Chapter 856 Wait and See

Jia Pingan, the royal fruit, thinks that's the case, and it's not fresh.

"Very sweet!"

Su He, the most outstanding rice cooker in Lao Jia's family, appraised the freshness of the pears.

With the identification of experts, Wei Wushuang began to peel pears, one for each of the two children, and she peeled another one and handed it to Jia Pingan.

"Don't eat."

Jia Pingan had always judged that it was not fresh enough, but now he shook his head firmly.

"Husband, it's delicious." A woman's love for fruit knows no time and space.

"What's delicious?" Jia Pingan said with disgust: "I ate one and threw one away."

"Aye, it's delicious." The boss felt that Aye missed the delicacy.

"This pear is not to my taste, you can eat it."

DouDou took a bite and lifted the pear up, "Yeah!"

The white and tender pear meat is very attractive, and the juice is swaying in the nest bitten out by Doudou...

I go!

Good pear!

Jia Pingan got up, "I'm going out for a stroll."

He glanced at Li again, then went out with his hands behind his back.

Just a few steps away, Su Ho chased him out, stuffed a pear in his hand, and ran away laughing like a tractor.

"I said not to eat!"

The face of the head of the family couldn't bear it anymore.

This bitch!

Jia Ping took a bite hard.

so sweet!

Eating pears all the way to the front yard.

Sitting under the eaves, Wang Laoer and Xu Xiaoyu muttered something, and Wang Laoer was gesticulating among them, probably to teach him the unique skills of scouting.

Du He was talking with his son,

Seeing his stern face, he was probably scolding.

The weather was refreshing, and Di Renjie's family of three also appeared.

"Huaiying."

Jia Pingan smiled.

Di Renjie bowed his hand, and his wife was blessed.

"The weather is fine, take them to Qujiang Pond."

Lao Di's wife looked a little shy, her belly bulging slightly.

It won't be that fat, will it?

pregnant?

I remember that Di Renjie has three sons, the eldest is ordinary, the second is good, and the third is a disaster.

Jia Ping wandered slowly in Daodefang.

The crops in the field have been harvested, and at this moment, there are stubbles of poles left, and groups of birds are looking for food in them; several dogs are watching this scene comfortably not far away, probably knowing that they cannot catch birds The two cows are looking for food in the field, and the two cowherd boys are sitting on the ridge of the field fighting grass.

It was noon, and there was a lot of cooking smoke in Daodefang. Jia Pingan looked at it, and there were dozens of smoke missing, which meant that dozens of households were cooking lunch.

Cooking smoke curls up, hovering or flying up on the roof, like an ink painting.

Ordinary people have always been on a two-meal system, two meals in the morning and one night. The dozens of smoke at this moment means that the two-meal system is gradually being shaken.

"The people are getting richer now, so they can have a meal at noon."

"Brother Cui?"

Cui Jian came and stood side by side with Jia Pingan.

His face is relaxed, but this relaxation looks fake.

"Some people say that the family is a disaster, and some people say that the family is the mainstay..." Cui Jian said, "If the family is a disaster, everyone in the world will shout and beat..."

But no.

Cui Jian's words made Jia Pingan laugh.

"Brother Cui, is your family putting pressure on you?"

"How do you know?" Cui Jian was curious.

You fucking didn't even shake my hand!

"Aristocratic families are good or bad...Actually, you should not judge a family by good or bad, but by its pros and cons." Jia Ping'an felt that judging good and bad is playing hooliganism.

"The aristocratic family is very powerful, and it is called the emperor of the land. What good is it for the world? It is nothing more than saying that our aristocratic family provides talents, but the aristocratic family provides talents on the basis of monopolizing the right to education."

Jia Pingan always found this funny.

"What are the benefits?" Jia Pingan said with a smile: "Don't say that the family has the world in mind and the people in their hearts... Then I will laugh my teeth out."

"In the eyes of the aristocratic family..." Cui Jian hesitated, "Only me."

"Brother Cui is open-minded!"

Cui Jian is indeed open-minded, and Jia Pingan also revealed his heart, "From the moment the aristocratic family was born, their goal has never been the well-being of the people in the world, but the rise and fall of a family. The common people are like cattle and horses, watching their bones exposed in the wild without moving..."

"Brother Cui, the so-called aristocratic family is actually a shrunken royal family!"

Cui Jian changed color, "Where is it?!"

"hehe!"

The origin of the aristocratic family is very early. For example, in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, it was magnificent in the Qin Dynasty and the former Han Dynasty.

"After the advancement, the family's performance... With all due respect, it's like a weed, more like a hungry wolf."

Cui Jian sighed, "Duke Yixuan is in office...he's gone."

Lao Cui went?

