Datang: Begin with Li Shimin as a father

Chapter 162 Cough cough... Bite the bullet...

Patrol all the way down.

The current situation in various places is stable, and the students who followed Li Gen taught well in various places.

It took Li Gen a whole winter to tour all over the Western Regions.

Li Gen had to sigh that this piece of land was really too big.

I also have to sigh, in the era without planes, trains and cars, traveling far is really a headache.

After this winter, the strength of his legs has been greatly improved.

When I returned to Luntai Dudu's Mansion, Lichun had already passed, that is, the spring of the fifth year of Zhenguan.

However, after the beginning of spring here, the land is still frozen, and it will take at least two months to completely thaw.

Cotton seeds were finally transported by camels by Hu merchants and Persian merchants.

A whole caravan transported all cotton seeds.

They don't want money, nor food and living supplies.

He insisted that he would exchange for colored glaze beads.

Because Chumo gave them two glazed beads last year, the merchants made a fortune.

Cheng Chumo was outside Luntai City, happily finishing the transaction with all the merchants.

Fortunately, Li Gen built the outer wall of Luntai last year. Otherwise, if these businessmen see it, the current situation in the city will definitely be scared to death.

"I have some glass accessories here, if you want to do this glass business, you can cooperate with me..."

After the transaction was over, Cheng Chumo took out a bunch of dazzling glazed ornaments, which made the eyes of all the businessmen sparkle.

Why are you going to Chang'an City?
Exchange glazed ornaments here and go back to make money, isn't it fragrant?
After some haggling, all the merchants were very satisfied with the price.

"Next time, bring more gold and silver. I'll keep this glazed ornament for you..."

Cheng Chumo's very loyal words made all the merchants smile all the time.

Watching the Hu merchants and Persian merchants leave, Cheng Chumo asked the soldiers to load money and cotton seeds into the carriage.

Li Gen was really happy when he saw more than 50 sacks of cotton seeds.

At this time, the ice and snow have begun to melt, and the land has gradually begun to soften.

All the cottonseeds were soaked in warm water.

And Li Gen told everyone that they must be turned frequently to soak the cotton seeds.

After soaking for a whole day, Li Gen grabbed a handful in his hand and stroked his nails lightly.

The hard shell of cottonseed is already very soft.

The land in the entire east of Luntai City has already been divided.

All the well-organized soldiers have their own areas of responsibility.

Sowing cotton is a job without technical content.

You only need to plan the row spacing and plant spacing, put the seeds in the soil, and then step on it with your feet.

The purpose is to let the seeds grow vigorously out of the ground.

Seven days later, more than [-] mu of cotton were sown.

When the cotton broke through the ground, Li Gen looked at the green land with joy.

Then organize everyone to plant watermelons in the south of the city.

The watermelon seeds are the seeds left over from the soldiers who gnawed the watermelon in the past half a year.

There is plenty of sunshine here, and the naturally grown watermelon has a very high sugar content. Naturally, Li Gen will no longer grow watermelons in glass greenhouses.

After the watermelons in the south of the city were planted, soybeans, rice and more than [-] mu of sweet potatoes began to be planted in the west of the city.

Then, in the north of Luntai City, pear trees and apple trees were planted.

One month later, the entire Luntai City was surrounded by the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

Waking up every day, what you breathe is extremely fresh air.

Everyone had smiles on their faces, and it only took a few months for the governor to bring about earth-shaking changes here.

"Soldiers, you can write letters to your family now. When your family members arrive, it will also be the time for us to have a good harvest..."

"After the home writing is completed, the official will send someone to send it directly to the station outside Tianmen Pass..."

"I will also write a letter to His Majesty to report the hard work of the soldiers here..."

All the soldiers cheered loudly.

In the following days, the entire Luntai City began to build the city wall again.

City, city!
A place without siege cannot be called a city.

What's more, Li Gen has decided to make this place the political, cultural and economic center of the Western Regions.

Chang'an City has twelve gates, Li Gen naturally dare not let Luntai and Chang'an City keep pace.

Otherwise, his official hat would definitely be cut off by Li Er.

