Datang Nongwang

Chapter 476
Return to Four.

Let the old lady really don't know why.

For a big family like the Wang family to go to Xixiang to repair the pier, and to repair the pier in Li Chongyuan's fief, this is no longer a controversy, but a blatant attempt to occupy Li Chongyuan's land.

Li Chongyuan's fiefdom.

It is located in this Xixiang.

and.

Li Chongyuan's title is also Xixiang.

Originally, Li Chongyuan was only a male from Xixiang County.

Follow the rules.

Clan relatives who were born as bastards generally would not place fiefs near Chang'an.

Unless they are direct relatives, their fiefdoms will be placed near Chang'an, or near Luoyang, or even in the north.

Just like Li Chongji and his three brothers.

On the other hand, Li Chongyuan.

Because it is a concubine, the fiefs will be released to the south.

And Li Chongyuan's fief happened to be sealed in Xixiang.

The fiefdom of the county male is not very big.

There are only [-] households in Shiyi, and [-] mu of Yongye farmland.

But it is impossible for this food city to be a real food city, it is just a name.

As for Li Chongyuan's Shiyi, there are [-] households on the surface, but there are only [-] households in reality.

As for this Yongyetian.

Since Li Chongyuan was knighted, he did have [-] mu of land, and it was more than the [-] mu, and he directly gave [-] mu of land.

Do the math.

Giving an extra [-] mu is probably due to the clan.

And with the promotion of Li Chongyuan's title, the real food town has also increased from the original [-] households to the current [-] households.

after all.

At this time, Li Chongyuan was also the title of County Earl.

According to the regulations, Li Chongyuan's food town must have [-] households on the surface, but the actual situation is not so good, it is still far from the [-] households stipulated in the regulations.

Due to the promotion of the title, Yongyetian has also been raised to the level of the county magistrate, [-] mu, and even increased compared to this regulated level, a total of [-] mu.

It is higher than the Marquis.

Xiang Si rushed back to Chang'an from Xixiang and reported the matter about Xixiang.

The old lady didn't know why, and the housekeeper also didn't know the specific situation.

In the end, I had to send someone to Li Zhuang to call Li Chongyuan back to Chang'an to inquire about the situation.

"Housekeeper, you said that the matter of Xixiang was caused by Yuan'er? Yuan'er and Wang Ting, the second wife of the Wang family, have recently been fighting fiercely, and at this time there are people from the Wang family in Xixiang. I guess according to the situation, will it be possible?" Is it the Xixiang that Yuan'er asked the Wang Ting to send someone to?" When the people were sent to Li Zhuang, the old lady sat in the hall and asked the housekeeper.

After thinking for a while, the butler replied: "Madam, according to your guess, this is also possible. As far as I know, the cooperation between Mr. Xiao Lang and the royal court is probably concealed. As for Mr. Xiao Lang What did you hide, you have to ask Mr. Xiaolang carefully about this."

"Yuan'er is becoming more and more stable now. There are some things she doesn't want to tell me. As a mother, I can understand. But when dealing with this Wang family, if there are no people like us who have experienced it well to steer the helm, it will be easy to go astray." The old lady sighed.

The housekeeper understood what the old lady meant.

But for the old lady's sons, he really didn't talk too much.

Although he is the housekeeper of the family and a relative of the old lady, it is inconvenient to talk too much, so as not to be displeased by the old lady.

He only does things, and he only obeys the old lady's orders.

but.

The butler is very smart. Seeing the old lady sigh, he immediately comforted, "With the old lady here, you can't deviate from this direction. Moreover, Mr. Xiaolang is so smart, he fought with the royal court once, and signed the contract again. How dare Wang Ting go back on some contracts."

The old lady didn't speak anymore, she was looking forward to this matter in her heart, it's better not to deviate from her expectations.

Li Chongyuan was originally busy in Lizhuang.

Seeing a servant of my family rushing to Lizhuang, sending a message to let me go back to Chang'an, I saw that the servant who sent the message looked a little anxious, and I was still wondering, "Auntie asked me to go back to Chang'an now? What happened?" Yet?"

"Back to Mr. Xiaolang, I don't know the specifics. But I heard that Xiang Si from far away in Xixiang has returned, and I don't know if it is because of Xiang Si's return from Xixiang. That's why the old lady let Xiao Lang Please go back to your home and tell us about the situation in Xixiang." The servant replied.

Li Chongyuan heard the servant's response.

I have a bottom line in my heart.

Shortly after.

