Chapter 267: Just a minor official in the East Palace
Seeing that Zhang Yang was wearing old clothes and had his sleeves cut off, Li Yue asked with a straight face, "Don't you have any other clothes at home?"
"It will be cooler if you wear it this way."
"This old dress has been worn for many years and has been washed and faded." Li Yue changed Zhang Yang's coat. "My father and mother will think that our family has no clothes. I don't care what you wear at home."
If I don’t stop you, you can’t be rude after you go out to see your father, the emperor, and your mother.”
Letting his wife change his clothes, Zhang Yang stood dejectedly, "The long sleeves are very hot."
Li Yue found a coat, "The inside of this coat is made of silk, at least it won't be so hot."
After changing their clothes, the couple walked to the door of their home and were led to the palace by the eunuch who was delivering the message.
It has to be said that it is not easy for eunuchs. He is also wearing thick clothes, and you can see that his back is soaked with sweat.
There are no people on the street.
"Let's go to the alley, it will be cooler there."
The eunuch stopped and saw that there were no people on Zhuque Street. Most of the people were hiding in the alleys. He turned around and walked into the alleys. There was still a cool breeze in the alleys. These alleys have also become a favorite for the residents of Chang'an City.
Summer resort.
Zhang Yang whispered: "Daughter-in-law, let's go to the village tomorrow. It should be quite cool at the foot of Lishan Mountain."
Li Yue's pretty eyes showed a smile, "Well, I heard that Qingque also spent the whole day in the village to escape the summer heat and hasn't returned to Chang'an City for some days."
Xiashan Village asked Niu Chuang to tell the county magistrate that the village had been renamed Lishan Village. The village was right on the Weishui River and at the foot of the mountain. In summer, you could enjoy the cool weather at the foot of the mountain and go to the Weishui River.
Turning out of the alley of Dongshi, you will inevitably have to walk for a while on Zhuque Street before entering Zhuque Gate.
There were very few pedestrians on the street. Even Li Tai's milk tea shop and soap shop were closed and would not open until the evening when it gets cooler.
After entering the palace gate, seeing that the sun was about to rise, the couple quickened their pace and walked all the way into the Manna Palace.
The emperor spent the summer in luxury. As soon as he entered the palace, he could feel the coolness on his face. There were basins of broken ice cubes in the palace.
Li Shimin was sitting in the hall, and the prince was standing beside him.
"His Majesty."
"Father."
The couple saluted together.
Li Shimin bit an ice cube in his mouth and said, "Give me a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The couple took the chair handed by the eunuch. The workmanship of the chair could be seen at a glance that it was made in the village. Now the furniture business is also good. The one in the palace was slightly decorated and inlaid with some jade. Well, it is a luxury version.
of.
You can also feel the coolness coming from the jade on the chair.
"Yesterday I asked you to write down your experience in guiding the prince, but I didn't see you having someone send it to you."
Li Shimin spoke casually, as if he didn't care about the matter. The lighter he spoke, the more accusatory he sounded.
"Husband was not feeling well yesterday." Li Yue replied first.
"I heard that many people suffered from heat stroke today, so Zhang Shilang should also pay attention to his health." Li Chengqian also responded.
Seeing that the prince also helped to speak, Zhang Yang simply fell silent.
Li Shimin looked at the young eunuch aside and said, "Give me fruit."
A basket of peaches was placed in front of the couple. There were ice cubes under the peaches, which looked very pleasant. Ice-cold peaches are a rare thing.
Seeing that his father gave Zhang Yang a peach, Li Chengqian quickly saluted.
Li Shimin said in a loud voice: "When Zizi opened a school, he planted peach and plum trees in the courtyard. They were planted in the spring so that they could enjoy the cool weather in the summer. However, all the students who came to study had to worship their teacher under the peach and plum trees."
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "I have heard about this."
Hearing what he said, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched. Is this kid really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Don't you know what I mean?
Li Shimin coughed and said, "You have always guided Cheng Qian, and Cheng Qian has benefited a lot. I have also seen his changes."
