"For ten artillery pieces, I spent so much iron ore and two thousand silver coins. It took me a year to build Taiye Pond but I still haven't found it yet. He is living a prosperous life every day."
Queen Changsun sighed, life in the palace would be difficult in the future.
I thought about it at the beginning, but I didn’t expect it now.
In order to solve the embarrassing situation of the DPRK and the Central Government, Zhang Yang did a lot of things to increase revenue and reduce expenditures, and helped the DPRK and Central Government to tide over the difficulties. After going back and forth, the expenses in the palace were not much relaxed.
When Li Shimin arrived at Lishan Mountain, he saw a group of children lying in the sun and taking a nap. The water from the upstream hot spring pool continued to flow into the Huaqing Pool. Water continued to flow out of the hill, forming a small waterfall. If you look carefully, you can see several Statue of a bear cub.
The bear-sized statue is still standing in Huaqing Pool, and there is no intention to continue to carve it out. This stone statue is still the same as in previous years, and the bear does not look like a bear.
Li Shimin walked around Huaqing Pool and walked to the house where the children were still asleep.
Li Yue quickly greeted him and saluted, "Father, the emperor, mother, the queen."
Queen Changsun smiled and said: "Where is Zhang Yang?"
"My husband is busy in the workshop."
Li Shimin took another look at his son and daughter, who were lying on the ground and sleeping in the sun. They were covered with thin blankets.
After taking a look at the food on the table, Li Shimin lost interest and was full after eating walnuts.
There was still some beef soup in the clay pot, so I poured myself a bowl.
While drinking broth, Li Shimin came to the workshop with a bowl.
In the workshop, Zhang Yang was polishing some ironware while wearing a mask.
Li Shimin drank the broth and saw that the boy didn't notice him, so he kept watching.
Zhang Yang pushed the pull rod with one hand, slowly brought the iron pestle in the fixture closer to the flywheel, polished it for a while, and then measured it with a ruler.
Only then did he notice His Majesty standing aside.
"Your Majesty is here to eat for dinner again?"
"I always feel that building ten cannons doesn't require so much iron ore and silver."
Zhang Yang added: "Even if your Majesty comes to Lishan to eat every day, you can't get back so much money."
After drinking the soup in the bowl in one breath, I had to admit the fact that two thousand guan of silver, plus those iron materials, could not be eaten with just one mouth.
After recognizing the facts, the Tian Khan put down the soup bowl, sat down and watched carefully how this boy used the lathe and how to make firearms.
Zhang Yang looked up at the drawings and measured with the ruler in his hand.
Noticing this strange and ingenious ruler, he asked, "What are you measuring?"
Zhang Yang explained with a smile: "This thing is called a vernier caliper. Any casting is inseparable from a ruler."
"That's true. Craftsmen can control every detail of their creations."
"So, His Highness the King of Wei said that this ruler was made from Lishan Mountain, so it is called Lishan Ruler."
Li Shimin's face showed a tangled look, "Qingque is a kid who chose a random name. This thing should be called Zhenguan Ruler."
After Zhang Yang took the measurements, he sighed and threw away the parts in his hands, and made another defective product.
The pressure screw of the artillery primer is a very delicate part, and if the size is even a few centimeters different, it will easily explode the barrel.
Zhang Yang scratched his head and removed the flywheel of the lathe, replaced it with a smaller flywheel, and continued polishing.
After sitting for an hour from noon to now, Li Shimin felt a little sleepy. He was tired and had nothing to say, "Can you tell me how to make artillery?"
Zhang Yang relaxed his back and sat down.
When using the lathe, you need to bend down and exert force. Every time you use it for an hour, you are so tired that you can't straighten your back.
"If you continue like this, you will definitely strain your lumbar muscles."
"Is the artillery really as powerful as you say?"
"Your Majesty, the principle of this object is similar to that of fireworks, and it is also the same as the principle of the gunpowder cartridge I made, except that the artillery is more powerful and the structure is more complex."
Zhang Yang pointed to the drawing hanging on the wall, "Your Majesty, please take a look at the primer device. If you master this device, you will master the core technology of artillery."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Only you can create this thing?"
Zhang Yang took off his gloves and picked up the big teacup on the side, "Even if His Majesty gets the drawings, the state's craftsmanship cannot produce such fine parts."
"You shouldn't be so arrogant. There are many masters in this world."
"The cutting process is not that simple. Without lathes and Lishan's casting techniques, it may not be possible to make it. The required iron materials are all fine iron cast from Lishan."
Li Shimin looked at the drawings and said the strongest words.
Let alone casting, the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry had difficulty reading these drawings. Some people could not even understand the drawings with such complicated lines, let alone casting.
