During the banquet, the three of them exchanged cups and cups, and it was very lively. Zhang San did not feel restrained at all due to the status difference. Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling also felt that Zhang San had high aspirations and should be so.
"You can take me to your village later." After eating, Li Shimin leaned on the back of his chair and said to Zhang San.
"No problem, it's just that it's hot. Do you want to go later?" Zhang San replied.
"I'm not afraid of what you are afraid of. It's not too hot to kill anyone." Li Shimin said with squinted eyes.
"Okay, let's take a short rest and drink a glass of water before we go." Zhang San ran out and asked the servants to serve tea. Before eating, Zhang San asked the servants to leave, leaving only Zhang San and a few others.
"Zhang San, are you not finished with that poem? Do you have the full text?" Fang Xuanling asked.
"Fang Xiang, that's what I said casually, just those few words, no more." Zhang San didn't want to recite it again, so he said perfunctorily.
"Zhang San, how did you learn these skills?" Li Shimin suddenly asked.
"The boy was lucky. He met some good people who were willing to teach him. Things like potatoes, wine making, and papermaking were all learned from an outsider. At that time, the boy was collecting medicine in the Qinling Mountains and accidentally rescued a man in a cave.
A tourist who claimed to be from overseas was grateful to me for saving him, so he taught me these knowledge as a thank you gift."
Zhang San is now making this reason more and more smooth. Anyway, you can't find out any foreigners or overseas experts.
"You're so lucky, kid!" Li Shimin said in a sinister tone, obviously scorning Zhang San's excuse.
"That's not true. Otherwise, how could I meet such a wise and mighty emperor like you?" Zhang San was caught off guard and flattered him.
"Huh, let's take a look at Zhangjiacun." Li Shimin said angrily.
Zhang San smiled and led the way, leading Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others to Zhangjiacun. Zhang San wanted to take a car, but Li Shimin insisted on walking, saying that this way he could see clearly.
Regarding this, Zhang San could only complain a few words in his heart.
Zhang San first brought Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling to the sugar mill. At this time, the workers were taking a lunch break. When Zhang Sun saw Zhang San bringing people over, she quickly ran over and said with a smile: "Sir, why are you here on such a hot day?"
Come on, please come inside."
Zhang San thought to himself: I don’t want to either. Who told this guy from behind to come to visit?
"It's okay, you are busy with your work, I will bring my friends over to take a look." Zhang San said with a smile.
"Then if your lordship has any instructions, I will be here. Call me at any time." Zhang Sun replied.
"Hello, Sir."
"Sir, you are here."
"Have you eaten, Sir?"
Zhang San took Li Shimin and others to the temporary operation room to have a look. Everyone they met greeted Zhang San enthusiastically.
Li Shimin saw that these people's smiles came from within, and he was sincerely grateful to Zhang San. Moreover, everyone was filled with an inexplicable emotion, which made people feel like spring breeze.
Fang Xuanling also had the same feeling. Everyone in these villagers seemed to be very happy.
"Is this the popular milk candy now?" Li Shimin asked as he picked up a candy bar.
"Yes, you guys have a try, it's quite delicious." Zhang San replied with a smile.
Li Shimin peeled off a piece of toffee and put it in his mouth. The fragrance of milk spread in his mouth, which was very sweet.
"Yes, come back and pack some for me to take back." Li Shimin said.
"Okay, I'll bring some back for you all to try when I leave later." Zhang San doesn't value these toffees very much now. Although the profit is huge, it's just that.
"These people are working here, so what are they going to do in the fields?" Li Shimin took a cursory look and saw that there were more than twenty workers here. He was worried that they were too busy working and not producing.
"We have dedicated people to take care of the fields. They will go back on vacation when the farming season is busy, and then come back when the farming season is over." Zhang San replied.
Li Shimin didn't say much after hearing this.
Zhang San called Mrs. Zhang Sun and asked her to pack a few packets of toffee and maltose for Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling to take with them.
Then several people continued to visit other homes in the village.
"Does every household in your village raise some poultry?"
Fang Xuanling saw that every household in Zhangjia Village raised some poultry, and some also raised sheep and pigs. This was rare to see in other places. People didn't have enough to eat these days, so there was no food to feed livestock.
"Yes, these are purchased by breeding farms and distributed to villagers who are willing to raise them. Then when they grow up, they are recycled. This is an additional source of income for them." Zhang San replied.
"Oh, which commune of yours made this?" Fang Xuanling asked curiously. Fang Xuanling knew about the commune founded by Zhang San.
"Yes, the original purpose of establishing the commune was to improve the living conditions of the villagers." Zhang San replied.
"Your idea is wonderful." Li Shimin also praised.
"They are all from the same village. If I can't enjoy the blessings myself, let them suffer!" Zhang San replied with a smile.
"They are lucky to have a master like you." Fang Xuanling admired Zhang San's approach very much.
Then Zhang San took them to visit the ironwork group, the carpentry group, and finally the paper mill. Zhang San was exhausted after all this time.
On the other hand, Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling became more and more excited and energetic as they watched. Zhang San didn't know if they drank too much today, and they had to suffer this fate on such a hot day.
"Finally we sent these two uncles away. I'm exhausted." Zhang San sent Li Shimin away and sat on the chair and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank you for your hard work, sir. Xiaoyu will give you a leg." Xiaoyu came to Zhang San thoughtfully and said.
"My Xiaoyu is better. I don't know where my little sister has gone." Zhang San sighed.
Xiaoyu smiled, squatted next to Zhang San, and gently tapped Zhang San's calf with her little hands, which made Zhang San enjoy it very much.
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"Fang Qing, did you feel a sense of happiness on the faces of the villagers in this village today?" Li Shimin asked while sitting on the carriage.
"Back to the emperor, I also feel the same way. I didn't feel this way last time I went to Zhangjia Village. When I went to see them again, I found that each of them seemed to be very satisfied with life, full of happiness and fulfillment. This is what Wei Chen said
It has not been found in other villages." Fang Xuanling replied.
"Yes, the people in Zhangjiacun see everyone very busy, but they are happy. Everyone seems to know what they are doing." Li Shimin closed his eyes and recalled the scenes in Zhangjiacun and said softly.
"The people of the Tang Dynasty are all hard-working, but they lack guidance. I want to be their guide and lead them to live a good life together."
Fang Xuanling thought of what Zhang San said, and felt very unusual at this moment, so she relayed this sentence to Li Shimin.
"He really impressed me!" Li Shimin sighed after hearing this.
"There are tens of thousands of vast buildings, and the poor people all over the world will be happy." Li Shimin repeatedly sang these two lines of poetry, not knowing what he was thinking.
Fang Xuanling sat quietly aside, thinking about what Fang Yiai said to herself.
"Father, what do you think of betrothing Miss Keying to Zhang San in the future?"
At that time, Fang Xuanling just glanced at Fang Yiai and said nothing, because not only did Fang Xu have a strong sense of family, but so did she. Although Fang Xuanling valued Zhang San's talent, she also felt that a small county man was not worthy of Fang's daughter.
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What's more, Fang Xuanling originally knew how Zhang San got that title. However, today, when he accompanied Li Shimin to Zhangjiacun again, Fang Xuanling had a different view of Zhang San, especially Fang Xuanling, who was good at observing words and expressions.
It can be seen that Li Shimin seems to attach great importance to Zhang San.