Li Lizhi saw that her sisters were all lying down safely, so she felt relieved and went to sleep.
It's so hard to take care of so many younger brothers and sisters.
The imperial sister and brother-in-law can look after them now, but there will be many things to worry about in the future.
Late at night, Zhang Yang was still knitting slippers for his younger brothers and sisters, and went to bed after dark, these little heartless kids.
Li Yue was knitting clothes, "I will wear new clothes again in the coming spring. Children grow up so fast."
The two aunts helped pack away the toys in the house. Aunt Yang whispered: "I heard that the price of salt in Guanzhong is cheap again. A bucket of salt only costs ten cents."
Li Yue whispered: "This is a good thing."
After winning the war with Tubo, Tubo's salt lake also came into the hands of Tian Khan. If the price of salt in Guanzhong fluctuated, it must have something to do with Tian Khan.
The emperor couldn't eat all the salt by himself. No matter how many people in the palace, he couldn't eat it all.
The farther away you are from the court, the clearer you can see the current situation.
Zhang Yang changed the children's summer straw sandals into slippers, and then placed the slippers in a row from small to large, with different colors, and placed them neatly in pairs.
"I don't know how the palace raises these children. Their childhood fun is too little, and the deep palace is not suitable for raising children."
Zhang Yang sighed and looked at the night in deep thought.
Li Yue changed the children's clothes again. Whenever autumn turned into winter, she and her two aunts were busiest.
It is necessary to prepare winter clothes for these children, as well as new clothes for the coming year.
The palace will indeed prepare it, but I always feel that the clothes made by Lishan are not as comfortable to wear and more beautiful.
The next day.
In order to develop children's moral, intellectual, and physical beauty, in addition to daily study, there are also exercise courses.
Early in the morning, the children stood in a row from tall to short. Zhang Yang took them to run around Huaqing Pool. After five laps, they were all exhausted.
Normally, you are pampered in the palace. Wherever there is this kind of exercise, it is also necessary to strengthen the body. It is when the body grows, exercise is indispensable.
Seeing them all falling to the ground from exhaustion and just sitting on the ground, there is another thing to do today.
Today Li Zhi will have a swimming competition with Little Bear.
While the water in Huaqing Pool is not bone-chillingly cold now, if it is past the frost season and the beginning of winter, you will no longer be able to go into the water.
Once the weather gets cold, it is no longer suitable for children to swim in the water.
Little Bear and Li Zhi are each at the starting point.
"Are you ready to exercise?" Zhang Yang looked at him and asked.
Li Zhi nodded heavily.
The little bear looked indifferent and even yawned.
Zhang Yang took two steps back and blew a whistle. The little bear and Li Zhi entered the water together. One person and the other bear splashed in the water and swam towards the other side of Huaqing Pool.
The little bear has always had good aquatic properties. It looked ugly swimming in Huaqing Pool, and it looked like he was just taking a leisurely stroll when dealing with Li Zhi.
The five little milk bears were also at the edge of the pool. They tried several times to get down, but their paws just touched the water and retracted.
"Zhinu, hurry up!" Dongyang and Qinghe shouted from the side.
Li Zhi kept paddling with his hands and feet.
Perhaps the little bear was impatient. As soon as it got into the water, it was already a long way ahead when it floated back up.
Li Zhi gritted his teeth and swam vigorously, but the little bear had already landed on the other side. It shook the water from its body and raised its head very proudly.
Zhang Yang followed him, fearing that something would happen to Li Zhi. Whenever something went wrong with him in the pool, he would immediately go into the water and bring him out.
Even though he already knew he was defeated, he still insisted on swimming. His perseverance and determination are good, and he is a child who can be cultivated.
Finally, Li Zhi also swam to the other side. He was panting and his face was red.
Li Lizhi handed him the cloth, "Zhinu, isn't the water cold?"
Li Zhi wiped his face vigorously and said, "It's not cold when you're in the water."
A gust of wind blew by, and Li Zhi shivered from the cold again.
Under the distressed look of the palace maid, Prince Jin went into the house and changed his clothes before coming out.
Li Zhi's swimming methods were all learned from Zhang Yang. His swimming was indeed not slow and his movements were very standard, but he was still far from being able to beat this bear.
I don’t know how this bear can swim so fast with such short limbs.
Li Zhi, who was helplessly defeated, sat on a small stool and stared at the leisurely bear.
But in the eyes of children like Qinghe, Dongyang, Li Fu, and Li Ming, Li Zhi is already very powerful.
At least in this late autumn, they dared to swim in Huaqing Pool.
