The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

After leaving the Taiji Hall, Chen Huai'an wanted to hurry back and take another nap.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu came looking for them.

"Does Master Xiao have something to discuss?"

Xiao Yu scrutinized him for a moment: "A person like you... shouldn't just be a minor official in the Crown Prince's Chamberlain's Office."

Chen Huai'an was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Lord Xiao, you misunderstand. If I wanted to, I would definitely be more than just a minor sixth-rank official now, but I simply don't want to."

"My only wish is to be a good teacher. I don't want to be an official, so this is good enough for me."

Then, he asked doubtfully, "Doesn't Lord Xiao resent me for scolding you in court?"

Xiao Yu scoffed, "You're nothing compared to this!"

"Go ask any of the civil and military officials in the court. Who among them, who hasn't had their ancestors insulted for eighteen generations?"

"You're not even worth my time."

"I almost forgot about it if you hadn't told me."

Chen Huai'an: "......."

So, I didn't scold you enough?

They don't even deserve to be remembered.

"I have a feeling we'll be meeting frequently in court from now on," Xiao Yu said with a smile. "So, you'll see this kind of scene often in the future; you'll get used to it."

"Forget it." Chen Huai'an shook his head. "I don't want to get up earlier than the chickens every day, then rush over to yell at people or get yelled at."

"I think I'll just stick to being a teacher."

Xiao Yu neither commented nor said anything, and left.

Everyone understands the current situation.

Li Shimin was in dire need of talented people, so how could he possibly let go of a talent like Chen Huai'an?

Even if Chen Huai'an can now settle down to be a teacher, what about in the future?

Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

"..."

In the following days, Li Shimin was probably busy winning over various military generals, hoping to seize military power as soon as possible.

This may sound contradictory, but it is true.

Chen Huai'an, however, continued to give Li Chengqian and the others lessons every day without fail, telling them stories and explaining principles.

When I got home, I locked myself in my study and started writing and drawing, I don’t even know what I was doing.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Yunyan came to the study, knocked on the door, and brought good news.

"Sir, the carpenter has finished making the curved plow you mentioned earlier, and it's currently at your home. Would you like to take a look?"

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Chen Huai'an put down the blueprints in his hand, got up, and opened the door. "Where is it?"

"The carpenter and blacksmith are in the courtyard. They've already made all the changes according to your previous requirements," Yunyan replied.

Chen Huai'an was delighted. "Let's go, let's go take a look now."

The fact that the curved plow was made so soon was, to be honest, a bit unexpected for Chen Huai'an.

Because of the drawings he provided... to be honest, many parts were not clearly depicted, and even he found it difficult to understand.

In many places, various craftsmen need to adjust and modify the parts slowly according to their memories of how they look and function.

If they had complete blueprints, these people could probably make the curved plow in a day or two.

Unfortunately, Chen Huai'an simply couldn't produce it.

He could only remember a rough outline, thanks to his visit to the museum of the curved plow before his time travel.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to produce an incomplete document; he could only come up with a concept.

"Sir, do you think this curved plow meets your requirements?" carpenter Wang Xi asked nervously.

Chen Huai'an's demands were really too many. They had produced countless versions over the past few days, but Chen Huai'an was still not satisfied and made them redo them.

Blacksmith Ding Ge quickly said, "Sir, please take a look first. If you're not satisfied, we'll make some changes."

Chen Huai'an ignored the two of them, waved his hand, and hurriedly went to the curved plow placed on the ground.

I looked at it carefully from top to bottom, and it was almost identical to the curved plow I remembered.

He tried it himself and finally smiled.

"Okay, the plowshare with more flexible steering, as well as the added plowshare scale and plowshare construction, all meet my requirements."

"With this, farming will be much easier for the people in the future."

Hearing this, Wang Xi and Ding Ge finally breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt happy.

They are just ordinary people; the only thing they have that's better than others is that they have a skill to make a living.

But they also know very well how much farming used to depend on oxen. Now, Mr. Chen has created the curved plow, which will make farming much easier in the future.

This is a tremendous good thing for ordinary people like them.

"Yunyan!" Seeing that the two had completed his request, Chen Huai'an waved his hand and said, "Go and get one hundred strings of cash, and give each of the two masters fifty strings of cash."

"Yes, sir." Yunyan was about to leave when the two hurriedly stopped her.

Ding Ge said urgently, "Miss Yun, wait a minute! We've already received the money. How can we continue to charge extra?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Wang Xi nodded hurriedly, "The agreed-upon price is the agreed-upon price."

"Sir, we really can't take any more."

Chen Huai'an's tone left no room for refusal: "One thing at a time, you've done me a huge favor by making the curved plow so quickly."

"Moreover... this thing is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. If you make it, it will be of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty and the world."

"How can merit go unrewarded?"

"I'd rather not have fifty strings of cash than I'd be given! Stop talking nonsense, just take it!"

"This..." The two looked at each other, and seeing Chen Huai'an's firm attitude, they had no choice but to agree.

Honestly, if someone else wanted to reward them with fifty strings of cash, they would have happily accepted it.

After all, the two of them couldn't earn fifty strings of cash a year.

But this person is Chen Huai'an.

They were asked to do something beneficial to all the people, like the curved plow, and they really didn't want to accept money.

"Well... thank you very much, sir."

The two thanked him repeatedly.

Chen Huai'an waved his hand, then immediately said something they hadn't expected: "Gentlemen, I acknowledge your skills."

"May I ask, how much do you two earn a month doing work for others?"

Ding Ge and Wang Xi couldn't understand why Chen Huai'an asked that question, but they still answered honestly.

"Sir, I work as a carpenter and can earn about three strings of cash a month, and sometimes four strings."

"Being a blacksmith is about the same for a junior worker."

"Okay." Chen Huai'an nodded first, then said, "How about this, I estimate I'll have a lot of things to do in the future, so why don't you all work specifically for me?"

"I'll give you ten strings of cash every month. If you achieve results, there will be additional rewards. I can also use my connections to send your children to good schools, covering all tuition fees. How about it?"

what?

Wang Xi and Ding Ge were stunned and didn't react for a long time.

"What? You're not willing?"

"No, no, no, we are willing, we are willing, sir!"

The two men immediately panicked. In this situation, even a second's hesitation would be disrespectful to the ten strings of cash.

"..."