It took a full hour to walk along the noisy Xicheng Street to the pier, not because it was too crowded and difficult to walk. Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling were very interested in the operating modes of different restaurants and warehouses, and Princess Jinyang was a very qualified commentator.
"Jinyang, how come you are so familiar with those warehouses?" Li Shimin held his little girl on board the building and looked at the brightly lit dock. Half of the people were busy loading and unloading goods, and the other half continued to build the dock. They were busy but there was no trace of anything. Instead of a chaotic look, there is an orderly liveliness and prosperity.
Princess Jinyang yawned and said softly: "Aye, not only did I help uncle deliver documents, but I also went to the Civil Security Bureau to help enter household registration information. Zhang San is just one of my many friends. , they often buy fried quail or quail dumplings for me... The sesame oil in Sichuan is very fragrant, and they are not as afraid of me as the palace people. Li Sinong sent a lot of longevity fruit seeds, and I also have them If you plant it with them, it will grow well."
Li Shimin gently patted Jinyang's little bun on the back and coaxed her to sleep... Maybe staying with his younger brother was the right choice. Although he learned a lot of slang and made many ordinary friends, he She lived like a happy bird, and I no longer saw a sad look on her little face.
Back then, I also made many friends with rough backgrounds. No one stipulates that princesses can only play with noble ladies, and no one stipulates that princesses cannot speak local slang.
"Brother, the temperature is low in the mountains." Li Yuanying took a cloak and gently put it on Jinyang's little bun.
Li Shimin wrapped his cloak around him naturally and whispered: "Have you ever thought that Si Zi might not be able to chat with those noble ladies...?"
"Brother, Si Zi is a princess, and she is your most beloved princess. She is not a princess, let alone a county lord." Li Yuanying sat next to the tea eucalyptus, boiled water for tea, and said with a casual smile. "If she can't freely choose what she wants to do and how she wants to live, wouldn't it be too bad for us in the Tang Dynasty?"
Li Shimin: "..."
Freedom of choice? I don’t have the right to choose freely... However, with my protection, as princesses, Sizi and the others should indeed have the right to choose freely.
...a little bit envious, and a little bit sad.
"Cheng Zhijie will continue to go north and come back in a month."
"Coalcoal, brother sent someone to deliver a message to Lao Cheng. Wei Sanlang and the others will go check out the mineral deposits. If there is coal, we can send troops to stay there!" Li Yuanying rubbed his hands and said with a flattering smile. Beating roe deer with sticks and ladles to scoop out fish, pheasants flying to the black earth in the rice pot... We can go all the way north, through the Yenisei River, to find cute little polar bears and realize the dream of having more fish in the Tang Dynasty version.
"The customs clearance document is ready, let Xuanling use the seal." Li Shimin glanced at Fang Xuanling, who was sitting honestly on the tea table, and laughed in a low voice. Sizi was already snoring lightly. After introducing the warehouse and restaurant for so long, the little girl was a little excited, and it was inevitable that she would not be tired. Her sleeping face, stretched brows, well-behaved and cute... If she were a Guanyin maid, she could see it. Come, how good it would be...
"Prince Teng, a thirty-foot-wide bridge...Does Langao need to build such a wide bridge?" Yang Shidao asked hesitantly. It seems that there were only three or four families in Langao originally, and they were all hunters.
Li Yuanying poured the brewed cloud tea into a cup and placed it in front of several people. He said with a gentle smile: "The banks of the Lan River are shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. It is one of the most suitable places for growing tea trees. The quality of the tea is not inferior to that of Meng in Shushan Mountain." Top tea."
It cannot be said that Langao is located in the subtropical monsoon climate transition zone and the second richest selenium resource zone in the country. Selenium has been recognized by later generations as having the effects of preventing cancer, anti-aging, protecting the heart and brain, protecting the liver and kidneys, and enhancing immunity. Any agricultural product, as long as With the words "selenium rich" in it, its value will immediately double and it will become a high-end food ingredient. The other two places are Enshi and Yichun, which are not far from here and are famous for their longevity.
Yang Shidao was still a little confused. The transportation of tea could be achieved entirely by steamship, and it had no necessary connection with the construction of such a wide bridge.
"It's more for testing purposes." Wei Zheng explained helplessly to Li Yuanying. Langao is sparsely populated, so no matter what earth-shattering objects are created, it will not have any impact on the outside world. Yuan Tiangang's talisman skills can also be used secretly. As long as they are used up and removed, it will not cause unnecessary interference to the future secrets... After staying in the Taoist sect for some years, they have taboos about them. I still understand.
