Then his ideas suddenly opened up, and Li Yue revised the drawings again.
The court has been very quiet recently, and even the affairs of the Turks and Tibetans have been ignored.
There is a feeling in my heart that I have been forgotten by the emperor. This is also good. If you are stared at by the emperor, either the emperor wants to kill you, or the emperor wants to reuse you. After reusing you, he may kill you. .
Fortunately, Li Shimin did not have the habit of killing heroes.
Now I can be busy with my own affairs, waiting for Xue Yantuo to withdraw to Mobei, when the Turkic grassland will stabilize, and when Zhongshu Sheng will delegate power to the Ministry of Rites.
Li Yue continued to modify the drawings, "The power required to push one millstone may not be much, but the power required to push many millstones in a row is even more."
"It is actually not difficult to solve this problem. Just increase the force-bearing area of the water wheel. The more water force the water wheel receives, the faster it will rotate."
Li Yue frowned and considered, "Sink the waterwheel half way, and its stress-bearing surface will be larger, so as to increase the speed."
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Why not increase the water power?"
Li Yue fell into deep thought again, "What do you mean, husband, to make the water flow faster?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "I don't think this question will trouble you."
Looking at her husband again, Li Yue looked at her drawings, "I seem to understand a little bit."
"Water flows down from high places, it can only go down."
"Clearing the level changes the direction of the water flow and increases the power of the water flow. My husband's idea is very interesting. You should give it a try."
Li Yue nodded with confidence.
A huge building is being built at the end of the village. In Niu Chuang's words, it is like a palace.
After all, Niu Chuang is a rough man. His craftsmanship is indeed good, but he has not studied for a few years.
Not to mention management.
He could lead the villagers, but he didn't know how to manage the fields and pay taxes according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
Life in the village cannot always be "big pot rice".
Shangguan Yi quickly got into work.
Li Tai struggled to put down a pile of wood, his face flushed, "Why do you like Shangguan Yi?"
Zhang Yang said helplessly, "I don't have many choices. I actually want to dig your uncle over, but I'm worried that he will train everyone in the village to become human spirits, let alone give birth to one all day long." A intrigue."
Li Tai nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, but if you can really steal people from the court, maybe you will really rob them."
Zhang Yang cleared his throat and said, "I am following the principle of voluntary consent. If someone in the court really wants to leave, I think my fiefdom can accommodate them."
"Sure enough, you still want to take away the people in the court. You are very brave, and you really want to do this." Li Tai said firmly.
While the two were talking, Shangguan Yi came over again.
"Shilang Zhang, I still have a question in my mind."
"Please tell me," Zhang Yang waved a cattail leaf fan in his hand. Today's weather was so hot that the little fat man was sweating profusely and waved his sleeves to dispel the heat.
The small and big dogs in the village lay in the shade listlessly sticking out their tongues.
Shangguan Yi asked solemnly, "Why do we need to build a so-called commercial street and raise so many livestock?"
Zhang Yang looked at his wife in the distance who was commenting on the waterwheel with her two aunts, and replied, "This village is very poor."
Shangguan Yi nodded.
"If a place only relies on farming for a living, and the only income is food, or doing odd jobs, productivity is too low."
After listening to Zhang Yang's words, Shangguan Yi became more and more puzzled, "Please Sir Zhang, please explain it more clearly."
Somewhat impatiently, Zhang Yang kept shaking the fan in his hand, "In short, I just think this place is too poor, let alone food, even they themselves can't have enough to eat, such a poor person There is no possibility of exploitation in this place, so just think that I am helping the poor. When the villagers here become rich, I will also have capital to support them in their old age, and I can exploit them even more happily."
Shangguan Yi nodded clearly, "If Mr. Zhang had said this earlier, all the subordinates would have understood."
Sure enough, it would be better to speak more directly. He understood it when he said it was about exploiting the villagers here, but he couldn't understand it when it came to productivity.
Sure enough, people's hearts are still evil-minded.
The villagers are too poor to be exploited, and there is no oil or water to scrape. The only option is to let the current villagers get rich first, and then exploit them later.
Where can I find a kind person like me in this world? Zhang Yang inexplicably felt that his whole body exuded the glory of humanity, and his figure became much taller and straighter.
Shangguan Yi then went about his business.
