Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

Thanks to Gu Yanshu's joining, in a short while, various questions about the construction of cement roads from the household department were directly resolved.

And following Gu Yanshu's suggestions one by one, the expressions on the faces of the officials of the household department, who were originally displeased with Gu Yanshu, eased more or less.

No matter what their position is, no matter how much prejudice they have against Gu Yanshu, they have to admit at this moment that this Princess Li is a very talented person.

Because of Princess Li's joining, their work went much smoother.

Those officials from the Ministry of Households who originally disliked Gu Yanshu were still like this, not to mention those from the Ministry of Industry who had a very good impression of Gu Yanshu.

When the small meeting was over, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry finally couldn't help it, and stepped forward directly, walking up to Gu Yanshu:

"My minister has met His Royal Highness Princess Li, Your Highness Wan An."

This time Gu Yanshu had no excuse to hide, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and catch the eager eyes of the officials from the Ministry of Industry, showing an awkward yet polite smile:

"Exemption."

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is also a second-rank official in the imperial court, so he saw the uneasiness on Gu Yanshu's face at a glance, and immediately realized the inappropriateness of his behavior.

Hastily arched his hands towards Gu Yanshu, and leaned slightly:

"Since I have seen movable type printing and floor heating made by His Highness, I have been looking for an opportunity to meet His Highness, but I have not been able to do so. When I saw His Highness today, I was a little reckless and offended. I hope His Highness will forgive me. .”

Gu Yanshu originally just felt that the eyes of the Ministry of Industry and others were too eager, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Now Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry has realized this, and apologized so earnestly. Gu Yanshu is not a stingy person, so Dang even expressed that he doesn't mind.

Who knew that this Minister of the Ministry of Industry would be able to climb up smoothly.

As soon as Gu Yanshu said that he didn't mind, he immediately made friends with Gu Yanshu.

First, he flattered Gu Yanshu for a while.

From soap to straw paper, from glass to glasses, from movable type printing to floor heating, and finally, they emphasized on the cement that Gu Yanshu just worked out recently.

When Minister of the Ministry of Industry opened his mouth, he praised Gu Yanshu's skill in making a cup of tea.

The most surprising thing is that during this cup of tea, none of the praise words of the minister of the Ministry of Industry was repeated.

The officials of the household department who had not had time to leave at the side looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Industry with complicated eyes:

Why didn't they find out before that this second-rank official of the imperial court was so flattering?

Seeing that Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry was in a state of being out of control, Gu Yanshu hurriedly interrupted:

"Master Feng is serious. In fact, these objects cannot be regarded as being made by the hall. The hall just provided some ideas, which are all capable of the craftsmen under his hands, and satisfy my wild ideas."

This is Gu Yanshu's consistent statement to the outside world.

First of all, if a person can do everything, it will inevitably be a little shocking.

Secondly, this statement is not false. After all, whether it is the soap mentioned by the minister of the Ministry of Industry, or straw paper, movable type printing, etc., he really only provided a description for the craftsman, and the rest is the freedom of the craftsman. play.

But now, in the ears of others, Gu Yanshu's big truth has become a humble statement.

Not to mention the officials from the Ministry of Industry, even the people from the Ministry of Household Affairs looked at Gu Yanshu's expression with a sense of respect.

Noticing the expressions of these people, Gu Yanshu's head was full of greetings.

No, are all the officials of your six ministries so imaginative?

No one believes the truth these days?

He opened his mouth to explain a few more sentences, but the Minister of the Ministry of Industry did not give Gu Yanshu this chance.

He opened his mouth and continued to praise Gu Yanshu.

Just when others thought that Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry was about to start his sycophantic operation again, they heard that Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry changed the subject, and they cried with Gu Yanshu.

First of all, I said that I am getting older and my body is getting worse day by day.

It is not easy to talk about the Ministry of Industry.

What position is the last among the six, but the workload can be ranked first. Usually, he wakes up earlier than chickens and sleeps later than dogs, but he doesn't get around well.

To put it bluntly, there are six parts, and there is no shortage of status and power.In fact, he is a handyman, and everyone can step on it. It is a pity that he is too old, and his contribution is not as good as that of a young man...

Hearing Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry's sincere cry, Gu Yanshu almost wanted to clap his hands in amazement.

What more can he say?

Said that Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is worthy of being the number one scholar in high school, and now he can compose a doggerel even if he complains.

