Fang Xuanling walked out of the Ganlu Hall with a heavy heart, and told the little official waiting in front of the hall: "I will arrange for someone to go to Lishan in two days." ”

"But Zhang Shilang didn't see me at all." The officials of Zhongshu Province were very helpless about Zhang Yang, the Zhongshu squire, everyone did things step by step, and only he did not come to inquire about the affairs of the DPRK and China for a whole year.

Fang Xuanling returned to Zhongshu Province with concerns in his heart. The eldest grandson Wuji has just finished reading the recital of the cultivation situation in various places this year, and is ready to pack up and report to His Majesty.

"Is Zhang Yang still unwilling to come to Chang'an?" Fang Xuanling nodded helplessly,

"Yes, just go to Lishan and don't care about it." At first, Zhang Yang came to the Great Dynasty meeting.

Zhang Yang returned to Lishan, and at the beginning of March, Lishan took out more than 20,000 volumes of books, and there were rumors that Lishan had papermaking skills.

And these books have been handed over to the masters who went to teach arranged by Cen Wenwen. Fang Xuanling is a direct minister, so he won't have so many worries.

What the eldest grandson Wuji wanted, he didn't want to think about some unspeakable things. There must have been an agreement between Zhang Yang and His Majesty.

And there are other arrangements for him to go to Lishan. The eldest grandson Wuji put down the pen in his hand, put his hands on his knees and said in a deep voice: "The coal and stone in Mobei have sent another 6,000 stones, and the old man is just going to Lishan, he will definitely come to meet, and the old man will talk to him at that time." Fang Xuanling looked tired,

"Then Zhao Guogong will arrange it." The matter was in the hands of the eldest grandson Wuji, and after the morning of the next morning, he arranged for a team to pull a cart of coal mines to the entrance of Lishan Village.

Knowing that Mo Fei's coal mine had arrived, Zhang Yang and Li Tai personally came to the village entrance to greet them. Before anyone arrived, Li Tai whispered: "Brother-in-law, the coal and stone sent last time have not been used up, and our blacksmith workshop uses a maximum of 100 catties for calcination a day, and what we lack now is iron, not coal and stone." Zhang Yang shook the fan in his hand,

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei doesn't know anything, the iron material is there, it won't run, but the coal mine is different, this is a long-term consumable, this kind of thing is not too much, I dare to conclude that when our production level in Lishan goes to a higher level, there will only be more coal mines needed in the future."

"Let's listen to my brother-in-law for the time being, anyway, it's not the king's money." Of course, Li Tai's money cannot be used for the purchase of coal mines, and the brothers must settle the accounts clearly, and the accounts between Lishan and the King of Wei must also be clear.

Shangguan Yi held an abacus in his hand, which was a new skill he learned in Lishan, and unlike the bulky abacus, this abacus was more flexible and lightweight, and it could be counted in many digits.

"What the county marquis said is that coal and stone are compared to grain, and the storage of coal and stone is more convenient, and the more the merrier." Li Tai scratched his head and looked ahead, there are too many things that need to be used in his brain recently, and he can't think about things at all, and when he is done with the things in front of him, he has to go back to prepare the matter of the soap workshop, and prepare enough stock before the summer.

The place of the transaction was still under a straw shed before, and when the people approached, Zhang Yang saluted politely,

"It's really ashamed to trouble Zhao Guogong to send coal and stone again." Li Tai also saluted and said, "Uncle, please take a seat." The eldest grandson Wuji walked into this grass shed, and Shangguan Yi took a team of villagers to take over these coal mines.

"I heard that you Lishan have your own paper-making skills?" As soon as he sat down, this Zhao Guogong took the lead in asking, Li Tai was about to speak, Zhang Yang waved his hand to interrupt him, and replied: "Where is there any papermaking in Lishan, Zhao Guogong misunderstood." The eldest grandson Wuji said suspiciously: "The old man saw that Lishan sent out a lot of scrolls, and some people in Zhongshu Province also circulated them and said that this paper was very tough. Li Tai wanted to say something more, but Zhang Yang kicked his heel again, and replied with a smile: "Zhao Guogong misunderstood that Lishan has no papermaking skills. ”

"Is it" Eldest Sun Wuji's gaze swayed between the two, and he straightened his clothes,

"According to the rules, the price of these things is still the same."

"According to the rules, when Shangguan Yi is packed up and sent to the village, the silver money will be sent to the court early tomorrow morning."

"Well, that's very good." There must be a reason why my brother-in-law doesn't let me talk too much, and he diligently pours tea,

"Uncle, when my new tea arrives this year, I'll send some to the house." The eldest grandson Wuji stroked his beard and nodded, his hand paused at the end of the short beard, and seemed to think of something,

"The DPRK is nervous, Chu Suiliang has no experience, and the room is a doppelganger."

