Li Shimin

Chapter 335 Your Majesty, It Can Be Counted as Five Stones per Mu

"My lord, a great harvest!"

After weighing and counting all the rice, Li Chang also grinned, his face full of excitement, and he had long lost his usual calm appearance.

Li Xuan couldn't help asking: "How many catties of millet have you harvested in total?"

"Go back to your Majesty, we have harvested a total of [-] shi of rice!"

"Two thousand eight hundred stone?"

Li Xuan was taken aback for a moment, and then his face was overjoyed.

"So, four stones per mu?"

I used to call the paddy fields thousands of mu of paddy fields, but in fact there are only 200 mu of paddy fields, and they are divided into [-] yuan of small paddy fields, each of which is four mu in size.

Moreover, among the 200 yuan paddy fields, there are 20 yuan paddy fields planted with grapes and vegetables.

Therefore, in fact, this piece of paddy field is only 720 mu.

You must know that in this era, the northern fields generally yielded one to two stones per mu, and only those rich paddy fields in the south or Shandong could produce three stones per mu.

But now, the paddy fields he reclaimed from wasteland can reach four stones!

It seems that the cakes of those fish are quite effective.

"call……"

Thinking about it, Li Xuan could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

In this way, the [-] mu of wasteland bought by Cui Hongmo and Zheng Mingde can be planted next year according to the paddy field model.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, four stones per mu!"

"My lord, the yield per mu is four stones, four stones..."

After Li Chang finished speaking, all the householders in the village spoke to Li Xuan excitedly.

"Ok!"

Regarding this, although Li Xuan was a little excited in his heart.

However, he still looked calm.

"Four stones per mu is certainly a good thing, but everyone, don't forget the big fat fish in those paddy fields. Why can't a paddy field grow four hundred catties of fat fish?"

"It really is!"

Hearing this, all the dealers couldn't help being taken aback.

Immediately, everyone's faces became even more shocked.

"Your Majesty, in this way, it can be regarded as five stones per mu!"

"Yes, five stones, Dawang paddy fields produce five stones per mu!"

"Hahaha, five stones..."

Immediately, everyone became ecstatic.

"What five stones?"

Suddenly, a suspicious voice came from outside the crowd, which made Li Xuan and all the dealers startled.

All the farmers turned their heads to look.

After seeing the person who came, these farmers were shocked again.

Immediately, there was great joy again.

"His Majesty?"

"See Your Majesty!"

Ever since Li Shimin brought his big family to Lijiazhuang to escape the summer, most of the households in the village have known His Majesty Tang.

"What five stones?"

Li Shimin asked curiously, and at the same time, his eyes couldn't help looking at the rice piled up beside him.

"Return to Your Majesty, it is the king's paddy field, which can reach five stones per mu!" An old farmer said with a happy face.

"what?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin, Li Wei and others were shocked.

As for Li Wei who was at the side, he hurriedly scolded loudly: "You old farmer, what nonsense are you talking about? A sage speaks nonsense in front of him, but he will be regarded as a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

When his son was born, these old farmers helped Li Wang a lot, so Li Wei didn't want these old farmers to be executed by His Majesty just because of a word.

At the same time, Li Shimin also kept his eyes on the old farmer.

Five stones, that's not a joke.

Now when Datang can only produce three stones per mu, not to mention five stones per mu, even if someone grows a good seed that yields four stones per mu, Li Shimin can confer title on that person.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true!"

The old farmer said quickly.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Li Shimin's face couldn't help being moved, and he quickly looked at Li Xuan.

"Xuan Ba, is this true?"

There is no room for Li Shimin not to be nervous. In this farming society, food is everything.

At present, three shi per mu, or two shi, as long as there are no natural or man-made disasters, more than half of the people can already be fed.

If the yield per mu is five shi, Li Shimin can guarantee that even if there are natural and man-made disasters, the people of Datang will be able to eat enough.

Even, not only can you be full, but you can also be rich.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it can also be said that it is five stones per mu, but that is with the water fish in the field."

Li Xuan naturally knew what Li Shimin expected, but he needed to be realistic.

"Please tell Xuan Ba ​​clearly."

Li Shimin still believed Li Xuan's words.

"Your Majesty, one mu of rice can produce four stones of rice, plus one paddy field can raise four hundred catties of big fat fish, so it can be counted as five stones per mu!"

Li Xuan explained slowly.

"I see!"

After listening, Li Shimin nodded subconsciously.

Immediately, he reacted and looked at Li Xuan in shock.

"Xuan Ba, what you said just now, is four stones of rice per mu?"

Similarly, Li Wei on the side was also full of shock.

"Exactly!"

Li Xuan nodded slowly, "The paddy rice I planted, if the housekeeper did not make a mistake, it should yield four stones per mu!"

Hearing this, Li Chang on the side became anxious, and quickly shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the villain has already counted three times, and he will never make a mistake!"

And this time, Li Shimin had already squatted down, grabbed a handful of rice, and looked carefully.

"I didn't expect that this kind of rice could produce four stones per mu..."

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Li Shimin's expression froze, he put the rice in front of his eyes, and examined it carefully for a while.

Then, he slowly raised his head and looked at Li Xuan.

"Xuanba, are these rice grains a little bigger than the previous grains?"

"Ok!"

Li Xuan nodded slowly.

"Your Majesty, these rice plants have been irrigated by the river water since they were seedlings, and there are hundreds of small fish pulling manure, fertilizing them, and even catching insects and killing weeds. Therefore, this is why rice grows better than other rice, The particles are full and huge, which is natural!"

"So, is it true that the yield of four stones per mu is true?"

Li Shimin's face was still full of surprise.

"It's true!"

Li Xuan nodded.

"Very good! Hahaha..."

Li Shimin was overjoyed.

After standing up, he still held a handful of rice in his hand and was reluctant to let it go.

"Xuanba, can these rice grains be used for breeding?"

"You can!"

Li Xuan nodded, "But there is not enough grain in the village. Your Majesty wants to use these rice for breeding, and needs to exchange it with grain!"

"As it should be!"

Li Shimin nodded again and again, "Xuanba can prepare a hundred shi for breeding for me first, and I will send someone to bring the grain when I go back."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and took Li Wei to run to Chang'an City.

"Your Majesty?"

Seeing this, Li Chang quickly looked at Li Xuan.

"Prepare a hundred stones for your majesty's breeding!" Li Xuan nodded.

"Yes!"

Li Chang responded, and quickly directed several farmers to prepare for breeding.

Half an hour later, a guard came to report, and a motorcade came from outside the village.

However, since the convoy was composed of four-wheeled carriages, the imperial guards were not very vigilant. The reason why they came to report to Li Xuan was because the leader was Si Nongqing.

It should be the first time for Sinongqing to come to Lijiazhuang. The guards were not sure whether the king would let him in, so they came to ask for instructions.

As soon as Li Xuan heard it, he knew that Si Nongqing should be sent by Li Shimin, so he nodded directly.

The guard bowed his hands and left.

After a while, a convoy full of fresh rice slowly drove into Lijiazhuang.

"Your official, Wei Shu, has met His Royal Highness King Jin!"

A middle-aged man with a long beard walked over quickly and bowed his hands to Li Xuan.

"Get up!"

Li Xuan responded lightly.

"Thank you, Your Highness King Jin!"

Wei Shu felt relieved, and after standing up, he quickly looked at Li Xuan.

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(End of this chapter)