I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

Chapter 447 [2 More] 447

When he returned to Shuofang City, he heard Gongshu come over as soon as he got home and asked, "Father, why did you come back so soon?"

Gong Shucan said solemnly: "Something happened, we will talk about it when we get back. For my father, I will go to the palace first to meet His Highness."

Gongshu also said: "His Highness happened to look for father two days ago, but he didn't know what to do. His son wanted to accept it first, but His Highness said that he himself had no goals."

But Gong Shucan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as His Highness can still use us."

After speaking, he turned his head and left in a hurry, Gongshu didn't stop him, he could only stretch out his hand and said in a daze, "You should change your clothes first."

His father came back from the outside world, and his hair was not so tidy. If he didn't know that His Royal Highness the King of the Northern Realm was informal, he wouldn't be picky about it, and Gong Shu would have stopped his father even if he called someone.

Liu Tan was also a little surprised when he heard that Gong Shucan had returned.

When he saw Gong Shucan, he was even more surprised: "Are you...you came here without going home?"

At this moment, Gong Shucan remembered that he was too anxious and forgot to change his clothes and came here, and quickly cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness redeemed, I really have something important to report."

Liu Tan's expression suddenly became extremely serious when he heard the words "report something important". He had already imagined many possibilities, such as the harvester is not easy to use or the service life of the harvester is not long. I even wondered if there would be a fight over the harvester.

So he immediately asked, "What happened?"

Seeing Liu Tan's expression rarely turned serious, Gong Shucan knew that he might have gone too far, so he quickly said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that I met someone from the Mo family when I was traveling abroad."

Liu Tan was slightly taken aback: "People from the Mo family? Have their people arrived in the northern border country?"

Gong Shucan nodded: "Yes."

Liu Tanhu questioned: "Are you reading that right? Is there someone you know over there?"

Gong Shucan explained: "Except for the Mohist disciples who are required to wear official uniforms when they become officials, the rest are all dressed in uniform disciple uniforms. I will never admit my mistake."

The public loser has been fighting with the Mohists for so many years, how could they misidentify the other party's clothes?Not to mention recognizing them, they can even tell the evolution of the Mo family's disciples' uniforms in order over the past hundred years.

Otherwise, how do you say that those who know you are not necessarily close friends, but may also be old enemies.

After hearing this, Liu Tan asked, "Do you know the leader?"

Gong Shucan shook his head: "There are many people from the Mo family, and I don't know all of them."

Speaking of this, Gong Shucan feels a little sad. It would be great if their Gongshu can do the same.

Liu Tan said: "Since I only saw it on the road, there is no need to be too nervous."

It's not a strange thing for a Mohist disciple to travel abroad. As long as they are not smuggled immigrants, there are normal directions, and they can go wherever they like. Even if Liu Tan is the king of the Northern Realm, he can't stop them from coming.

Gong Shucan immediately said: "Your Highness, it's not just that, they saw the harvester along the way, they even asked about the harvester, and it is said that they want to buy it, and the disciples who can wear the Mohism disciple uniform are all inner disciples, right? Will be sent to farm, so their target is likely to be the harvester itself!"

After hearing this, Liu Tan immediately thought of the most important point, and couldn't help but look solemn: "Are they trying to imitate?"

Gong Shucan hesitated for a moment: "I don't know, but I can't say for sure."

Liu Tan pondered for a while and said, "The Mo family has always followed the rules, shouldn't this kind of thing be done?"

Gong Shucan was a little surprised: "What does this have to do with the rules?"

Liu Tan suddenly realized that there is no such thing as a patent these days, so everyone keeps their technology very secret. It is not because if it is really stolen, it will only be unlucky.

So the Mohists will not abide by the rules in this regard.

Liu Tan was very anxious when he thought of this: "No, I have to find a way to spread this matter."

Liu Tan didn't care about imitation. Originally, he didn't intend to make a fortune by selling farm tools, but what he was worried about was that if the Mohist copied it and brought it to other places, this thing might become an invention of the Mohist.

If so, Liu Tan would probably be furious.

Even if he doesn't care about his reputation, it doesn't mean he can just watch his achievements being taken away.

Seeing Liu Tan's complexion, Gong Shucan said, "Don't worry too much, Your Highness. They haven't bought a harvester yet, so there shouldn't be any problems in a short time."

"That's because they haven't paid too much. If they are willing to pay two, three, or even four or five times the original price, who can resist such a temptation?"

Anyway, the people in the northern border country know that the lack of harvesters is entirely due to the low production output at the beginning, so they can sell what they have, and the worst is to hire people to harvest the grain, and then wait until the number of harvesters increases. , they can also buy another one.

Yan Xingsheng who was on the side said at this time: "Your Highness, since this is the case, it is better to control the sale of harvesters. People who are not registered in the northern border country are not allowed to buy."

