As long as cotton bolls begin to bloom, cotton bolls will bloom every day until all the bolls bloom.
Twenty-six thousand acres of cotton fields have entered the harvest season, which caused Chang'an and Wannian counties to suddenly become busy.
The officials of the two counties all knew that as long as the cotton matter was handled well this year, there would be no major problems in the two counties. Therefore, everyone worked bravely and competed for the first place. For a time, the city of Chang'an was full of cotton to be dried. Let Chang'an City become a white land.
Therefore, a poet said: The jade stands in the golden autumn and the fields are abundant. A heart of ice warms and melts. There are no flowers blooming like a sea of snow. I am here in the world to avoid cold and poverty.
Another poet said: The silver light indicates a good harvest, and the stars shake like melting snow. Who can compete for warmth in the plain clothes, and everything will be prosperous when entering the quilt.
Because Yunchu grew cotton all over the world, it was not easy for him to write a cotton-related poem to praise himself.
This made the people of Chang'an feel regretful, and they also admired the noble character of Yun Chu, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty.
Even Li Zhi expressed satisfaction with Yun Chu's low-key behavior. He felt that what he said to Yun Chu that day in the cotton field was taken into account by the two hundred and five.
In fact, only Yunchu himself knew that none of the poets in the Tang Dynasty had written any poems related to cotton.
Li Bai didn’t, Du Fu didn’t, Wang Wei didn’t, Meng Haoran, Huangfu Ran, Wang Changling, He Zhizhang, Wang Zhihuan, Li Qi, Cui Hao, Gu Kuang, Yuan Zhen, Liu Changqing, Cen Shen, Qiu Wei, Gao Shi and so on have never done any follow-up work. Poems about cotton.
Without the talent and learning of these people, how can you ask him to write a good cotton poem?
Do it yourself? Are you kidding me? Do you believe that after reading Yun Chu’s own poem, Wen Rou could laugh so hard that her anus prolapsed?
Therefore, we must keep a low profile at this time, and we must maintain a low profile to the end.
Since the cotton harvest, Liu Rengui's focus has shifted from Chang'an County to the position of Shizhong.
Therefore, matters related to the cotton textile workshop can only be handled by Yunchu.
Yunchu was very reluctant to participate in the supply of military supplies, because if it was done well, it would be a great achievement, but if it was not done well, it would be a huge sin.
The people in the army are the most difficult to deal with. If you win the battle, even if you supply them with black-hearted cotton, it will be a great achievement.
If they lose the war, even if you equip them with the best cotton and the best winter clothes, they will blame you for the defeat because of the missing button on your winter coat.
The Tang Dynasty court was the most tolerant towards the soldiers on the front line. During the war, it would not blame them in any case and would only agree with the views of the soldiers on the front line.
It was because you sewed one less button on the soldiers' cold clothes when you were providing logistics, which led to the defeat.
Then, it was natural that logistics officials were beheaded, dismissed, demoted, and even affected their whole families.
I feel scared just thinking about it. I think back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Cao Cao’s army was short of food, his soldiers couldn’t eat enough, and their hearts were unstable. The grain officer under Cao Cao died miserably... Cao Cao just said, "I will lend you your head to calm the morale of the army." He really borrowed the head of the grain and grass officer, and never returned it after that.
The famous generals and veteran generals of the Tang Dynasty were basically the same as Cao Cao. Starting from Li Ji all the way down, they all liked to borrow things, and they were all the kind of people who would never return them after borrowing them.
What's more terrifying than borrowing is robbing. The cotton seeds have not been completely removed from the cotton. Eleven lieutenants from the Sixteenth Guards of Chang'an have already arrived.
The other five lieutenants did not come because the one who came was the general.
The cotton spinning workshop has been designated as a military unit. Anyone who comes near will be beheaded. The soldiers in leather armor guarding the door do not look at anyone else. Ordinary people are afraid of you and stay away. .
However, facing the generals and lieutenants of the Sixteenth Guards, they only had to be whipped.
Yang Ying, the beloved son of the Minister of War, was a sweet-tongued man who was always good at adapting to the situation. When Yunchu saw that there were more than one whip marks on his face, he stumbled towards his father-in-law in the cotton spinning workshop. Run around.
Yunchu immediately opened the back window, jumped onto the high wall, and escaped from the back wall.
Li Zhi has been in good spirits recently. Because he often takes the giant bear for walks, he is also a little tanned by the sun.
Although people are bad, gods are rarely good. Therefore, it seems that the speed of memorials from various places is very fast. In just one morning, most of the backlog of memorials has been processed.
When lunch was served, Li Zhi's hands never calmed down. He held chopsticks in his right hand to feed himself, and his left hand picked up pieces of meat on the table from time to time, rinsed them in clear water, and then fed them to the giant bear. , because I heard from veterinarians that giant bears will lose their hair if they eat too much salt.
In the past, Li Zhi would leave a lot of food behind every meal, but now he can eat all the food he is served.
The eunuchs helped Li Zhi wash up, while the palace servants wiped the giant bear's paws and mouth.
At this time, Huangmen reported that Wannian County Magistrate Yun Chu was knocking on the gate.
Li Zhi took a sip of warm water into his mouth, gargled it, spit it out, and sneered: "Let him in."
In a short time, Yun Chu hurried in behind Huangmen.
After saluting the emperor, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, help me."
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Lian once heard rumors that Yun Qing once killed one of the millions of Turkic troops who entered and exited seven times, and killed countless powerful Turks. How come he was also chased and killed?"
