The craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty worked very quickly. In just half a month, they produced hundreds of three-piece cavalry suits.
In fact, it should be said that in this era of imperial power, when something is valued by the emperor, it will naturally be promoted very quickly.
"Have they all been tested?" Li Er, who was an excellent cavalry general himself, personally inspected these cavalry equipment.
"Xuanjia Army tried it, and everyone agreed."
As Li Er's real ace, if he has any good things, he will naturally give them to Xuan Jiajun first.
In fact, this three-piece cavalry suit is not a high-tech one. It can be made by ordinary blacksmiths, tanners, and even carpenters, and the original model of stirrup and saddle existed as early as the Han Dynasty. As for horseshoes, similar horseshoes were used in the Sui Dynasty.
The difference is that what Li Yunze came up with is a truly optimized ultimate model, which is considered a perfect product.
"Gather all the craftsmen who make these, and be sure not to leak them." Li Er knew very well that the craftsmanship of these things was not high. If the Turks were to get it, the impact would be too great. "Except for the Xuanjia Army, , other units are not equipped for the time being."
Li Er did not intend to take out these things before the actual decisive battle with the Turks.
When you are ready to go to war, you must leave a deep impression on Jie Li, the monster who is said to be able to eat three cows in one meal.
Li Er, who is conceited and arrogant, has never forgotten the humiliation brought to him by alliances such as the Weishui Alliance.
Must take revenge!
After arranging this matter, Li Er sat behind a bookcase and read the official documents.
The autumn harvest has ended, and all counties in Guanzhong have sent official documents, expressing their satisfaction with the brand-new iron farm tools, especially the iron sickle. During the autumn harvest, one cut can produce a large piece, and it is durable and has received rave reviews.
Then the official documents from all over the country all said the same thing, asking the court to allocate more farm tools, all kinds of tools, and all made of iron.
"Do you think iron fell from the sky?"
Li Er, who closed the official document, felt helpless, "I also want more iron, but it costs gold. The imperial court is in financial difficulty. Where can we get so much gold?"
Li Yunze did not accept silk. He really had no shortage of this kind of thing that was used as hard currency in the Tang Dynasty.
Although he accepted the copper coins, he did not charge them by the number, but by the weight after melting.
Because there are too many impurities in copper coins.
As for accepting silver, I firmly refuse to accept Datang's official exchange rate, which is an exchange rate of one to ten for gold and silver.
What Li Yunze can accept is one to one hundred.
Even in the black market of Chang'an City, no one dared to offer such a price.
Because of this, even though he knew that Li Yunze had many good things, he just hated the lack of financial resources and had no choice.
[In view of the general environment,
Helplessly, Li Er put aside the official document requesting more iron farm tools, and picked up the next one.
This was sent by Fang Xuanling, and the content was to hire Li Yunze to help clean up the rivers in Chang'an City.
Several decades have passed since Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian built Chang'an City based on Daxing City, and the dynasties have changed.
It was okay when Yang Jian was alive, but when Yang Guang came to power, he couldn't deal with the Guanlong Military Group and wanted to suppress the powerful families in Shandong, so he simply ran away all year round and didn't stay in Chang'an City at all.
After that, it will be a long war.
By the time Li Er came to power, the rivers, which had not been maintained for so many years, had become siltated, seriously affecting their use, and were very prone to breed epidemics.
It’s not that the ancients didn’t understand that dirty places easily breed diseases, they just couldn’t see bacteria.
Li Er also understood this and naturally understood that this was a good thing.
Normally, people should be asked to do corvee labor to do this.
But on the one hand, the lack of suitable tools led to this
The difficulty is not small. Another more important aspect is that there have been constant disasters in Guanzhong this year, and corvées in various places have already been used to deal with the disasters.
To force recruitment again, either directly give money and materials, or damage the reputation of the court and the emperor and force the start of work.
No matter what, it was something Li Er didn't want to do.
From this point of view, Fang Xuanling's suggestion to let Li Yunze do this is a good suggestion.
Moreover, Li Er was keenly aware of the hidden meaning behind this proposal.
Although Li Yunze's origins are not yet known, his ghost-like abilities made Li Er and Fang Xuanling very sure that this person had great supernatural powers.
Facing a being with such great supernatural powers, of course, he did not try to play slice and dice, but tried every means to win him over to his side, at least not to let him go to the Turks.
There are many ways to win over people. For someone like Li Yunze who has great supernatural powers and lacks everything, it requires a long and step-by-step process.
The first thing to do is to recruit them into the city.
Li Er immediately reviewed and approved the paperwork. As for the price, that was all Fang Xuanling's job. He, Li Er, wouldn't even care about such a small matter.
Li Er, who planned to continue working, heard someone outside asking for a meeting.
The person coming is Baiqisi, who is responsible for protecting Lijiazhuang. Of course, it can be said that it is for surveillance.
"Your Majesty, a group of strongmen broke into Lijiazhuang last night."
Hearing this, Li Er's expression immediately changed slightly, "Who is it?"
What he was most worried about was Li Yunze's collusion with other forces. In addition to the Turks, there were also those who opposed him.
I also don’t want the good things from Li Yunze to fall into the hands of others.
The man from Baiqisi looked a little strange, "They are cattle rustlers."
