Xiao Qingqing's grilled meat was too salty, and Cen Wenwen took another sip of tea to dilute some saltiness.

He handed over a booklet and said with a smile: "Of course Your Majesty will not be a robber. ”

Zhang Yang took the booklet and looked at it carefully, and said in a low voice: "Brother Wen is right, after that, Your Majesty will always stand on the side of the masses, after eradicating the old forces, distribute the fields of the old forces to the masses, and exchange the hermits and slaves of the old forces for the identity of a good person, and people will praise Your Majesty as the same." ”

Cen Wenwen nodded and said: "This is a document sent by the counties of Longyou, and what is written on it are all acres of land that can be used to plant trees. ”

Zhang Yang frowned and said, "A total of six thousand hectares of land can be planted with trees?" ”

Cen Wenwen bowed his head and said: "These are all acres of land around Tianshui County, they will turn over the wasteland that cannot be cultivated, irrigate it every day, and plant poplars, boxwoods, elms, and pine trees in the future. ”

Zhang Yang said: "There are still a lot of acres. ”

Cen Wenwen sighed: "In fact, after Ma Zhou checked the acres of fields, he found that the barren acres of fields in Longyou were much more serious than expected. ”

"Brother Wen elaborates."

"Since the year of the great cause, the Longyou branch has decreased sharply, nearly forty percent less than the Sui Wen Emperor years, coupled with the many times the use of troops during the Wude years, the population of Longyou is not as good as before, and now there are only 6,000 households in Tianshui County, which can be identified, Ma Zhou estimated, the population of Longyou is at most 50,000, and the strength can be less than 30,000."

Cen Wenwen held the wooden skewer of mutton skewers in his hand, and said: "After five years of Zhenguan, a large number of people moved to the Hexi Corridor or moved into Guanzhong, so there is the current situation. ”

"That's right." He added: "Because Monk Xuanzang is in Shazhou, there are many monks near Jiayuguan. ”

"Monk Xuanzang's appeal is so beneficial, which is really admirable."

Zhang Yang sighed.

Cen Wenwen said with a smile; "Those monks compared Xuanzang to wisdom, rumored to be a very wise monk, when the Tianzhu war report arrived, the monk Xuanzang learned the news of the death of King Tianzhu, opened a dojo, and chanted scriptures with a thousand monks."

"Shazhou can afford to raise so many monks." Zhang Yang said curiously.

"Shazhou is indeed barren, but Xuanzang ordered people to dig wells, and there are also Buddhism in Guanzhong to give food, and it is not a problem to feed a thousand monks."

Zhang Yang sighed: "Xuanzang is a very determined person, I wanted to let him shake the Buddha's heart, but I have given up now." ”

"yes." Cen Wenwen hiccuped, "Your Majesty has sent people to lobby several times, hoping that Monk Xuanzang can return to the vulgar, but they have all been rejected, some people say that he is a monk who does not know what to do and what is bad, and he should die in Shazhou." ”

Zhang Yang handed the document back to him, "Brother Wen can talk about this with Zaixia, it's hard work." ”

Cen Wenwen said with a smile: "I have known the county marquis for many years, in fact, the county marquis is also a determined person, and he has never wavered after so many years. ”

"It's over, I just want to be a person who counts money and counts to hand cramps, a thirty-year-old person, and the biggest hope in life is to retire as soon as possible."

"The lower official is over forty years old, but he doesn't have the state of mind of the county marquis."

"Has Your Majesty been spending money lavishly lately?"

Cen Wenwen's expression was a little solemn, "The lower official has written an exhortation chapter, but His Majesty has always ignored it. ”

"It is not easy to persuade the emperor."

"Oh?" Cen Wenwen bowed his head and said: "Can the county marquis have a high opinion? ”

"There is no high opinion."

As soon as the conversation turned, Cen Wenwen stopped talking and said discouragedly: "It's tiring to talk to you." ”

After that, he took a sip of tea, stood up and said, "This year's imperial examination is imminent, and the next official will stay soon." ”

Zhang Yang shook the fan in his hand, "I won't send it down." ”

Seeing his daughter's little face with a solemn expression, Zhang Yang asked again, "What's wrong?" ”

"I heard Uncle Wen say that the emperor destroyed the Longyou Gate Valve, and the emperor will use such means to destroy Lishan in the future?"

Zhang Yang did not answer.

Xiao Qingqing shook his head again, "It shouldn't be, the construction of Lishan is all for the sake of Sheji, and it has been quite effective recently, and the emperor will not cut off his arm." ”

She overturned her own ideas.

This time, the emperor's way of punishing Longyou was very simple, it was just Princess Runan's idea of planting a tree, and Li Shimin did it.

The family has fallen, the heads are rolling, how dare the Longyou gate valve make waves.

