Zhang Yang said melancholy: "Will the government give me a salary?"
"Why should the county prince care about salary?"
"Of course I care, this is the reward for my labor."
Cen Wenwen thought for a moment and then said: "If your Majesty does not give you a salary next time, I will definitely advise you."
Zhang Yang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Wen Wen, we are friends."
"Well, I'm resigning."
"I won't send it."
When others left, Zhang Yang glanced at the redundant uncle and nephew Li Tai and Li Xiaogong who were squatting under the tree.
With so many thoughts on his mind, ignorance and tyranny are the biggest enemies of Lishan's development.
Li Shimin is not yet an autocratic person, but the prejudice in the court is Lishan's biggest enemy.
This prejudice comes from their past experiences and historical materials they have learned in the past.
The development of Lishan is unfamiliar to these people, and the production level of Lishan is something they have never reached.
It is precisely because of this that people in the world have prejudices against Lishan, and even have serious hostility towards Lishan.
Zhang Yang felt like he was going crazy if he thought about this all day long, hearing the hearty laughter coming from far away.
I don't know what Li Tai said to make Prince Hejian laugh like this.
I envy Prince Hejian's state of mind, he is always able to live a free and easy life.
Stopping in an open space in the village, her daughter was learning skills from Hong Fu Nu.
She learned the moves to kick and punch.
The short limbs are also clumsy.
Not long after, the warrior Yu came.
"County Marquis." He bowed and saluted.
"Ying Guogong has some leisure time today."
The warrior Xun stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The county prince is still free, and he can watch his children learn martial arts here."
"Actually, I'm also busy."
Zhang Yang stood in the rain and whispered.
The rain has subsided, but the wind has become colder.
Warrior Xun stepped forward and said: "The county princes have proposed to return farmland, return forests to forests, and build river canals. From last year to now, the government has not approved any of them."
Zhang Yang's eyes looked tired and frustrated, and he replied: "I thought that the court would be able to think about the problem in my way. I preconceptionally thought that my point of view was right, so I hoped that they would also agree with my point of view. In this way Wishful thinking was my fault."
Warrior Xun smiled and said: "If the county prince can realize this, I will feel relieved."
This Lishan was less than thirty years old. He was farsighted and ambitious. He could be effective in the court and manage a place in the countryside.
The only flaw is his weird quirks.
"Does the county prince still think that Guanzhong needs to return farmland to build water conservancy projects?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "I will continue to mention these things in the future."
"Aren't you afraid that the DPRK and China will object again?"
"Mr. Ying, it's easy to give up on something. Failure is also common. I don't think failure is a shameful thing. It is shameful to fail and fail to make progress and to fall down."
Warrior Xun frowned and said, "This is very interesting."
Zhang Yang smiled awkwardly, "This sentence comes from a person named Wang Shouren."
The rain has stopped, and there are still water droplets falling from the bamboo hat. The sky is gloomy, and it seems that it will continue to rain.
Samurai Yun is mainly responsible for production scheduling in the village. Like Shangguan Yi, he is often too busy to keep his feet off the ground.
"The county prince still plans to continue to remonstrate?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "I feel that remonstrance will bring trouble and will not be of any benefit to my plan, so I don't plan to remonstrate now."
"How to do that?"
“Give evidence, practice, seek truth from facts, don’t talk nonsense.”
Warrior Xun nodded, "Yes, I admire you."
His daughter's study was over today, and Zhang Yang took her home.
Xiong Da's back was wet, so Xiao Qingqing had no choice but to follow in his father's footsteps.
The father and daughter walked up the mountain with their hands folded in their hands, their brows furrowed in exactly the same expression.
The rain stopped for a while and started falling again.
Zhang Yang stood under the eaves of his house, watching the rain falling one after another, silent.
Having just changed her daughter's clothes, Li Yue was sitting under the eaves with a basin in hand, washing the wet clothes.
"The weather will always be fine."
Hearing his wife's words, Zhang Yang nodded slightly and whispered: "When I was a child, my hometown was a very poor place."
Whenever her husband talks about the past, she always listens patiently.
Zhang Yang sat in the rocking chair and watched the rain falling on the Huaqing Pool. The water of Huaqing Pool reflected the home.
Under the water of rain, the home reflected in the water becomes blurry.
"Since I started studying, the teacher came from a prosperous place to the poor village in my hometown. At that time, my elders told me to study hard and go to a better place after reading well."
After a pause, Zhang Yang recalled the memories of his previous life that came to mind again and again, and said: "My hometown is very poor, the environment is not good, and more and more people are leaving. The elders in my hometown told me that it is not a good place. If you can go out, don't come back. If you come back, you can only continue to suffer like the older generation."
