Li Jingjing nodded and said, "The people you sent to me are effective, and the tasks can be carried out in place, which saves me a lot of thought." ”

Li Yunxiao asked, "Sister, brother-in-law, what are you talking about?" ”

Li Jingjing asked rhetorically: "Second brother, do you remember when I just arrived in Jincheng a few days ago and asked the kitchen to make potatoes?" ”

The potato is the potato, an annual herb. It is very suitable for growing in the alpine regions where the grain yield is very low and only wheat (naked oats) can be grown. (Excerpt from Baidu)

There are no potatoes in the Dingchao so far. Li Jingjing discovered the potato through a plant sent by a merchant from the Eastern Roman Empire.

She gave the potatoes to Yuyu of the Aphrodisiac Mansion and got a lot of potatoes.

Li Yunxiao's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Remember." I had eaten all that time, and you and your brother-in-law accompanied me for half an hour's walk in the garden before I finished eating. ”

The husband and wife looked at each other and smiled. In fact, the three of them ate that day, but the couple was embarrassed to say it, saying that they were walking with Li Yunxiao to eat, but in fact, it was also for themselves.

Li Jingjing said: "I asked for twenty people from your brother-in-law, and asked them to distribute the potatoes to the people in the counties and villages of Jincheng to plant them. ”

The potatoes she gives to the people are soaked in spring spirit water, and the survival rate and yield will be several times higher.

He Jingyan pulled Li Yunxiao to the side and said in a low voice: "Second brother, from tomorrow, those twenty people will take potatoes to the six cities of the fiefdom, and I think that you can lead the team in this matter to be sure." ”

Except for the careful thinking that he wanted to spend more alone time with Li Jingjing, it was mainly because this matter was related to the rations of the people in the fiefdom from September to the beginning of spring next year, and it was the top priority of this year's agricultural affairs.

Li Yunxiao nodded and said, "My sister's business is my business." I'll go. ”

He Jingyan looked at Li Jingjing's worried eyes, and then said, "I will match the second brother with two hundred Tiger Ben soldiers as guards." ”

Li Yunxiao made a head-killing action, and shouted in a low voice: "Hui Yi, if the Hun dog dares to assassinate the master, come and kill one by one, and kill one by one!" ”

Li Jingjing was afraid that Li Yunxiao would be arrogant and let the bad guys take advantage of the loophole, and said: "You think that your martial arts are the best in the world, and you have the ability to win your brother-in-law." ”

Li Yunxiao said: "Sister, grandpa can only have a draw with my brother-in-law, how can I beat my brother-in-law." ”

"I don't know what Grandpa is doing in Chang'an now?" Li Jingjing has complained a lot less about him when he learned not long ago that Li Bing wanted to assign Tianshui, the richest Tianshui in Longdi, to He Jingyan as a fief, and after coming to Jincheng, he spent money like water.

"Grandpa and grandma have dinner." He Jingyan smiled: "Let's go." It's been a hard day, and we're not iron-clad, so we're going to have dinner. ”

The smell of food wafting from the dining room of Baihaoin made the three of them appetize, and they waited to see the food on the table, two of which were made with potatoes, and they were all smiling.

Jincheng is not as good as Chang'an and Tanzhou, but there are also good places, such as the weather is not so hot in summer. King Yan's Mansion doesn't need ice.

Zhuangzi of the Yun clan branch at the foot of Baita Mountain, a side hall with five courtyards, several men and women sat and spoke in low voices, and the subordinates were kept far away from the hall door, and no one was allowed to disturb them.

"Li Shizi has taken people out of Jincheng early this morning, and I heard that he is going west to teach the people to grow potatoes in the six cities of King Yama's fief."

"I haven't been able to find a chance to get close to the people around King Yama, this time Li Shizi went out alone, it's really a good opportunity."

"I heard from the people of my family that I saw the family rules engraved on the big stone with my own eyes in the Li family in Chang'an, and the ban on going to the Qinglou was one of them."

"Young people are strong in blood, and when they see beautiful women, no matter how good their concentration is, they have to break their strength."

"King Yama killed our relatives, and this hatred is not shared. Since you can't move him for the time being, let's start with the people around him. ”

"Then it's decided, I'll go to the west to arrange the arrangement and lead Li Shizi into the set."

"People, money, and things need to be used."

Several people left in a few ways, and one of them, a middle-aged man nicknamed Yun Eighteen, went out of the courtyard and went to ask the elders for instructions, saying, "My nephew is going to the west to inspect the business of the shop." ”

On the same day, Yun 18 took his entourage and went straight to the westernmost Yumen City Mansion.

