Zhang Yang looked at Huaqing Pool, then looked up at the sky, "It's time to put water in this pool and give it a good wash."
Rolling up his sleeves and preparing to block the water source of the hot spring pool upstream, Zhang Yang glanced sideways, "Eh? Why are you still here, Eunuch Wang?"
"County Marquis, these five thousand strings are really..."
Zhang Yang walked into the woodshed, which was both a woodshed and a bear's den. Every time he sorted out the wood, it would be messed up by the bear at home.
These pieces of wood were arranged neatly one by one, like a thickened wall. It was very comfortable to look at it densely.
After cleaning the bear's den again, when Zhang Yang came out carrying the sandbags, Wang Gonggong was no longer here.
After blocking the upstream water inlet, Zhang Yang opened the downstream water valve and released the water from the entire Huaqing Pool. The water followed the ditch from the bottom of the mountain back and was distributed along the waterway to various parts of the mountainside.
The water in Huaqing Pool used to be very turbid, but now it is crystal clear. Zhang Yang can't stand the speck of mud in the pool.
The bottom of the Huaqing Pool is paved with stone tiles, making it easy to clean.
After the water was drained, Zhang Yang was cleaning the bottom of the pool with a broom.
Li Zhi, Gao Yang, Qinghe and other children also came back, and they went down to the pool to clean together.
The sight of an adult sweeping the floor with a group of children was very comforting.
Li Yue hummed a ballad and put away the clothes that had been dried. This was a ballad that the children had sung before.
The atmosphere on Lishan Mountain was relaxed and relaxing. Xiao Qingqing and Xiao Sizi were playing a sandbag throwing game.
It wasn't until nightfall that the pool was only half cleaned.
After the evening meal, the children were all writing the homework assigned today in the library, including simple math and essay explanations.
The daughter-in-law needs to prepare accounts with Xiaohui and others to prepare for the birth in the coming year.
It was very quiet in the library. Each brother and sister had an oil lamp beside their desk.
After they finished their homework, they dispersed in twos and threes.
Zhang Yang sat cross-legged, holding the table with one hand, and looked at the book in his hand. This is a book compiled by Li Chunfeng recently. He combined astrology with human affairs and put forward a very interesting outline, which is called by the door, and then. After completing the class, you should respond to what you have been taught and wait for the inspiration to come out.
Historically, most astrologers have become more and more mysterious as they learn more. Zhang Yang feels that with Li Chunfeng's arithmetic realm and understanding of celestial phenomena and stars, there is no need to go in the direction of those monstrous words that confuse the public.
Most astrologers in history have been given the reputation of being flattering. Li Chunfeng's achievements should not be like this.
And Yuan Tiangang is now making unremitting efforts in calculating longitude and latitude. He wants to redefine the appearance of the world.
But Li Yue has already mastered these. From the day she could calculate the longitude and latitude, her only doubt was the true face of the world.
This direction is the same as Yuan Tiangang's idea. The puzzle that fascinated the ancients is what Tianwai is like and what the world is like.
In this era when technology is unable to explore, people rely on their own cognition to persist in exploration.
The world is a round ball. This statement was spread among many noble families, and more and more people began to debate it.
Zhang Yang thought that more related theories would appear in the future, but now it is just a sign, and there may be an unprecedented debate in the future.
When his wife came with a plate of dumplings, Zhang Yang came back to his senses. He looked up and glanced at the library. The children had left without knowing it.
The couple sat opposite each other, put down a plate of dumplings, and she handed them a pair of chopsticks.
"Husband, what book are you reading?" Li Yue asked curiously.
"Taoist Master Li Chunfeng wants to compile a volume of astrology."
"Really?" Li Yue picked up a dumpling and put it in his mouth to eat, sighing: "Yeah! The dumpling skin made by aunt is very tough and delicious."
Zhang Yang soaked some vinegar and put one in his mouth, "I want to correct Taoist Li Chunfeng's thinking."
"How to correct it?"
"Astrology can tell us about climate changes, or changes in the years and months. Why should any Taoist priest with some Taoism associate the stars with misfortunes and blessings day and night."
Li Yue whispered: "People respect and awe the starry sky. Not everyone thinks like my husband that the starry sky is just the starry sky and it has no symbolic meaning."
When you talk to your wife, you will always get answers from some other angles.
She is right. She preconceptionally thinks that astrology has no symbolic meaning and it is difficult to convince people.
The ancients also paid attention to seeking truth from facts. They first had to provide evidence to prove that the changes in the stars had nothing to do with man-made situations.
