Tang Dynasty good man

Chapter [-]: The Beginning of Change

Li Shi's words about being a bachelor are all based on the court's standpoint. It does sound like he doesn't remember personal gains and losses. It is a classic official opening statement that is extremely unkind.

"Ah..." Haha, I have to bow my hands at this remark, "It's extremely high, the younger brother is abrupt, or can't turn around this corner after thinking about it? It's a matter of position, Brother Li's mention of this point, I just feel It suddenly became clear in front of me, and I immediately had a decision in my mind about the places that I couldn't understand before, and I was taught, and I was taught."

"Oh?" Li Shi nodded with a smile, "I would like to hear more about it."

"Oh, that's right." I slapped my forehead violently, "I haven't seen Brother Li all this time, and my younger brother was so busy that I lost my head. As soon as I came up, the court and the Ministry of Industry kept talking, and I didn't even have time to greet each other. Sin, sin .”

"Sins? Ah," Li Shi clasped his hands together and smiled, "Yes, yes. Since I'm here, there's no reason to give up personal interests because of public affairs. This is the first time I've come here to study agriculture. Zihao wants to do his best to show me around. Vision, let’s talk about the past by the way.”

"That's right, it should be like this." I stood up and was about to open the door to lead the way, when I met Chang Gui coming in, seeing that I had a guest, I hurriedly cupped my hands to avoid it. "No need," called Chang Gui, the two introduced each other and asked Chang Gui why he came.

Chang Gui returned to the room with a happy expression on his face, "Go back to the young prison, last year a few cabbage seeds were ripe and ready to be harvested."

"Last year? Wasn't it shoveled by the supervisor?" It's puzzling.Glancing at Li Shi, Li Shi nodded with a smile, "Okay, okay. Lead the way, and come with me and Lord Li."

After hearing Chang Gui’s explanation on the road, I understood the reason. Except that I took a few Chinese cabbage trees to make dumplings last year, they survived the winter safely under the careful care of experts.Soaked by the rain that day, the soil was loose. Lao Liu shoveled the cabbage vigorously and did not hurt much of the root system. Fortunately, the cabbage research team carefully peeled off the dry leaves when the spring warmed up.I replanted the overwintered Chinese cabbage, but I didn't expect that all the cabbage would sprout and bloom. It seems that this time it is really a big prize.

"Three catties, two twenty-six dollars?" Li Shi squatted on the ridge of the field with great interest and listened to Chang Gui's description of the cultivation process. He was surprised when he heard that one of the cabbages that were forcibly harvested last year weighed more than three catties. "According to this estimate, how much is the yield per mu of land?"

Chang Gui glanced at me and saw that I had no objection, so he replied with confidence: "This... because the project has not been launched yet. I haven't got the precise output yet. Since Mr. Li asked, I can only make a rough estimate. According to this row spacing and size, The yield per mu should be about three thousand catties."

"Doesn't occupy the grain field?" Li Shi was very interested in this new species. He squatted next to the flower stem and observed it carefully, and asked, "Is it convenient to store it in winter, that is to say, ordinary people can store it at home?"

"Ordinary farmers can store it completely, and this can be guaranteed. From harvesting to springing. The weight in the cellar is only reduced by [-]%, while indoor storage is about [-]%. Except for the two layers of leaves, it is not dry. Affect the usable part." Chang Gui said and took the cabbage cultivation log from Tian Longjian's special land record desk, "As for the grain field. If we use this method to keep seeds, the impact will be minimal, and each household only needs to develop about half a cent. Acres of land are enough."

"After the trial planting is successful and the conditions are ripe, we can consider distributing rapeseed by the agronomy in the land where conditions permit." This was a good opportunity to break into the topic, and I squatted aside to take Chang Gui's words.In this era, vegetable seeds are sold by the people, and small farmers usually open up a private plot in their own courtyard to grow rapeseed. As long as it does not affect the planting area of ​​food, the government does not control it.

"Since it's rapeseed, it doesn't matter if you sell it." Li Shi took a few vegetable seeds from Chang Gui and spread them out on the palm of his hand to observe, "No matter how powerful the Ministry of Industry is, it can't control the vegetable seeds."

