Datang Nongwang

Chapter 807 It's All Old Family

Forty-five thousand guan, for Ningyuan County in Zhenzhou, which is far away from the political center of the Tang Dynasty, it is tantamount to a large sum of money.

Ningyuan County, with a population of just over [-], only pays [-] to [-] guan in taxes each year.

Li Chongyuan said that he would buy [-] mu of wasteland, which would be six times the annual tax of Ningyuan County.

Li Qing and the other local officials didn't have the time to say anything at this moment, they were already shocked by Li Chongyuan's bold words.

This is not.

Some of the local officials like Li Qing were shocked, and some felt inconceivable.

What's more, they were completely shocked by Li Chongyuan's words, their faces were abnormal, and they were at a loss.

of course.

These people still don't quite believe Li Chongyuan's words.

after all.

It's definitely a joke to spend so much money all at once to buy wasteland that they don't think is of any use.

even.

Some people are still wondering if Li Chongyuan, the county king, said this on purpose to make fun of them local officials.

On the other hand, Li Qing.

This Biejia was quite knowledgeable, although he was shocked, but after being shocked, he stared at Li Chongyuan blankly, trying to see something from Li Chongyuan's face.

Simultaneously.

He was also thinking in his heart, 'Li Chongyuan bought so much wasteland, is it really for planting the high-yielding grain seeds that he got back from the so-called Eastern Continent? '

'It shouldn't be possible.As we all know, although he, Li Chongyuan, spent three years on envoys to various countries, but the sea is so dangerous, even if he had a large ship, he could not enter the deep sea.Moreover, in the depths of the ocean, I have never heard of the words of land. '

'Li Chongyuan would spend [-] to [-] guan to buy wasteland here, why not buy wasteland elsewhere?What he said is true that Zhenzhou is like spring all the year round, but isn't he afraid of being in vain when he grows the so-called high-yield grain here? '

'It is better to believe that there is something than not to believe that there is nothing.I heard that Li Chongyuan's wealth is amazing, maybe he just wants to buy some land in Zhenzhou for his own use. '

Li Qing has been thinking about it for a long time. He doesn't care much about the specific use of Li Chongyuan's purchase of wasteland in Zhenzhou and Ningyuan under his jurisdiction. What he cares about is that if this matter really happens, he will also Can get something out of it.

Forty-five thousand coins, such a sum of money, in Zhenzhou, would have been taxed for two years.

of course.

Taxes in Zhenzhou are not measured by money.

After all, there are various taxes, such as head tax, silk tax, grain tax and so on.

These taxes are added together, and it is estimated that they cannot be sold for [-] yuan.

And Li Chongyuan spent [-] guan in one go to buy wasteland, and paid [-] guan in real money, which definitely exceeded the sum of Zhenzhou's total taxes for two years.

in recent years.

Because the country is prosperous and the people are safe, the people live and work in peace and contentment, work hard, and the sky is also beautiful. There is a bumper harvest every year, and more and more grain, and the price of grain has also begun to fall, and it will drop a little every year.

Over the past few years, the price of this grain has dropped from nearly [-] Wen a bucket to the current [-] Wen a bucket.

in those days.

In the first year of Zhenguan when Li Shimin came to power, there was a severe drought in the north and floods in the south.

That is to say, in that year, there was no harvest in the fields, and the world was short of food.

But in that year, the Turkic Tigers in the north were eyeing it, and the Tubo Yueyue was attacking the territory in the west, but Luo Yi rebelled in the interior, and it was even more disturbing inside.

It was also that year, due to the lack of food in the court, the court issued an edict, the fields were in short supply, the court was unable to provide relief, and the people sought their own way out.

That year, the price of a bucket of rice was directly raised to [-] Wen by those aristocratic families, gentry, unscrupulous merchants and others.

It was also because of that year that Li Shimin didn't have a good impression of the noble families and the gentry.

but.

Fortunately, the resistance was over that year, and the national power of the Tang Dynasty gradually became stronger.

Various internal incidents in Datang were pacified, and people who were on the sidelines all over the country began to turn to Datang.

After more than ten and 20 years of hard work in the Tang Dynasty, the price of grain has also dropped directly from the two hundred yuan a dou to the current sixty or seventy yuan a dou.

and.

Li Chongyuan believes that in two years, the price of grain will drop from the current [-] Wen a dou to [-] or [-] Wen a Dou.

And Li Chongyuan believed it even more.

Give him five to ten years, as long as his high-yield grain is popularized, its price will drop from the current [-] yuan a dou to [-] yuan a dou, or even lower.

Ok?
Aren't you, Li Chongyuan, dedicated to farming?
How do you want to bring food prices down so low?Are you undercover?

of course not.

