The best place for a general to end up is there, on the battlefield, definitely not in a hospital bed!
Qu Tutong did not want to wait for death in the hospital bed. This was Li Yuanxing's only understanding of Qu Tutong.
In three days, Qu Tutong took the usual dose of thirteen days. It was obvious that Qu Tutong had made up his mind.
"Your Highness, Fang, the two heads of the Zhang family have requested an audience. There are more than 40 officials from Henan Province, Jiannan Province, Huainan Province, and Shannan Province who have requested an audience." Lu Maofeng came in to report.
Li Yuanxing looked away from the book and asked softly: "Who is the highest grade?"
"The highest person is just the next official from the fifth rank."
"No, tell them that if it's about food, go see Cui Dunli. For the rest, leave a book. After I read it and think it's valuable, I'll meet them naturally!" After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, his eyes returned to the book and continued:
"Give me a room, the heads of the Zhang family, come to the study to see me!"
Li Yuanxing has changed, both in his mentality and in the way he handles things.
It can be said that Li Yuanxing was most influenced by Li Er. The reason is as simple as two words: King of Qin.
Lu Maofeng had a deeper understanding of the title of King of Qin than Li Yuanxing. He left Li Yuanxing's study and went to the waiting room outside where the audience was waiting. He raised his head very high and said in a tepid voice: "Fang, Mr. Zhang, I have an audience.
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Many officials stood up and waited for their arrangements.
Looking at the room, the head of the Zhang family gave him a salute and then went out. Lu Maofeng said slowly: "Everyone, Your Highness has an order. Cui Changshi of the Qin Palace has full authority to handle the matter of food. If there are other matters,
Please leave the letter and your Highness will make a decision after reading it. The young general will resign!"
Even if Lu Maofeng's nose has turned upward, the necessary etiquette must be maintained.
Even if he is not afraid of being impeached, he is still afraid of the rules of the Qin Palace.
The officials also bowed in return. This result was not surprising to them.
His Highness the King of Qin is not someone they want to see or have a chance to see. They come here just to find an opportunity.
Li Yuanxing's study room, the two heads of the Zhang family greeted each other, and then sat aside.
"Two of you, do you have any questions or suggestions about harvesting grain?" Li Yuanxing had to ask these two families, because they planted 70% of the corn in Luoyang. And in the coming year, they will open up wasteland, dig canals, store fertilizer, etc.
It's all a matter between their two families.
"Your Highness, there are three million pigs, which puts great pressure on our two families. Can we allocate some to each village? If a village collectively raises about twenty pigs, then it will definitely be able to have three million pigs on the market this winter!"
The head of the clan reported respectfully.
Li Yuanxing shook his head.
Seeing Li Yuanxing shaking his head, the two family heads were very nervous, and their palms couldn't help but sweat.
"You are wrong. I told you that I want three million pigs. Then, it is your business how to raise them. Let the Luoyang Mansion have no objection and satisfy the people. You will benefit yourself and my requirements will be met.
This is the result, let’s do this, two young men from each of your families will join the Luoyang Mansion as officials and be in charge of farming and animal husbandry!”
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"Two things!" Li Yuanxing stretched out two fingers.
The two heads of the family quickly took out a small book to record. With the rapid improvement of papermaking technology, the Tang Dynasty also began to use small notebooks for personal note-taking. The size was the same as a 16-page book in later generations. The pen used was naturally not a high-end product like a ballpoint pen.
But new inks mixed with water, oil, and ink, coupled with nibs ground from chicken beaks, became the mainstream of hard-pen calligraphy.
"The first thing is that you send people to Chang'an. Farming is still a science. When you really understand the term three-dimensional agriculture, Luoyang alone can support half of the people of the Tang Dynasty. Those who were sent first
People must not be perfunctory about things."
After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, both of them hurriedly promised that they would definitely send elite members of the clan to study.
Li Yuanxing sat down again: "Remember, during the natural disaster, the two sergeants were carried by Old Su to carry the coffin. This was their honor. I would like to ask, Old General Qu Tu also did something for Luoyang, including the planting of corn and the people.
He is rich and has done many things, but his days are short, and the people..."
It is the greatest honor for Mr. Su to carry the coffin. Not to mention that Li Yuanxing is the King of Qin, even Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty cannot ask the people to do anything here.
Only those who are spontaneous can truly be regarded as carrying the coffin of Mr. Su.
"Your Highness, I have already inquired about this matter. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
What an apology. Li Yuanxing understood and nodded: "There is nothing else. I shouldn't have asked about this matter."
"Your Highness, General Qu is an official of the Tang Dynasty. It is his duty to calm down one party, and he has only been in Luoyang for more than a year. The two sergeants are different. They are just ordinary sergeants. They risked their lives to save them.
For those who are related, even if there is a natural disaster, no one of the people will die and no one will be lost. This is the virtue of God!"
"Yes, as an important official of the imperial court, I naturally want to benefit the people. This matter was my fault."
The two heads of the family bowed and did not dare to say anything more. They took a few steps back and left Li Yuanxing's study.
