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Although Li Longji was old and his ambition had declined compared to when he was young, he was, after all, a powerful emperor with strong self-confidence. Even in his old age, his ambition far exceeded that of ordinary people. Of course, the impression he gave to the later generations was that he was fond of grandiose achievements. The many foreign wars that happened in the late Heavenly Treasure Realm were the best proof.
For an empire, the production of iron products was extremely important. Without iron products, they couldn't make enough iron weapons and thus couldn't deter enemy countries.
Of course, at this moment, for the Tang Empire, iron could also be used to lay railway tracks in addition to making cold weapons. It increased the flow of goods and materials in the Tang Empire and made it convenient for people to come and go. This was very crucial to the improvement of the country's strength. Li Longji knew this very well.
In addition, as an emperor who already had everything, Li Longji would more or less pursue some enjoyment. Snatching his daughter-in-law was the best proof. Going to the Huaqing Pool to bathe every once in a while was even better proof.
The Daming Palace was dozens of miles away from the Huaqing Pool. Every time he went there, his bones would almost fall apart. He would need to rest for a day or two before he could recover. It was the same when he returned to the palace. After riding the iron wheelbarrow, Li Longji felt that if he rode the iron wheelbarrow to the Hot Spring Palace in the future, he would definitely not suffer so much. Moreover, the speed could be maintained a little faster than riding a carriage, thus saving time on the road. He could even go there more frequently because it was convenient to go back and forth.
Ang Lee had already successfully made the black gunpowder. Therefore, as long as there were enough raw materials and manpower, he could quickly make a large amount of black gunpowder. It was absolutely not a problem to satisfy the mining needs of the nine mines. If he couldn't even guarantee such a small amount of production, then what was the use of inventing black gunpowder?
"Your Majesty, don't worry. As long as the imperial court can provide enough sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal powder, it will be enough to satisfy all the mines of the Tang Empire, let alone the mining army of tens of thousands of people."
Ang Lee patted his chest and assured Li Longji.
When Li Longji heard this, he felt much more at ease. He said softly, "Now that the black gunpowder workshop has been completed, preparing materials and manpower is not a problem. The Ministry of Works is also free. I plan to hand over the task of mining iron to the Ministry of Works. In addition, I will recruit tens of thousands of laborers in the Guanzhong region. This way, we should be able to greatly increase the production of pig iron."
"Your Majesty's consideration is correct. However, the spring plowing is not far away. If you want to recruit the people, you should recruit those who have more laborers. If you don't have enough laborers and they are sent to the mines, it will definitely affect the spring plowing."
Seeing that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, Ang Lee began to worry about the spring plowing. After all, the whole year's plan was based on spring. If the spring plowing was delayed, the people might starve. In this way, no matter how much pig iron the country had, it would be useless. Food was the most important thing to the people. Once there was a famine, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Li Longji grinned and said seriously, "How can I not consider the spring plowing? However, the spring plowing will only last for half a month. When the spring plowing comes, I will let all the people who have been recruited go back to farming. After the spring plowing, they will come back to open the mines. The spring plowing will definitely not be delayed. Haha!"
"Oh, I was thinking too much. It turns out that Your Majesty has already thought of everything."
Ang Lee smiled embarrassedly.
"Well, I should return to the palace. Assistant Minister Li, you must remember that the black gunpowder workshop is related to the rise and fall of the Tang Empire. You must pay special attention to it. If you need anything, just tell me."
Li Longji finally expressed that he would support Ang Lee and give Ang Lee the greatest support.
Of course, if anyone wanted to be supported by the boss, they must have enough ability. Moreover, they must be able to attract the boss and share the boss's worries. Ang Lee obviously had this ability. It was not surprising that he was supported by Li Longji.
Ang Lee personally saw Li Longji off the carriage and respectfully saw Li Longji's carriage off.
Most of the accompanying officials followed Li Longji's carriage back to the capital. However, there were also some officials who chose to stay. These officials who chose to stay were several leaders of the Ministry of Works. They were responsible for promoting the waterwheel, so naturally, they stayed to carefully study the structure of the waterwheel. They also communicated with the craftsmen that Ang Lee hired with a high salary to thoroughly understand the technical characteristics of the waterwheel designed by Ang Lee and ensure that the promotion was foolproof.