The shops of the Yun clan in the north are all over the city, and most of them sell tea and silk forging, mainly to foreign merchants.

Yumen Chengfu was the last stop on the Silk Road of the Ding Dynasty, and the streets here were once very prosperous, but later the Kai Dynasty army was weak and incompetent, and the Xiongnu, Tubo, Huiyi armies and even horse bandits all attacked it, leading to rapid decline.

When the Ding Dynasty was first established, Li Bing suggested to He Dong that heavy troops should be set up in the Yumen City Mansion, and the generals who defended the city used experienced veterans, so as to keep the city from being breached.

It's just that a few years ago, the veteran died of illness, and the Yumen City Mansion became a piece of fat in the eyes of the Xiongnu, Tubo, and Huiyi, thinking that if they took the city, they could control the fortress of the Silk Road.

Seeing that the situation was unstable, merchants from various countries withdrew their shops one after another.

The old patriarch of the Yun clan thought that as long as Li Bing was there, he would one day free up his hands to help He Dong build the Yumen City Mansion into a solid iron bucket, so that the Xiongnu, Tubo, and Huiyi would never be able to attack.

A few years ago, the Yun Clan spent a very small amount of money to buy more than a dozen shops, three of which were given to the Yun Clan branch.

Yun 18 took six entourages and dismounted into the noisy gate of Yumen City, only to see that the streets were full of traffic, crowded with people, and merchants wearing costumes of various countries could be seen everywhere, and the air was filled with the fragrance of roast mutton, fried horse meat buns, roasted naan, butter and milk vegetables, and I thought I had come to the wrong place.

The last time he came to Yumen City was in the autumn of last year, how could there be such a bustling and lively scene.

The seven of them went to the branch shop, the silk shop, the guy in the shop was busy recommending goods to the guests, and the shopkeeper ran down from the upper floor with a red face to greet him, and said respectfully and enthusiastically: "Eighteen masters, what wind has blown you, please go up to the second floor and sit." ”

Yun 18 glanced at the three guys who were busy on the counter, and clearly remembered that it was just one guy last time.

The shopkeeper saw what Yun Eighteen was thinking, and said: "Since April, the imperial court has assigned Yumen to King Yan as a fief, the Huns have always been afraid of the Tiger Ben Army, the Tubo State has just married this dynasty, the Huns, and the Tubo people have not appeared in Yumen to rob the caravan, Yumen began to be lively, and the business of the shops gradually improved. ”

Yun 18 was puzzled: "The business of the shop was so good last month?" ”

"It's not that good." The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "The Hui Yi people are very bold, knowing that the Jade Gate has returned to King Yan, and they dare to rob the caravans that come in and out." Until last month, the Huben Army beat all the Hui Yi people back into the desert at Yumen. ”

Yun 18 asked in a low voice, "How many Yi people have the Yumen Great Victory Tiger Ben Army killed?" ”

He wanted to see if he could start ruining He Jingyan's reputation from the number of enemies killed by the Tiger Ben Army.

"At least six thousand." The shopkeeper said proudly: "The general of the Huben Army cut off all the heads of the Hui Yi people and put them in front of the city gate to worship the sky, and the whole city of Yumen was dispatched, and everyone smashed the heads back with stones. ”

The Xiongnu and Hui Yi attacked Yumen the most, and after they conquered the city, they robbed the wealth and took the people away, and ate the people as meat and food in winter.

The Tibetans only robbed wealth and goods, and did not eat people.

The people of Yumen hate the Xiongnu and Huiyi people the most, which can be said to be a feud.

Yun Eighteen was a little disappointed at first, and then couldn't help but be excited, and shouted, "Okay! ”

"Eighteen masters, I also went that day." What the shopkeeper concealed was that when he saw so many bloody heads, he almost fainted, and then was awakened by the excited roars of the people.

Yun Eighteen's six entourages all had excited expressions, and it was a pity that they didn't hit Yiren's head with a stone at the scene that day.

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "The general of the Tiger Ben Army sold the captured horses and weapons in Yumen for seven days, and the highest price was obtained, which attracted many merchants, and the business of our shop began at that time, and it was as good as it is today." I didn't see enough people, so I hired two guys. ”

Yun 18 knew that if it was in the past, the loot captured by the Tiger Ben Army would be handed over to the imperial court, and now Yumen is He Jingyan's fief, and the spoils will belong to him, and the sale of horses and weapons will drive the business of Yumen's shops, this must be He Jingyan's order.

