It was as if the alarm clock had been engraved in his mind. When the time came, Li Shan suddenly woke up from his sleep and uncomfortably broke away from the entanglement of his left and right arms.
Muttering silently, Li Shan was a little upset. On the one hand, it was because Ma Zhou had never expressed any opinions on his plan... After all, he was a famous prime minister during the Zhenguan period, and Li Shan still attached a certain degree of importance to him, although he felt that
, Ma Zhou in this life was in his own hands.
On the other hand, what time of year it is, the weather is still so hot. If you go further north, you will almost reach Inner Mongolia in later generations. It is still so hot in August.
Of course, the key is that there is only one main room in the inn, and there is only one bed. Li Shan is willing to sleep with the quilt... But the problem is, he can only sleep naked!
Two charming beauties are lying on the left and right, one is young and beautiful, the other is a gentle young woman, who can only sleep naked... Who can bear this!
"Mr. Lang is awake." Mrs. Zhou quickly stood up and served Li Shan dressed neatly, while Xiaoman's sleepy eyes turned over and fell asleep again.
Opening the door and seeing the guards on guard at night, Li Shan urged: "Go to bed quickly."
Zhu Ba yawned, shook his head and said, "Lang Jun, wait for Zhao Da to come over and take your turn."
Nowadays, Li Shan always maintains the standard of at least four personal guards around him at all times, and Zhu Wei specially selected four people from the Zhu clan, all of whom are old men who follow Li Shan, to lead the team in turns.
Well, before leaving, Ling Jing specially summoned Wang Junhao, Zhu Shitou, Zhu Ba, Zhao Da and others to give them some advice... After all, that person was a master who was very capable of causing trouble everywhere.
While washing up, Li Shan suddenly remembered that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival!
Last year's Mid-Autumn Festival coincided with the Turks' invasion of the Hedong Pass. Chang'an was shaken and refugees were everywhere. Zhujiagou organized troops to prepare for the invaders, so naturally he was not in the mood to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Later, Li Shan specifically inquired and found out that there was already a so-called Mid-Autumn Festival in the early Tang Dynasty, and the customs were very different from those of later generations, including ancestor worship, moon worship rituals, and moon cakes...but the name was Hu cakes.
After washing up, he saw Zhao Dalai changing his shift. Li Shan stopped Zhu Ba, who was about to go to bed, and said, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and we will worship the moon in the evening. We will rest in the post house. We will go to Zhuangzi in the afternoon and bring some Hu cakes."
"Thank you, sir."
"Yes, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival." Ma Zhou didn't know when he got up.
Li Shan was a little surprised. Ma Zhou had always been a sleepy man, and he usually didn't get up until about three o'clock in the morning.
After looking around for a few times, Li Shan found that this guy's eyes were all swollen. It seemed that he hadn't slept well in the past few days.
Instructing Mrs. Zhou to make Hu cakes, Li Shan sat down in front of the narrow hall. There were two bowls of soup cakes on the table, steaming hot, and the mouth-watering mutton spread out.
Li Shan's nose twitched, smelling the strong aroma of wheat, and said with a smile: "It must be this year's new wheat."
At this time, the winter wheat has been harvested, and it should be the freshly ground flour from Dai County... Li Shan is quite picky in this regard, and likes to eat noodles, steamed buns and the like the most.
There was nothing I could do. In my previous life, I would order bowls of millet porridge in the cafeteria every now and then, but who could bear to eat millet every day? During college, although Li Shan was not rich, he was no longer short of money for food.
Ma Zhou also sat down, picked up his chopsticks and picked at it, "It's strange that you were born in Lingnan, but you like wheat."
Li Shan sighed, "I've heard about Zheng Guo Canal, Long Shou Canal, Bai Canal, and saw the Eight Rivers surrounding Chang'an, but after all, it's hard to compare with Jiangnan and Lingnan. I really want to eat rice..."
In fact, rice is also grown in Guanzhong, but it is very small and can hardly be seen on the market... Li Shan was once invited to a banquet at Jiang Guogong Chen Shuda's house, and saw the rice that he had not seen for a long time. He couldn't help but burst into tears. Chen Shuda felt the same way.
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After finishing a bowl of noodles, Li Shan put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and asked casually: "Have you figured it all out?"
