Chapter 219 This topic cannot be discussed in vain
Li Yue sat comfortably by the river and looked at the scenery while listening to the conversation between her husband and Uncle Wang.
After finishing a chicken leg, Li Xiaogong casually threw the chicken bones to the puppy aside, "Why do I feel like you know."
Li Yue smiled quietly.
Zhang Yang sighed: "If I knew such secrets, in your eyes, I would no longer be a human being."
Li Xiaogong twitched his lips when he heard this, "Then what are you?"
Zhang Yang smiled helplessly, "I feel like the moon and the sun are revolving around us."
Li Xiaogong stroked his beard and stood up, "I thought of this a long time ago. I was still young at that time, and I was scolded by my ignorant master."
After speaking, Li Xiaogong waved his sleeves and said, "You should read more books, so as not to spread the word and be laughed at."
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "Hejian County Prince has taught you a lesson."
The autumn hunting is about to begin, and the construction in the village is also in the final stage. Because of the need to speed up the construction progress, my wife's castle has been temporarily delayed.
Anyway, it's not for living in. It doesn't matter if the wife is more capricious, just treat it as a kind of scenery. I don't know if it will exceed the regulations. Anyway, as long as it is different from the ones in the palace.
The engraving craftsmen sent by the Ministry of Industry arrived and looked at the several types of wood they presented. They introduced the differences between these woods, one was insect-proof, the other was moisture-proof, and which one was tougher and less likely to wear.
Li Yue picked up a piece of wood out of curiosity.
"May I ask the consort and the princess, what kind of wood are needed to make the carvings?" The old craftsman said with a smile, "We have been doing this craft for several years, and our carving craftsmanship is also considered to be one of the best."
"It is very important to choose wood for engraving and carving blocks. Most of the wood used in the palace is elm. It is smoother to carve with elm wood, and the texture is moderately soft and hard."
After listening to his words, Zhang Yang scratched his head. The efficiency of movable type printing is definitely ahead of that of movable type printing. With this lead, these worries about choosing are unnecessary.
Li Yue thought for a long time and said, "Then I need some elm wood, and the price of elm wood is not expensive."
Looking at my wife's expression, I immediately understood that she wanted to get some wood and not waste it.
Zhang Yang cleared his throat, "I don't plan to carve on the woodblock first. We have a template made of sand. You can carve words on these templates first, and then consider carving on the wooden board."
The two old craftsmen looked at each other and quickly reached a consensus. Since it was a matter sent by the Central Government, they should still comply with it.
A template made of sand was placed in the corner of the house, with squares drawn on it. Zhang Yang took out the template and said, "The sand on it has not solidified yet, so it is very convenient for carving."
After carving the characters, remove the modules one by one according to the grid to become the modules for movable type printing.
Li Yue took out a copybook and said, "This is Mr. Ouyang Xun's copybook. Can the two masters engrave according to this copybook?"
"Mr. Ouyang Xun's name?"
"That's right." Zhang Yang nodded.
The two old craftsmen took the copybook and looked at it carefully, mumbling, "I have seen a lot of calligraphy, and it is indeed Mr. Ouyang Xun's calligraphy."
"Old Mr. Ouyang Xun has had his handwriting engraved a lot, and there are many imitations in the market, but this one is truly authentic."
Zhang Yang held his hands and asked, "Can it be carved?"
The old craftsman nodded and said, "It's not a big problem."
"We have a lot of words to engrave." Li Yue took out several thick copybooks and piled them up to half a person's height.
The old craftsman picked up each copybook and looked at it carefully, looking at each copy for a while. He had seen Ouyang Xun's copybooks, but he had never seen anyone able to take out so many at once.
"Princess Rong and the consort give us some more time."
Zhang Yang looked at Niu Chuang and said, "Take good care of these two old gentlemen. They may have to live here during this period."
Niu Chuang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry."
On the way home, Li Yue was still sitting in the carriage writing notes.
While driving the carriage, Zhang Yang looked back and said, "I have been reading for too long lately."
"I will read less in a while." Li Yue said, but still did not worry about putting down her notebook.
In the government office of the Ministry of Industry, Yan Liben finally got a way to transform the flush toilet.
"This is too simple." Yan Liben forced out a smile, "Why didn't I think of the reason? Replacing the straight pipe with a curved pipe can solve all the disadvantages."
Sitting down again, Yan Liben drew it again according to the drawing method given by Zhang Yang, feeling somewhat confident.
