"The auxiliary machine is right, Jinyang must be special in agriculture, but since you say it, you must have discovered something. Let's talk about it, can we learn a thing or two! Li Shimin nodded and said.

"King Qin is wise! In fact, this is not a secret in Jinyang! It can even be said that as long as you go, you can learn about it if you pay attention. Under the rule of Zou Changfeng, in all areas, the common people were concentrated and resettled on the flat land with fertile land, and the principle of collective labor and distribution according to work was adopted.

In other words, although the land is distributed according to the family, the work is arranged collectively, and the food is finally distributed according to the amount of labor contributed by the family members and the work of the family members. The eldest grandson Wuji explained.

"Still a little confused?" Liu Wenjing frowned.

"For example, if you have a lot of children and old people, then there must be a lot of land, but when you farm, don't you have so much effort? In this case, you should divide some of your family's grain and use it as the wages for other people's help;

If someone in your family is a soldier, or a disabled soldier, or a craftsman, then the court will subsidize part of this kind of salary. The eldest grandson Wuji explained.

"What a clever approach!" Liu Wenjing exclaimed.

"It's good, but it's not good for us." Li Shimin nodded quietly and said.

"It's really not for us." Du Ruhui smiled bitterly.

He understood what Li Shimin meant, not to mention whether the people agreed to relocate, nor whether there was so much land, Li Yuan's side, there were so many big families, how could they accept these arrangements, there were many landlords and wealthy merchants, which made it impossible to unify the land, let alone others.

"It shouldn't be more than that, right? If so, you won't bring it up. Li Shimin asked.

"It's still the King of Qin who understands his subordinates and places them in a centralized manner, which is just one of them; The second is to build water conservancy, every village in Jinyang, every resettlement place, there are a large number of canals, even if there are no canals, there are many deep wells. The eldest grandson Wuji introduced.

"Wait, these wells and canals are only good for drought, although they are indeed good for food, but not to mention how much it costs? It's not too convenient to use, they don't have enough manpower, and at present, the land is vast and sparsely populated, isn't it better to reclaim more land? Liu Wenjing asked puzzled.

"It seems that this is true, but they have a large number of water wheels, and they do not need to be watered by manpower, and the water wheels automatically pump water into the canal and water it; And that's just one of them; That kind of well, which is ten zhang deep, only needs a person on the ground to press a mechanism, and the well water will flow out by itself. The eldest grandson Wuji sighed.

"It's... How is this possible? The waterwheel can still understand that the ten-zhang well can gently press the water up! Liu Wenjing asked in surprise.

"There's nothing impossible about this, think of the original Daxing Craftsman Supervisor! And how many craftsmen Zou Changfeng took away from Daxing when he entered! My father stayed in Chang'an and searched all over Chang'an City, but there was not even a person who repaired the palace. Li Shimin said calmly.

"Foresight! Unexpectedly, Zou Changfeng is not very old, but he has such a long-term vision! Du Ruhui sighed.

"Come to think of it, this is also the reason why Jinyang has so many weapons and armor, and Jinyang's bed is much better than ours." Li Shimin said with deep feelings.

"Jinyang is not only this, the plough used by the people is said to only need a horse, can be easily pulled, in the city of Jinyang, the road is as hard as a stone slab, smooth! On the other side of Zhulu, it seems that the reservoir is still being built, and it is said that in the future, several counties within a radius will no longer be afraid of drought! Eldest Sun Wuji continued.

"How do you know about auxiliaries? Could it be that Jinyang's side is not secret? Liu Wenjing asked suspiciously.

"This is the latest news brought back by the spies, these things, Jinyang's side, are not secrets at all, ordinary people know that these are all learned by the spies from the people's chats, if you really want to see it, it's not so easy! As for Jinyang City, merchants can be seen when they enter and leave. It is said that it is now all blue brick houses. The eldest grandson Wuji sighed.

"Is the gap between us already so big? How did they come up with so many new things, you must know that the craftsman supervisor was in the hands of the Sui Dynasty, and for so many years, he didn't come up with many new things, only that he was skilled. Liu Wenjing said with a slight depression.

"The stronger the opponent, the more exciting the process, otherwise life would be too monotonous!" Li Shimin said brightly.

"King Qin is right! It's the mentality of subordinates who can't pass it! Liu Wenjing perked up.

