His Highness the Prince's Chongde Square can be saved. At least it will not lose everything, and it will no longer have to pay extra costs, and can generate some surplus.
Li Tai left, he walked very lonely, his back was desolate in the autumn wind.
Li Yue had just finished giving lessons to his younger brothers and sisters, and the family cooked millet porridge for snacks. Since his wife has a strong taste recently, the dishes at home are all on the salty side.
Zhang Yang took the millet porridge brought by Princess Qinghe, with some vegetable leaves on top.
After finishing the memorial in front of him, Zhang Yangzheng took a sip and saw Qinghe still standing beside him. This little girl also looked malnourished when she was a child. After Lishan's two years of care, her complexion has improved a lot.
Then came Princess Dongyang. Both little girls looked sad.
Zhang Yang shook the cattail leaf fan in his hand and said, "Is there something you can't figure out?"
Dongyang is usually a very quiet child and rarely talks, but Princess Qinghe is more lively.
Zhang Yang looked at the two of them with puzzled expressions.
"Father is going to marry us all off!"
Saying this, Princess Qinghe seemed to have used all her courage.
Zhang Yang was drinking porridge from his bowl. He was a teenager who was not old enough to get married yet.
Qinghe and Dongyang are both twelve years old. Compared to Lanling and Zhiminian, who are only seven years old, they are considered the elders among their younger siblings.
But even at the age of twelve, she was still not old enough to get married. What on earth did the Khan think? He was so anxious to marry off his daughter that he couldn't afford it? Or what?
Princess Qinghe added: "When I was ten years old, my father wanted to marry me to Cheng Hualiang, the son of General Cheng."
Zhang Yang looked at the two little girls and said, "You are still young and not old enough to get married. You have your brother-in-law to help you, so you don't have to be afraid."
"Then what if our father really wants to marry us off?"
Dongyang finally spoke, although his words were not loud.
Seeing the weak looks of these two girls, Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Don't worry, as long as my brother-in-law is here, he will help you."
Dongyang and Qinghe smiled and left happily.
The learning atmosphere on Lishan Mountain was very good. Zhang Yang walked into the greenhouse again and looked at the growth of the vegetables here.
Li Yue came over with the scroll and saw that the flower seedlings were not growing well. In the greenhouse, the vegetables in the vegetable field were all growing very well, whether they were radishes or shepherd's purse, or leeks, green onions and ginger.
Only the flower seedlings I planted did not grow well.
She frowned and looked at her flower seedlings, and whispered: "My mother did talk about the marriage between Qinghe and Dongyang, but she didn't agree at that time. Later, my father made so many princes."
Li Yue was very worried about her younger brothers and sisters. Zhang Yang put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Since you are our disciple of Lishan, you must follow Lishan's rules and you must be over twenty to get married."
"Well, I will talk to my mother." Li Yue said solemnly: "I didn't think we had the power to negotiate terms with our father before, but now we do."
Now that Lishan has more and more copper coins, his voice will become stronger and stronger.
Li Shimin didn't want such a large amount of copper coins to flow out like this, and he didn't want the value of Tang Dynasty's copper coins to be affected.
After years of accumulation, Lishan's copper coins were piled up in several warehouses, because most of the annual transactions were in copper coins, and copper coins continued to grow.
Li Yue was worried about the growth of the flower seedlings in the garden. She whispered: "How slow are these flower seedlings growing?"
"It's really slow. How about shoveling them and planting vegetables?"
"No, it will take some time for the peonies to bloom. We have to wait."
The blacksmith shop is now open again. As long as the furnace is burning, you can also use stones to make colored glaze. During this time, you don't have to worry about Lishan's insufficient resources.
There are many coal mines in the northeast of the Central Plains, and there are also coal mines in Mobei.
Mining technology is backward and there are not many coal mines that can be mined.
Zhang Yang polished a small part on his hand. The part was small, but it was the most important part of the flintlock gun. It was the mechanism that pulled the trigger when firing.
A takraw ball was kicked into the study, causing some books to fall.
Zhang Yang continued to polish the parts in his hands, trying to make them as fine as millimeters. Currently, he could only make such fine parts by himself. Mass production was obviously impossible with the current technical conditions.
Unless Lishan can build his own wheel grinding machine, there are more hardware manufacturing tools.
At present, it is still difficult to achieve the conditions of future generations, let alone reach one-tenth of the level of future generations, which requires an industrial foundation.
This foundation is not achieved overnight.
Not long after, Xiao Qingqing looked into the study room and saw that her father was still busy with what he was doing. She ran in quickly, picked up the sepak takraw ball and ran out again, ignoring the books scattered on the ground.
