"Most of the paper on the market is as thin as a cicada, and the paper will smear with ink. If you want better rice paper, the price is too high, so you don't want to buy such an expensive one." Li Yue said with a tangled face.
Zhang Yang thought about it, "I still need to adjust the pulp recipe last time. The paper is too soft and too rough."
Looking at Li Yue's expression again, Zhang Yang closed his eyes and said, "First I need some bamboo and soak it in water for some time."
Aunt Wang nodded and said, "Let's make arrangements now."
Li Yue took the few papers left at home and shuffled them under the sun. She looked at the papers one by one and asked, "Can the paper in our toilet be taken out and used?"
"cannot."
Zhang Yang decisively refused.
I was a little dissatisfied and helpless about my husband's extravagant behavior. Who knows how to use paper when going to the toilet?
The couple had dinner, and Zhang Yang told the story of the Red Mansion.
Being accustomed to using paper, Li Yue found it difficult to write on the bamboo slips with a pen.
Most of the summer was over, and Xu Jingzong spent a month settling the matter between the two Turkic envoys.
Ashnadur is still the Turkic Tiele, and he can also participate in the milk powder business.
And the tax was raised from 40% to 37%, which was also the result of Xu Jingzong's hard negotiation.
Zhang Yang looked at the golden fields in the village and was in a good mood.
This is the color of a good harvest, and in my ears is Xu Jingzong’s report on this negotiation.
"Ashnadur is still a Turkic Tiele. If Ashina Heluo Falcon is temporarily appointed as Khan, if He Luo Falcon is temporarily appointed as Khan, if he does not do well, Ashnadur can let He Luo Falcon be temporarily appointed as Khan. Luo Falcon abdicates."
Zhang Yang looked at the two aunts who were doing experiments, "What would happen if Ashinadur usurps the throne?"
Xu Jingzong bowed and replied: "If Ashina Duer wants to usurp the throne, the Tang Dynasty will rush to the aid of He Luo'er. On the contrary, He Luo'er cannot attack Du'er."
Zhang Yang said helplessly, "Then have you ever thought that Du Er and He Luo Falcon would join forces?"
Holding his hands, Xu Jingzong stood there, frowning and thinking, "I really didn't think of this possibility."
"Let the people sent by His Majesty King Wei to the Turks keep an eye on it. Be prepared to inform our informants that they will keep a close eye on us."
"I understand."
Zhang Gongjin watched the conversation between the two from a distance and shook his head helplessly.
Aunt Wang asked the villagers to soak a lot of bamboo in the river and let the water wash it away.
This is one of the secret recipes for making paper. Aunt Wang will never let anyone know what the bamboo is used for.
Li Tai came with a whole motorcade, and carriages lined up to enter the village.
"The sucrose is here! It's here!"
The little fat man shouted at the top of his lungs.
The children in the village immediately gathered around.
Li Tai gave some sucrose to the children, and the children were even more happy now. They were about to show off their animals to worship their elder brother.
The process of cooking brown sugar is not that fast.
Pour sucrose into a large pot. The sucrose is yellow in color, "but it is well preserved."
Li Tai looked forward to watching the sucrose in the pot gradually melt, "In order to catch up with the time, my men began to squeeze out the sucrose during transportation, and then simply boiled it to solidify. I didn't know that these guys secretly How much did you eat?"
Zhang Yang added more firewood, "It will take about three hours. Cook slowly over low heat until the water inside evaporates, leaving only the sugar."
Li Tai was very willing to go out of his way for delicious food. He had been sitting on the edge of several large pots, waiting for the brown sugar to be cooked successfully.
It is necessary to constantly fish out the scum, which is the impurity produced by cooking.
Niu Chuang's son took a piece of brown sugar and licked it.
"His Royal Highness King Wei, tell them to brush their teeth every day from now on, otherwise they will get cavities sooner or later."
"Is that the little brush you have at home?"
"Exactly."
Li Tai looked at the group of boys aside and shouted, "Listen up, you must brush your teeth after eating sweets every day."
Being shouted out like this, the children were stunned and didn't know why His Highness King Wei suddenly yelled, so they had to disperse in a hurry.
Maybe the child doesn’t know the concept of brushing teeth yet, or even what a toothbrush is.
The concept of hygiene should also be popularized.
Li Tai fished out some more foam and even took a bite.
Seeing that this boy couldn't bear it anymore, Zhang Yang poured him a bowl.
The little fat man held a bowl of hot brown sugar and took a sip. Then he looked intoxicated and said, "Wow, it's so sweet."
After saying that, he took another sip.
Put the boiled brown sugar into wooden molds to get the best brown sugar cubes, not in powder form.
It tastes like caramel when you take a bite.
