Datang Nongwang

Chapter 753 Returning to Beijing
Is Lee Chong Won great?

On the surface, it is big.

But in reality, he must be just an ordinary person, and an ordinary person can no longer be an ordinary person.

Li Chongyuan's dream is not big, just to have something to eat, and eat well, so that he can live comfortably.

but.

Ever since he, Li Chongyuan, came to this world, he couldn't eat well, and he was even more uncomfortable.

Li Chongyuan never forgot all kinds of dishes from his previous life.

However, here, there are only those other than those, and it is difficult to relieve the addiction of the mouth.

Therefore, Li Chongyuan has always thought about going to the other side of the ocean to get those familiar things from his previous life, and then eat them well.

There is a saying.

If you want to speak nicely, whether it is to your own people or outsiders, you have to speak nicely, at least you can gain some reputation for yourself.

Therefore, Li Chongyuan directly added such a big name to himself, and he didn't know whether he was thick-skinned or thin-skinned.

But the words came back again.

Li Chongyuan brought back those crop seeds from a foreign land that was not far away tens of thousands of miles, or even more than one hundred thousand miles away. This alone is enough to be called a saint by the world.

Li Chongyuan has done what others have not done.

Who can say what.

Who would say that Li Chongyuan is shameless?
However, no one said anything about Li Chongyuan up until now, after all, there were only two relatives in front of him.

After standing on the pier and chatting some gossip, Li Yuan pointed to the boats and said, "Three years ago, there were 27 boats there, but several boats were missing when we came back. Yuaner, did you encounter any trouble?"

Li Yuan found that several ships were missing, and was curious.

As for worry, Li Chongyuan didn't see it.

"I have encountered some troubles, but fortunately everyone has returned safely. I will report to you, uncle, what happened in the past few years later. Uncle, it is very windy here, why don't you go back to rest first, I'll arrange them first." Li Chongyuan replied with a tactful smile.

He had just returned, and he hadn't even had a bowl of home water yet, and there were various things that Li Chongyuan needed to deal with.

For example, the seeds of various crops on board.

As well as those fruit trees, or whatever, they have to be arranged.

Of course, there are also the dozen or so Silla maids that the king of Silla gave to Li Chongyuan, all of which had to be properly arranged.

The dozen or so Silla maidservants followed Li Chongyuan and the others all the way through ups and downs, traveling tens of thousands of miles away without running away, and not one of them died because of the difficult journey, which is considered rare.

of course.

Silla maidservants basically would not run away.

To be included in the hands of a county king in the Tang Dynasty is what they yearn for and what they look forward to.

Even if you suffer a little, it's worth it.

After all, Datang is the place they yearn for, and Chang'an is even more the place they yearn for.

Li Yuan didn't say much when he arrived, he nodded and confessed: "After the ceremony, you have to tell me about the things over there. Uncle wants to hear it very much."

"Okay, uncle." Li Chongyuan agreed happily.

After Li Yuan went back to rest, Wan'er ran back again.

But at this time, Li Chongyuan was explaining everything, and got a lot of things off the boat.

A lot of seeds need to be harvested.

All kinds of tree species also need to be brought down.

Tree species need to be planted in the south, the better in Vietnam.

On the boat back, Li Chongyuan had already planned it out.

For example, for rubber trees, Li Chongyuan will plant them in Lingnan, and may even plant them in Leizhou, or Danzhou, and Zhenzhou.

The ambient temperature there is more suitable for the growth of this subtropical tree species.

Simultaneously.

Li Chongyuan has also planned that in the coming year, he will buy a large piece of land in Danzhou area, and then cultivate those crops there, and cultivate more seeds.

At the same time, more seeds will be cultivated in Xixiang and Lizhuang.

Li Chongyuan knew where his next main direction was.

As for his official position, or any other tasks, Li Chongyuan can't control so much anymore, the seed is the big deal.

"Fourth brother, what is this?" After the seeds of various crops were brought down, Wan'er was really curious, and asked with a potato the size of an egg in her hand.

Li Chongyuan smiled mysteriously and said: "This is a good thing. You don't know, fourth brother, I was bitten by many insects because of these things, and I managed to get these things back."

"Fourth brother, you haven't said what this is? Is it the high-yield grain you mentioned? But I look a little like Huaishan, except that Huaishan is stick-shaped, and this one is like an egg." Wan'er played with her hands potatoes in.

