"The general can't let us pay for it, if we give hundreds of thousands of cotton clothes to the army for free, we won't be able to live ourselves."

"The military department will buy it." Hou Junji popped out four words from between his teeth.

Li Chengqian also smiled bitterly, this Zhang Yang wanted to buy it from the military department, just say it, and say something embarrassing.

This person has carved the word "earning" into his bones.

Zhang Yang smiled: "General Hou, what do you say about the price?" ”

"This ......," Hou Jun pondered for a while, "when the dynasty opens after the year, he will report to His Majesty." ”

"Please tell Your Majesty that the price of our cotton clothes is forty wen a piece, and if the army wants to buy us in large quantities, the price can be cheaper, everything is negotiable."

"The old man hates dealing with businessmen the most in his life." Hou Junji said in a low voice.

"The general's words are wrong, in fact, whether it is food, clothing, housing and transportation, our lives are inseparable from dealing with businessmen."

In front of the prince, Hou Junji was not angry again, so he had to leave in a huff.

Zhang Yang looked at Li Chengqian: "Our printing factory has been improved again, and now the output can also be increased by 30%, what does the prince think of continuing to print this extracurricular book next year?" ”

Li Chengqian nodded, "That's very good." ”

Glancing at the wind and snow outside the hall again, Zhang Yang arched his hand and said, "The minister will go back first." ”

"Chinese New Year's Eve, you must come."

As soon as he left the hall, a cold wind greeted him, and he waved his hand at the prince, indicating that he had heard.

When I came back from the East Palace, I couldn't open my eyes because of the wind and snow, and when I returned to the warm home, Xiao Wu and Li Yue were working on the topic.

Seeing Zhang Yang coming back tremblingly, Li Yue stepped forward to help remove the snow from his clothes.

Coming to the stove to warm up, Zhang Yang drank another sip of hot water, and the whole person felt a lot more comfortable, "The court has been suspended, and there is no need to go to the East Palace to be on duty from tomorrow, it is rare to have a long vacation." ”

Don't think about double days off and single days off when you are an official for the emperor in the court, there is a good energy saving that can't let you rest depends on the emperor's mood.

Anyway, around the Chinese New Year, officials will be given a holiday, but this holiday is not very long.

Zhang Yang held the hot tea, "When I was in the East Palace, there was a eunuch who sent an order to let us participate in the big court party on Chinese New Year's Eve. ”

Li Yue smiled softly, "Xiao Wu hasn't seen what the Great Dynasty will be like yet." ”

Xiao Wu raised her head in confusion, and then continued to turn the third-order Rubik's Cube in her hand.

After having a quilt and a warm kang, there is no need to be afraid of the cold of his daughter-in-law, and he is accompanied by Xiao Wu.

Besides, her body has improved a lot now, and she is not as weak as before.

"Also, the military department said that they wanted to buy some cotton clothes from our village, which was very large, and a lot of cotton clothes were needed."

Li Yue frowned and said, "With our current productivity, it seems that we can't supply it." ”

"I discussed it with General Hou Junji of the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War couldn't come up with so much money for a while, so we just did it in batches."

"That's fine, did you say the price?"

"I didn't say it, I still have to ask your father, I'm afraid that your father will repay the debt, I think it's more appropriate to deliver the goods when the money arrives."

Li Yueqiao glared, "Is it so unbearable for my father to have a husband?" ”

Zhang Yang picked up a book on the table and looked at the contents, which were the expenses of various bonuses and remuneration in the village.

No one in the village has a bonus for the New Year.

Well, the whole village is full of happiness.

The wind and snow fell, and there were few pedestrians on Suzaku Street, and only a few passers-by hurriedly walked through the street.

Lu Dongzan came to Chang'an City with a hat, and was so cold that he took out the road and handed it to the defenders who stopped him in front of the city gate, "In Xia Lu Dongzan, the Tubo Prime Minister came here to congratulate the New Year." ”

The defender took the guide and replied with confirmation, "Please wait." ”

Another gust of wind and snow was blowing, and Lu Dongzan hid under the city wall gate, which could shield him from some of the wind and snow, and he smiled apologetically at the other guards.

After waiting at the gate of the city for an hour, Lu Dongzan was also frozen for an hour, and his eyes kept looking towards the city, and he saw someone walking quickly towards here.

Lu Dongzan shook off the snow on his body and stood still.

Finally, the court and the central government were suspended, and Xu Jingzong drank warm wine at home, and eating mutton was originally a very beautiful thing.

But it was ruined by the people of Zhongshu Province.

After asking, I learned that it was Lu Dongzan from Tubo who came, and let himself go to greet him, and the arrangement of Sun Wuji, the prince of Zhao State, could not be ignored, so there was no need to offend him because of this.

Xu Jingzong looked Lu Dongzan up and down, "It turned out that the Tubo Prime Minister had arrived, and he was disappointed, and he was lazy, lazy." ”

At first, he was polite, stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling person, even if he was unwilling to pick up people on this snowy day, he still put on a happy look to greet the guests.

Lu Dongzan also saluted with the etiquette of the Tubo people, "I heard that the court has been suspended, so it must be disturbing Shangguan to rest." ”

Xu Jingzong waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I can't let the prime minister stay frozen like this all the time." ”

Hearing this, Lu Dongzan smiled for a while, but it was only for a moment, and he quickly smiled with relief.

Zampu said that Li Shimin was an ambitious king, and he was wary of Tubo everywhere I heard that the Tang Dynasty and Gaochang had been moving closely recently, and it seemed that there were some contacts and were transporting goods.

