Zhang Yang nodded melancholy, "Sure enough, His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't believe it either."
Li Chengqian wondered: "Why do you think Gu Hui believes that we live on the same ball?"
The ancients thought a lot about the world. They often thought about what the outer world was like, or they thought about the formation of the earth. People in the Central Plains, especially, were enlightened in this aspect of thinking very early. People's awe of the world began with drilling wood.
The ignorant period of making fire began.
There are thoughts on the universe in the "Book of Changes". The book understands the universe as the harmony of heaven and earth, and uses the principles of Tai Chi and the Five Elements to describe the changes in the universe. Or Laozi believes that the universe is born from Tao, and Tao creates one.
Two is born, two begets three, and three begets all things.
Sometimes I think it's just different opinions. People at that time had already figured out some of the universe and the appearance of heaven and earth by relying on their own speculations.
Zhang Yang looked at the scenery outside the carriage with a smile on his face, "These mysteries will be solved in the future."
"I have seen many stubborn people who always stick to what they think is right."
Zhang Yang thought about it for a while, then lowered his head in despair, "Those who live by sticking to the truth in their hearts must be in pain."
Li Chengqian did not object, but said calmly: "I can sometimes understand how they feel. Every time I make a mistake, I have to face harsh criticism from my father. No matter how I explain it, this kind of harsh criticism and scolding will only get louder and louder."
It seems that Li Chengqian is reminiscing about the past. On the surface, he is four years older than Li Chengqian, and he is only a seventeen-year-old boy who has just been crowned. But if he asks himself, he has lived a whole life longer than him.
Zhang Yang grinned, "Everything will be fine, it's okay."
The carriage was quiet for a while. This was a heart-to-heart conversation in a true sense since I took office in the East Palace. When a person expresses his feelings that he least wants to say, in his heart you are his true friend.
"It's strange to say, is there really such a person who can clearly understand the appearance of the world?" Li Chengqian frowned and said: "I heard that someone once walked from Guanzhong to the north. That is a region further north than the Turks, where there is ice and snow."
Zhang Yang was puzzled: "How long has he been gone?"
Li Chengqian recalled, "It is said that after walking for more than ten years, he has not reached the end. When he came back, he was already blind."
"So that's it." Zhang Yang thought, "He probably didn't bring a compass."
"What is a compass?"
"It's nothing. It's because what I've been doing recently is the same as Simon's. It's not surprising."
"His Royal Highness will be arriving soon."
Zhang Daan's words came from outside the carriage.
Li Chengqian cheered up and looked outside the carriage. Lishan Mountain was not far away. There were three very conspicuous large houses in front of Lishan Mountain.
The carriage stopped in front of Lishan Village. Li Chengqian looked into the distance, "I heard that there are several big houses built in front of Lishan Village. Is that it?"
Li Yue walked forward with Xiao Wu, "We have spent a lot of effort building these three factories."
Several people walked to the village. Li Yue took Xiao Wu to see Duke Ying first. He always wanted to talk to Duke Ying about his daughter's current situation. He wanted to let the adults see him first and not let the child become too alienated from his parents.
Zhang Yang was walking in the village with Li Chengqian, while Shangguan Yi and Niu Chuang were already organizing manpower to prepare for the start of construction.
It was supposed to be a good day for construction, but now there was a particularly unpleasant scene.
Li Tai, the little fat guy, and Li Xiaogong were drunk and going crazy.
After letting go of his worries, Li Xiaogong completely entered his wild days. At this moment, he was dancing in women's clothes, while Li Tai was clapping his hands and keeping time.
Zhang Yang avoided looking at them and said, "Your Highness, my eyes don't feel comfortable. Let's move to another place."
The bearded Li Xiaogong was wearing open women's clothes, with thick chest hair exposed. Zhang Yang took a deep breath, a little worried about his mental state after seeing this.
The two sighed in perfect agreement and were about to turn around and leave.
Li Xiaogong ran forward and stopped the two of them, "Your Highness, why don't you have a drink with me."
Facing the drunk Li Xiaogong in front of him, Li Chengqian grimaced and said, "I'm just here for a visit. There's no need to drink. I have to go back to the East Palace to handle matters."
Zhang Yang coughed his throat and said, "Well, I will follow the prince to the East Palace to deal with matters. I will come to see how the construction has started and then I will go back."
"Wait a minute!" Li Xiaogong shouted again, and then the corners of his mouth raised crazily, making a woman's twisting motion, "Do you think so-and-so is beautiful?"
Zhang Yang looked up and down, and the thick leg hair under the dress was unbearable to look at.