Is this Li Er real?
You have appointed yourself the governor of the Western Regions, why don't you even meet the mother?
Anyway, you should also meet me, the governor of the Western Regions, right?

At that time, my father said that due to time constraints and being in court, Wei Zheng almost vomited blood from Li Shimin's anger.

Thinking about it now, Li Gen seemed to be a little bit wrong.

No matter how tight the time is, you have handed over the [-] troops to me, and if you don't see them, are you so relieved?

That's right, Li Er has seen himself a long time ago!

After finishing his imperial examination, he fainted at the gate of the Gongyuan, and it was Chu Mo who carried him into the palace.

It seems that Li Er not only saved himself, but also has a good impression of himself...

Li Gen can only think so in order to explain the confusion in his heart.

In the end, Li Gen decided to build eight city gates.

This is also the city of eight gates that is under Chang'an City and keeps pace with Luoyang City.

Different from Luoyang City, Luntai City has two gates in the east, west, north and south.

In order to meet the coming prosperity, it is also a set of three ways.

The most important thing is that after Luntai City was besieged and expanded, its actual area might not be smaller than that of Chang'an City.

As for the enclosure design of Chang'an City, Li Gen considered it again and again, but he still hadn't made a decision.

Because it is a waste of resources.

Throughout the spring and summer, all the soldiers were constantly busy.

A brand new city finally stands on this brand new land.

In Luntai City, all the streets were also paved with red bricks and bluestone slabs.

The Dudu Mansion is not luxuriously built, but it has a large area and is located in the middle of the north of the city.

After leaving the Dudu Mansion, there is a wide avenue, which echoes the South City Gate.

All the soldiers guarding the city are equipped with clairvoyance.

And now clairvoyance, the visual distance, has been greatly improved.

All of this is naturally the result of Li Gen's hard thinking and constant exploration.

When the melons and fruits are fragrant and the rice is golden.

The family members of the soldiers also came together.

Before arriving in Luntai City, the family members were stunned by the scenery in front of them.

All the family members thought that their man didn't know how hard it was to be here.

What they saw in front of them let them know that this is not suffering, this is coming to the fairyland on earth.

"General, I saw the general's wife..."

The soldiers at the south city gate, armed with clairvoyance, shouted loudly, and instantly detonated the entire Luntai City.

"Xiangxiang..."

Cheng Chumo ran faster than a rabbit.

Xiangxiang, Xiangxiang, I want to die.

You don't know how I live these days?
Seeing the old sow, Jill is hard...

This is Cheng Chumo's heart, but he can't say it openly.

Miss Xiangxiang, as expected, brought her son along with all the family members.

Li Shimin received Li Gen's memorial, and specially arranged a thousand soldiers to escort all the family members to the Tianmen Pass.

Then, under the guidance of the soldiers stationed at Tianmen Pass, they led the family members all the way to the outside of Luntai City.

On this day, the whole city rejoiced.

Li Gen also knew that this was destined to be a night full of gunfire.

So he ordered to kill pigs and sheep, which is called a good name, to clean up the dust for all the family members.

In fact, Li Gen felt sorry for the men under his gang.

Or make up for them in advance.

It's all hollowed out, who the hell will do the work?
"Master Hou, aren't you going out for a walk tonight?"

The two girls, Hongxiu and Tianxiang, asked curiously.

The two of them are used to calling Lord Li Gen, and Li Gen doesn't like to be called the governor and governor, and always feels uncomfortable.

"Okay, let's go for a walk..."

Li Gen bit the bullet and left the house.

Because if you think about it with your toes, you know what you will hear when you walk on the street.

Sure enough, work on Cheng Chumo's mansion next to the Dudu's mansion had already begun.

Cheng Chumo, who is two years older than him, has a son who knows how to make soy sauce.

"Master Hou, Mr. Cheng seems to be fighting with Xiangxiang again..."

Hongxiu and Tianxiang, one on the left and one on the right, held Li Gen's arm.

The thin clothes of the two caused Li Gen's blood to rise sharply.