The couple finished a plate of dumplings, and Li Yue made another cup of tea, "I heard from my master's wife that the teacher gave my father a fortune-telling, and it was my father who launched the mutiny at Xuanwu Gate. But my wife said that the teacher I have never read books like hexagrams. The teacher doesn’t understand these at all. It was completely forced by the situation at that time.”
"But the situation forced me to do what my father needed. Emperors of all generations were ordered by heaven. No one would believe it even if my husband gave evidence."
Li Yue looked indifferent, picked up the incomplete astrology scroll compiled by Li Chunfeng, and whispered: "Yi Si Zhan? Well, it's a very interesting title of the book. My husband believes that everything depends on man, but all the emperors in the past dynasties are destined by fate. .”
This is a cognitive conflict.
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Thank you, wife, for reminding me."
Li Yue put away the empty saucer and said: "This star sign is not that star sign. Predicting the climate is essentially a very complex knowledge, right?"
Zhang Yang didn't answer, just looked at her.
Her smile is beautiful, especially when she is confident. After years of accumulation, Zhang Yang feels that she has reached a new level in terms of understanding of things.
She sat up lazily, "I'm going to wash the dishes."
Sitting alone in the library, there are many volumes in this library that are the results of my daughter-in-law's reading.
Zhang Yang picked up Li Chunfeng's book and read it again. When the night wind blew, the lights swayed a little.
"It's really tiring to read like this." Zhang Yang stood up and blew out the oil lamp here and walked out of the library.
The night in Lishan is very quiet, so quiet that only the sound of the wind can be heard.
Without the worries of trivial matters in the court, Li Shimin slept until dawn.
The next day, Zhang Yang finished his breakfast with a bowl of soup in front of him.
Because of the firearm matter, Li Shimin also came to Lishan early. He knew Zhang Yang's living habits. He was a person who would always get up early no matter how late he went to bed.
Lishan remains unchanged as always. Last year, Zhang Yang built a workshop and has no plans to build another one this year.
"You want to drink the soup too?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "This is a decoction to nourish the mind. In the first two months, my son was very noisy and couldn't sleep well at night, which made me sleep poorly now. Now that the child is stable, I will start to rest my mind."
Seeing that Li Shimin was already sitting in front of him, Zhang Yang held up the soup bowl and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to drink some too."
"That's fine."
Divide half of the soup in the bowl, and the monarch and his ministers drink the soup in one go.
As the bitter decoction entered his mouth, Li Shimin frowned and looked at him. This boy seemed a bit worried about the country and the people.
Zhang Yang put down the medicine bowl in his hand, "One bowl of this medicine in the morning and one in the evening. It was prepared by Divine Doctor Sun. If your majesty has trouble sleeping, you can also try it."
Li Shimin couldn't sleep well in the past, but he got much better after his victory in the Yinshan battle. He dared to scold Li Jiancheng even in his dreams, and his back straightened out from then on.
After putting the decoction into his mouth, Zhang Yang gargled with tea and said curiously: "The weather has been cold these two days. This late spring cold will probably last until April. Your Majesty, please pay more attention to the cold and warmth."
"How did you know?"
"In addition to being busy with farming at Taifu Temple, we also have to pay attention to the weather, when it will rain, and what the weather will be like in early spring this year. These are all things we need to pay attention to. We are almost developing occupational diseases."
"What are occupational diseases?"
"It's nothing, Your Majesty, don't worry."
Li Shimin asked suspiciously: "You are so young, how come you are so sick?"
Zhang Yang said melancholy: "Seeing that I am about to turn thirty, I will have to maintain my health after turning thirty."
"Thirty is the time to be young and strong."
"Your Majesty is joking."
"I'm not joking. I made an oath when I was thirty. I will fight against the Turks in this life! I still remember that if Li Jing had lost, I would have fought against Jie Li!"
A good man does not say that he was brave in the past, but the emperor likes to say that he was brave in the past, and no one stopped him.
Seeing Zhang Yang setting up the tea bowls again, this boy looked calm and composed, which made people unhappy no matter what.
Li Shimin slapped the table and said, "One artillery costs five thousand?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "Your Majesty, this is a very affordable price."
In the early morning, Li Shimin was in good spirits. He was angry and energetic. He exhaled through his nostrils and said in a deep voice: "You might as well rob my palace."
"Okay, will your Majesty let me grab it?"
"Heh, with just the manpower you have in Lishan, you can't even attack Chang'an City. You still want to rob it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin looked at him with a thoughtful look on his face, as if he really planned to attack Chang'an City.
