"Well, the vision of the virtuous son-in-law also sees the long-term, the last time Shandong was hit by a disaster, Chang'an to Luoyang, it only took three days and two nights, and from Luoyang to the disaster area, it was more than half a month, and the loss is so great that anyone with a discerning eye can see its advantages and disadvantages." Uncle Li patted his thigh and felt a little sad: "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the people have been forced into labor, what happened?" There are only three, one of which is to fight on the battlefield, serve the country, and protect the family for the country, so that my Datang can be safe; second, to repair water conservancy and dredge rivers, so that the people can benefit from it and suffer less from famine; Third, it is to build roads, increase the circulation of business travel in our Tang Dynasty, strengthen exchanges between various places, and make it easier for the court to govern the world and control the Quartet. The people have gone out of labor, but can they still go the same way or not? I can't blame the officials or the people......"

"Father-in-law Shengming, the people take time to work every year, although it is also for themselves, but if the officials in various places do not take into account the thoughts of the people, and the policies of the court are not publicized in place, or the publicity is not enough, they naturally feel that they are working for others, so that they lack the conscious surname, even if there is no passive slacking off, I am afraid that they also have ideas in their hearts, and the people do not understand the building, but they are paved with yellow mud according to the old law, but they have to be repaired again after more than a year, and they come and go, which is not a way."

"Yes, that's why the old man gritted his teeth, withstood the pressure of the Manchu dynasty, built roads with prisoners of war, guided by the officials of the Ministry of Industry, and imprisoned by soldiers. Well, it's far away, but the virtuous son-in-law should hurry up. ”

"The second is that our shipping is insufficient. My son-in-law has often pondered the logistics of the First World War in Liaodong of the Tang Dynasty for a period of time, and found a truth in it. That is, sea transportation is better than river transportation, and it has more convenient space than driving the people to transport grain. Uncle Li raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at me. Tell me, what's the convenience method? ”

---------------------------------------------------- "My father-in-law, my son-in-law once calculated an account, in the first battle of Liaodong, 200,000 people's husbands, the weight of the large army of grain and grass was not more than half of it, and the navy led by General Zhang Da, the general of the march of the Yangping Road, the weight of the large army of grain and grass transported by ships was also nearly half, but only 20,000 sailors were needed, and the people were shipped, and they had to be shipped from Luoyang to Yingzhou through Jinyang. Then the business state to Liaozhou, the road is thousands of miles, it takes a long time, so my army has not moved, the grain and grass have been transported to Yingzhou a few months ago, the cost of which is more than half, and by sea. Starting from Luoyang, from Laizhou in Shandong, to Beisha City, the sea route is only 300 miles away, the second is to arrive, the consumption of it, almost can not be counted, compared with it, the son-in-law was surprised by the big difference. As soon as I finished speaking, Uncle Li was really taken aback and sat up, knocking on the coffee table: "Is this really the case?" ”

"Father-in-law, this is still because the son-in-law has a good relationship with the former Ministry of Works, and now the master craftsman of the Ministry of Industry, Yan Lide, and I know from him that it is not the son-in-law's joke." I'm right.

talked a lot about the development status and expected prospects of the Jiangnan area, but there were some things I didn't tell Uncle Li, after all, it was a family member, some things were much easier to say, and my eldest brother could understand my thoughts better, the most important thing was that I wanted my eldest brother to make more meritorious contributions, if I told Uncle Li directly, in the end it would only be a little reward, and it would be too much.

After chatting about business, he went down to the swimming pool with Uncle Li for a swim, all the heat in his body was collected, and he let the water waves squeeze him around, Uncle Li sat on the edge of the pool and wiped the water stains on his face: "Virtuous son-in-law, the old man has heard what people say, you want to ask the imperial examination to increase the subject of agriculture, but is there such a thing?" ”

I was feeling the coolness of the water, and I was subconsciously stunned, raised my eyelids and glanced at Uncle Li, what does the old rascal mean, Li Zhi, this little kid is not stupid, let's push my reputation on me?

Uncle Li said with a smile: "It's useless for you to look at the old man, when the young slave told the old man, the old man expected that you did it, otherwise, why did the news of Zhancheng rice appear on the "Tang Times Weekly" and "Datang Daily", the young slave was honest, the old man just asked, this child said directly, it was your idea, and he also felt that your suggestion was of great benefit to the country, the people, and the society. ”

"Actually, this matter was also the idea that I had with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when I was discussing Champa Rice, and I also communicated with His Royal Highness the Prince, so my father-in-law guessed half right." I'm a scoundrel, but that's the truth, and Li Zhi quickly understands my thoughts, so there's nothing deceitful about me saying this.

