North and South groceries

In order to manufacture the boiler as soon as possible, the machine workshop has often worked overtime recently, so that they often have to go back to the workshop to work for an hour or two after dinner every day.

In the past, when there were no biogas lamps, it was very difficult to rush to work at night. No matter how many oil lamps and candles were lit, the lighting conditions were often not ideal.

Now in their machine workshop, as long as a few biogas lamps are hung in a workshop, it can brighten up everywhere.

Compared with several other large workshops, the machine workshop occupies a small area and has a small number of people. They use an old biogas pool alone. The pool is big enough. After winter, they often fill it with hot water. The daily biogas produced It is also enough for their workshop to consume.

Most of the other workshops in the city have independent biogas digesters, which are not mixed with shops and residential buildings. Some workshops also have to be lit during the day because of their relatively high lighting needs.

In case of cloudy and rainy weather, or when the sky is full of yellow sand, most workshops need to turn on biogas lamps for supplementary lighting.

These workshops are now used to working under sufficient lighting conditions. If the methane gas suddenly stops, there will be some troubles, so they are very worried that the methane gas will stop in the city recently.

However, when things came to an end, it was useless to worry. When it was December, those biogas digesters finally couldn't hold on. First, the residential areas stopped gas, and then the large and small workshops in the city also stopped gas. I went to those shops for three to five days, and finally stopped.

In the end, only the county government office, the wooden rail station, and the machine workshop were left with lights on, as well as the city gates, the city walls, and the public lighting on several main roads in the city, which never stopped.

As soon as the methane stopped, Luo Yong was worried that the atmosphere in the city would become depressed and quiet, but he didn't expect that the people in the city would run to the street one by one in order to save lamp oil, making the city even more lively.

The lady in the coffin shop at the end of the street is generous and warm. Her shop has a large space. At night, two or three oil lamps are lit and covered with thorium lampshades, so that the whole shop is brightly illuminated. Every day, she greets the ladies she knows. Going to her to do needlework and gossiping, many children followed.

The women were sitting in a pile, or buried in their work, or laughing and chatting, and the children were also muttering in small groups, playing together, and climbing up and down on the new coffins. Those who climb down, as long as they don't damage things, or start to make noise and cry, adults don't care.

Men like to get together to eat wine, and usually don't go to those too expensive wine shops, just choose those few good and cheap ones, or shops that are familiar with the shops, and spend a little money, and you can have a good time Sit there for an hour or two, and some children also like to go, just rubbing a few small dishes next to the adults.

In mid-December, a group of monks from Chang'an traveled to Changle County. These monks came to welcome Master Xuanzang.

A few months ago, these Chang'an monks heard that Master Xuanzang had returned from Tianzhu and was currently preaching scriptures in the city of Gaochang.

The monks knew that Master Xuanzang had a deep friendship with the King of Gaochang, and that Gaochang was also a relatively famous Buddhist place, so they were worried that he would stay there for too long, or even be recruited by Gaochang people, so they would not return to the Central Plains.

As a result, many monks from the major temples in Chang'an City united to form a temporary monk group, and went to Gaochang City to welcome the master together.

In fact, their worries are indeed necessary. The original history that Luo Yong read in the book is: Master Xuanzang left India in the 17th year of Zhenguan, and arrived in Chang'an City in the first month of the 19th year of Zhenguan.

It is now the twelfth lunar month of the 18th year of Zhenguan, and he is still staying in Gaochang City, and he doesn't know when he plans to stay.

The monks in Central Plains do not eat meat. In this era when everyone eats mutton collectively in winter, it is very troublesome not to eat meat.

Fortunately, Changle County eats a lot of tofu, dried bean curd, bean skin and bean rolls, as well as vegetables such as bean sprouts, pickled cucumbers and cabbage, plus several kinds of rice and noodles, and there are a few decent vegetarian dishes.

Luo Yong has a good relationship with all the temples in Chang'an. Two years ago, something happened to the Luo family. Si Niang killed two thieves. For her reputation, Luo Yong often took her to various temples during that time. Teach the monks how to make tofu and let them pass it on to the local people.

This time, when these monks traveled to Changle County, Luo Yong also received them very warmly and thoughtfully, prepared vegetarian food, and helped them arrange accommodation.

