Li Daozong, as one of the generals of the clan, is as famous as Li Xiaogong. Compared with Li Xiaogong, who is well-connected, Li Daozong does not have many friends.

And there were also festivals with the eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Chi Gong and others back then. Zhang Yang listened to Li Tai's narration, walked all the way to the entrance of the village, and knew that Li Daozong was coming, and Li Xiaogong, who was also a general of the clan, naturally could not be absent.

A banquet was set up in the village, and Li Tai specially asked people to build a straw hut here, and the gloomy sky would rain at any time.

Zhang Yang looked at the soldiers and horses coming from afar, frowned, and said: "Actually, you don't need to be there, it's just to talk about a business, the ministers of the DPRK and China are all kind-hearted people, they won't bully me." Li Xiaogong snorted, his face full of disdain.

Zhang Yang said again: "How is your health?" Li Xiaogong loosened his shoulders,

"Not bad, eat well, sleep well."

"Recently, I drank less alcohol, ate more vegetables, and paid more attention to my health."

"The old man is here to see Li Daozong, I haven't seen him for a long time, the old man is on the side, and the old fox of the eldest grandson Wuji will be a little more restrained." Li Daozong and Li Xiaogong are both clan generals, and they are both cousins of His Majesty, after His Majesty ascended the throne, Li Xiaogong was named the king of Hejian County, and Li Daozong, the same county king, was sealed in Jiangxia, and both of them stayed in Chang'an City.

Back then, everyone followed Li Yuan to conquer the world, but after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he has been reducing the power of the clan.

The clan and the royal family are all relatives. There have always been contradictions between relatives and royal descendants throughout the dynasties.

Tian Khan is now in the prime of life, and the heirs of the imperial family are still young. At this time, the contradiction had not yet appeared, Li Xiaogong greeted Li Daozong with a smile, and now it seems that there is always a good feeling before the break.

The cruelty of the seizure of power by relatives and the royal family, whether in the Han or the former Sui, they stepped on other people's corpses to ascend to the throne.

Zhang Yang was worried, but he saw the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Daozong turn over and dismount and approach, bowed and saluted: "I have seen Zhao Guogong, I have seen the king of Jiangxia County." Li Tai also saluted,

"Uncle Wang, uncle." The eldest grandson Wuji is very useful to this uncle, if he wants to call Zhao Guogong in person on an outsider's occasion, he can call his uncle here.

Looking Li Tai up and down, he said again: "When you were crowned, when your uncle couldn't see you, this golden pen was given to you." Li Tai took it with both hands,

"Uncle Xie." Noticing that Zhang Yang looked at the pen made of gold, his eyes were hot, Li Tai quickly put the pen into his arms and said politely: "Uncle Wang, uncle quickly take a seat." ”

"It's fine." The eldest grandson Wuji said.

"I heard that my brother has been living in Lishan for a long time to recuperate?" Li Daozong said in a low voice. Li Xiaogong stroked his beard, with a serious face,

"Well, Doctor Sun is in Lishan, and the medical skills of the Lishan Medical Center are excellent, so he stayed." Li Xiaogong was nine years older than Li Daozong, and he was also a general of the clan back then, and the king of Hejian County had already put down his military power and became the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

The emperor really couldn't look down on this clan, so he simply transferred him to Zongzheng Siqing until now.

Even if he is the secretary of Zongzheng Temple, Li Xiaogong is still a half-witted man who doesn't care about anything. was originally a military general, and it was not good to be a civil official, so Li Shimin let him go, as long as this person did not cause trouble, this Zongzheng Siqing let him be in charge all the time, and it has been more than a year since then.

Now Li Shimin of Zongzheng Temple asked Chu Liang to look at it again. At the beginning of Zhenguan, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to control the military power, he had the idea of letting the clan generals leave the army, and he also implemented this idea.

Lee Hyo-kung was one of them. There is also Li Daozong, who served in Dali Siqing at the beginning, and transferred from a general to a civilian position.

Because the Turks attacked Liangzhou, Guanzhong was caught off guard, and Li Shimin asked Li Daozong to regain control of the army and send troops to Liangzhou.

Moreover, in the fourth year, in the First Battle of the Northern Expedition to the Turks, Li Shimin asked Li Jing to lead a large army to the north, and Li Daozong was among them.

After the Northern Expedition to the Turks, the official worshiped the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and became a civilian from a military general. Later, because of the war in Tuyuhun, Li Daozong was transferred to Xikaidao and worked with Li Daliang to assist in the defense of the northwest.

So much so that now the northwest border trouble has been lifted, and he still leads part of the Liangzhou soldiers and horses. In this way, he was transferred back and forth, and he was about to be used, Li Shimin arranged him in the army, and when he was not in use, he was given a civilian position.