Li Chongyuan nodded, "This is called potatoes. It can be used as food or as vegetables. However, he can't eat it raw, he can only eat it cooked. After the matter is settled, I will make some for you and uncle to taste. When you taste it, you know the taste of potatoes is absolutely delicious."

"What about this?" Wan'er was not interested in potatoes, but grabbed a handful of peanuts and asked.

Li Chongyuan also grabbed a small handful, peeled the shell and threw it into his mouth to chew, "This is called longevity fruit, also called groundnut. It is beneficial to eat more, especially uncle."

"Changshengguo!!! Fourth brother, will eating this really make you immortal?" Wan'er exclaimed when she heard the name of Changshengguo.

Li Chongyuan shook his head, "What are you thinking? Eating more longevity fruit can only say that it can prolong life, but it can't. As for whether it can prolong life, it's just what I heard from those foreign people. Don't take it seriously. .”

"I thought if I ate her, I would really live forever. Mmm, it's delicious." Like Li Chongyuan, Wan'er peeled a peanut and threw it into her mouth.

Various things were moved from the ship.

Put it into a certain warehouse in the shipyard.

Moreover, Li Chongyuan added several large locks on the warehouse door, as if to prevent thieves.

Li Chongyuan treasured these things so much that everyone felt that Li Chongyuan was making a fuss out of a molehill.

After things are over.

Xiang Ba and the others had already made some kind of ceremony, saying that it was for Li Chongyuan, a young gentleman, to get rid of evil spirits and pray for blessings.

Li Chongyuan didn't have any idea.

There are many more ceremonies.

Once when going, once when returning.

All kinds of land reclamation, house building, or other things have their own rituals.

After the ceremony, Chen Juan brought a few people to get Li Chongyuan several pieces of meteoric iron, "Yuan'er, this is the meteoric iron I promised to give you back then, take a look."

"Thank you, Auntie, these are enough for me." Li Chongyuan glanced casually.

Several pieces of meteoric iron, in terms of volume, are only about the size of a box about one foot in length, width and height.

But its weight, Li Chongyuan can tell from the state of those people lifting it, its weight is definitely not small, it may be one or two hundred catties.

Chen Juan nodded lightly to signal those people to put down the meteorite.

After dismissing those people, Chen Juan said expectantly: "Yuan'er, you can help refine the meteorite iron. If it succeeds, then all the meteorite iron we found will ask you to help refine it. "

"Auntie, I don't think this matter will work for the time being. What do you think when I come back from Chang'an?" Li Chongyuan thought about the time, feeling a little confused.

Chen Juan understood what Li Chongyuan meant, "Okay, let's talk about it after you come back from Chang'an."

"By the way, auntie, do you think you can keep your master? Anyway, Mr. Mo has no fixed place to live, so you can rest assured if he stays. Besides, I still have a lot of things that may need to trouble him." Li Chongyuan wrote thickly. Face asked.

It's not a day or two since Li Chongyuan hit Mo Fei's idea.

A few years ago, Li Chongyuan had been playing with Mur Fei's idea.

Now, after Mo Fei followed him to the opposite side of the ocean once, Li Chongyuan wanted to keep Mo Fei even more. For no other reason than Mo Fei's tricks, Li Chongyuan had no choice but to make up his mind.

After listening to Li Chongyuan's words, Chen Juan seemed to know Li Chongyuan's purpose, "Master, he had expected you to say this, so he told me to bring you a sentence. If you can do it, he will stay."

"What?" Li Chongyuan was nervous.

Chen Juan pointed to the meteorite iron on the ground and said, "Master said, if you can help him refine the meteorite iron, don't say keep it, even if you can be your guard for ten years."

"Ah? So simple?" Li Chongyuan couldn't believe it.

Chen Juan nodded heavily, "I didn't tell Master that you have a way to refine meteoric iron."

Li Chongyuan understood.

It is estimated that Chen Juan also hoped that Mo Fei would stay, so what Li Chongyuan said at the beginning was not revealed to Mo Fei first.

Li Chongyuan was very happy, "Auntie, don't worry, it's just meteorite, even if it's divine iron, I can refine her."

night.

Li Chongyuan got some potatoes that were damaged during transportation or on the way, and made a potato stewed pork ribs.

on the dining table.

Li Chongyuan looked at Li Yuan and Wan'er eating big chunks of stewed pork ribs with potatoes, and didn't forget to say that the potatoes were delicious, he felt very proud.

After dinner.

Li Chongyuan told Li Yuan all his itinerary for the past three years, and everything that happened at the other end.

Even, including the Mayans.

