"The crown prince once asked me to say that if the country of Nanyue is stable, it can vigorously expand the sea frontier, and the wealth in the ocean is inexhaustible!"

When the ministers below were discussing who to send to Nanyue, the emperor suddenly said such a sentence slowly, and a group of ministers who were talking about it were suddenly stunned: "Your Majesty, develop the maritime frontier?" ”

The emperor nodded: "What the prince means is that although the enemy in the north is still a problem for my dynasty, but I have suppressed the north for decades, and the north is no longer a concern, and I regularly go to the north every year to sweep a wave, and I will be worry-free for a hundred years, but if I want to have a long period of stability, hope is in the sea!" ”

All the ministers kept their heads down and did not speak, because they did not know what to say, they had never thought about the problem, and in their eyes, the sea had nothing to merit except for the immortal island.

The emperor ignored the surprised expression on the minister's face and continued to speak slowly: "At first, I didn't understand what this sentence meant, but after coming to Dengzhou, I roughly understood what it meant. ”

"Your Majesty, Dengzhou's seafood is rich in variety and is very rich!"

"Well, this is just Dengzhou, the prince said that now our shipbuilding industry is too backward to enter the deep sea, otherwise, you will find the wealth in the depths of the ocean, the wealth of Nanyue is not only the visible grain and gold on land, but also the islands around Nanyue, where ......"

Hearing the emperor's words, the eyes of a group of ministers have lit up, the huge wealth of the Nanyue country, if the emperor lets go......

The emperor is also very clear about the thoughts of the ministers below: "Nanyue is very important, everyone, don't drag your feet!" After finishing speaking, sweeping through everyone, the emperor is not afraid of external enemies, he is afraid that his own people are dragging his own people's hind legs!

Now the Yutang Empire system is a family system, each family has a strong strength, the imperial court wants to develop the Nanyue Kingdom, must have the support of the family, without the support of the family, the development cost is too high, and in some areas, the influence of the imperial court can not compare with the family.

The relationship between the family and the royal family and the imperial court is almost symbiotic, the imperial court is composed of the royal family, the family and the people, and the royal family is the largest family, under this system, as long as the royal family maintains enough prestige and ability, the family does not dare to take the lead, even if there is a dispute of interests, most of them are focused on the overall situation.

Hearing the emperor's words, the ministers below immediately saluted: "Your Majesty, rest assured, we must go all out!" ”

"Good!"

"Messenger ......"

When Yu Zhiqian's recital was delivered to the emperor, Su Dingfang's title had been decided, a Marquis of Anqing, although not the Marquis of Guannei, but Su Dingfang broke through Anqing City, and Anqing also became Su Dingfang's fief, with three hundred euphem.

This is the highest one among the marquis who has been directly rewarded by the imperial court in the past few years, but Su Dingfang and Yu Zhiqian don't know it, and the will is still on the way to the south.

As soon as the emperor gave an order, the entire imperial court began to operate, and a large number of supplies began to move south, and at the same time, the families who received the news also began to get busy, and some people began to move to the south with their families.

This migration was different from the past, this group of families was very attentive, not only did they have supplies along the way to ensure that these people would not freeze and starve on the road, but also some armed guards.

This group of guards is not a caretaker, the emperor said very clearly, after going south, the family's own sphere of influence is to rely on their own hard work, as much as they take, as long as they hand over three layers to the court, which includes land, spices, grain, gold, etc.

The wealth is moving, these families have their own sources of information, and they also know the harvest after Su Dingfang's destruction of the country, and after knowing the specific figures, the family that was originally ready to plan for the long term couldn't sit still, and began to prepare immediately.

These people are all household registrations hidden by the family, and the emperor also knows that turning a blind eye to it is okay as long as it is not too excessive, and now the land of the Yutang Empire is quite abundant, and the land annexation is not serious, and most of these people are the people around the food of these noble families, and they are hidden for various reasons.

As for the armed guards, the equipment of this group of people was specially approved by the emperor, of course, even if the emperor did not approve them, they also had weapons, but they did not dare to take them out so openly.

After the whole empire was in operation, the energy was amazing, especially after the northern Turks received the news, they were so frightened that they sent envoys to Chang'an overnight, and at the same time, the Turkic khans moved their golden horde to the north for dozens of miles, which was a little relieved.

