"I also know if you like it. I'll make it first, and His Highness the King of Wei can also try it." Zhang Yang started to get busy.
"Brother-in-law." Li Tai picked up another peach, "How come you cook so many strange foods?"
I often make steamed buns at home, and I happened to have some old fermented noodles that have been around for a long time, so I thought of using them in making fried dough sticks.
Put the home-ground flour into a small basin. It is ground at home and is not ground very finely.
Zhang Yang cracked an egg into the flour and stirred vigorously. "I used to like to help my parents cook. I kept learning while helping, and I got good at it before I knew it."
Li Tai chewed a peach in his mouth, "Father, you can't."
After kneading the dough comes fermentation, which still needs to wait for a while.
This brother-in-law is too shrewd. If he continues to ask questions, he is afraid that he will discover some clues.
As long as he smells these things, he can notice something strange.
Just in front of the delicious food, you can distract your attention.
Xiao Wu was chewing on the peach. It was fine at first, but the chewing movement suddenly stopped. She looked up at Li Yue.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Wu spit out a small tooth.
She knocked out her teeth while chewing peaches.
Li Yue asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
Xiao Wu shook his head vigorously, "That tooth was already wobbly, but it fell down as soon as I clenched it."
Children are at the age when their teeth are changing.
Li Yue asked her to open her mouth and look at the condition of her teeth, "Husband, are the tweezers still there?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yang came over and asked Xiao Wu to face the sun, "Open your mouth, open it wider."
Xiao Wu nodded and opened his mouth as much as possible.
Zhang Yang looked carefully at the condition of his gums.
Li Yue said: "Half of the tooth is still inside."
Zhang Yang took out a pair of small tweezers from his workbench and washed them thoroughly with alcohol at home. Zhang Yang held the tweezers and said, "Don't be afraid."
Seeing Xiao Wu's determined eyes, Zhang Yang took the tweezers and clamped half of her broken tooth, shook it gently, broke it off skillfully, and pulled out the other half.
She was asked to rinse her mouth with warm water, and some blood streaks came out.
Li Yue checked to make sure there were no traces of tooth decay before nodding, "It will grow back later. All children are like this when they are young."
Xiao Wu nodded ignorantly.
Li Tai looked at the Wenxin family in front of him, as if he was an outsider, and the smile on Xiao Wu's face.
Feeling inexplicably envious in my heart, my father and mother rarely had such smiles and walked to the little bear alone.
Little Bear was eating a peach and slowly turned his head to look at Li Tai.
Before the bear could react, Li Tai grabbed it and ravaged its thick fur.
Faced with such ravage, the bear even yawned comfortably. The bear was so strong that Li Tai, a fourteen-year-old child, could no longer do much damage to it.
This bear is now in its third year at home.
In two or three years, when it grows up, it will no longer be able to be kept in Chang'an City.
However, the construction of Lishan was also on the agenda at that time, and the family could also move to Lishan.
The lard at home has been stored for a while. You can buy some new fat meat on the street and cook it again.
Li Tai's eyes watched the fried dough sticks rolling in the pot, and the originally flat fried dough sticks gradually bulged.
Zhang Yang fished out one, and Li Tai picked one up and ate it.
I'm really not afraid of getting hot at all.
"Although it's delicious while it's hot, it's too hasty."
Li Tai kept eating while nodding.
Aunt Wang was whispering beside Li Yue. Looking out of the corner of the yard, Zhang Yang saw his wife's worried face. She probably had another business problem.
I made a basket of fried dough sticks and used up all the remaining flour and oil at home.
The summer harvest has just happened, so it’s time to prepare again.
"Are you having trouble with your business?"
Li Yue ate the fried dough sticks with one hand, "Our cotton cloth is sent to various places from Guanzhong, and some cloth merchants have collected our cotton cloth."
This behavior has been thought of for a long time.
If cotton cloth is a rare commodity, they will definitely try their best to collect it. In the future, the price of cotton cloth will only become cheaper and cheaper, and in the end, those who hoard cotton cloth will also lose money.
There are indeed many smart people, but intelligence is different from foresight, which often determines a person's judgment.
They don't know Lishan's determination to develop industry, let alone how much Lishan will expand in the future and how much output it will increase.
Now they just know that there is a factory in Lishan that can sell hundreds of pieces of cotton cloth every day.
The price of cotton cloth in Lishan is not high, but it is a luxury product in other places.
"It doesn't matter if it's just one company. There are many cloth merchants planning to do the same. It is said that Qinghe is also planning to grow cotton."
Li Tai was wary, "Could they also plan to make cotton cloth with us? Steal our wealth."
