Royal Palace, Royal Stud.
As soon as Zheng Zhengjin, Li Shimin, and Li Jing arrived, the Minister of Industry came in a hurry.
You must know that Zheng Zhengjin gave Duan Lun a lot of inspiration. The fire kang, coal stove, briquettes, and cotton spinning factory were all great contributions. This visit to the horse farm must be related to the wear and tear of the war horses.
"My lord, I would like to pay homage to your majesty, His Royal Highness King Xian." Then he nodded to Li Jing. After all, they are both one of the six ministers and have the same position.
"No need to be polite." Li Shimin signaled to Zheng Zhengjin: "Tell me, how do you want to solve the problem of horse wear and tear."
Zheng Zhengjin said to Wang De: "My lord, please ask someone to bring a war horse over."
Wang De was flattered and turned back to the servants and grooms who followed him and said: "King Xian His Highness ordered, but he didn't do it." He knew that Zheng Zhengjin was not one of the ordinary people, and His Majesty was very fond of him.
Soon, a fat and strong horse appeared in front of Zheng Zhengjin and the others.
Zheng Zhengjin said to the people holding the horses: "Nail this iron piece into the horseshoe. In this way, the wear and tear of the horseshoe will be basically gone." Zheng Zhengjin took out four small coins from his pocket The iron piece is about the same size as a horseshoe. and a few short nails.
Wang De took the piece of iron and then looked at Li Shimin,
Li Shimin rolled his eyes, meaning just do it.
Li Jing asked worriedly: "King Xian, won't this approach hurt the horses?"
Zheng Zhengjin asked back: "Duke Wei sometimes trims his nails. The cuticle of a horseshoe is equivalent to our finger A. Don’t worry, the horse won’t be hurt.”
Soon, the horseshoes were nailed on,
Li Shimin immediately became the emperor of the world on horseback. He got on his horse and galloped wildly in the racecourse.
This operation surprised both Zheng Zhengjin and Li Jing. They did not expect that Li Shimin's operation was so coquettish.
After Li Shimin returned, he stood up and dismounted handsomely, which scared Wang De.
I thought: "Ancestor, if you make a mistake, the old slave has a hundred heads, which is not enough to cut off."
"Haha, after adding this horseshoe, the horse will The grip is even better. It’s not scary at all on gravel roads. It’s really a good thing.” Li Shimin praised Zheng Zhengjin.
Li Jing recovered from the shock and asked: "Your Majesty, can I ride a lap?"
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Go."
Li Jing immediately turned over and took a lap around the racecourse. He simply loved the horseshoes.
After Li Jing came back, he immediately saluted Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, horseshoes not only reduce the wear and tear on the horses, but also increase the flexibility and mobility of the war horses. If it is our Tang army's If war horses have such fighting power, then our army of the Tang Dynasty will be invincible.”
“Hahaha,” You are really my good son-in-law, tell me, what reward do you want?" Li Shimin laughed, patted Zheng Zhengjin on the shoulder, and said,
Zheng Zhengjin shook his head with a smile and said: " This was not designed by me, but by Yu Youwei, the minister’s daughter-in-law. If your Majesty wants to reward her, you must reward her.”
None of the people here are fools. Li Shimin was also happy after hearing this. If others wanted more credit, it would be better for Zheng Zhengjin to bestow such great achievements on his daughter-in-law. Zheng Zhengjin took out a piece of A4 paper from his trouser pocket, handed it to Duan Lun and said: "This is the drawing of the three treasures of the horse, the saddle, the stirrup, and the horseshoe. Lord Shangshu just asks his subordinates to keep the production secret. This set of equipment can make The combat effectiveness of our Tang cavalry has increased by 30%."
Li Jing, Duan Lun, and Li Shimin couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Okay, okay, okay, haha, my good son-in-law." Li Shimin said happily.
Zheng Zhengjin wanted to reply: "I am your brother-in-law." But after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. So as not to make Li Shimin angry and suffer internal injuries.
Li Jing also felt that Zheng Zhengjin was very smart. As for whether he was deceiving the emperor or not, Li Shimin was smiling like a fox at this moment. He didn't care about this. Offering treasures was a meritorious service, and it was a good idea to give such a great merit to his own wife. Avoid the situation where the master is shaken by his high achievements.
Then everyone returned to the imperial study,
Li Shimin said to Zheng Zhengjin: "Tomorrow, let your daughter-in-law Yu Youwei go to court with you, and I will personally award the reward." He said with a smile.
"Then I would like to thank your Majesty." Zheng Zhengjin was also unambiguous. Yu Youwei was originally from a brothel, and her status was quite poor, so many times when she was serving him with Li Leyan and others, she would A little timidly, Zheng Zhengjin's purpose in doing this was just to make her never feel inferior.
Duan Lun said at this time: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
These words confused Li Shimin. It was not the time to go to court now, but it was already time to go to court. Discussing matters in the Imperial Study Room is not a matter of going to court.
Li Shimin asked: "Are you urgent?"
"Not very urgent." Duan Lun said.
"Since it's not urgent, let's play it at the meeting tomorrow. Do you think it's okay?" Li Shimin thinks it's not an urgent matter, so it's definitely not someone rebelling somewhere. Besides, the matter of the Minister of Industry is delayed. One day has no impact.
"Okay." Duan Lun said unambiguously.
"Pharmacist, Duan Lun, and the three treasures of the horse, you must try to keep it secret, especially the horseshoe, and must not leak it. After all, if the enemy country knows about it, then the enemy country also has it, and we will have no advantage. "Li Shimin placed his fingers on the dragon case and clasped it.
"My lord, I obey the order. My lord, please retire." Duan Lun and Li Jing bowed from afar and then exited the imperial study.
When Zheng Zhengjin was the only one left in Li Shimin's imperial study,
Zheng Zhengjin was not polite and found a seat to sit down.
Li Shimin smiled and said: "You kid A caring and righteous person, your daughter-in-law Yu Youwei is the courtesan of some brothel, right?”
Zheng Zhengjin nodded: "Yes,"
"You just give up such a big credit to your wife? Aren't you afraid that your other wives may also have ideas?" Li Shimin said jokingly with a frivolous look on his face. .
"Le Yan, Xue Yan, and Chen Xia are all princesses. It is impossible for them to have other ideas. Moreover, my backyard will not be like His Majesty's harem, which uses all its strength to compete for favor." In fact, Zheng Zhengjin Everyone knows that as long as you feed your daughters-in-law well, you will earn a lot of favors.
Li Shimin pointed at Zheng Zhengjin and laughed and cursed: "You bastard, you actually talk to your father-in-law like this."
Zheng Zhengjin seemed to say something to him: "I am your brother-in-law," but Finally I endured it.
Li Shimin stood up from the dragon chair and said, "Let's go to the Lizheng Hall to see Guanyin." He already knew from Le Yan that there was always a child in the belly of his Guanyin who was a fairy fetus.
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(End of this chapter)