Datang New Giants

Chapter 194 Li Er inspects Liangshi Mountain

He drank flower wine when he drank flower wine, wrote poems at every turn, and wrote something for Miss Yimeng, as if he wanted everyone in the world to know that he drank flower wine and had an affair with a brothel girl, really shameless.

We have known each other for so long, and I have never seen this stupid goose write a song for himself.

Zheng Yanzhi was very upset, and after dismissing Zheng Zihan as if nothing had happened, she went back to Xiulou to sleep.

I originally planned to go to Dongshi for a stroll, but I was not in the mood to go.

Zheng Yuanxuan finished bathing and wanted to have dinner with his precious daughter. Unexpectedly, Hong Ling said that the lady waited too late last night. Seeing that the husband came back, he felt relieved and went back to catch up on sleep. In this way, Zheng Yuanxuan, who had added two pillows last night I am even more ashamed of my daughter.

Without further ado, I called the butler and asked him to buy a set of jewelry to coax his daughter.

When Zheng Yanzhi was sullen, Lu Ting was busy at Liangshi Mountain.

With his own craftsmen, everything is convenient. Lu Ting stepped up to build wine steaming equipment while expanding the barracks. Seeing that there is a lot of idle land near Liangshi Mountain, he discussed with Zhang Heng and asked someone to clear the land. There are many gravels in those fields, and it is difficult to farm, but it is not a problem to plant some fruit trees such as apples and grapes.

There are also many people who are idle in the land and in Wuyitang. It is difficult for those retired veterans to farm, but planting trees is much easier. Most of them are watering and weeding, which is not difficult.

Arrange more veterans in the camp, let them have something to do, live a more fulfilling life, exchange work for a better life, and protect the winery, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Cheng Chuliang learned from Guozi and worked with Lu Ting. Seeing that Lu Ting's position is getting more and more stable, and the chivalrous hall is getting bigger and bigger, the eldest grandson Wuji, Du Ruhui and Hou Junji didn't hesitate much, and they soon gave up for their son. After retiring from school, let them study with Lu Ting just like Cheng Chuliang.

Du Ruhui's wife disagreed, thinking that her son was still young, and it would be better for him to study in Guozixue for one to two years, but Du Ruhui finally persuaded her.

The battle between Prince Qin's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion has reached the most critical moment. If you win, you will be rewarded for your merits, and if you lose, you will be liquidated. It's better to let him work with Lu Ting.

Doing things for Lu Ting is doing things for King Qin, and staying in Guozixue will not be of much use.

Besides, Guozixue is the prince's territory, and it is easy to be suppressed if it stays in it.

With the joint efforts of Lu Ting and Zhang Heng, Liangshi Mountain has become a bustling construction site. Pieces of wasteland have been reclaimed and houses built. The originally desolate Liangshi Mountain has gradually become lively.

There were many things, but with the help of Da Changjin and his brothers and the cooperation of Zhang Heng, Lu Ting was able to handle it.

"This road is curved, you have to straighten it, don't waste that effort."

"How should I say, this land will be opened according to the standard. Didn't you see the plan? If there is a stone, break it open. Don't make a concave here and a convex there. It looks awkward."

"Fourth, are you in charge of planting trees? No, they are planted crookedly, and the distance between trees is too random, which is not beautiful. Draw a line and measure the distance with a ruler. Time is not a problem, and it must be done well. "

"Second brother, keep an eye on it. The bottom of the fish pond must be compacted, otherwise the fish will not be well-raised."

Lu Ting is the commander-in-chief, he arrives at Zhuan whenever he is free, and corrects directly when he sees something that is not to his liking.

One day, Lu Ting was discussing with Zhang Duhe about diverting water to raise fish, when suddenly a group of people came galloping from a distance.

"Hey, it's the prince, General Yuchi, and General Cheng." Du He had sharp eyes and quickly recognized the person's identity.

Li Er is here?

Lu Ting was a little surprised, seeing clearly that it was Li Ershi running in the front, he quickly called Cheng Chuliang, Chang Sun Chong and others to meet him.

"I don't know that the lord is here, and I have lost my way. Please forgive me." After Li Er reined in his horse, Lu Ting hurried forward to salute.

He hadn't heard that he was coming before, and Lu Ting was a little surprised to see Li Er appearing here.

Chang Sun Chong and others also saluted Li Er one after another.

"I heard it's doing well here, so let's stop by and have a look." Li Er didn't even use the horse tie, he got off the horse directly, and threw the reins to the guards at the side.

Lu Ting asked curiously: "By the way, my lord, where are you going?"

Li Er was either in the imperial city or in the Prince Qin's mansion. He seldom left Chang'an, but when he left the city suddenly, Lu Ting felt a little curious.

The lord Li Er hadn't spoken yet, Cheng Yaojin who was standing aside rushed to say: "Xuanling went to Hezhou to take up the post of Sima, and is leaving today. I, brother Yuchi and the prince will send him out of the city."

