June is the height of summer, has always been the season of women, since ancient times, the court ladies and courtiers can dress crispy, breasts and dew, swaggering through the market, even those women from poor families can add two brightly colored clothes, after all, thinner materials cost less. If visitors to Chang'an want to see beautiful women outside, summer is of course the best time. Jingshi is located in the hinterland of Guanzhong, this peaceful summer, the east and west cities are particularly prosperous, from the hustle and bustle of early in the morning until late at night, the prosperity of the market has made appropriate changes to the curfew laws of Jingzhao Prefecture.

The Tang Dynasty was relatively free and open, and women went out relatively casually, although "showing up" was still despised by scholars, but there were no restrictions on women going out to buy some rouge gouache and other things. The courtesans in the music workshop of the Jin Wangfu are even freer, and even the Sun family, who is in charge of internal affairs, doesn't care about them going out, in the eyes of the Sun family, these people are also slaves and maids who keep entertainment, and the etiquette and etiquette are not related to them. Many young girls like to dress up, even the famous Fei Yan, but she is more particular about it than ordinary courtesans, and she never uses the makeup that is put on in the East and West Markets. In Luoyang, the Liu family has a special regular supply for famous prostitutes, and now there is no supply in the princely house such as the Jingshi Jin Palace, and the women are all pondering by themselves, and they can only buy non-cigarettes by themselves, but she knows that there is a merchant family "Qu Shi", which is rumored to be a family in Jiangnan that has been passed down from generation to generation, and the business of rouge fandel is very elegant, of course, the price is not low. On this day, when I was free, I considered going to Qu's shop to have a look, and I had heard that I had never bought it myself.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she went out, she saw a familiar face...... He Zhizhang. Feiyan was about to put down the carriage curtain to avoid it, but He Zhizhang had already found her, and hugged his fists here to entertain. Feiyan subconsciously disgraced his face, this is like a professional habit, she has always been a courtesan with a smiling face, and she rarely loses her manners. So she nodded to He Zhizhang as a greeting, because she couldn't bend down while sitting.

At this time, Fei Yan couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, and his face was white for a while. After a while, the carriage passed by the door, and she inadvertently looked back, and saw He Zhizhang talking to a fat man who had just come out of the door, the fat man Feiyan also knew, called Xue Liu is housekeeper in the house, and she had dealt with him when she first arrived at the Jin Palace.

What surprised her was He Zhizhang's attitude towards Na Xue Liu, and his words and deeds suddenly made Feiyan feel as if he was inferior...... She was very surprised, it stands to reason that Xue Liu is also a lowly status, and He Zhizhang is a dignified court bureaucrat!

At this moment, a detail gave Feiyan another insight. He Zhizhang was even a person who was very polite to the head of the Liu family, a person who was not a person who glanced at him, was actually in such a situation in front of a house slave of the Xue family!

At this time, Fei Yan intuitively felt Xue Chongxun's power. She recalled that when she met Xue Chongxun in person, she didn't feel that he was so awe-inspiring and unattainable, and his easy-going temperament made Feiyan feel no pressure, and this momentary comparison made her feel a kind of power. The human heart is very delicate, and a short detail made Feiyan's heart change sharply, and he suddenly admired Xue Chongxun for a while.

…… He Zhizhang came to see Xue Chongxun today, after all, he was a minister of the imperial court, and the people who received him were all Xue Liu who came forward in person, telling him that Xue Chongxun was not in the mansion and had gone to the pro-kingdom office, so he went directly to the pro-kingdom official office to meet him. He said goodbye to his steward and went to the kingdom not far away.

The prince opened the palace according to the law and set up officials, which was actually a relatively formal yamen, with officials who were specially responsible for receiving guests. The official took He Zhizhang to a room to serve tea and entertain him, and then reported to him. Ordinary bureaucrats may not be able to see Xue Chongxun, but He Zhizhang is more smooth, and soon an official will come to tell him to go to the front hall to meet him.

Climb up the high stone steps of the front hall "Feng Manlou", and meet a very handsome little white-faced scholar who came over with a smile, hugged his fists and saluted in a manner: "He Shilang?" ”

"Exactly." He Zhizhang was stunned, and soon found out that this scholar turned out to be a girl.

"The prince is in the study, He Shilang will come with me." Xiao Niang's voice is soft and a little coquettish, listening to it will give people an illusion, this is not summer but a warm spring full of spring breeze. Rao is a madman, and He Zhizhang, who is unruly, is well-informed, and he was amused by a sentence, and said in his heart: The family of the emperor's relatives is really envious of the world.

Led by the little lady, He Zhizhang went to Xue Chongxun's study, and when he entered the door, he saw several people in the room, it turned out that Zhang Shuo, the general of the right Wuwei, and Zhang Wulang, the general of Jin Wuwei, were all there, as well as his old friend Su Jin.

"The vulgar rites are exempt, and He Shilang can sit down." Xue Chongxun smiled kindly and said, "Someone came in just now and said that you were here, I thought if you had an eyebrow so quickly about what you should do last time?" ”

He Zhizhang also felt that Xue Chongxun was really easy-going on weekdays, and he didn't have much in front of his acquaintances. But He Zhizhang didn't dare to follow casually because of this, and even the Zhongshu Ling Zhang next to him was very polite in front of Xue Chongxun...... Zhang said that he has always been a person that He Zhizhang respects very much.

