What kind of virtue is the imperial court? No, what kind of virtue is a bureaucrat? Others don’t know. Zhao Yuankai himself doesn’t know it!
If someone asked him to spend money to invest in a project that didn't even have a shadow, he would just say three words and get out!
Therefore, those who really do something in this world must invest their own money and time, at least in the beginning.
Even if you really come up with something good and have huge benefits, the next step will depend on whether your background is strong and whether your methods are high-level.
Otherwise, everyone from petty officials to aristocratic families, middle-level officials and bureaucrats would be eager to lend a hand when they see it.
Therefore, even if some craftsmen really come up with something good, they keep it hidden in this era and dare not show it to others, so they can only use it secretly.
This leads to the fact that if anyone asks him to invest money in a technology that has no shadow, he will definitely be given a big slap in the face.
Instead of investing here, it is better to invest in the Nanqu courtyard of Pingkangfang and find a lovely young lady for a night of spring, at least there will be aftertaste.
Zhao Yuankai looked at Li Tai, oh!
He is one of the saint's favorite legitimate sons, so that's okay, it's all for fighting the locusts!
"I understand what you mean, King Yue, but is it really possible to hatch eggs artificially? Or how long does it take to study it?" Zhao Yuankai said.
To be honest, Zhao Yuankai is really capable of some work, so even if Li Tai opens his mouth and talks about artificial egg hatching, he really knows that it will not be easy to realize this technology.
"Just find someone to try!" Li Tai looked at Zhao Yuankai and said calmly,
"Find me a group of craftsmen who can make earth fire and help me make egg hatching props.
Then purchase a large number of duck eggs and prepare fuel. It is difficult to control the temperature of firewood, so it is best to use charcoal fire.
How many days will it take you to prepare all these?"
“The craftsmen and charcoal fire can contact us and arrange for some supervision to come over.
Sinong Temple often deals with the general supervisor when it needs farm tools. It is not difficult to get these things.
But for duck eggs, you need to ask the Animal Husbandry Department if they have them. If not, I will go to the private sector to purchase them.
But now the locust plague has made people panic, and I’m afraid it won’t be easy to collect them for a while!”
Zhao Yuankai was a little embarrassed.
Li Tai couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this guy's words. You've already come over, why are you showing off at this time?
Taking a deep breath, Li Tainai said calmly:
"Thank you, Zhao Shaoqing. Now the locust plague is raging. For Aye, whether we can resist the locusts is the first priority of Sinong Temple.
Unlike Dou Sinong, you and I both firmly believe that there is no locust god in the world, and those who want to fight against locusts will eventually have to fall on humans.
You and I work together, I am responsible for planning the direction, and you are responsible for the specific implementation. Only by doing our best can we solve this locust plague!
Of course, this fight against locusts is a fight against natural disasters, and I understand the hardships involved.
If I fail, I may not have another chance to practice farming and share Aye's worries before I reach adulthood.
At that time, I wish you a bright future."
When Zhao Yuankai heard what Li Tai said, he immediately reacted. Li Tai had a way out, but did he have one?!
Why did I not hesitate to vote for Li Tai when the variable appeared? It was not because I was forced by Dou Jing at Sinong Temple.
Why did you seize this opportunity from Li Tai? Is it for Li Tai?
no!
It’s because of my official uniform as a Sinong Shaoqing!
"Xiaoguan understands! The day after tomorrow, no! Xiaguan will have everything ready tomorrow!"
Zhao Yuankai gritted his teeth and said.
Bureaucrats are most motivated when they are looking for something, and naturally they are motivated when they are looking for their own official position.
Zhao Yuankai has already figured out that he must achieve results.
The achievements you make are not because of how much merit you can get, but because you can continue to gain a firm foothold in Sinong Temple.
As long as Dou Jing fails to fight the locusts but succeeds, this is an undisputed achievement.
Seeing that Zhao Yuankai was finally full of motivation, Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief.
In this world, I also want to use those guys with noble morals and unparalleled talents, but those guys look down on me.
Zhao Yuankai...just make do with it.
Li Tai said to Bai He, "Bai He, take 160 taels of gold from the warehouse and send it to Zhao Shaoqing as the upfront cost!"
"You can't use this much, you can't use this much!" Zhao Yuankai quickly waved his hand after hearing Li Tai's words.
"Take it!" Li Tai said, "Zhao Shaoqing, it is only right for you and I to work together to solve the problem of fighting locusts.
And since we want to solve this problem, we can't let you pay for it.
After all, with this money, you can run things smoothly!"
Li Tai only took out the money now because he wanted Zhao Yuankai to understand the situation clearly.