After trying to assemble the machine expansion unit, Zhang Yang wiped off the oil on his hands and tried to pull the trigger. There was a crisp sound from the opening and closing part.
The spring can be smaller to produce a greater impact force and create more internal margin. This force can only be large but not small, thereby reducing the misfire caused by the collision of the stone.
The blueprint of the Suifa gun in front of me is made according to a later medieval European style.
For this reason, some improvements have been made on its basis. The semi-mechanical and semi-wooden gun has a short lifespan.
Wait until you can technically achieve the effect you want before continuing to improve.
This is the stupidest way and also the most practical way.
At the entrance of Lishan Village, a batch of goods was shipped out of the village. These goods were to be transported to the Hexi Corridor for sale. This is the next stage of Lishan's development direction.
We cannot just wait and see that domestic demand is satisfied. We must take advantage of the fact that Lishan still has a good foundation to open up new trade routes and send Lishan's goods outside the customs. This will increase Lishan's income and at the same time increase customs clearance. of taxes.
In terms of taxation, if the revenue can be increased, the Khan of Heaven agrees and is satisfied with it.
Since Mobei was pacified, Yinan Khan resumed his throne, and his son who usurped the throne, Domi Khan, was expelled by his own father. It is said that he was expelled to the bitter cold land in the north.
As for the Uighurs, to Tian Khan they had to surrender and become part of the Tang Dynasty.
This was Tian Khan's ambition. Someone in the court once again talked about Mount Tai's enshrinement, but Tian Tian did not agree this time.
Today, Li Shimin came to the morning court and settled the matter of Turkic education. This matter was left to Wei Zheng to take charge.
Passing by Sanqing Hall, looking at Lingyan Pavilion in front of me, I stepped inside.
The prince and his father-in-law have always been by the side, waiting for the will of the Khan.
Walking up to the second floor of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin looked at the portraits one after another, including Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yuchigong, Li Xiaogong, Li Jing...
Counting these heroes in detail, Li Shimin seems to have returned to the troubled times, an era when there were many heroes.
The Tian Khan sat down, nodded and said, "Zhang Yang's colored glaze is not purchased from outside, is it?"
The prince nodded and said: "I have gone to investigate. There are not many colored glazes in the Central Plains. There are some colored glaze creations owned by rich and powerful people, but there are no glazed flakes like Lishan."
Li Shimin frowned and asked again, "Where is it outside the customs?"
The prince replied again, "Today, Lishan transported another batch of goods to the outside of the customs. The flow of goods inside and outside the customs has been recorded. No one has been found transporting colored glaze. If found, the government will seize it on the spot."
"So the origin of Zhang Yang's colored glazes is unknown?"
"Your Majesty, this old slave has no way of knowing."
Li Shimin took a deep breath and stopped asking about this matter. No matter how extravagant Lishan's life was, no matter how rich Zhang Yang was, it was Lishan's business.
"How is Chengqian's market?"
Speaking of this matter, Wang Gonggong finally had a smile on his face. He replied: "The East Palace sent a memorial to ask the Marquis of Lishan County to make plans. He said that he invited the Prime Minister and Duke Zhao to go to Chongdefang. Chongdefang The literati gathered in Chongde Square, and now many people in Chongde Square are discussing political affairs."
More and more people are making suggestions for Jiangshan Sheji, but Zhang Yang hid in Lishan and seldom interfered with political affairs.
Lingyan Pavilion was very quiet, and occasionally the wind blew in, causing the portraits hanging on the wall to sway.
Most of the people in these portraits are still in the court and in Chang'an City.
Some people have passed away, and His Majesty often looks at these portraits to remember those years.
Li Shimin took a sip of wine and said, "Back then, the Eighteenth Route rebelled against the king, and the Thirty-sixth Route was filled with dust. The heroes of the troubled times were high-spirited. I was galloping on the battlefield with you. It's a pity that there are only a few who can stay now. You are the source of my achievements." I know, but have you ever heard of it?"
Khan Tian spoke these words very boldly. He stood up and waved his sleeves and walked out of Lingyan Pavilion.
A young eunuch hurried over and said loudly: "Your Majesty! Liu Ji, Zhang Xingcheng and many other officials have asked your Majesty to choose a day to go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I know that my achievements are not enough. You tell them that there is no need to mention this matter in the future."
"Here!"
The little eunuch left in a hurry again.
It has only been a while since the four towns of Anxi were recovered, the construction of the Hexi Corridor has just begun, Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance have just wiped out the Western Turks, and the lost land in the world has not yet been recovered, so how can we talk about the matter of enshrining Zen.
Li Shimin is now in his prime, and he is the Khan of Heaven. The Avenue of Heavenly Khan stretches from Tianshan Mountain to Mobei Hanhai.