Changsun Wuji silently picked up the tea cup and tasted the tea. The sweetness was indeed no worse than Mengding green tea, or even better. If the tea produced in Langao could reach such quality, Li Yuanying's Prince Teng's Mansion would really be making a fortune.
... Langao doesn't have many households, so things are a little difficult to handle...
"For testing purposes?" Yang Shidao frowned and said with unconcealable anger in his voice. "Isn't Furong Garden enough for testing? The money spent on a bridge is not three melons and two dates, but all the people's fat! The work of Yunhe Mansion is so unprofitable... Your Majesty, we need to send people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs Settled in Yunhe Mansion and monitored the expenditure accounts."
Wei Zheng, this old sheep's nose, just can't control his mouth! Could someone not know that it would be used for experiments? To build a bridge of this scale just for testing, at best it means that Yunhe Mansion is acting cautiously, at worst it means that His Majesty is being treated as a fool and squandering the money of the treasury wantonly! After someone said it, Changsun Wuji was too embarrassed to keep stepping on him. He had to pull back a few times to take care of His Majesty's face.
"Jing You, please be careful what you say, please be careful what you say." Changsun Wuji's round face was full of worries about the country and the people, and he softly advised him while holding a tea cup. "If half or one-third of the tea produced in Langao is of the same quality as what we drink, it would be more than enough to build ten bridges, let alone one bridge. Mr. Yuan is cautious and never does anything useless. "
Li Yuanying is unreliable and likes to throw away money like running water. This does not mean that Yuan Tiangang will not mindlessly cooperate with him to spend money randomly. The old guy has some tricks. When Buddhism is temporarily avoiding the edge, he should act with caution... Gao Ming has recently Somewhat abnormal, I would get distracted from time to time and feel inexplicably excited. He wouldn't be trying to do anything...something treacherous.
……Bar?
When I return to Chang'an, I want to have a good talk with him. If I don't do anything, there will be hope. If I do, there will be only a dead end. The Changsun family and the Gao family support him becoming the prince, but they will not support his rebellion! If he really wants to seek death, we must not be dragged down by him, but... the road ahead will be difficult. Qingque already has resentment towards us, Pheasant Nu... looked at the weak and kind-hearted Li Zhi, he... needs to have a good discussion with his uncle. It is not enough to be easy to handle, but also to be valued by His Majesty. Alas, it is difficult. !
I just hope that Gao Ming has not dug a hole yet, Goguryeo and Baekje have been dispersed, Li Shiji and Cheng Zhijie join forces and go north to clean up Fuyu and Tatar. It is only a matter of time. What is the point of becoming a prince without the support of his old ministers?
"Aye, Mr. Zhang and the others are trying to find a way to open the road to Yuzhou." Li Zhi came to Li Shimin with a tea cup and explained softly. "Yuzhou has good salt and a large area of wild coptis and other medicinal herbs. Good luck comes only after passing through the road."
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Although there was something in Yang Zhongshu's words, his uncle's words made people feel even more uncomfortable. When did my uncle become careless? It was obvious that all those good things were made because of his uncle. Mr. Yuan has been in Ninghui Pavilion for more than ten years. Not to mention telescopes and steam engines, he has never even proposed fireworks. Hehe, he is indeed cautious. He only knows to sit in front of the new armillary sphere and watch the stars.
"Opening the mountain range?" Li Shimin looked at Li Yuanying in shock. The sand table from Chang'an to Yizhou had indeed made a similar layout. It was Xiao Sizi who proposed it, but... it has not been tested in Furong Garden. Direct access to the mountain range... ...said with a somewhat solemn expression. "Brother, this is not a matter of wasting money, but a matter of human life. Even if you want to test the feasibility of breaking through the mountains, you should wait until the captives from Goguryeo and Tibet are sent over before testing."
The people of the Tang Dynasty were very valuable and could farm, work or do business, contributing to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Those dangerous jobs are just left to the prisoners to explore the way. What's more important is that the craftsmen sent over are all good craftsmen, and it is not easy to train apprentices.
"Brother, this job really cannot be left to prisoners. The technical content is too high." Li Yuanying brewed another pot of tea and said with a casual smile. "Currently, these craftsmen can be regarded as Zhang Gong's outer disciples. They are very valuable, more valuable than the Yuanwai Lang of the Sixth Department!"
