After sending His Majesty away, Master Jiang was very worried. He didn't know what Zhang Yang was doing now. It must be very difficult for him.
He walked back to the blacksmith shop. His Royal Highness the King of Wei has always been very kind to everyone. Seeing that the old man is old, I don't need to go to the blacksmith anymore. Instead, he arranged a room for me to arrange daily affairs and just look here.
Walking into this small room, the room was messy. There were various iron material samples and piles of drawings on the shelves beside it.
Master Jiang took out the Lishan ruler that he usually kept on his waist and carefully looked at the outer edge and thickness of the pot in front of him. He didn't know what His Highness King Wei was thinking. The drawing showed a pot like a box.
After a lifetime of blacksmithing, Master Jiang has seen weird drawings that he has never seen in half his life. In just three or two years in Lishan, he has seen them all.
He leaned down and took out a box from under the table. There was a lot of broken silver in the box, which he had saved from working in Lishan in the past two years.
Lishan has always given him a lot of money, but it has been empty for half his life. It is most suitable to leave this money to Zhang Yang.
He thought to himself that this money would be enough for him to leave King Wei and start a business to make a living.
Master Jiang put down the Zhenguan Ruler in his hand. He is a down-to-earth child and will definitely live a good life in the future.
After all, King Wei is not an ordinary person. He cannot continue to work under King Wei. With his temperament, he will definitely leave.
With this thought in his mind, Master Jiang took a sip of ale and had many ideas.
"Master, Xiao Zhang is here."
Master Jiang suddenly raised his head, hurriedly put the box under the table, walked out of the room, and saw Zhang Yang wearing a coarse short coat.
The child had a kind smile on his face.
"Master Jiang!"
"Hey!" The old master nodded in agreement, "What have you been busy with these days?"
"I've been very busy, and I have to tidy up my new home. I hope you can come and sit down some other time."
"What am I going to do as an old man? Your Highness, King Wei, will only value you if you have the ability."
Glancing at the blacksmith shop, huge die-cast stones fell again and again, making a lot of movement.
The coal and stones were burning in the furnace, especially in this season. It was so hot that if you took a few steps closer, it was like stepping into a steamer. The craftsmen present kept pouring water into their mouths.
Seeing that it was evening, the fire in the stove became much smaller. When the flame in the stove burned out, everyone went home.
I followed the old master to the backyard of the blacksmith's workshop, where there were three or four aunties from the blacksmith's family taking care of things.
"What have you been doing with His Highness the King of Wei lately?"
"I just want to help His Highness the King of Wei collect some ancient books and craftsmanship techniques." Zhang Yang cleared his throat to relieve his guilty conscience and then asked: "By the way, this time His Highness the King of Wei asked me to see the progress of the pressure cooker.
.”
The two came to the room and placed the drawings in front of them.
"These are all brought by King Wei."
There was something wrong with the design of Li Tai's pressure cooker, so he naturally wanted to take a look. Looking at the messy lines on the drawing, you can tell that it was drawn by him himself.
The dimension markings are also incomplete. There are many wrong markings in the three views. The dotted and solid lines do not even have proportions written on them.
Fortunately, Master Jiang can draw it.
Zhang Yang pressed and took out the cowhide bag he carried with him. This bag was used for repairing his new home.
It is always hanging on my waist. There is a vernier caliper on it, as well as a self-made charcoal pencil, a knife, and a small wrench.
He immediately sat down and Zhang Yang revised the drawings. Li Tai wanted to make the pressure cooker into a box shape, but if it was just too sharp and sharp, it would become a burden.
The inner pot should be as round as possible so that the inner wall of the pressure cooker can be evenly stressed.
Master Jiang watched Zhang Yang draw lines one after another, and a more perfect pressure cooker drawing appeared on the paper.
"Your skills are so good, you can even draw pictures so well."
Zhang Yang did not look up and continued to draw, "There is something wrong with His Royal Highness King Wei's drawings. There is no proportion, no distinction between dotted and solid lines, and the thickness of the inner wall is also marked. Master, do you usually make your own estimates?"
Listening to Zhang Yang's scolding, Master Jiang scratched his head and laughed, "After doing this craft for a long time, naturally I have a ruler in mind."
Then the lid of the pressure cooker was also changed.
After carefully looking at it, I have the appearance of a pressure cooker in my mind. It takes a process from demonstration to practical application. Start with a small pressure cooker and then slowly transition. I wanted to make spring yellow in the past, but I suffered the losses at that time.
Later, I didn’t start from scratch by improving forged iron. I never wanted to go through the process of tearing it down and starting over again. This process was very painful and torturous.
