Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 600;
Chapter 570;
A group of important ministers stood in Li Shimin's study in the Imperial Palace of Chang'an City. Li Shimin was learning about the situation of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the continuous drought in the north has ended and it has begun to rain. The south is still full of rain this year, and it will be a good harvest year."

The eldest grandson Wuji reported this year's autumn harvest to the emperor confidently, and waited for the emperor to ask questions. Sure enough, Li Shimin went straight to the theme of rushing to the middle;
"Tell me about the harvest in the drought period in the north? I don't worry about the south, but the farmers and people north of the Yellow River. They don't have the convenience of water conservancy in the south, and it hasn't rained for nearly a year. I want to know about Li Dalang's cloth sheds and high-yield cultivation. How did the seeds come out?"

"It's Your Majesty, if you go back to Your Majesty, most of the people in the north have a harvest of more than two stones and one mu, and there are farmers in some places who refuse to implement the imperial court's laws and disdain Li Dalang's method of setting up sheds.
This small group of people did not use cloth sheds, and they encountered drought and locust plagues, and the grains were not harvested. Fortunately, His Majesty is wise, and the righteous warehouse is going on at the same time. Finally, these disobedient farmers and people do not have to be displaced. Refugees emerge.

This year is the only time since ancient times that drought and locust disasters have occurred in all dynasties. I congratulate Your Majesty. The prosperous age will begin from now on. Your Majesty's people will no longer have to go hungry. After several good harvests, the price of food will probably go down all the way. Common people and peasants can open their bellies to eat. "

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin laughed happily;

"Hahahaha, good, good, dear friends, hurry up and get rid of the courtesy, by the way, since the people of the world have a bumper harvest this year, what about the price of grain now? Has it dropped a bit?"

Changsun Wuji looked at the servant next to him, who nodded and quickly took out the book;
"Reporting to Your Majesty, since the harvest began, the price of grain in Chang'an City was the first to drop. On the night when His Majesty harvested the millet in the palace, the price of a bucket of rice was reduced by three cents. In another three days, the news of the harvest from all over the country came to Chang'an, and the price of rice dropped by another five cents." In two days, the money was reduced by another four dollars, which was the same as last year. Five days later, it dropped twice for a total of five dollars.

Now not only has the previous grain price been restored, but it has also been lowered by ten qian. So far, the prices of rice shops in the east and west cities have basically been unified. All fools know that with Li Dalang's method of cloth sheds, it may not be a top-notch business to do grain business in the future. "

Li Shimin heard that the price of rice had dropped to thirteen cents a bucket, so he stood up abruptly;
"Thirteen cents a bucket?"

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, it is indeed thirteen coins a bucket."

"Okay! Thirteen cents a bucket of millet, huh! Those rare rice and grain stores have hoarded so much grain, and they only want to make money for the country and refugees. Now not only are there no refugees, but the opposite , Under the drought conditions, the north actually has a little more harvest than the south, I want to see how they live in the future!"

Li Jing also snorted coldly;
"Your Majesty, don't worry about how they live. It's only been a few days since the harvest. After a while, the grain of the people in the world will be full of their own granaries, and the surplus will definitely be sold. I suspect that the price of grain will drop even further." , ten dollars a fight is hard to guarantee."

Cheng Yaojin came to join in the fun with his signature voice;
"It's those unscrupulous merchants who deserve it. If they can't sell it, they can go to my old Cheng to solve it. Four or five dollars a bucket, as much as I have, I will pay as much as I want in the big camp, so I can prepare for entering the prairie in the future!"

After Cheng Yaojin said this, the study room began to roar with laughter, and Li Shimin stared at Cheng Yaojin;
"Four or five dollars for a bucket of rice? Are you crazy, Zhijie?

"No, Your Majesty, Li Da told me before he left last time that the price of rice next year will be stable to about four or five renminbi each, and the price of liquor will be much lower by then, and all the people in the world will If he can afford liquor, the imperial court will be able to recover some money, and he will also be able to make a lot of money, and the minister who is not deaf understands clearly."

"what?"

"Li Dalang really said that?"

"I said Cheng Poppi, did Li Dalang really say that?"

"God, four or five dollars a bucket, is it real or not? No food in the past dynasties has this price. Old Cheng, did you hear correctly?"

