Li Chengqian turned his head and said with a wry smile: "When it comes to copper coins and silver, people's eyes are green. However, I think that these people who plan to make a fortune are doomed to lose everything. ”

"Oh?"

Wei Zheng was very strange, and arched his hand and asked, "What do you mean by the prince's words?" ”

Li Chengqian smiled and didn't say anything.

In the first year of Zhenguan, there was a great drought in Guanzhong, and there was no disaster in Longyou and other places. Judging from the information sent by Geng Buqu to the East Palace, the household department was already secretly collecting grain from Longyou and transporting it to the north of Weishui. Li Chengqian could think of such a thing as mobilizing grain from other places, but how could the eldest grandson Wuji not think of it.

This time the grain transfer almost emptied Longyou, at least for a long time, Datang was unable to mobilize troops against Xue Yantuo and other countries close to Longyoudao.

As long as enough food flows into the market, food prices can be flattened. The grain on the right side of Longyou, compared with the grain in the suburbs of Chang'an, is simply the gap between the sun and the stars. Those fools who hoard grain around Chang'an and wait for the price to rise, when the price of grain remains unchanged, they have no second choice but to hang.

It turns out that the petty fights of a group of businessmen, before a country, can easily be suppressed.

There is no way to tell Wei Zheng about such a thing, and the granary of the imperial court north of Weishui has not leaked any news now. The emperor who was high up in the sky was ready to meet the baptism of the locust plague.

Back in the carriage, the coachman turned the horse's head and headed towards the farm.

The farm is at the junction of Chang'an and Wannian, and is under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County.

When you don't get to the farm, you can hear the crowing of roosters, the crank of hens, and the sound of ducks and geese on both sides of the road.

Wei Zheng was very surprised, and lifted the curtain to look at the scene outside.

On both sides of the road are farmland and meadows, and poultry can always be seen everywhere.

These free-range fowl have a red line drawn on each of their bodies, which is used to mark them.

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The carriage kept moving forward, but Wei Zheng found that the poultry had never disappeared in his sight.

"This is the poultry from Li Taishi's farm, and there are a lot of them. Originally, they were kept in captivity, but when I found out that locust nymphs had appeared, I ordered the keepers to release them all. Poultry have a habit of homing, so there is no need to worry about running away. There are lines drawn on the body, and there is no need to worry about being captured by the people. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian also lifted the curtain and looked at the scene outside.

If the poultry is put in the future, it is inevitable to lose it, and it is a fluke to lose one or two. But in Datang, even if it is a beggar begging for food, he will not attack other people's free-range chickens and ducks.

As the carriage moved on, it came across a group of peasants who were driving their poultry.

Ducks and geese are a little better, chickens have a quirk, that is, they like to dig pits, if it's grass, it's nothing, but if it's a field, it's okay. Now the seeds have only been planted for a long time, and some of them are just sprouting, if they are gouged out, will they not be white?

Seeing this scene, Wei Zheng couldn't help but say to Li Chengqian: "Prince, with all due respect, although free-range chickens and ducks can control locusts, isn't it inappropriate for you to raise them so freely." Harassing the people is a big crime, even if you are the prince, it is not easy to be impeached. ”

Li Chengqian smiled bitterly: "I don't know why these people want to impeach Gu, chickens and ducks eat locusts and nymphs, which can protect the fields, and the excreted manure can also fertilize the land." What if it damages the crops? When the locusts really rise, it will be useless to plant anything. ”

"That's right, but now that His Majesty intends to block the news of the locust plague, your actions like this are disturbing the people."

knew that Wei Zheng was persuading him with good words, but Li Chengqian did not intend to order a change.

Datang is different from later generations, later generations have basically never heard of where there is a locust plague in the territory, although they know that raising poultry is an effective way to fight locusts, but they have not seen it, who knows the effect?

The drought in the first year of Zhenguan and the drought in the second year gave birth to this locust plague. It is very likely that it will appear again in the future, so it is still necessary to test the effect of this confrontation strategy for future generations.

When the carriage arrived outside the farm, Li Chengqian and Wei Zheng jumped out of the carriage, looked at the chicks in the farm, and smiled in unison.

Although chickens and ducks grow slowly, they can still have the strength to fight locusts when the locust plague rises.

It's just a pity that the scale of the farm, limited by the cost of raising chickens, can not continue to expand. Otherwise....