Li Yue picked up the basket of peaches and saluted, "Father, we accept these peaches."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Although you made mistakes in the past, I cannot turn a blind eye to the achievements you made in teaching the prince. From now on, you will join the Prince Zhanshi Mansion to take charge of the affairs of the East Palace, serve as the prince's young teacher, and supervise the prince's studies."
Li Chengqian also saluted Zhang Yang and said, "I'll be serving you, Minister Zhang, from now on."
"I accept the order." Zhang Yang said, but he was not happy and could not openly disobey the order.
The prince's young master also has a large official position in the East Palace, equivalent to the young master Shaobao, and he is also in charge of the affairs of the East Palace. Apart from Zheng Gong and the prince who teach, I am the biggest in the entire East Palace?
Looking at my daughter-in-law again, I couldn't see any happiness or anger from her expression.
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the weather has been hot recently. I just fell ill yesterday. I'm afraid..."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "You should pay attention to your health even in hot weather. When you feel better, you can take up a post in the East Palace."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Yang saluted again.
Li Shimin nodded in agreement.
Walk out of the cool nectar palace.
Zhang Yang took out the ice cube he had just received and put it into his wife's hand, "Take it and cool it, cool it."
Li Yue looked back with pretty eyes and whispered: "There are still so many ice cubes in the basket. Do you want to eat peaches?"
"Just five peaches."
The couple discussed quietly as they walked.
"One for each of us, and one for each of the two aunts, and one more."
"Give one more to your husband, and he will eat two."
"This peach is quite big. When I get home, I will use it to make a bowl of smoothie."
"My husband's promotion to Prince's Young Master is worthy of celebration."
After walking for a while, he began to sweat. Zhang Yang took off his coat and wrapped the ice cubes in the basket, fearing that the ice cubes would melt when he got home.
Li Yue had ice in her mouth and sweat was already forming on her forehead. It was an extremely hot day.
After hurriedly and slowly returning home, Li Yue went to the bathroom and took a shower with water as soon as she got home.
Li Yue, who had just taken a shower, walked out of the bathroom and saw a bowl of smoothie with chopped peaches mixed in the smoothie.
Two aunts were sitting under the eaves, eating peaches.
The little bear kept licking a small basin of ice water.
The whole family was hiding from the scorching sun.
Zhang Yang was holding his own bowl of smoothie, and while eating, he looked at the book in front of him, which contained the land management methods.
The Tang Dynasty used pre-Sui methods in many aspects of land management.
Li Yue put two bottles of grape wine into ice water, rolled up her sleeves and ate the smoothie with a wooden spoon, looking forward to drinking the cold grape wine at night.
Seeing the book in her husband's hand, she curiously asked, "I've read this book, and it's all about farm strategies."
Zhang Yang swallowed a mouthful of smoothie, "Our business needs to transform, we need to transfer industries and adjust management. We still need to understand what we need to know."
Li Yue ate the smoothie and smiled, "When your husband is serving in the court, you must read this kind of books and be careful of being taken advantage of. Now that your husband's official position has become higher, the Prince's Young Master is also in charge of the Prince Zhan's Mansion."
The husband was promoted, and the daughter-in-law was very happy.
After spending the hottest part of the day at noon, in the evening the streets were bustling with pedestrians.
Li Shimin listened to Fang Xuanling's report, and it seemed that the whole world had calmed down in the hot summer. The Western Regions had also calmed down recently, Gaochang no longer caused trouble, the Turkic little Khan also concentrated on grazing, and even Tubo began to recuperate.
Expand again.
Li Chengqian whispered: "Father, I don't know how Zhang Yang's condition is? Do you want to let people from the Imperial Medical Office take a look?"
Li Shimin snorted coldly: "Do you really think he is sick?"
Li Chengqian, who was originally a little worried, was stunned.
Li Shimin put down the memorial in his hand, "It is true that many people have suffered from heat stroke recently. In my opinion, Zhang Yang does not seem to be sick. It should be just a minor matter of heat stroke."
Seeing Li Chengqian speaking for Zhang Yang, Li Shimin frowned again and said, "Do you trust him?"