After finishing the drawing, Zhang Yang nodded and said: "This is what His Highness King Wei ordered."
The furnace in the blacksmith workshop has lost its heat, and the craftsmen left in twos and threes.
Master Jiang didn't care about the drawings. For him, all he had to do was follow the instructions. He whispered, "How long have you been working with His Majesty the King of Wei?"
Zhang Yang nodded and thought, "Some years."
Master Jiang's expression became a little more worried, "You have followed King Wei for so long, have you ever thought about what you will do in the future?"
This question made people a little confused for a while.
Master Jiang took out another small box and opened it. There was some broken silver in the box, "This is a lot of silver from Lishan. You can take it first. When you leave King Wei, you can find a place to run a good business. With your skills, you can start your own business."
A blacksmith shop can also support a family."
Zhang Yang quickly pushed the box back, "Master Jiang, I have enough money at home."
"What do you think an old man like me wants to do with so much money?"
Then he went back and Zhang Yang said again: "I have also saved a lot of money. This money is enough for me to spend. I won't be hungry."
Seeing his firm attitude, Master Jiang put the box away again, "Old man, I'll save it for you first. I'll save more and give it to you later. Lishan is in charge of food and accommodation, and I can't use it even if I give you wages, so I'll keep it for now."
.”
As he spoke, Master Jiang warned again: "That is the King of Wei. Who is the King of Wei? That is the prince."
He looked around and lowered his voice and whispered: "Old man, I heard that the King of Wei and the Crown Prince have always been at odds."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Tai is indeed at odds with Li Chengqian, Zhang Yang is sitting cross-legged with his hands in his hands, and he doesn’t know who gave Master Jiang the wind.
Now look at Li Tai, a fat man with a well-established background, who can still criticize the books of saints and sages. What a good boy he is. He should work hard and down-to-earth in production and construction.
Reading too many books by sages can make people go crazy easily, which is not a good thing.
The truth is to get rid of poverty through construction and production. Reading books by saints and sages all day long should not make people stupid.
In this regard, it is wrong to just let it go. We must always be vigilant and have a critical eye.
Seeing Zhang Yang lost in thought, Master Jiang nodded, "You are a smart boy, you must understand the pros and cons."
"I will definitely remember the master's teachings."
The master nodded with satisfaction.
The two said goodbye at the door of the blacksmith shop. The wife was walking in the village with her two aunts. Xiao Qingqing looked around with disgust on her face. She didn't like the construction in the village very much.
Zhang Yang hugged her and smiled: "Isn't it not as beautiful as our new home?"
Xiao Qingqing pointed at the loess beside the road and shook his head.
"These are all from our family, you can't help but like them."
She turned around reluctantly.
Li Yue looked at this scene and smiled.
After taking a glance at the village, I found that the village is indeed a mess now. Although the roads are flat, the roads are messy on both sides and the construction is not very complete.
Right now the village doesn't have enough manpower to improve the situation.
Today's Lishan is dominated by factories and fields.
It takes a lot of money to coax your daughter.
Zhang Yang held her in his arms and planned in his mind that he would build up the village in the future, especially in terms of landscape.
"What do you want to eat tonight?" Zhang Yang asked while hugging her.
Having a daughter can put your worries behind you, and many worries will disappear.
The peaceful days were short-lived. Li Shimin issued a decree, which caused an uproar in Chang'an City.
Li Ji was granted the title of Duke of England, and was given the title of Governor Shi, and the crown prince Zuo led the guard.
Zhang Yang sat by the Huaqing Pool and listened to Li Tai's story with a solemn expression.
"My father granted the title of General Cheng Lu to the Duke of Lu, who actually granted him the title of 700 households in the city. He was hereditary to his descendants and led the military affairs of Youzhou. He granted the title of General Li Daliang to the Duke of Wuyang County. He granted the title of General of the Inspector Youwei to the Duke of E.
Eight hundred households in the city..."
During these days when the emperor was away from the summer heat, he granted a large number of titles to the princes of the country and the county.
Li Tai whispered: "Father built the Lingyan Pavilion before, and now many portraits of the Duke have been sent to the Lingyan Pavilion."
Although they were granted the title of Duke, neither Li Ji nor Cheng Yaojin had any military power.
When Li Ji came back from Mobei, he lost his military power, and in exchange he became the Duke of the country.
Many old generals have released their military power. The more princes there are in the court, the more concentrated the power in the hands of the emperor.
Moreover, they were all given hereditary positions, and even the military power of the state capitals was only a false position, not enough for them to command an army.
The emperor left these princes in Chang'an City, gave the founding veteran generals the title of princes, and gave them the promised glory and wealth.
