Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 916 Unparalleled Merit
Li Qinzai's agricultural knowledge is very poor. In his previous life, he was a white-collar worker at a desk in an urban office building. He didn't work his limbs and couldn't distinguish grains. The only agricultural knowledge he knew was to urinate and fertilize peony flowers.

Facts have proved that he seems to have misunderstood this point of knowledge...

However, he vaguely knew in his previous life that in places with hot or warm climates in the south, such as Jiangnan, Lingnan, Qiongnan and other places, sweet potatoes can be grown twice a year.

It's just that Li Qinzai didn't have much confidence in this agricultural knowledge.After watering peonies with his only agricultural knowledge, he was beaten with sticks by his grandfather Li Ji and disappeared without a trace.

Today, King Teng came back from the south and finally brought good news to Li Qinzai.

Obviously he was right. Sweet potatoes can be harvested twice a year in the south, and the yield is not low.

If Li Zhi knew the news, he would probably be so happy that he had a relapse, right?After all, this news is directly related to the Li family's imperial power and consolidation of rule.

Li Qinzai was very satisfied with the result, and he didn't have to worry about the sweet potato in the future. Now that its habit and yield had been confirmed, the imperial court would naturally appoint professional officials to preside over the promotion of sweet potato planting.

"Has the news been sent to Tai Chi Palace?" Li Qinzai asked the guards of King Teng.

The guard said: "Today, people have sent the memorial and the harvested sweet potatoes to the palace."

"Your highness has done another great thing, and he will definitely give you a raise in the future. If he doesn't raise it, you will go on strike. You can't spoil him." Li Qinzai provoked maliciously.

The guard's right hand subconsciously reached for the horizontal knife on his waist, and quickly retracted it before touching the handle.

Li Qinzai was terrified, it was just a provocation, this guy would not want to kill him, would he?Too much!

Turned around decisively and entered the door, stood in the front hall and watched for a while.

Cui Linqian and Teng Wang's wine competition has reached a fever pitch.

The faces of the two fathers-in-law were flushed, and there were several empty wine jars scattered under the low table. The two of them were flushed and stared at each other, neither of them convinced.

This picture is very hot.

When Li Qinzai got closer, he realized that the two of them seemed to have reached the end of their drinking capacity, their bodies were shaking a little, and they were still gritting their teeth.

It feels like what they are fighting for now is not the capacity for alcohol, but the last bit of dignity. Whoever falls down first will lose face completely.

The competition between men is sometimes very inexplicable, especially in terms of alcohol consumption and intercourse, which is directly related to dignity. In these two matters, no one will admit that they are cowardly, and the bullshit is loud.

When the competition became fierce, they might have forgotten why they were competing, and in the end they were fighting purely for their own dignity.

Li Qinzai guessed that at this time, the two father-in-laws might have forgotten their virtuous son-in-law and the original intention of fighting for wine.

Even if Li Qinzai danced in front of them for fun, they would not even raise their eyelids, and put all their energy into supporting their crumbling bodies.

Thinking of this, Li Qinzai couldn't help feeling an impulse in his heart, wanting to run into the hall and try his best to provoke, "Come on, hit me"...

Fortunately, reason has restrained the impulse, and he has already been a father twice, so he should not be too cheap in his life, and set a bad example for his children.

Quietly walking to the side of Cui Jie and Jin Xiang who were watching the excitement in the corridor outside the hall, Li Qinzai asked in a low voice, "What's the situation? Hasn't the winner been decided yet?"

Cui Jie snorted, and said, "They're all desperate for face. A gust of wind can knock them down, but they still refuse to admit they're drunk."

Jin Xiang sighed and said, "These two...why are you fighting for wine?"

Li Qinzai said calmly: "Arguing against his daughter, one thinks that his virtuous son-in-law has married too many wives, and the other is unwilling to let his daughter be a concubine to his virtuous son-in-law..."

Cui Jie snorted and said, "Don't we know what kind of meddling they have in our own affairs and how our lives are going?"

