Chapter 42: Good Day

After seeing the four people one by one, Man Chong, Lu Qian, Mao Jue and Cheng Yu, Liu Xuan didn't show too much intimacy with them, but because he still admired the abilities of the four people, Xun Yu followed Liu Xuan's instructions and found a suitable time to teach those cultivation exercises to these people.

The others are okay to say, only Cheng Yu has encountered some trouble. Because Cheng Yu is older, his body has gone downhill, and if he wants to cultivate, he needs a long time to recuperate his body first.

For this reason, Liu Xuan personally took action to help him sort out his muscles and veins with his own dragon qi, and then gave him a bottle of pills to cooperate with his cultivation so that he could solve the hidden dangers of his body earlier.

After this busy, not to mention the side, Cheng Yu, who was already stronger than ordinary people, became better in health.

Cheng Yu himself was naturally very happy, he didn't expect that there would be such benefits after agreeing to the imperial court's conquest - he was the oldest, and he had already seen it, and he felt that he could live for more than 20 years because of God's favor. But looking at the current posture, it is not impossible to live for another 50 years.

The older a person is, the more he wants to live longer, not to mention that a talented person like Cheng Yu wants to show what he has learned in his chest, how can he be willing to die of old age?

So compared to the three of them, Cheng Yu is the most grateful for today's son among these people.

Liu Xuan naturally knew this, but he still didn't show much enthusiasm, and after some encouragement, he set out on the way home.

After going around for a few months, it was already autumn on the way back, and when I sat in the cart, I could often see the ripe fields, and countless farmers were busy harvesting with laughter and laughter - just looking at this harvest, everyone knew that this year could be comfortably spent this winter.

What's more, over the course of the year, various counties and counties have popularized the ondol, and every household has a hoong. Now the people are busy harvesting grain, which is to collect hay and firewood for the winter, and of course the most important materials are in the fields, which also saves them a lot of trouble.

Good days are just around the corner, and many families still have surplus food to buy some daily necessities, and even exchange some meat for a good year.

Especially compared with the days of previous years, many people praise today, thinking that the Han Dynasty has finally ushered in a Ming monarch. And this Ming Jun is blessed by God, and he can make the places under the rule of the imperial court achieve a bumper harvest for several years.

As soon as he entered Jingzhao, because he had more time and Chang'an was in front of him, Liu Xuan took three or five entourages to walk back and forth between the fields, looking around and listening to the people who were working on the farm.

"If it weren't for God's protection, what would have been like this? Don't you look at the reign of the first emperor, the natural disasters have not been interrupted year after year, not to mention the bumper harvest, and it is not uncommon to see not the slightest grain in a year! Sometimes the harvest is finally good, but there is a plague of locusts. All the good grain was bitten clean by the locusts, and we couldn't eat any of it. ”

"Looking at it now, not only can I eat enough, but I can also have so much left. Take it for some cloth and silk meat or something, and we can have a comfortable New Year!"

Liu Xuan's clothes are not conspicuous, and ordinary people will not shy away from them, Cai Yan on the side heard the people comment on Liu Xuan and was proud of him in his heart, but to his surprise, Liu Xuan came to the side and asked: "Uncle, don't you feel troublesome when you exchange food for things on weekdays?"

Xun You had been following Liu Xuan's side, and when he heard Liu Xuan ask, he knew what he was thinking.

It's just that this old man doesn't seem to buy it much. Hearing this, he didn't raise his head, and replied casually: "It's not troublesome, it's not troublesome, it's safe to hold the food in your hands...... And in exchange for good things that can be used and eaten, what's the trouble?"

This answer made Liu Xuan helpless for a while. It seems that the implementation of the coin should not be too hasty, and the people did not have an urgent need for coins and other valuable goods, and they preferred to trade with grain as 'currency' at this time.

"By the way, what kind of meat do you usually change for meat?"

This question was answered by a middle-aged man next to him, this man straightened up and took a look, and found that although Liu Xuan and a few people were not dressed gorgeously, but the clothes were not something that ordinary people could wear, and he knew that these people in front of him were amazing people, and they were still from the official family.

I was a little nervous for a while. Liu Xuan saw it and replied casually: "I am originally from Youzhou." Because Youzhou is not very peaceful now, the family moved to Fufeng to join relatives!"

Because it is said that the hometown is from Youzhou. So it is obviously unreasonable to go to Chang'an but run to the west of Chang'an, so it is said that you want to go to Fufeng and pass by here.

When the man heard Liu Xuan's words, he didn't doubt it, but said with a smile: "What are you going to do to help the wind?" Seeing that the son is also a big family, he must also have some assets in his hands, so if he settles down near this Chang'an, it is much stronger than going to help the wind!"

