"Uh~! Mr. Hou, what do you mean?"
Lantian County County Magistrate He heard Li Zexuan's incomprehensible words and asked in confusion.
Li Zexuan explained helplessly: "The transmission of electricity requires wires. Have you seen the cement pillars several feet high at the foot of Yunshan Mountain? That is a telegraph pole carrying wires. The wires connecting the two telegraph poles are made of copper. ! Just for the distance from the hydropower station to Yanhuang Academy, the wires consumed more than 2,000 kilograms of copper. How much copper will be consumed if the electricity is passed to Lantian County? Who can afford it? rise?"
Magistrate He was surprised when he heard this. He said in surprise: "Yanhuang Academy alone consumed more than two thousand kilograms of brass? Then if Lantian County is connected to electricity, wouldn't it cost tens of thousands of kilograms of brass? ? This... In the entire Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that only Your Majesty can get so much brass, right~?"
Li Zexuan said angrily: "What else? Do you think it is easy to connect a place to electricity? The more than two thousand kilograms of brass required this time was exchanged by me for the drought relief work!"
"I am an ignorant official, I hope you will atone for your sins!"
County Magistrate He arched his hands in an awkward manner, and then said tentatively: "Master Marquis, your Majesty has granted you the title of Lantian County. It stands to reason that all the mineral veins in Lantian County should belong to you. You can send people to Lantian County." If we look for veins within the territory, we might actually be able to find copper ore!”
Li Zexuan frowned and said, "You have been an official in Lantian County for many years, but have you ever heard that there are copper mines here?"
County magistrate He hesitated and said: "...Xiaguan...Xiaguan has never heard of it, but I heard that the Marquis is good at finding dragons and hiding holes...so..."
"So you want me to send people to search for mineral veins in Lantian County?"
Li Zexuan rolled his eyes and said.
"I don't dare! I don't dare!"
County Magistrate He quickly raised his hands and said: "I'm just taking a chance. What if there is a copper mine in Lantian County? In that case, our Lantian County town will be able to have electricity! Lord Hou, didn't you say before that you would Can Lantian County be built into a big commercial city? If electricity and electric lights are available, then the nights in Lantian County will be like daytime in the future, and we can open a night market..."
"night market?"
Li Zexuan's eyes lit up and he suddenly became interested. He looked at Magistrate He and said with a faint smile: "You have quite a lot of ideas! Yes, I do plan to open a night market after Lantian County has electricity, thus further stimulating the popularity of Lantian County. Commercial potential! However, the topography of Lantian County has been known to me before, and there are no copper mines. Therefore, if you, County Magistrate, want to rely on the local copper mines in Lantian County to be self-sufficient and build electric wires, it is basically impossible!
Furthermore, Your Majesty has previously promised me three mines, and the vanadium-titanium magnetite mine in Shu is considered one. It stands to reason that I can ask Your Majesty for another copper mine..."
Hearing this, County Magistrate He couldn't help but his eyes lit up. Just when he was about to say something, Li Zexuan interrupted with a clear mind:
"Don't have any delusions. Our Tang Dynasty is already short of copper. If I ask for copper mines again, it will definitely embarrass Your Majesty. Therefore, even if Your Majesty has promised me three mines, I will not ask for copper mines from Your Majesty." ! As for the brass needed to connect the wires, I will think of another way!"
"Uh... what the Marquis said is true! The official is getting impatient!"
Magistrate He quickly handed over his hands and said solemnly.
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Haha! No matter what, your original intention is always good! By the way, remember that at the beginning of every month, the Department of Commerce will go to each shop to randomly check their accounts. If anyone is found to have evaded taxes, he will be severely punished according to regulations! In addition, officials in the Department of Commerce must ensure their own integrity, and I will set up an additional inspection team. If anyone in the Department of Commerce is found to have accepted bribes from businessmen or helped businessmen evade taxes, they will be severely punished!"
Where there are interests, there will be corruption!
The Department of Commerce is in charge of Lantian County's commerce, and the interests it usually handles are huge. It is difficult to guarantee that there will not be a few officials who lose their principles because of money. Li Zexuan has to guard against this!
When County Magistrate He heard this, his heart suddenly trembled. He cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order! I will definitely keep an eye on the Department of Commerce to prevent corruption!"
"Yeah! That's great!"
Li Zexuan nodded, then went out and left.