After Li Chongyuan asked Li Yuan for instructions, he left Li Zhuang with Xingba and the others, and rushed to Chang'an.

at dusk.

Only then did Li Chongyuan and his party arrive at the home.

Once back home.

Li Chongyuan was called into the hall for questioning.

And this time.

However, Li Chongyuan met the man named Xiang Si who lived in his fief Xixiang all the year round.

The old lady pointed at Xiang Si, "Yuan'er, his name is Xiang Si, and I sent him to Xixiang to help you deal with Xixiang's affairs. There have been some incidents in Xixiang recently, which are related to the Wang family, so Auntie asked you to come back , I want to ask you, do you know what happened in Xixiang?"

"Aniang, what's the matter?" Li Chongyuan asked pretending not to know.

Seeing Li Chongyuan's appearance, the old lady glanced at the housekeeper and smiled, "Steward, look what I said. Yuan'er will definitely pretend not to know when he comes back."

"Old madam, you are so good at predicting things, you have already seen everything." The butler flattered her.

The old lady pointed at the housekeeper, "You, even you have learned how to flatter horses. Yuaner, tell the truth, did you already know about Xixiang?"

Li Chongyuan saw what the old lady and the housekeeper said.

Heart desolate.

'It seems that we can't hide this matter anymore, why don't we tell it all? '

'No, no, if you really say it, Auntie will definitely say it about me again, and maybe stop my plan. '

'Don't say it, don't say it, it doesn't work, it's really embarrassing for me. '

'Forget it, let's talk.Anyway, no matter how this matter changes, I will implement it, even if A Niang objects, I will implement it.Besides, Wang Ting and I have made an agreement, as long as this matter is completed, if I eat meat, he will also have to drink some soup, otherwise, everyone will really turn against each other. '

at this point.

Li Chongyuan could only do so.

immediately.

Li Chongyuan, who had already figured it out in his heart, bowed his hands to the old lady, "Aniang, there is something wrong with the child, and I am worried about it."

"Yuan'er, there's no need to be like this. Didn't you say before that where did your family get so many etiquettes? Even if you already knew about Xixiang, or it was your arrangement, it's not a big mistake." The old lady Seeing Li Chongyuan bowing to him, he quickly raised his hand.

Li Chongyuan was so embarrassed that he didn't know how to deal with himself, so he had to smile helplessly, "Aniang, I arranged the matter over there in Xixiang. It's my boy who kept this matter from Aniang. It's my fault."

"Oh? Yuan'er, tell me in detail, why did you hide such a big movement from my mother? Do you have any other agreement with the royal court?" The old lady stood up and pulled Li Chongyuan to sit down. asked.

From the old lady's face.

Li Chongyuan didn't see that she was blaming himself.

There was a look of curiosity on his face.

This made Li Chongyuan blame himself even more.

Under the curious eyes of the old lady, Li Chongyuan told the truth tactfully, "Aniang, the construction of the wharf in Xixiang was originally planned by the boy and the royal court. If you don't tell Aniang, it is I was afraid that you would be worried, Aniang, so I chose to hide it, and I ask Aniang to punish you."

"Yuan'er, why did you build the pier? As far as A Niang knows, the ocean water is not deep. You are working with Wang Ting to build the pier. Do you want to open a trade route?" The old lady was puzzled.

Of course Li Chongyuan knew that ocean water was not deep.

It was because it was not deep that Li Chongyuan chose to build the wharf beside Yangshui in Xixiang.

If it is really deep, Li Chongyuan wants to repair it, but he doesn't know how much money it will cost.

Li Chongyuan smiled awkwardly, looked at the old lady and replied: "Mother, I have a great dream in my heart, that is, to let the people of Tang Dynasty be free from hunger and hunger. My people in China live on this land and have been living in this land. Living amidst war and hunger. My child's goal is to eradicate hunger, even if it takes my whole life."

"Yuan'er, it is good to have dreams, but your dream is too big, so big that no one can achieve it. Throughout the dynasties, there have been constant wars and hunger. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I have aimed to eliminate wars and make The people can live a stable life. Although there are many fields, the population of our country has dropped sharply. No one cultivates the barren fields. , this hunger is impossible to eliminate." After hearing Li Chongyuan's dream, the old lady immediately began to feel a little depressed.

Li Chongyuan naturally understood what the old lady said.

The source of hunger is not the lack of fields.

Instead, there are no tools and no high-yield food.

Coupled with the exploitation of the rich, officials, gentry clans and others.

