Chapter five hundred and sixty: A bunch of old people ask for sick leave
Yizhou New Town is changing so fast.
Walking on the street, Li Min felt that within a few years, Yizhou would surpass Chang'an City and become the largest city in the Tang Dynasty.
But after walking a few steps, Li Min discovered that someone was actually digging a hole in the street.
Um?
What type of situation is this?
These streets are all made of concrete roads. Digging a hole in a good cement road will destroy the appearance.
And it's not just a pit, but people are digging pits all along the road.
No one on patrol on the street paid any attention to this matter.
Seeing this scene, Li Min's face couldn't help but darken.
What exactly is going on?
What happened when he was away from Yizhou City?
Li Min asked Li Yuanfang to inquire about the situation.
Soon, Li Yuanfang brought back the news.
It turns out that Di Renjie sent people to do all this.
It's actually Di Renjie?
Li Min took Li Yuanfang and went directly to the Research Institute to find Di Renjie.
Soon I came to the Research Institute and found Di Renjie.
"Renjie, why did you send people to dig holes on the street? What are you doing?"
Di Renjie chuckled and said, "Master, of course we have to dig holes and bury the telephone poles!"
Li Min couldn't help but frown and asked: "Okay, why are you burying the telephone poles?"
Di Renjie continued to smile and said: "Master, we have developed a hydroelectric generator. Once the telephone poles are buried and the wires are set up, the electricity will be available."
What?
In just one year, they have developed a hydroelectric generator?
Li Min couldn't help but asked in disbelief: "With just a few of you, you were able to develop a hydroelectric generator in one year?"
Hearing the master's words, Di Renjie couldn't help but show pride on his face.
Then he chuckled and said: "Master, it's not just a few of us. Our current scientific research team has reached thousands of people."
"Moreover, Shangguan Changshi has given strong support to our scientific research institute. Now the scientific research institute has a specialized subordinate manufacturing factory with tens of thousands of subordinate workers."
"These people are all talents that Shangguan Changshi recruited from various places with huge sums of money. Now, our scientific research capabilities are getting stronger and stronger!"
The scientific research team actually has thousands of people?
Li Min couldn't help but continue to ask in confusion: "But it is impossible for normal graduates to have thousands of people? Where do these people come from?"
Di Renjie smiled and said: "Master, it's like this. Most of the people here have not graduated yet. It is my decision to let them participate in scientific research before they graduate. Practice is better than what they learn from books."
There are more things to learn and they are more profound.”
Li Min strongly agreed with this point of view.
Later generations of college students will also have a one-year internship period.
If there is a scientific research scale of thousands of people, and the ready-made drawings provided by Li Min, it is indeed possible to develop a hydroelectric generator within one year.
And Li Min saw that Di Renjie in front of him had a pale face, sunken eye sockets, and disheveled hair that had not been washed for an unknown amount of time.
It can be seen from these that they have paid too much in this year.
Li Min asked again: "By the way, have you also manufactured the transformer?"
Di Renjie nodded repeatedly and said: "Don't worry, master. The transformer has been made. Now the master has come back just in time. He can help us test it and see if there are any defects or shortcomings, so we can improve it."
Even if Di Renjie didn't say anything about this kind of thing, Li Min would still check it out.
Electricity is not just for fun. If it is not done properly, it may cause a major disaster.
At the moment, under the leadership of Di Renjie, Li Min first came to the water storage area.
Yizhou's river resources are quite abundant.
Hydroelectric power generation is located just outside Yizhou City.
There, there is a small waterfall.
The impact of the river water from above left them with no time to build the dam.
Otherwise, even the dam construction work may not be completed in one year.
The hydroelectric generator has been installed.
This hydroelectric generator looks rather bulky.
Uh, okay.
In fact, the drawings of the hydraulic generator that Li Min provided them were relatively primitive.
After all, the new hydroelectric generator has a higher utilization rate.
However, the technological content inside is also much higher. With their current technological capabilities, it is impossible to conquer it in a short time.
The most primitive hydraulic generator is relatively easy to make.
Li Min used the system to test the hydroelectric generator, and found three problematic areas.
When Li Min raised these three questions, Di Renjie was still a little dissatisfied.
Because their scientific research level is now quite good.
Having experience in manufacturing steam tricycles, their research and development capabilities are actually not weak now.
They completed the research on the hydraulic generator in half a year.
The remaining half a year was spent on assembly and continuous testing.
In the past six months, they did not know how many times they tested it, found various problems, and then solved them.
In the past month, after various tests, they have been unable to find any faults or defects.
