Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 120
The place where things are most likely to cause trouble is the place where military disasters occur. Those aristocratic families may not be able to manage the world, but they are best at being shit-stirring sticks.

"Zhao Long, go to the inn and bring back all the luggage and items. In addition, send someone to invite Daoist Li back. We will leave overnight."

Zhao Long, who was guarding outside, was taken aback when he heard the words, and said, "Aren't you going to visit the farm in Yangzhou?"

"No, there are more urgent things to do now."

If you want to talk about several large farms, the farms in Yangzhou are the ones with the least technical content. Sun Xiangfu ordered Lu Quanyou to plant all cornus, which is slightly spicy. Before the introduction of chili peppers, it was widely used in the Tang Dynasty. seasoning.

Why plant cornel!Because Yangzhou's climate is warm and humid, the land is relatively fertile, and it is rich in soybeans. Moreover, soybeans will be planted twice a year, so soybeans will definitely overflow in Yangzhou, and the price will be cheap. Sun Xiangfu will not do anything to harm the people, so, I thought of launching the seasonings developed by Wangjianglou, soybean oil, soybean paste, soy sauce, etc., as well as canned fish that require a lot of soybean paste.

Soybean oil and soy sauce needless to say, with the gradual popularization of cooking, it will be demanded by everyone.

Soybean paste can be used as a good food directly. To enrich the taste of soybean paste, you need to add dogwood and a small amount of spices.

In Sun Xiangfu's conception, marine fish with richer nutritional value than freshwater fish must be promoted. The ecology of this period is excellent, and the number of marine fish is huge. As long as more advanced fishing techniques are used, it is much more cost-effective than freshwater fish farming. However, sea fish are produced in the southern coast and are transported to the north, so it is not easy to preserve them. If ice is used to preserve sea fish, the investment will be too large, so Sun Xiangfu thought of canned food.

Well, apart from some traditional industries in Xingfu Village, Yangzhou’s farm is actually a large seasoning workshop. The fields are planted with dogwood and spices, and they basically don’t need to be taken care of. In addition to some food, most of the other time is spent making clay pots, which are different in size, medium and small, and have printed logos, preparing for the production of various sauces and cans in the future.

Soon, Li Chunfeng was found by Zhao Long again from the Taoist temple. This time, he directly asked the Taoist boys to carry the aviary from the Taoist temple to the boat. He thought that this might allow the pigeons to fly to the boat when they were looking for their nests. Sun Xiangfu shook his head.

After the windproof lantern on the bow was hung, the Happiness sailed out of the pier and slowly headed downstream of the canal.

Of course, the people on board were not idle either, and the craftsmen brought by Sun Xiangfu started to work, and they combined some seemingly scattered wood in the bottom warehouse.

"This is the bed crossbow?"

Li Chunfeng was surprised when he saw a big guy placed on a splint.

"It is one size smaller than the bed crossbow in the army, but it has a longer range and greater power. If you observe carefully, it should not be difficult to find some subtleties in the design."

Li Chunfeng has stayed in the Sun Mansion for a long time. He has learned some simple physics knowledge that Sun Xiangfu instilled in the students from time to time. Of course, the difference between these small bed crossbows and the Tang army standard bed crossbows is not difficult for him to understand. What I understand is why Sun Xiangfu left in such a hurry, the original business plans have not been implemented yet!So, I looked at Sun Xiangfu with doubts and waited for his next words.

"Master Xuanzang's words just now reminded me that those aristocratic families instigated the Japanese to hijack the ship and wanted to keep me in Yangzhou temporarily. It has not been completed, and there is another possibility, that is, he has taken action in Lingnan." Sun Xiangfu explained.

"In Lingnan? You mean, these aristocratic families are going to instigate the Lingnan barbarians to rebel and let us go to the tiger's mouth?" Li Chunfeng seemed to understand, but after he said this guess, he was shocked.