These ones.

Li Chongyuan has nothing to do for the time being.

What Li Chongyuan can do is to look for food seeds and recall some tools from his previous life.

once.

Li Chongyuan recalled Li Lai in his previous life, and because of this, Li Yuan found out that he had taken a fancy to him, and finally Li Shimin promoted him to the title of title.

As for cattle and horses.

Although Li Chongyuan also has some solutions, it is impossible to realize it in a short time.

achievable in just a few years.

Only grain is left.

Li Chongyuan got up, helped the old lady hold her shoulders, and said slowly: "Mother, my boy built a pier in Xixiang for the purpose of building ships. The world we live in is a round ball. This mother knows that, I won’t say much. To our east is a vast ocean. On the other side of the ocean, there is a continent, where there are countless grains. My child builds docks and ships for the purpose of letting people go there to find those grains. Come to my country of Tang to plant. In this way, the common people will no longer suffer from hunger."

"Yuan'er, where did you hear this?" After hearing Li Chongyuan's words, the old lady got up in shock and turned to look at Li Chongyuan.

The world is a sphere.

Many people know this.

The old lady was so shocked not because of Li Chongyuan's words, but because of what he said about the continent beyond the ocean.

And the food over there.

Seeing that the old lady was so shocked, Li Chongyuan knew that he had to make up an excuse, "Aniang, I heard about this from the foreigners in the West Market. Aniang also knows that there are countless countries in the west of my Tang Dynasty." , Just like Persia, the country they live in is tens of thousands of miles away from our Tang country. People in Persia also said that there is a country in the west of their country, such as Great Qin. No matter how far away, there is still a country. "

"On the other hand, to the east of our Tang country, the country of Wa lives across the sea from our country of Tang. As for the east of the country of Wa, it is the ocean. If the world we live in is a sphere, then there must be a continent at the end of the ocean. Even if it is not, it is on the west side of Persia. So, after listening to what those foreign people said, I have such an idea in my mind, build a ship, go to the end of the ocean, maybe those foreign people said It's true."

"You, you, you also believe what the Fanbang people say. The Wa country is thousands of miles away from our Tang country, and it will take several months to reach the Wa country, let alone such a wide ocean. Yuan'er, it wasn't Aniang who said about you, the words of the Fanbang people are untrustworthy. If what those Fanbang people said is true, they would have no shortage of food long ago, so why would they come to our Tang country to seek a living?" The old lady heard Li Chongyuan's explanation immediately pointed to Li Chongyuan, and a little helpless look appeared on his face.

but.

Li Chongyuan hurriedly pulled the old lady to sit down, and said with relief: "Aniang, what you said is not wrong, and you are right to scold the boy. However, it doesn't matter whether it is a rumor or telling a lie. If you don't go and see, the boy will feel bad." Not reconciled. It’s like my country of Tang always heard that there was something auspicious, and everyone chose to believe it. But few people checked it out, so the people felt that the rumors were true. What the child has to do is to check the What the Fanbang people said is true or false. If it is false, let it go, but what if it is true? Then the child’s dream can come true."

Li Chongyuan didn't dare to tell the real situation.

after all.

Li Chongyuan has never been to the opposite side of the ocean.

Even if you know it, in this era, it is still a barren place.

Except for those natives, there is no definite country.

There are also only Mayans.

According to Li Chongyuan's memory.

The Mayans liked to eat corn, and they also cultivated and bred high-yield corn.

even.

There are also pumpkins, and food crops such as sweet potatoes.

Ru built the boat himself, sent people there, and found these things.

Then I don't need to expend much effort to cultivate it, and I can promote it on a large scale.

In just a few years, the entire Tang Kingdom will no longer be hungry because of lack of food to eat, and there is no need to be afraid of starving to death.

past life.

Li Chongyuan heard some things from the mouths of the old people in the village.

Talk about the war years.

A small bag of rice can be exchanged for a baby.

even.

In [-], when the Henan disaster occurred, not to mention a small bag of rice, even a big pancake could be exchanged for a baby.

Li Chongyuan had never experienced such a scene.

I don't want to experience it, and I don't want to see it.

Tang Guoli was too short, and Li Chongyuan could imagine the later era.

If there is a war, not to mention starvation everywhere, it is not an exaggeration to change children and eat.

And in the late Ming Dynasty.

After the Little Ice Age, and years of wars and chaos, corpses were strewn everywhere, and endless people starved to death in the predicament of having no food to eat.

(End of this chapter)