Chapter 678 Professional people do professional things
When people are free, affairs in the court become a topic of conversation, and they will always say one or two words after tea and dinner.
Three or two civil servants gathered together to discuss the current situation between the DPRK and China.
The generals were holding wine bowls and looking at the several vacant positions in Zhechong Mansion in various places.
The imperial examination was held again in the imperial court, and this time more young scholars entered the official ranks, and various ministries were busy arranging for newly promoted officials.
This summer is very busy. With the development of the Tang Dynasty, both the government and the public, as well as people running around in life, have endless things to do.
The national power of the Tang Dynasty was in the best period of rising, so that even though the price of ordinary grain was one cent or two cheaper, not many people paid attention to it.
Now the price of grain in Guanzhong has dropped from six cents per dou of rice to four cents per dou of rice.
Even if the government notices the change in these two coins, there is nothing they can do about it.
Taifu Temple had written a memorial to report this matter at the beginning, and the price of food had become a heavy burden.
At this time when the price of grain fell, more and more people who were hoarding grain began to put it into storage, which also caused the price of grain to fall further. Now four dollars per bucket of rice has been paid by a group of capable ministers and officials in Zhongshu Province to turn over grain everywhere.
The result of transportation and coordination.
Fortunately, Li Shimin had capable people like Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, who were able to stabilize grain prices.
But everyone understood that this was only temporary.
Zhang Yang had warned about this at the beginning, and Taifu Temple had written memorials several times, so he had already seen the clues before the summer harvest.
Is the abundance of food in the Tang Dynasty a bad thing?
Of course this is a good thing, but the population of the Tang Dynasty has not recovered to 50% of that of the Sui Dynasty from the early Wude years until now. Underpopulation is a big problem.
Wu De lasted for nine years, Zhenguan was in its eleventh year, and the Tang Dynasty was only twenty years old.
In the past twenty years, including the first three years of Wudechu, the rebellion was suppressed, followed by three years of recovering Liaodong and Hebei, and another three years of pacifying Lingnan.
The maximum period of stability in the Tang Dynasty was thirteen years. It was only thirteen years of peace. There was nothing we could do about the population. The children born in the previous era were still underage.
In order to stabilize the population, the DPRK and the Central Government once again reiterated that the Zhechong Prefecture in various places can only recruit young adults over the age of twenty.
In this way, the more people registered in the local area, the better the population registration will be.
Xuanzang still remains in Dunhuang and has not entered the customs.
Chu Suiliang and Cen Wenwen wrote memorials based on the conditions of temples in various places. In fact, there were still many people in the Central Plains who had not been released.
Especially temples. There are nearly a hundred monks in a large temple. It is simply unbearable for such a large number of monks to lose their household registration.
Li Shimin pinched the family's neck and set his sights on the temple again.
The emperor's vision was correct. At least now, after concentrating power, Li Shimin has been strengthening his power and began to make drastic changes in the country.
At dusk in the summer, a group of cars stopped at the edge of Longshou Plain.
The weather was not too hot today, so Zhang Yang and Li Yue took a group of younger brothers and sisters out to play.
After his wife gave birth to Xin An, she rested for more than half a month, so Zhang Yang took her out to relax.
Standing on the north side of Longshouyuan, from here you can see the construction of Taiye Pond in the distance.
The younger brothers and sisters were playing with paper kites here and laughing constantly.
Even the bears became active.
Li Yue looked at the child in the stroller and said, "He is really making trouble now. My daughter was still so good when she was little."
Carefully put him in the stroller and comfort him. His feet will keep fluttering. If you don't pay attention to him, he will cry.
The two aunts also took great care of him.
Zhang Yang heard Aunt Wang's news about Goguryeo, and Da'an finally captured Goguryeo.
Sometimes history is very interesting. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty took Goguryeo with hundreds of thousands of troops, but Zhang Daan easily captured it.
Zhang Yang once again verified his idea. The information of the times is very important, and doing the right thing at the right opportunity is even more important.
Goguryeo was not a powerful country, nor was it a vicious place.
When the Central Plains wanted to attack Goguryeo on a large scale, Goguryeo would resist as a whole, and with the help of favorable geographical conditions and favorable weather conditions, they could resist the Central Plains' troops.
"Brother-in-law has accomplished a big thing again." Li Zhi patted him on the side.
"Your Highness, Prince Jin, if you want to defeat the enemy at the lowest cost, you must first kill the enemy and then divide the enemy from within." Zhang Yang shook the cattail leaf fan in his hand and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. This matter is handled by Zhang Da'an in Liaodong.
If it works, it has nothing to do with me."
Li Zhi raised his head and said: "How could this matter have gone so smoothly without my brother-in-law's prior arrangements?"
A good Ministry of Rites now has intelligence qualities and some diplomatic functions.
