As long as cotton bolls start blooming, cotton bolls will bloom every day until all the bolls bloom.
Twenty-six thousand acres of cotton fields have entered the harvest season, which has caused Chang'an and Wannian counties to become busy all of a sudden.
The officials in the two counties all knew that as long as the cotton matter was handled well this year, there would be no major problems in the two counties. Therefore, everyone worked bravely and rushed to the first place. For a time, the city of Chang'an was full of cotton to be dried.
Let the city of Chang'an become a white land.
Therefore, a poet said: The jade stands in golden autumn and the fields are abundant. A heart of ice warms and melts. There are no flowers blooming like a sea of snow. I am here in the world to avoid cold and poverty.
Another poet said: The silver light stains heralds a good harvest, and the stars in the vast expanse shake like melting snow. Whoever is wrapped in the fragrance is competing for warmth, and everything is prosperous.
Because cotton was grown all over the world by Yunchu, it was not easy for him to write a cotton-related poem to praise himself.
This made the people of Chang'an feel regretful, and they also admired Yun Chu, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, for his noble character and integrity.
Even Li Zhi expressed satisfaction with Yun Chu's low-key behavior, and felt that what he said to Yun Chu that day in the cotton field, the two hundred and five, was still listened to.
In fact, only Yunchu himself knew that none of the poets in the Tang Dynasty had written any poems related to cotton.
Li Bai didn't, Du Fu didn't, Wang Wei didn't, Meng Haoran, Huangfu Ran, Wang Changling, He Zhizhang, Wang Zhihuan, Li Qi, Cui Hao, Gu Kuang, Yuan Zhen, Liu Changqing, Cen Shen, Qiu Wei, Gao Shi and other people have never done any follow-up work.
Poems about cotton.
Without the talent and learning of these people, how can you ask him to write a good cotton poem?
Composed by yourself? Are you kidding me? Do you believe that after reading Yun Chu’s own poem, Wen Rou could laugh so hard that her anus prolapsed?
Therefore, we must keep a low profile at this time and we must maintain a low profile to the end.
Since the cotton harvest, Liu Rengui's focus of work has shifted from Chang'an County to the position of Shizhong.
Therefore, matters related to the cotton textile workshop can only be handled by Yunchu.
Yunchu was very reluctant to participate in the supply of military supplies, because if it was done well, it would be a great achievement, but if it was not done well, it would be a huge sin.
And the people in the army are the most difficult to deal with. If you win the battle, even if you supply them with black-hearted cotton, it will be a great achievement.
If they lose the war, even if you equip them with the best cotton and the best winter clothes, they will blame you for the defeat because of the missing button on your winter coat.
The Tang Dynasty court was the most tolerant towards the soldiers on the front line. During the war, it would not blame them in any case and would only agree with the views of the soldiers on the front line.
It was because you sewed a missing button on the soldiers' cold clothes when you were providing logistics, which led to the defeat.
Then, it was natural that logistics officials were beheaded, dismissed, demoted, and even affected their entire families.
I feel scared just thinking about it. I think back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty, when Cao Cao’s army was short of food, his soldiers couldn’t eat enough, and their hearts were unstable. Cao Cao’s grain and grass officer died miserably... Cao Cao just said, “I’ll lend you your head to calm the army’s morale.”
He really borrowed the head of the grain and grass officer, and never returned it after that.
The famous generals and veteran generals of the Tang Dynasty were basically the same as Cao Cao. Starting from Li Ji all the way down, they all liked to borrow things, and they were all the kind of people who would never return them after borrowing them.
What was more terrifying than borrowing was robbing. Even the cotton seeds had not been completely removed from the cotton. Eleven lieutenants from the Sixteenth Guards of Chang'an had already arrived.
The other five lieutenants did not come because the one who came was the general.
The cotton spinning workshop has been designated as a military unit. Anyone who comes near will be beheaded. The soldiers in leather armor guarding the door do not look at anyone else. Ordinary people are afraid of you and stay away.
.
However, facing the generals and lieutenants of the Sixteenth Guards, they only had to be whipped.
Yang Ying, the beloved son of the Minister of War, was a sweet-tongued man who was accustomed to adapting to the changing circumstances. When Yunchu saw that there were traces of whips on his face, there were more than one, and he stumbled towards his father-in-law in the cotton spinning workshop.
Run around.
Yunchu immediately opened the back window, jumped onto the high wall, and escaped from the back wall.
Li Zhi has been in good spirits recently. Because he often takes giant bears for walks, he is also a little tanned by the sun.
Although people are bad, gods are rarely good, so it seems that memorials from various places are being sent very quickly. In just one morning, most of the backlog of memorials has been processed.
When lunch was served, Li Zhi's hands never calmed down. He held chopsticks in his right hand to feed himself, and his left hand picked up pieces of meat on the table from time to time, rinsed them in clear water, and then fed them to the giant bear.
, because I heard from the veterinarian that giant bears will lose their hair if they eat too much salt.
In the past, Li Zhi would leave a lot of food behind every meal, but now he doesn't. He can finish the food every time.
The eunuchs helped Li Zhi wash up, while the palace servants wiped the giant bear's paws and mouth.
At this time, Huangmen reported that Yunchu, the magistrate of Wannian County, knocked on the que.
Li Zhi took a sip of warm water into his mouth, gargled it, spit it out, and sneered: "Let him in."
In a short time, Yun Chu hurried in behind Huangmen.
After saluting the emperor, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, help me."
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Lian once heard rumors that Yun Qing once killed one of the millions of Turkic troops who entered and exited seven times, and killed countless powerful Turks. How come he was also chased and killed?"
