Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1641 Facts and Measurements

In April in the world, Fangfei is exhausted.In the drizzle, I don’t know——

"I don't know how many measures to rush to Xijing!" At the foot of Lishan Mountain, several silver saddle soldiers who were patrolling the periphery looked at the scholars summoned by the saint and secretly sneered.

A poor look!

Riding a donkey, with half a piece of cold and hard mustache in his arms, he was in a hurry.

And they, hunting with the saint.Everyone has a share of the prey they get, and they eat their mouths full of oil, and they don't know how happy they are.

With this comparison, happiness comes out.

The saint is so kind, he understands the suffering of us warriors.

In the palace at this time, Shao Shude was going to invite the masters to dinner.

Calling well-known scholars from all over the world to Beijing is a so-called "debating classics" in name, but in fact the tone has already been set.

Shao Shude will not come down to debate with them in person.In fact, he will only draw a circle and let everyone debate within this circle.Before that, he would gather a group of people in private to "ventilate", and everything was done to the extreme.

Like butterflies wearing flowers, the palace people brought up dishes and placed them in front of everyone's table.

Niu Xiji was also present. He looked at the dishes in front of him and was slightly taken aback.

"Yellow sprouts, with a harvest of more than a thousand catties per mu, can still grow slowly even in the coldest winter. Six years ago, Sinong Temple distributed seeds to several counties in Xijing, and now there are dozens of counties in Jingzhao Prefecture and Henan Prefecture. .” Shao Shude’s sonorous voice sounded from above.

Everyone collected their minds and listened quietly.

"In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the common people can borrow this thing to spend the winter, or sell it for money to subsidize their families. You are the pillars of the country. Feeling your conscience, can the yellow sprouts cultivated by agronomy be useful?"

"it works."

"If there is this thing on the winter table, it will not be so monotonous."

"When the weather is cold, the price of winter vegetables is worth a thousand gold, and the common people can buy more firewood to keep out the cold when they sell them."

"It is indeed a thing that benefits all peoples."

In the face of the iron-clad facts, it is difficult for you scholars to say anything, and you can only flatter a few words.

"The yellow rice cold cake on your table is made of beet sugar from the bitter cold place." Shao Shude said again: "Shen and Rou are just suitable for this thing to grow. You can say with conscience, the introduction of agriculture , Breeding sea beet, is it useful?"

"it works."

……

It was an iron-clad fact again, and everyone couldn't argue with it, so they could only nod in agreement.

"Rye——" Shao Shude's voice sounded for the third time: "I brought it from Tocharo to the Central Plains, cultivated it for many years, tried it in Heichengzi, and harvested about one dendrobium per mu. Think about it, is agronomy useful?"

Niu Xiji was tongue-tied, nodding in agreement with the flow.

He has learned before that rye crops can endure extreme cold weather like blizzards, and the Jurchens like to grow this (seedlings can withstand low temperatures of minus [-] to [-] degrees), and they are also very resistant to drought and barrenness. Top choice in the Thin Barrens.The output is not too low, and one dendrobium can be made into soup cakes, hu cakes, and steamed cakes, so that the places that could not be farmed can also be immigrated for farming.

Agronomy made him subconsciously feel uncomfortable, but what he was doing was doing something that would benefit the present and benefit the future, so he just couldn't open his mouth when he wanted to say something, and he was really aggrieved.

"I have decided to admit agricultural scholars according to the rankings in the four years of Tongguang (919). Do you think it should be?" Shao Shude asked immediately.

"Should, should."

"Should be."

……

Everyone said helplessly.

The sage held the science of agriculture so high, and this knowledge has indeed benefited all peoples, so what else can we say?

Niu Xiji sighed secretly.

In fact, from his standpoint, he has no reason to refute.

Although he was an official in Shu, he was born in Qizhou, Guannei Road.The population of this road may not be as large as that of some places in the south, but it has 8 places for Jinshi and 2 places for agriculture.Although it is not as good as the 12 Jinshi and 4 agricultural places in Zhili Road, it is still very good.

There is a younger generation in the family who feels that he has no hope of passing the Jinshi exam. He plans to try agricultural science. After much deliberation, he also supports it.There are only 32 people enrolled in the National Agricultural Sciences, and they can be awarded officials if they win the award. Even if it is a low-ranking official from the ninth rank, it is still a serving officer, which is completely different from an honored official who has no power.

How does he object?On what grounds do you object?
Agriculture is also an examination, and it is also an imperial examination, and it is also what students all over the world are good at, but they don't take the test of the classics of sages and sages.

"You all understand the truth, I am very relieved." Shao Shude said with a smile: "Come, drink this cup to the brim."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank it down.

Today, being led by the nose by the sage, I lost my spirit as soon as I came up, and many people felt ashamed.

Looking around, I originally thought that a certain brother would be impassioned and criticize the saint's fault, but ended up drinking there, very well-behaved.Occasionally looking around, it seems that he is also hoping that others will come first.

This is really—— bastard!
"Next, you can go to the Hongwen Museum under your door, and read the book "Zhizhi" written by me." Shao Shude put down his wine glass and said, "Don't be afraid of arguments. The more you argue, the clearer the arguments. The content of the debate will be determined by a special person Record it and deliver it to my desk. If there is something worthwhile, I will record it in the book to enhance its color."

