There are more than 700 officials in this imperial city, including the mayors and mayors of various districts in Chang'an City, a total of more than 3,000 people.
In the ruling and opposition parties, various factions are constantly fighting.
It is said that Zhao Guogong's lineage included Tang Shanshi, Chu Suiliang, Liu Jie and others.
Fang Xiang also has Cen Wenwen under his command, and now Gao Jifu has also become a faction of Fang Xiang.
And Duke Zheng had Ma Zhou, Xu Xiaode, and others under his command.
Everyone in the Ministry of Rites has their own faction.
And the generals are even more monolithic.
Shangguan Yi had heard about these fights between the DPRK and the Central Government, and also heard about Li Yifu beating people.
I don't want these fights to happen so quickly.
Listening to Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu's narration.
Shangguan Yi also understood and whispered: "Xia Guan comes from Lishan, so they think he is from the Lishan line."
Xu Jingzong sighed: "I know you have just entered the court, so you shouldn't get into this fight. But I have worked for the county marquis for many years, and the Shangguan brothers have done the same. Please relax. Whenever someone bullies someone in the court, you can inform the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Rites will seek justice for you."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yi saluted and said, "Thank you so much, Minister Xu, for taking care of me."
Li Yifu added: "Chu Suiliang is a narrow-minded man. You have to approve so many files alone."
There were many officials in the Secretary's Prison, and everyone was very curious about the new Secretary's Prison, but they didn't want to offend him.
Facing everyone's gaze, Shangguan Yi saluted and said: "After so many years in Lishan, what Xiaguan has learned the most is patience. If you have to be patient in doing things, you can figure it out slowly. As for these memorials, if you can finish them, please give me two Rest assured.”
Xu Jingzong saw Shangguan Yi's look more appreciative and said, "I won't disturb brother Shangguan anymore."
Shangguan Yi saluted and said goodbye.
Just two steps out of the secretary's prison, Li Yifu looked back again, and Shangguan Yi began to work hard.
He followed Xu Jingzong and whispered: "Xu Shangshu, this person should be from our Ministry of Rites. Why did you reject our overtures?"
"Yifu, if you want to please people, you must not be impatient. This Shangguan Yi has won the respect of His Majesty as soon as he entered the court. He is also so patient. This person will definitely be promoted to a higher position in time."
After Xu Jingzong finished speaking, he stroked his beard and said, "This person should not be underestimated."
Li Yifu whispered: "Xiaoguan understands, Xu Shangshu did not come to see Shangguan Yi. This time he came to see Shangguan Yi in front of so many people in the secretary's prison. It is bound to spread to Chu Suiliang's ears. This son has always been narrow-minded. You would think that Shangguan Yi is from the Ministry of Etiquette."
"We don't have to do anything, and they will target Shangguan Yi. Then the Ministry of Rites doesn't have to do anything, and this person will definitely come to serve."
Sometimes it's not a good thing if your subordinates are too smart.
Xu Jingzong felt that he was just giving it a try and didn't think it would be very useful. After all, Shangguan Yi had worked for the county marquis for many years, and his friendship with the Lishan county marquis was not as good as his own.
Looking at Li Yifu's expression again, Xu Jingzong was a little worried. Yifu was also very utilitarian.
When he walked to the Zhuque Gate and looked back at the entire imperial city, Xu Jingzong felt a little helpless. There were too many capable and smart people in the Ministry of Rites.
Lao Xu felt that it was not easy to be his boss, let alone Di Renjie, who was troublesome.
The Minister of Rites was very tired from his work, so Xu Jingzong had no choice but to sigh and continue walking towards Zhuque Street.
At dusk, there were no people in the imperial city.
The officials in the secretary's prison also dispersed early, leaving Shangguan Yi still approving the memorial. Unknowingly, he had already approved more than half of it.
These memorials are old things left over from the early years, such as checking the roster of supporting students in various places and the birthplaces of various scholars in Chongdefang who were preparing to take the imperial examination.
They are all very trivial things. It is a bit troublesome to check them, but it is not difficult at all.
In the past, in Lishan, it often took many years to do one thing, such as cultivating acres, recording crops, and dispatching goods.
There are always several things that need to be dealt with together.
The biggest skill I have learned in Lishan in the past few years is patience and doing things steadily and steadily.
What kind of person Zhang Yang is, that's what kind of person Lishan people are.
Hou Xi, a fisherman in Lishan County, can withstand the wait and boredom.
After so many years of waiting, I feel that these things are nothing now.
Before long, it was getting dark.
Shangguan Yi then put down his pen, tidied up, walked outside the secretary's prison and took a deep breath.
Looking around, it was quiet and there was no one around. Everyone had gone back early.
After closing the door of the Secretary's Prison, Shangguan Yi felt the chill of the spring night, tightened her clothes and walked out of the Zhuque Gate quickly.