After listening to all of Li Chongyuan's narration, Li Yuan said with emotion: "It turns out that there are really people there. It's a pity that such a good place is tens of thousands of miles away from my Tang Dynasty. It's a pity."

"Fourth brother, do the people there look the same as us?" Li Yuan was feeling emotional, but the question Wan'er asked seemed a bit weird.

Li Chongyuan nodded.

Li Yuan pointed to the potatoes on the table and said, "How is the yield of this food called potatoes?"

When it came to production, Li Chongyuan smiled mysteriously and didn't answer directly.

"Uncle, in terms of grain output, the highest per mu in my Tang Dynasty is only five stones. My nephew and grandson are not far away tens of thousands of miles away, and they went to look for this crop. Uncle, how much do you think he will produce?" Li Chongyuan did not directly respond to Li Yuan If so, I asked back.

Li Yuan frowned and said, "Yes, in my Great Tang, the grain yield per mu is estimated to be the highest in your field, but the people of my Tang Dynasty don't know how to farm without you, and the yield per mu can't reach five stones. Since you are willing to spend countless sums of money to build a big ship and go there to look for grain seeds, it can be seen that the output is not small. I remember when you were in Lizhuang, you once said that the grain production capacity there reached [-] shi per mu. Potatoes are probably it.”

"Uncle has a really good memory. Yes, the yield of [-] shi per mu of potatoes is still a conservative yield. If managed properly and with the blessing of fertilizers, I don't think even [-] shi is considered a bumper harvest. Also..." When Li Chongyuan talked about these When the production of grain comes, the words cannot be stopped.

Whether Li Yuan or Wan'er, after hearing these words of Li Chongyuan, they were all shocked.

At the beginning, when they were in Li Zhuang, they always thought that what Li Chongyuan said was just hearsay from Li Chongyuan, and they just listened to the nonsense of those foreign people.

But when the real thing was in front of them, the two also believed that what Li Chongyuan said was true.

That night, Li Yuan did not fall asleep.

As for Wan'er, of course she slept soundly.

In her dream, it was already filled with all kinds of delicacies, and all of them were brought back by Li Chongyuan.

a few days later.

Li Chongyuan boarded the only Type B paddle steamer.

And Li Yuan and Wan'er also boarded the boat.

When Li Chongyuan came back, he naturally had to return to Chang'an to report on his duties.

After all, the identity of Li Chongyuan who left Datang was the envoy of Datang.

It is also normal to return to Beijing to report on work.

And Li Yuan has been in Xisha Island for three years, and it is time to return to Chang'an.

A Type B paddle steamer, with two Type C paddle steamers, headed for Chang'an.

The two C-type paddle steamers were loaded with a lot of crop seeds that Li Chongyuan brought back from there.

half a month later.

When the B-type paddle steamer arrived at the Weishui River, the entire city of Chang'an was alarmed.

After the B-type paddle steamer arrived at Bashui Wharf, Li Shimin, who had already received the news, personally brought the Manchu civil and military forces, as well as the forbidden army, to welcome Li Yuan back to Beijing.

On the Bashui Wharf.

Li Shimin looked at the paddle steamer in front of him, his eyes sparkled.

Although he had received news a long time ago that Li Chongyuan's shipyard could build ships larger than the paddle steamer Li Chongyuan dedicated to him, but he really didn't feel anything until he saw the real thing.

But after the real thing was in front of his eyes, his greedy eyes had already set his sights on the big ship.

"Your Majesty, from the perspective of the length of this ship, at least it is 27 or [-] feet apart. For example, when our army marched eastward, two hundred ships like this would be enough to level Goguryeo. Your Majesty, no matter what, please requisition Prince Li Jun. The boat." Fang Xuanling, standing behind Li Shimin, saw the greedy light in Li Shimin's eyes, and said accordingly.

As soon as Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Changsun Wuji also said: "Your Majesty, if we have such a large ship in our dynasty, it will be more convenient for food transportation. Moreover, it will save time when transporting troops to Liaodong." It saves labor, and it also saves food, grass, horses, and other things."

The two remonstrated, and all the court officials in the rear also echoed.

Even those military generals agreed.

truthfully.

In war, if there is such a ship, whether it is transporting troops or transporting food and grass, it can provide maximum convenience and quantity.

Of course Li Shimin understood this.

Li Shimin's eyes were greedy, but he still remembered the words that Li Yuan sent back.

but.

When Li Shimin saw the figure of Li Chongyuan on the boat, he smiled.

(End of this chapter)