In the Manlu Hall, several more eunuchs were carrying a box, which was filled with snow disaster handling reports from various villages and counties.
The Ministry of Education has gone through these files once, and classified those that have been processed and those that have not been processed.
Hearing that his father wanted to reward Zhang Yang, Li Chengqian was happy for him in his heart, and bowed and said: "Father, Zhang Yang said that in fact, we have always had the spirit of the Foolish Old Man to move mountains in our hearts. This has always been the case in the Central Plains when encountering disasters throughout the ages."
"He can speak well and write stories, hahaha."
Li Shimin smiled disdainfully.
Li Chengqian nodded, "Rather than saying it is Zhang Yang talking to your minister, it is better to say that this is a reminder. Whether it is a story or a legend, history can draw lessons from it."
Li Shimin sat down again and said, "I will consider the reward."
Seeing his father begin to review the memorial, Li Chengqian bowed and said, "My son, please retire."
The day after the snow disaster, the snow began to melt.
A lot of snow melted, turning the land into mud. Li Tai stepped on the mud without caring about his embarrassment, and directed people to dig ditches, using Zhengguo Canal as the starting point to divert the river water to nearby tributaries.
The so-called eight rivers surround Chang'an, and the water system around Chang'an City is very developed. Once waterlogging occurs, not only other tributaries will be affected, but also acres of land in other villages and counties may be flooded, which will affect the farming in the coming year. This is a big deal.
"Damn, this is so tiring."
Li Tai sat on a rock. It was obviously a cold day, and a group of people who were dredging the river were covered in sweat and felt uncomfortable.
A soldier came on horseback and said, "Report! Your Highness, King Wei, has dredged the Jinghe and Peihe rivers."
Li Tai stood up slowly and said, "I understand."
"General Yuchi has an order. The next steps to deal with the aftermath are left to the general and the counties. Zhongshu Province has sent people to settle the situation. Your Highness, King Wei, can go and rest."
After hearing this, the body that had been holding up finally relaxed.
Li Tai turned around and looked at the groups of soldiers and horses behind him. They all looked at him with respect. Whether it was cotton-padded clothes or treatment for frostbite, all these were made by Lishan.
Smiling at them, Li Tai saluted slightly, left with his bodyguards, and hurried back to the village.
This time, five thousand soldiers and horses were dispatched, and the strength in numbers was very powerful. In addition, people from various villages and counties were mobilized, and tens of thousands of people were actually mobilized.
It is best if a snow disaster is eliminated invisible.
Walking into Lishan Village, Li Tai took a relaxing bath in the hot water. He had not stopped for days. Endless exhaustion hit him. After taking a bath, he fell into a deep sleep.
I was really tired these two days. Li Tai slept all day and night. When he woke up, it was already noon the next day. The warm sunshine was shining on the village. He smelled the smell of steamed buns and felt hungry.
Li Tai came to the village golf course smelling the smell and steamed the buns in each steamer. When no one was paying attention, he lifted the cage and took out a big meat bun and ate it.
"Your Highness, King Wei, why are you eating so secretly?"
Hearing Zhang Yang's voice, Li Tai's nose felt sore and he said aggrievedly: "Do you know how I have spent these two days?"
Li Yue covered her mouth and smiled, "Eat slowly."
"Yeah!" Li Tai ate heartily.
Pour another bowl of porridge for Li Tai and add some pickles.
He sat down and summed up the deficit, then looked up at the emperor's sister and brother-in-law. The two couples were each looking at the accounts, "How did things happen this time?"
Zhang Yang drank tea and said, "Don't worry, everything has been settled."
The current Tang Dynasty court is relatively capable. Although there is still a shortage of people in the court, Li Shimin has no shortage of capable ministers, and the execution ability of the court is also good. Everyone has no other thoughts and is focused on the country.
It is the best situation when the court is clear and the ministers are able to perform their duties effectively.
Li Yue whispered, "Father paid all the money the hospital used to treat the soldiers' frostbite this time. The price is fair."
Li Tai swallowed the bun he was chewing and said, "I told my father at that time that I would bear the money."
Li Yue smiled, "Some things can be handled by Qingque, but some things can only be handled by the father."
Seeing Li Tai frowning and looking confused, Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Your father paid for the money for the medical clinic, and this money is only a lot more, so forget about other things, but King Wei can't compete for military support.
,Do you understand now?"
Li Tai couldn't help but shudder. After hearing what his brother-in-law said, he realized that what he said in front of his father was like walking on the edge of a knife. He could even feel the cold wind behind him.
