Chapter 170 No One Can Do Whatever They Want
Chapter 1245 No one can do whatever they want
The pace of life in Chang'an is so fast that people ignore the fact that spring has arrived.
The cold wind five days ago made people think that winter had not left yet, but the winter jasmine on the sunny slope had already bloomed golden yellow.
Li Zhi discovered it, so he picked the first bunch of winter jasmine in Chang'an.
The giant bear rolled on the flowers that Li Zhi broke, so the spring in Chang'an might come a few days later.
While resting in the teahouse, Li Zhi, who was wearing glasses, suddenly found that dozens of women wearing blue jackets and cloth scarves came out of the opposite market without any signs. They did not stop in the market, but hurried into another market.
If there were only dozens of women dressed like this, it would be fine, but when women dressed in the same clothes came out from the opposite side like a tide, Li Zhi had to be curious.
Yunchu said, "They are all female workers from Chang'an No. 1 Textile Factory, No. 2 Textile Factory, and Baiqisi Textile Workshop. At this time, they have a break time of one stick of incense. The workshop usually gives some snacks to the women at this time. They are reluctant to eat them, so they give them to the children who are studying here."
Li Zhi laughed happily and asked, "Are there many children studying?"
Yunchu smiled and said, "There are as many female workers as there are students. The number of students is multiple of that of female workers."
Li Zhi looked at the women who were still running towards this side and said, "What kind of snacks can make these women reluctant to eat?"
Yunchu said, "An egg, a steamed bun, or half a Hu pancake."
Li Zhi said, "Pity for the child?"
Yunchu said, "This is because the money she earns is not enough to Let the mother and the child eat these snacks, and only one can be chosen, so all the mothers choose to give it to the child and not eat it themselves. "
Li Zhi said: "All choose this way?"
Yun Chu said: "There are also some who don't want to give it to their children, but when everyone chooses to give it to the child, even if she is unwilling, she has to follow the crowd."
Li Zhi touched the giant bear's head and said: "In this case, why can't the workshop give more?"
Yun Chu said: "It's good that the workshop can pay attention to female workers."
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Don't use enough, don't give enough, it's also a way to control the people."
After listening to Li Zhi's words, Yun Chu sighed in his heart. It seems that Chang'an City still has a long way to go to further improve the treatment of craftsmen.
Several people left the workshop area and walked into the teaching area. There is only one kind of livelihood in the whole market, that is, school.
There are private schools, government-run schools, academies run by great scholars, and countless clan schools run by large families. In addition to these schools, there are also various training schools held by various guilds, the largest of which is the Textile School.
Li Zhi had just stepped into the teaching area when Yong Wangxian was already waiting here.
Yunchu said to Li Zhi: "In this area, Yong Wang is the most respected."
Li Zhi glanced at the names of the numerous schools on the street and nodded: "Great."
Yunchu said again: "The income of Yong Wangfu for four years has been invested here, and he just refuses to return the money he owes to the running brand."
Li Zhi smiled and helped his son up and laughed: "Very good!"
Li Xian also smiled and said to Li Zhi: "Father, you don't know that 60% of my Yong Wangfu has been converted into a library. Money is plentiful, and educating the world is the most important thing for our Tang Dynasty. It doesn't matter if we postpone the business affairs to a later time."
Li Zhi looked at the crowd of scholars behind Li Xian and said with a smile: "What should be paid must be paid."
Li Xian said obediently: "My child obeys your order."
Yun Chu said quietly: "When will it be returned? His Royal Highness Prince Yong has not mentioned a word. If it is delayed any longer, it may damage His Royal Highness Prince Yong's reputation."
Li Xian showed his dazzling white teeth inlaid with ivory and smiled: "My Lord, Don't worry about spreading my rogue behavior to the world, and see whether the people are more supportive of my debt default or more contemptuous of my character. "
Li Zhi looked at Yun Chu with an ugly face and said, "You are not good enough."
Yun Chu sighed and said, "The royal family has begun to default on their debts, what else can I do?"