The emperor wants to rein in power, which is what His Majesty has been doing all these years, ever since Gao Shilian left the court.
To this day, the emperor is still perfecting his centralization of power.
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei went on to say, why do you think I am doing this?"
Noticing the fat man's gaze, Zhang Yang said suspiciously.
Li Tai leaned closer and whispered: "Brother-in-law, don't you think it's strange?"
"What's weird?"
"Supposedly, my brother-in-law has made a lot of contributions. Among the ministers and generals, I am the Duke of the county and the Duke of the country. Why are there no arrangements for my brother-in-law?"
Zhang Yang smiled bitterly: "What? Can your father still make me the Duke of the country?"
Li Tai lowered his head in despair, "Brother-in-law really has no ambitions. He is almost thirty years old and he is still a county prince."
"What's wrong with the County Marquis? How good the County Marquis is."
No matter how Li Tai looked at his brother-in-law, he felt uncomfortable, "That shouldn't be the case, my father shouldn't be like this."
When walking down the mountain, Li Tai returned to the small palace. The casting of the pressure cooker still had no results for a while. At this moment, his father had granted so many princely titles.
There is no brother-in-law. When the brother-in-law regained the Hexi Corridor, although the method was not very good, he finally brought the Hexi Corridor back.
Let’s talk about the four towns of Anxi and Tubo.
These are all the achievements of my brother-in-law, and the Diplomatic Academy was established by his brother-in-law, not to mention papermaking and printing.
It's just that my brother-in-law is still a county prince. How many years has this county prince been?
At least give it to the county official.
Li Tai was thinking in his mind.
"You bastard!" My father yelled angrily from the small palace, "Bring Zhang Yang to me!"
"Here."
This was the voice of Wang Gonggong. Li Tai looked back in surprise. At this moment, he suddenly understood in his heart how his brother-in-law and his father could benefit from such a conflict.
"Wait!" Li Shimin stopped him again, "There is no need to summon Zhang Yang, I will go see him in person."
Why was his father angry? Li Tai walked into the palace, watched his father leave angrily, and walked into the room, where his father usually dealt with memorials.
Even if you are spending summer vacation in Lishan Mountain, you cannot ignore the affairs of the DPRK.
Li Tai looked at the memorial on his father's desk and finally understood what happened. It was because of the civil strife in Tubo. His father had already sent troops to quell the civil strife in Tubo, but the troops had not arrived yet.
Zangampo's credentials were delivered.
What his credentials write about is the civil strife stirred up by the diplomatic envoys Zhang Yang sent to Tubo.
As soon as the letter of credence arrived at the court, the officials knew about it and began to impeach.
There are stacks of memorials on my father's desk. These memorials are all about impeaching my brother-in-law. Some people even talk about abolishing the current Foreign Affairs Council.
Although Li Tai was worried, he was also a little lucky. Fortunately, his father did not give another reward to his brother-in-law, otherwise it would have been more difficult to deal with it.
Zhang Yang is making barbecue for the children. Meat is the most eaten thing in Lishan.
You can even see that Li Zhi seems to have gained some weight because he has been eating meat these days.
Seeing that His Majesty was coming, the maids on the side hurriedly saluted.
Zhang Yang waved and said, "Your Majesty, are you here for dinner too?"
Seeing that it was difficult to curse in front of the children, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Come here, I have something to say to you."
Zhang Yang nodded, left Huaqing Pool and followed the emperor to the stone steps on the mountainside.
Taking out a memorial and handing it to him, Li Shimin said with a dark face, "Look at the good things you have done."
After Zhang Yang opened the memorial and read it, he laughed and said: "Songtsen Gampo himself is not good at governing Tibet. In addition to civil strife, he also wants to throw dirty water on me."
"There are many memorials in my palace containing memorials to impeach you."
Zhang Yang simply sat on the stone steps and said, "Your Majesty should always practice Haoran's righteousness like I do."
"Hao...Haoran is righteous?"
"Yes, if you don't be swayed by emotions and keep your mind firm, you can be more prudent in dealing with people and things." Zhang Yang closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "I feel that my energy has improved a lot recently."
"Forget about others, I know all the things you have done, and you still have righteousness? Then don't I become a saint?"
For some reason, when Li Shimin saw this boy's indifferent expression, he became even more angry. He simply sat down and said, "I think it's time to kill you to calm people's hearts."
"Songtsen Gampo, you have done me a lot of harm."
Zhang Yang looked up to the sky and sighed.
"It was you who harmed Songtsan Gampo, how can you complain?"
With anger in his heart, Li Shimin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's really hot today."
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "I, Lishan, have a method of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Would your Majesty want to try it?"