Chapter 461: If you want me to build, you still want me to take credit
Technological breakthrough is a long process, and the casting process is a breakthrough.
As for the production methods, Lishan Local Small Business can better coordinate and manage the operations. If everyone works together, rational allocation of manpower, and good distribution of processes can increase efficiency several times.
Lishan's current technical research focuses on two aspects, one is textile technology, and the other is iron casting led by Master Jiang.
There has been progress in ironware, and textile technology needs to change the process to improve efficiency. Until new ironware parts such as springs come out, textile technology can only stay at this stage for the time being.
The production benefits brought by technological breakthroughs have increased exponentially.
Just like in the budding stage, now it needs good care, and it also needs huge resources and the emperor's privileges to rely on.
Li Yue has been at home these days. With the stroller, she no longer has to carry her child around the yard. She can still go out and take a few steps while pushing the stroller.
In the yard, the food was all on the table. Seeing that her husband had no appetite, Li Yue asked in a low voice: "Are you worried?"
Zhang Yang nodded and glanced at the room, where his aunt was taking care of his daughter.
"My daughter cries when she sees me." Zhang Yang sighed melancholy.
"She's still young now. If she grows up for a month or two, she won't cry anymore if we look at her more."
Xiao Wu and Xu Hui ate their food with suppressed smiles.
After the meal, when the child fell asleep, Zhang Yang picked her up and looked at her carefully, her eyebrows had not yet grown up.
I can hold the baby for a while while he is asleep.
Aunt Yang smiled and said: "This child is so noisy at such a young age. He will also be a lively child in the future."
The child frowned and was about to wake up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, the big one and the small one looked at each other for a long time.
Zhang Yang could even see his own reflection in her clear eyes.
"Wow……"
Sure enough, she started crying again.
Li Yue took the child and coaxed it, then smiled and said: "No matter how much nonsense he does, he will still be afraid of his father in the future."
The child was quiet again in his wife's arms.
Li Yue was holding the child in one hand and looking at the book in the other.
A month had passed like this, and the imperial court was about to begin. Aunt Wang went to Chang'an City and brought some news.
Your Majesty went to see General Li Jing, and Li Jing resigned from his Majesty again. Your Majesty did not give a direct response, and the emperor neither agreed nor refused.
Instead, Li Jing's original title of Duke Dai was changed to Duke of Wei, and more towns and fiefs were given to him.
The emperor once again showed his care for his ministers and his style of not hesitating to reward ministers who have contributed to the country.
Li Yue pushed the stroller outside the house and said, "Husband, let's go see Grandpa Huang before we return to Chang'an."
"Right."
After a month of rest, Li Yue's health finally improved and she could at least walk a little longer.
Zhang Yang took the stroller and pushed it all the way.
The little bear followed beside him, swaying his still fat body and looking left and right, as if he was guarding.
My daughter was sitting in the stroller looking in front of her, laughing from time to time, but she didn't know what she was laughing at.
Arriving in front of Li Yuan's house, the old man was sitting in the sun, closing his eyes and relaxing.
Li Yue stepped forward and called softly: "Grandpa Huang?"
Li Yuan then opened his eyes, regained his composure, and saw the couple in front of him standing up.
Zhang Yang pushed the stroller over and said, "Look at your granddaughter."
Hearing this, Li Yuan noticed the child in the stroller. The little guy's tender hands were pulling at a few ribbons hanging down inside the stroller.
"She looks like a beautiful child." Li Yuan reached out and picked her up.
The child started crying immediately, and Li Yuan smiled even more happily, "The cry was loud, which is very good."
But then Li Yuan discovered that no matter how he coaxed him, he couldn't coax him. The child kept crying.
It wasn't until she returned to Li Yue's arms that she stopped crying.
Li Yuan stared at her again, and the baby started crying again.
Zhang Yang felt melancholy and realized the fact that this child would cry whenever anyone saw her. She would cry just as much when others held her. She was only calm when she was in the arms of Li Yue and her aunt.
Although the baby kept crying, Li Yuan was still very happy. He sat down and said, "Erlang is not as humane as you and your wife."
Zhang Yang sat down with the old man and said, "Your Majesty, won't you bring your children to visit you?"
Li Yuan snorted coldly: "How can I think of me when I'm busy with state affairs? I often send him some rare treasures. He doesn't know what I want. He always feels that I like these treasures and want these things even when I'm old."
What’s the use.”
"You are old and all you want is to have your grandchildren around your knees." Zhang Yang sat cross-legged, "Our family is planning to return to Chang'an City, and Yue'er's health has recovered very well."
Li Yuan nodded, "You belong to the Ministry of Rites and are the minister of Zhongshu Province. You should return to Chang'an City."
