"How much inventory does our factory have at this moment?"
"From the beginning of November to now, it's been more than a month and a total of 1,000 pieces of cotton-padded clothes have been stocked, as well as hundreds of pieces of cotton cloth."
"Let our villagers work hard and continue to work quickly. Pay attention to safety during work, work day and night, and divide it into four shifts. The soap and printing factories will stop working first."
It seems that Li Tai has not yet understood the seriousness of the matter.
Zhang Yang wrote a note, "If you think His Majesty will not meet the King of Wei, it is better to take my note and send it to the East Palace to have an audience with the Crown Prince."
"But……"
"It's nothing." Zhang Yang said in a low voice: "Our wealth comes from the people and is used for the people. Only we can truly stand on the side of the people and help North Korea and China solve this snow disaster no matter what the cost.
"
"The masses are our real wealth. I hope that His Majesty the King of Wei will put down the temporary war and let your father know that our business will become the largest logistics source for the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Tai stopped the kuaizi in his hand, swallowed the meat in his mouth, and walked out of the house in a panic.
The guard standing outside the house asked curiously: "His Royal Highness, King Wei, is going back to the palace?"
"Go back to your home? Go back to what home!" Li Tai said anxiously: "I want to see my father, and I want to go now!"
Li Yue walked out of the room. She also heard the conversation just now, "Husband, is it really serious?"
Zhang Yang quickly packed away the bowl left by Li Tai and said, "Your father still has many clever ministers who want to do this kind of thing. It shouldn't be difficult for them. Even if the King of Wei can't do it alone, plus the prince should be able to persuade you."
Father."
Li Yue nodded slightly and quickly cleaned up the bowls.
I originally planned to take a break from the court year before and spend this cold winter preparing for the new court meeting next year.
Now Li Shimin looked solemn when he saw the memorial handed over by Zhongshu Province. It had been snowing heavily for three days in a row. The whole Guanzhong had either closed the mountains or the entire county.
Some people couldn't get in and some couldn't get out, and there was a foot of snow in many places.
The snow has collapsed the houses, and it is unknown how many people have suffered.
At this moment, he had no intention of enjoying the long vacation in the palace. Li Shimin paced back and forth and finally waited until Fang Xuanling arrived.
"Xuanling, how are the villages and counties in various places?"
Fang Xuanling bowed and said: "The news of road closures due to heavy snow cannot be spread."
The guards outside the palace came to report, "Your Majesty, His Majesty the King of Wei is here."
Li Shimin looked unhappy, "What is he doing here?"
"I have something important to inform your Majesty."
Li Shimin said angrily: "No! You know how to play around at any time."
"But His Royal Highness is also here, and he has important matters."
Realizing that there was such a strong wind and snow outside and that both sons were standing outside in the cold, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Just let them in."
Standing outside the Ganlu Hall with Li Chengqian, the north wind blew the snow on his face like a knife, which hurt like hell.
Although he was deeply unwilling, he still sent Zhang Yang's note to the East Palace just to be sure, and asked Li Chengqian to meet his father together.
The eunuch hurriedly walked out and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the King of Wei can go in."
Li Shimin sat in the hall and watched the two brothers walk into the hall. He knew clearly that the relationship between Cheng Qian and Qing Que had always been bad, so how could they be together after seeing them.
Li Tai first glanced at Fang Xuanling who was standing aside, enduring the pain on his face due to the wind and snow, and said, "Father, I have something to report."
Li Shimin said with a straight face, "Speak."
"Here."
First, he organized some speeches, and Li Tai said: "Father, the heavy snow is closing the roads and mountains, and many houses have collapsed. I think the situation is more serious in villages and counties. In order to better control the snow disaster, I think we should send out
Chang'an City has troops and horses surrounding it clearing the roads."
Li Shimin held his forehead and even his own son thought of this.
Li Chengqian also said: "My ministers also thought that we should send troops and horses to clear the road."
Li Tai added: "Brother Huang is right. The difficulty in managing the snow disaster is that the roads are blocked. News from inside cannot be transmitted, and news from outside cannot be transmitted. Now we need to bear the brunt of the problem by opening up various arteries and knowing the situation in various places. Only then can we
Appropriate governance.”
Li Shimin was silent for a long time after hearing this, "How many troops and horses do you two think is appropriate to send? How many groups should the troops and horses be divided into?"
Both brothers were silent.