"These aristocratic families have no bottom line in their work. When the country goes to war, they get rich because they have a lot of land in their hands and hoard a lot of food. They don't care who is the emperor. They need their help to govern the country anyway. But if the country is peaceful and the people are safe , food prices become cheap, their interests are..."

There is no need for Sun Xiangfu to continue talking, Li Chunfeng also feels that this matter is very likely, and he has followed Sun Xiangfu to see through the face of the aristocratic family these days.

"Then what should we do? Shall we inform His Majesty?" An academic madman like Li Chunfeng, who doesn't have much insight in politics, continued to ask.

"This is just a guess at the moment. We don't have any evidence. If I wait for the letter to be received by those aristocratic families, I'm afraid it will be self-defeating and force them to resort to even more extreme methods. Really force the Duke of Yue, I mean Before the arrangement of those aristocratic families is completed, let's go to Lingnan one step ahead of them, and meet the Duke of Yue, so that he can deal with it early."

Everyone heard Sun Xiangfu's words and thought it was feasible. However, in the days to come, everyone will suffer. It is inevitable to sail day and night.

At the beginning of May, Chang'an, Lizheng Palace, with the birth of a little princess, Sun Xiangfu's sour rumors about hot girls were broken, and the business of Zuixianlou also plummeted. Knowing this news, they urgently ordered Xingfu Village to supply some fruits and vegetables that were not available in the market to Zuixianlou, which made the business of Zuixianlou get better again.

Of course, Li Shimin didn't have any emotions because he gave birth to a daughter. Instead, he was very interested in the fruits and vegetables sent by Xingfu Village to nourish the queen.And this little girl who has just been canonized as Princess Dongyang is not the Princess Dongyang in history.

Because of Sun Xiangfu's time travel, Li Shimin often went to Qin Qiong's house to have a big meal in July last year, and the frequency of sex became higher after eating well, so the birth of Empress Changsun should not have appeared in history, not only Here, the pregnancy time of several other concubines is also different from history.

Li Shimin in this period of history was not as relaxed as he is now, and he had no intention of having sex at all. But now, with Jieli's defeat in Guanzhong, Li Shimin's life has naturally undergone earth-shaking changes. This is the consequence of the butterfly effect.

"This Sun Zhengming has some skills. In this season, he has grown so many fruits and vegetables." Li Shimin picked up a cucumber on the table and bit it as the congratulatory women retreated.

"Hehe, these two are really smart! Those wives must be envious of giving us fruits and vegetables at this time, and I'm afraid they won't buy less after they go back." The eldest grandson, who was coaxing the baby, said with a smile.

"It was predicted by that kid. There is little rain in Guanzhong this spring, and drought has broken out in many places that are not suitable for storing water. Fortunately, many reservoirs have been built, rivers have been opened, and wells have been dug. Otherwise, many places in Guanzhong will have no harvest this year. It's gone." Li Shimin chatted.

"Brother once said that Sun Zhengming's talent can help the world and the country! However, he is good-natured, and it is just right for His Majesty to use him as a retainer. He also told the concubine that if you are indecisive, you can ask him for advice."

"Well, this kid is indeed quick-witted, but this time, he has committed a serious crime. Guanyin servant, if you want to ask advice in the future, I am afraid that you will go to the cell to bring him up." Li Shimin nodded and smiled gloatingly when he heard the words.

"What did he do?" Changsun Wuyou asked in surprise.

"Hmph, you are quite courageous, and you are good at killing Japanese envoys and accompanying warriors."

"That kid dares to kill?" Changsun Wuyou was even more surprised when he heard the words.

"Well, not only did he kill him, but he killed a lot of people. Now there are piles of papers on his impeachment on my desk, but the papers from the warrior Xun are a bit intriguing." Li Shimin continued eating cucumbers.

