For Tubo, yaks are both family property and a status symbol. The more cattle they control, the higher their status in Tubo will be.
The yak is also a good means of transportation and is an indispensable animal for the Tibetan people's production operations.
Seeing that there are more than ten jars at home filled with soy sauce beef, I feel very comfortable just looking at it.
The adults in the village are very busy, and the children also have to go to school.
The little princess became the most leisurely person in the village, and the entire Lishan Mountain belonged to her family.
Xiao Qingqing rode Xiong Da around the village, patrolling the territory together.
This child was brought up by Xiong Da. She and Xiong Da have a close connection, and they are the closest to each other.
The bear also regarded the little princess as his own child.
While talking to Xiong Da, "Dad said that Lishan should be tidied up, but why are there still so many weeds?"
Xiong Da understands human language and even nods.
The villagers all knew that the bear in Lishan was about to become a spirit. They had never seen an animal be so understanding of human nature.
When he reached the emperor's palace, Xiong Da stopped and leaned down.
Xiao Qingqing looked at the emperor's residence. The emperor came to live in Lishan, and his residence was not very good.
This bear is very big. Just when it moves around, it makes the palace maids here look frightened. It is half a person tall, and it would be easy for this animal to stand upright and knock down a strong man.
Although it is docile now, it is also terrifying.
"Are you here?" Queen Changsun said with a smile.
"Well, mother asked me to come and say hello to the queen."
"Um."
Seeing the queen nodding, Xiao Qingqing said again: "Xiong Da, go and wait outside."
Hearing this, the bear walked out of the house step by step with heavy steps, and then sat at the door.
Queen Changsun looked at this little girl and asked in a low voice: "Would you like to live in Chang'an City in the future?"
Xiao Qingqing followed the queen into the house. She found a table and sat down. When she saw the mess in front of the table, she started to clean it up.
She felt relieved when all the desks in front of her were cleared.
This is a child who loves to be clean, and Empress Changsun made a judgment in her heart.
"My granddaughter doesn't like Chang'an City."
Hearing this, Empress Changsun frowned and said, "Why?"
Xiao Qingqing explained: "I have been to Chang'an City. Chang'an City is very chaotic. The gate of the city smells very bad, and there are many people. It is very crowded and chaotic."
"But there are not so many people in the palace."
"The palace is very big, but it is not as comfortable as Lishan. My granddaughter will be very unhappy if she is kept in the palace all the time."
At the beginning, His Majesty decreed that this girl should be accepted as a disciple.
Looking at her attitude, she was reluctant.
Empress Changsun hesitated whether this was her own idea or Zhang Yang and Yue'er's.
It was His Majesty's wish to accept her as a disciple.
For the sake of power, the emperor even plotted against his own sons and daughters.
Zhang Yang is a very smart man, can't he understand His Majesty's thoughts?
If she could not become a disciple, the queen felt a little disappointed. After sitting down next to her, the queen asked kindly: "Why are you clearing this table like this?"
"Dad always said that things should be arranged neatly and not in a mess."
Empress Changsun nodded. This child spoke clearly and conversed well, and could be so calm when facing adults.
Unlike the prince's son Li Xiang, that child speaks hesitantly and is always speechless in front of adults. He knows etiquette if he is to be sensible, but he is not as smart as Xiao Qingqing.
"What would you do if your father asked you to come to the palace?" the queen asked her lovingly.
"I don't know what to do either?"
The queen caressed her granddaughter's hair lovingly. She was such a spirited little girl. Her eyebrows and eyes were like Zhang Yang's, and her face and mouth were more like Yue'er.
She was born in Lishan, and was pampered by the Supreme Emperor. She had bright eyes and was so energetic.
It is said that she has not been sick since her birth. Like her newborn grandson, she was also very strong when she was born, and she is also so smart.
The queen held her little hand and said, "You are more like your father."
Xiao Qingqing grinned playfully, "Daddy has too much stubble, I don't like it."
Hearing this, the Queen smiled again, with a little more distress in her eyes. The relationship between Lishan and His Majesty is so complicated.
What this child will face in the future is the conflict between His Majesty and Li Shan.
The queen just felt that such a cute child should not be caught in the fight between His Majesty and Li Shan.
"If you don't want to be my disciple, then you won't do it, but there is a condition."
Xiao Qingqing frowned and said, "Does the queen also like to negotiate terms?"
Hearing this, Empress Changsun smiled again, "Your father also likes to negotiate terms?"
