Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 431 Rare Leisure
The seven or eight-month-old child already knows a lot of things. What makes Sun Xiangfu most proud is that every time he stretches out his hands, his son and daughter will stretch out their own hands for hugs. Long and chubby, when Sun Xiangfu hugged each other, they always took the miniature weapons that Yu Chigong sent over when they were full moon, and fought hard, and babbled from time to time, messing with Sun The two arms of enjoyment can't last too long.

"Husband, let Jing'er be held by the concubine! Miss Wanting prefers you to hold her."

"Well, let Wei Fu kiss him first."

When Sun Xiangfu kissed his son's tender face, his son responded with a disgusted expression and kept turning his head, but he didn't give up. He kissed both sides of his face before handing the child to Yu Xiuer .

Then, he attacked his daughter's little face again. Obviously, daughter Wanting didn't resist her father that much. After Sun Xiangfu kissed her several times, she still babbled and laughed.

"The wheat in the field is about to ripen, is your husband going to Shanyang soon?"

"Well, His Majesty will hold a military oath parade at the end of May, and invited the chiefs of the surrounding ethnic minorities and the guarding generals to watch the ceremony. After the military parade, my husband will go north with the army."

Hearing this, Yu Xiu'er said with such an expression, "It's no wonder that my husband spends time with the children these few days. I think the time to go to Shanyang this time will not be short!"

"Well, if the war is not over, he probably won't come back."

Yu Xiu'er thought for a while and said, "Hongmei and Chuntao will give birth in the second half of the year, so I have to stay and take care of them. Otherwise, my husband should take Zilan girl with me to serve her!"

"Uh, don't, I've been running around for the past few years, and I'm not familiar with Zilan girl at all, so let's forget it! If there is no one around, I can just go to the streets of Shanyang and buy two orchids."

"Hu Ji, do you like Hu Ji?"

Thinking of those white-skinned wild horses, Sun Xiangfu swallowed and said, "Of course... I don't like it, it's not like you don't know, I have face blindness towards barbarians, but, my husband thinks, using It is too wasteful for Han women to serve as maidservants, they should have their own jobs and careers, and as for the unskilled jobs like servants and handymen, they should be done more by those barbarians to promote the formation of this trend."

Yu Xiu'er felt that Sun Xiangfu's explanation was passable. Being born into a family, she did look down on barbarians, but she didn't understand Sun Xiangfu's true meaning.

The current situation is that the population of Hu people in the Western Regions is larger than that of Han people. It is very necessary for Datang to introduce labor to them, which will greatly make up for the shortage of Datang's labor market.

"Orchids are not only found in Shanyang, there are also many in Chang'an. In the past few days, I have gone to Renya City to pick a few good ones and train them for my husband to drive."

Raising orchids is almost a must-have in the rich and powerful families of the Tang Dynasty. Even the Yu family has raised a lot. Yu Xiuer's father, Yu Chang, often let orchids sleep with them. Can be honest for a while.

Sun Xiangfu can now be regarded as the top dignitaries in the Tang Dynasty, and there are not even a few orchids in his family, which is really unreasonable. Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong's family even raised a bunch of orchids for entertaining guests!It is said that there is also sleeping service, and many generals who are good at this kind of talk like to find an excuse to visit their house when they have nothing to do.

Sun Xiangfu didn't know what Yu Xiuer was thinking about right now. He was an emotional animal. If Hongmei and Chuntao hadn't been by his side for a few years, and their feelings had naturally developed, he wouldn't have accepted the house, let alone Those orchids that he couldn't tell who was who.

Listening to the fetal movement in front of Hongmei and Chuntao's stomach, Sun Xiangfu nodded in satisfaction. After these two women became pregnant, they became more delicate. Yu Xiuer specially selected two good-looking maids to serve them. However, Sun Xiangfu didn't even care about Zilan beside Yu Xiuer, so they had nothing to do.

"The master is going to Shanyang next month, and the concubine and I will give birth in July and August. I'm afraid you won't have the time to come back by then. Why don't you name the two children while you're at home!" Mei rubbed her belly and said coquettishly.

"Ah, another name! My husband is most afraid of this."

"Heck, it's hard for the master to write a poem, so why is it so difficult to name it! Unfortunately, Li Daochang is not here, and we don't know whether the fetus in the womb is male or female. This time, the master will choose two males and two females, four names. Oh!" Chuntao said with a smile.

"Hey, you guys don't know. Poems don't read for a lifetime, they are written as soon as they are written. The name, but it has to be called for a lifetime. The meaning is not good, it doesn't go well, and it will be awkward for the rest of your life. You have to think carefully about it for your husband."

When Sun Xiangfu said this, the girls really took it seriously, and they will not force him now, anyway, he will stay at home for a month or so!

It was rare to chat with his wife and concubine at home for half a day. At lunch, Uncle De brought a letter from Lingnan. After Sun Xiangfu read it, he smiled and said to Yu Xiuer, "Xiuer still remembers that little girl in Lingnan?" Ah Yue?"

"It's the black girl who feeds the two baby elephants! I remember, what's the matter, is she coming to Chang'an again?"

Sun Xiangfu nodded with a smile and said, "Yes! This time, Duke Yue asked his father and daughter to bring dozens of leaders and sons of the Yi and Liao tribes to Chang'an for sightseeing, and to attend His Majesty's swearing-in ceremony. It should arrive in about half a month, please treat us well!"

