Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 101 Two Palaces Mixed Doubles Part
Li Chengqian's body couldn't take it anymore.

How could he endure this kind of physical work when he had no experience of labor and lived a life of luxury?

He let Chang Sun Chong and Yan Liben go up together, and he sat down anywhere, wrapped his hands around his knees, and swallowed hard.

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

Du He asked in a low voice, His Highness's face turned a little pale.

"Wait until they can't stand it anymore, then you go." Li Chengqian said.

"what?"

Du He wanted to slap himself in the face. Why was he talking? No one thought he was dumb.

Just plowing the fields, Chang Sun Chong and Yan Liben were almost using all their strength.

"Brother Chong, are you slacking off?"

"Are you ashamed to let Old Man Yan do all the work by himself?"

"Isn't it embarrassing?"

"I'm used to being pampered."

Chang Sun Chong was trying hard to push with gritted teeth. Yan Liben was also sweating on his forehead as he tried hard.

At this time.

A Jinyiwei came running over.

"Your Highness, His Majesty has arrived."

"Who?"

Li Chengqian turned his head and saw a group of people walking towards him from a distance.

If not Li Er, then who is it?

He watched them approach and couldn't figure it out.

Is there something wrong with you, Li Er?

I'm out for an outing and you're following me around?
"Sir, I can't do it anymore."

Chang Sun Chong had his back to Li Chengqian and did not notice Li Er's arrival, so he shouted in despair.

"No, you have to stick to it."

“Keep plowing!”

Li Chengqian scolded: "Teach me how hard it is to get food."

"You don't have as much perseverance as Old Man Yan."

Yan Liben was almost cursing, "In my life, I have never done such rough and tiring work."

will?

My body is about to break apart.

You, the prince, definitely want to harm me.

If you don't cover my body with the national flag and bury me, I will blame you even when I die.

"Ow!"

Chang Sun Chong let out a shrill scream and continued to work hard.

"Go and replace Old Man Yan. Don't really hurt him."

Li Chengqian said to Du He.

Li Er and his companions were already nearby. They were all in casual clothes and did not greet each other.

"Don't move. I'll go."

Unexpectedly, just as Du He was about to go up, Li Er got there first.

Ok?
Li Chengqian was a little surprised, but he felt relieved when he thought about Li Er's kind of person.

“Your Majesty….”

When Chang Sun Chong and Yan Liben saw Li Er, they almost blurted out the answer. Fortunately, Li Er gave them a look and immediately understood what they meant. They quickly changed their words and said, "My Lord!"

"Old Man Yan, go down."

Yan Liben felt as if he had been pardoned. He did not act pretentiously and just bowed and left.

"Da Lang."

"You are so young and should be strong and healthy. How come you are weak so soon?"

The two of them pushed the plow together, and Chang Sun Chong was about to cry. I am strong, but I am delicate and tender.

Why don’t you take a look at my palms to see if they have blisters from them?

Once Li Er started, he realized it was not that easy and that he really needed to put in a lot of effort.

"My dear, you have to work as hard as an ox."

"Yes, that's it. When the cow moves, you move too. Use force with your feet. Only when you work together can you feel more relaxed."

The old farmer was imparting his experience on the side, and Li Er humbly accepted his advice and worked hard according to his instructions.

"Auxiliary machine."

"Why don't you try it?"

"Xuanling, what about you?"

"..."

Li Er sat down next to Li Chengqian and looked up to see the handkerchief handed to him by Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian didn't say anything, but his meaning was very clear: wipe it.

"What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Where is the prince?"

Li Er asked back.

"I will later hold the Minister of Works, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and the Director of Construction accountable."

As soon as Li Chengqian opened his mouth, everyone present was confused.

No.

How to plow the land.

The Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Ministry of Construction were not present, so why are we still going to hold them accountable?
What an unexpected disaster this is.

If the prince wants to accuse someone of a crime, will he find a pretext for it?
Wei Zheng was puzzled and asked, "Your Highness, why do you want to punish them?"

"I have not heard that the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, or the Ministry of Construction have made any mistakes."

Li Chengqian looked at the backs of Zhangsun Wuji and Zhangsun Chong in the distance and said slowly, "They are guilty of a serious crime."

First he convicted them of a serious crime, and then he continued:
“Until you plow the land, you will not know how much of a burden farm tools are to the people.”

"With the plows we use today, if we want to plow the land as quickly as possible, we need at least two people to work together."

"How much can this old farmer plow alone in a day?"

"Farming is the most important thing for people's livelihood."

“But such a waste of manpower and inefficient agricultural implement is the main tool for tilling the land.”

"What is the Ministry of Industry doing? What is the Ministry of Civil Affairs doing?"

"They are in charge of farming. Do they spend a little time on improving farm tools to make farming easier for the people?"

Li Chengqian said solemnly: "As long as the agricultural tools are improved, the people will have more energy to cultivate more fields."

"Originally, we could cultivate one acre of land a day, but with light, labor-saving and efficient farming tools, we can cultivate two, three or even more acres a day."

"If the people have a good harvest, won't the court's taxes also increase?"

"How far is the Great Tang Dynasty's heyday?"

What he hated most about this matter was the lack of ambition and innovation.

I don't know how this bad habit was formed.

Everything had to wait for the people to create it, and then the court would promote it on a large scale when it saw that it was profitable.

Don’t you know how to lead the research from top to bottom?