Li Yue shook his head, "Qingque doesn't know. Our Lishan has also set aside several acres of land in Weinan to cultivate cotton. However, the cultivated cotton must be screened for seeds every year. The cotton sent from Gaochang is not as good in texture. It’s even less suitable for making cotton fabrics.”
The shrewd look in Li Tai's eyes became even more serious, "These people don't have the skills to weave cotton cloth. They plan to grow cotton and sell it to us to make profits."
"Doesn't the government care about using acres of grain fields to grow cotton?" Li Tai said in surprise after thinking about it for a moment.
Then he became indifferent again. The largest aristocratic family in Qinghe County was the Cui family. They were a local big family, so they naturally had enough say and it was not a bad idea to ask the government to make concessions.
Li Yue thought about it, "General Cheng Yaojin's stepmother is the eldest daughter of Cui Xin, a special commander in Qizhou."
"Is he also from the Cui family in Qinghe?"
Li Yue nodded.
A large landowner with three thousand acres of land, she is also the princess with the most fiefdoms in Chang'an.
Li Yue always had a spirit of giving up to me. She said loudly: "Auntie, please spread the word. The price of cotton cloth in Lishan will be reduced by another 20%. Lishan has posted a notice. The future price of cotton will also be based on the output of Lishan." Prices have declined and will not increase."
"I understand." Aunt Wang walked away after hearing the words.
Even if the profit from the cotton business is reduced by 20%, it is not a big deal to Lishan.
Moreover, the price of cotton will drop sooner or later, and it will not be as expensive as silk.
Li Tai's mouth was full of oil as he ate the fried dough sticks. "Sister Huang is planning to lower the price of cotton to let the people who grow cotton know that even if they plant cotton, there will be no harvest. By making cotton worthless, they can make cotton cloth worthless." The cotton is even less valuable.”
Li Yue nodded and handed the remaining fried dough sticks in the basket to Aunt Yang, "Auntie, please send all these fried dough sticks to General Cheng Yaojin's house and say they are from Lishan."
"Here."
One hand is threatening and the other hand is giving gifts, so I gave these fried dough sticks.
My daughter-in-law, a rich woman, is really getting more and more impressive.
Since Qinghe County wants to use cotton to make profits, Lishan will not stop it. We will lower the price of cotton cloth so that they cannot make money.
Don't think about strangulating Lishan Cotton's throat. In the face of absolutely leading technology and productivity, Lishan's factory is invincible.
Lishan can afford to pay, but they can't.
What is left is their fields.
No matter how low the price of Lishan's cotton cloth is, it will not be lower than the cost. Gaochang's cotton is available in any quantity, but it only supplies Lishan.
Lishan himself can't even digest the cotton produced by the thousands of hectares of cotton fields in Gaochang, let alone the cost.
Before his aunt left with the basket, Li Tai quickly took two more fried dough sticks, "I haven't eaten enough yet. I'll ask the servants of the mansion to make this when I get back. It's so delicious."
A map was hung up, and the three siblings looked at the Turkic map and prepared to carve up the Turkic grassland.
Li Tai was still hesitant about his previous decision, "If the price drops by 20%, our profits will be even thinner."
First looking at her husband, Li Yue smiled and said: "Qingque, that's not how profits are calculated. It's wrong to just look at the price."
Li Tai also looked at Zhang Yang, "Is this really the case?"
"certainly."
The husband answered affirmatively, with a smile on Li Yueqiao's face.
Looking at the map in front of him again, Zhang Yang circled a piece of land, "This land is two hundred miles north of Yinshan Mountain. We have read the classics and found that this is a very lush pasture. The person who controls this pasture is the little Khan." department."
Li Tai thought about it, "How much money will it cost to win this pasture?"
Zhang Yang raised his head and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei, let's first explore the Turks' opinions and see if they can find out an expected price."
"Let me negotiate the price with that fool? Do you know how stupid he is?"
Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and said, "Then please ask Your Majesty the King of Wei to go to the grassland and talk to the Turkic Khan in person."
Gritting his teeth and stomping his feet, Li Tai ate the fried dough sticks in his hand, "All the smart people in this world have no conscience, no one has a conscience! Is it easy for me to handle so many things in front of me? Is it easy to go to the grassland?" ?”
"Isn't it okay if I go talk to the Turkic envoy? It's too bullying! It's too much. It's unreasonable..."
The brother-in-law walked away cursing all the way.
Glancing at his wife, Zhang Yang said with emotion, "This brother-in-law in our family is still very responsible and very capable in doing things. He is not far away from becoming a cash cow for our family."
Li Yue sneered and said: "If the father knew that my husband bullied Qingque like this, he might have to fine him his salary again."
