I first tried the stroller with wheels installed and it was fairly stable. Once the wheels were fixed, it could be used. I only had wood on hand.
The wheels made are also small-sized carriages.
Zhang Yang continued to use the nails at home to fix the wooden boards into the stroller, laid a layer of soft cushions and decorated it before use.
Li Tai was watching from the side, "Father, did you really agree?"
"Your father considered the benefits that Lishan could bring to the court, and of course he readily accepted it. For him, paying some resources can improve Lishan's productivity, which is the best thing for your father. "
At first, there were many doubts about the relationship between his father and Zhang Yang.
Now, Li Tai doesn't want to know too many things between his brother-in-law and his father. They are all shady things, and he doesn't want to ask any more questions.
He took out a volume of letters and said, "This is a letter from Luoyang."
After hearing that it was about Luoyang, Zhang Yang stopped what he was doing, picked up the paper as thin as cicada wings, and started to read it.
Li Tai took the tea from his aunt, "Things are progressing faster than my brother-in-law expected. These crazy people from aristocratic families have raised the price of sugar to sixty-six guan a dou."
I had conservatively estimated that they would not take the bait so quickly.
Unexpectedly, under the operation of several children of aristocratic families, the sugar business could progress so quickly.
Li Tai said: "In Luoyang, according to my brother-in-law's instructions, this business is passed among the nobles and does not affect ordinary people."
Zhang Yang sat down again, "We can start reducing the supply of goods."
Hearing this, Li Tai blinked in surprise, "Why?"
"Reducing the supply of goods and continuing to raise the price of sugar, let the children of aristocratic families taste the sweetness first. If we continue to supply steadily, they will find the sugar business less exciting."
"Stimulate?"
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "Let them feel the feeling of doubling their wealth overnight. Let them continue to immerse themselves in this feeling and make them comfortable for half a year. When the cane sugar from Lingnan comes again, we will increase production." Release the supply of goods in one tone.”
Li Tai scratched his head and thought about his brother-in-law's countermeasures, "Based on the current reserves, how much should we transport every day?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Reduced to 30% of the original amount."
"The money from Luoyang has been sent. It's the proceeds from selling the sugar for the chess piece. It's a full 30,000 yuan. It can be sent to Lishan tomorrow."
Zhang Yang grinned and said, "There will be more in the future."
When he walked out of his brother-in-law's yard, Li Tai was still very nervous. He had never seen this kind of business before.
The preparation started last year and took nearly half a year. It started when the father brought out the sugar during the banquet for the government and the clan.
It took half a year to prepare, and the benefits were huge.
Let Yang Lian change his identity and become Li Bin, a descendant of the clan, and train him to learn the way of speaking and the behavior of the clan members, and to understand the roster of the descendants of the family and their hobbies and activities.
Arrange people before and after, and use a persuasive method to let the children of the aristocratic family discover the existence of this deal.
Give them a reason to trust.
Then there is Xu Jingzong's arrangement, a huge scam, even the chess pieces have been carefully trained.
Every time I see the news in Luoyang, I know that the children of Luoyang's aristocratic families are falling into the scam step by step.
Li Tai stopped and looked up at the still gloomy sky, "The king of Japan will also be struck by lightning one day."
The guard was surprised and said: "Why did His Majesty the King of Wei say this?"
Li Tai calmed down and asked, "When will the thirty thousand silver coins arrive at Lishan?"
The guard whispered: "We can arrive as soon as tomorrow."
"Send a few people to escort you. Once the money arrives, send it to Lishan's warehouse and let Xiaoyu prepare the accounts. We don't want to touch the money."
"Here."
For the children of the aristocratic family, this business is very exciting, and the price can easily double several times.
It's like putting sugar in their mouths.
Understand the reason. In fact, this business is not complicated.
The brother-in-law is at the top of this transaction. Whoever controls the production of the supply of goods controls the profit of this transaction.
When they have enough sugar, when the time comes, the brother-in-law can make them bankrupt overnight. In the end, the price of sugar will be the same as salt, and it will no longer even be a rare item.
In order to earn more profits, the children of the aristocratic family would not need Lishan to do anything in the future. They would make up stories and sell the sugar to another child of the aristocratic family.
Li Tai felt a chill running down his spine. They found this deal exciting, and Li Tai found it even more exciting.
It started freezing rain again in Guanzhong. Spring has not yet arrived. We finally had three or two days of warmth, but there were heavy winds and rains overnight.
Zhang Yang came to the top of Lishan Mountain and walked into a newly built small house, which will be the future laboratory.