When Niu Chuang saw a lot of candies, he immediately put people under strict guard and locked them up.
"Sugar is very valuable and should be kept well." Niu Chuang said seriously.
"And how to refine brown sugar."
Niu Chuang stared with big eyes, "Don't worry, whoever dares to say not a word will have their legs broken by Niu!"
People in the village still trust him.
On the way home, Li Yue sat in the carriage and recorded the results of the experiment.
Zhang Yang took out a jar and handed it to her.
Li Yue put down the pen in her hand, opened the jar, and looked at the white things in the jar curiously.
"Try it and see."
Li Yue poured some out and tasted it, "This is so sweet."
"This is granulated sugar, although the color is a little different and a little yellowish."
"Isn't it made from refined brown sugar?"
Zhang Yang looked behind him and saw that Li Tai's carriage was not catching up. Maybe he was still drinking brown sugar in the village.
After confirming that no one was chasing after him, Zhang Yang whispered, "This is granulated sugar. We don't need to take it out for cooking at home."
Li Yue looked at the sugar in the jar.
"To extract granulated sugar, you need to use several times the amount of brown sugar. I didn't want to waste too much, so I only made this can."
"My husband used the hands of His Highness the King of Wei to make brown sugar, and then used the brown sugar to refine granulated sugar?"
Zhang Yang nodded.
Li Yue was already used to her husband using other people's resources to make what he wanted. Li Yue didn't find it surprising, and was even a little used to it.
Li Yue was also a little worried whether her husband would go too far.
He even dared to use the power of the government to buy Gaochang.
The plan is still going on, and the husband's goal is getting bigger and bigger.
It was almost the harvest season, and Shangguan Yi felt very good looking at the golden fields.
September of the fifth year of Zhenguan was the harvest season, and Li Shimin finally returned from summer vacation.
This time when Li Shimin came back, Xu Jingzong had already finished the matter.
In the Manlu Hall, he listened to Li Chengqian's report.
As a consort who had been concentrating on business, he originally thought he could only manage his own territory. Li Shimin was still very surprised when he saw this memorial in his hand.
This impeachment memorial was written by Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng has always impeached many people. This time, Wei Zheng impeached Zhang Shilang of the Ministry of Rites for profiting from the impeachment with the Turks.
Written above are the details of this negotiation.
Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian and said after drinking, "Is this really happening?"
Li Chengqian hurriedly saluted, "Father, it is true that this is the case, but I have thought that if we impose heavy taxes on the Turks, we can also provide the DPRK with a good amount of tax revenue."
The eunuch on the side carefully poured a bowl of tea.
Li Shimin picked up the tea bowl and wanted to take a sip, but when he thought of this troublesome matter, he put it down again, "How much income can he get from it?"
Li Chengqian replied, "Qingque was also involved, as well as the King of Hejian County, and even the queen mother and uncle."
With veins popping out on his forehead, Li Shimin slapped the case and stood up, "So many people?!"
Li Chengqian was about to speak but stopped and fell silent again.
"I asked you to supervise the government affairs, and you showed me these things?"
"My son..."
Li Shimin put down the impeachment memorial and said, "Call Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, and Wei Zheng."
Late at night, he summoned three important ministers of the court.
Wei Zhengsuan is selfless and should be impeached.
Changsun Wuji can be regarded as ignorant.
In the past two days, Zhang Yang ran to the village at dawn every day.
Regarding the handling of the matter of the Ministry of Rites, the DPRK soon received news.
The incident involved Zhang Shilang and the entire Ministry of Rites. Shangguan Yi left Chang'an in a hurry and ran towards the village. However, he was living in poverty now and had to save money, so he was reluctant to buy a horse.
In the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Li Xiaogong asked Zhang Elephant to take out some important files from the Ministry of Rites. These files were prepared before and after the negotiation.
Zhang Dashu came in a hurry, "The Prince of Hejian County, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Zhongshu Province sent people here, saying they want to question us."
Li Xiaogong threw the torch into the pile of files and burned them all.
The fire was so strong that Li Baiyao, who rushed over, wanted to take back the files in the fire, but it was too late. The flames were so hot that he couldn't reach out his hand.
Soon the fire spread to the pillars of the government office, and the fire was getting bigger and bigger.
After Gao Xingxing took the people from the Ministry of Personnel, Cen Wencheng took the people from the Zhongshu Province to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, and what they saw was a fire burning in the yamen.
"Who did this!" Gao Xingyi shouted.
"Hahaha! The wind blew the candlestick down, and I didn't have time to put out the fire." Li Xiaogong laughed wildly.
At first glance, this kind of laughter will make people think that the fire is definitely man-made, and it was set by the King of Hejian County.
