Aunt Yang arranged the cotton threads, "These cotton threads are also easy to use."
"When my husband comes back, you can eat the tea eggs in the pot."
"I guess so."
At the entrance of Lishan Village, Zhang Yang and Li Tai were standing at the entrance of the village, while Cheng Chumo and Li Xiaogong were arranging for people to pull carts of wool into the village.
"I didn't expect there to be so much wool." Li Tai held the account book in his hand and said while looking at it: "These wools can be purchased for one hundred yuan per stone. It seems like these Turkic herdsmen are giving it away for free."
Cheng Chumo and Li Xiaogong's men worked together to transport all thirty carts of cotton into the village warehouse.
Lifting off the oilcloth covering the wool, you will see the ball of wool in front of you.
Li Tai picked up some and looked at them, "We have spent a lot of time on these things."
Zhang Yang took off his bamboo hat, then asked someone to bring an oil lamp, and then took some wool and burned it on the fire.
This scene made Li Tai curious, "Brother-in-law, what are you doing?"
Zhang Yang watched the white smoke rising, then smelled it, "It's true."
Li Tai sniffed it curiously, "It has a very strange smell."
"Really? I'm here to smell it too." Cheng Chumo stepped forward and also smelled it, "Hmm... it smells a bit stinky."
"I'm sick." Li Xiaogong muttered in a low voice.
There might be a reason for Zhang Yang to do this. Cheng Chumo stepped forward to hear that there was probably something wrong with him.
Wool was piled up like a hill. Fortunately, the warehouse was high enough. It was originally used to store grain.
Zhang Yang asked: "When the weather clears up, please arrange for His Highness the King of Wei to take out all the wool to dry."
It's still raining outside, so Li Tai nodded, "Brother-in-law, don't worry, let me handle this matter."
Zhang Yang took out the mask he made and said, "Hold this thing carefully. Anyone who works near wool must wear this."
"What's this."
The little fat man had a curious look on his face.
Zhang Yang put the mask on him, "Because the fiber of wool is very thin, it is easy for people to inhale it into the body. You only need to get close to it once or twice. If it lasts for a long time, you will get sick, so you must wear a mask."
Li Tai scratched his head, "Are there more? With this one, it's more like a masked man who kills people and silences them."
Zhang Yang shook his head and said, "His Royal Highness King Wei, don't listen to those stories about knights. From your father's point of view, knights and knights are also a destabilizing factor for the country."
"I also think so. Qingque should really listen less to such stories." Li Xiaogong agreed.
The little fat man is just fourteen years old. No child of this age has the heart to punish evil and promote good and uphold justice.
It is the dream of a child of this age to travel around the world and make friends with heroes.
Cheng Chumo was like this in the past. Maybe Cheng Chumo also wanted to hang out in the green forest, but it's different now. He is already the leader of the largest gang in Chang'an City.
Not only do I not long for that kind of life, but I also keep a lower profile in my behavior and will not be easily exposed to others.
This is a big improvement.
Later, the traces will be slowly erased, and the relationship will be as indifferent as possible. Only the main backbone will know about Chu Mo's existence.
In the past, this kid would still make mistakes, but with Shangguan Yi as his assistant, he became much more stable. Now the operation of this assistant has become more stable.
I have to say that Shangguan Yi’s contribution is really not small.
Li Tai played with several masks, "The Turks say that this season is when sheep's wool is thickest, and they have a lot of wool to sell to us."
Zhang Yang wore a mask while picking wool, "We want as much as they have."
"We've already talked about other ranches, when will we buy them?"
"If you can buy it, buy it. We are not taking advantage of it. We still need to be careful about the price and not make it too high."
"Don't worry, brother-in-law, the people I sent can take care of these things."
In many matters, my brother-in-law will intervene in those matters as long as he can, and will not interfere too much, as long as things proceed according to normal steps.
My brother-in-law doesn't care what the process is like.
Following his brother-in-law, he did a lot of bad things and also did a lot of good things. Compared with Li Chengqian, who is currently busy supervising the construction of official schools, the life of the Prince of Wei is better.
Making fabrics from wool requires many steps, including sorting out the stray hairs and stones in the wool, and even sorting out sheep dung.
Then it is dried, washed with water and then combed.
The subsequent process is not much different from that of cotton thread, but the process needs to be more refined and there are more manual steps.
After explaining the wool matter to Li Tai, Zhang Yang put on his bamboo hat again and walked out of the village with Li Xiaogong.