"After we deliver it, the DPRK and China can get another 3,000 yuan, and I want to be able to solve the urgent needs of the DPRK and China. Now is the time when Lishan's capital is the most sufficient, Zhang Yang wants to exchange those silver cakes for resources, and Lishan is also willing to give money.

The eldest grandson Wuji drank a sip of tea,

"The old man knows that Zhongshu Province has asked you to return to the court several times, but you have refused several times, why?"

"The development of Lishan is the most critical time, and Xiaguan can't leave for a while."

"Those 20,000 books came out of Lishan, and you still said that you don't have papermaking skills in your hands." Zhang Yang's face was solemn and he did not answer.

Eldest Sun Wuji understood in his heart, no matter how he asked him, he would not answer this question, but would only keep denying it.

As for the matter of returning to the court, he will most likely not agree. Beckoning the retinue outside the hut in,

"Bring the things that the old man brought."

"Whoa." The footsteps of his attendant hurried forward, and he brought a package on the table and opened it, in which was a scroll of the Chaozhong account book.

"Since you don't have the skills, you can review these account books here, and also make some arrangements for the dispatch of the DPRK and China." Seeing Zhang Yang's reluctant expression, the eldest grandson Wuji sighed: "When you have reviewed these account books, the old man will leave with someone." There was still some cold spring breeze blowing, and he was still a little hesitant to look at him.

The eldest grandson Wuji bowed his head and said: "The court is aggressive towards you, but the old man is not an unkind person. ”

“……”

"You arrange things in Lishan, and the old man can make it convenient for you, so he will naturally arrange it for you." The old fox is an old fox after all, he can think about what others think, and he can find the crux of the problem at a glance.

Things have already done their part, and it would be shameless to shirk again. Seeing Zhang Yang caressing his chest, the eldest grandson Wuji frowned and said, "Are you not feeling well?" Zhang Yang coughed his throat and took a deep breath,

"It's nothing, I'm seriously ill, occasionally the old disease recurs, I can't talk too much to people, I talk too much, I am prone to chest tightness and shortness of breath, and if I am serious, I will die of shortness of breath." Li Tai stood outside the grass hut, listening to his brother-in-law's perfunctory words, and looked up at the sky, God won't crack his brother-in-law.

The eldest grandson Wuji stretched out his hand and said, "Please, the old man will leave after drinking tea." Taking the brush handed by the other party's entourage, Zhang Yang opened the account book and looked at it carefully, and the brush in his hand was written, and he reviewed it one after another.

Left and right Jin Wuwei added a cavalry battalion? Zhang Yang directly wrote a no. As a Duzhilang of Shangshu Province, he has been in contact with the documents of the three provinces and six ministries of the DPRK and China, and he has a good understanding of the use of the DPRK and the Central Government.

Since Li Yuan ascended the throne, he has taken Chang'an as the center of power to quell rebellions in various parts of the Central Plains, whether it is to deal with Yu Wenhua at the beginning, or Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande and others, it has taken a lot of effort.

It wasn't until Li Shimin ascended the throne that he found out that the court actually had no money, let alone repairing the palace, and even Li Yuan himself could only commit himself to Da'an Palace, and later moved to Wude Palace.

As for the drought at the beginning of Zhenguan, it made Datang's national strength worse again. Then there was the battle between Tang and Jieli Khan, and Li Shimin's treasury, which was not wealthy, was empty again.

So far, the fortunes of the founding heroes are all saved. Fortunately, everyone is loyal to the community, the ancients had simple ambitions, and they set an example for others, paying attention to character and sentiment.

There aren't many material needs. When he took over Shangshu Province last year, he found that the Yulu in the court was a lake account, not to mention that Cheng Biting Jin's Yulu had not been paid since Zhenguan for two years, and most of the salaries in the army were offset by grain.

Fortunately, after four years of Zhenguan, the Central Plains began to harvest year after year, and the climate improved, and it was able to cope with it for a while.

It was very quiet in the grass shed, and the eldest grandson Wuji sat upright without speaking, watching Zhang Yang put down his pen and read the account books one by one.

Half an hour passed, Shangguan Yi checked the weight of the coal mine and let it into the village. Zhang Yang also approved the account books,

"I also ask Zhao Guogong to bring it into the Zhongzhong Book Province for further approval." The entourage on the side received the look, and put away the scroll briskly.

The eldest grandson Wuji stood up and said, "Why did you send Pei Xingjian to the Western Regions?" Zhang Yang said with a smile: "It is the decision of the Ministry of Rites to send Pei Xingjian to the Western Regions, and Pei Xingjian is an official of our Ministry of Rites. "The matter of the Ministry of Rites, and the people of the Ministry of Rites.

The eldest grandson Wuji's eyebrows jumped, Pei Xingjian is a person worth cultivating, just such a person is only fifteen years old, it is the age that needs to be cultivated well, and he was sent to the Western Regions.

