In Dezhong, Wen Ying took a lot of trouble and finally made an appointment with Wang Fugui to have dinner together.

As the owner of the largest fruit shop in the West Market, Wen Ying is still very well-informed.

In the past few days, the price of peaches, which had been falling endlessly, has actually begun to rise.

There have even been cases where some fruit shops can't get enough peaches.

Even the prices of other fruits have stopped falling and stabilized.

After a little inquiry, Moon Young knew the role of the canning workshop in it.

"Shopkeeper Wang, you can try some new salt-baked conch from Dude, the taste is very special."

Moon Young tried not to make the smile on her face look so flattering.

As a fruit merchant, what did he do with Wang Fugui, and both parties were actually clear in their hearts.

Of course, Wang Fugui will agree to come out for this meal, naturally it is not really a bad meal.

In Chang'an City, the merchants who wanted to invite Wang Fugui to dinner had eight hundred, if not thousand.

The demand for fruits in the canning workshop is very huge, and if there is a professional fruit merchant who is willing to coordinate in the center, Wang Fugui feels that it is not impossible for him to earn a little difference, after all, this kind of cooperation is not the same thing as arranging people to go to the West Market to purchase fruits at the beginning.

In that kind of procurement, the price of fruit is very high, but it is different to find a middleman to deal with the farmer and let him earn a little hard money.

After all, there is a cost to buying fruit yourself.

Leaving this work to a professional is not a better option.

Professional things are left to professional people to do.

This is a sentence that Li Kuan has often said recently, and Wang Fugui feels that finding a professional partner for the canning workshop can be regarded as in line with Li Kuan's instructions.

"Shopkeeper Wen, everyone is a busy person, so I'll make a long story short."

Wang Fugui was talking while eating.

Now, he doesn't need to think too much about the feelings of other businessmen, and he can just say whatever he wants.

"Shopkeeper Wang, please instruct."

"If you want to cooperate, it's not impossible, the demand for peaches, apples, pears and other fruits in canning workshops is very huge, if you can provide these fruits in a stable way for a long time and at the right price, then it is naturally no problem to leave this thing to you. But, I wonder how you can make sure that happens? ”

Compared with price, Wang Fugui now attaches more importance to stable supply.

Especially for the future, the output of the canning workshop will definitely increase, and the amount of fruit needed at that time will definitely not be satisfied by a few farmers planting a few fruit trees.

"Shopkeeper Wang, that's what I think. Nowadays, in the vicinity of Chang'an City, the planting of various fruit trees is most concentrated in Peach Village. Therefore, I want to choose two or three villages for each fruit, and focus on supporting them to grow them on a large scale, and we will make an agreement with these farmers in advance that we will buy their fruits together. ”

Before Wen Ying came to see Wang Fugui, she naturally did a lot of work and had a certain understanding of the needs of the canning workshop.

As the largest fruit merchant in the West Market, the canning workshop went to Peach Village to buy peaches, and he naturally inquired clearly.

Even yesterday, she had a special meeting with Shui Ergui to learn more about the specific situation of the transaction between Peach Village and the canning workshop.

"Your idea is not bad, when His Royal Highness the King of Chu inspected the canning workshop, he mentioned the word fruit planting base, if you can develop a few more fruit planting bases, it is really possible to provide a stable supply of fruits. But I'd like to hear how you developed these villages? ”

Wang Fugui listened to Wen Ying's words, and there was a smile on his face.

This Wen Ying still has some ability, and he found the key to the problem as soon as he opened his mouth.

"That's what I think, over the years, my guys have basically established contact with the nearby villagers who grow fruits, which place produces the best fruits, and which villagers have the idea of expanding the scale of planting, and the guys basically know in their hearts.

After I went back, I personally took my friends to some alternative villages, communicated with the local village leaders and lieutenant chiefs, and saw how determined everyone was, and then selected the best ones to build a fruit base. In order to relieve the villagers' worries, I am ready to come forward to guarantee the village in need and borrow a batch of silver coins from the Datang Royal Money Village to expand the scale of fruit tree planting.

I heard that the Agricultural College of Guanshishan Academy has been cultivating some new fruit seedlings in recent years, and I will work with them to promote the planting of new and improved fruit seedlings, and also invite the students of the Agricultural College to the fruit tree base for guidance, so as to expand the fruit production at a faster speed to meet the needs of the canning workshop. ”

Wen Ying said as she watched Wang Fugui's reaction.

