The city wall in Changle County has been built for almost one winter, and now it is basically repaired soon. Only some final work is left.

This time, Luo Yong built the city wall on the original basis and expanded Changle County a little.

On the south side of Changle County, there is a large wasteland outside the city north side. This time they encircled part of this wasteland into the city, next to that workshop area, mainly used as a reserved area for urban development.

If the workshop area in the northwest needs to be expanded in the future, it can extend to this wasteland at that time. In addition, as the population grows, some homesteads need to be reserved in advance.

Before, due to shortage of money and insufficient food, the old county magistrate Tan and the chief clerk of the county magistrate all advised Luo Yong not to expand the city, and just take a break on the original basis and ease the city wall.

Luo Yong is usually easy to talk to, and he is willing to listen to others' advice, but this time he refuses to do what they say.

When he was searching for relevant information about the battle between Tang and Gaochang in the space, he also learned that in the years after this war, there were several wars between Tang and Turks and Xue Yantuo.

The reason why the Central Plains were so decisive this time sent large troops to the northwest is that the Western Turks have grown stronger in recent years. The Tang and the Turks are old enemies. The Turks even fought under Chang'an City. How can they allow them to grow and grow now?

In this case, there are wars on the frontiers, and the situation on the Hexi Corridor will inevitably be more sensitive and tense, and people's livelihood will be difficult.

Let go of their hands and feet to repair the city walls like now. After this time, I don’t know when I will go next time, so since they have practiced this time, they might as well consider it longer-term and better.

The county magistrate and others always said that this wasteland was too big, and it didn't look big at all in Luoyong. After all, Changle County is just a small town composed of about 600 households.

In the eyes of those gentry men from Chang'an City, Changle County is also very small. After all, Chang'an City is so big, a street is as wide as hundreds of meters, and it is impossible to compare with other places.

However, Changle County is still small and has all the internal organs, and its people's livelihood is not declining. Compared with some of the towns they passed along the way, the situation is much better.

While these young men were having dinner at a food shop in the city, they had just seen a soldier who was being led by their way at the gate of the city. They had already reported the matter to Guo Fenglai, and Guo Fenglai went to report to Luo Yong.

Luo Yong was very happy to hear that these people arrived. Although the number of people was somewhat different from the news from Chang'an City, seeing that they still had the intention to sit outside and eat slowly, the rest of them thought they would have nothing to do, and they probably turned around and went back to Chang'an.

I remember that Luo Yong and his group also suffered a lot on the way from Chang'an City to Changle County. Now that they are about to start another war, it is not surprising that some people will give in.

After these young men used food in the food shop, as soon as they left the gate, they saw a servant waiting outside the gate and said:

"The county magistrate heard that all the men had arrived in Changle County just now, and Ling was waiting here to guide you with all the men."

"I'm working hard." These little guys said politely.

If they had changed to the past, they would not have been so polite to local servants. They had only experienced a lot of things along the way, and their behavior was a little different from the past.

"Go to go here with all your wives."

"good."

Changle County is not big, and it is only a few steps away from this street to the Gongfu.

The servant led a few young men in front, and their carriage servants followed behind. After several months of long journeys, the group was mostly exhausted.

People came and went on the street, and from time to time, some vendors driving donkeys and horses hurried past them, raising a burst of dust, and the sound of turbulent water flowing out from a canal next to the street.

After walking forward, I saw the gate of the Duke Mansion. Next to the Duke Mansion is a tofu workshop. Go up a little further, there is a well with two water trucks on the well. Two young men were stepping on the water truck, and they were shouting: "Why is it not yet an hour?" A group of half-grown boys laughed and laughed.

When I entered the gate of the Duke Mansion, what caught my eye was a square yard, quite simple and clean and tidy.

At this time, a man came out of the hall in front of him, with a slightly taller figure and quite thin.

Among these young men, there were a few people who had seen Luo Yong before. When he was in Chang'an City, he gave exam papers, opened grocery stores, made ice stores, planted peppers, and made cream cakes. Although he was a low-key person, he was considered a romantic figure.

He also looks good and smiles all day long. When the young ladies in Chang'an City gather, they often mention this person.

Now, it is a little different from before. He is a little taller and loses weight. It is probably because he is too thin, his cheekbones are protruding, and his temperament is also a little more sharp than before.

Luo Yong invited them to the hall and brought them a hot tea and snacks. He first welcomed their arrival, and then cared about whether they had any difficulties at the moment, saying that if they encountered anything in Changle County in the future, they could come to him at any time.

Seeing that these people were not very energetic, Luo Yong didn't say much and took the people to the school building, asking them to settle down first and rest for a few days. After the city wall was completed, it was almost time for their academy to start school.

No one can tell what the situation is in Gaochang now, and we have to continue to prepare what we should do.

