After discussing the prisoners, Li Yi was also relieved, he knew that he had passed this level.

"Uncle Li, ahem, that, if it's okay, can I retire first, and I still have to go to the Ministry of Finance?"

Looking at Li Yi's innocent appearance, Li Er sneered in his heart. "Boy, I don't know your little fancy intestines, don't worry, it's yours and you can't run!"

Li Yi suddenly smiled bitterly. "Uncle Li, you can't let me go? I'm still a child, are you cruel to me like this? ”

"Cruel, it's cruel to leave you alone, let me tell you, since the moment you stepped into Chang'an, you are destined to not be able to escape from my palm!"

"One year, Uncle Li, can you spare your little nephew for a year!"

"Humph! One month, this is my bottom line! ”

"Half a year!"

"For a month, you have no jokes!"

"Three months, for the sake of Changle and my master's face!"

"One month, Jun, no jokes!"

Li Yi opened his mouth, but finally lowered his head, and could only reluctantly accept his fate.

.......

Fang Xuanling was stunned for a while when he heard it on the side, what is this, Your Majesty wants to clean up the Yi boy? Could it be that the Yi boy has made a big mistake? Shouldn't it?

Seeing Fang Xuanling's puzzlement, Li Er explained aloud: "Boy Yi wants to go back to Maoshan, and he won't be able to come back for a long time, I mean I can't cheapen him, so I want to add a burden to him!" ”

Fang Xuanling almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, can he still do something serious? It's such a big and you still say that you want to live or die, isn't it a joke?

"Yi, in order to make up for you, I really give you a chance to choose!"

Li Yi reluctantly accepted the reality, so he could only seize this opportunity, as long as he gave himself a satisfactory errand.

The meaning of the dark Li Er must be to let Li Yi manage a state or a county, after all, Li Yi's current scattered officials are the fourth grade, and he is definitely qualified to do a week's assassination.

Li Yi thought for a long time, and then smiled bitterly, he found that he was born cheap.

Seeing Li Yi's expression, Li Er was a little strange. "How did you choose?"

Li Yi smiled bitterly. "Sort of! I thought of two paths! ”

"Oh? Tell me about it? ”

"The first road is naturally to choose a place around Maoshan and make a county order, which is easy and pleasant."

Li Er remained silent. "And what about the other way?"

"For me, the first path is naturally the best, but for Datang, it is not the best choice!"

"Huh? Go on! Seeing Li Yi's expression, Li Er knew that this kid had a new idea.

After sorting out his thoughts, Li Yicai said: "Uncle Li, as we all know, there are four granaries in this world!" ”

Hearing about food, Li Er and Fang Xuanling's faces became solemn, in ancient times, food was an eternal theme!

"This first, naturally, is the Sichuan and Shu region, as we all know, it has been rich since ancient times, and during the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Xuande relied on Yizhou to make his home. However, the roads in Shuzhong are difficult and dangerous, and the transportation of grain is very inconvenient, so for Datang, there are many constraints! The second largest granary, that is, the Guanzhong area, the Guanzhong area is mostly plain, suitable for planting, and it is also a big granary, but with the development of the country, the population in the Guanzhong area is also increasing, so the pressure on the land is very great, and the food is beyond its means, and it is better at the moment, but after a long time, as the population continues to increase, the food in the Kanto region will not be enough sooner or later, and at that time, there will be a famine! These two granaries are also the current granaries of my Datang! ”

Li Er and Fang Xuanling's faces gradually became solemn, Li Yi said well, since ancient times, the population of Guanzhong has been large, which has caused an embarrassing situation of more people and less land, and over time, the Guanzhong area will not be able to withstand the pressure sooner or later, resulting in a food shortage!

"And what about the two granaries?"

"The third granary is the Northeast!"