Li Zhi said, "The royal family never defaults on their debts, but things have different priorities. There are only so many resources in the world. If more money is spent on building the academy and the library, there will naturally be less money for other places. .
When Prince Yong finishes building the academy, he will naturally return the running sign with extra money. ”
Yun Chu bowed and said, "Your Majesty is right, but I want to remind your Majesty that the money earned from the running sign has been used to help His Royal Highness Prince Yong fill the hole over the years, leaving less for your Majesty."
Li Zhi stopped and thought for a while, and still said to Li Xian, who looked hopeful, "It is indispensable for national expenditure."
Li Xian looked at Yun Chu with hatred, then shook his sleeves and walked to the side of the emperor to lead the way for the emperor.
This scene made Xue Rengui smile. From the emperor's attitude towards Prince Yong, he found that although the emperor liked Prince Yong, he liked him very little. Similarly, the attitude towards Prince Yong was actually equivalent to the attitude towards Chang'an.
In the emperor's heart, Luoyang's status was still higher than Chang'an. His views on Luoyang, the eastern capital, were still persistent, and would not be shaken because Yun Chu did a great job in Chang'an.
At the same time, it can also be predicted that the emperor did not intend to stay in Chang'an for a long time.
He has now placed a heavy bet on Luoyang, and is naturally happy to see the emperor's intention to stay away from Chang'an at this time.
Under the guidance of Yong Wangxian, Li Zhi walked through several schools. He just looked at them casually, but it was when he arrived at the library of Prince Yong's Mansion that he started to get serious.
The Yongwang Mansion Library is actually a large-scale complex that integrates teaching, seminars, exhibitions, lectures, records, book writing, book collection, printing, and is responsible for providing books for students of the Tang Dynasty to borrow and read books.
Seeing the large groups of ordinary people entering the library, Li Zhi said to Li Xian with some emotion: "Common people entering the royal palace are like entering their own halls. Li Xian, you have truly lived up to the courtesy of a corporal."
Li Xian smiled and said, "As a member of the royal family, I naturally have to share my father's worries."
Li Zhi was very pleased.
However, this sense of relief did not last long, until he met Ji Wangshen and Cao Wangshen and a group of brothers in the library. Li Zhi, who was a little tired from leaving, immediately straightened his back and took off his glasses. A single eye shot out a terrifying cold light.
"Why are you here?"
Ji Wangshen said quickly: "My brother came to the library to read."
Li Zhi said: "It's time to read some sages' books and know what royal decency is. A royal family does not do their job all day long. They only carve some things for women to discredit the royal family."
Ji Wangshen trembled all over and apologized again and again. Finally, he gingerly took out a jade pendant from his arms and presented it to Li Zhi with both hands: "I haven't seen my brother for a long time. I miss you very much. Fortunately, I found a piece of mutton-fat white jade and carved a pair of it." Yuanyang, I hope the emperor will accept it."
Li Zhi personally took the jade pendant and asked Ruichun to hang it on his belt. Then he said to Ji Wangshen, "Get up."
When the four princes Ji, Wang Shen and others followed Li Zhi like quails, Li Zhi saw Yun Chu looking up at the sky and said angrily: "Do you think I have treated the royal family harshly?"
Yun Chu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I don't dare."
Li Zhi seemed to be in a much worse mood and said to Ruichun: "Let's go to the Great Ci'en Temple."
The emperor did not invite him. Except for Yong Wangxian who followed him shamelessly, the rest did not dare to follow. They watched the emperor get on the carriage and go to Jinchangfang with Yun Chu and others.
Jinchangfang has not become more luxurious over the years, it has just added some ancient charm. The low weeping willows in the past have now become taller, and the outstretched branches are like umbrella canopies, but the silk ribbons are densely hanging down on the water channels. Being gently stirred by the running water.
Li Zhi stopped the carriage beside the canal and got out, looking at the clear water channel: "Don't forget that the water in Jinchang Canal is shallow, and watching fish is better than Taohua River. At the beginning of Yunchu, Jinchangfang finally raised you, this red-backed one." Koi.”
