Chapter 60 Is There Still a Place for Three Crops a Year?
On September 21, everything in Chang'an City seemed to be back to normal!
There are no people talking privately in the streets and alleys!
It's as if everything is shining in the bright sun!
There are no flies and dogs, and there are no intrigues!
Outside the open gate of the Drunken Immortal Building, there are still crowds of people and traffic!
After the turmoil of the past few days, the number of people who come here to consume has not decreased, but has increased a lot!
Although the rumors a few days ago were in an uproar, and it made the Drunken Immortal Building a storm, but with the current situation!
The so-called 'cusp' did not cause any bad effects!
And these customers who come to the store have a more real smile on their faces, as if they are down-to-earth and open-minded!
I prepared the ingredients all day, but it only took one morning to sell them all!
After the sun passed, Pei Qing moved back more than a dozen sacks from outside!
This is the fresh rice that Li Ce instructed him to go to the countryside to buy.
Because of the serious water loss, the old grain is not as dense as fresh rice after steaming.
If it is summer and autumn rice, summer rice is not as sweet as autumn rice!
It's about the temperature difference between day and night!
When Pei Qing and the others were carrying the rice, a loud voice sounded.
"Little brother Pei Qing, what are these?"
followed the sound, but saw Lao Li and Lao Sun walking to the carriage and pounding the sack with their hands.
"These are rice? Freshly harvested rice? Lao Li took a deep breath, "I seem to be able to smell the fragrance of rice in the rice field, the smell of the earth and the sweat of the farmers from the sack!" ”
"You who don't go down to the fields, and you still know that there is an smell of earth in the fields?" Pei Qing casually picked up two bags and put them on his shoulders, which were already carrying three bags, "In my opinion, you people of noble status don't know the hard work of farmers at all!" ”
Before Lao Li could talk, Pei Qing walked in by himself!
Eight strong men are also carrying stuffed sacks from the carriage next to them at this moment!
Lao Li smiled indifferently and walked straight to the young man lying in the rocking chair.
"Little shopkeeper, I haven't seen you for many days, don't come unharmed!" Lao Li grinned, "Are these rice harvested from the countryside?" It looks like it's been another bumper year! ”
"Really? Lao Li, do you really think this year is a bumper year? Li Ce smiled, "Do you see these rices and think that the farmers are more than sufficiency, so they take them out and sell them?" ”
"Could it be...... Isn't that so? Lao Li frowned slightly, "The little shopkeeper is not like the kind of person who buys and sells!" Naturally, the farmer is willing to sell to the small shopkeeper, and the small shopkeeper can buy so much! Little shopkeeper, are you preparing food for the winter? ”
"It's not!" Li Ce shook his head, "Fresh rice tastes good, so I bought some to taste!" ”
"Palate?" Lao Li's brows furrowed slightly, "Is there any difference in fresh rice?" ”
"Don't you know? You've lived for so many years and you don't know this kind of thing? Li Ce frowned slightly, "It shouldn't be, isn't this something that everyone knows?" ”
"Huh? Is it? Lao Li looked embarrassed, "Maybe I never paid attention to this, so I don't know!" Or, I followed King Qin to fight in the south and in the north, marched and fought, and the food should be Chen Gu! So I take it for granted that rice is the same! Little shopkeeper, can you tell me about the knowledge in this rice? ”
"Anyway, I'm bored, so it's okay to talk to you!" Li Ce stretched his waist and raised his hand to point to the bench in the store, "Lao Li, go and move the chair yourself!" ”
"Good, good!" Lao Li happily agreed, and just wanted to turn around, but saw Lao Sun take a step and hurriedly moved a chair!
"Brother Li, sit!"
"Lao Sun is still so enthusiastic!" Li Ce smiled indifferently, "Now you two are both celebrities around Your Majesty, but Lao Sun still serves you like a servant!" It's as if there is an insurmountable identity difference between you! ”
Li Ce's casual joke made Lao Li look tense, his brows tightened, and his mind was spinning rapidly, and then he pulled Lao Sun to his side and sat down with him.
"We are all good brothers, we grew up together, because I am a little more capable than him, so he admires me more since he was a child, and everything will be for my sake!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Lao Sun had a far-fetched smile on his face, "Little shopkeeper, don't think too much, we're used to this!" ”
"yes, yes!" Lao Li smiled, "No matter how big an official Lao Sun is, the friendship between us will never change!" ”
"Don't be nervous, I'll just say it casually!" Li Cewan shook his head gently, "Old Li, the knowledge in this rice is great!" You see, the north can only produce one crop a year, but the south can grow twice a year! So do you think that a little more south than the south, can you achieve three crops in a year? ”
"What?" Lao Li stood up suddenly, his pupils widened, and he looked at the young man in disbelief.
But at this moment, a 'bang' sounded.
I saw Lao Sun sitting on the ground with his buttocks, looking up and looking at it resentfully.
"Forehead......" Lao Li laughed embarrassedly a few times, "Lao Sun, I'm sorry, I'm too excited, I'm easy to be reckless when I'm excited, forgive me!" ”
When Lao Sun heard this, he hurriedly smiled, then got up and patted his buttocks, and walked to the side.
"Little shopkeeper, you just said that in some places, rice can be harvested three times a year? Can there be such a magical place in this world? Lao Li's eyes were blazing, like a wealth fan seeing an unattainable mountain of gold.
"That's right! There really is such a place! Li Ce smiled indifferently, "It's just south of Datang!" ”
"South...... Lao Li frowned slightly, and thought for a moment, "Isn't the south a wild place?" There are many poisonous insects, snakes and ants, and most of them are dense forests, hills, and mountains! It's hard to have a lot of land to grow rice! Moreover, the south is easy to defend and difficult to attack, since ancient times, many refugees have chosen to go south to live in seclusion, and the tribal race formed is like the stars in the sky, if you want to unify, I am afraid it is even more difficult! ”
"Lao Li, what you said is wrong!" Li Ce shook his head slightly, "Haven't you read Jia Yi's Theory of Qin?" Isn't the description of the Qin State from weak to strong enough? ”
"This ...... Of course I did! The corners of Lao Li's mouth twitched, "Little shopkeeper, do you want to say that Qin Huiwen, King Nanpingba, and Shu have established a steady stream of 'granaries' for the Qin State?" ”
"Lao Li is still very smart!" Li Ce smiled and nodded, "If it weren't for pacifying Ba and Shu and harvesting the fertile land of Bashu, the three-year battle between Qin and Zhao, and the monarchs and ministers of Zhao concentric, what ability would Qin have to win?" ”
"Little shopkeeper, you're right!" Lao Li's expression was excited, but then gloomy, "It's just that the Tang Dynasty has just suffered from the Turkic invasion, and the people of Li in many states have suffered from war, and now Your Majesty has begun to rebuild homes for the victims and open warehouses to release grain!" And, it's almost winter! ”