"Um?"
When Li Er came to Lijiazhuang, he saw a group of people being tied up and escorted to the threshing floor.
There were many government officials from Lantian County nearby, talking to Li Yunze.
"What happened?"
The government officials did not know Li Er, but seeing his pomp and momentum, they naturally gave up their position and did not dare to cause trouble.
After all, we are at the feet of the emperor. Who knows which honorable family he belongs to. If he accidentally offends that guy, he can't even save his meal.
"A bunch of thieves." Li Yunze reached out and gestured to the cowshed in the distance, "They're here to steal cattle."
Li Er narrowed his eyes and looked very ugly.
Cattle were strategic materials in the Tang Dynasty. Any act of stealing cattle would damage the national power of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, they would not have a good impression of cattle thieves.
"Take them back." Li Er scolded the government officials, "Punish them severely according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty!"
The penalties for stealing cattle in Tang law were extremely severe. Not only were they punished as thefts, but they were also compensated according to the price.
This is just stealing cattle. If you kill cattle, it will be even worse. It is directly juxtaposed with serious crimes such as conspiracy to rebel, disobedience to parents, casting counterfeit money, robbery with a knife, etc., and is classified as a heinous crime.
The cattle thieves were taken away, and Li Yunze and Li Er left the village and headed to the cowshed.
"Too many cows?"
Looking at the cowshed, which was obviously much larger than before, Li Er was shocked, "With so many cows, even in Tuyuhun, they need a large pasture to feed them. Here..."
He looked down at the lush alfalfa field at his feet, "Can it survive?"
"Of course, I not only have the best forage here, but also feed." Li Yunze walked to the cowshed. "The food is sufficient and nutritious to keep up. At most, a two-year-old bull can be produced in one and a half to two years to provide meat."
Li Er's eyelids twitched when he said this, "The strong bulls are not used to plow the fields, but are used to eat meat... This is really a waste."
"If you think it's a waste, just buy it." Li Yunze smiled and waved his hand. "Don't worry, it will definitely be cheaper than the cattle in Tuyuhun. After you buy it, whether you cultivate the land or eat meat, I can't control that."
"Huh?"
Entering the cowshed, Li Er endured the unpleasant smell and looked at the gray cows in confusion.
What kind of cow is this? "
"dairy cow."
Li Yunze said seriously, "Daozhang Sun used cows to remove cowpox."
Hearing this, Li Er suddenly nodded, "So you raise these strange cows to get rid of cowpox."
Li Yunze looked at Li Er as if he were looking at Sha Tuo, "Are you crazy? Cows and cows are of course used to get milk."
"milk?"
"Milk is high in nutrients. Drinking milk can make you strong. It can also be used to make cheese. This is a high-energy food that can be stored for a long time, especially suitable for troops traveling long distances as military rations."
When he heard that it could be used as military rations, Li Er immediately felt relieved and said, "Okay, very good. How much can it produce?"
"In the high-yield period, there are fifty kilograms a day. In the low-yield period, there are always ten kilograms a day." Li Yunze explained, "When making cheese, ten kilograms of milk can produce one kilogram of cheese. When marching and fighting, one kilogram of cheese is enough for one person." A sergeant’s day’s consumption.”
Li Er, who looked extremely serious, turned around and stared at Li Yunze, "I will give you all the nearby land. How much cheese can I provide for next year's autumn harvest?"
He has made up his mind to send troops to attack the Turks after next year's autumn harvest. He must destroy this monster that threatens the Tang Dynasty all the time.
He would not refuse anything that could improve the combat effectiveness of his army.
Li Yunze smiled, "Is Your Majesty going to sign a supply and sales agreement?"
"...What agreement?"
"The supply and sale agreement means that you buy all the goods I sell."
"Can!"
As the days passed, the weather gradually became colder.
Winter is coming, and snowflakes are falling in the sky as expected.
Snowing.
Snowflakes fell from the sky in great numbers. Some fell on the ground and melted into water droplets soon after, soaking the earth. Some fell on the cold grass blades or branches that had been frozen by the cold wind, gradually accumulating a layer of ice and snow. Come white.
The longer it snows, the more white it becomes. The black road becomes clearer in this white world.
This road was a cinder road built by Li Yunze from Lijiazhuang to Chang'an City after the autumn harvest.
There are also coal mines near Chang'an City. Li Yunze purchased the coal produced by the coal mines on a large scale, and even forced the coal mines to increase production frantically. Almost all the prisoners in Chang'an City were sent to the coal mines to dig coal.
The cattle thieves who stole cattle in Lijiazhuang were also sent there.
At the beginning, Li Er didn't know what Li Yunze wanted to do with so much coal, but as it was a rare commodity that could be exported to Li Yunze, rather than the preface to the Lanting Collection or pretty beauties, he still strongly supported it.
Fang Xuanling offered a price that was definitely high in his opinion, but Li Yunze didn't even return the counter-offer and just agreed.
He felt at that time that he had made a loss.
When Li Yunze turned the coal into briquettes and sold them with stoves in Chang'an City, and then used the remaining cinders as road construction materials, Fang Xuanling's heart ached even more.
Li Yunze made much more money selling briquettes than Fang Xuanling made selling coal.
Sure enough, this female businessman!
