Just when the eldest grandson was busy working in the field, the group hurried over from Chang'an.

This time, the military attaches who came with him were all military attachés, so they were on horseback, so the footsteps were faster. If you are a civil official, you really can't stand such a long-distance attack, so you have to sit in a sedan chair and sway, and your foot will be slower by more than half.

Cheng Biting Jin bit the white steamed bun in his mouth, swallowed it in a few bites, and said: "Your Majesty, this rice harvest has been confirmed in the whole country, why do you still go there." ”

Qin Qiong glanced at Cheng Biting Jin, this ramming is like this until he dies, His Majesty naturally has his reason to go to Dingzhou, and he will never do useless work. After following His Majesty for so long, don't you even have this little awareness?

"Food, where did you get so many words!" Qin Qiong gave Cheng Yanjin a look and asked him not to ask again, "There is no good scenery there, so naturally I don't go to play." ”

Cheng Yanjin took a sip of hot soup and said with emotion: "What my brother taught me is that I was too stupid to think of so much. But I've heard that a few boys from my family have swept around Hebei, Shandong and other places, and actually recruited hundreds of thousands of displaced people from the mountains. It can be seen that our Datang is the will of the people, just like this rice, His Majesty's prestige has reached an unprecedented height. ”

Along the way, they not only rushed to the road, but also chatted with the local people along the way, asking them about rice. These people were the simplest people, who did not understand rice at the beginning, so they resisted His Majesty's edict, and under coercion, they had to do it, but they still had complaints in their hearts.

But now that there is a bumper harvest of rice, as long as the families who grow rice will not go hungry from this year to next year. This made the people excited, as long as the Tang Emperor was mentioned, he immediately shouted long live, and some were even more exaggerated, and even knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of Chang'an to show their gratitude to the imperial court.

Even though he was very tired on the way, Li Er was full of interest, and listening to the ten words of praise and virtue of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China was not as good as the old peasant's sincere three shouts of long live, a ringing head. Promote high-yield crops so that Baixin can be full. This is a real political achievement, and the historian will definitely write a heavy stroke in the history books.

Li Er smiled, looking at the farmland where he passed, the people were busy harvesting, and the people were happy. And he rejoiced, these were his people. His land.

"Brother Qin. How much grain do you think Datang can harvest this year? Li Er asked with a smile, in fact, he had already calculated the number in his heart, but he hoped to hear it from others, as if he was sure.

Qin Qiong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you want to say that you want to go into battle to kill the enemy." The subordinates did not give in and fought bravely to kill the enemy, but it was a little embarrassing for me to settle accounts. It's too much to count. "Brother Qin can't figure it out, it's just that he has collected a lot of food from the side!

"Hehe, don't say that Brother Qin can't figure it out, even if I'm a person who is proficient in arithmetic, I can't figure it out, so it can be seen that we have a lot of food this year. Since there are so many harvests, the grain and grass in the border customs of Youzhou and other places should be transferred from these places. One is to save effort, and the other is to save a lot of time. Cheng Yanjin said loudly, boasting a lot of ingredients.

Li Er pointed at Cheng Biting Jin, he didn't know what to say about this person, the problem of yield aside, and suddenly thought of something that Changsun Chong had said to him, and said: "The last time I chatted with Chong'er, I heard him say that the best rice is not produced in the south of the Yangtze River, but in the northeast!" I really want to taste the rice grown in the black soil there! ”

Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin looked at each other, where did His Majesty want to eat the rice grown in the black soil there, but the black soil that can grow good rice, and he had been by Li Er's side for so long, if he couldn't even guess this little thought, he would have gone home to farm a long time ago. The emperor wants to fight, and they, who are military attachés, are naturally willing, as long as there is a war, these military attaches will still be useful, and there will not be a situation where the birds are exhausted and the good bow is hidden so early.

"Your Majesty, when I heard you say this, my subordinates also want to eat it, but the place in the northeast is encroached upon by Goguryeo, and some local ethnic minorities occupy it, and if you want to eat rice, you have to take a good look at it." Cheng Yanjin said in a deep voice, now is not the time to joke.

Brother Qin had participated in the war against Goguryeo launched by Emperor Yang of Sui in the former Sui before, but every time he had to return with defeat, he did not get benefits, but made Goguryeo more and more rampant by virtue of the terrain. The failure of the three expeditions to Goguryeo greatly injured the vitality of the former Sui, killing and wounding millions of people, which were all good sons and daughters of the Central Plains, because of the great achievements of the superiors, the mistakes in decision-making, improper command, and the tragic death of a foreign land, and Goguryeo used the headless body of the Sui army to build the Great Wall, which stretched for hundreds of miles along the south bank of the Maqi River.

Seeing that His Majesty now has the idea of conquering Goryeo, in order to avoid His Majesty and Emperor Yang of Sui from making the same mistake, he reminded: "Your Majesty, now is not the time!" ”

Li Er smiled bitterly, nodded and said: "Yes, now is indeed not the time, I am ready to have five years to prepare, with high-yield crops, there are many technologies to promote, and the increase in population, these are all things I must consider." Rest assured, I won't make the mistakes of the former Sui. ”

"That's good." Qin Qiong was relieved, as long as it wasn't fighting now, it would be no problem.