"It's so urgent, I didn't hear about it beforehand." Zheng Peng said with some regret: "It's a pity that I didn't send the house secretary for a ride."

Cheng Yaojin said angrily: "Sima in Hezhou died of illness, and Sima's position was vacant. The crown prince recommended the old house to the emperor. He also said that the matter was urgent and he should leave as soon as possible. The deadline given was only five days. The old house must leave Beijing today. Otherwise, if you don’t make it in time, it’s simply deceiving people too much.”

When an official takes office in a different place, a time limit is usually given. The time limit depends on the length of the journey, usually ranging from half a month to three months. Seven hundred miles, you have to start now, or you won't be able to catch up.

Speaking of this, Cheng Yaojin said a little depressed: "I guess I will be the next one. As long as I am in Chang'an, they will have to worry about it."

Everyone was silent for a while, and Lu Ting couldn't say anything more.

Prince Li Jiancheng found that there were too many talents in the Qin Palace, and keeping them with Li Er was not good for him, so he did everything possible to exile Li Er's right-hand man from Chang'an. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Cheng Yaojin and others were all exiled once until The Turkic sword pointed at Chang'an, and they found Wubanpo, so Li Er took the opportunity to recall him.

The Turks have retreated, the crisis is gone, and they will be exiled again. It is obvious that the swords and guns are put into storage, and the horses are released to Nanshan.

Li Er didn't seem to want to discuss this issue, so he looked around and asked, "Where's Zhang Heng, isn't he here?"

The Prince's Mansion's efforts were already within Li Er's expectations. Fang Xuanling was the first, and he would never be the last. Li Er discussed with Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui and others, and now the Prince's Mansion is dominant. The Emperor Also stand on the prince's side, there is no chance of winning if you try hard, you can only give in.

As long as Li Er stays in Chang'an smoothly, it will be a victory if the military power of Tiance Mansion can be preserved.

Lu Ting said respectfully: "If you go back to the prince, Director Zhang is in charge of the water delivery team, and should still be delivering water."

"Liangshiquan, it's a bit sweet." Li Er laughed, and asked with interest: "I have heard about it, how many water trucks are there now, or are they free to deliver water to others?"

Li Er remembered this sentence only after hearing the report from his subordinates once. When he came to Liangshiquan, he naturally asked.

This sentence is so easy to remember, it is hard to forget.

"Returning to the prince, 32 water trucks were dispatched today, which is a bit too many. Director Zhang should pay more attention. Now it is to train customers and develop their living habits. After they form a habit, they will charge a little fee. They can take it."

Lu Ting thought for a while, and quickly said: "In the middle and late March, you can try to send water for a fee."

Cheng Yaojin said with some regret: "It's not worth giving such good spring water to them for nothing."

The old people in Wuyitang, even if they are idle, are not so cheap. It’s better now that spring has begun. When the water was first delivered, it was still very cold. They delivered water one by one in the cold wind, and it was still free. Just thinking about it Not worth it for them.

Lu Ting said with a smile: "Uncle Cheng, there is an old saying that those who don't need money may be the most expensive. Now let them take advantage of it. Sooner or later we will double our earnings. We can't just look at the present, and it's not completely free." , To get the qualification to send water, you have to open an account in Xiaweitang or spend a lot of money at a time, the water delivery here is a loss, and Xiaweitang can drive business, and there is still a profit."

Xiaweitang belongs to Wuyitang, and Liangshishanquan and Xiajiu also belong to Wuyitang. They all belong to the same industry.

Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "It makes sense, it makes sense, it is said that buying is not as good as selling, nephew, with you here, I can rest assured, hahaha."

The main store of Xiaweitang is located in Wubenfang, and Cheng Yaojin rented the house to Wuyitang. Cheng Yaojin knows exactly how good the business is. Now there are six Xiaweitangs. I heard from the second child that Lu Ting Already cultivating talents and starting to open a branch in Luozhou. In addition to Luozhou, Xiaweitang will also be opened in the prosperous state capitals of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

Although the price of food sold by Xiaweitang is not high, but it has a large sales volume, and the cost of manpower and decoration is very low. After calculation, the net profit is high.

The profit of a store is limited, and the number of stores that can be opened increases, and the profit will naturally increase.

Cheng Yaojin is now more and more satisfied with the second son. Of the three sons, he is the most disobedient, and he is also the most capable of causing trouble. Unexpectedly, there are mistakes. He met Lu Ting, joined Xiaweitang, and got [-]% of the share , I don’t know how many old brothers are jealous.

Yuchi Jingde, who stood beside him without saying a word, said with some displeasure: "Master Lu, you only have the prince and Uncle Cheng in your eyes, and you have been standing here all this time, so why don't you look down on me like that?"

"What about General Yuchi?" Lu Ting said hastily: "The younger generation has heard a lot about General Yuchi's heroic deeds, and has always admired him. It's just that he is too busy and has been delayed."

