By the time Jinyang and Xincheng got the news, they rushed to Bingxia Palace to get gifts, and when they looked at the little doll, Xiao Ye'er had already left her mother's arms and was sitting in the walker playing with Xu Hui and Xiao Zhao.

"Hey, what's this weird thing?" Xincheng immediately shifted his interest in the little doll to the walker, and looked left and right around the walker with wide eyes.

The son is also very fresh and curious, but after growing two or three years old, he is no longer as naïve as before, just after a few more glances, he said to Xiao Zhao: "Is this a new toy made by Xu Cheng?" ”

Xiao Zhao nodded and said with a smile: "This is called a walker, it is for children, we can all run, and we still need to learn to walk?" ”

Xincheng chuckled twice and said, "It's the same." As she spoke, she turned her gaze to the little doll in the car and giggled again, "Look, the little doll is chubby, so cute." ”

The son was also cute by this pink little girl, leaned over to take a closer look, and smiled more happily with Xiao Ye'er.

"She smiled, and the little doll smiled." Xincheng grinned, happy more than Xiao Ye'er, and stretched out his finger and carefully tapped Xiao Ye'er's face.

Xiao Zhao explained on the side: "Her name is Xiao Ye'er, and she calls me and Sister Aunt Aunt." ”

The son pursed the corners of his mouth and said with some regret: "Xincheng and I are both aunts, but I have never seen a nephew or niece." ”

Xincheng sighed like a little adult, turned his head to see the cage in the hall, his face was full of smiles, and said, "Is it a gift for us?" ”

Xiao Zhao said: "There are labels on it, and the two princesses have a cage for each person. ”

The son said: "Let the palace people send it over, I will play here with Xincheng for a while." As she spoke, she shifted her gaze to the babbling little Ye'er again.

Xu Hui pulled Chen Mengwei to sit on the couch, talking closely, her eyes looked at Xiao Ye'er from time to time, and said with a smile: "This little car made by Qi Lin is really good, the child playing in it can save adults a lot of worry." ”

Chen Mengwei nodded with a smile and said, "Xiao Ye'er also likes it very much, I was still thinking about how to teach her to walk." Now it seems that she can learn it on her own. ”

"The Xu family has a queen." Xu Hui said with emotion: "Xiao Ye'er's name is also good, the more branches, the better." ”

Chen Mengwei said with some regret: "It's a pity that it's a girl." ”

"What's wrong with the girl?" Xu Hui smiled: "Besides, the days will be long in the future!" The Xu family, I am counting on you and Qi Li. Qi Lin, it's not in tune. ”

Chen Mengwei pursed her lips shyly, just as Xiao Ye'er moved towards her mother's side, stretching out her little hand and screaming. She took advantage of the situation to get up and greet her, picked Xiao Ye'er out of the car, and resolved the embarrassment.

The child was brought out, and the son and Xincheng stopped, and ran over to check before the palace people took the cage away.

Xu Hui looked at Xiao Ye'er in Chen Mengwei's arms, stretched out her hand with a smile, and said, "I don't know if Xiao Ye'er will let me hold it?" ”

Chen Mengwei hurriedly handed the child over, but before Xiao Ye'er could react, it had already reached Xu Hui's hands.

The little baby blinked her eyes and looked, attracted by the bead chain around Xu Hui's neck, stretched out her little hand to grab it, and made an unexplained babbling sound in her mouth.

Xu Hui smiled, hugged the little baby, and let her hold the bead chain to play. Pinching Xiao Ye'er's arms and legs, and touching her little face, it's so rare that it can't be done.

As soon as the door curtain was raised, His Majesty Li Er stepped into the hall. He is the only one who is not informed, and the palace people of Bingxia Palace are also used to not informing.

The son and the new city are like two magnets, and nine times out of ten they will summon His Majesty Li Er, the beloved female madman.

"The concubine has seen Your Majesty."

"The slave family has seen Your Majesty."

Xu Hui hugged the little baby and gave a slight salute, and Chen Mengwei bowed to him.

"No courtesy." His Majesty Li Er's eyes flashed, knowing that Xiao Zhao had entered the palace, but he didn't expect that there would be another female dependent.

Xu Hui smiled, showed the little baby in his arms to His Majesty, and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine is an aunt, this is the niece Xiao Ye'er." ”

Xiao Ye'er just glanced at the bearded man, but he didn't hang any supreme emperor, and saw Xu Hui's earrings again, which was very funny dangling, and stretched out his hand to reach it.

His Majesty Li Er remembered that this was Xu Qili's wife, and he had seen him once in the palace in a few years. Looking at the little girl who was pink, he smiled and said, "Qi Li has returned to Beijing, and in a few years, he has had offspring, which is gratifying." ”

"Your Majesty, the second brother of the slave family also came back last night." Xiao Zhao gave a simple salute and said with a smile.