Li Tai felt regretful in his heart. He wanted to slap himself at this moment. Why didn't he think of arranging this matter earlier? He came in a hurry and didn't think much about it.
Fang Xuanling handed over a memorial, "Your Majesty, I and the civil servants of Zhongshu Province have already formulated a strategy for dispatching troops. They will divide the troops into nine groups, with more than 800 people in each group. They will work hard all night. The fastest can be done at noon tomorrow.
Open up all the important roads, and then use these nine soldiers and horses to carry the news from the court into thirty teams, and clear up the remaining details."
Li Shimin looked at the complete strategy and then at his two sons, his expression becoming more and more suspicious.
Passing the memorial in his hand to the eunuch beside him, Li Shimin ordered: "Tell Hou Junji not to rest any more, and immediately start construction overnight according to the strategy of Zhongshu Province."
"Here."
Fang Xuanling added: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The wind and snow are very strong at the moment, and it is even colder at night. I'm afraid the construction will be simple."
After realizing this problem, let alone starting work overnight, people can't stand it if they start work at night.
Li Tai gritted his teeth and said, "Father, I can provide a thousand pieces of cotton-padded clothes in stock in Lishan Village to keep the soldiers warm, and then take out 500 pieces of cotton cloth to let the villagers rush to make warm-weather clothes overnight. The Lishan factory will continue to work without stopping.
The soldiers provided clothing and all this..."
Li Tai took a deep breath, clenched his fists with his hands and gritted his teeth and said: "I will bear all this for free, and if there is anyone with frostbite, it will not cost any money to be sent to Lishan Surgical Hospital for treatment immediately. It is still my responsibility."
Li Shimin asked Fang Xuanling to make arrangements first.
At this moment, Li Chengqian also admired Qingque for showing such courage to support this snow disaster.
Li Shimin smiled instead. He had previously scolded him for doing business with ordinary people all day long, but now Li Tai has become a big help in clearing the snow.
"Father, my wealth comes from the people and must be used for the people. If the people suffer at this time, I will be duty-bound."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Chengqian also saluted and said: "The same is true for my son."
The two sons rarely had the same stance.
Li Shimin whispered: "I heard that these words seemed to come from Zhang Yang's mouth."
Li Chengqian bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Zhang, for your careful teaching."
"Thanks also to my brother-in-law for his guidance."
At this moment, Zhang Yang's smiling face seemed to appear in Li Shimin's mind, as if he heard him saying, Well! Positive influence.
Li Tai added: "There is another more important thing after snow removal, and that is to prevent flooding after the snow melts. The rivers need to be dredged in advance to prevent the flood from washing the fields and preventing the fields from turning into ponds and affecting farming."
"Zhang Yang must have talked to you a lot when he came here."
Li Tai lowered his head and said nothing. He could not hide this kind of thing from his father. Whether it was for his own benefit or for the sake of the country, these words should be said.
After coming back to his senses, Li Tai felt regretful in his heart, Damn it, you surnamed Zhang, you set up this king.
Li Shimin took out a military talisman and walked up to Li Tai, "You have risked your life and are willing to let Lishan fully cooperate with the DPRK. I know that this matter cannot be done without you. I will give this military talisman to you. Now take the military talisman with you."
Zuo Wuwei found Wei Chigong, the general leading the left army, and asked him to allocate five thousand troops and horses to work with you to control this snow disaster."
Li Tai took the military talisman tremblingly. This was the first time he took the military talisman and said seriously: "I accept my order."
"If you can't handle this matter, I'll still blame you."
"Military orders are like mountains. If they are handled improperly, I will take charge of the military law and deal with it myself."
Li Tai put down his words and left, as if a fire was burning in his heart. My brother-in-law is right, businessmen are also useful to Sheji. I will also become a great help to Jiangshan Sheji in the future.
When Li Tai left the Ganlu Hall, Li Chengqian asked belatedly: "Father, Qingque is still young, this matter..."
"I know that he can't handle this matter alone, so I asked Yu Chigong to join him. Besides..." Li Shimin suddenly laughed, "Behind Qingque stands the entire Lishan Mountain. Who is the owner of Lishan Mountain?"
?With such a large family fortune, some people may want to hide their wealth, but he is willing to use it to help the country, and I admire him a little."
Li Chengqian replied: "My son has always believed that Zhang Yang is a man with righteousness in his heart."
