Datang Nongwang

Chapter 806 One Hundred Thousand Mu Planting Base

The grade is low, which is also normal.

After all, this is a place of exile, one and a half levels lower, enough to understand.

However, such as county lieutenants, their grades cannot be lowered.

No matter where it is, the middle and lower county lieutenants are only down from the ninth rank, and if they are lower, they will become foreign officials.

But no matter how low their official position is, even if this Zhenzhou is a place of exile, after hearing that a county king from the first rank and a temple minister from the second rank have come to their jurisdiction, who would not want to come here to curry favor? .

This is not.

When they found out from Xingba that Li Chongyuan had arrived in Zhenzhou, officials at both the state and county levels basically came.

Adding up all the officials, big and small, dozens of people came to Li Chongyuan's side.

Seeing that Li Chongyuan was so polite, all the officials in Zhenzhou hurriedly bowed their hands in return, "Don't dare, I will come here to pay my respects when I hear that King Li Jun is coming to Zhenzhou. It is inconvenient to speak here, otherwise, please How about Prince Li Jun come to my Zhenzhou yamen for a cup of tea?"

The person who spoke was Biejia from Zhenzhou, who, like Li Chongyuan, had a surname of Li and a surname of Qing.

However, this Li is not that Li.

Regardless of He Li, as long as he committed a crime and was exiled to such a place to be an official, that's normal.

After listening to the self-introductions of these people, Li Chongyuan knew the official positions of these people, but he didn't know why these people were exiled here to become officials.

Then Li Biejia invited himself to sit in the yamen, but Li Chongyuan shook his head and said: "I'm really sorry, everyone has seen it, I'm really busy here, I can't get away from it. Later, wait for me later When I have free time, I will definitely go to disturb you.”

"Junior Li, you are a nobleman, why do you do such lowly jobs?" Then Li Qing looked around, and saw some things he didn't know laying on the ground, he really didn't understand why.

And when they came to greet Li Chongyuan, they saw Li Chongyuan was cutting these things with an iron knife, and his body was so dirty that no words could describe a county king.

At present, these officials in Zhenzhou have only one sentence in their heads, 'Is this county king a fake?If it wasn't a fake, how could a county king do such a lowly job? '

Li Chongyuan smiled faintly, but he said unhappily in his heart: "The sage has to eat, let alone me, Li Chongyuan. If there are no farmers and people in the world who work hard to cultivate, I am afraid that I will not even have a bowl of gruel. Farmers in the world As officials, we must be able to do the work that the common people can do, and we must know how to do it. You are officials, and this kind of thinking is unacceptable. The farmers and people in the world are suffering. As officials, we must Pretending to be the common people is to benefit the common people.”

What kind of work is cheap?

There is no work that is cheap in the world.

Unless you're doing something shady and stealthy, that's called lowly.

It is impossible to be humble if you work in a serious manner, and it is a kind of honor.

Isn't there a saying in the previous life, I work and I am happy.Workers are the most beautiful people.wait.

but.

In fact, Li Chongyuan also knew in his heart that in the current society, the status of peasants and common people is really low.

The work they do and all the things they cultivate are really low in the eyes of officials, scholars, rich people, merchants and others.

And this kind of thought, I don't know how long it lasted.

Even Li Chongyuan knows that this kind of thinking will continue, even in the modern era of ideological emancipation, there are still many people who think that what the peasants do is cheap, and look at the peasants with colored glasses.

This is an insoluble problem.

Thousands of people have thousands of thoughts, and thousands of people have thousands of demons.

The faces of all the officials immediately became a little embarrassed after being lectured by Li Chongyuan.

Li Qing stretched out his hand to touch his nose, and said in embarrassment: "What Li Junwang said is true. Xiaguan sees that Lijun Wang is here to open up wasteland, so he doesn't want to plant some crops. Xiaguan looks at these things on the ground. It's the first time I know it, but I don't know what it is?"

"It's nothing, it's just something I want to grow. When Li Biejia talked about opening up wasteland, I really wanted to buy more land here to grow crops. Eighth, when you arrive at the Yamen today, will you be able to do this? Okay?" Seeing the embarrassment on the faces of the officials in front of him, Li Chongyuan knew not to speak too bluntly, lest these people get rebellious in their hearts.

Going eight times, he said: "I have already discussed with Zhou County Magistrate, and I can buy this place, but everything has to be decided by you, Mr. Xiaolang."

