"Yes! The old slave has written down what the Marquis said. I will definitely follow your instructions when I return! And let the Marquis know that anyone who can enter the house now has to go through the old slave himself.
Chosen! There is nothing to say about your ability and moral character. I dare to assure you, Lord Marquis, that even in Chang'an, there is no kind family like ours!"
Butler Lu proudly assured Xiao Han, but then he seemed hesitant to speak.
When Xiao Han saw this, he smiled and said to him: "What? Just say whatever you want! Is there anything you can't say in front of me?"
Butler Lu smiled awkwardly, then suddenly leaned over and lowered his voice and said, "Everything is well in our family! It's just that I always feel that some people on the other side of the bridge seem to have escaped Lao Cao's control."
"Huh? You mean where is the industrial area?" Xiao Han frowned and looked at Butler Lu and asked.
Butler Lu nodded and said, "That's where it is. When you were away, Mr. Marquis, many people came there one after another. It is said that some of them are very capable craftsmen! Even Lao Cao has to bow his head."
Xiao Han nodded slowly and closed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.
Although he is far away from Chang'an, he doesn't have everything. On the contrary, he has never completely given up on matters in the industrial zone.
So Xiao Han knew very well that during the period when he was away from home, construction at home had not stopped! Perhaps, this also had a lot to do with the Tang Dynasty's court.
Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, since he promoted himself to the red robe, he has not improved his title and official position at all!
Even if he performs meritorious service, he will only be given some material rewards, such as expanding the size of the prince's mansion and giving gold, silver and jewelry.
Xiao Han doesn't think there's anything wrong with this. He can clearly distinguish his position. Now, what he needs is to keep a low profile and bide his time, rather than show off his sharpness! The martial-minded Tang Dynasty is not his stage. He can only survive until Zhenguan
, that’s when he really shows off his talents!
However, Xiao Han's ability to think clearly does not mean that others can think clearly. Since Xiao Han came to this world, his promotion speed is almost like a rocket, which naturally makes some people dissatisfied.
Although the founding of the Tang Dynasty granted countless official positions, Li Yuan also set a world record for conferring thousands of official positions in one day. But those are all empty titles, useless! Like Xiao Han, who is young but has high-ranking officials and generous salaries.
, and to control a position of interest is simply to kill some people.
And this place of interest is undoubtedly the industrial zone of Sanyuan County.
This place, since it became famous after providing equipment for Li Shimin in the first battle, was immediately valued by Li Yuan!
Now not only do most of the troops under Li Shimin's command use the equipment produced here, but other generals, including the Forbidden Army, now also order weapons from here. Therefore, the industrial zone has been expanding again and again. Now, its scale is even larger than the general workshop directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry.
Much more!
Specializing in salt and iron is basically the basic national policy of every dynasty! So when Xiao Han touched this rule either proactively or passively, some people became red-eyed.
In the Tang Dynasty court, as far as Xiao Han knew, there were more than one courtiers who remonstrated: How can a national soldier collect personal property?
But the strange thing is: every time he received advice, Li Yuan ignored it, neither explaining nor stopping him. His calmness was depressing.
Xiao Han couldn't guess what the emperor meant, and he didn't dare to guess!
He could only prepare for the worst, thinking that maybe it was because during the war, everything had to give way to the war, so Li Yuan was unwilling to cause trouble at this time.
Of course, there is another possibility! That is, Li Yuan is waiting, waiting for Xiao Han to hand over this place to him intact, or to Datang!
These are the two worst possibilities! Every time Xiao Han thinks about it, he gets chills in his heart.
In his eyes, Xiao Han can give up other things, such as money, technology, or manpower, but not the industrial zone!
There is Xiao Han's hope, and it is also the key to a new world. Even the emperor cannot take it away.
Secretly clenching his fists, Xiao Han slowly raised his head, looked at Butler Lu and asked in a deep voice: "What did Lao Cao say?"
Seeing Xiao Han's appearance, Butler Lu was heartbroken, but he still said truthfully:
"Old Cao said that there is no problem now, and he even dragged Zhang Qiang over to take charge. When I came here a few days ago, I heard that they picked out a few people to make a fool of themselves, and then the place became much more peaceful. Mr. Marquis, you also
You know, there are all talented craftsmen there, you can’t just pick and choose like at home before letting them in.”
Thinking of Zhang Qiang, Xiao Han's brows relaxed a little, and he nodded slowly to Butler Lu: "Well, they didn't mention these things in their letter. I think they are still under control now. However, these skilled people have always been the best.
It’s not easy to manage! Just tell Zhang Qiang and Lao Cao that we just want stability now! Those who have ulterior motives, don’t use it! Those who are arrogant about their talents, don’t use it!”
"Okay!" Butler Lu subconsciously slapped the table and couldn't help but be happy!
What Xiao Han said was exactly what he wanted, because in Butler Lu's opinion, the reason why there was trouble there was because some old masters who had defected didn't even dare to offend Lao Cao! How can we manage it if this continues?
As the old saying goes, there is no rule without rules! If these people break the rules, they will be punished. Just because you are a master does not exempt you from this! When it comes to genius and ability, he has never seen anyone who can
Those who are disobedient and come from the household of the Marquis, just drive them away. There is no pity!
Butler Lu's actions startled Xiao Han, and he laughed and scolded him. Butler Lu smiled awkwardly, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot.
After these things were said, Butler Lu stopped talking about those unpleasant things, and instead picked up some things from home and talked to Xiao Han in a relaxed manner.
The new rice in the field grows faster and more abundantly than other people's.
They didn't know how to harvest cotton, so they pulled it hard, leaving scars on their fingers!
They were all trivial things, but Xiao Han listened with great interest, and even laughed loudly with Butler Lu when he heard the happy news.
"By the way, have you brought the harvested cotton? I forgot to look at it too! It's not covered with a quilt, so it's shortcomings. Winter is coming soon, and I don't want to be as cold as a tortoise like last year!
"Xiao Han asked Butler Lu with a smile.
Butler Lu nodded to Xiao Han, shook his head, and said in embarrassment: "Well... I brought the cotton, but I can't get the quilt you mentioned! We took out all the cotton, but the cotton was stuffed into the quilt.
, it just turned into pieces, and it was very uncomfortable to cover it!”
When Xiao Han heard this, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry: "Who told you to stuff it directly into the quilt? It's weird if they don't form into cotton clumps! This thing needs to be exposed to the sun, and then dried before it can be used!"
"Play?" Butler Lu stretched out two fingers and made a flicking motion: "How to play?"
"Of course I'm playing with tools! Playing with your hands will never tire you out!" Xiao Han laughed out loud at the actions of Butler Lu!
I remember that in an anti-Japanese movie I watched, there was an old man playing cotton? How did that song come about?
"Bounce the cotton, bounce the cotton! Half a pound of cotton becomes eighty-two-eight..."