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry is not confused, so he can be regarded as an elder anyway, seeing this and talking, he is about to cry, Gu Yanshu is naturally not good, so he just looks at it like this.

I can only say a few words of comfort.

Who knew that Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry was waiting for Gu Yanshu here!

As soon as Gu Yanshu comforted him, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry began to hit the snake with a stick:

"I would like to thank Your Highness for your compassion, the old minister. With these two words from His Highness, the old minister feels much more at ease. Even now, the old minister has something to ask for, and I hope His Highness can fulfill it."

When he said this, Minister of the Ministry of Industry had written "I will cry if you don't agree" all over his face.

If you were an ordinary person, you would definitely nod your head in agreement if you were confronted like this.

But Gu Yanshu is different. From a certain point of view, Gu Yanshu, like Qin Lu, is a stickler.

So now, Gu Yanshu directly played Tai Chi with Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry:

"I don't know what Master Feng is asking for?"

Although Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry was a little disappointed, he also felt that he saw hope. At least Gu Yanshu did not reject it outright:

"The Ministry of Industry has encountered some difficulties recently, and has not been able to make a breakthrough for a long time. I would like to ask His Highness for some advice."

"This... is something that the Ministry of Industry cannot solve, and this hall may not be able to help."

In the past, Gu Yanshu would definitely refuse directly.

But the minister of the Ministry of Industry praised him first, and then cried for a long time with sincerity.

It would be unreasonable to refuse directly at this time.

Shang Shuben of the Ministry of Industry is a person who is very good at climbing. Hearing this, he quickly put a high hat on Gu Yanshu:

"His Royal Highness is humble. According to His Highness's ability, he will definitely be able to give some suggestions. Even if he can't, it is a great honor for the ministers to give some advice."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry has already talked about this point, if Gu Yanshu refuses again, it will really be unreasonable.

In addition, Gu Yanshu still has many new ideas in his mind.

Although many ideas can be done by craftsmen as before, but Gu Yanshu is not sure, and will definitely not use the Ministry of Industry in the future.

So now, Gu Yanshu naturally doesn't want to make the relationship between Prince Li's Mansion and the Ministry of Industry too rigid.

The moment Gu Yanshu nodded, the smiles on the faces of several officials from the Ministry of Industry suddenly became more obvious.

Then, Mr. Feng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, didn't even give Gu Yanshu a little time to react, and took Gu Yanshu directly to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The office locations of Tianqi's six departments are all in one area, and the distance between the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households is not far away.

After a while, Gu Yanshu stepped directly into the territory of the Ministry of Industry.

"Your Majesty has met Her Royal Highness Princess Li."

"Your Highness Wanan!"

"Master Feng is fine! He actually invited His Highness over!"

"Isn't it? Now the thing we made should be saved!"

……

Different from the situation of "thousands of people" in the Ministry of Household Affairs, Gu Yanshu was warmly welcomed by the officials of the Ministry of Industry as soon as he stepped into the gate of the Ministry of Industry.

From the waiter to the handyman, they looked at Gu Yanshu eagerly.

To put it bluntly, for a moment, Gu Yanshu even thought he was a piece of fat falling into a pack of hungry wolves.

If Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry hadn't been vaccinated on the way here, Gu Yanshu would have been so stared at by these eyes that he would have turned around and left.

"What are you doing all around here? Have you finished what you're doing? Why don't you hurry up and do it if you haven't finished?"

At this time, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry directly took a step forward, staring at these people with wide eyes.

Hearing Shangfeng's reprimand, the officials of the Ministry of Industry who originally wanted to go forward to have a chat with Gu Yanshu had no choice but to turn around and return to their seats.

Even so, they still couldn't hold back their glances in Gu Yanshu's direction from time to time.

Of course, compared with the eyes of the hungry wolf looking at the fat just now, the eyes like this are at least within Gu Yanshu's tolerance.

Just when Gu Yanshu couldn't help feeling in his heart that the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry had also done something, he heard the Minister of the Ministry of Industry muttering in a low voice:

"It's hard for me to trick His Highness over here. You've scared him away. Where can I go to reason?"

Well, now Gu Yanshu has nothing to say, all he can say is that the crows in this world are as black as black!

Afterwards, Minister of the Ministry of Industry took Gu Yanshu to visit the courtyard first.