When these monks were in Chang'an City earlier, they heard that Luo Yong is now governing Changle County very well. The local people have enough food and clothing, and the economic development is booming. They all imagine Changle County as a paradise.

He also said that Luo Sanlang loves the people like a son, and he distributed the sweet potato seeds to the local people early on, and made every household of them light biogas lamps...

"These things are beyond the reach of Chang'an City." A monk praised Luo Yongdao in this way.

"How dare you do it." Luo Yong quickly declined: "This Changle County has a small population, so it is always easier to manage it."

"Saburo must not be modest."

"It's not modesty, it's the truth."

My aunt also mentioned to him in a letter earlier that it was spring this year. In Chang'an City, the imperial court did not distribute the sweet potato seeds to the people in the city, but to the local government, some officials, and the royal relatives .

Many people in Chang'an have been brooding over this matter, saying that they are at the feet of the emperor, and their road is not as good as that in Changle County.When Luo Yong heard this at the time, he felt something was wrong, why is this monk mentioning this again now, could it be that there are many people who talk like this?

The monks rushed to Gaochang City to welcome Master Xuanzang, they only rested in Changle County for one day, and left the next day.

However, the arrival of these monks brought a bad signal to Luo Yong. If the people of Chang'an said that being a Chang'an person is not as good as a Changle person, some people would definitely not be happy to hear it. Not to mention the magistrate of Chang'an County, the emperor probably didn't like to hear it either.

If Chang'an City doesn't want to let this situation develop, it is very likely that Luo Yong will be transferred to another place.

Although Luo Yong originally didn't plan to take root in Changle County, but at this time, the construction of the canal has just started, the north and south groceries have not yet opened, and the new district in the north of the city is also being planned. So many things have not been completed. He was transferred away suddenly, so what happened.

Luo Yong didn't want to leave Changle County for a while, but the matter has come to this point, so he can only make plans early.

The canal needs to be repaired and needs to be repaired, and the planning of the new city north district may have to be put on hold for a while. The new North and South grocery store they will open soon is safer to open in the old city for the time being.

Luo Yong had already prepared himself mentally, and the Chang'an City side did not disappoint him.

The hidden dangers that had been buried since the beginning of spring, at this time of winter, finally someone made a fuss about it.

Recently, because of the high blood pressure, the sage didn't seem to want to conscript the imperial conquest. Some families who originally had various ideas had to put those plans on hold at this time.

But it was not really quiet for a few days, and some people started to make troubles again. Standing on the court, the battle between the family factions has never stopped. This time, someone pointed the finger at Luo Yong again. .

"A small Changle County dares to compare with Chang'an City. Naluo's wolfish ambition is clearly revealed!"

"It's just some gossip, and Chen Youcheng's words are alarmist."

"Na Luo Yong is a rare talent."

"Although he is talented, in my opinion, this person is obviously rebellious!"

"..."

"The sage's enlightenment."

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Sitting on the dragon couch, the old emperor watched helplessly that the courtiers below were arguing again because of Luo Yong's matter.

It's not the first time that there was a quarrel in the court because of Luo Yong's affairs. It's just that the people who spoke for Luo Yong this time were no longer as they were at the beginning. From a fair point of view, some people clearly have contacts with the Luo family now, so they are on Luo Yong's side this time, and there are some people who do not want to fight against the Luo family, or have the same intention to make friends with them. From time to time, I also practice Tai Chi and thin mud.

Let's look at those people who made trouble this time, what kind of idea did they have?

The common people all said that Luo Yong had great talent, and that he managed Changle County better than Chang'an City, and then he himself, the emperor, got angry when he heard this, so he pushed Luo Yong down.

If things really develop as they wish, how will people in this world evaluate him in the future?

Don't these people really think that he is old and confused?

He also wanted to get rid of Luo Yong's thorn in his side, and wanted himself, the emperor, to take the blame for them, but he dared to think about it.

When the courtiers below had almost quarreled, the emperor said: "Since Luo Yong is a great talent, he can't just benefit the people in Changle County. The people in Chang'an also need such talented parents and officials. In my opinion, Let him return to Chang'an to become the county magistrate."

"As for this person's character, I will trouble you to carefully examine it."

Aren't you people trying to plot against me? Come on, hurt each other.