Li Chongyuan devoted himself to farming, and the lower the price of grain, it confirmed the sentence that cheap grain hurts farmers.

Li Chongyuan just didn't want the people to have nothing to eat when there was a famine in the country. In the end, the imperial court issued another edict saying that the people should find their own way of life.

This is one of them.

Second, Li Chongyuan naturally has his own way of dealing with it.

Li Chongyuan is now the Secretary of the Judicial Temple, the person who formulated the Constitution of the Tang Dynasty.

How could a person with such an official position not consider these things.

For example, Li Chongyuan can set the highest and lowest prices for grain prices.

Farmers are common people, and residents of states and counties are also common people.

It is impossible for Li Chongyuan to only care about the peasants and not care about the life and death of other common people.

As for how to formulate Li Chongyuan's Datang Constitution, it all depends on Li Shimin's final decision.

Of course, Li Chongyuan will definitely limit the price of grain within a certain range, so as not to benefit the peasants and common people, and let those aristocratic families, gentry, and merchants gain great benefits.

Simultaneously.

Li Chongyuan's high-yield grains will only be given priority to the common people for planting.

As for those aristocratic families, gentry, landlords, nobles, officials, etc., they will only be postponed.

Gossip less.

Li Qing stared at Li Chongyuan in a daze. He had already made up his mind, and asked with a smile: "The King Li is so courageous, it really impresses the lower officials. This is the first time that the King Li wants to buy [-] mu of wasteland. Encountered. This is probably the first case in my Tang Dynasty."

"I'm not afraid of the first case, but I'm afraid that no one will do it, right? Li Biejia, the king of this county wants to buy [-] mu of wasteland. When the time comes, you will have to worry about it." Li Chongyuan replied with a smile.

Li Qing nodded lightly, but with a look of embarrassment on his face, he said: "Your Majesty Li, according to the law of my court, it is possible to make decisions on the purchase of barren land, state and county yamen, but I have never encountered such a big deal. For example, if King Li Jun bought [-] mu of wasteland, his subordinates can also give instructions when he arrives, but Li Jun Wang bought [-] mu of land. Just do it."

The Manager Feng mentioned by Li Qing was not Feng An, but Feng Zhidai, Feng An's son.

Feng Ang passed away last year.

After Feng An's death, the titles of Governor of Gaozhou and Duke Geng were taken over by his son Feng Zhidai.

This Lingnan Road is different from other places.

The Feng family has managed this area of ​​Lingnan for generations, and even the imperial court will give it three points.

Back then, when Feng An was accused of treason, Li Shimin almost sent troops to attack Feng An, but was defeated by Wei Zheng's plan.

Although the war has not yet started, Li Shimin has always been worried that the Feng family will grow stronger and dominate the Lingnan area. He either ordered Feng An to return to Beijing to report on his duties, or rewarded him with various rewards to reassure him, and even sent Baiqisi from time to time. People and horses went to the Lingnan area to make unannounced visits.

Fortunately, Feng An really didn't intend to oppose Datang, otherwise the Lingnan area would have been raging with war.

After Feng An passed away last year, his son Feng Zhidai took over the position of Gaozhou Governor and succeeded Geng Guogong as a title.

"For some wasteland, there is no need to submit official documents to Director Feng, let alone to the imperial court. Besides, I have already reported this matter to the Holy Majesty. Line eight, bring my documents to Li Biejia for a look." Li Chongyuan Hearing that he was not going to write an official document, but also a letter, he said quickly.

Xingba got instructions and went to the residence to get the paperwork.

Unknown, Li Qing took over the document that Xing Ba brought and handed to him, although he felt different, but after seeing that the document that Li Chongyuan took out was written by Li Shimin himself, he could only say: "Since Junwang Li If there is an order from the sage, then the subordinate officials will act according to Li Junwang's words."

"Then I'll take care of you, Li, and everyone." Li Chongyuan smiled and cupped his hands.

Come on.

The document Li Chongyuan took out was actually written by Li Shimin.

But what it wrote was not so specific, and it didn't write about the purchase of land in Zhenzhou.

On the document, Li Shimin only wrote one sentence, "Cultivate grain seeds and plant them on wasteland." '

last year.

After Li Chongyuan returned from overseas, he either offered maps or grain seeds to Li Shimin.

Finally, Li Chongyuan asked Li Shimin for the letter.

And Li Shimin only thought that Li Chongyuan would cultivate high-yielding grain seeds in Li Zhuang or his own fiefdom in Xixiang, but Li Shimin never thought that Li Chongyuan would go to such a remote place as Zhenzhou to cultivate high-yielding grain seeds.

So, that's why Li Qing felt a little bit different after seeing the document that Li Chongyuan gave him, but he had to do it.