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Regarding electric lights, in fact, not only County Magistrate He wanted it, Li Er also wanted it, and even Li Zexuan’s father and mother wanted it!
After lunch, Father Li, Mrs. Li, Ye Guozhong and Mrs. Ye thought about going to Yunshan Courtyard to stay for two days and experience the magical electric light, because in the morning, Han Yuxi said it in front of them Many of the advantages and magic of electric lights made them extremely curious, and they wanted to see and experience it for themselves!
Li Zexuan thought that there were still some things going on at Yanhuang Academy, so he took Han Yuxi and a few old people there!
A group of people and three carriages soon left the county and arrived at the foot of Yunshan Mountain!
After Li Zexuan sent his family to another hospital, he came to Yanhuang Academy and met Li Tai, Cheng Chumo and others!
"Captain Shan, the electric lights last night were so bright! You really brought a magical thing to the academy! I don't know when Chang'an City will be able to have electricity and use electric lights like Yanhuang Academy~ ?”
Little fat Li Tai said excitedly after seeing Li Zexuan.
At this time, he was really glad that he had chosen to follow Li Zexuan and study at Yanhuang Academy. Although Yanhuang Academy was located in the remote Yunshan Mountains, after nearly a year of transformation, it was even more advanced and impressive than Chang'an City. People are obsessed with it!
Moreover, the knowledge of Yanhuang Academy is unique in this world; some things in Yanhuang Academy are also unique in this world! This place is like a fairy palace above the human world, full of magic. Everything that seems impossible can become possible here!
Li Zexuan glanced at the little fat man and said: "There are 108 cities in Chang'an City, with millions of people living in them. If we want to connect them to electricity and let everyone in them use electric lights, let's not forget that we have There aren’t that many copper wires, but even if there are, Qingque, use the knowledge you have learned about electricity to do some calculations: Can one Bahe Hydropower Station alone supply electricity to millions of people?”
Today's Li Tai is not the kind of sour scholar who only knows "what's wrong" before. Hearing this, he quickly reacted and said with an embarrassed look:
"Ahem! That's what the mountain chief said! But one hydropower station is not enough, so why don't we just build a few more hydropower stations? This electric light is so easy to use, and all the officials in the court will definitely support my father in building hydropower stations. of!"
Li Zexuan said angrily: "You think building a hydropower station is as easy as eating? Don't you need money? Many people in the Tang Dynasty still have problems eating. The courtiers will not allow His Majesty to do such a waste of people and money~"
Li Tai also knew that what Li Zexuan said was true, so he could only nod his head.
Cheng Chumo said at this time: "Xiaoxuan...uh, Principal, I heard that the academy is going to modify the class schedule and add two classes every night? Is it true?"
"Yes, yes! Chief Shan, is this true?"
Sun Zifan also asked quickly.
Li Zexuan clasped his hands on his chest and said, "Of course it's true! Now that the academy has electric lights, it can be like daytime at night. With such a great condition, wouldn't it be a waste of natural resources if we don't make use of it~"
Cheng Chumo's eyes widened and he said with a bitter look on his face: "Ah~? Damn it! Mr. Qingqingshan, you let the academy use electric lights just to give us two extra classes! Isn't this too cheating? I should have known this was the case. , everyone will definitely not want you to install electric lights in the academy!"
Li Zexuan said angrily: "That's because you are unwilling, but it doesn't mean others..."
"Chief of the mountain, Duke Lu and Duke Yi are here~!"
At this moment, Mo Zhong came over and cupped his fists.
Before Li Zexuan spoke, Cheng Chumo shuddered and said quickly: "Ahem! So what, Chief, I have something else to do, so I'll go back to the teaching dormitory first!"
After that, before Li Zexuan could say anything, he rubbed oil on his feet and ran away!
The main reason was that Cheng Yaojin often beat him, and Cheng Chumo was worried that he would lose face if his father repaired him in public!
Li Tai, Sun Zifan and others were not used to walking in front of these veterans, mainly because they didn't like to be restrained, so they followed Cheng Chumo and left!
Li Zexuan shook his head helplessly, then turned around and walked towards Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and others.
"Why do you uncles have so much free time today to go to Yunshan Mountain in person?"
Li Zexuan welcomed a few people into the academy. After a brief greeting, Li Zexuan asked.
"Haha! We old guys are here today, but we came here specifically to thank you, Xiaoxuan~!"