On the same day, I found that Wang Fugui began to smile on his face, and I finally breathed a sigh of relief in my heart.

Finding the cooperation of the Agricultural College of Guanshishan Academy was a clever trick he thought of after an idea.

Now it seems that it was indeed the right choice.

"Your idea is very good, His Royal Highness the King of Chu also mentioned some similar views in his previous lectures at the Agricultural College. If you want to plant fruit trees on a large scale, the selection of seedlings is very important.

Otherwise, the fruit produced will not taste good, and the yield will not meet expectations, which will eventually discourage farmers from planting. In this way, you communicate with the shopkeeper of the canning workshop about the details, and if there is no problem, the fruit procurement after the canning workshop will be handed over to you to correspond. ”

Wang Fugui thinks that this is a good example of the application of research results in the College of Agriculture, and he can report it to Li Kuan.

How to apply the research results of the academy to practical life is an issue that Li Kuan attaches more and more importance to.

Wang Fugui is naturally very aware of this.

Wen Ying's mistaken behavior has laid a cornerstone for the industry-university-research and development of the College of Agriculture.

……

Almost half of the fifteen years of Zhenguan have passed, and on the whole, it is a smooth scene.

Although there was an invasion by the Xue Yantuo people in the middle, it was also satisfactorily resolved in a short period of time.

Although the army is still crisscrossing the grassland, it has not hurt the overall situation.

At today's court meeting, the household ministry and other ministries made some reports on the situation in the first half of the year, and a rare situation of peace and tranquility emerged at the court meeting.

After the court meeting, Li Shimin continued to keep Fang Xuanling, eldest grandson Wuji, Wei Zheng, Cen Wenwen and other ministers in the Xuanzheng Palace, exchanging some arrangements for the second half of the year.

"Your Majesty, the situation of the bumper harvest of early rice in Shannan Province has been reported in detail, and it will not be long before similar news comes from Jiangnan Province. With the bumper harvest of early rice, even if the harvest of wheat and corn in Guanzhong does not improve, I Datang will not have to worry about food shortages. ”

Fang Xuanling's temples are white, and he has obviously worked hard a lot in the past few years.

However, seeing that Datang is now thriving, he finally showed a smile on his face.

"I heard that the cotton planting situation in Hedong Road is also very ideal, and the growth of cotton fields is even better than everyone expected."

Wei Zheng also put away his bitter gourd face rarely, and said with a smile that everyone listened to comfortably.

The ministers present, everyone has a cotton field near Shuozhou, and the situation of this cotton field is ideal, so naturally everyone wants to see a hungry situation.

"Under the hard work of His Majesty, my Datang is now in good weather, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation are much better than in previous years, which is really a blessing for my Datang."

The eldest grandson Wuji lost no time in patting the ass.

Li Shimin stroked his beard, which was not long, and his face was full of smiles.

Sure enough, he is the most suitable person to lead Datang to prosperity and strength.

It would be nice if my father was still alive.

Inexplicably, Li Shimin thought of the scene in front of the Xuanwu Gate.

"Your Majesty, Li Chunfeng, the general of the Taishi Bureau, urgently asks to see you."

At this moment, a little eunuch came to Li Shimin's side.

As a relatively low-grade official of the Taishi Bureau, Li Chunfeng was not qualified to go to the court except when he was in the Great Dynasty.

Under normal circumstances, it is when Li Shimin has any needs that he will call him over to ask.

It's still very rare for him to take the initiative to find himself.

However, considering the special responsibilities of the Taishi Bureau, Li Shimin immediately summoned him.

"Your Majesty, the comet is coming east, and I am afraid that something ominous will happen. Wechen has been observing the sky at night since last night, but he accidentally found that after many years, a comet appeared in the east. My Datang is now stable and peaceful, and this comet suddenly appeared, I'm afraid that there are demons who are making trouble. ”

As soon as Li Chunfeng opened his mouth, he calmed everyone.

There is a sentence in "Huainanzi Military Training", which is a relatively early description of the appearance of comets.

King Wu fell, the east and the year, to the water and water, to the head and fall, the comet came out, and the Yin people were given their handles.

In this year, King Wu of Zhou rebelled and overthrew the Shang Dynasty.

In addition, the shape of a comet is like a broom, and it has always been regarded as a broom star among the people.

So every time a comet appears, it causes some waves.