However, even so, the entire Yutang Empire has not been greatly affected, spring ploughing is still proceeding in an orderly manner, and this year's spring ploughing in Chang'an is presided over by Yu Zhiqian.

Before Yu Zhiqian presided over this spring ploughing, he didn't know that as His Royal Highness the Prince, he actually had to work in the field himself, and because his cheap father was not there this year, he wanted to plant his father's share of the land, in addition, his mother's body, the land would also be planted, right?

Yu Zhiqian stood in front of a city god temple on the edge of a field wearing a four-clawed dragon robe, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites who stayed in the capital were reading the sacrificial script, and Yu Zhiqian stood motionless next to him, his eyes could not squint, and he was looking straight ahead.

After the official of the Ministry of Rites has read the sacrificial script, some simple rituals will begin, first a cow will be pulled, and then the official will throw rice and soybeans to the ox, which is to express the hope of a good harvest in the new year.

After the simple ceremony, Yu Zhiqian will start to work in the field, of course, not only Yu Zhiqian, all the officials here have to work in the field, this is the royal manor, and the land in it is cultivated by the emperor himself every year.

However, this so-called personal cultivation is now farming, and there are special people for subsequent weeding, fertilization, etc., and the yield of this piece of land is much higher than that of the rest of the land every year, sometimes more than ten times higher.

After the people heard it, they would sigh, the royal family is really different, the yield of the land planted is much higher than that of ordinary people, and some people will doubt it, but they dare not say their doubts, will the emperor lie to you?

Yu Zhiqian led the ploughing ox and walked carefully in the field, this ox was the most docile ox selected, and the plough behind it was also a new plough that had just been researched by the Ministry of Industry recently, and it was said that the effect was good.

After leading the cow around the field a few times, Yu Zhiqian needed to start planting millet, three acres of land by himself, Yu Zhiqian glanced at it, and silently bent down and began to sow seeds.

can't escape, even if Yu Zhiqian doesn't become the emperor, he can't escape this matter if he is not the prince, this is not far away, the third and fourth children are all busy in the field, compared to Yu Zhiqian, they have a little experience, at least they come to plant every year, and Yu Zhiqian is strictly speaking, it is the first time.

Three acres of land, very large, it takes a long time for Yu Zhiqian to plant alone, and the official next to him said in a low voice after seeing Yu Zhiqian: "Your Highness, don't be so troublesome, you just need to pretend, and there will be farmers in the manor to ...... you later."

Yu Zhiqian's face turned pale: "Nonsense, how can this kind of thing be fooled?" Others don't care, the palace will personally plant these three acres of land! ”

After finishing speaking, Yu Zhiqian continued to bend over and farm.

As an agrarian nation, farming should be a basic skill, and Yu Zhiqian felt that this sacrificial method of letting officials personally go to the land to farm was a good tradition and should be strictly enforced.

Hearing Yu Zhiqian's words, the faces of the officials of the Ministry of Rites beside him changed: "Your Highness, Weichen is just, just ......"

"Okay, I don't care what happened before, but in the future, spring ploughing is not allowed to be so foolish, the old minister can be replaced by his own children and grandchildren, and the rest of the people must plant the land in front of them, in the autumn, I want to check the harvest, whose harvest is not good, hehe!"

Yu Zhiqian snorted coldly, and the officials beside him immediately understood that Yu Zhiqian was not joking.

It's not that Yu Zhiqian suddenly woke up to something, but since he was the crown prince, he had to do something, touched his waist, and glanced at the seventh and eighth who were playing, and his face was cold: "Come here!" ”

The two little guys thought that they could fool the past by acting like before, but after hearing Yu Zhiqian's shout, they ran over disapprovingly, until they reached Yu Zhiqian's face, and then they found that Yu Zhiqian's face didn't seem to be right.

"Big brother!"

The two looked at each other, not knowing why their eldest brother suddenly became angry.

"What are you doing?"

"Big brother, we're ......"

Lao Qi just wanted to say a few words, but seeing Yu Zhiqian's eyes staring at him, he didn't dare to speak, so he could only lower his head, and Lao Qi saw that his seventh brother was reprimanded, and he quickly lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

"Do you know that every rice and a mile are not easy to come by, and letting you cultivate in the fields today is to let you experience the suffering of the people, what are you doing!"

"Big brother, I was wrong!"

"Big brother, I also know it's wrong!"

