Chapter 648: A Saint Who Won't Bow His Head
Zhang Yang looked at the dossier, the oranges and tea in Huainan, and the sorghum that could be grown in Liaodong.
Different crops require different soils and require different climates and light.
It's already late at night, Li Yue lights up the candlestick in the library pavilion, usually there is no need to light so many oil lamps at home, and the husband has to look at so many charts to make records, and he needs to be bright.
Then pour tea on the side, it is best for the husband to concentrate on doing things, the location of Taifu Temple is very good, much better than the Ministry of Rites, and there is no need to be disturbed by many things in the court in Taifu Temple.
"Husband, are you tired?" Li Yue stood aside.
Her pregnant belly was already obvious, Zhang Yang pulled her to sit down, and looked at the music in front of her, "You, you can't be idle when you have a child." ”
Outside, it was pitch black night, and the oil lamps in the library were shaking, so quiet that you could hear each other's breathing.
The husband's breathing was heavy, and his large, calloused hands grabbed his wrists, and his eyes stared at the recorded numbers with a frown.
"I distributed the cabbage seeds to farmers in several surrounding villages and counties, hoping that they could also grow some vegetables."
Li Yue said in a low voice: "Maybe they don't know how to plant, every spring and summer there are a lot of wild vegetables, and growing food is the top priority." ”
"Well, growing food has always been a top priority, of course I didn't dare to move the fields before, but now I think that each family can raise one or two chickens and ducks that lay eggs, and a small piece in front of the yard can grow some vegetables."
Li Yue was puzzled: "Does Liu Bei really like to grow vegetables?" ”
Zhang Yang smiled helplessly, "I also listened to what others said." ”
The couple sat under the oil lamp, and they were quiet for a long time, and Zhang Yang circled a piece of land on the map every time he checked a chart.
"Mother, I'm sleepy." Xiao Qingqing came with little short legs, and her lotus-like arms hugged her mother's neck.
Hearing this, Li Yue had no choice but to take her back to rest.
Zhang Yang held the scroll in one hand, glanced at the scroll and then at the chart, "Saints who should be killed, have you ever seen the lives of those masses?" ”
Zhang Yang hastily listed several crops, garlic, green onions, not to mention, these must be planted, cabbage was sent by Persian merchants at the beginning, that is to say, there are more vegetables and crops in the West and even in the Great Food Territory, as well as in Europe.
Although broad beans and peas are also available in Guanzhong, the planting range is still not extensive, and they need to be cultivated well.
Lentils and eggplants can be planted as well, and eggplants are resistant to heat and waterlogging, so they should be easy to cultivate.
Thinking so in his heart, Zhang Yang put down his pen and carefully calculated, there are few descriptions of taro and carrot cultivation, and he doesn't know if there will be in the southeast.
Doing his own records, Zhang Yang found that it takes a lot of effort to get the seeds of these crops, it is rare to be idle, it is rare to have leisure to farm in Lishan with peace of mind, and there will be time in the future.
After blowing out the oil lamp here, Zhang Yang cleaned up the library again, closed the door and looked up at the bright crescent moon in the night sky, and before he knew it, the night was already deep.
First looked at the house and made sure that the children in the family were asleep well, Zhang Yang washed up, and then went back to the house to lie on the ground and fell asleep.
As soon as it was dawn in the morning, Zhang Yang felt that someone was pressing on his chest, and when he opened his eyes slightly, he saw his daughter lying on his stomach laughing.
Zhang Yang sat up, his eyes blank and numb, and hugged her aside.
Li Yue, who had just combed her hair, picked up her daughter and said, "Auntie has already made a meal." ”
Zhang Yang scratched his head at first, and sat at the door of the house with his messy hair and glove coat on his head.
The children also sat in a row, washing by the Huaqing pool, and when Li Lizhi finished washing, the children also washed their faces with hot water and prepared for a morning run.
It was too late to check the crops in various places last night, and Zhang Yang, who hadn't slept enough, didn't have much energy, so he took the children to run around Huaqing Pond two or three times, and then sat down to eat.
When the meal was eaten, I had a full burp and then I felt a little energetic.
The daughter-in-law began to lecture the children, Zhang Yang looked up at the sky, this weather is likely to rain again, and the cultivation of crops should be sooner rather than later.
Open the door of your greenhouse, the vegetables here are growing very well, dig up some sprouting vegetable seedlings, and plant them in the fields below the mountain.
Put these vegetable seedlings into the basket, it is rare that the bear is very energetic today, Zhang Yang put a rope on it, pulled it and walked down the mountain.
