About half a month later, the temperature throughout Datang has slowly risen, and summer is about to enter.
A large amount of fruit has matured, and the people of Shengtang Group have tasted it first, especially the core staff!
And cold drinks will become popular throughout the Tang Dynasty.
And the cold drinks this year are different from last year.
Because of the addition of watermelon and cherry tomatoes, drinks such as four-fruit soup have more possibilities. There are also more delicious things that people have never eaten!
And now watermelons are produced in large quantities, and a cup of watermelon juice costs one or two silver.
Because supply is less than demand, one tael of silver is really nothing to the wealthy people in Chang'an City.
They even had their own people line up in front of the Shengtang Group.
However, Shengtang Group's cold drink shop has limited its output and can only produce a thousand cups a day. Because there is no more available!
As a result, many people are unable to drink.
Summer hasn't completely started yet, and watermelon production hasn't caught up yet.
I believe that once the second crop of watermelon comes out in the summer, the problem will be alleviated and everyone can eat it.
On this day, in the Daming Palace, Duan Lun came to look for him.
This time he came with good news.
Moreover, he also pushed a huge piece of equipment into the Daming Palace.
As soon as Li Shimin saw him coming, he asked:
"It's Duan Lun! What's wrong?"
During this period of time, Li Shimin was very happy because the weather was going smoothly and the country was peaceful and the people were safe.
As a leader, you naturally feel comfortable.
"Your Majesty! I have good news to report!"
Li Shimin stopped what he was doing.
"Oh? What's the good news? Tell me!"
"We have finished manufacturing the first mechanical calculator!"
Duan Lun said so.
Li Shimin was a little excited, but at the same time a little depressed.
It’s been almost a month since I got this drawing.
It only took Li Min a week to make something, but it took him a month.
They still started from scratch, there is really no comparison!
However, having said that, the imperial court was able to create it, which also dispelled Li Min's rumor that the imperial court could not.
This time, Li Shimin proved that he could do it.
The imperial court is no worse than the Shengtang Group.
Unlike what Li Min said, the imperial court couldn't create it!
It can be said that now that he heard the news, he was elated!
"Okay, okay! Where is the mechanical calculator? Let me take a look!"
Li Shimin asked.
"it's here!"
Duan Lun walked to the edge, and a box covered with red cloth appeared behind him.
I saw him lifting the red cloth.
A huge calculator appears in front of you.
This sense of form makes people wonder what to say.
"This is it, a first-generation mechanical calculator! Made exclusively for the imperial court! Your Majesty, please take a look!"
Following the direction Duan Lun pointed, Li Shimin indeed saw a huge calculator.
This thing is not much different from that of Shengtang Group.
But there are some places that are rather... ugly.
It is not as sophisticated as the calculators made by Shengtang Group.
This made Li Shimin a little confused.
"Why is it different from what I saw?"
Duan Lun said: "Your Majesty, the first one took us too much time. With the production of the second and tenth unit, it will be even better! So don't worry!"
Duan Lun said so.
Because the craftsmanship is constantly improving.
Therefore, although it may not look good now, it does not mean that it will not look good as technology advances in the future.
"Okay, okay, come on, demonstrate it for me."
Li Shimin said this.
"Your Majesty, how about you propose a question and let me calculate it?"
"Okay, let me give you the questions, listen up! I have 1113 copies of the papers and review 53 copies every hour. How long will it take me to complete the review?"
"Your Majesty, wait a moment!"
Duan Lun then pressed the calculator.
The huge machine started to rotate rapidly at his push.
It only took a moment, and the results came out.
"Your Majesty! It will take 21 hours to complete the approval!"
"Oh? Come on, let's do it!"
Li Shimin was a little shocked, but in order to verify the result, he said this.
"yes!"
Then someone took the chips and started to calculate. After a long time, someone came forward and said: "Your Majesty, the result is exactly 21! Duan Shangshu's answer is correct!"
"Then I will ask a few more questions! Listen carefully!"
Li Shimin seemed very interested.
Then there were a few more questions.
No, Duan Lun's speed is fast, much faster than the calculation speed.
And, the more complex the calculation, the more obvious the advantage.
That was too scary.
Therefore, Li Shimin was very happy.
He also called Dai Zhou.
I finally have a mechanical calculator, and I built it on my own. There are no barriers to Li Min’s skills! I can still do it!
As soon as Dai Zhou arrived, he looked at the machine up and down and had nothing to say other than shock.
Li Shimin said in a loud voice: "That guy also said that the imperial court is not good enough. Now the calculator built by Duan Lun is ready for use! Duan Lun, you have done a good job. You can make another hundred of this thing!"
Dai Zhou just nodded and looked at Duan Lun.
I thought to myself, this Duan Lun is really awesome.
Unexpectedly, he actually made it.
How powerful this is.
Before he said anything, Li Shimin thought for a while, and then said: "No! One thousand! Ten thousand! Yes, ten thousand. Finally, let all the imperial agencies use this mechanical calculator! Let the Tang Dynasty
Increase the speed! Only in this way can we bring convenience to the people!"
With a calculator, calculations can be speeded up, and some allocations can be issued quickly. There are many other benefits. No wonder Li Shimin attaches so much importance to it!
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"By the way, you also need to train those people so that they can learn to use this thing to calculate as soon as possible, you know?"
"I understand! Your Majesty, is there anything else?"
Duan Lun was afraid that Li Shimin had something to say and asked him to come back again, so he asked.
"besides!"
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"You did a good job, you deserve a reward!"
Duan Lun was overjoyed, this reward is probably a lot of money, right?
Or it would be nice to be given a title or something.
"Your Majesty, this is what I should do!"
Duan Lun said so.
Dai Zhou also understood that Duan Lun said this deliberately.
After all, everyone has been an official for decades, so they still understand these routines.
"No! Get a reward! I have clear rewards and punishments!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"Duan Lun has made great achievements in building the calculator. I have decided to reward you with five watermelons!"
As soon as these words came out, both Duan Lun and Dai Zhou were stunned.
What!? Watermelon appreciation?
This is too ridiculous.
Does Li Shimin have no money?
Or what happened?
Where do you get watermelons in the imperial court now?
When the two of them thought about it, they remembered that when the two princes got married some time ago, Li Shimin withdrew a lot of watermelons!
I'm sorry, he wants to use these watermelons to reward meritorious people?