If it is an ordinary person, he will definitely be depressed for a while, Li Shimin did not look like he was hit at all, so Du Ruhui also looked at Li Shimin with admiration, and secretly said that this is the object that he has to follow.

"Auxiliary, new things over there in Jinyang, try to find out, it's best to have a physical object for this, such as that plowshare!" Li Shimin instructed the eldest grandson Wuji.

"The subordinates obeyed the order, but the subordinates thought that if they wanted to explore Jinyang's side, it was best to come openly! Because of the spies under his subordinates, nine out of ten were damaged, but they followed the caravan and were unharmed! The eldest grandson Wuji suggested.

"Then form a caravan! Didn't the father want the embassy to go to Jinyang? Add more manpower, don't engage in intrigues, buy what you can, and write it down if you can't buy it! Don't steal! Li Shimin waved his hand.

"Whoa!"

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Hebei! Jincheng Palace! Dou Jiande looked down with a sad face.

"Your Majesty! The minister thought that he should unite Wang Shichong and Li Yuan as soon as possible and form an alliance with them to fight against Zou Changfeng! Liu Bin Shili, a member of the Chinese Scholars, said.

"It's not right! The allies are not reliable, Wang Shichong's Luoyang and Li Yuan's Chang'an are close together, sooner or later there will be a war, if it is an alliance, who will we help when the time comes? What's more, now the alliance is asking us to beg them, and they are congenitally weak.

Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, it will be their begging for your majesty in the future. The left servant said with his hand in the good deeds.

"Then Zou Changfeng's side, how to deal with it! They have left three counties without chickens and dogs, and I don't believe he will give up! Dou Jiande said distressedly.

came to relocate the population of the three county seats, Dou Jiande thought it was a revenge massacre, so he was really scared, after all, so many troops went out and the soldiers were defeated, and now the strength is greatly damaged, what to use to resist, I don't know the bottom of my heart.

"Your Majesty and relieved, Zou Changfeng should not come to attack, after all, offense and defense are not the same, the offense does not have several times the number of troops, it is not possible to take advantage, if he dares to come, it will be a shame!" Liu Heimin clenched his fists and said.

"General Liu is right, if Your Majesty is still not at ease, you can choose to marry, how can marriage be more reliable than an alliance!" The right servant shot Pei Shiju and said.

"Pei Gong is talking about the informant?" Dou Jiande said.

"Not bad! Princess Yong'an has also reached the age of starting a family! Why not take the opportunity to get married! Pei Shiju said.

"Then who does Pei Gong think it is better to marry?" Dou Jiande asked thoughtfully.

"Wang Shichong's son is brave and unscrupulous, and the minister is not optimistic about Wang Shichong; As for Li Yuan, his sisters-in-law have already married wives, so the minister suggested marrying Zou Changfeng! Zou Changfeng is young and promising, although he is only a prince, but everyone knows that the emperor is just a puppet, and the princess will at least be one of the four concubines in the future. Pei Shiju suggested.

"This is also the case, marrying Zou Changfeng has not insulted my son!" Dou Jiande nodded and said.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Pei Shiju complimented.

"It's only a few times ago that I sent someone to fix it, and this time I will do it to it, will Zou Changfeng agree to the marriage, if not, wouldn't I be too embarrassed." Dou Jiande hesitated.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Zou Changfeng is also an ambitious person, and he will not be so unwise. For example, today, like the Warring States, the princes are lined up, it is the time when distant friends and close attacks, and they are united vertically and horizontally, and there are only benefits to marriage, there is no harm, and he will definitely agree. Pei Shiju said with certainty.

"So much for the best! But let's test his tone first, which Aiqing is willing to go for a while! Dou Jiande asked.

After waiting for a while, no one spoke, and the people in the temple either looked left and right, or lowered their eyebrows and did not hear.

"Is there a huge court, and there are no envoys?" Dou Jiande asked angrily.

In fact, Dou Jiande didn't know, it wasn't that no one was willing to go out, but he was afraid. One is because He Chou went on an envoy and never returned, and it is said that he was forcibly detained; Another reason is that Zou Yu has made no one in the three county towns, and these people are worried that Zou Yu is very bloody, and if he is unhappy, he may not be able to save his head.

"Dog Pei Xuanji, there is nothing to do left and right, it is better to let him go." Pei Shiju waited for a while, and when he saw that no one spoke, he said again.

"It's still Pei Aiqing who can share my worries! The decree sealed Pei Xuanji as the Honglu Temple Qing and sent an envoy to Jinyang. Dou Jiande said happily.

