The sufferings of the people have nothing to do with the saints. Saints will not bow their heads. They will only use the sufferings of the people to move forward step by step. They will speak out about the sufferings of the people and become saints whose names will be passed down through the ages.
As for whether the people's lives will improve in the future, it has something to do with the government, the weather, and has nothing to do with the saints.
Therefore, every time Zhang Yang read the crop reports from various places, he would always scold these saints in his heart.
After writing the memorial, Zhang Yang asked this aunt to send it to Chang'an City.
It is rare for the Marquis of Lishan County to write a memorial in half a year. Since he became the Minister of Taifu Temple, he has written two memorials in this month.
The courtiers were surprised, thinking that the county prince of Lishan had changed his temper?
It is normal for courtiers to write four or five memorials a day, but Zhang Yang, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, writes two memorials a month. This kind of thing is very rare.
Speaking of this minister, he has been indifferent to political affairs since last year. Your Majesty still lets him go. In the eyes of everyone, this is nothing more than the fact that this minister of the Ministry of Rites has made many meritorious services and that your Majesty is benevolent and loves talents.
The memorial sent by the Vice Minister of Zhongshu can be directly sent to the Zhongshu Province. After review, the memorial was sent to His Majesty.
Li Shimin looked at the contents of the memorial and Zhang Yang said two things. The first thing was that Lantian County would develop a breeding industry and formulate a three-year plan that would be effective.
The second thing was to let Shangguan Yi serve as the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple. Since Taifu Temple did not have an official residence, he stayed in Lishan to assist in crop and farming matters.
The prince stood quietly aside, and his majesty looked solemn after reading this memorial. I don’t know what the county prince’s memorial said that made his majesty look so solemn.
After a long time, Li Shimin said: "Send this memorial to Zhongshu Province and have the Ministry of Personnel register him as the Shaoqing of Shangguan Yi Taifu Temple."
The prince took the memorial with both hands and brought His Majesty's words to Zhongshu Province.
Zhang Yang has already handed over the position of Minister of Rites and the authority of the Protectorate. As long as this boy is safe and sound in Taifu Temple, he can agree to all his other demands.
Shangguan Yi can be considered an official this time.
Li Shimin was happy to see the success, so he began to worry about the matter of the Nine Temples. The three provinces and six ministries in the imperial court were complete, while the Nine Temples and Five Supervisors were scattered. Considering the functional issues and the distribution of officials in the future, they have always been careful. .
Since the Ministry of Rites already had so many ministers, the other six ministries in the imperial court could not follow suit. The reason was that the role of the Ministry of Rites became more and more obvious.
Since Zhang Yang took charge of the Foreign Affairs Council, he has always adhered to the principle of putting diplomacy first in the competition between the two countries. As a result, the Foreign Affairs Council has made many achievements and has become increasingly short of manpower.
Afterwards, after the Ministry of Personnel made a list, the official body was sent to Lishan.
Another person came with him, he was Jia Runfu, the chief registrar of Taifu Temple.
Shangguan Yi personally hosted a banquet for Jia Runfu in Lishan, which was equivalent to contacting superiors and subordinates.
Jia Runfu was originally a counselor, and he had the habits of a military commander. He was cheerful, but he was not a good civil servant. He was often forgetful now.
Zhang Yang came belatedly and looked at Jia Runfu, a middle-aged man with black hair mixed with white hair.
Shangguan Yi explained: "This is our County Marquis of Lishan, and he is also the Chief Minister of the Imperial Palace."
Jia Runfu stood up and saluted. The lower official saw the county marquis and said, "I am here to submit the Taifu Temple files."
Zhang Yang saw the baggage he had brought. There were a bunch of files inside the baggage. He opened one of the files and read it. It was a file related to salt and iron.
Taifu Temple is in charge of farming, so of course it has to pay attention to salt and iron taxes.
Jia Runfu bowed and said, "Marquis of the county, I have a request."
Zhang Yang glanced at the file, immediately put it down and put it back again, "Tell me more."
Jia Runfu said seriously, "Please allow me to resign."
Hearing this, Shangguan Yi winked, and the two of them walked outside the house. He first whispered: "Since the county marquis was named the Minister of Taifu Temple, the two eunuchs of Taifu Temple have been transferred."
"What?" Zhang Yang was surprised and subconsciously looked back at Jia Runfu.
"I also listened to Brother Jia's story, and it was His Majesty's wish."
Zhang Yang looked more and more confused, "That means if Brother Jia also resigns, only you and me will be left in the entire Taifu Temple."
Shangguan Yi nodded and said nothing.
The two walked back to the house and looked at Jia Runfu again. He was not tall and looked about fifty years old. He had a long goatee and his official uniform had long been washed and faded and still had patches.
"Tell me why you want to resign."