The shopkeeper saw that Yun Eighteen's face was cloudy, thinking that he was frightened by the six thousand Hui Yiren, and hurriedly invited him to the best restaurant to eat and wash the dust.

The business of the restaurant is very good, and there is no private room anymore, so you can only eat in the lobby. Yun 18 was eating wine and food, and he heard the words of the drinker in his ears, and four out of ten sentences were to praise He Jingyan, this meal hurt his liver.

Let's say that Li Yunxiao took his entourage and 20 planters to set off from Jincheng and traveled all the way to the west, staying in each county for one day, gathering the Li Zheng and the good farmers in each village, and giving them a demonstration of how to plant potatoes.

Things sound simple, but there can be no negligence. Twenty planters talk about dry mouths every day, and Li Yunxiao understands it even after listening to it a few times.

At dusk on this day, Li Yunxiao and others arrived at Yumen, the westernmost city of the Ding Dynasty, and Yumen Changshi held a banquet in the largest restaurant in the city to entertain them.

Li Yunxiao came to follow He Jingyan last time, and the last time he was the head of Yumen, he died at the banquet for He Jingyan, so you can imagine how bloody and tense the scene was at that time.

This time, Li Yunxiao came to plant potatoes, not to kill people, the purpose was completely different, and the victory in Yumen brought about commercial prosperity, the local magnates were full of interest, and the atmosphere of the banquet was very lively.

Li Yunxiao drank three glasses of Yumen's spirits, his face was red, and he replied with a smile to Yumen's long history, saying, "I will stay in Yumen for two days, and I will return after finishing my business." ”

The officials said: "The prince will stay in Yumen for a few more days, so that we can fulfill the friendship of the landlord." ”

"The prince is doing business all the way, Yumen is the last stop, why don't you rest for two days after the business is done, take a walk around the neighborhood, and take a look at the desert scenery?"

Li Yunxiao said: "Don't hide it, after I finish this errand, I will return to Chang'an to participate in the autumn scientific expedition, and when I come to Yumen again, I will definitely stay for a few more days." ”

The chief historian of the Yumen is He Jingyan's person, and since he didn't let Li Yunxiao drink more, he made eye contact with all the officials and celebrities and asked them not to persuade him to drink again.

Li Yunxiao once followed Li Bingyou to half of the Ding Dynasty, visited dozens of cities, and participated in dozens of banquets, full of experience.

Before he came to the banquet this day, he ate five roast mutton buns at a small restaurant on the street, and his stomach was half full, and then after he sat down, he ate a few bites of hot food before drinking three glasses of spirits. This does not hurt the body, and it is not easy to get drunk.

The entourage Li Zhen and Li Fen reminded Li Yunxiao once in his ear.

Li Yunxiao felt that it was almost over, so he said goodbye to Yumen Changshi and the others and left.

The protagonists are gone, the rest of the people are not bored to sit, and the banquet is dispersed. A few people sitting in a room in the backyard of the restaurant were depressed.

There were four men and two women. Two young men, one middle-aged man, one old man and two twenty-eight girls.

The middle-aged man was Yun Eighteen, and he was the only one of the six who was qualified to sit.

Two young men are Yun XVIII's retinue.

The old man is the shopkeeper of this restaurant and the dowry slave of Mrs. Yun Eighteen.

The two twenty-eight girls are a pair of twin sisters who look the same in red dresses

The old man truthfully reported the news he had just heard through Xiao Erda to Yun Eighteen.

Yun 18 originally wanted to use the banquet to ask the old man to recommend the twin sisters to go upstairs to dance and show off their faces, and see Li Yunxiao's reaction.

Who knew that this matter was stopped by the entourage of the Jade Gate Changshi faction.

"The chief of the Jade Gate is the person of the King of Yama, and he is extremely cautious, so he should not want Li Shizi to have anything happen to him in the Jade Gate." Yun Eighteen's eyes were gloomy and vicious, and his face exuding conspiracy looked hideous and terrifying in the candlelight.

Early the next morning, Li Yunxiao took people to Yumen East County, which was subordinate to the Yumen City Government.

Li Zheng and 18 villagers from the six villages arrived in Yumen East County yesterday, and they were waiting for Li Yunxiao to come to the county yamen compound early this morning.

The villagers dressed in patches probably slept in the hay-covered county yamen lobby because they had eaten enough cakes and meat last night, and this morning they ate noodles with mutton fat, and after a day they couldn't think of, they all had silly and satisfied smiles on their faces.

