The turbid medicinal soup had a strange smell. After soaking for a while, Zhang Yang put away his feet, carried the basin and poured it outside the hospital.
After soaking, there is still some numbness in the frostbitten area. Not knowing whether the medicinal soup tube would work, Zhang Yang washed it again with water.
Returning to the room, I picked up the book and continued to read. The book will become less useful when it is used. Huo Zhi Zhi is one of the few books that pays attention to business.
The most common one is Sima Qian’s explanation of economic and material views. The ancients yearned for a pure heart and few desires, and an overly materialistic life was not what people pursued at that time. They pursued noble character.
Letting his wife wrap a coarse cloth around his frostbitten feet, Zhang Yang continued to read,
"Life cannot be separated from material things. Why do you think they belittle material things so much?"
"What the former saints wanted was perseverance and perseverance." Zhang Yang nodded in agreement,
"Materials will erode their will." Looking at the loose pajamas of my daughter-in-law again, the new pajamas made for her before, she wore them once and didn't want to wear them again.
Zhang Yang was speechless for a long time, then put down the book in his hand.
"Should we grow some fruits and vegetables in the future?"
"Okay, this way we can be self-sufficient even if we don't leave Lishan Mountain." Zhang Yang thought carefully and now he has renovated the palace in Lishan Mountain, and there is an entire foothill to the southeast.
"Husband, when the furniture is ready, let's move to Lishan Mountain." Li Yue lay down, holding the edge of the quilt with her hands and whispered.
"That's fine." Zhang Yang nodded. There were many trivial matters in the court, and his wife was tired of Chang'an City.
With the thought of making new furniture, the couple fell asleep. In the morning, after Zhang Yang had dinner at home, he went to Shangshu Province, played with his children in the official residence for a while, and then returned home, pretending that he had been there.
He was also fined a salary and had more and more things to do, and he had to work for Li Shimin for nothing. I felt increasingly unhappy.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yang saw the three generals waiting outside Shangshu Province, and he turned around and left in a hurry.
"Hey, don't leave!" Hearing a loud shout, someone rushed towards him. Before Zhang Yang could take two steps, a gust of wind blew around him, and Cheng Yaojin stopped in front of him.
Then he looked back at Shangshu Province. The distance from here to the official residence was more than a hundred meters, and Cheng Yaojin was running like a gust of wind before he was right in front of him.
After a brief salute, Zhang Yang smiled bitterly,
"The general is so strong on his feet, I admire him." Cheng Yaojin patted his middle-aged and fat belly and said,
"Don't make fun of a certain family. The military strategy has been written and you can enter the official residence for questioning."
"I understand." It is obviously unrealistic to escape from under the noses of these three powerful generals. Even if you can hide for a while, you can't hide from the future.
Zhang Yang walked back to Shangshu Province resignedly. When he entered, he saw Li Lizhi and Dongyang cleaning the place. Cleaning up in the morning and evening is a rule set for the children.
Good habits should be cultivated from an early age, which will benefit them a lot in the future. Zhang Yang sat down in the main hall, with several strategies placed in front of him.
Opening one of them and looking at it, it was written about the methods of military training and the cost of various weapons and equipment.
I wrote a lot eloquently and asked for 50,000 guan of silver. The three guards have 50,000 guan. Recently, I don’t know if it’s because of the internal heat. I always feel that my gums are swollen and a little itchy.
After reading it bravely, Zhang Yang raised his head and said: "Three generals, these strategies are not written well."
"Peng!" Cheng Yaojin slapped the table gum and shouted: "What's wrong!" The old man's temper exploded and his voice was loud.
Zhang Yang felt his ears buzzing.
"General, if you want money, you need to add a new name."
"What do you mean?" As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. No matter how bad your mood is, you have to pretend to be in a good mood.
Especially when there are three strong men in front of you who can break a table with one punch, you must guard against them. After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yang explained: "You can't add more money to the items that already exist in the army, otherwise other guards will cause trouble. What do you three think?" You can't add more money to the items that already exist in the army. They are all limited. If the cost of one of the items in one Wei Mansion is increased, and other Wei Mansion have the same items, most people will be dissatisfied.
Although Cheng Yaojin is a bastard, he is not ignorant. He still had to accept the truth, but his eyes were on fire. He pointed outside the official residence and shouted loudly: "Look at the military guards on the left and right, how much they spend every year. They have the same military training regulations with the same name. Why do I have this in my hand?" The soldiers and horses will be frozen." Niu Jinda advised: "Knowing the truth, Zhang Xiaozi is right. Even if it is biased, if you go to behead Hou Junji, the Minister of War, it has nothing to do with this guy." Cheng Yaojin had nowhere to vent his anger, so he slapped the table again.
