Chapter 883 The emperor who is not good at using money
Di Renjie smiled and said: "Cen Zhongcheng's steps are quite fast."
Li Zhi sat down again and looked at the Qujiang Pool under construction in the distance, "It seems that the Qujiang Pool is being built too slowly."
Not long after Cen Wenwen left, Zhang Jianzhi came. He walked up to him, picked up the wine bowl and took a big sip, "Your Majesty asked Ma Zhou to go to Longyou to inspect the fields."
Di Renjie snorted coldly: "Most of the people in Longyou Clan have dirty hands."
Zhang Jianzhi sighed, "It seems that many people's heads are about to fall to the ground."
Li Zhi drank the drink carelessly and sighed in frustration.
In Lishan, Taoist priests came from far away. They came from all over the Central Plains. These Taoist priests handed the scrolls in their hands to Yuan Tiangang.
This is the climate change in various parts of the Central Plains from the end of last year to the beginning of spring.
Yuan Tiangang asked: "Can the county prince really tell the weather of this year from these scrolls?"
Zhang Yang looked at the records on the scroll. The one in front of him was about the climate changes in Lingnan. After reading one volume and then picking up another, he said, "Last year, it was warmer in the south, but in winter, it was sometimes very warm and sometimes very cold.
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"My method is different from Taoist Yuan's method of conjecture by looking at the sun, moon and stars. I am more confident that I can see it."
Yuan Tiangang stroked his beard and said: "These things are just a piece of cake. The old Taoist is very willing to let people from the Taoist sect do things for Lishan. When you give benefits to the Taoist sect, we can also feel at ease."
Zhang Yang changed his sitting position and looked up to see Cen Wenwen coming on horseback. When he got there, he turned over and dismounted.
I saw him standing aside and not speaking.
Zhang Yang continued: "There are not many typhoons hitting Lingnan this year, but every one of them is a strong wind. They even swept the entire Jiangnan East Road, and there were five strong winds."
Yuan Tiangang asked: "What does this mean?"
"The climate in the Tang Dynasty was on the warm side. During my years as the Minister of Taifu Temple, I discovered that not only the Central Plains, but also other areas outside the Pass, including Liaodong and the Tianshan Mountains, had abnormally warm and cold climates."
"In the southwest, there were two months of drought last summer, and the autumn was warmer."
"Typhoons can explain the conditions of the ocean. Because there are many strong winds and stay inland for a long time, it means that the sea water is warmer and has enough power to accumulate typhoons. Last year's autumn was unusually warm, but in winter there was another severe cold."
Yuan Tiangang could no longer understand these words. He asked, "So it will be warm this year?"
Zhang Yang shook his head and said: "The climate of this world is a whole, and every abnormality can be seen. Climate changes must be viewed from multiple angles. I think this year will be a trend of severe cold and warming."
"Be prepared for flooding in Hebei and Jiangnan this summer, and Guanzhong should pay attention to the cold wave in the north this year."
Yuan Tiangang nodded and said, "Can you know what the weather will be like in the next few days?"
"cannot."
"cannot?"
Zhang Yang explained: "To predict the climate situation in the next few days, larger and more precise observations are needed, which is currently not possible."
"I can only prevent possible disasters through climate changes in various parts of the Central Plains. The agriculture in the Central Plains is weak, no! It should be said that the agriculture in the Central Plains is very weak now."
Yuan Tiangang sighed: "In my opinion, you just want to collect these changes. As for whether they are useful, you have to wait and see the effect. It will always be useful."
"If future generations can find the causes of changes from these clues in the future, it will be worthwhile. I will let people continue to observe climate changes in various places."
Zhang Yang put these files into a bamboo basket and looked at Cen Wenwen aside, "What are you doing, brother Wenwen?"
Cen Wenwen said with a straight face: "Don't the county marquis himself know about the letter written by the county marquis?"
"Ouch." Zhang Yang suddenly came to his senses as he slapped his forehead, "Oh, I almost forgot, there are too many things going on recently."
Knowing that the two of them had something important to discuss, Yuan Tiangang felt bored and left.
"Your Majesty said that the county prince should not raise prices."
"Then what price does Your Majesty think is appropriate?"
Cen Wenwen was a little impatient when he was asked this question, "Marquis of County, there are many ways to deal with Lishan, and it doesn't have to be about money."
Zhang Yang beckoned: "Xiaohui! Xiaowu!"
The two girls walked over quickly and said, "Master, what are your instructions?"
The land of Guanzhong has just come out of the cold winter, and the sunshine is warm and pleasant. After a long time, I don’t want to move.
Zhang Yang lay on the bamboo chair and said calmly: "Chaozhong and Lishan want to trade the paper mill, but His Majesty is not willing to spend 100,000 yuan. Let Brother Wen come and talk. You two talk to him."
