Chapter five hundred and eighty seventh: Li Chunfeng early warning
Hearing Li Min's question, Cheng Yaojin chuckled, and then said: "You guys have the nerve to ask us? After such a long time, you don't want to go see us old guys?"
"Okay, since you don't want to see us old guys, why don't we old guys come over and see you?"
Since we all fought side by side last year, their names have all changed.
In the past, Li Min called them Mr. So-and-so, but now, he directly calls them generals.
However, Cheng Yaojin, an old guy, shamelessly said that they came to Yizhou to see him?
Does he think this king will believe it?
Li Min couldn't help but said helplessly: "Old General Cheng, you also know that I am fine. Naturally, I cannot leave the fiefdom casually."
"So, it's impossible for me to go to Chang'an to see you all the time. But I didn't expect that several old generals would come here, which really moved me!"
"In this way, Yizhou New City Food City has added a few more delicacies, and they are all seafood! I'm treating you to a treat today. We won't go home until we're drunk. How about a few old generals?"
I heard that Yizhou Xincheng Food City has new food on the market.
The eyes of these old guys couldn't help but light up.
These old guys are really gourmets.
When I heard about the delicious food, I couldn't help but salivating at the corner of my mouth.
However, when they came here today, they still had business to do.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but said: "Wait, let's talk about the meal later. We are here today. In fact, we still have business to do, hey, hey!"
Hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Li Min couldn't help but have black lines on his head.
Can you please talk nicely? Hey, what a wooly guy, hey!
I knew there must be something going on when you came.
Li Min couldn't help but ask: "I wonder what General Cheng is here for?"
Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but said: "Hey, boy, those crappy cameras you sell in your store are no good at all! The quality is too inferior."
"When the photos were developed, they were not clear at all. Hurry up, give us old guys, and give each of us a best camera."
Li Min couldn't help but said speechlessly: "The cameras sold in our store are already the best! Where do you want me to get you a better camera?"
Cheng Yaojin said disdainfully: "Come on, stop bluffing! In the first few years, you will have better quality cameras."
"If nothing else, look at the statues of door gods. Isn't the picture taken by that one clearer than the current cameras?"
"We didn't know it at that time, we thought it was you who drew it!"
"Now it seems that you drew nothing, it was clearly taken by a camera! It's a pity that you fooled us into being stunned at first!"
Next to him, Qin Qiong chuckled and said, "It's not just that time, I think it was as early as that year when Empress Sun and Concubine Yang celebrated their birthdays."
"I remember when King Wei asked someone to draw a portrait of Empress Changsun, and he even stepped on Concubine Yang."
"Then the King of Shu slapped Concubine Yang in the face in public and drew three portraits of Concubine Yang on the spot. At that time, this boy was photographed with a camera, right?"
After hearing Qin Qiong's words, Cheng Yaojin and other old guys also reacted.
Yes, this guy drew three portraits of Concubine Yang at that time, but everyone was stunned.
Because the painting is so similar that it doesn’t look like a painting at all, but like a miniature.
Now that I think about it, he wasn't drawn at all.
It must have been taken with a camera.
They were all frightened at first.
Hey, this guy had a camera nearly ten years ago.
It's actually been hidden until now.
Moreover, the cameras he is selling now are far less sharp than the cameras he used ten years ago.
This guy is really good at hiding things.
Moreover, now that these old guys have come to visit, this kid still refuses to admit it!
Oops!
When they said this, Li Min's face became a little confused.
Don't slap people in the face when you hit them, don't expose their shortcomings when you scold them!
How many years has this been going on?
Are there any of you who are so obsessed with me and won’t let me go?
Just when Li Min was about to speak, outside, the little girl Shangguan Wan'er walked in leisurely on Doudou.
Even before people enter the door, they can hear her clear and sweet voice.
"Doudou, let's go!"
Old guys like Cheng Yaojin were fascinated by this little girl Shangguan Wan'er when they saw her.
This little girl is so cute.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong even made faces in public to please this little girl.
Shangguan Wan'er was so amused that she couldn't stop laughing.
Then, this group of old guys saw that this little girl was holding a camera in her hand.
And this camera is much smaller and more sophisticated than the cameras sold in stores outside.
It can be seen at a glance that the quality of this camera is much better than those sold outside.
However, at this time Shangguan Wan'er still giggled and said: "Hey, don't move. Come on, let me take a picture for you!"
Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Li Daozhong and other veterans got together and put on a pose.
He also shouted: "Eggplant!"
Click!
Photos taken!
That's not all. After taking the photo, the little girl showed off: "You guys can develop the photo right away!"
Um?
Doesn’t it always take several days to develop photos?
How is it possible to develop photos so quickly?
Just when these old guys were confused, the cute little girl with her fingertips pressed a few buttons on the camera.
Then, on the side of the camera, a photo slowly appeared.
Shangguan Wan'er took off the photo, looked at it for a while, and nodded with satisfaction.
Then he patted Doudou, his mount under the seat.
"Doudou, go forward!"
Soon he came to Cheng Yaojin and other old guys, then handed the photo to them and said: "Grandpa, do you think this photo is good?"
"Let me see, let me see!"
Cheng Yaojin and other old guys took the photo and looked at it, their eyes almost turned green with anger.
This photo is really so clear that even the hair on their faces is clearly visible.
This clarity is much higher than that of other cameras sold outside.
It's shameful that the King of Shu was just talking nonsense and actually said that he didn't have a better camera here.
You don’t have a better camera, so where did the camera in this little girl’s hand come from?
Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but ask Shangguan Wan'er: "Little girl, the photos you took are really great! Grandpa likes them very much! By the way, where did your camera come from?"
Shangguan Wan'er tilted her head, pointed at Li Min and said, "Of course it was given to me by eldest brother!"
Oops!
You actually didn’t sell it, you gave it away directly?
You can give it to a little girl, but can't you give us a few old things, one for each of us?
Cheng Yaojin's nose was almost twisted with anger.
He couldn't help but roll up his sleeves, revealing a hairy arm as thick as an ordinary person's calf, and walked towards Li Min.
Li Min couldn't help but be frightened.
This old guy is not a good guy. He likes to pretend to be crazy and act stupid and rely on his old age.
Even if he gives me a beating, it will be in vain.
Thinking of this, Li Min couldn't help but said quickly: "Veteran generals, I remembered that I have a better camera here. Just wait a moment, I will get it for you right now!"
After saying that, Li Min turned around and left.
Seeing that the King of Shu was so righteous, Cheng Yaojin put down his sleeves angrily.
Not long after, Li Min, with a crying face, took out at least a dozen cameras and distributed them to these old guys.
After getting the camera, these old guys couldn't put it down and picked it up and played with it happily.
I don’t know how much more advanced these new cameras are than other cameras sold outside.
Not only smaller, but also more refined.
And the picture taken is particularly clear.
What's even more difficult is that it seems that you don't need film at all and can print the photos directly.
After getting the camera, these old guys were immediately satisfied.
Of course, it is not necessary to ask the King of Shu to treat guests.
These old guys went to the Food City in Yizhou New City and had a hearty meal.
…
The invention of the camera caused a sensation throughout the Tang Dynasty.
Let photography become a new fashion in Datang.
Especially those rich second generation, and those literati.
When visiting places of interest, it is no longer about leaving behind traces of the trip.
Instead, he took out his camera and started snapping pictures.
Now, cameras have become as luxury goods as bicycles, electric cars, and horse-drawn carriages.
Whether it's in a scenic spot or on the street.
As long as you can take out a camera with you, you can immediately attract the attention of countless people.
This has almost become a standard feature for the rich second generation.
It seems that when I go out without a camera, I feel embarrassed to say hello to others.
Moreover, this trend is getting stronger and stronger.
At this time, Li Min was very troubled.
Is it a good thing that the camera came out so early?
For example, after Li Bai came out, he visited Lushan Waterfall.
Will you take out your camera and shoot wildly, and then be delighted to see the results?
Can he still write the famous line about "The stream plummeting down three thousand feet, it seems like the Milky Way is falling into the sky?"
This trend was not limited to the Tang Dynasty, but also spread and affected some nearby countries.
It was also through this opportunity that the business network of China Commercial Bank was directly opened abroad.
Others simply cannot compete with them in the photo studio business.
It can be said that this is a monopoly industry of Chinese commercial banks.
Spring is beautiful, but beautiful times are short-lived.
No, before you know it, spring has passed quietly and the hot summer has arrived.
May day is the wheat harvest season.
Tuyuhun, Xueyantuo herdsmen resettlement village, some villagers are busy harvesting.
Because their wheat fields are very flat, they can be harvested by harvesters.
