I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

Li Shimin even had a feeling that if brother Xiao Zhang wasn't satisfied with his feat, he might really bargain like a bargain.

It has to be said that the longer Li Shimin dealt with Zhang Nuo, the deeper he understood Zhang Nuo. Although Zhang Nuo made Quyuanli for the farmers in his village.

But this does not prevent him from taking credit for this thing.

Anyway, he knew in his heart that there was no such thing as a patent bill these days, and he would definitely not be able to earn money, so why not use this excuse to get some compensation from the emperor?

This is like the lighthouse country of the later generations. In the early years, they clearly knew that piracy was rampant in the Celestial Dynasty. Even if they protested, it was actually useless, but this did not prevent them from using this excuse to seek benefits from the Celestial Empire!

After thinking about it for a while, Li Shimin always felt that he couldn't grasp Zhang Nuo's mind.So, after much deliberation, I just lay down on the ground and pretended to be a dead dog, and said directly,

"My dear brother, why don't you just say what you want, after all, I can't guess what His Majesty is thinking right now, so why don't you speak directly, and I will beg Your Majesty again at that time!"

Changsun Wuji secretly rolled his eyes at the side, His Majesty is becoming more and more shameless, I have seen people who let his subjects take the blame, but never seen His Majesty who takes the blame with his left hand and right hand because others don't know his identity.

But I have to admit that this trick is really easy to use. It seems that you can mention anything and say anything. In fact, after careful consideration, it is a matter of your Majesty's words in the end. .

Zhang Nuo was a little caught off guard by Li Shimin's behavior of lying down completely and pretending to be a dead dog at the beginning of the game. This nima shouldn't lie down after tossing back and forth for several times.

Why did he surrender right at the beginning of the game, which made him feel no joy at all, this guy Lao Li has learned badly!

Whether it's talking about business or bullying people, there has to be an opponent to be able to go back and forth. Now that Lao Li surrenders, Zhang Nuo has no intention of continuing.

In fact, he didn't think about what to do, but if he had jujube or not, he had to fish for something.

But since Lao Li is lying down, he has no choice but to confess. Zhang Nuo glared at Lao Li, curled his lips and said,

"I don't need to talk about other rewards. I don't think I can get the title, so it's better if you come here. Get me more land. I just want to grow fairy food this year. The more land the better!"

Li Shimin nodded after listening, looked at Changsun Wuji, and found that Changsun Wuji was also nodding silently, and suddenly he felt concerned.

Well, although this land is valuable, it also depends on when and to whom.

In fact, he wanted to get more land for Zhang Nuo a long time ago, but he can't mess around. There must be a reason for the incident. Now that he has such a reason, he can naturally climb up the pole, maybe he can Let's get some other benefits from Zhang Nuo!

Chapter 248 Li Shimin Plays the Piano to a Cow

Li Shimin almost, really just almost nodded and agreed on the spot, really, if Changsun Wuji hadn't twisted his waist because he felt something was wrong, he would have just nodded directly.

Good guy, it's okay to be screwed by his wife before, but when he was screwed by a big man, Li Shimin almost killed himself. If it wasn't for the sake of reminding himself, Li Shimin would probably talk now I lost all my thoughts, so I turned around and started a fight before talking about other things.

Thanks to such a twist, he realized that he almost agreed on the spot, so dangerous.

It's not that he can't agree, but at least he can't agree directly. After all, he is just a royal relative at the moment, so how can he be His Majesty's family.

Are you too floating, or is His Majesty unable to hold a knife?

It is true that anyone can give advice to His Majesty, and now there is one person who wants to be directly in charge of His Majesty, let alone give advice to His Majesty, what do people think?how to explain?

So, after pondering for a while, Li Shimin said seriously,

"My dear brother, is it true or not that you want to cultivate the land? Don't order anything else? For example, ask Your Majesty to give you a jade wish? You are in the military commander's team at the moment, and the jade wish is given to civil servants. What an honor to take this thing!"

Zhang Nuo glanced at Lao Li, you bastard!

