Zhao Xu understood what Yang Huairen meant, "You mean, you want them to help you grow vegetables?" ”

Yang Huairen said, "Yes, that's it. Vegetables do not require much land, potatoes can be grown on arid land, and tomatoes can be grown on thin land in the mountains.

In the future, I plan to build food planting bases in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty, like some ethnic minorities in mountainous areas and border areas, and give priority to them for cooperation.

In this way, there will be the output of new vegetables everywhere, and in the near future, everyone in the Great Song Dynasty will be able to enjoy the benefits brought by new vegetables.

If the people can eat these new vegetables, it will be good for their health, which means that the physical fitness of our people in the Great Song Dynasty has been improved.

The poor people living in the border areas or mountainous areas, as well as the ethnic minority people, can get more income by growing vegetables, and their lives will gradually become richer.

Your Majesty, do you think, what are the rebels who have rebelled since ancient times? The first thing that came to the minister's mind was the hatred of the country and the family, but these are a minority after all, and the biggest reason is that the people live a hard life, they don't have two meals a day, and they can't even eat, can they not rebel?

On the other hand, if their lives are getting better day by day, they can eat three full meals a day, and enjoy a good life too late, who still has the heart to rebel? ”

Zhao Xu showed a satisfied smile again, "Yes, yes, Aiqing's move is quite satisfying." Especially the people in the border areas, when their lives are good, they will naturally protect their homes, that is, when they are invaded by foreign enemies, they will take the initiative to help the imperial court guard the frontier. ”

"Well, what Your Majesty said is so good, what you want is such an effect, during the Battle of Huanzhou, it was because the people's hearts were towards the court and their hearts were thinking of His Majesty's imperial grace that they helped the Tongyuan Border Army, and there was a big victory later."

"I understand a little bit now, the unity you just said is strength, that's what you mean, right?"

Yang Huairen nodded his head a few times, "Your Majesty Shengming, draw inferences from one case and respect Weichen." ”

Sure enough, there is no impermeable wall under the sky, and there is no horse's butt that is not willing to be slapped a few times to be comfortable.

Zhao Xu, who is the emperor, is particularly concerned about his political achievements, for fear that the people in the world will not think that he is a Ming monarch, so since he returned to power, he has been really conscientious and has every opportunity.

It's just that his father's set of innovations that he admires may not work in today's situation, although Yang Huairen knows the result, he doesn't dare to say it.

Everyone has the people they care about the most, the things they care about the most, since Yang Huairen knows that he has no ability to change the tide of reform in this period, even if he is a stunned, he will not be stupid enough to raise his hand to slap the emperor in the face.

Zhao Xu calculated for a moment, shook his head and said, "I am very relieved to leave this matter to you, but the imperial court currently spends a lot of money, and there is no extra silver to help you with this big plan." ”

As soon as Yang Huairen heard this, he understood that Zhao Xu was playing tricks, the matter was a state affair, and in the final analysis, it was the emperor's credit, but Zhao Xu was busy with reforms, and this year he planned to fight with the Xixia people in the west, and there was really no extra money to do this thing that would take a long time to see the benefits.

So Zhao Xu pretended to be embarrassed, just waiting for Yang Huairen to speak by himself. Yang Huairen said in his heart, you are pretending to be smart, I am not really stupid, this matter is beneficial to the country and the people, and it is also part of my dream, I can contribute money and efforts, but it is not for your reputation as an emperor.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Wechen has saved some family wealth in the past two years, and used it to build food bases in various parts of the Great Song Dynasty, and Wechen's family will also make money in the future, so the cost of this matter will not be bothered by the imperial court, and the minister will be able to afford it alone."

Zhao Xu pretended to have a look of approval that you are really a loyal minister, thinking that you are willing to pay.

"Although the imperial court can't come up with extra money to support you, I will inform the household department after the year, and in the future, when you go to the local area, whether it is buying and selling land or employing people, you will be given preferential treatment and support, so that you can do this smoothly."

Yang Huairen pretended to be grateful, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Xu thought of the matter of Dali, and asked again, "The matter of Dali is too strange, but this kind of thing is not easy for our Song Dynasty to interfere with, but do you think Dali really won't be messed up because of this?" ”

Yang Huairen knew that Zhao Xu was not concerned about Dali, but whether Dali's affairs would bring a burden to Dasong.

"Emperor Baoding of Dali State wants to be located in Gaosheng Taixiang Kingdom, it is indeed his own volition, and this may be because Emperor Baoding feels that in this way he can have his conscience, be worthy of his ancestors, and be worthy of the people.

It sounds a little hard to understand, but this is his own choice, and we are outsiders, so we can't control it.

Judging from Weichen's personal experience, there are still some small forces within Dali, such as the Wuban King, which will have a certain impact on the political stability of Dali.

However, Gao Shengtai is very shrewd, and he believes that he will naturally handle the affairs of Dali in an orderly manner, and a few ambitious barbarian tribes will not affect Dali, let alone the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"That's very good. This year, the imperial court will use troops against the northwest, and there must be no chaos in other places. ”

Yang Huairen heard Zhao Xu talk about this, and he knew what he was going to say next, since this was the case, instead of letting him say it, it was better to say it himself.

"The minister has seen Fan Lu and the two ministers before, and the two ministers also mentioned this matter, worried that the northern Khitan would take advantage of the fire to rob, so in front of Weichen, he wrote a signed note to His Majesty, saying that he wanted Weichen to send an envoy to Liao and design to stabilize Liao."

Zhao Xu smiled, what he appreciated most was Yang Huairen, he was shrewd when he should be shrewd, and he pretended to be better than anyone else when he should pretend to be stupid, and he always followed Zhao Xu's meaning to say, think, and do, and because of this, Zhao Xu regarded him as a close friend and a trusted courtier.

"Then have you thought of how to delay the Liao State and buy time for the Western Expedition?"

Yang Huairen didn't pretend to anything, and naturally shook his head, "I haven't thought of it yet." ”

Zhao Xu also knew that planning a thing and planning a plan was not a matter of one or two days, so he comforted, "It's okay, it's still the first month, and as usual, I will give you a will in early February to order you to send an envoy to Liao, and it will take a month to go all the way."

In total, there are still nearly two months to use, and Aiqing can slowly add it up. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yang Huairen was slightly relieved when he heard that there were still two months to go.

Zhao Xu finished talking about business, and suddenly remembered one more thing, "Zhiyi, I found a few interesting things in the palace, I really don't understand what they are used for, and I specially took them out for you to see today." ”