I introduced to Gu Yanshu the previous achievements of the Ministry of Industry and the objects that are currently being studied.

During the period, I also introduced some officials from the Ministry of Industry who worked with Gu Yanshu.

Fortunately, although those officials looked at Gu Yanshu with eager eyes, their actions were also extremely restrained.

Apart from verbally expressing respect and admiration to Gu Yanshu, he did not make any extravagant actions.

While Gu Yanshu was relieved, it was inevitable that he had a better impression of the Ministry of Industry.

After seeing the end, Gu Yanshu's attitude towards Minister of the Ministry of Industry was obviously softer and closer.

Noticing the change in Gu Yanshu's attitude, Minister of the Ministry of Industry also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Afterwards, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry brought Gu Yanshu into the room where he usually does research, and talked with Gu Yanshu about the recent work priorities of the Ministry of Industry.

Seriously speaking, the recent busyness of the Ministry of Industry has something to do with Qin Lu.

Because of Qin Lu, the border of Tianqi became more stable and entered a rare period of truce.

After nearly a hundred years of turmoil, no one understands the truth of being prepared for danger in times of peace better than Tianqi people.

Therefore, during the truce, apart from cultivating health and rest, the most important thing is to hoard supplies.

Among the materials that need to be hoarded, the most important thing is food.

However, Tianqi's grain production has already entered a stable state, and it is not easy to increase it further.

But this matter, even if it is as difficult as heaven, Tianqi must overcome it.

So the matter of increasing grain production fell directly on the head of the Ministry of Industry.

After two years of repeated research and observation, the Ministry of Industry is not completely without progress in this work.

At least they summed up some important information:

Tianqi's current grain output is fixed, mainly because of two reasons.

One is that the crops are fixed, and the other is that the number of farmland is also extremely fixed.

If you want to increase food production, you need to start from these two aspects.

The first is to find new crops, but this is not easy.

The grain that Tianqi is growing now is almost the largest crop they know to produce.

Since we cannot start from the first point, we can only make a fuss about the amount of farmland.

But if you want to increase the amount of farmland, you will face the following problems:

One is to increase the scope of farmland, which requires an increase in the labor force for farming.

However, due to years of war and chaos, Tianqi could no longer produce more labor.

Therefore, the Ministry of Industry can only make a fuss about the tools for farming, and wants to see if it can develop more time-saving and labor-saving farming tools.

Second, the land suitable for cultivation in Tianqi has basically been mined out, and if he wants to increase farmland, he can only dig mountains.

Opening a mountain is not a small project, but even after overcoming all the difficulties of opening a mountain and mining the land on the mountain, it still faces new difficulties.

How should the land on the mountain be cultivated?

Not to mention other things, just watering and irrigation is a huge project.

……

The more they think about it, the more desperate the officials of the Ministry of Industry become. How can they overcome and solve so many difficulties?

It is also because of this that it is obviously not necessary for the Minister of the Ministry of Industry to go to the Ministry of Households for discussion, and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry also went.

The purpose is to invite this Concubine Li who has invented a lot of new gadgets, and see if she can get a point or two of advice.

Before Gu Yanshu came here, he never thought that the difficulties encountered by the Ministry of Industry were actually related to food.

There is a saying in this art of war, the three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first.It is enough to see the importance of food and grass in the armed forces.

Helping the Ministry of Industry to solve this matter now is to help my own deer, so that my own deer can have enough food when they go out in the future.

Gu Yanshu, who originally only planned to say a few words casually, immediately fell in love:

"I don't know where the Ministry of Industry is now? How is the progress?"

"I'm not afraid of Your Highness's jokes. The ministers are still studying how to improve the plow carts for plowing the fields."

When this matter was mentioned, a hint of guilt appeared on the face of Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

It's no wonder that others look down on their Ministry of Industry. With such an ability, he can't even say it himself.

Gu Yanshu was almost out of breath by this answer!

How long has his little deer been back to Kyoto?

Two years!

It's been two years and this group hasn't figured out how to improve the plow?

As far as this work efficiency is concerned, the day lily will be cold when they research it!His family's deer must not be starved to death?

Immediately, Gu Yanshu rolled up his sleeves and ordered without thinking:

"The plow truck you are studying now, can you let the hall have a look first?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry kidnapped Gu Yanshu to get some advice from Gu Yanshu.