Back then when he was young, when he was working in the company, he made great achievements several times, but was fooled by the boss with a certificate. What kind of bullshit spiritual rewards are more valuable than material rewards? You can see everything on the company's official website , is the glory that can be spread widely.

How can a crystal card worth no more than 100 yuan be worth tens of thousands of yuan in bonuses?There are only a few people visiting the company's broken official website, who has no clue?

At that time, I was young and ignorant, and I suffered from Zuidun, but now I can't do it, you fooled me by playing with two jades?

Wouldn't it be nice to get tens of millions of acres of land?Wouldn't it be nice to be a big landlord, marry a landlord's wife, and give birth to a small landlord son?

So now Zhang Nuo looks at Lao Li, and the more he looks at you, the more he hates you. He even said that he wanted the land, and you still persuaded me to ask for two jades. This is not a typical scam, Lao Li is a thief .

Li Shimin was stupefied by Zhang Nuo's eyes. What does it mean to not speak and just glance at yourself from the corner of your eye?

And what does that face full of disgust mean?

What the hell!

dislike?

Does this guy still despise the Yu Ruyi I bestowed on him?

He is his mother!

Li Shimin immediately became angry. Are you kidding me? I also have a temper. How about some people dislike the jade I gave you?

How many civil servants and military generals have struggled for half their lives and still can't get one. Now he has given it out on his own initiative, but there are still people who dislike it?

Changsun Wuji was also dumbfounded, what does this mean?

Just now when His Majesty said that he would bestow Yu Ruyi, even he was envious!This thing honors the ancestors and is going to be placed in the ancestral hall!

Who would dislike this kind of thing, could it be a silly critic!

Changsun Wuji complained wildly in his heart, but suddenly he thought, doesn't this little shopkeeper know how rare this Jade Ruyi is?

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt that it was possible, so he hurriedly said,

"Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, I'm afraid you don't know that this jade ruyi is not only rarely given to generals, but even civil servants are only given to a few people who have made great achievements in the court. Lao Li is asking for a favor for you." Great reward, no better than that [-] mu of land? Anyway, land can be acquired anytime!"

When Zhang Nuo heard this, he immediately became angry. Listen to me, do you think it is true?

What's the difference between this and what those bosses in later generations said when they fooled new employees? There are opportunities to earn money, but the opportunity to learn is fleeting?

Anyway, it all means the same thing, if you want money, get the money and get out.

"Lao Li, Lao Sun, your place is too bad, isn't it? Can the jade Ruyi rewarded by His Majesty be used as food or as money? It can neither be tax deducted nor sold for money. Why is it better than ten thousand acres of land? Is it? Are you planning to trick me?"

Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji really looked at each other when they heard this, oh my god, what other people can't ask for is actually worthless to this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang?

Especially Li Shimin is very upset at the moment, because this brother is too honest, that Yu Ruyi is really useless except for her face, she can neither be used as money nor tax deductible, but it is an honor, royal family Bestowed, bestowed by the emperor himself, why can't it compare to those vulgar things?

Li Shimin didn't think about whether he would reveal his identity if he agreed. He just wanted to understand how a reward that was so glorious in the eyes of others became worthless when it came to this brother?Could it be that there is something wrong with his own governance?

If Changsun Wuji hadn't been on the sidelines, and made no secret of his desire for Yu Ruyi, Li Shimin would have even wondered if those courtiers were acting for him, and all the expectations on the surface were actually nothing.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin didn't bother to think about anything else, he might as well ask directly instead of thinking about it himself!

"Brother, how can this be said to be cheating you, this Yu Ruyi is indeed His Majesty's favor, why don't you want it?"

Zhang Nuo looked at Lao Li's sincere expression, and thought for a while, oh, it seems that Lao Li didn't deliberately deceive himself, people these days haven't been limped by various tricks, they still value this This kind of spiritual encouragement!

In this way, Zhang Nuo won't be so angry, as long as he doesn't intentionally trick himself,

"Old Li, you have to understand, who values ​​this jade Ruyi the most? Officials in the court! Why do they value it? Because they have to rely on His Majesty to reward them for food!"

