Chapter 113: Career in the Western Regions
His Royal Highness the Prince's Chongde Fang is saved, at least he will not lose money, and he will not have to pay extra costs, and he will be able to generate some surplus.
Li Tai is gone, he walks very lonely, and his back is very gloomy in the autumn wind.
Li Yue had just finished giving a lecture to his younger siblings, and the family cooked millet porridge as a snack.
Zhang Yang took the millet porridge brought by Princess Qinghe, and there were some vegetable leaves on it.
After dealing with the music in front of him, Zhang Yangzheng drank without a sip, and saw that Qinghe was still standing beside him, this little girl also looked malnourished when she was a child, and her complexion was much better after two years of recuperation in Lishan.
Then came Princess Dongyang, and the two little girls were sad.
Zhang Yang shook the pu fan in his hand and said, "Do you have any questions that you can't understand?" ”
Usually Dongyang is a very quiet child, and there are few words on weekdays, but Princess Qinghe is more lively.
Zhang Yang looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.
"Father is going to marry us all!"
Saying this, Princess Qinghe seemed to have all her courage.
Zhang Yang drank the porridge in the bowl, a teenager, and it was not yet time for him to get married.
Qinghe and Dongyang are also twelve years old, and they are only seven years old compared to Lanling and Immature, which is the older of the younger siblings.
But even if he is twelve years old, he is not old enough to marry, what does this Tai Khan think, he is in such a hurry to marry his daughter, he can't afford to raise it? Or what's the drop?
Princess Qinghe said again: "When I was ten years old, my father was going to marry me to Cheng Huailiang, the son of General Cheng. ”
Zhang Yang looked at the two little girls, "You are still young, you are not old enough to marry, you have a brother-in-law to help you, you don't have to be afraid." ”
"Then my father really wants to marry us off, what should we do?"
Dongyang finally spoke, although his voice was not loud.
Seeing the weak appearance of these two girls, Zhang Yang smiled: "Don't worry, as long as my brother-in-law is here, I will help you." ”
Dongyang and Qinghe smiled and left happily.
The learning atmosphere on Lishan is very good, and Zhang Yang walked into the greenhouse again to watch the growth of the vegetables here.
Li Yue came with a scroll and saw the flower seedlings that were not growing well, and in the greenhouse, the vegetables in the vegetable field were growing very well, whether it was radish or sheedama, or leeks and green onions and ginger.
Only the flower seedlings planted by myself are not growing well.
She frowned and looked at her flower seedlings, and said in a low voice: "The queen mother of Qinghe and Dongyang did talk about it, but the queen mother did not agree at that time, and later my father made so many princes. ”
Li Yue was very worried about her younger brothers and sisters, Zhang Yang put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Since we are disciples of Lishan, we must follow the rules of Lishan and only marry when we are over twenty years old." ”
"Well, I'll talk to the Queen Mother." Li Yue said in a deep voice: "I didn't think we had the strength to negotiate conditions with my father before, but now we have. ”
Now Lishan has more and more copper coins, and the right to speak will become bigger and bigger.
Li Shimin didn't want such a large number of copper coins to flow out like this, and he didn't want the value of Datang's copper coins to be affected.
After years of accumulation, Lishan's copper coins are piled up in several warehouses, because most of the annual transactions are in exchange for copper coins, and copper coins are still growing.
Li Yue was worried about the growth of the flower seedlings in the garden, and she said in a low voice: "These flower seedlings grow so slowly? ”
"It's really slow, or do you shovel them and plant vegetables?"
"No, it will take some time for the peonies to bloom, and we will have to wait a little longer."
Now that the blacksmith workshop has started again, as long as the furnace is burning, you can also use stone to fire glaze, so you don't have to worry about the lack of resources in Lishan during this time.
There are many coal mines in the northeast of the Central Plains, and there are also coal mines in Mobei.
The mining technology is backward, and there are not many coal mines that can be mined.
Zhang Yang polished a small part in his hand, the part was small, but it was the most important part of the flintlock pistol, which was the mechanism that was pulled when firing.
A rattan ball is kicked into the study, dropping some books.
Zhang Yang continued to polish the parts in his hand, to make it fine to the millimeter, this kind of fine parts can only be made by himself at the moment, and it is obviously impossible to make it in batches with the current technical conditions.
Unless Lishan can build its own grinding wheel, there are more hardware manufacturing tools.
At present, it is still difficult to achieve the conditions of the later generations, let alone reach the level of one-tenth of the future generations, which requires an industrial base.
This foundation is not achieved overnight.
After a while, Xiao Qingqing looked in the study and saw that her father was still busy with the things at hand, so she ran in quickly, picked up the rattan ball and ran out quickly, ignoring the books scattered on the ground.
