Chapter seven hundred and fiftieth eight: Shangguan Wan'er gives birth to a son
Unknowingly, the harvest season of the second year arrived. During this period, local officials organized agricultural experts to go deep among the people.
Explain to them the knowledge of when to fertilize, when to water, and when to eliminate pests.
And the local people also trust these experts very much.
Because, these experts all came from China.
In the past, it would have been impossible for them to meet such experts.
They all strictly follow what the experts ask.
And the results achieved seem to be very good.
The wheat is growing better than ever.
Of course, they were not sure whether there would be a good harvest.
Because no matter how good the growth is, it does not mean that there will be a good harvest.
Finally, the harvest season has arrived.
Golden wheat covered the earth.
The breeze blows, and golden waves ripple in the wheat fields, which is extremely beautiful.
And now, many harvesters have arrived on the land of Yanhuang Continent.
As long as the terrain is flat, a harvester can be used to harvest.
Moreover, the harvester is not expensive.
An acre of land only costs a few dozen yuan.
The price doesn't sound low.
But they did some calculations.
For example, if harvesting is done manually, one person cannot harvest an acre of land in one day.
With a harvester, it only takes ten minutes to harvest one acre of land easily.
And if they work, their daily wages will be more than that.
Everyone can calculate this account.
Therefore, basically every household uses a harvester to harvest as long as they have access to it.
And this harvester is really convenient.
After harvesting, threshing is completed directly, even their usual next step is saved.
This further saves them more time.
And they only need to pack the harvested wheat in bags after the harvest is completed.
Then just transport it home to dry.
After harvesting the wheat, they were surprised to find that this year's wheat.
The output has increased by at least 30% compared to previous years!
A full 30%!
This made them extremely happy.
The bigger surprise is——
In the past, their family didn't have so much land.
Or, they don’t have land at home at all, but rent other people’s land.
More than half of the grain harvested must be paid in rent.
Those who do not pay rent will also need to pay half of the agricultural tax.
Now, their agricultural tax has been reduced to 11%.
They themselves can leave 90% of it.
This year, they have more land and their output has increased.
All of a sudden, there was a lot of food piled up in every household.
This made all the people laugh so hard that they couldn't contain their joy.
Their family has never had so much food.
And this also made them support the rule of China more and more.
Since the Huaxia Kingdom settled in, their lives have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to before.
And now, they understand more and more why Huaxia treated their country's nobles like this last year.
If this were not the case, how could they have the good life they have today?
The reason why China did this was entirely for them!
Of course, a bumper grain harvest is a good thing for the people.
But they are also worried about whether food prices will drop crazily.
Because now, it seems that food production is increasing all over the world.
In the past, the Huaxia Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty also sent food to them.
And now?
They also had a great harvest here.
I'm afraid these grains won't be sold, right?
And soon, they discovered that their worries were all unnecessary.
It turns out that the Huaxia Kingdom had already prepared for a rainy day.
Across the world, aquaculture has begun to be vigorously promoted.
Now, in countries such as the Tang Dynasty and Huaxia Kingdom, the breeding industry has become very prosperous.
For example, more than half of the world's pork is now provided by these two countries.
But in Li Min's view, such a price is still artificially high.
Because pork has not really entered thousands of households.
Be sure to make pork affordable to everyone.
Of course, it's another thing if you don't like to eat it.
Only by eating more meat can their physical fitness be improved.
As a result, a large number of breeding farms began to be built in the Xinqi Kingdom, the Xinlu Kingdom, and the Yanhuang Continent.
These farms require a large amount of food input.
At the same time, it’s not just pig farms.
Chicken farms, duck farms, and artificially raised fisheries all require a large amount of grain.
At the same time, there are also factories for pastry processing and so on, which have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
These factories have a very large demand for food.
There is no need to be afraid of their food, there is no place to sell it, and there is no need to worry too much about the price.
Because the price is indeed lower than in previous years.
But the lower range is very small.
As long as the grain is sold, every household can have some savings.
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The people now have money and are spending more freely.
And the products on Yanhuang Continent have become more abundant.
The economy is becoming more and more prosperous.
Because the consumption concepts of the people here are fundamentally different from those of the Chinese people.
The Chinese people's philosophy is to save money if they have it.
When you encounter difficulties, you can use them to help.
And what about the people here?
As long as you have money, spend it.
Anyway, I can still make more money in the future.
And now, they have money in their hands.
When you have money, you are very willing to spend it.
Therefore, the economy in Yanhuang Continent is growing very fast.
This has also made the economy of this land more prosperous.
And here, as the number of Chinese people began to increase, the breeding industry began to develop.
As they have more money on hand, their eating habits, etc., are quietly changing.
Of course, these are all happy changes.
What changed their habits was naturally Chinese food.
Of course, this is not the first time that Chinese cuisine has landed in their country.
As early as the time when the Huaxia Kingdom was not yet established, Li Min, the king of China at that time, came to invest in various countries here.
I brought Chinese delicacies here.
However, although Chinese food is very delicious, it is also very expensive.
Just like Kobe beef in later generations, at a price of four to five thousand yuan per pound, ordinary people will naturally not eat it.
For four to five thousand yuan, you can eat ordinary beef for a year.
Can you go to heaven if you eat such a pound of beef?
This is what happened at that time.
But it's different now.
Now that they are rich, the price of Chinese food will also be very low.
Moreover, they themselves can also cook.
In the past, they were short of food and they could only eat bread.
Like a noble, you can eat soft white bread.