It almost made a big mistake. As the king of Wei, he could be a help to the country, but to gain military morale, this would undoubtedly be a challenge to his father's military power.
Zhang Yang put away the accounts and said, "I have no problem here."
Li Yue also nodded and said: "Now it seems that we only need to sell 6,000 more cotton-padded clothes to make up for our losses this time, but... after winter, when the weather warms up, we can only sell cheap ones.
Cotton-padded clothes will also be much cheaper.”
"Lishan spent too much this time. Whether it was manpower or material resources, the total cost was 3,000 yuan."
Lost profits take time to make up for.
Shangguan Yi led a group of officials from the DPRK into the village.
Zhang Yang and Li Yue stood up to greet them.
The person who came here was reciting Li Shimin's will, but he recited it very slowly. The emperor's will was a reading comprehension question, which made people feel very strenuous just listening to it.
Zhang Yang took the imperial edict's yellow silk, opened it and looked at the content on it. It probably meant that Lishan supported the DPRK this time, and for its merits in contacting the snow disaster, it was granted 300 acres of land.
As for Li Tai, he gave the right to drive horses in Chang'an City, and gave Luoyang Bingfang land with 300 acres of land.
The fiefdom granted to Li Tai was in Luoyang, not Chang'an.
Luoyang's status has also been important since ancient times. There is also a saying for Chang'an that it is called Luoyang, the capital of the East. Its honor is not small.
Li Tai and Li Yue took their land registers and field registers respectively.
Taking a look at the land in Li Yue's hands, he found that 300 acres of Weinan were given to the east of Lishan Mountain. From then on, Princess Runan's fiefdom was increased by 300 acres, but only the fiefdom had no population.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Farewell to the officials who read out the decree, Li Yue was in a good mood while holding the field book, "We will have more land in the coming year."
"I remember that land hadn't been cultivated yet."
Li Tai was still immersed in the happiness of being awarded the award.
Although the snow has melted and the sun is warm, the wind is still cold.
Zhang Yang and Li Yue took the backbone of Lishan, Shangguan Yi, Niu Chuang, and the warrior Xun to the newly granted land.
Next to the land where cotton was grown before is the land in Weinan.
Niu Chuang lowered his body and picked up a pile of soil and observed carefully, "The soil here is so loose that not even weeds can grow much. If we want to cultivate it, we need to cultivate the land first."
Zhang Yang looked at Shangguan Yi and said, "If we can build this map into our second workshop, there will be no tax impact."
Shangguan Yi replied: "You have to pay taxes as much as you have acres of land. This is a law that cannot be changed."
"What if we use money to offset the tax?"
"It is indeed possible to use money to deduct taxes, but it must be reported to the county." Shangguan Yi handed it over to me.
Zhang Yang glanced at everyone, and there was no objection. He knew the productivity of the workshop and the economic benefits brought by production. Everyone knew that the fields were used to grow food, and the food that could be obtained in a year was rationed.
Even if we plant two crops a year, we don’t know whether the harvest will be good or not. For example, if we plant rice after harvesting wheat this year, the rice harvest will be far from what we expected.
It is indeed not as high as the income brought by the factory. With the technology and resources in hand, the goods produced are not worried about selling at all.
Walking back to the village, Li Tai and his guards were still eating and drinking.
Seeing his imperial sister getting on the carriage, Li Tai hurriedly wiped his mouth, still holding the bun in his hand, "Is the imperial sister and brother-in-law going back?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Xiao Wu and Xiao Xiong are still at home, so your princess is worried."
Li Tai was still eating steamed buns, "I should also report back to my father."
This little fat guy has quite a big appetite. He never seems to have enough to eat from the beginning until now. Zhang Yang hesitates, seeing that he has been quite tired for the past two days, so he doesn’t bother with him about losing weight.
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The couple returned to Chang'an City, and Li Tai also tidied up, wrote a memorial, and hurried back to Chang'an City.
Shangguan Yi looked at the three hundred acres of land in Weinan and came to the county government office of Lantian County. At this moment, the county magistrate of Lantian County had just packed up the county government office. Yuchi Gong was stationed here before and left after finishing everything yesterday.
The county magistrate was about thirty years old, and it was said that he was a fellow countryman of Chu Suiliang in the imperial court.
Shangguan Yi explained his intention to the county magistrate.
The other party was also respectful to Shangguan Yi, because he was from the princess's fiefdom. Now that Lishan had done such a big thing, he naturally did not dare to neglect it.
Shangguan Yi added: "The three hundred acres of land given by the court are from the emperor, and Her Royal Highness the Princess intends to build a factory on it."