Lishan's technology is the moat. Li Shimin felt that the drawing looked complicated, and he didn't understand why the drawing was made like this. He felt bored and stood up and left.
Zhang Yang recorded today's results in his book and walked out of the workshop.
The children had just woken up, and Dongyang followed his brother-in-law sleepily, "I told my father about the cause of the flash flood."
Zhang Yang nodded, but His Majesty didn't mention it at all just now.
Dongyang said again: "Father said that the acres of cultivated land in Guanzhong are not enough. How can we return it to farmland?"
"There is a lot of barren land in Guanzhong that cannot grow food, but it can be used to grow trees, such as poplar euphratica trees."
"Is it like that Dickson planted trees in the Hexi Corridor and was repeatedly impeached by the government?"
Zhang Yang walked into the library and nodded, "They thought it was wrong for the land not to grow food, but they never thought that the land in Guanzhong would become increasingly barren, and the yellow sand would sweep across Longyou and even reach Jingyang to the west of Chang'an. In addition, the water level of the Jing River It decreases every year, and in a few years the well water in Chang'an City will taste bad."
"In fact, as early as the Han Dynasty, Luoyang was repeatedly mentioned as a capital city. After the Han Dynasty, a palace was also built in Luoyang, and the ruins are still there today. Since then, some people have said that Guanzhong has long been barren and is not suitable for building a capital."
Dongyang helped organize the books, and she put the books back to their original positions according to the labels, "But there is Hangu Pass in Chang'an City, and Hangu Pass is one of the most important passes in the world. Grandpa Huang is occupying Hangu Pass, and my father is known as Hangu Pass is the rear, heading east to Hebei and south to Yangzhou."
"What you said is indeed correct. Therefore, Guanzhong must be managed and the Qinchuan Plain cannot deteriorate any further."
"Brother-in-law, do you need me to give advice to my father?"
Zhang Yang sighed: "No need, just say it once."
She grinned, "Brother-in-law, if there is anything else, just tell Dongyang."
"You go and supervise Zhinu to do his homework."
"good."
The girl jumped away, feeling a great sense of accomplishment in helping her brother-in-law.
Let Dongyang explain to Li Shimin the cause of the flash flood, and at least advise him to pay attention to the soil and water.
The water in Huaqing Pool is not filled until dusk. When the pool is full, the water surface becomes calm.
After a busy day in the workshop, he put the drawings in the library for sorting. After a busy day, Zhang Yang jumped into the pool, lay flat and looked up at the dusk sky, washing away the fatigue of the day.
Xiong Da also jumped into the pool. The owner of the house liked cold water baths and he also liked it.
Seeing the bear swimming towards him, Zhang Yang climbed on the bear's back. Its broad back was very comfortable.
"You tell me! Whatever Qingqing wants to do, you lead her to do it. Why do you listen to her in everything?"
The bear turned over and Zhang Yang fell into the water again.
The bear refused to climb on its back again.
Seeing that it still had a temper, Zhang Yang cursed angrily: "Is it easy for me to raise you like this?"
The bear roared loudly and raised its paws.
One person and one bear started fighting in the water. Zhang Yang pressed the bear under the water, and the bear pushed it away with his paws. Once the bear entered the water, its hair was slick and it was difficult to grasp, making it difficult to grab.
The fight was inextricable in Huaqing Pool...
In the end, everyone and the bear were tired. Zhang Yang had a few red marks on his body that had been caught by the bear, and Zhang Yang also had a few more bear hairs in his hand.
Seeing her husband walking back into the house wet, Li Yue asked in surprise: "What's wrong with my husband?"
Zhang Yang put on clean clothes and "had a fight with the bear."
"Yeah! I won."
added.
If the daughter got into trouble, it was because the bear failed to take care of the child.
Li Yue applied hot water to the red marks on her husband's back. These were all scratched out by the bear. Fortunately, there was no blood, and blood marks could be faintly seen.
It can be seen that the bear has not really taken action, and only the husband is its opponent.
Knowing that her father was involved in a fight with Xiong Da, her daughter held up a bamboo stick and began to teach Xiong Da, "Let you bully Dad!"
She swung the bamboo stick and hit Xiong Da on the body, but it was a pity that such a thin bamboo stick could not cause any harm to him.
In front of its little master, it sat squatting with its head lowered, looking aggrieved.
Aunt Yang advised: "This is how raising animals is, and now that it has grown so big, the county prince needs to fight with it to release its ferocity."
Xiao Qingqing said aggrievedly: "Really?"
Aunt Yang nodded, "This way it can be more obedient."
"Well, I'll spare you this once." She waved her fist.
The next day, Zhang Yang scratched yesterday's wound and threw a piece of beef with soy sauce to Xiong Da. They reconciled one person and one Xiong.
