Li Zhi left in a hurry from Shangshu Province, and took the documents to the East Palace. Li Chengqian was a little surprised to see Zhinu coming.
"Zhinu, why are you here in the East Palace today? There are some pastries here, you can try them." Li Zhi glanced at the plate of pastries on the table, picked up a piece and tasted it.
"Well, it's delicious. Let's take it back and give it to my brother-in-law to try too."
"Has he read Gu's document?" After hearing the emperor's question, Li Zhi took out the document and handed it over.
"My brother-in-law has read it, and he said it was not detailed enough. He hopes that the emperor will rewrite it." Li Chengqian took a look at it suspiciously.
"Rewrite?"
"Yeah." Li Zhi ate the pastries and left with a whole plate. This is the strategy for teaching support, and what is written on it are the specific regulations.
And it was Zhang Yang who proposed it. Li Chengqian held it in one hand and read it again. He paced back and forth for a while and then sat down again, continuing to polish his ink and pick up his pen to write.
At this moment, in the Shangshu Province, Zhang Yang looked at the children playing in front of the main hall. He sat by the stove with his hands folded, still thinking about the conversation with Cheng Yaojin in his mind.
Old bastard, I want this and I want that. Since he wants his son to be able to take charge of his own affairs, the marriage cannot be left behind.
The water boiled again. Zhang Yang added some cold water to the kettle and put the kettle on the stove to continue burning.
Continue to think about the work rush situation in the village. At the current printing speed, tens of thousands of books need to be printed. Now the improved assembly line has three printing lines running in parallel.
According to the font size, the content of the book should be enriched as much as possible, and the maximum number of books in a day is three hundred.
This is to reduce the font size as much as possible, limit the number of pages to fifty sheets, and add Lishan's unique punctuation marks.
After careful consideration, Lishan's current level still cannot meet Tian Khan's needs. The emperor's appetite is like a whale swallowing the ocean, and it can never be satisfied.
His desire only grew. Li Zhi came with a plate of pastries.
"Brother-in-law, this is the pastry from the emperor's place." Zhang Yang picked up a piece of white rice cake and chewed it.
Li Zhi said with a smile: "It's delicious." Zhang Yang looked serious,
"His Royal Highness Prince Jin, do you think there are many old bastards in Chang'an City?"
"Old bastard?" Li Zhi sat cross-legged by the stove and put his hands close to the stove to keep warm.
"What kind of old bastard."
"Just the old bastard who wants everything, like your father."
"Father told me before that when faced with a choice, people are willing to give up. How can it be possible to want everything? Brother-in-law, don't be ridiculous." Zhang Yang tightened his clothes, leaned back on the chair, and crossed his hands on his chest. He looked solemn in front of him.
After worrying for a long time, in the afternoon, Zhang Yang was about to go home from work. As soon as he closed the door of the main hall, the people from the East Palace came again.
Li Anyan came with four or five volumes of memorials.
"Shilang Zhang, the prince has re-drafted the articles of association. Please take a look at them." It used to be one volume, but now it is five volumes.
Zhang Yang lifted his clothes, picked up one volume and read it, and then picked up another volume after reading it. Li Anyan's eyes were full of expectation,
"What do you think, Mr. Zhang?" Seeing him frowning while looking at the contents of the volume, Li Da'an felt a little uncomfortable. In order to write these things, His Highness the Crown Prince didn't eat all day, and he looked so focused and hard that the whole East Palace was shocked. See it in your eyes.
Zhang Yang put down the volume,
"This time it is indeed much more detailed than last time." Li Anyan nodded heavily.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has put a lot of effort into this."
"But..." The conversation changed, and the guards from the East Palace who followed looked a little ugly. Zhang Yang continued walking outside the official residence,
"Although it is very detailed, there are no follow-up arrangements or follow-up plans for personnel arrangements. Please take it back and let His Highness the Crown Prince rewrite it."
"This..." Zhang Yang patted Li Anyan on the shoulder,
"Thank you for your hard work and take it back. This matter must be completely arranged before there is any plan to implement it."... Dong Gong and others took the volume back again.
Li Chengqian asked in confusion: "Why did he take it back?" Li Anyan had a sad face.
"Shilang Zhang said that there are still no detailed implementation and follow-up arrangements, so he asked His Highness the Crown Prince to rewrite them." Li Chengqian hesitated before speaking.
"Do you still want to rewrite it?"
"That's indeed what he said." After reading all his volumes again, Li Chengqian said discouraged: "Then just rewrite it." At this moment in the Li Zheng Hall, Li Shimin listened to Wang Ding's report and couldn't stand Zhang. Yang called to his son.
