There is a large area of ponds near Qujiang Pond, and these lands are basically the land of the Du family.

As the Jingzhao clan that is on a par with the Wei family, the Du family's influence in Chang'an City is still quite large.

If it weren't for Du Ruhui, who died early, today's Du family could even overpower the Wei family.

Let's not look at how good Du Ruhui himself is, his ancestor Du Xiu is a general of the Northern Wei Auxiliary State; His great-grandfather Du Jiao, Northern Zhou Yi and the three divisions and Wudu Taishou; Grandfather Du Hui, Governor of the Sui Dynasty, Marquis of Fengxiang County; Father Du Zha, the history of the governor of Changzhou in the Sui Dynasty, the history of the Xiangzhou Thorn, and various uncles and brothers, all of them are not fuel-efficient lamps.

It can be said that Du Ruhui can be so good, of course, because of his own talent and ability, but his family background is also an important reason.

However, it's a pity that the next generation is not very competitive, whether it is Du Wei or Du He, they are all mediocre in talent.

"Big brother, the fish in the pond have begun to sell this year, and they are selling well."

Du Gouxing came back from outside.

Since last year, Chang'an City began to eat chilled fish transported from Dengzhou, and the nobles of Chang'an City have greatly improved their preference for fish products.

And Du He haunts various wine shops all the year round, and he still knows a lot about this situation, and he is rare and wise, so that the family vigorously expands the various fish cultivated in the pond.

Now, it's time to enjoy the joy.

"Really? It's easy to sell, but I'm worried that if I dig so many ponds in one go, I won't be able to sell them. ”

Du Gou breathed a sigh of relief, in the past two years, the income of the Du family is not optimistic, especially when he hoarded stainless steel, he suffered a huge loss, and it took a while to slow down.

This income has not risen, but the expenses have not decreased, and the pressure of Du Wei, the patriarch of the family, can be imagined.

"Big brother, my pond is the closest to Chang'an City, even if other families raise fish, and if they are transported to Chang'an City for sale for long-distance transportation, there will be a large number of deaths. The price difference between this live fish and dead fish is very large, and what rich family would buy dead fish? ”

Du He was secretly happy about his original decision, and felt that he could finally raise his head in the family again.

"That's good, now live fish are becoming more and more popular in Chang'an City, relying on these ponds, our Du family will have a stable income in the future."

"Yes, in my opinion, we can now recruit more helpers, re-excavate some paddy fields around the pond, expand the area of the pond, and raise more fish next year."

Du Gou was not satisfied with the current situation, and felt that he should strike while the iron was hot and make fish farming a pillar industry of the Du family.

Du He is conservative by nature, but Du Wei's suggestion, no matter how you look at it, there is no problem, so I agreed to his plan.

……

Autumn is a season of abundance.

The tens of thousands of acres of rice in the Chu Wangfu once again attracted countless eyes.

Although the previous bumper rice harvest has given people a new understanding of the rice varieties from Nanyang, after all, it is only a few hundred acres, and many people will think that it is just the result of intensive cultivation.

However, if tens of thousands of acres of rice are high-yielding, then it cannot be explained by simple intensive cultivation.

"Your Majesty, the price of rice in Xishi has risen by 10% in the past few days."

Food security has a bearing on social stability.

No matter what time of year it is, eating a full stomach is the most important thing.

Therefore, the price of rice in the western market only rose by one percent, and Li Zhong specifically told Li Shimin.

"Huh? Didn't Kuan'er plant tens of thousands of acres of rice, and a bumper harvest is about to begin, so it stands to reason that the price of rice in Chang'an City should not fall? ”

Li Shimin is a little confused about the current situation.

Today, the wind and rain are smooth, and the granaries are being expanded everywhere in Datang.

Why is the price of rice rising?

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because of the tens of thousands of acres of rice planted in the mansion of His Royal Highness the King of Chu that the people of Chang'an City have paid much more attention to rice than in previous years. In the past, except for people from Gangnam Province, who liked to eat rice, the rice from the eastern and western cities was basically sold to them.

But now, many people who didn't eat rice also like to buy a few catties and taste it at home. This is a few catties of you, I a few catties, the demand is great, and the rice in Chang'an City is basically transported from the south of the Yangtze River along the Grand Canal, this year's transportation volume is similar to previous years, but the demand has increased, so the price has risen. ”

Li Zhong knew that Li Shimin was very concerned about the changes in grain prices, so he also did his homework.

"And such a thing?"

Li Shimin felt a little speechless.

When did the influence of the Chu Palace's Mansion become so great?

"That's true, the subordinates are ready to confirm it, and the people who buy rice are basically ordinary people, and there are no nobles who hoard them."