"good."
After looking at Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui, Cen Wenwen hesitated, "This..."
"They are now the backbone of Lishan's production. Even I have to listen to their arrangements for some things. According to our Lishan structure, they are the executive CEO of Lishan."
"What?"
Seeing Zhang Yang's lazy look, can these two sixteen or seventeen-year-old girls in front of him decide so many major events in Lishan?
Cen Wenwen hesitated for a moment and then told the two girls the reason.
Xiaohui replied: "According to what Cen Zhongcheng said, there is really no need to talk about money in the transaction between Chaozhong and Lishan. This sentence is actually correct."
Cen Wenwen stroked his beard and nodded, thinking that they were much more open-minded than Zhang Yang.
Xiao Wu added: "But Lishan can't lose money. The government needs to pay a price of equal value."
"Well, I wonder what the conditions are like in Lishan?"
Xiaohui thought for a moment and whispered: "I want Chaozhong to give Lishan a special privilege."
"But it doesn't matter."
Xiaohui and Xiaowu looked at each other, "Lishan has a lot of goods that need to be transported from the southwest and south of the Yangtze River, but all the passes in the Central Plains have to be checked, which has caused a lot of trouble to Lishan. In the future, Lishan's goods will pass through various places.
When traveling to the state capital, they can be inspected but not detained."
Xiao Wu also added: "Lishan plans to build seaports near Jiangnan and Dengzhou. I hope that North Korea and China can give Lishan permission so that Lishan can transport goods by sea."
"Sea route? Lishan is going to sea? Where to go?"
Xiaohui held the account book and added: "It's just for transporting goods. After Nanzhao opens the passes between Jiaozhi and other places, Nanzhao's goods can also be transported to the Central Plains by sea. In this way, there is no need to take the Southwest Shu Road.
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This chapter is not over yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading! Cen Wenwen glanced at Zhang Yang and then at the two girls in front of him. They had good eyesight and could see the impact of the sea route on the situation in the southwest at a glance. He couldn't help but ask:
"Can Nanzhao really connect all parts of Jiaozhi?"
Xiao Wu smiled and said, "Cen Zhongcheng doesn't need to worry."
"Since Yeosan is going to open a sea route, if we can go to the southwest, we will definitely be able to go to Wodo and Silla."
"Can Cen Zhongcheng provide convenience?"
Next, Cen Wenwen talked with the two girls about the deal on papermaking technology and sea route privileges.
Zhang Yang covered his face with a bamboo hat to block the sun and listened to the negotiation.
The negotiation went smoothly, and Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui made no concessions to Li Shan's interests.
When Cen Wenwen walked by, Zhang Yang looked sideways and saw that the man's face was not very good, "Brother Wenwen, have you finished talking?"
Cen Wenwen bowed his hands and said, "I'm going to go to Chaozhong, Lishan and wait for the Zhongshu Provincial Department to approve it."
"Thank you very much."
You don't have to pay a penny to buy Lishan's papermaking technology, you just need to give Lishan some privileges.
Things went much smoother than expected. Cen Wenwen got on his horse and left in a hurry.
Zhang Yang took another look and said, "This person really comes in a hurry and leaves in a hurry."
Xiaohui stepped forward and said with a delighted smile: "Our Lishan family business is getting bigger and bigger, and now we have to open a sea route."
Xiao Wu added: "Well, the family business will become bigger and bigger."
The next day, His Majesty readily gave Lishan an approval, not only allowing Lishan to open a sea route, but also allowing Lishan to call in soldiers and horses from Zhechong Prefecture from all over the country to escort Lishan's transportation when necessary.
Business is inseparable from transportation, and transportation issues have always been lingering in the minds of Zhang Yang and Li Yue.
Transportation is a big problem. The terrain of the Central Plains is complex, with undulating mountains and rivers in the north and south. Not all places are like the 800-mile Qinchuan Plain in Guanzhong.
The couple discussed for a long time, and under Zhang Yang's persuasion, Li Yue gave up on building a railway running through Nanzhao and Guanzhong.
Because we had to cross the Shu region and pass through the Shiwan Mountains in the southwest, this was an impossible task.
Li Yue whispered: "So we still have to take the sea route."
Zhang Yang also looked at the map and nodded: "We have steam engines, which can be placed on sea ships in the future. This is a great help for us to use sea transportation. Of course, safety must be taken into consideration, and firearms must be equipped on sea ships."
"Will the DPRK and China allow it?"
"This is Nanzhao's firearm and has nothing to do with the DPRK."
"That's right. My husband is the king of Nanzhao. What Nanzhao's ships look like is Nanzhao's business."
As Li Yue said this, she was still worried.
My husband's approach is very bold. If the court finds out, there will inevitably be conflicts. This will be a matter for the future. Arrangements can be made in advance.