"It's okay, the fight will be over after a while, we haven't seen each other for so many days, it's human nature to fight..."

"If I'm not wrong, every household is fighting..."

After hearing Li Gen's words, Hongxiu and Tianxiang were very puzzled.

Long time no see, shouldn't we get along well?
Why, Master Hou said so seriously?

In the end, it turned out that what Lord Hou said was very reasonable.

Along the way, there were sounds of fighting everywhere.

And some soldiers fought quite vigorously.

The crackling sound is endless...

During the period, there were naturally whimpering and crying.

"Master Hou, how could they do this? Don't you care about the soldiers?"

After hearing what Hongxiu and Tianxiang said, Li Gen was really speechless.

How do you manage this meow?
There is a couple, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

Just when the fighting is in full swing, how about going to take a stab at yourself?

Tete Meow is outrageous!
Li Gen was speechless towards these two maidservants who hadn't been trained before.

All kinds of voices made Li Gen not in the mood to continue walking.

No way, walk on two legs.

Right now, the third leg has begun to protest seriously.

Trying to find the right way...

Don't talk, don't talk, if you talk too much, you will cry!
Li Gen turned around and walked back.

Gou Ri's Cheng Chumo continued to fight.

The sound of wheezing and wheezing made Li Gen want to smash the windows of his house to pieces.

"Master Hou, Miss Xiangxiang, sounds like a very comfortable voice..."

"It must be a bit awkward to play at the beginning. Everything has a process. Once you get used to it, you will definitely start to feel comfortable..."

Li Gen blushed for his own explanation.

Fortunately, it was a big night, and it was still a dark moon.

The two girls couldn't see Li Gen's flushed face at all.

"Master Hou, why don't you beat us up too..."

After returning to the room, Hongxiu and Tianxiang spoke.

Although the two maids were innocent, they knew what they were doing when they thought about the commotion outside just now with their toes.

Hearing this, Li Gen stared at Hongxiu and Tianxiang, took a deep breath, and spoke.

"Then you have to come one by one..."

... omitted here, about [-] words...

The first thing to start harvesting is the watermelon.

The round and big watermelons are sweet, juicy and juicy, and the sugar content is so high that they can feel sticky to the teeth.

Every household is stuffed with big watermelons under the bed.

Even the four dogs hugged and gnawed on the watermelon heartily.

When sweet potatoes, rice and soybeans are harvested.

Li Gen discovered that the granary in Luntai City simply couldn't accommodate it.

So Li Gen mobilized the soldiers and began to dig the cellar.

The winter here is long and cold, although there are fire walls and kangs, the room is very warm.

But with so many sweet potatoes, there is no room for them.

Most of the sweet potatoes have been stored, and the cotton peaches at the city gate are about to bloom.

Taking advantage of this gap, Li Gen asked the soldiers and their families to sow cabbage and radishes in the south and west of the city.

As for the carrots, just scatter the seeds directly in large pieces.

These species can be harvested one crop before the onset of winter.

It is also the most important vegetable in winter. After all, with the increase of population, the output of greenhouses is not enough to support so much consumption.

Li Gen deliberately asked the soldiers escorting their families to stay longer and help them with their work, and Li Gen also had something for them to take to Chang'an City.

The cotton that was first picked was all pale and white after being exposed to the sun.

Li Gen has already made a cotton plucking machine. Of course, this is the simplest manual cotton plucking machine, which is completely incomparable with those machines in later generations.

However, despite this, it is enough for Li Gen to work hard for this.

Hongxiu and Tianxiang have already been able to operate the cotton plucking machine proficiently.

The cotton is all bombed into a soft and uniform cotton wool.

It seems to be layered, like a baked oil cake.

.........

When the autumn wind blows, the autumn leaves fall into piles.

The soldiers who escorted their families to Luntai returned to Chang'an City.

The general leading the team pulled a carriage of sacks.He went straight to the palace, because His Majesty ordered that he must report everything he saw at the governor of the Western Regions.

"Your Majesty, General Du who escorted his family to the Western Regions has returned."

"Oh, let him come into the Legislative Hall!"