Cui Yixuan's departure attracted Cui's people to a big gathering, and then Cui Jian was sprayed for a long time.

"Say that I, as a doctor of the official department, do not contribute to Cui's family, scold me!" Cui Jian looked helpless, "But he forced him to be strong..."

"The breeze blows the hills." Jia Pingan said with a smile.

"He let him do whatever he wants, and the bright moon shines on the river!"

The two read the words aloud.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Cui Jian said indifferently: "I still need someone to teach me what I do?"

"Brother Cui... Be tough!"

On the second day, Jia Ping'an was about to get up, and DouDou was guarding outside the door.

"Aye, Brother Zhao said that there are a lot of new merchants in the West Market, and they have made a lot of delicious food. Aye, remember to bring me some back!"

This girl...

Jia Pingan, who was getting dressed, glared at Su Ho and said in a low voice, "You brought them all out!"

Su Ho huddled under the blanket and pretended to be a dead dog.

Jia Pingan slapped her buttocks along the shape of the quilt.

Soho remained motionless.

Open the door and go out, the girl is sitting on the steps, resting her chin on her hands.

My niece is so quiet...a lady.

Jia Pingan walked to the front, only to find that DouDou looked longing, almost drooling.

After breakfast, Doudou specially sent Aye out to make the old father feel good.

Standing outside the door, Doudou shouted: "Aye, remember!"

"knew."

A lot of people gathered behind the square gate, it was getting dark at the moment, a group of people were talking nonsense, you said what to do today, I said what to do today.

"Boss Song, can you stop making such a big fuss at night with your mother? It's so noisy that people can't sleep."

"If you can't sleep, you can toss with the lady! If you have the ability, you can toss it so hard that I can't sleep."

Yang Deli came, with a straight face, the two men who were showing off their abilities in bed stopped.

"Meet Yang Yushi."

The deterrent power of the censor is much stronger than that of the kind Duke Jia.

"Ping An, just so I have something to ask you."

"What is it?"

Yang Deli has a beard now, but it is a bit sparse, and he is thin, so he looks like a traitor.

He twirled a few beards, "Your Majesty has fallen ill again. I heard you say that your Majesty's illness is related to diet. It must be light. Besides, it's female sex..."

Jia Pingan nodded.

The diet must be light, and women should not be indulged, not to mention chaste, but restraint.

"Cousin, why do you ask this?"

"Just ask."

Yang Deli's eyes became more stern.

Jia Pingan went to the Ministry of Industry.

"Yan Gong!"

Yan Liben, who was in the guard room, heard the voice and said, "Yesterday it was said that the old man was treating me, so why didn't Xiao Jia come?"

Throughout the ages, releasing pigeons has always been an abominable thing.

Jia Pingan entered the guard room and said with a smile, "I'm worried that Mr. Yan won't be able to eat."

"The old man's mind is full of those projects, eat well and sleep well."

Yan Liben felt that this guy was amusing himself.

Jia Pingan sat down, "The Ministry of Industry is about to let go of its hands and feet."

"what for?"

Yan Liben put down the blueprint in his hand, Jia Pingan glanced at it, it turned out to be the blueprint of the main hall.

"Shipbuilding." Jia Pingan picked up the blueprint and looked at it. "Yesterday, I went to the palace to ask His Majesty, and I fought with the Prime Minister... His Majesty promised to restore the original share of shipbuilding."

This is good for the Ministry of Industry.

Lao Yan, give me a favor!

Jia Pingan said with piercing eyes: "Mr. Yan, another painting? This time I want a figure painting... For example... Last time, Lord Yan was also there to present prisoners in Zhaoling Mausoleum. Here is one? But... can you highlight it? one time……"

Jia Ping raised his eyebrows.

Yan Liben's painting: Presentation of Prisoners in Zhaoling Mausoleum. Draw a group of enemy chieftains, many soldiers, important ministers of the emperor... the most prominent one is a general.

Looking at later generations, isn't this the general Jia Ping'an?

Tut tut!

The joy of this vanity gratification!

Lao Tzu wants to live forever.

Yan Liben looked at him with a calm expression, and suddenly grabbed the blueprint, and said lightly: "Last time, this old man mentioned too much about shipbuilding, and he lost all face when he was reprimanded by Minister of the Household Department Lu Chengqing. Although Lu Chengqing left, the Household Department Those who are stingy will not bow their heads. You have to know, as long as you can save some expenses, it is convenient for them, and it is their political achievement, so...it is interesting to lie to me?"

This young man has gone bad!

Yan Liben shook his head and sighed, and continued to look at the drawings... Xiao Jia, where are you coming from?

Jia Pingan smiled instead of anger, "Yan Gong, what if it is done? That painting..."