Li Yue wrung out the washed clothes and asked again: "Did your husband go back later?"
Zhang Yang took a sip of tea and didn't say much. He just stared at the rain in the sky in a daze.
To the west of the Weishui River, Shangguan Yi, the young minister of Taifu Temple, was riding his horse to various villages and counties to inform Guanzhong that the flood season of the Yellow River was coming.
Let the counties prepare for the flood season, and Shangguan Yi will handle this matter all by himself.
He has always been very good at lobbying various counties and instructing villagers to prepare for diverting water and draining ditches.
He came to the upper reaches of the Weishui River, where the water flow was very fast, and looked from the river to a barren mountain in the distance.
The rain sprinkled on the mountain, and I saw that some sand had washed down, and stones rolled down the mountainside.
His eyes fell from the mountain to the fields at the foot of the mountain.
He called a villager to stop him. The rain was so heavy that the villager also rushed home.
Shangguan Yi explained his purpose of coming to him and informed him of his identity. Only then did the villager tell him the location of this place and the ownership of these acres.
"If you build a stone wall around the field, I'm afraid there will be a flash flood here."
The villager didn't know what kind of official Taifu Temple Shaoqing was, and he also explained that these matters had to go through the local county magistrate, who would preside over the arrangement.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the sound of rain drowned out the voices. Shangguan Yi had no choice but to ride his horse to inform the local magistrate.
At this moment, in Chang'an City, the imperial city is still very busy.
Changsun Wuji was talking with Wei Zheng.
"Everyone in the world is just running for power, but Zhang Yang has been avoiding the word power."
Wei Zheng heard this and replied: "That boy comes from a rural background. He doesn't know how to wield power or use power. What are you talking about?"
Changsun Wuji smiled, "There is also Xu Jingzong under Zhang Yang. He only knows how to wield power but does not know how to use it. Does Mr. Zheng think Xu Jingzong and Zhang Yang are the same kind of people?"
In terms of political opinions, Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji had always been at odds with each other. When they sat down separately, they could still talk calmly.
No matter what, it was all for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. The ultimate goal of these two people was the same.
Wei Zheng said loudly: "The auxiliary machine thinks too highly of that boy. Zhang Yang is not a man who is good at manipulating power. In comparison, he is not even as good as Xu Jingzong and others."
Changsun Wuji added: "Maybe Jingzong relies on him very much."
"Well, all the achievements of the Ministry of Rites started from him. Xu Jingzong naturally has to rely on him. Is there any other option besides relying on him? Now he is the Minister of Rites and is highly valued by His Majesty. But without Zhang Yang, in the Under the arrangement of your Duke Zhao Guo, will Xu Jingzong be able to succeed?"
Changsun Wuji did not agree with Wei Zheng's words and explained: "I used to despise Zhang Yang and Xu Jingzong, but now I don't. Without Zhang Yang, Xu Jingzong can still stand in the court."
Wei Zheng was well aware of the struggle between the DPRK and the Central Government. Facing the growing power of Changsun Wuji, he deliberately restricted but was unable to stop it.
Fortunately, facing His Majesty, Changsun Wuji did not dare to act recklessly.
Fortunately, the young faction headed by Xu Jingzong is also growing day by day, and it has been waxing and waning from the beginning.
Nowadays, the young faction is also growing, although there is only one branch of the Rites Department.
In terms of internal governance, Changsun Wuji was the strongest, but in terms of diplomacy, the Ministry of Rites still held absolute real power, and this old fox could not reach the Ministry of Rites.
Wei Zheng stood up, stopped talking to him, and left Zhongshu Province.
There is always something going on in this world, and no matter how powerful Changsun Wuji is, he will still have his opponents.
It rained for three days, and within three days the water levels in various rivers in Guanzhong rose sharply.
Shangguan Yi, the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, traveled to various counties and persuaded the magistrates of each county to make early preparations. Each county spontaneously surrounded the fields, dredged the rivers, and dug ditches for drainage.
The situation in the lower reaches east of the Weishui River is very serious. Flash floods have already occurred in three villages and counties.
For the DPRK, it was just three or two flash floods. Not many fields were submerged and buried, and it would not affect this year's spring plowing.
The court still didn't take it seriously. Since nothing serious happened, life was still the same as before.
The sky is still gray, and the rain comes and goes.
Zhang Yang stood at the foot of Lishan Mountain and gave instructions to Shangguan Yi. In addition to him, there were about a dozen young people from the village following him, all around fifteen or sixteen years old, as well as a few old farmers who had just been recruited this year.
"Brother Shangguan, thank you for your hard work these days." Zhang Yang patted his shoulder to show his sincerity.