Hoarding food must be effective in times of war or famine, and in this day and age, no nobleman would be foolish enough to commit such a taboo.

I can't make any money, but I get into a commotion.

The family is noble and not stupid!

"Forget it, leave it alone. In a few days, those rice in the Chu Wangfu should also be harvested, you send someone to keep an eye on whether the yield is really so high, if it is still so, I really have to start thinking about the further development of Jiangnan Province and Shannan Province proposed by Kuan'er. ”

……

Shi Yang has been very happy lately.

The rice in the field will be harvested immediately, and although I don't know what the final yield will be, it is definitely not bad.

What surprised him even more was that the grass carp and carp in the rice fields are now growing very well and can be caught and sold.

If it weren't for the fact that the rice hadn't been harvested yet, everyone wanted to let the fish grow more meat and sell it for a lot of money, and they would have been caught and sold a long time ago.

"Lao Shi, the Chu Wangfu has sent someone to inform you that you can harvest the rice from tomorrow, and when the straw is cut, this fish can be raised for another ten days and a half at most, and if you don't sell it then, it is estimated that it will lose fat."

Shi Fu is also happy and has a headache now.

"These fish, when the fry were released, the king steward of the Chu Wangfu said very clearly, half of the output is owned by the king, and the most worried about how to sell the fish should be the king's steward, right?"

Shiyang is obviously more open than his neighbors.

When Li Kuan called for the promotion of a symbiotic rice and fish cultivation model, few tenants were genuinely supportive.

That is, Li Kuan said that half of the rent would be reduced to offset the loss of digging the fish ditch and fish pit, and all the fish fry were provided by the Chu Palace, which made the tenants seriously respond.

Of course, the price is that half of all the fish produced belongs to the Chu Palace.

This proportion is much higher than the proportion of ground rent.

"The Chu Wangfu family has a big business, even if these fish can't be sold, they will lose it."

"That being said, it's not that I'm worried about not being able to sell. There are more than 1,000 fish fry in this acre of land, and it is estimated that there are 1,000 fish that are alive. ”

Although Shiyang can't go to the West Market a few times a year, he also has some understanding of the fish prices in the West Market.

Normal live grass carp sells for five cents a catty, and there is no problem at all.

When it comes to the New Year's holidays, there are also those who sell for six or seven dollars.

But if the fish die, the price will drop by almost half before anyone buys it.

Therefore, I heard that around the fish stalls in the West Market, there are often people waiting for the fish in the barrels of the fishmongers to die, and then buy them at a low price.

This kind of fish that has died with your own eyes has the same taste as fresh fish, but the price is a big difference.

"That's right, I'm going to find out the news and see if anyone else has any good ideas."

……

In the carriage workshop in Workshop City, carpenters have recently been busy making a new utensil.

"Miss Wu, I tried it myself just now, this wheelbarrow is really seconds, the structure is very simple, even if you add this big wooden barrel and gas transmission mechanism, the cost is not more than 100 yuan, for many people, it can't be more practical."

The four-wheeled carriage workshop is in charge of Wu Meiniang, and this wheelbarrow is a task specially arranged by Li Kuan, so she is naturally very attentive.

"How many have you made?"

Tomorrow the rice harvest will begin, and at the same time, the fish from the rice fields will start to be transported to the city for sale.

This involves the sale of grass carp and carp in the fields of hundreds of tenants, and it is also related to whether people will continue to raise fish in this way in the future.

Wu Meiniang was also worried that she had messed up the task given to her by Li Kuan.

"Now more than 100 wheelbarrows have been made, and it is not difficult to make this unicycle, that is, the gas transmission mechanism is a little more troublesome, even so, we can complete the production of 300 unicycles tomorrow, and we can make another 200 the day after tomorrow."

"If it is made today, I will arrange for someone to transport it to the other courtyard first, and the prince may need to use it tomorrow."

Wu Meiniang knew that Li Kuan attached great importance to this rice harvesting and straw fish catching, these special wheelbarrows with large buckets were used to transport live fish to Chang'an City, but they couldn't be salvaged by then, but there was nothing to transport, so it would be embarrassing.

"Miss Wu, don't worry, before dark, these more than 100 wheelbarrows will definitely appear in the courtyard of the Chu Palace."

……

Autumn is high and cool, today is the day of rice harvesting in the Chu Wangfu.

After Fang Xuanling and Dai Xuan went down to the court, they came directly to the rice field.

"One acre of land raised by Shiyang's family yields three hundred and fifty-two catties per mu."

"One acre of land in Shi Fu's family yields three hundred and forty-one catties per mu."

