Chapter 11 Return to the Village(1/2)
After chatting for a while, everyone began to leave one after another, starting a busy day.
The King of Qin did not go to work, but invited Wen Yi to chat in the garden.
King Qin said: "Xiao Yi, I wonder who you are studying under?
I learned such a good skill."
Wenyi replied: "This kid is from the Shennong sect. According to legend, the ancestor is a descendant of the Shennong family. The sect has been passed down by a single line for generations, and each master only accepts one apprentice.
My master, Stark, passed away last year, and now I am the only one left."
King Qin is a little confused, Stark?
This name is really weird, I have never heard of it at all.
But he still pretended to be sincere and said: "I have admired my master's name for a long time, but it is a pity that he has passed away."
Literary Art was holding it back so hard that he almost burst out laughing.
How could you possibly know that Stark, he is just a cartoon character from a thousand years later, but he still has to agree with King Qin, otherwise Li Shimin will become angry from shame, and he will not be able to bear the burden and walk away.
Li Shimin asked again: "Xiao Yi, what do you know?
Can you tell me more about this in detail?"
Literary Art nodded and said: "Back to Your Highness, our sect has learned a lot. In addition to the 'Six Arts of the Gentleman' including piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, we have basically dabbled in everything, and we are best at medicine."
Li Shimin was surprised and said: "Don't you learn the teachings of Confucius and Mencius?"
Literary Art replied: "Well, we travel around and often don't have enough to eat. We have neither the conditions nor the desire to learn the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, so we believers only teach it orally, and even the written words are different from others."
Li Shimin said curiously: "Write it quickly and let me have a look."
Li Shimin picked up a branch and wrote the words "Shennongmen" on the ground. Li Shimin was amazed when he saw that the traditional Chinese characters used were indeed different.
The two were walking and chatting, and soon they came to a small pavilion in the lake. The two sat down. Li Shimin sighed and said, "Xiaoyi, although you are young, I know that you have great talent, but it is a pity that you are not."
I don’t want to enter the court, but I just want to hear your opinion on something.”
Li Shimin took a sip of tea and continued: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is my eldest brother. He has a close friendship with my third brother Li Yuanji, but he regards me as a thorn in his side, for fear that I will usurp his position in the East Palace.
I wonder what Xiaoyi thinks?"
Wenyi sighed and thought: I have been so low-key, but I still let him see the flaw.
After thinking for a long time, he said: "Your Highness, please forgive me for the offence."
Li Shimin waved his hand for him to continue, and Wenyi continued: "You and the Crown Prince, Prince Qi, are flesh and blood brothers, and now they are all against each other because of the throne. To be honest, the throne is stripped of its appearance to see its essence. It is just the name of a profession, and it is only the name of this profession.
His nature is very special. He has the power to rule all the people and take possession of life and death. But, Your Highness, do you think any of the emperors in the past dynasties has truly achieved the power of taking life and death?
Most of the wise monarchs became ill due to overwork and eventually died of illness.
So the throne is not a good thing, and now the prince is hostile to you. In fact, it is because he is not confident. He is already the prince, you are the King of Qin, and most of the ministers in the court support the prince. I don’t know why the prince is hostile.
you?"
After hearing this, Li Shimin sighed with emotion: "You are right, but the current situation makes me very scared. Now that my father is still here, I can keep me safe. If the prince ascends to Dabao, he will definitely kill me all over the house!"
Wenyi solemnly said: "Your Highness, to be honest, it seems that His Highness the Crown Prince is incompetent, and he will definitely be unqualified if he becomes the emperor.
Your Highness has military commanders like clouds and advisors like rain. If Your Highness wants to fight, it is still possible, but I have something to say to Your Highness."
Li Shimin was deeply troubled by Wen Yi's words. He stared at Wen Yi with burning eyes and said, "But it doesn't matter."
Wen Yi said: "Your Highness, please remember that you are fighting for the throne because you are afraid of killing your whole family, not for the sake of the throne.
When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Qi become prisoners under your command in the future, please spare their children!"
After saying that, Wenyi stood up and gave a big salute to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin quickly helped Wen Yi up and said: "Xiao Yi's words are every word, and I will definitely remember them in my heart.
Xiaoyi, please stay and help me!"
Wenyi smiled and said, "Your Highness, does he know why Zhuge Liang chose Liu Bei instead of Cao Cao?"
Li Shimin asked strangely: "Why does Xiaoyi talk about Zhuge Liang?"
Wenyi replied: "Your Highness, Zhuge Liang chose him because Liu Bei had no available talents. As soon as he joined, he became Liu Bei's military advisor. If he went to Cao Cao, he would only be a clerk writing documents.
His Highness has many talents under his command, and there is no shortage of young men. However, there is no doctor in the dozen or so villages around Wailiu Village, which is equivalent to the young man's Liu Bei, so I am needed more there."
