Chapter 554: "Grain Father"
After thanking the palace people who sent away the edict, Xue Lang touched his head: "I thought that there would be a reward until next year, this winter has not yet ended, why is the reward coming down?" β
Xue Lang knew that he had made all the suggestions about the locust plague this time, and he had a credit for it. With Li Er's style of rewarding and punishing clearly, he will definitely have a reward. I also thought that he was already a prince of the country, and with his exploits in resisting the locust plague, most likely he might add the reward to the water slave.
As the eldest son, Tannu will definitely be a knight in the future, so naturally there is no need to be rewarded. The water slave is the eldest daughter of him and Princess Pingyang, and the princess's daughter is usually ungraded. Li Er is very generous!
However, Xue Lang still felt strange and felt that the reward was too early. Princess Pingyang was thoughtful, her eyes rolled, she was already in her chest, and said in a low voice: "You go to the study with me." β
"Huh?"
Although Xue Lang was puzzled, he still followed Princess Pingyang back to the study according to his words. When she arrived at the study, Princess Pingyang took out a wooden box from the cabinet, handed it to Xue Lang, and said with a smile: "Let's take a look first." β
Xue Lang looked confused and opened the wooden box, which was full of letters. Princess Pingyang said: "When I left Taizhou, I asked Han Jin to stay a few people in Taizhou to observe the effect of Zhancheng rice trial, these are all letters from Taizhou, you can take a look." β
Xue Lang laughed, and asked while flipping through the letters: "I was in a hurry, I thought it was too late to arrange, so I had to give up the pain, I didn't think you could still remember the arrangement?" β
Princess Pingyang smiled indifferently and said as a matter of course: "If Zhancheng Dao is really as you said, it will be a great credit to the country and the family." Naturally, I don't have the kung fu to take care of it, but I naturally remember the credit of my Langjun! β
Xue Lang's heart was hot when he heard it, his face smiled like a fool, and he touched his head, how many times he heard the love words of Her Royal Highness the princess, he couldn't get tired of hearing it. Especially her deserved posture, it really touched him.
Touching the beating heart, he poured a glass of water for Her Royal Highness the princess very diligently, and sat back on her seat happily before she put her hands on it, and looked down at the letterβ
The letters began last year, after they left Taizhou. The most space is about Champa rice. At the beginning, there was also a mention of the water master, but later there was no more, and only the focus was on the matter of Zhancheng rice.
In the past few years, the generation of Guanzhong has been a little dry, but the generation of Taizhou on the coast has abundant rain, and the precipitation is more than in previous years, although it is not enough to cause floods, but there are also some waterlogging.
Last year, Pei Ju Pei Lao Shangshu had not yet died, and Pei Yunzhao was still serving in Yuezhou. This promotion has really paid off.
At a time when the rice production in all the prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River was somewhat reduced due to too much rain, the rice production in Yuezhou not only did not decrease, but increased slightly. This output, for a while, actually has some unique taste. Therefore, Pei Yunzhao was also rewarded by the imperial court.
With last year's Yuezhou as an example, this year, without too much publicity, all states have made great efforts to promote Champa rice. This year's weather changes are more complex. There was more precipitation in the coastal states than last year, and there were even a few typhoons; However, the Yangzhou generation is somewhat drought. Such complex meteorological conditions are just the time when Champa rice shows its might.
Because of the drought in the north in the past two years, the imperial court has been under great pressure on food. In particular, the drought in Guanzhong, the traditional grain-producing area, is becoming more and more serious, and food security is related to the national economy and people's livelihood. Nowadays, most of the population is still concentrated in the north, and if there is a famine in the north...... I'm afraid that something will happen again, and the Tang Dynasty that has just settled down will ...... It's unimaginable.
When the pressure on the imperial court's grain stocks was huge, the imperial court was naturally surprised and delighted to hear that the Jiangnan generation had not reduced production due to natural disasters, and had even reaped a bumper harvest!
Xue Lang understood after reading half of it, and suddenly said, "It turned out to be because of the matter of Zhancheng Rice." From Rui Guogong to Liang Guogong...... It's not bad, the most important thing is that our water slaves have a title. β
Princess Pingyang smiled slightly and said, "More than that, you just look down." β
Princess Pingyang's smile was a little sly. Xue Lang was inexplicable, lowered his head and continued to read the following letters-
Due to the introduction of Champong rice, this year's grain output has increased by 20% compared with previous years. The people of all parts of the south of the Yangtze River are grateful for the kindness of the horse and His Royal Highness, and almost every household of the people who have Zhancheng rice has a shrine of the horse and His Royal Highness at home, and worships day and night to thank the horse and His Highness.
What's more, in private, it is rumored among the people that the crops introduced by the horses, whether it is sweet potatoes, potatoes, or Champong rice, are all crops that are easy to grow and have high yields. The people said that the horse must be the god of agriculture in the sky.
"This ......"
Xue Lang's face was full of embarrassment. Seeing this, Princess Pingyang smiled and said: "These are just letters from Jiangnan, Lang Jun knows, and there are also rumors among the courtiers, saying that all high-yield crops are from Lang Jun's hands, and it is right to say that Lang Jun should change his title to the Duke of the Grain Country." I think Erlang has also heard of these rumors, so he named you Liang Guogong. β
Xue Lang: "......"
Probably because Xue Lang's embarrassed face was too obvious, probably because Her Royal Highness the Princess thought it was particularly interesting for Xue Lang to make this kind of expression, anyway, she didn't know where to poke her laughter, Her Royal Highness the Princess actually laughed so much that she fell on the chair and couldn't stand up.
Xue Lang silently looked at the roof, this must be his wife! If you are not a wife, you will not look at your husband like this!
After Her Royal Highness the princess had laughed enough, Xue Lang asked, "Will there be any bad effects if someone sets up an ancestral hall?" β
Princess Pingyang knew that he still didn't know enough about Datang, so she couldn't help but be cautious, and explained to him softly: "It's okay. Since Lang Jun and I entered Beijing, we have never been involved in political affairs, and we have no power or soldiers. β
Xue Lang nodded, took Princess Pingyang's hand, looked at her with some apologies, and sighed: "It's just that, in this way, my Royal Highness is afraid that he will no longer be able to put on his clothes and armor, change into military uniforms, and lead the troops to recruit the Quartet!" β
Princess Pingyang didn't expect him to feel sorry for this, her eyes softened, and she looked at him affectionately: "My Lang Jun is really different from others, the Lang Jun next to him only thinks that women should be at home and teach their husbands and children, but my Lang Jun is different!" β
Xue Lang scratched his head and said sincerely: "You have become husband and wife with me, and you love each other, but it doesn't mean that you have become my vassal, you are still an independent individual, you can do what you like, what you want to do, you can still have your own independent space, etc." I can't say it well, in short, you respect me, and I respect you......"
Xue Lang racked his brains to express his thoughts clearly, but before he finished speaking, he was covered by Princess Pingyang, and Her Royal Highness gently leaned her head on his shoulder and whispered in his ear: "I know!" Lang Jun's heart, how can he not know as a wife! However, my heart, Lang Jun knows? β
Xue Lang touched his head embarrassedly and confessed: "I'm ashamed to say it, what do you think...... If it involves other people and things, I can still guess a thing or two, but if it involves myself, I can't guess much. However, it's enough for me to know that you love me, and for the rest, if I'm good to you, you'll naturally be good to me, and the two of us are sincere for sincere. β