The snow finally subsided a little. Cen Wenwen listened to Zhang Yang's words and frowned: "Welfare benefits are our salary and the things given by the government every year?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "That's what I'm saying. I just want everyone to live a better life as an official in the same court. At least I can give you some living allowance. For example, the court can give you a quilt in this cold weather.
Give me some cotton-padded clothes or something, we have them in Lishan."
Hearing this, Yan Liben shivered in the cold wind wearing official clothes. Then he saw Zhang Yang wearing thick clothes and was very envious.
In fact, as early as his first year as an official, Zhang Yang was already dissatisfied with the thinness of his official uniforms. Even though the official uniforms were thin, the workmanship was still poor.
In the summer, it is not breathable, and it is so hot that people are prone to prickly heat. In the winter, it is not protected from the cold, and I shiver from the cold in the Tai Chi Hall.
This kind of humanistic care cannot be done well.
"The benefits that Shilang Zhang mentioned are actually always available in the DPRK, but sometimes..."
"Brother Wenwen, are you trying to say that it's not that practical?"
Hearing this, Cen Wenwen couldn't help but nodded, "I have indeed considered it, but it would be better to send food and rice. If the family has a surplus of food, they can still sell the rice."
Where did the rice that Li Shimin rewarded his ministers come from? It was all taken from Lishan Mountain.
After thinking for a long time, Cen Wenwen said again: "It's just what Zhang Shilang said, and it was discussed by the officials in the meeting room."
"Wait a minute!" Zhang Yang stopped, "Brother Wenwen, aren't you hurting me again?"
Cen Wenwen also stopped and said, "Why did Mr. Zhang say this?"
"This is everyone's need and is for everyone's benefit. How can you say it's my family's opinion? Brother Wen's words are inappropriate."
Cen Wenwen looked solemn and said, "When we serve as officials in the court, we are dedicated to serving the country. As for the so-called food, clothing, food, clothing, and warmth, it doesn't make any sense."
What an honest and responsible court official, what a contented civil servant.
These days, everyone is working hard for North Korea and the country, but it seems that no one has considered this issue.
Zhang Yang led people to the paper mill.
Li Tai's bodyguards were guarding the place, and Zhang Yang explained the reason before letting him go.
The paper mill is not big. When the relocation was originally planned, the land occupied by the paper mill was the smallest.
Cen Wenwen and Yan Liben looked around and saw that there were only three to five barrels of pulp.
Zhang Yang explained: "Brother Wenwen, work here is suspended in winter, even on rainy days. The finished pulp needs to be dried to make paper."
Yan Liben was very curious about the device in front of him. It was a thick wheel with the top of the wheel covered with thick cowhide.
As the wheel rotates, the cowhide will bring out the pulp and form a layer of pulp surface on it, which can be taken out to dry directly.
The outside world is already very curious about Lishan, and Cen Wenwen is one of the few officials who can enter and exit Lishan.
After walking around here, he asked curiously: "Wouldn't this limit the output of paper greatly?"
"We have tried drying, but during the process of paper pulp being made into paper, if the moisture is lost too quickly, the paper can easily become hard or crack. This is related to its internal components and related technical issues.
Still need to study more.”
Yan Liben couldn't help but nod as he looked at the roller equipment in front of him, as if he had received some inspiration.
Zhang Yang took out the dossier from the bookshelf nearby, "This is the amount of paper we made in Lishan in previous years, calculated based on one foot per roll."
Cen Wenwen nodded and said: "This is what I want. According to your Majesty's instructions, the imperial court will arrange the number of papers and volumes required every year, Lishan will produce them, and your subordinates will arrange the production. However, there are still many things to do in the imperial court."
I'm here to preside over it. I won't be in Lishan for a long time, and I will still have to do things in Chang'an City in the future. As for keeping in touch with this place through letters, what do you think, Shilang Zhang?"
According to Li Shimin's appointment, Cen Wenwen not only held the official position of Secretary and Supervisor, but also held the position of Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Office of Officials and Academic Affairs, and now he is also the supervisor of the papermaking mill.
The current papermaking mill belongs to Tian Khan, so judging from his position, Cen Wenwen has the power to arrange the papermaking mill.
After talking to him about the arrangements here, Zhang Yang sat down to discuss with Yan Liben the construction of the Taiye Pond.
Looking at the file handed over by Yan Liben, he found that according to the court's preparations, the construction of Taiye Pond would require 170,000 chisels.
Counting the 150,000 guan from Tian Khan, this amount of money is still not enough.
Zhang Yang frowned and looked at the rows of accounts on the file without saying a word.
Li Taizheng and Cen Wenwen explained the personnel arrangement of the papermaking workshop.