Zhang Yang smiled distressedly, looking back a little helplessly as to what he had done.
After playing around for another half an hour, Li Yue asked the children to take back the kites, and the whole family returned to Lishan Mountain.
Before leaving, Zhang Yang took another look at the status of the second phase of construction of Taiye Pond. The second phase was now in the final stage.
Li Yue sat in the carriage, holding the account book in his hand and said: "Including the expenses incurred by the court, after this year's imperial examination, once the Taiye Pool reaches the third stage, my father will be short of money again."
During the time spent in Shangshu, the couple learned about the money operation in the imperial court. The way of spending money in the Tang Dynasty is very simple now. If there is an urgent need, give it to whoever needs it urgently.
And Li Shimin was a man who spent a lot of money on things. Last year he renovated Chongde Square, and this year he opened the official residence of Taifu Temple, added Jiayuguan Pass and Taiye Pond.
So far, the west side of the palace is still in ruins and has not been repaired. Rather than saying that the emperor is thrifty and not extravagant, he is actually still tight on money.
After so many years, the cost tension between the DPRK and China has still not improved.
The Hexi Corridor was taken back, and Jiayuguan is now being built. It is a great blessing among misfortunes that the DPRK and China are not aggravated.
The whole family returned to Lishan Mountain, and the energetic younger brothers and sisters swarmed to the top of the mountain. They were going to Huaqing Pool for a swim.
Aunt Yang held Xin An in her arms, and Aunt Wang packed up the baby she had brought out and took Xiao Qingqing by the hand and returned to the mountain.
Zhang Yang took Li Yue to the vegetable field in the village to choose the dishes for today.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yuan gnawed on the courgette in his mouth, "The courgette grown in Lishan is not sweet and a bit astringent."
The daughter-in-law was holding a vegetable basket in her hand, picking shepherd's purse from the field. The peas and cowpeas were also growing well.
These crops can add a lot of dishes to your home.
Listening to Li Yuan's complaint, Zhang Yang said helplessly: "The courgette you are eating has not grown well and is not yet mature. How can it be delicious?"
Li Yuan took another bite in his mouth and said, "I thought you really had some great tricks, so I don't want to have to wait any longer."
It seems that in Li Yuan's eyes, these fruits and vegetables only need to grow before they can be eaten.
Zhang Yang sighed in distress, "Farming is just like this."
Li Yuan took out a memorial and said, "I remembered that the Ministry of Civil Affairs sent a memorial a few days ago, saying whether your Taifu Temple needs some civil servants. This year's imperial examination was quite successful, so the Ministry of Civil Affairs asked someone to send the list.
Already."
Zhang Yang straightened up and pushed the memorial back, "What our Taifu Temple needs are professional talents, people with specific abilities and experience in planting. In this regard, I prefer experienced farmers. In the future, I
There will be an examination method, and only those who pass the examination can enter Taifu Temple."
Hearing this, Li Yuan smiled and said: "You have a small Taifu Temple and such a small official residence, but it seems that your family is very high."
Zhang Yang shook his head and said: "You are always wrong. I have always adhered to a concept. Although this concept runs counter to the current principles of the DPRK and China, I prefer to put professional people where they can display their talents. Of course
Talking about seniority and seniority will inevitably happen everywhere."
His words were powerless to refute. Of course, Li Yuan wanted to preach to him as an elder should. Recently, he found that this kind of preaching was becoming more and more ineffective whether to Erlang who was sitting on the throne or to the boy in front of him.
"In my expectation, it is best for Taifu Temple in the future to weaken the influence of this old-fashioned system as much as possible, so that Taifu Temple can become a place that can always come up with new things and be dynamic, subject to the local conditions and conditions.
The climate is different, so I also plan to assign officials to various places to develop crop diversification according to local conditions."
Li Yuan smiled, "Young people always have great ambitions, and in the end it is not in vain."
"You always want to say that in the end, you will get nothing with the bamboo basket, and it will be like a mirror and a mirror."
Hearing this, Li Yuan nodded again, "Well, that's exactly what I mean. Talking to you is indeed fruitful."
The bamboo basket fetched water in vain, and Li Yuan mastered the new words of preaching. He felt that his preaching ability had improved a bit, and he became more and more satisfied with the retirement life in front of him.
Li Tai's angry curses were heard in the distance again, and as expected, the steam engine experiment failed again.
This fat man's perseverance is satisfying, at least he has been working hard.
The couple picked some vegetables and sent them to the teacher's house first.
The news from the imperial court has not yet reached the village. Zhang Xiangxiang and Da Su are still busy with matters in the Protectorate, and the news has not yet been sent.
Zhang Yang looked at the teacher's expression and gave some instructions.