Fortunately, there was a lot of food transported by the Zhao family of Mawang from Zhangye and other places, and the discount sales recently made by Luo Yong, after the city wall was repaired, there would be a lot of food left in the Duke's mansion.

The people from the Mawang Zhao family sold grain and Luo Yong, but they didn't want money. They wanted bacon and white wine. Luo Yong was also very happy this time, and gave them a very low price, which was basically very close to the cost price.

However, the shipment period is set quite late, as long as the delivery is delivered before the autumn harvest next year, which gives Changle County a considerable buffer space.

"When the war comes, I'm afraid that there will be few Hu Shang willing to come next year."

On this day, Luo Yong was checking the recent money and silk expenses of the Duke Mansion, when the old county magistrate Tan was standing by, suddenly sighed and said this.

"..." Luo Yong put down the account book in his hand, thought for a while, but he didn't know what to say.

It is not easy for a small border town like Changle County to preserve itself in a turbulent situation. When a war comes, the hard work of predecessors often becomes clouds in an instant. It is not very difficult to prosper and prosperity. But how can this prosperity last forever?

"Master, are you here?" At this time, someone asked outside the door.

"Come in." Luo Yong said. He is not the only one in the room now. Old County Magistrate Tan, the Chief Crown Officer, etc. are here. However, these people come and go every day. Over time, they become very familiar with each other. When they occasionally see their disciples, there is no need to avoid them.

"This is the new steel needle that was released today." The disciple entered the room and handed over a pottery plate he was holding to Luo Yong.

I saw several embroidery needles of different sizes placed in the pottery tray, which looked much rougher than those of later generations.

Luo Yong took it and looked at it. He felt it was OK. He picked up an embroidery needle and broke it hard, and broke it into two pieces.

"No." Luo shook his head, how could he take out such a crisp needle to sell?

"I don't think so, either." The disciple also said: "It's just to take it to the master. It's still necessary to think about which step is wrong."

"Maybe it's a problem with the materials." Luo Yong said his guess.

The production of this embroidery needle is about stir-frying steel, forging, small hole drawing, cutting, grinding, quenching, and tempering.

It is just that how to ensure its toughness and hardness after making such a small steel needle is a very difficult issue for the craftsmen of this era.

"I'm afraid I have to start from the beginning by selecting ingredients and frying steel." The disciple nodded.

"You go and do it, don't report to me at all times." Luo Yongyan said. If he cares about the progress, he can go over and see it by himself, just a few steps.

"Here."

This time, Luo Yong did not use this needle shop as the official camp in Changle County, but instead let one of his disciples run it.

Although Luo Yong was the county magistrate of Changle County, he had no obligation to make money for public use all the time. The development of Changle County still depends on the joint efforts of the people in the county and the officials of the public. The right way to develop the economy and increase taxes is to increase the economy, rather than relying on government departments to go into business in person.

These disciples came to Changle County to follow Luo Yong. Although it was due to the friendship between master and disciple, Luo Yong could not let them suffer any losses.

What's more, only when these disciples develop one by one can Luo Yong have greater power. Now he is no longer the Luo Sanlang who is determined to live a stable life. Since he already has the heart to enter the world, it will never be possible without his own strength.

After the disciple left, the old county magistrate and chief clerk in the room also came over to take the embroidery needle to see. The old county magistrate also learned how to use Luo to break it with his hands, but he did not break it.

"It's good to do this, why can't I sell it for sale?" The county magistrate and others looked at it and said so.

"It's not bad compared to some fine needles on the market."

"I heard that those needle shops are all crafts passed down from generation to generation, and they are unwilling to let outsiders learn it."

"It is very rare that you, a disciple, can do this after taking this trip."

"It's still a bit short of time." Luo Yong said with a smile. Although his disciple's family did not have ancestral skills, he, the master, copied books for him from the 21st century.

This disciple has good patience and is willing to spend time thinking about it. With Luo Yong's help, he should be able to make more high-quality embroidery needles. If he could only create this kind of ordinary quality embroidery needle, then he would probably be able to run an ordinary workshop in the end, which was not what Luo Yong wanted to see.

It is useless to keep this plate of embroidery needles, so Luo Yong asked some families present to take a few of them home to use. Although the quality is still a bit poor, it is still possible to take some of the things that are not expensive to use.

So the officials present took some, and the Magistrate Tan also took a few of them back.

The old wife of the old county magistrate Tan is also used to being frugal. Today, I was very happy to see him get so many needles back.

Hearing that Luo Yong thought the needle was of poor quality and wanted his disciples to make better needles, the old woman said, "This is a great merit."

It is not easy for ordinary people to make money. If you have one or two embroidery needles at home, you will cherish them very much. Carefully collect them and use them carefully. If it breaks, you will not know how uncomfortable it will be.
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