Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 241 Plantation Right of Golden Rice
The court meeting had just ended, and before Dong Zhuo returned to the royal study, Li Ru came,

"Your Majesty, urgent report from Guanzhong!"

Li Ru's face was very serious, as if something bad had happened.

Dong Zhuo's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said, "Speak quickly!"

Li Rudao: "General Duan Yan rushed to report at [-] miles away, saying that Luo Zheng will move the government to Long County and is mobilizing troops. It seems that he intends to enter the Guanzhong. Your Majesty, please send reinforcements quickly!"

"what?"

Dong Zhuo didn't dare to settle down and said: "Luo Zheng just captured the five prefectures of Longxi, Hanyang, Wudu, Beidi, and Anding. He took such a large territory in one bite, and he hasn't had time to digest it yet. How could he enter Guanzhong?"

Li Runing said: "Your Majesty, this is not impossible. Luo Zheng, the thief, publicly issued a statement to denounce the lord. If he intends to mobilize our army's strength and send troops to Guanzhong to force our army to divide and return to help, it is not impossible!"

Dong Zhuo said: "Even so, Luo Zheng has no more than [-] to [-] soldiers and horses. Now that the five counties are newly occupied, they will be stationed separately. Where will the troops come from to invade Guanzhong?"

Li Rudao: "Your Majesty does not know that Luo Zheng defeated the [-] troops of Ma Teng, Lu Bu, and General Duan Yan, and collected more than [-] captives from the surrendered army. He returned to the old department as the bottom generals, and after a little reorganization, he will be able to form an army. "

Dong Zhuo said: "Even so, Liangzhou has a vast land and few people. Although the autumn grain is going to the ground, the army grain has not been collected. Where did Luo Zheng get such a large amount of grain and grass to support the tens of thousands of troops going out of the city?"

Li Rudao: "Your Majesty, do you remember that a Xiliang cavalry went to the Central Plains to plunder last year?"

Dong Zhuo nodded and said: "Why don't you remember, Yuan Shu asked me to give him an explanation, but later, according to the news from Chen Liu, this Xiliang cavalry was under Luo Zheng's troops, and there were even rumors that Luo Zheng personally Command."

Li Rudao: "That's it. The thief Luo Zheng doesn't know how to hide, let alone how he brought the money, food, materials and population back to Liangzhou. However, according to the news from Liangzhou, This guy has enough money and food, and there are tens of thousands more elites, this minister has been ordering people to investigate this matter, but the result is not yet known."

Dong Zhuo said solemnly: "So, Luo Zheng really has the intention of entering the Guanzhong?"

Li Ru said calmly: "The gain or loss in Guanzhong is of great importance, so we can't let it go."

Dong Zhuo frowned and said, "But the imperial court has no soldiers to transfer, so what can we do?"

Li Rulue thought about it, and then said: "Luo Zheng is a scheming thief, and he is not enough to guard Guanzhong without a general. It is better to let General Xu Rong lead [-] troops to Chang'an, and guard the Guanzhong for General Duan Yan. General Xu Rong's [-] troops can be separated. [-], transferred to Hulao Pass to guard the pass, and at the same time hurry up to recruit new troops for drills, so as to be safe!"

Dong Zhuo pondered for a long while before sighing, "Forget it, I'll follow Aiqing's opinion!"

Long County, General Pingdi's Mansion.

Ren Yan, Wu Zhen, Mi Huan, and Zhenbao were cleaning up the house with a group of servants and maids, and a group of personal guards were also busy walking around. Under the command of the ladies, they unloaded the carriage and Put the next household items into the house.

It was noon, under a locust tree in the courtyard of the inner courtyard.

"Son, call Dad!"

Luo Zheng is holding the youngest son and is teasing happily.

The first time I had my own son, the feeling was not so good.

There is both the responsibility of being a father and the ambition to have successors and struggle for the next step.

The little guy was only two months old, and besides crying, he didn't even learn to laugh, so he couldn't call him daddy.

Luo Zheng teased for a long time, but the little guy who got it started crying again, and the crying was not usually loud.

"Hey, don't howl!"

Luo Zheng hurriedly coaxed, a little flustered.

I have brought up children at all, so I don't have any experience in this area, so it's strange not to be in a hurry.

Several personal soldiers stood not far away, all of them stared wide-eyed, never seeing the lord sweating on his forehead.

Gan Qian heard the crying, hurried out of the house, and took her son over.

Being hugged by his mother, the little guy stopped crying immediately.

Luo Zheng couldn't help shrugging his eyebrows, this son was born in vain.

Just as he was about to speak, Xu Chu strode over, "My lord, Mr. Mi Zhu and Mi Fang are here!"

