Li Tai nodded vigorously, "I understand. I'll send someone over to watch carefully when the time comes. People in Turks sent back news that those people are stupid and it took them a long time to teach them."
Xu Jingzong also said, "Jieli's old department sent news that Ashinadur has begun to counterattack Xue Yantuo."
"How's it going?"
"The battle was a bit difficult, and Ashnadur managed to survive."
Another game of chess began, and the two of them were playing chess with great interest. Xue Yantuo of Mobei had 200,000 troops. Even if there was an internal conflict within his family, he would be so skinny that a camel was bigger than a horse, and he didn't look so easy to bully.
"In the past, Yinan Khan was the only one who would unite with them. Now that Yinan Khan is gone, I'm afraid that this Ashinadur will be self-defeating. Then a new Xue Yantuo Khan will appear. You have to keep an eye on Jieli's old troops.
Okay, don't let things really develop to this point."
Xu Jingzong nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, Minister Zhang."
The days of the Ministry of Rites are so leisurely. Today, the smell of milk floats in the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.
Li Xiaogong also woke up. He smelled it vigorously, then looked at the milk tea with a look of disgust, "What a baby drinks, a man should drink."
After saying that, he left.
Li Tai is obsessed with making milk tea, and now milk tea has more than a dozen flavors.
As long as it's something edible, Li Tai will add some to the milk tea to try, and if it tastes good enough, he'll buy it.
When it comes to eating, Li Tai still has a very rich imagination.
Red beans, red dates, mung beans and mint, what kind of imagination can you think of adding braised pork to milk tea? It’s the most incredible thing that you even buy them.
After sitting in the Ministry of Rites for a while, it was almost noon.
The two planned to check on Cheng Chumo's condition.
Li Tai looked worried, "Chu Mo said before that he wanted to be a general who can command thousands of troops, so I'm quite worried about him."
For an ordinary person to say that he wants to be a general who can lead thousands of armies, it may just be a joke.
But it was different when Cheng Chumo said it, and I didn't know that he would do some strange things.
Came to the place where Shangguan Yi taught.
Seeing Cheng Chumo lying on the table and sleeping soundly, the two of them finally felt relieved.
Shangguan Yi's class just ended today.
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Brother Shangguan, how are you today?"
After bowing first, Shangguan Yi respectfully replied, "Back to Minister Zhang, everything is fine now for Xiaguan. Thanks to General Cheng's care, Xiaguan can now save some money."
"Would you like to work another job?"
"It's just that I still have to serve in the Hongwen Hall. I'm afraid..."
“The price is negotiable.”
"It's not about the price."
"Five dollars a month!"
Shangguan Yi took a breath of cold air, "As long as it doesn't violate moral principles and doesn't violate the lower official's code of conduct, it's okay."
Once the price was discussed, there was room for negotiation, and Shangguan Yi's position was not so firm.
A good man cannot be driven to death by a penny.
Back then, Shangguan Yi was from a well-known family, but after the defeat of the Sui Dynasty, he fell into despair and could only survive as a monk. Today is no longer what it was back then.
A gentleman will also give up some positions for money.
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Of course I won't let Brother Shangguan violate morality, let alone your principles of life. I think Brother Shangguan also understands that if you stay in Hongwen Hall, you won't be able to use your talents. Even if you teach here, it will be just
A stopgap measure.”
Shangguan Yi was silent.
"Wouldn't it be better if there was a place where Brother Shangguan could try his skills and display his talents?"
"Is there such a place?" Shangguan Yi's expression wavered.
"At the foot of Lishan Mountain is the princess's fiefdom, which is also the fiefdom of my wife. Although it has a small population, it is just a small village. The Li Zheng in the village can indeed lead the villagers to do things, but he is only a leader. He still needs someone who understands the rules of the court.
, People who understand local development will have to deal with people from nearby counties in the future, and they cannot always let some rough guys do things."
Shangguan Yi nodded clearly, "I understand, but I don't have much experience right now."
"It's okay if you don't have experience. Just think of it as accumulating experience. If you can't do well, I won't keep you. If you can do well in the future, your results will be seen by others. In the future, His Majesty the King of Wei will introduce you to His Majesty and you will have a better career."
Good reason, this thing is not a loss for you, it just sacrifices some of your time in Hongwen Hall."
Shangguan Yi sighed, "Now I have to teach, help Zhang Shilang manage the fiefdom, and work in Hongwen Hall..."
A person works three jobs just to make a living.
Zhang Yang whispered, "I wonder what Brother Shangguan thinks?"