As night approaches, Chang'an City is still very lively. There is no curfew yet. There are many pedestrians on Zhuque Street, and the lights look very smoky.
Shangguanyi bought some food on the street and returned home.
The people living in the east city of Chang'an City are all noble families, and it is an unexpected good thing to get along with Xu Xiaode as a neighbor.
His daughter was studying in Lishan, and the two families were close to Lishan and often talked to each other.
The ladies of the two families often discussed Lishan together when they walked together.
Although Xu Xiaode rarely visits, he still cares about his daughter.
The climate in Guanzhong is still very cold in April.
In Lishan, Zhang Yang was sitting in his study reading reports from surrounding counties. At night, Weibei was still freezing.
The temperature in Guanzhong is about zero to ten degrees.
The highest temperature during the day is about ten degrees.
The temperature is lower than last year.
The sandy sky appeared again in the northwest.
Taifu Temple needs to pay attention to weather changes at all times. It is the busy farming season and must arrange the farming conditions in each county.
In the past, Shangguan Yi arranged these things, but now these things all fall on him.
Xiao Sizi and Xiao Qingqing were sitting at the door of their house, and the two little girls were playing chess.
The younger brothers and sisters were also doing their homework, and Xu Hui and Xiao Wu arranged evening self-study for them.
In two years' time, they will all graduate, and Lishan's studies will be over. Qinghe and Gao Yang will both be thirteen years old.
Fifteen-year-old Xiao Wu is becoming more and more beautiful.
Compared to being one year older, the sixteen-year-old Xu Hui is also more temperamental.
Unknowingly, Li Lizhi is also over 18 years old.
Lishan gave them a childhood that was both tiring and fulfilling. Although Lishan's studies were arduous, at least it was better to live in a deep palace for a long time.
Princess Qinghe looked at the class schedule hanging on the wall and whispered: "There will be physical education class tomorrow morning."
After saying that, she looked at Princess Dongyang and asked, "Why don't you have physical education class tomorrow?"
Hearing this, Dongyang looked troubled and whispered: "Sister Huang allowed it."
Qinghe looked up at Sister Huang with a look of dissatisfaction on her face. Then she looked at Sister Dongyang's chest. She lowered her head and looked at her own, feeling inexplicably frustrated.
The couple in Lishan are very busy, and this year is the busiest time in Lishan.
Until late at night, the younger brothers and sisters went to bed, and so did the son and daughter.
The two aunts tidied the house.
The couple sat together and brushed their teeth. Both of them looked tired. Over the years, Li Yue had been busy arranging manpower and arranging various workshops with Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui.
Li Lizhi is busy organizing the material arrangements in the village.
As soon as Shangguan Yi left, all matters in the village fell on the three disciples.
Zhang Yang is busy preparing for this year's farming.
In the silence, he suddenly sighed.
Li Yue spit out the water she was gargling with and asked curiously: "Why do you sigh, husband?"
Putting down the cup and toothbrush in his hand, Zhang Yang whispered: "Where are the retirement days when I count money until my hands cramp? Why can't I see it?"
Li Yue smiled softly and added: "As far as my husband is concerned, only Lishan is thinking about the people and the country."
"Yes, there are no good people in this court."
The couple stood up at the same time and placed the small stool next to the door.
After Aunt Wang cleaned up the house, she glanced at the bedrooms of Her Royal Highness the Princess and the County Marquis with the lights still on, and whispered, "I'll take Xiong Da to patrol the mountains."
Aunt Yang first made sure that the doors and windows of the house were closed, and that the princess and princes had gone to bed. Then she saw that the little princess and the little marquis were sleeping soundly.
She just walked back and said, "Are you worried about the original assassination?"
Aunt Wang nodded and said: "Although Long Wujun is brave, there were still bad guys entering the mountain back then."
"It's okay, you are already so old and your skills are not as good as before. It's time to take Xiong Da to see you."
The bear's big nose is very clever. If the owner is not around, he will still be vicious when meeting strangers.
It won't eat raw meat, but it will bite people all over their bodies.
There was a strong mountain wind at night. Aunt Wang patted the door frame of the bear's den, and the bear walked out in a sensible manner.
It followed Aunt Wang into the night.
During the farming season in Guanzhong, many crops need to be planted, and every county wants to grow grapes. Grapes are now the most profitable.
Someone bought a field near Chang'an City. The field was worth three guan. After paying the rent for the field, he had to give money to the creditors.
In other words, growing grapes can make the output of the fields more valuable, and you can also earn money to support your family.
In the past, grapes could only be eaten by powerful families and emperors, and even then there were not many.
Lishan uses a rooting grape variety as rootstock cuttings, and then uses pure grape varieties as scions.
Grafted grape seedlings grow better and produce sweeter fruits.