"What tricks did he use to get my children to obey him like this?" Wang Gonggong bowed and replied, "I don't know very well, but they all look happy." Yes. Ah, every time these children return to Li Zhengdian, they are smiling.
This also relieved the queen's worries. In the past, the child would always lose his temper in a small place like the Li Zheng Palace. The child was repeatedly harsh on the palace maids around him, and he was even more moody.
Now that they have a place like Shangshu Province to keep them busy, they are more obedient now.
Li Shimin took a deep breath, frowned and thought. Zhang Yang, the brother-in-law, was worried, and his father, the emperor, was also worried. Li Zhi took the magnet in his hand and looked at his father curiously.
The prince whispered: "There is one more thing. I heard that the prince wanted to draft the regulations of the official school and needed the minister to save money."
"I have read the articles of association, and Cheng Qian wrote them very well."
"But this charter was sent back twice by Shilang Zhang, saying that it was not complete enough. Now His Royal Highness is still writing this charter in the East Palace." Li Shimin nodded and said: "I will go to the East Palace for a visit. "The prince bowed and nodded,
"Old slave, I'm going to report to the prince now."
"No, just let it go."
"Here." In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the palace. Li Chengqian was holding a pen in one hand and a scroll in the other. While writing, he was referring to the classics. These are the records of the establishment of official schools in previous dynasties.
Through some of the records above, we can get a glimpse of some experience. Li Chengqian extracted some of these experiences and put them into the current process of opening official schools.
He was so absorbed in writing that Li Chengqian didn't even notice that his father had entered the palace and was standing aside.
"Pour some tea for me." After hearing the prince's words, the servants on the side did not dare to act rashly. His Majesty is here.
Seeing that the tea was not brought, Li Chengqian looked up and saluted quickly when he saw it was his father.
"Father." Looking out the window, the dusk sunlight casts a golden layer on the snowy landscape in the distance.
"I heard that the charter you wrote was beaten back twice by Zhang Yang?"
"Shilang Zhang felt that there were all the omissions in the articles of association written by Gu, and that it required three thousand guan of silver. In fact, after thinking about it carefully, what he said was correct. All the money used was from the imperial court. There cannot be any omissions in such matters, and we must be prepared. Everything is perfect." Li Shimin looked around the East Palace. It was very quiet here and the furnishings were simple.
There were three or two bookshelves piled with books, and there was a sandbag outside the courtyard. I had heard from people in the East Palace before that the prince would hit the sandbag to exercise every morning.
Looking at Li Chengqian's complexion now, three years have passed. He has become less sick during the year, and he has not been sick from autumn to winter this year.
Picking up another book on the table, Li Shimin looked at it carefully.
"You wrote it completely, but you still got beaten back like this?"
"Shilang Zhang said there was a lack of specific procedures and follow-up arrangements." Hearing what the prince said, Li Shimin suddenly laughed again. It was indeed not easy to get money from that boy.
Even if it was money to give to Li Ji's army in Mobei, this kid would have to dig and search for it, and he didn't know where he squeezed out the money.
Zhang Yang was in charge of money expenditure, and the emperor also needed to understand the money situation in the court. It would be difficult for him to preside over such a serious situation alone.
It is not easy for him to arrange everything appropriately, pay out all the money and salary accordingly, and also look for ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
Li Shimin whispered: "This child has been frugal since he was a child. Even if he has such a large family fortune, it is very rare for him to be able to maintain this frugality."
"Cheng Qian, I often say that you should not learn from Zhang Yang. He has many bad habits, but you should still learn from him about frugality."
"My lord, please keep this in mind." When I came to the East Palace this time, I also wanted to know if Zhang Yang was deliberately trying to embarrass Cheng Qian. Now it seems that Cheng Qian is working hard for his future official policy.
Zhang Yang was burdened with the entire court's salary, and he also had something to hide. Thinking of this, Li Shimin found that it was hard to blame both sides.
Aluoben, a businessman from Dashi, was arranged by Xu Jingzong to stay in the post house. He could come and go freely, but all his actions would be watched by people from the Foreign Affairs Council.
This feeling was very uncomfortable. Looking down from the second floor of the post house, Xu Jingzong was talking and laughing and drinking wine with Prince Belus of Persia.
Chang'an City was quiet at night. Zhang Yang looked at the accounts in front of him and a letter. This was the news sent by the envoy of the Diplomatic Academy sent to the Uighurs. He persuaded the Uighur Khan five times to return Domi Khan, but the other party repeatedly refused.
General Li Ji is ready to continue the northern expedition. With the compass, it will be very convenient for the army to march. No matter how far the army travels, it can still find the direction home.
