Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 149 Return

August, a month with the highest happiness index for people in ancient times, because, entering August, it is often the autumn harvest. During the autumn harvest, it is often the time when you can have enough food. Of course, since human civilization entered the feudal society, the autumn harvest is It doesn't just mean something as simple as eating.

People will have a series of sacrifices and celebrations. Li Shimin almost broke danced in the Tai Chi Hall today, and the jaws of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty almost dropped.

Rice with an yield of ten stones and three per mu was born in Datang. Eight hundred li rushed to Chang'an with the signatures of the two imperial envoys, the principal and deputy, and a painting recording the scene at that time. A long memorial.

This memorial can be said to be domineering. Lingnan actually took the initiative to ask for tribute to the imperial court. You must know that the imperial court has always regarded Lingnan as a barren land.

The so-called domineering side leakage, of course, has real things. There are ten boats of fresh melons, fruits and white sugar, 50 shi per boat, and [-] shi of rice every season, three seasons a year.

Here, the word white sugar, everyone still doesn't understand what it means.

That is to say, except for winter when the dry season is not easy to ship, in the other three seasons, Lingnan will send so many things to Chang'an, a total of 150 boats of fresh melons, fruits, white sugar, and [-] million shi of rice.

All the ministers in the court felt that there was something wrong with their ears, and they heard such absurd memorials.

Of course, with this memorial from Feng An, the princes of the Manchu Dynasty who calmed down no longer doubted the authenticity of the data of ten stones and three per mu.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Sun Zhengming, who introduced rice seeds, has made great contributions to the country, and it is not enough to reward him without a knighthood."

Li Shimin was looking at the memorial repeatedly, hey!Wei Zheng was the first to jump out and say.

"Uh, knighthood? Is there a precedent for a retainer to be knighted?"

Li Shimin subconsciously said something, and immediately someone came out to agree with him.

"Your Majesty, this case cannot be opened. Since Sun Zhengming is His Majesty's retainer, all his achievements should belong to His Majesty. He was sent by His Majesty to introduce rice seeds. He is just an executor..."

You don't need to look at Li Shimin to know that those who say this must be those rotten people who have read their brains out of reading, and there are not a few of them. What Li Shimin said just now is not because he doesn't want to ennoble Sun Xiangfu, but because he wants to be brought up by the ministers. Let him make an exception, and he will make an exception.

However, what was unexpected was that the voices of those who came out to oppose gradually became quieter. It was not Li Shimin's hard-core direct descendants or Wei Zheng who stopped them from speaking out, but those officials from the seven clans and five surnames.

When the court hall became quiet, everyone's eyes turned to Wei Zheng.

Being watched by everyone, Wei Zheng felt a little bad. He regretted that he jumped out to speak just now, but now everyone was waiting for his next words, so he naturally felt uncomfortable, so he said what he wanted in his heart.

"From the beginning of His Majesty's ascension to the throne, he has always emphasized justice and fairness. In a fair and fair environment, the subjects can work hard and the people can give birth with peace of mind.

Today, Sun Zhengming has made great contributions to the country. If His Majesty rewards him unfairly, it will chill the hearts of those talented people who want to make contributions to the Tang Dynasty.

The veteran thinks that Sun Zhengming's utilitarianism is for thousands of years, and it is not enough to be rewarded if he is not a title of Marquis or above. Rewarding meritorious deeds and punishing them are the foundation of the court officials to govern Qingming. Your Majesty must not be careless. "

"The minister waits for a second opinion."

Similarly, it was not Qin Qiong, Dugu Mou, Yu Chigong and other Sun Xiangfu's relatives who came out to go along with Wei Zheng first, but those officials from the seven clans and five surnames. This surprised Li Shimin.

However, such a matter as a marquis is not trivial and needs to be negotiated slowly. Since Li Shimin couldn't figure it out, he didn't say anything dead, and said, "This matter, before Sun Zhengming returned to the court, the Ministry of Rites gave a suggestion. In addition, Feng Anping rebelled and paid tribute. Also have great achievements in the court, and the Ministry of Rites will discuss the merits and rewards together."

Li Shimin handed over the matter to the Ministry of Rites, and this matter was marked with a small comma. Of course, the matter was not over. Now that Lingnan can grow rice with an yield of ten stones per mu, this place will become a treasure land. How could the minister tolerate Feng An making a fortune in Lingnan alone!Therefore, some suggestions such as sending more officials to Lingnan and relocating households to Lingnan were discussed by ministers.

Regarding these discussions, Li Shimin did not set a tone, and only said that they would discuss after the mission returned to Chang'an. After the early court ended, Li Shimin called several ministers to the Imperial Study Room to discuss matters. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji and Qin Qiong exist.

"You think, why do those family officials who have always been at odds with Sun Zhengming speak out to help him become knights?" Sitting down, Li Shimin asked.

"It's not difficult to guess. They want to draw Sun Zhengming into the ranks of courtiers and prohibit him from doing business. His Majesty may not know that the Luoyang branch of Wangjiang Tower is about to be completed." Changsun Wuji said with a smile.

"So fast?" Li Shimin and the other officials looked at Changsun Wuji in surprise, waiting for his next words.

"Well, the whole set of construction materials were all made in Chang'an, and they were transported to Luoyang by dozens of ships with thousands of stones. Moreover, it took Sun Zhengming just over three months to build Chang'an's Wangjiang Tower. You think that building a small building in Luoyang Will it take four or five months for some branches?"

