Change the Tang Dynasty Li Yuanba

Chapter 51

"Minister Duan Hongxiu has met His Majesty." Duan Hongxiu hurriedly bowed after seeing the emperor Li Shimin.

"Hongxiu, get up quickly. You are not a commoner. You are the concubine of King Hua, the third brother's first wife, and my sister-in-law. I have searched all over the Tang Dynasty. Who is more noble than you? You are not allowed to call yourself a daughter-in-law. You can just call your sister-in-law in front of me. I have wronged you and lived in such a small house with my third brother. Don't worry, Hua Wang's mansion will be built soon Alright. You will be able to move in soon." Li Shimin said with a smile.In front of Li Cha and Duan Hongxiu, Li Shimin could say whatever he said, regardless of what outsiders would say.

"Returning to Your Majesty, women don't dare, and etiquette cannot be revoked." Duan Hongxiu said.

"Hahaha, there is nothing to dare, this is authorized by me. Since you are married to the prince with the highest status in the Tang Dynasty, it is your blessing. With your husband backing you, there is nothing to dare Yes. As for those etiquettes, you can ask your husband, they can’t be changed. Get up quickly, if you don’t get up again, your husband will be anxious with me again. I don’t dare to offend him. He is the biggest in my Tang Dynasty The hero." Li Shimin replied with a smile.

"Hongxiu, get up quickly. In his Taiji Palace, he is the emperor. When he enters our house, he is our second brother. This is our home, and we have the final say. You just come to ask for wine. It’s fine to treat guests who don’t bring anything. I’m most annoyed by their set of etiquette and rules. You talk about our own Huawang Mansion. I don’t think it’s enough to build it yourself. Tell me about the specifications and rules. It’s too big No, it doesn't work even if it's too small, there are standards for how many rooms to build, so let him make a fuss. We just wait and move in." Li Cha said while helping his wife up.

"Hahaha, what am I talking about? Look at the anxious eyes. Talking about etiquette and rules in front of your husband is purely playing the piano against the cow. Even the Minister of Rites can't talk about etiquette and rules with him. But there is one sentence that the third brother said is right. .In Taiji Palace, I am the emperor. When I come here, I am just your second brother. Sister-in-law, you don’t have to be too cautious, just do what you want. There is no emperor here, only your second brother. You two Sister-in-law, nephew and niece will also come. The second brother is also relaxed, and will not be the emperor for the time being. Hahaha." Li Shimin laughed again.

"Come on, sister-in-law, listen to the second brother. You have been married to the third brother for so long, and I haven't heard you call the second brother. This is not okay. Also, you have to hurry up, I will tell you The nephew’s meeting ceremony is all ready, and we are waiting for him to be born. Hahaha.” Maybe it’s because today I saw the twenty or thirty deniers of grain per mu, which removed the big stone in Li Shimin’s heart, and came to the most unethical place. At the home of the third brother Li Yuanba, Li Shimin completely relaxed, let go of the emperor's airs, and even joked with Duan Hongxiu.

Li Shimin's words made Duan Hongxiu so ashamed that he hid and hid.Standing beside Li Cha with a blushing face, he tugged on Li Cha's sleeve, not knowing what to do for a moment.

"Hongxiu, leave him alone, who knows what happened to this man today. The emperor is not like the emperor, and the second brother is not like the second brother. Go and take out the dried peppers. Today, your husband and I will cook for you. You are lucky Alright. Then you go to clean up. Your task today is to accompany the second sister-in-law. After a while, the second sister-in-law and the younger brother will come." Li Cha, who was protecting his daughter-in-law, couldn't stand it anymore, and took a look at Li Shimin. , as Duan Hongxiu said.He found a random reason and sent his wife away so that she wouldn't be embarrassed here.

Duan Hongxiu, the general and tiger girl, did not call for nothing. After the initial bout of embarrassment, she sweetly called out to Li Shimin: "Second brother." Looking back, Li Cha gave a blank look and said, "How can you say that about yourself? The second brother’s. Not big or small.” After finishing speaking, he went into the house to get dried chili.Duan Hongxiu has been that approachable teacher from the very beginning when she met Li Cha, and she hasn't changed a bit in such a long time, so she is not afraid of Li Cha at all.

"Hahahaha." Li Shimin on the side was delighted by Duan Hongxiu's second elder brother, especially the sentence that scolded Li Cha, which made Li Shimin laugh out loud.

When Duan Hongxiu came out with a basket of red dried peppers, Li Shimin became impatient again. "I said third brother, what are you doing with this poison again? Who are you going to harm this time?"

"Hahahaha." This time it was Li Cha's turn to laugh.He couldn't help but think of the scene where Li Shimin ate chili for the first time.

The maturity cycle of peppers is relatively short, it takes about [-] days to mature, and Li Cha has already harvested it once.After the chili was ripe, Li Cha took it into the palace and showed it to Li Shimin.

When Li Shimin heard that this pepper was one of the new crops that Li Cha had brought back after all his hard work, he naturally became interested and looked at the bright red gadget.He didn't even ask a question and stuffed it into his mouth.

As a result, everyone can imagine the scene at that time. "Bah, bah, bah." "Cough cough cough".

