Xin Xin nodded anxiously, still looking at his brother.
Little Sanqiu is not yet one year old, and is still struggling to walk, and can only bab.
"Sister, are we really raised by bears?"
Xiao Qingqing nodded and said, "Yes, that's what aunt said."
Late at night, Li Yue took her daughter to rest.
When the mountain wind blows through Lishan Mountain, you will always hear the rustling of the trees. Recently, a lot of bamboos have grown in Lishan Mountain, and they will make a constant sound every time the wind blows.
The night wind on the mountain is always strong, so Li Yue tidied up her daughter's room.
Xiao Qingqing asked: "Mom, do we have to spend so much money to build that big technical institute?"
Li Yue smiled and said: "We at Lishan never lose money."
The summer harvest in Guanzhong is approaching, and records of water and soil have been collected from various places in the Central Plains.
Zhang Yang was still the Minister of Taifu Temple in the current dynasty, and he had to take care of grain cultivation, grain harvest, and water and soil management in various places.
But the power of the Taifu Temple Minister can only be limited to Guanzhong. As for the efficiency of the state capitals in various parts of the Central Plains, there is no one to deal with the sudden and wonderful ideas of the Taifu Temple Minister. They are more willing to submit documents to the Zhongshu Province.
Some people say what does Lishan want these records for?
Since ancient times, the gazetteers of each county have only been recorded according to the willingness of each county, rather than the request of the governor.
Zhang Yang has been serving as the Minister of Taifu Temple for four years. In the first year, he cultivated crops in Lishan Mountain. In the second year, he was able to grow cabbage and courgettes. After that, he planted grapes and proposed crop diversification for the first time.
In the third year, the crops in Guanzhong began to diversify.
Although the implementation was very difficult, it did not end in vain and we have been working hard to this day.
For the first time in Guanzhong, grapes were grown on 600 acres of land, and brought wealth to the princes of Lishan and Hejian counties.
In the fourth year, grapes were widely planted in Weibei. According to the records of Zhang Yang, the minister of Taifu Temple, the large temperature difference between day and night on the Weibei Plateau can make the grapes sweeter.
This is what Taifu Temple has achieved in the past four years.
This achievement is not about opening up a new territory or a great victory in an expedition. It seems to be a very inconspicuous thing.
But this kind of thing affects the lives of Tang people exactly.
Lishan used a very gentle method to bring this change to the world.
Grape planting is also mentioned in the stories of the Tang Dynasty.
People in the court often talked about the good and bad qualities of Zhang Yang. Since Zhang Gongjin passed away, Zhang Yang had become increasingly reclusive and had never even set foot in Chang'an City.
Let’s take a detailed look at what Zhang Yang has done in the court. When he was the Minister of Rites, he strongly rejected the peace plan, recaptured the Hexi Corridor, quelled the Gaochang Rebellion, recovered the four towns of Anxi, and leveled the Tianshan Mountains. Now it is even more so To frighten Tibet, he went on an expedition to Persia.
In this way, such achievements should be ranked in Lingyan Pavilion.
When Zhang Yang served as Du Zhilang, he raised revenue and reduced expenditures for the DPRK and China, solving the political difficulties of the DPRK. The Hexi Corridor opened up mutual markets, stabilized the situation outside the customs, and brought generous taxes to the DPRK and China.
Zhang Yang is now ranked as Shangshu Zuocheng. He is only thirty years old and is only one step away from his position. That is, after Zhang Gongjin passed away, he determined to build Guanzhong.
Invite twelve counties in Chang'an City to open workshops, pay fine taxes for the imperial court, and give villagers in each county a place to work.
Taking a closer look at the short period of more than ten years, this county prince can make great achievements no matter which position he holds in the court.
In the Secretariat Province, there is a file written by Shangguan Yi himself. Now that Shangguan Yi has moved to Jingzhao Mansion, this file is also left in the Secretariat Department.
Subsequent officials recorded this volume in the history books, and also recorded the infamy given to the Marquis of Lishan County by the world.
This year, various places in Guanzhong are still sending truckloads of documents to Lishan.
At this moment, Lishan's documents are as big as a small mountain. If others saw so many documents, they would have given up.
Every year before and after the summer harvest, Zhang Yang would read these documents recording changes in soil and water.
Zhang Yang will patiently read all these documents, then take notes and make a summary.
The water level of the Yellow River has dropped again. Lay out a map, observe the river course on the map, and then take out the records of previous years to compare the extent of the water level drop.
Li Yue came with a basket of washed peaches, "This is sent from the palace."
"Yeah." Zhang Yang took the peach and took a bite, the juice splashing out.
Since a stone wall was built next to the hot spring pool and the aqueduct was rebuilt, the hot spring water flows from top to bottom, forming flowing water, and then falls from the waterfall, and Huaqing Pool also becomes living water.