The eldest grandson Wuyou didn't like to meddle in government affairs, but Sun Xiangfu was her subordinate, and the image of being timid and fearful had been fixed in her heart, but it made her curious, how could such a person use a knife to kill people? Said, "What does Ying Guogong say in his notebook?"

"The samurai Yu said that the Japanese were instigated by others to grab the boat with knives first, and Sun Zhengming led his men to arrive later, subdue them first, then issued an order to kill them, and then hurried southward overnight."

"Is there something strange here?" Changsun Wuyou continued to ask after hearing the words.

"Well, although I haven't seen the boat built by Sun Zhengming with my own eyes, I have heard from Hongshen that this boat is a powerful weapon for long-distance sea voyages, and the escort on the boat is the reward I gave to Feng An. However, the samurai Xun’s memorial mentioned that someone instigated the Japanese to rob the ship, and afterward, Sun Zhengming hurried south again, perhaps he had noticed something.”

"Your Majesty is saying that those who instigated the Japanese to rob the ship don't want His Majesty's rewards to go to Lingnan?" Changsun Wuyou was surprised when he heard this.

"Exactly, some people get rich when the country goes to war. I remember that in the first year of Wude, Doumi was sold for thousands of dollars, and the people starved to death everywhere, and those people made a lot of money. Really hateful." Li Shimin Having said that, he crushed the unfinished cucumber in one hand.

"Don't be angry, Your Majesty. It seems that Sun Zhengming has seen through this point and is rushing to Lingnan to resolve it." Seeing this, Changsun Wuyou hurriedly put the baby in his arms on a crib sent by the royal family, and helped him with a handkerchief. Li Shimin wiped his hands.

"If it weren't for that, I would have ordered him to return to Beijing to discuss the crime." Changsun Wuyou's thoughtful gesture made Li Shimin's face slightly relaxed.

"A crime? Killing Japanese envoys and warriors without authorization? Has the Japanese envoy entered Chang'an?" Changsun Wuyou asked while cleaning Li Shimin's hands.She didn't want Sun Zhengming to have an accident, so the harem would lose a money-making expert.

"Uh, that's not true. I remember that during the former Sui Dynasty, the Wa people sent envoys to Chang'an to pay tribute several times. Now that we have established our country in Tang Dynasty for many years, we have never sent any envoys."

When it comes to this, Li Shimin is a bit apprehensive. Are the Japanese envoys who don't come to Chang'an considered envoys?It is also for this reason that Li Shimin ignored the memorials to impeach Sun Zhengming.

However, the matter in Lingnan is not so easy to solve. If Sun Zhengming can really resolve the conflict between the court and Lingnan, it will be a great achievement. Even if more ministers impeach him, Li Shimin will reward him heavily.

At this time, Sun Xiangfu, who was playing mahjong on the Fortune, had no idea what happened in Chang'an. He had lost more than [-] games in a row today. Fortunately, Xuanzang did not agree to gamble, otherwise, Sun Xiangfu probably would have lost all the IOUs There are a lot of them, there is no way, the days of sailing on the sea are too boring, if you don’t get things like mahjong out, people like Xi Junmai who can’t sit still will probably go crazy.

"I'll go, light the cannon again, stop playing."

Sun Xiangfu played out a two-barrel, and Xi Jun bought his own cards with a loud laugh, all cards were two-barrel.

Playing mahjong, no matter whether you gamble or not, and if you don’t play cards, you always let go. No one is in a good mood. Sun Xiangfu pushed the cards in front of him and wanted to go to the deck to breathe, but he bumped into Zhao Long who came down from the deck. with.

"My lord, there are many plantain forests on the shore. We seem to have reached Lingnan."

"Really? Take me to see."

Soon, Sun Xiangfu saw the plantain forest on the coast, which is a specialty of Lingnan. There is no mileage calculation device on the Happiness, so he can only see it with his eyes.

"Find an outlet of a big river along the coast, and go inland from there. When you see a place where people live, you should go to Guangzhou."

(End of this chapter)