Zhang Yang took the kettle and drank a sip of cold water. "Their physical fitness has improved a lot. They can increase the intensity of their training in the future."
Xiao Qingqing was a little new to making dumplings. She followed her mother's method of clumsily wrapping the dumplings, placing them in her hands and watching them carefully.
Li Yue said again: "We will eat dumplings tonight."
"How's the situation in Jiangnan?"
"There was a big fuss at the beginning of the year. Now that the tea leaves are almost picked, they stopped making trouble. The imperial court sent people to investigate and there is no news yet." Li Yue stood up holding her waist, opened the lid of the pot, and looked
When the water is boiling, the dumplings are placed.
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "There will be a grape feast in the village tomorrow."
"My father has asked the clan and relatives to be thrifty several times. If we do this, our family will most likely be impeached again."
Li Yue put the dumplings into the pot and sat down to continue wrapping them, her expression a little more melancholy.
Zhang Yang also sat down and wrapped the dumplings skillfully. When he pinched the dumpling skin with his fingers, grooves were printed on it.
Xiao Qingqing frowned and looked at the dumplings made by her father.
A pair of rough hands makes dumplings that are strong but also rough.
She opened her father's hands, and her white and tender palms brushed over the rough palms full of grooves, and these grooves were connected with the palm prints.
Zhang Yang pinched her cheek with his hand, "These are the hands of working people, and working people are the most worthy of recognition and the most glorious."
She doesn't understand these principles yet, but she just thinks her father's hands are ugly.
The scene of a family of three sitting in the kitchen making dumplings was very warm. The two aunts did not bother them and continued to clean up the house.
At night, the children ate their dumplings and went to bed early. The physical training in the afternoon had worn away their energy, and now they fell asleep.
Zhang Yang, Li Yue, Xiao Wu, Xiaohui, and Li Lizhi were having a small meeting in the library.
There is a map hanging on the wall. This is a map of Qinchuan in Guanzhong.
The area circled on the map is Lishan Mountain, and to the west of Lishan Mountain is Chang'an City.
Li Lizhi held a writing brush in her hand and frowned: "Does my brother-in-law want to develop surrounding villages and counties to surround Chang'an City?"
Zhang Yang nodded and circled a few pieces of land around Chang'an City, nodded and said: "Developing industries and building the Northwest, is there anything more difficult than this in the world?"
Li Lizhi nodded and said, "It's too difficult."
Xiao Wu asked: "It is a very troublesome thing to unite the townships and counties in various places. Moreover, there are many clans and powerful people's farmland around Chang'an City. There are fights among the townships and counties in various places over land and ditches.
It happens all the time that a whole village swarms over a ditch."
The population of Chang'an City is too large. To maintain the supply of Chang'an City, a larger-scale breeding industry is needed.
Zhang Yang looked at the map and carefully looked at several villages and counties around Chang'an City.
The two aunts brought noodle soup, "For dinner, don't waste the extra noodles. They will go bad if left for a long time. Make them into noodle soup."
Xiao Qingqing didn't sleep up so late. She was sitting next to Li Lizhi holding a bowl bigger than her face, sucking noodles.
The meeting stopped in the middle, and Xiaohui suddenly put down her chopsticks. She pointed at the map and said: "In fact, it is not necessary for all the surrounding villages and counties to participate in the construction. As long as three or five villages and counties can cooperate with Lishan and expand in the future, it will be fine."
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As she spoke, she surrounded several scattered villages and counties on the map, expanding from the inner circle outwards.
In this way, the whole picture looks a bit like one ring and two rings, and then connect each ring.
"Yeah." Li Yue nodded and agreed with Xiaohui's approach.
The three disciples all wore the same clothes, a blue cloth coat, with long hair tied up with a red ribbon and a neat ponytail.
Li Yue also liked to dress like this in the past, and now her disciples also like to dress like this.
Li Lizhi said suspiciously: "Sister Huang, instead of surrounding Chang'an City with villages and counties to form a supply..."
"Supply chain." Zhang Yang gave it a title.
"Yes." Li Lizhi nodded and continued: "Even if this supply chain can supply Chang'an, the population of Chang'an City has been increasing."
Zhang Yang shook the cattail leaf fan in his hand, the night wind blew into the library, and there was the sound of pages turning.
The flame of the oil lamp was shaking, making the map in front of me unclear.
"Actually, it's not impossible."
Zhang Yang's words broke the silence of several people. Seeing their eyes, he pointed at Chang'an City and said: "Tear down the city walls, keep the walls inside the imperial city of Chang'an City, build the moat beside the imperial city, and then build the outer ones."
The city wall was demolished.”