Jia Runfu said in a low voice: "In those troubled times, I joined the heroic Zhang Xutuo. Now that the troubled times have been calmed down, I want to pay homage to Paoze who died in the battle. Now that I am old, I am no longer as high-spirited as when I was young. If I were not the county prince When I was in charge of Taifu Temple, I didn’t dare to resign. Now that Taifu Temple is under the control of the county prince, I can leave with peace of mind.”
After speaking, he took off his official uniform, hat and boots on the spot, leaving only his thin white undershirt.
He resigned on the spot and took off his official clothes on the spot. This person's behavior is really...
Zhang Yang shook his head and was speechless for a moment, "It seems that even if I don't agree to your resignation, you still have to leave."
Jia Runfu nodded heavily, "One more thing. I have been serving as the chief registrar of Taifu Temple for six years. I still owe my salary on credit for two years. Can I ask the county marquis to settle it?"
The twisted melon is not sweet.
This person has already decided to leave, and it would not be good if he was forced to stay.
Zhang Yang looked around and finally spotted Li Tai, who was holding a drawing and discussing with Niu Chuang.
He walked quickly to the fat man, and before he could react, Zhang Yang groped him.
"Brother-in-law, what are you doing!" Li Tai jumped to his feet and shouted.
Finding a piece of silver cake from the fat man's belt, Zhang Yang handed the silver cake to Jia Runfu, ignoring Li Tai's surprised look.
"If there's more, you can accept it. You can resign but you have to promise me one thing."
"Please speak, Marquis of the County."
"I just took a look. Taifu Temple's salt and iron tax is not complete. It has only been Wude three years recently. You are responsible for the registrar. You must handle this file. You can go to the court again. , you can only leave after you have collected all the files from the ten years before Zhenguan."
"Here!" Jia Runfu responded loudly, and was about to leave quickly. After taking a few steps away, he seemed to have thought that he needed this official uniform to enter the imperial city, and then he hurried back to take away the official uniform. His steps seemed messy and a little panicked. .
Shangguan Yi frowned and looked at him for a long time, "This person is really weird."
Li Tai gritted his teeth, and you could even hear his teeth grinding.
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Thank you, His Highness, King Wei."
"Brother-in-law, you are already so rich!"
"I have always been your royal sister at home, where did I get the money?"
The question about Jia Runfu can be traced back to the troubled times when heroes from all walks of life raised troops to rebel.
Give the files brought by Taifu Temple to Shangguan Yi for sorting.
Zhang Yang planned to meet the teacher, but because he was robbed of a silver cake, Li Tai followed him unhappy.
The teacher was playing chess with Li Yuan as usual.
Li Tai's anger had not subsided, and he looked unhappy.
Zhang Yang poured tea for the Supreme Emperor and the teacher, and then asked: "Teacher, do you still know Jia Runfu?"
Zhang Gongjin held the white chess piece in his hand, "I've heard of this person. He was with Li Mi back then."
"Li Mi..."
Li Yuan seemed to think of the past and had a little recollection.
He came from the troubled times together with Liu Weide. He was also Li Mi's counselor at that time, and he was considered to be of Zhang Xutuo's lineage.
But later Li Mi rebelled against the Tang Dynasty in the early years of Wude, and Jia Runfu, Liu Weide, Gao Jifu and others switched to the Tang Dynasty.
Sometimes whether one's team is correct or not determines a person's future. Fortunately, Jia Runfu and others were on the right side and avoided death.
Li Yuan was already on the throne at that time. His old man only heard about the affairs between heroes and did not know the details.
On the contrary, Zhang Gongjin, who followed General Tiance Li Shimin in the Prince of Qin's Mansion, knew better.
At that time, Li Mi was accompanied by Wang Bodang, who was also a general in Wagang.
According to the teacher's words, the teacher and His Majesty admired Wang Bodang very much. This man was the most loyal general around Li Mi. Since ancient times, loyal people have been appreciated by others.
If Wang Bodang was following Li Shimin, there might be another situation.
Later, Li Mi surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. Soon after he rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, he was killed and died in Xiong'er Mountain.
After Zhang Gongjin said that the chess game was over, he drank the tea and said calmly: "Jia Runfu is a man whose talents are not as good as those above, but he is still usable. But now that he is resigning, you should let him go. You don't have to do it again in the future." Calculate.”
“Students understand.”
Zhang Gongjin nodded, "Shangguanyi is knowledgeable and talented. He can govern a party and knows how to advance and retreat. If you want to preside over Taifu Temple, it is enough for him. He is just Jia Runfu, so there is no need to keep him."
After all, he and Shangguan Yi were the only two people left in Taifu Temple. Zhang Yang held his forehead in pain, "Does His Highness King Wei want to come to Taifu Temple to serve?"
