"Goodness, great goodness... Aiqing deserves to be called a master of Confucianism... I agreed..."His Majesty Li Er happily agreed.

His Majesty Li Er has a bottom in his heart, the probability of winning this cultural battle in Chang'an is greater than the probability of winning the Guozijian...

"As for the question of the referee, what advice does Zhong Aiqing have to say..."His Majesty Li Er looked around at the civil and military officials above the court and said...

"Your Majesty, the minister suggested that the crown prince and master Li Gang should be the chief referee, and Li Taishi is an upright person who will definitely convince the people of the world..."

Imperial Doctor Wei Zheng said.

"What Wei Aiqing said is extremely true, it is really the most reasonable person to be the referee by Taishi Li..."His Majesty Li Er said with a smile.

"I believe that Taishi Li will be happy to be the referee of this Wendou, and as for Taishi Li's assistant, let him be the master himself... Three days later, if nothing happens, I will be there to watch it in person... Haha, haha, it's been a long time since I've seen something so interesting..."

His Majesty Li Er couldn't hide the joy on his face, and said with a happy smile.

"Would you like to go with me to watch at that time?" His Majesty Li Er asked the ministers.

"Minister, I am willing to go with Your Majesty...", all the ministers responded positively.

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The news of Guozijian and Chang'an's waiting for three days in Guozijian Wendou spread in Chang'an City like wings...

It has become a topic of heated discussion among literati and writers after dinner...

There are even bookmakers who have begun to open, and the initial handicap is one to one...

As a result, more and more funds were placed on Guozijian, and the bookmaker began to panic...

If Guozijian wins, this will definitely be the rhythm of losing the pants...

In order to balance the market, the bookmaker lowered the odds of Guozijian to 0.7, and the odds of Chang'an Hou increased to 1.1, so that the bookmaker can still pump a lot...

People don't know why it's so funny...

The bookmaker has just lowered the odds of Guozijian, and everyone thought there must be an insider...

As a result, more and more people began to pursue Guozijian...

Under the pressure of a large amount of funds, the bookmaker had to lower the odds of Guozijian again and again...

In the evening of the same day, Guozijian's odds were already as low as 0.5 to one, and the odds of the same Chang'an Hou were increased to 1.3...

Even so, it still can't stop people's crazy pursuit of Guozijian...

Fifty percent of the odds are also picked up for nothing... If you miss this village, you won't have this shop...

However, our protagonist still doesn't know anything about this ...

Tao Ran is still immersed in the construction of the farm and the construction of the college...

The idea of peace made him determined to do a big job in the world of Datang...

The farm's laborers were very down-to-earth and the potatoes were planted two days earlier than he expected...

Looking at the remaining land of more than 3,000 acres...

For Tao Ran, it is shameful to watch these fertile fields go to waste...

After the turmoil and wars of the previous dynasty, the population plummeted... A lot of land is barren ...

In order to stimulate the people's enthusiasm and confidence in farming, Li Yuan implemented a new land policy after ascending the throne...

At present, Datang implements the equal-land system, that is, after the male reaches the age of 18, he can get 100 acres of farmland...

This 100 acres of farmland should be divided into two types...

One is Yongye Field, and the other is Koufentian...

Twenty acres of every 100 acres of land are Yongye Fields, which can be inherited, that is, they are their own private property...

The remaining 80 acres of farmland belong to the Koufen Field, and the Koufen Farmland will be returned to the imperial court after you are sixty years old...

Moreover, the mouth divides the fields and needs to pay taxes, of course, this tax is much lower than that of the Wei and Jin dynasties and the former Sui Dynasty...

Every year, each ding needs to pay two stone of grain to the imperial court, which is converted into the current unit of measurement, which is about two hundred catties...

Eighty acres of land to pay 200 catties of tax, which can be said to be the most preferential policy in history...

But even so, there are still too many people in the Tang Dynasty who live in dire straits, hungry days...

Disasters are the biggest hidden danger, and the years when even the seeds cannot be harvested occur from time to time, and the days of relying on the sky for food have deeply troubled our ancestors for thousands of years...

Every time there is a catastrophe, there will be a pandemic, and the famine and plague have eroded the backbone of our Chinese nation again and again...

Every time I think of this, Tao Ran's heart hurts inexplicably...

This year, there has been a large-scale drought in many places, otherwise it would be difficult for Tao Ran to find these laborers who can't even harvest their seeds...

Suddenly, Tao Ran was excited... The drought will be followed by a plague of locusts...

Thinking of the unprecedented locust plague recorded in history in the three years of Zhenguan...

Tao Ran suddenly broke out in a cold sweat...

Fortunately, potatoes are high-yielding crops that can resist a certain degree of natural disasters...

Especially in the face of drought, potatoes are simply drought-resistant...

Because it is an underground-bearing food crop, the impact of locusts on its yield is negligible...

Tao Ran's eyes lit up...

Working your own will definitely allow the people of Datang to survive the locust plague next year...

It is imperative that the yield of this batch of potatoes must be high...

Give yourself enough seeds to promote the planting of the first potato season in the spring of next year.

In the autumn when the locusts are infested, Tao Ran is confident that the second season of potatoes will cover almost most of the entire northern world...

In this way, we can perfectly avoid the loss and damage caused by the locust plague to the northern provinces of Datang...

What's even more interesting is that Tao Ran also thought of a way to get rich...

The idea of turning harm into treasure began to take root in Tao Ran's mind...

Cheng Chumo, who came in a hurry, interrupted Tao Ran's profound reverie...

"Brother, are you still in the mood to be in a daze here? It's all fryers outside..."

Cheng Chumo waited for the two bull's eyes and said...

"Brother Chumo, what's the frying pan outside? Did something happen? Tao Ran stood up violently...

Looking at Cheng Chumo's expression, it seems that things are really not small...

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to come over and tell you that His Majesty has promised that the prince of the country will hold a cultural fight with you in three days..."

"Wen Dou? It's kind of interesting... It must be because of the construction of the academy..."Tao Ran said.

"Yes, it is the matter of the construction of the academy, Kong Yingda, the priest of the country, swore on the spot that if he loses to you, he will come to your academy to teach... Otherwise, you're going to teach in the country..."

"What an interesting master of Confucianism, whether I win or lose, it seems that I have nothing to lose... But in order to build the academy... Realize your dream of becoming an educational power... I really have to win this fight..."

Tao Ran smiled and said to Cheng Chumo.

"I knew that my brother would definitely win, so I just bet on my brother to win, but everyone else looked at me like a fool..."

"You mean someone sits on the bank to open the market?" Tao Ran suddenly became interested!

There is no one else who can gamble in Chang'an City except the family...