"This Yu Ruyi represents His Majesty's favor, which means that they will have a chance when they are promoted in the future, which means face and face!"

"But me, I don't need it, and I don't plan to hang out in the court. Even if I get a title this year, I still plan to play by myself. I don't have the slightest intention to go to the court, so I want to do this." What is Yu Ruyi doing?"

"So, for me, only the rewards that are real and implemented are the benefits and the rewards, otherwise, it's called cheating!"

Li Shimin finally understands, it's not that this young man doesn't understand the meaning of Yu Ruyi, but that he understands better than anyone else in his life, he doesn't care about these things at all, he only wants those things that are real.

If this is the case, then Li Shimin has nothing to say. This is not in the same circle at all, and it is useless to talk about it. It is better to just agree to help him get some land.

However, Li Shimin still felt in his heart that he was playing the piano a little bit against the cow today!

Chapter 249

Li Shimin finally agreed to go back for Zhang Nuo and ask for several Huangzhuang as rewards. Of course, Li Shimin also guaranteed the promise, not to mention saying that he would report to His Majesty and then apply for rewards. As for the final result, he did not know.

Zhang Nuo nodded nonchalantly, as long as the reward is followed in this way, it doesn't matter, as much as it is earned.

It's like a person who is hungry by himself, but after a meal comes out, suddenly someone thinks you did a good job and wants to give you a reward, it doesn't matter. Every dollar is pure profit.

After talking with Zhang Nuo, Li Shimin immediately got off the ground and picked up the Quyuan plow that had already plowed five acres of land without knowing it, and started to experiment by himself.

Sure enough, this kind of tool has to be used by yourself to experience the benefits.

Lightweight and labor-saving, with these two advantages, Li Shimin felt that his reward was worthwhile.

Changsun Wuji also tried it himself. He didn't have the deep experience of Li Shimin, but he could easily feel the progress and benefits brought by the new technology.

It has to be said that none of the current group of people who follow the old Li family to fight in the country are the kind of idiots who don't want to eat meat, and all of them are very clear about life at the bottom.

Although they are not as good as those senior peasants in this aspect, they can at least distinguish the good from the bad, and for this group of people who hang out in the court every day, it is probably enough to be clear.

After walking in the field for a few times, Li Shimin returned to Zhang Nuo, sighing hesitantly,

"My dear brother, why do you think there are so many craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry and the general supervisor, and even many people from the family of craftsmen among them, can't produce this kind of artifact? Their craftsmanship is not bad at all!"

Zhang Nuo cast a speechless glance at Lao Li. He was lamenting that Lao Li was a real person just now, but now he is acting stupid.

"Hey, Lao Li, you have to know that this person has a steelyard in his heart. On weekdays, those officials treat these craftsmen like pigs and dogs, shouting and drinking, and punishing them every time. You still want them to take the initiative? live?"

"Besides, the officials of the Ministry of Industry are responsible for the credit for doing a good job. If you don't do it well, you will lose money or even get beaten up if you don't do it well enough to waste the materials in the workshop. Why do you want to do it?"

Changsun Wuji also came over quietly at this time, and after hearing Zhang Nuo's words, he instinctively wanted to refute a few words, how could he say such things about the imperial court, wouldn't this tarnish the imperial court's reputation?

But the words came to his lips, but he didn't know how to say them, because he knew that what Zhang Nuo said was true, and even if there were all kinds of skilled craftsmen gathered in the Ministry of Industry, there was nothing to say about the craftsmanship of these masters, but Life is really not going well.

As the current Shang Shusheng Zuo Pushe, he clearly knows that the actual situation is more serious than what the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang said. If he fails to do well, he will be scolded, punished, whipped or even beheaded.

But compared to these horrific punishments, the rewards generally do not fall on the craftsmen, but the officials of the Ministry of Industry can often rely on these achievements to slowly climb up, and occasionally receive other rewards from His Majesty.

If things go on like this, it is indeed as the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang said, only fools do this.

Li Shimin sighed deeply, but his mouth was full of bitterness and he didn't know how to speak, because this was not a problem that could be solved in a short while.