And those poor people can only eat black and hard black bread.
But now, they have many more choices.
For example, steamed buns, picture scrolls, steamed buns, fried dough sticks, noodles, dumplings, steamed dumplings, etc.
They didn't know before that so many tricks could be made with wheat?
This makes them completely eager to learn as they go!
These delicacies are quietly entering thousands of households in Yanhuang Continent.
Of course, Li Min has a lot to do with it.
Without Li Min's constant guidance in the dark, it would probably take many years to achieve this effect.
In fact, this effect may not be achieved in the end.
Because in later generations, Chinese cuisine also gained worldwide recognition.
But in the West, Chinese cuisine has not penetrated into their eating habits.
Of course, the current situation is naturally different.
Because now in the eyes of these aborigines, the Chinese people are all noble and upper-class people, and they are all elegant nobles.
Everything about them is good.
Their food is the most delicious in the world.
Only nobles like the Chinese can eat such delicacies.
They yearn for it from the bottom of their hearts.
This is also the basis for Chinese cuisine to quickly enter their lives.
The following key promotions will be a powerful boost.
For example, there are food programs broadcast on various TV stations.
On these programs, there are some Chinese delicacies that are simple to make, but very delicious.
Through self-study through the program, they can quickly master the tricks.
On the Internet, Li Min also ordered people to create a large number of recipes, the kind with videos.
If you want to learn, just go online, find a video, and follow the video to learn how to make delicious Chinese dishes.
Of course, there are other promotions as well.
With these in place, Chinese cuisine naturally began to spread here.
And next, is the clothing.
Chinese clothing is also quietly accepted and loved by them.
Next, there is Chinese culture.
Well, Chinese culture actually took root here as early as ten years ago.
But now, it's just a step further.
In short, everything in China was quickly accepted by the people here.
I believe it won’t take many years for them to become more Chinese than the Chinese.
Of course, further integration is actually intermarriage.
And Li Min has been promoting such development.
But for some reason, more Chinese men marry women here.
Women from China rarely marry men from here.
Although Li Min was helpless in this situation, he did not interfere.
I believe this situation will gradually get better in the future.
And as long as there is intermarriage, that is enough.
Things are developing in the direction he wants.
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Shangguan Wan'er was pregnant for ten months. When she gave birth, the fetus fell to the ground.
When he was born, he was a big fat boy.
Li Min took Shangguan Wan'er's hand, wiped her sweat with a handkerchief distressedly, and asked her about her welfare.
Shangguan Wan'er's hair was wet and her face was pale and weak, but her face was filled with a happy smile.
She held Li Min's hand and couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, I heard he is a son? Where is our son? Who does he look like? Has the Emperor seen it?"
Li Min took Shangguan Wan'er's hand and said affectionately: "The little guy has made you so miserable, why do I care to look at him?"
Shangguan Wan'er rolled her eyes at Li Min and said, "Your Majesty, I want to see my son."
Soon, the little guy was carried to Shangguan Wan'er.
The little guy's eyes haven't opened yet, he's clenching his little fists and sleeping soundly.
His little face was wrinkled, like a little old man, very ugly.
But in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes, this is definitely the cutest baby in the world.
Shangguan Wan'er gently held the baby in her arms and looked at him with infinite tenderness.
After a long while, Shangguan Wan'er said: "Your Majesty, please give our son a name!"
Li Min nodded and couldn't help but said: "How about calling me Li Haoyu!"
Shangguan Wan'er's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but say: "Li Haoyu, what a good name. Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me this name."
Li Min nodded, and then said to Shangguan Wan'er: "Wan'er, you are weak now, so you should pay more attention to rest."
Shangguan Wan'er nodded obediently.
Next, for a month, Shangguan Wan'er raised her child safely.
After confinement, Shangguan Wan'er's figure became more plump.
And Li Min also likes the youngest child Li Haoyu very much.
Of course, it's mainly because of age.
The other children have all grown up.
Among them, the boys were all separated by Li Min and became kings in various countries.
The girls are also growing up and are almost at the age of marriage.
After Li Min came to power, the age of marriage has been postponed in Huaxia, Xinlu and Xinqi.
Li Min also ordered the medical school to publicize it to the people.
Marriage at an early age is harmful to the body, and giving birth at an early age will seriously damage a woman's life safety.
Therefore, the minimum legal age for marriage is now set at twenty.
Only after the age of twenty are people allowed to get married and have children.
Otherwise, you are just acting like a hooligan.
Although their ages are still a little different, they are still about a few years apart.
As children grow older, they become estranged from their parents.
It is best for children, who are 100% dependent on their parents.
But recently, Li Min noticed that Shangguan Wan'er's eyes showed sadness from time to time.
Li Min couldn't help but ask curiously.
At the beginning, Shangguan Wan'er tried every means to cover up.
But after repeated questioning, Li Min finally told the truth.
It turns out that now, those princes basically have their own fiefdoms.
And his son Li Haoyu was born too late.
And now all the territory owned by the Huaxia Kingdom has been divided up.
What should my son do then?
This problem made Shangguan Wan'er very distressed.
After hearing this question, Li Min couldn't help laughing.
"Wan'er, don't worry, there is still plenty of territory."
"Eastern Slavs, West Slavs and South Slavs all have huge territories."
"As well as Africa, there is still a huge territory."
"There is plenty of space, so why should we be afraid that it will be all divided?"
Shangguan Wan'er said worriedly: "But one place is too cold, and the other place is too barren!"