"Hehehe, the old man doesn't have the spirit to worry about you, but this does make the old man very vigilant, but the reform of the imperial examination system can not be just in a hurry, now, what you dedicate, let the bachelor pay attention to the local people's livelihood, when the system is raised, it must be recorded in the volume, the old man has been approved, and has issued an edict to my Tang state and county schools, next year's spring, those who do not answer this paper shall not be hired. Hehehe, the old man has to make a ruthless move, so that those who read also know how to care about the people's livelihood and local officials, with them, my Datang is equal to tens of millions of more supervising officials. Uncle Li smirked.

"My father-in-law is really clever, in this way, if the magistrates in various places want to deceive their superiors and subordinates, and secretly act ghosts, they have to weigh it first." I admire it very much, the old guy really said he would do it, as for the matter of agriculture, it doesn't matter, take your time, anyway, Uncle Li doesn't take drugs, well, it's wrong, don't eat those ghost things that hurt people's lives, play Tai Chi every day, plus Li Chengqian is also alive and nourished, Goguryeo has also taken it down, his majesty the emperor is extremely happy physically and mentally, look at his posture, it is not a problem to live for another decade or two.

"Big brother knows about Liuqiu." I casually lay on the couch, pillowing the cool jade pillow, cocked Erlang's legs and shook up, anyway, the old man went out to the door, my mother and sister-in-law took Fang Tai and the second sister and the third child to play mahjong with me, no one at home, just our brothers, naturally much more casual.

"Flow? Well, I know, these words, the elder brother is busy getting acquainted with the regional situation of Jiangnan Province, and thanks to the second brother, you have helped the younger brother a lot, and I got a lot of information from you that even the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry did not have. The eldest brother was sitting cross-legged on the couch, shaking his sweatshirt and smiling: "Liuqiu is the time of the Three Kingdoms, there is a record, when the lord of Wu Sun Quan once sent troops to the beginning of Yizhou Liuqiu, Wu Shen Ying's "Linhai Tuzhi" There is a record, remember the time of the previous dynasty, it was called Liuqiu, the previous dynasty had three times out of the Liuqiu, and the people moved, what's wrong?" What's your bad idea, kid? The eldest brother asked with a smile.

---------------------------------------------------- "I don't have any bad ideas, you are my eldest brother, I am here to help you, I knew you said this, I might as well squat at home and do it." I replied dissatisfied.

The eldest brother laughed: "Okay, okay, did you say the wrong thing for my brother, and make amends for your sins?" ”

"No, I have to give some benefits, I won't do it if it doesn't work." I sat up and said cheerfully. The eldest brother gave me a blank look: "Stingy! Someone, bring the jar of green ant wine in the east house. By the way, a few cold dishes. That's it, right? ”

"Hehe, it's true that the eldest brother knows my thoughts, and the younger brother thanks the eldest brother for his generosity."

"You, brother, I don't know if you're here to give me advice or to take advantage." The eldest brother picked up the flask and poured me a glass, and a light and sweet aroma of wine came out. Low-alcohol wine, the degree is not high, but it can make people drink more aftertaste, three glasses of high-alcohol wine will talk nonsense, when talking about things, it is much more comfortable to engage in some low-alcohol wine.

"Little brother really has a big deal to come to you, big brother, since you know Liuqiu, I don't know if the eldest brother knows, Liuqiu is a treasure island. There's a lot to be done. "I took a sip of the green ant wine, which was lightly sweet, very tasty, and suitable as a drink. I took a piece of braised pork with chopsticks and threw it into my mouth, this thing has become a must-have cold dish in my family.

"Second brother, what do you say? Talk to your big brother. The eldest brother was very interested, and after a glass of wine, he stepped forward and smiled.

I took out a large stack of information from my arms and handed it to the eldest brother: "This is the little brother finally collected the information about the Liuqiu Island, you see, the Liuqiu Island is adjacent to the mainland, the narrowest point is only more than 200 miles, the upper part of the Jiangnan, the lower Chenglingnan, the north of the Liuqiu Islands, and the south of Luzon, is an important hub of my Tang Dynasty in the sea, and here is rich in resources, more suitable for planting rice, there can be two to three crops a year, plus here camphor, nan, mahogany these precious timber is inexhaustible, before the dynasty, I have also moved to immigrate, if the eldest brother can put ......"

Some of them were collected by the Concert Academy, while some of them were from my memory, and after the two were combined, I revised them before they were handed over to my eldest brother. In fact, a more important point is that if the Tang Dynasty wants to steadily occupy the mineral-rich Luzon in the future, then Liuqiu is a necessary springboard with important military and political significance.

(To be continued)