Li Yuan said that Li Shimin's killing was too heavy, and such an emperor would be criticized by future generations.

In fact, there are still many people who blame the emperor, and there are still many people who blame Lishan.

Lishan regards manpower as a resource, not as a person.

Zhang Yang chuckled, "Oh, what an interesting statement, you have to think about it a lot." ”

In the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, in May, the emperor sent people to urge the 3,000 cannons.

The railway in Lishan had to be temporarily suspended because of the large artillery project, which was 3,000 guns, not 3,000 iron barrels.

Lishan riveted a lot of effort to complete most of it.

Six months have passed since the emperor placed the order.

Li Tai watched his brother-in-law put on his gloves and put on an apron, looking suspicious, "Usually my brother-in-law doesn't go to the workshop." ”

The drawings were hung on the wall, Zhang Yang frowned and looked at it for a long time, "Is this the only way to do it?" ”

Li Tai replied: "We connected the steam engine to the lathe, and the speed can only go to this point, and it is okay to be faster, but it is dangerous to blow up the furnace." ”

"Well, totally first."

Zhang Yang nodded pertinently, and saw that the bearing inside of a lathe was rotating, and the other end of it was connected to the wheel of a steam engine.

The county marquis rarely went down to the workshop in person, and for a while, the craftsmen also surrounded him, wanting to take a closer look.

Zhang Yang is holding a mold in his hand and is cutting with a lathe.

Li Tai looked curious, his brother-in-law's technique was very stable and skilled, and this mold was burned by Master Jiang and them yesterday.

I don't know what my brother-in-law is doing with this weird mold.

Looking at the corners of this mold under cutting, the corners gradually open up.

Li Tai waved his hand and asked the craftsmen around him to go about their own business, and then sat outside the workshop in a daze.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yang walked out of the workshop, holding the drawings in his hand, "There is more to be improved, this is the mold to be made next time." ”

Li Tai took the drawing and said, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, it can be cast in two days." ”

Now the workshop and the iron factory are busy making artillery, and the productivity is concentrated here, and there are more than ten lathes in the workshop, but two are connected to the steam engine, and these two are still dedicated to the county.

Zhang Yang washed his hands, took off his apron, and advised: "Tomorrow morning, I will come again." ”

For a month in a row, Zhang Yang was busy in the workshop.

Every time I came back from the workshop, I would lock myself in my study and constantly revise the drawings.

On this day, Zhang Yang still got out of the workshop, he put a copper rod on one end of the lathe, and put an iron cylinder on the other end of the lathe.

There was a hole in the barrel, just big enough for the pestle to get into.

Zhang Yang frowned and watched the lathe turn, slowly feeding the copper rod in, and immediately made a harsh metallic sound.

Copper is very malleable, and when it is slowly pushed into that iron cylinder, a lot of copper chips are immediately splashed out.

After pulling it out again, there are threads on the copper rod.

Zhang Yang carefully stopped the car and boat to observe carefully, the copper rod was only thicker than chopsticks, one foot long.

The threads on the surface are deep and shallow, and tung oil is used to cool it, and there is room for refinement.

Zhang Yang carefully measured with a Lishan ruler, and then went to another lathe, and the iron pestle for tapping the wire was also ready.

Looking at the rotation of the lathe, after applying tung oil to the copper, slowly push it in, and the tapping operation must not be fast, so you have to take your time.

Taking out the tapped-copper ring, Zhang Yang tried to put it on the screw, turned it a few times, and got stuck halfway through.

It was confirmed that there was no problem with the inner diameter, and it was most likely a problem with the depth of the thread.

"Brother-in-law, how's it going?"

"If it fails, I'm going to dismantle this lathe."

"Oh my God, a month's hard work has been in vain."

Zhang Yang kicked a wooden box angrily, "You famous Confucians, you only care about improving your spiritual realm, you don't know how to make it, but if the foundry industry in the Central Plains can be hundreds of years earlier, can Lao Tzu use it so hard?" ”

asked Li Tai to take the failed product to be recast, Zhang Yang returned to the mountain in a lost mood, and both of them were unhappy and very bored.

Even Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui noticed that the master was in a bad mood, Gao Yang and Dongyang had returned to Lishan, and the younger brothers and sisters would come back one or two today, and one tomorrow.

Li Yue didn't rush it, because she also had something to do and was writing a textbook on geometry.

The knowledge of Lishan has never been only learned by Lishan students, knowledge can be disseminated, and the Lishan Institute of Technology will also explain some relatively simple geometric knowledge.

The laying of the railway was suspended, and Yan Liben learned by himself and taught the children, in his words, not to eat and drink in vain.

Originally, Li Tai also honored this father-in-law, and even arranged an independent house for this father-in-law, with everything in life.

However, Yan Liben has been studying Lishan knowledge hard recently, and he doesn't want to stop there.

