The hard work and the summer heat can't withstand the heat in everyone's hearts.

I heard that some family members will arrive today, and many government soldiers have no intention of working, and came to the dock early to wait, the scene is very lively, anxious and expectant, faintly and a little excited.

No one can remember how long they waited, and on the surface of the river that they wanted to see, there was finally a piece of black pressure, and it happened that the wind was downwind, and the huge sails carried the heavy ships upstream, bringing the food that the soldiers needed most, the cement that the Qi country needed the most, and the relatives they wanted to see the most.

The fleet slowly docked at the temporary wharf set up by the soldiers earlier, and some people shouted a few times before responding, so the family hugged each other tightly and cried with joy. Some people called for a long time, but they never got a response, and they couldn't help but feel a little lost.

When the family members didn't come, everyone's mood was still the same, but now seeing some people reunite as a family, but they can't find their families, that feeling of loss can only be experienced by themselves.

"Don't worry, don't panic, this time the main ones who came were the family members in the Guanzhong area, and we will post the list of the family members outside the dock later, and everyone can see their relatives in three months at the latest."

If you don't wait for your family to come, you will inevitably feel a little lost, but there must be a process in this matter, and your family can only be piggyback with the grain ship, so you can only come in batches.

Seeing Ma Zhou, Li Yuanji was very happy, a lot of troublesome things finally someone to deal with, although the current Ma Zhou is still a little immature, and he has never dealt with political affairs.

"Good boy, grow meat!" patted Ma Zhou's shoulder excitedly, twisted it around his slightly rounded face, and said with a happy face.

Being teased by King Qi in public, Ma Zhou, who was about the same age as the two, couldn't help but blush, and replied shyly: "Your Highness, I want to lose some weight from my humble position, but the princess always sends some delicious food to my humble position every once in a while, and it is difficult for my humble position to get fat even if I don't want to get fat!" ”

After Li Yuanji's marshal army set out, Princess Yang's concern for Ma Zhou reached the extreme, tea, cakes, delicious and easy to use at home, always the first to think of Ma Zhou, and in addition to Ma Zhou, many other people who were deeply valued by Li Yuanji basically got the same treatment.

"It's better to be fat! When you are fat, you have the strength to work! Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction, the Yang family will still come to work, this step is good, and he has won a lot of hearts for himself in Chang'an.

"Your Highness, be careful......"

"Congratulations to His Royal Highness for finally being crowned a country...... Before Ma Zhou's words fell, a few people walked down the ship, their faces were a little tired, but they didn't care about congratulating Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji was a little puzzled, these people had not seen it himself, but judging from the way they dressed, they must be from the family.

Thinking of Ma Zhou's reminder to be careful, I couldn't help but have some confidence in my heart.

"This is Zheng Shanqi, the third master of the Zheng family, and this is the ......" Ma Zhou introduced several people to Li Yuanji one after another, all of them were the sons of the family, and they were all shrewd guys, Ma Zhou had a deep understanding along the way, so he reminded Li Yuanji to be careful, these guys are not easy to deal with.

"You have come from afar, this king is very welcome, come, go and prepare a hot pot, today this king wants to entertain all distinguished guests!" Li Yuanji kept smiling on his face and warmly entertained.

"Don't worry, let's hand it over first." Zheng Shanqi smiled solemnly, took the booklet from the hands of the servant behind him and handed it to Li Yuanji, and said, "This time, there are more than 50 ships, 19,300 stones of grain, and 10,000 bags of cement. ”

The family did their best to mobilize ships from all over the country just for this grain shipment, but the grain transportation was only secondary, and their main purpose was to bring back the cattle, sheep and horses here.

Originally, it was good to send people with the army, but the poor conditions made the family have to give up temporarily, and they could only wait on the spot near Daizhou, but now the situation seems to have changed somewhat, Zheng Shanqi squinted his eyes slightly, and continued to ask: "I wonder if Your Highness can prepare cattle, sheep and horses?" ”

"We'll talk about that later, let's go back to the camp and rest for a while." Li Yuanji laughed and said to Ma Wu: "Ma Wu, arrange people to unload the ship, you have to find a good place, and you must not get wet." ”

"Your Highness is unprepared?" Even if Li Yuanji said that he had prepared such a thing, Zheng Shanqi would never believe it, the news of the family was still very well-informed, and the King of Qi was cheated by the imperial court this time, and now the little thing in his hand is not enough to pay at all.

"The entire outside of the Saiwai is the king's feudal country, the great Qi country, can't you still make up this little thing? You need not worry, but there are not enough cattle, sheep and horses, and this king has something else to give you. Even if he was seen through, Li Yuanji didn't plan to continue to hide, and said bluntly.

The sisters-in-law of the family felt as uncomfortable as eating Coptis chinensis, although they had expected it, but they really told the truth, but their hearts were very uncomfortable.