Xiao Qingqing was holding a big bowl and drinking soup. When she heard that the walls of Chang'an City were to be demolished, her eyes could not hide her excitement.
Li Lizhi wiped the soup from her niece's mouth and handed the empty bowl to her aunt.
Xiao Qingqing burped unconsciously, still looking at the map and listening to the discussion between her father, mother, and three aunts.
I want to get some key words from it, for example, if Chang'an City is demolished, how will it be demolished? Will it be bombed?
Xiaohui added: "If there is no city wall, the population of Chang'an City can be released. Now it looks like Chang'an City is like a cage."
Hearing this, Xiao Wu had a different view and asked: "Will the DPRK and China agree?"
I don’t know how long we talked for, but in the end Xiao Qingqing fell asleep lying on the desk.
When she woke up again, lying on her little bed, it was already dawn.
A grape banquet was going to be held in the village, and Li Xiaogong was generous enough to invite people from the clan. The last time they had a free meal at Lishan was very impressive, and this time they even brought their families to Lishan to eat and drink together.
Zhang Yang stood at the entrance of the village, watching this scene, and said to the people on the side: "Brother Daoyan, long time no see."
Li Daoyan nodded coolly, "Yeah."
Zhang Yang watched everyone in the clan and their families salute and greet Li Yuan, and then asked: "Our Majesty's clan is really unique."
Li Daoyan still had a cool expression, nodded and said: "Yes."
This time, Li Daoyan came to Lishan for a banquet. Only Li Daoyan did not bring his family. Since the battle with Tubo, this man had received a reward and had been promoted to become one of Zuo Wuwei's generals. However, he spoke less and less.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Yang then asked again: "How is General Su Dingfang doing lately?"
Li Daoyan said again: "He is raising horses."
After the First World War in Tubo, Su Dingfang rarely showed up in the army. I didn't expect him to raise horses.
He added: "You will be impeached."
"I know."
"Then you still..."
"Brother Daoyan, don't be offended. Sometimes impeachment is not necessarily a bad thing. Their impeachment is the best advertisement for Lishan. In this way, Taifu Temple does not need to do anything, and their impeachment can spread the news.
All over Guanzhong."
Glancing at Zhang Yang, Li Daoyan nodded and said, "You are indeed very insidious. Changsun Wuji is right."
"He said bad things about me behind my back again, which is too much!"
"Li Xiaoyi is also in the Western Expedition Army."
"Your brother?"
"Yeah." Li Daoyan added: "A certain family can't stop him. He insists on going. I also ask you to write a letter and give it to General Li Ji to keep an eye on him."
Zhang Yang scratched his head, "I'm not familiar with General Li Ji."
Li Daoyan nodded and said: "It doesn't matter, you can write a letter to Di Zhisun. If he wants to leave the customs, please also ask Pei Xingjian."
After saying that, Li Daoyan bowed and saluted, "A certain family owes you a favor. If the county marquis has any arrangements in the future, feel free to talk to him."
Zhang Yang hesitated to speak and could only nod.
It seemed hard to refuse. Speaking of which, the only four generals of the clan back then were Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong.
Li Xiaogong also attaches great importance to friendship and will naturally take care of the younger generation.
Even if he doesn't say anything, Li Xiaogong will help.
A few years ago, Li Xiaoyi received training in the army, and was later assigned by Chu Mo to work at the Braised Pork Gang.
Because he is a descendant of the clan, he cannot enter the core of the gang and only wanders around the periphery. Now he has left the gang.
Became a member of the Western Expedition Army.
With Li Daoyan's status in the clan, it was actually very easy for him to do a favor to General Li Ji.
Or maybe Li Daoyan didn't want to talk to the clan, and the only person close to his family was Lishan. The relatives of the Tian family were too complicated.
Zhang Yang whispered: "Brother Daoyan, don't worry, you were able to capture Tubo because the Ministry of Rites owed you a favor."
"It doesn't matter, I have already received military honors."
Zhang Yang calmed down his mood, looked a lot more serious, and said: "The clan has a food court in Guanzhong. Where was the food town of General Li Shentong back then?"
"First it was in Yizhou, and then it was changed to Hanzhong. It had 500 acres of land and 700 households."
"I see."
Seeing Zhang Yang nodding and not saying what he was going to do next, Li Daoyan glanced at the people in the clan behind him and said, "I can't say too much to you, lest the people in the clan become suspicious."
Zhang Yang waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter."
"A certain family will go first to say hello to the Supreme Emperor."
Li Daoyan still had a cool expression on his face, and Zhang Yang said distressedly: "Actually, he said a lot."
Li Shimin was sitting in the Manna Palace, eating fresh grapes sent by Li Xiaogong.
The taste of this grape is very good. When I heard that it was grown in Guanzhong, I felt that it tasted even better.
