Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After finding a way to accommodate those scholars, Li Chengqian became happy.

He waved his hand at Li Jue and said, "Keep this copy of The Analects with you for now, and read it later when you have learned more words."

"But there is no room for negotiation when it comes to food. You must eat less every day and control your body shape."

"After your father's leg gets better, I will teach you how to practice horseback archery."

He recently met Li Tai's eldest son Li Xin, who has a well-proportioned figure and an elegant temperament, completely different from his father Li Tai.

Moreover, the boy was only a few years older than Li Jue, and he was already quite talented and could write beautifully.

In contrast, he was very angry at the poor performance of his eldest son Li Jue, whom he had high hopes for.

Li Jue was reluctant to bow and said, "I obey your command."

Princess Su Wan, who had been standing aside without saying a word, walked over to Li Chengqian and sat down to speak after she saw her husband and Du He and others finish talking.

"Husband, it's time to change the medicine."

As she spoke, she removed the cloth from the basket and took out the prepared herbs.

Du He saw that there was nothing wrong with staying in the East Palace, so he clasped his fists towards Li Chengqian and Su Wan and said.

"Your Highness, Crown Prince, Crown Princess, I will take my leave first."

Now that the weather is getting colder, I might as well stay in the office of the Ministry of Industry and warm myself by the fire.

By the way, think carefully about what to do in the next period of time.

Since he was appointed as the Minister of Works, he must do his best to do more things that benefit the people.

Li Chengqian and Su Wan nodded with a smile on their faces.

Li Jue reminded him in a low voice: "Uncle, if your cow gets upset and wants to commit suicide, remember to notify me."

"I also want to take a look at this stupid cow and taste its taste."

Good guy!

This kid Li Jue is really obsessed with food. I wonder if he will give up this hobby when he gets older.

It would be interesting if Li Jue, despite his mediocre abilities, still retained his obsession with food after Li Chengqian successfully ascended the throne.

Du He pinched his face again, then said with a smile.

"no problem."

Then Du He nodded to Li Chengqian and Su Wan, who had gloomy faces, and then strode out of Mingde Hall.

Not long after Du He walked out of the hall, he suddenly heard Li Chengqian scolding Li Jue from behind, followed by the sound of Li Jue bursting into tears.

Du He smiled and shook his head, then quickened his pace.

If Li Jue was from an ordinary family, or was just a bastard, his hobby would allow him to enjoy wealth and glory forever.

But he was born into an imperial family and was the emperor's grandson.

His words, actions, interests and hobbies are no longer under his control.

It didn't take long.

When Du He returned to the Ministry of Works, he found that except for a few officials, all other people in the lobby had left.

Du He waved to a clerk from the Ministry of Works and asked in a low voice.

"Where did everyone else go?"

The old official quickly clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to Minister Du, the doctors of the four departments have taken the people from each department out to make new plows."

With only half a month left before the deadline, they had to race against time to make the new plow, and also had to continue testing and improving it.

Now I finally get a chance to make a contribution, but I don’t know when I will have the next chance to do so.

Du He waved his hand and said, "I understand, you can go and do your work."

"promise!"

The old official bowed respectfully and returned to his office with his head lowered.

Seeing that everyone was working hard, Du He also showed a faint smile on his face.

In this competitive atmosphere, even Xiao Kai, who is usually careless, has become serious. It seems that this form of governance can be used more often in the future.

After Du He returned to the office, he first made himself a pot of tea. Then, while leisurely drinking the tea, he thought about what he would do next year.

After thinking for nearly half an hour, Du He also made clear what he would do next year.

"Papermaking, the barrel wheel and the extraction of refined salt are three things that can be accomplished first."

"As for developing gunpowder, I'm afraid it will take three to five years."

The Tang Dynasty already had papermaking technology, but the process was relatively backward and the papermaking cycle lasted for several months or even more than a year.

It would be much easier to innovate on this basis, shorten the papermaking time and improve the quality of paper.

As for the innovation of the drum wheel and refined salt, it was the easiest for Du He because he knew the basic principles.

All we need to do is recruit a group of carpenters and salt-drying officials, and after a period of experimentation, we will be able to make it with a good chance of success.

The difficulty of developing gunpowder is much greater than that of innovating the other three things, and there is also the risk of explosion when developing gunpowder.

Now that he has a clear idea of what he will do next year, Du He feels much more fulfilled.

Just then, a construction deployment officer knocked on the office door.

"Knock knock knock."

"Minister Du, the Imperial Censor Cui Shenji wants to see you for something."

Everyone in the Ministry of Works knew that Cui Shenji was from the Qinghe Cui family, and they also knew that he was a good friend of Minister Du, so no one stopped him when he came to the Ministry of Works.

If other officials of the seventh or eighth rank came to ask to see Du He, they might not even be able to enter the door of the Ministry of Works.

Du He immediately said, "Please invite Censor Cui in."

"promise."

After the sound outside the door, the sound of leaving was soon heard.

Not long after, Cui Shenji, wearing a light green official robe, walked in excitedly.

Over his green official robe, he wore a luxurious sable fur coat.

"Meetings, Mr. Du."

Cui Shenji's face was serious and he bowed respectfully to Du He.

Looking at this guy pretending, Du He curled his lips slightly, then waved his hand and said.

"You don't have to be so polite, Censor Cui. Please close the door of the office."

After Choi Shen-ki closed the door of the office, he immediately put on a smiling face.

Cui Shenji casually walked to the cushion on the side and sat down, then glanced at the fire not far away and said with envy on his face.

"Brother Du, you are still more comfortable as the Minister of Industry. The office is very warm."

"Unlike me, the Imperial Censor of the Palace, who can only squeeze into a simple office with other colleagues, and there is no firewood or charcoal to keep warm."

Cui Shenji wanted to buy firewood and charcoal with his own money to keep warm, but the Imperial Censor Ma Zhou did not allow them to warm themselves by the fire in the small room.

Du He didn't respond to him, but glanced at him and asked.

"Brother Cui, what brings you here today? Just tell me."

"Hehe." Cui Shenji laughed evilly twice.

He then whispered, "Brother Du, we are almost done with the people of Jingzhao Du Clan!"

"In the past few days, the Censorate has impeached a total of seven officials from the Jingzhao Du family, and three of them were secretly reported by Fang Yiai and Chai Lingwu!"