Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 158
In the fifth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, on the first day of August, it is auspicious and everything is suitable.

Li Gang brought Xue Lang to the outside of the Hanyuan Hall, and there was a small yellow gate: "But Li Shangshu and Xue Consulting?"

Li Gang responded, "It's the old man."

Xiao Huangmen said: "The sage has summoned you, and I invite you two to have an audience. Please come with your slaves."

"Thank you father-in-law."

Li Gang took Xue Lang and followed Xiaohuangmen into the Hanyuan Hall——

Xue Lang lowered his head and followed behind Li Gang, three steps away from him, always paying attention to whether Li Gang stopped.When he stops, stop immediately.Just listen to Li Gang:

"My minister, Li Gang, has seen the saint, the saint Wan'an."

Immediately followed suit and saluted: "The humble minister Xue Lang pays homage to the saint, the saint Wan'an."

A man's voice full of arrogance above said: "The Qing family is flat. Li Qing, sit down, is Xue Lang coming in with you?"

Li Gang replied: "Exactly."

Xue Lang immediately said: "Your Majesty, my humble minister Xue Lang traveled thousands of miles in the early spring of this year and returned to the Tang Dynasty. Princess Meng took a fancy to him and hired him as an official in the mansion. Xue Lang brought two kinds of seeds, sweet potato and potato, from a foreign country. , Dedicated to the princess, the princess is wise and trusts Xue Lang, and tried planting in Weizeguan. Who knows that after the trial planting, all the seeds sown will sprout, and all the tender shoots will become seedlings, take root and sprout, and bear fruit. The yield of sweet potatoes is more than [-] shi per mu, and the yield of potatoes per mu is slightly more than that of sweet potatoes. Such a high yield, in fact, proves that the Tang Dynasty is a blessed place of geomantic omen, and it is also a proof that the Holy One is the true son of heaven, and he is favored by heaven. Only in this way can we have me The good weather in the Tang Dynasty and the good harvest of the products are good news! The auspicious news appeared in the world. With this auspiciousness, do you dare not report to the saint? Because the princess holds an important position and dare not leave without permission, Fang ordered Xue Lang to lead a team to Beijing to pay the saint Good news!"

"Okay! My son in Pingyang has a heart, and both Pingyang and Xue Qing have merit!"

Li Yuan's voice could not conceal his excitement, and his tone was quite high.Xue Lang hurriedly said: "I dare not take credit for it, this is the destiny of Tang, and it is a sign of all blessings for the saints."

Prince Jiancheng immediately shouted: "All blessings, saint!"

Seeing this, the officials also congratulated: "All blessings, saint!"

"Okay, good, no gift from the family of all the gentlemen. On this grand occasion, Xue Lang, where are the sweet potatoes and potatoes? Present them so that all the gentlemen and I can watch and share the grand event."

Xue Lang said: "The convoy of sweet potatoes stopped outside the gate of the palace, and the saints ordered the soldiers to carry them in."

Li Yuan nodded, and ordered Xiao Huangmen to go out and call.After a while, two sergeants brought in baskets of sweet potatoes one by one——

Hanyuan Hall is the place where great dynasties and important ceremonies are held. The place is quite wide. Even in such a wide place, more than [-] shi of sweet potatoes filled a large part of the hall.

Potatoes have only one basket because of the lack of seeds. However, as witty as Xue Lang, he deliberately left a potato seedling. The potatoes on the root were not removed no matter how big or small they were. It can be seen at a glance that this is the output of a plant——

There are already so many seeds, if one acre is planted...the yield is almost clear at a glance.Although it is slightly inferior to the sweet potatoes that are almost piled up in mountains, it is not much worse.

Xue Lang said: "Sage, these are sweet potatoes, the amount produced by one mu of land. Potatoes are only planted with half of the land due to the lack of seeds, and the income is more than 80 catties. Weizeguan kept fifteen catties for the next year's seeds, and the rest They are all here, please have a look.”

With the sound of footsteps, the sage Li Yuan got off the throne and walked over quickly. He first looked at the box containing potatoes in Xiaohuangmen's hand, and then looked at the sweet potatoes in the basket. Regardless of the dirt still on the sweet potatoes, he took them directly rise up and watch.

At this time, Xue Lang could see Li Yuan's appearance clearly by relying on his height.His Majesty Li Yuan wore the emperor's crown and looked solemn. Like all middle-aged and elderly men nowadays, Li Yuan also had a beautiful beard and a dark beard. Only the hair roots exposed under the crown could be seen as gray and white. He has thick eyebrows and tiger eyes. Tangtang, his demeanor is not as imposing as Xue Lang imagined, but rather kind.

