After Li Jing finished his business, even though it was almost noon, he had no intention of staying for dinner and left in a hurry.
When Li Tai saw this scene, he didn't try to keep him too much. Instead, he asked Bai He to invite Li Chunfeng over and have a meal with him.
After all, if you sell him, you have to fool him so that you won’t leave any grudges. It would be even better if you can take the initiative to count the money for yourself!
"I have met King Yue." Li Chunfeng looked at Zhou Zuo curiously, but did not see Ma Zhou next to Li Tai, and he couldn't help but mutter a little in his heart.
At this time, Bai He happened to close the door, and only he and Li Tai were left in the audience.
"Come on, stop watching. Chunfeng, I will have a special banquet today!" Li Tai looked at Li Chunfeng and said.
Li Chunfeng was a little flattered when he heard this and said, "Your Majesty, are you?"
"Thank you for your hard work these days. Gaoling is now prosperous, thanks to you directing the corvee work!" Li Tai said.
Li Chunfeng was a little confused when he heard Li Tai's words and said,
"This is the joint efforts of everyone. Not only me, but also Binwang, Chuke, Chuqi..."
Li Tai stretched out his hand and said, "I know what you mean, but have you ever thought about the future?!"
"Please tell me clearly!" Li Chunfeng couldn't help but say respectfully to Li Tai when he heard this.
To be honest, Li Chunfeng has been following Li Tai for a while, and has seen with his own eyes how Li Tai planned this barren land, and then in just one year, the place was overcrowded.
As long as the remaining two years pass safely, the people included in Gaoling County will be absorbed and the grain output will keep up, Gaoling will be able to obtain a high-level evaluation.
So, even though he might not be convinced by Li Tai at the beginning, who can treat Li Tai as a child when he sees Li Tai establishing the Agricultural College and Gaoling?
Li Tai's internal planning ability is definitely the top in the world in Li Chunfeng's opinion.
"I remember you seemed to be a general in the first place, right?" Li Tai looked at Li Chunfeng and spoke slowly:
"Did you ever sigh that you were not satisfied with your talents, but you end up joining my agricultural institution. You and I have to tell the truth!"
Li Chunfeng sighed and said:
"The King of Yue was joking. I just happened to be the Taishi Bureau by chance. I originally thought I would stay in the Taishi Bureau for the rest of my life.
I am lucky to be able to come to the agricultural institution you established by King Yue!”
If it weren't for you, I'd never thought that mathematics would be of such use. I thought mathematics was just a simple wisdom!"
Li Chunfeng said this with a bit of sigh because he used mathematics very easily.
Li Tai nodded and said, "Since you don't have a dream, then I'll point you in the direction and ensure you can leave your name in history!"
"Oh?!" Li Chunfeng was a little surprised and even more confused when he heard Li Tai's attitude.
"Tell me first!" Li Tai said, "During the past two years in Gaoling County, I will try my best to grow grain, select the best planting methods, and plant them in Gaoling arable land, and select the best from the best."
"The King of Yue is in love with the people, and Chunfeng still admires the original intention!" Li Chunfeng decisively flattered.
Li Tai waved his hand and said, "This is nothing! If that's the case, the grain I want to plant is only three stones per acre. If I want to break through this level, I need a wider place!
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"What does the king mean?" Li Chunfeng felt thoughtful at this time when he heard Li Tai's words.
Li Tai said with a serious expression, "Zheng Baiqu!"
"Does the king want to farm here?" Li Chunfeng was a little shocked when he heard this.
"It's just this idea!" Li Tai looked at Li Chunfeng and said with a sincere look.
“But if I really want to implement this plan, I lack a chief engineer in charge of water conservancy.
Although the officials of the court have the ability to conserve water, who can know how to dispatch the corvee service we have cultivated as you do, and know how to arrange manpower in mathematical ways to improve work efficiency?
So I hope you can become such a person, become the chief designer of renovation Zheng Baiqu, and I will create agricultural miracles together!”
Li Tai painted a beautiful blueprint for the future in front of Li Chunfeng, and he seemed to be moved by this.
"Me?" Li Chunfeng was also a little surprised when he heard Li Tai's words. He really didn't expect Li Tai to attach so much importance to him.
As the saying goes, a scholar dies as a confidant. Who except Li Tai will look down on himself so much?