"It's been raining all day and all night with no intention of stopping." Zhang Yang straightened his bamboo hat and looked up at the thick dark clouds in the sky. "It looks like the rain will get heavier."
Li Xiaogong stepped on the muddy field ridge, "I remember that as early as two months ago, you told the DPRK to prepare to prevent waterlogging."
"I just didn't expect the summer rains to be so frequent this year."
"I didn't believe it before, but now it seems you can really predict the weather."
"I have said it many times, this is the experience of old farmers."
Zhang Yang got on the carriage that had just arrived carrying wool, and Li Xiaogong sat on the shaft beside him.
The horse was very impatient with the rain and was snoring constantly.
Looking at the scenery along the way, the fields on both sides of the official road are full of grain, and you can also see farmers working in the fields.
"Li Daoyan and Su Dingfang will arrive in Chang'an in two days."
Listening to Li Xiaogong's words, Zhang Yang let the horse walk and replied: "The fighting has stopped, so they should come back."
Li Xiaogong sighed: "People in the Wei Mansion are angry. Many people already know that it was your idea to let Su Dingfang and the others go to the Western Regions and then change their way into Tubo."
Seeing that the boy didn't reply, Li Xiaogong said again: "I thought that your Ministry of Rites should not get involved in the affairs of the Wei Mansion. You built the Diplomatic Academy and presided over the diplomatic relations between various countries. This is a good thing, but if there is a bad relationship and a war begins, your Ministry of Rites will go first.
Negotiation, am I right?"
"You are right."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "If things like Tubo happen a few more times, the generals in the Imperial Guard will have to curry favor with the Ministry of Rites and ask you to arrange for them to have a chance to get military honors."
Li Xiaogong spoke earnestly and thoughtfully.
"Since you are a civil servant, the Ministry of Rites and the Foreign Affairs Academy are both civil servants. Even if you are a civil servant, you must do your own thing well. This time Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan took risks and made great contributions."
"But you have to understand that this matter can never happen again. Otherwise, you teach His Majesty how to view the Ministry of Rites, and you teach the many generals in the court how to view the Ministry of Rites."
Chang'an City was not far away. Zhang Yang raised his eyes and looked up, "I will pay attention to it, but there is something I can't understand."
"You speak."
"The teacher also told me this. He hoped that I would never hold military power in my life."
Hearing this, Li Xiaogong nodded and smiled, "It seems that Zhang Gongjin still takes good care of you as a disciple."
"The Prince of Hejian County also thinks that I cannot touch the military power?" As he spoke, Zhang Yang took out the water bag and handed it to him.
After taking a sip of the warm boiled water, Li Xiaogong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Because you are a civil servant. I don't have much education, but I understand a truth. A smart person cannot hold a knife. Once he takes a knife, he will die very badly."
Come on, if he has no strength and cannot lift a knife, it will allow him to find a way out of some difficult situations."
In times of war, counselors are equivalent to think tanks.
Whether it was the period of the Three Kingdoms or the later Han Dynasty and the early Han Dynasty, counselors played the role of brains.
"I understand a little bit now."
Looking at Zhang Yang suspiciously, Li Xiaogong smiled and said, "Tell me what you understand?"
"On the battlefield, a doctor who can cure diseases and save lives will receive preferential treatment, whether in the enemy camp or in his own camp. Everyone wants to live, but if the doctor holds a knife in his hand, the enemy will kill him without hesitation.
Death, that's why doctors can't hold swords on the battlefield."
"Even if the two armies are not sworn in, everyone is the same in the face of life, and the same goes for counselors. Counselors can also be loyal to the enemy camp and make suggestions for the enemy, and the other side will treat the counselors well. This is my understanding."
Li Xiaogong looked at you, "You sounded very calm when you spoke, and that's actually true. I thought you would be able to live for many years in the future, and people like you would not die unexpectedly."
As he spoke, the city wall was already in front of him.
Li Xiaogong got off the carriage and left on his own.
Zhang Yang packed up the carriage and sold it to the groom on the side, "This is a good horse from the Turks. How about three hundred dollars?"
The groom looked at the horses and said, "A hundred dollars at most."
Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and said, "One hundred and fifty dollars."
The groom hesitated again and again, "One hundred and thirty dollars. If another horse like this comes to sell me again in the future, I will give you one hundred and fifty dollars next time."
These horse dealers are very sophisticated, and they are often active in gray areas. Many times the people who come to sell horses are from all walks of life, let alone being able to explain clearly the origin of the horses.
In this kind of transaction, the horse dealer has a greater say.