The construction of the new home will continue. In the morning, I worked for half a day on the casting of flintlock guns in my study. In the afternoon, I came to the other end of Lishan Mountain, behind the greenhouse, which was also a piece of rubble. It was originally a part of the Lishan Palace.
Taoist temple.
There is no statue of Taoist ancestors, only a large furnace, like an alchemy furnace.
At present, this stove has been thrown down the mountain and has become a useless decoration. It can be regarded as an old object.
Zhang Yang pressed on the ground and it was still flat. Then he took out his drawings and tested the distance with his steps. This land was just right for him to use as a workshop, which he could use to make some objects in the future.
Construction starts at the beginning of winter and can be completed by the following summer.
Zhang Yang called three boys, Li Zhi, Li Fu and Li Ming, to carry stones and wood together and make preparations first.
On the day of the Beginning of Winter, there are village children who lead cattle and graze them in the wilderness. They need hay to feed the animals. In early winter, the cattle are taken out to have a good meal. When they come back, they need to prepare enough hay.
On the country roads in the fields, you can see one or two cows every few miles, and there are also big cows and calves.
After the emperor worshiped his ancestors at the beginning of winter, he walked in the countryside and saw some families busy preparing for the winter.
On the contrary, Lishan is different in this beginning of winter, they are digging rice.
The rice is planted after the wheat is harvested in August in the summer, and now is the time when the rice is harvested in Lishan.
Li Shimin picked up a handful of rice lying on the ground and looked at it.
The villagers here don't mind this situation, after all, outsiders who can enter the village are not bad people.
They did not know Tian Khan, but they knew that this man often visited the factory with Shangguan Yi. Even Shangguan Yi had to treat him respectfully, so the villagers would not care about him.
Li Shimin put down the rice in his hand again, "This rice doesn't grow well, and it's rare for this kid to plant it every year."
Yuchi, who was accompanying him, replied: "Your Majesty, would you like to inform His Highness the King of Wei?"
As he spoke, Yuchi Gong was still carrying a baggage. This baggage was very heavy, because the baggage was made of fine copper.
Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked at Lishan Mountain, "I heard that Qingque has been addicted to forging iron recently, so I won't bother him. I told him that it would be better to go find Zhang Yang."
"Here!"
It was time to eat noodles at the beginning of winter, so Zhang Yang made mutton noodles with scallion oil for his children, boiled a pot of chicken soup, and distributed the stewed chicken to the children.
Zhang Yang sprinkled some chopped green onion on the chicken soup.
Aunt Yang came in a hurry, "Marquis of the County, Your Majesty is here."
Before I could take a sip of the bowl of chicken soup in my hand, I heard voices outside the room.
"I heard that you sent a lot of iron tools to the Western Regions. What are those iron tools used for?"
For a while, I was no longer in the mood to drink chicken soup. The children sat in a row from tallest to shortest and slurped the scallion noodles in the bowl. This was a good habit they had developed in Lishan. They usually had to stand and sit neatly.
You have to be neat, even when you are running in class.
Li Shimin was in a good mood to see many of the children shouting "Father" in unison.
Looking at the shiny noodles in their bowls, these children were eating so well that they suddenly felt hungry too.
Zhang Yang was holding the chicken soup in his hand, and the emperor was standing in front of him. He didn't know how to eat it at this moment, so he handed the bowl over and clicked his tongue: "Your Majesty, drink the soup."
This greeting should be pretty good.
Li Shimin lowered his head and glanced, "There are even green onions in Lishan Mountain?"
Zhang Yang replied: "Grown in my own greenhouse."
"I won't drink this chicken soup, Jingde, you can drink it."
Yuchi saluted respectfully and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhang Yang handed the bowl of chicken soup to the general in front of him. Yuchi Gong took it with both hands and drank the entire bowl of chicken soup in one gulp.
Yuchi Gong wiped his mouth, "Well, it's refreshing!"
Zhang Yang poured him another bowl of strong tea, "Although the chicken soup is good, it is also greasy. A sip of strong tea is just right to relieve the greasiness."
"Thank you."
Yuchi Gong took the strong tea, drank it in one gulp and said, "Well, it's refreshing!"
If it's still the same, this General Yuchi drinks soup, tea and drinks all the same. He is worthy of being a mighty general of the Tang Dynasty. Well, it's refreshing!
Li Shimin took out a bowl of noodles from the pot, picked up Kuaizi as if it were his own home, and started eating.
Originally, there were not many noodles left in the pot, and the remaining noodles were reserved for himself. Seeing the emperor finish eating all the remaining noodles, Zhang Yang felt melancholy in his heart, the vicious Tian Khan! Let people not eat well.
