Just after the New Year, good news came from Taifu Temple. The entire papermaking process was shortened from one year to five and a half months, the efficiency increased by nearly half, and the shipment volume increased significantly.
Yang Ming's method of using urine has obvious effects. With the addition of bearings, larger waterwheels can be built. Therefore, the papermaking field in Chang'an County is currently expanding and undergoing technical transformation. After the technical transformation is completed next summer, the output will increase by four times.
Five times.
"There are two paper mills in Luoyang, and they are also in need of technical improvements. Your Taifu Temple will send a person there to take charge of this matter," Yang Ming arranged at the court meeting.
Yang Lun was present at today's court meeting. He has participated in it eleven times. Each time he gained something new, and each time his perception of Yang Ming changed greatly.
How is this a crown prince? He is no different from an emperor.
Yang Ming's ability to supervise the country surprised Yang Lun. Only then did he realize why he was the third in charge. He was really powerful.
No wonder Yang Xiong reminded him again and again to be cautious in front of the prince. From Yang Lun's chest and head raised on the first day, he has now become as honest as others, and he doesn't even dare to look at Yang Ming.
Those central bosses are still submissive, but as a newcomer, it's better to keep a low profile.
After discussion at Taifu Temple, Yuanshou decided to ask Shaoqing Wang Zhen to go to Luoyang to be responsible for the construction of the paper mill.
Wang Zhen was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, and he and Wang Gui, who had just entered the East Palace, were cousins.
Yang Ming lowered his head and looked at the files about Luoyang Paper Mill. One of them was in the old Luoyang City, which is now Luoyang County. The other one was in Dongdu City. It was the location decided when Yang Ming supervised the construction of Luoyang.
Paper mills pollute the environment very much. Fortunately, due to process limitations in Sui Dynasty, the wastewater discharged has very little pollution. In the paper mills in Dongdu City, the wastewater is directly fed into Luoshui. With Luoshui's own huge purification system, that is
Wastewater is really not worth mentioning.
After arranging the questions about the papermaking factory, Yang Ming looked at Yuwenshu and said:
"Jiang Du has decreed that Li Yuan should take over the Taichang Temple that was left behind after Niu Gong passed away. He will have to trouble Gong Xu with the position of Jing Zhaoyin."
Yu Wenshu nodded and said, "I accept the order and thank you for your kindness."
Yang Ming nodded, looked at the ministers, and said: "The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is now Yu Shiji, but he is no longer the Minister of Internal Affairs. Gongren will take over, and he will also hold the audience platform."
Yang Gongren, who had already returned to Beijing, nodded.
That's why, none of them want to be released. Going back and forth are two different things. He used to be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Although he is now the chief official of two departments, together they are not as good as the Ministry of Personnel.
But this is expected and Yang Gongren can accept it.
At present, all the chief officers of the six departments have basically had experience in serving in other places. Logically speaking, it is Xuangan's turn to wander around for a few years, but unlike others, the Crown Princess and the King of Qin will not let him go.
Now, unlike during the Kaihuang years, the conditions for central officials to be sent abroad are no longer met. Yang Guang is too able to travel. He takes half of the court with him as soon as he goes out, leaving only half of the court in the capital. It is already difficult to operate. If you change
People will be even more chaotic.
Then, Yang Ming looked at Fang Yanqian, the minister of Honglu Temple, who was returning to the capital, and said: "Niu Gong's hometown is in Qigu County, Anding County. His coffin will pass by the capital. You can pay tribute on behalf of the court."
"I understand," Fang Yanqian nodded.
Anding County is located in Guanzhong, which is later known as Gaoguanwu County in Shaanxi Province. It is not far from the capital.
Yang Ming actually admired these officials in ancient times. With such poor transportation, he traveled all over the country throughout his life and visited more places than Yang Ming did in later generations.
Of course, the difference is that they were on official business, while Yang Ming traveled at his own expense in later generations.
After going to court, Yang Ming went to Yang Lihua and brought the news to her.
Before my butt gets hot, Yang Lun is here too.
"He came to see you because he hopes you can show him the way." Yang Ming snatched the fried beans from Yang Lihua's hand and ate them himself: "How many times have I told you, eat less of this."
Are you not afraid of gallstones or gout due to high purine levels?
Yang Lihua clapped her palms and said with a smile: "Bin Zhen (Yang Lun's name is zhou) is always better than Yang Hao. He also knows to pay me a visit. Yang Hao is still my nephew. How many times has he visited me?"
Yang Ming waved his hand and asked the notified butler to go out first, and then said: "I don't like this person very much. I heard that he also likes foreign arts and has the same virtues as the third son of Yang Xiong's family."
Yang Lihua smiled and said: "He has been like this since he was a child. He followed his mother. Back then, Yu Wenshi used witchcraft to curse your grandmother."
"That's why I don't want to see him," Yang Ming said with a smile.
Yang Lun's biological mother was Yu Wentai's daughter, Princess Shunyang of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. She offended Dugu Jialuo and was expelled from the clan's family tree. Yang Lun's father, Yang Zan, also died in a bizarre way. When he was playing with Yang Jian, he suddenly
Died violently.
This is unclear, so Yang Guang has always rejected the Yang Lun brothers because he was worried that they would think that Yang Zan's death was related to Yang Jian, thus burying evil intentions.
Yang Lihua said: "Though the five brothers behave erratically, I still know the basics. They want to take over the position left by Yang Xiong. They don't have the ability, but Yang Ji, the son of King Wei, is trustworthy."