"Someone thinks it is entirely possible, Shangshu, imagine that the peasants and common people have learned how to farm in sheds and are familiar with cultivating seeds. They will definitely not worry about not having enough food in the future. This year's grain can no longer hold the granary, and there will be more next year. A lot of food came in,

Therefore, when the harvest is over this month, next month all the farmers in the world will sell grain to varying degrees. It is common for grain prices to drop by three or four yuan. Next year, there will be two bumper harvests, and it is not impossible to drop to four or five yuan. "

Li Shimin sat blankly in the grand teacher's chair, full of thoughts. Half a year ago, he was forced to condemn himself. A few months ago, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were worried that refugees would be everywhere after the autumn harvest. It has only been more than half a year, and the world has harvested a lot of food. Quick drop...

Li Shimin took out the map involuntarily, spread it out on the table, he couldn't help it...

Two years ago, he was forced to take out all his inventory, and sent it to the prairie wolf rider who came to the door with all his strength. Only then did he return to the situation of surviving. The humiliation of that time is vivid in his mind, staring at the map on the prairie , Li Shimin's face turned ferocious...

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"

Hearing Li Jing's whisper calling Li Shimin to come back to his senses;

"Huh? Oh, the pharmacist has something to say?"

Li Jing shook his head and spoke calmly;
"Be patient, Your Majesty, let's wait for another season's harvest before discussing the pros and cons."

Li Shimin looked at a group of civil and military ministers, almost everyone was nodding, Li Shimin took a deep breath, nodded slowly and put the map away;

"Well, I listen to you, bear with it, and talk about it next year. I hope that Li Dalang's Silk Road will be opened smoothly, and the court will be able to harvest once. When the baijiu business is done, it can also earn some money. In addition, next year The grain harvest will be bumper again, and then no one will come to stop me."

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, a servant came over and asked Qian Dehai to go out. After a while, Qian Dehai came back and whispered a few words in Li Shimin's ear, then took out another playbook and put it on the table. Li Shimin opened the playbook without saying a word. Closer look:
"Li Dayou went to camp eleven miles north of Lingbao and ordered to rest for two days.

At the second quarter of the unitary hour, Li Youqian and Li Tiedan, members of the second family of the Li family, dug a hole and piling. When Lin Youqian dug a hole under his feet, he dug out a piece of gold ore, which was about five taels of gold, and handed it to Li Da.

After Li Dazhong rewarded him, he personally went to the pit to inspect it. Half an hour later, he found the gold nest. He was surprised that there was a lot of gold hidden. Li Da sent another order to the three armies not to move forward, and sent a fast horse back to Lantian to ask the gold collectors to come and search, and then secretly wrote. The letter was sent to His Majesty the Emperor..."

A group of civil and military officials wanted to observe something, but Li Shimin remained calm. Although the emperor did not show any expression on his face, a group of capable people knew that something serious must have happened just by looking at His Majesty's trembling hands. Otherwise, His Majesty Not so excited, short of breath and trembling hands...

Li Shimin checked it again from the beginning to the end, read it word by word, and then he took a deep breath and closed the notebook, looking at the maids and servants in the study;
"Retire, I will discuss some important military matters with my dear ministers."

"promise."

With a promise, Qian Dehai directed everyone in the study to exit the door, and closed the study door by himself at the end.

Li Shimin saw that everyone had gone out, and then confronted a group of civil and military ministers from the Qin Palace;
"Li Dalang set up camp eleven miles north of Lingbao on a tour. When his servants dug a hole and piled piles, they found a gold nest. They said that there was a lot of gold hidden. They have already sent people to Chang'an to report to me. It is estimated that it will come tomorrow. Here There are no outsiders, if you have anything you want to say, feel free to speak up."

Although Li Jing tried his best to restrain himself, he was the first to speak with trembling voice;
"His Majesty, you should immediately send soldiers and horses to station there, and then send skilled veterans from the imperial court to mine there. A radius of [-] miles should be designated as a restricted area for the camp, and trespassing is not allowed."

Fang Xuanling then spoke;
"Your Majesty, there must be common people and peasants living nearby. We should clean up the nearby villages, give them enough compensation, find another place to build a village for them, and get rid of all the peasants and common people in the [-] miles nearby. "

Just after Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Changsun Wuji nodded immediately;

"That's exactly the case, Your Majesty, the second meeting should be carried out as soon as possible."

Du Ruhui frowned and said;
"Your Majesty, before the news spreads, the people in the vicinity should be emptied out, and an order must be sent quickly to tell Li Dalang to go out without making a fuss. The imperial court must take over there as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams. If this place is a big golden nest, we will be much more relaxed, Your Majesty." With a golden nest and two more seasons of grain, it is no longer a dream to enter the prairie. It is an ironclad situation. The prairie wolf is just a bunch of chickens and dogs when my Tang court has more money and more food. That's all!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers will second the proposal."