The artisans at this time were people of the lower class than the peasants. In the eyes of officials, or in the eyes of the gentry, they could hardly be regarded as human beings.

If Li Shimin asked them to respect the craftsmen and protect the rights and interests of the craftsmen at this moment, it is estimated that officials all over the world will attack them together, because this is breaking the class gap and it is a challenge to the gentry.

It’s just that he didn’t notice the role of craftsmen before, but now the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang has repeatedly proved that a good craftsman can increase the national strength by almost one person. How can he not pay attention to this?

Li Shimin turned his head and threw the question he thought of to Zhang Nuo. Anyway, he has lost face in front of Zhang Nuo, and he has pretended to be a dead dog several times. Instead of racking his brains, it is better to let this smart person help him think about it.

Zhang Nuo laughed when he heard Lao Li's question, and shook his head lightly.

"Lao Li, you are treating me like a god, and even a god can't solve this problem in a short time!"

"It can even be said that as long as the gentry are in control of the court, other classes will not be allowed to rise up. After all, people are selfish, and the first thing to protect is the interests of their own class!"

"However, sometimes you are too arrogant and think too much. Why do you think you need to promote the status of artisans now? Why can't you let the artisans be used by the court first?"

Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji's eyes lit up immediately when they heard the words, yes, why did they have to do their best in one battle as soon as they came up?

Anyway, what they are looking for now is to allow craftsmen to actively improve tools and create new types of equipment, and they don't care about this moment at all to improve their status.

Seeing the sudden realization of these two people, Zhang Nuo smiled,

"You guys, it seems that you have figured it out, so since you have figured it out, I don't need to say it!"

Li Shimin was taken aback, and hurried over to say good things,

"Brother, how can my brother compare with you? My brain is buzzing right now, so you should just say it!"

Changsun Wuji doesn't know what to say anymore, His Majesty's flattery has become more and more proficient, even more and more explicit, how decent is this?

The most important thing is, after His Majesty's flattering skills become more proficient, will it be more difficult to flatter His Majesty in the future?

Zhang Nuo didn't know what Lao Sun was thinking about. He only knew that this was his first effort for the craftsmen of Datang.

"Old Li, you have to understand that those craftsmen, such as imperial decree rewards, oral praises, jade wishes, etc., are all imaginary. Money, grain, and silk are real. A compliment is much stronger!"

"Don't try to persuade His Majesty to get some plaque rewards or the like, that's not as good as usual money!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin almost broke out in sweat. He has to admit that he was really thinking about whether to implement a new policy just now. As long as he comes up with this new type of equipment that benefits the country and the people, he will personally give a plaque.

But Zhang Nuo didn't care about Lao Li's expression, instead he said leisurely,

"For the artisans, the rewards must be real. People are starving to death, so what's the use of asking for a plaque? However, there is one more thing you have to mention to His Majesty, but don't continue to reward them. It was taken away by those Ministry of Industry officials!"

Chapter 250 The Advancement of the System

When Changsun Wuji heard what Zhang Nuo said, his first reaction was that the Ministry of Industry was going to be in trouble!

He knows better than anyone else that the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang holds a lot in His Majesty's heart. It's not that he doesn't know that the low-level officials of the Ministry of Industry oppress and persecute the craftsmen. Medicine, the Ministry of Industry will cause turmoil.

But before he could speak, Li Shimin waved his hand lightly to stop him from speaking, turned around and Li Shimin moved closer to Zhang Nuo with a shy face.

"Brother, what do you think the Ministry of Industry should do? Brother, I hope to hear more from you, and then I will show my face in front of His Majesty!"

Changsun Wuji immediately slapped himself on the face when he heard the words, Oh my god, this flattering guy in front of him is actually His Majesty whom they worship every day?The emperor who conquered the Great Tang Dynasty and the Xuanwu Gate won the throne?

Changsun Wuji had to admit that his mentality was a bit broken at the moment, and not just a little bit, but completely broken.

He could understand that His Majesty wanted to get some tricks from shopkeeper Xiao Zhang.But, there's no need to be so low-key, right? Do you want the king's face?