Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 142 A Small Plan in Lingnan Region
"This Gaoling was created by King Yue. Three years ago, it was just a wasteland!" Feng Zhidai sighed.

"King Yue?" Hearing the name, Feng An sighed, "Three years of achievements, you are worthy of being the son of a saint!"

Hearing Feng An's praise, Feng Zhidai did not refute.
After all, almost everyone in Chang'an knows Li Tai's ability, but the most important thing is that he is Li Shimin's son.
If it was someone else, no matter how capable Li Tai was, no one else would give Li Tai a chance to display his ability.

"Aye, let's go back to the mansion first and rest for a while, and I will be summoned by the saint someday!" Feng Zhidai said.

"Okay!" Feng An nodded to Feng Zhidai, and said, "You are familiar with this place, and you will arrange it!"

Feng Zhidai nodded, and immediately sent the horses that had been arranged long ago, and let Feng An ride on horseback.

Although Feng An is an old man, he is also a capable general. As soon as he got on the horse, he got on the horse, and the group of people headed towards Chang'an City.

This scene was witnessed by Li Tai who was on the street observing the people's sentiments.

Li Tai said to Du Chuke, "These people look like soldiers, and they look like Han people, but their clothes are different from ours, and some people actually paint their faces!"

When Du Chuke heard Li Tai's words, he looked back and said, "The young man seems to be Wei Wei Shaoqing Feng Zhidai, the old man is somewhat similar to him, and seeing Feng Zhidai being so respectful, he seems to be Feng Zhidai from Shangzhu Kingdom guarding the south of Lingnan." ounce!"

"Feng An of Shangzhu Kingdom, so it's him!" Li Tai was thoughtful when he saw Feng An passing by with his elite soldiers.

"You have something to do with Shangzhu, King Yue?" Du Chuke asked suspiciously looking at Li Tai's current posture.

"Well, I want to do business with him, and I hope he can produce more sugar cane and more sucrose!" Li Tai said.

"Sucrose is precious. Even if you want to produce more, it will not be easy!" Du Chuke said with a wry smile.

In ancient times, there was no dispute between sweet party and salty party. One of the important reasons is that sweet things were very precious in ancient times.

Except for high-ranking officials and dignitaries, basically no common people have the opportunity to enjoy it.

Maybe it's because the world is too bitter, so things like sugar have been praised by people since they were invented.

And by itself, it's the only substance that's addictive, but not terribly harmful.

The most important thing is that this thing also provides energy, as long as you are not afraid of tooth decay and diabetes, you can even eat it as a meal.

For Li Tai, it is natural that he wants to hold sugar in his hands, because the first representative product of the Silk Road is silk, and the second representative product of the Silk Road is sugar.Therefore, the value and potential of sugar is very important.

And I have eaten sucrose that Feng An paid tribute to before, but I really have no chance to have any contact with the other party.

But now that Feng An has come to Chang'an, if an agreement can be reached with him, Li Tai still looks forward to it.

"It doesn't matter, we buy directly, I believe they will sell!" Li Taidao, "It's just that it's a bit too conspicuous for me to visit directly. Is there any way for you to get online with them?"

"Feng Shaoqing also participates in polo matches occasionally, so it wouldn't be too difficult to make an appointment with him!" Du Chuke said.

After half a year, although the polo game has not set off a frenzy among the common people, for many military generals, they basically like this very passionate sport.

However, they are not purely for watching polo matches, but more importantly, they want to see the effects of various war department talents displayed on the polo field, as well as the tacit cooperation and organization of their own subordinates.
Of course, the painting style of the polo game, which still has some basic rules, has gradually gone astray. The talents of various war department are displayed in the hands of the polo players, making the polo game slowly move towards the direction of unlimited polearm fighting. Yes, it was quite a bloody fight.

Therefore, it has become common for generals and schools working in Chang'an to watch polo when they have free time.

"Then make arrangements and give me an invitation!" Li Tai said to Du Chuke.

"It's a trivial matter, Chu Ke will naturally arrange it!" Du Chuke said to Li Tai,

"But King Yue, didn't you decide to develop towards Youzhou? Why did you get involved with Feng An again.

