Change the Tang Dynasty Li Yuanba

Chapter 50
The discussion was over, and Li Cha left the school when he had nothing to do, and came to the farmland that belonged to the new crops.Looking at the experimental field surrounded by the Xuanjia army, Li Cha sighed again.

The corn was ready to be harvested more than ten days ago, and if I waited any longer, I would probably be lying on the ground.Not to mention potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins, the seedlings are no longer green, and they are all wilted in the ground.So why hasn't it been confiscated yet?Things have to start more than ten days ago.

Whether it's potatoes, sweet potatoes, or corn, pumpkins.When it was ripe and ready to harvest, Li Cha sent someone to notify Emperor Li Shimin, and Li Shimin also came in person.But at the beginning of the harvest, Tiger Meng went down to the ground, carefully dug out three potatoes, and sent them to Li Shimin.More than a dozen Xuanjia soldiers in Shiqiao Village were already ready to fight, and they were waiting for the order from Emperor Li Shimin.

These three potatoes were shown to the emperor, so Meng Huo was very careful. Basically, it can be said that none of the fruits were dropped, and they all hung on the wilting vines.There are four or five fist-sized potatoes hanging on each seedling vine, and there are some smaller ones left, which roughly weigh four or five catties.

Emperor Li Shimin held the whole potato plant in his hand, carefully sized up this new crop, which Li Cha called potatoes, weighed its weight, and then looked at the positions where the three potatoes were dug out, and compared them. The two long ridges of potatoes that have not been dug, and then recalling the output of such two long ridges of wheat and rice, the light in the eyes is getting hotter and hotter, and the breathing is also gradually rapid.

Li Shimin stopped the next actions of everyone present, and asked Li Cha beside him, "Is each of these two rows of potatoes similar to these three?"

"It's about the same. I don't know the details. If there is more, there will be more, and if there is less, there will be no less." Li Cha replied casually.

"I've seen pumpkins, and the output is only a lot more than this potato. What about the sweet potato you mentioned? It also has such an output?" Li Shimin asked hastily, his tone trembling a little.If he could hear the answer he wanted from Li Cha's mouth, if he was in a no-man's land and didn't need to maintain the majesty of the emperor, maybe he would be able to jump up excitedly.

"Sweet potatoes are only high but not low. If the yield is good, it can at least double that of these potatoes." Li Cha pointed to the three ridges of corn and said.

"Hurry up, Tiger Meng, dig a sweet potato and show me." After Li Shimin got the answer he wanted, he excitedly ordered Meng Tiger to dig a sweet potato for him. The miracle of coming back.

When a whole sweet potato was placed in front of Li Shimin, Li Shimin didn't know how to express his excitement now.

"Hahaha, God bless my Tang Dynasty, God bless my Tang Dynasty. The people of my Tang Dynasty don't need to go hungry anymore. Third brother, this is what you have gone through all kinds of hardships and traveled thousands of miles to find, for me, Is it something to repay the debts of the Li family? It is worth it, everything you do is worth it. Not to mention anything else, with these two things, my Li family will no longer owe the people of the world. Our Longyou Li family owes the people of the world a debt , We paid it off. Even if we didn’t return it to them, we will return it to their descendants. Third brother, second brother thank you. Hahaha.” Li Shimin laughed with a hint of crying, for the sake of the people in this world, he Do your best and don't dare to slack off.Now, thinking about the days to come, the people of the Tang Dynasty will no longer be trapped by hunger, and the huge stone that weighed on Li Shimin's heart has finally been pried away.At this moment, he really felt much more relaxed.

Li Cha was also smiling all over his face. He could clearly feel the burden on his second brother Li Shimin, and he was much more relaxed at this moment.After taking Li Shimin to vent, Li Cha said with a smile: "Second Brother, our Tang Dynasty will only get better and better, and there will be more and more things to make you happy. In the past six months, how many novelties have appeared in Chang'an City?" Things, don’t you know? Your treasury and internal treasury are almost full, hahaha.”

"Third brother, do you know? Even if you fill me with the money of three treasuries, it will not bring me as much satisfaction as the two little things in front of me. This is the only thing that can protect me forever. Worry-free baby." Li Shimin smiled and looked at the round winter in front of him, with pitted potatoes and sweet potatoes on his body, he couldn't get enough of it, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

"Third brother, how much yield do you think these two new crops can produce if they are planted to a certain standard? I saw that if these three potatoes were replaced with rice, they would be able to produce such a crop, right? That's all. The yield of potatoes must not be more than ten times that of rice?" Li Shimin asked happily.

