According to Li Zexuan's original plan, he only wanted to bring these three hundred thousand chickens to sweep through the various provinces and counties. However, since the people of Xinfeng County were willing to lend their chickens to him, there was no reason for him to reject them. There were more than eight thousand households in Xinfeng County. If each household lent thirty to forty chickens, they would be able to gather more than twenty thousand chickens. This was a significant increase in the overall scale of the Sky Pheasant Brigade!
On the other hand, now that the children of the Han Village and Plum Village had loudspeakers, the size of the flock they could control was much larger than before. The Sky Pheasant Brigade could completely "eat" the twenty thousand chickens in Xinfeng County. If the people of other provinces and counties were willing to lend their chickens, Li Zexuan would still dare to continue accepting them!
After appeasing the people, Li Zexuan looked at Wang Dezheng and instructed in a deep voice, "County Magistrate Wang, I'll leave the matter of registering the people to you. This is also a chance for you to atone for your mistakes. Now, immediately send the yamen runners to inform the entire county that those who are willing to lend their chickens to me should register as soon as possible!"
Wang Dezheng cupped his hands solemnly and said, "Rest assured, Marquis. I'll send the yamen runners to inform the people of the various villages and gather all the officials in the county government to register the people!"
"Mm! It's best if the people register before the hour of the afternoon. After that, we might have to head to Weinan County to exterminate the locusts! "
Li Zexuan nodded and said.
"Marquis is leaving Xinfeng County with the Sky Pheasant Brigade today?"
Wang Dezheng was shocked when he heard this. He thought that Li Zexuan's Sky Pheasant Brigade was going to stay the night in Xinfeng County.
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "Based on the speed of this morning, all the locusts in Xinfeng County will definitely be exterminated before the hour of the afternoon. Now that the locust plague is everywhere, the people are living in an abyss of suffering. Time waits for no one. If the Sky Pheasant Brigade can head to the next place as soon as possible, the people there will suffer less losses!"
Hearing this, Wang Dezheng couldn't help but feel deep veneration. He bowed deeply to Li Zexuan and said, "Marquis is devoted to the country and loves the people as if they were your own children. Your noble character and unquestionable integrity has earned my admiration and shame. No matter how the imperial court deals with me, even if I can only be a small official in the future, I will remember Marquis's admonition today and be a good official who benefits the people!"
Seeing Wang Dezheng's sincere face, Li Zexuan's impression of him changed greatly. Even if County Magistrate Wang couldn't absolve himself from the blame for the soaring grain prices, it was undeniable that County Magistrate Wang was a magnanimous person. Generally speaking, although Wang Dezheng had flaws and neglected his duties as an official, he wasn't so bad that he couldn't be saved. He could still be saved.
"County Magistrate Wang, last year when the Cui Clan was exterminated, I once said to His Majesty, 'The ruler is a boat; the commoners are water.' Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. The Cui Clan thought that the people were weak and powerless, so they wantonly oppressed the people and harmed the servants. They had no respect for the people and in the end, they died in the sea of people!
In fact, the same principle applies to an official. County Magistrate Wang, if you don't care about the people and don't care about the people's livelihood, then one day when the people can't live anymore, that's when you, as an official, can no longer be an official. You must know that when an ordinary man is angry, blood will splash five steps away! "
There was no need for Li Zexuan to say these words. It was mainly because Wang Dezheng could still be saved that he said a few more words. What if because of his words, there was another good official in this world?
Wang Dezheng obviously understood this principle. Hearing this, he bowed to Li Zexuan gratefully and said, "Thank you, Marquis, for your admonition! I will remember it for the rest of my life! "
"Yes! Go and do your work! "
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said.
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"Beep ~ Beep ~ Beep ~ Beep Beep!"
Lantian County, Strange Interest Pavilion's new workshop.
Accompanied by the "di di di" sound of the telegraph, Li Tai quickly came to the desk and took a pen to record the code. After about a quarter of an hour, the telegraph finally stopped ringing. Li Tai shook his sore wrist and began to translate the telegram.
"Qingque, there are palace people outside looking for you! Quickly go out and see! "
At this time, Meng Wenhao walked into the room and said to Li Tai who was in front of the desk.
Since Li Tai was the deputy chief designer of the second and third trump card projects of Yanhuang College, he had a special office in this courtyard. It was convenient for him to receive and send telegrams.
