Xue Lang took out another table and said, "Your Highness, this is the cost I calculated for the construction of the farm, and the upfront investment can be invested in the money obtained from the promotion of the alien plow, and by next year, it will be able to pay off." ”

Xue Lang calculated according to the daily living expenses of the garrison, and when the farm was on the right track, the saved military salary could make up for the money invested in advance.

The reason why it can be recouped so quickly is that the farmland that originally cost the most money is replaced by land and land, one acre of land is divided into two acres for one acre of land for farm construction, and wasteland is bought directly if it is cheap.

And the labor cost, in addition to the labor that needs technology like the stonemason, it costs money, and some labor that does not need technology is done by Xue Lang with the people of the battalion, and when the spring ploughing is completed, the government soldiers can also be requisitioned to do it.

Princess Pingyang looked like an old god, and she listened to it frequently. Li Shimin listened to Xue Lang while looking at the drawings, and also heard the light in his eyes, and after listening, he asked Xue Lang: "Master Xue, can this farm be promoted?" ”

Princess Binh Duong was clearly concerned about this issue as well. Xue Lang said: "Back to the king, the promotion can naturally be promoted, but the use of earthworm farming as the basis, there is a shortcoming, if you don't understand, the entire farm breeding chain is easy to keep up, the output can not meet the planned goals." ”

Li Shimin hurriedly asked: "What kind of shortcomings?" ”

Xue Lang said: "Earthworm is a very fast reproduction organism, fast reproduction, natural production, but also bring the disadvantage of easy degradation of species, so, after a period of breeding, it is necessary to introduce other earthworm populations to hybridize, maintain the reproductive ability of the population, introduce a batch, to eliminate a batch." ”

"What is species degradation?"

Xue Lang explained what species degradation is.

Li Shimin sighed: "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." Today, the people of the world know the true meaning of these words. ”

Xue Lang hurriedly said: "The king has won the award." ”

After talking about the farm, Chu Xue saw the opportunity and said: "Princess, the morning meal is ready, do you want to set up a meal?" ”

Her Royal Highness the princess said: "Let's set the meal, Youyang and the Three Treasures were all sent by me from the busy affairs, I must have been hungry for a long time, hurry up and put it on to relieve the hunger in the stomach of the two of them." Just ......"

Princess Pingyang paused, turned her head to look at Xue Lang, and teased him: "Wronged Youyang can't return to the family for dinner, so he can only use the crude food I have here." ”

it! Why can't Her Royal Highness the princess get tired of playing this stalk! However, it seems that the arrival of King Qin today has made Princess Pingyang very happy, and the past is deep and has accumulated a lot.

Xue Lang smiled bitterly, and hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, your subordinates are wrong, please let them go." It's not that the subordinates dislike the food here of His Highness, but there is a common saying. ”

Her Royal Highness looked at him for a long time, and asked slowly, "What kind of saying?" Could it be that the people live on food? ”

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King Qin interjected and asked, "Sister, what are the allusions?" ”

Princess Pingyang still said in a slow tone: "Erlang doesn't know, I, Master Xue, have a family recipe, and I have trained a chef with excellent skills, and no matter how busy I am every day, I have to rush back to eat." One day in my place, just at the time of the meal, I left him to eat, Xue Zhubo told me that the people take food as the sky, refreshing food is extremely important, if the food is not refreshing, it will affect his diligence, I am afraid of slacking off. The consequences are so serious, since then, I don't dare to leave Master Xue for dinner. Today, I have to use Erlang's face to leave Lord Xue thin. Thank you, Lord Xue, for your face. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone knew that Princess Pingyang was ridiculing Xue Lang. King Qin and Lady Liu all laughed out loud, and Ma Sanbao also laughed, only Xue Lang smiled bitterly.

Xue Lang hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, as the saying goes, the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as your own kennel. His Royal Highness is the golden nest and silver nest, gold and jade, and the subordinate Tingfeng Courtyard is his beloved kennel, although the kennel is simple, but because it is a beloved place, it has become accustomed to nature. Eating is naturally in a place where you are used to, and the taste you are used to is good. ”

That's round. King Qin, who was listening on the sidelines, couldn't help laughing out loud and boasted: "Sister, for the sake of Lord Xue's wisdom, I will forgive Lord Xue Bo." ”

Princess Pingyang glanced at Xue Lang, and Xue Lang smiled flatteringly and hugged his fists to beg for mercy. Her Royal Highness the princess lowered her head as if looking at the patterns on her sleeves, and said calmly: "So, for Erlang's sake, let's let Youyang go today." ”

Xue Lang understood at once, and asked carefully: "Your Highness, what about the future?" ”

Her Royal Highness the princess said with a smile: "For the sake of your cleverness and wit, I won't mention it in the future!" ”

"Your Highness."