Ordinarily, people from Lingnan should be received by Feng Zhidai, but now the general of Zuo Xiaowei, Zhang Gongjin, has gone to Goguryeo to preside over the battle, and Li Shimin has transferred Feng Zhidai to temporarily command Zuo Xiaowei. It's not as convenient as Sun Xiangfu's if he doesn't leave.

"My husband wants to arrange for them to live in the house?"

"Well, it's only a few dozen people, so let's live in the mansion! I usually ask a few servants to take care of them, so that they don't understand their language and cause conflicts with others. In addition, the little girl Ah Yue has some fate with her husband. , if you have time, you can teach her some Han people's singing and dancing performances, she learns very quickly, and when she goes back to Lingnan to spread the word, it will be of some benefit to Yu Guo."

"The concubine knows about it, but when it comes to teaching singing and dancing, the empress asked the concubine two days ago if she intends to become an official."

The current Tai Le Ling is in charge of Cui Shu, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. It is a pity that this old Cui is not the old Cui of the later generations. , to strip him of this part-time job.

Then, when Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were discussing how to manage the art troupe dominated by female officials, they thought of Yu Xiu'er. She is proficient in singing and dancing, and she is the wife of the county. It is appropriate to be the head of the female officials.

"Have you agreed?"

Yu Xiu'er shook her head and said, "The concubine shirked it on the grounds that the two children were still young and needed to be taken care of, but the empress said it's okay, anyway, it's too fun and there's no need to go to court, as soon as the training rehearsal matters, I can Free choice of venue management does not affect the care of children, and it seems that he does not want this job to be taken up by concubines who intend to take up the post in the palace."

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu understood that Empress Changsun, who had frequent exchanges with Li Shimin, already knew the importance of this art troupe to the country. She was far-sighted, and she didn't want politics to be involved in the palace, so she wanted to use a palace troupe. A courtier who is more obedient outside of the country can take up this position, and the noble lady of the Tang Dynasty, in all aspects, there is no one else who is more suitable than Yu Xiuer.

"My husband supports you to have your own career. This is currently the highest-ranking female official in the Tang Dynasty. Don't miss this opportunity! Maybe you will be able to win the title of Music Sage in the future, Xiu'er! No, I have to find someone to record it for my husband. Your words and deeds, when used for future generations to write biographies, there are materials to test..."

Regarding Sun Xiangfu's ridicule, Yu Xiu'er gave him a big roll of the eyes, if not for the presence of Hongmei Chuntao and a few maids, I'm afraid she would have laughed and fought with Sun Xiangfu, but after Sun Xiangfu's teasing, Yu Xiu'er would I really moved my mind to serve as Tai Leling. Left and right are just helping the court to manage the training of the art troupe. She is good at these things. In addition, it seems that only when she is doing these things, she feels that she is more energetic Some.

In fact, many women who hate boudoirs like to think wildly and do irrational things. They are free. People who have their own jobs and careers have different spirits. After the order, you can turn your attention to your own career, don't keep thinking about recording your words and deeds, and tinkering with yourself to become a saint.

After a rare two days of leisure at home, when Sun Xiangfu went to Weinan again, Li Shimin was ready to return to Chang'an with his courtiers, because the army trained in Longshou's original school had already been equipped with new equipment, The new equipment of the army trained in Dao and Laizhou has already been escorted out by water. So far, the military equipment preparations of the imperial court have been completed. Next, the products of the major factories will also be transferred to civilian use.

"I would like to continue to maintain one or two armament production lines, make some weapons and equipment for storage, and pay for the expenses. It just shows that you can find a way to solve it."

"Uh, I'm not the minister of the Ministry of Finance."

"I know you have a solution."

"Okay then! The minister temporarily embezzled the funds that were going to be allocated to the weapon equipment research team."

"Weapon equipment research team? What do you do?"

"You don't think that these new-style crossbow chariots, bed crossbow chariots, etc. are all created out of thin air! This is the result of several years of research and improvement by the artisans under the subordinates. In the end, this matter must be done by the court itself. Li Yuhua, the number one scholar in engineering, is a very thoughtful person in this area. I plan to let him lead someone to take charge of research in this area in the future, so as to provide our army with more advanced, more lethal weapons."

Hearing this, Li Shimin was taken aback. He asked the Ministry of Industry to set up an industrial research institute to conduct technical research on the production problems of various factories. Efficient products, come to think of it, this weapon research group should also have such an effect, mainly reflected in military equipment, so he said, "This research group can't stop, but the reserve equipment must continue to be built, or you can make it If you sell some of the cars from the depot, you can make money."

All right!Li Shimin has been in Weinan for two or three months, and there is nothing to hide from him here. After spring plowing, farmers from all over the country relax and start working in major mines. Therefore, the mines provide The ore supply to the smelter suddenly increased, so the production capacity of the smelter increased a lot, and Sun Xiangfu also took the opportunity to have a lot of bicycles and tricycles built.

When these cars are first put on the market, they will definitely make a lot of profit. In fact, Sun Xiangfu intends to stock up on some more goods, which will be used as a gimmick for Times Square, which may open early next year. If it is released, of course, it will not be released on the market, and the rich and powerful will be slaughtered first.

(End of this chapter)