Li Tai nodded and said, "Chunfeng, you understand Feng Shui, are proficient in astronomy, Ming calendar, are good at yin and yang, and are born to be an embryo for water conservancy.
All I lack is billions of experience. As long as this experience is made up, you will be bound to develop Zheng Baiqu in the future!"
Li Chunfeng couldn't help but beat Li Tai's words. Is he really as strong as Li Tai said?
I also wanted to refuse, but Li Tai told me that I had to do this!
What a trust in yourself!
Li Tai looked at Li Chunfeng and seemed a little stunned, and quickly struck while the iron was hot and continued:
"For this reason, Dou Sinong wanted me to recommend someone to go north to build a river with him, and I was the first to think of you.
I hope you can accumulate enough experience.”
"The King of Yue recommended me to Dou Sinong to go north to repair the river?!" Li Chunfeng was stunned when he heard this news. Should he thank him?
"Chunfeng, although you are not as clever as Ma Zhou, nor as background as Chu Ke, nor as talent as Lu Cai.
But when a project really needs someone to complete, Chunfeng, you are the only person who can do it well and quickly!”
Li Tai watched Li Chunfeng continue to say with great sincerity.
"What you lack is only experience in building water conservancy. To make up for this, you are the chief designer Zheng Baiqu whom I have been waiting for!"
Li Tai looked at Li Chunfeng. Whether Li Chunfeng believed in this matter or not, he must have believed it.
As for when I thought of the Zheng Baiqu renovation plan I mentioned, I was naturally what I just thought of.
Otherwise, why would I tell Li Chunfeng, do you say that in order to have a good relationship with Dou Jing, I chose to sell you...
Li Tai said that he still wants shame!
Whether it works or not, draw a big pie first and then talk about it here.
As for what to do in the future, it’s simple. Write a memorial for Li Shimin in the future, and Li Shimin will beat this down.
After all, I am only a few years old, and I will never fall on my head no matter how this project is!
If you don’t let yourself be responsible for water conservancy facilities, how can you recommend Li Chunfeng’s work?
So it will definitely be Li Shimin's fault at that time, and it has nothing to do with him.
Li Chunfeng heard Li Tai's words and excitedly bowed to Li Tai and said seriously:
"The heaven is above, and I, Li Chunfeng, will never let go of the entrusted king of Yue. I will return to renovate the Zheng Guo Canal after I finish my studies. If I violate this vow, I will abandon them together!"
"Uh uh uh?!" Li Tai looked at Li Chunfeng who suddenly bowed to him, and suddenly made such a vow but was a little stunned.
Didn’t you just fool you and let you go north to Youzhou to learn how to build rivers?
What are you doing so excitedly? What else can you make?
If I don’t take on this task in the future, you wouldn’t have just hung the southeast branch!
To be honest, at this moment, Li Tai couldn't be fooled.
It’s like a scumbag meets a fierce girl, and others are really playing!
The important reason why Li Tai asked Li Chunfeng to develop in water conservancy is that he really couldn't find a water conservancy expert.
The Tang Dynasty was a relatively strange dynasty in water conservancy projects. Perhaps it was because the Great Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal, which had been of great success, so the water conservancy projects seemed to be relatively bleak. But in reality, there were really no famous water conservancy projects in the Tang Dynasty.
But this does not mean that the Tang Dynasty did not attach importance to water conservancy projects. In fact, it can be seen from the evolution of crops that have always been only planted in the south, and it was popularized in the Guanzhong Plain in the north during the Tang Dynasty.
This not only connects the north and south of the Grand Canal, but also has excellent water conservancy facilities in the north, so that rice can obtain the large amount of water needed.
At the same time, the Tang Dynasty also promulgated the first water conservancy law in China, "The Ministry of Water", which truly attached great importance to the development of water conservancy.
These must be the results achieved by the Tang Dynasty's attention to water conservancy.
However, the Tang Dynasty's water conservancy projects were a bit like repairing in the details, so they did not leave any deeds that were famous in history.
At least for Li Tai, he had no idea who had outstanding ability in water conservancy during the Zhenguan period.
So since there is no one, then let’s train a water conservancy engineer who suits you.
After all, Li Tai said to Li Chunfeng, but he didn't really do everything he said to Li Chunfeng.
At least in Li Tai's opinion, Li Chunfeng is the most suitable person to be able to change jobs to water conservancy projects in this era.
Compared to this, the talents in his hands are a little bit worse than others, and the biggest gap is in mathematics.
