In the early morning, Li Shimin kept his usual morning routine and went out early, and saw Li Tai taking out meat buns from the steamer.
Seeing that his father had come out, he quickly said: "Father, try the steamed buns."
A large family came to Lishan to escape the summer heat. Li Tai and others were busy, cooking another meal last night and playing with his younger brothers and sisters.
Li Shimin sighed: "The clan is already preparing a crowning ceremony for you."
Li Tai handed over the bun and said, "I understand."
After taking a bite of the steamed stuffed buns with onion and meat, I can say that Qingque, the child, has been very smart and quick-thinking since he was a child. Everyone has their shortcomings. What he lacked before was this humility.
"You come with me for a walk and see Mount Li."
"Here."
Li Tai told the guards to watch the fire, and his mother and younger brothers and sisters had to eat even after they woke up.
Following in his father's footsteps, Li Tai added: "My son has been insisting on losing weight these days."
Li Shimin looked him over and said, "You have indeed lost some weight. Did you use the method taught by Zhang Yang?"
"That's not necessarily the case. I've found that sweating a little bit can be effective."
In terms of knowledge and skills, Qingque is always a little stubborn.
He said that in the past, in order to test the memory of fish, he stayed in Qujiang Pond for two days and two nights, just to prove that the fish could continue to bite the hook after being caught and released.
Therefore, it became a joke among the clan members.
Unexpectedly, Qingque really proved that even if the fish are released, they will still come back to bite the hook.
If his knowledge and knowledge were recorded in the classics, only Qingque would insist on asking the truth.
"Do you still read those miscellaneous books now?" Li Shimin slowed down and continued to ask.
Li Tai replied: "Father, some novel knowledge can indeed be supported by miscellaneous books, but it is not always the case. There are also theories about strange powers and chaos."
"I'm worried that you are addicted to this way."
"Father, don't worry, my brother-in-law's knowledge is difficult to understand, and I can't indulge in it even if I want to." Li Tai looked regretful, "I have occasionally read the so-called formulas and theorems written by my brother-in-law. They are like heavenly books and difficult for ordinary people to understand.
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"What on earth did Zhang Yang tell you to stop you from returning to Chang'an in the past two years?"
"My son has been concentrating on reading classics recently, frequently communicating with the Foreign Affairs Council, investigating the customs and customs outside the country, and writing geographical records."
"I have read a few articles and they are indeed novel."
"I heard that the Foreign Affairs Council can often make preparations in advance based on these records."
"I heard that Zhang Yang used this opportunity to grow cotton in Gaochang."
"Father, wars in ancient times have destroyed too many books, and many classics cannot be preserved in the world. In fact, what the Foreign Affairs Council has done is not worth mentioning. I think that since ancient times, such books must be completed continuously and cannot be stopped.
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"I ask myself if I don't have a big mind. At least I feel that what I am doing is right, and then I can have a clear conscience."
Li Shimin smiled and said, "You are more sensible than before."
Standing next to his father, Li Tai looked at the vast fields in front of him, "Let my father laugh."
"You should come to Chang'an City more often."
"My son..."
"If you feel more comfortable in Lishan, that's up to you. Zhang Yang is not like other officials. They are willing to use their talents for the country, but Zhang Yang is not the same. He always hides his clumsiness and refuses to show it."
"You can learn what you need to learn, but as for his bad habits, you shouldn't learn them."
"My father's teachings should be remembered by my sons and ministers."
Lishan Construction was taken care of by my brother-in-law. Doesn’t his father covet this place?
The expression on his face was calm, but Li Tai became wary again, especially regarding the relationship between his father and brother-in-law. They were on guard against each other and had backup options for each other.
We are all sons-in-law and we are one family.
Sometimes I feel like there is an unbridgeable gap between my father and my brother-in-law.
I have this feeling in my heart, but I can't explain what is going on with this gap.
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Tai was subconsciously a few steps behind his father. The relationship between father-in-law and son-in-law seemed to be in harmony, but in fact they both had a knife behind their backs.
His Majesty and His Royal Highness the King of Wei were walking on Lishan Mountain, with two guards following behind, looking a little lazy.
Lishan Mountain was a treasure house to the emperor.
And this treasure house is always under construction, and waiting for the results of Lishan to see the light of day is a painful process.
It was a rare visit to Lishan. Li Shimin wanted to see the current status of each workshop and listen to Li Tai explain the current construction situation.
As soon as Chenshi arrived, the sky was completely bright. The whole village stopped working today. It was a good time to harvest wheat.
Early in the morning, Queen Changsun came with her children.
Li Yue also wanted to feed Xiao Qingqing porridge, and the child was finally able to eat porridge.