No one outside the project was allowed to enter this courtyard where the trump card project was carried out. Even the eunuchs from the palace were no exception.
"People from the palace? Why are they looking for me? "
Li Tai had just finished translating the telegram and asked curiously.
Meng Wenhao shook his head and said, "I don't know about this. The little eunuch didn't say. Qingque, you should go out and see!"
"Okay! I'll go take a look! "
Li Tai thought for a while, then took out a page and handed it to Meng Wenhao, saying, "Wenhao, this is a telegram from Yamachō. It's about publishing a notice in tomorrow's Datang Daily. Take it and give it to Mr. Ma Zhou!"
"Okay! I'll go now! "
Meng Wenhao nodded, and the two of them went out together.
"Your Highness, His Majesty summons you to the palace!"
The little eunuch outside the courtyard was a little angry because he was rejected, but when he saw Li Tai come out, he quickly put on a smile and greeted him.
"Father summons me to the palace? What's the matter? I'm very busy here! "
Li Tai said reluctantly.
The two trump card projects had entered the critical stage, and he was indeed very busy now!
The little eunuch choked when he heard this. He thought to himself, What's wrong with Prince Wei that he doesn't even want to respond to His Majesty's summons?
If the other party was a normal official, the little eunuch would have left in a huff. However, the other party was Li Tai, the Prince of Wei who was greatly favored by the Second Emperor. The little eunuch did not dare to be arrogant or rash. He smiled and said:
He smiled and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty only said that he summoned you back to the palace for an important matter, but he didn't tell us what it was. Your Highness, do you want to go back to the palace to take a look?"
Li Tai thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay! I also have something to talk to His Majesty about! "
The little eunuch heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Your Highness, this way please. The carriage has been prepared for you!"
"What carriage? Don't you know that my time is precious? Ride back to Chang 'an! "
Li Tai glared at the little eunuch and said angrily.
The little eunuch was stunned at first, then quickly bowed and said, "Yes, yes, yes! I will go and prepare a horse for Your Highness! "
Speaking of which, Li Tai used to ride a carriage when he went out. After all, riding a carriage was much more comfortable than riding a horse. Today's abnormal behavior really made the little eunuch unable to understand!
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"Your son pays his respects to His Majesty!"
Sweet Dew Hall. After being notified by the chamberlain, Li Tai walked in and bowed to Li Er who was reading memorials.
"En! You may dispense with the formalities! "
Li Er put down the memorials and raised his head to look at Li Tai. After a while, he frowned and said, "You've lost weight! Qingque, why haven't you returned to the palace to pay your respects to me and your mother for so long? Even if you have classes on weekdays, you should still have time to return to Chang 'an during the weekends at Yanhuang College! Your mother has already talked about you in front of me more than once ~! "
When Li Tai heard this, he said with some guilt, "Your son is unfilial and has caused His Majesty and Mother to worry. In the future, when your son has time, I will definitely return to the palace to pay my respects to His Majesty and Mother!"
Li Er narrowed his eyes and said, "What? From what you're saying, you haven't had time recently? Is there something important that you have to deal with? "
"Uh … this …"
Li Tai was a little dumbfounded. According to the rules of the academy, the second and third trump card projects were classified as top secret projects. No one involved could reveal it to outsiders, not even their own family members. However, the person in front of him was not only his family member, but also the ruler of the empire. This made Li Tai feel awkward for a moment. Should he say it or not?
"What? What kind of thing made you hide it from me? "
Li Er's face suddenly became gloomy, and there was a trace of coldness in his voice.
Although he already knew what Li Tai was busy with recently, seeing that his son even hid it from him as his father made him feel a little angry in his heart!
Li Tai felt a chill down his spine and quickly said, "No! Father! Your son doesn't dare! Yamachō started the second and third trump card projects at the academy a few days ago. Your son has been busy with this matter recently! "
"Oh? The second and third trump card projects? What is it for? "
Li Er's eyes flashed as he straightened his body and asked.
He knew that the first trump card project of the academy was the Ba River Hydroelectric Power Station project. As for the second and third trump card projects, he still knew nothing. The academy's confidentiality work was really good!
