bookrandom Chapter 496 It would be great if she were a man
Chapter 496 It would be great if she were a man
"Oh, what does Qingque think?" The emperor looked at his son with relief.
"Father, I think what Master Xiao Su said makes sense. Guanzhong is densely populated. If we can reduce the number of sheep raised and encourage the people to raise pigs, we can save a lot of arable land."
Li Tai said excitedly that this was his own independent thinking, not just a simple agreement.
"Well, then, Aye will give you another task. Write a memorial to promote pig farming, and discuss it at the grand court meeting after the New Year! How do you think?"
His Majesty wants to see his son's political ability.
"Yes, Aye!" Li Tai happily responded while hugging his father, a very well-behaved baby.
"Father, the child brought back a book, take a look!" Li Tai presented another treasure to his father and took out the new book.
The emperor took the book and slowly flipped through it.
At first I didn't think much of it. Although it looked strange, it came with instructions and I could understand the symbols that represented one, two, three, etc.
Then look at the operations that follow, horizontal and vertical forms, multi-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as word problems.
The emperor took a deep breath. After learning this book, not only the mobilization of food and fodder in wars, but also the daily allocation of various materials such as the construction of city walls and river dams became simple and easy.
Even the abacus can be saved, and calculations can be done with a wooden stick on the ground.
Moreover, using this symbol to keep accounts makes it clear and concise, with a table showing two lines of income and expenditure.
"Well, this book is good! It's quite suitable for the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War." The emperor looked at the woodblock print and asked, "Is this book popular in Lingnan's official schools?"
"Only in Wuzhou did Lord Su suggest to Gao Ming that the Agricultural College and the Engineering College should offer this course." Li Tai did not take credit for it and spoke the truth.
"Well, that's a good idea!" The emperor nodded. His sons are growing up and have independent opinions, which is great!
Seeing the sparkle in his son's eyes, as if he had something else to say, he asked, "Anything else?"
"Aye, you didn't go to the workshop to supervise the smelting. When the bellows were pulled, the fire in the furnace became dazzling. Standing far away, the heat was billowing..."
Li Tai told his father what happened in the smelting plant. He was shocked. By adding coke and lime, the smelting time could be greatly reduced and the iron output could be increased.
There are also steelmaking furnaces, which are connected to smelting blast furnaces to save time, labor and fuel...
What he saw and heard that day was like a soaring flight, breaking his previous cognition. Li Tai talked incessantly, repeating the principles that Su Ying had said.
In the past, the lessons were nothing more than self-cultivation, the cultivation of gentlemanly conduct, and how to be a good prince with both good morals and virtues.
But today we are talking about science and technology, people's livelihood, education, and other industries that drive the country's strength and development.
Li Tai talked a lot, and the emperor listened with great interest.
"Mother, please try it!" Li Chengqian from Lizheng Hall brought out a plate of hawthorn cake.
Zhinu, who was less than three years old, and Chengyang, who was five or six months old, went to bed early, otherwise they would definitely come to grab food.
Empress Changsun looked at the exquisite and tempting hawthorn cake with a gentle and approving look, but did not reach out to pick it up.
Instead, he asked, "Does your father have any?"
"Yes, Qingque will deliver it! We have them in Changle and Yuzhang!" Li Chengqian picked up a piece and handed it to his mother, "Eat it quickly, mother!"
"You child!" Empress Changsun took it with a smile and took a light bite.
The eldest son was the crown prince that the couple had spent a lot of effort to cultivate. For some reason, the eldest son was close and casual with her, but was reserved and uncomfortable in front of her husband.
This is not acceptable, as it will affect the emotional communication between father and son.
The second son, on the other hand, is good at coaxing people and acting coquettishly, which makes her husband quite happy.
Empress Changsun sighed secretly in her heart, feeling worried that the story of Yang Guang and Yang Yong would happen again, and she was even more afraid that the Xuanwu Gate Incident would happen again.
The eldest son was filial and thought of his mother first. She was happy and relieved, but also worried.
Logically, the eldest son should go to Liangyi Hall first, but it was the second son who went!
Empress Changsun wondered if she was too sensitive and was very nervous.
"Mother, here is a book that I think is very useful." Li Chengqian presented the mathematics book.
Empress Changsun flipped through the book silently, nodding her head repeatedly. "Did Lord Xiao Su compile this?"
"That's right! Mother has a lot of accounts to take care of. If we use this method, it will save a lot of time." Li Chengqian said in a soft voice.
He saw his mother working hard and losing weight, and he wanted to share her worries.
When he saw this book, he thought of asking his mother to learn it so that she could free herself from the tedious chores.
"That's very thoughtful!" Empress Changsun patted her eldest son's shoulder lovingly.
"Mother, today I met several female teachers from Lingnan Women's Official School. They all have good manners. Why don't we invite them to teach Changle and Yuzhang some new mathematics?" Li Chengqian suggested.
"Well, let's wait until after the New Year! I still need to teach you about silkworms," Empress Changsun said, then changed the subject, "I heard that Minister Lu's wife came to the Su Mansion to ask for help?"
"When did this happen? The child doesn't even know about it?" Li Chengqian was surprised.
He said indignantly: "I didn't hear anything today at the Su Mansion. Yesterday at the grand court meeting, my father demoted Minister Lu.
His old lady is taking action today? This Lu family is so hypocritical!
It was because of this old lady that the Su family agreed to this marriage!
The Su family was exiled, the Lu family pursued them to break off the engagement, and humiliated young Master Su, but there was no sign of the old lady.
Minister Lu was demoted, so she stopped pretending to be deaf and dumb and came to visit him today! "I absolutely cannot enter the Lu family!"
"You kid!" Empress Changsun found it funny to see her eldest son indignant.
It is rare for the eldest son, who has always been self-controlled and steady, to show such intense emotions.
"That's right! Old people become cunning, and that old lady Lu is very cunning! When the Lu family is safe, she remains motionless and steady like an old dog. When the Lu family is in trouble, she will come out immediately!
Come to think of it, I should really thank the Lu family for breaking off the engagement.
Otherwise, it would be a real shame for Lady Su, marrying into a den of tigers and wolves, and being tortured for the rest of her life! The court would have lost a talented person in vain! "
From the perspective of the emperor and the crown prince, Li Chengqian would rather Su Ying be used by the court than be confined to the harem as an ordinary woman.
"A blessed person should not enter the door of an unfortunate one! The Lu family is not worthy of having Little Master Su!" Empress Zhang Sun said, "It would be so great if she were a man!"
If you are a man, you don't need to be bound by marriage, and marriage may even be a help.
But Su Ying is a woman. Once she gets married, she will most likely have to take off her official robes, live in the backyard, and take care of her husband and children for the rest of her life!
The mother and son chatted for a while before taking their leave. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and there will be a grand palace banquet.
"Your Majesty, go to bed early!" Helan Rongrong saw the Queen sitting there in a daze.
"Hmm!" The queen stood up and sighed imperceptibly.
"Why is Her Majesty sighing? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so filial!" Helan Rongrong was puzzled.
These past few days, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been lively and active, unlike his dull self in the past. He is truly in the state a child of this age should be.
"Gao Ming is a good boy!" Empress Changsun said with a smile.
I wanted to say something but then I shook my head and smiled, saying, "Take it slow, everything will be fine when you grow up."
From the current perspective, Gao Ming is doing a good job as the crown prince. He participates in politics and discusses state affairs. He has vision and pattern, and handles government affairs in an orderly manner.
With more time and experience, he will surely be a wise and benevolent ruler in the future.