He first recorded the names of all the villagers in the entire village, and then counted the existing assets of the entire village. He even had to write down how many dogs there were in the village, and he just had to ask for the dog's name.
There are two more geese in the village. These two geese were bought by Niu Chuang at a large price from traders in Chang'an City.
It is said that it was bought by someone from the Northeast.
These big geese transported from the northeast to Chang'an looked very thin, but they still raised their heads high and looked around with murderous intent.
A group of children looked at the geese, curious and wanting to play tricks on them.
There was a brave child who teased a few times with a stick, and the goose flapped its wings and chased the naughty child.
There was a sudden noise, and the child ran into the house crying.
Still not giving up, the big goose fluttered twice in front of the door, and then left proudly.
The children also found King Wei and prepared to let Li Tai tame two geese.
The goose raised its head as high as an average child.
Li Tai was surrounded by several sloppy children who were complaining in low voices about the geese running rampant in the village.
Usually, even if outsiders want to enter the village, they will be stopped outside the village by children carrying sticks.
Only when facing these two giant geese did the children feel frightened.
Seeing Li Tai pull up the corner of his clothes, Zhang Yang lowered his head and looked at him, "Your Highness, King Wei, what's the matter?"
Li Tai asked, "Is goose meat delicious?"
"It's too thin. Let's keep it for a while before eating."
"Then keep it first."
The children were afraid of the geese, but the adults were not. Li Tai asked the guards to throw the two geese into the duck pen.
As soon as the goose entered the duck pen, it quickly aroused the dissatisfaction of the ducks, and the ducks kept quacking for a while.
The two geese quickly overpowered more than a dozen ducks.
The ducks huddled in the corner and did not dare to make a sound, while the two geese occupied a large area.
Zhang Yang couldn't bear to kill these two geese again, these were the perfect beasts that controlled the house.
It's perfect for protecting the village.
"I don't know when Doctor Sun will be back?"
"There is no news yet, and I don't know where this old god has gone. Maybe there will be news in a few days."
Zhang Yang chose a location in the village to build a medical center, and handed over the construction to Niu Chuang.
The management of the village was left to Shangguan Yi.
Otherwise, Niu Chuang would have to manage both construction and people, and he would be unable to do both.
With Shangguan Yi here, he can relax.
After listening to Shangguan Yi's arrangements for the village, Zhang Yang looked at Niu Chuang again.
Niu Chuang smiled and said, "I don't know how to manage a village. With Brother Shangguan's help, I can focus on building a house."
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Arrange a place for Shangguan Yi. From now on, he will live in the village. From now on, Brother Shangguan will go to Hongwen Hall every morning, and then teach people in Chumo. After teaching, he can come to the village in the afternoon."
Shangguan Yi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Zhang, for the arrangement. I will move out from Hongwen Hall now. I can use the afternoon and evening to help manage the village."
After returning to Chang'an City, Shangguan Yi came to Hongwen Hall.
There is a small room in the backyard of Hongwen Hall. This room is very small and can only accommodate a bed. It is originally a room where debris is stored.
The steward of Hongwenguan helped free up this place, which can also save money on hotel accommodation.
The warrior Yu, who had just returned to Chang'an City, came to Hongwen Hall and met Shangguan Yi.
At this moment, Shangguan Yi was packing his luggage, and the warrior Yu asked curiously, "Brother Shangguan, are you leaving Chang'an City?"
Seeing the warrior Yu, Shangguan Yi was also puzzled, "Have you met me in person?"
Warrior Xun stroked his beard and smiled and said, "I, Warrior Xun, saw you in Yang Gongren's mansion when I was passing through Yangzhou. Yang Gongren admired you very much. I paid more attention to you because of my long history there."
"I see." Shangguan Yi also thought of the eighth year of Wude. Because of some things about Li Xiaogong, His Majesty asked the warrior Xun to rush to Yangzhou. That's when Li Xiaogong returned to Chang'an and was granted the title of Prince of Hejian County.
It seems that there is some chance.
"Are you leaving Hongwen Hall? What are you going to do?"
Shangguan Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the dusk sky, "I found a place to stay outside the city. It's very disturbing to stay in Hongwen Hall all the time."
Back in Yangzhou, she was living under someone else's roof. Over the years, Shangguan Yi had been living under someone else's roof.
The same is true in Hongwen Hall. The stewards of Hongwen Hall will get upset if you bother them for a long time, so it is better to move out as soon as possible.