The county magistrate asked again: "But what should we do about taxation?"
Shangguan Yi explained: "Her Royal Highness the Princess means that taxes should still be paid based on 300 acres. We will not pay less. Please rest assured, County Magistrate."
"But Chao Zhong..."
"As for the imperial court, even if it comes to inquire, according to the rules of the Ministry of Revenue, taxes can be paid with money, but the price is more expensive than food. Lishan can afford this, and just ask the county magistrate to report it truthfully."
"Brother Shangguan, with your talent you shouldn't just live in Lishan Mountain."
Managing the Lishan fiefdom, it is inevitable that he often has to deal with the county magistrate here, and the two of them are already very familiar with each other.
The county magistrate admires Shangguan Yi's talents. It would be better if Shangguan Yi served as the county magistrate. I am not as good as him in terms of knowledge and talents.
Lishan Village is legendary in the surrounding villages and counties. Lishan Village is such a small place that Prince Wei often goes there. Even the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan lived there for a while, not to mention two Dukes.
, a county prince and the miracle doctor Sun Simiao.
With such talented people in the small Lishan Village, people don’t think it’s surprising that they can reach this stage.
Inside the East Palace.
Li Chengqian learned about the reward given by his father, "Da'an, what do you mean by my father this time?"
The prince speculated on his majesty's thoughts. This approach was obviously wrong. Zhang Daan looked around and saw no one before replying: "His Majesty, your majesty's decree only said that Princess Runan will govern the fiefdom and rush to the aid of the country, but he said
Didn’t you hear Master Zhang’s words?”
Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Even my father knows that managing the fief is not just the work of Yue'er alone, but my father didn't mention him at all."
Zhang Daan struggled and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince avenged the injustice of Master Zhang. How does the Crown Prince think your Majesty should reward Master Zhang?"
Li Chengqian whispered: "Now Zhang Yang is the young master of the East Palace, but he does not have any position in the court."
"It is indeed not good to speculate on His Majesty's intentions, but I think there is a reason for His Majesty's decree. Maybe there are other considerations for Zhang Yang, but Lishan Village is a princess's fiefdom, and it is a fiefdom. Although Master Zhang has meritorious service, he is only His Majesty's son-in-law after all.
, Your Majesty is still wary of Master Zhang, but also distant."
Listening to Zhang Daan's words, Li Chengqian nodded slightly, "My father doesn't have such trust in Zhang Yang."
Zhang Daan nodded: "I am just guessing."
The fief belongs to the princess. Zhang Yang can only contribute, but the credit must belong to the owner of the fief.
Although I feel a little bit unhappy, I think that Zhang Yang and Yue'er are husband and wife, and they have a very good relationship. There is no difference between awarding Yue'er a reward and awarding Zhang Yang.
Furthermore, the most important thing is that the snowstorm has been calmed down this time. Li Chengqian smiled with relief, "But it would be best if the snowstorm can pass smoothly this time."
When Li Tai arrived in Chang'an City, he ran all the way to the Ganlu Palace.
In the Manna Palace, my father was listening to the reports from various ministries.
After everyone left, Li Tai entered the palace and said, "Father, my son, I have come to return my life."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Yu Chigong has already said it."
Li Tai closed his eyes and bravely said: "I boldly told my father that I would pay for the medical expenses for the soldiers. Now I know that I have done something wrong and I have come here to apologize."
After hearing this, Li Shimin put down his pen and looked at Li Tai. Li Tai was indeed thinner now than before, "Are you still out of breath now? Did you sleep well at night?"
Hearing his father's concern, Li Tai felt hot in his heart, "My son will continue to lose weight these days, which makes my father worried."
Li Shimin put his hands on his knees and said in a deep voice: "You are a smart child. You know what you should do and what you shouldn't do. Just forget it this time and pay attention next time."
"My son, I will think twice about what I say in the future."
"Okay, please step back."
"My son, please retire."
Watching Li Tai leave, Li Shimin wanted to pick up the pen again but put it down. He wavered several times in his heart, and finally stood up and left the Manna Hall.
The maids and eunuchs stood aside with their heads lowered, not knowing what the emperor was thinking at this moment.
It is a joyful thing that the Crown Prince and the King of Wei can put aside their old grudges and stand together for the sake of the people.
It is a good thing if the prince is in harmony and the monarch and his ministers are in harmony.
But now it seems that the emperor is very worried and worried.
When Li Shimin returned to the Li Zheng Hall, Queen Changsun was rocking the cradle to coax little Sizi to sleep.