Yan Liben said absent-mindedly: "If it is done, I will draw a picture of presenting prisoners in Zhaoling for you..."

"A word from a gentleman." Jia Pingan's eyes lit up.

"Come on!" Yan Liben said casually.

I'm going to get rich!

Jia Ping'an was overjoyed.

"Cough! Shangshu."

The waiter Huang Wan came.

Seeing that Jia Ping'an was also there, he nodded in greeting, "Cough! Thank you, Duke Jia."

Yan Liben raised his head and smiled, "Why are you thanking him? Did he give you good tea?"

Huang Wan likes to drink tea, and he was one of the first fans after Jia's fried tea came out.

Huang Wanwan took a step forward and said happily, "Ahem! Shangshu, just now someone from the imperial court came, saying that the original number of ships was to be restored, and the Ministry of Industry hastened to get it done."

Yan Liben was startled, and slowly looked at Jia Pingan.

Jia Pingan's eyes were calm, even calm.

"Those craftsmen have to work to support them. If there are not enough ships for them to build, they will gradually become unfamiliar...Xiao Jia..."

Yan Liben suddenly thought of what he had promised earlier.

"You did it on purpose!" He pointed at Jia Ping'an and said with a smile, "You Jia Ping'an, you actually use words to trick the old man, and Zhaoling presents a picture of the captive... That scene is huge, is this trying to drain the old man's hard work?"

"Painting is an act of cultivating sentiment."

Of course Jia Pingan would not admit it, so he changed the subject by re-talking.

"Yan Gong, do you have blueprints for the ships originally built by the Ministry of Industry?"

"Yes." Huang Wan nodded.

"Can I show Jia a look?"

"Ahem! Well, just wait, Duke Jia."

Master Jia has just done a big favor to the Ministry of Industry, so Huang Wan is very cheerful.

When the drawings arrived later, Huang Wan had a smile on his lips.

This guy thinks I'm looking for nothing?

Jia Ping glanced at it.

A battleship in later generations needs countless parts and components, innumerable. But the wooden boat at the moment is much simpler and clear at a glance.

This boat is a flat-bottomed boat, and Jia Ping'an disliked it for this alone.

If you want to go on a long voyage, the ship type is the obstacle first. Is a punt any good? good! When the wind is not strong, it is as stable as sitting on land.

But after going to sea, it is over. Why is this era afraid of long-distance voyages? The first is because of insufficient navigation means; the second is that ships are prone to capsize after encountering wind and waves.

It is a tragedy for a flat-bottomed boat to encounter wind and waves, and it can only resist by its own weight.

"This...is not good."

Jia Ping shook his head.

Huang Wan frowned, most of the goodwill and gratitude towards Jia Ping'an just disappeared, "Ahem! What does Junjun Jia mean by this?"

"I said... this ship type is still the same, not good!"

Jia Ping'an asked, "Is it possible for this type of flat-bottomed boat to sail long distances? During the expedition to Liaodong last time, the fleet transporting food and grass encountered a storm. The storm was not too big, but most of it capsized in the end..."

It's not too far from Dengzhou to the peninsula, but in the eyes of the Datang navy, it is always in crisis.

You are bragging!

Huang Wan smiled and said, "Ahem! Mr. Jia's words...do you have a better idea?"

Yan Liben heard the smell of gunpowder, and coughed dryly, "Huang Shilang, don't be aggressive."

The old man is aggressive?

Didn't he, Jia Ping'an, question the old man first?

Huang Wan felt as if she had met her stepmother's child, "Ahem! Shangshu, these craftsmen racked their brains to figure out these ship models. There are so many people and so many talents. I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I can't find a place to buy it. There is room for improvement, the flawless shape of the ship, but Junjun Jia can’t say it well... This is humiliating the craftsmen, and even more so, the old man.”

Huang Silang... Huang Shilang's words did not anger Jia Ping'an.

"Times have changed, Huang Shilang, you must dare to innovate. If you stick to your old ways, with all due respect, the Datang navy will never be able to go out of the sea!"

"Cough! Why go to the far sea?"

Huang Wan didn't understand even more, "The navy of the Tang Dynasty just guarded the sea. Now that Liaodong has recovered, why go to the far sea?"

"I only now know why some are out of place..."

Only then did Jia Pingan know why he felt out of place.

In his mind, he clearly knows the future course of history, what is wrong with this Tang Dynasty, and when to do things... But others don't know!

Look at Huang Wan, with a look of disapproval, that confident look reminds Jia Ping'an of Jia Yu... That baby always looks confident.

"There are great interests overseas." Jia Ping'an is working very hard, "But if you want to grab those interests from overseas, it is impossible to rely on the feet of the army. The only way is to build a huge fleet that can sail long distances in wind and waves. "

"Cough!" Huang Wan said with a smile: "Overseas interests, how big are the interests? Trying a new ship type rashly for this reason?"