"I was there to sharpen him and help His Majesty train his son's abilities. As the Khan of Heaven, he should give me a few more acres of fiefdom."
There are always some bumps in the calm days. After a few thunderstorms in July, there were sunny days for half a month, until August.
Whenever she sees her husband showing off his hidden skills, Li Yue always wonders why the gap between people is so big.
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For this reason, every time he saw something he couldn't understand, Li Yue no longer wanted to use his brain to think about the principles.
Human energy is limited, especially in the subject of physics. The further he studied, the more Li Yue felt that he was unable to do what he wanted.
After learning mechanical operations, I put it aside. As expected, mathematics is more suitable for me.
I think so because Zhang Yang built a two-wheeled vehicle today and is riding it in the yard.
The little bear followed behind, chasing the wooden wheel.
The wheels are made of the same material as carriage wheels, and the connecting chains are also hammered out by the husband himself.
For this iron chain, Zhang Yang often sat on the earthen stove and hammered at night.
After five laps of riding, the chain finally broke, and even the wheels had several cracks.
Zhang Yang looked at it carefully, "The wood is not strong enough and the chain is not smooth enough. There are many technical problems to be solved."
Scratching his head, Zhang Yang stamped his feet and yelled, "Go to hell with Jiangshan Sheji! Go to hell with Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. You fight in the nest all day long and don't engage in development or scientific research. You are all bastards! You are all bastards!"
Aunt Yang was helping Li Yue pack her clothes, "Ling Lishan has been moody lately."
Looking at her husband who was losing his temper, Li Yue shook her head helplessly, "It happens every time when I do something new. It will be fine in a few days."
Aunt Yang added: "The palace sent someone again to ask if the copper coins should be discounted and let the palace collect it. The price is quite reasonable."
Li Yue folded the clothes and said, "Just give them the thousand silver coins at home."
Aunt Yang added: "They want the copper coins from Lishan Mountain."
Stopping what he was doing, Li Yue said with a smile: "The copper coins from Lishan also need to be paid to the villagers in the village. They must be given to the villagers and cannot be discounted to the palace."
Aunt Yang nodded, "I'll answer you now."
Zhang Yang dismantled the bicycle again, dismantling the wooden frame and wooden wheels and burning them as firewood.
I burned the drawings by the way. After all, the technology is still backward. The casting technology is backward and I can’t even build a bicycle. The road is long and difficult. Do you want me to lay the foundation for Datang’s foundry industry again?
Zhang Yang stood up and said to himself: "Damn it, this is too difficult."
Cheng Yaojin's family tradition has always been tough. After Li Yue sent you the fried dough sticks, his family inquired about the matter and immediately sent a letter to Qinghe County.
From then on, the old Cheng family and the Cui family of Qinghe no longer had any contact with each other, thus severing their friendship.
As soon as Lishan's notice came out, the cotton cloth business was booming again, and Lishan's inventory of 5,000 pieces of cotton cloth was sold out again.
Li Tai lay on the hill made of copper coins and smiled foolishly.
Li Shimin discussed the temple matter with the court officials for a long time, during which he also met many people.
All the money in the temple was confiscated, and these monks were punished and sent to the border to do coolies, so that these people who did not contribute to the country on weekdays could have some effect.
It was also decreed that whenever a temple needs to expand and recruit Buddhist disciples, it must have an official document.
Temples must give young monks the freedom to return to secular life.
The three axes from the court came down.
Everyone in Buddhism was in danger, and officials from Yushitai and Dali Temple were sent to inquire about other temples.
It was still the manpower assigned by Wei Zheng, the Duke of Zheng Palace at that time.
As Li Yuan said, in order to take the overall situation into consideration, Li Shimin would be constrained and indecisive in many things.
After going to court, Zhang Yang kept walking behind Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng, who was about to leave the Zhuque Gate, stopped for a moment, looked back, and saw that he also stopped.
Withdrawing his gaze, Wei Zheng continued walking.
Zhang Yang also continued to follow.
After walking for a while, Wei Zheng stopped again, "Why are you following me like this?"
Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and said, "I'm on my way."
Continuing to walk home, Wei Zheng looked at the person behind him, took a deep breath, and shouted unbearably: "You are obviously following me. How did you get along with me? Why didn't you go along with me before?"
"I just feel that His Majesty's handling is too gentle, and I would like to ask Mr. Zheng to give me some advice."
The Three Corpse Gods were so angry that they jumped up. Resisting the urge to explode on the spot, Wei Zheng asked again: "Why don't you go and remonstrate?"
"Aw..." Zhang Yang responded first, and then said: "My life and death can only be determined by the emperor's thoughts."
Wei Zheng laughed angrily, "You just said you were afraid of death."