The emperor is a contradictory emperor, and the military power now depends on the prestige of the clan, and Li Shimin does not want the clan to be in charge of the army for too long, and he will retire from his position in the army as soon as the war is over.

In contrast, Li Xiaogong lives more clearly, although he has a very strong wife in his family, he can clearly carry the balance between military power and government affairs.

Living as a bastard, I know very well in my heart what I can do and what I can't do. Of course, he also has impulsive moments, such as a fire that burns down the Ministry of Rites.

After doing this, I can still be alive and enjoy the rest of my life in peace, and I can only say that we have a lot of sweat.

Everyone sat down, Zhang Yang lit a brazier on the spot, took a few pieces of coal and stone from the horse and looked at it carefully, it was very good in terms of quality, the color was very positive and there was no stain, and there was little yellowing on the surface.

Crack it into the brazier, carefully observe the changes of the flame, after half a pillar of incense, the coal stone is burned, the flame is more vigorous, and the burning time is quite long.

"The quality of the coal and stone is very good." Zhang Yang nodded and concluded. Li Daozong sat aside and was silent, he looked at this young man with a straight face, as if he wanted to see what was different about this young man.

The gloomy sky began to drizzle again, and the eldest grandson Wuji took a sip of tea to dispel the chill on his body.

"The old man was originally busy for the coming year, but he didn't expect His Majesty to arrange to come to Lishan to sell these coals, and the business is not what the old man is good at, Zhang Yang, you can decide it yourself." Li Xiaogong coughed his throat,

"Elder Grandson Old Fox." With this old fox exit, Eldest Sun Wuji's face immediately sank.

"Since His Majesty arranged it, we can't let this kid make his own decisions, and we have to mention how many elders we are." The words were pushed to the eldest grandson Wuji.

It was a simple transaction, and three or two sentences made the atmosphere a lot more embarrassing. Zhang Yang said with a smile: "Dare to ask Zhao Guogong, how many coal mines did you bring?" The eldest grandson Wuji sat very upright, while Li Xiaogong didn't sit down, and even buckled his nose.

The eldest grandson Wuji was originally a literati, and the most important thing for literati is etiquette.

And although Li Xiaogong is also a civil official, he is the scum of civil officials. Anyway, there is no sitting phase.

Eldest Sun Wuji collected his mood, as if he was calming his blood pressure, and said in a low voice: "Five thousand stones, there are still six thousand stones being transported from Xue Yantuo." Zhang Yang asked again: "If it is a long-term transaction, Xue Yantuo's coal reserves must be more than these." ”

"Of course, it's like the geographical chronicle compiled by your Foreign Affairs Academy, there are many coal mines in Xue Yantuo, and the people of Xue Yantuo are not good at using these things, General Li Ji is stationed in Xue Yantuo at the moment, and let Xue Yantuo's idle people dig coal mines." Xue Yantuo's location is north of Mobei, which is the Outer Mongolia region of later generations.

It has excellent mineral resources, but it is also a very barren and bitter cold place. As coal resources became widely exploited, the environment in Xue Yantuo became worse and worse, with over-mining and overgrazing exacerbating the sandstorms.

In later generations, there were often wind and sand from Xue Yantuo, which swept through Guanzhong. Environmental management is a long-term solution, and the northwest side has asked Dickson to arrange for people to plant poplar forests in the Gobi to build a sand-proof forest.

The young man had been standing with his hands in his hands, frowning and looking up into the distance, as if he was thinking. Li Daozong sat on Li Xiaogong's right side, also carefully observing.

"I think the professional work should be implemented, openness and honesty is the best, specific matters are analyzed, and the plan for the next ten years is implemented. After saying a few words, the scene was quiet for a while.

This set of official words made everyone present stunned, and they didn't come back to their senses. Say a lot, details, foundation, implementation, specific analysis?

Li Daozong asked in a low voice, "Brother, does he usually speak like this?" Li Xiaogong shook his head and said, "Usually it's not like this." Li Daozong leaned in and asked, "I heard that this Zhang Yang's speech is unfathomable, and even the prince often asks for advice?" ”

"Hehehe......" Li Xiaogong smiled dryly,

"I'm afraid you didn't inquire carefully, this kid acted arrogantly back then, and His Majesty asked him to read more sage books, but after reading them for many years, the way he spoke became more and more strange."

"It's not that he speaks so inscrutablely, and the rumor in the East Palace is that the more Zhang Yang reads, the less human words he becomes." Li Daozong nodded knowingly.

At this time, he is like a child who has never seen the world, Li Xiaogong is disgusted with this person for a while, everyone is brothers, and everyone in the clan brothers is not very close, Li Daozong is an honest man.

is too honest, he followed His Majesty to fight back then, but he was only ordered to lead the troops, and the Northern Expedition to the Turks was also under Li Jing's orders.

