The autumn harvest season has passed, and after completing the goal of self-sufficiency in grain, Li Qi turned his attention to some cash crops, and now cotton and sugar beet have become the two cash crops he values the most.

It seems that these two crops are more suitable for cultivation in the Hetao area, and according to the statistics, the sugar content of sugar beets grown in the Hetao area is about 3 to 5 percent higher than that of sugar beets grown in Jindi, and the specific data can only be obtained after all sugar production is completed.

The yield per mu of sugar beet can be as high as more than 5,000 catties, which is definitely a high-yield crop, which can be eaten directly, can also be used as feed, and more importantly, it is the raw material for sugar production. Now sugar is still a high-end commodity, and Li Qi plans to turn it into an ordinary daily necessities.

Around Thai Nguyen Province, the output of the workshops has surpassed that of agriculture.

Cloth, cotton, ironware and leather products are the most produced commodities around Jinyang, and of course, the scale of livestock sold from the northern grasslands is not small. More commodities are being produced, prices are falling, profits are decreasing, but the volume of commodity transactions is steadily rising.

Although the north and the south are now in a state of confrontation, Hedong still welcomes the arrival of merchants from the south.

If the price of iron in Jinyang is wholesaled, it is fifteen wen per catty, and the price of transportation to the Central Plains is thirty wen.

Huo Yanwei had marched into Zhaozhou in the autumn, and Xia Luqi led the army to meet the battle, but the general of the Liang State did not dare to meet the battle at all, and after more than 20 days of confrontation across the Huaishui, Huo Yanwei actually withdrew to Xingzhou, and the two sides did not really fight.

Li Qi has no intention of making a big war with the south now, and his strategic focus is not on the south.

He needed to settle the northern border first, and then start dealing with the south when he had enough strength to resist the Khitan invasion. Now every year of stability, my strength will increase by one point, and the difference is only time.

The workshop in Jinyang produces more than 20,000 steel crossbows a year, but the number is very limited after being distributed to each border town. Li Qi hoped that half of the border army would be equipped with this kind of powerful crossbow that was enough to deal with cavalry, and it was best to equip even the Tuntian army with steel crossbows, so that if the Khitans wanted to invade the south, they would pay a heavy price.

The situation has been changing in the direction that Li Qi expected, and after nearly four years, Li Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and now he is no longer able to fail easily.

Wang Du had already asked Li Qi's eldest brother Wang Qian to send his daughter to the other courtyard in Jinyang, and the emperor's wedding was in full swing and officially began on October 16.

I don't know how Qin Tianjian chose the auspicious day, on this day it snowed heavily in northern Jin, and the colorful Jinyang Palace was made a mess by the congratulatory guests, and finally even the palace guards joined the ranks of the moppers.

"Prepare for the salary, three stars in the sky. Tonight, what night, see this beloved. Zi Xi Zi Xi, such a good person!

Prepare for the bundle, and Samsung is in the corner. Tonight, what is the night, see this encounter. Zi Xi Zi Xi, such an encounter with He!

Prepare for it, and Samsung is at home. Tonight, what night, see this canon. Zi Xi Zi Xi, what is such a stumbling person! ”

More than 100 young people newly recruited by Jinyang Academy this year wore uniform uniforms and sang the poems in the "Book of Songs" in unison, which is quite the style of singing hymns in churches.

The families of the nobles, officials and generals who came to watch the ceremony were also overjoyed when they found their children and couldn't help but show off to the people around them. Everyone knows very well that these teenagers, as protégés of the Son of Heaven and pro-army of the Son of Heaven, have a very bright future in the future.

There are no eight-lift sedan chairs.

Before the Ming Dynasty, it was considered a shameful thing to sit on a sedan chair carried by a person and use people as animals......

Dressed in colorful silk, an eight-wheeled carriage with a luxurious interior carried Wang Qiang and went around the dormitory area of Jinyang Palace, which was the first time the new queen inspected her territory. From now on, this harem is the queen in charge, and the emperor generally does not get involved in the affairs of the harem.

After that, the carriage carried Wang Qiang back to the Gongchen Hall where the ceremony was held, Wang Qiang got out of the carriage and walked slowly up the jade steps covered with red carpet with the support of the maids. Li Qi, who was wearing auspicious clothes, looked over from afar and found that the bride's dress was very similar to Hua Dan singing on the stage, and the phoenix crown on her head looked extremely heavy.

The second uncle, Yongwang Li Cunba, and his wife served as the emperor's elders.

The long and cumbersome wedding lasted for most of the day, which made Li Qi feel a little unbearable.

The main thing is that he is hungry, and he has been tossing for such a long time, which has made Li Qi feel hungry and thirsty, and tired.

After a group of relatives, dignitaries, officials, and generals took turns to congratulate their families, they insisted on accepting the congratulations of envoys from all over the world.

The emperor's wedding was a grand diplomatic event in itself......

Two days later, Li Qi summoned the envoys of Wu and Wu Yue in the Xinghe Palace.

In line with the principle that the enemy of the enemy is a friend, he sent envoys to Jinyang by sea to congratulate the Tang Emperor, anyway, he was the lord of Tang. And Qian Biao, the king of Wuyue, was not offended by anyone from the north and the south, and also sent envoys to congratulate.

It was precisely because the Wu envoy came by sea that Li Qi specially summoned him.

After the two envoys finished saluting, Li Qi asked Tang Jinghang, the envoy of Wu Yueguo: "Why don't the Vietnamese envoys take the sea route?" ”

That Tang Jinghang said: "Na'an reinstated the power to remove the lord of the country, and the minister was ordered to negotiate with the court in Luoyang, and heard that His Majesty was married, so he came from Luoyang to congratulate." ”

Li Qi said: "King Yue can protect the territory and the people, and the people under his rule live a prosperous life, I also admire it very much, and I will say hello to King Yue for me when I go back." ”

Tang Jinghang said: "Thank you, Your Majesty for your auspicious words." ”

Li Qi looked at Wu Envoy Miao Chip again and said, "Wu Envoy came across the sea, can the road be smooth?" ”

Na Miao said: "I encountered a strong wind on the road, so I was delayed for two days, but fortunately, you provided carriages and horses in Youzhou, and the road was smooth, and I still arrived in Jinyang in time." ”

Li Qi asked again: "The Wu envoy took the sea boat, but he made it himself?" ”

Miao Chip nodded and said: "It is the general who will supervise the construction of the hospital, but the ministers are on a medium-sized sea boat, which is not too big." ”

Li Qi said with a smile: "This is enough, I want to open up sea routes, open trade routes with Wu and Vietnam, and communicate with each other." He also invited the two to return to China and told the lord that he wanted to build a ship in the north, and asked the two lords to send some craftsmen over. ”

When the two heard this, they bowed down and replied: "The Son of Heaven has a life, and he should follow it, and when the ministers return to China, they will immediately show the lord of the country, and handle it quickly." ”

After Li Qi completed a major event, he was happy, and immediately ordered someone to pack two boxes of glass handicrafts, and handed them to the two envoys as a return gift, and gave one to each of the two envoys.

This glazed product is still very valuable in the mainland, the two envoys are very happy in their hearts, and secretly they have made up their minds, this day the Son of Heaven explained that the matter of recruiting shipbuilders in the south should be handled carefully after going back, and when the time comes, there will definitely be gifts to be obtained......