It's like sailing on the sea. As long as you have a compass in your hand to know the direction, even if you go to a distant sea, you will not be confused if you have the direction in your heart.
Zhang Yang looked at the account book and said,
"Of course General Li Ji will not lend troops and horses to Xue Yantuo, not to mention that the Yinan Khan who helped Xue Yantuo reset has not recovered the cost." Hearing the sound of the courtyard door being opened, Zhang Yang looked sideways and saw that Aunt Wang was coming back. .
She took out a memorial,
"This was sent by someone from the Diplomatic Academy." Zhang Yang took the memorial and looked at it carefully. The people sent to Mobei had roughly figured out the location of several conspicuous mineral deposits in Xue Yantuo.
The first to bear the brunt are iron ore and copper mines. Zhang Yang wrote down the next arrangement. If Xue Yantuo could not pay the Tang Dynasty enough costs, he would need to use copper and iron to pay off the debt, and let their people cast copper and iron to repay the expenses of the Tang Dynasty's expedition.
In addition, the proceeds from Xue Yantuo's expedition could also be used to pay the cost of the Tang Dynasty's expedition, which totaled 100,000 guan. Jade and other utensils are not accepted.
Furthermore, the Tang Dynasty can provide low-priced grain and grass. Now the grain and grass stored in various places in Guanzhong are still being sent to Chang'an City.
The grain and grass will then be transported to the Hexi Corridor to be sold outside the customs. There is no shortage of food in Guanzhong, but there is a shortage of food in the north.
The door to the bathroom at home opened, and Li Yue came out wearing thick pajamas, holding her daughter in her arms. She had just washed the child.
Putting the child on the cradle and wiping his hair, he saw her husband writing a memorial and took a curious look.
"Is this a strategy to deal with Xue Yantuo?" Zhang Yang nodded,
"To be precise, it is a strategy to deal with the Uighurs." Taking a closer look, Li Yue added: "My husband's strategy looks like a strategy to drive away tigers and devour wolves, but Xue Yantuo is not a tiger and can take down Uighurs. "?" The daughter-in-law also discovered the crux of the problem. After the drastic changes in the past two years, how many troops does Xue Yantuo have left?
General Li Ji had already swept across Mobei with 50,000 soldiers and horses. Zhang Yang put down the pen in his hand and picked up another file.
"Winning or losing the war is not important. What is important is that once they start fighting, we can sell food. Now that Persia, Western Turks, the Yinli River area, and Mobei are not peaceful, it is a good opportunity for us to sell food. "Li Yue was slightly worried. Her husband was an official in Shangshu Province, and he needed various expenses in the court, which put more and more pressure on Lishan.
Fortunately, productivity has been improved through some technical means, so we can barely cope with it. It is certainly a good thing to have a solid foundation at home.
In these years of competition between her husband and her father, Lishan has been striving for status and increasing her strength.
After having Tu Lei, I feel more at ease, and now I have the capital to negotiate terms with my father. Six years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I have been accumulating strength in these six years.
Zhang Yang picked up another volume of memorials,
"Eh? This is from Di Zhisun." Li Yue walked back to the room, tidied up the bedding on the bed, and put away one or two pieces of clothes.
Di Zhisun has arrived at the Hexi Corridor and is making arrangements for mutual trade. As the north becomes colder and colder, more and more merchants from the Western Regions are coming from the north.
With the stabilization of the Silk Road, the prosperity of trade has begun to take shape. He expressed concerns about the construction of the Hexi Corridor Pass, as wind and sand would erode the city walls.
The wind and sand in the northwest is indeed a headache. The current wind and sand on the Loess Plateau are not as serious as those in later generations.
Dickson's worries are far-sighted. Zhang Yang wrote down an idea for afforestation. He would start from now on with Jiayuguan as the starting point and start planting trees in the northwest direction to build a huge anti-sand forest to the west of the Hexi Corridor. If he starts planting trees now, the northwest area will definitely be It's a different scene.
The best tree to prevent sand is Populus euphratica. Populus euphratica is a tree with strong vitality that can tolerate drought and keep out the cold.
In addition, you can plant some Elaeagnus angustifolia, which can also play a role in fixing sand. As I eloquently wrote down a ten-year plan to build a sand forest, the night was already dark before I knew it.
Li Yue sat on the bed and looked at the book in her hand. She saw her husband go back to the room and whispered: "The official position is getting higher and higher, and my husband is often busy until late at night." After taking a change of clothes, Zhang Yang rested on her lap after washing. No words were spoken.
Li Yue pressed his temples. Every time she saw a tired look in her husband's eyes, she would press them for a while.