Placing a large wooden board in the yard, Zhang Yang explained simple geography knowledge to the children, as well as the small countries where each plate is now located.
【In view of the general environment,
Very simple knowledge that doesn't require much thinking, just remember it.
Li Zhifa asked: "Brother-in-law, there are many countries in the western plate. How do we find them?"
Zhang Yang picked up his charcoal pen and drew a line on the upper edge of the center of the ball. "If one day we want to find the settlements of various big countries outside, we can follow this line to find them."
The children listened carefully. This was new knowledge they had never been exposed to.
Even the palace maid standing aside was paying full attention.
A brand new map opened before their eyes, and what they imagined in their hearts was a new and broader world.
Zhang Yang added: "When you have a foundation in mathematics, I will teach you the relevant knowledge of longitude and latitude. The line I am drawing now is 30 degrees north latitude."
The children lowered their heads and took notes, and the princesses and princes who could not write also listened quietly.
The knowledge in small classes supplements children's horizons.
Zhang Yang added: "The Eurasian, European and African tectonic plates are connected together. In the world's climate, the place where this line is located is the place with the most suitable climate. According to our understanding, the climate going north is bitterly cold, and the climate going south is hot.
The suitable place is thirty degrees north latitude."
"And there are several large rivers on this 30th degree. The Yellow River in our Central Plains is located at the 30th degree of north latitude. Throughout the ages, people have cultivated along the river..."
Li Yue stood aside and listened carefully.
Empress Changsun held Little Sizi and looked at the picture drawn by Zhang Yang. He used the novel knowledge of geography to describe the current situation and the change of dynasties.
It is indeed interesting to hear that geography and climate influence the destiny of the country and the changes of the times.
After a lesson, the children discussed it in twos and threes.
Queen Changsun smiled and said: "Does Zhang Yang always talk about these novel knowledge?"
Li Yue nodded and said: "My husband's knowledge is actually not much different from what is recorded in some classics. It's just that in terms of popular explanations, my husband is better at it."
Empress Changsun nodded slightly, "If we didn't study the past and present, read a lot of books, and integrate the knowledge, we wouldn't be able to teach such a lesson."
"Before, my father asked my husband to take charge of the Chongwen Library and the library. My daughter and her husband would read at home whenever they had free time. Year after year, they read all the books in the Chongwen Library."
Xiao Sizi was very curious about the infant Xiao Qingqing in Li Yue's arms.
Mingda was already one year old. She raised her head and stared at the seven-month-old child, reaching out several times to touch it.
After teaching the children, Zhang Yang went out wearing a hat to protect him from the sun.
Wearing straw sandals and coarse cloth jackets, they go to the fields to help the villagers collect food.
This is a top priority in the village.
There were working villagers everywhere in the fields. Shangguan Yi distributed the samarium sickles to the villagers. After harvesting the wheat, he had to take back the samarium sickles.
This kind of ironware must be carefully guarded.
Seeing Li Xiaogong also busy in the fields, Zhang Yang stepped forward and said, "I am so bent when cutting wheat."
Lower it, it’s a waste to cut and keep so much wheat straw like you do.”
Li Xiaogong supported his old waist and sat down on the edge of the field. "Back then, I was exhausted from riding horses for many years during the war."
Zhang Yang helped him beat, "So are you experiencing life?"
Li Xiaogong wiped the sweat from his forehead, "When I was young, I was also a farmer. There was no way to enjoy wealth and honor at that time. Even if I relied on my family status, I was still a farmer even though my family was famous."
"Who was not a farmer in the head of Guizhou back then?"
Zhang Yang handed him a water bag and said, "It's better to stay in Lishan. At least you can hide from the fierce lady in the prince's home in Hejian County."
Li Xiaogong said with emotion: "After being able to hide for a while, she will come to Lishan to visit me every now and then to clean up for me. So what about the fierce woman? She didn't get married by herself."
"I heard that you went to Shangshu Province?"
"Yes, I have been promoted again." Zhang Yang nodded heavily.
"Promotion? Haha!" Li Xiaogong snorted coldly, "You are a good-for-nothing. You were kicked out of the Zhongshu Province and you didn't even know it. You had already expected it! As soon as I leave Chang'an City, you will be bullied by the people in the court."
Zhang Yang tied the water bag around his waist again, "Actually, everyone is very good. Mr. Zhao Guo takes good care of me, the housing minister is also considerate, and Mr. Zheng can still come to visit me from time to time. Well...it's all good."
The two of them were chatting about home affairs, when a disturbing figure appeared in front of them.
