In the small courtyard in the backyard of the yamen, the birds on the rockery stretched their necks and looked curiously at the humans gathered in a circle below.

"Master, do you remember where I was rescued by you?"

Qiao Shan looked nostalgic and seemed to remember some things from the past.

"Well, I remember, you and your friends traveled to Zhao at that time."

Zhang Tie answered Qiao Shan's question, and his heart was bright, "It seems that he should have discovered it when he traveled." ”

And what Qiao Shan said next was just like Zhang Tie's conjecture.

"In the years when I traveled all over the world, I went to Dali, Shu, Chu, and Tubo."

"When I was in a village in Xiushan County, Dali, I suddenly noticed a strange phenomenon, that is, there was a family that planted a farmer in the autumn season, and it was not soybeans or anything like that."

"I thought it was strange at the time, so I went up to ask about it, and I found out that they were planting Portuguese tart sets, which were given to them by a foreign monk many years ago."

"The Portuguese tart set can be eaten raw, and it is crispy and delicious, with a sweet taste, and it is delicious when steamed."

"It can also be grown in sandy soil, and most importantly, it is very productive and can replace rice and wheat as a staple food."

Hearing Qiao Shan's introduction, a plant instantly appeared in Zhang Tie's mind, that is, sweet potato, also known as sweet potato.

Sweet potatoes, also known as yams, sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., are rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acids, vitamins and a variety of minerals.

Thinking that it might be a sweet potato, Zhang Tie's face turned excited, and he got up and hurriedly asked, "Did you bring the seeds?" ”

Qiao Shan nodded, "At that time, I saw the novelty, so I was able to buy some seeds, and I also inquired about the cultivation of this Portuguese tart set." ”

Qiao Shan suddenly paused, and said with a sigh: "But the seeds I brought are only enough to plant one acre of land, and I can't plant a lot, if I want to plant a lot, I can only go to Dali to get some seeds, or I can cultivate a batch of seeds by myself, according to March for a long life, it won't take two years, and the seeds should be enough for the entire border city and county to plant." ”

"So?"

Zhang Tie sat down slowly, and couldn't help but start thinking about the problem in his heart.

Dali is located in the southwest of the Yan Kingdom, and if you want to get there, you must pass through two countries, one is the Zhao State and the other is the Shu Kingdom.

There are only two prefectures in Dali, that is, the county state and Hezhou, under which there are eight prefectures, four counties and four towns.

Eight prefectures, in addition to the capital of Dali, Shanxian Mansion, Weichu Mansion, Tongya Mansion, Huichuan Mansion, Jianchang Mansion, Tengyue Mansion, Moutong Mansion, Yongchang Mansion.

The four counties are Dongcheon-gun, Seokseong-gun, Heyang-gun, and Xiushan county.

The four towns are Chengji Town in the northwest, Menghe Town in the southwest, Zhenxi Town in the west, and Jining Town in the east.

If you go from Biancheng County to Xiushan County, Hezhou, Dali Kingdom, not only the road is far away, but also the mountain road is rugged, and it will take more than half a year to travel back and forth, and this period is still not counting other circumstances.

After recalling the specific location of Dali slightly, he sorted out his thoughts and then said: "Dali is far away, and it takes more than half a year to go back and forth, and you only saw them at that time, and it is impossible to have a lot of seeds, since this is the case, then cultivate it yourself." ”

"Qiao Shan!"

"The disciple is here!"

"The heavy responsibility of cultivating this kind of seed will be handed over to you, if you need anything, just report it, you must cultivate this kind of seed within two years, enough for the civilians of the entire border city and county to plant."

Zhang Tie's tone was serious, and unconsciously, it made Zhang Shun and the others feel a kind of existence called majesty.

Qiao Shan hugged Zhang Tie with a fist, lowered his head, and said loudly: "Master rest assured, the disciple promises to complete the task!" ”

Nodding, Zhang Tie seemed to have remembered something, and said to Yan Beichen and other centurions and head catcher Yu Yingyou: "By the way, let all the veterans and servants gather outside the North Gate stronghold tomorrow, I have something to inform." ”

The so-called notification of something, in fact, Zhang Tie is preparing to upgrade the soldiers, and in the ten days since Zhang Tie left, all the veterans can already be upgraded, and some miscellaneous disciples and outer disciples can also be upgraded.