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were playing with Li Zhi, who was over three years old.

Li Shimin was naturally very happy when he heard that the soldiers escorting his family had returned.

Since Li Gen left, Li Shimin didn't say that he cared about the Western Regions day and night, at least he often thought of him.

"Master, Du Delin sees His Majesty."

"Derlin, come, sit down and talk."

Li Shimin knew that this question, no more than half an hour, would not be able to solve his thoughts and worries.

So enthusiastically asked Du Delin to sit down and talk.

"Your Majesty, the current prosperity of Luntai City is unimaginable."

"Where the melons and fruits are fragrant, the trees are full of shade, and the city is full of new houses with red bricks and green tiles."

As soon as Du Delin opened his mouth, he whetted Li Shimin's appetite.

These are exactly what he wants to know.

In the shocked expressions of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.

Du Delin will tell all about what he saw and heard in Luntai.

"Delin, what do you mean, the gift brought by Governor Li?"

"If you return to His Majesty, it will be in the carriage of the last general."

"There are more than a dozen seeds for the carriage, and they will arrive later."

"Oh, what gift is it? What kind of seed is it?"

Li Shimin's expression was as wonderful as it could be.

"Your Majesty, please read this memorial first..."

Du Delin took out the memorial from his cuff, and brought out another letter.

"Who is this letter to?"

Li Shimin's eyes sparkled.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this is a letter from Dudu Li, the last general, to the mansion of Dudu Li's father in Anshanfang."

"Oh, just leave it to me!"

Li Shimin stretched out his hand to go over.

Li Shimin opened the memorial first, and watched it carefully.

This kid is quite good at things, he actually made a cotton coat for each of His Majesty and the Empress, and presented nine quilts.

The royal family's favorite number is nine!
Brat, you know how to be an official more and more.

The corner of Li Shimin's mouth curled up, and he continued to look down.

Cotton seeds can relieve the suffering of the people of the Tang Dynasty from the cold in winter.

It turned out that this kid had sent someone to send cotton seeds in ten carriages.

In the Western Regions, he still does not forget the people of Chang'an City, what a good boy.

Li Shimin put down the memorial and took the letter in his hand.

The letter is sealed.

Li Shimin took it apart carefully.

Just at the first glance, Li Shimin's eyes turned red.

Li Shimin took out a handkerchief from his sleeve. In order not to lose his composure in front of Du Delin, Li Shimin decided to wait for him to leave.

"De Lin, the cotton-padded clothes and quilts presented by Li Dudu are all in your carriage?"

"Returning to His Majesty, they are all in the general's carriage, and several cotton-padded clothes from Li Dudu's family are also in the general's carriage."

"Oh, how many cotton coats did he make for his family?"

"There are parents, grandpa, and younger brothers and sisters..."

Both Li Shimin and Empress Changsun nodded with a smile. No matter how far this child goes, the only thing he cares about is his family.

"Your Majesty, Dudu Li also asked the general to bring a few bottles of candied pear paste, saying that he must give it to his younger sister. When he said this, Dudu Li had a worried expression on his face..."

"Oh……"

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun felt a little bit in their hearts when they heard this.

It seems that Changle has a hidden disease, which was discovered by Li Gen.

The reason why he didn't tell his parents was naturally because he was worried that his parents would worry about it.

"Delin, after returning home, remember carefully, what you saw and heard in Luntai City this time, it's best to write down for me in detail."

"Little General, please follow His Majesty's orders."

Li Shimin asked Li Delu to remove all the things on the carriage.

Du Delin bowed respectfully and left.

After Du Delin left, Li Shimin opened Li Gen's personal letter again.

Looking at it, I couldn't help but burst into tears.

Between the lines, the child didn't complain about leaving Chang'an City.

Some are just concerned about parents, grandpa and younger siblings.

"Father, I have good news for you. You can be a grandfather by next spring..."

Li Shimin bounced off the ground with a jerk, startling Empress Changsun solidly.

"Jiro, what happened?"

"Guanyin servant girl, I'm going to be the emperor's grandfather soon, I'm going to be the emperor's grandfather soon..."