This figure is Tian Khan, and he is accompanied by a fat boy named Li Tai.
"I saw that there is a lot of iron in the blacksmith's shop, but it is not used to make weapons. What is a bullet?"
Of course, elastic was used for production. In the Tang Dynasty, which had a weak industrial base, the emperor's knowledge was naturally limited.
Spring is an indispensable thing in industrial development.
The application of elastic metals has existed since ancient times, but this is the first time something as special as elastic has appeared in Lishan.
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I don't like to fight."
"Isn't it a pity to have so much fine iron material?"
"Your Majesty only has weapons in his eyes. I can understand that. After all, your Majesty has no knowledge."
Li Shimin had a stern look on his face, and he couldn't hear anything good from this kid. He seemed very happy when he used his self-righteous knowledge to draw inferences for me.
Li Xiaogong smoothed things over and said, "Your Majesty, everything made by Lishan is not used for weapons, but for production. In the words of Zhang Yang, technology improving productivity is the true meaning that Lishan has always been pursuing."
"productive forces?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "It's a very uncommon word, right? In short, it is production work. The so-called productivity is production capacity. Slash-and-burn farming is also a kind of productivity. From a technical point of view, technology changes the way of production to find more efficient
production method."
Li Shimin didn't mind being dirty. He also sat down on the edge of the field, as if he was meditating or watching the harvest scene.
Zhang Yang whispered: "Your Majesty, do you understand?"
"I thought...with your talent, you can see results in three to five years."
"Ha!" Zhang Yang laughed dryly, "Three to five years? Are you kidding me?"
"you……"
Seeing that his father was about to have another attack and the two of them were about to quarrel, Li Tai hurriedly explained, "Father, brother-in-law means that things have to be prioritized. Productivity needs to be worked on slowly and cannot be accomplished overnight."
Li Shimin breathed heavily, "You spent so much money on Lishan, I don't even dare to have any big delusions about Taiye Lake."
"Your Majesty, are you saying that I am a prodigal?"
"You spend one day in Shangshu and spend ten thousand guan."
It would be better if his father and brother-in-law did not quarrel. Li Tai let out a sigh of relief. Since he ascended the throne, his father has been open to speaking out and has been patient in the face of rebuke from his ministers.
How long can your father endure your brother-in-law?
"Your Majesty needs money to build the Taiye Pond." Zhang Yang said worriedly: "The salary is also to stabilize the court, and the ministers don't have much money."
Noticed Li Shimin’s faint gaze
Zhang Yang said again: "I have no money, I really have no money. I even have more than 100 kilograms of leather and flesh here. What else do you want, Your Majesty?"
I also felt that it would not be good to push Zhang Yang too hard.
Li Shimin said solemnly: "The paper mill can be expanded."
Li Tai replied: "Father, we are already making arrangements, and the bullet can be used in many places, which can save a lot of trouble. Even though it is just a small object, it contains great wisdom."
Zhang Yang no longer thought about harvesting wheat, so he called Li Tai to prepare ale and then returned home.
The princess and the princes were taking a nap. Seeing that her husband was not looking too good when he came back, Li Yue shook the fan in his hand and asked, "Are you having trouble again?"
Zhang Yang polished his ink and spread out a piece of paper, "Your father thinks our production scale in Lishan is not large enough."
"My father is inevitably anxious for the sake of the country."
Developing technology requires continuous investment and must be effective.
The iron casting process in the blacksmith workshop is the foundation of foundations and the foundation of all castings.
Steel is still forged using the old stupid methods, and the new blacksmith workshop needs to be expanded.
Zhang Yang wrote a letter and handed it to Aunt Wang outside the door, "Aunt Wang, please give this letter to Xu Jingzong at the Foreign Affairs Academy."
"Here."
At this moment, the weather in Chang'an City is so hot and suffocating that people can't breathe. Inside the Duke Zhao's Mansion.
Changsun Wuji drank grape wine and talked with several nobles.
Your Majesty is having trouble with the Cui family of Qinghe, but the nobles in Qinghe are also tough-minded and continue to pursue this marriage system, telling the world that the marriage of five surnames is still the same, and turn a deaf ear to Tian Khan's words.
The Cui family of Qinghe was rooted in the twelve states of Hebei, with tens of thousands of gentry followers, and established the Central Plains alongside Fanyang and Taiyuan.
"Zhang Yang has not confessed his crime for the book Red Mansions. The elders in the clan are very angry about this."
Changsun Wuji nodded and said: "He is just an arrogant young man. I haven't taken him seriously yet, so what's the point?"
"But this boy's teacher was Zhang Gongjin, who was the counselor of Tian Khan at that time."