Qin Ming stood next to Duan Lun, held a wat board in his hand and bowed respectfully to Li Er:
"Qin Ming, a man from Lantian County, pays homage to Your Majesty."
Li Shimin had a dark look on his face at this time, thinking, "Good boy, how dare you sleep on such an important occasion today?"
Still asleep?
You kid doesn’t take me seriously!
Then Li Shimin said with a smile:
"Did you sleep well, Aiqing? Are you cold?"
Qin Ming's face turned bitter when he heard this, and his head dropped lower.
"I am guilty, please punish me!"
Li Shimin snorted coldly and said:
"As a minister of the court, you actually slept in the court meeting. How unbecoming! I thought it was your first offender, so I spared you this time. If you dare to do it again, I will never forgive you lightly."
Qin Ming bowed and said:
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin didn't want to waste time on this matter. He waved his hand and said:
"Get flat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"I'm here to ask you, since you made this cement, then I also ask you, is the road built with this cement strong and durable? Will there be any problems over time?"
Qin Ming thought for a while and replied:
"Your Majesty, under normal circumstances, as long as there is no earth dragon turning over or man-made damage, a cement road built in accordance with the regulations will not be a problem for more than ten years."
Qin Ming paused and continued:
"And I think Duan Shangshu also discovered the properties of cement. Once cement dries, it becomes extremely hard and strong. Therefore, cement can not only be used to build roads, but can also be used to build houses, build city walls, build bridges, etc."
After hearing this, all the ministers in the court were shocked when they thought of the concrete road they had walked on this morning.
They couldn't imagine how strong the city walls built with cement would be!
Of course, the most excited ones are the generals. After all, no one would think that their city wall is too strong!
Li Shimin nodded slightly when he heard this, and then looked towards Duan Lun.
Duan Lun immediately understood what he said, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, what the man from Qin County said is true. I have tested it privately. If you put a layer of cement on the wall, the wall will be much stronger."
Then Duan Lun bowed to Li Er and said:
"Your Majesty, I think that if the official roads and city walls of the Tang Dynasty are built with this cement in the future, it will not only be more convenient for people to travel to various places, but it will also be more beneficial for the imperial court to control the place.
Not to mention that cement can also strengthen city defenses.
In my opinion, it is not an exaggeration to say that this cement is the auspicious sign of our Tang Dynasty! I congratulate Your Majesty! Congratulations to the Tang Dynasty! "
Many civil servants and generals expressed joy when they heard this, and they all paid homage to Li Shimin:
"I congratulate Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty!"
"I congratulate Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Shimin laughed heartily when he saw this and said
"Okay, okay, since this cement is so good, from now on, I announce that the imperial court will use cement..."
At this moment, a very discordant voice sounded.
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ming saw a thin old man wearing a purple official robe walking towards them.
The old man walked to Duan Lun and stood next to him, shook his large embroidered robe, and snorted coldly at Duan Lun and Qin Ming.
Qin Ming was a little confused when he saw this. Who is this old man? Why are you humming for no reason!
Li Shimin on the jade steps couldn't help but twitching when he saw this scene. Although he had expected this, he still felt a little unhappy!
After Duan Lun saw off several important ministers yesterday, he went into the palace to report to Li Shimin what happened in the government office in the afternoon.
Therefore, he, who was familiar with Wei Zheng's temperament, was mentally prepared for this.
In the flash of lightning, Li Shimin blinked, looking like he was asking for advice humbly, and asked Wei Zheng:
"Wei Aiqing, why did you say this? But you see something wrong?"
Wei Zheng shook off his large embroidered robe, held a wat board in his hand, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, I dare to advise you, may your Majesty list that cement as a royal forbidden object?"
As soon as this statement came out, it was shocking!
Yuchi Gong was impatient and cursed from his position:
"Old Wei, what do you mean by this? This cement is so good, why does your Majesty make it a forbidden object? Could it be that you are jealous of other people's achievements?"
Many generals heard this and also agreed.
But Wei Zheng turned a deaf ear and had no intention of quarreling with generals like Yu Chigong.
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Wei Aiqing, why is this happening?"
Wei Zheng unhurriedly took out a thick memorial book from his pocket, held it above his head with both hands, and said:
"Your Majesty, I have this memorial, and I hope that your Majesty will read it."
Li Shimin stroked his short beard and said to Wuji:
"Send it over."
"promise."
A few moments,
Li Shimin took the thick memorial from Wuyu's hand and started to read it. After a while, Li Shimin's hands started to tremble.
【What a good farmer! How dare you insinuate me, saying that if I hadn't listened to you and banned cement, I would have been that unscrupulous fool! hateful! It’s so abominable! 】
[If I hadn’t saved my life, wouldn’t I have let you succeed again? 】
Thinking of this, Li Shimin put away the memorial and placed it on the dragon throne.
Then he sighed and asked Duan Lun:
"Duan Aiqing, I'm here to ask you, is it true that the cement road really costs 500 yuan to build one mile, as Wei Qing's family said?"
Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, heard this and said calmly:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is indeed the case."
The hall, which had been noisy just now, suddenly became quiet, followed by waves of gasps.
"Hiss...hiss..."
Immediately afterwards, a pot exploded in Tai Chi Hall.
Censor Zhongcheng, Wang Chaoyang left his post and paid homage:
"Your Majesty, there are 500 roads for a hundred miles. Isn't this cement road made of gold? This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!"
"I have reason to suspect that Qin Ming, a man from Lantian County, and Duan Lun, Minister of Industry, deliberately raised the price of cement in order to extort a sum of money from the court. I sincerely request your majesty to issue an order to allow me to take the censor from Yushitai to Collect evidence from the man’s house in Lantian County!”
As soon as these words came out, many courtiers came out to echo:
"I second my opinion."
"I second my opinion."
.....
A group of generals who were close to Qin and Ming came out of their duties after hearing this, pointed at a group of censors and started to rant.
This scene was somewhat beyond Li Shimin's expectations.
[Fuck you, I am the major shareholder of the cement factory. How can I cheat my own money? 】
Seeing the chaos in the court becoming more and more chaotic, Li Shimin slapped his chair and drank:
"Do you still think of me as the emperor? This is a court, not a vegetable market! If you keep yelling, get out of here!"
When the courtiers saw Li Shimin getting angry, they couldn't help but shrink their necks.
As the censor Zhongcheng, Wang Chaoyang was happy and undaunted when he heard this. He took a step forward, stood beside Qin Ming and others, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, please order me to go to the male residence in Qin County to find out the true cost of the cement!"
Li Shimin was about to scold him!
Qin Ming spoke first.
"Your Majesty, I have something to ask my colleague next to me! Please give me your permission!"
When Li Shimin heard this, he also wanted to see how Qin Ming would handle the matter, so he waved his hand and said:
"That's right!"
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