"Your Majesty, this is Yuan Shoucheng's recital." In Kunning Palace, Li Xin was lazily leaning on the recliner, and the eldest grandson Wujian on one side was teaching Li Chengzong to read, but Song He walked in with a book in his hand.

"What did he say?" Li Xin leaned back in his chair and said casually.

"He said that there may be a drought next year, please prepare your majesty as soon as possible." Song He simply said the contents of the recital, Li Xin's eyes suddenly widened, and he snatched the recital in Song He's hand, if this is the case, some of Li Xin's plans will have to be redone.

"Your Majesty, if it is really a drought, the imperial court must be prepared, and the matter of war may have to be put on hold for the time being." The eldest grandson said with some worry.

"This is nature." Li Xin thought about it, or put the cantata aside, this is just a prediction, how to deal with it, and it can only be discussed after the New Year.

"Big brother, this is this year's family entry!" Just when Li Xin was preparing for the New Year, outside the palace, the Wei family, Wei Yuanzhao walked into Wei Yuancheng's study with some account books.

"How's it going this year? It stands to reason that you should have a fat year! The people of the family can send more, even if it is a side branch. Wei Yuancheng breathed a sigh of relief, he is now focused on the affairs of the court, since he is sitting in this position, not only for the court, but also for the family, there are many people in the Wei family who have entered the officialdom, so the affairs in the family are for Wei Yuanzhao to deal with.

"Big brother, this is not a backache. This year is okay, but it's not as good as last year. Wei Yuanzhao shook his head and said, "Our Wei family is a little better." At least there is a profit, but those families in the Kanto region are probably a little unpleasant. ”

"What? Now that Guotai Min'an wants to make money, isn't it very easy? Why didn't you make a profit? Wei Yuancheng opened the ledger. His brows furrowed slightly, what was written in the ledger was dense, and if he wanted to read it carefully, it would take at least two or three days, but fortunately, Wei Yuanzhao wrote a general one in the back, which made him know the problem.

"There is too little land. As a result, there is less grain output, which is a lack of a large number of inputs. Wei Yuanzhao said in a low voice: "It didn't matter before. In recent years, it has been much less. Big brother, if this continues, we will lose more and more. Although there is a lot of input in other aspects, if there is a case, the family can only buy food from outside. ”

"I have food in my hands, and I don't panic in my heart." Wei Yuancheng knew what his brother was worried about. Looking at the account book in his hand, he said, "We make a lot of money every year." The imperial court is fighting every year, and the requirements for bows and arrows are increasing, and we can also make a lot of money. ”

"I'm afraid those turtles in Kanto are going to be unlucky. The family in Guanzhong is a little better, everyone is following His Majesty to make some money, the Kanto family has just reduced rent and interest this year, and the land is also much less, and there is a lack of input, I'm afraid this year will not be good. Wei Yuanzhao said with some schadenfreude.

"Your Majesty's move. It's the Kanto family that wants to fight, and I don't know. What will those guys do? Wei Yuancheng said in a low voice.

"How can it be? When you meet your majesty, even if you have an idea, you can only press it in your heart. Wei Yuanzhao said indifferently: "That's fine, there are too many big families, Guanzhong is the fundamental, those guys in Kanto, on the surface, are righteous men and gentlemen, but in fact, they are male thieves and female prostitutes." ”

"What do you know, Your Majesty is going to conquer Goguryeo next year. Although the strength of these clans is not as good as before, it is not impossible to destroy something. Wei Yuancheng said with some worry: "When Yang Guang was in power, wasn't that the case? Millions of male soldiers were buried in the land of Liaodong in this way. You don't know the reason for this. ”

Wei Yuanzhao heard a cold war, his face was panicked, and he couldn't help but say: "Big brother, these families won't really go crazy!" Get ready for this trick. His Majesty the Emperor is not so easy to talk to Yang Guang, provoke him, and the whole family is gone. According to what I said, now wait a minute, wait until after Your Majesty's death and when the new emperor ascends the throne, and then make a plan! ”

"When will that be? Twenty or thirty years, His Majesty the Emperor is fierce, and if you want to wait until Your Majesty dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, I'm afraid the Kanto family can't wait! Wei Yuancheng rolled his eyes and said: "The reason why the family family has become a family family is not only money and power, but more importantly, land, if you lose the land, you are not worthy of being called a family family." ”

"I heard that Your Majesty is going to divide the land?" Wei Yuanzhao suddenly rolled his eyes and said, "The grassland is vast, and I think I can get a lot of land." Big brother, our Wei family? ”

"Can the grassland divide the land to grow food? That place can only be a place for horses, and some fur is produced. It's not a good place, wait and see, it's either Goguryeo, or Nanyang, Xu Xuanche has been in Nanyang for so many years, and his sailors have been trained almost, so he can attack the land of Nanyang. Over the years, the imperial court has sent many merchant ships to the South Seas, and has explored many places, that place has enough sunshine and a lot of land, if you can occupy some places in that place, it is far larger than the Central Plains, I heard that the rice in that place can be harvested three times a year, and you are afraid that there will not be enough food. Wei Yuancheng threw the ledger in his hand aside.

"Hehe, the only ones who can get the fief are you people." Wei Yuanzhao said with some taste. Now there are county kings in the imperial court, such as Li Jing and Du Ruhui, as well as national princes such as Qin Qiong and Su Dingfang, as well as county dukes, such as Xu Xuanche and others, as well as county dukes, but they are the patriarchs of major families, these people are only a symbolic title, and the only ones who can really obtain the land are the county dukes, the national dukes and the county kings, even the county dukes are not qualified at all, and even, the marquis is qualified, and the county duke is not either.

Wei Yuancheng touched his beard and smiled, although he was the patriarch, he was the first to follow Li Xin, so he had the opportunity to become the prince of the country, and after going south to Nanyang, he could get a piece of land. The size of the land is nothing, and the land of several miles is far better than the Central Plains. In that place, the Wei family was the emperor. Except for the food and money that is paid to the court every year, the rest is their own.

"Injustice will follow, I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor has already considered this kind of thing." Wei Yuanzhao was still a little worried and said: "Everyone was originally about the same, but now the Guanzhong family has left the Kanto family far behind. Will those guys taste it? ”

"So what?" Wei Yuancheng said indifferently: "Relying on the land to eat, sooner or later you will suffer a big loss, it is easy to adjust the wind and rain in the past two years, but if you encounter a year of catastrophe!" If the grain harvest is not good, what should it be? This year's heavy snow came later than last year, even on the grassland, I can't make it a year of great drought, I heard that His Majesty invited Yuan Shoucheng to make a volcano order and entered the Qin Heavenly Prison, if he can't think of a way, I'm afraid it's a joke again. Hehe, this year the Kanto family is unlucky, and I'm afraid next year will be even more unlucky. (To be continued.) )