I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

The most important thing is that after the paper is cheap, it can be used in the yamen.

In the past, one of the rice paper used in the Yamen was really not cheap, and the other was only made by Li Shimin at that price, but now it is less than half of the previous price and you can buy more.

Li Shimin was naturally happy that he didn't need to post money, and he could get a fortune from the paper business.Therefore, all the paper used by the yamen was handed over to Zhang Nuo's workshop.

And the third profitable business was the green brick kiln that Zhang Nuo bought those barren hills with a lot of money at that time, although it was all for the clay, which was then used to burn bricks.

But after Zhuangzi didn't use them, these brick kilns couldn't just be abandoned like this, so Zhang Nuo tried to sell them in Chang'an, and found that the bricks were surprisingly easy to sell.

Apart from having to come to the door and take it away by himself, Zhang Nuo is selling it at prices unimaginable to others.

But just like this, Zhang Nuo still has money to earn, because there is really no cost. The clay is ready-made, and it is nothing more than wages. What is that?

Chapter 261

Zhang Nuo didn't specify which one to visit. Anyway, everything has been properly arranged and production is going on normally, so there's no need to go in and wander around, just take a look outside.

After all, these days, the difference in status is really too big. If he goes in now, it is estimated that many people will have to salute or something, and it will all be messed up.

Zhang Nuo was already very satisfied to see such a thriving workshop area.

After casually calling a few stewards, Zhang Nuo simply mentioned a few places that he saw on the road that were not in place, and the stewards arranged by Lao Li suddenly realized and nodded quickly.

Sometimes Zhang Nuo is really envious of Lao Li, good guy, there are so many talents in this folder, the officers and stewards took out a lot, and they are all from their Lao Li's family. The best thing is that everyone recognizes him. Character.

Before Zhang Nuo thought it would take a lot of effort to subdue this group of people, but later found that this group of people were so obedient that they respected him as their ancestors. If you don't reach your goal, you will never give up.

However, apart from lamenting that the people arranged by Lao Li are reliable, he has nothing to do. He has all the people in his hands, so what can he do?

As far as his own manpower is concerned, he can only rely on the school to slowly train him. After a few years, some sergeants may be transferred to management positions, and some children will also work in workshops when they grow up. These people may be called His direct lineage.

In fact, how did Zhang Nuo know that the reason why these people obeyed him so much was not the result of Li Shimin beating sweet dates with one hand and a stick with the other.

Before Li Shimin arranged for people to come over, he confessed two points. First, he must not reveal his identity, either directly or indirectly.

Second, you can't do what you want, and if he hears half of Zhang Nuo's complaints, he will kill him directly, and he doesn't even bother to investigate.

Of course, if you have the stick, you must also have the sweet dates. Various rewards that vary from person to person, such as meritorious service, money, and military merit, have been prepared for them a long time ago. As long as you do a good job, you will have everything.

It was precisely this routine of holding a big stick in one hand and sweet dates in the other hand that made these people docile.

Zhang Nuo's last stop was the Snow Salt Workshop. This workshop covers an area no smaller than other places. The biggest difference is a large drying yard.

After the coarse salt from the salt mine is transported here, it is first crushed, then put into water and filtered repeatedly, and then chemical agents are added to decompose a special salt solution, and finally it is dried and baked.

In fact, the sunshine in Chang'an is still not enough.Otherwise, it would be enough to make salt just by drying it in the sun, but now there is only enough sunshine and not enough firewood.

Fortunately, the output of this thing is easy to come up, and the profit is high enough, but Zhang Nuo has not released the news for the time being. He has already made an agreement with Lao Li, and this thing has to be put in the warehouse for a while before we can talk about it.

He knew how much shock this kind of daily necessities would cause when it was released. In order to avoid panic buying at that time, he planned to stockpile the goods for a month first.

Moreover, just in time to discuss with Lao Li, snow salt is also needed to open the window for the family's demographic plan.So, it’s better to stock up honestly.

The gunpowder workshop is in the innermost part, separated by a separate wall, and his people, Lao Li's people and the court people jointly protect the entire courtyard.

He gave the prescription to those Taoist priests, and the superficial chemical knowledge he showed alone made those Taoist priests who were obsessed with alchemy feel refreshed.

Now the Taoist priests here are all Taoist priests who have been audited by the imperial court and have a clean net worth. At this time, they are not only Zhang Nuo's employees, but also receive a salary from the imperial court.