"According to the current measurement, if the kilogram is converted into stones, the yield per mu of potatoes is about 15 stones, and the sweet potato has 30 stones. Let's change the measurement unit later, and use stones to weigh things. The weight of big things and small things is It's not the same. It's wrong to use volume to measure weight." Li Cha didn't dare to say more, after all, there are no improved seeds and various fertilizers for future generations.So it's basically halved. PS: A stone is a unit of volume. It is generally used to weigh grain. One stone weighs about 120 catties, but if it is used to weigh potatoes, it is not bad if one stone weighs 100 catties.Who made the potatoes so big that they would leave a lot of gaps.

"Don't worry about the size and weight. Are there really such a large yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes? Did you lie to my second brother?" Li Shimin asked.

"What's the benefit of me lying to you? If there's no benefit, why would I lie to you? I said you are such an adult, can you think before you speak, and you are the emperor, can you hold your breath?" Li Cha rolled his eyes and said .

"Hehe, isn't the second brother surprised by the output you said? How can you let the second brother calm down in the face of this situation. This is a matter of benefiting the common people. With these, our Tang Dynasty will never Don’t be afraid of hunger anymore. People have surplus food in their homes, so they don’t have to worry about natural disasters and man-made disasters anymore. People are living happily, who would follow the rebels to rebel? Besides, you see, they all grow underground. With them, second brother Will you still be afraid of the locust plague? Second brother still vividly remembers the locust plague in the second year of Zhenguan. It’s terrible. The merit of bringing back these two new grains is by no means comparable to the merit of developing a miracle medicine to restrain the sores. Low." Li Shimin smiled awkwardly.This is Li Cha, his third younger brother, who else would dare to mock the emperor like this, the grass in the cemetery is already three feet high.

"Third brother, can you tell the second brother how much corn and peanuts are produced? Are there so many?" The profession of the emperor always has a built-in skill, that is, face changing.Once the awkward atmosphere was over, no, his face changed back.

"How is it possible? The yield of corn and peanuts is about five stones per mu." Li Cha didn't tease Li Shimin, but replied formally.

"Ah? Then what are you bringing back? Isn't it enough to have these potatoes and sweet potatoes? The output is too much less. In my opinion, these potatoes and pumpkins are also redundant, and there are sweet potatoes with twice the output. If you don’t grow potatoes, what are you doing growing potatoes?” Li Shimin was indeed a little strange.After being excited and surprised, his mind finally started to turn.Found this problem that he couldn't explain himself.

Li Cha was helpless, and could only roll his eyes in protest.My second brother should sit in the main hall of Taiji Palace and be the emperor. He really doesn't know anything about farming like this.Of course, this is just Li Cha's own thoughts. He naturally knows what he got back, but he can't explain the new crops clearly. Let alone the emperor Li Shimin, even the agronomists of the Tang Dynasty can't think of it. get it.

"Second brother, do you think I look like a fool? It's useless. Why do I spend so much effort to get them back? What's the use of me telling you these things. You don't understand. Let's hurry up and harvest them." , It’s so sunny, you have a chariot to keep you cool, aren’t they hot?” Li Cha said angrily.

"Well, I was negligent. Meng Huhu, take the soldiers back, I won't accept them today. After I return to the palace, let the Hall of Prayer for Heaven pick an auspicious day, and then I will bring all the civil and military officials to witness my grand opening. King Hua of Tang is the great Tang, and brings auspiciousness to the people of the world." After Li Cha reminded, Li Shimin directly ordered Meng Huhu not to accept today, but to pick another auspicious day to show off his political achievements.Such a great political achievement, only his emperor was surprised how could he do it alone, and the things that were put away were not as shocking as those directly measured on the spot.If the civil and military officials are not shocked enough to kneel down and congratulate, is that still Li Shimin?At the end, I didn't forget to add a sentence: "Meng Huhu, I went to Hua Wang's house for a drink at noon. You haven't had a drink with me for a long time."

Li Cha felt helpless again.Li Cha was speechless about the nature of his second brother who loves to show off.What kind of auspicious day do you choose for harvesting crops, are you not afraid that they will rot in the ground and sprout?But thinking that these are all for seeds anyway, they germinate as soon as they germinate. He and his students have already built several glass greenhouses.After harvesting, the seedlings can be raised directly and planted again, and they can be widely promoted next year. Within three years, no one will starve to death in Datang.So, after thinking about it, Li Cha decided to satisfy his second brother's special hobby.Who made him his second brother?
It's just that you go to my house to eat and drink, did I agree?You decide for me?You really don't treat yourself as an outsider.Li Cha complained in his heart.

If you have dissatisfaction in your heart, if you don't vent it, then it's not Li Cha. It's not good to be clear, you are the emperor, and you can't lose face in front of your subordinates.Then let's get dark.

"Second brother, you won't sacrifice to heaven for such a great achievement this time?" Li Cha teased.