First suppressed his urge to ask, Lu Dongzan said: "I heard that Brother Xu is still a waiter in the Ministry of Rites. ”

Xu Jingzong sighed: "I don't have any ability to do it, but a squire is already anxious, it's not a snowy day to greet him." ”

When the Tibetan envoy and the official of the Ministry of Rites met, the two had an unfriendly conversation, and the guards and generals on the side listened to each other.

Xu Jingzong invited: "Among the envoys of all countries, the eldest brother came the earliest, why don't you go to the post house to rest first?" ”

Lu Dongzan nodded, "It's okay." ”

The two walked into the wind and snow, Lu Dongzan looked at the situation on Suzaku Street all the way, and there were also wine shops with their doors open in the wind and snow.

Outside, it was snowy, but there were a lot of customers in the liquor store.

In such a cold winter, Chang'an City is still so vibrant, which makes Lu Dongzan's heart very envious.

Xu Jingzong took him into the post house, "There are no guests in the post house now, the eldest brother can choose a room here." ”

Lu Dongzan took down the hat and shook off the snow on his body, "I don't know what happened to Zhang Shilang?" ”

"Why did the eldest brother ask about Zhang Shilang?"

"At the beginning, Tuyuhun and Tubo clashed, and I experienced Zhang Shilang's strategy, and I admired it very much, so I was very concerned."

Xu Jingzong nodded, "You Zampu are indeed very concerned, we have caught a lot of Tibetan spies near Lishan, and we learned that it was you Zampu sent to inquire about the news." ”

Lu Dongzan's face was impressive, "There must be a misunderstanding here." ”

"Brother Daxiang's Guanzhong words are really good, I think there must be a misunderstanding in it, Tian Khan will understand, Zhang Shilang is no longer in the Ministry of Rites, and now he is a close minister next to the prince of the East Palace, responsible for guiding the prince, compared to the previous Ministry of Rites, Zhang Shilang is no longer as good as he was back then."

Lu Dongzan smiled: "I want to see Zhang Shilang again to see if he is still as high-spirited as he was back then." ”

"Who you want to see in Chang'an City, our Ministry of Rites will make a record, and you must inform the Ministry of Rites before you go to see Zhang Shilang."

Lu Dongzan didn't answer this, so he went to the second floor of the post house to find a room to rest.

Xu Jingzong stared at him and closed the door with a displeased expression.

The little guy on the side said: "Last time it was like this, among the envoys, their Tibetan envoys were the most arrogant. ”

Xu Jingzong said wistfully: "It's good to take care of it." ”

The little guy couldn't help nodding, "Xu Shilang don't worry, he will take care of it." ”

"Clean up the other rooms, and the envoys from other small countries are almost here."

"Understood."

Xu Jingzong left here, looking at the wind and snow with a confused expression, did this Tubo people not know how to be hospitable, and finally braved the wind and snow to bring people in, he entered the post house and didn't even invite a bowl of wine to drink, it was simply unreasonable.

I really don't want to deal with the Tibetans anymore, and I don't know if the other envoys will be more sensible.

Walking alone in the wind and snow, Xu Jingzong felt lonely for a while.

Zhang Yang woke up from his sleep and pushed away the bear that was pressing on his futon, because it was too cold outside, so he had to put it inside.

While wearing clothes, Zhang Yang looked out the window, there was a lot of snow in the yard, the heavy snow had stopped, this wind and snow had fallen for two days and one night, and then the dark clouds in the sky had not dispersed, and it seemed that the snow would continue to fall.

Walking out of his room, Zhang Yang washed his face and refreshed himself.

The bear staggered after him, and he was also groggy in his sleep, and it is estimated that he has not woken up until now.

Pushing open the door of his daughter-in-law's room, Xiao Wu and his daughter-in-law were still asleep.

Look at the mess in my own home, a piece of paper with formulas written on it is all over the table, this is the master and apprentice teaching a class crazy, and the small one is crazy.

After a simple clean-up, the bear was still squatting aside in a daze.

Put a stack of paper on the cabinet and press it with a paperweight, Zhang Yang came to take a deep breath and opened the door, and when he pushed the door open, a lot of snow poured in, and a cold wind blew in.

The little bear suddenly hit a spirit, as if it had forcibly turned on the machine from a drowsiness, as if a corpse had run into the room and burrowed into the bed.

Taking a deep breath of cold air, Zhang Yang stretched his muscles and bones, and stepped into the yard The snow was just up to his knees.

For the climate of Guanzhong, it is rare to have such heavy snowfall.

Thinking about the Turks in the north, it must be even more difficult.

Struggling to walk his legs, Zhang Yang picked up a small shovel in the yard and began to shovel snow.

The weather was still very cold, and after shoveling for a while, my hands were so cold that I couldn't use my strength.

The two aunts next door also went out to clear the snow.

The window of Li Yue's room was open, and she stood in front of the window with a smile, and it was a very happy thing for her to be able to sleep warmly in winter.

"Hurry up and shovel the snow, and take you to the skiing after cleaning up."

Xiao Wu was already holding her own small cup and small teeth, only to find that the stove was not lit, and the water was not boiling, she ran to the bathroom and twisted the valve several times and did not see the water coming out, and curiously stood on tiptoe and looked at the pipe, only to confirm that the water pipe was frozen to death.

I had to dig up some snow, put it in a pot and light the stove to start boiling water.