Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 614 Lifting Weights Like Light (1)

"Father, this matter is a long story, let Rong Erchen speak slowly."

Li Xian made all arrangements to wait for Gaozong to ask such a question. Now that the golden opportunity has arrived, Li Xian was quite excited, but he didn't lose his composure because of it. He just smiled and bowed respectfully. replied.

"Well, come on, I'm listening."

Gaozong's curiosity had already been aroused, and he wanted to know the root of the matter. Hearing Li Xian's words, he hurriedly urged him.

"Promise!" Li Xian bowed to the promise, pondered for a while, quickly organized his thoughts, and then said unhurriedly: "So that the father will know that in the early years, there was a relative in the son-in-law's house. The guard, whose name is: Lin Hu, whose name is Hanyu, is a person from Jingzhao, and he is honest and honest. Later, due to carelessness, he violated the military regulations, and his ministers had to reluctantly drive him out of the palace, and gave him some capital to make a living. Unexpectedly, he is quite talented in business. In less than ten years, he has become one of the few seafarers in the Tang Dynasty. He has dozens of seagoing ships under his command. He lives on the sea all year round. There is the figure of the fleet under his command."

"I once remembered that it was five years ago, when my son was still in Hexi, because Tubo repeatedly violated the border, and it was difficult to raise funds for the army, he thought about changing the type of food, but he couldn't find it everywhere. Tiger came to visit, and during the chat, he said that he had saved his whole life while sailing overseas. According to the man, there is a continent thousands of miles away, called America, on which there are many rare birds and animals, and many precious animals. My son was overjoyed when he heard about the grain seeds, and he was specially appointed to search for it on his behalf. My son said it casually, but he didn't really take it to heart. It's probably because I went to America in the Tang Dynasty, and the sea is boundless. It's hard to get to the sky, but I don't think that Lin Hu really led a large team to travel far away. After several years, he went as far as America, fought many fierce battles with Shengfan, and found good seeds to return. It's just that the loss of his troops is shocking. When I went there, there were more than ten large and small ships, but only three wrecked ships returned home, and three thousand loyal and brave men were buried overseas. When my son and minister heard about it, they couldn't help but burst into tears!"

Li Xian's eloquence was already excellent, and he had practiced it for a long time, so when he said something, it was very sensational. When he spoke passionately, everyone was moved by it, and there were not a few people who felt sorry for it.

"So it turns out that this Lin Hu is really my loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty, he must not be treated badly, and he should be rewarded with great rewards!"

Gao Zong was originally a sentimental master, and when Li Xian made such a sensation, his eye circles immediately turned red, and he stretched out his sleeves to wipe away the tears that would come out of the frame, and said with emotion.

"Father Huang Shengming, with Lin Hu's great achievements, according to the usual practice, he should be able to reward him for his achievements by sealing the customs."

Li Xian originally wanted to ask for credit for Lin Hu, but since Gao Zong had already opened his mouth, there was no reason not to follow the stick, so he hurriedly took up the conversation.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid this argument is inappropriate. Although Lin Hu has little achievements, but one has not been proven, and the other is that setting a precedent for a businessman as a marquis may violate the way of a sage. I really don't agree with it. Please also Your Majesty is clear."

As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Marquis of Guannei was a feudal title second only to Liehou, which was considered quite high-level. However, in the Tang Dynasty, he was just a virtual title. Not only did he have no land, but he also had no real power. It's nothing more than a meager authority to go to court, and it's really not a big reward, but even so, Empress Wu's party didn't want to give Li Xian's family the slightest chance of becoming stronger. No, Jia Chaoyin didn't wait for Gaozong to speak. Already flashed out from the side, admonishing loudly.

"Well……"

Gaozong originally wanted to agree to Li Xian's request, but when Jia Chaoyin said this, he couldn't help but hesitated, and it was really difficult to make a decision for a while.

"What Jia Xiang said is wrong. What does it mean that a merchant cannot be a marquis? The ancestor outside the palace was also a merchant. Where, huh?"

Li Xian is not a good idiot, asking for credit for Lin Hu this time is something he must succeed in, and how can he allow Empress Wu's party to be corrupted? The story of Empress Wu's father, Samurai Yu, was brought out—in the Sui Dynasty, Samurai Yu was one of the world's largest timber merchants, with a huge family fortune. Later, he almost died because he offended Sui Prime Minister Yang Su, and then defected to Li Yuan. Family wealth, even by means of business, raised a large amount of military funds for Li Yuan's army. With this credit, he was granted the title of Ying Guogong.

"Your Highness is mistaken. How can this be compared? Duke Wu's business is still for military use. Gaozu did it because of it. It is a proper thing to be named Duke. Although Lin Hu's move is a little effort, it is not comparable."

Jia Chaoyin was a well-known sophist in the court, and was famous for his eloquence, so he refused to show weakness in front of Li Xian, so he replied very forcefully.