Yuchi Jingde is an indispensable member of Li Er's military generals. He followed Li Er and participated in the unification war in the early Tang Dynasty. He pacified Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Liu Heitai, and Xu Yuanlang. He made great contributions and was an active participant in the Xuanwumen Change It was he and Hou Junji who persuaded Li Ercai to make up his mind to give it a go, and he will enter Lingyan Pavilion in the future.

Although it is not as good as Li Er's golden thigh, it is still a thick leg, Lu Ting can't miss it.

Not only is Yuchi Jingde a veteran, but he is also recognized as a brave warrior who has won the three armies. He has fought in and out of battle many times, as if no one was there. He was good at winning the horse lance, so he asked him to compete, and began to worry about hurting Yuchi Jingde, so he asked someone to take off the top blade of the horse lance and use the lance to compete. Unexpectedly, Yuchi Jingde said that he would not stab himself, and he wanted to take it away Only the blade on the top can do it, just keep it.

In a short time, Yuchi Jingde won the horse for three consecutive times from the proud Li Yuanji. Li Yuanji felt ashamed in his heart, but he had to express his appreciation.

It's a pity that Yuchi Jingde's luck is not as good as Cheng Yaojin's. Cheng Yaojin is more of a vanguard, but Yuchi Jingde is more dominant, and his credit is not as eye-catching as Cheng Yaojin. Besides, he has rejected Li Jiancheng's solicitation many times, and he has suffered a lot of oppression, both openly and secretly. He is also the second deputy guard from the left of Prince Qin's mansion.

Yuchi Jingde said with a smile: "Calling Cheng Heizi uncle, but calling someone a general, it seems that Master Lu still regards someone as an outsider."

Cheng Yaojin patted Lu Ting, and said angrily: "What are you still doing, call him Uncle Yuchi."

This kid is very clever on weekdays, but why is he so stupid when it comes to the critical moment.

"Hello, Uncle Yuchi." Lu Ting called out hastily.

"Okay, okay" Yuchi Jingde said happily: "You had a good time with your nephews, if you have free time, I will come to your Uncle Yuchi and get together with Bao Qi, young people, it's easy to have fun."

Lu Ting's heart moved, and he quickly said: "If there is Uncle Yuchi, I will definitely get closer with Brother Baoqi in the future."

As soon as Yuchi Jingde arrived here, he looked left and right, and seemed very interested. When Lu Ting talked about the business with Cheng Yaojin, he listened carefully, with a thoughtful look in his eyes. Chong, Cheng Chuliang and the others connected, Lu Ting II was a human being, how could he not see Yuchi Jingde's thoughts.

The members of Xiaweitang have been fixed, and it is impossible to redistribute, but this matter is easy to handle, and the plate is bigger, so it is still possible to divide a part, and there are plenty of opportunities.

"Okay, okay, okay." Yuchi Jingde said with a smile.

Seeing Li Er's curious expression, Lu Ting quickly said, "My lord, it's rare to come here, why don't you take a look, these are all made by those retired veterans in Wuyitang."

Li Er nodded and said, "Okay, turn around."

I came here once before the Chinese New Year, but there was nothing there, just a rocky stone mountain, so desolate, less than three months later, I revisited the old place again, as if in a different place, with houses, fields and fish ponds , The mountain is opening up wasteland, a lot of smoke rises from the mountain, and there is a strong smell of alcohol in the air, as lively as a small village.

The most impressive thing is that everyone I see here has hope in their eyes and a smile from the heart, giving people a very positive and yearning feeling for life.

"Subordinates pay homage to the lord"

"Subordinates pay homage to the lord"

"Subordinates pay homage to the lord"

Along the way, when the retired veterans saw Li Er, they knelt down on one knee and saluted, as if they were still in the barracks and Li Er was still the ever-victorious general who led them into battle.

Li Er's heart was very touched, he chatted with those veterans in a pleasant manner, and Lu Ting was surprised that there were so many veterans, Li Er still remembered the names of most of them, and even which army they stayed in.

When Lu Ting took Li Er to visit the winery, he only showed them the brewing workshop and the wine storage place. When they arrived at the purification workshop, Li Er saw that this place was different. The guards were obviously stricter than other places. After questioning, he knew that it was the most top-secret wine making workshop. For the sake of confidentiality, when the craftsmen inside couldn't come out, they just hesitated, didn't ask to go in and have a look, but turned around and left.

The last place the group went was the kitchen.

It's almost time for lunch, and Mei Niang is cooking with a few helpers. The lunch is very rich, including pancakes, huto, mutton soup, and chicken. That's right, Lu Ting, you said you also eat here, where is your food?"

Zhang Heng brought a lot of veterans from Wuyitang to work here. Li Er knew about it a long time ago. This time, he didn't notify in advance, but made a sudden visit to see how Lu Ting treats those veterans. This is more realistic. , so as not to do some superficial tricks to deceive myself, after arriving at Liangshi Mountain, seeing the smiling faces and meals of those veterans, I feel relieved.

It would be nice if you didn't treat those Xun veterans badly.

(End of this chapter)