Liu Tan glanced at Yan Xingsheng: "Do you think I didn't think of this method? But if I really do this, the Mohists will have an excuse. The Mohism has always advocated both love and non-aggression. Their idea is quite popular among the common people. In the market, when the time comes, they will accuse us of not treating people in other places as human beings, only caring about the gains and losses of our own country, and even saying that we don’t care about other people in Dahan, what do you say?"

Yan Xingsheng was surprised: "This..."

Although logically speaking, Liu Tan, as the king of the Northern Territory, cared more about his own people, there was nothing wrong with it, but once the height rose, there was no way to explain it.

The more Yan Xingsheng thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he quickly leaned over and said, "It's my minister who is narrow-minded, please punish him, Your Highness."

Liu Tan shook his head: "You haven't seen much, and you haven't had much contact with those officials in Chang'an. It's normal to be unexpected, and it's not a big mistake."

You can't blame someone because they have less experience, right?Who is born knowing everything?

At this time, Liu Tan also discovered that the tranquility of the northern border country's court also has its disadvantages, that is, these newly promoted officials are very unskilled in intrigue.

However, Liu Tan felt that there was no harm.

Gong Shucan said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, even if they can buy it, they may not be able to imitate it. I have already set up obstacles in some key parts."

Liu Tan was stunned for a moment: "Organ obstacle? Is it something that confuses the public? You still use this simple farm tool?"

Gong Shucan said with some embarrassment, "This... is mainly due to getting used to it, and I won't be able to change it for a while."

Liu Tan said with a smile: "No need to change it, it's pretty good. The technology must be kept secret. Since they can't imitate it in a short time, it's easy to say, Gongshu, you can give me the blueprint later, and the confidential part must be kept. .” He paused for a while and said with a smile: “I want to dedicate it to my father.”

In fact, Liu Tan didn't want to be so anxious at first. First, there are a lot of things on the northern border country, and second, the autumn harvest in the Central Plains is basically coming to an end.

The climate on the northern border country is always a little later than that on the other side, so now is the time when they can use the harvester, but the Central Plains basically can’t use it, and it’s useless to offer it now, so it’s better to wait until next year. , or wait for the New Year to present it, which can be regarded as a big gift.

It's a pity that the Mohist family was born out of nowhere. In order to prevent them from taking the merits of the northern border country, Liu Tan had no choice but to present this first, and at the same time make a note of the Mohist family in his heart.

After hearing this, Gong Shucan felt relieved, as long as the imperial court had a record, the Mohists would not start with this aspect again if they knew about it.

It also happened that Liu Tan hadn't sent the summary of the witchcraft case before, because he didn't know how to explain to Liu Che that he used waste to arrange those people to do farm work. I can't wait any longer.

Liu Tan was helpless, and made another note for the Mo family in his heart, and then asked Gong Shucan to make a harvester model that could be put on the table for demonstration and packed it with the royal harvester.

When Liu Che received Liu Tan's letter, he already guessed that it must be related to the witchcraft case, so he couldn't help saying, "It seems that the result has come out."

After a pause, he added: "It's still a little slower."

After hearing this, Liu Ju couldn't help defending his younger brother: "Perhaps it's not my fault. I heard that the autumn harvest is coming in the northern border country, but there seems to be a shortage of manpower. I must be worrying about this matter now. , it is also possible to ignore it for a while.”

Anyway, the principal culprits of the witchcraft case were all arrested, only the survivors of the Zhao family were still missing, and this was not something to worry about, so he dared to speak up for Liu Tan.

Liu Che suddenly laughed and said: "At the beginning, he was proud of making the plow in the northern border for a long time, which directly increased the cultivated land in the northern border country a lot. I still remember that Sang Hongyang was very surprised by the reported number. Now...it seems to be I've had a hard time."

After hearing this, Liu Ju didn't know what to say, not to mention that the northern border country was not used to the consequences of such a rapidly advancing technology, even Chang'an was not used to it.

It's just that the arable land in the Central Plains is actually very fixed, and not much can be opened up for land reclamation. There are only a few places that are suitable for farming. What's the use of reclaiming land that is not suitable?

Liu Ju said with some concern: "I don't know if brother has any solution."

Liu Che had already read the letter at this time, and said blankly, "He doesn't need you to worry."

Liu Ju asked: "My brother has already solved it? Ah, he won't go to trouble the Huns again, right? I heard that Wushilu has been very restless recently, so I must have hated my brother. Don't be impulsive."

The corner of Liu Che's mouth twitched: "He didn't have the idea of ​​the Huns, but the prisoners."

Liu Ju looked at Liu Che with some confusion: "What?"

Liu Che gritted his teeth and said, "This little bastard actually kept those prisoners alive and let them do farm work!"

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