This is what Li Cha personally handed to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin has always believed that his third brother will never harm him.At most, he offended him, and he played a prank on himself.If Li Cha asked someone else to send this to the palace, the grass on that person's grave would probably be several meters high now.

After Li Shimin recovered, he said to Li Cha with a wry smile: "Third Brother, Second Brother didn't offend you recently, did you? The things you brought back after so much hard work were just to tease Second Brother? You brought back this poison What are you doing?" This shows how far Li Shimin has tolerated Li Cha.An emperor who was teased by others was not angry, but could only smile wryly.

Li Cha was also stunned by Li Shimin's set of actions. You are a person who has never eaten chili, and you are really talented in this way of eating.This is not the result he wanted. Li Cha hurriedly explained to Li Shimin: "Second brother, this pepper is not eaten like this. It is just a condiment. It is also a kind of medicinal material. It can treat many diseases."

"You should have said earlier that this chili pepper is a medicinal material. It tastes so good that it is not an exaggeration to call it poison. Anyway, I will not eat it again." Li Shimin sweated when he thought about the spiciness just now.

This is also the reason why Li Shimin saw peppers in the field just now, but didn't mention a word.

Li Cha remembered what Li Shimin said at the time, and couldn't help but chuckled again: "Second brother, you can say that you will never eat this stuff again, so don't be greedy for a while. It's just that the second sister-in-law has no good food. Her illness You can't eat this chili."

While talking, Li Cha's hands were not idle. He found another basket and a clean pot. He tore apart these dried chili peppers one by one. All packed in pots.These are all seeds, so they must be kept well.Although without the seeds, the spiciness of the pepper will be reduced a lot, but it is better to eat hot pot with a little spiciness than nothing.

While picking up the peppers, Li Cha chatted with Li Shimin without saying a word.He also asked Li Shimin's personal guards to go to the brick kiln to bring some green bricks.Li Cha finished grilling the chili peppers, and started working on the stove again.

During the chat, Li Shimin also asked the question he had never understood: "Third brother, you haven't told the second brother that since the yield of sweet potatoes is so high, we can just grow sweet potatoes. The output is not as good as that of sweet potatoes. The second brother knows that you are not a fool, but you have to explain to the second brother." Li Shimin was frightened by Li Cha, and added a sentence at the end.

"Second brother, food is not what you think. Although this sweet potato has a high yield, it is not a real food like five grains after all. Although it can satisfy hunger and fill people's stomachs, it is right to eat too much of this food. People's health is not good. I brought this thing back not to let my Tang people eat sweet potatoes all the time. It is just a kind of food reserve, so that my Tang people will not starve to death due to lack of food in the year of great famine. "Li Cha replied.

"Let me tell you something else. Potatoes and pumpkins are both vegetables and food. They can be eaten as vegetables at ordinary times. When there is a shortage of food, they can also be used as food to satisfy hunger. However, these two things can only ensure that the people will not be killed. Starve to death. If you eat all the time, you will be hungry soon. They are only supplementary food, and they cannot be used as real food. As for peanuts, it can be said that they are not food. It is used to extract oil. And peanuts Known as the longevity fruit, eating peanut oil is much better for the body than eating lard and sheep oil. So, although its production is not high, I brought him back."

At this point, Li Cha paused, and then said: "Corn, that is the real grain, the same grain as the five grains. After the corn is mature, it is ground into flour, except that it is the same as wheat flour except that it is rough. Wheat flour can make Yes, cornmeal can do it. You said that I will bring you back the sixth valley with an yield of five stones per mu, what else are you dissatisfied with?"

"Well, when you put it this way, I really understand that I am greedy. Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and pumpkins can at least ensure that the people of the Tang Dynasty will no longer suffer from hunger. Now we have five per mu. Shi's corn, what else is there to be satisfied with, I can't wait to let these few things fill my Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin said.

"Second brother, promoting this new grain is not as easy as you think. The common people in my Tang Dynasty depended on digging from the ground for food. You rashly let them not grow wheat and rice. They don't understand the yield of new crops. Time will not be so easy to accept. What if there is no harvest at the time? This kind of thing cannot be forced. This is the reason why I let your army reclaim wasteland. There must be a process from the emergence of any new thing to acceptance Yes. So, you better leave this matter alone. Leave it to me and Chengqian to do it. Pumpkins are fine, and this thing doesn’t need to take up land. When there are more seeds for this thing, you can send someone to distribute it directly to the people. Let them plant a circle around the courtyard wall, dozens of pumpkins are enough for ordinary people to eat." Li Cha continued.

"Third brother, I thank you on behalf of the people in this world. Thank you for thinking so much for them." Li Shimin said with emotion.

"Second brother, although you are in charge of this Tang Dynasty, it is also my home. You can't say thank you for me. I brought these new crops just to fill the stomachs of my people in the Tang Dynasty. What we have to do is To increase the yield of wheat and rice. One is to improve the quality of seeds, and the other is to make fertilizer. Some of my students are already doing research on these two aspects. I have so much land in the Tang Dynasty, as long as there are enough people to plant it, You will soon see the day when the grain warehouse is full," Li Cha said.

(End of this chapter)