"Your Majesty, during the reign of Qin Shi Huang, there were also many comets. In the seventh year, the comet came out of the east to see the north, and in May to see the west, as a result, the general of the Qin Dynasty was gone, and then the grandmother of the first emperor, the Empress Dowager Xia Jixia, was stunned again. In all dynasties, when the comet appeared, there was nothing good, either a rebellion or the death of an important minister, and His Majesty needed to plan early. ”

Li Chunfeng saw that everyone didn't speak, and said a few words to himself.

In the Xuanzheng Palace, the joyful atmosphere just now disappeared all of a sudden.

Whether it is Fang Xuanling or the eldest grandson Wuji, they are not people who believe in ghosts and gods at will.

However, everyone has heard the rumors of the comet, a broom star.

Judging from the situation recorded in the history books, it seems that the appearance of comets will indeed bring ominousness.

The most important thing is that there is no way to explain what is going on with the comet, and you can only tend to believe in these things.

"Your Majesty, although Li Jiangshilang's words cannot be trusted, but they must not be believed. However, Datang is now in the east, there is no war, and there are no disasters, what kind of disasters will happen, it is a bit confusing. ”

Fang Xuanling looked left and right, and felt that he still had to say something.

"The east side of Datang is relatively stable, but if you continue to the east, it is the sea. The fishing industry in the East China Sea is in the Wa country, and it has been a lot of things in the past few years. When Li Jiangshirou said the East, could he mean the sea? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji expressed his views meaningfully.

Anyway, everyone is speculating now, and his statement is not unreasonable.

"Li Chunfeng, where do you think the disaster will come from?"

Li Shimin frowned and looked at Li Chunfeng.

From Yuan Tiangang to Li Chunfeng, Li Shimin is still inclined to believe in some of their special abilities.

Especially with the slow growth of age, his ambitions have basically been realized, and Li Shimin's views on some things are also slowly changing.

Just like Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, no matter how great they were in their early years, they would inevitably do things in their later years to find immortal medicine and favor witchcraft.

Although Li Shimin's current changes are not obvious, his motivation is still not as good as before.

That is, there is still a Goguryeo that has not been destroyed, otherwise he would probably have to learn from Qin Shi Huang.

"Your Majesty, Wechen is ashamed, after observing the sky last night and discovering the appearance of the comet, Wechen has been calculating, but so far there is no clue."

Li Chunfeng replied with a bitter face.

If Li Kuan was here, he would definitely say: nonsense, of course it can't be calculated, the appearance of this comet is just a natural phenomenon of astronomy, where did it come from such a complicated explanation?

"Your Majesty, Weichen heard that His Royal Highness the King of Chu arranged for someone to build an observatory in Guanshishan Academy, and the craftsmen of the glass workshop specially made a so-called astronomical telescope, which seems to be completed in the next few days.

Li Zhong is in charge of the Hundred Cavalry Division, so he is naturally more well-informed.

"Observatory?"

Li Shimin was a little confused about what Guanshishan Academy was doing to build an observatory.

Aren't these things supposed to be done by the Taishi Bureau?

"That's right, it's an observatory for observing celestial phenomena."

"What is the astronomical telescope for? What is the difference between it and the telescopes we usually use? ”

"There should be a difference, but the specific situation may have to be confirmed with His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the information that Weichen understands is that a few days ago, this astronomical telescope has been installed, and it is said that the person in charge of this telescope is Chen Dali, who won the Tang Royal Science and Technology Award."

Li Zhong was a little lucky, fortunately, when he first heard about the observatory, he arranged for someone to know a little more, otherwise it would be really difficult to answer.

However, he regretted that he was talking too much.

If Li Shimin continues to ask more questions, he will not be able to answer.

"Oh, by the way, Your Majesty, the person in charge of this observatory seems to be the eldest man of Li Jiangshilang's family."

After Li Zhong finished speaking, he also glanced at Li Chunfeng.

And Li Chunfeng was also a little depressed when he heard the news that Li Zhong reported to Li Shimin.

His son built an observatory in Guanshishan Academy, and what kind of astronomical telescope he didn't know.

How embarrassing is this?

I only have one son.

Do you want to consider taking a concubine again?

"Li Chunfeng, then you can go to Guanshishan Academy and see if this observatory can give you some help."

Li Shimin felt that there would be no results if the discussion continued, so it was better to let Li Chunfeng go and see what the use of the observatory that Li Kuanxin had built.