Zhang Yang picked up the pen resting on the inkstone, walked to the map and drew a circle west of Gaochang.
Li Yue held the scroll in her hand and asked curiously: "What does this circle mean?"
"This is a good place to grow cotton. The sunshine here is very long. You know that when it's already midnight here, it's just dark over there."
Li Yue thought about it, "There are records in the Han Dynasty that Zhang Qian recorded these things when he was sent to the Western Regions as an envoy."
"You plant cotton in May, and September is the best time to spud cotton. The circled area is the best cotton field."
Li Yue frowned and said, "That's not Tuyuhun's territory."
Zhang Yang nodded slightly, "I asked Adalan to develop Gaochang well and increase Gaochang's strength. Maybe it won't be able to compete with the Western Turks, but at least it will allow Gaochang to gain a foothold in the Western Regions."
The couple stood side by side and looked at the map together.
"The husband gave Gaochang a book on governance. Can they manage it well?"
Zhang Yang shook his head and sighed: "To be honest, I don't have much confidence in my heart. According to my expectation, I want Gaochang to temporarily become a military city. All its arrangements are to prepare for war."
"In order to seize thousands of hectares of cotton land in the west."
Li Yue very accurately stated what her husband was thinking.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Taking a chair, Li Yue sat down and held a cup of hot tea. She lowered her eyebrows and looked at the water in the cup, "My father has sent people to the Western Regions to contact Adalan, but my father doesn't know that Gaochang has fallen into the
In the hands of my husband, who would have thought that after planning for a year, Gaochang would have changed hands."
Zhang Yang took the tea cup and said, "Your father will be very angry if he knows about this."
Li Yue shook her head and smiled softly, "I think my father will be very happy. He can conquer Gaochang without sending troops. He only needs to trade with his husband to capture Gaochang."
"The value of Gaochang does not lie in itself. It is a rare wealthy place in the Western Regions. The value of things cannot only be judged by itself, but also by its future development. If you spend a penny to train a child, he will be trained to be a country-governor.
Good minister, you will gain more, and you can achieve greater benefits with one penny."
"My husband's words are like what Lu Buwei did back then."
"Will your father hand over Lishan?"
"If my father was not in a hurry to capture Gaochang, he might not make a deal with Lishan with my husband."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Then develop Gaochang well and make it bigger and stronger!"
Li Yue covered her mouth and smiled, "Well, if we become bigger and stronger, the price will no longer be a small Lishan."
Zhang Yang and his wife were planning quietly in the room, following the father-in-law's idea.
"Your Highness, the books are all ready." A little girl stood at the door with her head lowered.
"The girl I recently took in, I taught her to read and write." Li Yue explained: "This girl is pretty good and has a good understanding. She usually helps me in the village. She is in charge of all the girls in the village.
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This girl looks very thin, tall and thin.
If Li Yue needs to control people's hearts, he needs to arrange cronies in the village.
In her opinion, it is best to choose from children, because children's positions are not as firm as adults. If they are well cultivated at home, they can give Li Yue a leg up in the future.
The whole village is the daughter-in-law's territory, and a princess' spokesperson is needed here.
"It's not that I haven't considered my wife, but my wife has three sons, and the teacher is now weak, so I chose her." After saying this in front of this girl, Li Yue looked very indifferent.
After hearing this, the girl lowered her head.
Li Yue smiled and said to her: "Your parents died in the war. Now you are just staying at your aunt's house temporarily. From now on, you will follow me and arrange a separate residence for you in the village. You will also organize my study."
The girl bowed and said, "I will obey Her Royal Highness the Princess's orders."
Li Yue nodded, "I'll tell you later."
"Here." There was some panic in her eyes, and she was also in awe of Li Yue.
The most important thing is the stance. Being able to stand on the side of the princess is the most important thing. Zhang Yang looked at his wife from the corner of his eye. There was an unpredictable smile on her little face, making it impossible to see through her emotions at a glance.
This kind of performance is very good, at least the whole village is in awe of her.
Conquer a helpless girl and make her completely trust Li Yue. The princess will become her support.
My daughter-in-law’s little trial this time turned out to be very good.
As the leader of a place, there is still a lot to learn. Let’s learn from employing people first, and then we can teach him about economic development.
The printing room is at the foot of Lishan Mountain. This is a piece of land specially designated by Niu Chuang. A large house is built here, a bit like a large warehouse. There are four or five ladies who are busy printing here. Their wages per month are
One hundred yuan a month is not a small amount for ordinary farmers, and they also work hard on printing.
