Fang Xuanling looked worried and looked out the window where her widow was scolding her beloved. She thought back to the time when she looked back in front of her and unknowingly it was already the 12th year of Zhenguan.
It has been twelve years since His Majesty ascended the throne. From his weakness during the Wude period to the emptiness of his treasury, and now that Your Majesty is the Khan of Heaven, all the countries in the Western Regions have built the Highway of Heavenly Khan for Your Majesty, and envoys from all countries have come to congratulate you.
Young talents emerge one after another, and the conflict between Changsun Wuji and the Ministry of Rites intensifies.
A group of officials headed by Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu had quite a lot to say about Changsun Wuji.
Nowadays, Xu Jingzong has become the most popular person. Today is different from the past. He has made many achievements with Zhang Yang. He is now the Minister of Rites and controls many officials in the Ministry of Rites.
In the past, I felt that the Ministry of Rites was the most isolated department in the DPRK. But now, looking back, this isolation has made His Majesty value the Ministry of Rites more and more, and it has also made the Ministry of Rites more united.
Once such a Ministry of Rites gained a firm foothold, it became the most united force in the DPRK.
Since Xu Jingzong served as the Minister of Rites, he was summoned by His Majesty many times and was appreciated by the Crown Prince. His career will be more stable in the future, even though he is currently at odds with Changsun Wuji.
Fang Yi walked straight to the window and whispered: "Father, I heard that Chu Suiliang went to see Duke Zhao."
After all, Chu Suiliang got close to Changsun Wuji. Fang Xuanling whispered: "Let's leave it like this."
"My child understands."
In the morning of Lishan, after the emperor came to Lishan, Zhang Yang also showed his attitude, and the two families of Weng and son-in-law lived their own lives in Lishan with a tacit understanding.
Zhang Yang was holding a file from Taifu Temple in his hand and recording the growth of crops. Spring had not yet come, and after about ten days of mild winter, the late spring cold came early and unusually.
The weather is obviously about to enter spring, but it is getting colder.
Li Xiaogong complained: "There are no vegetables to eat these days."
Zhang Yang's pen was still writing in the file, while recording the reply: "There are still some leeks and radishes in the village."
Li Xiaogong lowered his head and sighed, "I have been eating scrambled eggs with chives for three days. Smell the taste in my mouth."
Zhang Yang took a step back and said with a smile: "Lishan also has a lot of celery and spinach."
Now there are only a few cold-resistant vegetables left in Lishan. Vegetarian dishes are barely manageable, but Lishan is acceptable. Vegetables in Chang'an City are more expensive than meat. Sheep are constantly being sent to Chang'an City from the Hexi Corridor.
After General Li Jing captured Yinshan, more and more sheep entered Guanzhong, and many families in Longyou and Guanzhong began to raise sheep.
Zhang Yang doesn't like people overgrazing, which goes against the nature of environmentally sustainable development.
"How are you lately?"
"It's okay, as long as the mother-in-law at home doesn't bother me."
Since his family moved to Lishan, he looks tired.
Not long after, Li Tai also came over. He asked curiously: "My little niece wants to raise fish?"
Zhang Yang nodded slowly, "Thank you, uncle."
Li Tai was also worried, "I had some connections in Lingnan because of the sucrose, but I could inquire about fish that can survive in warm water. As the saying goes, it is difficult for big fish to survive in small ponds, so you can only raise small fish."
The Huaqing Pool in Lishan is in such a situation. The current Huaqing Pool is not big. Let alone raising fish, it can't even support aquatic plants.
Zhang Yang put away the file and said: "She is only interested for a few days. She will be gone in a few days. If nothing else works, I will make a small water tank for her."
There is no ecology in Huaqing Pool. If you cannot grow aquatic plants, you cannot raise fish either.
Instead, the two sides of the pool can be used to expand the pond, so that the soil from outside will come in, which will also make Huaqing Pool full of life.
But as a result, Huaqing Pool will be swarmed with mosquitoes in summer.
It's good that it's a swimming pool now, but I might as well keep it as it is after second thoughts.
Lishan is not big or small, and my wife also wants to build a zoo to the north of Lishan.
It’s very difficult to keep the bears at home, let alone a zoo.
As for the two pandas at home, they don't like eating as much as Xiong Da.
Pandas are accustomed to eating bamboo. These two pandas often slip into the mountains and cannot be found. They only come back to sleep at night.
Li Xiaogong whispered: "I heard that Changsun Wuji often argued with Xu Jingzong?"
Zhang Yang nodded when he heard this, "Why, are you always concerned about this matter now?"
Li Xiaogong shook his head and said, "It's not that I care, I just want to enjoy the excitement."