If it were the old days, even though it was very convenient to use a harvester, they would never be willing to use it.
For the common people, strength is the cheapest.
When you are tired from work, take a nap and wake up with strength again.
They won’t spend money to enjoy it!
But what now?
It will take several days for them to harvest it themselves.
And they only need two days' wages to pay for the use of the harvester.
And working part-time is much easier than harvesting wheat.
And, they can make more money.
They all know how to settle this account.
Therefore, every household now uses a harvester.
It originally took several days to harvest the wheat and bring it home, and after it was recovered, it had to be continuously crushed by stone gulu before it could shed its shell.
But what now?
It only takes half an hour to take the wheat home.
Just go home and dry it up so that the elderly and children can watch it at home.
They can continue to work.
In these areas, there is no need to pay taxes for ten years.
The food recovered was simply earned in vain.
In the past six months, after they paid off the loan every month, the family had a surplus.
In half a year, almost every family can save a small amount of money.
But now, after taking back the food, this food alone is enough to feed their family for two years.
These days are really getting more promising as time goes by!
…
At this time, in the Jiedu envoy's house, Li Chunfeng came to see him.
Um?
This guy hasn't visited us in several years.
Li Chunfeng has been very busy recently.
He originally studied Feng Shui and metaphysics, but after colliding with science.
Li Chunfeng was surprised to find that Feng Shui and metaphysics actually have many similarities in science.
Usually, he is concentrating on research.
If there is nothing wrong, I will not visit you.
And when he comes, nothing good will happen.
Remember, the last time he came was four or five years ago, right?
The last time he came here, he seemed to be talking about the flood in Luoyang City.
I'm afraid nothing good will happen this time, right?
Not long after, Li Min ordered someone to invite Li Chunfeng into the study.
"Chunfeng, sit down and talk. Don't you know what big thing will happen this time?"
Hearing Li Min's words, Li Chunfeng smiled helplessly.
"Master, in your eyes, do I only come to you when something big happens? Wouldn't I come here if there is no big thing?"
Hearing this, Li Min couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's fine if it's no big deal. It's fine wherever you go."
Then I heard Li Chunfeng say: "I really have something big to do when I come here this time!"
Oops!
I know it! I know it!
Aren't you going to come here if there's no big deal?
Li Min couldn't help but smell: "Tell me? What big thing is going to happen?"
Li Chunfeng couldn't help but said: "Master, it's like this. According to my calculations, a flood may occur in Shandong within the next half month. I hope the master can make a decision early."
After hearing Li Chunfeng's words, Li Min couldn't help but become serious immediately.
Last time, Li Chunfeng speculated that there would be a flood in Luoyang.
He promptly informed his father of the news, and then his father sent Wei King Li Tai to Luoyang.
But unfortunately, Li Tai did not take his words seriously at all, which resulted in the death and injury of more than a thousand people in Luoyang.
This time, he will definitely not let this endgame happen.
Li Min couldn't help but ask Li Chunfeng: "Chunfeng, do you think the disaster this time is bigger or smaller than the Luoyang flood five years ago?"
After hearing the master's question and thinking about it, Li Chunfeng couldn't help but said: "Master, in fact, this flood is just a possibility, but it is not certain that it will happen."
"It may not even be a flood, it may be other disasters. But in short, there will definitely be a disaster. As for whether it will be bigger than the Luoyang flood, I don't know."
What?
You don’t even know if it’s a flood?
This is Li Chunfeng's most uncertain conclusion.
Of course, Li Min himself also knew that speculation might not be so accurate sometimes.
If Li Chunfeng is sure, it is almost certain.
But he wasn't sure, it was really hard to say.
In this case, Li Min did not dare to report the news to the emperor.
Because if there is no flood, it will not be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
Having a headache, Li Min couldn't help but said to Li Chunfeng: "Chunfeng, I know this matter, and I will handle it well. You can go down first!"
Li Chunfeng nodded and said to Li Min: "Okay, which disciple will retire first."
After Li Chunfeng left, Li Min directly checked the historical events of 642 AD.
Then I found a record.
At the end of 642 AD, King Wu of Goryeo was killed, and then some ministers requested to attack Goryeo.
At this time, Taizong said something, saying that Shandong was in decline, so he did not attack Goryeo.
Is Shandong in decline?
What exactly caused the decline?
Li Min checked for a long time, but could not find the real reason.