Liao Zhong got the news and ran over to accompany him.

Nowadays, there are a lot of new people in the farm, all of whom are young and strong in the surrounding Zhuangzi, and raising is actually a hard work, so it is not suitable for those old palace maids and old eunuchs to do hard work all the time. With the current scale of the farm, it is enough for them to retire easily.

After visiting the farm, Li Chengqian invited Wei Zheng to have lunch here, and when he left, he brought him a few old hens.

With the character of this old bastard, it is estimated that since learning the news of the locust plague, the family has eaten gruel.

On the way to the warehouse, Wei Zheng sighed: "Your Majesty intends to take advantage of this locust plague to do something, so that there is not much to do." The East Palace can prepare such a large farm in advance, and if the imperial court makes a move, it must be even larger than this scale. At that time, even if you can't resist the locust plague in the entire Guanzhong, it will still be no problem to protect the surroundings of Chang'an. ”

In the same way, Li Gang once said that it was also under the awakening of the old gentleman that Li Chengqian knew what his father was going to do.

The appearance of the locust plague is a godsend opportunity for the five surnames and Qiwang, who have always looked at the Li family of the imperial family unpleasantly. The greater the catastrophe, the more they had the rhetoric to attack the emperor. Not to mention, the emperor was already in a bad position, even if he couldn't take him down this time, he could still press him hard, showing the prestige of the five surnames and seven hopes.

And they may not know that in the matter of the locust plague, the emperor did not passively wait to be beaten. This is an opportunity, and it is also a temptation to throw the five surnames and seven hopes. The victory or defeat in this matter is enough to determine who is better in momentum.

This is a game, but it is a pity, but the bet is on the miserable extent of the people in Guanzhong after suffering from the locust plague.

"Doctor Wei, now is not the time to think about these things. The people did not know about the locust plague, and we had a lot to do after the prophet for a while. ”

Wei Zheng nodded, took a sip of tea and stopped talking.

The farm was not far from the warehouse, and when Wei Zheng stepped out of the carriage and saw the granaries on the flat ground, he almost sat on the ground.

He tried his best, but he just piled up a few granaries in the front yard of the house, and the prince here actually hoarded so much!

Pointing to the granary with a trembling finger, Wei Zheng asked bitterly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has hoarded so much grain, but it is used to make money?" ”

Knowing what Old Wei was worried about, Li Chengqian smiled slightly, walked into the warehouse, and said: "Doctor Wei is too worried, Gu has not earned the people's hard-earned money, and the food hoarded here will be used for disaster relief." It's just that it's not purely free. ”

Hearing this, Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it's not for getting rich. With the grain owned by the prince, even if it is filled into the market at a low price, it can play a positive role in disaster relief.

Yang Dao, the steward of the warehouse, was also a eunuch, and when he saw the prince bringing Wei Zheng to inspect, he immediately came over to lead the way.

I picked a granary at random and poked out some grain with a poke.

Wei Zheng was very experienced and reached out to rub it, rubbed off the chaff, and nodded: "It's good rice, there is no sign of mold." ”

Yang Dao arched his hand and said proudly: "So that Dr. Wei will know that the slaves and maids and others manage this place, and they will check it every day, and when it rains, they will stand next to the granary, for fear of rain." Although I don't dare to pack the ticket and say that there is no moldy rice here, the slave can guarantee that at least more than ninety percent of it is good rice! ”

Li Chengqian nodded, it seemed that Yang Dao was still very attentive to his orders.

The food that was rubbed out could not be wasted, Wei Zheng simply threw the millet into his mouth, chewed it casually and swallowed it.

The second granary, the third granary, each granary Wei Zheng will rub a little bit and eat it. He was already full at lunch, and now that he eats so much raw rice, it doesn't take long for him to start burping.

It is enough to randomly inspect four or five, and Li Chengqian is still very relieved about the subordinates he personally appointed.

Exit the granary on the right and enter the warehouse on the left.

When the heavy warehouse door opened and saw the things inside, Wei Zheng burped again.

This room is full of air-dried beef!

The huge pieces of meat were placed on the shelves on top of each other, and when the door was opened, the rich fragrance seemed to find a gap and erupted.

Walking into the warehouse, Li Chengqian casually picked a piece of meat and looked at it, and nodded with satisfaction.