It's a good statement, but from Li Shi's standpoint, he is a bit irresponsible to the unit he is loyal to when he says this.Such a good opportunity not to mention gaining some benefits for himself, but at least earning a reputation. After all, Agronomy is still a subordinate institution under the Ministry of Industry.An employee like Li Shi is no good, whoever eats his meal will smash his bowl.

"Our family doesn't talk about each other, and we can't achieve such a result without the help of the Ministry of Industry. Even if the authority of the Ministry of Industry is limited. Since Brother Li is on business on behalf of the Ministry of Industry today, we should inform Brother Li." He gave Chao Changgui a look.

"Yes. Yes." Chang Gui immediately echoed knowingly: "It should be so, it should be so."

That's right, no matter how old an official you are, whether you can speak up or not, since you are here today representing the Ministry of Industry, I'll just say hello indiscriminately.In the future, I would pick up a vegetable basket and sell it. When others asked me, I could find a reason: the Ministry of Industry already knew about it, and the Agricultural School had already said hello, and the sale was also approved by the Ministry of Industry.

Li Shi stretched out his hand and pointed at the two of us, and said with a big laugh, "Zihao is playing tricks on me again, and he does everything impeccably. With a young supervisor like you, the Agricultural School is as solid as gold."

"Being loyal to others, since I stand up and take on this burden... Brother Li also knows my younger brother's temperament. Although he is used to being free and loose, he is also an honest person, and he will never leave someone halfway." Pointing to the thatched pavilion in the distance, "Emperor Taizong used to farm and work here, and that small pavilion was the place for his old man to rest after hard work. Think about how the king of a country can still be busy with his busy schedule..., people depend on food and clothing, This is the original intention of the Royal Undertaking Academy. The prosperity of agriculture is directly related to the major issues of people's livelihood." His face was calm and slightly proud.

Li Shi said with emotion: "Emperor Taizong was a wise man all his life, with martial arts and martial arts..." He sighed a long time at this point, "It is difficult for future generations to look at the back of his neck."

"You can't say that," leading the way into the thatched pavilion, finding a shelter from the sun and asking Li Shi to sit down. "Today, the wise emperor is not under Emperor Taizong. Of course, as the founding king... oh, no, it counts anyway. Let's go." Blushing, Li Yuan forgot, embarrassed to look at Li Shi, "Brother Li laughed, my little brother lost his memory, hehe. Anyway, Taizong has countless battles in his life, and he has a high reputation among the people. There is no one before. You think. Seeing heroes on the battlefield, everyone likes this. It is the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, with all kinds of wastes and chaos. After years of chaos, they can finally settle down. Regardless of whether the life is good or bad, as long as there is peace, it will be a great joy. , so everyone is grateful to Emperor Taizong. But in all fairness, we really lived a good life. It is only after the first year of Yonghui that we can call it a prosperous age. Goryeo, Western Turks, and Tubo, which have been cleaned up this year, are the real ones that can be called A strong enemy, what should be flattened, what should be destroyed, and the expanded territory is even better than during the Taizong period. In terms of people's livelihood, other families dare not make irresponsible remarks, and the Wang family personally passed by. The life of the farmers is getting better every day, but they have never been to the farmer's house , I saw everything clearly at the last stop in the West Market. So my younger brother feels that even if the current emperor does not compare with Taizong, the emperor of the ages will not be able to escape."

"Haha..." Li Shile said, his eyes were smiling.I don't know what he enjoys.To tell the truth, good or bad people really want everyone to live a good life, and of course there are more corruptions, prosperous times.How can it be called a prosperous age without corruption? "Zihao's words are false. At least during the Zhenguan period, no corrupt officials were found in Dali Temple."

"It's not all true. Honest and honest officials are not all capable officials. There are a lot of people who deceive the world and steal their names. Honest officials and poor officials are two different things, but most people often confuse the two points. There have been shameless people who are patched and clean. It's time to tear up Xishi." Think about Liu Rengui.Although this guy is a capable official, I wish I could let him go too.

Li Shi smiled slightly, "It's far away, I'm here today to talk about food. As for corrupt officials, upright officials and poor officials, the imperial court has officials to remonstrate with officials, so we don't need to worry about it."

