Settle Down In Tang Dynasty

The newspaper is a new thing. It's hard to form a specific impression on Princess Pingyang only by talking about it by mouth. We have to wait until the real thing is made. Anyway, there are still technical problems to be solved. By then, as long as her Royal Highness has seen the real thing, with her wisdom, Xue Lang can only see a little bit more, so that she can understand the benefits and the sense of smell.

The next day, he called in the craftsmen and told them the characteristics and technical requirements of the ink and wax paper. After that, Xue Lang devoted himself to the prevention of locust plague in the coming year.

Xue Lang was responsible for the formulation of the general direction and detailed measures. The specific implementation was that Fang Xuanling, Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Gong came. Xue Lang was not involved in details, but not busy. Except for the first few days, he spent most of his time in the government. When Fang Xuanling had any problems, he would send people to ask for advice.

The imperial court is busy secretly. The families and offices in Beijing seem calm. In fact, Chuang Tzu, who is in charge of the government, has been frequently called into Beijing recently. The plague of locusts is related to food, food and clothing, and human life is a matter of great concern to all families. However, we all know the priority and the panic that may be caused if things leak out, and all of them have issued strict orders. I don't know what I know, but I don't know. I just feel that there are fewer people walking around in Beijing. In the past, there are a lot less banquets and banquets.

So busy after a month, Du Yan's a sparse play, directly put Xue Lang on the crest of the storm. It has to start with the drought!

After Xue Lang reported that there would be locusts in the coming year, he said that there would be locusts after a long drought. Li Er took Du Yan as the censor of Guanzhong and Central Plains to inspect the drought situation. He also took people secretly. As long as there was a drought, people would dig up soil blocks to check the number of insect eggs in the soil, so as to predict whether there would be a locust disaster in the coming year.

After going out for more than a month, Du Yan hasn't come back yet. However, the eight hundred Li urgent sparse music makes people fly to Beijing. The drought affected a wide range of areas in Guanzhong, Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, and Northern Jiangsu. However, the most serious one is Guanzhong. Du Yan said in his sparring performance that the people in other areas were stable and the situation was relatively stable, except for the situation of selling children and girls in Guanzhong.

The reason is that Xue Lang contributed a lot to sweet potato. In the drought stricken areas of Shanxi, Henan, Hebei and Shandong, paddy fields were few and dry lands were more. The imperial court strongly advocated the promotion of sweet potato and potato a few years ago. Especially in these places, after years of military disasters, the population has been withered and the labor force is insufficient. It is very easy to popularize sweet potato and potato in these places. Even if the family is full of female dependents and planted with several mu of land, the sweet potato and potato produced in a year is enough for the whole family.

Moreover, these places are adjacent to weizeguan, and the alien plough was introduced from Weize pass. In these neighboring areas, alien plows are very popular, which greatly reduces the labor cost. In addition, in the drought years, there was no case of selling children to girls, nor did people starve to death.

In Northern Jiangsu, however, due to the promotion of Zhancheng rice and the planting of sweet potato and potato, there was still surplus grain after the drought. Therefore, although the weather was dry, it did not become a disaster. The people's lives were able to live on, and they did not encounter the disaster of drought at all.

On the contrary, in the grain producing areas of Guanzhong over the years, there are few sweet potatoes and potatoes planted, and many kinds of grain have gone to the fields. In the years of drought, life is very difficult. Some of them have already begun to sell their children.

In the hall of Li Zheng, Li Er looked at the shuzuo and remained silent. The ministers of the political affairs hall, who had seen Du Yan's shuzuo before, were silent when they saw Xiao Li's silence.

Li Er stares at sparse play to see for a while, just then open a way: "Xuan Xue Lang enters palace."

"Here it is."

The Chamberlain galloped away. Li Er asked: "I remember that the imperial court had been vigorously advocating the promotion of sweet potato and potato a few years ago. Why has it been implemented in other places, but not in Guanzhong?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, the promotion of sweet potato and potato was originally undertaken by the Ministry of people's Republic of China and the Department of agriculture. Pei Gong, the Minister of the Ministry of the people's Republic of China, died of illness, and Wang Xian, the former Minister of the Ministry of people, took over the post of minister of the people's Republic of China

"Send him to court."

"Here it is."

Xue Lang from the outside of the palace, Wang Xian from the inner city into the palace, naturally before Xue Lang arrived. As soon as Wang Xian entered the hall, Li Er showed Du Yan's recitation to others. When he finished reading, he asked, "I remember that the Ministry of people and the Si Nong were responsible for the promotion of sweet potato and potato. Why didn't Guanzhong do a good job?"

Wang Xian changed his mind and said respectfully: "my highness, the promotion of sweet potato and potato was ordered by the supreme emperor at that time. Xue Lang, who was the right chamberlain of the Ministry of people's Republic of China at that time, was responsible for the promotion of sweet potato and potato. Therefore, I don't know the details."

Li Er looked at him and said nothing. Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui and so on looked at him vaguely without saying anything. Li Er added: "since you have taken over the post of minister of the Ministry of people's Republic of China, do you know nothing about the affairs before you take over? When Xue Lang left his post, what about the documents left behind at that time

Wang Xian looked embarrassed and murmured: "the document I just took over, but I haven't had time to read it. As for the people who handle it... "

Wang Xian was speechless. Did he dare to tell the sage that all the people Xue Lang used at that time were under various names, either idle or disparaged, and no one was responsible for it. Do you dare to tell the sage that since the death of the former Prime Minister Pei Ju and his temporary succession, the most committed thing he has done is to crack down on dissidents!Why do you know nothing about the affairs of Mr. Wang within two months? I remember that when Youyang was appointed by his father as the right Minister of the Ministry of the people's Republic of China, he mastered the affairs of the Yamen in less than a month, and knew all kinds of situations as soon as you asked! The former official of Youyang was elder sister Pingyang, but he was transferred to the Ministry of people. He knew nothing about the ministry before. You have been working in the Ministry of people's livelihood for several years. Why are you not as good as Youyang in January? It's not as good as a month in a few years, so you haven't paid attention to it! "

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. I'll go back and make up my lessons immediately."

Wang Xian was so frightened that he immediately knelt down to plead guilty. Li Erzheng was about to continue to blame him, and the palace people reported: "Your Majesty, Xue's son-in-law is here!"

Naturally, Wang Xian heard this, and his body was stiff. Li Er glanced at him coldly and said, "Xuan comes in."

Xue Lang came in and saluted in advance: "minister Xue Lang, please see your majesty. Your majesty is very well."

Li Er said: "You Yang is free of gifts and flat."

Xue Lang straightened up and saw Wang Xian kneeling. He couldn't help being stunned -

Pei Ju's funeral, which he also attended. Pei Ju treats him very well. Pei Yunzhao is quite friendly with him. Pei Gong has passed away. He should have gone.

Wang Xian was also a member of the Ministry of the people. At that time, Wang Xian was the Acting Secretary of the Ministry of the people's Republic of China, and also a suitable candidate for the qualification and voice of the Yamen. When he met Xue Lang, he almost looked at him with his nostrils. It was clear at a glance that if he had not scrutinized Xue Lang's identity as the Duke of the state and his son-in-law, he still knew the etiquette and law.

Now see Wang Xian kneeling, to tell the truth, Xue Lang secretly poked a bit happy. Anyway, they can't be friends. If the enemy is not happy, what else can be happy in life!

When Xue Lang was happy, Wang Xian naturally couldn't be happy. However, this was in front of Xiao Li sage and his ministers. Wang Xian could not do anything. He could only bite his teeth secretly, hoping that Saint Li could let him go.