The ministers also surrounded him.Prince Li Jiancheng, who was dressed in a royal uniform, and Qin Wang Li Shimin, who had already served in the court, also surrounded him, and they all looked at the sweet potato in the middle with burning eyes——

Potato seeds are scarce, so this year's promotion is definitely not expected. With so many sweet potatoes, we may be able to get some seeds.I don't know if the ministers had this idea, someone asked aloud: "Xue Jianyi, dare I ask how many catties of sweet potatoes are needed for one mu of land?"

Seeing that the questioner was wearing a vermilion dress, Xue Lang replied, "Sir, sweet potatoes are different from potatoes. In the first year of planting, tubers are used as seeds, and about [-] catties of sweet potatoes are needed as seeds for one mu of land." In the second year, strong and well-grown cane seedlings can be cut from the plants of that year for seedlings, and sweet potato tubers are not needed. Potatoes can only be planted with tuber breeding and seedlings."

Li Yuan asked: "Xue Qing, the Shang Shu Shang of Pingyang once said that sweet potatoes and potatoes are easy to preserve, and they can be stored in the cellar until the next year. Li Qing reported yesterday that Xue Qing knew a method. Is it true that sweet potatoes and potatoes are preserved for several years?"

Princess Pingyang's memorabilia only focused on the discovery of new high-yield crops and the yield of the new crops, but did not provide detailed information.Li Gang came back yesterday and went to the palace overnight to report to the saint, but he didn't know how to report it. However, if the saint asks a question, Xue Lang can answer it truthfully!

Therefore, Xue Lang said: "Sage, about this matter, I have already written it, and I will present it to the sage, please have a look. It's just..."

"Just what?"

Xue Lang said embarrassingly: "My minister was born in a foreign country and is accustomed to writing in vernacular. In my dynasty, I was not proficient in classical Chinese writing. Although the princess taught me, but I have formed a habit of it. The writing is too vernacular, which may hurt the sage. Might as well, how about a verbal report from Weichen?"

"Hahaha!"

Li Yuan laughed until Xue Lang blushed. Standing among a group of ancients, he felt like an illiterate, ashamed to see others.

Li Yuandao: "The growth environment of the Qing family is different from that of my Tang Dynasty. This is an excusable matter. It doesn't matter. Just submit the sketch."

"Thank you sage for your care, I am ashamed."

Xue Lang took out the memorabilia that he had written all day from the armhole of his big sleeve, but he felt a little guilty about handing it out. He looked at Li Yuan, hesitant.

Li Yuan smiled, and glanced at the little yellow gate next to him. The little yellow gate immediately understood, and stretched out his hand to Xue Lang: "Xue Zhiyi, please give the Shuzuo to the servant, and the servant to the saint."

Well, there is no need to struggle anymore. The shortcoming of not knowing classical Chinese will be exposed sooner or later. You will die early and be reborn sooner.Xue Lang comforted himself in this way, handed the Shuzuo to Xiao Huangmen, and stopped caring about it.

Li Yuan took the melody handed over by Xiao Huangmen, and when he opened the first page, he saw the explanation of the meaning of Xue Lang's punctuation marks. Passing the paper to the prince beside him, he continued to read Xue Lang's melodies.

Li Jiancheng took the paper handed over by the saint's father, and he was still a little confused. After seeing the content on it, he glanced at Xue Lang, and his eyes seemed to be a little regretful.Then someone handed the paper to King Qin who was obviously waiting to see.

King Qin took a look, his eyes lit up, and he watched it carefully, thoughtfully.A minister wearing a rich and purple dress asked: "May the king of Qin let the old minister take a look?"

Li Shimin came back to his senses, and quickly handed over the paper: "Please take a look at the Nei Shi Ling."

When the paper was passed to Xiao Yu, all the ministers immediately gathered around to watch it together.Xue Lang wrote concisely. These ministers are all learned people, so they can understand it at a glance, and they can see the benefits of it at a glance.

Xiao Yu said: "This punctuation mark is quite wonderful. Whether it is used for enlightenment or writing, it is much more convenient. However, engraving books costs a lot of money. It will take time to use this punctuation mark."

This is the old saying of seeking the country.Xue Lang cupped his hands in admiration and said, "The internal history is a high opinion."

(End of this chapter)