"You should also step down. This matter will be arranged by the Central Government."
"My son, please retire."
The political affairs that had been suspended in the Tang Dynasty began to move again. The Zhongshu Province was in charge of coordination, the Ministry of War approved official documents overnight, the Ministry of Revenue prepared grain and grass, and the Ministry of Menxia delivered news from various ministries.
Li Tai took the military talisman to the mansion of General Zuo Lingjun and found Yuchi Gong.
After receiving the military talisman, Yuchi Gong received His Majesty's decree, the Ministry of War's approval, and the coordination of the Zhongshu Province, and deployed five thousand troops overnight to start clearing the snow.
Li Chengqian stood on the city wall and looked at the torches swaying outside the city. They were the soldiers who were removing the snow and rescuing people.
Zhang Daan stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, it's very cold on the city wall at night."
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Look at these torches, maybe they are colder than Gu."
Zhang Daan was silent, and he didn't know why his blood boiled just watching this scene.
The overnight mobilization of soldiers and horses in Chang'an City alarmed many households in Chang'an City.
Lu Dongzan, who was originally sleeping, was awakened by the sound of the marching troops of the brigade. He walked out of the room with a knife and shouted questions in Tubo dialect.
The young man was standing in front of the window watching the large army of soldiers and horses running towards the city gate. He frowned and glanced at Lu Dongzan, "It's none of your business, just keep dreaming about your sweet dreams."
"How can such a large mobilization of troops and horses be okay?"
The boy sighed: "They are here to remove snow and provide disaster relief."
Lu Dongzan looked out the window for a long time and felt relieved after confirming that these soldiers and horses were not here to arrest him.
At night, Aunt Yang came back in a hurry and whispered to Li Yue.
After hearing this, Li Yue walked back into the house and guarded the door, "Husband, troops and horses have been mobilized overnight to remove the snow and provide disaster relief. Moreover, Qingque is assisting General Yuchi Gong as the deputy general this time, and the first batch of cotton-padded clothes from Lishan Mountain have also been sent out.
Already."
Zhang Yang drank tea and nodded.
"The factory is working overnight to make cotton-padded clothes, and our Lishan Surgery Clinic is ready to receive frostbite patients at any time."
Zhang Yang said helplessly: "Our advertising expenses will be very huge this time, and I'm afraid that all the money we finally saved will be squandered."
Li Yue pressed her husband's shoulder and said with a gentle smile: "I did the math. In fact, the money we put in the village can handle this matter. We have enough cotton. We already have the medicinal materials in the hospital. Those are all
I saved it by constantly buying medicinal materials."
"From a cost point of view, what we lose is only the original profit, but the capital is still there. As long as we survive this time, we can still make it back in the future."
Hearing what his wife said, Zhang Yang felt that he was no longer under so much pressure. He held her hand and looked at the world map he drew in front of him, "I think something is wrong in the drawing, but I can't figure it out."
Woke up."
Li Yue blinked and looked at it, and asked based on the markings on the map: "Is this a map of the Central Plains?"
"This is actually a map of the world. The teacher taught us how to draw it before, but too much time has passed. Now I don't even know if I made any mistakes when I look at it."
At dawn, the wind and snow stopped. After the curfew was lifted, many residents of Chang'an City came out and looked at the situation outside the city.
Roads were cleared out in the snow, and each road connected to the official road. However, the soldiers who were busy outside last night were missing, and I don't know where they went.
At this moment, Li Tai was in Lantian County. In order to mobilize resources more quickly, Yuchi Gong and his troops settled here in due course.
Maps of river channels are laid out in front of you.
Yu Chigong said, "The fifteen surrounding villages and counties have been connected, and the team is moving further away. We have asked each county to organize its own manpower to continue arranging snow removal matters."
The dark clouds in the sky are not so thick, but the weather is getting colder, which means that the snow has begun to melt. It is freezing to the bone at this time, which is when we need to keep warm the most.
Carriages passed by one after another, and cartloads of cotton-padded clothes were pulled out and given to the soldiers to keep out the cold.
The factory is running continuously, and Li Tai has not had a break since yesterday.
Feeling a little annoyed, Li Taihe asked, "Hasn't the map from the Ministry of Works been sent yet?"
King Wei's shout reached the government office, and the clerk outside the door hurriedly came to report, "In the first half of the month, Ba Shang wanted to dredge the river, and the map of the Ministry of Industry was taken away by Master Changsun."
