Li Chengqian bowed down and continued: "Father, the emperor and his sons also took some food from the village, such as pickled pork, bacon, and a freshly made thing called sausage that needs to be dried for some time before eating. ”

"It just so happens that I'm hungry too, so I'll bring it up."

The little eunuch immediately brought up a small jar of salted pork.

When the jar is opened, the aroma of sake lees comes to the face.

"Father, this salted pork only needs one or two slices, and you can eat it with millet rice." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he cleared his throat embarrassedly, "What Erchen means is that Yue'er and Zhang Yang have always been on a tight budget, and they can only eat one or two slices of one meal at a time, which is very economical." ”

Li Shimin picked up a piece of salted pork with chopsticks, a piece of salted pork is very large, very long, fat and thin.

After taking a bite, Li Shimin savored it, and then pulled down a bite of millet rice.

A slice or two of salted pork is indeed enough for a meal, and it is very appetizing.

Li Shimin asked himself if he hadn't eaten so happily for a long time.

Seeing that his father was satisfied, Li Chengqian was also happy in his heart, and it was worth the trip.

"This kid doesn't want to do something for Jiangshan Sheji, but he knows all day long that he is thinking about food and food, so he is not motivated."

The eunuch watched this scene, and His Majesty counted Zhang Yang while eating the food he brought from there, and he enjoyed eating so much.

While counting people and enjoying it, maybe this is the unpredictability of the emperor's heart.

"Father, the emperor's grandfather said that he would stay in that village for a while longer." Halfway through his words, Li Chengqian's tone paused again, "Erchen feels that with Doctor Sun, the imperial grandfather can be better taken care of." ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Your imperial grandfather just wants to go out and relax." ”

Looking at the picture in front of him, Li Shimin felt that there was nothing special about this village.

After the autumn, the court made a decree to clean up the alleys and streets of Chang'an City.

As soon as this decree was issued, many officers and soldiers patrolled the streets, and when they found someone dumping garbage at will, they were fined money.

But it backfired, not only did this matter not be done, but it made the officials of the court and the central government impeach for a while, saying that it was against the people's livelihood, which is another kind of harsh tax.

Li Shimin had no choice but to give up.

However, there was an unexpected news that came to Chang'an City, when Zhang Yang and Xu Jingzong presided over the matter of helping Gaochang, which made King Gaochang very satisfied, and even wrote a letter of state to praise the actions of the Ministry of Rites in the court, which was full of gratitude to Li Shimin.

Looking at this national letter, Li Shimin asked the eldest grandson Wuji, "How did Xu Jingzong and Zhang Yang help Gaochang at the beginning?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji bowed down and said: "At that time, there was an agreement with the Ministry of Rites, and Zhongshu Province only had the right to inquire about the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, and could not meddle in the affairs, and Zhongshu Province only heard Xu Jingzong say that Zhang Yang sent a person from the Western Regions to help Gaochang. ”

"A man from the Western Regions?"

"At that time, Zhongshu Province also wanted to ask how this matter was, but at that time, Zhang Yang and Xu Jingzong only took three or two days to finish the matter, and Zhongshu Province didn't ask much."

"What was done in three or two days, let King Gaochang write a letter of state to thank you? even praised Xu Jingzong's talent? Many of these national policies were thought up by Xu Jingzong? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji frowned and said: "At the beginning, the Ministry of Rites wanted to be independent of the six departments, and there were many things that the ministers were not very clear, so Gao Cheng could ask Xu Jingzong about the reason for the incident at that time. ”

"I see, you can do it."

"Whoa."

Although Gaochang is a small country, it has the same control of the key crossings of the Western Regions as the Western Continent, and since the Han Dynasty, if it wants to conquer the Western Regions, it must first take these two places.

The eldest grandson Wuji knows very well in his heart that His Majesty also has ambitions, since the incident of Xuanwumen, His Majesty has suffered from the dereliction of responsibility and vision of the people in Shilin, so His Majesty has surrendered his identity and opened his mouth widely, and has always dared not slack off in political affairs.

After the victory over the Turks in the first battle of Yinshan, His Majesty's reputation in the market has improved a lot, and now that the north has been pacified, His Majesty's heart is most concerned about Tubo and the Western Regions.

Gao Cheng, who was sitting in the Ministry of Rites, also knew the news, and Gaochang's affairs were also handled by Zhang Yang and Xu Jingzong, and they also asked King Gaochang to write a letter of gratitude to him.

Gao Cheng looked at Zhang Daxiang, "This Xu Jingzong is also an official of the Ministry of Rites, and he has not come to serve since Zhang Yang used his power for personal gain. ”

Zhang Daxiang replied expressionlessly: "Xu Shilang was seriously ill for a while because of Zhang Yang's matter, and he recuperated at home all day. ”

Gao Cheng snorted coldly: "I heard that he was drinking in Pingkangfang yesterday. ”

Hearing this, the elephant still had a straight face.