Li Xiaogong made another feminine gesture, "Isn't this beautiful?"
"Beautiful." Zhang Yang closed his eyes and took a breath, "It's so beautiful. There is a kind of beauty that doesn't care about the life and death of others."
"Hahaha!" Li Tai from behind was holding his stomach and laughing in pain.
Li Chengqian stood there at a loss.
With a loud shout in front of the factory, a group of women and men from the village entered the factory to work, and brought the prince to the factory. Zhang Yang first calmed down and shook off the image of Li Xiaogong in his mind.
"I just want to go in and have a look."
Putting Li Xiaogong's life-threatening image out of his mind, Zhang Yang walked into the factory with the prince.
Shangguan Yi loudly arranged the process steps one after another. The factory was extremely large, and almost every instruction was shouted out at the top of his lungs.
Finally, under Shangguan Yi's command, the wheel that pulled the cotton thread finally began to rotate. According to the previous experiment, the cotton thread was pulled out of the cotton and tied into twisters one by one.
Zhang Yang explained to Li Chengqian: "The cotton threads on these twisters are taken back by the women in the village. They can use them to weave cloth. In addition to the rewards here, they can also weave cloth when they are idle, which will bring them some income through labor."
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"Very good." Li Chengqian nodded, "This is the first time I have seen such a large mechanism combination in my life. It is exquisite and huge. Now I have some doubts that your teacher, the old man from Qinling, is still the successor of the mechanism technique."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Yang said with a smile: "These are all skills I learned from my parents. They are all craftsmen and they also work in other people's factories and earn from their crafts."
Money to support me."
"Your parents worked hard to raise you, and you should inherit their skills."
"Chen's father is very skilled in craftsmanship. He is good at repairing hardware equipment and can even make some ingenious things by himself."
"You are just like Gu, who also admires his father very much."
"At that time, I didn't study too hard because of my academic skills. I have almost forgotten some things. Now I am still doing it while I am exploring."
Zhang Yang took Li Chengqian to look at the other two workshops. When Shangguan Yi directed the other two workshops, he also relied on shouting. Every link of the production line was synchronized, making it particularly troublesome to direct.
Shangguan Yi poured water into his mouth, and his throat was obviously about to smoke.
In an era without loudspeakers, a person with a loud voice was still needed to direct.
Three factories are in operation, and with production comes wealth. Whether it is cotton thread, cotton cloth, or soap printing, this is unique to Chang'an City, and it is also a unique business, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell it.
Li Chengqian looked at the printing efficiency of the printing factory. As several rollers rotated and bumped down again and again, the sheets of paper were conveyed along a bark track, and the printed sheets of paper fell down one by one. In a short while, there were
A thick stack.
"Can the extracurricular reading book from Chongwen Library be printed here?"
"Of course. Some people will definitely buy and read the book written by the Prince."
Li Chengqian shook his head, "Gu Ye was confused when this book was born. It was compiled by Da'an. Gu cannot afford this false name."
Zhang Yang explained: "How about printing it on the book, the prince is the commander-in-chief, the ministers drafted the outline, and Zhang Daan wrote it."
"This book is all thanks to you and Da'an, so naturally it's better."
"Then it's settled, we just have to charge money."
"Of course we can't let the villagers here work in vain."
Seeing that Li Chengqian looked embarrassed, the prince was afraid that he wouldn't be able to get much money out.
"His Royal Highness, we can print one hundred volumes per month for free for His Highness, but there is one condition. As long as His Highness agrees, we will give up our share of one hundred volumes per month to the Prince for free."
Li Chengqian still looked troubled.
Zhang Yang added: "After half a month, His Highness the Crown Prince will help us promote our cotton cloth, cotton thread, and the benefits of soap. The Crown Prince will help us promote it. We will print books for the Crown Prince for free. How about mutual help?"
"But……"
Zhang Yang added: "Prince, don't worry, the soaps produced nowadays are all cheap soaps. As for the scented soaps, it's not easy to make them in batches now. They are all handmade. You just need to help us promote cheap soaps and cotton cloths. Wear our cotton cloths every day."
, use our soap.”
"I understand, all I need is..."
"Yes, that's all that's needed."
"If this kind of printing technology can be promoted in the Central Plains, how many more books will be produced in the Central Plains." Li Chengqian first sighed and said: "I understand that this is your family property, and my father will never do anything to take away other people's family property.
Don't worry about it."
While walking with Li Chengqian in the village, Zhang Yang told him about Lishan's plans for the future industrial park.