So he still bowed down and said: "The minister does not dare to slack off in the slightest, these files are sorted out by the minister and his colleagues, according to the new regulations, the time for the production of a pair of armor can be shortened to less than three months, and the repair can be shortened to half a month, and can reduce the budget of manpower and material resources, and greatly save military spending." ”

Xue Chongxun's face suddenly became happy: "Ji Zhen has already figured out a way to use machinery to manufacture in batches?" ”

He Zhizhang said busily: "The water drainage mechanism can only protect the state of mind, and it can't be forged out of the whole armor, and the hammer force of hundreds of catties at most is not enough anyway, and the heat is also a big problem, which can be solved in a short time." However, in accordance with the meaning of the prince's batch manufacturing, the minister started from the method of coordinating the various ministries, formulated the rules for each part of the armor, and revised the employment law of the Jiafang Department, which basically achieved the goal. ”

At this moment, Su Jin complained: "At the beginning, He Shilang obviously agreed simply, but when the matter came, there were still discrepancies......

This tone is almost like finding fault, but He Zhizhang understands in his heart that it is precisely because of his relationship with Su Jin and his recommendation that he should come forward to find fault with it. Of course, He Zhizhang will not be surprised, Su Jin also believes in him, and the two old friends gradually regained their trust in the past.

"After all, the plate armor is still beyond the current state of technology, and it is really not in a hurry." Xue Chongxun sighed.

He Zhizhang said: "The minister once went to the workshop to inspect and check, and the old craftsman said that he could make a whole piece of armor, but it needed to be cast first, and then repeatedly forged and polished according to the model, which took more than half a year. In addition, there are not enough craftsmen who are familiar with this craft at the beginning, and it may not be flexible and practical to cast. The minister repeatedly scrutinized, so he thought that improving the customization of the original Mingguang armor could reduce the military cost of the construction period and create a practical armor. ”

Xue Chongxun neither praised He Zhizhang nor said that he did not do well, and Su Jin and the others were silent.

At this time, Xue Chongxun said: "What about the dossier you made, I'll take a look." ”

The little lady who had just received He Zhizhang came over, took the things in his hand and gave them to Xue Chongxun. He Zhizhang explained: "The old armor is all made by craftsmen from all over the world based on experience, resulting in the different sizes and models of each pair of armor and very confusing, such as the damage to the helmet ear guards, or the damage to the scales of the abdominal armor, the entire armor can not be used, and it only takes a lot of time to slowly repair and match; It also creates a situation where there is nothing to do when he is busy, and even the craftsmen are dismissed and return home. We prescribe the right medicine and divide the armor into three grades, large, medium and small, and each class is divided into two levels, which can basically fit the body shape of the soldiers. The scales, chest armor, and scarlets of each class could be made in stock in advance, which was convenient for maintenance and repair, and could be temporarily assembled as a complete set, so that the skilled craftsmen recruited by the imperial court could also concentrate on supporting their families without having to return to their families to farm, and military expenditures did not increase as a result. The minister thought it was a good idea of both worlds. ”

In Xue Chongxun's knowledge system, the progress of society lies in the division of labor and coordination, and he can naturally understand the mystery when he hears it, and immediately praises the case: "Wonderful! At this time, he couldn't help but look at He Zhizhang more, and said in his heart: This poet's hair is gray, but he is not that pedantic, but he can have such thinking but it impresses me, and poets are not all only able to write poems.

With a wonderful sound, Su Jin's expression was obviously relaxed. Zhang said that there was not much reaction.

Xue Chongxun raised his head and wanted to say a few more words, but suddenly found that there was no way to export, obviously he couldn't say anything like the social division of labor with the ancients, he paused and said with a smile: "It is said that the weights and measures and words of the princes of the world in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty are not uniform, which causes great inconvenience, and the first emperor will set a standard when he rules the world, which is also one of his achievements." It can be seen that there is a rule for everything, which is very useful, and I am very pleased that He Shilang can offer this policy. ”

He Zhizhang said seriously: "The prince has a good reputation, and the minister's modest strength does not dare to take credit." ”

Xue Chongxun lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "We have to go step by step, we can't want to ascend to the sky in one step, He Shilang's method is already good." You will follow this proposal and urge the Jiafang Department to make 15,000 pairs of fine armor first, and the protective workmanship must be good! They only sweat when they do it, and the soldiers are bleeding on the battlefield! If there is a problem with the quality, all will be held accountable and severely punished! ”

"Fifteen thousand new pairs?" Zhang Shuo blurted out unexpectedly.

Xue Chongxun didn't answer his words, probably because He Zhizhang was not an insider, and it was inconvenient to say too much about some things.

He Zhizhang asked, "What is the time limit for the prince?" ”

"Didn't you say it would be in three months? Of course, the sooner the better, the military budget must be sufficient, isn't Zhang Xianggong of the political hall here, can the money that should be spent. ”G