About what happened at the gate of Shengtang Group, word quickly reached the Daming Palace.
Let's say that Li Shimin was wearing a pair of glasses and was sitting by the window basking in the sun.
The light at this time is not very strong and the temperature is not high, but basking in the sun makes people feel good! Most of the items he uses are designed by Li Min, and he uses them very smoothly.
Concubine Wang Guifei sat next to him and squeezed his shoulders.
At this time, a eunuch came to report.
An old eunuch actually went into the palace to report the situation to Li Shimin. He got a lot of benefits from Li Shimin. He was also very active in doing things!
He said:
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince has resolved the crisis!"
"Oh? Like this!" Li Shimin took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It was already nine o'clock, and then said lazily.
It is reasonable for Li Min to be able to cope with such changes.
If he can't solve it, that's something that should be taken seriously.
At this time, Concubine Wang's hand stopped.
She looked a little uncomfortable.
He must be thinking about something in his heart.
"My dear concubine, what's wrong? Keep squeezing, I like your technique!"
Li Shimin said doubtfully.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Guifei continued the movement in her hands.
Then he squeezed and said: "Your Majesty, you said that once the Shengtang Group's mechanical calculator comes out, it will have a big impact on the people. Many people will lose their jobs because of it. This is probably not good.
"
"What do you think, my beloved concubine?" Li Shimin asked intentionally. Does she have any ideas?
"I think that this thing cannot be widely used among the people! If the Shengtang Group wants to use it, let them use it! And we must prevent them from selling it! Only in this way can the losses of the people be reduced, so that the people can feel at ease! What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Why does she think this way? Perhaps this also represents the views of some people. No wonder there is a stir among the people.
"The emergence of mechanical calculators will indeed cause some fluctuations among the people..."
Li Shimin actually recognized this.
Wang Guifei took the opportunity to say: "Moreover, its emergence will inevitably make the abacus industry disappear! It has been a big industry since ancient times, and it is the quintessence of the country! If it disappears, it will be a big loss for us! At the same time, for
To ensure peace for the people, will your Majesty step forward? Give an order to stop his behavior!? I think I have to stop their barbaric growth!"
It's a bit heavy to say that! If things were brought to such a high level, it might be very difficult for Li Min.
After Li Shimin heard this, he was silent for a moment.
He did not respond directly to Wang Guifei.
After all, Shengtang Group must have thought carefully about what they did.
That's been it from the beginning.
Many things appear like this.
But this time it seems a little different.
While he was thinking.
"Your Majesty, Dai Zhou wants to see you!" At this time, a eunuch trotted in and said.
"Let him in!"
Li Shimin stretched his waist.
Then he stood up. He had no intention of responding to Concubine Wang.
He put his glasses aside.
Immediately afterwards, Dai Zhou walked in from outside.
"Greetings to Your Majesty! Wang Guifei."
"What's wrong?" Li Shimin asked.
We just went to the morning court in the morning, why did we come back wearing a coat?
"Your Majesty, I have something to report here!"
"when?"
Li Shimin picked up the tea cup.
Just about to drink water.
"About mechanical calculators!"
As soon as he heard about mechanical calculators, the tea cup in his hand stopped in mid-air.
Concubine Wang also pricked up her ears and listened.
"Mechanical calculator? You know about it too?"
"Yes, I heard about it this morning. When I heard about it, I went to the palace to report it to His Majesty!"
"Dai Zhou, you are still a step too late. Your Majesty has known about it for a long time!" Wang Guifei said.
"Yes, I knew it a long time ago, but your news seems a bit late!"
"No, Your Majesty, the purpose of my coming here is not to tell you this, but something else!"
As soon as these words came out, people became interested.
"You tell me, I'll listen!"
"The mechanical calculators produced by the Shengtang Group have a great impact on the imperial court! Especially on the Ministry of Household Affairs, it will be even greater!"
Are mechanical calculators useful to the imperial court?
Li Shimin didn't understand.
But what Dai Zhou said next made it clear to him.
"Your Majesty, you must also know the role of the mechanical calculator. It can replace the abacus, and its calculation power is even more amazing. It is not a problem to defeat one against a hundred. If a mechanical calculator can be introduced, then our court's calculations on some accounts will be better.
Faster, such as the speed of appropriation will also be faster. There are also statistics and other aspects that can be speeded up. Moreover, it can also reduce manpower, allowing officials to have more time to do other things instead of holding abacus all day.
I’m counting on it until late. There are still many benefits, and I’ll write them down in this book! Please take a look at it, Your Majesty!”
Li Shimin was shocked. Obviously, he did not expect that a mechanical calculator could have such an effect.
"Let me see it!"
Concubine Wang's expression also changed.
She looked at Li Shimin and became interested and wanted to say something.
"His Majesty……"
"My beloved, don't speak for now. Let me take a look first."
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Then Li Shimin looked at everything written on the paper. The faster it went, the more shocked he became.
Then, he shouted: "Okay, okay, Dai Zhou, you have summarized it well this time. Mechanical calculators should be owned by the imperial court. In the future, the efficiency of the imperial court will also be improved. That is a major event that benefits the people! You did a good job!"
very nice!"
"Your Majesty is serious, this is also my duty."
"Very good, you have done something good and will be rewarded!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Dai Zhou was overjoyed.
Then Li Shimin said: "By the way, I'll leave the purchase of the mechanical calculator to you!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take care of this! I will go and talk to the Sixth Prince about this now!"
"Okay, you go!"
But at this moment, Concubine Wang said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not that simple, right?"
"What do you think, my beloved concubine?"
"I think that every time something produced by Shengtang Group is very expensive, no matter what it is, if we buy it when they produce it, it will cost more money. Now that the treasury has just relaxed, if
It’s not worth spending more money to buy it!”
Dai Zhou followed up and said: "What the Concubine Wang said is absolutely true, Your Majesty! I think it is also the case. We must need a lot of mechanical calculators. Therefore, if we look at the unit price of one unit, Shengtang Group's pricing must be
It will be very high, and they will focus on their needs. For the imperial court to get a mechanical calculator, it may have to wait for a while."
Wang Guifei was a little proud when she heard the previous words, but when she heard the next words, her expression changed.
"What do you mean, Dai Zhou?"
Next, Dai Zhou came up with a plan, which Li Shimin applauded.