Li Shimin's letter, if he doesn't do it with a little care, then it's fine.

Afterwards, after some chatter, Li Chongyuan dismissed these officials on the grounds that he had a lot of things.

After Li Qing and others left Li Chongyuan's planting base, the officials beside him asked Li Qing: "Don't drive Li, Li Junwang bought so much wasteland at one time, there are no official documents, only paperwork, is this not in compliance with the regulations?" what?"

"How can I refuse the Holy Majesty's handwriting. However, the imperial court has no express restrictions, and Li Junwang has the Holy Majesty's handwriting, so we can handle it impartially." Li Qing replied.

Zhenzhou officials went all the way back and said all the way.

But after talking about the [-] guan, the eyeballs of all the officials turned red.

It's easy to do things with money.

This is not.

When the Ningyuan officials came to measure the wasteland the next day, Li Chongyuan directly asked Xingba to pay the money to the Ningyuan county magistrate.

However, this money is not real money, but a receipt with Li Chongyuan's name written on it and a drawing on it.

As for the payment, of course, the wasteland will be paid after the measurement of the wasteland is completed.

After Ningyuan county magistrate got Li Chongyuan's receipt, he worked overtime even more, sending extra people to measure the wasteland.

Ten days later, when the measurement of [-] mu of wasteland was completed, Li Chongyuan finally spoke, and the county magistrate of Ningyuan sent someone to transport the money.

This time.

When Li Chongyuan came to Zhenzhou, he spent [-] yuan to bring several ships below the water level.

When the officials saw Li Chongyuan's ship, they were amazed again.

but.

No matter how amazed they were, they could only be amazed.

On weekdays, Li Chongyuan's boats would all go to sea, and only Type C paddle steamers would berth at the pier in Ningyuanshui.

After the money was handed over, Li Chongyuan laughed heartily after holding his own land deed, "Haha, from now on, this will be my biggest base. With this [-] mu of wasteland, no matter whether it's cultivation or planting, it doesn't matter. Let’s look for a place again. The future can be expected, the future can be expected.”

"Xiao Langjun, although we have the land, it's a matter of opening up wasteland." Xing Ba suddenly interrupted.

Xingba's words brought Li Chongyuan back to reality, "Alas! Take this matter slowly. Tang Li, Liu Xiang, come here."

Tang Li and Liu Xiang ran over.

"You said how about I go to your place to get some people to come here to open up wasteland, and then settle down?" Li Chongyuan immediately chose the people from his hometown in his previous life.

Although Zhenzhou is not the best place to live, it is definitely a good place as long as the land is reclaimed.

and.

Li Chongyuan also knew that after more than 1000 years, this place would be a very good place.

tourist attraction.

In addition to these, the land here is in the future, and it can be said that every inch of land is precious.

Even if it cannot be used for infrastructure in the future, if you set up a breeding base, you will still have a rent of several thousand yuan per mu.

Bringing people from his hometown from his previous life here is a little bit of Li Chongyuan's careful thought, and at the same time, it is also a kind of consolation for his previous life.

Tang Li glanced at Liu Xiang and replied, "Young Lord, this matter should be fine."

"Well, after these seeds are planted, go to your hometown and get some people over." Li Chongyuan settled on this matter in a happy mood.

Afterwards, Tang Li and Liu Xiang frequently said some small words to the two.

As for what to say, Li Chongyuan didn't care about the two of them. Li Chongyuan still believed in them.

the next half month.

Li Chongyuan is still very busy every day.

Still the same as before, if there is no dirt on his face, legs and body, he will be a little sorry for his status as a county king who is good at farming.

When the two weeks were over and the potato planting was over, a C-type paddle steamer suddenly appeared on the pier.

Li Chongyuan looked at the C-type paddle steamer from a distance, and he was really curious, "Xiang Jiu and the others sent people here? Is there something wrong with Xisha Island?"

When the boat got on and off, Li Chongyuan didn't see Xiang Jiu and the others, but he saw nearly a hundred people wearing short jackets who had never met before.

This made Li Chongyuan even more puzzled.

And this time.

Tang Li and Liu Xiang, who were not far from Li Chongyuan, saw some people getting off the boat, Liu Xiang ran over, but Tang Li ran close to Li Chongyuan and said, "Little Lang, you asked me to find some people last time." Those who can be trusted, they have come."

"Oh? These people are your apprentices?" Li Chongyuan was curious.

Tang Li replied: "There are apprentices, and some are not. However, those people are trustworthy people, and they are also people who can entrust things."

"Okay, okay, it's good to be here, it's good to be here. I happen to be short of manpower, and coming at this time can just help me solve a lot of things." After Li Chongyuan said, he was very happy.

People from my hometown in the previous life came, they are all fellow villagers.

(End of this chapter)