Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 60 61 Half Mu 36 Stones
"Your Majesty! Believe me! Human beings have never stopped exploring new worlds! It is impossible for God to leave such two fertile lands idle forever, and he will arrange batch after batch of people to go there.

People today may have just arrived there by accident and cannot recognize its value, but one day, a knowledgeable adventurer will discover and occupy it!

We are running out of time!Such a large continent, Wei Chen and King Wei must not be able to eat it, Wei Chen can provide a fleet, but the population is a big problem!

Weichen still said the same thing, the population of Datang is too small! "

With a slight salute, Zuo Ming said with a serious face.

This is not the first time that Zuo Ming said that there are too few people in Datang, but this time, Li Shimin felt the same way.

According to Zuo Ming's description, the area of ​​those two continents is equivalent to three Great Tangs, and there is also a continent of Australia, which is also a land without owners. Although it is only equivalent to the size of a Great Tang, it is already quite vast.

With so much land, and tens of millions of natives, how many Tang people should be sent to control and occupy it?Is it really necessary to do a desperate plan to kill them all?
This was not the first time he had thought of killing all the natives.With Datang's strength and the artillery, if it goes all out, it's not too difficult.

But each time, he vetoed the strategy in the first place.He knew that if he really did this, Zuo Ming would definitely be the first to object.

Seeing Li Shimin's worries, Wang Gui on the side spoke in a timely manner, "Your Majesty! Although the matter is urgent, there is no rush. It may take nearly two years for this ship to be built. With the current national strength, it should not be difficult to increase the population in two years!
There are also potatoes and sweet potatoes. Based on what I know about my son-in-law, the yield of [-] shi per mu may be exaggerated, but the yield should not be too low.Not to mention too much, as long as the yield of ten shi per mu can be achieved, the people of our Tang Dynasty will have enough to eat.

And once this person is full, he doesn't worry about having a child and being unable to support him, so wouldn't he be motivated to have a child? "

In the last sentence, Wang Gui actually imitated Zuo Ming's playful tone.Hearing this, Li Shimin was immediately happy.

Wang Gui's words reached his heart.

Yes, can this matter be urgent?Can't hurry!

First of all, it takes time to build a ship, it takes time to develop artillery, and it takes time to gather people to set sail and set off. In the end, even if you really find a new continent, you can't eat it all in one go. All of this takes time!
According to Zuo Ming, the current Datang is invincible in the whole world. Since even he can't do it in a short time, how can other countries do it?

That being the case, what did he have to worry about?

"What Wang Aiqing said is very true! The main reason is that this kid is too good at instigating emotions. It is obviously a matter that has no shadow yet, so he just said it like a urgency! Really hateful! Hateful!"

After nodding his head, Li Shimin praised Wang Gui, and then gave Zuo Ming an unhappy look.

Zuo Ming just rolled his eyes at this.

He just wanted to emphasize the importance of time and population, and hoped that Li Shimin and other meritorious nobles could step up their efforts to support him and reduce internal friction.Who knew that Li Shimin would think so much because of this?
"To fight against the outside world, we must first settle down inside! It is imperative to develop the New World, but there must be a priority in everything. Today, Tuyuhun is about to make trouble again. I think that before the completion of the fleet, all my energy in Datang should be put down here. above the country!"

And at this moment, Fang Xuanling who had been silent all this time spoke up.

And when he spoke, all the officials nodded in agreement.

"Master Fang is right. Right now, our Datang treasury is full, food and grass are sufficient, and it is a good time to use troops! Moreover, I suggested that the affairs of the American continent should be handed over to Lord Zuo and His Royal Highness King Wei first. Our main force in the Tang Dynasty should Put it on top of Australia!

After all, according to Mr. Zuo, although that place is vast, its total population is only one million, and it is not far from my Tang Dynasty, so it can be used as a springboard for my Tang Dynasty to enter the Americas! "

This time it was the military god of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing, who spoke.Obviously, this old man's strategic vision is much higher than that of Li Shimin and Zuo Ming.

"Wei Gong is right! Australia is surrounded by the sea, there are no foreign enemies to harass, the climate is pleasant, and the products are rich. It is definitely a rare treasure land! With his backing, our Great Tang can attack and retreat. The foundation of the world is just around the corner. !"

"That's a good thing to say, but after all, there are Funan, Linyi, Luzon, and Sri Buddha in the middle. If I can take all these lands into my Tang Dynasty's hands."

All of a sudden, everyone was discussing together.

When Zuo Ming heard it, he was really speechless to the extreme.The ambitions of these people are truly boundless, this matter must unify the rhythm of the whole of Asia!
Do you mountain guns know how big Asia is?