"Yes." Xiao Qingqing nodded heavily, "Dad always said that conditions must be negotiated in everything, and results must be derived from the conditions."
Speaking of the conditions, Xiao Qingqing stood up hurriedly and said, "The time has come. My granddaughter is going to learn running calligraphy from Mr. Ouyang Xun. I'm leaving."
With a satisfied smile on her face, the queen nodded, "Yes."
Xiao Qingqing hurriedly went out, climbed on the bear's back and said, "Xiong Da, let's go to Mr. Ouyang Xun's house."
The bear walked with heavy steps, and three or two palace maids chased him out to see. They were amazed to see that this girl could drive such a big animal, and they started talking in low voices.
Xiao Qingqing sat on the back of the bear and hummed songs while walking. Li Shimin and Zhang Yang, who had just come down the mountain, were in a bad mood after some bargaining and walked with a straight face.
Meeting Xiao Qingqing riding on the back of a bear, she grinned at the emperor.
The child's innocent smile looked very comfortable, and the boredom after bargaining with Zhang Yang just now has also alleviated a lot.
"What are you doing?" Li Shimin still had a straight face.
Xiao Qingqing patted the bear's back, and it stopped.
She was raised by a bear and has always gotten along well with the bear.
If Zhang Yang and Yue'er are not around, it can also protect its little master very well.
Li Shimin looked at the animal, but it aroused Xiong Da's vigilance. It would not let strangers touch it, let alone touch its little master.
Seeing the fierce look on the bear's face, Li Shimin took a step back and whispered: "I just went to see your father."
"What did grandpa and dad say?"
This grandpa is neither stranger nor stranger, nor familiar nor familiar.
"Did grandpa have a fight with dad again?"
Li Shimin smiled and said, "Why do you think your father and I will quarrel?"
Xiao Qingqing sat cross-legged on the bear's back, holding his feet wearing straw sandals with both hands, "Uncle Jin Wang said that dad often quarreled with His Majesty."
Li Shimin wanted to explain something more, but he heard this girl shout.
"Xiong Da, run! The time has come. Mr. Ouyang doesn't like me being late."
As if the bear could sense the anxious mood of its little master, it ran all the way towards the village.
The bear ran very fast, and you could still hear the girl laughing.
Li Shimin stood there and smiled. It was rare to see a child and an animal living so happily.
The innocence of children is very calming.
Li Shimin returned to the palace as he was much less angry at Zhang Yang's asking price.
Empress Changsun stepped forward and helped Her Majesty take off his heavy coat, "The child said he didn't want to come to Chang'an."
Li Shimin sat down and said in a deep voice: "The child is still young and not sensible."
"This kid is smart."
"Well, he is indeed very smart, and Yue'er taught him well."
His Majesty has always been prejudiced against Zhang Yang, and the Queen sighed again. It seems that His Majesty will not take back his orders easily.
And now that this child is four years old, will this child be able to endure his temper and live in the palace?
Li Shimin took a sip of tea and whispered: "Call Yan Liben."
The prince nodded and went to make arrangements.
In the afternoon, Yan Liben hurried to Lishan Mountain. After getting off his horse, he walked non-stop to the palace to meet His Majesty.
Li Shimin was walking back and forth with a solemn expression, "How much hematite is there in the Chao Zhong warehouse now?"
When His Majesty asked about this, Yan Liben was stunned for a while, and then replied: "Iron ore has been sent to the corvee from all over the country. At present, there are more than 6,000 stones of iron ore in the court, most of which are used to prepare ordnance."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Send all these hematite ores to Lishan."
"Why...why?"
"Whatever Lishan creates is what you need."
"Here."
Finally, the emperor took out the silver coins in front of the firearms, six thousand shi of hematite and two thousand guans of silver coins, and asked for ten cannons.
The hematite ore was transported into Lishan one by one, and it looked very gratifying. The warrior Xun counted the quantity and weight, and Master Jiang led people to confirm the quality of the iron material.
The scene of Zhang Yang standing on the mountain is very comfortable to watch, and the scene is also very gratifying. Is there any king in the world?
The emperor has the best resources in the world. If these resources are not used, it will be a waste.
Li Shimin felt sorry for his iron mines, which were enough to build ordnance for several Zhechong mansions.
"Your appetite grows and you want more and more."
The emperor's words were very low, like a calm lion.
Zhang Yang folded his hands and said: "It's not that I want more, but that the more His Majesty wants, the more he has to pay. It's just a transaction."
"It's not that I want more and more, but that you have to pay for whatever your Majesty wants. This is the same as buying and selling."