After trying to expand and assemble the machine, Zhang Yang wiped the oil stain off his hands, tried to pull the trigger, and there was a crisp sound at the opening and closing.
The spring can also be smaller, in order to produce a greater impact force, so that the internal generation of more margin, this force can only be large but not small, so as to reduce the dumb fire generated when the stone collides.
The blueprint of the pistol in front of me was made according to a later model in the Middle Ages and Europe.
For this reason, some improvements were made on its basis, and the half-mechanical, half-wooden gun had a short life.
Wait until you can technically achieve the desired effect before continuing to improve.
This is the stupidest way, and the most down-to-earth way.
At the entrance of Lishan Village, a batch of goods was transported out of the village, and these goods were to be transported to the Hexi Corridor for sale, which is the next stage of Lishan's development direction.
Unable to see that domestic demand is satisfied, it is necessary to take advantage of the fact that Lishan still has a good foundation to open up new trade routes and send Lishan's goods outside the customs, so as to increase Lishan's income and increase the tax revenue in and out of the customs.
In terms of taxation, it is possible to increase revenue, and the Heavenly Khan is allowed and satisfied.
Since the pacification of Mobei, Yinan Khan has restored the throne, and his usurping son, Domi Khan, was expelled and exiled by his own father, and I heard that he was expelled to the bitter cold land in the north.
As for the Uighurs, for the Heavenly Khan they had to submit and become part of the Tang Dynasty.
This is the ambition of the Khan of the sky, and some people in the court said that Mount Tai sealed the Zen, but this time the sky did not agree.
Today, Li Shimin went down to the early dynasty and decided on the Turkic indoctrination matter, and this matter was handed over to Wei Zheng to preside.
Passing by the Sanqing Palace, he looked at the Lingyan Pavilion in front of him and walked in.
The prince has been by his side, waiting for the will of this heavenly khan.
Walking up to the second floor of Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin looked at the portraits one after another, including the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, as well as Wei Chigong, Li Xiaogong, Li Jing......
Counting these heroes, Li Shimin seems to have returned to the troubled times of the year, the era when heroes and heroes were numerous.
This Tian Khan sat down, and he bowed his head and said, "Didn't Zhang Yang's glass be purchased from the outside world?" ”
Wang Gonggong nodded and said: "The old slave has been to investigate, there are not many glazed in the Central Plains, and there are also powerful families who have some glazed creations, but there are no thin pieces of glaze like Lishan. ”
Li Shimin frowned and asked again, "What about outside the gate?" ”
Wang Gonggong replied, "Today, Lishan transported another batch of goods to the outside of the customs, and the flow of goods inside and outside the customs is recorded, and no one was found to transport the glaze, and if it is found, it will be taken down by the government on the spot." ”
"So the origin of these glasses in Zhang Yang is unknown?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the old slave has no way of knowing."
Li Shimin took a deep breath and stopped asking about this matter, no matter how extravagant Lishan's life is, even if he Zhang Yang is rich, it is also Lishan's business.
"What happened to Chengqian's Fang City?"
Speaking of this, Wang Gonggong's expression finally had a smile, and he replied: "The East Palace sent a concerto, and asked the Hou of Lishan County to plan, saying that he invited Fang Xiang and Zhao Guogong to Chongde Fang, and the literati of Chongde Fang gathered in Chongde Fang, and now many people in Chongde Fang are talking about political affairs. ”
More and more people are giving advice to Jiangshan Sheji, but this Zhang Yang is the only one who hides in Lishan and rarely asks about political affairs.
The Lingyan Pavilion was quiet, and occasionally the wind blew in, causing the portraits hanging on the walls to shake.
Most of these portraits are still in the court, and they are also in Chang'an City.
Some of them have passed away, and His Majesty always looks at these portraits to remember the time.
Li Shimin took a sip of wine, "Back then, the eighteenth road was against the king, the thirty-sixth road was dusty, the mighty and mighty, the heroes of the troubled times were full of spirit, I galloped with you on the battlefield, but unfortunately there are very few people who can stay now, and you know my exploits under the spring, have you heard of them." ”
These words were spoken heroically, and he got up and waved his sleeves and walked down the Lingyan Pavilion again.
A little eunuch hurried over, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty! Liu Xun, Zhang Xingcheng and many other officials asked His Majesty to choose a day to go to Mount Tai to seal the Zen. ”
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I know that my merits are not enough, you tell them that there is no need to mention this matter in the future." ”
"Whoa!"
The little eunuch hurried away again.
It has only been a long time since the four towns of Anxi have been recovered, and the construction of the Hexi Corridor has just begun, Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance have just swept away the Western Turks, and the lost land in the world has not yet been recovered.
Li Shimin is now in the prime of life, and he is the Khan of Tian, and the Avenue of the Khan of Heaven goes all the way from the Tianshan Mountains to the Hanhai in Mobei.