I took out some gunpowder, lit the smoke, and sprinkled some finely chopped sugar. The burning flame suddenly became a little bigger.
After confirming the experimental results, Zhang Yang took notes, put on his bamboo hat and walked by the Huaqing Pool.
The place still looks like a mess, and the construction progress is intermittent. Currently, only a main living room, a library, and a laboratory have been built.
The houses are all built around Huaqing Pool.
In the future, we will build a hot spring and a small playground for children to play. My wife even wants to build a place similar to a zoo.
Zhang Yang stood on the top of the mountain and watched the entire Lishan Village being shrouded in freezing rain.
Construction on the new home is going slower than expected.
Zhang Yang raised his head and sighed: "Maleficent Heavenly Khan, you want to develop Lishan Mountain, and you want to install detailed work in Lishan Mountain. Not only do you want me to contribute to the country, but you also want me to be loyal to you. You keep saying that you are one of your own. I was also fined five years’ salary.”
Not only do you want to be a wise king, but you also want your ministers to be obedient.
So far I can’t even build a new home!
Looking in the direction of Chang'an City, I really want to throw Tian Khan into the Weishui River to feed the fish.
Stepping on the stone steps going down the mountain, Zhang Yang saw a little bear running down the mountain quickly with a hare in his mouth.
When this bear has nothing to do, it wants to run to Lishan Mountain. The entire Lishan Mountain is its territory. In addition to the villagers, other animals in Lishan Mountain, including dozens of vicious dogs in Lishan Mountain, have surrendered to it.
Back then, the bear couldn't even defeat a goose, but now it has begun to dominate.
The days passed quickly and the bear grew even faster.
After the little master was born, it ran even more diligently to Lishan Mountain. It ran into the mountains and dominated its territory, occasionally torturing some small animals until they were half alive. It would not eat raw food and would only carry the prey back home.
Da'an wrote in a letter that there are such bears in Liaodong. He plans to capture a few cubs and send them to Lishan Mountain to keep the bears at home as companions. He doesn't know when they will be delivered.
Zhang Yang walked home, where Xiao Wu and Xu Hui were handling the rabbit brought by the bear.
Xiao Wu skinned the rabbit skillfully.
Xu Huiben seemed to have grown up in a scholarly family like Xu Xiaode.
When it comes to poetry and calligraphy, this girl has a very good foundation.
Xiao Wu is better at killing rabbits.
Xu Hui could only help clean up.
Zhang Yang walked into the house. It was still very warm and his daughter was sleeping soundly.
Li Yue tried pushing the stroller, "It's very easy to use."
She wrapped the stroller in cotton and was worried that the thorns in the wood might hurt her child.
After doing this, Li Yue continued to read Zhang Heng's "Suan Wang Lun". This book was very difficult to read. The ancients' understanding of mathematics was very complicated.
No future generation will be able to understand mathematics in a more comprehensive way.
The water in the kettle was boiling, but the couple didn't lift it and just let it burn.
The little bear lay down by the stove and closed his eyes to rest.
Outside the house, Xiao Wu and Xu Hui were whispering.
Listening to the sound of ice particles falling on the roof of her house, Li Yue read "Suan Wang Lun" and wrote down the formulas explained in it in her own way.
After a while, Li Yue put down the book and relaxed his eyes. "This book is all about progressive fractions. It is very difficult to calculate round faces using this progressive method."
Zhang Yang sketched his drawing, "The calculation of the circumference is a big puzzle in mathematics."
Li Yue crumpled the calculation she had written into a ball and burned it in the stove. This was an act of venting her anger.
I don’t want to be tortured by such complicated calculation formulas anymore.
"Husband, what are you drawing?"
"This is a kind of gun barrel." Zhang Yang explained: "It's just a way of using gunpowder."
Li Yue simply sat down aside and asked, "How to use this thing?"
Zhang Yang narrated while drawing, "As long as a sufficient amount of gunpowder is placed at the bottom of the iron barrel, it can produce huge energy in a small space after being ignited. This force will push out the contents inside. I call this barrel .”
After finishing speaking, Zhang Yang put down the pen in his hand again, "There are many problems in casting, and there are also some manufacturing of fine parts, so our iron casting technology must be improved."
The smell of barbecue came from outside the courtyard, and the little bear imitated the smell and stood up like a human.
Still looking around with cute eyes, it finally confirmed the source of the scent. It stood upright and came to the door of the house, holding the door with its paws and looking out of the house.
Seeing that Xiao Wu and Xu Hui were already roasting the rabbit, it put its paws on the ground and then went over to wait for the meat.