The rank of Wailang, a member of the Sixth Ministry, is from the sixth rank, which belongs to the lower official position and is not regarded as useless by the wealthy families. They will be very willing to seek these positions for outstanding children, and wish to replace half of them every year to make way for their respective Baoshu and Qingcong Junqi.
Li Shimin did not expect that Li Yuanying would attach so much importance to those craftsmen, and actually think that they are more important than those Yuanwailang... Those Yuanwailang can be sent to various states as chief historians or Sima after a few years of service in various ministries, and after a few more years they can become officials. Being the governor, or returning to various ministries as a minister, there is no problem in saying that he is a pillar of the Tang Dynasty. He asked with some hesitation: "Are you sure they are more important than Yuan Wai Lang?"
The building boat is sailing in the Lan River, and the white lights on the boat reflect the river water. The white waves in the dark river water seem to have some strange magic power, attracting people's eyes, and seem to be tempting people to jump into the river... ...Fang Qiao didn't expect that there were lights on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. As for who is more important, the craftsman or the Yuanwailang, that is a question that His Majesty needs to consider. What needs to be done is to let them perform their respective duties to make Datang a little better.
Yang Shidao and Wei Zheng looked at Li Yuanying, wondering how he would answer... The status of craftsmen in their hearts has indeed improved a lot, but it is impossible to say that they are more important than Yuan Wai Lang. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the status of craftsmen is only higher than that of merchants. Now they are barely on the same level as farmers, but compared with scholars, there is no way they are more important than them!
Changsun Wuji's focus was on Li Zhi, and Li Yuanying really didn't shy away from him... nor did he shy away from Xiao Sizi. Logically speaking, shouldn't he? Li Yuanying should hold Yuan Tiangang and the five others in Yunhe Mansion firmly in his hands, and use the objects they have researched to ask for various rewards and privileges from His Majesty. He is only eleven years old now, but he cannot always be eleven years old... According to the character of the son of the Li family, how could he have more than a dozen sons and daughters? How many more princes, princes or counties do you want? There is no problem with the title of Lord.
"Brother, after the roads are repaired, you will find that the changes they brought to the Tang Dynasty will definitely exceed those of a few Yuanwailang who can only write documents." Li Yuanying poured another round of tea and smiled lazily. "It's not that they are unimportant, but their jobs are not unique and it is relatively easy to train them."
Just like those top-notch little fresh meats and little flowers in later generations, almost none can maintain their status for three years without deteriorating. The old saying that a flower never lasts forever is very true. If he can be as handsome as Xiao Ruoyuan, that's another matter. That face is indeed a scarce resource. But for those tech giants from the two academies, if you try to find someone to replace them, you won’t be able to figure out the problem. You can only find brains with the same qualifications. A brain with the same qualifications cannot be obtained through plastic surgery, unless you have the uncanny ability of Lu Bian who can help Zhu Erdan change his heart. He can not only change his heart but also his brain.
With the help of Lu Pian, Zhu Erdan realized all the dreams of an ordinary scholar: to have a smart heart, able to express his thoughts; to have a beautiful wife, to enjoy the joy of the boudoir; to have a son with a great future, to be able to honor his ancestors... In ancient times... Fantasy version.
Yuan Tiangang and Sun Simiao did not have such means. They were just Taoist priests who knew magic and illusion. They also had many restrictions. They could not reveal the secrets of heaven, they could not intervene to change the secrets of heaven, and they could not...not to mention the eighteen bans, at least the twelve bans were absolute. Yes, I have a glimpse of the secret, but it doesn't seem to have much effect except that I can't stand in the wrong team. Except for those Taoist priests who took it as their mission to defy heaven and change their fate, their fate was not ordinary tragic, such as Eunuch Shen.
"According to Prince Teng, the Tang Dynasty only needs those craftsmen, and there is no need for scribes like us who are dead." Changsun Wuji looked at Li Yuanying with cold eyes. Under the cover of the night, his eyes looked a little deep. .
Li Yuanying turned the tea cup in his hand, adding a third degree of evil in his laziness, and said with a smile: "Since Sikong knows that he is in a dead position, he should abdicate in favor of someone more capable, so as not to hurt the years of friendship between you and my brother. Friendship. To be honest, as the territory of the Tang Dynasty continues to expand, there will only be more and more things happening in the Political Hall, and it would not be good to tire you out."