Now that Gu Yanshu has made this request, how can there be any reason why it shouldn't?

Dang even hastily brought out all the reform plans of the household department for the plow truck in the past two years, and presented them one by one in front of Gu Yanshu.

From the real object to the blueprint, it can be said that everything is available, and the eager and enthusiastic appearance almost makes Gu Yanshu think that he is the direct superior of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

But soon, Gu Yanshu's attention was focused on the drawings handed over by Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Don't look at the fact that Gu Yanshu grew vegetables by himself in the palace a few days ago, and the loose soil was not easy to loosen, so he still needed to ask Qin Lu for help.

But for this plow cart, Gu Yanshu really knows a little bit about it.

Here I will start from Gu Yanshu's previous life.

After the end of the world, the land has been polluted, large areas of farmland have been destroyed, and even the crops on the farmland have been infected with viruses and can no longer be eaten.

Of course, God has given mankind a dead end, so nature will give mankind another way to survive.

Soon, people in the last days discovered that although the crops in the farmland could no longer be eaten, some newly mutated plants and animals did not have viruses and could be eaten by humans.

So people relied on these mutated animals and plants, as well as the food stocked in the past, to survive the most difficult days at the beginning.

People from other countries may choose to accept this reality.

But Chinese people are different.

Farming is as deep as it is engraved into the bones and blood of Chinese people.

After settling down a bit, the Chinese began to try to cultivate again.

At that time, the Huaxia people's obsession with farming even caused a farming boom in the safe zone.

Although Gu Yanshu has enough stock, he can eat and drink enough without farming.

In such an atmosphere, it is hard not to be motivated.

Of course, Gu Yanshu was no exception, and followed suit a little.

After the end of the world, all resources, such as water, electricity, gasoline, diesel, etc., have become the most precious resources.

All kinds of modern farming tools, such as tillers, tractors, seeders, etc., can no longer be used.

But as the saying goes, if a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools.

If you want to farm, you must first prepare the tools for farming.

Modern tools can no longer be used, so it is natural to use more retro tools.

Such as sickle, hoe, plow cart and so on.

And Gu Yanshu was also in this process, and had a very comprehensive understanding of farming tools.

Now when he saw the blueprint handed over by Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Gu Yanshu could tell at a glance that the drawing on it was Zhiyuanli.

In the last days, this kind of straight-shaft plow was almost one of the most unpopular farming tools.

Because the straight shaft plow requires a lot of power, except for those with supernatural powers, they can only be pulled by livestock.

But in the last days, people with supernatural abilities need to hunt and eliminate zombies. How could they spend a lot of time and experience plowing the land?

As for livestock?

Not to mention that.

In the last days when even a mosquito can mutate, how can ordinary people control such a luxury as livestock?

It is also because of this that this kind of extremely manpower-intensive straight shaft plow can be said to be very unpopular.

Gu Yanshu almost wrote the word "dislike" on his face, and it was difficult for the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry to pretend not to see it:

"Your Highness, what's wrong with this plow cart?"

"If I'm not wrong, this plow cart should be extremely labor-intensive, and it can't be pulled by manpower?"

Although Gu Yanshu spoke interrogative sentences, his tone was full of determination.

"That's true. According to the test results of the ministers and others, this plow cart probably needs an ox or a horse to pull it."

Mentioning this point, Minister of the Ministry of Industry was also somewhat dissatisfied.

Cows and horses are such large livestock that only well-to-do families in Tianqi can afford them.

This plow cart must use cattle and horses, which has already turned away most farmers.

But no matter how the officials of the Ministry of Industry tried their best, they still failed to find a way to make the plow truck more labor-saving.

The so-called expert will know if there is one as soon as he opens his mouth.

Seeing that Gu Yanshu had only glanced at the blueprint and saw the shortcomings of the plow truck, Minister of the Ministry of Industry couldn't help feeling a little more hopeful in his heart:

Maybe Her Highness Princess Li can come up with a solution?

Gu Yanshu did not disappoint Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Raising his eyes and glancing at Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Gu Yanshu walked directly to the desk in the room, picked up the writing brush on the table, and began to draw on the paper.

Not long after, a kind of plow that is somewhat similar to the Zhiyuan plow, but the difference can be seen at a glance, and the blueprint of the plow cart is directly on the paper.

What Gu Yanshu painted is Quyuanli which is slightly different from Zhiyuanli.