The couple took a look at the daily necessities of the teacher's home to see if there were any deficiencies or inconveniences.
When I returned to the mountain, I looked at the two small fruits produced by the pumpkin and felt very good.
It is a great joy for the pumpkin to take root and bear fruit. If my wife hadn't been in poor health right now, I would have really wanted to have a good drink.
Previously, Zhang Daan's governance in Liaodong had achieved results, and the DPRK had already expressed the intention to transfer him back. From the perspective of Li Shimin's centralization method, such a minister staying in Liaodong was contrary to his strategy of strong officials and weak branches.
Capable ministers should stay in Chang'an and should not stay in the local area. The stronger the local area, the weaker the imperial power. At worst, someone else should be replaced.
Furthermore, now that Da'an has captured Goguryeo, it's time to come back.
After the DPRK and China confirmed this matter several times, they began to discuss the matter of bringing Da'an back.
It's already summer now, and Da'an still needs to consolidate the situation in Goguryeo. It's unlikely that he'll be able to come back in the short term. It's just right to come back after autumn and winter.
There are some things that others don't know, but Changsun Wuji, an old fox, has already noticed it. He became aware of it when Zhang Daan, who was far away in Liaodong, was appointed as the Minister of Rites from a local official.
It was just that I was still unsure at the beginning, but now I have confirmed my original guess.
This old man came to Lishan Mountain on the pretext of visiting the Supreme Emperor. Zhang Yang originally did not intend to see him, but he heard that this man wanted to see his teacher.
Zhang Yang had no choice but to go down the mountain and see him in person.
Li Tai's steam engine experiment failed again. He was sitting in the Emperor's courtyard looking at the drawings in a daze, eating tea eggs and ignoring the visiting uncle.
When Li Yuan met Changsun Wuji, he was also very uninterested and dozed off to himself.
Originally, everyone was not very energetic in the summer afternoon, but Changsun Wuji decided to come to visit at this time. It was really not the right time.
As Li Yuan grew older and his hair and beard turned white, the emperor arranged for three eunuchs to take care of his father's daily life.
With the table in front of me, there is always a sense of ritual in such a conversation with Changsun Wuji.
The last time was when I met Mr. Wang Gui.
This will let the guest or host know that the next words are formal.
Changsun Wuji poured two bowls of tea and said, "Your Lishan tea is indeed the best. You can tell by smelling it."
Zhang Yang took the tea bowl and said, "It makes Duke Zhao laugh. Lishan is used to being poor."
"Well, it doesn't matter if you are poor, I don't like too good food either."
Seeing that the tea was clear, Changsun Wuji took a sip and said in a low voice: "I am here to congratulate you for accomplishing a great event for the DPRK."
Zhang Yang smiled awkwardly and said: "I am just a minister of Taifu Temple. Now Taifu Temple only grows grapes. It can't be said to be a big deal."
The courtyard was very quiet. Changsun Wuji whispered: "You know the important thing I mentioned is not growing grapes, but Goguryeo."
"I misunderstood, I am just the Minister of Taifu Temple."
Changsun Wuji nodded and said: "You don't have to be so restrained in front of me. A year ago, His Majesty appointed Zhang Da'an as the Minister of Rites. I understand that he is not as simple as serving as the chief minister in Liaodong."
"Zhao Guogong misunderstood again." Zhang Yang put his hands in his sleeves and sat cross-legged and replied: "First of all, Zhang Daan served as the Minister of Rites for Li Yifu, the envoy of the Ministry of Rites, who was in Goguryeo. The envoy was in Goguryeo and needed a minister to speak for him.
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Changsun Wuji took another sip of tea and said, "Very good, please continue to explain."
It seemed to him that this was just a quibble.
Zhang Yang still had a calm expression of innocence on his face, "Secondly, the official position of Minister of Rites is also a temporary measure. He needs to ask Goguryeo for the bones of former Sui soldiers, and he needs to have enough identity to ask Goguryeo for them.
Please ask, this position of Minister of Etiquette is the most suitable, the status is sufficient, and the kindness is also in place."
Changsun Wuji had a dark face and snorted coldly: "Then why does Zhang Daan have three thousand soldiers in his hands?"
Zhang Yang added: "Zhao Guogong still misunderstood. These three thousand soldiers were actually a group of warriors who had the ambition to serve the country. They wanted Goguryeo to return the bones of the former Sui soldiers, so they first attached themselves to Zhang Da'an in Liaodong, and then
This can also be regarded as a kind of public supervision of the Minister of Rites, which allows Da'an to step up arrangements."
"The folk customs are like this. A strong man serves his country. How can the Tang Dynasty not be strong?" As he spoke, Zhang Yang almost moved the old fox in front of him with his impassioned speech. He raised his glass and said, "Duke Zhao and the lower officials drank this tea together.