"That's it." After finishing speaking, he got up directly and left the table.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

******
On the tenth day of April, Shao Shude happily teased his son in the garden.

Cai Bangshi got up from his arms, snatched his son, and said angrily: "Zashid is not full yet, how can a father compete with his son for food?"

Shao Shude laughed, and said, "Zhaxide is a Tubo name, right? I'll give him a Chinese name."

Cai Bangshi hummed: "You are his father, you have the final say."

"Let's call him Shao Zhifei..." Shao Shude put away the smile on his face, sighed, and said.

"Lianhua, you should read the family letter." He leaned on the back of the covered tiger skin chair, basking in the warm sunshine of spring, and said.

Even if "Lotus" doesn't have the Lu family, it will also have a big belly.

After Shao Shude returned to Beijing, his bravery was gone.In two or three years, only two Tibetan women and one Persian woman were pregnant. This knowledge made him very sad.

"Pulang is surrounded by snow-capped mountains, Guge is surrounded by rocky mountains, and Mayu is surrounded by lakes." Mrs. Meilu read the contents of the letter gently: "In that bleak autumn, the old minister respectfully sent the prince away, and the land was desolate. ..."

"Wait—" Shao Shude opened his eyes, and asked curiously, "Do all the people in your place speak like this?"

Wu Lu blushed, not knowing how to answer.

"Master Lu's family is still fighting for power and profit. They always speak in this tone." Cai Bangshi said from the side holding the child.

"I was the one who was abrupt, continue." Shao Shude waved his hand and said.

"...to meet the fate shared by all living beings, the Buddha issued an oracle, and the subjects sang joyously in the sunshine to welcome the arrival of the new God Lord." Mrs. Meilu quickly finished reading, and then looked at Shao Shude.

"It's—agreed?" he asked.

Mrs. Wulu lowered her head and said in a low voice: "Sister Wulu felt that she could not compete with other families, so she planned to send some people back to Xiangxiong to manage the old land well. My uncle thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed with Wade (Brother Tie) Go back and serve him as Lord."

"What conditions does he have?" Shao Shude asked directly.

Mrs. Mu Lu gave him admiring glances, and said a little embarrassedly: "Uncle wants Da Xia to admit that Zhang Zhuong's three dimensions are all King Vader's land."

"What are Zhang Zhung's measurements?"

Mrs. Meilu explained in a low voice.

From the perspective of the Tibetans, generally speaking, Purang, Mayu (Leh area), and Sangga are the first circles, which roughly include the southwest of Ali, northern India and the surrounding areas of Ladakh.

Liyu (Khotan), Balti (Dabolut), and Zhuxia (Gilgit, present-day Pakistan-administered Kashmir) are the second encirclement.

Xiangxiong (the area around today's Zanda), Shangchidai (the area around today's Tu), and Xiachidai (the area around Zhongba and Shenghu) are the third circle.

This is the famous Ali measurement, together it is the "Big Ali area".When Tubo was strong, it occupied all of this area and became an administrative region, but now many areas have broken away from the rule.

"I don't have a small appetite." Shao Shude smiled, and said, "Tell your uncle, except Khotan, I've approved everything, but I can make brother Tie the king."

"Yes." Mrs. Wulu responded meekly.

In her opinion, it shouldn't be a big problem.His uncle is a lion who speaks loudly, and he can make some mistakes—speaking of which, he is quite loyal.

Well, maybe not too faithful.At least, before that, they were leaning toward Jidnimagun's family rather than Tashi Zibabai.If it hadn't been for the Great Xia court to come forward this time, and she was Vader's wife and concubine, it probably wouldn't be Vader's turn to take advantage of this.

"Are you going to give birth next month?" Shao Shude asked suddenly.

"Ah."

"If a boy is born, he will be Brother Tie's successor, the second King Xiangxiong." Shao Shude said.

Wu Lu felt a little guilty.

Recalling those nights, her husband begged bitterly and sent her to the palace with his own hands.The saint hugged her upside down, and the seeds that got into her body had grown into shameful evil seeds.

Shao Shude's eyes were somewhat uncertain.For a moment, he wanted to kill Brother Tie, but he held back in the end.

"Let's wait. Khotan also needs to prepare." Shao Shude said.

Mei Lu's delicate and sensitive heart almost caught the murderous intent at that moment, and almost begged aloud.

"Let your family also send someone to Chang'an, I have something to say."

"it is good."

"Now—" Shao Shude looked at Cai Bangshi and said, "Just wait for the envoys from the Yalong Valley to come to Beijing."

Yaron also got in touch.

The process was not all smooth sailing, and there was a long debate.Jidnimagun's family seemed to have heard some rumors, and perhaps they tried to obstruct it.But no matter what, they finally decided to send a few members of the nobles to go north through Yunnan and central Sichuan, intending to come and see Jide (Yansun), to investigate, and then to think about it.

Shao Shude agreed to their request, ordered the posthouses along the way to provide board and lodging, and sent guides to escort the group of people to Beijing.

After the Tubo envoys entered Beijing, he would also take the time to meet them and provide assistance to Yansun.

Although these two goods are all casual chess arranged by him, after more than two years of layout and contact, they have successfully aroused his interest.

The investment is small and the income is high, which can be regarded as his contribution to future generations.

This year, that's all.In addition to debating the scriptures, do it smoothly.

(End of this chapter)