Today seemed to be full of bad news, which put Li Yuanxing in a bad mood. When he accompanied Wang Yuyan and the three girls to have lunch that day, the smile on Li Yuanxing's face was faked.
Although the three girls could tell that Li Yuanxing was unhappy, no one dared to ask during lunch time.
Interfering in government affairs is a taboo in the backyard. The seven women have reached a consensus on this point. Unless His Highness the King of Qin takes the initiative to mention it, he must not ask about government affairs.
After lunch, a piece of good news appeared that made Li Yuanxing ecstatic.
Su An has arrived!
It was not because Su An arrived, but because the caravan led by Su An went to Liangzhou first because they wanted to sell more goods.
"Your Highness, there is a forest of Eucommia ulmoides as far as the eye can see. The younger one saw a tree that was ten feet high and neither of them could hold it. The others were seven or eight feet tall, and many were as thick as an arm's length."
Li Yuanxing slammed the table hard: "Okay!"
How could it be bad? Eucommia ulmoides is a treasure. In terms of medicinal materials, it can nourish the liver and kidneys, strengthen the muscles and bones, regulate the impotence, strengthen the menstruation and stabilize the fetus. No matter men, women, old or young, it is a top-quality nourishing product.
But just this is not enough to make Li Yuanxing excited.
You must know that Sun Laodao spent a lot of effort, but he only found tens of thousands of wild Eucommia trees in Yaozhou. There were no more than 100,000 trees planted artificially. It takes who knows how many years to wait for these trees to become useful.
Eucommia ulmoides also has another name in Western terms.
Chinese rubber tree!
What Li Yuanxing wants is Eucommia gum.
Li Yuanxing probably knew that the place Su An was talking about was in Lueyang County, later Hanzhong City.
(Lueyang County is located in the upper reaches of the Jialing River and on the southern slope of the western section of the Qinling Mountains. Because it is the hub of Qin and Shu and the link between Shaanxi and Gansu, it has been regarded as a place where military strategists must compete and business travelers converge for thousands of years. It is known as the "throat".
The reputation of "Lock and Key". Lueyang has many ancient names. With the construction history of the past dynasties, it has been called "Juxian", "Wuxing", "Shunzheng", "Xingzhou", "Mianzhou" and so on.
)
This place was originally one of the key areas for the development of Bashu, and Li Yuanxing had long been interested in opening a wharf there.
Now is a good opportunity. Eucommia ulmoides alone has huge industrial value.
"I'm going to rush eight hundred miles away. I want Wei Zheng to know what to do next. Wei Zheng will definitely satisfy me." Li Yuanxing laughed.
Su An took the order and retreated.
"Come here, tell me about Li Min!" Li Yuanxing became very interested.
No matter where Li Min was, even in Datang where there were no telephones, Li Yuanxing's personal guards could find Li Min as soon as possible and bring him to Li Yuanxing.
"Uncle Five Emperors!" Li Min saluted and stood aside politely.
Li Yuanxing smiled and looked at Li Min and smiled. Li Min was just a child, but what Li Yuanxing wanted was a child's mischief. There were some things Li Min did, and no one would say anything. They would just treat it as a child misbehaving.
But if an adult goes crazy like this, I'm afraid he will be affected.
"Li Min, do you want your tricycle to run so fast that it can pull tens of thousands of pounds!"
"I want to!" Li Min agreed without thinking at all.
Li Yuanxing took up a pen and wrote two words on the paper: train. Then he threw it to Li Min: "Go back to Chang'an quickly and give this note to Princess Mingyue. Next, you can learn with humility and create a miracle!"
"Yes!" Li Min actually knelt down and gave a big salute, then carefully put away the note and left.
Good news comes one after another.
Lu Maofeng came again to report: "Your Highness, General Qu can now get out of bed."
Li Yuanxing felt happy, but then felt sad again.
Qu Tutong's life is like a battery. The battery has reached its end. The better he is now and the more power he consumes, the sooner his life will come to an end.
Whether he was happy or sad, Li Yuanxing had to go and visit him personally.
Qu Tutong had already put on formal clothes. When he saw Li Yuanxing coming, he went out to greet him from a distance. He raised his body and saluted: "Your Highness, the veteran is so polite. Hahaha!"
Qu Tutong was in a very good mood and looked very good.
But there was an inexplicable heartache in Li Yuanxing's heart. He and Qu Tutong were not friends because they didn't have a deep intersection. But even though they didn't have a deep intersection, Li Yuanxing could also feel the righteousness in Qu Tutong's heart.
That kind of dedication for the Tang Dynasty.
"Congratulations to Duke Jiang!" Li Yuanxing cupped his fists and saluted.
Qu Tutong smiled, with a hint of shame in his smile, and returned the salute: "Your Highness, please come inside!"
When entering the room, Li Yuanxing glanced specifically at Xuejing. Xuejing shook his head gently, then closed his eyes. A tear fell from the corner of his eye.
When they entered the house together, Li Yuanxing took another look at Qu Tutong, whose face was glowing red.
From the reactions of these two people, Li Yuanxing thought of a word. A very sad word, looking back! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