Yun Chu said: "Your Majesty knew it was a rumor, so he used the rumor to make fun of Wei Chen. But to put it another way, if it were an enemy, Wei Chen thought that he would still have the courage to mount a horse and carry a spear into battle to kill the enemy.
Now the soldiers and horses of the Sixteenth Guards of the Tang Dynasty are coming. Two princes, three marquises, counts, viscounts, and barons have surrounded my textile workshop. I have no choice but to jump over the wall and run to Your Majesty for help. . "
Li Zhi frowned and said, "What was the original arrangement?"
Yun Chu cupped his hands and said: "First the Zuo Wuwei, then the Right Xiaowei, each will be issued ten thousand cold clothes. The rest will have to wait until March next year before they can be distributed one after another, and the number is not large."
Li Zhidao said: "Since the charter has been drawn up, just implement it in accordance with the charter. Why do you want to come to us?" Yun Chu smiled bitterly and said: "The military law of the Sixteenth Guards has spread to the cotton textile workshop. If we don't come to His Majesty for help, Wei Chen is likely to become the first civil servant in the Tang Dynasty to be quartered by military law."
Li Zhi didn't care about Yun Chu's exaggeration and said indifferently: "I heard that you have a good relationship with the general of the Sixteenth Guards. I guess you won't be quartered by five horses, right?"
Yun Chu shook his head repeatedly and said: "These people turn their backs and don't recognize each other. They usually have wine and meat, so they naturally treat each other as brothers. Once military affairs are involved, they turn into hungry wolves. Weichen, who weighs more than a hundred pounds, Can’t stand the tearing.”
Li Zhi leaned forward and looked at Yunchu and said, "How do you want me to help you?"
Yunchu immediately said: "Your Majesty, please return County Magistrate Liu to the textile workshop."
Li Zhi couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's true that a dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist. Why, you are afraid of being quartered by those people, aren't you worried about Liu Qing being quartered by those people?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said, "Wei Chen can't trust others."
Li Zhi said sarcastically: "Is it like you have to find out the behavior of a corrupt official in Wannian County Orphanage?"
Yun Chu secretly glanced at the emperor and whispered: "Wei Chen always feels that if others see the weak people in the orphanage, they can't help but bully them, but Wannian County has treated the orphans in the past two years." A total of 1,160 yuan was invested in the orphanage. Not only is the wealth attractive, but the orphans and widows are the ones who are most easily manipulated.
Therefore, Wei Chen wanted to find a corrupt official and punish him severely so as to set an example. "
"Continue to make the bones into white bones, then string them up with wires and give them to the doctors at the big medical office to practice bone pinching?"
"Without this, it is not enough to deter evil people."
"Yunchu, you can't be an official like this. You are the head of a county. You should think more about big things and pay less attention to trivial matters. You should also take a long-term view and don't waste your time on these small things.
If you don't believe anyone, you won't have subordinates.
Yun Chu cupped his hands and said: "Wannian County is not big, and a small minister can take care of it. When Your Majesty governs the world, what he considers is to improve Tang Jie's ability to the highest level. When a small minister governs a county, he considers how to improve it." The lowest level of Datang’s governance capabilities.
Your Majesty can clearly see thousands of miles away, and set your sights and ambitions on what will happen in one year, two years, ten years, or even for eternity.
A humble minister must not be able to see thousands of miles away, but must focus on the present, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and at most one year from now.
Otherwise, there will be a gap in the governance of Datang. If no one manages this gap, thieves will take advantage of it. "
After listening to Yun Chu's performance, Li Zhi actually stood up, circled around Yun Chu and said, "You are quite knowledgeable. It seems that I have indeed wronged you by calling you Two Hundred and Five.
Liu Rengui can't go back. Tell me, is there anyone you like? If it is suitable, I will let him go to the textile workshop for you and be quartered by five horses.
In addition, I feel very strange that the textile workshop is obviously a good way for you to get promoted faster, but why you abandoned it like worn out shoes. "
Yun Chu turned his head and looked at the endless pavilions and corridors: "Your Majesty has forgotten that Wei Chen's greatest wish in this life is to affix gold foil to Chang'an, and the governor of Chang'an is Wei Chen's greatest ultimate pursuit in this life.
A person's life is neither long nor short. No one can do everything well in this life span.
Therefore, Wei Chen hopes that in the future, he can rely on the city of Chang'an to enter history, enter temples, and enter the Panthéon.
Li Zhi nodded and said: "It can be regarded as unswerving determination. You are young and I am young. We, the king and the ministers, have plenty of time to get along slowly.
As long as you remain committed, I am willing to give you this opportunity.
Go ahead and go back to your Wannian County government. We will send someone else to the cotton textile workshop.
Yun Chu looked at Li Zhi expectantly and said, "Who will your Majesty choose to enter the cotton textile workshop?"
Li Zhi said sarcastically: "What, you don't want to let go again?"
Yunchu said seriously: "Your Majesty, the cotton textile workshop is currently small in scale, but by next year, the land for cotton cultivation in Guanzhong will increase more than ten times. In five years, one million acres of cotton fields will completely change the mulberry cultivation in Guanzhong. Hemp growing habits.
Ten years later, the linen clothes worn by the people will be replaced by cotton. For such a huge business, Your Majesty will have to send a tiger to guard it. If there is no tiger, at least a hound will be needed to guard the door. If you send a pig, That would be bad. "