Zhang Yang said again: "You know me. It's too late for me to hide in the court."
Li Yuan laughed again, "Erlang has said your fault more than once."
"I thought Tian Khan was wise and mighty, but I didn't expect that he would say bad things about me behind my back. This is not what a gentleman would do."
"Wing Ming Shen Wu? Is he half as wise as me?"
"Tian Khan is your son, you can say that, how dare we ministers talk like this."
"This is Lishan Mountain, not Chang'an City. You don't have to be too taboo in front of me. A seven-foot-tall man should express his feelings and live freely in the world."
Zhang Yang touched the stubble on his chin and said, "Your son thinks about Lishan's contribution to his court all day long. He also urges Lishan to give birth all day long and treats this place as his money bag. How do you say that your majesty is so honest?"
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Hearing these words, Li Yuan was speechless for a moment.
Zhang Yang added: "You still want to conquer Xue Yantuo to scare the Turks? Now the Turks are already trembling in front of the Tang Dynasty. Even Ashinadur, the only fighting force of the Turks, was sent to the Western Turks by me. This man
It’s freezing in Western Turkestan.”
"Even if your son is counting on Lishan to lay eggs, he actually talks about increasing production by increasing manpower. He doesn't know the technology and still comes to dictate. If I were the Supreme Emperor, I would give him a good beating with a stick and let him die under the stick.
wide awake."
Li Yue also smiled when she heard this.
Anyway, it was what Tian Khan's father wanted to say. After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he took a sip of tea and said, "Well, just express your feelings."
"Actually, Erlang is not without his merits." Li Yuan tried to regain some face, but after listening to what Zhang Yang said, he didn't know what his son's merits should be.
After looking at each other in silence for a while, Zhang Yang stood up and said, "Our family will return to Chang'an City first, and we will visit you another day."
Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction.
Xiao Wu and Xu Hui have already packed their luggage to take back to Chang'an, most of which are clothes. Their homes in Chang'an City are fully furnished.
No special preparation is required.
Xu Hui and Xiao Wu got on the carriage, and Zhang Yang helped Li Yue get on the carriage, and then handed the baby stroller over, so that she didn't have to hold the baby all the time.
Aunt Yang confirmed that nothing was left behind and then closed the courtyard door.
The carriage drove slowly towards Chang'an City.
At this moment in Chang'an City, the imperial retreat is coming to an end, and the residents who left Chang'an City in the middle of winter are also returning one after another at this time.
Chang'an is the busiest time now.
Pei Xingjian was also used to life here. He walked with his servants on Zhuque Street and ate the small cakes he bought on the street. "I heard that this cake was opened by His Royal Highness King Wei."
The servant replied: "The rumors are indeed true, but no one has ever seen His Highness the King of Wei in that shop."
There are many rumors in Chang'an City. These days, Pei Xingjian often goes to Hongwen Hall to ask people there about the current changes in Chang'an City. Since His Majesty ascended the throne, the things that have happened in Chang'an City are very interesting.
The novel rumors satisfied the curiosity of this high-spirited young man.
Pei Xingjian said curiously: "They said that His Highness the King of Wei has been living in Lishan for a long time and has not returned to Chang'an City for a long time. He did not even come back on New Year's Eve this year."
The servant replied: "This matter involves the prince, so it would be better for me, young master, to talk less about it."
"This King of Wei is about the same age as me. I heard that he has been hanging out with Zhang Yang." Pei Xingjian was still talking about the prince.
The servant also had no choice but to reply, "The King of Wei was very talented and learned when he was young. Many people say that His Highness the King of Wei wasted all his talents and learning after he got together with Zhang Yang."
"I don't think so. If King Wei really lost his talent and learning in Lishan, Your Majesty will not let King Wei stay in Lishan. As for why he is in Lishan, there must be other reasons."
In the eyes of the servants, the young master has a high spirit and a quick mind.
He is too arrogant in his words. This kind of arrogance is not a good thing for the young master. How can you become a talent without experience and practice? This is what the head of the family told you when you came here.
There are many rumors about Zhang Yang in Chang'an City, there is also a mysterious King of Wei, and there is also the unknown Li Shan.
These are the things that Pei Xingjian is most concerned about now.
The servant told him, "Young master, it's time to prepare for the imperial examination. It's already February and the imperial examination will start in less than three months."
"It's time for Brother Xue to come to Chang'an City." Pei Xingjian was still talking to himself.
We walked all the way to the post house where we stayed temporarily in Chang'an City. There were many people preparing for the imperial examination here. There was a guy named Wang Xuance, who was from Luoyang. He drank and got into a fight yesterday and was now being questioned by officials.