"This brat, it's fine, he just gave me such a big surprise without saying a word..."

When Empress Changsun heard this, she pursed her lips and started to laugh.

"When you were with her back then, weren't you also silent..."

Hearing this, Li Shimin's expression was rather awkward. He naturally knew who the empress Changsun was talking about.

Sure enough, I am a hero!

One generation is stronger than the next!

Hey!
Li Shimin continued to look down, this kid actually kills two birds with one stone.

Unbelievable, unbelievable!
"Guanyin maidservant, this time, it's double happiness for me."

"Hongxiu and Tianxiang are all here..."

Empress Changsun took the letter and read it, with a smile on her face.

"Hongxiu and Tianxiang are quite lucky. They were just two maids in the palace. Now it's alright. Although they can't be princesses, they still have more status than the main family of ordinary people."

Li Shimin smiled and nodded upon hearing this.

"The two of them have contributed a lot to conceiving a grandson for me. According to Gen'er's temperament, they will not treat them badly."

"It's no wonder this kid insisted on taking the two of them to the Western Regions. He had already made plans..."

Hahahaha, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing triumphantly.

"Guanyin maidservant, now that Gen'er is about to have an heir, the candidate for the Crown Princess Chengqian is also on the agenda."

"Erlang, this concubine should hurry up and choose a concubine for Chengqian."

Li Shimin nodded with a smile, remembering the gift from Li Gentuo outside the palace.

So he ordered all the people to move into the Lizheng Hall.

"Erlang, this padded coat is so beautiful, could it be given to me by Gen Er?"

"Guanyin maidservant, don't you know if you try it on?"

Li Shimin has already started trying on his own.

"It's suitable, it's too suitable, why is it so soft inside..."

"Oh, I remembered, it's made of cotton wool popping out."

After Empress Changsun wore it, she also fit very well.

The remaining larger padded coat must belong to Li Yuan.

Changle also wears a small red padded jacket.

Li Zhi's piece was even more ingenious, and it turned out that the whole piece was connected together.

And it's still open...

Li Gen's carefulness and caring made Li Shimin and Empress Changsun laugh from ear to ear.

For the quilts of different colors, Li Shimin asked Empress Changsun to store them in the Lizheng Hall first.

Several bottles of Tangli Paste appeared in front of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.

Li Shimin immediately asked Li Delu, the chief servant, to pass the edict of Changle to the Lizheng Hall.

"Son, please greet Father Emperor and Queen Mother."

Since Li Gen left, the most noticeably thinner, besides Li Yuan, is Changle.

On the second day, when Li Yuan knew that his eldest grandson had gone to the Western Regions, he fainted immediately.

After waking up, it is called an old man in tears.

Such a great grandson was sent to such a wild place.

Li Yuan took it for granted that someone was playing tricks and deliberately ran Li Gen out of Chang'an City.

Changle cried on the spot with pear blossoms and rain, which made Li Shimin and Empress Changsun worried.

"Why? Why? Why do you have to let my brother go to the Western Regions?"

Chang Le cried and ran back to her palace, and didn't eat anything for three consecutive days...

Until Empress Changsun shed tears and told Changle about her father's difficulties, even if Changle started to eat, it would be like a completely different person in the future.

It's not like before, acting like a baby in front of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun watched Chang Le step into the Lizheng Hall, and respectfully greeted him.

Two people, how I wish she would still be like before, throwing herself into the arms of her father and mother and acting like a baby!

However, looking at Changle's increasingly haggard appearance, the two of them, knowing the child, could be regarded as resentful, and let Li Gen go to the Western Regions.

"Changle, this is the pear syrup brought to you by someone. Your emperor brother told you to eat a few pieces every day..."

Hearing this, Changle looked at the glass bottles filled with pear syrup, his eyes shone with joy, but it disappeared quickly.

"Chang Le, this is the little padded jacket that your imperial brother personally made for you. When Chang Le wears it in winter, it will definitely be very warm."

Empress Changsun handed the bright red padded jacket to Chang Le with a smile.