Just stick to the old ways and wait for others to bring things to you.

I'm giving you a fucking head. Damn, the Ministry of Industry manages so many craftsmen, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs also has them.

He eats white rice every day and does nothing.

"The Ministry of Works only knows how to build palaces, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs only knows how to collect taxes on farmland."

"When have you ever thought about working for the benefit of the country and the well-being of the people?"

"A bunch of worms who just want to eat for free."

Li Chengqian's harsh words made Li Er look a little uncomfortable.

Wasn’t it his idea to have the Ministry of Works build the palace?

Wei Zheng seemed to be thinking about something, with a faint smile on his face, and said, "Your Majesty, I want to impeach the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

"Eh……!"

Fang Xuanling was stunned. How come you reacted so quickly?

"The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs have misled the country and the people."

“If we can innovate agricultural tools, people can use the remaining time after cultivating the fields to reclaim other wasteland.”

"In this way, the amount of farmland that can be cultivated in the Tang Dynasty will increase significantly invisibly."

"The people will have surplus grain, and our country's treasury tax revenue will also increase."

"But what have the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs done? They have not made any progress and have only sat back and waited for their turn to rest."

“If I hadn’t seen it today, how would I know the hardships and difficulties that people face in cultivating the land.”

Li Er was silent for a moment, then said, "Innovating farm tools cannot be accomplished overnight."

“If you don’t take the initiative and don’t have ideas, you will always be stuck in the present and won’t move forward.”

Li Chengqian said: "If you know it's difficult and you retreat, if you are afraid of difficulties, then you don't need to do anything."

Court officials do not exercise subjective initiative.

Is there still room for development in that era?

The superstructure of a country is conservative, self-satisfied and content with the status quo.

What future are we talking about?
He silently watched Changsun and his son working hard, thinking in his heart how to change this situation.

“It’s going to give the whole country a halo.”

Li Chengqian was thinking, when would be the right time?
……

Return to camp.

Except for Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling, everyone felt a little tired.

Chang Sun Chong was so tired that he collapsed.

He never wanted to do this kind of thing again in his life.

Looking up at the kite in the sky, he thought how easy it would be if he were the one flying the kite.

Li Er and the others were exchanging views. Although Li Chengqian was among them, he did not participate much.

As the sun gradually set, the group headed back home.

Get up the next day.

Li Chengqian felt sore all over his back and waist that he had to call Sun Simiao over to give him a massage before the pain was relieved.

"Your Highness, how did it become like this?"

"Yesterday I went outside the city and helped the people in the fields."

Li Chengqian groaned, "It has become like this."

"Your Highness is still in bed?" Sun Simiao was very surprised.

"Why, I can't do it?"

Li Chengqian was lying on the couch, and Sun Simiao was massaging him. "All the people in the world are my subjects."

"If I had not seen, heard, and experienced yesterday, I would not have known that my people were suffering so hard in the land."

"No."

"I want to hold the Ministry of Works responsible."

"Somebody come!"

He shouted, "Immediately call the Minister of Works, the Vice Minister, the Minister of Civil Affairs and the Vice Minister, all to come to the East Palace."

"Your Highness."

"They are all in Taiji Palace."

Ok?
Li Er is so efficient.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, His Majesty has summoned Grand Secretary Sun to the palace."

"what happened?"

"Your Majesty is not feeling well. Please ask Grand Secretary Sun to come to the palace for diagnosis."

Li Chengqian didn't know why, but he suddenly wanted to laugh.

Li Er definitely had the same experience as him.

At this moment, officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs are definitely being scolded.

"Row."

"You've finished scolding, Li Er."

"I will continue to question you."

"A bunch of bastards."

"Hiss, Mr. Sun, be gentle, it hurts."

……

Officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs had no idea what was going on.

After being scolded in Taiji Palace, he was called to the East Palace as soon as he left Taiji Palace.

Within one day, the two palaces launched heavy attacks against each other in a mixed doubles match.

For a while.

The sky is about to fall for both departments.

What evil has befallen them?

Tang Jian was the most depressed.

He had not interfered in the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for some time, and had devoted all his energy to the preparations for the ideological guidance of the new army. He was just waiting for the recruitment of the new army to be completed so as to start the ideological work.

Who knew that such an unexpected disaster would fall upon me like this.

Emperor, Prince mixed doubles.

Each one's words are more sharp than the other.

The officials from the two ministries were so scolded that they knelt on the ground and never got up, let alone sit down.

The Minister of Works, Duke of Yun, Zhang Liang, was even more furious.

When had he ever felt so aggrieved?
After His Majesty finished scolding, the Prince started scolding.

The scoldings you receive in one day are more than those you receive in your entire life.

When he returned to the Ministry of Works, he called his officials and gave them a scolding.

If I don't have a good life, none of you can have an easy life either.

"Your Majesty has said so."

"The Ministry of Industry must come up with new farm tools."

"If you can't produce it, everyone from top to bottom will be recorded as having committed a serious offense, and the court will report it. No promotion will be allowed for three years. If you accumulate two serious offenses, your official rank will be demoted, and if there is no more room for demotion, you will be dismissed from office."

"I am a duke, and even if I am demoted to a marquis, I will be embarrassed and ashamed."

Zhang Liang's eyes widened and he shouted angrily, "I will make you lose your official hats."

"Did you hear me!"

(End of this chapter)