And this girl recruited by Li Yue is also working in this warehouse.
Zhang Yang picked up a book and looked through it. Now there is only one book printed in the village, and it is all about the story of the Red Mansion.
The paper is still not tough enough, and the surface is also very rough. It is a bit like the soft yellow paper of later generations. It is like the thick and dull paper used in those later generations of street stalls. The paper made by myself is better than
That kind of paper is rougher.
"Your Royal Highness, I have checked it many times and there are no typos."
"I know, you have people move all the printed books out."
"Here."
Zhang Yang looked up and said, "She learns very quickly."
"She gets things done easily and handles things quickly. The most important thing is that she has no worries."
"What do you plan to raise her to be?"
Li Yue took two steps back and forth, then stood still, "I don't know either. I want to teach her abacus first, but I don't plan to accept him as a disciple."
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "So you just want her to help you take care of some ordinary things?"
Li Yue nodded, "I don't have so much time."
"Yes, you are also in the learning stage."
More than 600 copies of Red Mansion were placed at the entrance of the village. Shangguan Yi struggled: "A book has hundreds of pages, and the price of hundreds of pieces of paper is not low in Chang'an City."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Yang smiled and said: "What we sell is a fair price of one hundred articles."
Shangguan Yi coughed violently when he heard the price. He coughed for a while before he regained his breath. "Does Mr. Zhang know the price of such a piece of paper in Chang'an City? The price of ink alone cannot even cover the cost."
Li Yuan didn't say anything, took a copy of The Red Mansion and left.
Zhang Yang stared at him as he left, as if the emperor had no intention of paying. He felt indignant for a few seconds and then gave up, forgetting that he had been robbed.
"My husband likes to do this kind of loss-making business." Li Yue said with a smile.
"It belongs to Mr. Zhang, so I can't say much about it."
When Shangguan Yi said this, he put on an expression as if you were happy.
Li Yue whispered: "The oil that Aunt Wang prepared before has been used up, and it is difficult to buy this thing in the market."
Moreover, this kind of ink has a strange smell when used, which is fine if you don't smell it, but it is a bit choking after smelling it.
But it will be much better after the ink dries.
We can't just rely on Aunt Wang to buy it bit by bit, we still need a channel that can provide oil for a long time.
Zhang Yang found out why bother, this guy is well-informed.
Why bother frowned and said: "Oil? Oil squeezed out of stones? I've never heard of it."
Zhang Yang explained: "I previously saw in the Imperial Academy that it was recorded that Gao Nu had water that could burn him."
Sun Simiao, who was chewing herbal medicine, explained: "What you are talking about should be something written in the Water Classic. There is also a record in "Natural History" called Shiqi. Ban Gu's record comes from the record of fire on the lake, a kind of floating water.
On water, things on fire burn.”
There are many records of the use of petroleum. Thousands of years ago, there were even records of using petroleum to build houses, as an adhesive and for waterproofing.
In the Song Dynasty, petroleum was refined and used as fire oil.
In the Ming Dynasty, Shen Kuo, who wrote "Mengxi Bi Tan", said that this thing will be of great use in the future.
Zhang Yang moved closer to Sun Simiao with his hands in his hands and said, "Miracle Doctor Sun, this oil is commonly found in geographical annals. There are few records on it in medicinal classics, and you have also done research on it."
[To be honest, I have been using the Huanyuan app recently to read and catch up on updates. It can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds, huanyuanapp. Both Android and Apple are available.]
Sun Simiao sorted out the herbal medicine, "That's because you haven't read enough. Some people also use it to treat diseases. I have heard about it and dabbled in it a little bit."
"Divine Doctor Sun is really knowledgeable. Do you know where this thing can be found?"
Sun Simiao stroked his beard and said: "These things are usually found in swampy areas, and once these things appear in the ground, that land cannot be used for farming."
Zhang Yang thought about it, "I've never seen a place like this near Chang'an."
Sun Simiao should be talking about oil land exposed on the surface. Once oil comes out, this kind of land cannot be used for farming.
"Two years ago, Pindao saw this thing in the Longyou area."
"You know where it is."
Sun Simiao sighed solemnly, "Give me a picture, I'll point it out to you."
Shangguan Yi was asked to take out a map of Guanzhong. The map was very crude, with at most some county names and lines drawn to mark rivers.