Li Chengqian was half-understood. He had never heard of such a plan.
Zhang Yang explained: "Our biggest advantage is resource sharing. Our entire village shares both manpower and management and can learn from each other's strengths. If everyone works together to do one thing, the efficiency will be much higher."
"Because this place is a princess fiefdom, the princess can make the decision on land reclamation, and she has her own decision-making power. With technical support, we can cultivate a group of skilled workers of our own. Based on our existing foundation
Make technical breakthroughs and improve productivity."
Li Chengqian asked: "So you asked Shangguan Yi to teach literacy to the people in the village."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Those who have already started families in the village may have started a little late, but hard work can make up for their incompetence. Almost everyone in our village except the elderly must participate in the cultural classes. It is necessary to listen to Shangguan Yi's lectures after a busy day."
"Before, Shangguan Yi taught. Now that we have the warrior Yu, his burden can be lighter."
Sun Simiao and Zhang Gongjin were leading a group of children to practice Tai Chi in the village. It was very pleasing to watch the neat movements.
“Can such a plan be used elsewhere?”
Hearing Li Chengqian's question, Zhang Yang explained: "Now I am also trying, and if the situation is good, I will discuss it with the prince."
At dusk, Li Chengqian returned to the palace.
He returned to the palace with what he had learned in Lishan, and first met with Fang Xuanling in Zhongshu Province.
Today, Fang Xuanling is still looking at the grain books from various places in Zhongshu Province.
Li Chengqian stood aside and talked about the current situation in Lishan, "Mr. Fang, the current Lishan Village has changed."
Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "The Lishan Village that His Highness the Prince mentioned was formerly called Xiashan Village. As far as I know, it was originally a poor village. It is indeed rare for this poor village to change its appearance in just two years."
"It seems Zhang Yang is still talented."
"The reason why Lishan Village was able to turn around was because there were several businesses. Zhang Yang first recruited people to manage it, and then gathered all the strong laborers in the village together to use his business to gain money and obtain a good future for Lishan Village.
With my foundation, these are nothing.”
Fang Xuanling put down the food book in his hand as he spoke, "It's just that Zhang Yang asked Shangguan Yi to teach the illiterate people to study for the sake of longer-term planning. He is indeed a person who can calculate, and Shangguan Yi is..."
After a pause, Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "I have read his articles. He was in the Hongwen Museum at the beginning. I don't know why he went to Lishan. Or is it that Zhang Yang has a unique eye for people?"
After having a conversation with Fang Xuanling, Li Chengqian had more doubts in his mind the next day. After listening to Mr. Zheng's lecture, Zhang Daan reported back: "Your Highness, Master Zhang asked someone to bring a letter to say that today is another day.
I need to ask for leave."
"Asking for leave again!" Li Chengqian paced back and forth, "Why are you asking for leave?"
Zhang Daan handed over a note.
After reading the contents of the note, Li Chengqian said helplessly, "It's just to help me sort out the printing of extracurricular readings."
Eaters have short tongues and takers have short hands. After accepting Zhang Yang's kindness, Li Chengqian had no intention of looking for him. He sat down dejectedly and said helplessly: "Da'an."
"I'm here."
"Tell me what this industrial cluster means?"
Zhang Da'an thought for a while and then replied: "I thought it was Master Zhang who gathered all the family businesses together, dedicated people to manage and operate them, and trained his own people."
"Since ancient times, business has been inseparable from buying here and there. What businessmen care about most is the price. They are often constrained by price during the acquisition process."
"I visited Lishan Village yesterday. This is to make Lishan completely independent from the original flow of goods. Master Zhang wants to grasp the source of supplies with one hand and his own strength with the other, so that Lishan will not be influenced by other forces."
Li Chengqian looked at him in surprise, as if the person in front of him was not Zhang Daan, who was originally honest and dull. He could not speak as much as he does now.
"Many times, most merchants often have powerful people behind them. They will also rely on powerful people to stabilize their business and ensure that they will not be bullied by people with greater power. They are also willing to rely on powerful people."
"Who is Zhang Yang attached to?"
"I thought there was General Cheng Yaojin, the King of Hejian County, the King of Wei, and from a human perspective there was even the Queen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Divine Doctor Sun, and Duke Zou."
Li Chengqian nodded and thought, and unknowingly even Gu was deeply involved in it.
I’m just updating one chapter for now, I’ll add it tomorrow.
There was a lot going on at home today, and I was busy too late. I have to pick up my father after he drank a lot and take him home. I'm really sorry. Well, I'll make up for the missing chapter tomorrow.