After the construction of the black gunpowder workshop, these officials of the Ministry of Works were praised by Li Longji. Their morale was high, so they were particularly motivated. They studied the waterwheel for more than two hours and did not leave.
However, Ang Lee would not ask them to stay for dinner. Just now, these officials not only picked his vegetables but also asked his servants to help pack them. This made Ang Lee quite unhappy.
"Have you finished the blenders I asked you to make?"
There was only one day left before the black gunpowder was made. These blenders were very important.
"Assistant Minister Li, they are all done. There are a total of ten blenders. Look, they are here."
A craftsman brought Ang Lee to the location where the blenders were stored and lifted the linen cloth covering them.
"Not bad, they are quite big. Have you tested them? Are they useful? "
Ang Lee was most concerned about the reliability of these blenders. One must know that these blenders were used to mix the black gunpowder. If they were not reliable and there was danger, he would not be able to keep his life.
"Assistant Minister Li, these have all been tested. They are very useful. These are blended grains. They are very uniform."
Ang Lee glanced at them. The five grains were indeed messily mixed together. After shaking the blenders with his hand, Ang Lee could confirm that these blenders were indeed of good quality. They were completely capable of the heavy task of mixing black gunpowder.
"Bastard, take twenty people and transport these ten blenders to the workshop five miles away. Go and return quickly."
Ang Lee ordered loudly.
Bastard obeyed the order and ran off to find people to complete Ang Lee's task as soon as possible.
After supervising the craftsmen in the factory and instructing them to continue building and laying the tracks, Ang Lee spurred his horse and left for his home in Daye Square. Although he had to go to work at the black gunpowder workshop early the next morning, it did not affect Ang Lee's normal life.
"Big Brother, you are finally back. We have been waiting for you."
Ang Lee had just returned home when he saw Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, Shouyu, Erniu, Guang Cheng, and the others gathered outside his mansion. They seemed to have been waiting for him.
"Since you are all here, why don't you go in? Aren't you cold standing at the door?"
Ang Lee said with a slight reproach.
"Big Brother, we just arrived and were about to go in. Then we saw you coming back. "
Li Kun Xiong said with a smile. However, Ang Lee knew that they were lying. Looking at them, it was obvious that they had been standing outside for a long time.
These days, Ang Lee was busy inventing black gunpowder, the vegetable greenhouse, and studying the iron wheel and tracks. In short, he was very busy. These brothers all had positions and had to be on duty every day. Therefore, they did not have much free time. At the same time, they did not work in the same unit, so naturally, they had less and less contact.
However, although they had less contact, the relationship between the brothers did not weaken. The reason why these people did not go in was that he was not at home and Yan Ruyu was at home. They felt embarrassed. In addition, Ang Lee had made many contributions and was now the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. His position was far higher than theirs, so they naturally had to pay attention and give Ang Lee the most basic respect.
"Brothers, today I will introduce a new brother to you. Duan Xiushi, a lieutenant of the Imperial Guards."
Ang Lee looked at Duan Xiushi behind him and introduced him in a loud voice.
Duan Xiushi immediately clasped his fist and saluted everyone. Although he was not familiar with the people in front of him, he naturally heard of the several meritorious generals under Ang Lee's command. Moreover, he admired these people very much. At the same time, he was a little jealous. After all, with Duan Xiushi's conceit, he felt that he only lacked an opportunity. As long as he could serve in the border army, he would definitely find an opportunity to make contributions and achieve greater merits than the people in front of him.
After getting familiar with each other, Ang Lee led everyone to the main hall and immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare wine and dishes. He wanted to have a good drink with his brothers.
Ang Lee's mansion had been modernized and all the servants had been specially trained. Therefore, they were very efficient. In a very short time, dozens of delicious dishes were served.
Most of these dishes were invented by Ang Lee. Moreover, half of them were vegetarian dishes. In this season, it was definitely a luxury to be able to eat vegetarian dishes.
"Brothers, let's eat and drink. If it's not enough, I'll add more."
Ang Lee would not feel sorry for these brothers. After all, they would not be poor.
"Big Brother, congratulations! In such a short time, you actually came up with so many shocking things. We grew up together with you. Why don't we have such ability? "
Li Kunxiong congratulated Ang Lee while complaining that he was stupid.
"Assistant Minister Li's intelligence is innate. Different people have different aptitudes, so naturally, their future achievements will be different."
