Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

The courtier in front of him has a calm face, sincere eyes, and a thin face that still looks haggard. He is really a model of loyalty.

Li Yuan smiled gently, and pulled Li Shan to sit down, "That day, when the news of the victory over the Turks came to Beijing, I also felt embarrassed. Huairen took office on behalf of the local government, and the internal affairs and the army have all improved a lot, and the yin and yang are more harmonious. Don't cause trouble, in fact Huairen is more suitable for the post of acting state governor."

These words have ulterior motives. The so-called reconciliation of yin and yang naturally refers to the fact that the forces of the East Palace and Prince Qin’s Mansion have no internal struggles in Daizhou. The most typical ones are Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche who guarded Guji Town together, and Li Kai led troops south at the critical moment. , Rescue Er Zhu Yichen.

During the turbulent war, Li Yuan recalled more than once the story of Shi Wanbao, Duke of the Central Plains, and Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang, during the Shandong War... If there was another episode, it would be over, and Erlang could only be allowed to lead the army again. , fidgeting.

"Uncle is wrong." Li Shan shook his head wearily, "The person who acts as the governor of the town must be a famous general for a while. Pharmacist Li has this ability, but my nephew cannot."

Before the surprised Li Yuan could open his mouth, Li Shan went on to say: "That day in Xia City, Dai County, my nephew mentioned to Li Pharmacist...he can treat soldiers, generals and schools as chess pieces, with nineteen vertical and horizontal lines, but my nephew has no such thing. I can't bear to do it."

"This time the Turks were defeated, thanks to the strength of the generals. Guji Town was besieged for eight days. Although I was not frightened, I saw countless soldiers die..."

Li Shan tried his best to bring tears to the corners of his eyes, "Especially those personal guards, they shouldn't have died..."

"If it wasn't for me, they could return home alive..."

"The whole Zhuangzi is hanging white, almost every family is mourning, every household is crying..."

Speaking of this, Li Shan couldn't help raising his sleeve to cover it, and Li Yuan clearly saw two lines of tears on the other's cheek.

A moment later, after a silent sigh, Li Yuan scolded in a low voice: "I still want you to lead the army out of the fort in the future, don't you want to behead Jieli Khan to avenge your revenge?"

"Why do you have to act like a child!"

This sentence is quite meaningful... Li Shan took a deep breath, calmed down, and said in a low voice: "I have fully informed Li Yaoshi about the alliance with Tuli Khan."

Li Yuan nodded slightly, he knew about this matter, and Li Jing had already reported it in secret.

"Pharmacist Li intends to find out the inside story. If Tuli Khan has the upper hand, he may support Jieli Khan." Li Shan gritted his teeth, "In the future, the Turks will be destroyed, and there will be no more worries."

"This is the ambition of a husband." Li Yuan nodded, changed the topic, and pointed to the package beside him, "What did Huairen send?"

"Oh, I forgot the business. These are clothes for my uncle." Li Shan unwrapped the package and shook the clothes. It was a quilted jacket made by the Zhou family. The inside was bulging and bombed. cotton.

Li Yuan was a little surprised, "I remember Huairen gave one to Shi Shilang at the beginning of the year."

"At that time, there was little cotton, and it was cumbersome to remove the seeds." Li Shan smiled and put the cotton jacket on Li Yuan, "Although it is not as suitable as silk, but you don't have to worry about getting cold when you go out in winter."

Li Yuan patted hard on the bulging area of ​​the padded jacket, nodded and said: "It's really warm, Huairen is really a fantastic idea."

"..." Li Shan was a little deluded, what a whimsical idea, in this era, more clothes are stuffed with thermal insulation.

Li Yuan said with a smile: "South of Lingnan is hot and humid, so you can't use this."

Li Shan remembered that he used to push everything to Lingnan back then. He couldn't help laughing a few times, and didn't explain anything. He just talked about the benefits of cotton. Now that there is a machine that can quickly remove cotton seeds, it is enough to promote cotton. conditions of.

But popularization is difficult. The biggest difficulty is that in this era, every farmer attaches great importance to the output of the field. In addition to growing food products, they are only willing to grow hemp, because this is a necessity for paying taxes. I want them to grow cotton. , even the farmers in Sun Moon Lake refused.

If the emperor Li Yuan can take the lead, the price of cotton will inevitably rise, and it will be profitable to grow cotton, so as to induce farmers to plant cotton. It will drop soon, and the time to promote Dao folk will not be too far away.

Hearing Li Shan's extravagant persuasion, why His Majesty cares about the world, why is it difficult for the people to keep warm in winter, etc., but Li Yuan still hesitated... Not to mention other things, this bulging, uneven, too ugly!

"Let's try..." Li Yuan reluctantly agreed, but then stared at Li Shan suspiciously, "Huairen's move..."

The instinctive suspicion of a superior person, isn't it good for you to promote cotton?
If there is no benefit, then there is a problem!

Li Shan had prepared the answer a long time ago, and said solemnly: "In the future, the army will march to the north, and the north will be cold. Don't you need cotton clothes to keep out the cold?"

"It's really for making money!" Li Yuan was quite speechless, "I really should let you become the Minister of Duzhi!"

The so-called Duzhi Shangshu is the current Minbu Shangshu, whose name was only changed during Kaihuang's reign. An old man like Li Yuan who has gone through several dynasties is still used to calling Duzhi Shangshu.

Uh, it will have to be changed in the near future. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, it will be changed to the household secretary familiar to later generations.

Li Shan smiled a little shyly, but he did not deny that when he was in Shandong at the earliest, when he couldn't bear the cold, he was thinking about the cotton padded clothes... You can't think about the heating or air conditioning, right?

After finding Cotton by accident, Li Shan began to ponder, with his relationship with Princess Pingyang, Li Shimin, Li Yuan, and even his relationship with Donggong, is it possible to do military supplies business?

Li Yuan won't be shameless, right?

If you really renege on the debt, then let Princess Pingyang go to collect the debt!
But to really promote cotton, in addition to advertisements like Li Yuan and Princess Pingyang, administrative power is still needed. Li Shan was thinking about these, and Li Yuan asked the question he most wanted to ask today.

"Now that I've cultivated well, this time I'm back in Beijing, Huairen..." Li Yuan said with a smile, "You can choose it, but don't overdo it... You have to ask Feng Qing if he is willing to let the virtuous."

After last year's imperial examination, Feng Lun, who was almost on the verge of replacing Li Shan, was transferred to be Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Thinking of Feng Lun, Li Shan couldn't help but think of Li Yuanji. What is the connection between these two?
One thing is for sure, whether it is in this life or in the original time and space, Li Yuanji probably did not give up the fight for the crown prince, but at the last moment his success was on the verge of failure... What kind of bowstring should be used to strangle Li Shimin to death during the Xuanwu Gate incident? After a long time, a long arrow was directly poked at the second brother's face, and he became a legitimate son, not him but also him.