Even so, His Majesty still did not go to Mount Tai to seal Zen, and many people in the court were talking about it.
The eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling stood together, and the two of them spoke in a low voice, "Your Majesty handed over the matter of educating the Turks to Wei Zheng. ”
Fang Xuanling nodded when he heard this, "It was Gong Zheng's political opinion to educate the Turks at the beginning, and it is reasonable for His Majesty to let him do this." ”
The civil officials in Zhongshu Province were very busy, and the eldest grandson Wuji looked sad, "Xuanling, Your Majesty has repeatedly refused Mount Tai to seal Zen, and I think there is a bigger plan." ”
"Perhaps." Fang Xuanling replied in a low voice.
"This year, Wen Yanbo came back, and he talked about recovering the land of the four counties of Goguryeo, the land of the four counties."
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty failed in his three expeditions to Goguryeo, and many soldiers were buried in other places.
To say that His Majesty doesn't want to go to Goguryeo, Fang Xuanling himself doesn't believe it, and it has always been His Majesty's long-cherished wish to be on par with Han Wu.
How to seal Zen if merit is not enough?
This is the worry in His Majesty's heart.
At this moment, in the four towns of Anxi, Pei Xingjian is the protector of the capital and sits in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate.
Xue Rengui rode a horse with his wife here, and after a while, Wang Xuance also arrived.
After a few people sat down, Xue Rengui's wife Liu was a heroic woman, she took off the iron helmet she was wearing and put it on the table, and said: "My husband has swept the Tianshan Mountains for the court, why has the court not given a reward, and there is no name of general?" ”
Pei Xingjian used to be a young boy, but after coming to the Western Regions, he was very dark, and in the past six months, his skin has become rougher and rougher, more like a man.
And Xue Rengui looks even more martial and tall.
However, Wang Xuance has not changed.
As the protector of the capital, the first protector of Anxi of the Tang Dynasty, Pei Xingjian is very young and has high hopes from the Foreign Affairs Academy.
Pei Xingjian sat on the upper seat, "It will take time for the military report of the DPRK and the appointment of the DPRK and the DPRK, even if the DPRK and the DPRK do not award the reward, when I go back, I will personally ask for credit for Brother Xue." ”
The Liu clan was silent again, and sat down.
Xue Rengui smiled dryly: "Mother-in-law, don't be rude, the court has its own opinions, and will not forget our credit." ”
Liu sat cross-legged, "In this case, you should also give my husband the title of general." ”
Pei Xingjian persuaded: "Naturally, I will give it." ”
Wang Xuance sat lazily on the ground, "It's really tiring to come all the way from Tianshan, a certain family wants to go back to Chang'an City now." ”
Xue Rengui slapped the table when he heard this, "A certain family is not like you, and a certain family has to make great contributions." ”
"The Western Turks are just some old and weak, sick and disabled, and we are taking advantage of the danger of others to win unpleasant profits." Wang Xuance rested his legs on the table and trembled, "Pei Du protects the Western Regions, and the only thing we have at the moment is to rectify the Anxi Army." ”
The Persian prince Belus had been on his way to Persia for some time, and it stands to reason that he and Ashnadur had already arrived at the borders of Persia, and the Great Cannibals were about to go to war, which was about to survive Persia.
Pei Xingjian read Zhang Yang's secret letter, and he slapped the case and said angrily: "General Wang! What we need to do is not just to rectify the Anxi army. ”
This Pei Duhu drank like this, don't look at this kid's youth, he has no lack of talent and courage.
This kid dared to let Xue Rengui sweep the Tianshan Mountains with 3,000 soldiers and horses, and he was very decisive and did not hesitate, he was indeed a general.
The general who leads the troops must make a decision immediately, in other words, Pei Xingjian has the potential to be a general.
There is also Xue Rengui, Wang Xuance has seen the appearance of the couple rushing to kill with his own eyes.
Liu's don't look at her as a woman, she is very skilled.
Xue Rengui patted the case and said: "The big cannibals sent the Persian head to the Western Regions, those big cannibals were too arrogant, and they asked Du Hu to give an order, and a certain family was willing to lead a thousand soldiers and horses to destroy the big cannibals." ”
Saying that a thousand soldiers and horses are going to destroy the big cannibals, is this a joke?
Wang Xuance shook his head and said: "Brother Xue's words are inappropriate, the Anxi Army has not yet been established, and we only have 5,000 soldiers and horses in our hands, and there are less than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Gaochang, how can we compete with 300,000 soldiers and horses in Dashi?" ”
The words fell, and the Metropolitan Mansion fell silent again.
The grievances between Datang and Da Shi started when Su Dingfang killed a Da Shi nobleman.
Once they have defeated Persia, they will send troops to attack the Western Regions.
Everyone understands the truth of cold lips and teeth.