The bent pipe in the middle will leave accumulated water, which can be used to isolate the smell. It is different from the straight pipe, which will emit the smell and even come back because of the accumulated water.
But curved pipes can solve the problem so cleverly.
It's a pity that an experienced engraving craftsman from the Ministry of Industry was compensated for such a simple problem.
Yan Liben had a feeling that he had been deceived, but he had no choice but to think that the other party was clearly there waiting for him to step on him.
"It's all for His Majesty's will." Yan Liben sighed in his heart.
"The person who replied to Ganlu Palace said that the flush toilets can be rebuilt and a solution has been found."
Hearing this, the clerk nodded and said, "Here."
The clerk who sent the two old craftsmen to the village also returned.
"Shang Shu Yan, everything has been arranged."
Yan Liben nodded slightly, "You should also go back and rest early."
Seeing that he was still standing there, Yan Liben asked in confusion: "Is there anything else?"
"The consort has a lot of Mr. Ouyang Xun's copybooks in his hands, and I don't know where they came from."
The pen in Yan Liben's hand paused for a moment, "How many are there?"
The clerk whispered: "How could a consort with bad conduct come from so many copybooks?"
The voice he spoke was very soft, but everyone around him understood him.
"Maybe I bought it from somewhere else. With Mr. Ouyang Xun's integrity, can he sell the copybook to such a person?"
"I heard that this prince-in-law is very good at business. When he was the Minister of Rites, I heard that he got a lot of benefits from it."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I also heard that His Royal Highness the King of Wei also made a lot of money from it."
The petty officials from the Ministry of Works started talking more and more. Yan Liben coughed his throat in disgust, and then the talk stopped.
Ouyang Xun was highly respected among scholars, so naturally he looked down upon people like Zhang Yang.
Yan Li didn't want to investigate the reason, but for now he was still concentrating on doing the things His Majesty told him.
After autumn, the wind becomes stronger and stronger. This year's wind season in Longxi is somewhat different. When the wind blows in this season, it is full of dust, and this dust has been blown to Weinan.
Li Chengqian, who was not in good health to begin with, fell ill again, and Sun Simiao was invited to the East Palace to see the prince.
Li Shimin stood outside the East Palace and listened to Li Junxian's report, "The area in Longxi has not been very good recently."
Li Junxian replied: "I can handle it."
The clans in Longxi still need to be maintained. These relationships cannot be let go at the moment, and the favors owed in the past still need to be repaid.
"What has Zhang Yang been doing these days?" Li Shimin asked with a frown.
Li Junxian replied: "Our informant said they have been farming all day long."
"Farming?"
"I didn't do anything else."
"He has no plans to return to the court?"
Li Junxian fell silent again, unable to reply for a long time.
Then I saw Sun Simiao still diagnosing Li Chengqian's pulse in the Yandong Palace.
"What is my father doing these days?"
"The Supreme Emperor has been recuperating recently, and he also likes to play chess with Duke Zou recently."
In the village, Zhang Yang watched Li Yuan and Zou Guogong play chess. The situation on the chessboard showed that Zou Guogong was unilaterally killing Li Yuan.
On the chessboard, Li Yuan was indeed no match for Zhang Gongjin. Even if he lost every game, Li Yuan was still willing to continue playing.
"Now Erlang is probably still worried about the prince's marriage." After saying this, Li Yuan looked at Zhang Yang, "Who do you think the prince should choose?"
"Ah?" Zhang Yang said in surprise: "Who is the Crown Princess? I can't say more."
Li Yuan knocked on the table with a pawn that had just been captured on the chessboard, "I think the Su family is good. I guess Erlang thinks so too. Su Dan is also a famous family."
Zhang Gongjin asked in confusion: "Is this family status a little low?"
Li Yuan smiled and said: "It's better to have a lower family background. What do you think, Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Yang took a sip of hot tea and said, "The family status is lower, and it is easier to control."
Zhang Gongjin took a deep breath and said, "That's true. If you marry a girl with a fifth surname, Your Majesty will really have trouble grasping the right balance. Everyone in the gentry has a very high standard."
Li Yuan smiled and said, "Now that the crown prince has reached adulthood, Cheng Qian is not in good health and fell ill again this time. Regardless of the high regard of the five surnames, there are still many people eyeing the position of crown princess."
After speaking, Li Yuan picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, "Boy Zhang, what do you think of women with the fifth surname?"