Shangguan Yi bowed and saluted, "I wonder if I can let the lower official go and see the fiefdom first."
At this moment, Li Tai and Cheng Chu, who had just woken up, were chatting silently.
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei!"
Hearing Zhang Yang calling him, Li Tai ran over, "Brother-in-law, what's wrong?"
"Brother Shangguan wants to see the village, you take him to see it."
"Then Brother Shangguan, please come with me."
Shangguan Yi bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, King Wei."
Two people, one large and one small, were walking towards Zhuque Street.
Shangguan Yi looked at Li Tai behind him and said, "Your Highness, King Wei, can you walk faster?"
Li Tai said unhappily, "Why are you in a hurry?"
After speaking, he quickened his pace again.
From then on, Shangguan Yi had to work three jobs.
Instead of waiting for the day of success in Hongwen Hall, it is better to make some achievements directly.
Shangguan Yi is a smart man, he can tell which one is better.
Seeing Cheng Chumo's sleepy look, Zhang Yang said puzzledly, "I heard from His Highness the King of Wei that Brother Chumo plans to become a general who can command thousands of armies."
Cheng Chumo sat down in front of the door, "I thought about it before, but now I don't."
Zhang Yang asked doubtfully, "Why don't you think about it anymore?"
Cheng Chu sighed silently, "I can't understand the military manual."
Patting his shoulder, Zhang Yang comforted him, "It's okay. Take your time. The Turks have already made milk powder and can sell milk tea in the future. We will definitely make a lot of money."
"Well, my old guy has also disliked the lack of money recently. He really should earn more, and I heard that my old guy is going to start a milk powder business with the Prince of Hejian County."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I admire General Cheng for being well-informed."
"Then he beat me up."
Zhang Yang frowned and became more and more puzzled, "Why?"
Cheng Chumo looked melancholy, "He said he had nothing to do after he was full."
"Huh? Can this still happen?"
"right."
Zhang Yang shook his head helplessly, "Recently, I want to open a trauma hospital. When this hospital opens, it can treat all kinds of trauma. If you get beaten again in the future, come to my hospital for treatment. I guarantee that you will get beaten in the future."
The next day after you finish, you will be full of energy and can be beaten again. You will be safe and secure when you are beaten, and your father will have no worries when he beats you. What a good thing."
Cheng Chumo said with a straight face, "This sounds a little strange."
Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and asked, "Don't you mean something mean?"
Cheng Chumo looked a little sad, "Maybe, so-and-so is really a bit mean."
I don’t want to argue with Cheng Chumo about whether I’m cheap or not.
If you continue talking to this guy, you will go crazy.
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "I still have some things to do at home, so I'll leave first."
"Yeah." Cheng Chumo nodded solemnly.
Today I have to go to the fiefdom to see if Niu Chuang and the others have finished building Li Yue's water wheel.
The medical books brought from the Imperial Medical Office also became books that Li Yue used to kill time and read. During this time, she also learned a lot about herbal medicine.
The couple were sitting in a carriage, Aunt Wang was driving the carriage, and Aunt Yang was riding a horse to guard them.
Li Yue took out a note and said, "These are some medicines that my husband wants."
The note read: Baiji, Astragalus, Baizhi, Musk, and Catechu.
"These herbs are all good for removing putrefactive tissue and promoting muscle growth." Li Yue whispered.
It can also be regarded as the result of her reading medical records and medical books during this period.
Zhang Yang pondered, "After boiling the medicinal materials with lard, they can be used as a good medicine for golden sores. There is also a medicinal material called wild panax notoginseng, which has the effect of removing congestion, reducing swelling and relieving pain."
"Ye Sanqi?" Li Yue blinked and looked through his booklet, which should be all her notes.
Zhang Yang looked over quietly.
Li Yue reached out and pushed Zhang Yang's head away, "Husband, please don't peek."
Zhang Yang reached out to grab the pamphlet in her hand.
Li Yue quickly held the booklet in her arms and pursed her lips in grievance.
This is my wife's only little secret.
Zhang Yang sat down again, "There will be a long time to come, I think I will have a chance to see it."
Li Yue was angry and wanted to laugh.
Still a little unconvinced, Zhang Yang stretched out his claws to scratch Li Yue's waist.
Li Yue dodged and giggled, "Husband, please stop making trouble!"
Blushing with embarrassment, Li Yue tidied her clothes and sat down again.
Zhang Yang looked at the pamphlet in her hand again.
Li Yue looked straight ahead.
When they arrived at the village, the couple got off the carriage, and Niu Chuang and Shangguan Yi were discussing something.
Sometimes I wonder if Shangguan Yi is overqualified to manage the fiefdom.