The prince hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Yushitai impeached Lishan for holding a grape banquet. It is extremely extravagant. I hope your Majesty will deal with it."
Li Shimin stopped eating grapes, took the memorial and started reading it.
Li Xiaogong planted grapes, which is indeed something worthy of celebration, but he still had to hold a banquet to invite the royal family. Grapes are a precious fruit in Guanzhong, so it is right to say that he is extravagant when he holds a banquet with grapes.
"I have repeatedly emphasized that the clan should be frugal and set an example, but they actually go against it."
The prince whispered: "It is said that the prince of Hejian County held a banquet in Lishan Mountain..."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I understand. Li Xiaogong was fined three years' salary, and Zhang Yang was also fined three years."
"Here."
The person who hosted the banquet was the Prince of Hejian County. Your Majesty also punished Zhang Yang.
The city of Chang'an is neither too big nor too small.
The impeachment of Yushitai spread quickly throughout the government and the public. Many people knew that grapes were grown in Taifu Temple. There were more and more rare things in the world.
I heard that there is a monster in Lishan that eats coal and can grow vegetables in winter.
The prince of Hejian County did send grapes to several families in Chang'an City, but these grapes did not appear on the market in Chang'an City.
Is this for sale? Or are you not planning to sell it?
They arranged people one after another to inquire about the news.
The water in Chang'an City is deep, and Tian Khan likes to watch people move towards Lishan Mountain after hearing the wind, how they are plotted by Zhang Yang, how they are robbed of wealth by Zhang Yang.
If it weren't for the fact that Li Yuan was also in Lishan, it would have given the clan members an excuse to go to the banquet with filial piety.
If Li Yuan is not in Lishan, Tian Khan will let the army capture Lishan now, capture Zhang Yang to Chang'an City, hang him in front of Chengtian Gate, and bleed him!
It's not my father who protects him, nor my magnanimity and kindness.
Li Shimin was in a good mood and walked slowly by the Taiye Pond. Today, the Taiye Pond has begun to take shape. Once the embankment is built, the upstream river channel can be opened.
The summer weather was hot, and Li Shimin frowned and looked at the blue sky.
I want to see what Lishan plans to do next and how far Zhang Yang, the Taifu Temple Minister, will go.
And what kind of things those people crawling around in the muddy water of Chang'an City would do.
Fang Xuanling and Li Junxian came in a hurry and saluted: "Your Majesty has news."
Li Shimin became interested, put his hands behind his back, nodded and said, "Well, let's talk."
Fang Xuanling bowed and said: "Lishan sent a message that if all the towns and counties want to grow fruits and vegetables together with Taifu Temple, they need to cooperate with Taifu Temple's policy of returning farmland to forest and use the barren land to plant trees."
Hearing this, Li Shimin snorted coldly: "That's right, he has never been a kind person. If they want to grow grapes, they need to pay a price, and this price is to return farmland to forests and use their land to achieve great achievements."
Fu Temple.”
The emperor knew Zhang Yang very well. From the very beginning when Li Xiaogong sent the grapes, he had already guessed that the matter would not be so simple.
Those with long sleeves are good at dancing, and those with more money are good at business. What kind of person is Zhang Yang? He can put his scarce money between his teeth. If you give him a dollar, he can spend ten dollars worth of it.
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Fang Xuanling whispered: "Your Majesty, Lishan will not be so kind, and towns and counties will not altruistically use their own land to plant trees. It is expected that Taifu Temple will do this."
"Well, Xuan Ling wonders what Zhang Yang is thinking at this moment. Is he still complacent about his brilliant idea?"
"I don't think Zhang Yang will be complacent about this. This person has very deep intentions. We must not take it lightly just because he wants to return farmland to forests."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Are you saying that he has a longer-term plan?"
Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "At first, Lishan only grew fruits and vegetables, but later grapes appeared. In fact, grapes seem important, but to him, returning farmland to forest is more important."
Listening to Fang Xuanling's analysis, His Majesty continued walking along Taiye Pond, with Li Junxian following closely.
"You can do something for three years or even five or six years. This kind of person should not be looked down upon."
"Well, what Xuan Ling said makes sense. Zhang Yang is good at fishing, he is very patient, and his character of not being timid or discouraged is really rare. It's a pity that he can't be used by me."
After Li Shimin finished speaking, there was a little anger in his eyes. No matter how wise I am and how wise I am outside.
He seemed to have a very firm belief in his heart.
That belief prevents him from giving in easily.
"I also heard that Qingque is recruiting disciples for the academy in Lishan Mountain recently?"
Li Junxian quickly replied: "So far, no craftsmen are willing to go to Lishan to teach."