"Your Majesty, I Lao Cheng is here to ask for war now, and when I conquer Goguryeo, I must bring that Lao Cheng with me, and I can't let me guard the city in the city tower, I want to pursue the enemy." Cheng Yanjin sent troops to the Eastern Turks before, and he and Wei Xiaojie were stationed in Youzhou, and they collected many prisoners without much effort. There is no real war with real swords and guns, and I feel a little unhappy.

"Your Majesty, your subordinates also ask for war, your subordinates Zeng Jing participated in the former Sui's expedition to Goryeo, failed, and attacked Goryeo again, and his subordinates must be ashamed." Qin Qiong said in a deep voice, when the former Sui conquered Goryeo, he was just a small soldier with the army, and he could only do what Shangfeng said. Although he was young at the time, he also felt that there was a problem with Shangfeng's command, but he was forced to speak small and couldn't resist, so he could only rush forward, and those who violated the order stood and had to obey.

"Okay, when the time comes, I will also drive the expedition in person, and I will not return it if I don't break Goryeo." Li Er looked at the direction of Goguryeo, and the belligerent silver in his heart began to be active, and he must first settle the interior before he conquered the outside, and he managed the country well, calmed the hearts of the people, and had a stable rear, so that he could move forward bravely in the front.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to go on a personal expedition, you just need to be in Chang'an and wait for our good news. We are full of talents, the older generation has experienced a hundred battles, and the younger generation has also grown up, so it is time to bring them out to hone them. Qin Qiong said with a smile.

"That's it, the five boys of my family, all of them are top guys!" Cheng Yanjin began to brag again, as if his son was the most powerful.

"Don't brag, hurry up, I can't wait to go north of Dingzhou." Li Er ate well and urged.

He already has a comprehensive plan in his heart, first to settle Hebei and other places south of Youzhou, and then he will move military households from all over the country here, farm when the farm is busy, train soldiers when the farm is not working, and train more soldiers.

Finally arrived to the north of Dingzhou, Li Er was shocked by the village in front of him, although it was not as shocking as in Bagua City, but the neat rows of houses made the whole village very tidy. With happy and satisfied smiles on their faces, the people kept bringing home the grain in the fields, and the truckloads of white cotton were countless.

Li Er wore the long shirt of an ordinary scholar, walked to an old farmer pulling a cart, pulled up a rope on the cart, and worked as a "slender man" for the struggling old farmer.

"Oh, this can't be helped, at first glance, the uncle is a scholar, but he can't do this hard work. The car is full of cotton, not heavy, and the little old man can pull it. "Cui Laohan is in a hurry, where do you dare to let the nobles help with the work.

Li Er smiled: "It's not in the way, this bit of work doesn't hurt me, uncle, what do you call it?" ”

"Little Lao'er's surname is Cui, and everyone calls me Cui Laohan." Cui Laohan smiled and said, since people are kind to help, they are embarrassed to drive people away, and after selling cotton, invite them to come to the house for a meal.

"It turned out to be Uncle Cui, what are you doing here? I see that people are sending it to their homes, how can you pull it out? Li Er asked while pulling the cart.

Cheng Yanjin, Brother Qin, and Duan Zhixuan behind him, the three of them saw that Li Er was pulling the car, and they couldn't watch it.

Cheng Yanjin reacted quickly, directly grabbed Uncle Cui's car, and said, "Uncle Cui, I'll pull the car for you." ”

"No, no!" Cui Laohan was so frightened that he thought they were going to rob him of his cotton.

"Since Uncle Cui said it, you guys will push the cart in the back." Li Er still wants to have a few words with Cui Laohan.

"Hehe, the uncles are all good people." Cui Laohan saw that since he didn't look like the person who robbed his car, he was slightly relieved, "We started to harvest cotton today, our cotton grows well and matures early, so it's just a car, I'll pull it to sell it and see the price." ”

Cui Laohan is very proud, he is a member of Liu Weifeng's gang of bandits, he used to be a homeless, his family was separated, starved to death, and now he can live such a good life, he can wake up with a smile in his dreams.

"Oh, Uncle Cui, at first glance, you are a veteran of farming, earlier than others." Li Er echoed the praise and said.

Everyone likes to praise, and this Cui Laohan is no exception, and said with a smile: "You are right, in Cuizhu New Village, Xiao Lao'er farming is the best." Long live the emperor, the family planted immortal grain this year, and the harvested grain was piled up in the granary, and the family of three couldn't eat it at all. If this cotton can be sold at a good price, then the days will be better. ”

Immortal food, refers to rice, Li Er has heard a lot along the way, he has known it for a long time, and when he heard Cui Laohan unconsciously call long live the emperor, Li Er was proud in his heart, this was not what he forced the people to say, but the people themselves were willing.

"Hehe, I see. Is this cotton harvest far away? Li Er asked.

"Not far away, near the school, there is a shop that specializes in collecting grain and cotton." Cui Laohan replied, "Actually, it doesn't matter if it's far away, the road is good now, the cotton is not heavy, and I am not tired at all." (To be continued......)