"Yes, I think of someone. It's over in one breath. Hehe." He glanced at Li Shi, and the matter of good breeds was more difficult.I don't know what the meaning of the Ministry of Industry's sending him here is, "It's easy to promote. If conditions permit, as long as the funding problem is solved..."

"Hehe, that's still not easy." Seeing me kick the ball back, Li Shi smiled and said, "It's about who should pay the money. The Ministry of Industry will definitely not pay the money, and the Ministry of Households will never get permission from the three provinces." , let alone pay the money. According to Zihao, should the farmer pay?"

"Ah? How do you know?" I didn't say that, at least not in front of Li Shi. I guess Lan Ling was talking too much, "No, my younger brother wouldn't say such outrageous things."

"Actually, it's a good idea." Li Shi ignored my complaint and said seriously, "It's against common sense. After all, there are many links in it. If you only pass the agricultural studies, it's fine, but after all, it's the scope of the Ministry of Industry. Is it possible to let The Ministry of Industry buys seeds from the Agricultural School and then resells them in various counties?"

No wonder the imperial court has not promoted crops that cannot be kept for planting. Li Shi explained it in this way, and the links are too cumbersome. "This is troublesome. If there is a mistake in the control, it is possible to miss the sowing, and the price must be uniformly regulated in various places, so a special supervision department must be established, which will create an extra agency...God. , Another draft was obtained, and three provinces had to file a case, which shocked the current emperor. Brother Li, let’s forget about this matter, let’s discuss something else.”

"It's cumbersome," Li Shi shook his head helplessly, "it's not just cumbersome, even if the draft is handed in, the three provinces will definitely not let it go. It's unreasonable for the imperial court to buy and sell grain. But..." Li Shi held up the tea bowl in front of him and looked around , and put it down again, "Let the surname Li take the lead to buy some fine varieties from agronomy in the name of special offerings and pass them on within the clan. They will be listed as special offerings together with Chinese cabbage from agronomy, so that others will not be able to pick out the topic."

"There is no way to talk to the royal family, we are a small family..." This is a way, first form this atmosphere from the royal family, and gradually spread to the rich and powerful families inside and outside the capital. After everyone realizes the benefits, we can promote it The thing is that the soup is boiling and the meat is rotten.Moreover, since agronomy has the title of the Royal Academy, it is not an exaggeration to provide new varieties to the royal family.

"It's not difficult. Who doesn't want to harvest more grain? Now that the high-yielding and fine-bred agricultural school is famous, many royal relatives must have asked Zihao for it, right?" Try to cooperate, including this Chinese cabbage, any good varieties that may be popularized can be tried from the clan."

That's right, Li Shi is smart, he doesn't use rote, he knows where to start, he can get this inspiration from Chinese cabbage, his IQ should be about the same as mine. "I can't guarantee Chinese cabbage. After all, it's still in the experimental stage, and the grains are fine. Also, where is Brother Li? How come I didn't hear it for a long time? He was negotiating with the Ministry of Industry?"

"That's the way to do it. Come first with the name of cabbage, the Ministry of Industry. This is what the Ministry of Industry means."

It seems that old man Cao has started to focus on good things. Yes, the old man wants to forgive me?Or did Lan Ling persuade his brother to talk to the Ministry of Industry?Without further ado, let's make preparations quickly. Thanks to my selfishness, I have bred more good seeds this year than in previous years, and it seems to be able to handle next spring sowing.

Since it was the intention of the Ministry of Industry, it had to be put on the table to negotiate with Lao Liu.Do it as a project.After the plan is completed, first ask the inner government for a budget, name the place of agronomy to prepare a breeding base, and so on.Lao Liu made an exception and did not express that disturbing original opinion. As long as the previous and subsequent matters were not too excessive, he would readily sign his name.

"Is there any possibility of someone buying our land last year?" Yingla, who was sitting on the grain pile with a smirk, asked as soon as I got home, "Talk to them, just say that we have collected all the money. "

"I still have the guts to say it," Ying rolled her eyes and said, "It's over. Who will sell our house in a good place? If you ask for it again, you will offend others."

Logically, I should not be in charge of the establishment of a breeding base for the agronomy, but it is not an exaggeration to borrow this Dongfeng to buy some fertile land for the family. Where there is land, there will be labor, and there will be Zhuangzi who can build workshops, and by the way, it can also satisfy Xiaying's appetite. "Just ask. It's okay. It would be great if our Zhuangzi on the Qishan side can sell agricultural studies."