Shangguan Yi hurriedly said: "What the County Marquis said is true. There have been many flash floods in recent days. It was okay to stop a few places, but if it rains again, it will be out of control."
Looking up at the sky, the gloomy sky seemed to be falling.
The water levels of the eight rivers in Guanzhong are getting higher and higher.
From the topographic point of view, eight rivers surround Chang'an City, which has contributed to the prosperity of Guanzhong. Once such a water system floods, it will be difficult to control.
Listening to Shangguan Yi's story, the water level has stopped now, and all the fields in various places have been saved.
Logically speaking, things should stop at this point.
"Brother Shangguan, don't you think the weather is getting warmer too quickly?"
The sky was still gloomy, but the monsoon wind was much warmer.
Zhang Yang frowned and said: "After heavy rains, the earth is moist. Once the weather is clear, the moist earth is the best soil for mosquitoes to breed. The drowned snakes, insects, rats and ants will also become the source of diseases."
Shangguan Yi said seriously: "Then clean up the river and clean up the sediment."
Zhang Yang nodded slightly, and then warned: "Go to the medical center and ask Sun Simiao to select a few people with good medical skills, look around, and call on the villagers to clean up the sand and prevent pests, dysentery and typhoid fever."
"Here!"
Shangguan Yi responded loudly.
Looking at the people in front of him again, Zhang Yang said again: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work!"
A group of half-grown village boys saluted the magistrate in front of them, "We are willing to die for the magistrate!"
Zhang Yang waved his hand and said: "I won't die if I die, please listen to Shangguan Yi's arrangements."
"Here!"
A group of teenagers agreed in style.
Shangguan Yi took them away. Zhang Yang sat on the stone steps at the foot of the mountain and took out some fried beans from his arms.
Several puppies from the village gathered around, and Zhang Yang fed the dogs with a smile on his face.
Shangguan Yi went to the medical clinic again, asked a few doctors, and hurriedly left Lishan. They came to Bashang, and the order of the Taifu Temple asked the county magistrate to organize the villagers to clean up the sand.
And sprinkle some white stone powder in the mud and waterlogged areas to kill insects.
Stone powder is saltpeter powder and can be sprinkled around the home to repel insects.
After this rainy season, it is the time when insects and ants grow wildly.
Shangguan Yi also used the Taifu Temple Order to order the villagers not to dump garbage at will and urinate and defecate anywhere.
There was an order from Taifu Temple, and the county magistrate immediately agreed.
There are many rules, and you don't dare to express your dissatisfaction. If something happens and you fail to follow the requirements of Taifu Temple, you will be exiled at the least, and you will be killed at the worst.
Don't dare to be rude, and give decoction to anyone with wind and cold until they recover.
Taifu Temple does things without asking for anything in return. Villages and counties all over the country praise Taifu Temple for its good people and good deeds.
In Chang'an City, Li Shimin was concerned about the news of the Yellow River flood season. He was very pleased to hear that Taifu Temple's efforts to control the floods in the past two days were quite effective.
Li Junxian walked into Ganlu Hall and reported: "Your Majesty, Shangguan Yi left Lishan with a group of people."
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "What are you going to do?"
"Back to Your Majesty, they went to villages and counties in various places to clean up sediment, drain waterlogging, prevent insects and ants, and prevent epidemic diseases."
Hearing this, Li Shimin looked more appreciative and said with a smile: "It seems that I didn't make a mistake in asking him to be the Minister of Taifu Temple."
The emperor had a sense of accomplishment in his heart, which came from vision and arrangement.
Zhang Yang is a boy with bad morals and has recently developed an unspeakable quirk.
Li Shimin's face was solemn and he asked again: "Did Zhang Yang bury the dead man's bones?"
Li Junxian replied: "It is said that I asked Master Yan to draw the skeleton, and Lishan wanted to store it. General Yan Li asked his brother Yan Lide to draw it for him. Now the painting has not been handed over to Lishan, and the skeleton has not been buried yet."
Hearing this, Li Shimin's face became more solemn, and he said solemnly: "If he didn't bury the bones, why would he keep them now?"
"I don't know about my humble position."
"Where are the others?"
Li Junxian replied in a panic: "The county prince is still in Lishan Mountain. After giving orders to Shangguan Yi, he sat down at the foot of the mountain to feed the dogs."
"Feed the dog?!"
Li Shimin's tone rose a little, and he was a little surprised and a little angry.
It rained not only in Guanzhong, but also in all parts of the Central Plains. After leaving Luoyang along the Yellow River, waterlogging occurred in Henan, Shandong and other places.
Horses from various places came to Chang'an City to submit memorials and report the situation in various places.