Li Yue gave the peach to his son and daughter to eat, and looked at the pool. There was a water outlet to the south of Huaqing Pool.
When he was building a new home, Zhang Yang spent a lot of effort to build a winding waterway so that the entire Lishan Mountain could be irrigated.
Lishan, which used to be barren, is now lush and lush.
Zhang Yang ate peaches and wrote down the hydrological records of previous years. He frowned and said, "The water level of the Yellow River has dropped a lot over the years. The water level in Tongguan has dropped by more than ten feet since the early years of Wude?"
The Wei River runs through the entire Guanzhong from west to east, the Yellow River flows down from Weibei, and the two rivers converge at Tongguan.
Tongguan has always been the location for guarding the city of Chang'an, and it is also the east gate of Chang'an.
To the east of Tongguan is Hangu Pass.
Seeing that her husband was calculating silently, Li Yue observed that he was actually quite beautiful when he was focused.
Several maps were spread on the table. The maps were very large, and many of them were spread on the ground along the table.
Zhang Yang found another volume from the messy documents and compared them carefully.
When I thought about the construction of Tongguan in later generations, I realized that there is a Xiaohan Ancient Road from Hangu Pass to the west to Tongguan, and this ancient road leads directly to Tongguan.
In the past, Cao Cao built Tongguan to defend Chang'an City.
It can be seen that Tongguan is the second obstacle to entering the pass in a certain sense, and it is also the gate of life in the pass.
No wonder Ge Shuhan in the history books would stick to Tongguan and not leave. Once Ge Shuhan was defeated, the rebels could march straight into Chang'an.
The drop in the water level of the Yellow River opened up the ancient road between Xiaoshan and Hangu Pass. As the water level dropped, a road appeared to the north of Tongguan.
This road makes Tongguan even more important. If you hold Tongguan, you can protect Guanzhong, and at the same time, you can hold Tongguan to control Guanei. Attack and defense can also be interchanged. Tongguan is extremely important to Guanzhong.
Now that this ancient road has appeared, it means that Tongguan will become an important border defense area in the future.
Zhang Yang put down the pen in his hand and frowned: "I want to build a cargo distribution center in Tongguan."
Hearing what her husband said, Li Yue asked curiously: "Why?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Due to the drop in the water level of the Yellow River, a road has appeared north of Tongguan. This road will be extremely important. Our family can get this land first."
"Well, the intersection of the Weishui River and the Yellow River is the only way to enter the pass? Then why not arrange it at Hangu Pass?"
Zhang Yang shook his head and said: "Changes in water and soil will also change the importance of geographical location, and the location of Hangu Pass will become awkward."
Li Yue frowned and said: "In the early days of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor stationed troops in Tongguan to pacify the pass. Later, he sent troops to conquer the Central Plains, relying on Hangu Pass."
"But the water level of the Yellow River was not so low at that time."
Listening to her husband's narration, Li Yue suddenly said: "Husband, you want to seize this important land and control the main transportation routes inside and outside the customs?"
"Let's try it first. Let Prince Jiangxia go to Tongguan."
Li Daozong and Pei Xingjian are building the 24 counties of Zuofu. It won't hurt to take a trip to Tongguan. If they want to expand, Tongguan will have to consider it sooner or later.
If you can get the upper hand, it's best to do it now.
Li Yue wrote a letter as her husband said and asked her aunt to arrange for someone to deliver the letter to Li Daozong.
There are many pictures in the library, and there is a chart recording the changes in water and soil in various places in Guanzhong.
Zhang Yang was very tired after reading the paperwork for half a day. Zhang Yang relaxed his eyes. The development of Lishan was stumbling. It can be said that it is not smooth, but can it be said to be smooth? There are a lot of ups and downs.
In their spare time in the afternoon, Zhang Yang and Li Yue built a bell tower on the mountainside of Lishan Mountain together.
Li Yue put the mud into a wooden bucket and hung it on the hook of the scaffolding. Her husband could pull it up from a high place.
Only the husband and wife built this bell tower.
Several bears ran over and circled around Li Yue, asking for food from the hostess. She gave them the dried meat in the cloth bag.
The return of these little bears means that the big bear is also here.
Not long after, Xiao Qingqing rode on Xiong Da's back and came slowly.
"Mom, uncle Jin Wang is here."
Li Zhi followed, "Sister Huang, brother-in-law."
Zhang Yang came down from the scaffolding and said with a smile: "Why are you free to come to Lishan today?"
Li Zhi found a clean stone and sat down, looking at Long Wujun in the distance, "I always feel unhappy lately."
Li Yue heard this and continued to feed the cubs.
Zhang Yang took a sip of tea and asked, "Why are you unhappy? Did you encounter something troublesome?"
Li Zhi whispered: "No."
Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Zhang Yang stopped asking, sat down beside him, and said, "After I heard that Shangguan Yi entered Jingzhao Mansion, Pei Xingjian's affairs became smoother and smoother."