Although Feng An chose to come to Chang'an this time, the court will still choose to let him return to Lingnan to be the King of Lingnan after a while. "

Regarding this point, Du Chuke could understand it thoroughly. Of course, it was also because Guangzhou in this era was barren and full of poisonous miasma. It was not easy for people to survive there, let alone live there.

"It is a barren land, but it has the value of development!" Li Tai nodded and said,

"Not only do I hope to reach a deal with him, but more importantly, I plan to arrange for a group of agricultural officials and doctors to collect local crop data in order to study various diseases in the south, so as to complete the technical accumulation and prepare for the future development of the south. Bar!"

"Did you think so far to develop the south?!" Du Chuke said with a twitching corner of his mouth.

"Even if you want to develop the area south of Hangzhou, it will be very difficult.

The transportation is inconvenient, the miasma is rampant, and not many people even dare to go there! "

"It's natural!" Li Tai agreed with Du Chuke's judgment, after all, Lingnan was synonymous with exile in this era.

Li Taidao, "But after all, someone will become the pioneer and develop the southern region, and it is unrealistic to rely solely on the people to develop spontaneously.

Therefore, the upper level needs to make a certain level of detailed planning to guide the people to develop southward, making the entire Tang Dynasty rich! "

"I'm afraid it will be difficult!" Du Chuke couldn't help sighing when he heard Li Tai's words.

"So, we want the pioneers to lay down a foundation there." Li Taidao, "Even establish a branch school to spread technology."

"It's really not easy!" Du Chuke sighed after hearing Li Tai's words, "I'm afraid not many students are willing to go."

Li Tai looks like Du Chuke, do you need to tell the truth and pierce my heart!
Li Tai changed the subject decisively: "You help me to make an appointment first, and I will go to Lu Cai to ask!"

"No!" Du Chuke replied to Li Tai.

When Li Tai saw that Du Chuke agreed, he didn't drag Du Chuke to observe the people's sentiments. Instead, he got on the bullock cart called by Lu Anshou and went directly to the agricultural school. After all, this matter is quite important.

Seeing Li Tai, who was forcing him to make a white dragon fish suit, ran away first, Du Chuke smiled helplessly, and continued to observe the people's sentiments on his own.

After all, sitting in the county office all the time is not enough to do the work. Only by going out for a walk from time to time can you know what the people really need. This is Li Tai's words to fool Du Chuke out.

Li Tai came to the Agricultural Institute to find Lu Cai, and asked straight to the point, "How many students from the Agricultural Institute have graduated this year?"

"The first batch of about 500 people, but at least [-] of them have been transported by water, Si Nong Temple, Taipu Temple and other forces to leave.

They also found that these young people are more useful than young people who are Jinshi Mingjing! "

Lu Cai replied happily, "The remaining people, except for the only son who needs to go home to inherit the family business, most of the rest are resettled in the Zhengbaiqu area.

It has to be said that the talents of our agricultural college are quite welcomed by all parties. "

Seeing that after working for so long, Lu Cai finally saw the shipment of his school, Lu Cai was quite proud.

After all, Jijiu of this school is a guy who runs outside every day, and doesn't care about many things at all. In the end, he is the only one who handles the big and small affairs of the whole school!

"Then how many unemployed students do we have?" Li Tai asked Lu Cai.

"There are really not many left!" Lu Cai shook his head and said, "It may not be a hundred. If you are short of manpower, King Yue, I am afraid that you will have to wait until the freshmen graduate next year."

"Is the manpower so tight?!" Li Tai couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said, "I want to arrange a group of people to go to Lingnan Road, or even to Leizhou Yazhou and other places, I don't know if it can be done. "

"Lingnan?!" Lu Cai couldn't help but change his face when he heard this, and said, "I'm afraid it won't be easy!"

"I know!" Li Tai nodded and said, "Not only agricultural science, but also ink science, medical science and other disciplines need to arrange a group of people to go there, about 30 people, to directly establish a primary school in Lingnan, and they need to go there to do it. Long term research!"

"Can I know why?" Lu Cai couldn't help asking when he heard Li Tai's words.

"In order to eat sugar, so that everyone in the world can eat sugar!" Li Tai said to Lu Cai, "Sugar cane can only be grown in the south, but it cannot be grown in the north, so we need to send people to the south Research."

"This..." Lu Cai couldn't help hesitating when he heard Li Tai's words.