Oh, His Majesty Li Er raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Qi Lin is also back, the family is reunited, and it is another joy." ”

Xu Hui hugged the little baby, Chen Mengwei bowed her head and stood solemnly, His Majesty Li Er felt that it was not the right time.

Xiao Zhao was smart and knew that Sister Ah still wanted to stay with her sister-in-law and niece for a while, so she said with a smile: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Jinyang is about to take this cage back to the palace, and invite the slave family to play, you can also go with you to see the novelty that my second brother gave to Her Royal Highness the princess." ”

His Majesty Li Er immediately understood, nodded and smiled: "The object sent by Qi Lin, I really want to see a new one." ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to Xu Hui and said, "After a long absence, Concubine Ai will talk to her sister-in-law more, get closer to this acceptable little niece, and have lunch together, no matter how early it is before dark." ”

Xiao Zhao had already beckoned the palace people to carry the cage, and his son and Xincheng came over to take his father's hand, and went out of the palace together in the congratulations of Xu Hui and Chen Mengwei.

"Xiao Zhao is a clever one." Xu Hui motioned for Chen Mengwei to sit, fiddled with Xiao Ye'er's little hand, and said, "There are big rules in the palace, and it is not easy to see a relative. ”

Chen Mengwei hurriedly said: "Chongrong Niangniang is favored, if you want to see it, you will ask for it, and Your Majesty will definitely agree." Moreover, Xiao Zhao often enters the palace, and news comes frequently. ”

Xu Hui smiled, didn't say anything else, and saw Xiao Ye'er drooling, so he took a towel and wiped it off carefully.

Xiao Ye'er struggled to find her mother, Chen Mengwei reached out to take it, coaxed it in her arms, and whispered to Xu Hui.

"Qi Lin has grown up in a blink of an eye, and it is not as convenient to move around the palace as before." Xu Hui said: "Fortunately, he is a big Ying Ku Ku Cheng, and he can be regarded as a minister. His Majesty is also quite trusted, but it does not have much impact. ”

Chen Mengwei nodded and said, "Uncle convened a meeting of officials today, and he may enter the palace tomorrow." ”

Xu Hui took the juice brought by the palace people, stirred it lightly with a small spoon, and fed it to Xiao Ye'er with a smile, "Qi Lin is also a clever person, and there is Lu Yuxian to guide him." Your Majesty's mind, he can guess most of them, and he can always get the lottery. ”

Chen Mengwei nodded and said: "Qi Li's mind is simple, and he may not be as easy as his uncle in the officialdom. ”

Xu Hui pondered for a moment and said, "Let Qi Li ask Qi Lin when he is not sure, his own brother, and he doesn't need to pay attention to the size of the matter." Officialdom is only one of them, and you should be cautious when making friends. ”

Even if he didn't know the undercurrent in the capital, through the performance of His Majesty Li Er and the correspondence with Xu Qilin, Xu Hui knew that it was an eventful time.

But she can't say this kind of thing too thoroughly in the palace, as long as Chen Mengwei understands, she will tell Xu Qili. With Xu Qilin's guidance, it is more suitable and safer.

Oh, uh, drink. Xiao Ye'er drank a sip of juice, Xu Hui and Chen Mengwei patronized and talked, so anxious that the little baby opened her mouth to make a urging sound, and her little hand was still pointing.

Xu Hui was amused and laughed, and hurriedly took the spoon and fed it again.

………………

At this time, Xu Qilin was inspecting the production of worsted wool in the workshop of Dayingku.

From woolen to semi-worsted wool spinning, and then to combing, Chang'an's Dayingku Workshop has taken a different industrial development path from Ganzhou.

For now, cotton is grown in large quantities in almost all the prefectures of Gansu and Suzhou, as well as in the newly incorporated western prefectures. Ganzhou workshop took advantage of the geographical advantage to vigorously develop cotton spinning.

Wool spinning is an old project of Chang'an weaving workshop, and the wool purchased from all over the country is concentrated here, supporting wool spinning to become a pillar industry.

When Hebei Province and Henan Province promote cotton planting, Xu Qilin will not set up a cotton spinning workshop in Chang'an because of transportation.

Cotton spinning, wool spinning has its own merits, combed wool yarn has the advantages of smooth surface, elasticity, good strength, etc., and the price of woven fabrics is higher than that of cotton cloth.

After the inspection, Xu Qilin was basically satisfied. In particular, the sales of worsted wool in the market are good, and he is even more happy.

Of course, Chang'an also has cotton spinning workshops, which are small in scale, mainly to train talents, improve machinery, and prepare for mass cotton planting.

But in the next meeting, there were also questions raised by officials, which made Xu Qilin fall into thinking.

