Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 764 High Rice Yield
It was very hot and dry.

Qin Shubao didn't leave directly after retreating early, but came to the imperial study.

Seeing Qin Shubao coming, Li Shimin more or less guessed what he meant.

"Why is Lord Yi here?"

Qin Shubao hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Your Majesty, I am here, hoping to take Luo Yi's body back for burial."

After all, Luo Yi is Qin Shubao's uncle, and he has supported and supported him, and his family relationship is unforgettable. Even if Qin Shubao upsets Li Shimin, he has to do the same.

However, Li Shimin didn't think there was anything wrong with Qin Shubao's request.

"Loyalty and filial piety have been difficult since ancient times. Duke Yi is caught in the middle. It's really embarrassing for you. You can take Luo Yi's body back for burial, and the standard can be higher."

Qin Shubao was a little surprised when he heard that the specifications could be higher, but what followed was joy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin nodded, seeing Qin Shubao's happy face, he was relieved, Luo Yi was dead, there was no need to be harsh on him, but these living people need to take care of themselves.

After leaving the palace, Qin Shubao rushed to the mansion.

Now Luo Yi doesn't have any family members, so naturally he has to handle the burial by himself.

And when Qin Shubao returned to Duke Yi's mansion, a servant rushed up to greet him: "Master, Mrs. Luo is here, and she is chatting with her in the backyard."

Mrs. Luo is naturally Luo Cheng's original partner, Zhuang Jinding. Qin Shubao nodded when he heard that Zhuang Jinding was coming.

Presumably, she already knew the news that Luo Yi was killed.

Qin Shubao sighed softly, and then rushed directly to the backyard.

In the rain room in the backyard, the conversation of two women could be heard from time to time, but most of them were comforting.

Qin Shubao's wife was comforting Zhuang Jinding, and when she was comforting, when she looked up and saw Qin Shubao came back, she quickly stood up.

"master!"

Qin Shubao walked in, Zhuang Jinding quickly stood up and saluted, Qin Shubao said: "Sister and sister are here to ask about uncle, right?"

Zhuang Jinding hesitated for a moment, and said: "Brother Qin, I have something to say. It is indeed inappropriate. The father-in-law let the Turk into the pass, and the court punished him. information."

Zhuang Jinding was very sensible. Luo Yi should be killed, but his daughter-in-law said that his father-in-law was not good, so she didn't bother to care about Luo Yi's life or death. He just wanted to know about his son.

She even held a little grudge against Luo Yi, if he hadn't had to take Luo Tong away back then, she wouldn't have missed her son so much, and now that this happened, her son would not have suffered such a bad luck.

After Qin Shubao understood what Zhuang Jinding meant, he said, "I've already asked about Tong'er. Qin Tian didn't kill him and let him go. Luo Tong was taken away by his uncle's subordinate Zhuge Wen."

Hearing that his son was fine, Zhuang Jinding finally heaved a sigh of relief, but followed by another sigh.

How great would it be if his son could come back?

Living outside like this, I don't know what he will look like in the future.

The atmosphere in the house was a bit bad, Qin Shubao's wife had to give some comfort, Qin Shubao only spoke about Luo Yi's burial here at this time.

It's just that Zhuang Jinding's reaction to this was a little flat.

Therefore, everything can only be left to Qin Shubao.
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In Chang'an City, there are still people talking about it.

Some say that Qin Tian is powerful, and some say that Qin Shubao is righteous.

But in the court hall, Hou Junji and Su Dingfang were still fighting for Liang Guo to send troops.

This morning, the two of them started talking again.

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Liang and the Later Sui Dynasty must be wiped out. Qin Tian leads the army alone. It is a bit difficult to destroy the two countries. The general is willing to lead the army."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the last general is also willing to lead the army."

As soon as the two of them finished talking, someone started talking about food and grass.

"There is not enough food and grass, and there is not much food and grass for you now. What are you so anxious about?"

"That's right, that's right, don't worry, after the food and grass are sufficient, you can fight as you want, and I didn't say that you are not allowed to fight."

People kept saying that there was not enough food and grass, and Hou Junji and Su Dingfang were so angry that they wanted to fight.

They think these scholars are really annoying and pedantic.

And at this moment, Lu Yan, Secretary of Sinong Temple, suddenly stood up.

"My lord, I have a happy event to report."

In the court hall, civil servants and military officials were arguing fiercely, and Lu Yan, Secretary of Sinong Temple, suddenly stood up, which made people feel very surprised, and at the same time, they also felt that he was very ignorant.

What qualifications does a little minister of Si Nong have to interrupt their discussion?

Whether it was the civil servants, or the military officials like Hou Junji and Su Dingfang, they all looked at Lu Yan angrily, but at this moment, Lu Yan didn't care at all.

Here, Li Shimin was already having a bit of a headache because of the quarrel between the two groups of people. Hearing Lu Yan said that there was a happy event, he couldn't help but feel some anticipation in his heart, and said, "Lu Aiqing, what happy event do you have to report?"

"My lord, there are three crops a year in some places, so I sent people to plant new hybrid rice. Guess how much more rice is produced in this mu of land than the usual rice?"

As Lu Yan said this, when everyone heard that it was just about food, they couldn't help but feel a little bit less interested. If there is anything to say about this kind of thing, wouldn't they just produce a little more? If the year is good, they will produce a little more than usual Ten catties, what's the matter?
Everyone thought that Lu Yan would really disrupt the situation, and couldn't help but want to beat him up.

At this time, Li Shimin curled his lips: "Lu Aiqing, I don't guess."

Li Shimin was a little angry, this kind of thing, let him guess what to guess, if he can guess it, he will become a half-immortal.

After being told by Li Shimin, Lu Yan realized that he was going too far, so he quickly said: "My lord, the yield of the new hybrid rice planted by me is more than 200 catties per mu higher than our usual rice."

"What did you say, more than 200 catties high? How much is an acre?" Li Shimin was a little shocked, and at this time, the ministers next to him also looked slightly sideways. A little out of the blue.

Indeed, good news.

Lu Yan said: "It used to be more than 500 catties, but the hybrid rice directly produced more than 700 catties. I plan to start planting it on a large scale in various places this year. In this way, in autumn, my Tang Dynasty will not be short of food and grass. .”

Li Shimin stood up abruptly when he heard about 700 catties. Obviously, this number shocked him. One mu of land weighs more than 700 catties. I don’t know how many more people he can support.

"This...what is hybrid rice?"

(End of this chapter)