"Haha, third brother, of course I want to let the sky, my ancestors, and the people of the Tang Dynasty know about your great merit. I must sacrifice to the sky." Li Shimin laughed loudly.

"Come on, you, you are not afraid of annoying your ancestors if you sacrifice to the sky twice in three days. To be honest this time, don't sacrifice to the sky. It is a waste of money for the people. Now the people of Datang rely on the land. Plan some food. They won’t approve of the new grain without seeing the output with their own eyes. You can’t force this to happen. Leave it to me and Chengqian. Leave it alone. Even if it’s a sacrifice to heaven, Let’s wait until this new grain has filled the people’s granaries. Three years later, if you want to sacrifice to heaven, I will not stop you, but I will cooperate with you. Now, forget it, if you want to play, you should play by yourself. I won't be there," Li Cha said.

"Hahaha, all of this is due to the third brother. You have the final say. You said that you will sacrifice to heaven in three years. I will sacrifice to heaven in three years. I am happy today. Let's go and go to your house to drink." Li Shimin was in a happy mood , didn't care about Li Cha's teasing, and said with a laugh.

"Then go, you have already called Brother Meng, what else can I say? To me, Brother Meng has a lot more face than you. Brother Meng will help me as soon as possible and save the mansion. Contributed to become a school, you go to see if it is still home? The whole zoo. Look at you, my second brother of the emperor, what else are you doing besides making trouble for me? Collect food, and find me another Auspicious days for the zodiac. Adding to the chaos," Li Cha said.Xiao Mian, you have to go to my house to drink without my consent. I don't want to disturb you, I'm sorry for my narrow-mindedness.

"Hahaha, so the second brother still has some face with you. If you can have a little face with you Li Yuanba, the second brother is already satisfied. The second brother dare not ask for too much. Besides, Meng Huo is also my subordinate, and he is also I only helped you after listening to my orders. Why did the second brother just make you mess up. Go and go to your house for a drink." Li Shimin pretended not to understand anything, and I was very happy. You can say whatever you like, anyway. I'm done with this drink.

"What are you going to do? Just drink. My house doesn't have food and drinks. I've never seen anyone go to someone's house to drink empty-handed. You guys come over here." Li Cha first complained, and then shouted at Li Shimin's personal guards .

"You three, go to the field over there to dig out some peanuts, and then dig out a sweet potato plant. This sweet potato plant is not enough to eat. Not too many, and you have to save it for seeding. Pick a pumpkin, and corn is fine. It’s old, it’s old, and it’s troublesome to grind it into flour. Today we’ll taste the taste of this new grain.”

"You go back to the palace now, go and invite the queen and the prince, let the prince bring the little son and the nine princes and slaves, go to my house for dinner, and make it clear to the queen that it is me, King Hua, who wants to treat guests, a family banquet. Let her definitely Come."

"You two go to the market to buy some mutton and vegetables and come back. Let the store cut the mutton into thin slices. Forget it, you don't need to cut it. Just buy [-] catties of mutton and come back. I guess the store can't cut it into the shape I want. The vegetables are whatever you like. Just buy some green vegetables."

"The two of you take this sign and go to Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin's mansion to ask if there are any cows that fell to death in his house, cows that died of old age, or died of illness. Go and ask for some beef. Anyway, there are a lot of accidental cows in his house. By the way, just bring back the meat, don't bring it with others. Tell Lu Guogong, this time is a family banquet, and there is no food for him." Li Cha gave the piece of King Zhao's plaque in the West Mansion to one of the guards , Go to Cheng Yaojin to ask for beef, this brand is definitely better than the gold medal given by the emperor.Seeing this sign, Cheng Yaojin's mansion must have fallen cows to death today.

Li Cha gave orders to Li Shimin's personal guards.Then he said to Li Shimin: "Second brother, what are you doing in a daze? Give the money and the brand. You don't plan to let your guard pay for your food and drink, do you? You don't have your personal gold medal. The second sister-in-law will rely on you alone If the personal guards are close to you, you can easily take the little son and the pheasant slave out of the palace? I don't think the second sister-in-law is not even a little vigilant."

All the guards lined up neatly around Li Shimin, and none of them moved. Their duty was to protect Li Shimin's safety, and other matters had nothing to do with them.

"Go ahead and do as King Hua ordered. In front of King Hua, you don't need to worry about my safety. Besides, this is Shiqiao Village, where the Xuanjia Army is stationed. For me, this place is more important than the imperial palace." Safe." After speaking, Li Shimin waved, and a young eunuch handed a bag of copper coins to a personal guard.

"The last general takes orders." Several personal guards pointed out by Li Cha, after receiving the emperor's order, followed Li Cha's orders to do things.

Li Cha and Li Shimin walked slowly towards Li Cha's house.

(End of this chapter)