Chapter 999 Your mother-in-law actually told me that the rice has been harvested
Chapter 999 You damn girl actually told me that the rice harvest has been abundant? (Please subscribe and vote)
In a short time, Li Jing hurried out of the house. At this moment, a carriage was already waiting at the door.
After Li Jing boarded the carriage with the dying messenger, he was urged.
The carriage galloped quickly, heading towards the palace...
At this moment, Li Shimin was sitting upright in the Ganlu Hall. Fang Xuanling, Yu Shinan, Ma Zhou and others were also here to report to Li Shimin the situation of spring plowing in the Tang Dynasty today.
"Since this spring, Guanzhong, Jinyang, Zhuozhou and other places have seen significantly less rain than in previous years, which is very detrimental to spring plowing."
"A total of more than 70 counties in 15 states are involved, with 340,000 households and more than 2 million people."
"And Jiangnan..."
Listening to the report from Fang Xuanling and others, Li Shimin's face became more and more solemn. After thinking about it for a long time, he spoke in a deep voice.
"It is best to raise money and food for disaster relief in various places in advance to avoid causing civil unrest. If there is not enough, it can be transferred from warehouses in Chang'an and Luoyang."
"As for the original conquest of Gaochang Kingdom, we have put it on hold for the time being and focus on appeasing the people's livelihood first."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty..." Several ministers prostrated themselves on the ground and bowed respectfully to this wise and wise Lord of the Tang Dynasty, who loved his people like a son.
Li Shimin couldn't help but smile bitterly, waved his hands and said.
"Sigh... I have no choice but to let that kid from Gaochang, Qu Wentai, be arrogant for a little longer."
"It's a pity that although the Tang Dynasty is rich all over the world, it suffers from food shortages every year. Now the imperial court is supervising farming, but it is difficult to increase the yield per mu."
After hearing Li Shimin's complaint, Fang Xuanling and others were helpless, but there was nothing they could do.
After all, the increase in yield per mu cannot be solved by just talking.
Nowadays, the most important thing for all states and counties in the Tang Dynasty is to ensure spring plowing. However, since the beginning of the previous dynasty, the output per acre will be the same as the previous dynasty.
Food is the first priority for the people, and growing food is a major national policy that has been carried out in all dynasties.
I don’t know how many officials and talented people who are familiar with farming are racking their brains to think of ways to increase production and income, but they have achieved little success.
What's more, when natural disasters strike, nothing can be harvested. This happened from time to time in the twenty years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
Fortunately, the imperial court was able to allocate money and food in a timely manner, thus avoiding a civil uprising.
But even so, there will still be a large number of people who have their families destroyed and their families displaced due to disasters.
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A eunuch walked into the back of the Manlu Palace somewhat rashly, bowed respectfully to Li Shimin, whose brows were already furrowed, and said with sincere fear.
"Your Majesty, Duke Wei has something urgent to do. He asked to see your Majesty. He said that great news came from the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion."
"The great news from the Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion?" Several important ministers couldn't help but looked at each other in confusion.
The first reaction is that in all likelihood, the governor of Jiaozhou had a fight with someone and won...
Yu Shinan stroked his long beard, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and whispered to Ma Zhou beside him.
"I remember that Gu Da, the governor of Jiaozhou, seems to be Li Weigong's former relative."
"It seems that Wu Ben of the Tang Dynasty has made new achievements..." Ma Zhou shook his head in confusion.
Li Shimin listened to all the discussions of these important ministers, and it was undeniable that he had the same idea.
"Please come soon... I also want to know what kind of good news it is."
Li Jing took a deep breath and looked at the messenger standing next to him who looked nervous.
After comforting him with a few words of kindness, he saw Zhao Kun striding outside the hall and saluting him.
"The general will see Duke Wei at the end of his stay. Your Majesty has invited you..."
Li Jing nodded slightly towards Zhao Kun and strode in with the messenger.
After entering the palace, he nodded to Yu, Fang, and Ma, and then bowed respectfully to His Majesty.
Li Shimin stood up and walked around the desk to help him. "You don't have to be polite. I wonder what kind of good news is coming from Jiaozhou?"
"Your Majesty, the 1,700 acres of three-crop rice in Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion will be harvested in mid-February.
Gu Da, the governor of Jiaozhou, specially sent a memorial announcing the good news, as well as the rice and ears that had just been harvested..."
Fang Xuanzhi, Ma Zhou and Yu Shinan, who were still communicating in low voices, seemed to have been pressed on the pause button.
The smile on Li Shimin's face seemed to have turned to stone, and he stared at Li Jing in front of him completely motionless.
Seeing the appearance of these people, Li Jing turned his head and looked towards the messenger.
"You haven't brought out the three-crop rice ears and rice that Governor Gu asked you to dedicate to His Majesty..."
The messenger, who had been lying on the ground without daring to move, heard this and quickly opened the long wooden box.
Several golden ears of rice with roots inside were exposed, as well as the ten kilograms of golden rice, which were also exposed to the eyes of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and several important ministers.
"Mid February..." Fang Xuanling looked straight at the golden rice.
I always feel like I'm having an auditory hallucination. In the middle of February, the willow tree has just sprouted, okay?
This is the spring when all things come to life. How dare you tell me that the rice harvest has been abundant?
Li Shimin took the memorial handed over by Li Jing and read it carefully from beginning to end, but still shook his head in disbelief.
"You will be able to gain something in February..."
"Brother Yao, what do you think this kind of rice is called?"
Li Jing looked at these monarchs and ministers who had not yet recovered from their crooked words and eyes, and couldn't help but add a little surprise to them.
"This rice is called three-season rice, which means that this kind of rice can be harvested three times a year."
"One year! Three seasons!" Ma Zhou's eyes bulged, he raised one finger on his right hand and three fingers on his left hand.
Just looking straight at Li Jing, Li Jing nodded and pointed to the memorial that was still held by Li Shimin.
"Gu Da, the governor of Jiaozhou, wrote clearly and clearly. How dare he deceive the emperor about such a big matter?"
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"One year, three seasons... For God's sake, am I confused?"
Yu Shinan covered his heart and turned a little pale.
Ma Zhou on the side couldn't help but turned pale with shock. "Mr. Yu, Mr. Yu, are you okay?"
The elderly Yu Laoqing took a few deep breaths, and then his face became slightly rosy and he regained his composure.
"Your Majesty, can rice really mature three times a year?"
Li Shimin breathed out a sigh of relief. Seeing him like this, he really didn't know what to say.
"...Yu Laoqing's family, please don't get too excited."
After experiencing the dangerous moment when he almost fainted from the overwhelming joy, Li Shimin sat behind the desk.
Staring at Li Jing with burning eyes, which made Li Jing feel uncomfortable all over, Li Shimin's face broke out into a bright smile.
"Li Lao Aiqing, why do you think Ru Erlang wants to go to Linyi to look for rice seeds?"
Facing His Majesty's astonishingly bright eyes, Li Jing could only answer bravely.
"This matter has to start with Quanzi's meeting with Cheng Sanlang..."