In other words, something will happen in Shandong, but as for what it will be, it’s really hard to say.
It could be a flood or other disaster.
There are no detailed records even in history books.
However, the possibility of floods is greater.
If it is not certain, there is no way to report it directly to the father.
But what should the people of Shandong do?
Suddenly, Li Min remembered something.
By the way, isn't his brother Li Ke now the King of Qi? Isn't he in Shandong?
By the way, for this matter, it is better to tell his brother Li Ke quickly and let him be prepared.
Thinking of this, Li Min did not dare to neglect and hurriedly wrote a letter.
Then directly find Datang Express and send it to Qi Wang Li Ke as an expedited way.
Now Datang Express has launched express mail service.
It is guaranteed that the letter will be delivered as quickly as possible.
Of course, this time, Li Min opened a special channel.
This speed is faster than ordinary express delivery and can also ensure safety.
Of course, no matter how fast the letter is, it cannot be transported by air now.
The fastest speed can only be achieved by train.
Therefore, the letter was sent the next day.
But that very night, the letter was delivered to King Li Ke of Qi.
After seeing his brother's letter, King Qi Li Ke couldn't help but reveal a knowing smile on his face.
The two brothers only see each other once a year.
Every time, we couldn't say a few words before they were separated.
Li Ke is still very grateful to his younger brother.
This younger brother of his once said something to him.
Just let him do his job well.
When your father is still young and powerful, don't fight or rob.
At this time, fighting means not fighting, and not fighting means fighting.
In the past few years, as the king of Qi, Li Ke managed his fiefdom very well.
Of course, the help of his younger brother Li Min was not missing here.
Without Li Min, he would not have been able to achieve this step.
Li Ke completely trusted his younger brother and loved him very much.
Therefore, Li Ke was very happy after receiving the letter from his brother.
Soon, Li Ke tore open the envelope and took out the letter.
However, after reading the letter, Li Ke was shocked.
Because in the letter, Li Min said that Shandong may suffer from floods in the next half month.
Of course, the flood was uncertain, so he did not report it to his father, hoping that his brother would be alert.
Li Ke attached great importance to this matter.
Because Li Ke remembered very clearly that five years ago, Li Min made a prediction.
At that time, it was predicted that floods would occur in Luoyang.
Then there was a flood in Luoyang.
But that time, the father sent Wei King Li Tai there, and Li Tai obviously did not take Li Min's words seriously.
Eventually, Luoyang was flooded, killing and injuring more than a thousand people.
This incident also caused Li Tai to be unpopular with his father.
This time, Li Min made another prediction.
Although he was not very sure and did not report it to his father, Li Ke did not dare to play tricks.
What if it's true?
What Li Ke cares about is not just to win the favor of his father.
More importantly, it is for the safety of people’s lives and property!
Thinking of this, Li Ke did not dare to neglect, and he quickly summoned all his staff regardless of the fact that it was late at night.
Then discuss with them how to prevent floods.
At this time, some of Li Ke's staff were still very confused.
King Qi got angry late at night and called us all here in a hurry, thinking that something big had happened!
Co-writing is just such a small thing?
It hasn't rained for several days now, and judging by the weather, there's no sign of it raining recently.
King Qi, this is too much to make a fuss about, isn't it?
However, when King Qi said that this was the speculation of King Shu, all the staff of King Qi began to pay attention to it.
Because the King of Shu's speculation was so effective.
Almost every guess is extremely accurate.
Last time, King Li Tai of Wei suffered a big loss because he did not believe King Shu's speculation.
This time, the prince must not make the same mistake that King Wei made!
At this moment, these staff all paid great attention to it.
They first hung up the map of Qizhou, the fiefdom of King Qi.
Then find out the areas most vulnerable to floods in the past.
Then based on past experience, we had a heated discussion on how to arrange and prevent floods in order to best prevent floods.
And even the issues of how to rescue and deal with the aftermath of floods were discussed in the most detail.
After the discussion, these staff divided the work.
Decide which areas each person is responsible for and what they are required to do, and make arrangements accordingly.
In this way, each person is only responsible for the area he manages.
This will also facilitate accountability afterwards.
Early the next morning, all of King Qi's staff went down to supervise local officials to start flood control work.
The King of Qi supervised the whole process and took care of things in the middle.
In addition, King Qi also wrote to other local officials in Shandong to communicate, hoping that they could do a good job in flood prevention.
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