Along the way, everyone was arguing, some were clamoring to transport the grain back, and some felt that they had already arrived here, and it would be too cost-effective to transport it back, in short, there were all kinds of quarrels, opinions were getting bigger and bigger, and the differences were getting bigger and bigger.

With Li Yuanji through the pontoon bridge to the south bank of the Yellow River camp, the conditions here are unbelievable, frankly speaking, this place can indeed be called a barren land, for Li Yuanji's future, many people also cast a shadow in their hearts.

In front of the huge sand table, the entire grassland was shrunk here, although it was not clear to see, but what was in each piece was clear here.

"This is a natural pasture, but also a high-quality arable land, as long as it is developed, it is the output of the entire Central Plains, and it will never be worth here." Pointing to the sand table, Li Yuanji said calmly: "The cattle, sheep and horses are indeed not available to the king now, but the land here can be used as a price to pay for you." ”

"The Turks have not been destroyed, there are still hidden dangers in the north, instead of asking for His Majesty's land, why don't I buy land in Fengzhou? The price may be cheaper than that of His Highness. Zheng Shanqi stared at Li Yuanji with a pair of eagle eyes.

The idea is good, it's just not realistic.

Qi State, to put it bluntly, Li Shimin left Li Yuanji here, let you fend for yourself at the same time, by the way to help the Tang Dynasty resist the threat from the north, once the Turks recover their strength, Qi will inevitably bear the brunt, and at that time, there is more time left for the Tang Dynasty, they can calmly transfer troops from all over Guanzhong to the north, and when the Turks arrive in Fengzhou, they find that this place is already in full battle, even if they want to fight, they can only fight to the death on the border of Fengzhou, and the impact on the interior of Guanzhong is minimal.

Natural pastures do have great appeal, and raising horses is more cost-effective than farming, but the Maison cannot accept such a risk.

'Old Fox~~~' Li Yuanji scolded in his heart, no wonder the family can become stronger and stronger, and its influence is getting bigger and bigger, just this caution is not comparable to ordinary people.

"Two stones of grain for one acre of land, or one acre of pasture, you only need less than two or three years to recover the cost, and then in the future, you can transport the grain to the hinterland of Guanzhong every year." Li Yuanji said calmly, the family has ideas, and he also has countermeasures, smiled slowly, and continued: "The climate here is suitable, the soil is fertile, and most importantly, there are few droughts here. In addition, the trade routes of the Qi State can be handed over to you by this king, and everything that the Qi State needs can be transported by you from the Guanzhong region. ”

Zheng Shanqi and the others were stunned in their hearts, they didn't seem to have any reason to refuse this condition.

Business is despised by the upper class, but everyone is unwilling to give up, and the benefits brought by it can definitely make people crazy, but the population of Qi is too small, and it is not even as good as a Chang'an, but on the whole, they still make a profit.

"I wonder how Your Highness should ensure safety?" After several trade-offs, Zheng Shanqi's heart was still loose, and there was no reason to refuse, so he didn't plan to refuse.

Li Yuanji smiled slightly, cooperating with the family was not the wisest choice, but it was the best choice at the moment, and led them to a pair of sand tables on the other side, the silk cloth on it was lifted, and an enlarged version of the sand table was displayed in front of everyone.

"One fort in fifty miles, one city in three hundred miles, and in twenty years, no force in the north can break through such a defense." An evil smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he continued: "Besides, this king will not give them twenty years. ”

Li Yuanji's words shocked everyone's hearts, although it was an ordinary sentence, but in their ears, it had a different meaning.

will not give them twenty years, which means that Datang will not be given too much time, and can defeat Jieli Khan with an absolutely inferior force, which is enough to prove that Li Yuanji's talent is not weaker than Li Shimin, and the development of agriculture outside the customs can clamp the lifeblood of Datang, and today's Datang has already had a drought, and often it takes several years for a big drought, which is also where the family is worried.

"One stone of grain, one acre! Otherwise, we can't accept the risk. Zheng Shanqi finally opened his mouth and said the conditions.

"Two stones of grain for three acres, this king has to consider other people, right?"

"Okay, that's it!" Zheng Shanqi nodded decisively in agreement.

300,000 stones, can be exchanged for 450,000 mu, dozens of times more than the Zheng family's existing cultivated land, and the annual output is not as good as the Guanzhong Central Plains region, and it is definitely higher than the Zheng family's existing income.

Li Yuanji also smiled indifferently, that bit of land is too slim for the entire grassland, the result of the land is the same for everyone, and the taxes that should be there cannot be less, and the most important thing is that the family has changed so much land here, so someone must be sent to take care of it, right? The Zheng family's 450,000 mu of land has to immigrate at least more than 5,000 Ding men, but if they drag their families, there must be tens of thousands of people.

Population is what I need the most, but I don't know if the family knows a sentence called unloading the mill and killing the donkey?