Li Tai had already decided to tell Li Er about the trump card project. At this moment, he had no scruples, so he continued, "Father, the second trump card project of the academy aims to improve the current telegraph machine. On one hand, it will increase the transmission power of the telegraph machine. On the other hand, it will enhance the telegraph machine's signal recognition ability and anti-interference ability. On the other hand, it will build telegraph relay stations in key states and counties for electromagnetic wave transmission and reception relays. Finally, it will increase the effective communication range of the telegraph machine to more than a thousand miles, or even further!"
"A thousand miles!"
When Li Er heard this, he was completely shocked. Previously, Li Zexuan had told him that there was still a lot of room for improvement in the telegraph machine. He was still a little skeptical, but now that the second trump card project had been set up to increase the communication range of the telegraph machine to more than a thousand miles, and even the improvement plan had been formulated, he had no choice but to believe it.
"Qingque, tell me, is it feasible to increase the communication range of the telegraph machine to more than a thousand miles?"
After a moment of shock, Li Er came back to his senses and asked eagerly.
Li Tai cupped his hands and said, "Father, the plan of this trump card project has been discussed several times by more than ten teachers in the academy. We all think that a thousand miles communication range is absolutely feasible. Moreover, if the number of relay stations is enough, a few thousand miles communication range is not a problem!"
"Good! Good! Good! Good! "
When Li Er heard this, he was instantly delighted, but then he felt that there was something wrong with Li Tai's words. "We all think? Qingque, what are your responsibilities in this project? "
"Uh …"
When he heard Li Er ask this, Li Tai scratched his head a little embarrassedly. That was the embarrassment of a child who had achieved good results in front of his parents, but was afraid of showing too much and making himself appear immodest. "Father, your son is the deputy chief designer of the second and third trump card projects, and Mr. Mo Huai is the chief designer!"
“.....！！！”
Li Er's eyes widened. Although he had always been calm in the face of change, when he heard that his son had become the deputy chief designer of the trump card project, he could not hide his shock because he knew that the teachers in Yanhuang College were all capable people. How rare was it that Li Tai, as a student, could stand out from the crowd and become the deputy chief designer?!
"Haha! You are indeed worthy of being my son, Qingque, good job! "
After the shock, Li Er could not help but laugh out loud. "Last year, Qingque, when you wanted to enter Li Zexuan's tutelage and study at Yanhuang College, I was still a little hesitant because you had always been studying Confucianism. I was worried that the proud and arrogant you would not be able to adapt to engineering in Yanhuang College. But I did not expect that in less than a year, Qingque, your achievements in engineering would reach such a level. Your father is very pleased ~!"
Li Tai was overjoyed in his heart, but he said modestly, "Father, you flatter me. Compared to Yamachō, your son is still far behind!"
"Haha! Take it slow! There is no rush! "
Li Er was delighted when he heard this, and then he asked, "Oh, right! What is the third trump card project? "
Li Tai cupped his hands and replied, "Father, for the third trump card project, Yamachō wants to create new units of measurement, standards, and measuring instruments. In addition, Yamachō has also created new units of length to facilitate the precision production of the later stages of the workshop! Compared to improving the telegraph, these tasks are not difficult! "
"Mm!"
Li Er nodded thoughtfully and said, "When will the second trump card project be completed?"
Li Tai replied, "Within half a year! The deadline for these two trump card projects is half a year. Yamachō wants us to reach the target within half a year! "
"Half a year? Good! I will wait for you for half a year! Once you are done, I will reward everyone handsomely! "
Li Er said excitedly.
Just think about it, if the telegraph was successfully improved and could achieve long-distance communication, then the Tang Empire's territory would expand by several times. He, Li Er, would also have the ability to control the country's affairs and military affairs. This was an achievement that even Qin Huang and Hanwu could not achieve!
Li Tai suddenly thought of something and said, "Father, we have already made some initial improvements to the telegraph. It is estimated that the distance of communication can reach up to four to five hundred miles. This time, when Yamachō went to another county to exterminate locusts, they brought along the telegraph that we have just improved. This time, we can test its maximum effective range! Oh, right, Yamachō just sent back a telegram regarding Xinfeng County. Father, please take a look ~! "
With that, Li Tai took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and raised it above his head.
Li Er's eyes flashed and he quickly said,
"Oh? Let me take a look! "
Zhao Song quickly took it and passed it to Li Er.
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