They think they have achieved perfection now.
But the master just arrived and after a casual observation, he saw three problems?
How can this be?
Di Renjie didn't believe this at all, not even the master.
I love my teacher, but I love the truth even more.
This is also the sentence that Di Renjie is most convinced by.
Immediately, Di Renjie called in manpower to test the three problematic areas raised by the master.
Di Renjie hopes to prove that the master is actually wrong.
However, the test results shocked Di Renjie beyond measure.
Because, in two of the three problematic areas raised by the master, they detected the problem on the spot.
The reason why they didn't detect it before was because these two problems were very hidden.
Now they know that there may be problems in these two places, and they are specifically testing these two places to detect the problems.
In another place, their testing showed no problems.
And Di Renjie felt that since the master pointed out that there was a problem here, he would not be wrong.
Next, Di Renjie checked it himself and still found no fault.
Di Renjie continued testing three times and finally discovered the problem.
At this time, Di Renjie's understanding of his master was refreshed again.
Master, you are really amazing!
The master saw the problem at a glance, but he actually needed to check it three times in a row before he could figure it out.
These three problems are actually very serious problems.
If it cannot be solved as soon as possible, the hydroelectric generator will be scrapped in a short time.
It may even cause major disasters.
After inspecting the hydroelectric generator, Li Min inspected the substation room and other equipment.
Then keep asking questions along the way.
Li Min pointed out that if there is a problem, after repeated inspections, they will definitely be able to detect the problem.
They had been testing for several months, but could not detect the problem. King Shu could see it at just a glance.
This couldn't help but make all the scientific researchers admire the King of Shu to the utmost.
After two days of testing, Li Min pointed out all the problems.
After solving these problems, as long as routine maintenance is done well, Li Min believes that there will be no major problems for at least ten years.
At the same time, basically all the telephone poles have been planted in the entire Yizhou New City.
Because the water resources of rivers are not particularly rich, the power generation capacity is not very large either.
It is enough to maintain Yizhou New City. Even if Yizhou New City is expanded two or three times, it will still be enough.
But it is impossible to radiate to surrounding areas.
As for Yizhou New City, Li Min just wanted to use it as a test site.
In fact, current hydroelectric generators still have shortcomings.
If he wanted to promote electricity to the entire Tang Dynasty, Li Min felt that it would take more than ten years or even decades.
Putting aside the issues of technology and manufacturing capabilities, you cannot train professional engineers, electricians, and maintenance personnel without ten years of hard work.
Unless the emperor can increase the scale of education and promote scientific education throughout the Tang Dynasty.
However, this may not be easy to implement.
Now in Yizhou New Town, schools, scientific research institutes, and government offices, electricity is free.
There are also telegraph poles erected on every road.
Of course, now there are more shops in Yizhou New Town.
It can be said that shops occupy at least 80% of the buildings in Yizhou New Town.
If these shops want to use electricity, they have to pay money.
The cost of each kilowatt hour of electricity is quite high.
One kilowatt hour of electricity costs fifty cents.
This is equivalent to one hundred dollars in future generations.
One hundred yuan per kilowatt hour of electricity is definitely high-priced electricity.
But there is no way. The current investment in hydroelectric power stations is very large, and maintenance also requires a lot of money.
If you want to get your money back, you must set such a price.
And because the price is too expensive.
And those merchants are also very smart.
After this electricity is introduced into the home, it only plays a lighting role.
I heard it is very bright, as bright as day.
Of course, this depends on the power of the bulb.
But the higher the degree, the greater the power consumption.
Many of their stores do not do business at night.
What's the point of not lighting it up at night?
If they really needed lighting, it's not like they didn't have candles.
How many candles can I buy with fifty cents?
Candles bought for fifty cents can fill the whole room, don’t you believe that they are not as bright as light bulbs?
Based on this consideration, more than 90% of the shops in Yizhou New City have no electricity.
Because they feel that it is useless at all.
After the telephone poles are set up, the next step is to start threading.
This is because everyone is doing it for the first time and has no experience at all.
Therefore, at the beginning, the threading speed was very slow.
Several times, accidents almost occurred.
It was only under Li Min's guidance that they mastered the technique of threading.
And the speed is getting faster and faster.
After about a month of busy work, finally, all the work has been prepared.
Now only the final debugging remains.
As long as the debugging is passed, Yizhou New City can complete the power supply work.
Yizhou will open a new chapter in human progress.
…
Before you know it, it's the end of the year again.