Gao Cheng glanced at the elephant again, "You go and invite Xu Jingzong." ”

"But he's not well." Zhang Daxiang whispered.

Zhang Dasu on the side already wanted to make a move, if it weren't for his brother's eyes, he really wanted to beat him up at this time.

"Not feeling well? If he is unwell, can he still go to Pingkangfang to drink? Even if he is unwell, just by virtue of my temporary position as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, can I still invite him? ”

Zhang Daxiang arched his hand and said, "Let's arrange it." ”

After speaking, Zhang Daxiang left with Zhang Dasu.

Gao Cheng looked at Li Baiyao, "When my father arranged for you to enter the Ministry of Rites, you really didn't know anything about it?" ”

Li Baiyao lowered his head in shame, "At the beginning, Zhang Yang and they didn't let the lower officials get involved in the matter, and this matter was all handled by Xu Jingzong, even Zhang Yang didn't come forward, and even Zhang Daxiang didn't know what the reason was." ”

Gao Cheng glared at Li Baiyao, "No wonder you have no achievements in the East Palace, the same in the Ministry of Rites." ”

It doesn't matter if he is looked down upon by Li Chengqian in the East Palace, and now he has to be made so difficult by Gao to perform, Li Baiyao bowed down and said: "The lower officials are only doing their own things, so why don't you say anything." ”

"If I say that you have achieved nothing, you have achieved nothing!" Gao Cheng scolded loudly.

Gao Shilian's father is Gao Shilian, who holds the power of official promotion, and how can His Majesty trust him.

The other party has a family, and Li Baiyao thinks that he can't compare to them, and he can't compare with this kind of person.

Gao Cheng shouted: "You and Zhang Daxiang are the same, go and invite Xu Jingzong." ”

"Whoa." Li Baiyao could only leave with his head down.

In the village, Li Yuan and Zhang Gongjin were laughing and talking.

Li Tai was wearing clothes woven with cotton thread, and Li Tai looked fatter in large woolen clothes.

This is the clothes woven by my wife, and this is also the first time that cotton thread has been made of cotton.

"His Royal Highness King Wei, it's not good to dress." Zhang Yang said curiously.

"It's really not as comfortable as silk."

"Is it a panic against the skin?"

"Indeed." Li Tai took off the matter again and handed it to Li Yue.

Li Yue covered her mouth and chuckled: "This matter will be given to Qingque." ”

Li Tai shook his head and sighed: "The clothes made of cotton are not very good. ”

"Doesn't His Royal Highness King Wei feel very warm?"

Li Tai thought for a while, "It's really warm." ”

"That's right, if the workmanship is better, it will be more comfortable to wear, but because it is cotton, its price will be very cheap, this will be a very cheap warm clothing, which will allow more people to suffer less in the winter, and I also plan to use the existing cotton in our village to make a few quilts again, and the quilts are also cold."

"Can you make money?"

"Right now, the King of Hejian County has sent a lot of people to buy cotton in the Western Regions, and there should be a large number of them in the future."

"The quilt you said ......"

"At that time, I will also arrange a bed for His Royal Highness King Wei."

Li Tai grinned, "Recently, there was an incident in the court, my father wanted to renovate the streets of Chang'an City, and fined people who dumped garbage at will. ”

"Rectify the environment? A good thing. Zhang Yang said with a smile.

"It seems to be a good thing, but this matter is very difficult to implement, because of the fine of money, the officials in the court were impeached on the grounds of harsh taxes, and the father had no choice but to give up."

Hearing what Li Tai said, Zhang Yang was puzzled: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei wants to share His Majesty's worries?" ”

"This king just said casually, don't worry about it."

Li Yue, who was on the side, looked at the book in his hand and sighed: "Actually, it's easy to do this well." ”

"Sister Huang, will Ji An's out?"

Li Yue looked at the books brought out from Guozijian, and while reading that she could use two minds, she whispered: "My father can't start from restraining the ordinary people in Chang'an City if he wants to rectify the streets, this practice is not right, in the words of the husband, throwing garbage is a moral problem." ”

Li Tai looked at Zhang Yang, who was calmly drinking tea.

"Qingque, you can work with your father to let the powerful people in the court and the ministers of civil and military affairs set an example and no longer throw garbage at will, and those who have committed crimes can appropriately deduct their money, and cancel the behavior of fines and coins in the streets, and let the Confucian scholars write notices and post them at the entrance of the streets and alleys."

"The father's punishment of ordinary people's silver will naturally be considered a harsh tax, but if you let the clan and powerful ministers take the lead in doing so in another way, coupled with words and deeds, people will slowly realize that this is a moral issue, and add trash cans in Chang'an City."