Chang Le took over the padded jacket, picked up the pear syrup, and after saluting his father and queen mother, he left the Lizheng Hall.

Walking out of the Lizheng Hall, Chang Le hugged the padded jacket, tears rolling down his face.

Bro... are you okay?
Lele misses you so much...

Brother, since you left Chang'an City, Lele has never been really happy.

Back in his palace, Changle hugged his cotton jacket and wept bitterly for a long time.

All the maids in the palace panicked.

When Changle was tired from crying, she fell asleep on the bed with her cotton-padded jacket and a few bottles of Tangli cream in her arms.

"Your Majesty, Empress. Your Highness, your eyes are swollen from crying, and now you are asleep with your cotton padded coat and pear syrup..."

"Ugh……"

Li Shimin sighed helplessly and stood up.

Empress Changsun is also anxious to get angry. Now that she is pregnant, Empress Changsun can't be too excited.

"Erlang, if it doesn't work, you can imitate Gen'er's handwriting and write a letter to Changle, maybe it will be effective."

Empress Changsun's words made Li Shimin's frown relax instantly.

"Guanyin maidservant, maybe this method really works."

Li Shimin did what he said.

On the spot, he began to imitate Li Gen's handwriting, and began to write vigorously.

"Go and stuff it quietly into Changle's cotton padded coat. Make sure she finds out that there is a letter in it tomorrow morning."

The palace maid Yuzhi immediately took the letter, handed it to the palace maid serving Changle, and gave solemn instructions.

In the middle of the night, after Chang Le woke up, she hugged the padded jacket again, which was made for her by Brother Huang himself.

Should be a good fit, right?

Brother, do you know?Lele has lost a lot of weight, and I'm afraid it won't fit her well.

Chang Le opened the padded jacket and tried to wear it.

A letter fell from the sleeve.

Let Chang Le immediately come to the spirit.

"Lele: The words are as they are. Please forgive my brother for leaving without saying goodbye. Don't blame my father for not letting Lele see him off. It was my brother who insisted on letting my father do this..."

"Lele, brother, everything is fine here, but I often think of my most beautiful and cutest sister in the world. Is she doing well now?"

"Lele, remember to eat a few pieces of pear syrup every day. I hope that when I return to Chang'an City, Lele will still look chubby..."

"When brother is not around, you have to listen to your father and mother, honor your grandfather, and love your younger brother..."

"Lele, brother, I always hope that you are the happiest little girl, otherwise I will be sad..."

Chang Le burst into tears and read the letter over and over again.

Finally, a happy smile appeared on his face.

Take out a piece of pear syrup and put it in your mouth, a sweet taste makes Changle smile happily.

Several palace maids shed tears of joy, this eldest princess has never smiled for a long time.

.........

Chinese cabbage, radishes and carrots outside Luntai City all had a good harvest.

All the soldiers and their families took turns harvesting in the fields day and night.

This is their winter vegetable. In Chang'an City, it is difficult to eat a bite of green vegetables all winter.

Li Gen taught everyone how to make pickles with cabbage gangzi and soybeans.

The pickled vegetables are not only delicious, but also go well with rice.

Just in the winter of this year, the families of all the soldiers got big belly.

Li Gen was very satisfied with this.

Next year, the population of Luntai City will increase by a large amount.

At the very least, I also contributed two newcomers to it.

Even the four dogs are unwilling to be lonely, Xiaohua and Xiaohuang gave birth to their second litter in Luntai City.

Miraculously, like the first litter, this time each gave birth to twelve puppies.

Good guy, the puppies have just been born, and there are more than a dozen people in line for the puppies.

Chu Mo, just ask for two.

One male and one female, frankly, a good match.

Chu Mo's son was still booing from the sidelines.

Du He and Fang Yiai, as well as Yuchi Baolin and Qin Shubao, naturally wanted it too.

Li Gen agreed with a smile, the four of Xiao Hei and the others would be lively enough, and Li Gen didn't want to turn the Governor's Mansion into a kennel.

"After the full moon, you all come and take them away. They are still too young to feed them."

