Qin Shaochu remembered the method of keeping lychees fresh in the Tang Dynasty, and used a hollow piece of bamboo, cut the bamboo tube, put the lychee into the bamboo joint, and then tied the bamboo tube with iron wire, and applied yellow mud to the opening.

Wait for the yellow mud to solidify before transportation. The lychee is hidden between the bamboo nodes, as if placed in a sealed box, which preserves the freshness to the greatest extent. Then it was shipped to Jiangnan, and the price was of course higher than that of pears, Qin Shaochu felt that the price of lychees was fifteen wen a catty.

Of course, with this price, many people are reluctant to buy this lychee, but there are still a small number of people who are willing to buy it. After all, this lychee is very delicious.

One day, Chu Suiliang returned to his hometown in Qiantang, Hangzhou, and suddenly passed by Qin Shaochu's fruit shop, and saw that this fruit shop actually had lychees for sale, and he was a little surprised.

Chu Suiliang walked to the fruit shop and saw Zhang Zitao, "Shopkeeper, why do you have lychees?" ”

Zhang Zitao saw this person and recognized him as the current court's counselor, Zhongshu Ling Chu Suiliang, and Master Chu. hurriedly put down the work in his hand and stepped forward; "Hello, Lord Chu."

"Well, hello, may I ask you about what I just asked you, can you tell me?"

"Okay, Chu Zhongshuling, our lychee is from our village."

''Oh, in your village, then you grow it yourself?'' Chu Suiliang continued to ask.

"Yes, Chu Zhongshu Ling, it is indeed we who planted it ourselves. But it was all planted by our village's Qin Gongzi,"

''Qin Gongzi? Chu Suiliang, thinking about it in his mind, found that he had not heard of this person's name.

"Then can you help me introduce me," Chu Suiliang said a little politely, and he was also a little curious in his heart, why this Qin Gongzi could grow so many lychees.

Zhang Zitao looked at Chu Suiliang and knew Chu Suiliang's personality. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded, "Okay, Chu Zhongshu Ling, then I'll take you to find Qin Gongzi." ”

Zhang Zitao talked to the people in the shop, and then took Chu Suiliang and went to "Baijia Town". Sitting in an ox cart, half an hour, I finally returned, "Baijia Town." ”

Chu Suiliang got off the ox cart and saw the words "Baijia Town" at the entrance of the village, and he was even more curious, knowing that Chu Suiliang had never heard of the name "Baijia Town". Following Zhang Zitao's steps, Chu Suiliang also found that this village is better than some ordinary village life. Rice and rice were also placed on the ground in the village, and something I had never seen before.

Soon, Zhang Zitao took Chu Suiliang to find Qin Shaochu, "Brother Qin, this is Chu Suiliang, the current court's counselor and Zhongshu Ling. "Chu Zhongshu Ling, this is what I told you about Qin Shaochu, Qin Gongzi"

Qin Shaochu looked at Chu Suiliang and remembered the records in history, Chu Suiliang was proficient in literature and history. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he followed Xue Ju as a generalist. After returning to the Tang Dynasty, he was appointed as a counselor and a secretary of the Zhongshu Order to take charge of the government.

Qin Shaochu was looking at Chu Suiliang, and Chu Suiliang was also looking at Qin Shaochu, both of them were thinking about something.

But soon, Qin Shaochu stepped forward, "Chu Zhongshuling, hello." ”

Chu Suiliang nodded, "Gongzi Qin, hello." ”

"Dare to ask, what's the matter with Chu Zhongshuling?" Qin Shaochu went directly to the topic and asked.

"That's right, Gongzi Qin, I'm very curious about how you plant this lychee, after all, there are very few lychees today."

"Oh, can you come with me to see it?" Qin Shaochu asked.

"Okay, let's go check it out."

With Chu Suiliang, Qin Shaochu came to the orchard, looked at the lychees, and explained to Chu Suiliang how to plant, how to water, and how to protect.

When Chu Suiliang heard Qin Shaochu's words, his eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, "If this lychee can be planted on a large scale, if it can be shipped abroad, wouldn't it be able to greatly improve the economy of my country." The more Chu Suiliang thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good.

Looking at Qin Shaochu, he asked, "Master Qin, I don't know if you have any plans to plant this lychee in the whole country?" ”

When Qin Shaochu heard Chu Suiliang's words, he was slightly stunned, but he quickly came back to his senses and looked at Chu Suiliang. "Chu Zhongshuling, I didn't actually plan to plant this lychee on a large scale, but now I have a plan in my heart."

"Oh, what are the plans, Gongzi Qin," Chu Suiliang heard Qin Shaochu's words and spoke urgently.

Of course, it was Chu Zhongshuling's arrival, and I had a plan in my heart, "Chu Zhongshuling, if you want, then I can help." '

'Okay, okay, Chu Suiliang was also very excited when he heard Qin Shaochu's reply.

After a while, Qin Shaochu took Chu Suiliang to walk around the village.

At this time, Chu Suiliang saw that when he first entered the village, he saw the thing that he had never added, so he asked Qin Shaochu curiously.

Qin Shaochu saw Chu Suiliang and asked himself, "Master Chu, this thing is called Quyuan plow, which can be used to reclaim the land," After speaking, Qin Shaochu called a person, led a cow over and began to place the Quyuan plow behind the ox.

With a wave of the man's rope, the ox moved with the zigzag plow, and a ravine appeared beneath him.

"This, this, Chu Suiliang was surprised and couldn't speak, looking at this Quyuan plow, Chu Suiliang shouted in his conscience.

Seeing Chu Suiliang's surprise, Qin Shaochu smiled in his heart. "Zhongshu Ling, how about it, is the effect of my qu yuan plough better than that of the people themselves?"

"Of course. Qin Gongzi: "Your Quyuan plough is so good, this can greatly reduce the labor force of the people."

Qin Gongzi, when the time comes, can you take this Quyuan plow's practice, and also tell me, I want to do this thing well and promote it throughout the country.

Qin Shaochu showed hesitation, "This, this, Lord Chu, this is not good"

Chu Suiliang looked at Qin Shaochu's hesitant appearance, and felt anxious, "Qin Gongzi, say it, if there is any difficulty, I will definitely help you." ”

Hearing Chu Suiliang say this, Qin Shaochu became happy in his heart, "Hey, Zhongshu Ling, to be honest, in fact, you see that my village is too small, there are few people, and there is little land, so it is really not convenient to use it to grow rice and fruits." ”

Chu Suiliang heard Qin Shaochu say this, "Oh, that's it, but don't worry, I will help you, and then I will tell the county magistrate of this place, then he will help you." ”

Qin Shaochu didn't ask for anything. opened his mouth and said: "Okay, thank you Chu Zhongshu here." ”

"It's okay, it's okay. As long as Gongzi Qin, when the time comes, can help our court, it will be good."

At noon, Qin Shaochu and Chu Suiliang had dinner together, and at the dinner table, the two began to talk to each other. Chu Suiliang listened to some of it, and Qin Shaochu's knowledge of crops also deepened his appreciation for this young man.

In the afternoon, Chu Suiliang insisted that he should go back and arrange things here as soon as possible. Qin Shaochu called three people here, and also gave Chu Suiliang some pears and lychees, Chu Suiliang was reluctant to accept it at first, but Qin Shaochu said it, so he had to take it helplessly.

Qin Shaochu stood at the entrance of the village, watching Chu Suiliang leave in an ox cart, and his heart calmed down. The second step of Datang has finally arrived.