Luo Zheng had no choice but to go to the front yard to meet the guests.

After entering the side hall, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang stood under the hall, seeing Luo Zheng coming in, they saluted quickly.

"Take a seat, both of you!"

Luo Zheng waved his hand and went straight to the first seat.

Mi Zhu and Mi Fang looked at each other and sat down on both sides.

Luo Zheng looked at the two of them for a while, and then asked: "I wonder if the two of you are still used to living in Liangzhou?"

Mi Zhu said calmly: "The wind and sand in the northwest is too strong, the two brothers are not used to it!"

Luo Zheng was a little surprised, and said: "As a weak woman, Lingmei Mihuan can still get used to the wind and sand in the northwest, but the two men who are seven late can't get used to the wind and sand in the mere area. Could it be that the wind and sand in Liangzhou is really unbearable Can you bear it?"

Zhu Mi said: "The general knows it well, why bother to ask?"

"Well!"

Luo Zheng touched the stubble and pondered for a while, before saying: "Brother Xian, do you have plans to settle down in Liangzhou?"

Zhu Mi was silent, but Mi Fang's expression changed, and she asked, "What do you mean by that, General?"

Luo Zhengdao: "Since this general has accepted Mihuan as his concubine, he and the two of you are considered in-laws. The world is chaotic today, and my generation of men must strive for fame so that they can leave something for future generations. Don't the two brothers want to ask for it?" Wealth and fame?"

Mi Zhu remained silent, apparently still harboring grievances in his heart.

Mi Fang, however, was quite knowledgeable about her eyebrows and eyes, and hurriedly said: "I am willing to serve the general!"

Luo Zheng happily said |: "Zi Fang is quite knowledgeable about current affairs, what a hero!"

Mi Fang smiled awkwardly, but didn't take it seriously.

Luo Zheng said again: "I heard from the Mi family that Zifang is quite good at business. This general has a lot of leather goods under his rule, but little salt and iron. Zifang is good at business. This general intends to set up a caravan. I traded leather goods and traded with goods merchants in Guanzhong and the Central Plains in exchange for the salt, iron, cloth and silk that the general needs. If there is no money, the general can also lend you some money, what does Zifang think?"

"I obey!"

Mi Fang cupped her hands, but she was quite speechless in her heart.

The Mo family had a lot of wealth, all of which were taken away by Luo Zheng.

This guy actually has the face to say that he would lend money to himself, really shameless and limitless!
Luo Zheng said happily: "That's good. In the future, Zifang will travel all over the Kanto. In addition to the fur business, he also needs to remember to collect some information for the general. If there is credit, the general will reward him!"

This is not too difficult, and Mi Fang readily agrees.

Luo Zheng immediately restrained his smile, got up and took a few steps, and said: "One more thing, this general said beforehand, you can recruit a private soldier to protect the caravan, but the number must be strictly controlled, no more than a hundred people .”

"This……"

Mi Fang's complexion changed, and she said with embarrassment: "One hundred guards, I'm afraid they won't be enough to protect the caravan!"

"This is not a problem!"

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "This general can allow merchants to get rich in business, even if it is the unique golden rice planting rights of this general, it is not impossible, but merchants are never allowed to arbitrarily raise private soldiers and slaves, but there are those who do not obey, No mercy!"

Mi Fang had no choice but to agree.

However, it would be good news if they could get the right to grow golden rice.

What is golden rice, the Mi brothers spent most of the day in Liangzhou, so it is impossible not to know.

That thing is not only food, but also has a frighteningly high yield.

The yield per mu is [-] catties, such a high yield is absolutely against the sky.

It's just that that thing doesn't seem to be easy to grow. Although the requirements for the land and climate are not high, the seeds are a problem. It seems that only Luo Zheng can cultivate the seeds, and they can't be planted again after planting.

If you want to plant again, you can only get the seeds from Luo Zheng.

Liangzhou lacks everything, except land.

If you can get the right to grow golden jade and buy golden rice seeds from the government, it will be difficult not to get rich.As long as hundreds of thousands of hectares of golden rice are planted, even if half of the heavy tax is paid, each mu of land can yield three hundred catties, which is several times better than planting wheat.

"The general will really release the right to grow golden rice?"

Mi Fang held back for a long time, but still couldn't hold back, and asked.

Luo Zhengdao: "This depends on your performance. Jinmi must be let go of the people to cultivate, but the local tyrants and merchants must be strictly controlled. Of course, if Zifang makes a contribution, it will be considered as Jinmi for you There is nothing wrong with planting rights."

Mi Fang excitedly said: "Don't worry, General, I will not disgrace my life!"

(End of this chapter)