"It can't be sold, it was given to our family. Besides, Boss Qian can take care of the land now, so it's no problem to support a winemaking workshop." Ying calculated happily, "Old land in Beijing. Fenghe one There is a place in Qishan, and there are dozens of miles on the right side of Longyou..."

"You are so beautiful, it's still a few dozen miles away, be careful to let the wolf take it away."

"That's our wolf, too!" Yingxi said with a smile on the property of wild animals, "everything on the ground belongs to our family. They came to report two days ago, saying that the labor force in Korea has already started shipping. They Go outside the customs. Will there be any mistakes?"

"No way?" I'm not very familiar with the geography there, so I don't know how to get there. "Anyway, the account is settled on the ground, and the accident is not our family." These days, everyone is honest, no matter what kind of goods, as long as the delivery is delivered, the payment will be made, and you can rest assured when dealing with each other.

Relief is reassurance, but a series of troubles have just begun, Longyou's side is like a bottomless pit.Throwing thousands of guns into it is like throwing it into the water.There was no news.Thanks to the five thousand guan sponsored by Lanling, if there is no such money.The Wang family was dying.

"Ten thousand!" Lan Ling gritted his teeth and reminded, "I've never seen your number before, so if you keep decreasing at this rate, I'll be lucky if I can get back ten in the future."

"Really? There's no need to pay it later, I'll pay it back now! That's great, I didn't expect it would only be ten guan, you should have said it earlier!"

"Pooh!"

"The five lectures and four beauties that I just taught you have been forgotten so quickly?" Even in a feudal society, creditors shouldn't oppress debtors like this. "Forget it, I don't have much to say to people like you. Why did you come to me?"

"I can't find you if I have nothing to do? It takes so much money to set up a base, so it's not your own money. When it comes back by sea, it will be directly deducted from your family's bonus shares!" Lan Ling pouted, "I have too many things in my hand. Just live up to it."

"No, I forgot. Just throw them into the water, I don't expect them to come back." Calculated that it has only been half a year since the voyage, according to Lan Ling's prediction, it is still early to return, so I don't have much hope.

"What about the cotton? I shouldn't be talking about this trivial matter, but think about it, no one can handle your thick skin, so let's make it clear before picking it."

"It's the same as last year. What's close is mine and what's far away is yours. How good is it?" He lay down with a stern expression on his face, "You are rich and powerful, so naturally you won't make things difficult for a down-and-out man like me."

"That's fine." Lan Ling sneered a few times, "There is more cotton this year than last year, and the inner government plans to open another workshop. We have an agreement, so we came here specially to discuss with you."

"Don't be foolish, you plan to hack me to death, don't spend money. The workshop we started is not small, and when the labor from Korea comes over, it can almost digest that much cotton. You can build another one. Think it’s a waste?”

"Don't waste it, build it slowly, and prepare for next year. There are more and more cotton, and there is obviously not enough for one workshop. Besides, we will build the inner mansion. I just came to say hello to you." Lan Ling said slowly: "In the future, We allocate raw materials according to the production capacity of each company, so it is not fair for one person to have half."

"Sister, you bully people. You have money to cover, where can I get so much money back? Didn't I agree last year that the previous years were evenly divided, why did you change your mind?"

"It's different. Last year I rolled with you on the grass in a good mood. If I didn't pay attention, would you take it seriously?" Lan Lingjiao sat beside me with a smile, "But now you took advantage of my good mood and divided the nearest few places. The cotton, let me suffer a dumb loss. How about we switch between the two this year?"

"If it weren't for this, all the cotton would be counted as a general ledger, and the two of us would share it? This is fair, everyone has the same cost, and there is no bias." It would be unlucky to change the distance, not to mention the high freight cost, and delay the production cycle.The competition is so fierce, it is hard to get back after falling behind.

"That's what people say, let's do it this way." Lan Ling nodded in satisfaction, "Actually, I'm in a good mood recently, hehe..."

"I used to be in a good mood, but now I'm not..."

"Then when I have free time, I will accompany you out for a walk," Lan Ling approached, and said in a gruff voice, "Walk a little farther away."

"How far?"

"Thousands of miles."