The output of this workshop is not large at present, and it is more about constant debugging and experimentation to see what kind of ratio is the most powerful.

In Zhang Nuo's opinion, anyway, he doesn't plan to send troops to fight Goryeo in a short period of time. It is better to take this opportunity to study carefully. If it can increase the production of gunpowder or produce more powerful Gunpowder is the best.

After walking around the entire workshop area, the whole morning was basically over.

Zhang Nuo didn't go home for dinner. He told his family when he went out that he had to go to the cafeteria for lunch to see how the food was for these people, and at the same time to see the grand view of the big cafeteria that he was thinking of.

And after stepping on the meal time to the cafeteria, Zhang Nuo was not disappointed by the long queue and bustling eating crowd.

It's really the same taste as before, except for the different clothes, no big glass windows and stainless steel tables, it seems to be the factory canteen back then.

Zhang Nuo's entry surprised everyone.From their point of view, even if the windows of this cafeteria are clear, the food is very delicious, but after all, it is a place for servants to eat, why did this elder come here.

As long as they saw Zhang Nuo, everyone would greet him cordially, and Zhang Nuo also chatted casually with a smile on his face.

Thanks to that abnormal memory, Zhang Nuo was able to blurt out everyone's names and knew the situation of his family, so even if it was a few simple greetings, he could hit the nail on the head.

This made everyone who greeted Zhang Nuo feel the importance of the owner. After all, if he didn't pay attention, how would the owner know about his family's situation?

Zhang Nuo didn't hesitate to go directly to the cafeteria to order a dish, and took a few steamed buns, then sat down on an empty seat with Lao Fang and Xing Ben, chatting and eating.

Today's dish is stewed soybeans with mutton, and there are some other things, like yam or something, and the other dish is sauerkraut, which Liu Sanniang learned from Zhang Nuo. The sour taste is very special popular.

Zhang Nuo hasn't eaten this kind of big pot meal for a long time, and he really has an appetite to try it suddenly. It happened that he walked all morning today, and he was really hungry at the moment, so he ate it while others were stunned. Eight big steamed buns and two bowls of soup before I put down my chopsticks.

The soup is a bit of Zhang Nuo's bad taste. It is a must-have egg drop soup in the cafeteria.

But even if it is such a soup, many people are very happy to drink it. After all, although Zhang Nuo didn't add much eggs, he didn't put less oil, which is very tempting to many people.

The workers in the workshop had been secretly looking at Zhang Nuo's table all the time, and no one dared to come over to eat, even though they were all older than Zhang Nuo, but the difference in status could not be smoothed out by age.

When seeing Zhang Nuo eating happily, for some reason, everyone seemed to feel that today's meal was more delicious.

Chapter 262 Li Chengqian Was Missed

And just as Zhang Nuo was experiencing life in the cafeteria and showing his closeness to the people, the house of His Majesty the Tang Emperor started to make noise again.

The cause of the incident was going back and forth, but it seemed to be related to Zhang Nuo.

Didn't Li Chengqian stay with his parents in Zhang Nuo Zhuangzi for a few days last time, and then he had a sharp mouth and called his uncle very affectionately, so he cheated a bicycle from Zhang Nuo.

And ever since he learned it, this thing has become Li Chengqian's treasure. After he asked his uncle Zhang Nuo about the various maintenance rules and carefully recorded them on paper, this thing has become his taboo. Neither can move.

After all, he is the legal heir of this country, the owner of the East Palace, even if he is not very old, he still has the majesty, not to mention that this two-wheeled car is a gift that both Li Shimin and the eldest grandson empress nodded. Li Chengqian took care of it himself.

Li Shimin has actually been coveting this thing for a long time, but one is because it is a gift from Zhang Nuo to Li Chengqian, and the other is because Zhang Nuo once told him that this thing is good for exercising, so he reluctantly did not respond to it. The son's things were hacked.

Otherwise, just use his brave temper to care about your son or not, the one I like is mine.

Li Chengqian's bicycle can be said to be a treasure that he must ride for half an hour every day. The more he rides, the more he likes the feeling of speeding with his own strength.

When he was staying in Zhuangzi, Zhang Nuo told him how to adjust the speed, which gear is for saving effort, and which is for trying to speed up but is labor-intensive.

And the driving skills he practiced on the dirt road in Zhuangzi outside the city can naturally continue to be used on the stone road in the palace.

So, every day, he rode a bicycle and drove around in the square in front of the East Palace, which became a scene familiar to all the officials and guards of the East Palace.