"The old minister seconded."

"My minister agrees."

All the civil and military ministers in the study suggested with smiles on their faces. Li Shimin was also blushing with excitement. He took out the map again and stared fiercely at the north with his fists clenched...

Cheng Yaojin squeezed into the desk vigorously, pulling his signature voice;

"Your Majesty, you don't have to bear it any longer. With the current situation, at most one year, the barbarians on the prairie that I can kill are running around. Huye call mother, and let them know how powerful our Tang Dynasty is!"

Not to be outdone, Yu Chigong squeezed into a corner of the desk;
"Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to be the vanguard, rush all the way into the prairie, and chop off the heads of those bastard khans for your majesty."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to serve as the left army."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to serve as the right army."

"Your Majesty, I have never made mistakes in escorting food and grass."

"His Majesty……"

Li Yu just found a golden nest, which made a group of generals in Li Shimin's study revive with full blood, no longer as usual ~ listless.

Everyone started to be fierce and fierce, afraid that they would not be allowed to participate in the great contribution of the day, and scrambled to come up to ask for orders, making them as nervous as if they were going to go north tomorrow!
Li Shimin not only doesn't hate a group of generals joining in the fun, but is delighted from ear to ear for the enthusiasm of a group of people, so what if he is rich?So what if there is food?Even if you have [-] soldiers and horses, it looks scary, but if you don't have fierce generals to fight, and no capable people to sit in the middle of the army, it's all nonsense!
The savages on the steppe are friendly?Is it easy to deal with?That's not a joke, it's a nation that grew up on horseback, savages who grew up eating mutton and beef and are as strong as cattle, leaving these strong generals, no matter how many people go, it's useless!

Li Shimin has to bring up the matter of military strategists every now and then. The purpose is to fear that these generals will become too comfortable and lose their wildness. Now that the conditions have just appeared at this moment, they are immediately scrambling to fight. This is Li Shimin The situation you want to see.

Seeing a group of people with beards and hair all stretched out, Li Shimin stretched out his hands happily;
"My dear friends, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, we have to endure a little longer, bear with it, when the time comes, there will be a lot of dear friends, and we will all contribute. I am waiting for the dear friends to come up with suggestions and fight on the battlefield. Monarchs and ministers together achieve immortal merits, which will be remembered by future generations for thousands of years."

Listening to His Majesty's impassioned words, a group of military generals seemed to have returned to the battlefield four or five years ago, all of them were full of energy, and even a group of civil servants were bloody, who would not want to be famous forever?Who doesn't want to build a career?
Everywhere, Li Shimin grasped the man's desire to make contributions and made a fuss, and every time he said a few words to make a group of talented people tremble.

Li Shimin smiled and got stuck, the flesh on his face was extremely stiff, and a group of ministers rushed to ask;

"Your Majesty, what did you think of?"

"His Majesty……"

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

Li Shimin smacked his mouth twice, and asked with a wry smile;
"It's not a big deal for Li Da to contribute the method of farming in tents in the imperial court, but it's a big achievement to give the secret method of high-yield cultivation to all the people. Let's not mention the immeasurable merit, just say that the credit is not easy to pass away , and found the golden nest again, and sent someone to report it to me as soon as possible, so... all the love ministers have also come to give advice, how should we reward him for his meritorious deeds?"

"what?"

"This……"

"This one……"

"I don't know!"

The study room, which was still bustling just now, became completely silent in an instant. Some lowered their heads in thought, some frowning, and some opened their mouths wide, but there was no one to speak and suggest.

Li Shimin himself also understands clearly in his heart that the shameless thing is now the county magistrate of the founding of the country at the age of 16. If he can contribute to the court, he can be fooled. It is very troublesome to become an official.

Reward money?Leaving aside whether he lacks money to use it or not, Li Shimin himself is frighteningly poor, and there are 5000 million holes in the court that cannot be filled, and money is needed everywhere, how can he be rewarded?

But if he can't be promoted and he doesn't want to give him a lot of money, then he can only promote his title. The problem is that many generals don't have the title of county marquis. Many people feel a little embarrassed, if he is promoted again...could he be given a county magistrate?

Not to mention the ministers, even Li Shimin himself had a terrible headache, rubbing his sore temples, Li Shimin waved his hands;

"Forget it, forget it, don't worry about it in advance, and talk about other things when his playbook is presented tomorrow..."

(End of this chapter)