"Master Yan, the future construction of the Taiye Lake fortifications will be divided into five phases, and the accounts will also need to be divided into five phases. Firstly, it is to relieve the pressure, and secondly, it can also be used to allocate money to share the pressure."
Yan Li couldn't help but nod, "What Mr. Zhang said is true. This way we can relieve the pressure, and we can also raise money for future construction while building."
Not everyone is as unreasonable as Tian Khan, everyone is very talkative.
Charter, cost, budget, construction period...
Cen Wenwen, Zhang Yang, and Yan Liben sat down together and discussed in low voices.
In the spring of next year, the construction of Taiye Pond can begin. After taking over the papermaking mill, Zhang Yang said goodbye to the two of them.
Outside the Pass, Xue Rengui's own 2,000 soldiers and horses from the Western Region and the newly formed 6,000 Anxi Army arrived at the banks of the Amu Darya River.
A military report arrived in a hurry, and Wang Xuance's troops and horses arrived. Now he crossed the Amu Darya River with his troops and horses, and was about to enter the Persian territory.
"Report! The old king of Persia, Yazd, died at the hands of a cannibal during his escape."
Hearing the news, Xue Rengui's brows jumped. The old king was finally dead.
Xue Rengui's wife Liu shouted loudly and asked: "How is the capital of Persia?"
"Returning to the general, the two large rivers on the left and right sides of the Persian capital are occupied by the cannibals. The dangerous city can no longer be defended. The Prince of Persia and Ashinadur have retreated to Maha, west of the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River."
The fall of the royal capital of Persia was inevitable. The fall of the royal capital was not good news. From this moment on, Persia was dead in name only.
Ask someone to send the news to Pei Xingjian of the Anxi Protectorate.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The old Persian king who abandoned the city and fled was intercepted and killed by the cannibal on the way.
At least it still retains the only bloodline of the Persian royal family.
Xue Rengui took the reins of the horse and headed all the way down the Amu Darya River.
Everyone came all the way from the Anxi Protectorate to the west.
He asked Wang Xuance to bring Gaochang soldiers and horses to come here first, but he didn't expect to arrive too late.
This river is the dividing line between Western Turks and Persia. Crossing this river is the border of Persia. If the Great Eaters want to invade the Tang Dynasty, they must cross the river.
When everyone arrived at the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River, there was a dilapidated small town here.
Wang Xuance has been stationed here. There are 2,000 Gaochang soldiers and horses here, as well as 600 remaining Western Turkic soldiers led by 600 Ashinadur, Prince Belus of Persia and more than 1,000 Persian soldiers and horses.
Counting the manpower of Xue Rengui's side, there are only 10,000 defenders. To defend such a broken city, we still have to face 300,000 Persian troops.
When the army entered the city, Xue Rengui saw Wang Xuance, who had not seen him for two months. He was getting thinner and thinner.
"We got the news when we crossed the Amu Darya River that the royal capital had been lost, and we responded to the remaining troops retreating." Wang Xuance led people into this dilapidated town, "I just didn't expect to be defeated so quickly."
Xue Rengui looked at the scene in the city. The city wall was made of loess and was very low. When the wind blew by, it would always blow up a piece of yellow sand.
The houses in the city are very low, and they are all made of stone and loess.
There is a big man from the Western Regions in the distance, with a full beard and angry eyes.
Noticing the eye contact between Xue Rengui and the other party, Wang Xuance whispered: "He is Ashinadur. He has been protecting the Prince of Persia. This person has done a lot."
Ashnadur walked quickly, his armor and stomach swaying with his steps. When he came closer, the man yelled and cursed: "Why are you here!"
Xue Rengui sighed in a low voice: "It takes time to rectify the troops."
Ashinadur stretched out his hand to pull Xue Rengui's armor and stomach at the hem of his clothes, "Where's Zhang Yang! I've done so many things for him, when will he let me go back!"
The roar was very loud. Seeing him grabbing her husband, Liu pulled out a horizontal knife and pointed it at Ashinadur.
Several soldiers also drew their swords and raised their bows, aiming at Asnadur.
The people behind Ashinadur also stood up and confronted the soldiers behind Xue Rengui.
People from both sides stood on both sides, tense for a moment.
Wang Xuance comforted him: "I know you are angry. We must fight against the cannibals together. Don't fight among us here."
As Asnadur spoke, you could still see the jet-black teeth in his mouth, "Three thousand Western Turkic soldiers and horses were beaten, and only 600 people were left. Do you know how brutal the battle in the Persian Royal City was?"
Perus, the prince of Persia, came in a hurry. Seeing the stalemate between the two sides, he panicked and said: "General Duer, General Xue, you are all sent by the Tang Dynasty to rescue Persia. Please stop fighting among yourself and save Persia."
