The king's chamberlain was a very dutiful man. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

When he came to Shuofang, he always remembered that he was the emperor's eyes and ears, so he had to do one thing every day. Every night, after the day of eating and drinking by Li Chao's side and being a foil, when he returned to his residence, he had to write down all the things of the day under the lamp, and add some rumors and gossip that he had heard.

In the end, I sorted it out, and I also attached my own opinion and judgment. Then seal it with wax and make it into wax pills. Put it in a small bamboo tube, tie it to the pigeon's leg and release it.

There were many cage pigeons in the courtyard where the king lived, and there were many of them.

These pigeons were brought by him from Chang'an, and they were tamed by the most powerful pigeon trainers in the palace, and they could be released in Ningyuan City, which was more than 1,000 miles away from Chang'an, and they could be transmitted to Chang'an in just one day.

However, the pigeon can only fly back to Chang'an, but will not fly back. Therefore, if he put one, there would be one less, one a day, which ensured that he would report the situation here to the emperor at any time.

Every ten days and eight days, a batch of pigeons will be transported from Chang'an to ensure continuous communication. This magical communication method of flying pigeons is quite a powerful means. This is why the emperor has few such carrier pigeons, which are still domesticated with great effort.

There are also some people who have flying pigeons, but there will never be many, let alone such a good one in the palace.

Sitting under the lamp, the king's chamberlain sat down at the desk and waved his pen.

"Li Pingzhang is going to hold a martial arts conference in Shuofang...... "He wrote down the matter of Li Chao's selection of Yulin to hold the martial arts conference, including the influence of the conference that Li Chao said, as well as the matter of making money." Li Pingzhang said that this conference can not only select 3,000 Yulin for His Majesty, but also offer 3,000 yuan to enter Beijing with Yulin....."

"The Li family recently opened a mine in the table ravine, fifty miles east of Ningyuan City, and they dug black coal. This kind of charcoal can be burned, but it is more pungent. You can mix the yellow mud with water to make a cake, or make a honeycomb shape, after using a special stove, it is very convenient, whether it is boiling water or cooking, it is very simple and convenient, if you add a special chimney, even the pungent smell is gone. In addition, Li Pingzhang said that the Li family is using this coal, well, he called this coal coal. He said that after using this coal and then using the cellar for special firing, it can be turned into coke, which is used to smelt iron and steel, which is very useful, a hundred times better than charcoal, and can make the furnace temperature rise to a very high temperature, reaching a high temperature that charcoal cannot reach, and has a huge effect on iron smelting and steelmaking. ”

The Li family also found iron ore under Table Mountain, and it is said that there is a lot of iron ore. The Li family has already reported to Shuofang Jieya to apply for a mining license. Li Pingzhang was very fair in Shuofang, although the iron ore was discovered by his family, but did not hide the information from the private mining, but took the initiative to report to the government, and applied for a mining license according to the rules of the festival. ”

Li Pingzhang stipulated in Shuofang that all minerals and forests belonged to the public ownership of the imperial court. No one is allowed to mine privately, and mining and felling must first be reported to the government and obtain a permit before it can be done. After the approval is issued, the tax must be paid. The mining tax set by Li Pingzhang in Shuofang is 20 taxes and one on income. ”

A lot of bits and pieces were written.

In the end, he took the draft, deleted and modified it, and finally simplified the sentence, and then picked up a dictionary of martial arts. Turned all the manuscripts into code words, and finally sealed the wax.

After finishing it, he put all the manuscripts in the brazier and burned them.

He went to the courtyard and took a pigeon, tied a letter to its leg, and released him in the night.

Not far from the Yacheng Li Chao's house, after listening to the report from Zheng Hongxian, Li Chao went back to his house.

Recently, Zheng Hongxian and Zhao Siniang have been busy with business matters all day long, and it is more Zheng Wanyan to accompany Li Chao.

Zheng Wanyan is not very interested in business matters.

She was born in a famous family, although she is not as good as her cousin Cui Yingying, but Zheng Shanguo loves her very much. When she got married, the dowry was also a lot, and she didn't pay much attention to money, but preferred to read, play, and play the piano, and occasionally do painting and writing a poem.

At night, as long as Li Chao is not very tired, she will come over.

Sing a song and play the piano for Li Chao, or rub Li Chao's shoulders and knock his back, and sometimes chat with Li Chao about poetry and books. She likes this very much, and Li Chao also likes her kind of temperament.

It is enough to have a Cui Yingying at home, and there is no need for Zheng Wanyan to be a housekeeper.

Zheng Wanyan's hands are very slender, and her kneading fingering is also very good.