Yun Chu said: "Your Majesty knew it was a rumor, so he used the rumor to make fun of Wei Chen. But to put it another way, if it were an enemy, Wei Chen thought that he would still have the courage to mount a horse and carry a spear into battle to kill the enemy.
Now the soldiers and horses of the Sixteenth Guards of the Tang Dynasty are coming. Two princes, three marquises, counts, viscounts, and barons have countlessly besieged my textile workshop. I have no choice but to jump over the wall and run to Your Majesty for help.
Already."
Li Zhi frowned and said, "What was the original arrangement?"
Yun Chu cupped his hands and said: "First the Zuo Wuwei, then the Right Xiaowei, each will be issued ten thousand cold clothes. The rest will have to wait until after March of the next year to be distributed one after another, and the number is not large."
Li Zhidao: "Since the regulations have been drawn up, we can just implement them in accordance with the regulations. Why do we come to contact you?" Yun Chu smiled bitterly and said: "The military law of the Sixteenth Guards has spread to the cotton textile workshops. If we don't come to His Majesty again,
Help, Wei Chen is likely to become the first civil servant in the Tang Dynasty to be quartered by military law."
Li Zhi didn't care about Yun Chu's exaggeration and said indifferently: "I heard that you have a good relationship with the general of the Sixteenth Guards. I guess you won't be quartered by five horses, right?"
Yun Chu shook his head repeatedly and said: "These people turn their backs and don't recognize each other. They usually have wine and meat, so they naturally treat each other as brothers. Once military affairs are involved, they turn into hungry wolves. Weichen, who weighs a hundred pounds,
Can't stand the tearing."
Li Zhi leaned forward and looked at Yunchu and said, "How do you want me to help you?"
Yunchu immediately said: "Your Majesty, please return County Magistrate Liu to the textile workshop."
Li Zhi couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's true that a dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist. Why, you are afraid of being quartered by those people, aren't you worried that Liu Qing will be quartered by those people?"
Yun Chu shook his head and said, "Wei Chen can't trust others."
Li Zhi said sarcastically: "Is it like you have to find out the behavior of a corrupt official in Wannian County Orphanage?"
Yun Chu secretly glanced at the emperor and whispered: "Wei Chen always feels that if others see the group of weak people in the orphanage, they can't help but bully them, but Wannian County has treated the orphans in the past two years."
The total investment in the orphanage is 1,160 thousand yuan. Not only the money is very attractive, but the orphans and widows are the ones who are the best to be manipulated.
Therefore, Wei Chen wanted to find a corrupt official and punish him severely so as to set an example."
"Continue to make bones into white bones, then string them up with wires and give them to the doctors at the big medical department to practice bone pinching?"
"Without this, it is not enough to deter evil people."
"Yunchu, you can't be an official like this. You are the head of a county. You should think more about big things and pay less attention to trivial matters. You should also take a long-term view and don't waste your time on such trivial matters.
If you don't believe anyone, you won't have subordinates.
Yun Chu cupped his hands and said: "Wannian County is not big, and a small minister can take care of it. When Your Majesty governs the world, what he considers is to improve Tang Jie's ability to the highest level. When a small minister governs a county, he considers how to improve it."
The lowest level of governance ability in the Tang Dynasty.
Your Majesty can clearly see thousands of miles away, and set your sights and ambitions on the goals of one year, two years, ten years, and even the future of eternity.
A humble minister must not be able to see thousands of miles away; he must set his sights on the present, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and at most one year from now.
Otherwise, there will be a gap in the governance of the Tang Dynasty. If no one manages this gap, thieves will take advantage of it."
After listening to Yun Chu's performance, Li Zhi actually stood up, circled around Yun Chu and said, "You are quite knowledgeable. It seems that I have indeed wronged you by calling you Two Hundred and Five.
Liu Rengui can't go back. Tell me, is there anyone you like? If it's suitable, I will ask him to go to the textile workshop for you and be quartered.
In addition, I feel very strange that the textile workshop is obviously a good way for you to get promoted faster, so why did you abandon it like a worn-out shoe?"
Yun Chu turned his head and looked at the endless pavilions and corridors: "Your Majesty has forgotten that Wei Chen's greatest wish in this life is to affix gold foil to Chang'an, and the governor of Chang'an is Wei Chen's greatest ultimate pursuit in this life.
A person's life is neither long nor short. No one can do everything well in this life.
Therefore, Wei Chen hopes that in the future, he can rely on Chang'an City to enter history, enter temples, and enter the Panthéon.
Li Zhi nodded and said: "It can be regarded as unswerving determination. You are young and I am also young. We, the king and the ministers, have plenty of time to get along slowly.
As long as you remain committed, I am willing to give you this opportunity.
Go ahead and go back to your Wannian County government. We will send someone else to the cotton textile workshop.
Yunchu looked at Li Zhi expectantly and said, "Who will your Majesty choose to enter the cotton textile workshop?"
Li Zhi said sarcastically: "Why, you don't want to let go?"
Yunchu said seriously: "Your Majesty, the cotton textile workshop is currently small in scale, but by next year, the land for cotton cultivation in Guanzhong will increase more than ten times. In five years, one million acres of cotton fields will completely change the mulberry cultivation in Guanzhong.
Hemp growing habits.
Ten years later, the linen clothes worn by the people will be replaced by cotton. For such a huge business, Your Majesty will have to send a tiger to guard it. If there is no tiger, at least a hound will be needed to guard the door. If you send a pig,