"Big Brother doesn't have any aptitudes. It's obvious that his brain was smashed by Liang and then he became very smart."
Li Kunxiong said with a smile.
"Liang smashed his brain?"
Duan Xiushi and Ang Lee had only known each other for a short time. He did not know much about Ang Lee's past.
"Lieutenant Duan, you definitely won't believe it. Big Brother used to be like us. He was a silly boy who only knew martial arts. No, he should be called a martial arts fanatic. He did not care about anything other than martial arts. But once, his head was smashed by a roof beam. He lay in bed for a few days before waking up. Then, it was as if he had changed into a different person. Moreover, he became smarter and smarter."
Li Kunxiong was obviously a little drunk. He actually unceremoniously dug out all the secrets of Ang Lee.
However, Ang Lee would not be angry. This was not a shameful thing. It was a fortuitous encounter that Ang Lee was proud of. There was nothing that could not be known to others.
"Assistant Minister Li, such a thing actually happened?"
Seeing the affirmative answer from Ang Lee's eyes, Duan Xiushi's face was filled with disbelief. He suddenly felt that he should re-evaluate Ang Lee. Perhaps, Ang Lee was even more mysterious than he thought.
Ang Lee was already used to the puzzled eyes of others. He did not explain too much. Instead, he continued to drink and chat with his brothers. Today was destined to be a relaxing day. Tomorrow morning, Ang Lee would go to the black gunpowder workshop to work. Moreover, he would work at least eight hours a day. If he skipped work early, it would definitely make Li Longji unhappy. As such, there would not be enough time to drink with his brothers.
"Brothers, today, let us not go home until we are drunk."
Ang Lee shouted and let everyone drink to their heart's content. They were not allowed to leave until they were drunk.
Kun Xiong and Fei Yu were Ang Lee's brothers who grew up together. They drank the most fiercely. Bowl after bowl was poured into his stomach as if his stomach was a bottomless pit.
Duan Xiushi could not resist Ang Lee's persuasion. He also drank bowl after bowl. However, he had the responsibility of protecting Ang Lee. Therefore, he did not dare to drink to his heart's content.
A group of brothers eating and drinking, chatting about the world and looking forward to the future. This feeling was too good. There was nothing better than this in life.
After eating and drinking, Ang Lee could barely stand. Duan Xiushi did not drink much, so of course, he was fine. However, Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, and the others were all drunk. Each of them was lying on the table like dead pigs.
Since they were all brothers, Ang Lee could not drive them away. He immediately asked Zhao Liu to clean up a few clean rooms in the front yard for Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, and the others, who were drunk and unconscious, to live in.
"Alang, Madam asked me to bring you a bowl of hangover soup. Alang, drink it while it's hot!"
Grass slowly walked over with a bowl of hangover soup.
"Haha! My Madam is so considerate. I'll drink it, I'll drink it. "
Ang Lee drank the hangover soup in one gulp and staggered to the backyard.
"Assistant Minister Li, are you all right? Let me help you back! "
Duan Xiushi was really worried when he saw Ang Lee staggered and could fall at any time. Now that Ang Lee was so important to the Tang dynasty, he could not bear the responsibility if something bad happened to him.
"No need, Field Officer Duan. You can live in the front yard! I can walk by myself. "
Although Ang Lee had drunk a lot, walking back to the bedroom was not a problem. Although his body was a little shaky, his mind was generally clear.
"Alang said you don't have to come with him! There are so many women in the backyard. Is it a place where you should come? "
Grass was usually weak, but when she saw Duan Xiushi following behind Ang Lee, she glared at him and was full of vigor.
"Yes, I'll stay."
Duan Xiushi was very handsome, but when asked by Grass, he immediately nodded submissively, took a few steps back, and turned to leave.
"Alang, slow down. Don't fall."
Grass quickly walked over and helped Ang Lee. However, with Grass's weak body, she could not help at all. She was like a willow twig, how could she be used as a crutch?
"Ouch!"
Ang Lee staggered to the left and fell heavily on Grass's shoulder.
"Alang, be careful."
Grass's legs were trembling because of the weight. She used all her strength to support Ang Lee.
"Grass, you were so brave just now. You scared the Yulin Royal Guards. This is the first time Alang has seen you so brave."
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