"The patriarch of this palace is from the great merit of the dragon, and he should be named the Duke of the country. This is well known in the world, and there is really no need for Jia Xiang to say it. However, Lin Hu is not afraid of hardships and dangers this time, traveling far and wide to obtain good seeds To benefit the world is to benefit the present, and the merits of the future are also worthwhile. Although it is not as good as the merits of the ancestors, it is not the same. Why should it be said that it is impossible to seal the Marquis of the Pass? Could it be that Jia Xiang really wants to chill the hearts of the heroes of the world to serve the country? What's the point of this? I don't know, please advise!"

When it's the turn of debate, Li Xiancai is a real master. I didn't see him in his previous life when he was in the officialdom and held meetings all day long. Jia Chaoyin refuted it with such a few light words, but seeing Li Xian's face turned serious, a series of critical questions were unceremoniously thrown over.

"It is not the blessing of the court to open the door of luck to enter indiscriminately, and the humble minister dare not do it."

Li Xian's words were extremely sharp, and Jia Chaoyin was sweating profusely, but he didn't want to admit defeat, so he found an excuse to prevaricate.

"Fortunately? What a lucky one! According to Jia Xiang's words, is it the right way to not reward someone who has made meritorious deeds? This palace is strange, so how did Jia Xiang come from a scholar to proclaim his respect? Isn't it hard work?" Li Xian always hated Jia Chaoyin's behavior, seeing that he was in chaos now, how could he let go of the opportunity to beat the dog in the water, so he asked bluntly.

"My humble minister, my humble minister..."

Everyone in the world knows how Jia Chaoyin was promoted, not because of his great ability, nor because of his great achievements, but because of the favor of Empress Wu. He also understood in his heart, but under such public pressure from Li Xian, how dare he tell the truth? Besides, he really had nothing commendable achievements to show off. It's hard to tell, but when the eloquent and eloquent image in the past met the more eloquent Li Xian, it was instantly shattered.

"This matter is very controversial. Although these grains look good, I don't know if they can be popularized in the world. If they can only be limited to the Eastern Capital, there is no point in talking about them. Let's wait until the dust settles." It's not too late to discuss merit, does Xian'er have any objections, huh?"

The dog under him was beaten badly, and as the master, Empress Wu couldn't sit still any longer, so she waved her hand and ended the debate in a fair manner.

"What the queen mother said is that the son-in-law has no objection, but the son-in-law has other feelings to report, and I ask the queen mother for permission."

Li Xian didn't bother arguing with Jia Chaoyin at first, now that Empress Wu had come out on top, he was happy to end this meaningless verbal dispute, but Li Xian didn't intend to stop here, and dug a big hole , Waiting for Empress Wu to jump into it by herself.

"Say."

Empress Wu originally wanted to suppress Li Xian's pursuit of Jia Chaoyin with the power of the Empress Dowager, but she didn't expect that Li Xian would not give up. He faintly felt that something was wrong, but at this moment, he couldn't stop Li Xian from speaking, so he had no choice but to raise his eyebrows and squeeze out a word with displeasure.

"Thank you, Queen Mother, Kuanren."

Li Xiancai didn't care whether Empress Wu was happy or not, seeing that she had already fallen half into the pit, he was in a good mood, but the city was deep, so he didn't show it to his face, but bowed respectfully, thank you After a sigh, he cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said: "So that the queen mother can know that I have obtained so many good seeds by myself, and I dare not neglect them. I not only cultivated them in my palace, but also entrusted them with a special trip. The governors of Qingzhou, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Xiangzhou, Lanzhou, Yizhou and other six prefectures tried to plant them in special fields. Thanks to the great help of the governors of the six prefectures, the results of the six prefectures have now been published. Now the governors of the six prefectures have reported here. On behalf of Rong Erchen, the governor of Qingzhou, Di Renjie, has reported that a total of 15 mu of land will be allocated, 120 mu of sweet potatoes will be planted, and 1000 pounds of sweet potatoes will be obtained; 720 mu of peanuts will be planted, and shelled peanuts will be obtained. 470 two hundred catties; [-] acres of potatoes for trial planting, [-] four catties, and [-] acres of corn, [-] eight catties..."

"Om..."

Li Xian's voice didn't stop, and the ministers and workers couldn't help discussing indiscriminately, not because of anything else, but because these yields are really amazing, even more than the yield per mu planted by Li Xian in the East Palace. It is much higher, especially the yield per mu in Guangzhou and Hangzhou is astonishing. The yield per mu of sweet potatoes alone has broken through the [-] catty mark, which is higher than the output value of rice. The increase was more than ten times, and what made the courtiers even more tempted was that the two large-yielding plants, sweet potatoes and potatoes, are suitable for planting in a wide area, and the requirements for soil fertility are not too high. If the land is promoted on a large scale, once it can be achieved, the problem of food and clothing for the people will be solved easily. Its value is huge, even if it is not inferior to expanding the territory, all the ministers and workers here are shrewd people , this account is all very clear, under this excitement, it is inevitable that some people lose their composure, completely forgetting that this is the Imperial Palace, and they are all as excited as children jumping for joy.

(End of this chapter)