"Thanksgiving, Sonu!" Pei Shiju bowed with a smile on his face.

"If it's okay, let's retreat, Pei Aiqing asked Ling Gongzi to set off as soon as possible, and the gift will be ready." Dou Jiande waved his hand tiredly.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

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"Father, you didn't let me go to Dou Jiande before, and now you let me go as an envoy, I don't know what the meaning is?" When he returned home, Pei Shiju told his son, and Pei Xuanji asked puzzled.

"Before becoming a father, I wanted to see if Dou Jiande was worth following, but now it seems that my original concerns were indeed correct." Pei Shiju touched his beard and said.

"Father means that Dou Jiande is not worthy of our Pei family's investment?" Pei Xuanji asked.

"Yes, although Dou Jiande is generous, this also shows that he is not ruthless enough, a monarch, not ruthless enough, is a failure; What's more, this person doesn't know anyone! Improper employment, nepotism, all based on preferences and easy to be swayed by the opinions of others, no matter how you look at it, it is not a clear gentleman. Pei Shiju shook his head and said.

"It's not that unbearable, is it?" Listening to his Lao Tzu's comment that Dou Jiande was worthless, Pei Xuanji couldn't help but be speechless.

"Humph! When has the old man looked away? Pei Shiju snorted coldly and said confidently.

"So what is my father's purpose for letting me go to Jinyang?" Pei Xuanji didn't dare to argue with him, so he changed the topic and asked.

"Naturally, you will be the marriage envoy, but you have to tell Shiqing about the situation in Hebei, and at the same time tell Dou Jiande his true purpose." Pei Shiju said.

"Got it! Father, you have decided to press the Pei family in Jinyang! Pei Xuanji nodded and said.

"Not bad! The king of Tang conquered Liaodong and was attacked by three parties, and there was still a place to repel the three parties, so it is conceivable that he would end up against the previous party alone? Pei Shiju analyzed.

"Judging from the strength shown, Jinyang is indeed stronger than any party, but he bet everything so early, will it be a little hasty?" Pei Xuanji asked.

"It's better to send charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake, fortunately Shiqing passed early, otherwise it would have been a step too late just for our father and son." Pei Shiju shook his head slightly and said.

"The State of Qi has the potential to be strong Qin, and you are not optimistic about your father? Or is it because my uncle is there? The child thinks that the Tang King is fighting in the east and west, and he is suspected of being reckless. Could it be another Chu overlord? Pei Xuanji frowned and asked.

"It's good that you can think so much, but you can't just look at things at the surface." Pei Shiju said with a satisfied smile.

"Ask my father for advice." Pei Xuanji said respectfully.

"Even if the Qi State becomes a strong Qin, they don't have the background of the Qin State. Qin has gone through the efforts of many generations before it has the opportunity to dominate the world, and the timing here refers to the fact that the six countries have long been weakened after years of war.

There is another point, the Qin State has unparalleled iron horses, and the arrows and crossbows are unmatched, what does the Qi State have? Pei Shiju asked with a sneer.

"Qi doesn't have it." Pei Xuanji thought for a moment and said.

"Not only is it not, but it is hindered by many families!" Pei Shiju said disdainfully, and then continued: "Let's talk about King Tang, you said that he was fighting in the east and west, and he was suspected of being reckless!" This shows that you are short-sighted.

First of all, who do you think he is fighting? Goguryeo, Turks, these are people that the people of the Central Plains hate, so the people will support him. Killing Goguryeo people is very good to his own people, this is the inner sage and the outer king!

As soon as the overlord said it, it was even more nonsense, Xiang Yu would never use people, but what about King Tang? Youzhou, Pingzhou, two battlefields, have you heard of him appearing? ”

"Nope." Pei Xuanji shook his head and said.

"Yes, he has never been here, which shows that he believes in his generals, and these people have not disappointed him. Pei Shiju continued.

"Got it." Pei Xuanji said with a little shame.

"You don't understand, it's not strange to be a father, because you are still young, this time you go to Jinyang, see more and talk less, and leave everything to your uncle. He does what he tells you to do. Pei Shiju's expression eased and said with gentle relief.

"Yes, the boy knows." Pei Xuanji replied respectfully.

Pei Shiju nodded slightly with satisfaction, although his son is average, he is obedient and down-to-earth. For Pei Shiju, this is enough, at least it will not let the Pei family decline.