Watching Lai Yifa still kneeling in the hall, his face was full of embarrassment.
Get out!
Dare to do such things behind my back again, and your head will be in danger!
Lai Yifa felt like he had been granted a general amnesty. He quickly kowtowed a few times and withdrew from the Liangji Hall. Looking at Li Lizhi, who hadn't gone far, he thought for a moment and chased after her.
If Li Lizhi hadn't suddenly appeared, even though Li Shimin might not have killed him, he would definitely have been punished.
Now, being merely reprimanded, it was all thanks to the little princess, and perhaps also that dog that looked like a wolf.
Princess, slow down, mind your step!
After a vigorous chase, when he reached Li Lizhi, he bowed, his face full of fawning.
Princess, may I hold your dog for you?
Li Lizhi blinked her small eyes a few times, then asked doubtfully.
But this princess has maids to walk the dog, why should I let you?
Aren't you the eunuch kneeling in the Liangji Hall just now? Why aren't you attending to Father Emperor and instead coming to my side to walk the dog?
Lai Yifa didn't feel awkward at all and said obsequiously.
Princess, to tell you the truth, before I entered the palace, I used to raise dogs for my employer.
I understand dogs best, and with me helping the princess walk the dog, I guarantee Haha will be obedient.
Li Lizhi's eyes lit up.
She was only a six-year-old girl, and having grown up in the palace, she was kind and simple-hearted.
Upon hearing Lai Yifa say he understood dogs, she immediately became curious.
Really? Can you teach me then? Haha doesn't listen to me at all, it's so annoying!
Lai Yifa leaned in and said, bowing and scraping.
Princess, let me try first. If you find it interesting, I'll teach you.
After saying that, he took Haha over.
He didn't seem to do anything, just stroked Haha a few times, then pointed to an empty space and said.
Squat down.
Haha didn't move.
Lai Yifa walked to the spot he had pointed to himself and squatted down like a dog.
Then he took out a piece of jerky from his怀 and dangled it at Haha.
Squat down.
Haha's dog face showed confusion. He shook his nose, walked to Lai Yifa, sniffed the jerky, and his dog eyes instantly lit up.
Then he looked at Lai Yifa's posture.
He walked alongside him and squatted down.
Lai Yifa brought the jerky to Haha's mouth and said to Li Lizhi with a smile.
Princess, this dog needs to be trained slowly, and then it will be able to understand human speech. It will be very obedient then.
Seeing that Lai Yifa could really make Haha squat obediently, Li Lizhi was extremely excited.
If my Father Emperor blames you for teaching me to train the dog, this princess will speak up for you.
Come with this princess.
After saying that, she flung her small arms and strode towards the direction of the imperial garden.
The two palace maids glanced at Lai Yifa, who was squatting next to Haha, then snickered and quickly followed Li Lizhi.
Lai Yifa was in a good mood.
Li Lizhi's position in the Emperor's heart was known to everyone in the Great Tang.
Li Shimin practically doted on her to the heavens.
In any case, it wouldn't make much difference whether he was there or not by the Emperor's side.
It wouldn't be too long before he was blamed.
He got up, took Haha, and quickened his pace, following behind.
At Fang Family Village, after drinking a little wine with Cheng Yaojin, Fang Er took two boxes of cigars from the room and gave them to him.
Cheng Yaojin happily accepted them, put them in his怀, and then got up to leave.
Taking advantage of the break in the rain, Fang Er went to the cotton field again to inspect the progress of the greenhouses.
With more people, the work was faster. In just one day, a large area had been erected.
Li Shun led the shipwrights, and Niu Liang led the carpenters, responsible for building the wooden frames.
A group of carpentry apprentices, holding rulers, walked in the field. At intervals, they had the farmers dig the positions for the pillars in advance.
The farmers were clearly divided in their tasks: digging pits, burying pillars, and under the direction of the carpenters and shipwrights, erecting the wooden frames and then installing the glass.
The rain stopped and started intermittently, sometimes heavy, sometimes light.
Three days later, all one thousand mu of cotton were finally covered by glass greenhouses.
Each greenhouse was one hundred meters long and thirty meters wide, covering nearly five mu of land.
Looking at the endless greenhouses stretching as far as the eye could see, Fang Er waved his hand.
Everyone who participated in the work will be rewarded with two hundred coins each!
Boxes of copper coins were placed on the edge of the field and distributed on the spot!
After receiving the money, everyone thanked Fang Er profusely.
In three to four days, they had earned several hundred coins, something they really wished to continue doing!
With the cotton and sweet potatoes now taken care of, the shipwrights prepared to return to the shipyard to continue building ships.
After the shipwrights left, Li Shun found Fang Er.
Marquis, we're running out of wood.
Fang Er asked doubtfully.
The wood we prepared earlier, and the wood from those small shipyards, are all gone?
Li Shun pointed to the greenhouses in the field.
Marquis, they were all used to build the greenhouses.
As expected, there would come a day when borrowing from Peter to pay Paul would backfire.
He thought for a moment, then said to Li Shun.
Go to Chang'an city and find those timber merchants, tell them to supply the goods.
Increase the price by twenty percent, as long as they can get the ships out as soon as possible.
Li Shun nodded and then said again.
Marquis, for the large ships to go to sea, we need accompanying shipwrights. What do you think?
This was something Fang Er hadn't expected.
When large ships go to sea, they must carry shipwrights for daily maintenance and inspection.
Not only shipwrights, but even a few blacksmiths involved in the manufacturing of steam engines should be brought along.
This was a reminder from Li Shun.
He nodded and praised.
Li Shun, leave this to you. After you go back, select a few shipwrights.
Let's assign five shipwrights to each large ship.
After selecting them, have them train with the Heavenly Fire Army.
Li Shun left very satisfied.
Fang Er, on the other hand, returned home and took out paper and brush.
The keel of the large ship was completed. If the timber could keep up, it would be launched in at most a month.
It was time to prepare for the voyage.