Wang Xuance also advised: "General Duer has a grudge against Zhang Shangshu, but I was far away in the Anxi Protectorate at that time, beyond the reach of the Tang Dynasty. Now is the time to jointly resist the Persians, and it is definitely not the time to vent our anger on internal strife.
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Ashinadur finally let go, and said coldly: "I am not from the Tang Dynasty, and I am not here to die. I have done so many things for Zhang Yang, and what needs to be done has been done long ago. Once the cannibals come,
Now, I can’t take care of you."
Xue Rengui also adjusted his stomach, "We don't need you to take care of us."
Perus, Prince of Persia, invited everyone into a mud house to discuss the next matter.
This is the last city in Persia. If you lose this place, you can only flee to the Western Regions.
After listening to Belus's story, Xue Rengui and Xue Rengui learned about the brutality of the battle in the capital of Persia. The cannibals fought with hundreds of war elephants. Those armored war elephants charging into battle could not be stopped by manpower.
Those war elephants were galloping, and the earth was shaking. People couldn't stand still at all, let alone fight against them.
There are also many wild beasts such as cheetahs and lions. These war elephants were donated by the king of Tianzhu. Tianzhu sacrificed the war elephants in order to protect itself from the big man-eating soldiers.
Wang Xuance slapped the table, "This Tianzhu man is greedy for life and afraid of death! A certain family must destroy him!"
Everyone in the earthen house looked very unhappy. Everyone knew that this was a very difficult battle, especially against the charging war elephants. This dilapidated earthen city could not stop the war elephants at all.
Ashnadur is going to investigate the movements of Da Shi's troops.
The Prince of Persia also went to pack the heavy loads of provisions and baggage.
In the earthen house, Xue Rengui's wife Liu whispered: "What is the relationship between this Ashinadur and Zhang Shangshu?"
Wang Xuance sighed: "The relationship between this person and Zhang Shangshu can be traced back to three years ago. At that time, this person was Tiele of the Eastern Turks. Later, he went to Gaochang to help the court recover the four towns of Anxi. After the four towns of Anxi were pacified two years ago,
, and went to Western Turks."
From the Eastern Turks to the Western Turks, and now to Persia, this man has done many things for the DPRK and Zhang Yang.
So that the Ministry of Rites was able to pacify the four towns of Anxi within one year, not only due to the contribution of Gaochang's soldiers and horses, but also the contribution of Ashinadur.
At this moment, Maha City is backed by the Amu Darya River, so there is no need to worry about water sources.
The soldiers and horses here include the Anxi army, the Western Turks soldiers and horses, the Gaochang people, and the Persians.
There were still a thousand Tang people, and Xue Rengui took Wang Xuance to the back of Maha City, where the Tang army was stationed.
Opening another wooden box, Wang Xuance saw iron discs one after another, "What are these?"
Xue Rengui explained: "These are iron tools sent from Lishan. At the time, they were said to be kitchen utensils, but it was only after Pei Duhu read the secret letter that he realized that these were sharp weapons to fight off the cannibals. There are three hundred of them in total."
Wang Xuance picked up one of the iron plates and asked, "How can this thing resist the giant cannibal?"
Xue Rengui nodded and said, "You will know when the big cannibal attacks."
Soldiers and horses from five parties were stationed in this dilapidated city together. The Tang people brought weapons and food and grass to distribute to the people here. There was a lot of food and grass in the Western Regions, so there was no need to worry about not having enough food and grass here.
Ashinadur was starving for a long time. He picked up the hot millet porridge with both hands and ate it happily.
Yes, it's hard to find a bowl in this place.
Everyone eats in a very awkward way. They can swallow it by dipping a piece of cake into some rice porridge.
The great cannibals attacked the capital of Persia. They did not move to Mahar so quickly. They still had time to prepare.
The people in the city were complex, and the Persian prince worshiped Xue Rengui as his general. All defense and soldier arrangements here had to follow the arrangements of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, at night, internal strife broke out in the city, but the people of Gaochang were able to obey.
But Ashinadur did not want his generals to go to the wilderness to serve as scouts, so the Tang Dynasty and these Western Turks quarreled again.
Xue Rengui shouted angrily: "Dur! Just one word from Zhang Shangshu will make you no longer have a place in the Western Regions. If you want to rebel, you might as well leave now. We won't keep you. Let's see where you can find a place."
Where?"
After leaving Maha City, there was no place to go. At least here, there was food and grass for the Tang people. Duer swallowed this breath and shouted angrily at the people behind him in Turkic language. Then everyone stopped, and he divided three teams to explore the food.
People's movements.
Wang Xuance paced back and forth in distress, "How are we going to fight this battle? How can these people resist the cannibals because they have no military discipline?"
Not to mention these Western Turks, the Persians have no military morale at all.
The next morning, Xue Rengui received another news that two hundred Persians had escaped.