"Even if you have the intention, the road ahead will be bumpy." Ma Zhou was still picking up the noodles slowly, "One bad move will lead to an abyss."
Li Shan laughed and said: "It's natural that the road ahead will be bumpy... If the road is smooth, why would someone come to open the way?"
"It's an abyss, but it won't reach you. When you have to act, you must consider everything."
"We have known each other for several years. Brother Bin Wang should know that he is not Chao Cuo."
Ma Zhou nodded and said: "That's true. Chao Cuo valued grain but despised gold and jade. He emphasized agriculture and suppressed business."
Li Shan rolled his eyes, "Wrong can't be said to be a bad plan for the country, but it can be said to be a bad plan for one's own life, and in the end, Dongshi was killed in half."
The reign of Wen and Jing was a prosperous period. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used this as a basis to promote the glory of the Han family. Chao Cuo contributed a lot and was respected as a "think tank" by Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, he died in the end because of the reduction of the vassal vassal, which is a sigh for future generations.
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Ma Zhou did not ask further questions, but continued to eat noodles slowly. Li Shan was too lazy to wait any longer, so he went out and took his guards for a run, and even tried to shoot on horseback... Unfortunately, none of them hit the target.
Now that he has come to Dai County, the possibility of encountering war will be greatly increased. Li Shan naturally has to practice more. Riding and shooting is just a try. The main thing is to practice riding skills. If he encounters any trouble, at least he will not fall off his horse when he escapes.
Come down.
Until the afternoon, everyone went to Zhuangzi with big baskets of cakes. It was said to be Zhuangzi, but in fact it was just a village, and it was still semi-abandoned. There were only a dozen households, and the elderly and children were often alone.
Li Shan first offered the cakes to the old man, distributed them to the children, and then distributed them to the guards one by one, and the guards ate together.
Zhuangzi was laughing and joking inside and outside, and Li Shan pointed at Fan Shiyi and joked: "You are very discerning when it comes to picking and choosing. There are many boys and girls here. If you are still not satisfied, don't blame a certain appointee when you return to Chang'an!"
Fan Shiyi, who was wearing leather armor, laughed but didn't say anything. Zhou Zhoulang on the side sneered: "I don't know, Mr. Lang, these guys hooked up in a neighboring village, or two of them!"
"Two?" Li Shanxu kicked Fan Shiyi, "You still think about the blessing of the whole family?"
There was a burst of laughter around him, and Ma Zhou stood outside the crowd, nibbling Hu cakes casually, thinking that Li Shan was indeed different from ordinary officials. He often showed kindness and strict control, but he was not strict about superiors and subordinates on weekdays, so he could get the full strength of his own bodyguards.
After making trouble for a while, Qi Laosan got down to business and led Li Shan, Ma Zhou and others around to the side of the village. This was a large open space that should have been fertile farmland, but it had been abandoned for many years and was overgrown with weeds.
"A kiln has been built." Qi Laosan introduced: "The villain has sent people to explore and find that this piece of soil can be used. There is a large area of cinders to the west. It is not far from the county seat and the transportation is quite convenient."
After arriving in Dai County, Li Shan knew that the first thing to do was to build a kiln and burn bricks. The county government did not care, and his own residence was not in a hurry, but the residence of the personal guards and the medical office for the guards were both urgent, let alone
I will use a lot of red bricks in my future plans.
"At least ten kilns." Li Shan thought for a while and explained: "The embryo making and brick firing should be separated and should not be in the same place. The former can be hired, and the latter should be done by yourself as much as possible."
"Yes." Qi Laosan nodded and said, "For the time being, my brothers are responsible."
The lack of population, although Li Shan has goals and plans, is difficult to solve in a short while...at least until the results of the Mayi War are known.
Li Shan sent someone to buy ten sheep early in the morning, so they simply ate in the village and worshiped the moon together. They did not return home with Ma Zhou until the moon reached their heads.
In front of the hall of the post house, Li Shan drove Zhou and Xiaoman to bed, and asked Zhao Da and others to guard the door. Then he sat upright, stretched out his hands to invite each other, and sat opposite Ma Zhou.
"If a country has more wealth, those from far away will come; if the land is developed, the people will stay." Li Shan said softly: "Brother Bin Wang, if you have any concerns, please come."