As soon as Li Yi spoke, Li Er's face suddenly looked difficult, Northeast? Isn't that Goryeo? Goryeo, that is the eternal pain in the hearts of the Tang people, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goryeo three times, causing countless people to die in a foreign land, so all the Tang people are unwilling to improve Li.

Seeing Li Er's face, Li Yi also comforted: "Uncle Li, Gao Li, you must attack, that's for sure, but not now, we still need to accumulate strength!" ”

Li Er exhaled. "Don't worry, I'm not that impulsive, but, in my lifetime, Goryeo, I must take it!"

"Uncle Li, don't worry, the little nephew will definitely help you in this matter!"

Li Er nodded. "Yes! The food problem you just mentioned is indeed the problem that my Datang is currently facing, and I am also very troubled, let's talk about your fourth largest granary! ”

"This fourth granary is Jiangnan!"

"Jiangnan?" Li Er and Fang Xuanling were stunned, and they also knew that Jiangnan was rich, but the terrain of Jiangnan was complex, and the things needed to develop Jiangnan were too huge, and even some of the gains outweighed the losses!

"Hehe, Uncle Li, I know that the development of Jiangnan costs too much, but this Jiangnan really has to be developed, because this is a huge treasure!"

"Huh? What does this say? ”

"Uncle Li, I once heard my master say that in the far south, there is a small country called Linyi, where they produce a kind of rice seed that can be harvested three times a year!"

"What?"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, Li Yi's news really frightened Li Er and Fang Xuanling, three crops a year, if there is really such a rice seed, then how can Datang be short of food, this matter is too important.

Li Er stood up, stared at Li Yi, and said, "Boy Yi, this matter is no joke!" ”

"Uncle Li, I learned about this from my master, and I have also inquired during this time, there is indeed a small country called Linyi, but as for whether there is this kind of grain, it remains to be verified, once there is this kind of grain, then some areas in the south of the Yangtze River can reach the point of three crops a year, and most of the rest of the areas can also achieve two crops a year; This is a huge granary, and even if there is no such rice seed, the development of Jiangnan will definitely have more advantages than disadvantages, so you should plan for this in advance! ”

The rice seed of Lin Yi is the legendary Champa rice, Li Yi has already understood it in his previous life, but whether there is such a rice seed now remains to be investigated, so Li Yi did not say too much, but the development of Jiangnan is imperative, without Jiangnan, Datang will never be able to really rise!

Hearing that Li Yi was just hearsay, Li Er and Fang Xuanling's hearts gradually calmed down, but, no matter how you put it, this is also a kind of hope.

"Yi boy, I will leave the matter of this Lin Yi Kingdom to you, I hope to have an answer as soon as possible!"

"Uncle Li, don't worry, the kid will start arranging it!"

Fang Xuanling: "However, in any case, this development of Jiangnan is a big matter, and I'm afraid Datang doesn't have this ability now!" ”

"Yes, the current Datang is not suitable for the development of Jiangnan, and it is not good to take too big a step, but we can prepare early, the development of Jiangnan, what is needed is a center, the kid has always advocated to break the surface with a point, whether it is to develop Jiangnan or promote rice seeds in the future, a center is needed, just like Shu County (Chengdu) in Sichuan and Chang'an in Guanzhong"

Li Er and Fang Xuanling thought for a while, and then understood what Li Yi meant, Li Yi did not want to develop Jiangnan comprehensively, but wanted to develop a little first, and then once the time was ripe, he could use this point to achieve the central flowering, which would get twice the result with half the effort.

Li Er nodded. "Where do you kid fancy it!"

Li Yi's eyes were clear, and he said slowly: "Jinling County!" ”

Jinling County? Li Er and Fang Xuanling suddenly looked weird, they could be the center of the entire Jiangnan, at least a state, but they didn't expect Li Yi to say a county seat. However, only Li Yi knows that Jinling is another name known as Nanjing, the ancient capital of the Ten Dynasties, and in ancient times, only here can it be regarded as the center of the south of the Yangtze River!