The time has entered the twelfth lunar month, and it’s almost time to celebrate the New Year.
At court that morning, after all the ministers had reported what had happened, Li Shimin couldn't help but ask: "My beloved ministers, do you have anything else to report?"
At this time, Cheng Yaojin stood up holding his stomach.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng, am ill and would like to take a sick leave."
Seeing Cheng Yaojin's appearance, Li Shimin couldn't help but frown.
This old guy is clearly celebrating the New Year and wants to be lazy.
Look at you, your face is extremely rosy, much better than mine. Does this look like you are sick?
It doesn’t even look like a fake!
However, everything is fine now.
Since Qin Qiong arrived at the Anxi Protectorate with 50,000 soldiers and horses, he has recruited another 50,000 soldiers and horses in Persia.
One hundred thousand soldiers and horses were stationed, hiding in small places in all directions, and no one dared to move.
Of course, there is actually a lot of credit from the King of Shu.
If the King of Shu had not frightened Dashi before, I am afraid there would not be such peace now.
As for Tubo and Tuyuhun, before the King of Shu led his troops to attack Dashi, they might still have some ideas.
But after the King of Shu came back, he had no idea at all.
Even the Turks are living with their tail between their legs at this time, an honest bunch.
As for Goguryeo, there are no conflicts for the time being.
Now that the Tang Dynasty is at peace, old man Cheng Yaojin wants to take a vacation, and Li Shimin doesn't bother to ask.
"Well, I wonder how long Aiqing needs to rest?"
Cheng Yaojin counted on his fingers and said, "Whatever happens, it will take three months, right?"
Huo!
If you pretend to be sick and you have to take three months' sick leave, don't you think you have no idea?
Li Shimin couldn't help but asked with a dark face: "How about I give you twenty years of sick leave?"
Hearing Li Shimin's words, Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed at first.
Has the emperor been so generous in twenty years?
But I immediately thought that something was wrong. It seems that I, Old Cheng, may not be able to live another twenty years, right?
Taking a twenty-year leave of absence is tantamount to directly giving up my old official position, right?
Thinking of this, Cheng Yaojin quickly said: "No, no, hey, it won't take so long. Your Majesty, just give me, old Cheng, a month!"
One month is just enough time to take a break until after the Chinese New Year.
I didn’t have to be on duty for the entire year, and it was absolutely beautiful.
Li Shimin didn't have time to talk to him, so he couldn't help but said: "Okay, I'm sure. After Aiqing goes back, take good care of her health!"
Cheng Yaojin chuckled and said, "Old Cheng, thank you, Your Majesty."
After Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I am also sick!"
Li Daozong stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I am also sick..."
Huo!
Do you all get sick together?
Want to get sick? Get sick together?
Needless to say, these guys must have seen the New Year approaching and made an appointment to go to Yizhou together.
They go to Yizhou at least two or three times every year.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a sense of dissatisfaction in his heart.
snort!
I'm very busy every day and don't have much time to go to Yizhou.
And you, just go if you want to?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but deliberately asked with concern:
"Oh my dears, all of you are actually sick? Are you suffering from a serious illness?"
"Let's do this. I will send a doctor from the Imperial Hospital to follow you for treatment. During this month, I will live in your house and treat you well until your illness is cured."
Hearing Li Shimin's words, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong and other old guys were dumbfounded.
They are not sick at all. As soon as the imperial doctor comes, won't the secret be exposed?
Besides, the reason why they took sick leave was because they had agreed to go to Yizhou to have fun together.
Yizhou is really fun and is definitely a good place for a vacation.
If the imperial doctor stayed in their house for a month, even if they couldn't figure out that they were pretending to be sick, they wouldn't be able to go to Yizhou.
If they can't go to Yizhou, why do they take a month's leave?
Do you have to lie in bed every day and pretend to be sick?
If this is the case, then they would rather not take leave and go to work every day.
Yuchi Gong, Li Daozong and others quickly looked at Cheng Yaojin.
The actions of these old guys made Cheng Yaojin extremely angry.
Do you want to see what I, Old Cheng, do?
It’s not like I, Lao Cheng, is the only one asking for leave.
Besides, if I, Lao Cheng, were the only one to ask for leave, and you didn't ask for leave together, would this have happened?
Cheng Yaojin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng, and they all have minor problems. How can we use an imperial doctor? No, no, really no need, hehe!"
Yuchi Gong also said quickly: "Your Majesty, it's really no need, it's just a minor problem!"
Several other veterans also agreed.
