But he didn't take it seriously either.

As an emperor, he and his ministers complement each other.

Sometimes they cooperate seamlessly, and sometimes they compete with each other. Everyone is working hard to play their roles well.

He really had nothing to say about this.

Just talking about this matter, can it be said that Li Er is just doing it for the good of Datang and has no selfish motives?

How is it possible? Everyone is not a fool. Li Er just wants to use this to make a start. But with this start, who knows what will happen in the future?

It is hard to say whether Li Er will let those craftsmen stand in the court in the future.

After all, if those craftsmen really break into the house one day, the biggest beneficiary will definitely be Li Er.

At that time, someone will really help Li Er to check and balance these scholars.

For an emperor, the way of checks and balances has always been like this.

However, Li Er did not give up. He rummaged through the desk and found a secret. He smiled and said, "See for yourselves!"

With that said, Li Er asked the servant to show the secret document to everyone.

When everyone saw this, they were shocked!

They immediately gathered together and looked at the contents of the secret together.

"Qu Yuan Li?" Wei Zheng said with a shocked look on his face, "Your Majesty, is this Qu Yuan Li really such a miracle?"

As he said that, Wei Zheng stared at Li Er with excitement!

This is a good thing!

If the Tang Dynasty had this thing, not to mention that there would no longer be suffering from famine, at least the annual grain output would increase by several percent!

Let alone several percent, even half a percent is an astronomical figure!

Others are actually not much better than them, which is really a good thing...

Li Er looked at the reactions of Wei Zheng and others and said, "What do you think, Aiqing? When I saw this secret fold, my reaction was almost exactly the same as yours.

I just can't understand why the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty can repeatedly create things that can shock the Tang Dynasty?

Could it be said that the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are really smarter than the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty?

Do you believe this?"

Everyone shook their heads. They definitely didn't believe this and had no reason to believe it.

But now everyone also understood that this secret fold should have been in Li Er's hands long ago, but he never took it out. The purpose was just for today.

Thinking of this, everyone also understood that Li Er's desire for change was already very firm.

However, they could understand that the Ming Dynasty’s imperial court had repeatedly created things that shocked them all.

"Think about it." Li Er said, "Everyone, think about it. If our country in the Tang Dynasty continues to follow the steps and does not make changes, I can't say it in other places, but on the industrial front, I can't say it.

The Tang Dynasty was bound to lag far behind the Ming Dynasty.

Today, they are a small step ahead of us in weapons and agricultural equipment. In the future, will they be a big step ahead of us?

All the ministers are ministers of the Tang Dynasty. Tell me, what should I do?

Could it be that we, the Tang Dynasty, just watched helplessly as the Ming Dynasty led us by the nose in industry and commerce?

Are you willing?"

After saying that, Li Er stood up, walked to the crowd, took the secret fold from Fang Xuanling's hand, shook his head, and said, "Qu Yuan Li... When I saw this secret fold,

, you don’t know how excited I am?

But when I think that the curved shaft plow was not made by my own craftsmen from the Tang Dynasty, how chilling is my heart?

Dear ministers, can you understand?"

Everyone was silent...

If the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty came up with some other things, they wouldn't care yet, but Qu Yuanli really touched the hearts of many people!

There is no way, after all, Datang is still a big agricultural country!

Anything that can improve agricultural technology will receive their attention.

But they are also in a dilemma. If they were to raise the status of craftsmen, they would offend everyone.

In the end, Wei Zheng gritted his teeth and stood up, saying: "Your Majesty, it is too early to elevate the status of craftsmen, but if there are craftsmen who create something like the Qu Yuan Li, the court should respect it.

reward!"

"A big reward?" Li Er sneered, "A reward of a thousand gold? After I saw this secret before, I went to look through the reward and punishment book of the Tang craftsmen.

According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, even if you create a weapon that can destroy Goguryeo with one strike, the maximum reward will only be 5,000 coins. Five thousand coins is a lot.

Can……"

Li Er himself couldn't speak anymore.

This is really what the law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates. Even if you build an atomic bomb, the reward will only be five guans...

What's the funniest thing?

The funniest thing is that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, no one has ever received a reward of 5,000 yuan, and the maximum is only 800 yuan...

From this we can see how harsh the Tang Dynasty’s so-called rewards were to craftsmen!

When it comes to this, everyone is a little embarrassed.

Everyone present is familiar with the Law of the Tang Dynasty.

After all, this is what they decided in the past.

"Your Majesty, this is not what I meant." Wei Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Those who have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty should receive heavy rewards! Really heavy rewards!

You should follow the example of Tao Mingyu who contributed the steel filling method and be rewarded with a title!

You can even spread the decree to the world, so that all craftsmen in the world have a goal!"

This is really a big reward, a knighthood!

Although Tao Mingyu was knighted for his contribution to the steel filling method before, his situation is different from others. After all, he is a descendant of Tao Hongjing, the prime minister of the mountains, and he is also from a famous family.

No one objected to being knighted, but if Tao Mingyu was just a craftsman, it might not have been easy for Li Er to knight him at that time.

"This method is feasible." Fang Xuanling heard this and immediately said, "If there is a craftsman who can create a sharp tool such as a curved shaft plow that benefits the country and the people, he will be granted a title."

Everyone quickly realized that this was a solution.

A title is a title, it is just an honor and has nothing to do with official position.

Immediately, everyone also agreed.

Li Er smiled. At this point, he could only agree. If he continued to argue, there would be no result.

But that’s fine, as long as we get this started, the future will be much easier.
Chapter completed!