It is also beneficial for Prince Hejian to live in Lishan. Not to mention their friendship, at least he is the leader of the clan and can order the clan to help Taifu Temple in Lishan.
Li Tai said thoughtfully: "After New Year's Eve this year, someone in the clan asked about coming to Lishan for another meal."
"If the farming at Taifu Temple can be carried out smoothly, we can also celebrate the harvest."
Li Xiaogong is now thinking that next summer will come soon, and all his fields will be used to grow grapes.
These grapes are very important to Taifu Temple, and fruits and vegetables must be cultivated well.
Li Xiaogong said disgustedly: "This Xu Jingzong is really nothing. If he doesn't cherish his own wings, he will fall into the hands of others sooner or later. How can I value him?"
Zhang Yang raised his head in melancholy and said with emotion: "The Prince of Hejian County set a fire and left the Ministry of Rites, but you don't know that it took me five years to leave the Ministry of Rites."
Li Xiaogong slapped Li Tai hard on the shoulder.
It made Li Tai's eyes twitch and hurt, "Uncle Emperor, why are you talking to my brother-in-law and filming me?"
"Zhang Yangzi serves as the Minister of Rites, and he often falls out with His Majesty, hahaha! It's a good thing that you laugh at a certain family, and you have a lot of talent. You have a lot of luck, but Xu Jingzong is not as smart as you."
Zhang Yang said sadly: "My fate is not good, I just considered the current situation at the beginning."
The conversation between the uncle and nephew turned to their married life. Zhang Yang didn't want to talk about this with Li Tai, so he left on his own and returned to Lishan to continue making firearms.
Li Shimin wanted to show the power of firearms to the envoys from various countries to show his power as the Khan of Heaven.
Zhang Yang plans to make a big gunpowder barrel for him. This thing looks like a large firework. It can be carried on the shoulder, and it can also be ignited and fired multiple times at once. However, the stability is not very good, and it is difficult to mass-produce it. There are many technical difficulties that need to be solved.
It is best used to demonstrate to the emperor Li Shimin.
After New Year's Eve, Guanzhong, Chang'an City, and Lishan all ushered in a period of quiet settling.
A month later, the steam engine in Lishan sounded a loud whistle for the first time in a long time.
Another wave of late spring cold swept through Guanzhong. Lishan officially started work today. The steam engine started operating and the assembly line in the factory began to operate.
Rolls of cotton cloth came out of the steam engine. Xiaohui and Xiaowu calculated it. The speed of cotton cloth production was more than three times higher than the previous efficiency, and a lot of manpower was saved.
Li Tai carried out the secondary use of recycled paper. He used alkaline water made of soap to remove the ink from the paper. After soaking the old paper again into pulp, he mixed the old pulp with the new pulp in proportion.
Because the workmanship of Lishan's steam engine was too rough, Niu Chuang and his technical team began to re-plan and refine it, making the steam engine more sophisticated so that the steam could be utilized and transmitted more efficiently. The smaller the volume, the higher the conversion efficiency. The higher.
In this direction, Lishan has opened up the bottleneck of productivity since last year and is preparing for the second take-off of Lishan's productivity.
Li Shimin was very satisfied with the scene where the people of Lishan worked together to produce. He walked through one factory after another, especially the big monster that ate coal and stone and puffed out black smoke. This steam engine could pull the lathe of the assembly line without manpower, and there were many mechanical activities. Human power is no longer used.
A dozen or so people working in the factory can complete the work of dozens of people. This is astonishing.
Zhang Yang had been hoarding coal and stone at all costs in the past two years. When Li Shimin thought that he had obtained tens of thousands of coal and stone at such a cheap price, he got a big deal.
Everything in Lishan is fruits, and Li Shimin looks at these fruits with burning eyes. As long as Zhang Yang is hanged in front of Chengtian Gate, these fruits will be his.
Of course, these fruits are still from Lishan.
It was already February this year. Shangguan Yi left the village early and went to places around Chang'an to make arrangements for vegetable planting as agreed with the previous clan.
Li Jing has lived in Lishan for five months. In these five months, he has seen Zhang Yang use explosives once.
To this day, Zhang Yang carries five thick bamboo tubes down the mountain.
Li Jing and Li Shimin stood at the foot of the mountain watching this scene.
Li Shimin ordered Wei Guogong Li Jing to come to Lishan, and he also wanted to study the application of firearms in the military.
Li Shimin was worried about leaving this matter to others, and Li Shimin believed in Li Jing's ability even more.
Li Shimin was in a good mood recently. He waved his sleeves, looked up at Zhang Yang who was dragging the bamboo tube down the mountain, and asked in a low voice: "The pharmacist has been in Lishan for half a year?"
