When Yun Ye planned to go to the beach to see the giant ship, Li Jing and his wife came back again! They entered the lord's mansion with a smile. Li Jing talked to Yun Ye about spices. He also wanted to get involved. This time he and Yun Ye
Ye was no longer talking about the bearded guests, but the changes around Chang'an City. Li Jing had never thought of such changes.
Yun Ye knew very well that when agriculture has had bumper harvests for many years in a row, commercial society will inevitably arrive early, and a diversified society will sooner or later destroy a single agricultural society.
In recent years, the income from land has accounted for a very small proportion in a large family. Food is no longer a capital for a family to show off, and mountains of food cannot be exchanged for much money. People in Chang'an always say that rice in Chang'an is expensive.
In fact, this is a term for the total cost of living.
Land prices are rising, labor is rising, grain is baked into pot helmets, and the price has more than doubled. Grandma Cao's meat pie used to cost two cents, but now it costs a big penny. The price has jumped more than five times. A big family wants
Living in Chang'an for a long time, the cost of living is astonishing.
When the land was no longer enough to sustain a large family in luxury, business was naturally put on the agenda. The emperor emptied the Changpingcang of grain during his Eastern Expedition, and his favorite was the farmer. The grain stored in the family could finally be reduced according to the national regulations.
The protection price was sold to Changpingcang.
The honest farmers themselves have also discovered that after growing food and paying rent, although there is a lot of food, it cannot be exchanged for much money. The mother-in-law needs needlework, the child needs to study, the daughter needs colorful clothes, and he also needs to weigh a pound of clouds.
The family's Shaoguo wine is enjoyed by the grumpy neighbor, but the food cannot be sold at a high price, which makes people sad.
The house is full of food. Do you dare to say that my family is not rich? In the past two years, the landlord's house did not have this food. What should I do? The whole family has three meals a day and can't finish it. The landlord's house is still in trouble.
Heart, deliver food to your door to pay the rent, you can pull your face down to your crotch, Ergou's family took a handful of coppers and slapped it on the table of the counting house to pay the rent, they will be immediately treated as honored guests, and all the bones and sticks cooked in the big pot will be given to them.
There is a thick layer of meat on the two dogs...
The mother-in-law fed the chickens with the yellow corn in the hoard. Just as the prodigal woman was about to take off her shoes and teach her a lesson, she remembered that these chickens were the family's most valuable treasure, so she peeled off a handful of corn kernels from the cobs.
Sprinkle it to the chickens.
There is food but no money. Those who don’t farm in the city can’t eat much food now. Many people still don’t eat wheat. It’s time to eat rice. Damn it, people in Guanzhong don’t eat noodles. What kind of rice are they eating?
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Damn it, the wild rice growing beside the smelly ditch is more expensive than wheat. Diaohu rice was something that was only eaten twice in times of disaster. Now people all over Chang'an are eating it. A bowl of Diaohu rice is in the restaurant
It's enough for two bowls of noodles.
Your Majesty's expedition to the east has only been more than a year, why can't you extend it for two more years? Haven't the Koreans not been wiped out yet? If you win it in one go, the food at home will have a place to go.
A few years ago, food was regarded as life. In recent years, food has become less and less important. Everyone likes copper coins. His benevolent Emperor has continuously reduced agricultural taxes in the past two years. In the past, he drew one out of ten, but now it has become
One draw in thirty. If this continues, this land will be filled with white people.
Ergou's family does not farm, so the grandfather of the family planted some vegetables in the yard. He couldn't eat them at home, so he took some vegetables to the city to sell while Ergou was working in the city. I heard that Ergou's mother-in-law,
The daughters all work in the cotton mill run by the empress, and the money they earn in a year is more than a strong laborer like me. The empress is kind and will never treat her subordinates badly. The eldest daughter of her family is already fourteen and is a soul.
Can a sweet boy with good hands also go to work in the city?
Farmers are the most determined and thorough group of people in this country. When they all begin to seek change, the era of great change has arrived.
"You have some foresight. When I saw you dividing the Yun family village, I thought you were avoiding trouble. Who would have thought that you could complete the family layout quietly.
Your son, who has become a sperm, and your fat butler bought all my family's grain at a low price, then ground it into flour and sold it all to the grassland. In exchange for it, there were countless cattle and sheep. The most annoying thing is
It was your son who sold the sheep, and they sold them separately. The mutton had one price, the sheepskin with it had another price, and the sheepskin with wool had another price. I bought hundreds of sheep from your house, but who knew that all the horns were sawed off?
If you lose it, it would be unreasonable for your family not to make a fortune."
"What does the child know? It's not just the old servants at home who are taking care of it. He is just casting random lots. The younger generation is just curious. There are many goods in Lingnan. Why do you only want spices and not anything else?"
Li Jing looked up to the sky and laughed, and Hongfu Nu was also proud. She didn't know what kind of things could make them so happy. Could it be because she had just promised to give him some spices?
"I can take care of the rest of the goods, so you don't need to worry about it."
"Impossible. There are only a few people who can provide goods to your family now. I'm afraid it won't be easy to bypass them. Unless a new person joins the supply chain, what kind of new person has the courage?"
