Tang Dynasty: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls for Li Er at the Start

Chapter 91 Are the Turks about to make their move?
"That brat actually made my son raise pigs and even made Ke'er carry manure! This is outrageous!"

When he came in, he specifically asked Wenzhong about Li Tai and Li Ke.

He's been too busy these past few days; official documents from all over the country are practically piling up on his desk.

Especially in Hebei, most of the people there were former subordinates of Li Jiancheng.

In addition, his father had previously killed Dou Jiande, which made many people in Hebei resentful of the Li family.

In just one month, they rebelled three times.

Fortunately, the scale was small and it was quickly suppressed by the local government troops.

However, fearing unrest in Hebei, he dispatched Wei Zheng to appease the people first.

Later, a high-ranking general was dispatched to quell the rebellion.

But before the situation in Hebei could be resolved, the Turks launched another attack.

Although he was certain that the Turks would not attack Lingzhou, just in case, he thought he would come to Wen He to confirm.

He also brought Li Chengqian along to see his two sons who had come here to suffer.

He wanted Wen He to train Li Tai and Li Ke, but he never expected that the brat would actually make his two sons take care of pigs.

This is simply unreasonable!
Wen Zhong led the way and saw Wen He and the other two still gathered around a table. He was about to call out to them when Li Shimin stopped him.

"You step back first."

"promise."

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhong bowed and stepped back without hesitation.

Li Shimin and Li Chengqian slowed their pace as they walked over, when Wen He suddenly called out, "Alright."

He picked up a tube-like object, held it in front of his eyes, and looked to the other side.

"Although the clarity isn't that high, it's usable, I guess."

That's right, the one Wen He is holding is the world's first telescope.

Although it couldn't compare to the sophisticated telescopes of later generations, it was definitely a marvel of its time.

When they were in the orphanage, people from the aerospace institute came to visit and taught them aerospace knowledge for half a month.

Among them are tutorials on how to make a simple telescope.

However, polishing the lenses took a lot of effort, and the pile of waste made the two glass-making craftsmen very distressed.

If Wen He weren't the head of the household, they would definitely want to beat this good-for-nothing son.

"Sir, could you show me?" Li Tai couldn't help but ask, seeing Wen He holding binoculars and gazing intently into the distance.

Although Li Ke didn't say anything, he also stood on tiptoe.

"Be careful, I'm planning to take this to your father to exchange for money. This thing can change the course of a battle... Holy crap!"

Wen He was looking through the binoculars when he suddenly saw a dark, gloomy face appear in front of him.

He was so frightened that he cursed, and when he put down his binoculars, Li Shimin was only a dozen steps away from him.

Seeing him walk quickly towards her, Wen He gave a dry laugh.

"Give it to me." Li Shimin reached out his hand.

"Your Highness, what brings you here? You didn't even tell me beforehand so I could have greeted you," Wen He said with a smile, casually hiding the binoculars behind her back.

This thing is indeed meant for Li Shimin, but it can't be given away for free.

Those two pieces of glass alone cost him almost ten strings of cash.

Do you really think sand is worthless in this day and age?

And things like sodium carbonate, we have to buy them from people in the Western Regions.

Li Shimin was so angry at his stingy behavior that he laughed.

"If I don't come, how will I know you've made something good for me again? Show me what it is, and how it can change the battlefield as you said it would?"

"situation."

Wen He replied with a smile.

"Yes, show me the situation. If it's really good, I'll buy it from you." With Li Shimin's words, Wen He immediately felt at ease.

At least in terms of credibility, he still trusted Li Shimin.

He then handed over the binoculars. Li Shimin took them curiously, examined them, and was about to place them in front of his eyes, just as Wen He had done earlier, when the latter interrupted him.

"Your Highness, you've taken it upside down," Wen He kindly reminded him.

Li Shimin's lips twitched slightly.

Privately, things are fine, but now all three sons are watching from the sidelines.

"I know, I'm just checking to see what's so special about this thing." As he spoke, he subtly flipped the binoculars over and held them in front of his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, everyone clearly saw the solemnity that appeared on Li Shimin's face.

He abruptly put down the binoculars, took a few deep breaths, stared at Wen He for a long time, and then asked, "Is this also... something from your hometown?"

"This is just a simplified version, the most basic one. The real high-end version can see the entire sky, even the moon, and even scenes beyond the heavens."

Li Shimin and the three little ones were stunned.

The three little ones, in particular, looked at Wen He with strange expressions.

"Sir, are you talking nonsense? You can see that even from the heavens?"

'Sir, where did this extraordinary person come from?'

Both Li Ke and Li Chengqian looked at each other with a hint of admiration.

Li Tai blinked, then looked up at the sky: 'Do people raise pigs in the heavens?'

Wen He found that she seemed to really enjoy seeing the surprised expressions on the faces of people from ancient times.

If I were to take out my phone, computer... well, unless I'm dreaming, Wen He wouldn't be able to produce those.

He can't even build the simplest steam engine now.

"Can you build it?" Li Shimin asked excitedly.

As the emperor, the Son of Heaven, he also wanted to see what was above the heavens.

Wen He stared at him in astonishment, and after a moment of stunned silence, she finally managed to utter two words: "No."

The smile on Li Shimin's face vanished at a visible speed, and he sighed helplessly, "Alas, why doesn't Heaven send someone who can do everything?"

"Your Highness, what you're saying is ridiculous. Even if I knew how, I couldn't make it with the current technology of the Tang Dynasty. You should stop thinking about it. If you want the Tang Dynasty to become stronger, let's increase productivity first."

Wen He rolled her eyes in annoyance, which amused Li Shimin.

Although it was the first time he had heard the word "productivity," he quickly understood what Wen He meant.

"So that's why you invented the curved plow, the seed drill, and the hoe, and suggested raising pigs to me before. Well, although Heaven didn't grant me an all-powerful one, I'm satisfied with you."

Li Shimin smiled and patted Wen He on the shoulder.

But Wen He wasn't buying it at all.

Besides, you lured me into raising pigs with money, okay?

“Let’s not talk about that. Your Highness, one pair of binoculars, fifty strings of cash.” Wen He held out his hand.

"I have no money." Li Shimin put the binoculars away.

Judging from this, are they planning not to give it to me?

Wen He was annoyed, but Li Shimin then added, "However, I will exchange it for land. There are still several hundred acres of wasteland in the Forbidden Garden. I will give them to you."

Wen He was stunned upon hearing this.

Am I really becoming a big landowner?

"This is good. How many more can be made in a month? I have an urgent need for it." Li Shimin ignored his surprise and continued to ask.

Wen He snapped out of her daze, her eyes widening suddenly, and asked, "Are the Turks about to make their move?"

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