With the two hundred or so people who were recruited, they set off together, because there were bandits from Cheng Chumo, Duan Qiang, Fang Yiai and others, so after passing the Evil Ghost Valley, it was flat, and they soon arrived at their destination.

Dingzhou is a good place, not far from the willow fragrance, not far from Qingzhou, Cangzhou, Dengzhou, so to promote cotton, meet beauties in private, and build big ships, you can take care of it.

In the past month or so, Cheng Chumo and others have achieved remarkable results in recruiting and suppressing bandits, picking countless mountains, and actually calling back more than 50,000 people, which is twice as much as that group of prisoners, Changsun Chong now has a population of more than 100,000 under his hands, and it is just divided into the wasteland opened by the captives in the second half of last year, and it is estimated that each person can get five acres of land, which is too much, I am afraid that they will not be able to plant it, and it will be wasted.

The 20,000 captives continued to open up the wasteland, although they worked all day, but Datang did not treat them badly, they were full of food, drink, and clothing, and they grew very strong, and the strength of the cattle was very large, and the wasteland was just right. Originally, he planned to let them work for free for ten years, but Li Er thought that these men were very rough and strong, and the children born were believed to be very strong. For the sake of the population of Datang, it was changed to five years of white work, and when the time came, they were given free houses and land.

As for women, it is indispensable to pass on the lineage, and the large army of the previous dynasty mostly ended in failure, leaving many widows; The eighteenth anti-king was even more devastated, the men died in battle, and there were many more old Confucian women and children.

Li Er accepted the suggestion of the eldest grandson Chong, our Tang Dynasty is enlightened, as long as we keep filial piety for our dead husband, we can get married, and even encourage remarriage. With so many people widowed, and many people unable to marry their mothers-in-law, this social instability factor has increased, so this is also a double win, a thousand words and a sentence, all for the sake of population increase.

Add to that the improved ploughing tools, and all you need is a cow. You can easily pull the iron plough behind, and an iron plough has three plows on it, and you can plow three rows in one trip, which is three times as much as before; And the rake, not to mention, is able to pull out the roots of the grass in the soil from the ploughed soil.

These farm tools make full use of the lever principle, and have been optimized to the most labor-saving state, and the efficiency is very high. The land is moving very fast, and these iron plows do more with less. The surrounding people, seeing that the farm tools used in the experimental field promoted by Changsun Chong were very efficient, some people came to ask, can they buy it?

The eldest grandson rushed to receive the report from Dazhu. With a calm face, he knew that the aroma of wine was not afraid of deep alleys. As long as you know the goods. No, it is not said that the improved farming tools he brought out from the apocalyptic space are good.

"But the cost of this farm tool is a bit high, I'm afraid they can't afford it!" The eldest grandson Chong was a little embarrassed, if he gave it to them, more people would come to ask for it, and they would all be given to the people, so his task this year would be in vain.

Da Zhu thought of the old peasant's pleading eyes. continued: "Young master, they are also quite pitiful, and they also know that the iron plough is very expensive, so they are ready to buy one together in one village. In this way, a lot of wasteland can be opened up this year. ”

"Well, sell them an iron plough for the cost, and thirty taels of silver. We only have so many manpower, and we can't use up the iron plough that Blacksmith Zhao and his apprentices came out early, so let's sell it to them. "Changsun Chong thinks about it, not to make money, it is also good to be able to promote the iron plow.

In several villages in the south, a lot of iron plows were sold, which reduced a lot of pressure on Changsun Chong to promote cotton and rice.

Ten months have passed, and the low-lying places near the river beach are ready to plant rice, and the higher ground and the places where it is not easy to get water have turned over the soil and are ready to plant cotton.

It was time to routinely report to Li Er, and in the dead of night, Changsun Chong and Li Er began to use the super communicator to start contacting.

"Back to Your Majesty, now all kinds of work is being carried out very smoothly, more than 50,000 ordinary people have been recruited, Cheng Chumo, Duan Qian and others have taken people to go to farther places to recruit and suppress bandits, and it is expected that 200,000 to 300,000 people can be subdued this year, which will greatly ease the tension in the employment of people in the north. 20,000 prisoners of war have reclaimed 10,000 hectares of land, and now with iron ploughs, more wasteland has been cultivated, and 60,000 acres can be cultivated in one day, an average of three acres per person per day. The eldest grandson Chong reported that rice and cotton could not be grown overnight, and that he could only show his merits from the cultivated land.

"Three acres per person per day?" Li Er's eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief.

"Well, yes, these are all new iron plows made by me and Blacksmith Zhao, and the efficiency is very fast, if Your Majesty can send more people over, it will be better. By the way, after so many days, I can't take care of this little bit of people under my hands, do you think you can send some more people over? The eldest grandson Chong pleaded, now that the weather is warm, there is no need to worry about the residence, since everyone is homeless, just get a shed, pay attention to it, and wait for them to save money in their hands before buying a house.