"Shangguanyi is a very capable person."
Zhang Yang drank tea and said: "Brother Wei Wang was always out of tune in the past. It was not for me, the brother-in-law, to beat him, otherwise he might still be wrestling with the prince in Chang'an."
Li Zhi said quietly: "Sometimes I think about why right and wrong in this world are so complicated."
"Right and wrong are always complicated. There are many people in the world who scold Lishan."
Li Zhi added: "Lishan is to build Guanzhong and enrich the world, but they still come to accuse Lishan. These people should be killed."
Patting his back, Zhang Yang whispered: "Whether they are scholars or Confucian scholars, their voices are only a small number of people after all, and their words are also for their own benefit. They pretend to be all in their hearts. It’s them.”
Li Zhi added: "Lishan pretends to be the people of the world."
Zhang Yang smiled again and said: "The masses of farmers or lackeys and traders are the largest group of people in the world, and they are the cornerstone of the country."
Li Tai nodded heavily, "For the country and all the people, my brother was framed by those people's words."
"In fact, some people's words have long been separated from the masses. Any scholar and his like, after being separated from the masses, their path will become more and more crooked. They will start with formalization, and then their formalization will become more and more harsh. , the people who will be recruited later will be more interested in profit, which is why I usually let you walk around with the villagers."
"I told your father before that the masses are the greatest force in the world. He seems to have listened, but he seems not to have listened. I originally suggested that your father set up communication channels with the masses in various state capitals. This matter There are no arrangements yet.”
Zhang Yang continued: "So all the measures taken by Lishan are to put the interests of the villagers first. If the workshops opened in various counties cannot guarantee the interests of the villagers, I would rather let them destroy them."
Xiao Qingqing was fighting with the cubs at home. The newborn bears were very small and suitable for her to bully.
"Dad, my brother said that Xiong Si and Xiong Wu are getting along."
The good atmosphere of the conversation was broken, Zhang Yang frowned and said: "What is he doing staring at a few bears all day?"
Xiao Qingqing said slowly: "Then dad still doesn't care about him."
Li Zhi stood up and said, "Now my brother knows what to do. Thank you brother-in-law for your enlightenment."
Seeing Xiong Da using his head to support himself, Zhang Yang put his arms around its neck, and they started wrestling on the ground.
Xiao Qingqing was laughing and shouting: "Xiong Da, get up quickly!"
In the end, Xiong Da was carried on Zhang Yang's shoulders. Xiong Da could not move and could only cry out to show his submission.
Fighting with this bear was very difficult. Zhang Yang was so tired that he sat down with his hands on his hips, sweating profusely and with a lot of bear hair on his body.
Xiong Da lay on the ground, staring at the male master with his black eyes, a little unconvinced, and then he rushed forward again.
Unfortunately, he was kicked away by Zhang Yang and fell to the ground again, finally daring not to move.
"Xiong Da, it's so useless!"
"Xiong Da, it's really useless."
Xiao Qingqing also beat it with bamboo sticks.
The lost temper Xiong Da lay on the ground and let his little master beat him.
The mountain breeze brought a bit of coolness. Li Zhi looked at this warm family and suddenly understood that some people said that the county princes living on Lishan Mountain were immortals.
Now that the family can live like this, isn't it happier than the immortals?
Li Zhi glanced at the unfinished bell tower, turned around and went down the mountain. He did not say hello to his brother-in-law and the emperor's sister, but left silently.
Outside Lishan Village, Gongsun Xiaoniang was waiting here with her sword in her arms. She was very dissatisfied with the Longwu Army guards here because they would not allow her to follow His Royal Highness Prince Jin into the village.
"His Royal Highness King Jin!" She ran over quickly.
"Well, go back." Li Zhi whispered.
"Are you going back now?"
Li Zhi stretched and said with a smile: "Zhang Jianzhi is a friend of this king. It is not because of Zhang Xuanbi that I helped him."
Gongsun Xiaoniang responded: "Yes."
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Their castles in the air have long been separated from the masses, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Don't destroy my Haoran righteousness."
The two got on the carriage back to Chang'an. Gongsun Xiaoniang sat on the shaft and looked at Prince Jin in the carriage.
Li Zhi sat cross-legged, breathing steadily as if he was practicing something.
Gongsun Xiaoniang looked at Lishan again. As a maid, it was hard for her to ask too many questions. She wondered if Lishan really had a way to become an immortal?
Half a month later, Li Daozong completed the matters assigned by Lishan, and the governor of Tongguan County said that he would report Lishan's purchase of the river beach to the Central Committee.
The river beach is very large, covering more than a thousand acres.
Li Daozong couldn't figure out why Lishan wanted to buy the river beach. What was the use of such a silt-filled river beach?
There are many things about Lishan that I can't understand, such as why Lishan made many secret recipes public as if he had squandered all his wealth.
(End of chapter)