These people dared to think, but Zuo Ming couldn't stand it any longer, so he coughed lightly and interrupted everyone, "My lords, do you see that the sweet potatoes unearthed now exceed ten stone?"

A few ministers were talking about the climax, and they were suddenly interrupted by Zuo Ming. They were all unhappy, but when they looked up at the pile of sweet potatoes in the distance, their expressions suddenly froze!
A hundred or ten imperial guards worked together, and the efficiency was quite high. When everyone looked at it, more than half of the one-acre sweet potato field had been mined, and the accumulated sweet potatoes had become a hill!
How can there be only ten stones here?I'm afraid that twenty stones are not enough!

Looking at that acre of potato fields, the harvest is actually equivalent to that of sweet potatoes!

"This is really fifty shi per mu!?"

The first to scream out was Zuo Ming's father-in-law Wang Gui.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he could hardly believe his eyes.

"I don't know until I have to weigh the fifty shi. My lords, the grain is almost finished harvesting. Let's weigh the sweet potatoes and potatoes that have been dug up first!"

With a slight smile, Zuo Ming also heaved a long sigh of relief.It seems that the bull is not blown.

Naturally, this proposal was unanimously agreed by Li Shimin and the ministers. They also wanted to see how many sweet potatoes and potatoes had been harvested!
Not long after, another group of imperial forest soldiers came to the greenhouse with weighing bars.Moreover, Zuo Ming noticed that there seemed to be twice as many guards in charge of security around them.

It seems that Li Shimin has realized the importance of sweet potatoes and potatoes.

This weighing work is an extremely boring job, but whether it is the guards of the Imperial Forest Army who are doing it by themselves or the emperor and ministers who are watching from the side, they all look full of interest.

And those imperial forest soldiers who were digging sweet potatoes and potatoes were also full of joy and excitement now.

Originally, they were reluctant to ask them to dig the ground, but now, they only feel that the more pressure they get, the more they will be motivated.Almost everyone is constantly fantasizing about what it would be like if they planted this kind of food in their homes.
As each number was reported, the corner of Zhangsun Wuji's mouth, who was in charge of bookkeeping, would twitch violently.

And when Changsun Wuji memorized the last number after weighing the last batch of sweet potatoes and started heavy and primitive calculations, Li Shimin also became impatient and kept urging him to hurry up.It made Changsun Wuji blush for a while.

Seeing this situation, Zuo Ming chuckled, and then said a number in the eyes of everyone's differences and shocks, "36 stones, seven buckets and three liters! Those accounts added up just now should be this number!"

"How did you figure it out?" At this moment, even Changsun Wuji lost his composure.

These are hundreds of numbers of different sizes, and Zuo Ming doesn't have an abacus in his hand, even if he wrote down those numbers and calculated them mentally, it shouldn't be so fast!

"It's actually very simple. Every time the soldier reported a number, I would use it in my mind to add the sum of the previous numbers. Therefore, when he reported the last number, I already knew the sum of the numbers. quantity!"

With a slight smile, Zuo Ming explained.

This method couldn't be simpler. Previously, Changsun Wuji and the others had to wait for all the numbers to come out before calculating the results. In fact, they just fell into a blind spot of thinking.

After hearing Zuo Ming's explanation, Changsun Wuji suddenly felt ashamed and at the same time put away the ledger decisively, then cupped his hands at Li Shimin, "Your Majesty! Mr. Zuo's result should be correct. Yes! Mr. Zuo is really a great talent, Wuji is not as good as him!"

"Wuji doesn't have to be like this, this kid is just a little clever, but he is useless in major matters!" Li Shimin quickly stroked his elder Sun Wuji, and then glanced at Zuo Ming with some displeasure.

You said that your kid has such a good method, if you didn't tell him earlier, as for making Changsun Wuji so unable to step down?
For Li Shimin's accusation, Zuo Ming could only shrug innocently.Xindao: Don't blame Changsun Wuji for being too stupid, why blame me for being too smart?Do I have to be as stupid as you to be in line with your wishes?
"Lord Zuo, what are the ways to eat these sweet potatoes? What are the particulars?"

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Fang Xuanling asked suddenly.

"This is easy to eat. Let's get some local materials and make some, so we can reward the soldiers!"

Looking at the red and big sweet potatoes, Zuo Ming was actually a little greedy, so he started to raise his hands as soon as he spoke.

Seeing that Zuo Ming picked up the firewood, the guards of the Royal Forest Army who were idle around rushed to help.

From the conversation of the ministers just now, they already knew that the so-called sweet potatoes and potatoes were actually all made by this Master Zuo.They really admire this young adult, so they are naturally honored to be able to help him.

(End of this chapter)