After Du Shan left, I thought for a while and ordered: "Let the clean room secretly investigate whether it is true as Du Shan said. Don't make any announcement for now."
Meng He raised his hands and said yes.
There is no room for error in the first scientific examination. Even if there is as much dirt as Du Shan said, we cannot make things worse before the first scientific examination, otherwise it will be me and the court who are embarrassed.
Back outside the academy, I glanced at Tian Xinze. There was no nervousness or fear on his face.
Doesn't he know? I smiled slightly and encouraged: "Linzi Academy is much better than other academies. I think they are all well-educated people. You have done a great job."
Tian Xinze's face was filled with joy, and he bowed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your duties."
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After leaving Linzi County, the convoy continued westward without stopping on the way. When passing through the three counties of Jingjingbei, Dongjun, and Hanoi, the three county guards were called to the convoy and given a lecture. Although the situation in the three counties had improved, the situation had improved. In order to let them remember it, they still need to beat it.
It was already mid-July after we passed Hanoi. I originally wanted to go back to Xianyang directly, but remembering the importance of Sanchuan County, I stayed for a day.
After arriving at Sanchuan County, I ordered that Li You should not be bothered anymore and still live in the big tent. Because there were too many officials looking for mineral veins, the meeting place was finally chosen at the county governor's mansion.
"...On the basis of last year, two new iron ore veins and one graphite ore vein were newly discovered. After discussions with the General Government and the Iron and Steel Bureau, they believed that there is no need to mine them for the time being. They will only use the ore mined from the existing veins as reserves. It has been used enough, there is no need to occupy more manpower.”
Li You reported in detail the mineral veins of Sanchuan County today. Now Taiyuan, Shangdang, Sanchuan, and Nanyang have formed complete industries. Li You's Sanchuan County is in the middle and has almost become a transit station, so he has many things to do. At the same time, I am also impressed by him that he can manage Sanchuan County so well.
Li Si was even more satisfied when he looked at his eldest son. In his opinion, Li You was the most like him, even better than him. He went from an unknown ordinary person to the right prime minister today, and the hardships created an indescribable character. Change, Li You is different, quite a bit of a gentleman's magnanimous ancient style.
Hearing this, I was very satisfied and nodded appreciatively: "You have done a good job. The general will be responsible for mining the ore, and the output will be controlled by them. You are only responsible for providing the ore."
Now the iron smelting industry has developed to a very large scale and has formed a basically complete iron smelting system. While absorbing my new knowledge, they have also explored many practical methods themselves.
For example, the large-scale equipment that has not yet been built by Gongshujin, and the Iron and Steel Bureau have already used the modified waterwheels to crush large pieces of ore. It can be seen that ancient people are not stupider than modern people, but sometimes they are subject to the limitations of the times and technological development factors, and many things are unexpected.
As he was talking, a child's childish cry suddenly came from behind the main hall: "Grandpa! Grandpa!"
I asked curiously: "Where did the Calabash Baby come from?"
Li You didn't understand what Calabash Baby meant. He only heard the word "baby" and quickly stood up to apologize: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I heard that the right prime minister was here and was making noise in the backyard, so I went to drive him away." Go back to the backyard!”
I waved my hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I'll set off tomorrow after all the things here are done. Li Xiangke and his beloved grandson can enjoy the happiness of family and just return to the motorcade tomorrow at Mao."
Li Si looked delighted and quickly stood up and thanked Li You: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
I stood up and said with a smile: "My grandpa and grandson are separated by a wall. If I don't let you see each other, wouldn't it be very unkind?"
Then he looked at Li Youdao: "Is the eldest princess in the house?"
Li You bowed and responded: "Your Majesty, here you are. When the eldest princess heard that Your Majesty was here, she originally wanted to meet with her, but she was worried that she would miss the official affairs and did not come to the front hall."
I waved my hand and said to the others: "Please step back."
After everyone left, I said to Li You: "Call the eldest princess and your son to come together. I haven't seen the third sister for a long time. Now that I'm here, I want to meet her."
If Li Si returns home or dies, Li You may make further progress in the future. At that time, Ying Liu'a can become a means to contain him. I want to see the relationship between Fusu's third sister and Li You, and her influence on the Ying family. , what is your attitude towards me.
Li You said yes and immediately went to the backyard.
Not long after, Ying Liua brought Li Chuan to the front hall. Yingliu Abi is only one year younger than Yingtao, and she was only fifteen when she married Li You, so I have no impression of her. Logically speaking, she should not remember my appearance. Looking at it today, even though more than ten years have passed, she still looks like a girl, with almost no wrinkles on her forehead. It seems that she and Li You are still in love.
Ying Liua smiled knowingly when he saw me, bowed with Li Chuan and said, "I have met your Majesty!"
I stood up and walked in front of the two of them. I supported them and said, "We are a family, so there is no need to be polite."
The two of them stood up. I glanced at Li Chuan. The boy was not too thin. He looked about five or six years old. I touched his head and joked: "The boy is strong enough!"
He turned to Meng He and said, "Bring the things."
Meng He brought a brocade box in. When he opened it, there was an extremely exquisite fan and a rare piece of jade.
I pointed at two things and said: "This fan is a gold and silver fringed gemstone fan sent as tribute from the Western Regions. The fan surface is made of red sandalwood, with a layer of gold thread as thin as cicada wings. I heard from the eldest sister that the third sister always fell asleep when she was a child. I woke up with a start, and I don’t know if I feel better now. The red sandalwood can calm the nerves, so there is no harm in keeping it around. As for this beautiful jade, it is also a tribute from the Western Regions. I don’t know what I like, so you can find a craftsman to carve it yourself."
Ying Liu'a didn't expect that I specifically asked Ying Tao about her past, and even prepared a gift in advance. Feeling the warmth of her family, the corners of her eyes were a little moist, and she bowed and said, "I thank you, Your Majesty. Chuan'er, please thank Your Majesty!" "
Li Chuan bowed politely and said, neither humble nor overbearing: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
I nodded, this guy has a lot to do!
After I finished delivering the things, I got the answer I wanted. I chuckled and said, "Don't be too polite as a family. If nothing happens, go back with Li You and take a look. I'm leaving, so you don't have to give it away."
Several people stood up quickly to see him off.
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At the end of July, the inspection finally ended, and I returned to Xianyang. I was exhausted physically and mentally from half a year of traveling and traveling, but the harvest met my expectations.
There was no trouble in Xianyang, and Feng Jie sent a report reporting on the situation in Xianyang almost every day.
After coming back, I dealt with the accumulated matters first, and then went to see Tao Yao and Li Shiyun. Because I had expected that this journey would be quite hectic, I didn’t take Tao Yao with me.
Taoyao has long been accustomed to life in the palace and has nothing to do. Li Shiyun gradually adapted to the status of the queen. During this period, she called Li Shiyun to Wan'an Palace many times to chat. After her enlightenment, Li Shiyun finally had the prototype of the temperament of the mother of a country. She was not so reserved when she saw me. This is a good thing. If there is a palace banquet in the future, I won’t have to worry about the ministers’ wives.