Li Shimin, however, still said with a dark face: "My ministers, if so many people are sick, if I don't care at all, how will the people talk about me? You should stop talking about this matter, that's all.
It’s decided! It’s time to leave the court!”
After that, Li Shimin strode out.
Cheng Yaojin and a bunch of old guys are like mourning their heirs.
The other ministers all had a look of gloating on their faces.
Of course, they didn't dare to be so happy in front of Cheng Yaojin and others.
If these old guys see it, they might get beaten up and there will be no room for them to reason.
Yu Chigong and others said with a sad face: "What should we do now? If the emperor really sends the imperial doctor to our house, do we really have to lie in the house for a month?"
Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go find the emperor!"
…
A few days later, the emperor suffered from another gas attack and decided to go to Yizhou to recuperate.
This time, the prince was left to supervise the country again.
However, this time, the emperor basically gave the prince no rights.
All matters were decided by Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and other important ministers.
The role of the prince is basically zero.
This shows that the prince has really fallen out of favor.
This time, those who accompanied the emperor to Yizhou to recuperate include Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Li Daozong and other generals.
It turned out that the emperor wanted to send an imperial doctor to their house to treat their illnesses last time.
Cheng Yaojin and other old guys panicked, and then, with Cheng Yaojin's instigation, they found the emperor.
Then, these old guys encouraged them together, and finally the emperor was moved and decided to go shopping in Yizhou with them.
Several major events have occurred this year, including the death of Empress Changsun, the invasion of the Tang Dynasty by the Great Eclipse, and the assassination of Prince Li Chengqian, which were like two severe stabs in Li Shimin's heart.
Li Shimin feels that his current energy is not as good as before.
It would be a good idea to go to Yizhou to relax.
So, the monarch and his ministers, together with two thousand guards, boarded the train heading south.
This time, Li Shimin carried out another surprise attack without informing Shu King Li Min in advance.
Of course, Li Min actually has his own news channels.
Li Shimin was coming to Yizhou today, so he naturally knew about it.
However, since Li Shimin didn't tell him, he would naturally pretend not to know about it.
After Li Shimin and his group arrived in Yizhou, no one was asked to find Li Min.
Instead, we arrived at Yizhou New Town with ease.
Not long after, Li Min learned that the emperor had arrived in Yizhou and hurried over to pay his respects.
"I didn't know that my father was coming, so I was late to greet you. I hope my father will forgive me!"
Li Shimin smiled slightly and said, "No one is guilty if you don't know. I didn't tell you on purpose, so I can't blame you."
"By the way, I was on the street just now. I saw a tall pole on the street. There were threads on the poles. I wonder what they are used for?"
What Li Shimin was talking about was, of course, telephone poles and wires.
When they first arrived in Yizhou, Li Shimin, Cheng Yaojin and others were also shocked.
This year, due to the death of Empress Changsun and Dashi's attack on Datang, they have not been to Yizhou for nearly a year.
After coming to Yizhou again this time, I found that Yizhou has changed so quickly.
They were almost unrecognizable.
In less than a year, Yizhou New Town has almost doubled in size.
There are more tourists on the street.
There are even more shops, and they have become more prosperous and prosperous.
That's all. However, the telephone poles and wires carried on the streets really puzzled them and they couldn't guess what they were used for.
Therefore, as soon as he saw Li Min, Li Shimin couldn't wait to ask this question.
Li Min smiled slightly and explained: "Father, that pole is called a telephone pole. The wires on it are called wires."
"The purpose of telephone poles and wires is to transport electricity from power stations to people's homes."
"With electricity, you can use light bulbs for lighting. Only one of these light bulbs is needed in each room, and it can illuminate the entire room as if it were daytime."
"Now, all the places have been inspected, and the electricity will be available tonight. My father is really lucky, and he will be able to witness the sacred moment of the first electricity connection in the Tang Dynasty."
Li Min's words made Li Shimin feel a little confused, but he didn't seem to understand.
But Cheng Yaojin and other old guys just didn't understand.
Li Shimin couldn't help but asked in confusion: "What exactly is this electricity? What is it used for? How is it generated?"
This is really hard to explain.
Li Min organized some words before saying: "Father, have you ever seen thunder and lightning in summer? This lightning and that thunder and lightning are actually of the same nature."
"Of course, the electricity we emit is much weaker than thunder and lightning. These thunder and lightning are a kind of energy, and many things can be done with lightning."
"Using this electricity, it can even be used as a power source for trains. Of course, this is not possible for the time being!"
"After your father has finished dinner, please ask your father to take a look at the brightness of this light bulb!"