This winter, Li Gen continued to take Chumo to inspect various parts of the Western Regions.

This time Li Gen didn't ride on the snowboard by himself, but on a dog sled.

The four dogs are really happy to be able to serve their masters.

This is the first time for Li Gen to ride a sled. He has seen the scenery along the way and inspected the achievements of officials and teachers from various places.

Cotton seeds have long been sent to various places by soldiers.

Li Gen hoped that after the land thawed, all the places suitable for growing cotton, except grain and sweet potatoes, would be filled with cotton.

This tour took a long time, and it took at least a few days to stay in each place along the way, and it took a lot of time on the road.

When Li Gen led a group of people back to Luntai City.

The land has thawed.

Three days later, Hongxiu and Tianxiang also gave birth smoothly.

The birth of two lovely sons made Li Gen feel and realize the responsibility of being a father for the first time.

The feeling of flesh and blood made Li Gen burst into tears of joy.

Li Gen was his two sons, named Li Ji and Li Xiang.

If there are two more daughters in the future, they can become Li Ru and Li Yi.

However, if you are still a fat boy, you can also arrange it.

Li Fu and Li Gui.

All in all, no matter how auspicious it comes.

Just in this spring, the season of recovery of all things.

Luntai City ushered in the first round of population growth peak.

Li Gen had to lament the ability of people in this era to endure hardship.

There is even a family member who gave birth directly in the farmland.

If this is placed in later generations, it is simply unimaginable.

As early as a few months before the birth, the later generations were raised as ancestors.

After all the farmland was planted, Li Gen started a new round of construction climax again.

The farmland outside Luntai City is taken care of by family members.

All adult men are required to participate in the construction of roads.

In the entire Western Regions, there is only one Silk Road, which looks like a road.

When the snow melts in winter, the roads are muddy.

There is nowhere to go.

Build the road!

This is a very important decision made by Li Gen.

The simplest cement, Li Gen, has been successfully fired by the kiln.

A lot of cement was used in the construction of Luntai City.

Li Gen's idea is very simple. With Luntai City as the center, a road will be built from east to west, north to south, and each will reach the border of the Western Regions.

Of course, with the soldiers of Luntai City alone, Li Gen's simple idea might not be possible in this lifetime.

Following letters and drawings, they were sent to all parts of the Western Regions.

All localities organized manpower and material resources to invest in road construction projects.

The original Turkic people, Gaochang people, also actively participated in the road construction.

After all, as local aborigines, they are most eager to have a good road.

In Luntai City, in the four directions of east, west, north and south, concrete roads have been paved for more than a hundred miles.

If you go further north, it is a land of desert.

Even building roads is useless.

Li Gen was on the edge of the desert and began to let people plant trees.

As a traveler, afforestation is the simplest and most direct way to prevent the expansion of the desert.

At the same time, it ordered all places, all around the desert and the Gobi Desert, to vigorously plant trees.

This work, like building roads, will be the focus of the performance evaluation of local officials.

Pieces of Populus euphratica forests have sprung up everywhere.

Three years later.

Earth-shaking changes have taken place in the entire Western Regions.

Persian merchants, Dashi merchants, and even Roman merchants all came to Luntai City to do business.

Not only did Li Gen not need the salary of the imperial court, but he also sent people to Chang'an City every year to escort a large amount of gold, silver, treasures and materials.

Li Shimin can now wake up with a smile when dreaming at night.

What was originally a bitter and cold place was turned into a paradise on earth by Li Gen.

But now above the court hall in Chang'an City, the students from the two sessions of the Zhuangyuan Academy actually occupied half of the country.

This was a situation that surprised Li Shimin, comforted Du Xiang, and terrified Changsun Wuji.

Secretly, Changsun Wuji often made troubles for these newly promoted officials.

They were all easily resolved by Fang Xiang and Du Xiang.

In the name of rotation, Li Shimin appointed Changsun Wuji as Minister of Rites.

The person in charge of the performance appraisal of officials was replaced by Ma Zhou, whom Li Shimin placed high hopes on.