Nowadays, a certain person is still on the verge of being a childish person. Even if he gets older in the future, he can still use his youthful things to excuse himself. Because no matter how you calculate it, Changsun Wuji is nearly 30 years older than a certain person. If you care about it, you will bully the younger one with the big one, without respecting martial ethics.
Changsun Wuji was so angry that his hands trembled, his face was livid, and he said angrily: "You... you are slanderous! You... are so rude!"
Someone said that eating a vegetarian meal with corpses is a sign of modesty and follows the code of conduct of scholars. It is your turn to make irresponsible remarks without even having a full head of hair!
"Brother," Li Yuanying sighed deeply and said sadly. "No wonder Fang Renyu dared to stop the prince from driving, and dared to point his nose at someone and call him a bastard. It turns out that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. All the gentlemen in the political hall look down on our Li family!"
Changsun Wuji: "..."
Shuzi... Shuzi, how dare you do this? Dare to slander someone with red lips and white teeth in front of someone!
Fang Qiao looked at the sky speechlessly. The clan uncle did not have rules for doing things, but he could kill people with no more than a nod. He had already planted trees in Yazhou, and was either hit by heavy rain or blown by strong winds every day. It was not easy for him to encounter windless and rainless weather. The sun can turn people into dried meat
...In this way, King Teng still asked Sinong Temple to send people to send various seeds, saying that he was very much looking forward to the results of the planting.
So...can you please stop mentioning the Hutu thing he once did in front of His Majesty? Has Changsun Wuji been kicked in the head by the donkey of Guizhou? When did King Teng say that scribes are all vegetarians? He just said that craftsmen are more important than ministers. Are you afraid that he will have no one to fight against?
"Auxiliary machine can come to Jinzhou to serve as governor. He is still capable of managing a state." Wei Zheng bowed his hands to Li Shimin and remonstrated decisively. "We have all seen the current situation of Xicheng, and it will only get better and better. If roads are built directly to Yuzhou and Yizhou, Xicheng's strategic position will only become more and more important."
It's quite fun to fight against others with Prince Teng. Changsun Wuji didn't have any serious problems, but he always wanted to compete with Du Ruhui and Fang Qiao, and wanted to compete for the title of Lao Shizi's most virtuous prime minister. His Majesty sent him to Jinzhou. If he is willing to calm down and work hard, he may be saved.
Yang Shidao put his hands in his hands, twirled his thumbs, and pondered: "If the battle of Songzhou is a big victory, the importance of Yizhou and Yuzhou will indeed increase a lot... Hanshui in Jinzhou, and Jingchu and Bashu in the south, Your Majesty, We really need someone from the Political Affairs Hall to serve as governor. It’s not that Prince Teng is bad, but he is too young, and he...manages many things, just like a young child trying to catch a tiger, and he is powerless."
Changsun Wuji: "..."
Yang Shidao, you old bastard! You...you, an old dandy who only relies on your father's help to survive, how dare you make trouble for someone, who is at odds with the Yang family of Hongnong!
"Your Majesty, it is not appropriate for the auxiliary machine to manage Jinzhou." Fang Qiao did not look at Wei Zheng and Yang Shidao. These two sticks ignored that the more important thing about Jinzhou was not its political status, but its military status. "Someone suggested that Li Shiji or Hou Junji should be in charge of Xicheng. Prince Hejian County or Cheng Zhijie could also consider it."
Li Yuanying looked at Fang Xuanling with admiration. No wonder people say that Fang plans to stop everything, but his vision is different... Fang Yiai's melon skin must have inherited his mother's genes. He would rather drink poison than disobey orders. Just to prevent Fang Xuanling from taking concubines, stupid.
"We need to discuss this matter carefully." Li Shimin said softly, tightening his cloak to prevent the night wind from blowing his daughter. "The situation in Songzhou is unknown. Let's look at the bridge first."
Auxiliary machine, I can only help you so far. If Li Jing and Tang Jian also think that you are suitable to come to Jinzhou, or go to work elsewhere, such as Liaodong City or Pyongyang, or Shiwei further north, I can only Go with the flow.
Li Yuanying secretly curled up his lips. My brother was very special to Changsun Wuji, and he was very kind... and meant to be a lifelong friend. Let's wait and see, and see how long the relationship can remain strong despite all the destruction.
"Then...is that the bridge?" Wei Zheng looked at the bright lights not far away, stood up suddenly, and said tremblingly.
Li Shimin: "..."
That... is a bridge?
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