"There's always going to work." After Li Yue finished speaking, he put down a book, picked up another book and continued to read, "Chang'an City has a large population, and sewage and garbage disposal have always been a headache, if it can be implemented, it will be of great help to Chang'an City's future governance." ”

"To put it mildly, the father's strategy is indeed good and effective, but it is not a cure for the symptoms but not the root cause, not because of the fine money to let people not litter, but from the moral quality, let them change their habits, in the words of the husband, habits become natural, so that it can be regarded as real governance."

After listening to his granddaughter, Li Yuan took a deep breath in surprise, when did my granddaughter have such insight? It has a beginning and an end.

Li Yuan looked at Zhang Gongjin again.

Zhang Gongjin waved his hand and said: "Her Royal Highness the princess has been reading books these days, maybe it is these knowledge in the book, but the old man has not taught these things." ”

Li Yuan nodded after listening, Zhang Gongjin is very good at calculating people's hearts, but I haven't seen Zhang Gongjin have any insight into this kind of governance problem before.

Li Tai asked people to write down Li Yue's words.

While thinking about these words, Li Tai became more and more puzzled, "Sister Huang, what to do with the garbage in the trash can?" ”

Li Yue was still holding the scroll in his hand, "It's also simple, set aside a piece of land in the suburbs to deal with all kinds of garbage." ”

Li Tai looked at the attendants who were struggling to write down the records, "Have you written it down?" ”

"It's remembering, it's remembering."

His family's cotton is planted in Weinan, that is, south of the Weishui River in the village, and downstream of Lishan Mountain.

Zhang Yang saw that the growth of cotton was not as good as expected, and the cotton seedlings did not grow tall, and it has been a month since they were planted in September, and the tallest seedlings are only up to the ankles.

Generally speaking, it takes about three months for cotton to be picked from planting to picking, and if it is picked in the Western Regions, it can be earlier, and it will be relatively late in Guanzhong, and the yield will not be too high.

It takes a month for the budding period, and when you can see cotton in November at the latest, you don't know how much cotton you can receive next month.

Li Yue also looked at the cotton, "Originally, the king of Hejian County could buy cotton when he went to the Western Regions, but the husband still had to grow it himself, in the words of the husband, this is a cold thing that can be used by ordinary people, it seems that the husband still has the world in mind." ”

"Actually, I just hope that in the future, when we retire, we can have more money to make our lives richer." Zhang Yang sighed with emotion: "Daughter-in-law, you look down on me. ”

Li Yue covered his mouth and smiled: "Since you can grow cotton in Weinan, you can also plant it elsewhere, as long as it does not affect grain cultivation, presumably the DPRK and China will also support it, and maybe in the future, because of this matter, the husband will be rewarded by his father." ”

"Your father won't give me a reward for Lishan, I think I still have to fight for it myself, it's more down-to-earth."

Take the whole Lishan, take the palace of Lishan as your home, this is a good place to live for a long time, and there are hot springs on Lishan, and then thousands of acres of land, so that the days of food and clothing are very content.

Glancing sideways at Yan Liben, who was still in the village, Zhang Yang beckoned Niu Chuang, "Tell Yan Liben to find a few good craftsmen who can specialize in lettering, and I will hand over the improvement drawings of the flush toilet to him." ”

"Whoa."

Ouyang Xun's own is not easy to copy, there are craftsmen who have been doing engraving and lettering in the palace for many years, and this kind of craftsman is difficult to find in the market, and generally only in the palace has this kind of craftsmanship.

Hearing Niu Chuang's reply, Yan Liben felt a sense of powerlessness rise in his heart, "Those craftsmen are all old people in the palace, and there are not many people with superb craftsmanship. ”

Niu Chuang arched his hand and said: "That's what the horse ordered, if Master Yan thinks it's not easy, you can also stop it." ”

"Zhang Shilang is really ......"

Niu Chuang smiled: "He is indeed a person who has to keep a hand in everything." ”

"It's okay to be cautious and keep a hand in everything, but this is a request for the old man to go back and think about it."

Seeing that Yan Liben had finally left, Li Yue whispered, "Whether Yan Liben agrees or not, the husband wants to get rid of him." ”

"That's right, the daughter-in-law of the one who knows me is also."

Li Yue grinned.

In late October, when Zhang Yang was still busy solving the problem of paper improvement, Xu Jingzong and Zhang Daxiang came to the village together.

Because of the high performance, Xu Jingzong avoided him, Zhang Daxiang and Dasu couldn't swallow this breath, Zhang Daxiang could swallow his anger, Zhang Dasu didn't want to continue to stay in the Ministry of Rites.

(End of chapter)