Originally, such days just passed away slowly. The prince received a gift from an elder, and he could exercise his body. This is something that the master cannot object to.

But it’s so hard to die, it’s finally a big sunny day, Li Chengqian was excited for a while, and felt that the space in front of the East Palace was not enough, just happened to be summoned by his emperor father, he was so excited, he actually rode a car and rushed all the way to the palace past.

The guards who had been following Li Chengqian were startled when they saw Li Chengqian suddenly turn a corner and charge into the palace, but during such a moment of daze, Li Chengqian used his more proficient driving skills to go far away.

Recently, Li Chengqian's bodyguards have not been relaxed at all. Since the bicycle arrived in the East Palace, they have to run behind the bicycle like an old dog every day, always paying attention to Li Chengqian's posture, and avoiding him from above. Fall and fall.

This is different from riding a horse in a hunting ground. If Li Chengqian was only riding a horse, they could also accompany him on a horse. If something happened, these guards with excellent riding skills could be sure that they would be able to protect him immediately.

But the bicycle was different. Li Chengqian had this thing himself. They had no choice but to run wildly after him. After all, not everyone in the palace could ride a horse.

During this period of time, many guards privately complained that their legs were two laps thinner. They were not joking, they were all true. After all, when the speed of the bicycle increases, most people really have to work hard to keep up.

Now seeing Li Chengqian galloping all the way towards the Tai Chi Hall, the guards could only grit their teeth and bury their heads to keep up, and the most miserable ones were those who followed Li Chengqian.

They just conveyed Li Shimin's oral order to Li Chengqian, and now Li Chengqian ran away, how could they catch up?

They are not the group of guards who have to practice martial arts every day. They don't say they are pampered, but at least they can be regarded as weak. After a few steps after chasing them, their faces turned pale and they breathed heavily.

Li Chengqian was really happy at the moment, he didn't notice it when he was circling in front of the East Palace before, but now when he was really speeding along the road towards the Tai Chi Hall, Li Chengqian really felt the charm of the bicycle.

After all, he was half a child, and when he was growing up, he had brute strength. Li Chengqian, who was excited, almost used all his body's strength to pedal as hard as possible, so that the speed of the car could be further increased.

None of the guards dared to stop this master, so he could only run quickly behind his butt, for fear that something would happen to this young master in the area he was on duty, and he would not be able to clean himself up by jumping into the Yellow River at that time.

So, in the originally dull and quiet palace, there was a particularly funny scene today. A young man rode a bicycle laughing and galloping forward, followed by a group of guards who were panting heavily and red-faced. The team stretched into a long line. A bunch of them, like a big snake, writhed in the palace.

The brothers Li Tai and Li Ke were attracted by this scene under such circumstances, and at the same time, Li Lizhi, the princess of Changle, who was only five years old this year, was being played by her two brothers at the same time.

They are all brothers and sisters, so they can tell at a glance that the person riding a strange car is their eldest brother, Prince Li Chengqian.

Even Li Chengqian is just over eight years old at this moment, these brothers and sisters don't even know the cruelty of the battle for the throne, what's more, it's the envy and intimacy among children.

So when they saw that their elder brother actually had such a fun thing, Li Tai and the others' eyes lit up immediately!

Wow, the thing my brother rode just now is amazing. It only has two wheels and it can't fall down, and the speed can be so fast, I'm afraid it's faster than a horse trotting.

These few are not ordinary people, not to mention that they are the oldest princes and princesses, Li Tai and Li Lizhi are born to the eldest grandson empress, even if it is Li Ke, his mother is Yang Concubine, that is a noble concubine.

At the same time, Li Shimin also likes this child who looks very much like his own.

After all, they are the children of the royal family. Although there can only be one crown prince, and there will only be one successor in the future, they are both princes. At least in terms of food and clothing, there is really not much difference.

Empress Changsun is controlling this point, trying to make a bowl of water level as much as possible. If Li Chengqian has it, other children will basically have it too.

So, when these clever ghosts saw that Li Chengqian got something good, their first reaction was, wow, that thing is fun, brother, I want it too!

Then, there is no more, Li Chengqian has already galloped away, even the guards can't keep up, how can they catch up with those little guys with short legs?

Chapter 263

As soon as Li Chengqian arrived at the Taiji Hall, he was told by the servants that His Majesty had already gone to the Ganlu Hall, and Li Chengqian was told to go directly to the Ganlu Hall to meet him.

