Li Zhi was leisurely reading a book in the pine waves and waterfalls of Jiucheng Palace. The giant bear, which likes humidity, was spread out on the ground. He didn't know that this guy's body would look so big when spread out.
It was so thin that Li Zhi felt that he had treated this guy badly.
I rubbed it vigorously with my feet and found that my feet were covered with soft, water-like fat, and then I groaned with satisfaction.
Zuo Chun walked into the pavilion tremblingly, staring at the ground, not daring to look at the scroll Li Zhi had just put down.
Li Zhi said, "Yunchu agreed to your request, right?"
Zuo Chun quickly said, "There is no hesitation."
Li Zhi smiled and said, "The fact that I am not angry is their greatest blessing. This news is worthy of him taking you on a trip to the Western Regions."
Zuo Chun quickly said, "No one is wiser than your Majesty!"
Li Zhidao said, "This time Yunchu opened up trade routes, what struck me most was that he did not reach any deal with any nobles, royal family, or descendants. As he said, this time trade was a carnival for the common people.
I also hope that the lives of my people can be easier, so I can pretend not to see the collusion with the prince this time.
Because his intentions are good and he can strictly follow his own heart, so I have to look at him with a high regard."
At this point, Li Zhi glanced at Zuo Chun again and said, "The land of the Western Region is not only vast, but I also heard that there are many oases and it is also a fertile land, right?"
Zuo Chun quickly said, "Your Majesty is absolutely right. There are many rivers and lakes in the Western Region, which are very suitable for settlement."
Li Zhi rubbed his feet on the giant bear and continued, "It should be possible to grow cotton, right?"
Zuo Chun said, "Lantian Hou's cotton seeds originally came from Gaochang, but the cotton grown in Gaochang is not as high as the yield in Wannian County."
Li Zhi smiled and said, "Yun Chu is a farmer. Others avoid the advice of agricultural doctors. I once thought that I was raising a bunch of waste. Unexpectedly, Yun Chu grew good cotton according to the advice of these agricultural doctors."
In the future, when Baiqisi is colonizing the Western Regions, he should bring more doctors of agriculture. At the same time, the court should also select more doctors of agriculture and engineering."
Zuo Chun continued to nod.
Li Zhi glanced at the yes-man, waved his hand boredly, and asked Zuo Chun to retreat.
After Zuo Chun left, Li Zhi said to Wu Mei, who was lying on a brocade couch, "How about you tell me, what do you think of my idea?"
Wu Mei sighed and said, "I am afraid that Your Majesty will incite those useless old nobles to go to the Western Regions to colonize in groups."
Li Zhi said, "Isn't this a good idea?"
Wu Mei said, "Not counting cotton, you can also grow grain, rapeseed for oil extraction, and that smelly spice called fennel. Anyway, land is free, labor is free, and the court doesn't seem to be planning to collect taxes, concubine.
I dare to say that within ten years, the Western Region will definitely become a place of filth and evil."
Li Zhi chuckled and said, "Anyway, more and more things can be transported from the Western Regions to Chang'an, which is a good thing after all."
As for hiding dirt, I hope they hide dirt outside Yumen Pass. As long as they don't hide dirt under my nose, it is a good thing...
Besides, with the existence of these watchdogs, there will be no chaos in the Western Region, and there should be no more rebellions."
Wu Mei raised her upper body and looked at Li Zhi's proud face before lying down again and said, "What if these people rebel?"
"If you want to leave the customs, you can only send the children of your family to go. The head of the family is not allowed to leave the customs." At this point, Li Zhi laughed again.
Wu Mei said, "In that case, since Your Majesty is planning to open up Anxi, why not open up Anton and Annan at the same time?"
Li Zhi shook his head and said, "Let's do it step by step. As long as there is a good result in Anxi, I will gradually let go of Anton and Annan, and make a move to vacate the cage and change the bird. From now on, the people supplying the capital will no longer be Henan, Hebei and the southeast."
Well, it should be places like Anton, Anxi, and Annan."
Wu Mei snorted and said, "The journey is long and incredibly expensive."
"As long as it hits
The original land is rich, and the expense of traveling long distances is nothing.”
"The people, land, and wealth of Nafan State bring joy to the people of the Tang Dynasty. Is this the conclusion that Your Majesty has drawn from the recent incident in Yunchu?"
Li Zhi smiled and said, "Even if Yun Chu is in trouble, the memorial's discussion of strengthening the country and enriching the people is still quite popular with me."
Let's see if he can win again this time like before... By the way, don't disturb him if you have nothing to do, and don't make people deliberately embarrass him, he is doing something for Datang."
Wu Mei heard the words, snorted, and turned around, facing the green mountains and green waters again, and did not want to look at Li Zhi's proud face.
Naha didn't want to look at Li Hong's proud face.
Turning around on purpose, she continued to pack her luggage. Naha was actually looking forward to returning to the Western Region this time. The thing she wanted to do most was to go back and see her mother again.
For this reason, she collected a lot of delicious food from Jinchangfang that she could store, especially the bacon and ham that she liked to eat, and she prepared two carts of them.