What he said made Li Shimin very emotional, so he nodded and said: "Xiaoyi, you are a good boy, but Chang'an is too dirty, so please go back."
The two chatted for a while, and then Wen Yi stood up and left.
Li Shimin gave him a cart full of gifts as a reward for the portrait.
Wenyi happily returned to the inn, packed up his luggage and went to say hello to the boss who was about to deliver the goods to his door.
The next day, he drove his ox cart back to Wailiu Village.
This trip to Chang'an yielded a huge harvest. Not only did I buy a lot of rare materials, I also made friends with Li Shimin.
What he values most here is the hundred pounds of cotton seeds.
He had already planned to teach Uncle Shuan Zi how to grow cotton. There was no need to deliberately popularize it. As long as the people saw the advantages of cotton, they would flock to it.
What is missing now is the technology to play cotton and spin the wheel.
Wenyi didn't plan to directly build a spinning wheel, as that would be too high-profile. He planned to teach Uncle Shuanzi only the oldest technique of playing cotton.
Let the people of the Tang Dynasty study the rest by themselves.
Anyway, now he can afford silk and doesn't have to worry about cotton.
I walked for five days when I came here. When I went back, I walked very quickly because I was with four guys. I returned to Wailiu Village in three days.
The delivery of goods between literature and art and guys is clear.
He and Shitou moved the purchased items into the warehouse, leaving only the one hundred kilograms of cotton seeds outside.
Wenyi said to Shitou: "Stone, is Uncle Shuanzi at home?
I bought these 100 kilograms of seeds for him."
Shitou shook his head and said, "I'm working in the fields, not at home."
Wenyi nodded and said, "Okay, you go ask Uncle Shuanzi to come to my house, and I'll prepare some more things."
Shitou responded and went to find Uncle Shuanzi.
Cotton will die quickly if planted directly into the ground. You need to breed it first. Breeding means planting the seeds in culture soil. The most convenient way is to make the culture soil into a small cylinder shape like honeycomb briquettes, and then plant the cotton seeds in it.
Grow the seedlings, and then bury them in the ground together with the culture soil after the seedlings grow larger.
Only in this way can the survival rate of cotton be ensured.
Literature and art began to make simple cookie beaters out of wood.
After Uncle Shuanzi came over, Wenyi put down his work and said to Uncle Shuanzi: "Uncle, I found the seeds of Baidiezi in Chang'an. I want to use your land to plant some. It will be best to use them to keep warm in winter."
Shuanzi asked quickly: "I've heard of Bai Diezi. It's something only found in the Western Regions, and it's very precious.
Can we survive farming?"
Wenyi smiled and replied: "Don't worry, Uncle Shuanzi, you have to be careful with Baidiezi when it sprouts. It will be fine when it grows up a little."
I will teach you how to grow Baidianzi."
Uncle Shuanzi didn't ask too many questions. He believed in literature and art very much. As long as literature and art said it could be done, it would definitely be done.
The two of them worked hard for three days before planting all 100 kilograms of cotton seeds.
They also discussed with Mr. Fang about reclaiming ten acres of wasteland behind the village to grow cotton.
It took another half a month to plant all the cotton in the ground. Wenyi was so tired that he hummed in bed for three days. Fortunately, there were rocks to cook for him, otherwise he would have starved to death in bed.
After Wen Yi was resurrected with full health, he entered the studio. Wen Yi did not allow anyone to enter this room, including Shitou. There were too many secrets in it that Wen Yi did not want others to know.
This time he planned to make a set of lead-acid batteries, a relatively old type of storage battery that was widely used as starting batteries in cars at the beginning of the 21st century.
The materials have been collected and it is very simple to make.
He used hardwood as plastic for the casing and partitions, and used cow glue for sealing.
Then the sulfuric acid solution is extracted, the lead plates are made, and a super-large lead-acid battery sixty centimeters long, thirty centimeters wide, and twenty-five centimeters high is assembled.
Wenyi built a "Datang version electric bicycle" based on the appearance of a two-wheeled electric vehicle specially used for pulling goods in the early 21st century. The front wheel is an iron spoke and the rear wheel is a motor. There is no rubber and can only be used on the front and rear wheels.
All are equipped with spring shock absorbers, the battery is placed in the back seat, and it can also be used as a shelf.
The seat is made of wood, covered with N layers of unknown animal skins, and is quite comfortable.
It took me two days and two nights to fully charge it with the wind turbine at home.
The frame is assembled from hardwood, the key parts are wrapped in iron sheets, and then painted with raw paint. A dark red, bulky electric car is freshly produced.
Shitou was surprised when he saw Wenyi riding a strange thing all over the yard. He hurriedly ran forward and asked: "Brother Xiaoyi, what is this?"
So strange?”
Wenyi said cheerfully: "Shitou, this is a secret that is not passed down from my sect. This is called an electric car. As long as you control the direction, it will move by itself."
To be continued...