The villagers of Lishan are very industrious, they take advantage of the early hour, before the time to go to the factory to work, before the day is completely dawn, they are busy in the fields, and the surplus hours are used to plough the soil.
When the sun was high, the villagers went to work in the factory.
So much so that from morning to noon, from afternoon to evening, there was no one in the village.
A county marquis led a bear, this bear is very strong, just walking on the ground like this is a few points higher than the waist of an adult man.
If the bear had stood up, no man would have been its opponent.
However, this bear is very docile and can plow the land, and if there is anything bad about it, it is delicious.
Zhang Yang put a plow on it, "Tell me that you are so fat after a winter, you still have to exercise more." ”
The bear still understood, and turned his head disdainfully to plow the ground, for it was no big deal.
Some wild vegetables have grown on both sides of the ridges, and it is a good choice to grow vegetables on the ridges without destroying the cultivated land.
Zhang Yang dug up a piece of mud and planted a vegetable seedling, the rain was dripping down, seeing that Shangguan Yi didn't know when he was already standing beside him, he bent down and continued to plant vegetables: "Brother Shangguan, you must be active in planting vegetables, it will be too late if you don't plant vegetables at this season." ”
As he spoke, Zhang Yang dug up another piece of soil and planted the vegetable seedlings.
Shangguan Yi said in a low voice: "The county marquis distributed the seeds of the crops to them, and many people in Lantian County are talking about it. ”
To say that in addition to the Lishan land boundary, there is also the food of Lantian County.
It's just that the development of Lishan is in a minimalist mode, and if there are more people, the tail will not be big.
In terms of development, we pay attention to lightness and efficiency, according to the current production capacity of Lishan, although it is very tight, but as long as the technology is tackled according to the current conditions, and when Li Tai's steam engine is built, it is not a problem for Lishan's productivity to take off.
Therefore, the county residents of Lantian County have never asked for it, and Lishan has never bothered Lantian County.
The villagers in both places are also peaceful.
Hearing Shangguan Yi say this, it is a bit of Lishan's favoritism and not taking care of his own family.
Zhang Yang straightened up at this time, "Do they have a lot of opposition?" ”
Shangguan Yi shook his head and said, "Not really, it's just that there are some good things to talk about." ”
With his hands covered in mud right now, Zhang Yang squatted and washed his hands with the water from the ditch, "So they also want to grow vegetables?" ”
Shangguan Yi said: "Growing vegetables is secondary, in fact, they are mindful of all the prejudices of the county marquis against them, a few years ago, because Lishan's business is getting better and better, the people of Lishan County have long been displeased. ”
Zhang Yang waved his hands and said: "Lishan has been able to develop so far, from a poor small mountain village to the present, this is the result of everyone's joint efforts, not because of me alone, without the support of the villagers, I can't do the situation." ”
The bear is still plowing the land, and now that it has finished plowing a piece of land, it will consciously go to the next piece of land, and no one will take care of it at all.
As he spoke, Zhang Yang sighed again.
Shangguan Yi replied: "I will do things for the county marquis below, and I should share my worries for Lishan, but this matter still needs the support of the county marquis." ”
According to the large-scale development and planning of Lishan and Lantian, Lantian is naturally indispensable.
Zhang Yang simply continued to grow vegetables, "What is Brother Shangguan going to do?" ”
Shangguan Yi first bowed and saluted, and replied: "The chicken and duck pens in the village have not been able to allocate enough people to take care of them, so they can be given a piece of land to raise chickens and ducks in captivity." ”
"It's a good idea to relieve the pressure on the village and expand farming."
Zhang Yang nodded and praised his approach.
"I am also thinking about appeasing the people of Lantian County."
Looking at Shangguan Yi, now that he has entered middle age, he has a family and a greater burden.
Zhang Yang straightened up again, took out the bamboo tube water cup on his waist, took a sip of tea, and looked into the distance, "Your Majesty told you about entering the office, you are now in the master of Lishan, and such a small piece is not enough to display your talents." ”
Hearing this, Shangguan Yi lowered his head, a little weak-hearted, "Don't hide it from the county marquis, Your Majesty did talk to Zai Xia about entering the office." ”
sat down on the edge of the ridge, and Zhang Yang also motioned for him to sit down.
Shangguan Yi nodded and sat aside.
The eyes of the two looked at the bear who was plowing the field.
"The first time I joined the company was in the summer of two years ago, when Lishan was about to relocate the factory, and at that time I refused on the grounds that I couldn't get away."