Leading the army can be independent, and he is too disciplined in the world, and sometimes he loves face. offended Wei Chigong in the army, and the eldest grandson Wuji, since then he has fewer friends in the army.

This is also the reason why His Majesty is handy with him.

"If there is a chance, can the elder brother arrange it, the younger brother wants to talk to him about the law of governing the army." Li Xiaogong nodded when he heard this,

"Wait until he makes a deal with the old fox."

"Whoa." The two clan brothers whispered in a low voice. The brazier was still burning in the hut, and the conversation continued.

The eldest grandson Wuji said in a low voice: "The court also has the same idea, and Datang naturally hopes to get along better with Xue Yantuo." At this point, Li Tai understood what his brother-in-law and Zhao Guogong said.

What does it mean to get along better and have a good development environment? Isn't this just to take Xue Yantuo and become the state and county of the Tang Dynasty?

Thinking about it again, Li Tai is in trouble again, is this realistic? Xue Yantuo is located in the north of Mobei, and just being a Turk is already a headache, let alone the distant Xue Yantuo.

The people of that place are not yet civilized. Although the words were not explicitly stated, Li Tai felt that he had heard something terrible.

If Lishan wants more coal mines, it needs Xue Yantuo's long-term supply, and on the basis of this supply, Datang completely controls Xue Yantuo.

After thinking about it, Li Tai nodded secretly. Zhang Yang paced back and forth, looking up again, thinking,

"According to the market price, the price of coal and stone in Guanzhong is 570 yuan a stone, and Lishan is a whole number, how about 500 yuan a stone?" The eldest grandson Wuji sighed: "One stone is reduced by seventy yuan, and there are five thousand stones here, if they are all discounted like this, the loss of the court will be too much." ”

"The price is still 500 yuan a stone, after all, Lishan will be the largest customer of the DPRK in the future, dare to ask the DPRK has so many coal mines, who else can they sell to, if the manpower and material resources consumed are not paid, will it be a greater loss." These coal mines were originally taken from Xue Yantuobai, and it is naturally better to be able to sell them to Lishan, and the DPRK can also have more income.

The eldest grandson Wuji said again: "If you insist on changing the price, it is better to make another exchange, and Lishan will take out an extra 10% of the tax every year and hand it over to the court." Zhang Yang said: "But the price of coal and stone is still 500 yuan a stone." The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a moment,

"That's fine, but there is another condition in the DPRK and China, the coal and stone bought by Lishan cannot be sold to others."

"I naturally understand it below." The price given by the court was appropriate, and the widespread use of coal and stone should be after the Song Dynasty.

And now the utilization rate of coal and stone is not high, and the price is not high, but coal is a resource that can be stored for a long time, and it is black gold.

As utilization and demand increase, prices will fluctuate sooner or later. The old fox is the old fox after all, and he has already calculated that all the goods from Lishan need to be taxed.

The more Lisan earned, the more taxes the court received. Rather than staring at the interests of a hundred dollars and a stone in front of him, it is better to directly move the taxes of Lishan.

No matter how the price of coal and stone changes in the future, as long as Lishan makes a profit like Chaozhong, even if Lishan loses, Chaozhong will still make a profit.

This is a sure-fire deal. The eldest grandson Wuji slowly stood up,

"Knowing that Lishan has to make a written note when talking about business, the old man will take it back to restore his life after drawing the charge."

"Hahaha!" Li Xiaogong said loudly: "Eldest grandson, how about you go back to Chang'an after having a meal with us?" The documents have to be drawn, and these coal stones must also be transported to Lishan to be carefully weighed and checked, right? "One mouthful of the eldest grandson and the old fox, and another mouthful of the eldest grandson and the old puppet...... This is a killer who doesn't read!

Li Tai held his forehead in pain and motioned for his guards to prepare wine and food, Li Tai squeezed out a smile in pain,

"It's rare for a few uncles to get together, so it's better to have a meal together." Li Daozong nodded and said, "That's very good." Everyone laughed, Li Daozong also agreed, and now if he refuses, he will inevitably be a little unable to get off the stage.

"There are still a lot of things to be busy with in the DPRK and China, and the DPRK is about to begin."

"There are so many things in the court, and I can't delay this moment, the old man hasn't tried the amount of alcohol you old man has been drinking for a long time, hahaha!" Li Xiaogong laughed out loud again.

Seeing that the king of Hejian County was talking, he led Li Daozong and the eldest grandson Wuji to the village, and Shangguan Yi also brought people to unload and weigh the coal and stone for verification.

The rain stopped for a while, and then it began to fall again. Zhang Yang waved his hand and said, "The Chinese martial arts of the DPRK have never been harmonious. ”

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, if you drink too much and start moving, there will be the king's guards to stop you."