It was still April when Sun Xiangfu passed Luoyang on his way to Lingnan, and it is already August now. Thousands of skilled craftsmen got him building materials for a restaurant. It would take four months for him to carve one decorative wooden board per day. , can carve thousands of pieces, which is the benefit of having more hands.

Changsun Wuji is also related to several people in Luoyang, so the news he received was relatively timely. Now, the main building of Wangjianglou Luoyang store has been built and is entering the stage of later decoration.At most, before winter, it can be opened for business. Perhaps it is because of this that the officials of the aristocratic families feel terrible!
You know, one Wangjiang Tower has absorbed [-]% of the water in Chang'an's restaurant industry. If Luoyang or other big cities come, the entire restaurant industry will have no other share. Without restaurant business, their fields Naturally, the things produced in the factory cannot be sold, which will cause a series of consequences.

Everyone heard Changsun Wuji's words and immediately understood. Qin Qiong, who also knew the situation, said, "Perhaps these officials don't care about other ministers doing business. Once Sun Zhengming becomes a courtier, he will do business again. I am afraid they will all be impeached by them."

"The word 'profit'! It's really harmful. But this time, I'm afraid those people have misunderstood it. Sun Zhengming doesn't need to do business, he only needs to farm, and he can make a fortune." Fang Xuanling wiped He wiped his beard and smiled.

"That's right! Those fields of a certain family are in his hands..." Qin Qiong almost slipped his tongue and revealed the income from his family's fields this year, which is tens of thousands!

"Sun Zhengming's achievements are indeed beneficial for thousands of years. However, this person is still too young. Even if he is a knight, I think it should not be too high." Du Ruhui also opened his mouth to say something at this time, but Qin Qiong threw a touch at him Grateful gaze.

Du Ruhui is setting the tone for this matter, because those who are familiar with Li Shimin know that when those profit-seeking people want Li Shimin to confer titles on Sun Xiangfu, Li Shimin is likely to do the opposite and refuse to confer titles on him. .

And Sun Xiangfu is indeed too young to be a marquis. If he has meritorious service in the future, it will be difficult to confer. Sometimes, it is better to have a lower title and less salary than to be tabooed by the monarch. It was the experience of a few veterans in the officialdom, so Du Ruhui's suggestion seemed to be to persuade Li Shimin not to confer a high title on Sun Xiangfu, but it was actually for Sun Xiangfu's sake.

"Well, I have my own concerns about this matter. Now that Lingnan is stable, the treasury is sufficient for food and grass, and it has the advantage of cotton armor, which can protect the government soldiers from being affected by the severe cold weather in winter battles. I think that it is time to send troops to wipe out Shuozhou. What do you think is the best time?" When Li Shimin said this, his eyes had already turned to Qin Qiong.

At this time, Qin Qiong said seriously, "Your Majesty, by the end of September at the most, the garment workshop can produce ten thousand sets of cotton armor, which can be used by the army for expedition."

"Well, let the person who will be the supervisor also help make it, and try to make more cotton armor within a month."

"There are padded armors for the soldiers to cover their bodies, just in time to take advantage of the fact that Master Liang is not prepared in winter, and he will be caught off guard!" Fang Xuanling agreed.

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard the words, and at the same time they discussed the candidates to lead the army. Of course, due to physical reasons, Qin Qiong was still excluded, and the other one who was excluded was Yu Chigong. It is too much, and if you reward him again, he is almost like a prince. Therefore, in the middle and late stages of Zhenguan, he hardly had the opportunity to lead troops to fight. Zhenguan took the initiative to tell Taizong his old age in 17 years.

Of course, these major affairs in the court have nothing to do with Sun Xiangfu. Now he loves to discuss sextant positioning with Li Chunfeng when he is free. Moreover, he has developed the habit of watching the sea, because Mr. Xi buys them to go to sea. It's been a month and he still hasn't come back.

"Nothing will happen! Daoist, you can help them figure it out."

After testing the newly made sextant along the coast, Sun Xiangfu asked Li Chunfeng worriedly.

"Hey, I forgot if you didn't mention this. Ever since I met you, my calculations have not been accurate, but what about today's hexagram, I can assure you that they will return safely." Li Chunfeng Putting away the sextant, he smiled and said to Sun Xiangfu.

"Really? How do you know?"

"Haha, look at that!" Li Chunfeng laughed, pointing to the sea in the distance.

At the end of the line of sight, the Happiness, covered with white sails, was sailing towards the pier in the wind and waves. On the deck, Xi Junmai, whose skin was so dark that it glowed, was waving his hands and shouting towards the shore.

"Finally, I'm back. If I don't come again, I won't be able to keep up with the bet with the emperor."

Sun Xiangfu finally breathed a sigh of relief. After half an hour, the Xiangfu finally stopped on the pier, and Xi Junmai jumped onto the shore.

"How is it? I haven't seen you for more than a month. Do you miss me?"

"Usually when you are so cute, it's when you get into trouble. Tell me! Did you get into some trouble?" Sun Xiangfu rolled his eyes at him, and then walked towards the boat. He wanted to check this baby bump on the sea After more than a month, there was no damage. However, a dozen women came out of the cabin head-on, and all of them wore veils.

"Day, did you get spring after you traveled to Tianzhu? Bring so many women back?"

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