"Back to my father, I can't say I trust you. I will think about the words Zhang Yang said several times, and then you will understand that they are correct."
Li Shimin picked up a few more pieces of ice and put them into his mouth, "Fight with the sky or the earth? He can also say this. He is really not afraid of being poked in the bone by those old scholars. Not many people dare to fight with the sky and the earth.
This guy talks loudly and acts arrogantly. You have to think twice about everything when dealing with him. As for those words, just listen to them yourself and don't show off outside."
"My son, I understand."
From Xuanwu Gate to now, thinking about the experiences along the way, Li Shimin looked at the table in front of him and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Inexplicably, I feel that Zhang Yang is quite brave.
Li Yue, who had not drank for a long time, refused to go to bed until she was drunk.
Taking advantage of the cool night, I quickly packed up all the gifts that needed to be packed.
The next day, before dawn, the couple got up early to load all the gifts into the car. The two aunts helped put the wheelchair on the car. They would spend this summer in the village and wait until the hottest period was over before returning.
Live in a small courtyard.
Li Yue looked at the tidy little yard, breathed a sigh of relief, and handed the lock and key to Aunt Wang.
"Aunt Wang said to watch the yard." Li Yue held Zhang Yang's arm and smiled.
The daughter-in-law truly regards the two aunts as family members, and of course hopes that the two aunts can go to the village to escape the summer heat together.
Aunt Yang accompanied her to the village, while Aunt Wang wanted to stay and look after the house.
The daughter-in-law's concept of master and servant is not strong. For her, the people who grew up with her are all relatives.
Neither the Queen nor Your Majesty are as close as the two aunts.
Pulling a cart full of salutes, my family's conditions are better, and I have to bring more salutes.
In the past, we didn’t have so much necessary furniture at home. Even if we had to go out, we would only bring a change of clothes.
When we arrived at the city gate, Aunt Yang had already prepared the carriage and horses.
"My husband is now the young master of the crown prince, and he has to be in charge of the Zhanshi Mansion in the East Palace and in charge of the affairs of the East Palace. Will our family's salary be too much?"
"It's true that the salary is more, but when I worked as a housekeeper in the East Palace, my salary was two stones and five dou a year, which is only one basket a month. Now it's not much more." Zhang Yang helped Li Yue get into the carriage and sat on the shaft himself.
Driving the horse.
As the carriage moved, Li Yue stroked the hair on the little bear's back, "I heard that the imperial court gave a lot of lumi this year. Not only the lumi was given, but also salt and silk were given to officials in the six ministries of the imperial court.
"
After saying this, she had a look of longing on her face, thinking about when her husband would be treated like this.
Considering the family's financial situation, there is no shortage of such a little Lumi.
She thinks so because her daughter-in-law wants her husband to succeed.
The commercial circulation of the Tang Dynasty was not so developed. The salary given by the court was measured in Lumi. During the New Year and festivals, some cakes, silks, spices, etc. were also given.
This is considered a benefit given by the emperor to his employees.
Grain and salt are the hardest currencies. People with higher status earn several hundred dan per year. A family of several people can't finish it. Even if they are not engaged in production, they will not go hungry. These are only a few.
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Zhang Yang waved his riding whip, but the horse still walked slowly, "Actually, my official position looks good, but in fact it is not a high official. Generally speaking, positions like young master and young master are given to important people in the court.
People, it’s like going to the street to buy vegetables. You buy a pound of vegetables and I give you a few radishes.”
"For example, Mr. Wei Zheng is now the Duke of Zheng. He is serving as a servant, in charge of the affairs of the province, and is in charge of the affairs. His position is about the same age as Fang Xuanling, the eldest grandson Wuji, but he is also the prince's teacher."
"Most of them are high-ranking civil servants who take a position in the Eastern Palace to teach the prince."
Li Yue looked at the scenery along the road, "Husband, you mean that the official position in the East Palace is like a radish given when buying vegetables?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "And I'm just a carrot. For example, if I am an official in the Sixth Ministry but I also work part-time in the East Palace, it means that I have won His Majesty's trust, and the value of the East Palace official position will be very great. But it is just an official position in the East Palace, and
He is just a young master, so he can only use the prince's majesty in the East Palace to pretend to be a tiger, and he has no great value in the court either."