Zhang Yang saw that the already thin board of the table had cracks, and felt distressed again. It would cost money to build such a table.
Li Daliang sat cross-legged on the ground, leaning his back against a pillar.
"Zhijie is not convinced, and I am not convinced either. Why! Are we going to be so depressed?" The three generals were in the main hall, and the children did not dare to walk in.
Especially Cheng Yaojin's heavy slap on the table just now frightened several children. Zhang Yang cleared his throat,
"The three generals can add some names." Since the last time his beard was shaved by this boy, Niu Jinda felt unhappy when facing Zhang Yang. The old man's beard was gone, and he was laughed at for a long time. Niu Jinda said tangledly : "We have everything we should have in the army, so how can we add more names?" Zhang Yang grinned.
"Culture classes! Talk about hygiene and general cleaning. You can invite a few wives to come to the army to teach the soldiers how to read and write. This is a fee, it is useful! It can also get His Majesty's approval."
"Ling Xing baby, tell me if you have anything else!"
"Hey!" Zhang Yang responded and continued: "The other thing is to improve hygiene, make more brooms or buy some clean clothes, so that the soldiers can practice hygiene, and then we can add more cooking utensils and improve the food of the soldiers. .”
"Improve military discipline so that the officers and men can be more energetic, and check their health to prevent the officers and men from getting cold or having any bad skin diseases." Cheng Yaojin patted the table again and said,
"That's very good. You give me money to do it." The old man took pictures when he was happy and even when he was unhappy! Zhang Yang looked at the dented table gum and gritted his teeth and said, "General, why did this table offend you?" Looking down, the three of them saw the cracked and dented table gum.
Zhang Yang said sadly: "General, please pay for my table!" Cheng Yaojin pressed out a bunch of copper coins.
"I just want to pay for it." Zhang Yang quickly took the copper coins and counted them carefully to confirm that not only was there enough to compensate, but he could also build a few more tables.
"I can't just give General Qian to handle this matter. I need three generals to go back and write a new army management strategy according to the three points mentioned below. After the approval is given, it will be handed over to the Central Province for your Majesty's approval. That's it. You can only give money when you come." Cheng Yaojin finally stood up and said
"Old Niu! Da Liang! It seems that I will arrest a few more scholars." The three generals left together.
The princess and the princes timidly walked into the main hall. A group of children continue to build small houses and add bricks and tiles to this small sandbox home.
The children wanted to put some strange things on the sand table, just like Li Zhi wanted to put a little turtle on the sand table, which caused a group of princesses to object in unison.
Zhang Yang used the wood used by the children to build a small house and replaced it with a new table, thus saving another amount of money.
Saving money feels good both physically and mentally. Record Cheng Yaojin's string of copper coins in the accounts of Shangshu Province. The money saved can add an extra income to the court.
At noon, the three generals asked someone to bring the strategy. Zhang Yang looked through it carefully,
"Don't the generals send the strategies themselves?"
"The general said he was afraid that if he got angry because of his words, he would break something and need to pay for it."
"The strategy is pretty good, but the handwriting of each strategy is different." The clerk who sent the strategy replied: "The three generals had many scholars arrested and asked each of them to write a paragraph. That's why they are like this." ...The old general has always been rough in his behavior, so please forgive me, Shilang Zhang." Zhang Yang added a few more words to the strategy. Some places were incomplete and some more needed to be added.
After he finished writing, he handed it to the clerk,
"Please make a new copy of this strategy and give it to Shang Zhongshu in its entirety. The strategy says that fifty thousand guan is too much. I can provide you with 1,000 guan. Please tell the three generals."
"Here." You can get whatever money you want. For Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, and Li Daliang, it is a good thing to improve the situation in the army.
Three days later, Li Shimin still approved a thousand guan. The money that the minister saved was all his brother-in-law dug out from between his teeth. He always saved as much as he could and spent as little as he could.
Li Lizhi sighed as she saw the deficit of 20,000 yuan piling up. The salary for the coming year has not been paid out yet, and the money is still being taken out. What should we do?
Xue Yantuo's Yinan Khan took the remaining troops and horses to attack the Uighurs. This was a matter worth discussing among the civil and military ministers in winter.
But now everyone is worried about another thing, that is, Shangshu Sheng will really give money. The prince wanted to open an official school, and the minister gave him money.
Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, and Li Daliang gave silver coins to the leading guard and the left and right Qianniu guards, totaling one thousand guan.
Such a sum of money is not a small amount. The secretary-supervisor lacks pen and ink, and now all secretaries share an inkstone.
The situation at the Imperial Medical Office is also stretched thin. Many medicinal materials are in short supply at the moment, and they are also short of money. The Zhongshu Province did not even have enough stoves for heating. Many people were freezing and did not dare to carry braziers into the official residence to avoid burning paperwork or their own sleeves.
And there will be a lot of smoke when using a brazier. Three or two days later, Zhang Yang was filled with memorials from various ministries asking for money.
After a quick look, the six parts together require at least 10,000 guan. Even if it is just to cope with the immediate situation, it will cost hundreds of guan.
Zhang Yang looked carefully,
"Princess Changle, His Highness Prince Jin!"
"Brother-in-law, please tell me."
"You record all the items they usually need and write it into a memorial."
"Here!" Li Lizhi took several volumes of documents to copy. There are even farm tools and flowers in each county. The Ministry of Household Affairs has handed over this matter to the Ministry of Finance, which is simply abominable.
Zhang Yang took out a piece of paper and wrote two big characters on it, smeared some glue on it and pasted it on the door of Shangshu Province.
The word "no money" particularly stands out. In any case, Shangshu Province currently does not have money to distribute to so many people.
We still have to make plans for the coming year. What will we do next year if we spend all the money now? Li Lizhi spent an hour writing down everything needed by the various ministries in the court.
Zhang Yang looked at it carefully and then hurriedly left with the memorial. Li Zhi asked curiously: "What are you doing, brother-in-law?" Li Lizhi put down the pen in her hand,
"I'm probably going to look for my father." The cold wind in Guanzhong was blowing and everything was withering. Zhang Yang asked the eunuch of Ganlu Palace and said he was going to enjoy flowers.
I couldn't help but ask: "This is winter...are you going to enjoy the plum blossoms?"
"Your Majesty is at Xingqing Hall." Zhang Yang turned around and walked towards Xingqing Hall, walking with his neck hunched by the cold wind.
Finally, we arrived at the Xingqing Hall. There were some potted plants with dead branches on them. You could tell what kind of plants they were from the wilted branches and leaves.
There are Rong Shu, that is, soybeans from Xirong, Xuan Ma, and courgettes. Zhang Yang squatted down and looked at a strange plant,
"Is this aloe vera? I remember this thing was in Dashi." Seeing that Zhang Yang was surprised, this kid had never seen the world before, Li Shimin took out a package and
"This is the ointment sent by a big food merchant." Zhang Yang took it and smelled it, and couldn't help but frown.
"This stuff has the effect of killing insects and relieving itching."
"What are you doing collecting these things?" Li Shimin said with a smile: "I saw that you are growing fruits and vegetables outside the customs in Lishan Mountain. I have asked the villages and counties in various places to distribute Zhenguan vegetables for planting. If there are other fruits and vegetables that benefit the country and the people, I will Ask someone to send it to you as soon as possible." His Majesty is the Khan of Heaven, and whatever rare crops he wants is just a matter of words to him.
However, not all exotic crops are suitable for Guanzhong, and water, soil and climate must also be considered. The emperor's idea of expanding high-yielding crops was a good one.
But there are also environmental factors to consider. Zhang Yang handed over the memorial,
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." It was rare to see him seriously say that he wanted to report something. Li Shimin took the memorial and looked at it carefully.
"As far as I know, Your Majesty should have a lot of pen and ink in his hands, and these may not be used for the time being." Li Shimin looked at the memorial and did not answer.
Zhang Yang added: "Your Majesty, I still remember that there were some stoves in the Wude Palace that were just left there, and no one used them. Could they be used to store ashes if they were idle? There were also leftovers from the previous use by the Supreme Emperor. Furthermore, …”
"Wait a minute!" The words became more and more unpleasant. Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I know that all the ministries in the imperial court are asking the minister for money. It's just that they are making things difficult for you. What do you mean by pushing these things forward?"
"I don't want to embarrass Your Majesty." Putting down the memorial in his hand, Li Shimin pointed at him and said, "You are already embarrassing me."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have no choice but to do so." Li Shimin sat down and took a sip of tea.
"You can be considered a person who has read all the classics. Show me which of these crops can be used." Zhang Yang looked at the soybeans in Xirong. This stuff is good for feeding horses and pigs, but the texture and taste are not as good when used for eating. Beans grown in the Central Plains.