After Xingba's response, an official immediately cupped his hands to Li Chongyuan and said, "The Xingguard went to the county yamen today to find an official to buy land. At first, the official thought it was a merchant, but later I found out that the Xingguard belonged to King Li. Internal guard. The lower officials have to act as guards. I heard that Li Junwang is going to buy a large amount of wasteland here to open up wasteland to grow food. After discussing with Li Biejia, the lower officials think that this place is wasteland, and no one has opened up wasteland, let alone no one. farming, so I decided to sell it to King Li for two hundred wen per mu after discussion."

"Oh? This price is really low. Don't just open the door to convenience just because I, Li Chongyuan, want to buy land. The rules set can't be messed up, and as much as it should be. Don't say that I, Li Chongyuan, are here to buy land. Now, even if a certain prince comes to buy land, he should be treated equally." Li Chongyuan hurriedly spoke after hearing the words of the magistrate Zhou of Ningyuan County.

The original price of [-] Wen per mu was already too low to be lower.

But now, these officials seem to see that they are the kings of the county, and they even gave up three hundred Wen. Isn't this a free gift?

In fact, Li Chongyuan also knew what the county magistrate Zhou meant.

The wasteland was sold to Li Chongyuan for [-] wen per mu. One could explain it to the court, and the other was a favor.

Selling the land to Li Chongyuan at such a low price is just flattering Li Chongyuan.

but.

As soon as the words of the county magistrate fell to the ground that week, Li Chongyuan became upright and stern, and directly rejected the price, and even rejected their flattery.

After hearing this, the Zhenzhou officials looked at each other in blank dismay, really at a loss.

indeed.

After they heard that Li Chongyuan had arrived in their jurisdiction, they did come here with the intention of flattering them.

Although they are too far away from the political center of the Tang Dynasty, they can still hear some news from Beijing. Even if there is a long time interval, the news that should have will still come here.

It's like Li Chongyuan was promoted by Li Shimin as Minister of Si Nong Temple, and the court announced the appointment of Li Chongyuan as Minister of Judicial Temple, they already knew from the official documents.

Although they were very close to Li Chongyuan Daqiongdao when they got the news, they could still get some news about Beijing.

But now, Li Chongyuan rushed to Qiongdao, and even came to the barren land of Zhenzhou. If they took this opportunity to curry favor with Li Chongyuan, they would really miss this opportunity.

But none of them thought of it.

Their flattery was pushed back by Li Chongyuan, which made them all look at each other in blank dismay, at a loss for what to do.

Seeing everyone looking at each other, Li Chongyuan also knew the purpose of these people's visit, and said with a smile on his face: "You guys have heard that I, Li Chongyuan, is good at farming, and I don't take advantage of others. Similarly, I won't take advantage of the yamen and courts everywhere. Cheap. This wasteland should be [-] Wen per mu, so it is [-] Wen per mu. Besides, I, Li Chongyuan, purchased a large amount of wasteland this time, so if you feel a little embarrassed, you can buy it in a reasonable and legal manner. Under the circumstances, give me some discounts."

"That is, that is. The reputation of King Li Jun has already spread throughout Zhenzhou. Moreover, the radio receiver invented by King Li Jun has also benefited the people of Zhenzhou a lot. Now that King Li Jun said so Alright, then I decided on behalf of the various yamen in Zhenzhou that Prince Li’s purchase of wasteland will be calculated at 450 renminbi. This price is reasonable and legal.” Li Qing originally thought that Li Chongyuan’s refusal was just superficial, but after listening to Li Chongyuan’s words Finally, after searching all the deeds about Li Chongyuan in my heart, I believe that Li Chongyuan is not the kind of two-faced person.

Immediately, Li Qing directly gave Li Chongyuan a reasonable and legal price.

Li Chongyuan looked at Li Qing and nodded lightly, "That's good, that's good. Even though you all gave me some discounts for Li Chongyuan, I, Li Chongyuan, am not a penny-pinching person. You will stay for a light meal in a while. That’s how I thank you all.”

"Then disturb King Li."

"I'm bothering King Li."

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When the officials heard that Li Chongyuan wanted to invite them to dinner, they were not happy.

At this time, if you don't flatter and flatter, when will you wait?

Someone was sent to prepare.

Li Chongyuan led all the officials to the residence, moved a lot of benches, invited them to sit down, and served tea.

After everyone sat down, Li Qing felt that Li Chongyuan was really as talkative as he had heard, and he immediately asked, "Li Junwang, I don't know what you used to buy the wasteland in Zhenzhou? The state is located in a remote area, and it is near the sea, so it is not a good place to grow food. However, King Li came to Zhenzhou to buy land, and I believe that King Li is not simply planting food."