Li Yue nodded.
"Daughter-in-law, don't think that your father is honest in doing things. In fact, he is the least honest. Prince Zhan Shifu has many chores to manage."
Listening to her husband scolding her father, Li Yue chuckled, "I heard from my mother that my father often scolded my husband when we were in the Zhengdian Palace."
Zhang Yang looked at the Chang'an City behind him in surprise, and said to himself, "Oh God, you are the Khan, but you are saying bad things about me behind my back!"
"What did your father say bad things about me?"
"My husband is a country boy."
"what else?"
"I won't tell you!"
"It seems it's time for our family law to be revealed."
"snort."
Before the couple arrived at the village, Shangguan Yi and Niu Chuang came to greet them with several villagers.
Zhang Yang took Li Yue out of the carriage, "We plan to come to the village to live for a while."
Niu Chuang cupped his hands and said, "Everything has been arranged."
Zhang Yang followed Li Yue's gaze and saw that it was Li Shan.
When the couple met, she smiled softly and said, "Lishan is so beautiful."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "It is indeed beautiful."
There was no princess mansion built in the village at the beginning, but Niu Chuang still left a large house alone.
This courtyard is at the very back of the village, along the new road built in the village to the end. It is backed by Lishan Mountain and is relatively far from the villagers' residences.
Aunt Yang personally carried the salute on the carriage and did not let anyone else do it.
This big house was completed when the village was first built, but it has been empty since it was completed, and there was a lot of dust inside.
There were no servants at home, so Aunt Yang took care of all the cleaning and carrying the gifts.
"The living habits of Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Prince Consort are different from others, and they are particularly fond of cleanliness. Let the villagers go back and I will clean them myself." Aunt Yang said to the villagers here.
Seeing Li Tai and Cheng Chumo standing not far away, Li Yue whispered: "It seems that Qingque has something to say to her husband. I'm here to help aunt clean the house."
Zhang Yang said helplessly: "Just leave the things that can't be moved. I'll come back."
He frowned and walked towards the two people standing on the path. The two guys were still whispering.
Seeing someone coming, Li Tai's chubby face had a smile on his face, "I heard that you were promoted to Young Master of the East Palace. We are planning how to celebrate with you."
Zhang Yang stood still and said tangledly: "The higher I go in the East Palace, the more I wonder if His Highness King Wei will be unhappy."
Li Tai laughed and said, "You and I are brothers who have lived through life and death. Of course, there is no way that there will be any rift between us because of the prince."
At such a young age, he didn't understand anything, so he just said that he was a brother who had passed his life. Zhang Yang sighed in annoyance, this guy had never seen anything called passing his life.
Li Tai asked the guards to bring three stools and several volumes of books, "We should also talk about the transformation we talked about last time, which involves the business of the three of us."
Zhang Yang nodded and sat down, leaning against a tree behind him and thinking.
Cheng Chumo ate a piece of cake, "The braised pork business has been hard to do recently. The weather is too hot and the meat will go rancid if left out for a long time. I asked the brothers to rest these days."
Li Tai is also worried, "The soap business seems to be doing well, but other businesses are not doing well either. The Turks are sending more and more milk powder, but there are not many workers, and the weather is hot and there are fewer people buying. I am now
There is also more brown sugar in the milk tea. The people from Lingnan said that if they want sugar cane, they need to add more money, so they want to discuss it with you."
"Let's talk about Chu Mo first. Go to my laboratory and bring me the scroll of your roster."
With the cake in his mouth, Cheng Chumo hurried to the laboratory and brought a roll of rosters.
Zhang Yang opened it and looked at it, "Have you arranged the contact person I asked you to arrange before?"
"It's all arranged by Shangguan Yi."
Zhang Yang called one of Li Tai's guards, "Can you write?"
The guard nodded, "Yes."
"Write down what I say next."
"Here."
The guard brought a pen and ink, and the ink was produced in the village.
Zhang Yang opened his mouth and said, "Chu Mo, your roster looks very neat layer by layer, but in fact the organizational structure is very loose. First of all, it's a management issue."