Otherwise, if you give money to the heel, he will be greedy for 100 gold, and as a result, the research on the thing will not be successful, then you will probably be killed.
Zhao Yuankai bowed to Li Tai at this moment. With this money, at least doing things will be much smoother.
Zhao Yuankai put the gold box in front of him, patted his horse and rushed towards the Dianmu Department.
Why are you procrastinating? If you procrastinate, your official uniform will be gone. At this time, Zhao Yuankai is full of energy.
"Your Majesty, you are very polite. You have given me such a large sum of money all at once. Normally you would not be willing to spend such money.
You have saved this gold with great difficulty over the years!"
Bai He watched Zhao Yuankai walk away, wrinkled his nose and said.
"Then you're just saying it now! Gu Ke is very heartbroken! Why don't you get her back?"
Li Tai covered his conscience with a look of pain on his face!
"Can we get him back?" Bai He's eyes lit up when he heard Li Tai's words.
"I'm afraid I can't!" Li Tai shook his head and said,
"You can simplify the matters that Zhao Shaoqing and I discussed.
Make an outline of it, preferably the content can be written on a piece of paper, and copy it down using the headings A, B, C and D.
In duplicate, no, in triplicate.
Leave one for me, one for Zhao Shaoqing, and the other for filing at Sinong Temple, do you understand?"
Bai He was originally angry that Li Tai was teasing him, but after hearing Li Tai's words, he nodded to show that he understood.
"Do you want to write about the 160 taels of gold?" Bai He couldn't help but asked after hearing Li Tai's words.
"Of course you have to write it down!" Li Tai said seriously, "If you don't write it down, how will the court know that I'm bleeding profusely and that I can borrow money from you!"
Bai He chuckled and began to write seriously, writing down all these things one by one.
To be honest, using one's own money for public affairs was actually quite taboo in the feudal era.
But who knows that the purpose of this money is to study egg hatching technology, not to win people's hearts? It is a side ball at best.
After all, his father is Li Shimin. As long as he doesn't touch the military power, his tolerance for him should be quite high.
Even if he were to touch the military power himself, he would not be able to seize Li Shimin's military power.
Because the Tang Dynasty had a military system, the few who could go to war were rich farmers, and the largest number were the people near Longxi and Gyeonggi Province.
The most troublesome thing is that the soldiers from the two areas of Longxi and Jingzhao all fought with Li Shimin and won every war. This made the vast majority of the meritorious generals promoted by Li Shimin, forming a
The military merit group.
The Xuanwumen incident was essentially because Li Yuan thought that he could do whatever he wanted as the emperor, and regarded Li Shimin's world-conquering military group as an NPC, thinking that he could dismantle Li Shimin's subordinates through strategy and coordination.
But the fact is that as long as Li Shimin is willing, Li Yuan deeply understands the helplessness of a person who even has Li Shimin as his bodyguard.
There is no way, the most fearful thing for any military system is to encounter bugs that are always victorious.
Just like the military merit system encountered Bai Qi, who had gained full military merit in the first battle, the Tang Dynasty's imperial military system encountered Li Shimin.
All the soldiers knew that they could win by following Li Shimin, and almost all the officers were promoted by Li Shimin.
Therefore, with his father who was so full of martial virtue, Li Tai put out the way to seize power by force, not because he didn't want to, but because he really couldn't.
"Everything that needs to be arranged has been arranged. In any case, we have to wait for the artificial incubation technology to be developed first!" Li Tai thought with squinted eyes.
Of course, Li Tai and Dou Jing chose different paths, and things soon broke out in the court.
Because Zhao Yuankai, who was full of energy, arranged the personnel, space and materials the next day.
It's just that the process is a little rough. If you can use money, use money. If you can be humane, use human kindness.
Such a high efficiency will naturally bring some negative effects. His attitude of spending a lot of money was almost immediately known to the censor who heard about it.
Then the censors soon discovered that the gold came from the eight-year-old King of Yue. At that moment, it was like a shark smelling blood, and this group of censors pounced on it.
Even if we knew that the King of Yue was only eight years old, he would never form a clique for personal gain, but no matter what, the matter of these 160 taels of gold was unclear, and that was Li Tai's problem.
Fortunately, Li Tai left a record of the use of the 160 taels of gold in Sinong Temple, and specifically stated that it was borrowed from Sinong Temple, so the matter was dropped.
This lets everyone know that Li Tai and Dou Jing have different anti-locust routes.
Of course, the vast majority of people in the court still sided with Dou Jing, after all, the theory of divine induction was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
But at least he stopped biting Li Tai, and instead started staring at Zhao Yuankai.