Li Tai snorted coldly, "Brother-in-law, do you think I still have time to take care of other things? Recently, we have been studying steam engines. We found that when the steam is concentrated in a sealed box, it can push the box. This will be very helpful for future castings." Big help.”
Zhang Yang couldn't help but nod as he listened, "His Royal Highness the King of Wei found it very important. It seems that the birth of the steam engine is not far away."
Li Tai said again: "Brother-in-law, what do you think if I increase the thickness of the copper pipe?"
"Can try."
"The fine copper required for casting copper pipes is not enough. Brother-in-law, do you think my father will give me some more?"
"If you exchange silver cakes for it, your father will agree."
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It wasn't until Zhang Yang reached the stone steps leading up to Mount Li that Li Tai left in a hurry and continued busy casting.
Lishan is very cold at night, and the stove is often lit at home. Zhang Yang likes to put a piece of cake next to the stove and bake it. It can also be used as a midnight snack late at night.
After another half month, Jia Runfu brought the remaining files and finally left the court.
In terms of talent, Shangguan Yi alone is enough to preside over the affairs of Taifu Temple.
After sorting out all these files, Zhang Yang asked Shangguan Yi to make a copy, kept a copy for himself, took it to Lishan, and read through it carefully.
Matters related to salt and iron taxes cannot be taken carelessly. Tax quotas are a matter for the Ministry of Education. Taifu Temple can only report annual taxes at best.
To put it bluntly, it was Zhongshu Province that made the final decision.
Taifu Temple has the power to intervene but not to dispose.
The dossier in Zhang Yang's hand is the situation of salt circulation in the Central Plains in the past two years. The record is relatively vague. Lianghuai, Yancheng, and Jiannan Road are still important salt-producing areas.
The freedom of salt use in the Tang Dynasty has always been a serious problem.
The emperor controlled the salt lakes in Tubo, but he could not affect the price of salt in Guanzhong.
Putting down the file in his hand, Zhang Yang picked up another one, not planning to make any plans for the time being, unless he really didn't want to live anymore.
Xiao Qingqing lay on the bear's back and took a nap. Li Yue held the book in his hand and rested his feet on the bear's back.
The younger brother and sister were taking a nap, and Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui were also helping the two aunts mend their clothes. These two girls were particularly kind to Xiao Qingqing.
The child seems to be growing up every day, and every three to five months he will outgrow the clothes he wears.
Understanding that taxation in Guanzhong is a very arduous task, Zhang Yang relaxed his eyes in pain. The home was always quiet, and this quietness brought sleepiness.
Lying on the bamboo chair, I took a nap for a long time.
When I woke up, I heard from my aunt that Jia Runfu had left the Guanzhong territory and headed to Henan. At that time, Li Mi was going to sentence Tang Dynasty. This Jia Runfu tried to persuade him several times, but because Li Mi refused to listen and wanted to kill Jia Runfu, he was stopped by Wang Bodang. , Jia Runfu saved his life.
Later, Jia Runfu fled to Henan and was summoned to the court by Li Yuan three years later.
Perhaps he went to Henan to make up for the regrets in his heart.
Zhang Yang sighed: "Some people live in the present, but their hearts are still in the past."
Aunt Yang only has Xiao Qingqing in her eyes now. She is already much older and whispered: "What the County Marquis said is that the old people of the past have not let go of the things of the past, and their hearts are naturally still in the past. The high-spirited heroes in the world are no longer there, and they have long since There is no way to go back, there are many people who are unwilling to do so, and there are too many things in the world that are difficult to reconcile.”
No matter what kind of person Jia Runfu is, all the affairs of Taifu Temple have been handed over to Lishan. Even if the events back then are difficult to reconcile, it has nothing to do with him.
Li Mi, Jia Runfu, Wang Bodang...the heroes of the world back then were too far away from me.
Instead of worrying about their feelings, it's better to do your own things right now.
Zhang Yang put down all the files and picked up his daughter, "Daddy is making a twist car for you, do you want to play with it?"
"Yes!" Xiao Qingqing laughed playfully.
"As long as it's a toy, this kid likes it." Aunt Yang said with a smile on her face.
"Then you are not allowed to disturb daddy from sleeping in the future."
"Yeah." She nodded heavily.
Zhang Yang then put her down and went to work in his workshop.
In the workshop, there are various metal instruments placed on a huge table. Some lathes are still of little use. In the future, the process of polishing metal instruments will be added.
Zhang Yang put the wood charcoal behind his ear, first put on his apron and cloth gloves, and then picked up a belt and tied it on, with various instruments and rulers placed on the belt.
A complete work outfit.
I took out a piece of paper and started sketching a twist car. This kind of toy car is easy to make and can let my daughter play with it for a long time.
In his spare time, he could still make toys for his daughter. Thinking about the needs of crops, he felt that the powerful Tang Dynasty should not stop its expansion. The people's livelihood needs were inseparable from the expansion of the country.