Jin Xiang put his arms around Li Qinzai's arm, and said softly: "Father always thinks that I am not doing well, but I am actually very satisfied with this kind of life. I am under the same roof with my husband and sister. There are no intrigues and strife like those of rich and powerful families. I have always been a concubine. It’s a pity, if I can continue to be like this in this life, what more can I ask for.”

A happy smile appeared on Jin Xiang's face. Her words were obviously not fake, but sincere.

Cui Jie said sourly from the side: "Whether this will continue in the future depends on whether the husband is willing. If we add seven or eight more sisters, our backyard will be full of swords and swords, and these days will not be so pleasant."

Li Qinzai grinned: "Ma'am, you are worrying too much. Even if I am willing, my waist is not happy. It has squeezed me dry. The emperor gave our family a plaque with a book, 'full of widows', it is not an honorable thing." .”

The husband and wife were chatting for a while, when suddenly Cui Linqian slammed the table in the hall and shouted: "Brother Yuanying, do you dare to come again?"

Not to be outdone, King Teng said, "Come on!"

Cui Jie was in a hurry: "Husband, think of a way, if you continue to fight, you will hurt yourself."

Jin Xiang also said anxiously: "My father's drinking capacity is already at the limit, I can't drink any more."

Li Qinzai pondered for a moment, then said: "Madam called the two ugliest maids from the backyard, and danced the sexiest dance in front of them..."

"Why?" Cui Jie asked in amazement.

"Don't ask, it's just for fun." Li Qinzai said with a straight face.

The ugliest maid came soon, Li Qinzai only glanced at them, then quickly turned his head away, trying not to meet their eyes.

Although it is impolite to comment on other people's appearance, these two maids are really...

Pockmarked and acne-prone faces, buck teeth and squinted eyes and bulbous noses, the Empress Nuwa must have dozed off when she made them, she pinched them and found them useless, after throwing them away, she accidentally brought them back to life, and that’s how they are now This look.

The two ugly maids couldn't dance, but under the pressure of Li Qinzai's half-step grand master, they still walked into the front hall tremblingly, and tried their best to twist a few times in front of Cui Linqian and King Teng.

The effect is very impressive.

Almost a moment later, Cui Linqian and Teng Wang's faces turned green, and at the same moment they leaned over and vomited, yellow and green vomited all over the floor, and the stench in the hall was overwhelming.

After vomiting, Cui Linqian and Teng Wang looked at Li Qinzai outside the hall together, opened and closed their lips a few times, as if they wanted to swear, and finally laughed miserably and fell to the ground.

Li Qinzai clapped his hands and said, "That's settled, come here, after washing the two old father-in-laws, send them to the wing to rest."

Cui Jie and Jin Xiang looked at him adoringly, Li Qinzai sneered, turned around and left, leaving them with a stalwart back.

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Tai Chi Palace.

King Teng's memorial and more than 2000 catties of harvested sweet potatoes were placed in front of Li Zhi.

Li Zhi rubbed his hands, excitedly pacing back and forth in front of the pile of sweet potatoes.

"With tens of catties of grain seeds, more than two thousand catties can be harvested after one season? Haha, good, good!" Li Zhi was overjoyed.

At the beginning, the harvest of several sweet potato plants was only tens of catties, but after calculation by the courtiers, Li Qinzai's [-] catties per mu was not a lie.

Now these two thousand catties of sweet potatoes have once again proved what Li Qinzai said is true.

What does such an astonishing yield per mu represent to the Li Tang royal family and Datang Sheji?
No one knows better than Li Zhi.

Unless the Tang Dynasty's officials were extremely corrupt and cruel, even in a calamity year, there would no longer be starvation for thousands of miles, and the tragedy of changing children to eat.

This credit is greater than the expansion of the territory, and it is an unprecedented and unprecedented feat.

It is no exaggeration to say that sweet potatoes can at least last the life of Tang Guozuo for hundreds of years.

How can you not reward the unrivaled merit?
(End of this chapter)