After all, Li Tai only provided the money, and it was Zhao Yuankai who really used the money. If the money was embezzled by Zhao Yuankai, then naturally someone would impeach him without hesitation.
As for Zhao Yuankai, as long as he was an official in the same dynasty as Zhao Yuankai, no one would know that Zhao Yuankai had dirty hands and feet.
But in fact, Zhao Yuankai really had no intention of touching the money. He just wanted to keep his court uniform.
At this moment, Li Tai summoned Zhao Yuankai's craftsmen and were working hard to conquer the artificial egg hatching technology.
As for the turmoil in the court, Li Tai believed that until the main line of fighting locusts did not change, the turmoil in the court would not affect him.
"These censors are really capable of talking nonsense about anything!
Qingque is only eight years old. What bad intentions can he have? He just wants to fight the locusts wholeheartedly.
Without the backup files in Sinong Temple, he would be speechless and unable to explain clearly!"
As the storm of impeachment of Li Tai passed, Queen Changsun sat on the bed and got angry!
Li Shimin also felt helpless. He had always been rebuked by his ministers, but this time it was Empress Changsun's turn.
Qingque was hiding in the duck farm to study artificial egg hatching technology, but Queen Changsun was angry here and wanted to appease her.
"How about I order the censor to be reprimanded and fined severely, so that I can vent my anger on you and Qingque!" Li Shimin said.
"No saint!" Queen Changsun heard Li Shimin's words and quickly shook her head and said,
"It is their duty for the censor to report something, so how can they fine the censor for such a trivial matter?
It’s a small thing to be so arrogant and indulgent to Li Tai. Wouldn’t it be a big deal if we cut off all communication from now on?”
"Guanyin Maid, you can raise the baby with peace of mind. I have seen Qingque's efforts. It is not convenient for me to intervene now. I will wait until this matter comes. I will definitely reward Qingque!" Li Shimin promised to Empress Changsun.
"Ouch!" Queen Changsun couldn't help but exclaimed softly.
"What?" Li Shimin couldn't help but asked with concern after hearing Queen Changsun's words.
"The little guy kicked me because he was afraid he would be a bastard again!" Queen Changsun said.
"Inherited by Qian Renhui, Qingque Zhinong, he is not afraid even if he is a gangster. He just inherited my ability to gallop on the battlefield! Come and listen to me!"
Li Shimin hugged Empress Changsun lightly, put his ear to her belly, and said with a bit of kindness.
Li Tai didn't know that his parents were talking about him, because at this time Li Tai was entirely focused on artificial egg hatching technology.
Zhao Yuankai found the best ground fire craftsmen of this era and dug them all over. The ground fire is the predecessor of the fire kang. In ancient China, the ground fire that used stove fires for heating had already appeared. However, compared with the fire kang, the ground fire still had many imperfections.
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Under Li Tai's order, the craftsmen mixed mud and straw to build an incubator in the shape of an earth stove. They put an iron pot inside, covered it with mud inside and outside, and smoothed the mud on the surface to avoid uneven heating.
A stove door is opened under the pot stove to become an incubator.
After that, he prepared a basket for turning eggs, white folds collected by himself, straw mats wrapped around them, a wooden frame to fix the eggs in the backbone of the incubator, as well as reeds, straw mats and cotton wadding, which became a spreader for the second time.
Used during incubation.
Finally, there is the fuel needed for incubation, which is of course mainly charcoal.
All in all, after this series of preparations were completed, Li Tai began to patiently experiment.
All the conditions I can provide have been provided, and the direction has been pointed out. All that is left is to keep pouring in funds to try.
The only good thing is that this is not a gamble on new semiconductors in terms of materials science, but just controlling the hatching of duck eggs through temperature.
This is a path that is bound to succeed, so I can continue to invest money without hesitation, buy duck eggs, buy charcoal, and replace equipment.
The only thing I lack is time.
Li Tai's requirements are not high. As long as he can develop this technology one month before the locust plague comes in July and August, he will be able to do it in time.
But even so, when the experiment started, the one hundred and sixty gold began to be consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the duck eggs sent out of the incubator were both raw and cooked.
In the era before thermometers, trying to find the precise temperature at which duck eggs hatched through a lot of experiments really required constant experimentation and a lot of luck!
The only thing Li Tai could do was to let the hands of these top craftsmen feel the temperature of the incubator and determine the accurate temperature.
Then use a pen to record the amount of charcoal consumed in each batch, and keep trying to increase or decrease, but keep failing!
However, time flew by without any results, and Li Tai soon had a new name on his mind.