Compared with the straight shaft plow, the plow frame of the curved shaft plow is smaller, and because the free-rotating plow disc is installed on the shaft head, it is also more convenient and flexible in terms of turning around and turning.

In addition, there is the most important point.

It is this Qu Yuanli that saves more energy!

The Quyuanli requires oxen and horses to pull it, but this Quyuanli can be easily operated by a farmer with a little strength.

Can greatly save manpower and animal power.

Gu Yanshu once saw the whole process of making Quyuanli by his subordinates.

In order to prevent the officials from the Ministry of Industry from having doubts about Qu Yuanli, Gu Yanshu simply went straight to the point.

He also drew the diagram of Qu Yuanli and the details, and then he put down his pen and handed the drawing to the Minister of Industry:

"Follow this drawing."

"Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness, I will definitely live up to your high expectations."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry has done research for most of his life.

Looking down at the blueprint, although he didn't quite understand why Gu Yanshu made these changes to the original plow truck, he could still faintly feel the subtlety of the plow truck on this blueprint.

Originally, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry wanted to ask a question or two about this plow truck, but after seeing the extremely detailed diagram in the blank space of the drawing, he finally swallowed the question that came to his lips:

Princess Li has drawn the drawings so clearly, if he still asks questions, Princess Li may doubt the ability of the Ministry of Industry.

It's better to make things according to the content drawn on the drawings, and then study and analyze them carefully.

Of course, Gu Yanshu also saw the expression of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry who hesitated to speak.

But he didn't mean to explain it to him at all.

Although Qu Yuanli's principle is not difficult, it will take some effort to describe it in words that an ancient man like Gongbu Shangshu can understand.

Gu Yanshu is not an educator, he used to like Qin Lun's new gadgets made by himself at that time, all because it was Qin Lun.

Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, a naughty old man who is nearly [-] years old, how can he compare with his own deer?

Seeing that Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry had been looking down at the blueprint of Qu Yuanli, and seemed to be addicted to it, Gu Yanshu couldn't help but reached out and knocked on the table:

"Recently, the prince is not in the capital, so the affairs of the palace have increased a lot. The palace doesn't have much free time. Didn't Lord Feng mention a few issues just now? Why don't we take advantage of the present and solve them together."

Although Qin Lu left the capital, there were actually not many things going on in Prince Li's residence.

After all, Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu have been married for some time, and under Gu Yanshu's management, all affairs of the palace are on the right track.

Gu Yanshu said this because he didn't want to go to the Ministry of Industry again and again in the future.

If you want to know a highly dangerous place like Liubu, you should fight against him.

Therefore, the problems that can be solved in one go now should not be left to the next day.

"other problems?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry did not expect that Gu Yanshu would take the initiative to mention this matter, he was stunned at first, but soon reflected:

"Other matters cannot be decided by Weichen alone. I hope the princess will wait for a while, and Rong Weichen will call his colleagues to discuss together."

Gu Yanshu didn't have any objection to this, he just waved his hand slightly, signaling the Minister of the Ministry of Industry to go and come back quickly.

After all, what you say to the Minister of the Ministry of Industry is what you say, and what you say to someone in a department of the Ministry of Industry is what you say, and there is no difference.

I don't know how the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry told other people in the Ministry of Industry.

After a while, other officials from the Ministry of Industry arrived and sat down in their seats without saying a word.

What's more, they even brought in two plates of snacks and put them on the low table next to Gu Yanshu's hands.

The euphemistic name is to prevent His Highness from starving, and he couldn't laugh or cry when he read Gu Yanshu.

When the Minister of the Ministry of Industry returned to the room, Gu Yanshu made sure that all the people who were supposed to come had arrived, so he spoke directly and got to the point:

"Time is limited, so the main hall will directly talk about the main points. The Ministry of Industry wants to reclaim the mountains and increase the amount of farmland. Master Feng has already talked to the main hall."

"As for now, Master Feng called you in because he wanted to tell you how to solve the difficulty of reclaiming the forest."

As soon as Gu Yanshu finished speaking, a younger official asked impatiently:

"Hearing what His Highness said, could it be that there is already a solution?"

"Yes."

Gu Yanshu nodded slightly, and didn't mean to be tricky, and directly gave the answer to the officials of the Ministry of Industry:

"The method of this hall is terraced fields."