Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 491 Lingnan Scene
The carriage passed by the wide cement road in the city. It was hard for Li Shimin to imagine that this was a city built in more than two years, because all he saw along the road were neatly arranged and exquisitely decorated houses, and there was no southern The feeling of barbarian land.

On the sidewalks on both sides of the street, there are even cement flower beds that even Shanyanghe does not have. It is midsummer, and the flowers on the flower beds are very bright. Most of the heavy fruits are lychee, longan, wampee and other fruit trees, and the size of the trees is also very consistent.

Needless to say, there are such fruit trees all over the mountains and plains in South of the Five Ridges, and they just transplanted mature trees of about the same size and planted them in the city, which is also convenient for the residents in the city to pick when they want to eat.

This place in Guangzhou, in later generations, is called Yangcheng, also called Huadu. The reason why there is a name of Yangcheng is derived from a myth and legend in the Zhou Dynasty, and the name of Huadu is because there are indeed many wild flowers here. Almost most of the flowers in the country can be grown here, and they grow very well. That's why Sun Xiangfu left the toilet water industry in Guangzhou.

Li Shimin likes sweets and bright colors. After entering the city, his whole mood naturally improved. In the car, he wore a pair of sunshade sunglasses given to him by Sun Xiangfu before, and sucked coconut juice through a straw tube. Soon, he arrived at the gate of the palace that Feng An built for him. The guards entered the palace wall first to check the defenses, while he watched the entire palace from the outside.

White walls and red tiles, it is not a courtyard-style building, the main body is more like a castle-like building, somewhat similar to the Sun Mansion, although there are only three floors, but the height of each floor has reached five or six meters, which is not as good as Chang'an. Wangjiang Tower is short.

What surprised him the most was that all the windows in this building were filled with translucent glass, and the windows on the third floor were almost completely transparent glass.

Although he knew that this thing was not worth much, its market price was high!Before that, no one used it as a window on the house, even in Sun Xiangfu's house, because they were afraid of being scolded as extravagant by others.

However, who doesn't want to enjoy luxury things, but it's just for face, you still have to be polite.

"Feng Qing, your building is too luxurious. I feel uneasy living in such a luxurious house!"

"Hehe, don't worry, Your Majesty, the glass used to build this house is not a high-priced product made by the Weinan Liuli Factory. It is a large crystal ore found by the sailors under my subordinates on an island in the South China Sea. They pulled it back and burned it there. There are a lot of these things over there, they are not considered rare, and it is everyone's idea to use some of them in His Majesty's palace.

Moreover, in Lingnan, it is very necessary to make these glazed windows, because there are many mosquitoes in our Lingnan, and many of them are poisonous. With these glazed windows, it can not only provide good lighting, but also prevent mosquitoes from entering the palace. Only in this way can we ensure that Your Majesty can rest well with us. "

Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded, accepting it, and said with a smile, "I originally thought that Lingnan was a wild land, but now it seems that I was completely wrong. I didn't expect that there are so many people here, and the products are so rich. Feng Sheng, I really don’t know if I don’t see it, I’m shocked when I see it!”

Hearing this, Feng Ang smiled and said, "Actually, your majesty is right. A few years ago, this place was indeed a barren land where poisonous insects were rampant and diseases were rampant. What did it look like? You went to the top floor, took a telescope, and looked at it. You can tell by looking at the old city outside the North City Gate, but since Zhengming came here in the first year of Zhenguan, everything has changed.

He cured the big belly disease that hindered the reproduction of our Lingnan population, greatly increased the labor force in the Lingnan land, and introduced a new Champa rice variety, taught everyone to cultivate, so that the people in Lingnan no longer have to worry about food and rice. It also left behind technologies in various aspects such as anti-epidemic and disease prevention, sugar production, salt production, pharmaceuticals, shipbuilding, wine making, canned fruit, dried fruit, toilet water, etc., which made our Lingnan rich in products and rapid economic development.

With these commodities, merchants from all over the world are more willing to run to us. They brought a lot of things we need, and sold the things we produced at high prices. You may not know it!A boatload of sucrose in our Lingnan can be exchanged for a boatload of silver in Japan, and if it is cinnamon sugar, it can be exchanged for two boatloads of silver, or even half a boatload of gold.

And because our place has become richer, in about four years, the population of many small countries and small tribes in the surrounding coastal areas has gradually migrated to our side. , It’s not the three 10,000+ at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, but now there are at least 70+, and it will not be a problem to break through a million in a few years. "

Hearing Feng An's words, Li Shimin smiled wryly, "At first, I thought that the title of a county marquis was enough to reward Zhengming for his contribution to introducing rice seeds to Lingnan, but now it seems that the reward is too thin. If it hadn't been for him at the beginning During my trip to Lingnan, there would be no Lingnan today, or even the current Datang. The food and goods you produced here have helped us through several major crises! After I return to Chang’an this time, I will definitely Let the Ministry of Rites wait for your credit."

"Hehe, Your Majesty is benevolent, I know all about it, but Zhengming and his officials are already at the top of the dynasty, and their wealth is inexhaustible, no matter how generous the rewards are, they are useless to us. However, if the world can continue to be peaceful and peaceful, as long as His Majesty can put the people first and continue the current thinking of governing the country, it will be the greatest reward for the people of the world."

"Feng Qing Gaoyi, I am very comforted, I am very comforted!..."