She also went to the cafeteria to learn how to make cured mutton, cured beef, wind chicken, wind duck, and salted fish.
She felt that if her mother learned these skills, she would never be short of meat again.
If...if that fat marmot is still alive, Naha also prepared a beautiful gold ring for it to put around its neck.
"After you go to the Western Regions, will you become a silly Western Region woman?"
Li Hong pulled Naha's long hair and said.
"Women from the Western Region are not stupid at all, but you are always stupid."
"I heard from the guards in the Eastern Palace who came back from the Western Regions that a piece of dried meat can trick a Western Region woman into following them. You won't be deceived by others just because of a piece of dried meat, right?"
Naha rolled her eyes and said, "If the person who gives you the meat is a handsome man, I might go with him if you don't give him the meat."
Li Hong turned around angrily and said to his personal eunuch, "Take note of this. When I grow up, I will castrate all the good-looking men from the Western Regions and send them to the palace to serve us."
The personal eunuch covered his mouth and said with a smile, "I will take note of this."
Naha put her beloved purple skirt into a wooden box and said disdainfully to Li Hong, "The Western Region is very big and there are many good-looking men."
Li Hong proudly said, "I am the prince of the Tang Dynasty and the future emperor. I will do whatever I say and I will definitely do it."...
Naha closed the lid heavily and said, "Bragging!"
As he spoke, he picked up a heavy small box from the bedside, placed it on the desk, and sorted it out piece by piece.
Li Hong came over and found that it was filled with all kinds of gold hairpins, bracelets, armbands, clothes hooks and gold flowers of various colors. There were a lot of them.
He picked out a bouquet with two big pearls hanging from it, inserted it into Naha's hair and said with satisfaction, "It's so beautiful."
Naha pulled out the golden walking stick from her head and put it in the box. She said, "I'm good-looking. I know it. I just won't marry you. I'll make you mad."
Li Hong curled his lips and said, "I won't marry you. No matter what, I will marry a black-haired woman like my mother. If I marry you and give birth to a child with yellow hair, he will not be able to be a child."
Prince, that would be terrible."
Yu Xiurong listened to the two people's careless words outside the door for a while, then sighed and walked in. He put a beautiful red cloak in Naha's suitcase, touched Naha's thin face and said, "I really don't know what they are doing."
Why do you have to go to the Western Regions? There are beards running horses everywhere. What should I do if something goes wrong?"
Naha also hugged Yu Xiurong and said, "We are from the Western Region, and my brother also grew up in the Western Region. Returning there is like returning home. My brother is so powerful, who dares to hurt me?"
I still want to go to Daxue Mountain to see if my palace has been repaired, but I don’t dare to be in a dilapidated state like the East Palace and can only farm.”
Hearing this, Li Hong rubbed his nose in embarrassment and said, "Let those slaves build the palace better, so that when I go to the Western Regions to see you, I will have a place to live."
Naha looked at Li Hong and said, "I just want to do a good thing. I just want to see how pitiful you are. This time I will take the people from the East Palace to the Western Regions to do business. At least I can make some money and come back to repair your grassy East Palace so that I won't have to live there in the future."
You can’t even get a wife from a broken house.”
When it comes to money, Li Hong has no confidence at all. All the money in his fiefdom belongs to his mother, and all the money allocated to him by the state also belongs to his mother. It can be said that even though he is now the prince of the Tang Dynasty, when it comes to
When it came to money, Li Hong stood in the empty warehouse of the East Palace and sighed to the sky more than once.
This time he went to the Western Regions to do business, and it was Naha who paid for him. Otherwise, he would have to rely on the money from selling peppers, onions, cabbages, and cabbages, and he would not even be able to raise the capital.
Li Hong put his hands behind his back and said proudly, "Some people give me money, but I don't want it. It's your honor to borrow money from you."
Naha laughed disdainfully and said, "Who kept rubbing the floor with their feet when asking me to borrow money just now? Who promised to return the borrowed money tenfold in the future?"
Hearing that Naha was about to take off Li Hong's face, Yu Xiurong quickly slapped Naha and said, "You can't tell anyone about His Highness's use of money. You grew up together, and a little money is nothing. From now on."
, there is a time when you ask the prince to do something."
When he returned to Jinchangfang, the cunning Crown Prince disappeared. After being flattered by Yu Xiurong, he puffed up his chest and nodded proudly and said, "What the Master said is true. When you ask me for help in the future, I will
I’ll make it easier and won’t embarrass you.”
Just when Naha was about to continue sarcastic words about Li Hong, she heard a click on the roof opposite, as if something heavy had fallen on the roof, and for a while, dust was flying next door.
Li Hong's originally mean face immediately turned solemn. He waved his hand, and four black figures immediately entered the dusty room.
At the same time, he looked at Yu Xiurong who was also quiet and said, "I remember that Mr. Monkey lives in that room, right?"
Yu Xiurong nodded and said, "It's Monkey King, but there's no one in that courtyard anymore. Monkey King is at Qiyun Temple."
Li Hong coughed and said to his personal eunuch, "Master is not here. I have the final say here. I ordered Liu Yi to block Jinchangfang. I want to catch turtles in a jar!"
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This chapter has been completed!