Or it could be said that every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. Yang Zan and Yang Jian have the same father and mother, and Yang Shuang and Yang Jian have the same father and mother. As a result, Yang Shuang is deeply trusted, and Yang Zan is closely related to Fang Jian.
Same.
Yang Ming said: "Over at Jiangdu, I just asked for an order. I can't say whether my father will allow him to come to the province. At the moment, I just let him attend the court meeting to give him face. You don't know what happened that day.
, a bunch of clan members almost forced me to express my stance."
Yang Lihua laughed loudly: "The good things your grandpa did will be punished by you in the end. They have been exiled for so many years, so they must have complained. Once they were released, they naturally wanted to grab more rights. It's normal, so hold on tight."
They, don't indulge blindly. Yang Xiao has now attacked Zheqian (Yang Xiu's nickname) as the king of Shu. This is your brother. He has been coming to my place often recently. Let him and Yang Hao help you more in the future.
"
Yang Ming nodded: "Yang Hao, Yang Xiao, Yang Ji, and Yang Hao (Yang Liangzi) are all still young. We must rely on them for important tasks in the future. Yang Lun and I have no friendship at all."
Yang Lihua smiled: "You hide behind and listen to what he is doing."
Yang Ming nodded and went to the inner hall under the guidance of the maid.
"After returning to Beijing, I haven't visited my eldest sister yet. How are you?" Yang Lun's voice came from the outer hall.
Yang Lihua said lightly: "You are such a noble person, so forgetful about things. You can remember to win over the clan, but you can't remember that I am the eldest sister?"
Yang Lun said in fear: "That's why I came here today to apologize to my eldest sister. My brother is not sensible, so don't argue with me."
"Sit down," Yang Lihua waved her hand.
The two of them are serious cousins. Yang Lihua was very prosperous in the first half of her life and was the backbone of the entire old Yang family. Not only her own brothers were afraid of her, but her cousins were also afraid of her.
She is the eldest sister in the family.
"I heard that the prince asked you to go to court?" Yang Lihua asked.
Yang Lun hurriedly said: "My younger brother has been attending the court meeting for more than ten years. He is unfamiliar with government affairs. He has been familiar with the province recently. His official duties are too heavy and he has not been able to take time to visit his eldest sister. My younger brother is guilty."
Yang Lihua snorted and said: "As soon as I returned to Beijing, you were thinking about asking for power. Did you forget about food and not about fighting? You have suffered so many years in Wuwei County and you have no memory?"
Yang Lun was suddenly startled and said embarrassedly: "What the eldest sister taught you is that if you come here today, you are here to listen to the eldest sister's teachings."
In any case, they are cousins, and Yang Jian is the eldest brother in the family. He has taken great care of his younger brothers. Without Yang Jian's protection, Yang Zan would have been accused and executed when the Sui Dynasty was founded.
It was Gao Xi who advocated killing Yang Zan back then, because Yang Zan had tricked Yang Jian several times, and Dugu Jialuo had already had murderous intentions. Gao Xi was Dugu Jialuo's spokesperson in the central government, and he almost killed Yang Zan back then.
It was saved by Yang Jian and Yang Lihua.
Therefore, Yang Lun truly loves Yang Lihua and regards her as a sister.
When he returned to Beijing this time, he discussed with his brothers that the only way to avoid being dealt with in the future was to take power. It happened that Yang Xiong was about to die, so the brothers ran around to manage things and win over the clan, hoping to succeed Yang Xiong.
I am very busy every day, so I don't have time to visit Yang Lihua. Now that I have stabilized, I will naturally come to the Princess's Mansion more often in the future.
Putting aside family ties, just talking about Yang Lihua's influence, he has to curry favor with her.
Yang Lihua smiled faintly: "You remember, His Majesty gave you the opportunity, so you must seize it. After all, we are cousins. His Majesty punished you back then because you went too far. Now that you are restoring your title, you are also thinking about family ties. Now you are the eunuch.
My country, you are supposed to be a good helper, but I heard that when you were with Yang Xiong, you didn’t seem to have much respect for the prince."
"It's nothing, what bastard is talking nonsense?" Yang Lun shouted, "If I have the slightest disrespect for the prince, let me fall from my horse and die."
Yang Lihua smiled and said: "It's not that serious, but you have to put away your elders' thoughts. You are not the prince's elder now, you are a minister. You have had a lot of contact with the prince recently. What do you think?"
Yang Lun made a gesture of wiping sweat and said:
"The two saints personally trained him, and he is extraordinary. The prince is the crown prince, which is my blessing in the Sui Dynasty. All the princes in the court respect the prince very much. That old fox Yang Yue was scolded by the prince and did not dare to say anything. This is my
Unexpected."
Yang Lun was afraid of Yang Yue. After all, Yang Yue was notorious and everyone knew that he was not easy to mess with.
"Should we also reprimand Yang Hao?" Yang Lihua asked.
Yang Lundao: "The eldest sister really guessed it right. Yang Hao received the most scolding. The prince doesn't seem to care about Yang Hao's face."
"Really?" Yang Lihua sneered: "I also reprimanded you today, so why don't I care about your face?"
Yang Lun blurted out: "You are the eldest sister, and you are admonishing me for my own good."
"Isn't this right?" Yang Lihua said solemnly: "You are the only one who gets scolded. You are not even qualified to be scolded now. The first step to do in the future is to make the prince willing to scold you."
Yang Lun was also a smart man, and he suddenly realized: