"Xiao Xuan, is this a telegraph machine? I heard my father mention it before. It is said that it can send messages from a long distance. Today I finally got a glimpse of its true identity!"
After all, she was still a biological sister. Seeing Chang Le's embarrassed face, Li Chengqian quickly tried to smooth things over, but it was true that he was interested in the telegraph machine.
When Li Zexuan heard this, he moved his eyes away from Changle's blushing face, nodded and replied:
"Well, that's right, this is a wireless telegraph machine!"
"Tsk, tsk, that's amazing! It's amazing that just such an iron box can send messages to each other across such a distance!"
Li Chengqian walked to the side, looked at it carefully for a moment, and kept sighing "tsk tsk" in his mouth. Then he turned his head and said to Li Zexuan:
"Those scooters, curved plows, bearings, etc. you made earlier, Xiaoxuan, even though I couldn't make them, I could still understand them. But now, if you tell me about the telegraph machine, I'll probably listen. I don’t understand! I always feel like there are infinite mysteries wrapped in this iron box! Xiaoxuan, you are really getting better and better. Is this what you call engineering?”
"Well, this is engineering, which includes many other basic subjects. It's normal that you don't understand Chengqian!"
Li Zexuan never expected that people in the Tang Dynasty would be able to understand electromagnetism now. That was an extravagant hope, but after his Yanhuang Academy was completed, these would no longer be extravagant expectations.
"Oh~! I also heard that Xiaoxuan you are going to build an academy to teach the engineering you mentioned. If you need help with anything in the future, just say, if I can help, I will definitely try my best to help!"
At this point, Li Chengqian sighed and said sincerely: "If I were just an ordinary person, I would definitely enter your Yanhuang Academy and listen to what you said about engineering. I always feel that this is not human knowledge. It's a pity. I can’t help myself!”
Li Zexuan said angrily: "Don't make trouble here! Chengqian, you have a noble status and have no worries about food and clothing since you were born. I don't know how many people envy you? If you are not satisfied, how can those poor people live~? It is the so-called contentment. Chang Le, when you are envious of others, you don't know that more people are envious of you!"
Li Chengqian was startled when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "It's always happy to be content...it seems I still don't have Xiaoxuan, you can see clearly!"
"Brother Xiaoxuan, where are you going to build your academy~? Do you have enough money? If not, Changle can waive the dividends from Qiquge Pavilion this year~!"
Chang Le heard the two of them talking about Yanhuang Academy, raised his head and said.
"Haha, no, no, no, no, no! I have enough money!"
Li Zexuan waved his hand happily and said with a smile: "The academy will be built in Meicun, east of Chang'an City. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has a beautiful environment. It is very suitable for studying, and it is not very far from Chang'an City. Changle and Chengqian will be in the future If you have time, you can visit Yanhuang Academy. After my academy is completed, it will definitely exceed your imagination!"
"Oh~? Really? Then Changle must go and see it then!"
Changle blinked his eyes and said excitedly.
"Xiaoxuan, how big do you want to build this academy~?"
The more Li Chengqian listened, the more he felt something was wrong. This was not about building an academy. He was planning to build a villa, right?
"Haha, it's not that big. The Yunshan Mountain behind Plum Village is only about a thousand acres! A little rest and rest should be enough to build Yanhuang Academy~!"
Li Zexuan pinched his chin and said.
More than a thousand acres~~~
Li Chengqian's brother and sister were instantly petrified on the spot.
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"Brother Prince, Changle heard from Lan'er that this telegraph machine was made by brother Xiaoxuan specifically to relieve sister Yuxi's boredom. Brother Xiaoxuan is so kind to sister Yuxi~!"
On the carriage back to the palace, Changle looked out of the window, held his little face in his hands, and said.
"Oh~? I didn't realize that Xiaoxuan is a ungrateful guy!"
Li Chengqian had never heard Li Er talk about this matter, so he couldn't help but say it with a mean look.
"Hmph~! Why do you forget your loyalty because of lust? Brother Xiaoxuan obviously values love and justice, okay~?"
Changle rolled his eyes at his brother angrily, secretly thinking that the prince's brother is really confused about his style!
"Uh~~"
After so many years together, Li Chengqian still doesn't understand what the expression on Chang Le's face means. His face is full of black lines. He wants to explain but doesn't know how to explain it. He can only blame Li Zexuan.
"Brother Prince, if Changle can be like Sister Yuxi and marry someone who loves him so much, Changle will have no regrets even if he dies! But they say that royal children can never make their own decisions about their marriage. In three years, my father will The emperor and the empress are probably going to arrange a marriage for Changle. Changle is so scared, so afraid of marrying someone who is not human, but Changle doesn’t want to make his father, the empress, and the empress unhappy. Prince brother, what should Changle do~?”
The carriage was quiet for a few moments, then Changle suddenly raised her watery eyes, looked at her brother, and said with a pained look on her face.
Li Chengqian had always loved his sister very much. Now seeing Chang Le like this, his heart seemed to be pricked by a needle, and he said quickly:
"Chang Le, don't think like that. Your father and mother have loved you since you were a child. They will definitely not let you marry someone who doesn't love you. Besides, I will definitely speak for you when the time comes!"
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"Hey~! Uncle Fu? Are you busy?"
After sending away Li Chengqian's brother and sister, Li Zexuan allowed Lan'er to "chat" with Han Yuxi at home. He himself came to the workshop to see how the printing of "Datang Dictionary" was going.
"Yo~! Master, you are here~!"
Uncle Fu put down the pile of papers in his hand and said with a wry smile: "Master, the entire workshop is so busy right now that I am no exception~!"
"Uh~~"
Li Zexuan scratched his head in embarrassment. He came today to "add tasks" to the workshop! If Uncle Fu is like this, how should he say it?
"Uncle Fu, it seems our workshop still needs to be expanded a bit~!"
At present, the products of the workshop are still in short supply. Even the scooters that have been launched for several months are still not worried about selling. Generally, once the workshop makes it, it will definitely be sold within five or six days, because Foreign merchants like to resell them very much.
As for the new products, not to mention, the demand in Chang'an City cannot be met by the workshop. People in other places will definitely not be able to enjoy the latest "technology" of Qiquge Workshop in the first time.
"Master, you have seen the current workshop. Even if I want to recruit more people, I don't have anywhere to put them!"
It stands to reason that the Qiquge Workshop occupies a large area, occupying nearly a quarter of the entire Anyifang. However, if the productivity gathered from this small area can satisfy the needs of Chang'an and even the entire Tang Dynasty, demand, that is tantamount to wishful thinking!
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