Warrior Xun said in a low voice, "Tomorrow I am going to meet Your Majesty. After meeting His Majesty, I will return to Lizhou. Why don't you go with me to meet Your Majesty? I can introduce you, and maybe His Majesty will appreciate you."
Shangguan Yi bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I have already troubled a lot of people on the way to Chang'an. Now that I finally have a place to stay, I don't want to cause any more trouble."
Warrior Xun said with emotion, "I'm going to see the King of Hejian County tonight, why don't you go with me to meet him?"
Shangguan Yi looked at the sky again and said, "It's getting late. The lower official has promised Zhang Shilang to manage the fiefdom for him. We have an appointment."
Warrior Xun sighed, "In this case, I won't force you. I will rush to Lizhou to see His Majesty tomorrow. I'm afraid it won't be easy to meet him in the future. You also need to understand that if you miss this time, you may not know when the next time will be. Is there any chance like this anymore?”
These words were well-intentioned. Shangguan Yi also knew that after meeting the Prince of Hejian County and seeing His Majesty tomorrow, he might be able to leave Hongwen Hall and join the court.
Shangguan Yi cupped his hands and said, "I can't break my promise, and I can't break my promise."
With a long sigh, Samurai Yu nodded, "I think you can achieve a lot even if I don't recommend you. I can see that you are a capable person. In this case, I won't force you."
Carrying a bag half as tall as a man, Shangguan Yi walked out of Hongwen Hall with firm steps. He also knew that he had missed an opportunity for promotion.
But after rejecting the warrior Yu, Shangguan Yi felt more at ease.
First, there were others to help, and then there were people from all walks of life who helped. Shangguanyi was very grateful for the care of these people she met along the way. If it weren't for them, they wouldn't have been able to go to Chang'an, and they wouldn't have been able to come to Hongwen Hall.
Kindness is kindness, and Shangguan Yi wants to use his own ability to do something.
I no longer want to be dependent on others, nor do I want to be favored by others anymore.
Maybe he can achieve something in Zhang Shilang's fiefdom, and there will be better opportunities in the future. He has no regrets in his heart, but feels more secure than ever before.
After walking out of Chang'an City, Shangguan Yi looked in the direction of Lishan, thinking that he could sleep less than an hour every day, get up before dawn, and hurried to the foot of Chang'an City, waiting for the city gate to open to the Hongwen Hall to serve, and then give General Cheng's people teach and then return to the village.
You can handle the back and forth, but you can manage by missing an hour of sleep.
It was already night when Shangguan Yi returned to the village.
Niu Chuang took him to a house, "The house has been sorted out, and it was also newly built. Although the house is a little smaller and a bit shabby, I hope you don't dislike it. This is where Brother Shangguan will live in the future. This house will be given to you." Brother Shangguan, no matter what happens in the future, you can stay here."
Shangguan Yi looked at the house and nodded, "Brother Laoniu is here."
Niu Chuang held up his hands and said, "I haven't studied for a few years. If possible, I will ask Brother Shangguan for advice on some issues in the future."
Shangguan Yi smiled and said, "That's natural. I can talk to Brother Niu more."
Niu Chuang nodded and said, "This is what Mr. Zhang said about learning from each other and making progress."
"Mutual improvement?"
"Shilang Zhang sometimes says some strange words. It makes sense if you think about it carefully."
"I feel the same way."
Niu Chuang bowed slightly and said, "Then I won't disturb Mr. Shangguan's rest."
"It doesn't matter, you should rest early."
This voice from Mr. Shangguan was Niu Chuang's recognition, and Shangguan Yi could feel the respect in Niu Chuang's words.
When others left, Shangguan Yi looked at the furnishings of this house. The house was fifteen steps wide and twenty steps deep. This house was quite small, at least it was much better than the house in Hongwen Hall that could only accommodate one bed. .
The walls are solid, the poured floor is also very clean and tidy, the oil lamp is burning, there is even a desk with pen and ink ready, a spacious bed, and when you open the window, you can see the fields in the distance.
Taking a deep breath of the air here, Shangguan Yi smiled with satisfaction.
There are also many books in the room, including books about the construction of the village, as well as some population registers and field records in the village.
"Three-year plan for construction?" Shangguan Yi immediately became interested in the content above.
(End of chapter)