The fire burned very quickly, and within a short time, the entire government office of the Ministry of Rites was on fire.
Let all the officials watch and be at a loss.
I have to say that the Prince of Hejian County was so courageous. He burned down the yamen of the Ministry of Rites in the Imperial City whenever he was told.
Li Xiaogong turned around and looked at Li Baiyao, "How come your Majesty knows so carefully about the Ministry of Rites?"
Li Baiyao knelt down on the ground, looking at Li Xiaogong's cold smile, he couldn't argue, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
The Jinwu Guards came very quickly and took the Hejian County King away on the spot.
In the Manlu Hall, Li Shimin was so angry that the Three Corpse Gods jumped, "You burned the Ministry of Rites?"
Li Xiaogong showed an attitude like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, "Your Majesty, this ceremonial department has been in disrepair for a long time. The reason it was burned was because the candle fell down. I have neglected my duty. Please forgive me for my sins."
"Do you think I will believe your lies?"
"I was asleep at the time and almost got burned."
Li Xiaogong had no evidence anyway, nor could he prove that he was the one who set the fire. Anyway, the two brothers Zhang Xiangxiang and Zhang Dashu from the Ministry of Rites had already colluded.
Li Shimin breathed heavily, "Do you know that Zhang Yang, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, is using the power of the Ministry of Rites to make profits?"
Li Xiaogong sighed, "I really don't know about this matter, so please let your majesty take a closer look."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Zhang Yang, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, recaptured the Hexi Corridor, captured the Tuyuhun royal family, resolved Xue Yantuo's difficulties, and removed his official position. The merits and demerits were balanced, and Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County, was removed from the post of minister of the Ministry of Rites."
Li Xiaogong bowed and saluted, "I apologize."
The emperor and his ministers knew the best interests in it.
In the Manlu Hall, Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong chatted for more than an hour.
"roll!"
Li Shimin waved his sleeves angrily.
Li Xiaogong saluted again, "I take my leave."
Some things were tacitly understood, and the law did not hold everyone accountable. The affairs of the Ministry of Rites were too involved, and the queen's business was also involved.
Only now did Li Shimin realize that such a big thunder was buried in his backyard.
After Li Tai heard the news, he hurriedly got into the carriage and asked people to drive the horses to the fiefdom.
The carriage was traveling very fast, and Li Tai met Shangguan Yi, who was also running towards the village. "Brother Shangguan, get in the carriage, and we will go together."
"Thank you, Your Highness, King Wei."
Zhang Yang was sitting leisurely in the village studying the molds for movable type printing.
Zhang Gongjin stood in the sun waving his fan.
Li Tai rushed to the village, got off the carriage and ran to the badminton court. He panted and said, "Something happened, something big happened."
Zhang Yang glanced at Xu Jingzong, "Shilang Xu has already told me."
Li Tai stood holding on to the wall. He was trying to calm down his breathing because he was running too fast. He felt a sweetness in his throat, as if a mouthful of blood was about to spurt out.
Shangguan Yi also came, "There is an order from the court to conduct a thorough investigation of the government office of the Ministry of Rites."
Seeing Zhang Yang with a calm expression, Li Tai was confused for a moment, "Why are you not anxious at all?"
Zhang Yang touched his nose angrily, "Such a big thing happened to His Royal Highness King Wei. The elements left in the hands of Duke Zhao and the Queen can be bought back. Now is a good time for them to get rid of the elements. I think the Queen and Duke Zhao I also want to get out as soon as possible.”
"Are you still thinking about buying and selling?"
Li Tai's tone was a little higher.
As he spoke, several fast horses came towards here. The person who came was Li Xiaogong.
There is also a eunuch who delivers the order.
Being dismissed was an expected result.
After helping Li Shimin solve Liangzhou's troubles, the emperor wanted to burn bridges without thinking about his merits.
After listening to the eunuch who delivered the edict read out the edict, Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Tell your majesty that the guilty minister understands."
"The prince-in-law is happy to take care of himself. This old slave is retiring."
Li Xiaogong walked closer and said, "I already knew that this Li Baiyao was not a good thing. If he hadn't betrayed us, Your Majesty would have known so carefully."
Zhang Yang smiled bitterly, "The Prince of Hejian County misunderstood. Li Baiyao was not responsible for this matter. He was not the one who betrayed us."
Thinking of Li Baiyao kneeling on the ground unable to explain, Li Xiaogong wondered, "Not him? Who is that?"
Zhang Yang pointed to Zhang Gongjin beside him, "Actually, these are the actions of the teacher."
Zhang Gongjin whispered, "Apart from me, won't Wei Zheng take you guys seriously?"
(End of chapter)