Of course, it is definitely not as simple as upgrading soldiers, if it is just a simple upgrade, Zhang Tie does not need to let all the officials and veterans get together, there are other things to do.

"Yes!"

Yan Beichen and other leaders responded with their fists clenched.

Zhang Tie looked around at the people present and asked, "Does anyone else have any suggestions on making money and grain and grass here?" ”

There was silence again, as if there were no words left.

Seeing that no one stood up to make suggestions, thinking that there might be no other good suggestions, Zhang Tie was ready to start the next meeting.

And just as Zhang Tie was about to speak, He Pojun, who had been sitting in the corner, suddenly stood up, clasped his hands into fists, and said to Zhang Tie: "Lord, there is an immature suggestion below, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

He Pojun's voice was a little uneasy, and it seemed that he had mustered a lot of courage to stand up and speak.

As a newcomer, He Pojun also has no bottom about his position in Zhang Tie's heart, and he feels that he is a little reckless in making suggestions, so he will be apprehensive, which is also the mentality of Yu Yingyou and several other newcomers.

Zhang Tie, who was about to propose the next topic, glanced at He Pojun curiously, not knowing what good suggestions he had.

"Don't worry, you can say that it's all your own people here."

Afraid that He Pojun would not dare to say it for other reasons, Zhang Tie directly gave him a dose of heart booster.

Zhang Tie's words really calmed He Pojun, who was still nervous just now, and took a deep breath, He Pojun spoke again.

"My lord, we can also exterminate the bandits and make money."

"Exterminate the bandits?"

"Haven't all the bandits in the border city and county been wiped out?"

"Are you sure you're talking about exterminating the bandits?"

Everyone below was puzzled, Zhang Tie and Zhang Shun both had thoughtful expressions, as if they had thought of something.

However, he still looked at He Pojun quietly, waiting for what He Pojun was going to say next.

He Pojun affirmed: "Yes, it is to exterminate the bandits." ”

"But I'm not talking about bandits, not bandits in border counties, but bandits in other places."

"Bandits elsewhere!"

This sentence made everyone react, and they all suddenly realized, Zhang Shun and Zhang Tie both had such expressions.

In fact, it's not that everyone is stupid, but they are hindered by the situation in front of them, unlike He Pojun, who just came from other places and is very clear about the situation outside.

Indeed, although there are no bandits in the border county, there are still quite a lot of bandits in other counties, especially in the border area.

"However, even if there are bandits in other counties, we can't send troops to other counties to suppress bandits, right? This will directly sow discord and cause trouble. ”

As a county lieutenant, Liu Yi still knows about things within his scope of responsibility.

Without the order from above, the soldiers of the county town are not allowed to step on the land of other counties in large numbers, which is against the regulations.

Zhang Tie completely understood, glanced at He Pojun with appreciation, and said to him: "I know, you want me to lead a small number of elites to suppress bandits, right!" ”

"Yes, my lord, just like you exterminate the bandits in the border city and county, you can use the same method to exterminate the cottages in other counties."

He Pojun nodded, his face was happy, knowing that his proposal had been approved by Zhang Tie.

Bi Yongchun and Yao Yuan on the side were looking at He Pojun with envy, thinking about it in their hearts. "Why didn't you think of such a simple thing?"

These two people now want to enter Zhang Tie's eyes and become his right-hand men, both of them know that Zhang Tie, who has magical powers, will definitely not live here.

Even if Zhang Tie becomes self-reliant and becomes the king in the future, neither of them will find it strange.

Zhang Tie can be said to be very satisfied with the proposal of suppressing bandits, and when he thinks of the experience and wealth brought by the extermination of bandits in border cities and counties this time, he is very moved, and naturally agrees with this proposal.

"Very good, this is a very good proposal, break the army, sit down."

Zhang Tie first said to He Pojun, and there was a strong appreciation for He Pojun in his tone.

Then he turned to the others and asked, "Do you have any other suggestions?" ”

Everyone shook their heads directly.

"In that case, let's move on to the next topic, the military and political aspects."