After a busy day outside, lying in bed at night, pillowing on her lap, smelling the unique fragrance of her body, and then enjoying the massage of her fingers, it is really a very comfortable and relaxing enjoyment.

Li Chao likes to pill on her lap while letting her scratch her scalp, close her eyes, and listen to her humming a tune softly.

Zheng Wanyan's voice is very good, especially when she sings low, that kind of voice is really comfortable. You don't need any instrumental accompaniment, just the sound is enough.

Outside there was the sound of flapping wings and the cooing of pigeons.

Li Chao knew that the flying pigeon of the king's servant had returned to Chang'an.

Wang Nei has been coming to Ningyuan for so many days, and he has to release a pigeon every day, and every ten days or so, another pigeon is sent from Chang'an. Usually, the king's chamberlain followed him every day, asking questions from east to west, and the people he brought with him also went to various places to see all kinds of inquiries.

For these, how could Li Chao not know.

If he wished, he could make not a single pigeon of the king's chamberlain fly away from the city of Tooth.

However, there are some things that cannot be seen through.

Wang Nei's servants are Li Shimin's eyes and ears, how can Li Chao poke Li Shimin's eyes and poke his ears.

Let him see and let him report, anyway, there is nothing unsightly here. Li Chao is still very aware of his authority, and his power in Shuofang Town is indeed very great.

Li Shimin has not removed him from his post now, which really trusts him incomparably. But Li Shimin can't trust him unconditionally, and he always has to observe to rest assured.

Li Chao did a good job in Shuofang, the Shuofang border is safe and war-free, the border city is very prosperous, and the local area is still very stable. As the most important guidance of the magistrate, Li Chaoke has done a very good job of population growth, persuasion of agriculture and mulberry, and taxation of imperial grain.

Shuofang has a population of more than 100,000 households and a population of more than 600,000, and the population is still growing, with a high growth rate.

The number of acres of land is also very large, and with the construction of some water conservancy facilities such as the Tang Canal, the number of fields in Shuofang Town is still growing rapidly.

As for taxes, not to mention.

The taxes paid by a Ningyuan border city alone are quite staggering. What's more, now Shuofang Town, there is no need for the imperial court to pay a penny of money and grain, officials' salaries, yamen's office expenses, and even the construction of water conservancy, repair of the city, construction of roads and bridges, construction of river embankments, repair of Fengbao post station, these projects that originally required the imperial court to draw money, now do not need the imperial court to pay.

The relocation expenses of the immigrants who came to Shuofang were borne by Shuofang.

What Li Chao can criticize in Shuofang is at most that the Li family has set up many industries here, making a lot of money.

But Li Chao doesn't care, no one is perfect.

If you really have no desire and no rigidity, then the emperor is really afraid of you. You make it like a saint, you want to go to heaven, you want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun?

When you reach a certain position, you have to let the emperor control you.

To put it bluntly, a little self-defilement, the loss of some subsections, the matter is not big or small, so that the emperor can grab you at any time.

Some people buy land, some occupy land, and some people build gardens, raise kabuki and dance girls, and indulge in wine.

Li Chao makes more money, which is considered good money, but it is not corrupt, it is only a small problem, but it is still a little problematic.

However, this kind of problem, as long as Li Chao does not make a mistake on major matters, or has any disobedience to the emperor, the emperor will not make a fuss about this matter. If Li Chao is really out of control one day, then this kind of small problem can also become a big problem.

Now, Li Shimin has just become the emperor, and he still relies on them very much for these heroes of the Xuanwu Sect. This kind of small problem will only make Li Shimin more at ease with Li Chao.

Let the king's chamberlain make a small report every day, and let Li Shimin be as happy as a peeping every day.

Li Chao is very satisfied with the status quo, if he is poor, he will be good to himself, and if he is good, he will help the world. But he is not the kind of person who is only for the world, and if the Turks want to fight, he will definitely have to stand up, so he stands in this position and cannot retreat.

But if the Turks hadn't called, it would be nice to be like this now.

Isn't it good that he arranges and arranges work, inspects and inspects work here, and then goes to work and gets off work every day, relaxes and enjoys life.

This kind of festival makes it okay not to say five years, but ten years.

Changan.

Li Shimin was busy with a day's political affairs, and it was already late.

The eldest grandson recently got a Li Chao recipe from Cui Yingying, and this recipe is a secret of the Li family. In fact, this is Li Chao's own cooking recipe, written down, it is a textbook for the two girls to learn to cook, and by the way, Cui Yingying and her sisters have time to learn when they want to cook.

Cui Yingying really did not know what Queen Changsun said about this recipe, and she was very happy when she got it.