Zhang Yang was still some way away from reaching the bottom of the mountain. Li Jing replied: "Your Majesty, it is already the sixth month for the general to be in Lishan. The first five months..."
Li Shimin had a smile on his face, "What did you gain in those five months?"
Li Jing couldn't help but shake his head, "In order to wait for Zhang Yang to make firearms, we set off firecrackers for five months."
"..."
"It's very boring."
Hearing this, Li Shimin looked down and saw that Li Jing had three or two small firecrackers in his hands. It was these small firecrackers that kept this famous general in the Central Plains entertained for five months.
Finally Zhang Yang dragged these bamboo tubes down.
These five bamboo tubes stand three feet high and can be carried on one's shoulders by an adult.
Li Jing and Li Shimin looked at it curiously.
Zhang Yang introduced: "Your Majesty, do you want to give it a try?"
The bigger something is, the greater its power should be. Whether it is a siege equipment or a war weapon, the bigger the weapon, the more lethal it is. This is the experience gained as a general of Tiance.
These five long and thick bamboo tubes attracted many people's attention when they were transported from the village to the entrance of the village.
Li Xiaogong and Li Tai immediately came to join in the fun.
Seeing a haystack in the distance, Zhang Yang found his target. The haystack three hundred steps away was just right.
Zhang Yang glanced at everyone, "I wonder who would be willing to be the first to fire?"
Fire? What does it mean to open fire? Li Yuan and Ouyang Xun, who live in Lishan, also came, and everyone was talking about it.
Zhang Yang looked at the gloomy sky and saw that it would rain soon, so he beckoned Li Xiaogong to try.
The surface of the bamboo tube was very smooth, but there were handles on both sides that could be used for strength. Li Xiaogong carried the bamboo tube, which was thicker than his thigh, on his shoulders.
Zhang Yang instructed: "The Prince of Hejian County knelt down on one knee and saw that the crosshair above was aimed at the haystack in the distance."
Li Xiaogong did as he was told, holding his breath and getting ready.
Zhang Yang lit the fuse behind the gunpowder barrel, and the fuse burned into the bamboo barrel, and white smoke rose from the back of the bamboo barrel.
Everyone watched with bated breath, only to hear an explosion from behind the bamboo tube, and a ball of flame shot out and headed into the distance.
The moment the ball of flames touched the haystack, it exploded, opening a large gap in front of the haystack.
Li Xiaogong also held up the gunpowder cartridge, took a deep breath, and said with a dull expression, "Damn it."
The gunpowder smoke in front of them was very thick and pungent, and everyone did not recover for a long time. They only thought that if this thing hit the crowd, how many people would be burned to death.
After a moment of silence, the haystack also started to burn. The fireball originally fired was burning, and the haystack also burned.
Zhang Yang frowned and asked, "What do you think of this thing, Your Majesty?"
Hearing this, the emperor came back to his senses and coughed a few times due to the smoke, "I...cough! I still like the firearm that blew open the city wall."
You should also ask Li Jing for his opinion on military matters. This general's experience in leading troops in war is worth listening to.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "What does the pharmacist think?"
Li Jing took two steps back and forth, thought for a while and replied: "There's something wrong with this thing..."
Li Shimin nodded. Just as he was about to say something, he saw his father walking out.
Li Yuan showed his previous majesty in front of others. He walked between the two of them, deliberately pushing Li Shimin away with small movements, and then said in a deep voice: "What the pharmacist said is correct, I am willing to hear the details."
This made Li Shimin very dissatisfied. It was obviously what I wanted to ask, but my father snatched the words away. With so many people watching, he couldn't care less and could only swallow what he wanted to say.
"Your Majesty, this thing seems to be very powerful. It can be used before the two armies have charged into battle, but if they are in close combat, they will suffer from it."
Li Jing added: "But this thing can shoot three hundred steps away. It is more effective than a bow and arrow. It is more suitable to place it in front of the formation before the two armies fight."
After saying that, Li Jing turned to look at Zhang Yang, "I think the county prince still has many firearms that he hasn't taken out, right?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "The next moment of creativity will make His Majesty and everyone laugh, eh! Innovation is better than anything else."
No one responded, and he continued to fool around: "No matter what you do, you must be creative. Creativity and invention are the most brilliant treasures of our time."
While he was talking, he saw that Li Xiaogong was still carrying the thing, his face tensed and his whole body stiff, not daring to relax.
Zhang Yang coughed and said, "Prince Hejian, you can put it down now."
"Really? You didn't tell me earlier! You let me carry this for so long."
"If it is used in the army in the future, before blowing up, you must shout: Fire!"
"Why?"
"It's custom."
Li Xiaogong snorted coldly, "This is the first time this thing has appeared in the world. Where does the custom come from? Don't try to dazzle me, it's too much to deceive others!"