These days, Zhang Yang always locks himself in the workshop.
Xiao Qingqing watched as her father placed a handful of rough iron pieces on a fixture, fixed it on the lathe, and then placed a piece of copper material on another fixture.
Dad stepped on the pedal and the lathe started to operate. The cylindrical copper material began to rotate. The copper material touched the iron sheet and some copper wires were scraped off.
Dad immediately stopped the lathe, applied some tung oil on the copper material, and continued cutting.
Just go back and forth.
After taking off the blade for a long time, Zhang Yang sighed: "The power is not enough, and the speed is not enough."
"Did daddy fail again?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Yes."
"What is daddy doing?"
"Making screws." Zhang Yang took off his leather gloves and said helplessly: "The development of industrial technology cannot be separated from power."
Xiao Qingqing said with a smile: "Mom always said that dad pursues too much and wants to do too many things well."
"Well, I'll think about it again."
If this lathe couldn't make screws, there would be no need for it to exist.
Zhang Yang sat down and drank tea, staring at the lathe.
Xiao Qingqing moved a small bench and sat next to her father, resting her chin on her hands and looking at the lathe.
I was thinking about how to upgrade the lathe to give it more power.
Then he looked at his daughter, who also looked thoughtful, and asked curiously: "What are you thinking about?"
Xiao Qingqing's eyes moved from the lathe to the wall, "My daughter has read the scroll sent by Uncle Wenwen. The city wall of Chang'an City is very thick and solid. My daughter is thinking about how to explode the city wall that is more than ten feet thick."
Zhang Yang frowned while drinking tea.
Xiao Qingqing added: "My daughter heard from Aunt Lizhi that in terms of mechanics, it is necessary to find the focal point of the city wall, but the masonry of the city wall of Chang'an City is buried underground, and there is no focal point at all, even with artillery.
Blow it up many times.”
When this girl and Li Yuan fired a cannon at Chang'an City, they only exploded a few bricks on the city wall.
Why is Chang'an City so explosive?
Xiao Qingqing looked sideways and asked: "Dad, is there anything you can do?"
Zhang Yang said solemnly: "The solution must come later, and it's not too difficult."
"Daddy, tell me quickly."
"I'm just teaching you this way, and your mother will lose her temper again."
"My daughter won't tell her mother."
Mothers always have strict control over their children, while fathers have to comfort them.
Zhang Yang spread out a piece of paper and started drawing.
Xiao Qingqing simply climbed up on the table and watched her father draw a wall.
"The city wall is made of masonry. The masonry can be very large, but the masonry and masonry support each other. When the masonry below is not strong, the top will naturally collapse."
Xiao Qingqing listened carefully.
Zhang Yang drew a few more circles between the cracks of the bricks and whispered: "Look at these cracks. If gunpowder is buried in these cracks, in order to improve fault tolerance, more gunpowder can be buried in these cracks.
Even covering the entire wall.”
"My daughter understands that we can first make holes in these cracks, fill the wall with gunpowder, and detonate them together. The wall of Chang'an City will definitely be blown down."
Zhang Yang discovered that his daughter was very talented in blasting and could master it with just a few clicks.
Xiao Qingqing's expression was full of longing, and she added: "Dad also wants his daughter to blow up Chang'an City?"
"Chang'an City will become increasingly crowded, gathering so many people, and these people cannot become productive forces and will only increase the burden on Guanzhong. Only by tearing down the city wall can these people be released."
Xiao Qingqing said with a smile: "My daughter understands."
Zhang Yang drank tea and warned again: "I have lost all the gunpowder at home. I can only play with it around New Year's Eve every year."
"Dad, don't worry, your daughter will learn to read and write well."
"Well, you can better bomb Chang'an City after you learn how to do it."
There were many steps to be taken in the transaction between Chaozhong and Lishan. Li Tai personally arranged to move out the equipment from the original paper mill, and also handed over the secret recipe of paper pulp to Yan Liben's brother Yan Lide.
The original paper mill was freed up so that more arrangements could be made. Li Tai planned to move all the lathes in and separate the iron foundry and workshop.
As for how the imperial court wants to use papermaking technology and how much paper it wants to produce, this has nothing to do with Lishan.
Zhang Yang saw the account books brought by Cen Wenwen. The emperor had money and was always lavish in spending money. Tian Khan, who was not good at business management, was not a business opportunity for Lishan.
"Brother Wenwen, the DPRK and Central Government spent thirty thousand guan last year. Where were these 30,000 guan used?"
Cen Wenwen asked in surprise: "Are there so many?"
Zhang Yang handed him the account book and said, "Look, His Majesty spent 5,000 yuan just to purchase ordnance for the Twelve Guards Mansion. How was this money spent?"
Cen Wenwen struggled and said, "Yes, how is this money spent?"