In history, Shangguan Yi's life trajectory was as high as that of Prime Minister.
It's just that he was unlucky and met a very cruel woman, which ruined the rest of his life and led to a miserable end.
Seeing Zhang Yang coming, Shangguan Yi stepped forward and said, "Shilang Zhang has already seen the list here, including the list of food towns in Lantian County. Among them, there are hundreds of people in Lantian County who have not been naturalized, and these people are not in the food towns."
Among them, this is not a good thing for Her Royal Highness the Princess and Minister Zhang."
Li Yue was not interested in these things. She was holding her pamphlet and writing on the side, looking through medical books again.
In the early days of the Tang Dynasty, there were indeed many refugees from the beginning of Zhenguan to the present.
Local officials dare not take in and treat refugees at will. Once the local population tax is fixed, if you want to take in people, your place will have to pay more taxes.
But there is a lot of land, and it is already very difficult to divide it, let alone add more people.
There is only so much rice in one pot, and whoever takes one more bite will have to take one less bite.
This kind of land issue has always been the most troublesome and the most difficult.
Shangguan Yi continued, "If these households in the food towns can be naturalized, Her Royal Highness the Princess can have 10% more food towns."
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. Yeguoyuedu is available for Android and Apple.]
"The tax will also be increased by 10%. The princess will take another 10%. Lantian County will not only pay an additional 10% in tax but also have food. In fact, it will be even more stressful. Will they agree?"
Shangguan Yi knelt down and picked up three stones, "Actually, this can be easily solved. First, naturalize them, and use Her Royal Highness the Princess' share of the food estate to pay the taxes of Lantian County. In this way, there will be no loss in taxes for Lantian County.
, the princess also gave back to Lantian County with food, and these naturalized people also have household registrations and can come to work in the fiefdom. The lower official also heard that Niu Lizheng said that there is a shortage of manpower here, so the construction has not been fast. "
"It is a good thing for them to be registered, but they can come and work for Zhang Shilang, and Lantian County can also solve the tax problem, which is beneficial to all three parties."
Seeing Shangguan Yi gesticulating with a stone, Zhang Yang shook the cattail leaf fan in his hand and said, "I don't recommend doing this."
"Why?"
"The princess's share of food is determined by His Majesty. Lantian County can only pay more taxes every year. If there is a change in taxes in one place, people will naturally come to inquire. It is indeed good to naturalize refugees and be kind to others, but there will be more in the future
What should I do with the refugees? Will the other powerful people in this example also do the same? Using your method to settle the accounts has become an excuse for the powerful people to recruit the refugees. The refugees have become illegal workers in their hands, and the powerful people regard the refugees as
Beastmaster, the oppression of these defenseless people will be even more terrifying, and something big will happen."
Zhang Yang whispered to Shangguan Yi, "They are all bastards. We must not only care about kindness in our lives."
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yi quickly saluted again, "What Mr. Zhang said is that you must be careful in your words and deeds after you get down from office."
"Do what you are doing first. Don't think about quick success. The road has to be taken step by step. If you can manage this place well, I will give you a bright future."
"Your Majesty has learned a lesson."
Shangguan Yi took the roster in his hand and went to follow Niu Chuang to do something.
It's easy to capture and use a person. As long as you grasp what he wants most, he will be obedient.
Shangguan Yi, who was now weak and weak, had not yet made a name for himself in the court. Before Li Shimin noticed this talent, he used him as soon as he could.
Li Yue put the medical books away again and came over with a smile, "Husband, let's go see the water wheel."
As the couple walked toward the Weishui River, Li Yue asked in a low voice, "What did your husband say to Shangguan Yi? Why was he so frightened that his face turned pale."
Zhang Yang said with a smile, "I told him that if he didn't do things well, I would draw circles to bless him every night, and he was so scared that he looked like this."
Li Yue looked at him suspiciously.
The water wheel is right next to the river. In addition to transporting water to irrigate the fields, the water wheel can also pull the gears on the side. The gears rotate and make a squeaking sound. This is the sound caused by the friction of wood.
The gear is connected to a push rod, and the push rod is connected to several millstones.
With this design, the millstone can rotate endlessly without the need for animals to pull it or people to push it.
Li Yue smiled and said: "The millstone that requires two people can now be guarded by one person to pour the grain. This leaves only one manpower."
"In fact, you can lengthen the length of the push rod, and then connect four or five millstones into one piece. One person can look after one millstone, and one person can look after five millstones at the same time."
"Yes!" Li Yue clapped her hands happily, "This saves more than ten manpower!"