There is no sign of resurgence, and it has not been patronized by rats, so it seems that Yang Dao and others should be given some reward.

Even though he was already full, Wei Zheng couldn't help but reach out and tear a small strip of beef and stuff it into his mouth.

It's not that he's greedy, but he wants to know how different the beef that the prince has stockpiled for the victims is from the spring ploughing.

There is no difference, they are all the same delicious meat.

Putting the meat back on the table, Wei Zheng smiled and said, "Your Highness, Weichen is really convinced today." Unexpectedly, Donggong could do this in a short period of time. ”

Even if you forget about the granary, you can't count how many there are without seeing the end at a glance. And the warehouse here is also a long row, and there is no doubt that all the meat pieces are hoarded here.

The cow is a treasure in the Central Plains, and I think with my heel, these beefs of the prince are not slaughtered and hoarded by the cattle. In this way, their source can only be the grassland. Although he was curious about how the prince got so much meat from the grassland people, Wei Zheng chose not to ask.

If it weren't for a disaster year, such an approach would have turned into a golden road to wealth. Irrelevant people, it's better not to ask.

When the second warehouse was opened, Li Chengqian covered his nose and avoided it from afar.

The smoked mutton still can't change its fishy smell, so much mutton is piled up together, and it's really embarrassing for Yang Dao to not attract flies.

Patting the door of the warehouse, Yang Dao said with emotion: "Your Highness, beef is easy to store, but mutton has made the slaves and maids spend a lot of effort. The wooden planks in the warehouse where the mutton is stored are all drilled out little by little by small drills by slaves and guards to ensure ventilation. You said that grain must not be moldy, it must not be bitten by rats, jerky cannot be bitten by rats, and it cannot be touched by flies. The little ones are fine. ”

Wei Zheng didn't hate the fishy smell of mutton, but was a little infatuated.

Secretly swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Wei Zheng said strangely: "Your Highness, why are you so taboo about rats and flies?" In Weichen's opinion, even if the jerky is crawled by flies, it is not a big deal. It's all life-saving things, who cares about this. ”

instructed Yang Dao to lead someone to close the warehouse door, and Li Chengqian put down his sleeves.

After taking a breath and making sure that the fishy smell had faded a lot, Li Chengqian spoke: "This, I'm afraid I have to talk to Daochang Sun before he can understand." Just remember that flies and rats are the root cause of many diseases. These jerky are meant to save lives, but if they cause a plague, it's not a life-saving, it's a life-saving thing. ”

Although he didn't understand what was going on, Wei Zheng nodded seriously.

After visiting the warehouse, the sun was already halfway down.

Sitting in the carriage on the way back, Wei Zheng suddenly arched his hand to Li Chengqian, looking very solemn.

Li Chengqian hurriedly returned the salute and said in surprise: "Why did Gong Zheng salute?" ”

Sighing, Wei Zheng said with emotion: "The old man was sent out of Chang'an by His Majesty because he accused the court of hoarding grain with the intention of stockpiling goods. Unexpectedly, I saw the prince's preparations for the locust plague. His Royal Highness has a bit of a stone into gold, which makes many people envious. However, the old man wanted them to know more about the good deeds done by the prince. still remembers the first time Weichen saw the prince in the ninth year of Wude, and from that time on, the old man believed that His Royal Highness was a prince who was truly sympathetic to the people. Now goodbye, His Highness has contributed countless money to the people, which shows His Highness's benevolence. Although His Royal Highness is still only the crown prince, if there is an order, Weichen will definitely obey it. ”

After speaking, Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had made a great determination just now.

Before becoming the emperor, it was not uncommon for the crown prince to win over the courtiers. Although he thought that he would not become inflammatory, King Xi would not become the help of the crown prince or any prince in the future. But after seeing the crown prince Li Chengqian, Wei Zheng repented.

In this life, people always have to pay some price for something they think is right. Breaking his agreement with himself is the price of Wei Zheng.

Li Chengqian didn't expect Wei Zheng to say such a thing, although he didn't say it explicitly, but he knew that Wei Zheng really wanted to support him as emperor.

This....

Li Chengqian was about to say something, but the carriage suddenly stopped, and he could still hear the sound of the guards leading the guards outside hurriedly turning over the sacks, and the sound of the horizontal knife coming out of the sheath.

Attacked?

Wei Zheng was so shocked that he opened his arms and was about to block the car door.