Xiao Wu tore off a rabbit leg and gave it to the little bear.
Two girls and a bear shared the food.
Under the eaves, Xiao Wu was sitting on a small bench, and Little Bear was also squatting, only slightly shorter than the two little girls.
It rained all day and night. Zhang Yang woke up from his wooden bed and pushed away the bear's paw on his body.
Glancing into the bedroom, I saw my aunt sitting beside my wife's bed, watching over her, with the child in the cradle beside her.
Zhang Yang stepped forward and glanced at his daughter.
The little baby's clear eyes were also looking at his biological father.
After just staring at each other for a moment, the doll started crying again.
Zhang Yang held his forehead helplessly and distressed again. His aunt picked up the child and coaxed him. Li Yue was also woken up by the crying.
I can't stay in this house anymore. My daughter cries when she sees me.
After washing up, Zhang Yang walked out of the house with a basket in one hand and a hoe in the other.
Several old people in the village gathered under a wooden shed in the castle, and they were playing chess.
The daughter-in-law originally wanted to build a castle. After the small castle was built, she did not want to live in it. This place also became the office of Shangguan Yi and Samurai Xun.
Zhang Yang put the basket aside and pulled out a few spinach plants that were growing well.
There are still some green sprouts in the field, and some green onions sprouting out. Seeing that these green onions are about to grow again makes people feel better.
Then I came to another vegetable field. The growth of cabbage was not good, worse than spinach. I cut off the roots left by the cabbage head.
The bamboo basket was quickly filled. Zhang Yang straightened up and saw a man standing by the edge of the field.
Looking at the stranger, Zhang Yang stepped forward and the other party smiled and saluted, "I heard that the Marquis of Lishan County has such a big family fortune, but his life is still so poor. I have seen it with my own eyes now, and Chu Suiliang has seen it." County Marquis."
Chu Suiliang was in his early thirties. He had high attainments in calligraphy. He used to work as a live-in for the emperor in the palace, recording the emperor's every word and deed.
"I wonder how Brother Chu is doing in Lishan?"
Chu Suiliang sighed: "Although Lishan is good, it is not a place to display your ambitions. This time I came to bid farewell to the county prince."
"Want to leave?"
"The imperial examination will continue in the coming year, and His Majesty has made a decree to ask the subordinates to prepare the test questions."
Oh my god, Khan is digging into my Lishan corner, isn’t it?
At this moment, Zhang Yang wanted to rush to Chang'an City and smash the hoe on the emperor's forehead. This father-in-law was so inhuman.
Facing Chu Suiliang, Zhang Yang still smiled and said, "If you are unhappy in court, you can come to Lishan to relax."
Chu Suiliang nodded, "I am very grateful to Lishan for accepting me. I also met Mr. Ouyang Xun. I have benefited a lot from the old man's advice. I can't just copy the calligraphy of my predecessors. I need to step out of my own way." I hope I can write my own font in my lifetime."
After looking at the carriages and horses that had been prepared at the entrance of the village, Chu Suiliang bowed and said: "Xiaguan takes his leave. Xiaguan owes the county marquis a favor, and I will repay it in the future."
After speaking, he waved his sleeves and left, feeling quite free and easy.
Seeing Chu Suiliang get on the bus back to Chang'an City, Zhang Yang put the hoe on his shoulder again. Next time, he would have a good talk with his father-in-law about the consequences of poaching me.
Shangguan Yi hurried over and looked at the driver driving away, "I'm still late."
"The imperial court is preparing for the imperial examination, and Chu Suiliang is going to prepare matters."
Shangguan Yi stood still with a look of regret, "What a pity."
"Everyone has his own ambitions, so why think about them." Zhang Yang walked along the field ridge with a vegetable basket. The ancients were very persistent in their ideals.
Once you decide on something, you will devote your whole life to it.
Chu Suiliang was obsessed with calligraphy, which was his lifelong ambition.
Shangguan Yi replied: "Xia Guan persuaded me for a long time last night, but he has finally decided to leave."
"His ambition is to work with calligraphy. Letting a person who is addicted to calligraphy govern the village is like a tough melon. Just treat it as making a friend. I can't say what will happen in the future. Maybe there will be a turn for the better."
Seeing Shangguan Yi's helplessness and pity, Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Can you still cope with it these days?"
"I can handle it. I have to discuss it with General Chu Mo from time to time."
"Now the village has entered a stable period, and it will be like this before our Lishan manufacturing technology has a breakthrough."
(End of chapter)