Yun Chu smiled and said: "What's the use of a fish? Jinchangfang is now a place where dragons and tigers are hidden. Your Majesty, aren't you going to take a look?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "I heard that your family's old property has been taken away by your neighbors. It's okay to ignore it."
Yun Chu said: "The Cutting House does not keep cattle or sheep."
Li Zhi broke off a willow tree that had just sprouted a few buds, held it in his hand and said, "What other means of making money do you have?"
Yun Chu smiled and said, "I don't like competing with the people for profit."
Li Zhi glanced over and said, "So you increased steel production in Chang'an?"
Yun Chu nodded and said: "If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Steel farm tools allow farmers to farm with twice the result with half the effort."
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Indeed, this is what a big shot should do, but the last big shot who did this was killed by me."
Yun Chu said in surprise: "Isn't it possible that the death of Duke Changsun was framed by Xu Jingzong, a sycophant?"
Li Zhi looked at Yun Chu inexplicably and said: "Xu Jingzong and you are both the prince's fu, and now that the bones are not cold, you are calling him a sycophant?"
Yun Chu smiled and said, "When he was alive, I also said to my face that he was a sycophant."
Li Zhidao: "Why don't you write a letter of impeachment?"
Yun Chu said calmly: "At that time, Xu Jingzong was so powerful that I dared not speak out in anger."
Li Zhi sneered and said: "Changsun Wuji died because of his own merit. You'd better not follow his old path."
Yun Chu said disapprovingly: "I only sell steel farm tools, not swords, guns, swords and halberds. Furthermore, swords, guns, swords and halberds are no longer the most important things in the army. In the future, these things will only become more and more important." It’s getting more and more useless…”
Before Yun Chu could finish his words, Li Zhi's gloomy gaze fell on his face. Yun Chu realized that he had made a mistake and immediately shut up.
Li Zhi did not intend to let more people know about the successful development of Hongtianlei.
The biggest military secret of the Tang Dynasty was almost revealed by Yun Chu, and Li Zhi lost the mood to visit Jinchangfang. Seeing that Da Ci'en Temple was right in front of him, he took the initiative to walk into the temple.
Yun Chu was a few steps behind. The eyes of Xue Rengui and Li Xian immediately fell on Yun Chu. They were both smart people. Although Yun Chu didn't say anything crucial, in the eyes of these two people, it was obvious that Yun Chu There is a big secret between Chu and the emperor that neither of them knows.
Now they all want to know this big secret about the armed forces of the Tang Dynasty.
Of course Yun Chu wouldn't say anything, and two shadows quickly appeared in the minds of these two people.
Master Xuanzang stood on the Nuan Pavilion to welcome the emperor's arrival. The old monk was dressed in pure white monk robes and seemed to be glowing when he stood in the sun.
"In the past, Master Xuanzang once gave me a red leaf stained with ink. Now I want to know the secret behind it."
Master Xuanzang chuckled lightly and said: "Your Majesty is impressed. When a thought arises, all flowers bloom, and when a thought falls, everything is silent. The poor monk is no longer the poor monk of yesterday, so why should your Majesty stick to the past."
Li Zhi smiled and said, "When the master's maple leaf was sent to the court, I suddenly had a hundred thoughts and gave countless reasons and truths for this red maple leaf. However, the queen said that this red maple leaf was just a fleeting thought of the master. In the end, the red maple leaf was blown into the yellow chrysanthemums by the wind. After a night of autumn wind, the red maple leaf could not be found."
Master Xuanzang laughed and said, "It should be so, it should be so."
Li Zhi smiled and said, "Master, do you really have nothing to teach me?"
Xuanzang put his hands together and said, "I wish your majesty the supreme peace."
Li Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "Peace, that's good."
In the greenhouse, there were only the emperor and Master Xuanzang. Yun Chu and a group of people were guarding the gate. No one knew what the emperor and Master Xuanzang said.
It is only known that Li Zhi's steps became heavy when he walked out of the greenhouse.