Chapter 1299 If I get a queen, if I get a ovary, hahaha...
Chapter 1299: When I get the queen, it’s like I get Zhang Zifang, hahaha... (please subscribe and vote)
Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin had a fierce quarrel with several censors and ministers in the court hall. Fortunately, there was no physical conflict this time.
However, His Majesty was still furious and reprimanded him severely, and fined those ministers who were the most gibbering with half a year's salary, including Cheng Yaojin.
After that, he just slapped his butt and left, leaving the ministers and servants who looked at each other and left the palace indifferently.
When Li Shimin returned to Ganlu Hall, he looked refreshed.
Seeing Empress Changsun, who happened to be reading and drinking tea in the Manlu Palace, waiting for her husband to return, she stood up with a smile.
"Did something good happen to my husband today? You look so happy."
Li Shimin smiled and shook his head, sat behind the desk, took the tea that his wife poured for him, and took a sip.
Well, as expected, this wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea is more customary to drink. It can not only clear the liver and improve eyesight, but also maintain health.
Nowadays, Li Shimin drinks green tea when he wakes up in the morning, wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea at noon, and at night, he drinks black tea, which is good for the spleen and stomach.
"It's not a good thing. It's just a bad thing. It finally solved the problem temporarily. Alas..."
When I thought about what Cheng Yaojin said in the court today, and the way those two unlucky guys looked so green that they turned white.
Li Shimin immediately laughed out loud.
Seeing this scene, Empress Changsun asked curiously. When she heard that it was General Cheng who was causing trouble again, she shook her head helplessly.
"But having said that, Gu Qing obeyed the authority in a hurry, which gave me a wake-up call. I really didn't notice this problem before."
"The land in Jiaozhou is fertile, and most of it is fertile farmland. The three-season rice can be harvested three times a year. It is indeed easy for farmers to suffer low prices."
"If the low price of grain hurts the farmers, how can we move the people to the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion to cultivate more fertile land?"
"I have to say that the Han and Tang merchants were willing to obey the orders of the Governor of Jiaozhou and use all the fertile land they purchased to grow sugar cane.
They also signed an agreement with the Governor's Office. They will collect all the sugar cane produced in the military fields of the Governor's Office at market prices...
You have done a great thing for me."
"Otherwise, we will wait until all the two million acres of farmland have been planted with three crops of rice.
Even if Gu Qing's memorial reaches Chang'an, my decree will be delivered to Jiaozhou. I'm afraid it will be too late..."
Listening to Li Shimin explaining the cause and effect of the matter, Empress Changsun couldn't help but feel scared.
"What your husband said is absolutely true. I never thought that after planting three crops of rice in the fields in Jiaozhou, the annual income would be so amazing."
"Yes, when I heard the news, my first thought at the time was, if the Guanzhong fields can also have such an annual income, I will have nothing to worry about..."
Hearing these words, Empress Changsun could not help but look downcast, sighed softly and nodded.
"What your husband said is true. Today, the yield per mu in Guanzhong is not abundant, and we still need to transport grain from the Central Plains to Guanzhong to make up for it every year."
Li Shimin nodded with deep understanding, took a sip of tea soup and said.
"My husband still remembers that at the beginning of my father's reign, he only needed to transfer 200,000 stones from outside the pass to Chang'an, so that the pass could be fully fed.
But by the end of last year, the amount of grain transferred from outside the Pass had increased to one million dan, and the waterways entering the Pass were difficult and dangerous."
"Mr. Guanyin, do you still remember that in the sixth year of Zhenguan, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong, and it was urgent to get grain into the pass."
"In Sanmenxia alone, there are seven subversive grain ships. Alas..."
Empress Changsun nodded, raised her hands and gently massaged her husband's shoulders and back.
"It is difficult to enter the Guanzhong waterway, but transporting grain by land is more expensive. This is a last resort."
Li Shimin nodded and smiled bitterly.
"Sigh... Yes, since the previous dynasty, Guanzhong's output has been difficult to increase, but Guanzhong's population has become increasingly prosperous..."
"We are worried about not producing enough food, while the Jiaozhou Governor's Office is worried about producing too much food."
After hearing this, Empress Changsun changed the subject in a gentle voice.
"It seems that the Han-Tang Trading Company founded by those young people has really made another contribution to the imperial court."
Li Shimin nodded, narrowed his eyes, and spoke with a scheming look.
"Yes, but the one who can come up with such a weird idea is probably that boy Cheng Sanlang."
"This stone honey is a good thing. After all, with this kind of dessert, people need it every day, so there is no need to worry about lack of sales."
After voicing a few more words, Li Shimin stroked his long beard and began to have a headache as he thought about the next move for the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion.
Gu Da's memorial clearly stated that many wealthy and powerful people also purchased a lot of land in Jiaozhou.
"Madam, I would like to make a decree for my husband. Anyone who purchases land in Jiaozhou will not be allowed to plant three-crop rice and other staple foods within five years."
"We can only grow sugar cane, or other crops, what do you think?"
Hearing these words, Empress Changsun thought for a moment and slowly shook her head.
"People travel thousands of miles just for money. Husband, if you do this, you will cut off the wealth of many people."
"What's more, I feel that it is inappropriate to force the planting of sugar cane. After all, not everyone is willing to plant sugar cane to make stone honey..."
Li Shimin nodded and couldn't help stroking his long beard with some pain.
"I have worked hard for the development of the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion, but I didn't expect that I would be stumped just at the beginning."
After Empress Changsun pondered for a long time, she suddenly raised the corner of her mouth slightly.
"Husband, it's not that there is no solution. It just depends on whether your husband is willing."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at his resourceful wife.
"Those people go to Jiaozhou to buy land for the purpose of making money. If their husbands do not allow them to grow food."
"Then, for other crops, after paying the taxes and their initial investment, I'm afraid it will be difficult to continue."
"In this case, if my husband pays attention to the long-term benefits of Jiaozhou, it would be better to do this. If they don't plant three-crop rice, the court can exempt them from the land tax. Oh my husband, what are you doing?..."
Empress Changsun did not expect that she would be suddenly attacked by her husband while she was calmly making suggestions. It was really...
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the Guanyin maidservant frowning and looking nervous.
"When I get the queen, it's like I get Zhang Zifang, hahaha... Guanyin, your method is so good, it's really wonderful."
"That's right, that's right. They are not allowed to cultivate staple food within five years. The imperial court will exempt them from land tax. They like to grow other crops, so there will be no problem."
"...No, no, no, five years is too short. Ten years, within ten years, I will not receive a penny of land tax from these newly cultivated fields."
"But you are not allowed to grow grain, which will cause low grain prices and harm to farmers in the Jiaozhou Dudu Mansion area."
"In ten years... within ten years, I may be able to think of a way to solve the dilemma of how to transport Jiaozhou's abundant grain harvest."