Wang Xuance beat a Tubo man. Two years ago, Lu Dongzan came to envoy Princess Shang of the Tang Dynasty but was rejected by Tian Khan.
Now that Tibet has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, it is rumored that Songtsen Gampo will build the Potala Palace.
When people in the Guanzhong are in high spirits, beating up an outsider is no big deal.
But the person Wang Xuance beat was none other than the envoy sent by Tibet.
This time Lu Dongzan did not come to Datang, but he still sent an envoy to congratulate him.
If the matter had not involved the diplomatic relations between the two countries, the government would not have intervened at all.
According to the opinions of these officials, the Foreign Affairs Council should also be informed of the matter and let the Foreign Affairs Council handle it.
Pei Xingjian heard the words "Diplomatic Academy" again and asked in a low voice: "In the last imperial examination, many people who became officials were sent to the Protectorate of Tubo and Anxi."
The servant replied: "The young master is full of talent and learning, and I doubt he will be sent outside the customs."
On the other side of Chang'an City, the family returned home, and Zhang Yang took two girls to start cleaning.
The little bear is patrolling here to see if its territory has been set foot on by other little things with little eyes.
Li Yue put the child in the cradle, then sorted out the clothes at home, prepared spring clothes, washed them and dried them.
There were still many things to arrange when he came to Chang'an City. Zhang Yang walked into the courtyard carrying a bag of rice, "Let's go to Qujiang Pool early tomorrow morning."
Li Yue was still washing her clothes and nodded, "Well, let's take the kids to see. Qujiang Pool also belongs to our family."
"Auntie, please go and tell me that Xu Jingzong will come to Qujiang Pond at noon tomorrow."
Aunt Wang bowed and said: "Here."
The weather was fine today. Li Shimin walked out of Xuanwu Gate and looked at this wasteland again.
The eunuch beside him understood that His Majesty still wanted to build the Taiye Pool. A young eunuch came in a hurry and whispered to the side.
After hearing the words, the old eunuch whispered: "Your Majesty, the news just sent me is that Zhang Shangshu and Her Royal Highness the Princess have returned to Chang'an City and have brought the child with them."
The emperor finally had some smile on his face, and the eunuch also smiled heartily.
"When he has a child, he will be worried about it." Li Shimin turned around and walked back to Xuanwu Gate, "As long as you hold his child in your hands, you are not afraid that he will not obey."
The eunuch followed without saying a word.
No one knows what is going on in His Majesty's mind. In terms of suspicion, His Majesty is now on guard against Changsun Wuji.
With the emperor's heart like this, Tian Khan was suspicious of everyone, including young Zhang Yang.
Back in the palace, Li Shimin was still thinking about how to control Zhang Yang.
The seal of Emperor Wu De's father was given to the newborn princess, and she was taken care of by her father as soon as she was born.
It can be regarded as a bond between the royal family and Zhang Yang.
Li Shimin sat down in the Manlu Hall and said, "When this child turns five years old, let the Queen accept him as a disciple."
"Here."
The decree soon spread out of the palace.
In the evening, Zhang Yang sent Xu Hui home. The girl had been homesick for a long time. Li Yue also allowed Xu Hui to go back to his home for some time.
Xu Hui led the way through alleys, pointing to the closed courtyard door, "This is my home."
The house looks very simple, and the wooden doors are mottled with traces of time.
Xu Xiaode was not a wealthy man, so he rented an old house in Chang'an City to live temporarily.
Zhang Yang knocked on the door, and voices came from the courtyard.
The person who opened the door was a woman. Xu Hui smiled playfully and said, "Mom, this is Master."
"Hui'er." With a smile on her face, the woman picked up Xu Hui.
Xu Xiaode also walked to the door of his house, "I don't know Zhang Shangshu is here. I should go and greet him."
Zhang Yang waved his hand and said: "We have been friends for a long time, so we don't need so many courtesy."
Xu Xiaode, still wearing official uniform, bowed slightly and took out two writing brushes. "These are fine Hu brushes sent by people from my hometown. I also ask Zhang Shangshu to accept them."
Several of the brushes at home are old, and Hu brushes have always been the best writing brushes. They enjoy a high reputation in the Central Plains and are quite valuable.
Literati often send pens and paper to each other, and it is difficult to refuse. Zhang Yang accepted the brush and said with a smile: "Xu Hui has been homesick for a long time, so I sent her here."
"I have been taking care of Her Royal Highness the Princess and Zhang Shangshu for the past six months. The shabby house has not been tidied up for a long time, so I asked my housewife to make tea."
When you walk into this courtyard, you will see an old house. There are not many furnishings in the courtyard. There is a well, a wooden table and two or three stools.