned on the spot. From the sixth rank, he was still a Beijing official, and he was still a Beijing official with real power.

Wang Delang said loudly: "Yu Chi Baoqi still doesn't thank you?"

"I kneel down to thank you for your kindness. I am scared. Is there really no need to issue a military order? I will die, but my father has the title of Duke!"

"Get out!" Li Shimin finally couldn't help it anymore, how could there be such a cheating person.

Yuchi Jingde stared at Yuchi Baoqi, his meaning was very clear, I will suffer a lot waiting for you to come home.