This is often a buyer's market, and sellers of horses with unknown origins are often eager to sell and do not have much bargaining power on price.
Seeing that Zhang Yang was still hesitant, the horse dealer spoke again: "Do you know those people who sell braised pork in Chang'an City?"
Zhang Yang put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "I don't know him."
"I guess you don't know them either," the horseman said in a low voice, "Don't offend anyone in Chang'an City, but those who sell braised pork. Go and ask about those who sell braised pork. They have a good reputation. One hundred and thirty
You won’t lose money either.”
Zhang Yang also lowered his voice, with an honest and honest smile on his face, "May I ask this brother, those braised pork sellers are also in the horse business?"
"Of course they don't do this kind of business. They are all heroes and heroes who look down upon them."
Seeing the man in front of him asking questions, the groom became impatient and asked, "Do you want to sell it or not?"
"Sell."
Zhang Yang replied decisively.
After taking the bag of copper coins handed over by the groom, the deal was concluded.
It's just that there are still a lot of horses in Lishan. These Turks use the horses to transport goods and don't plan to take them back. They can still make a fortune when they sell them all.
Zhang Yang straightened his bamboo hat, and the city of Chang'an was still as lively as ever.
Walking into the alleyway home, I could smell the aroma of tea leaves before I even reached the door. When I got closer, I smelled what seemed to be tea eggs.
Aunt Yang stood at the door of her house and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Princess has boiled some tea eggs."
"Has Auntie eaten?"
"have eaten."
Aunt Yang replied with a smile.
Walking into the house, Zhang Yang took off the bamboo hat and put it on the little bear's head.
The little bear shook his head, shook off the bamboo hat, then put it on the table, and then continued to lie at Xiao Wu's feet.
Li Yue was peeling tea eggs, "I suddenly want to eat tea eggs today."
Zhang Yang took the peeled tea leaves and took a big bite, chewing in his mouth and asked: "Did the cooking time be too short?"
Li Yue was eating one, "Is there any?"
"Well, the eggs are still a little raw."
"Then let's cook for a while, and save the remaining two for dinner." Li Yue helped Zhang Yang take off his wet coat, "Has the wool been laid out?"
"Leave it to King Wei."
I was arranging my clothes, because if I made a pocket on the outside of my clothes, I would inevitably get some strange looks, so I made a pocket inside the chest of my clothes.
It's also good to use to put some small things.
The surface can be covered with some needlework.
Li Yue found that her clothes were heavy and took out a bag of copper coins from her pocket, "Huh? Why is there a bag of money on your husband?"
Facing his daughter-in-law's confused tone, she still had some vigilant eyes.
Zhang Yang cleared his throat and said, "Don't get me wrong. This is not my private money. The Turks sent cotton and transported it on horses. Now these horses are in Lishan. I bought one for a total of 130 yuan."
"Think about it, my husband is not a person who can spend money."
Li Yue was full of confidence in this. The couple had been together for so many years, and Zhang Yang was not a person who spent money carelessly, and his need for money was extremely low.
The furniture in the house was all made by my husband, and the clothes were cut from cotton made in Lishan. As a result, there was very little room for spending money in the house.
I saw that my husband was still staring at his lower abdomen. At present, his lower abdomen was still flat, and there was nothing visible under his coat.
Li Yue sneered, "How could it be so fast?"
Zhang Yang sighed: "It will take half a year for this child to come out. It's really annoying."
"This kind of thing cannot be rushed."
Li Yue's beautiful nose wrinkled.
The couple talked about their plans for the future.
Aunt Wang came in a hurry, "Marquis of the County, this is a letter sent by General Su Dingfang."
The Tubo War finally came to an end. It has been a year since Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan left Chang'an City from last year to now.
Being able to send a letter at this moment means that they are not far from Chang'an City.
Li Yue asked curiously: "What did the letter say?"
Zhang Yang put the letter aside and said, "When they return to Chang'an, they will teach me everything they have learned throughout their lives, so that I can gallop on the battlefield, conquer the four directions, and conquer the world in the future."
Li Yue took the letter with one hand and said, "My husband loves to joke."
In fact, the content of the letter consists of two paragraphs, the upper and lower paragraphs, both of which were written by two people respectively.
Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan indeed both had thoughts of leaving the Wei Mansion, and they felt as if their weapons were in storage and their horses were released to Nanshan.
Because Li Shen passed away early that year, and Li Daoyan's family had nine brothers, as the eldest son, his meritorious service was bound to improve their status in the clan.
Now I want to take credit and retire, and I also have plans to continue to maintain my status.