"Where do I have someone to send you over, you overcome it yourself." Li Er couldn't, he also wanted to grow up overnight, but it was impossible, "Tell me, what kind of iron plow is so powerful, can cultivate three acres of wasteland a day?" ”

"The drawings of the iron plough and the climbing plough are in my study, and if you don't ask, I will forget about them." Before the eldest grandson set off, he not only had to visit a lot of people, but he was also disturbed by his mother and sister at home.

When Li Er heard this, he gritted his teeth and said: "It's a good thing for me, if this kind of iron plow can be extended to the whole country, then it will be able to free up a lot of labor, and it will be easier." ”

"Yes, yes, it's all Chong'er's negligence." Changsun Chong hurriedly admitted his mistake, if he quibbled, Li Er would be even more angry.

"By the way, your iron plough is so good, it is copied by the people of the Tang Dynasty, it is nothing, it should be promoted, but if it is discovered by those feudal countries, if you get such a good iron plow, you can open up a lot of wasteland, which is not a good thing for us." Li Er asked worriedly, he is a very possessive person, as long as it is good, he wants to be his own, and other countries are not allowed to have it.

"Hehe, you can rest assured! They can't make the fine iron used to make such an iron plow, and although there is no difference in appearance with other irons, it will break down in a few days, so this iron plough can be completely controlled by the imperial court. A special workshop was opened to build iron ploughs to sell, although the price was very high, but it was enough to buy one or two in a village. Some large families buy alone, the price is higher, and we have to rob the rich to help the poor! Eldest Sun Chong spoke energetically.

"Then your family buys it, the price is the highest!" Li Er's face was dark, this kid was energetic when he talked about money, and he looked like he was drilling money.

"How's that going to work!" Although Changsun Chong is not short of money, he can't let Li Erzai ah, "We don't want to buy cheaper than others, but it can't be too expensive." Your Majesty, think about it, I have so many brothers to raise, I can't take advantage of the fire to rob! The eldest grandson cried bitterly.

"Are you still robbing while the fire is on, am I a bandit?" Li Er smiled, this kid dared to say anything.

"No, no, that's a good idea." The eldest grandson Chong hurriedly defended, "By the way, Your Majesty is actually like those ordinary people, who have no land at home, tell them that as long as they come here, they can get five acres of fertile land per person, and adults, children and old people are counted, I don't believe that those tenant farmers don't want to have their own land." ”

"But the tenant farmers are gone, who will cultivate the land in Guanzhong?" Li Er felt that the population density in Guanzhong was large, but it was not so big that it could not bear it, but many areas needed to be cultivated by these people.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten the iron plough and the rake? With this, the production efficiency can be greatly improved, and if there are fewer tenants, those large households will have to buy iron plows and rakes, killing two birds with one stone, and the good ones cannot be better. The eldest grandson said with a smile.

"What you said does make sense, but with the tools to improve farming, it is also troublesome if you don't improve the tools for harvesting, and your grid is very powerful, so I will leave it to you." Li Er asked the eldest grandson to rush to take care of everything, and he was idle.

This Li Er doesn't say it, Changsun Chong will also drum it up, there are so many new fields here, even if all the mountains are picked, the manpower will not be able to do it, but the crops are ripe, naturally they can't be broken in the field, and they will definitely find a way to make better harvesting tools.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm working on tools for this right now!" Eldest Sun Chong is not worried.

"Well, if you have a drawing, or a finished product, send a copy over, and Chang'an will have to study it more." Li Er said eagerly that only good tools can alleviate the dilemma of insufficient population.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"By the way, did Changle cause you any trouble?" After Li Er finished talking about the matter, he asked about the eldest grandson Chong's daughter.

Changsun Chong hurriedly replied: "Princess Changle is gentle and graceful, very sensible, how can she cause me trouble!" ”

"That's good! By the way, you had better talk to Changle about that Liu Muxiang, if Changle doesn't agree, don't think about taking a concubine in your life. Li Er said viciously, Li Er has always been very concerned about Liu Muxiang's whereabouts, not only Liu Muxiang is the woman that Changsun Chong likes outside, but also very curious about this son-in-law who is strong in martial arts and serves in the army for his brother.

When the eldest grandson Chong heard this, a cold sweat broke out on his back, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Chong'er knows that he will not make Changle sad, my favorite in this life is Changle, and no woman can surpass Princess Changle." ”

On his face, Changsun Chong made a very frightened look, in fact, Li Er said this, his tone was vicious, but it reassured Changsun Chong, if he said it in front of him, he would not mess with him behind his back, and he also acquiesced to the existence of Liu Muxiang from the side.

"It's good if you can figure it out, those acts of spoiling concubines and killing wives must not appear on you, otherwise I will definitely make you regret it." Li Er warned.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will never do that." Changsun Chong continued to assure.

"It's getting dark now, you should rest quickly!" Li Er took the lead in pressing the communicator, since he had this communicator, Li Er's treasure is not good, even the one in Changsun Chong's hand, once Changsun Chong completes the task, the communicator will have to be returned, and he must not let his personal hide it. (To be continued......)