Zhang Yang came to his senses, "What kind of woman with the fifth surname?"
Li Yuan held a tea bowl in one hand, "Did you only teach this boy the ability to pretend to be a fool? That's right, a person who is a fool can live longer."
Zhang Gongjin replied: "All the scholars in the world will one day become Jinshi and marry a girl with the fifth surname. From then on, they will be considered successful."
Studying has always been a ladder across classes, but this ladder is too narrow, and it is not so fair. How can people have so many daughters to marry off?
Zhang Yang thought about it, "I have indeed never heard of any women with the fifth surname, but I have a wife and have not considered other women, which makes the Supreme Emperor and the teacher worry too much."
Zhang Gongjin said with a smile: "I never taught him how to pretend to be Hutu."
Li Yuan whispered: "Is it possible that this kid has the ability to teach himself without a teacher?"
"He has a lot of skills that he can teach himself without a teacher."
Zhang Yang added tea to the two of them and left. This kind of chat should not be messed up casually. They were talking about the prince's selection of concubines and the five surnames.
Don't talk too much about this kind of thing, it's just like high-voltage wires jumping around, and you can easily lose your electricity.
It's not a bad thing to give in, it's also a good thing to give in. It's best to be on the safe side in everything, and things that shouldn't be in the limelight should never come to light.
Even the grass on the wall will be blown away if the wind blows it.
After looking at the progress of the engraving master, I saw that the progress was quite fast in the past few days.
Li Xiaogong's people brought a lot of cotton with them. The quality of the cotton varied, so if you carefully trim the cotton batting and carefully select it, it wouldn't be useless.
"Make a few quilts for the children in the village so they won't freeze in the winter." Zhang Yang looked at the cotton with longing.
"That's not for boys, and we can't sleep with boys." The girl who was following Li Yue and helping to move the books whispered in a low voice.
Boys will also be strong laborers in the village in the future. Whether it is good food or meat, they must be prepared for the boys first. When the boys are full and strong, they will have the strength to work in the future.
These boys are the main labor force, which is why the girls in the village are thinner.
Looking at this little girl, she looks a little sloppy, but her sallow face and skinny eyes are quite smart, revealing a sense of cleverness. The wife has a good eye for choosing a smart child to be her helper.
Could it be that his daughter-in-law also wanted to take on a disciple? Zhang Yang quickly gave up this idea. She focused all her energy on the ocean of knowledge and had no extra energy to take on a disciple.
At most, they should be allowed to study on their own. A house was specially prepared in the village to serve as her study room. If all these books were piled up at home, she would not be able to fit them in her room.
Zhang Yang was knitting a scarf, "I have a way to make both boys and girls covered with quilts."
"any solution?"
It was Li Yue who asked. Naturally, this little girl didn't dare to ask. It seemed that he asked for her.
Your daughter-in-law already knows how to win people's hearts?
The technique is a bit unfamiliar, but it's just right for dealing with a little girl like this.
Husband and wife need to cooperate and have a tacit understanding.
"We can set up two dormitories, with boys sleeping in one dormitory and girls sleeping in one dormitory. The children sleep together. In this way, the quilts can be flattened and made as big as possible."
Li Yue frowned and said: "Children will fight over the quilt when they sleep together, and there will be some quarrels."
"This is also a kind of exercise. The children themselves choose a dormitory leader, and then arrange for the parents of each house to take turns to look after them. It builds team skills and can also increase the relationship between everyone."
"It is indeed a good idea. It depends on whether the children and adults agree."
The little girl was sorting the books very slowly. It seemed that she was listening attentively.
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "When a boy is compared with a girl, everyone will definitely think that the boy is more important, but if a girl wants to fight for the interests that originally belong to boys, she needs a leader to lead all the girls.
The struggle between children and boys is a struggle for cohesion."
"A pile of loose sand is indeed useless, but a stone can crush it. There is a saying that when everyone adds fuel, the flames are strong, and the value displayed by a more cohesive team will be greater."
Li Yue put the scroll in her hand on her knees, "I can understand these principles, but can the girls in our village understand them?"
When the little girl heard this, she immediately ran away to find other girls.
When they ran away, Zhang Yang whispered: "Daughter-in-law, I said that I want the girls to choose a leader. In fact, you want to be the leader and the leader of the children. Am I right?"
Li Yue held her chin with one hand and looked at the group of girls, "Actually, I also want to try your husband's method. Cohesion? It's quite interesting."