I heard that after last year’s breeding, the grapes grown will be better.
The magistrates of each county came to ask for seeds.
The person who received them was Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County. Grape planting was the most important thing to him.
Zhang Yang asked people to bring carts of grape seedlings, and then asked Li Xiaogong to read the names of the counties, give each county a pot of grapes, and then asked the old farmers from Taifu Temple to supervise the planting.
Grape seedlings are free, but the rest of the fertilizer required for fertilization can only be purchased from Lishan. One stone of phosphorus, potassium and calcium fertilizer costs 100 yuan.
Veteran farmers in Lishan will also provide farming guidance.
After the grapes are planted, the fruits belong to each county. How many fruits are grown has nothing to do with Lishan.
Lishan only accepts money for specific fertilizers.
Li Xiaogong thought about it in his mind and was surprised that he could make a lot of money like this.
In addition to grape seeds, there are also pumpkins and courgettes.
After all counties had taken their crop seeds and left, Zhang Yang checked the list to see if there was anything missing.
Li Xiaogong stood aside, leaned forward with his hands in his hands and asked softly: "Grapes will be cheap in the future, right?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "The goal of Taifu Temple is to allow every household to eat grapes."
“Then why don’t Lantian County grow grapes?”
Zhang Yang sat on the cart, looked at the roster in his hand and said: "Jujubes and persimmons in Lantian County have always been special fruits, and they are very good. You can't cut down the jujube and persimmon trees to plant grapes. This is damage to the ecology and fishing from the lake, which is wrong.”
Li Xiaogong nodded heavily when he heard this and then asked: "Then I will continue planting grapes now..."
Zhang Yang closed his book and said: "You can still make money, not as much as last year. Three to five hundred guan is the most."
After some calculations, Li Xiaogong felt that it was still a good deal. He said with a sad look, "Do you know that the fierce wives in my family always feel that a certain family is wasting their money, so they always want to bring some money in to see how others have become rich following Lishan... …”
Zhang Yang was silent as he listened.
The prince of Hejian County became more and more aggrieved as he talked. He listened to his complaints and listened to him talk a lot.
Zhang Yang sighed and said: "I think the ears of wheat in the north are bigger than our ears. A few days ago, someone from Shuofang sent wheat from the north. It is said that it comes from the people with blue eyes and big noses."
"Oh? Is wheat the same as Guanzhong?"
"There are some differences. I am planting them in my greenhouse. I am waiting for the scions to see if I can pollinate the two types of wheat and see if more wheat ears will grow. Due to geographical differences, it is difficult to grow wheat in the north in the Guanzhong Plain, and in Guanzhong There are not as many ears of wheat in the plains as there are in the north.”
"I want to cultivate a high-yielding wheat that can survive in the Guanzhong Plain. The water and soil in the Hexi Corridor can still only grow millet. It will take some time to study."
"That's good, you are always the most reliable in doing things."
"Um."
Zhang Yang collected the roster and said: "I hope that the King of Hejian County will take more care of the farming matters. If you have any trouble, you can ask Duke Xun, the warrior. If you are still unsure, you can ask me."
"Don't worry."
Zhang Yang pushed the cart into a warehouse where there was a lot of old grain. He took out a bag of old grain and put it on the cart. He pushed it all the way to the chicken pen.
Sitting in the chicken coop, feeding chickens, you can see Xiao Qingqing playing with a group of girls of the same age from a distance.
A few of them were flying kites.
The age when children are playing is the most comfortable to watch.
After watching for a long time, the chickens in the chicken pen were no longer eaten, and then I walked back home.
The spring rain in Guanzhong does not come until mid-April. If there is no rain this summer, it will be a relatively dry year.
The spring rain is like a thin veil, covering Lishan Mountain with mist.
The dark clouds were low, and from a distance, Lishan Mountain looked like it was surrounded by clouds and mist. Some people asked who lived in such a beautiful mountain.
Some people say: Maybe he is an immortal.
This is what the pedestrians on the official road said in the rain.
These students who came from all over the country to participate in the imperial examinations in Guanzhong would always talk about the customs in Guanzhong.
Master Xu Yu and Yuan Gongyu were both on this official path.
They also came to participate in this year's imperial examination. Like many students, they were looking at Lishan Mountain from a distance. Everyone was discussing the current political affairs in the DPRK and China, talking about the current situation outside the customs, or reading articles and poems.
Yuan Gongyu smiled and said: "I heard that there is an extraordinary person living on the Li Mountain. His name is Zhang Yang. His name is simple but what he does is not simple at all."
Master Xu Yu asked again: "What? Gongyu wants to climb Mount Li?"
Yuan Gongyu smiled and said nothing. After becoming an official in Li Yifu, he also wanted to be subordinate to the etiquette department. (End of chapter)