Cheng Chumo nodded vigorously and used his concentration to listen patiently.
With Cheng Chumo's temperament, it would be difficult for him to pay attention to the lecture, and he might wander off to other places later on. It would be better to ask the guard on the side to write it down, and then give it to Shangguan Yi, as if it was Shangguan Yi who was listening.
"I have always focused on business, so that every member can buy and sell to support themselves. However, the division of labor must be clear in management. First, you must know who is doing business. You cannot say that while others are selling things, you suddenly don't.
Let him sell it and let him do other things."
Cheng Chumo nodded, but his eyes were already distracted.
The guard on the side took notes very attentively.
Zhang Yang continued: "First of all, in terms of manpower allocation, we must first know which people are dedicated to selling braised pork. Of course, these people can sell other things in the future, but they actually provide income to the organization. Secondly,
When fighting, you will inevitably get involved in dealing with problems and issues. You need to have a team of people in your hands who are skilled enough and have to fight against desperadoes at critical moments."
Cheng Chumo smiled and said, "Don't worry, our brothers are all such good guys."
"Hahaha..." Zhang Yang smiled bitterly: "You see, this is your misunderstanding, so you can clearly distinguish the personnel levels, but the management is still a mess. There are no core personnel, and everyone just listens to your arrangements.
, so once you are away for something, conflicts will arise sooner or later."
Cheng Chumo smiled awkwardly.
Zhang Yang continued: "To classify people, you need to prepare some thugs. You can select people with good skills. Secondly, you need to command and arrange. People like Shangguan Yi are really good for you. You
We need people who can deal with the government. Have you found that since you got Shangguan Yi, you have been able to do things much more easily?"
Cheng Chu nodded silently.
"First of all, we need manpower. You need to recruit more talents. As for this kind of candidate assessment, Shangguan Yi can decide. The organization needs brains and decision-makers. Such people can be arranged among each team.
"
Cheng Chumo was a little unhappy, "I can also find some wise people."
"When people without intelligence recruit talents, they will often be uneven. Your own cognitive ability and decision-making ability are not good, and the people you find without intelligence may also be without intelligence, so it is better to leave it to Shangguan Yi."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Yang said to the guard on the side: "You don't need to remember this sentence."
The guard took up his pen and drew a horizontal line through the period of time he had just written down.
"Chu Mo, you need to change your way of thinking. Individual abilities are indeed very important, but in front of a group, individual abilities cannot play a big role. Their abilities are far less powerful than those of a group acting together. You have to change your previous
Change your thinking."
Seeing Cheng Chumo's confused look, Zhang Yang sighed in annoyance, "You may not understand. Let Shangguan Yi explain it to you when the time comes."
Li Tai listened attentively, "I understand what my brother-in-law means, that is, a person is quick-thinking and eloquent, but if there is no group, his advantages are just like this. If his talents are used in a group,
This will allow his talents to be of greater value."
Zhang Yang nodded in approval. Li Tai was still Li Tai. The clever little fat man quickly understood the core meaning of the words.
"Many people think that the people under Xi Mo's command are so strong and can fight! This is just violence, and violence cannot solve everything. But if a group can fight and be resourceful, this is the real strength."
Zhang Yang lowered his tone, "The other thing is to be silent about yourself. The most important thing for you is to provide stability to your own organization, so that all kinds of people under you can feel a sense of stability, and
Those who are idle don’t need to be too close to the core of the organization.”
Putting one hand on Cheng Chumo's shoulder, Zhang Yang said with emotion: "You are the people who want to eliminate violence and bring peace to society. You have to fight against the evil forces. You are different from those evil forces. Only when your execution and decision-making abilities improve, can you compete with higher levels."
fight against the evil forces.”
Cheng Chumo finally nodded this time, "There are also smart people among evil forces."
"That's right. Without strict management and a clear structure, the organization will be a mess. What's the difference between stragglers and a group of bandits? What we have to do is to be different from them, or be different."
Cheng Chumo stood up slowly, "I understand what you mean, okay! We have to be different from other forces."