"The purchase price of wool has been stable in recent years, but this year there has been a slight increase, so that the price of woven fabrics has to be increased......"

The increase in wool prices indicates that the supply of raw materials exceeds demand. Will there be a tragedy of sheep eating people, Xu Qilin thought for a while and categorically denied it.

Farmland into pasture, the imperial court will not allow it, it is impossible in the Tang Dynasty. As for farmers raising a few sheep, it is just like raising chickens and pigs, it is just a small side business, and it will not affect the main business of farming.

As for Tuyuhun, Li Simo, and other pastoral areas, how many sheep are raised are also on the pasture, and it is impossible to encroach on the fields of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

And there may be other factors in the price increase. For example, the cost of transportation, the improvement of machinery in the workshop has led to a huge increase in production efficiency, the demand for raw materials is strong, or the price increase of wool suppliers......

Based on the information at hand, Xu Qilin was not easy to judge, so he asked the officials to prepare more detailed information. He was also going to write to Li Simo to ask about the specific situation.

After going to Ganzhou, Xu Qilin also maintained correspondence with Li Simo. Knowing that Li Simo has firmly grasped the economic lifeline of various tribes through the cooperation of Da Yingku.

You see, the wool should be purchased through Li Simo, and the big surplus warehouse sold separately should not be used; As the payment for the purchase of wool, or property, or food and daily necessities, they were also handed over to Li Simo to distribute to the tribes.

Through this kind of monopoly, whichever tribe dares to disobey, it will lose its economic resources, and even lose the supply of food and daily necessities.

And this cooperation is also agreed to by His Majesty Li Er. In order to let the loyal dog Li Simo be able to convince the people, and lead the Eastern Turks to resist Xue Yantuo.

Li Simo had already led his people across the river to return to his hometown, and established a Yating in the old Dingxiang City (present-day Inner Mongolia and Lingel), gradually consolidating his dominance.

This was beneficial to the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty Li Er's strategic plan can be regarded as achieved, and there is a buffer zone with Xue Yantuo.

On the other hand, Li Simo controls the income and material distribution of the tribes below, and Dayingku also controls Li Simo.

Once Dayingku no longer buys wool from Li Simo, or cuts off his material supply, Li Simo's prestige will plummet, and will the tribes below still obey him?

Using economic means to control it, Xu Qilin is not the first to do so. The Central Plains Dynasty's material blockade of the nomadic tribes has long been a powerful weapon.

Next, Chen Jingxuan reported on the progress of discussing with the Ministry of Household Affairs to formulate regulations on the management of money banks. It seems to be going well, but there are still unresolved issues.

Xu Qilin wrote them down one by one and did not reply immediately. Because he heard that these problems are easy to solve at the technical level, but it seems that the interests of some people are involved, and they need to be considered more deeply.

As for the Xin'an Industrial Base, there have also been bottlenecks in the manufacture of glass and steel, and no technological breakthroughs have been made for a long time.

For these technical difficulties, Xu Qilin felt that remote command and remote guidance were no longer enough to solve, and he had already decided to go to Xin'an soon.

The sugar workshop of Dayingku has been moved to Luoyang for two years, and it is very convenient for raw materials to be transported in and products to be sold.

The sales of mirrors have entered a stable period, but after the victory of the conquest of Gaochang, it has ushered in a small peak. Don't think about it, it must be the goods purchased by Hu merchants from the Western Regions.

It's just that in recent months, Donggong has suddenly asked for a lot of mirrors from Dayingku. Xu Qilin had already been reported and told the officials to try their best to meet the needs of the East Palace.

Although I don't know if it was Li Chengqian's idea, or the suggestion of his subordinates. Xu Qilin didn't want to delve into it, and he also wanted to get through this sensitive period as safely as possible.

Finally, after listening to the work reports of the officials, the overall development is still normal. The remote command can achieve such a situation, and Xu Qilin should also be satisfied.

After the meeting, Xu Qilin made a summary in the office, so that he could enter the palace tomorrow to report to His Majesty Li Er.

After a very busy day, Xu Qilin returned home and learned that Xiao Zhao had been home for a long time and was resting in the courtyard next to him.

Xiao Zhao bought a house, Xu Qilin knew it. If you have money, you can spend it, and he doesn't care too much about it.

With a little curiosity, Xu Qilin went to the house next to him, wanting to see what the little sister's taste was and what the house looked like.

After a brief turn, Xu Qilin came to the house where the little sister was resting, and went in to talk to Xiao Zhao, but his eyes were fixed on the wall cabinet in the room.

"These strange stones ......" Xu Qilin had an ominous premonition, and asked tentatively, "Did you buy it?" ”

Xiao Zhao was a little weak-hearted, but he wasn't too afraid. The second brother spoils himself the most, and he will not scold himself for spending money.

Therefore, she didn't hide it and told her brother what happened.