It's too late to win over, and I can't help but wonder if Zhang Yang is suspicious of fighting against the old man? Seeing that the goods on the carriages had been unloaded, the eldest grandson Wuji said again: "I have you to thank you." ”

"Zhao Guogong is welcome." Before leaving, he looked at Zhang Yang's face again, and he didn't look like he was terminally ill.

With doubts and dissatisfaction in his heart, this time the conversation with Zhang Yang was not pleasant. In Shangshu Province, the officials were very busy in and out, and the eldest grandson Wuji swept the burden and sat down.

"Zheng Gong is busy with the eucalyptus in Luoyang again?" Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "Before these things come to fruition, Gong Zheng will not give up." ”

"Alas......" Eldest Sun Wuji sighed,

"Zheng Gong is really such a person." opened the burden in his hand, and the eldest grandson Wuji took out a scroll of account books,

"Although Zhang Yang said that he couldn't come to the court, he could still deal with the affairs of Shangshu Province, and the old man brought the volumes of various ministries, and he approved them." Fang Xuanling was surprised at first, and then picked up a roll and looked at it carefully,

"It is still Zhao Guogong who comes forward to ease up a little." After the Zhongshu Province approved the files that needed to be used by various ministries, Zhang Yang sent back most of the pieces that needed money.

Li Shimin looked at the music sent by Zhongshu Province, this is the purpose of repairing the Lingyan Pavilion and the autumn safari this year, and he even called back such a request from me.

The emperor's hand trembled a little when he looked at the song, obviously angry, and the prince happened to hand over a bowl of tea.

Li Shimin picked up the tea bowl and drank it all in one gulp, feeling the hot tea flowing through his viscera, and snorted coldly: "Without this Zhang Yang, wouldn't my court be good?" The prince bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the medical officer of the Imperial Medical Department said that Your Majesty's body can no longer be on fire." Li Shimin placed the bowl heavily on the table.

Zhenguan ten years, to May. Since the eldest grandson Wuji came to Lishan, from time to time there will be a piece of the court sent to Lishan, so that Zhang Yang can approve it and send it back to Chang'an.

This day of harmony lasted two months. Zhang Yang has also been busy for two months for the next phase of construction of his new home.

It was May, the weather in Guanzhong was warm, and Li Yue taught her daughter the manners and rules of speech by the Huaqing Pool.

Xiao Qingqing rejects these rules very much, but her mother is very strict. Before winter, a greenhouse was to be built in the hot spring pool of Lishan, and the foundation had just been laid.

There is a waterway between the thermal pools and the new home. This is the water of the hot spring pond, which flows to the water channel of Hwacheong Pond.

Zhang Yang planned to erect a wooden bridge here, while listening to Aunt Wang tell what happened in Chang'an City, the skeleton of the small wooden bridge in front of him had been built.

After trying it, it was quite sturdy. The waterway is not wide and you can get around it from the side, but I always feel that it is very troublesome for my family to make such a detour.

Seeing the wooden bridge that Zhang Yang had set up with his heart, Aunt Wang knew that the county marquis now had no heart to pay attention to the affairs of Chang'an City.

He devoted himself to the production of Lishan and the construction of a new home. Every morning, I went to the workshop in the village to see the production situation, and after coming back at noon to have a meal, I was busy building the hot spring hall after a short lunch break, except for a little free time in the evening when it was almost dark, most of the time I was so busy.

The general Li Ji also returned to Chang'an, and the war between the Uighurs and Xue Yanhuo ended after Li Ji swept through several Uighur tribes with his soldiers and horses.

In order to arrange the relationship between the Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty in the future, they sent envoys to Chang'an City. Zhang Daxiang of the Ministry of Rites took over this matter with Xu Jingzong.

News will come soon. The mutual market in the Hexi Corridor has been carried out smoothly and has reached a certain scale, Di Zhixon was born in Taiyuan, and his father was ranked among the three provinces in that year.

But such a person should be a very traditional family of famous ministers, and he is very handy in running the mutual market.

The county officials of the four counties of Hexi sent a piece of music and praised it many times. And the 5,000 tariffs sent from the Hexi Corridor this year also confirm his ability.

At night, Zhang Yang sat in his study and wrote, brewing wine from the old grain that had been accumulated in the official warehouse for many years, selling it outside the customs, and setting higher tariffs.

It's just that at noon the next day, this song was ruthlessly beaten back by His Majesty. The husband had no intention of taking a nap, sawed wood and scolded in his mouth, and shook his head when he saw it, as a wife, he had to prepare another bowl of bitter tea to dispel the fire, so as not to get angry again.

"Heavy farming, heavy production, just use this excuse to come to the lake to get me!" According to the sound of wood, people's teeth are sour, and the family sees it in their eyes, and there are many worries in their hearts.