During this time, Zhang Yang did not ask about the affairs of the court, and Lishan and the court had their own directions.

On this day, a message was sent to the DPRK, and this news came from Tibet.

Little Tsangpu Gong Rigong Zanzan's letter to Songtsen Gampo, saying that Ni Bo Luo wanted to use the ruler princess to make peace with Xiao Zampu.

Zhang Da'an immediately objected to this matter, he stood in the court and said loudly: "Ni Bo Luo is the territory laid down by the Tang Dynasty, how can Tubo make peace with them?" ”

Songtsen Gampo stood on the Taiji Hall with his head bowed, he was the Zampu of Tubo who could decide the marriage of his son.

The courtiers' eyes were on Songtsen Gampo, and this Tubo Zampu was able to inform the court of this matter, which was enough to show Tubo's loyalty to the Tang Dynasty.

Xu Jingzong stood out of the court, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, Ni Bo Luo was led by General Wang Xuance to lay down the troops, since it is the territory laid down by the Tang people, it should be decided by the Tang people, if Ni Bo Luo still has the heart of self-reliance, General Liang Jianfang's Western Expedition army can go south to extinguish them at any time." ”

Li Shimin bowed his head and said, "Zampu, what do you think?" ”

Songtsen Gampo saluted again and replied very respectfully: "It is all up to the Khan of Heaven." ”

Li Shimin had a smile on his face, "If it's a good thing, I will naturally do it." ”

Glancing at the military generals of the Manchu Dynasty, Li Shimin stood up and said in a deep voice: "Retreat from the Dynasty." ”

Everyone walked out of the Taiji Hall in twos and threes, and Li Yifu walked out of the Taiji Hall quickly, "Nibora and Tubo really can't marry?" ”

Zhang Da'an glanced back at the humble Songtsen Gampo, who was talking to a few courtiers, retracted his gaze and lowered his voice: "Why did Tubo inform the court of such a thing. ”

Li Yifu replied: "Naturally, it is because Songtsen Gampo is loyal to the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Even you think so."

"Isn't it?"

Zhang Daan said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because of this that this matter cannot be easily agreed, and this marriage cannot be fulfilled for them." ”

Li Yifu said: "Is it the Tubo people who have ulterior motives? ”

Zhang Da'an nodded, "There is a record in the documents sent by the Tubo Protectorate this year that the princess of Nibora has long had the intention of uniting with Tibet, and if the two of them are reconciled, the next step is to capture Tianzhu." ”

"The Tibetan people have sinister intentions." Li Yifu suddenly understood.

"This is not a good thing, this is the ambition of the little Tibetan Khan, and this matter will never fulfill them."

Li Yifu followed up again, and hurriedly said: "The lower official will write an exhortation chapter, and this matter must not be underestimated." ”

Zhang Daan doesn't mind that there is such a mercenary person as Li Yifu in the Ministry of Rites, at least his ability is very good.

He wanted to write the exhortation chapter so that His Majesty could discover his role and get His Majesty's attention.

The Taiye Pool has been repaired, and His Majesty will come here to walk around in his spare time, and Empress Changsun is playing here with her children.

It was nice to have a place to relax in the palace.

I felt that it was worth building here.

"Your Majesty, the recital of Li Yifu, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple."

Li Shimin's eyes were on Qinghe, Li Fu, and Li Ming, and he smiled and took the chapter and looked at it, but after just looking at it, he said in a deep voice: "I remember that the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple are both Zhang Da'an. ”

The eunuch replied: "Your Majesty, it has always been him. ”

"This Ministry of Rites has not yet submitted the chapter, but he has advised me first, Li Yifu?" Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "He is a very motivated young man. ”

"Your Majesty, do you want to summon him?"

"No need, let Zhang Da'an come here."

The eunuch bowed and left, and after half an hour, Zhang Da'an walked to the Taiye Pool, which was very beautiful, especially in spring.

There are water pavilions and smiles in the water, and lotus flowers are preparing to bloom, and the water pavilions are scattered.

At a glance, you can see that there are still boats leaning against the shore.

Zhang Da'an straightened his clothes and stepped forward, "Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin closed his eyes and lay on a recliner made of precious purple wood, "It was Zhang Yang who recommended you to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Zhang Da'an lowered his head and replied: "The minister is in fear all day long. ”

"Huh." His Majesty still didn't open his eyes, but chuckled and said: "Zhao Guogong, Chu Suiliang and they are also terrified all day long, even you, how hateful I am." ”

"The minister is not afraid because of His Majesty, but because he feels that the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites is a great responsibility, so he is afraid."

The scene will be said in every word, from the perspective of personality, Zhang Daan said that he was afraid, that was really panic, after all, he was a young man who was less than thirty or twenty years old.

The last person who served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites at such a young age was Zhang Yang. (End of chapter)