"Shi Laosi's land has also been harvested one acre, with a yield of three hundred and twenty-four catties per mu."

Fang Xuanling and Dai Xuan were followed by dozens of stewards and officials, who came to supervise and confirm whether the rice yield was true.

Even Yushitai had a few people come over to take a look to see if the Chu Wangfu was cheating.

"Fang Xiang, dozens of acres of land have been harvested now, and the worst acre has also harvested 280 catties of rice, which is much higher than the yield of corn."

Li Kuanming secretly instigated Fang Xuanling and them to help promote the planting of rice, and Fang Xuanling was amused for a while.

His Royal Highness the King of Chu really thought that he was the only one who cared about the common people.

This kind of thing that benefits the country and the people, can you still watch it disappear?

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, don't worry, the matter of promoting rice, Fang Xiang and I have already discussed it with His Majesty, once the rice yield here is determined, then the household department will come forward to purchase all these rices and use them as rice seeds for rice promotion."

Dai Xuan said with a smile on the side.

If tens of thousands of acres of rice are all used as rice seeds, even if half of them are lost, the area that can be promoted and planted in Jiangnan Province and Shannan Province is very huge.

"Really?"

Li Kuan was overjoyed when he heard this.

The yield of this Nanyang rice variety is twice as high as that of Datang.

However, don't think that a large production volume will be easy to promote.

For many farmers, they would rather plant the crops they are familiar with than the so-called "high-yielding" seeds promoted by the imperial court.

Because their lives can't tolerate even a year's worth of harvest loss.

If new seeds are planted and there is no harvest at that time, then the farmers are basically facing the end of their families being ruined, and there are hardly many options except to flee the famine.

This is also the reason why the cultivation of potatoes, sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes took a long time to become popular.

These farmers will only actively follow the new crop when they see it with their own eyes that the yield is high.

But if everyone around is waiting for others to be guinea pigs, how can this head be opened?

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, how dare I lie to you about this kind of thing?"

Dai Xuan thought that in a few years, Datang's grain output could increase by a few percent, or even double, with a smile on his face.

Originally, he was going to return to his hometown at the end of this year, because he was going to work for another year because of the promotion of rice planting.

"Then has Your Majesty considered moving the Hu people of the Yunzhong Governor's Mansion to Shannan Province and Jiangnan Province to open up wasteland and cultivate land?"

"This ......" Dai Xuan looked at Fang Xuanling and did not answer Li Kuan's question.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the matter is very high, and it needs to be discussed in the long run. Now that the Xue Yantuo people are making trouble in the northern Xinjiang, if the Turkic people there are relocated, won't the Xue Yantuo people be even more arrogant? ”

It's not that Fang Xuanling doesn't support Li Kuan's point of view, on the contrary, many of these Hu people are unreliable, and once they wait for the Tang Dynasty to become weak, they will rebel.

Therefore, if they are moved to Jiangnan Province, which is far away from the grassland, and let them change from a herdsman to a farmer, after a few generations, even if there is still a threat, it will not be much greater than the threat of the Nanban.

And throughout the history of China, which dynasty was destroyed at the hands of the southern barbarians?

"Fang Xiang, didn't Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui already take the cavalry to raid Xue Yantuo's people? As long as they succeed, within two or three years, the people of Xue Yantuo will definitely not have the courage to attack the border again, and two or three years later, the cement road will have already been built in Shuozhou, are you afraid that they will make trouble? ”

Li Kuan saw that Fang Xuanling was hesitating about the emptiness of the defense in northern Xinjiang, but he breathed a sigh of relief and explained on the side.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, this 100,000 Xue Yantuo army, that is so easy to defeat? Su Dingfang: As long as they can deter Yi Nan and don't continue south, they will be considered successful. ”

Dai Zhou saw Li Kuan's defeated look on his face, and he couldn't help but say what he thought in his heart.

And when Li Kuan heard it, he immediately understood.

Don't look at the many ministers in the court and China, they support sending thousands of elite cavalry to resist the Xue Yantuo people, but no one expects them to really defeat the Xue Yantuo people.

"Dai Shangshu, Xue Yantuo people are not so terrible, I believe that Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui can give them an unforgettable lesson."

"You don't have to fight, everyone naturally wants to see Xue Yantuo caught and escaped, but no matter how powerful that black powder is, it won't play much role in the wild. At first, the people of Xue Yantuo might be frightened by this sound, but after getting used to it, there was nothing to be afraid of. ”

Fang Xuanling's thoughts are obviously close to Dai Xuan.

"Lord Wang, great victory! What a victory! ”

At this moment, a royal palace guard galloped on a fast horse.

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