It was also after Ma Zhou became Minister of the Ministry of Officials that all the students of the Zhuangyuan Academy were reused.

The spring of the eighth year of Zhenguan.

Li Ji and Li Xiang are already three years old, just at the age of running around.

And their two younger sisters, Li Ru and Li Yi.

He also giggled and followed behind his brother.

The two girls are just two years old, they both have big black eyes, and they look very cute.

Suddenly, there was the sound of horseshoes rattling.

Let Li Gen stand up suddenly.

If it was not an emergency, no one would gallop to the Dudu Mansion.

"Report, the Tuyuhun army sneaked into our border fortress, looting countless people's food, horses and sheep..."

When Li Gen heard this, his face turned ashen instantly.

"Chuan, Cheng Chumo, Du He, Fang Yiai, Yuchi Baolin, Qin Huaidao and the two generals stationed in Luntai City."

Li Gen asked Hongxiu, Tianxiang and Wu Zhao to lead the four children of Jixiang Ruyi to the West Wing.

I bought it with Wang Xuance and Mr. Xi, waiting for everyone to arrive.

Wang Xuance and Xi Jun bought it, and cleverly brewed the tea first.

After everyone had arrived, Li Gen told about Tuyuhun's surprise attack and looting of the people in the frontier fortress.

"Great governor, as far as the general knows, Tuyuhun has an army of 20. Right now our army is scattered all over the place, and there are only [-] guards in Luntai City."

"The last general thought that the soldiers stationed in various places could be summoned to Luntai City, and then the army would send troops to attack Tuyuhun."

After listening to the general who defended the city, Li Gen nodded with a smile.

He didn't think so in his heart.

It will take at least a month until the army is assembled.

At that time, the Tuyuhun army must have been ready for battle.

Since they raided the frontier fortress and robbed the people of food, horses and sheep, they retreated immediately.

It proves that their life is indeed difficult, and the troops sent are not particularly large.

"Xuance, Junmai. What do you two think?"

Sure enough, it was exactly as Li Gen imagined.

Both Wang Xuance and Xi Junmai were born military talents.

The two had the same idea as Li Gen, they were both advocates, and immediately led troops to pursue them, catching them by surprise.

"Okay, since that's the case, I will lead the army today..."

When Li Gen's words fell, the faces of the two guarding generals turned green.

The other soldiers didn't know Li Gen's true identity, but they did.

His Majesty personally told the two to protect the eldest prince.

"Governor, it's better for the general to lead the soldiers to attack Tuyuhun. It's better for you to sit in Luntai City and command..."

"Two generals, don't say any more, I have made up my mind, and I just want to take advantage of this battle to test the combat effectiveness of our army."

Chu Mo and the others were also impressed by Li Gen's arrogance.

"Damn it..."

As a result, this group of boys who were on the battlefield for the first time.

In this way, he led the army in a mighty manner, rode his horse and swung his whip, and headed straight for the border between Tuyuhun and Datang.

"Teacher, leave it to me and my junior brother, just wait here."

The army arrived at the junction of Tuyuhun and Datang.

Wang Xuance said.

In the past few years, besides learning the art of war, Wang Xuance and Xi Junmai have been practicing martial arts hard.

"Governor, you can sit here, and you can appease the people who have been robbed."

Chu Mo and others also spoke together.

"Okay, I'm here, waiting for the army to return in triumph."

Li Gen thought over and over again, and finally decided to stay.

I have never been on the battlefield, and I don't even know how to use weapons.

If you follow him, not only will you not be able to kill the enemy, but you will have to distract them to protect yourself.

Li Gen stayed where he was, and the four dogs stopped immediately.

At the same time, there are more than a dozen cavalrymen with excellent shooting skills.

They naturally stayed to protect the safety of the governor.

Li Gen looked at the four dogs, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

For a long time, I have neglected a very important thing.

That is, if they are properly trained, their effects on the battlefield are sometimes much more powerful than humans.

At this time in Luntai City, their four descendants, and the descendants of their descendants, after four years, there are a total of thousands of dogs.

This is definitely a terrifying fighting power!
(End of this chapter)