"High-yield grain. I think you have heard that I went to the eastern continent to find some high-yield grain seeds. This time, I came to Zhenzhou to cultivate high-yield grain seeds here. Although the land in Zhenzhou is not the most Okay, but the weather here is the best, and it is like summer all year round, which is most suitable for planting crops. Therefore, I just came to Zhenzhou." Li Chongyuan explained.

After hearing this, Li Qing and others suddenly realized.

They naturally heard some news about Li Chongyuan's departure from the far sea to the Eastern Continent.

Moreover, when Li Chongyuan was promoted to the post of Minister of Si Nong Temple, there was a disturbance in the court.

It is naturally impossible for the officials in Zhenzhou not to know such news.

Although the news from Jingzhong did not directly reach the prefectures of Qiongdao, the news from Jingzhong would definitely spread to Lingnan.

And Lingnan will spread the news to the states of Qiongdao in due course.

Naturally, no matter whether it is good news, bad news, or how much news there is, the officials in Qiongdao will know it all.

Li Qing suddenly realized, but he didn't believe that Li Chongyuan had really gone to the so-called Eastern Continent, and he still couldn't believe that Li Chongyuan had really found high-yield grain seeds back.

but.

He didn't believe it, but he didn't dare to refute it in front of Li Chongyuan, so he complimented him, "That's it. If there are more capable and talented people like Li Junwang in my court, I guess my country's power in the Tang Dynasty will definitely be stronger." increased countless times."

"It's just doing things from the heart." Li Chongyuan replied with a smile.

Li Qing continued to ask: "Just now King Li Jun said that he wanted to buy wasteland in Zhenzhou, and I have a lot of wasteland in Zhenzhou. It is also my blessing in Zhenzhou that King Li Jun can come to Zhenzhou to open up wasteland and plant. Do you know how much wasteland Li Junwang needs to buy? Please also ask Li Junwang to show you, so that the next official can send someone to measure it."

"Not much, but not too little. In addition to the existing [-] mu, I want to buy [-] mu of wasteland in Zhenzhou." Li Chongyuan replied with a smile.

wow~~

When Li Chongyuan said one hundred thousand mu, all the officials were shocked.

One hundred thousand mu, such a large number, can really scare people to death.

Zhenzhou is vast and sparsely populated, but no matter how vast the land is and sparsely populated, Li Chongyuan suddenly said that he wanted to buy [-] mu of wasteland, which would scare the Zhenzhou officials in front of him.

After half a day.

Only then did the officials recover a little bit, talking softly.

And Li Qing was not much better at the moment, but fortunately he was steady, and said to Li Chongyuan: "Li Junwang, do you know how big [-] mu is? Moreover, according to Li Junwang, planting [-] mu of grain I'm afraid there aren't enough farmers. The population of Zhenzhou is low, and the number of households does not exceed [-]. If you really buy [-] mu of wasteland, Li Junwang, even if the wasteland is opened up, no one will cultivate it."

"Don't worry about this. At that time, I will go to the north to get some people over. One hundred thousand mu, I'm afraid that it will be less. However, my current plan is to buy one hundred thousand mu first, and I will first buy the three thousand mu later this year. After the [-] mu has been cultivated, then go to get people to open up wasteland. This [-] mu may seem like a lot, but in fact it is not much. Line [-], then you and they will first measure the land, and after the measurement, buy I paid for the wasteland." Li Chongyuan didn't think that the land was too much, but he was afraid that the land was less.

Xing Ba nodded in response, "Yes, Mr. Xiao Lang."

54 mu, full calculation, only [-] square kilometers.

The mu in the Tang Dynasty was 540 square meters per mu, which is much less than the modern 660 square meters per mu.

Calculating the length and width of 54 square kilometers, it is only nine kilometers long and six kilometers wide.

There is wasteland in the southeast and south of Ningyuan County, and there is a lot of wasteland.

It's just 54 square kilometers, which is no less than Li Chongyuan.

After Li Qing and others heard this, they didn't ask Li Chongyuan any more, but kept silent, as if they were thinking about something in their hearts.

Some people are thinking about how much money they will spend on the [-] mu of land.

Li Qing offered a discount of 450 Wen, and sold it to Li Chongyuan for [-] Wen per mu.

Calculated in this way, the total price of the [-] mu of wasteland is only [-] guan.

Li Chongyuan is rich, so buying him another [-] mu would be a no-brainer.

(End of this chapter)