Cheng Yaojin raised his voice and laughed loudly: "Xiaoxuan, the water tanker you gave us earlier has been a great help to us! Our households have a combined population of tens of thousands and several households." There are ten thousand acres of fertile farmland. If it weren’t for your waterwheel, the farmers would probably have harvested nothing from this summer’s harvest! It’s a small matter that we can’t collect rent, but it’s a big deal that the farmers don’t have food to eat~!”
Since Li Zexuan has always been close to the five families of Cheng, Qin, Niu, Yuchi and Li Jing, when the workshop produced the waterwheel, he sent it to them as soon as possible. This is not afraid of others being jealous. , because before the waterwheel was built, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and others had made reservations with Li Zexuan, and they should be supplied to them first, both emotionally and logically!
Hearing this, Li Zexuan asked, "Uncle Cheng, has your Zhuangzi aqueduct been repaired and started to open to water?"
Cheng Yaojin nodded and said: "Hey! It's fixed! The water is connected! It's thanks to Xiaoxuan that you gave us the water tanker first! You don't know, Changsun, the old fox, was so anxious that he pulled his beard when he saw us getting the water tanker. Many roots fell off!”
Li Zexuan did not answer the next sentence, but smiled slightly and said: "Uncle Cheng, you are polite, this is just a trivial matter. With the relationship between our families, why do you need to come to express your gratitude in person?"
Before Cheng Yaojin could speak, Qin Qiong interjected: "Xiaoxuan, don't believe him! I know it's a lie to come to thank you today. I want to come over to see the electric light and the person you brought to the dark night of the world." The children of the Fairy God of Light are the real ones! Haha!"
Qin Qiong was able to say this because he obviously read today's "Datang Daily", because the headline news above was the "Epoch-making!" article written by Li Yu! That man brought light to the dark night of the world! 》.
"Hey! Second brother Qin, can't you speak more tactfully in front of the juniors? This makes me, Old Cheng, an elder, feel a little embarrassed~!"
Cheng Yaojin said at this time.
Everyone couldn't help but be speechless, thinking to themselves, you look around and don't care, how does it look like you are embarrassed~?
It’s so shameless!
"Hmph! You madman Cheng is so thick-skinned! I'm embarrassed to be walking with you!"
Yuchi Jingde did not give Lao Cheng any face and struck him with words.
"Tsk~!"
Cheng Yaojin sneered and said indifferently: "You think it's embarrassing? If you think it's embarrassing, go away! Why do you want to come to the academy with me, old Cheng?"
Seeing that these two old enemies were about to start a fight, Li Zexuan hurriedly said: "Since these uncles want to see electric lights, why not stay overnight in another courtyard tonight? Get up around 9:00 tomorrow and still be able to catch the morning meeting." Of~!”
The second phase of the Yunshan Courtyard project has long been completed, and even the third phase of the project is nearing completion! There are many modern-style courtyards in Yunshan now, and Li Zexuan has long given each of these veterans a separate courtyard. Cheng Chumo has always lived in the Cheng family's separate courtyard!
Even if a few villas are given away, there are still many villas left, which will be enough for the professors of the academy in the future!
"Haha! That's exactly what I meant!"
Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly and said: "It's rare to come to Yunshan. Now that I'm here, I have to visit Dr. Sun no matter what! Dr. Sun also did a lot to treat the old injury on Brother Qin's body! I have to! Come visit!”
Qin Qiong nodded and stroked his beard and said, "That's how it should be!"
Li Zexuan did not stop them, and the group left the academy and headed towards the other courtyard where Sun Simiao was.
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The next day.
Li Zexuan woke up from his dream in a daze, feeling like his brain was about to burst.
Last night, Cheng Yaojin was very excited after seeing the bright lights. He insisted on bringing all the "aboriginals" in Yunshan together and held a "party" with lights. During the dinner, Li Zexuan was not good at persuading people to drink. , and Cheng Yaojin and the others drank a lot of wine. When drinking, he naturally did not use his internal energy to resolve the hangover, so he woke up with a real hangover this morning. This feeling made Li Zexuan feel like his head was about to burst. !
"Master Hou! The first batch of vanadium-titanium magnetite ore mined in Shu has been transported back!"
He didn't eat breakfast, but just washed his face with cold water from the well. After a while, Liu Feng hurried over and said to Li Zexuan, cupping his fists.
Li Zexuan was stunned for a moment, then said with great excitement: "What? The vanadium mine is here? Great! Follow me to the workshop!"
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