The place Sun Simiao pointed at was near Suzhou on Hexi Road.
Why bother looking at this place, "I heard that many Tubo people are walking around in this area."
"It should be in this area, Pindao can't even remember where it is."
Zhang Yang thought of the oil towns in later generations. That area was also a large oil field in later generations.
Is this oil field now exposed?
Zhang Yang soon rejected this judgment. The amount exposed on the ground should be a small part, and such a large underground oil field must not have been discovered.
I have an idea of the mineral and oil resources hidden underneath.
Zhang Yang really wanted to slap himself, but it was impossible! If there was someone in this world who was more foresight than me, he would have come to kill him long ago.
Sun Simiao continued to be busy sorting out the herbs.
Why bother thinking about it, "A certain person also met a few rangers in Chang'an City. They said they were going to the Hexi Road area, so I can let them look for it."
"Then I'll trouble Brother He."
"You're welcome."
"Brother He, you..." Zhang Yang thought of what Xu Jingzong said before and hesitated.
"What's wrong?" He Bi asked confused.
Although he remained silent, Zhang Yang still sighed: "Brother He, if you need anything, just tell me."
"It's true. It costs money to ask for help." Why bother to extend your hand calmly?
"How much?"
"Two hundred strings."
"Brother He's family wealth is not only tens of thousands of dollars, but also thousands of dollars. How can I use this small amount of money?"
"Your money is your money, and my money is mine."
Zhang Yang looked at Ding Fiao, "Do you have money?"
Ding Fiao was holding a large pot that had just been washed, and scratched his head naively, "Brother Xiao Zhang, why are you asking me for money?"
"My wife is in charge of the money."
Ding Fiao lifted his trousers, unbuttoned his coat and took out a palm-sized silver cake, and handed it over with a smile, "I don't know if these are enough."
Why bother taking the silver cake, jumping off the table, "That's enough, let's wait for the news."
Seeing why he had to leave, Zhang Yang became more and more sure of what Xu Jingzong said.
Ding Fiao also looked at his retreating back and said, "Brother Xiao Zhang."
"Um."
"Brother He has something hidden in his heart."
"Don't ask, don't pry. If people want to say something, they will naturally say it." She patted his shoulder, shook her head and left.
Ding Fiao looked at Zhang Yang's back, and then at He Bi who was walking towards Chang'an City in the distance.
Ding Liao's wife swept the floor diligently.
"They all say that Ding is stupid." Ding Feng nodded thoughtfully, "In the past two years, I can see that Brother Xiao Zhang and Brother He are hiding something in their hearts, and Brother Zhang is hiding it even deeper."
"It's not easy to live like this at home. Don't think about other people's affairs all day long."
Ding Liao put away his thoughts and tidied up the store with his wife.
Two days later, the "Dream of Red Mansions" printed in the village immediately caused a sensation in Chang'an City.
The book was sold by Li Tai, who was originally selling soap.
This was done to let others know that King Wei was behind this deal, so that some people would be afraid.
Li Yue was sitting at home playing with Aunt Yang and throwing sandbags.
My daughter-in-law giggled while playing. It was a game played by a child. I don’t know how she could have so much fun.
Listening to Aunt Wang's talk about the market's feedback, all six hundred books were sold within half an hour.
Li Yue held sandbags in her hand, "The sales are very good, why is my husband so unhappy?"
"I prefer the inside to the appearance. When people buy books, they think the price is very cheap. Most people value the paper, but they don't know the story of the Red Mansion."
Li Yue put the small sandbag aside, "People think paper is cheap. The first thing they see is the paper. Only after seeing the paper will they see the words written on the paper. It's like a husband knows someone.
The first thing you see is the outside. You can only know what kind of person the other person is after you have known him for a while."
Zhang Yang took a sip of tea, pursed his lips and thought, "You are right, market feedback cannot be concluded in one day. By waiting for it to ferment for a period of time, you should be able to get more accurate market feedback."
Red Mansion's book quickly spread throughout Chang'an City.
Li Shimin was sitting in the Li Zheng Hall holding this scroll in his hand, "Guanyin Maid, this is not the story that Li Yue sent before."
Empress Changsun nodded with a smile and tidied up the palace.
"Now that I'm pregnant again, don't be too tired."
Empress Changsun caressed her belly with a loving look on her face.
Li Shimin looked through the book and asked, "Do you know how much this book costs?"