But after going back and forth like this, he was blocked by several younger brothers and sisters directly in front of the gate of Ganlu Hall!

Seeing that they couldn't keep up, they scrambled onto the backs of the guards one by one, and let the guards run wildly towards Ganlu Hall.

This ghost idea was given by Li Tai, because he knew that without the summons from their emperor's father, his eldest brother would never rush here so excitedly.

And it just so happened that he knew that his emperor's father was in Ganlu Palace right now, and he was planning to go there.

Therefore, when they saw the eldest brother rushing all the way to the Tai Chi Hall, they came later, and instead took a shortcut and blocked the entrance of the Ganlu Hall, blocking Li Chengqian firmly.

When Li Chengqian first saw his brothers and sisters, he was quite happy. He smiled and said hello and wanted to go in. After all, it was called by the emperor's father. ?

If it was normal, it would be exactly what Li Chengqian thought, but one of the people blocking the door was Li Tai, who was full of bad things, so he himself didn't dare to stop Li Chengqian from seeing the emperor's father. But he didn't dare, neither did Li Ke, Li Lizhi dared.

This is the most favored princess, not to mention blocking the prince's door, she has pulled the emperor's father's beard not once or twice, and still made his emperor's father laugh out loud.

So, I saw Li Lizhi, the Princess of Changle, dressed like a fat doll, holding her hands in front of the steps of the Ganlu Hall, looking at the elder brother who was holding the bicycle and panting, and said in a childish voice,

"Brother, what are you, Changle wants it too!"

Even if Li Chengqian cared about his younger siblings on weekdays, he didn't dare to delay now. As the heir apparent of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin had stricter requirements on him than other princes.

If it was other princes, a little delay would at most mean the last sentence, or even laugh it off, but if it was put on him, it might be a stern reprimand.

Therefore, Li Chengqian could only squeeze out a smile and said to Li Lizhi,

"Chang Le, brother, I have to go in quickly to meet the emperor father, and I will tell you when I come out later, okay?"

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian quickly winked at Li Tai and Li Ke, meaning to get this little ancestor away quickly, this is not a time when brothers and sisters are playing around.

But at this time, his wink was completely in vain, because the two brothers had no time to pay attention to him at all, they only had eyes on this strange but very beautiful car in front of them.

The bike that Zhang Nuo gave to Li Chengqian was naturally Datang's first bicycle, especially after considering Datang's aesthetics, Zhang Nuo specially sent one painted with a big red flame.

There is a saying in later generations that beautiful things are not necessarily good, but good things must be beautiful. The variable speed mountain bike in front of me is a typical example of this.

Not to mention the two idiots in front of me, even the guards on weekdays are really greedy for this car.

In their eyes, the shiny silver wheels paired with the non-steel and non-iron but very rigid frame are simply intoxicating.

In Li Lizhi's eyes, she doesn't know the beauty of industrial design, she just likes the flowers on the car, she thinks the flowers are so beautiful.

With Li Tai and Li Ke, Li Chengqian can occasionally put on airs as a big brother. If it is impossible, the brothers wave their trembling little hands. It is not unimaginable to have a round of ring battles. Boys, bumps and bumps are always inevitable. .

But for Li Lizhi, this fierce and fierce younger sister, Li Chengqian really has nothing to do with her, just coax her, he doesn't know how to coax her, after all, he is only eight years old.

Let's be fierce, this girl has a universal life-saving medicine, that is to cry, and it is the kind that can open her throat and cry anytime and anywhere.

Because it wasn't just Li Chengqian who made Li Lizhi cry, his other brothers were also beaten.

At this moment, Li Chengqian had already seen the servant next to his emperor's father standing at the gate of the hall, and knew that his father had been alarmed, so how dare he continue to take it with him, so he quickly said to Li Lizhi in a friendly voice,

"Chang Le, elder brother, go see Father Emperor first, come out later and take you to ride this bike, okay?"

"No, Changle also wants a car!"

What Li Lizhi said was categorical. Royal children are born with such a domineering taste. If you want it, you must have it!Even if it's a girl doll with fierce breasts, it's still the same!

Li Chengqian really didn't know what to do at the moment, if it was something else, it was okay to say, if it was given, then he would give it, anyway, this little girl was often extorting things from him.

But he only has one car, and it's really a good idea of ​​his heart. If he gives it, God knows when he can get another one outside the city, and what if he can't get it by then?