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Tian Khan once again showed his impoverished attitude and just sat in front of someone else's house and ate his meal loudly.
"What are those iron tools you sent to the Western Regions?"
Zhang Yang waved a fan with one hand and looked into the distance from the top of the mountain. He hesitated for a long time and replied: "Pei Xingjian and the others are alone in the Western Regions. Although they have the help of the Central Government, they live in poverty deep in the Western Regions. I just hope they can improve it."
They live with nothing more than kitchen utensils."
Li Shimin snorted coldly, "You do care about your manpower."
"We are all His Majesty's ministers. I just want my subordinates to live better and have a better quality of life."
"really?"
"Your Majesty, forget it if you don't believe it."
The monarch and his ministers do not trust each other, but this does not prevent them from conspiring together and dividing the spoils.
"Take me to see your greenhouse."
After finishing the noodles in the bowl, Li Shimin wiped his mouth, as if swallowing a sip of saliva after recollection, and placed the empty bowl in Yu Chigong's hand.
Tian Khan came to the greenhouse. A greenhouse with a glazed roof was shining in the winter sun.
Opening the door and seeing the lush green inside, Li Shimin couldn't help but take a breath, "I always thought that since you were poor, you would not be willing to let yourself down, but now I think you are nothing more than that."
There was some disdain in his words, and the emperor's eyes were full of jealousy and envy. He walked into the greenhouse and brushed a piece of green onion with his hand, as if to confirm whether the greenness in winter was an illusion.
When he looked up again, Li Shimin's eyes were a little more entangled, "It's such a good glazed roof, why do you want..."
Zhang Yang raised his head and said: "There is a piece missing in the east and a piece missing in the west. It looks like it has been gnawed by a dog, right?"
"Um."
Li Shimin nodded seriously, feeling worried about his son-in-law's aesthetics.
But he is a weirdo. Weird people have weird hobbies and weird tastes, so it's not surprising.
After walking around this new home in Lishan, I found that it was the same as last summer.
"This time I am worshiping my ancestors in Longxi. When I came here, I asked the driver to go back first and go out for a walk to take a look."
Zhang Yang folded his hands and said, "It is really a blessing for the Tang Dynasty that your majesty can go into the countryside and see the land, water and people."
"A blessing?"
"That's right, Youdao comes from the masses. His Majesty was also a member of the masses back then. Naturally, he has to return to the masses to understand our simplest Tang Dynasty customs and understand the needs of the broadest masses. What they want is the people's hearts and minds.
Wherever you want to be.”
"And we need to further communicate with the villagers and have in-depth exchanges to truly understand the needs of the people. In short, do more practical things and less empty words."
After being the emperor for ten years, Li Shimin was dumbfounded, "Why has no one ever said such a thing to me?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Perhaps the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have been saying such things, but His Majesty just didn't pay attention."
"Yeah?"
Arriving at the open space behind the greenhouse, this is where the workshop will be built. Now this flat land has been cleared, and there are a lot of stones and wood placed on the side.
Yuchi Gong has been following beside him, listening to the conversation between His Majesty and Zhang Yang. These words went in from one ear and came out from the other. After a while, he forgot what His Majesty said just a few breaths ago.
It automatically filtered out the words that he, the general, didn't want to understand.
When a person reaches middle age, it is no longer the time when he was young and traveled in the Central Plains.
The monarch and his ministers sat down on a pile of stones nearby and said, "I often wonder, how did you manage things in Luoyang?"
Zhang Yang said suspiciously: "Your Majesty should know better."
Of course Li Shimin knew the beginning and end of the Luoyang incident, but he still hadn't figured out the crux of it, why the children of those aristocratic families were so crazy about sugar and were so worried about it.
A year has passed since this incident, and those Luoyang disciples are still imprisoned in the dungeon of Dali Temple.
Zhang Yang held his chin with one hand and stared blankly ahead, "Actually, it's very simple to understand this. It's nothing more than buying and selling."
"exactly."
Li Shimin nodded pertinently.
"Your Majesty, when I want to buy soap, I will definitely think of it as just a bathing thing. It is not important because people are used to the previous way of bathing. Soap is not necessary for them, but it is necessary for people to interact with each other.
As for socializing, if a person carries a vague fragrance, it will be easier for him to get close to others."
"Doesn't this mean there is demand? If there is no sale, demand is created, even for things they don't need."
Li Shimin was silent for a moment, "What are the needs of the people of Luoyang?"
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "Because they all have dreams of getting rich overnight."
Hearing this, Li Shimin smiled. The Heavenly Khan suddenly became enlightened and suddenly stood up, "Han Feizi is right, businessmen should all deserve to die."