Yu Zhiqian looked at the seventh and eighth children and sighed: "You are princes, you are born without labor, but as princes, you should not forget, the rice and corn you eat are all from the hard work of the people, spring ploughing is a major event of the country, how dare you mess around!" ”

The old seven and eight people, with their heads down, didn't dare to speak, Yu Zhiqian looked at the two of them: "Will this poem be a tribute?" ”

"Huh?"

The two of them looked up at Yu Zhiqian, a little unsure of what Yu Zhiqian was talking about, and their eyes were a little confused.

"If you don't know, I'll tell you now, after the spring ploughing is over, everyone in the mansion will copy it a hundred times, and send it to my palace tomorrow!"

After Yu Zhiqian finished speaking, he slowly spoke: "On the afternoon of hoeing day, sweat drops go down to the soil, who knows that the Chinese food on the plate is hard work!" ”

After hearing Yu Zhiqian's words, the eyes of the sixth and fifth children, who have always loved poetry, lit up: "Big brother, good poetry!" ”

After finishing speaking, they also came over, they didn't know what was going on, especially the sixth child, the seeds also fell on the ground, and they stepped on it directly with their feet.

"Poetry is a good poem, since you two like it so much, you two will each copy it a hundred times after you go back, and send it to the palace tomorrow!"

"Huh?"

The two of them didn't know what they were wrong, and the guard next to them immediately reminded them in a low voice, telling them what was wrong.

The sixth child glanced at the seeds that he had stepped on in the ground, and then tasted the poem Yu Zhiqian had just made, and then bowed deeply to Yu Zhiqian: "Big brother, my brother has been taught!" ”

"Okay, let's go farming, no one is allowed to be lazy today, and no one is allowed to be lazy in the future, do you know?"

"Whoa!"

Yu Zhiqian's poem written by Tian Tou immediately reached the ears of the surrounding ministers who farmed, and many people were still complaining that the prince was too harsh, but after hearing this poem, many people showed a look of shame on their faces and began to cultivate carefully.

And Yu Zhiqian, the initiator of this incident, now regrets a little, he seems to have pretended to be a little too much just now, and now he feels that his waist is no longer his own, how much land has he planted? Yu Zhiqian glanced at it, three acres of land, he estimated that he would have to be busy for two or three days before he could finish planting, right?

"You shouldn't pretend to be forced, NND is overdressing, it's hard to ride a tiger now!"

Yu Zhiqian thought of what he had just said, and if he was lazy now, then his reputation would be ruined.

What he made an appointment, he had to finish planting with tears, Yu Zhiqian held his waist and began to continue planting, but even so, Yu Zhiqian did not throw the seeds away at will, he was carefully planting little by little, very attentive.

This made some of the people who were watching not far away and some guards, and the inner servants kept praising them when they saw it.

"The prince is really a virtuous prince, so serious about farming!"

"The prince's poem, every word goes deep into my heart!"

"Prince ......"

A group of people were praising Yu Zhiqian, Yu Zhiqian vaguely heard someone praising himself on the edge of the field not far away, but he was scolding angrily in his heart, this group of damn guys, just praising themselves, don't you know to come over to help?

Farming is really tiring, Yu Zhiqian was busy until the evening, and then he could finish planting an acre of land, and the whole person felt that his waist was no longer his own, and he couldn't straighten up, but even so, Yu Zhiqian still gritted his teeth and persevered.

"Your Highness, do you want me to find someone to plant the remaining two acres of land overnight tonight!"

"No, I'll continue farming tomorrow!"

Yu Zhiqian lay on the carriage, shouting, and rejected Shen Wansan's proposal, a real man must do what he says, and a real man must be a real man......

The next day, Yu Zhiqian got up early in the morning, although his waist was uncomfortable, but under the conditioning of the imperial doctor Ling Ran, he recovered a lot, gritted his teeth and came to the edge of the field, and continued to farm, although his body was not as good as yesterday, but because of yesterday's experience, Yu Zhiqian's planting speed has increased a lot today, and in the evening, only half an acre of land is left.

At noon on the third day, Yu Zhiqian finally completed the Haikou he boasted of, and all three acres of land were planted, and at the same time, Yu Zhiqian's compassion for farmers also became popular in Chang'an City.

ps: I have surgery today, this is the only manuscript to be saved, and I may ask for leave tomorrow......