Xue Lang looked grateful.

While they were laughing, the servants had already set their meals. Princess Pingyang, on behalf of everyone into the friendship of the landlord, first toasted King Qin with a glass of wine, and then King Qin returned the salute, which is equivalent to drinking two glasses in a row.

As soon as the wine glass was put down, Lady Liu raised her glass and said: "King, King Aliujing has a glass, congratulations to the king on his victory in the conquest of Liu Thief, and show my prestige of the Tang Dynasty!" Ah Liu did it first for respect! ”

"Thank you, Aliu."

King Qin and Ah Liu toasted each other.

Lady Liu put down the wine glass, glanced at Xue Lang with wonderful eyes, Xue Lang just had an ominous premonition in his heart, and sure enough, he heard Lady Liu say: "King, Ah Liu is not strong enough to drink, so put it aside, if the king is not happy, you can find Lord Xue to drink, Lord Xue Bo has the immeasurable magic of the sea, a thousand cups are not drunk, and the amount of wine is as deep as the sea." ”

it!

Xue Lang's heart rumbled over 10,000 alpacas, speechless.

King Qin glanced at Xue Lang and asked, "What is the immeasurable magic of the sea?" ”

Lady Liu said: "Ma Duwei is a person who has witnessed this matter, and the king just asks Ma Duwei." ”

King Qin asked Ma Sanbao. Ma Sanbao was eloquent and convenient, and described the scene of the day in a colorful manner, and heard the laughter of King Qin, Xue Lang ...... Xue Lang wanted to dig a pit and bury himself! It's a pity that I can't, so I can only pretend that I'm not there.

Of course, in the end, King Qin only had a drink with Xue Lang, because King Qin had to rush back to join the army, and he came to Weize Pass to visit Princess Pingyang in private, and it was not good to leave for too long as the main general, and he had to rush back after breakfast.

King Qin said with a smile: "Today's time is in a hurry, I don't have the opportunity to see the huge amount of Youyang, when Sister Ah returns to Beijing in the future, I will definitely have a banquet for Sister Ah and Youyang, and then have a few drinks with Youyang, and see the immeasurable magic of the sea of Youyang." ”

Xue Lang...... Xue Lang smiled like a toothache: "King, that's just a temporary joke, it shouldn't be true." ”

King Qin laughed and had a toast with Xue Lang.

After a pleasant luncheon, Ma Sanbao returned to the army to be busy, Xue Lang continued to go to the farm to supervise the construction, and the female official Liu was called by Princess Pingyang to see off King Qin together.

King Qin said goodbye to Princess Pingyang, with sincere concern on his face: "Sister, brother is gone, Sister take care." ”

Princess Pingyang smiled kindly and warmly, and stretched out her hand to gently touch her younger brother's shoulder as if she was a child: "Go, be careful on the road, return to Beijing quickly to pay the order, see the saint and eldest brother, say hello to me." ”

King Qin wanted to speak and stopped, but finally nodded: "Brother knows, sister." ”

King Qin turned over and got on his horse, looking at Princess Pingyang's eyes, which was complicated and indescribable: "Sister......"

Princess Pingyang nodded, with a look of concern and determination: "Don't say it, Sister knows it, Sister Erlang's grievances, Sister knows it." At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the crown prince is the foundation of the country, you ...... Understandable? ”

King Qin sighed, hugged his fist at Princess Pingyang, and whipped a horse whip on the horse under his crotch. The foal of the steed was in pain, neighed, and galloped away.

Princess Pingyang looked at the back of King Qin in the distance, and stood motionless for a long time. Lady Liu took a step forward and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the sun is shining outside, please go back to your home." ”

Princess Pingyang looked at the direction that King Qin left, looked up at the sky, the dazzling sunlight almost made people unable to open their eyes, stretched out her hand to cover her eyes, and murmured: "The light of the sky, everything can not be fought for!" ”

After speaking, he sighed and went back to the princess's mansion.

"Your Highness......"

Lady Liu looked at the figure of Her Royal Highness the princess, tears flowed down her eyes, her heart was inexplicably sore, and she stood for a while before catching up.