"The benefits that can make Datang reborn!"

Jia Pingan became more and more impatient, "This matter has passed the test of His Majesty and the prime ministers. If not, how could Your Majesty agree to large-scale shipbuilding?"

"But..." Huang Wan was a little confused.

What are the benefits of overseas...the benefits that can make His Majesty and the prime ministers tempted. But Jia Pingan didn't say anything. Forget it, what Jia Pingan said is not bad...but the shape of the ship is going to change, where should it change?

"Ahem! The old man will naturally discuss with the craftsmen about the shape of the ship."

Just calm down.

Huang Wan regained her confidence.

"I have a type of boat."

Jia Pingan took Yan Liben's writing brush and pulled a piece of paper... Old Yan's hands were empty and helpless.

Sharp-bottomed boat!

Jia Pingan drew the shape of a sharp-bottomed boat, but his painter...Look at Yan Liben, with a confused face.

"Xiao Jia, what are you?"

"Sharp-bottomed boat." Jia Pingan glanced at his masterpiece, it was crooked, and the proportion gap between front and back was so big that it made people despair...

I'm not good at drawing, but at least I can see the general shape!

Jia Pingan coughed dryly, "This boat has a sharp bottom, so the lower part goes deep into the water and becomes one with the water. When the wind and waves come, the boat will swing, but because of the deep draft, it can recover no matter how it swings..."

The biggest disadvantage of sharp-bottomed boats and flat-bottomed boats is that they carry less cargo and personnel.

"Ahem! This boat..." Huang Wan's eyes widened. "I'm afraid this boat will capsize crookedly if it hits the water."

hehe!

O fool!

Jia Ping'an knew that no matter what he said, he could not be convincing.

"So, wait and see."

His eyes are bright.

"Cough! Build a model?" Huang Wan said with a smile, "I'll wait and see."

After Jia Ping'an left, Yan Liben sighed: "Xiao Jia is impulsive, but he is a good person. This boat... Huang Shilang, although I don't know how to build ships, but... Xiao Jia has never been indiscriminate... ..."

At the beginning, Jia Pingan said that he could solve the reef blocking the waterway in Sanmenxia, ​​who believed it? As a great craftsman, Yan Liben didn't believe it, but in the end he was slapped in the face.

"Little Huang, be careful."

Yan Liben hinted earnestly.

Huang Wan said confidently: "Ahem! Shangshu doesn't know, this new ship type has to go through preliminary planning, at least a few years at this stage, and then there is testing, at least to build several ships one after another, one by one, Improving when problems are found... This stage will take several years to say the least.

If a brand new ship wants to succeed, at least five years. Mr. Jia made a sharp-bottomed boat... Excuse me, the official said, this kind of boat shape that I came up with out of thin air, Shangshu thinks it can be done? "

"Yeah!" Yan Liben was also quite puzzled, "but he looked quite confident. You two are arguing. The old man is a bystander. Xiao Jia was fine at first, but the way he looked at you from behind... reminds me of the old professor When you were a child, the child refused to change after repeated admonitions, and even talked back...Xiao Jia looked at you like an old man back then."

Is the old man an ignorant baby? Jia Pingan regarded some insightful truths as unreasonable backbiting... Huang Wan's face flushed.

He said firmly: "Ahem! Shangshu, don't worry."

The old man was relieved, but thinking of Xiao Jia's evil nature, he felt a little uncertain about this matter.

When Jia Pingan returned to the Ministry of War, the first thing he did was to order to find a shipbuilder.

"It's all under the management of the Ministry of Industry!" Chen Jinfa felt that his boss most likely wanted to build a boat so that he could take his family on a trip to the mountains and rivers.

"Damn!"

Jia Ping'an went to find Li Ji.

"British Duke!"

Li Ji looked up with an even more benevolent look, "Xiao Jia!"

Going to the Ministry of Industry to ask for craftsmen is probably unreliable. Jia Pingan came up with a curve to save the country, "British Lord, I want to get a boat here, and I need a few craftsmen..."

"shipbuilding?"

Li Ji was puzzled, "Why do you build ships?"

"It's not shipbuilding, it's just... I had a dispute with Huang Wan from the Ministry of Industry and wanted to build a model, which is a very small wooden boat..."

Jia Pingan pulled his hands away, "It's just that big."

"Small things."

Li Ji made a move, and the Ministry of Industry had to bow its head.

Jia Ping took the two craftsmen home, Huang Wan shook her head and sighed in the Ministry of Industry, with a confident face.

At the same time, Yang Deli was writing memorials in the value room, occasionally raising his head, with a resolute and impassioned expression on his face.