Li Tai was dumbfounded now. When did Changsun Chong borrow such an important map?
I thought so, it's not surprising that his father is Changsun Wuji.
Li Tai slapped his forehead and said, "I remember, Kuo Di Zhi! Bring me the map I used to compile Kuo Di Zhi."
There was another shout, and Li Tai's shout was heard from the county government office.
A stick of incense has passed, and one night has passed. Li Tai has become accustomed to this kind of shouting and commanding. There must be people who often cannot hear the children talking.
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A new map was delivered, and Li Tai hung up the map he made. This map was originally a contour map, but it also marked important river routes.
After having the map, everything became much clearer. The map pointed out by my brother-in-law was countless times more detailed than the map from the Ministry of Works.
"As expected, I still have to listen to my brother-in-law. I won't miss what he says. It's really weird!"
Yuchi Gong summoned several military generals and reorganized manpower to dredge the river.
These two days are the most critical time and the most critical period to prevent floods.
Everyone discussed a plan based on the map, but this plan had to be worked on overnight.
"Fortunately, there is this Zheng Guo Canal! The Zheng Guo Canal is really a feat of the whole world!" Li Tai bit a piece of cake in his mouth and saluted to the sky.
One after another political decrees left Chang'an City, and on the days when the court was supposed to be closed, in people's eyes, the court seemed to be busy again.
Groups of soldiers and horses rushed back and forth.
Zhang Yang and Li Yue listened to the two aunts describing the progress of the matter. Many people suffering from frostbite were treated at Lishan Surgical Clinic.
Fortunately, there is still plenty of medicine, and more than thirty doctors are busy working together.
In the factory, Niu Chuang and a newly formed technical team are on standby. Once there is a problem with the production line, they will go to repair it as soon as possible. Due to the heavy load, the already loose assembly line has been broken eight times.
, fortunately, it can be repaired in time every time.
With the help of Qin Qiong's people, cotton from outside the customs is still being shipped, and there is no shortage of raw materials at the moment.
Zhang Yang looked at the accounts: "This is a good training opportunity for us to see where our factory load is."
Li Yue also nodded, "This time, almost the entire village's resources were mobilized. The results of this time will definitely be of great help to our future production and development. We can learn from it and learn lessons. We can do it again in the future."
This situation can be handled more smoothly."
Zhang Yang put down the accounts in his hands and said, "No, I can't look at these accounts with losses. I feel pain in my chest when I look at them."
Li Yue smiled and scolded: "It's obviously a good thing, but it seems like I'm going to cut off my husband's flesh."
The cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold completely gained a reputation in one incident, and Lishan's surgical clinic can also leave an impression in people's minds.
Zhang Yang returned to the house and took out the drawings again. This was the original factory production line and the new spinning wheel for cotton cloth.
All the inventory in the entire factory was evacuated, and not only that, but also had to produce and ship the goods out at the same time.
There are only about a hundred people in Lishan, but Lishan's production capacity is enough to rival any workshop with thousands of people.
Zhang Yang considered whether the production line still needs to be improved, productivity needs to be improved, and technical talents. Most of the talents these days are in the hands of the emperor, which is a headache. He really wants to poach the corners of the court.
In the Manlu Hall, Li Shimin listened to Fang Xuanling's report. The snow removal and disaster relief work had finally passed the first hurdle. Fortunately, no major casualties were caused.
Li Chengqian handed over a cotton-padded coat: "Father, this is the cotton-padded coat produced by Lishan."
Fang Xuanling also explained: "Many soldiers in the army have said that the whole cotton-padded clothes are good at keeping warm. The soldiers do physical work, but it is difficult to dry the cotton-padded clothes after sweat soaks them."
"In such a cold weather, ordinary clothes can't be dried." Li Shimin took the cotton clothes and looked at them carefully, "It's quite thick. What's stuffed inside the clothes?"
"Back to my father, it's cotton."
"Did you really make it for this kid?"
"They made cotton into cotton thread, used a spinning wheel to weave cloth, and then made it into clothes. They filled the clothes with dried cotton and then sewed them back together."
Li Shimin whispered: "Is it time for me to reward this boy?"
"I think the blue bird should be rewarded."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "I'm not talking about him, I'm talking about Zhang Yang. Do you really think your brother has such a vision? It was just Zhang Yang who prompted him."