Li Shimin held Feng An's hand and praised him very gratefully.

"Hehe, since that's the case, don't delay your kindness, Your Majesty, go in and have a look!"

Feng Ang made a gesture of invitation with a smile, and Li Shimin, Li Jing, Yu Chigong, Zhang Liang, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji and others walked towards the hall of the palace together. After entering the room, Li Shimin suddenly felt the cool breeze, and the heat was gone.

"Hey, what is the suspension on the roof? Why can it rotate automatically and fan out the wind?"

"Hehe, didn't your Majesty notice the constantly rotating windmills on the top floor of the palace? In our coastal area, the sea wind is strong. With the windmill driving the gear device, the ceiling fan suspended in the room can be continuously rotated for ventilation. The reason why the floors are built so high is to facilitate ventilation and relieve the heat. There are such facilities in the living rooms and bedrooms on the upper floors. The rotation speed of the fan can also be changed by adjusting the gear. When the night is cool, use A small wind is enough, and when it is hot in the afternoon, use a strong wind."

"It's exquisite, but it's similar to the windmill on the water ship."

"Hehe, this device was built by the craftsmen under my subordinates imitating the other courtyard of the Sun Mansion in Baiyun Lake. Those craftsmen of the Sun Mansion who specialize in architectural design usually live there to conduct research."

Li Shimin nodded and said with a smile, "The craftsmen under Zhengming specialize in the research of all kinds of strange and obscene skills, and usually achieve a lot of results. I really want to know what they can do with the house in the future. This living room It's not small, it can accommodate hundreds of people to have a banquet, why not, Feng Qing invites his family's nephews, local officials, and clan elders, and I will hold a banquet here to have fun with them."

"Your Majesty, if you call everyone for a banquet, there is another place, better than this hall, please come with me."

Soon, Feng An took Li Shimin and others through the hall, out the back door, and after passing through a corridor, he saw a large area sparkling with light.

This is an artificial swimming pool with a size of five or six acres of land. The ground around the swimming pool is all made of colored pebbles inlaid in cement and paved. The bottom of the swimming pool is paved with tiles. There is a fine sand on a gentle slope, and behind the sand is a tall coconut grove. There are many seats in the middle of the coconut grove. This picture reminds Li Shimin of the Qujiang Pool, which is only open in Wangjiang Tower in summer. beach.

Unexpectedly, there is such a large paddling pool in the back garden of the palace, and in the coconut grove beside the pool, eating some melon and fruit cold food, blowing the natural wind, not to mention how comfortable it is.If you feel dry and hot, you can go to the pool to play with water to relieve the heat. If you are accompanied by some beautiful women, the picture is very beautiful just thinking about it!

"Your Majesty, our Lingnan is hot in summer, so playing in the open air and eating grilled seafood in the woods on the beach is the most comfortable way to have a feast..."

Hearing this, Yu Chigong, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't help interrupting Feng An's words, "It's good to eat grilled food! These few days on the boat, I can only eat steamed food, Mr. Feng, please eat more Bring some big fish and big meat, I heard that the wild pork in your Lingnan is good, and there are also that kind of big boa constrictor, big grouper..."

Li Shimin pointed at Yu Chigong with a smile and said, "Hehe, you old man, I'm afraid you're not tired of eating dry food on the boat these days! You have the face to bother Feng Qing to help you make delicacies from mountains and seas."

Feng An smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, in my Lingnan land, there are things that fly in the sky, crawl on the ground, swim in the sea, grow on trees, and there are all kinds of food. The fishing tools in the past were not good enough, and the cooking skills were not enough. , Don’t dare to eat indiscriminately, but now, the chef team sent by Wangjiang Tower has already explored many ways to eat, and when the time comes, you will definitely let everyone eat to your heart’s content.”

When you enter the country, you have to do as the Romans do. After Feng An's introduction, Li Shimin, who is good at bringing people closer to himself in the wine shop, was immediately moved and agreed to his proposal. So, a barbeque on the beach The dinner party was prepared under Feng An's attention.

When Li Shimin was eating, drinking and having fun in Lingnan, and getting closer to the local officials in Lingnan, Sun Xiangfu finally completed the phased task of planting medicine fields and started to return to Chang'an to see his wife and children.

Anyway, the construction and development of the counties and cities in the north are all in charge of their own governors. Niu Jinda has also come to Shanyang to take up his post. After entrusting him with the reorganization of the army and the replenishment of the post-war pension, Sun Xiangfu will have no specific matters. Done, it just so happens that he is also going back to Chang'an to help the Anbei Army participate in the Western Turkic War and the Eastern Expedition soldiers to ask for credit and set rewards. By the way, he will also participate in the super court meeting that Li Shimin will hold in the second half of the year .

The political significance of this court meeting is not small. At least, it will set a development plan for the next five years of the Tang Dynasty. Sun Xiangfu is such an important and high-level official, so naturally he cannot be absent.

On the other hand, Li Chengqian, he is now playing the experience profession, he is enjoying himself a lot, and he has made great progress. The key is that he can get a lot of economic benefits from living among the five surnames and seven families, so he doesn't want to go back to Chang'an at all. However, Li Shimin did not expressly ask him to return to Chang'an now, so he had to play in Shanyang for a few more months, and he must be present at the great court meeting.

(End of this chapter)