As long as this kid dares to attack Chang'an City, he will be dead.
Li Shimin looked at the expression of the boy in front of him with great interest, and immediately thought of how this person would die, and even had many tricks.
"If Your Majesty feels that the price is not right, the powder cartridges I gave to Your Majesty can also be used. It will be more than enough to scare those envoys."
"I want artillery! I want firearms that can blow open city walls!"
As soon as the emperor slapped the table, he wanted the best.
Zhang Yang held a small clay teapot in one hand and frowned: "Then your Majesty will give you money."
"Five thousand guan is too expensive. Are you negotiating a business with me because of who I am?"
"Artillery can also blow open the city wall, especially when the opponent is defending the city. The city gate is nothing. It will be useless after one shot."
"In name only?"
"Well, artillery can destroy all battle formations a hundred steps away. If it is anti-aircraft fire, it can even destroy the opponent's war effortlessly before the two armies engage in battle."
Hearing this, Li Shimin's expression became more solemn, and in the blink of an eye, Zhang Yang had more ways to die.
"Your Majesty, how much iron ore did we use for a spring in Lishan? That all requires silver. In order to make the spring, we also spent two thousand silver coins."
"Just for the spring?"
"Um."
"How come I remember that you saved the rest of the hematite?"
"Well, the development of technology consumes resources, and the remaining hematite will soon be insufficient, so Lishan later purchased a lot of iron ore from Chaozhong, saying that the steam engine cast by His Highness the King of Wei was just purchased from the iron ore. Copper and iron ore, it costs more than 5,000 guan to purchase fine copper from the imperial court, and 7,000 guan for iron materials. Taking into account manpower and various consumption, the cost in three years is 20,000 guan. Does Your Majesty still think this is a small amount of money?"
Li Shimin was silent. He really couldn't figure out how Zhang Yang calculated this account and how Li Shan's money was spent.
I always felt that Lishan did not spend so much money, and I also felt that Zhang Yang's words seemed correct.
Li Shimin was really unwilling to give him five thousand guan.
Zhang Yang continued: "Your Majesty can also pay part of the money first, and the remaining money can be replaced by resources."
Seeing that there was room for maneuver in the money, Li Shimin immediately nodded, "Just tell me what you need, and I can give it to you."
"Ten stones of hematite will be discounted by one hundred guan. The specific discount will depend on the quality of the iron ore. Your Majesty, don't think of substituting it with inferior quality. Our blacksmiths in Lishan are top-notch in craftsmanship and have a very good understanding of iron ore." High."
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, "Ten stones of hematite only cost a hundred pounds? You want 500 stones of iron ore?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "If your majesty cannot afford five hundred shi of hematite, you can also pay me directly."
Five hundred stones of iron ore is a concept, which can build a hill.
Li Shimin's breathing was heavy, "Don't you think the price is inappropriate?"
"Since Your Majesty cares about the iron ore, then pay the money."
"Then do I want to pay?"
"Then give me the money, by the way! This is only the price of one artillery piece. Your Majesty can definitely buy a few more."
Knowing that this kid must be taking advantage of the situation, Li Shimin couldn't let him get his way and didn't want him to succeed.
Finally, this time the bargaining was very unpleasant and the deal was not concluded. Li Shimin waved his sleeves and left.
This is how it is to negotiate prices with the emperor. The emperor always feels that the world belongs to him, and as long as he wants something he wants, he will take it.
Zhang Yang didn't want to tolerate the emperor's problem, and the emperor had to pay for his vacation in Lishan Mountain.
It's okay to live here. If the emperor doesn't want to pay, he can ask the emperor's son, Prince Wei, to pay and the money will be deducted from his account.
After the emperor left, Zhang Yang walked to the kitchen, opened the lid and was greeted by the aroma of beef.
The beef in sauce is now mature and is waiting to be cooled before eating.
Zhang Yang picked up a piece and put it in his mouth to taste. The soy sauce beef made from yak did not taste good.
At least it can be regarded as beef, adding some dishes to the family.
Except for one of Lishan's five yaks that was given to the villagers that day, the rest were turned into soy sauce beef. The beef bones had been boiling in the pot for two days and two nights.
When you open the lid, you will smell the smell of beef on Lishan Mountain.
Today's meal still had beef bone soup. Zhang Yang fished out a cow bone and threw it to the bears at home.
As for the big tube bones, they are for the younger brothers and sisters who are growing up.
Yak dung is very important to the Tibetan people, and yak dung is a good building material and a good fuel.
The Tubo people will not slaughter yaks easily.