Li Shimin's expression became increasingly livid, "Are you saying that I am becoming more and more greedy?"
Zhang Yang looked solemn and leaned against the trunk of the maple tree, "Your Majesty, this deal is absolutely a bargain."
"If someone offers a higher price than me, will you sell the cannon to someone else?"
"Your Majesty is joking. Lishan's products are all used for production and construction. Without His Majesty's permission, how could we, Lishan, dare to manufacture firearms privately?"
The emperor stared at him for a while, and not long after, Xiao Qingqing came over with a thermos cup, "Dad, take the medicine."
Zhang Yang nodded, took the thermos cup and was about to drink, then said: "Your Majesty, would you like some drink?"
Li Shimin waved his sleeves and said, "I'll give you one month."
With these words, the emperor left.
Zhang Yang finished the soup in the cup, tied the cup around his waist, picked up his daughter and asked, "Are you going to Uncle Wei Wang's place to eat roast mutton again?"
Xiao Qingqing sat in her father's arms, shook her head and said, "Uncle King Wei didn't have roast lamb today, so my daughter went to eat roast duck."
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "Your uncle King Wei wants to lose weight, why is he still eating?"
"Hehe, Uncle King Wei didn't eat. He watched me eat."
Zhang Yang smiled helplessly and touched his daughter's face with the stubble on his chin.
Her little hands were unable to push, and after a while she rubbed her fat face in frustration.
After returning to Lishan with his daughter in his arms, Zhang Yang went to the greenhouse first. Although the weather was still late in spring, the planting of vegetables could not be delayed.
Aunt Wang brought a bunch of files and said, "The county prince was sent to the mountain by Shangguan Yi."
Zhang Yang looked at the apple trees and olive trees in the greenhouse. Several apple trees were growing quite well, and the olive trees were already half a person tall.
Due to the soil, water and climate, the olive trees did not grow well, the leaves were withered and there were no fruits.
Zhang Yang picked some vegetable seedlings and gave them to Aunt Yang, "Auntie, please give these vegetable seedlings to Shangguan Yi, and he will take them to plant."
"Here."
Then transplant some seedlings on the seedbed in the greenhouse to the vegetable field in the greenhouse.
Zhang Yang checked it out and found that radish was the best to grow and the first to be cultivated.
After the late spring cold passes, these vegetable seedlings are planted. When the warm spring arrives, pumpkins can be planted first, and grape seedlings can be planted in early summer.
Zhang Yang returned to the study, took out a few drawings, and asked Aunt Wang to take them to Master Jiang.
This is a drawing of artillery casting. The biggest difficulty in artillery casting is the barrel and barrel.
Recalling the old earth cannon, it was a big cannon barrel, and all the pots and pans were thrown into the barrel, or some fragments of rocks, or broken wood, helmets, and even shoes.
Stuff these things together and compact them, then light the fuse to blast out all the debris in the pipe.
It also has a certain degree of lethality and is not difficult to manufacture. The only difficulty is the casting process.
There are also some that use iron barrels to produce the effect of artillery.
Many rural earthen firearms are very convenient to use and simple to make.
However, you have to lie down when this kind of earth-cannon explodes, otherwise it will easily blow up your own people, and God knows where the things it explodes will fly to.
The primer device can only be cast by yourself. This thing is the core technology of the artillery.
Of course, making artillery does not require so much hematite, but Lishan lacks resources for future development. In the long run, the most urgent need right now is all kinds of materials.
Iron, coal, stone, and sand are all in short supply in Lishan Mountain right now.
Lishan now still has 80,000 shi of coal, plus this time's replenishment of 6,000 shi of hematite, as well as the rock sand sent earlier, these things are enough for Lishan to last for a while.
In the long run, we still need to control a resource land ourselves.
The files Shangguan Yi sent were all about the planning of the fields. He judged what vegetables were suitable to grow based on the soil quality, the distance of the water source, and the degree of irrigation.
Li Yue walked into the study and sat down aside, "I heard that my husband wants to make firearms again."
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Well, I promised your father to build ten artillery pieces."
"My husband once said that he would make artillery for our daughter to play with."
"If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot."
My daughter already has a lot of toys, and she needs to build an extra cannon for her to play with.
Zhang Yang held his wife's hand and thought: "We can build a small cannon, as long as the cannon can't hurt anyone."
"The husband underestimates his daughter."
"Yeah?"
"Even though she is well-behaved now, she has a lot on her mind."