"I won't hide it from you. In the South China Sea, you, Yun Ye, are indeed a man of your word, but after crossing the strait, can you, the Lingnan Navy, still command the heroes on the water?"
After listening to Li Jing's words, Yun Ye stood up suddenly and called Lao Zhao over, preparing to find out who was taking advantage of him on the other side of the strait.
It's time for a group of dragons to fight for hegemony without a leader. This process usually lasts for two or three years before a new leader is born. When the time comes, just send people to kill them again. If one appears, kill him without mercy.
"Master Marquis, I heard that a group of ruthless bandits appeared in Dashi, specializing in plundering merchants from Dashi and Julan. Their name is Sea Dragon King, but I haven't heard of them attacking the merchant ships of the Tang Dynasty.
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Because there was no threat to the merchant ships of the Tang Dynasty, Lao Zhao didn't care. The reputation of his Marquis spread far and wide in the sea. It was natural that no one dared to attack the ships of the Tang Dynasty. A few pirates in the distance were trying to grab territory.
Need to be surprised.
After letting Old Zhao go down, Yun Ye sat down opposite Li Jing and said: "It's amazing, the bearded guest actually ran out. I will capture him next time. For the sake of both of you, you might as well not kill him and imprison him to the ends of the earth."
See if he can escape again."
Li Jing said with a smile: "Every time I learn a lesson, I gain wisdom. It is impossible for Zhongjian to fall into your hands again. He has also given up the idea of establishing a country and only wants to conquer the sea. Now he has a hundred warships under his command."
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The couple was very satisfied with the transformation of the Qiubeard Guests. This time, the couple hired seven or eight merchant ships and sent people to float on the sea for eight months to search for traces of the Qiubeard Guests. Finally, they learned about the Sea Dragon King from the mouth of a large food merchant.
His family's general also saw the beard guest with his own eyes and brought back a letter from the beard guest, telling Li Jing his thoughts and sending a lot of goods. Naturally, there was no need to purchase additional goods.
After listening to Li Jing's words, Yun Ye shook his head noncommittally and said to Li Jing: "They are just a bunch of chickens and dogs. They can be destroyed with one drum."
The red Buddha girl was furious. She stood up and pointed at Yun Ye and said, "Zhongjian is not in the waters of the Tang Dynasty now, and he is not harming the merchant ships of the Tang Dynasty. Why are you pursuing him so hard?"
"I am an official, he is a thief, and he is born to be an enemy. What does it mean that it is not the sea of the Tang Dynasty? The whole world is not the royal land, and the shore of the land is not the royal ministers. Wherever my warship of the Tang Dynasty goes, it is the sea of the Tang Dynasty. This is
It is the creed of the Lingnan Navy and cannot be changed. Auntie may not understand the meaning of this sentence, but the commander must understand it."
Li Jing turned around and said to Hong Fu: "Yun Ye's words are correct. A general is nothing if he has no ambition to conquer the world. Zhong Jian chose the opposite path and cannot blame others. If Yun Ye can spare him, he is already a great general."
It has given us enough face as a couple, so we can’t expect more.”
Hong Fu tried several times to open his mouth to tell Yun Ye about Zhang Zhongjian, but was interrupted by Li Jing. Li Jing himself was also a general of the Tang Dynasty, and it was unjustifiable to defend a pirate excessively.
"My nephew is going to the beach tomorrow to watch the launch of the Emperor. Why don't you go too, Commander-in-Chief, to see if I, the Navy of the Tang Dynasty, can catch your eye?"
"Very good. I have been studying land warfare all my life. It is my long-cherished wish to see naval warfare. Let's watch it together tomorrow.
During the conversation, Xin Yue had prepared a banquet and invited them to sit down. Li Jing arrived in Lingnan, and Yun Ye had not formally entertained the couple. This was extremely rude. Now that the bearded guest had run out, he naturally had no intention of doing so.
The result is a meal that is enjoyed by both host and guest.
Back in the guest room, Li Jingcai sighed and said to Hong Fu: "Madam, you shouldn't talk to Yun Ye about Zhong Jian today. Zhong Jian does things too casually. As a general of the Tang Dynasty, my husband should not be too involved, otherwise he will be harmed."
It brings disaster to the whole family."
"I am just unhappy with Yun Ye's arrogant words. He said that Zhong Jian is a local chicken and a dog. How can he regard the world's heroes as nothing?" Hongfu was still very angry at himself while helping Li Jing change his clothes.
Li Jing sat on the chair and took a sip of water and shook his head and said: "Madam, I don't know, the Lingnan Navy is indeed the overlord of the sea now. Although Shen Jian has hundreds of warships, he seems to be powerful, but in fact he is vulnerable. All his men are
If you are a slave, you will inevitably do cruel things. This is not a long-term solution. Yun Ye is not lying when he says that he will attack at once. As long as we see the battleships under his command tomorrow, we will understand the gap between the two. "
"Zhong Jian actually wants to leave a way out for our family. Now Chang'an is becoming more and more weird. I can no longer understand the world. It would be best if you retire as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty, if you don't say anything, you can't go anywhere for your husband. If you are ambitious, you will be burdened by your descendants and imprisoned in Chang'an, where you can't go anywhere!"