A meaty-faced servant came over and told a big villager to go outside and help carry something.

"Do you want your mother-in-law and children to eat meat too?"

"Yes."

"Wait a while, you will take advantage of the fact that people are not paying attention, and put this in the tea bowl for Li Shizi." The official gave the villager a small bottle, and gave him half a tael of broken silver, and threatened: "If you don't dare to do it, Lao Tzu will arrest your mother-in-law and children and throw them to the Huiyi people as rations." ”

The big villager craned his neck and asked in a trembling voice, "Is there poison in the bottle?" ”

The official said coldly: "Poison of bullshit." It's a good medicine that's more expensive than gold. I took medicine that can make spring dreams. ”

Although the big man was illiterate, he knew that the murder of the official would be executed, so he opened the bottle and sniffed it by going to a place where there was no one, poured some of the white powder inside on the ground, pinched a few ants and threw it into the powder.

He squatted for a while, but he didn't see the ants die, and after thinking for a long time, he returned to the yamen lobby and saw Li Yunxiao talking with the county commander in the corner, and his eyes fell on a few teacups on the table.

The position of the teacup was different from just now, and he didn't know which teacup was used by Li Yunxiao.

The county magistrate came over, personally picked up one of the teacups, added some hot water to it, and said with a smile: "Shizi, thank you for explaining your doubts to the lower officials, please moisten your throat with tea." ”

The big man's eyes stared at the teacup in Li Yunxiao's hand, and it took half an hour before he found an opportunity, approached the table and got the teacup, and by adding water to it, he scattered the white medicine powder hidden in the nail cover, and looked at the white medicine powder completely melted in the water, and his hands trembled very much.

The county magistrate walked to a straight face and asked, "What are you doing with the prince's teacup?" ”

Li Yunxiao said in a gentle voice: "He is thirsty and wants to drink water." ”

The big man lowered his head in a panic, handed over the teacup with one hand, and whispered, "You eat tea." ”

"Thank you." Li Yunxiao took the teacup casually, took a few sips, swept his gaze over the big man, and asked, "Fellow, have you learned to grow potatoes?" ”

The big man was shocked, shook his head and said, "I'm stupid, I haven't learned yet." ”

Li Yunxiao encouraged: "There is still one afternoon, you can continue to study hard." ”

On this day, Li Yunxiao refused the kindness of the county order and still stayed at the post station.

The post station in Yumen East County is smaller than the inn, the courtyard of the second entrance, the place where the fart is bigger, how can the post station be the post officer, cook, and handyman of Jiupin.

At night, Li Yunxiao felt that his body was a little hot, and there seemed to be a fire burning in his lower abdomen, and he felt that something was wrong, so he asked his entourage from a Taoist doctor and martial artist to take the pulse.

"Shizi, you have been poisoned by chronic aphrodisiacs."

Li Yunxiao was not the first time to take aphrodisiacs, so he didn't care about being angry, so he quickly took out the internal detoxification pill given by Li Jingjing and paid for the detoxification.

Li Zhen and Li Fen said angrily: "Who is it who mixed into the county government and gave the prince an aphrodisiac?" ”

"We took every precaution, but we didn't expect to be exploited by the wicked and poisoned."

"I don't blame you, I blame me for being negligent." Li Yunxiao went to the toilet with his stomach in his hands, and let out a fishy filth, knowing that he had been detoxified.

Li Zhen called a handyman and asked him to boil hot water, wanting Li Yunxiao to bathe and cleanse himself.

The handyman touched his head and said, "There are only four jars of water, which are reserved for cooking tomorrow morning, and I am afraid that it will not be enough to cook for more than 200 people." ”

There were 200 people in the Tiger Ben Army who followed Li Yunxiao, plus the entourage and others, a total of more than 230 people.

Li Fen asked, "Isn't there a well in your post station?" ”

The handyman said: "The water in the well has been exhausted today, and the water can only be produced when it is clear." He added: "There is an inn in the county, and the upper room there is much more comfortable than living in a post house." ”

Li Zhen snorted lightly, Li Yunxiao didn't want to accept gifts for the sake of quietness, and he didn't even live in the county mansion, and he still lived in an inn.

Li Zhen took two Hubenjun to carry four wooden barrels to the house next to the post station, and spent twenty copper plates to buy four buckets of water.

In the dead of night, Li Yunxiao took a bath and fell asleep after reading a book.

After a while, the post official shouted loudly outside, "The lights in Li Shizi's house are bright, I have something very important to ask to see him, can't you be accommodating?" ”

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