This is why Ouyang Bufan was willing to go even though he was unwilling to do so. When a junior official from the Ministry of Revenue went to the army to distribute military pay, he was criticized by the other party for having too little military pay. This even led to a violent beating, which suddenly made Ouyang Bufan fall.
Psychological shadow.
"Okay, okay, I won't force you!"
When Muchuan saw Ouyang Bufan looking like a coward, he naturally stopped letting him handle the matter and instead handled it himself.
I just had a good look at the sky and it was almost noon, so I just finished this matter while eating.
An hour later, Muchuan returned to Shangshu's mansion with Ouyang Bufan.
In the main hall of the front hall, various dishes are placed on the big round table, such as mapo tofu, fried pork with chili, stir-fried vegetables, pork bone and radish soup, etc.
Looking at the delicious, delicious and delicious dishes, Ouyang Bufan showed a shocked expression: "What on earth is going on!"
What shocked Ouyang Bufan was not the exquisiteness and novelty of these dishes, but the adults sitting in front of him! Yes, Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, and Qin Qiong were among them!
These are the three heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, the founding fathers of the country, with extraordinary dignity. Now the three of them are gathered in Muchuan's mansion, how can Ouyang Bufan not be amazed and stunned.
On the other hand, Cheng Yaojin and the other two people were still muttering about why Muchuan suddenly invited the three of them over. However, after seeing the delicious dishes on the table, they stopped worrying and looked at the dishes with salivation.
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Cheng Yaojin: "Hey, are all the rumors true?
I heard that the dishes in Lord Muchuan’s house are delicious, delicious and very different! I really learned a lot after seeing them today!”
Li Jing: "I recognize many dishes here, including chili peppers, green vegetables, tofu...but what is this?"
Boiled with pork bones, it smells very fresh and sweet!”
Qin Qiong: "Oh, oh, let's not talk so much. It's rare that Brother Muchuan invites us to a banquet. Let's drink and eat meat!"
The three of them couldn't hold it any longer, so they started using their chopsticks.
As soon as they tasted it, their index fingers were full and they were filled with joy. The three of them said that they had never eaten such delicious food in their lives.
Qin Qiong: "Brother Muchuan, this soup is very delicious! Especially what on earth is cooked with the pig bones?"
"Oh...this is a radish, a product from the Western Regions."
In fact, Muchuan used his points to redeem this radish from the system. After all, as a foodie, the points he earned were often redeemed for various ingredients.
Currently, the only "foreign crops" grown in the Tang Dynasty are peppers.
Crops such as tomatoes and potatoes that are usually eaten in the Shangshu's mansion are all redeemed by system points, and there is no way to produce them on a large scale.
Muchuan is also upset when it comes to it. The crops exchanged from the system cannot be "planted"! Normally, if you obtain the finished crops of potatoes and tomatoes, you only need to cultivate these crops, and then you can sow and plant them.
However, the crops that Muchuan redeemed from the system were "unable to grow". If he wanted to redeem crops that could be planted, he needed to redeem "seeds". The key was that the seeds of these crops were very expensive, and even the points Muchuan had earned over the years were not enough.
to exchange.
So until now, the only crop seeds Muchuan has exchanged are peppers.
As for why exchange for pepper?
The reason is very simple. Chili peppers are cash crops, which produce the widest economic benefits and also have the effect of keeping out the cold. They are particularly suitable for the northern climate in Chang'an.
Crops such as potatoes and tomatoes are also good, but due to insufficient points, Muchuan had to wait for the caravan to be formed and then go to America, the Middle East and other places to transport them.
However, now in front of the round table, the three generals were eating with gusto. It was obvious that Muchuan was very satisfied with the dishes prepared by him.
As long as he was satisfied, Muchuan smiled slightly and started talking about business: "Three generals, we are all old acquaintances... I came here this time to see you for something."
"Hey, brother Muchuan, you don't need to be so polite, just tell me if you have anything to do!"
Qin Qiong said boldly.
Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin also nodded repeatedly.
After all, Muchuan had helped the three of them a lot on weekdays, and even prepared a table of delicious dishes. If it wasn't too troublesome, they would naturally agree.
That's fine. After Muchuan glanced at Ouyang Bufan, he told him about the trouble he had encountered before.
That's right, that's borrowing troops to open up fields! Muchuan knew that the three of them controlled a lot of soldiers, and more than half of those soldiers were training. Since they were all training, it's better to treat land opening as training!
According to ancient sayings, this is the so-called "garrison system", where the usually useless soldiers are used to cultivate the land!
The three of them agreed without much thought after hearing this. After all, "garrisoning troops" originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was used by all major dynasties. Generals like them also had the power to dispatch their own soldiers to station troops and cultivate the land.
Qin Qiong took the lead and asked: "Brother Muchuan, why don't you tell me how many soldiers are needed?
The three of us can do it together."
"About a hundred thousand soldiers."
The three of them were frightened when they heard that Muchuan needed 100,000 soldiers.
Before Muchuan became the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, the Ministry of Hubu also borrowed troops from the Ministry of War and the Imperial Guard to reclaim land, but the number of soldiers needed was only 10,000.
Now Muchuan can command 100,000 people in one breath, which is far beyond imagination.
Li Jing: "It is not easy to mobilize so many soldiers. At least we must inform His Majesty and issue a formal approval document."
Cheng Yaojin: "Yes, the mobilization of one hundred thousand troops... If others didn't know better, they would think we were going to rebel."
Qin Qiong: "Brother Muchuan, how much land do you want to cultivate?
It actually requires as many as 100,000 people."
In fact, even if you want to reclaim land, you can't just find a piece of land and reclaim it.
There are strict requirements for the formation of cultivated land. The land is fertile, the terrain is flat, it is convenient for farmers to come and go freely, and the local climate is stable. Only when these conditions are met can it be called cultivated land and be used by humans.
At this time, Qin Qiong was curious. If one hundred thousand soldiers were used to reclaim land, would there really be so much land for them to reclaim?
Qin Qiong's question aroused the curiosity of others, and Li Jing said: "As far as I know, there is not so much territory near Gyeonggi Province."
Cheng Yaojin: "Is it possible that Master Mu wants to cultivate other areas?
If that’s the case, we shouldn’t borrow troops from Gyeonggi Province.”
The three of them looked at each other, obviously not understanding what Muchuan meant.
Muchuan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I plan to reclaim the plains east of Chang'an City."