And Li Tai continued, "I'm not lying to you, and I don't want to deceive those students, because without enough awareness, it is really difficult to persist in Leizhou Yazhou, which is thousands of miles away from me in Chang'an.

Not to mention, it is likely that they will need to persist for 20 years, 30 years, or even a lifetime for a plant, a piece of sucrose! "

"King Yue..." Lu Cai heard Li Tai's words, but wanted to persuade Li Tai.

"But this matter, I must implement it!" Li Tai said to Lu Cai,
"No way, because only in those places can sugar cane be produced, can sugar be produced.

Most importantly, from an overall perspective, only those places can form close economic ties with Datang.

Those places will be accepted by the imperial court, and acceptance is closely connected with the Central Plains! "

Lu Cai was slightly taken aback when he heard Li Tai's words, because this was something Lu Cai never thought of.

And this is where Li Tai is strong. Li Tai's layout always makes people feel unbelievably big, but the plan is down-to-earth.

Li Tai said, "I know that those places in Leizhou and Yazhou are more dangerous than what I read from the book, and their life in the past was more difficult than I imagined.

Even so, there must be someone in the past, as the first group of people to lay the foundation!
Because their significance is not as simple as going to the local area to communicate and even disseminate knowledge.

Rather, they need to develop a competitive product that makes these seemingly enclaves connect with the Central Plains and form a hub.

Maybe it's unfair to say that, but Datang really needs them to use themselves as a link to connect Lingnan and Central Plains! "

"I understand!" Lu Cai couldn't help being awed when he heard Li Tai's words.

To be honest, the Chinese are the nation that is least afraid of sacrifice, and the Chinese are even willing to use death as a bargaining chip, just to get something worthwhile.

This is something that people in many countries in the world cannot understand.

But now, the reason Li Tai gave is enough to convince Lu Cai.

It doesn't matter even if you sacrifice a few generations, as long as the connection between Lingnan and the Central Plains is strengthened, this is the most worthwhile thing in itself.

"I'm just afraid that I will suffer for several generations of students!" Lu Cai sighed.

"It's okay!" Li Tai said calmly, "It will be very hard at first, but as long as the problem of Goguryeo is solved, then this group of people will be liberated soon, at least they don't need to die in Lingnan and never return to Chang'an .”

"Gaoguryeo?" Hearing Li Tai's words, Lu Cai didn't understand. These two places are the two poles of the country!

"En!" Li Tai nodded and said:

"If the problem of Goguryeo is solved, the military use of ships can be converted to civilian use, and then the entire coastline can be used for sailing.

At that time, the land route from Leizhou Yazhou to Chang'an will be difficult, but it will be much easier to go to Hangzhou by water first, and then enter the inland through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal! "

"Is it still possible to go this way?" Hearing Li Tai's words, Lu Cai was a little stunned, he really never thought of it.

"Surely go this way, transporting sucrose by land, can this sugar be eaten by ordinary people? I'm afraid that a prince's family will feel a bit extravagant if he eats it!" Li Tai took it for granted.

However, when Lu Cai heard Li Tai's words, he didn't speak, but just looked at Li Tai silently.

Because this sentence came out of his mouth, it seemed really unconvincing.

It is well known that Li Tai likes to add honey or sucrose to his tea.

Li Tai also smiled, but didn't say much.

To be honest, Li Tai also thought of the blockbuster products after going to the states and counties that Li Tai had mentioned to Du Ruhui at the beginning.

For example, if I was assigned to Hangzhou, I would have planned to vigorously develop sucrose, and then use sugar to promote the rise of the Sweet Party, so that I could return to Chang'an.

If you arrive in Yizhou, then you will vigorously develop tea and use tea to pave your own way back to Chang'an.

But now that he has chosen Youzhou, he can operate more things, not to mention that he has the right to eat salt.

In short, as long as he is rich enough to rival the country, and can even affect the country's economy to a certain extent, the imperial court will definitely send him back to Chang'an. This is the instinctive reaction of a unified government.

It's just that, because I'm neither the country's policy maker, nor have I traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, so I can't control the Lingnan area.

However, it is still possible to plant some foreshadowing in the Lingnan area in advance, accumulate some technology, and strengthen some business communication.

(End of this chapter)