Even so, His Majesty still did not go to Mount Tai to be enshrined, and many people in the court were talking about it.
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling stood together, and they whispered, "Your Majesty has left the matter of civilizing the Turks to Wei Zheng."
Fang Xuanling nodded when he heard this, "It was Duke Zheng's political opinion to civilize the Turks. It is reasonable for His Majesty to ask him to do this."
The civil servants in Zhongshu Province were very busy entering, and Changsun Wuji looked sad, "Xuanling, your Majesty has repeatedly refused to be granted Zen status in Mount Tai. I think he has a bigger plot."
"Maybe." Fang Xuanling replied in a low voice.
"This year Wen Yanbo came back, and he talked about regaining the four counties of Goguryeo, the four counties."
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty failed in his three expeditions to Goguryeo, and many soldiers were buried abroad.
Fang Xuanling himself did not believe that His Majesty did not want to go to Goguryeo. It had always been His Majesty's long-cherished wish to compete with the Han Dynasty.
How can I be granted Zen status if my merits are not enough?
This is the worry in His Majesty's heart.
At the moment, Pei Xingjian is serving as the Protector of the Four Towns of Anxi and is in charge of the Anxi Protectorate.
Xue Rengui and his wife rode here together, and Wang Xuance arrived soon after.
After a few people were seated, Xue Rengui's wife, Mrs. Liu, was a heroic woman. She took off the iron helmet she was wearing and placed it heavily on the table. She said: "My husband has leveled the Tianshan Mountains for the DPRK. Why has the DPRK not rewarded me for so long?" , Don’t you have a general title?”
Pei Xingjian used to be a young young master. After coming to the Western Regions, he was very darkly shaven. In the past six months, his skin has become rougher and he looks more like a man.
Xue Rengui appears to be more powerful and taller.
However, Wang Xuance remained unchanged.
As the Protector-General, the first Protector-General of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty, Pei Xingjian was very young and had high hopes from the Foreign Affairs Academy.
Pei Xingjian sat in the upper seat, "Both the military report and the appointment of the imperial council take time. Even if the imperial court does not grant a reward, I will personally ask Brother Xue for credit when I return."
Mrs. Liu was silent again and sat down.
Xue Rengui smiled dryly and said: "Mother, don't be rude. The government has its own opinions and will not forget my contribution."
Mrs. Liu sat cross-legged, "In this case, my husband should be given the title of general."
Pei Xingjian advised: "Nature will give it to me."
Wang Xuance slumped on the ground lazily, "Coming all the way from Tianshan is really tiring. A certain family wants to go back to Chang'an City now."
When Xue Rengui heard this, he slapped the table and said, "A certain family is not like you, and a certain family wants to make great achievements."
"The Western Turks are just old, weak, sick and disabled people. We are taking advantage of others' danger and gaining unpleasant benefits." Wang Xuance rested his legs on the table shaking, "Pei Duhu wants to govern the Western Regions. The only thing we have to do now is to rectify the Anxi Army. .”
Prince Perus of Persia has been traveling to Persia for some time. It stands to reason that he and Ashnadur have already arrived at the border of Persia, and the cannibals are about to start a war. This war is related to the survival of Persia.
Pei Xingjian read Zhang Yang's secret letter and shouted angrily: "General Wang! What we have to do is not just rectify the Anxi Army."
Pei Duhu drank like this. Even though he was young, he was very talented and courageous.
This boy dared to let Xue Rengui lead three thousand soldiers and horses to sweep Tianshan. He was very decisive and did not hesitate. He was indeed a general.
The general who leads the army must make prompt decisions. In other words, Pei Xingjian has the potential to be a general.
There was also Xue Rengui, Wang Xuance had seen with his own eyes the couple rushing to kill each other.
Mrs. Liu, even though she is a woman, she is very skillful.
Xue Rengui said: "The cannibals sent the heads of Persia to the Western Regions. Those cannibals were so arrogant that they asked the Protector for an order. A certain family is willing to lead a thousand troops to destroy the cannibals."
Are you kidding when you say that a thousand soldiers and horses will destroy the Great Cannibal?
Wang Xuance shook his head and said: "Brother Xue's remarks are inappropriate. The Anxi Army has not been established yet, and we only have 5,000 troops and horses, including Gaochang's troops and horses, which is less than 20,000. How can we compete with Da Shi's 300,000 troops and horses?"
After the words fell, the Duhu Mansion fell into silence again.
The feud between Datang and Dashi begins when Su Dingfang kills a noble of Dashi.
After they conquer Persia, they will send troops to attack the Western Regions.
Everyone understands the truth behind dying lips and cold teeth.