I have to say that Li Chao's recipe is still very detailed.

Empress Changsun took the recipe from the Li family, and asked the Li family firm for a complete set of cooking woks, casseroles and other tools, and specially asked people to build a stove in her palace and prepare kitchen knives, cutting boards and other things.

Then I asked the Li family for all kinds of seasonings.

Then he happily studied Li's recipes every day and became Li Chao's unknown chef disciple. Studying the recipe and, of course, actually doing it.

Empress Changsun has one dish a day, and one dish has to be cooked multiple times a day. Those who practice in front of them will be rewarded to the palace people. Then the most satisfying dish was naturally given to Li Shimin to eat.

The eldest grandson's talent for cooking is still good, and he has Li Chao's cheats, so Li Shimin has been very happy recently.

In addition to being busy every day, there is always a meal cooked for him by the queen herself.

Tonight's supper has cucumbers, Yangchun noodles, marinated quail eggs, a plate of salt and pepper river shrimp, plus a bowl of bean sprout soup, a bowl of noodles, three side dishes and a bowl of soup, the amount is not much, but it is very painstaking.

The cucumber is very refreshing, the salt and pepper river shrimp is more flavorful, the bean sprout soup is also light and refreshing, and the braised egg is small but delicious. Paired with a bowl of Yangchun noodles, it is really warm and filling.

"The Queen's cooking skills are getting better and better."

"It's all Li Chao's recipe is good, Li Chao is worthy of being a bachelor who writes books, and a recipe can be so good. Even if the concubine used to cook in general and couldn't stir-fry, she could learn from the above, but she would be able to learn it as soon as she learned it. ”

Li Shimin smiled, "Li Chao is a foodie, he can make pork so delicious, he is the only one, and he will never find a second one." ”

"Yes, Li Chao can find several or even a dozen cooking methods for each ingredient, and the methods are different, but they are all very delicious."

"I heard that Li Chao also wrote a book of war, called Sun Tzu's Art of War and Thirty-six Strategies, I heard that it is very powerful."

The eldest grandson said with a smile, "Li Chao is the god of the Tang Dynasty who His Majesty admires, it is not strange that he wrote a book of war, the concubine heard that Li Chao has always worshiped Sun Tzu, and now he has compiled a book of Sun Tzu's Art of War and Thirty-six Strategies, and he must have his own unique views on Sun Tzu's Art of War." ”

"I read the flying pigeon biography sent back by the king's servant, Li Chao is a little leisurely in Shuofang, and he doesn't do his job every day."

"But isn't Shuofang Town very good now?"

"Yes, Shuofang Town is not very good, but very, very good, I can't figure it out, if anyone else presides over Shuofang, it will be difficult to have the current situation. But when I looked at Li Chao's leisurely appearance, I was very unhappy. Those who can work hard, how can they waste their ability. ”

The eldest grandson chuckled.

When she saw that Li Shimin had finished eating the noodles, she served him bean sprout soup.

Don't eat too much at night, and be less greasy, which is also often mentioned in Li Chao's recipes.

"Then Your Majesty will put another burden on him."

"Well, I do have that in mind. The Yulin Army will soon be expanded by 10,000 to 20,000. Thinking about it, although these newly expanded feather forests are all elites selected from the northern towns, they still lack excellent military attaché commanders. I plan to send a group of officers to Shuofang and let Li Chao teach them well. Didn't he make up Sun Tzu's Art of War and the Thirty-Six Strategies, then let him teach these art of war to my Yulin officers. ”

"Your Majesty, is it inappropriate to let Wen Yuan teach the Yulin officers the art of war?" Empress Eldest Sun reminded on the side.

The Yulin Army is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, which is very important. If the officers all become Li Chao's protégés, it is always inappropriate.

Li Shimin thought for a while, "Then I will only select a part of the low-level military attaches to go to Ningyuan, well, and then select a part and send them to Youzhou and Taiyuan." Li Chao, Li Jing, and Li Ji, these three Li Ke are all first-class generals in this dynasty, and they all happen to teach the Yulin officers the art of war. Teach the team first, and then teach the brigade commander and lieutenant. ”

The Yulin officers are all Li Chao's protégés, so that's not good. But if the Yulin officers are taught by Li Chao, Li Jing, and Li Ji, they don't have so many worries.

"Your Majesty is thoughtful."

"It's Guanyin, you reminded you well."

"Oh, this Yangchun noodles are delicious, but it's a pity that there are too few, why don't you make another bowl?"

"Your Majesty, you can't eat too much at night, eating too much is not good for your health."

Empress Eldest Sun refused!

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