Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 272
Because of the rewards from saints and noble concubines, it should be no problem to support a thousand families until the summer harvest.What's more, after the spring, you can grow vegetables.With more vegetables, less staple food is consumed.At that time, the ice sales business will just enter the peak sales season, and with income, the pressure will be less.It's also how Xue Lang first arrived, and his foundation in the Tang Dynasty was weak, so the trilogy of raising 1000 people felt a lot of pressure.

People outside the palace would naturally not know about the entanglement between Wan Guifei, mother and daughter in the palace.Xue Lang, for example, doesn't know anything.In addition, there was no rush to increase income for the mansion, Xue Lang didn't have a clue for a while, so he put it aside for the time being.Leisurely made an appointment with someone, and went to the hot spring villa bestowed on him by the sage.

Xue Lang can be regarded as relatives and friends in Chang'an City except for the Su family.During the holidays when you don’t have to go to court or go to work, you can naturally go to play without any burden.

Su's father and son had to work on errands, but the female relatives had nothing to do. Su Siniang came forward to call her mother, sisters-in-law and children, and all went to Lishan Hot Spring to play.

Speaking of Lishan Hot Springs, the most famous one is Huaqing Pool.It's just that Huaqing Pool was built by the prodigal son Li Longji. At this moment, Li Longji's grandfather is still there, so naturally there is no Huaqing Pool.

However, although there is no Huaqing Pool, there is no shortage of houses on Mount Li.Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, people have built houses in Lishan Mountain, and during the Qin and Han Dynasties, emperors built palaces here.Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty also built a palace here.Up to the current Tang Wude, when the Tang Dynasty was first established, Li Yuan and his son naturally did not plan to build a palace, and still used the detached palace built by Emperor Wen of the previous dynasty.

Lishan Hot Spring is known as the best hot spring in the world.The location is the best, the spring water is the largest, and it is naturally enjoyed by the royal family.In addition to the royal family building a detached palace here, the rich and powerful families who have the financial resources and power will also set up a separate courtyard for leisure time.

The location of the hot spring villa that the sage rewarded Xue Lang is quite good, it is next to the sage's palace, almost on a par with the aristocratic families.The only shortcoming is that it is smaller than the villas of the big families, but the small ones are limited.Anyway, Xue Lang felt that if he lived in modern times, he would never be able to earn such a big villa in his lifetime.

There are stewards and handymen in the hot spring villa. The sage gave Xue Lang the hot spring villa, and gave Xue Lang all the stewards and servants.

The steward of the villa had already received the news that the owner was coming to the villa yesterday, and he brought people to meet him at the gate of the villa early on. When Xue Lang's car arrived, he immediately went up to him: "Little Gaoshan, add me as the steward of the hot spring villa, Greetings to Da Lang, please greet Da Lang."

Xue Lang didn't rush to get him up, he was still kneeling like that, looking at the mountain by himself, he was about forty years old, his expression was quite respectful, seeing that Xue Lang didn't ask him to get up, he became more respectful and careful.

Xue Lang looked at him for a while before saying: "Get up, are you ready?"

Gao Shan respectfully said: "Back to Dalang, everything in the village has been taken care of. Dalang came here for the first time today, so the younger one will take Dalang to visit his own villa. How about getting familiar with him?"

"Okay, then everyone go in first."

"Here."

A group of people entered the villa.Leave the packing and placement to the servants, and the group will go to the hot spring first——

There is only one spring in the villa, and there is no open-air hot spring, but two large houses are specially built to cover the hot spring pool inside the house.Men and women are separated.

The hot spring is in the house, Xue Lang said that this is really the best.If it is an open-air hot spring built outside, in winter when the weather is cold, there will be wild beasts coming down from the mountains to compete with you for the hot spring pool.If there is some excrement or something, it will be even more sour.

These two hot spring pools are very large, not to mention soaking, even swimming in them is no problem.The bottom and surroundings of the pool are built with blue stones of the same size.

Although this villa is a wooden structure house, it is extremely exquisitely built and well planned. There is even a place where hot springs are used to grow off-season vegetables.It's just because many vegetables have not yet been introduced to China, and the types of planting are limited, such as leeks, shallots and garlic, spinach and eggplant, and nothing else.However, Xue Lang thinks that it is enough to have enough to eat, and one must be content and not be too picky.

Coming out of the vegetable field, Xue Lang was surprised to find a clump of sugarcane in the southeast corner of the yard facing the sun!He turned his head and asked the steward, "Can Lishan grow sugar cane?"

Gao Shan was puzzled for a while, but when he saw that Xue Lang was pointing at the sugar cane in the corner of the courtyard, he understood, and said, "So Da Lang was talking about Zui Zhe."

"What is this called Ju? How do you write it?"

Xue Lang asked curiously.Su Han on the side said: "Some people call it Zhe."

As he spoke, he wrote on the ground with his feet.Xue Lang suddenly said: "The flower growers call it sugar cane."

Also write the words on the ground.

Xue Lang asked, "Can Chang'an also grow sugar cane?"

Gao Shan hurriedly said: "I tell Dalang, I can plant it, but there are few people who plant it."

Xue Lang nodded.Guanzhong is a grain-producing area, the land is fertile, and sugar cane is not very hungry, and there are not many people who grow it naturally.At this time, in addition to pressing juice for drinking, sugarcane is mainly used for spring and winter sacrifices.Most big families will plant some, but not many.

Xue Lang felt that he had found a way to make money!However, it will take next year at the earliest to have output, so there is no rush at this time.

Speaking of which, that is, this year, the fifth year of Wude, the Guangdong area, now called Lingnan, has already belonged to the Tang Dynasty.Now Xue Lang doesn't have any extra money on hand, otherwise, he could buy a large piece of land and specialize in planting tropical crops, especially sugar cane.Not to mention anything else, it was no problem to be a sugar king in the Tang Dynasty.

In terms of prosperity, the most prosperous place in the entire Tang Dynasty is Chang'an.Sugar was something only rich people could consume in ancient times.Sugarcane is easy to store and transport. Opening a sugar workshop in Chang'an, not to mention becoming the richest man in the Tang Dynasty, at least Xue Lang won't have to worry about raising his own crops in the future.

Xue Lang felt relieved and walked around the whole villa, and it was almost time for breakfast.When he came out this time, Ah Tu followed Su Han's strong request.It was time to eat, so Atu would do it, and he happened to pick some fresh vegetables.Thinking of eating fresh vegetables today, not only Su Han, but even Xue Lang couldn't help swallowing.

While Ah Tu was cooking, Xue Lang told He Xiang: "He Xiang, send someone to call Ah Chen."

"Here."

He Xiang took the lead and left.

After He Xiang took the order to leave, Xue Lang said: "Hang Yu, do you have any idea of ​​relocating in Chang'an?"

Su Han said: "I'm a loner, so I can buy property anywhere. However, it's best near Youyang, so it's convenient for me to eat."

Xue Lang couldn't laugh or cry when he heard that, he stretched out his hand and nodded, and said: "Since you are also willing to settle in Chang'an, then I have a sweet business here. If Heng Yu and Ah Lin are interested, they can do it together."

"Sweet career? How do you say that?"

Su Han asked curiously.Jiang Lin also looked at his brother curiously.

"Candy!"

Xue Lang laughed and said: "I know a way to make sugar from sugar cane. Before the planting season comes, you can buy more fields. You don't need high-grade fields, but medium and low-grade fields are fine.

(End of this chapter)