After all, it is a matter of mathematics that picks people, and those who don’t know how to do it really don’t know it!
Although Li Chunfeng is not the kind of master who can establish a sect in the field of mathematics, as a future master of Yin-Yang Yi Technique, at least he is not disliked by mathematics.
In this regard, Li Chunfeng has an absolute advantage in this regard.
Li Chunfeng followed Li Tai with great excitement and immediately received an invitation from Dou Jing after he went back.
Li Chunfeng immediately packed his baggage and followed Dou Jing north to Youzhou with great pride.
Not long after that, news from Chang'an began to spread to Gaoling, because Li Shimin appointed Li Jing as the general manager of Dingxiang Road, Zhang Gongjin as the deputy general manager, Bingzhou Governor Li Jie, Huazhou Governor Chai Shao, Lingzhou Governor Xue Wanche and others were all
The general manager of the Dao led more than 100,000 troops to attack the Turks in separate ways.
Of course, this matter has been announced, but the organizational strength of this era can be imagined.
Of course, I can't do the scene where the army immediately set off after just speaking, after all, this involves more than 100,000 people!
Moreover, because the system of government troops is implemented, this system is a combination of military and agricultural soldiers, and has the characteristics of serving the people in peacetime and military soldiers in wartime, so it also takes time to summon troops when conscripting government troops.
Especially in August, September and October, these months are either autumn harvest or autumn seeds, which are very busy for the people.
Even if the soldiers in the palace are basically rich peasants or above, they must have to finish the work in the fields so that they can set off with confidence.
At this point, Li Shimin also began to fully urge local officials and began to assist local people in autumn harvest and autumn planting, thereby reducing the psychological burden on the soldiers going north.
So although the Tang Dynasty almost announced its decree at the end of August, it would take at least one month to coordinate the Northern Expedition of more than 100,000 people. If it took a little longer or even two months to start the march.
In contrast, Li Tai's Gaoling area has just stabilized this year, so basically no one has been selected for the government. As the people in Longxi become busy, the Gaoling area is so leisurely that it is a bit out of place.
Li Tai naturally had some ideas, so he came to Ma Zhou to discuss and said, "What do you think of me?"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean is... labor dispatch?!" Ma Zhou listened to Li Tai saying this somewhat difficult word.
"Yeah!" Li Tai nodded and said, "Now our Gaoling labor force is surplus, and the country's focus has begun to shift to the northern expedition to the Turks, so we can appropriately split the corvee team and assist other regions in autumn harvest and autumn seeds."
"Then what are we trying to do?!" Ma Zhou heard Li Tai's words and said, "It is not necessarily a good thing to help other prefectures and counties without reason.
If there is another labor shortage in the next year, what should I do if other prefectures and counties borrow manpower from us? If you don’t borrow it, you will be afraid of resentment!”
"Then let Aye exempt me from labor service for a few more years in exchange!" Li Tai said,
"The surplus of our labor force is actually rare. It is mainly because Li Chunfeng followed Dou Jing north. I dare not hand over the big project. I just let the corvee team repair it on the original basis. At the same time, changes in the external environment have caused labor shortages.
As for the Tang Dynasty, the most important thing now is to win the war with the Turks. If the army is earlier, then there will be more preparations for dealing with the Turks!"
"In this way, I will no longer stop the king!" Hearing Li Tai's words, Ma Zhou could only nod.
In Ma Zhou's opinion, Li Tai really knows the general, or he can always grasp the most important things at the moment.
It is like in the current situation, since the war with the Turks has begun, the war with the Turks is the most important. Even Gao Ling's own interests can only make way for this.
As the magistrate of Gaoling County, Ma Zhou did not want to do such a thing that would harm the interests of Gaoling County. However, as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, Ma Zhou had to admit that the rear could have more support, so the front line could have more support.
The power of division.
And Li Tai was able to clear away the clouds and mists just like this, and see the key to things, this ability is extremely precious.
With Ma Zhou's consent, Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief and rode his horse towards Chang'an again.
I went back and forth, for some reason, but now it is less than half a day away, but I feel like I'm exhausted by the boat.
It seems that all of me are rushing to Chang'an these days.
"King of Yue, are you back to Chang'an now?"
The guards of Chang'an City Gate saw Li Tai's ox cart coming from afar and whispered,
"This is the tenth day, the King of Yue's carriage is very frequent!"