Shangguan Yi frowned and said: "The second time was in the summer of last year, the factory was already on the right track, and new technology was used. ”
"At the beginning, I was just a bachelor in Hongwenkan, and I couldn't see a way out or a future, let alone a family, and I was ...... in poverty."
Shangguan Yi is the child of Shangguan Hong, Shangguan Yi is still young after the change of Jiangdu, he has come over for more than ten years in troubled times, and he has come all the way to Chang'an City.
"In the next few times, I thought about Lishan, entered the official career, and followed His Majesty into Chang'an to contribute to the society." Shangguan Yi smiled more and more ashamedly, "It is still the county marquis who has changed many ideas, especially the county marquis's views on the masses, the development and change of the law in the past dynasties or the stability of the country, all of which are inseparable from the masses. ”
"Some people say that the society is stable, and the local famous families should be appeased, but these are all a small number of people, and it is wrong to maintain a minority and ignore the interests of the majority of the masses, and it is also a big mistake, the family has been based in the Central Plains for thousands of years, but now it has experienced wars, and the Central Plains has experienced so many wars and the family is no longer what it was back then."
Shangguan Yi whispered, his eyes becoming more and more determined, "The current family wants to take advantage of the stability of the Tang Dynasty and use the power of the society to continue to grow themselves, this method is right, it is very likely that the family will grow again, and even reach the peak of the Wei Wu period." ”
"But the current majesty is not the person of the past, and the heavenly khan raised the imperial examination to abolish Zhongzheng, in order to fight against this rotten and rotten system."
Zhang Yang patted him on the shoulder, "Your consciousness is still very high." ”
Shangguan Yi smiled more and more ashamedly, "I thought that I would leave one day, and it was best to take care of Lishan." ”
It's fun to talk to someone who has the same consciousness as you, at least everyone's direction is the same as their dreams.
Maybe he and His Majesty also had a good conversation at that time.
"Speaking of which, you were a bachelor of Hongwen Pavilion at the beginning, and you already had the name of a career, although you have resigned now, you can directly reuse it, and Your Majesty promised you what official position."
After chatting for a while, everyone can talk straightforwardly, and there is nothing to hide.
Shangguanyi can feel that there are not so many direct relationships in Lishan, and Zhang Yang is a very friendly person who does not talk about red tape.
The relationship with this county marquis is more like a friend.
Shangguan Yi replied: "It is said that it is the entry to the lower province, but it is said that I was only a bachelor of the Hongwen Pavilion at the beginning, and my nationality is unknown, how can I enter the lower province all of a sudden, so I refused." ”
"Brother Shangguan, Your Majesty is a cautious person."
"Careful eyes?"
"It's what it means to hold a grudge."
Hearing this, he smiled with relief, "What if you don't enter the official career in this life, you are already used to getting along with the villagers, if you enter the court, you have to face one official after another, and you have to get along with the important ministers in the court, but you are not used to it, just like the county marquis, you are used to the countryside, and you will be uncomfortable when you enter the court." ”
Zhang Yang touched the stubble on his chin, "Taifu Temple lacks a Shaoqing, first, there is no government office, you can continue to stay in Lishan, there is a place for you to do your own things in Lishan, it should be a branch of Taifu Temple, and second, how about helping me do some farming things?" ”
"That's fine." Shangguan Yi stood up and saluted, "Thank you to the county marquis, so that you can stay in this village and county, and stay away from the court, it is really a great pleasure in life, and there are often specializations in farming." ”
The two reached a consensus, the identity of the above official was originally a bachelor of Hongwen Pavilion, and it was obviously not suitable to parachute into Menxia Province, and it was difficult to say whether this position was suitable for him in Menxia Province.
Zhang Yang firmly believes that professional people should be placed in a professional position, so that they can give full play to their talents.
Originally, Shangguan Yi was a cadre, and it would be a waste for such a person to stay in Menxia Province and sort out the music all day long.
Li Shimin said boldly back then, all the talents in the world are in my hand, even if he falls in love with a certain talent, he can't chew peonies, just accept them.
After discussing with Shangguan Yi, the vegetable seedlings in the basket were also planted, Zhang Yang pulled the bear back to the mountain, washed it with the water of Huaqing Pond, first washed the hair on his body, and then washed his paws.
While it was eating the food in the large wooden basin, Zhang Yang was grooming it.
Fortunately, the bear at home does not protect the food and will not resist.
When he finished eating, Zhang Yang also washed its claws.
The drizzle was still falling, and its hair couldn't dry for a while, so Zhang Yang took out a clean cloth at home and wiped it, and the bear went back to the firewood room to sleep.