Today is the Jingzhe, a time when all things revive. Zhang Yang took Xiong Da down the mountain, "Today I will take you to plow the land."
The bear swayed his body fat and ran towards the field first.
After a plow was hitched to it, Zhang Yang sat on its back and drove it to plow the land.
This bear is actually very strong, and plowing the fields is not a problem for it at all, and the villagers have become accustomed to this bear that can plow fields.
Only the officers and soldiers guarding the outside of the village looked at him one after another.
It was eye-opening for a moment to see a man riding on the back of a bear and letting the bear plow the fields.
I had a fight with a bear yesterday and it became much docile.
The emperor was still on vacation in Lishan Mountain, and the main court meeting was postponed to the spring equinox.
Shangguan Yi has already chosen the place to build the academy, which is one mile away from the official road outside Lishan Village.
Although Li Tai never asked Yan Liben for help, he often read letters from his daughter.
It is said that His Highness the King of Wei is worried about the construction of the academy. Yan Liben, who has always been an upright man and an official, used his power for the first time to seek personal gain for His Highness the King of Wei for his son-in-law.
Outside the village, Li Tai looked at the craftsmen brought by Yan Liben with a smile on his face, and was about to take them to get drunk.
Yan Liben, an official, felt guilty and did not dare to drink any more.
"Your Highness King Wei, these people are masons, stonemasons, and carpenters. They are good at building houses. They are good people and have good craftsmanship."
Li Tai held Yan Liben's hand melancholy, his eyes almost bursting into tears with emotion, "You are really..."
Seeing what His Majesty the King of Wei was going to say, Yan Liben quickly waved his hand and said: "I hope His Majesty the King of Wei will build the academy and return these craftsmen to the Ministry of Works, and ask them to build the palace for His Majesty in the future."
"I must remember this."
After saying that, Yan Liben lowered his bamboo hat and tried to cover his face, "I will go back first."
Turning to leave, he waved his hand again and said: "His Royal Highness, King Wei, don't send me away, don't send me away."
If you want to blame, it's strange. Li Tai moved her with emotion, Xiaozhi with reason, and then resorted to cruel tricks, and had a miserable relationship with his own Princess Wei.
Yan Liben was shaken. The official's conscience, which had always been his duty as Minister of Industry, was also corrupted. He began to use his power and mobilized manpower to bring six craftsmen to Lishan.
As long as His Royal Highness the King of Wei returns the person after use, it doesn't matter.
Yan Liben left quickly.
At this moment, in front of Lishan Village, the emotion on Li Tai's face had long since disappeared, and he was looking excited, "What was your original salary and salary at the Ministry of Industry?"
Several people looked at each other speechless. The leader of the craftsman was a middle-aged man with half-white beard and hair, "Your Highness King Wei, we and Master Chengqing Yan are just here to help Lishan. After helping Lishan build the house, we are going back. "
Li Tai took them into the village and asked the guards to surround them.
There were craftsmen on the spot who were worried, "What is your Highness King Wei doing?"
Li Tai had a gentle smile on his face, and he could be as affectionate as he was friendly. "As far as I know, your salary at the Ministry of Industry is sixty yuan a month. Although you can usually buy wood, stone, or recruit laborers, you can Earn some scraps from it, more than a hundred dollars a month?"
Several people looked at each other in silence again.
"If you can come to Lishan, Lishan can give you 500 yuan a month and arrange accommodation. When the academy is completed, you can stay in Lishan and teach students crafts in the academy, build houses, roads, and bridges. Can."
The six craftsmen present were talking quietly.
Seeing that they had not replied after discussing for a long time, Li Tai put away his smile and said, "Everyone, how about having a meal first and then going to see where to build the academy?"
Everyone nodded and did not refuse.
We sat around a long table, with pots of food on the table, including meat and vegetables. Although it was still early spring, I didn't expect that there would be vegetables in Lishan, let alone drinks.
They had never had such a sumptuous meal before. Although mutton was cheap, they would feel tired after eating too much.
Seeing everyone eating, Li Tai walked away a little, waved to a guard, and whispered: "Go and find out where these craftsmen live, bring their families to Lishan, and then find out their relationships." contacts."
"Let's make arrangements now. His Highness, King Wei, is very clever."
"Well, my brother-in-law taught me well."
After letting the three or two guards leave, Li Tai straightened his clothes and toasted the craftsmen.
The more they drank and forgot themselves, the better Li Tai's mood became. When these people were drunk, he asked his guards to take them to rest.
Princess Wei walked out of the house, "Your Highness, has father made all the arrangements?"
Li Tai nodded heavily, his expression a little more solemn, "Your father should also retire from the court. He is a craftsman, but he doesn't know how to survive in the court."
