The incident of cutting corners in Xingong, which had been boiling for a few days, quickly subsided.

Without waiting for Fang Xuanling to report from the palace to the palace, Li Shimin learned the reason for the use of hollow bricks from Li Kuan's mouth.

Cement, glass, hollow bricks......

Li Shimin found that in the construction of the new palace, there were more and more things beyond his imagination.

I'm really looking forward to it......

In the eight years of Zhenguan, on the whole, the situation in Datang is still relatively stable, except for Tuyuhun in the northwest from time to time to make some disgusting things.

At the beginning, Fu Yun, the Khan of Tuyuhun, sent envoys to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty, and the Ministry of Rites was also happy, feeling that the Tang Dynasty was becoming more and more of an image of all states coming to court.

However, as soon as the messenger walked away on his front foot, Tuyuhun began to attack Shanzhou, burning and looting.

Li Shimin didn't want to use troops at this time, so he sent people to Tuyuhun and condemned him for a while.

Obviously, if the condemnation is useful, what else is the military going to do?

Li Shimin asked the envoy to summon Fu Yun to Chang'an for an audience, but Fu Yun found an excuse and refused, but at the same time threw a ball: let Li Shimin marry a princess to his son Zunwang.

Li Shimin discussed with Fang Xuanling and others, and felt that they could agree first, but asked the king to go to Chang'an to marry the princess in person.

Where does this guy have the guts?

Naturally, he also found an excuse not to come, and the marriage was abandoned.

At the same time, Fu Yun continued to attack Lanzhou and Kuozhou, and detained Zhao Dekai, the envoy sent by Li Shimin.

There was a toss back and forth in the middle, and most of the eight years of Zhenguan had passed, and in the end, things naturally did not come to an end.

A few days ago, Li Shimin officially ordered Duan Zhixuan, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, and Fan Xing, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, to crusade against Fu Yun.

Tuyuhun was not as good as the Turks, nor was it as good as Goguryeo, so the court did not put much effort into it.

Only Li Kuan recently heard that Datang was using troops in the northwest again, and he felt that things were not so simple.

"Ma Zhou, you get up again as soon as possible and go back to Liangzhou, bring some more guards, and when you arrive in Liangzhou City, tell General Niu that the Northwest Trade should recruit more guards in case of accidents."

Although Li Kuan knew that Tuyuhun was defeated by the Tang Dynasty in history, it was repeated in the middle, which made the situation in the northwest worse, and after the final success, he actually did not really include Tuyuhun in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

This laid the groundwork for the later conflict between the Tubo Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty.

"Lord Wang, the workshop in Liangzhou City, my subordinates are not too worried. It's just that the northwest trade often goes deep into the surrounding grasslands, and now the situation in the northwest is delicate. ”

Ma Zhou basically knew a thing or two about the situation of the various tribes around Liangzhou, and it could be said that the situation was extremely complicated.

Whether it is within Tuyuhun, the Qiang tribe, or the party members, some people are hostile to the Tang Dynasty, and even if some people interact with the Tang Dynasty, it is only for profit.

It will take a lot of twists and turns to completely stabilize the situation in the northwest.

"You can't give up, but you can recruit more trustworthy locals and let them take care of some of the goods trade."

The northwest and northern grasslands were basically the biggest enemies of the Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years.

Li Kuan felt that sooner or later he would have to find an opportunity to eliminate all these hidden dangers.

……

With a burst of coolness, the Wei River is covered with golden leaves.

The autumn of these two years was Peng Hansheng's busiest day.

Due to the leading role of the Chu Palace, the villages near the palace courtyard began to breed roosters and pigs.

At this time, the rooster and pig were castrated, just in time for the Chinese New Year to eat, so Peng Hansheng was extremely busy every day.

"Master, there have been twelve families this morning, and there are more and more people raising chickens and pigs. The prince won't let us take their money, isn't this a thankless job? ”

Peng Hansheng followed an apprentice named Peng En, who took him with him every time he went out and taught him meticulously.

He had worked in the clean room all his life, and when he was cleared out of the Taiji Palace, he was already fifty years old.

If it weren't for the Chu Palace's acceptance of their group of eunuchs, Peng Hansheng really didn't dare to imagine what his old age would be like.

So when His Royal Highness the King of Chu arranged an apprentice for him, he was very happy.

There is no family in the family.

Even if it is a few eunuchs with families, who would dare to go back?

On the contrary, it is better to teach the apprentice well, maybe there will be a person to send him to the end.

"The prince said that these farmers usually grow some crops and barely support themselves, and they have no money to spare, and once there are any natural and man-made disasters, they will not be able to live. Allowing each farmer to raise one or two pigs and a dozen chickens and ducks in his family can be regarded as an additional source of income for the majority of farmers, so even castrating roosters and pigs for them is free.

Last year, many people were still waiting, watching the people who raised pigs, selling the big fat pigs during the New Year, buying a few catties of wool thread, and the family could wear warm woolen clothes for the New Year, and there were more people who naturally raised them this year. ”

Peng Hansheng explained what he understood to his apprentice in detail.

"That's right, this castrated pig grows fast, and if you raise it for half a year, you can have almost two hundred catties, and you are not picky eaters, it is indeed suitable for ordinary people, but why does the prince stipulate that ordinary farmers can only raise three pigs at most?"

"This piglet also needs to be bought with money, and the pigs also need to eat some grain, and ordinary farmers do not have the strength to raise too many pigs. Of course, the prince also mentioned that if this family raises more pigs, the possibility of plague will be much greater, and the losses will be much greater, so it is best to breed one or two pigs at a time in each family. ”

"Is there anything else going on? Then why are there hundreds or thousands of pigs in the palace, and they are not afraid of the plague? ”

Peng Hansheng thought for a while, "Fear is naturally fearful, but those pig pens in the palace are cleaned by special personnel every day, and Lang Zhong is responsible for treating the pigs, and ordinary people cannot have this condition." ”

"It seems to be the same thing."

"The prince bought such a large piece of land near the courtyard to raise pigs, chickens and ducks, and grow vegetables, and it was originally to settle those of us who came out of the palace, you see that Lin Sheng is responsible for taking care of the greenhouse, Li Lian is responsible for the breeding of livestock, and other palace maids and eunuchs have their own work, and the prince is the benefactor of our hard-working people."

Although Peng En is not a eunuch, he is also an orphan with no father and no mother, and if Uncle Lai Fu hadn't bought him back from the human market, it is difficult to say whether he is still alive now.

So with Peng Hansheng, the master, getting along very well.

In the eyes of the nearby people, their master and apprentice are even more famous, no worse than Sun Simiao, who often goes to help people see a doctor.

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