The old man next to him was tired, so he straightened up and moved, and said casually: "That's it, it's not the old man who is blowing nonsense, our place has been like this for three consecutive years, and there is too much food to eat, so the counties of Fufeng can't live such a comfortable life now." ”

After a pause, the old man continued: "And our Chang'an is where the son is today, and it is also more stable than the place next to it! Seeing that Gongzi's family moved from Youzhou to avoid the military disaster, why not live in Chang'an?"

Liu Xuan smiled and nodded, indicating that he agreed with the words of the two.

Seeing Liu Xuan's approval, the two of them were also happy in their hearts, and they talked more.

Especially the topic that Liu Xuan asked before, the middle-aged man then said: "It's not possible to change what kind of meat, after all, this is the case at this time, it's good to have meat to eat, and I don't care what it is." ”

At this time, there was no large-scale animal husbandry, and the main source of meat except for a part of small breeding was by hunting, and what hunting could be hunted was completely uncertain, and even nothing could be hunted, which could only depend on the situation.

For example, this man, he thinks it would be good if he could get something like 'wolf meat, dog meat', etc., but he doesn't want it on the side.

This thing is not something that can be eaten casually, not to mention that the cattle at this time are registered and managed by the government, so where can you eat beef casually?

Liu Xuan once thought about cultivating a large amount of beef, but his advisers said, "If you can raise a large number of cattle, then you should give priority to cultivating cattle so that they can be provided to farmers everywhere!"

Now the vicinity of Chang'an has begun to plan this matter, and strive to start selling pork in small quantities by the middle of next year to improve the lives of the people.

At this time, I came to talk to these two people, just to see if these people have this need.

"If I open a shop in Chang'an and sell pork...... I don't know if this business can be done?"

Although the man has no culture, he still doesn't understand what Liu Xuan means after living for such a long time, and said with a smile: "If the son can start this business, it will be guaranteed to be prosperous! Don't say that those high-ranking officials and nobles in Chang'an City, every household in our village will have surplus grain to exchange for meat, I'm afraid that the son will not have so many pigs to kill by then." ”

The old man also laughed when he heard it, and his expression was very agreeable: "Don't talk about meat, the family is more surplus this year, I want to drink it once during the New Year!"

The people can worry about the drink, which proves that the people in the Jingzhao area have no worries about their lives, after all, they must be able to ensure food and clothing before they can consider enjoyment, because the common people are the most real group of people.

After a few more words, Liu Xuan walked back, pondering the words of the two on the way, and asked Xun You: "Now the wine-making workshop is in the hands of the imperial court?"

Xun You shook his head: "Earlier, because of the scarcity of food, the wine-making workshop couldn't find the materials, and most of them were in a state of stagnation, and they didn't need to be controlled. In the past two years, because of the successive harvests, those workshops have started to work again...... Originally, the minister also thought that it would be good to control the brewery, after all, they consumed all food. ”

Liu Xuan nodded, in this era, winemaking is a headache for the superiors, especially in the period of war, the wine made from the food they consume is just an item for enjoyment, so most of them will issue a ban on alcohol when they are nervous.

But Liu Xuan didn't have to do this.

"Now that there is a lot of food in the Jingzhao area, it doesn't hurt to brew some wine, but although we don't have direct control, the necessary supervision must be carried out...... Although there is a lot of food, it should not be wasted. ”

Xun You nodded, and secretly wrote down this matter - he is the head of the household, and these miscellaneous matters related to people's livelihood are under his control.

Returning to the team, he set off slowly again, there was already Chang'an in front of him, but after all, he couldn't enter Chang'an City before winter.

Just when the group was about to arrive in Chang'an, Liu Xuan and his party encountered the first snow of this winter, and the team had to stop, and then set up camp on the spot, so as not to get lost in the heavy snow.

Liu Xuan wasn't too worried, anyway, Chang'an was in front of him, in fact, it was not impossible to move forward in the wind and snow, after all, after nearly a year of inspection, there were no ordinary people around him - that part of Yu Linlang accepted the guidance of Liu Xuan and Huang Zhong nearby, and now the foundation has been laid.

However, Liu Xuan was not in a hurry to return to Chang'an, and at the same time, this snowstorm and white scenery could not be seen in the city.

So he not only stopped the team, but also found a high place to camp, and without waiting for the wind and snow to stop, he dragged Cai Yan and Diao Chan and ran out to see the snow scene.

"It's beautiful!"

Although Cai Yan and Diao Chan have lived in the north for a long time, they have never seen such a scene full of white, white snow and sky, standing on this small slope, the two girls leaned on Liu Xuan and looked at the snow scene they saw for the first time. Anyway, none of them are afraid of the cold, and they can't stand in the wind and snow for as long as they can.

It's a pity that they can't look at it for a while, they are looking at it happily, but there is a rush of footsteps behind them, Liu Xuan doesn't need to look back to know that it is Guo Jia, knowing that Guo Jia will not bother him if he has nothing to do, so he asked directly: "What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty!" Guo Jia stopped not far behind Liu Xuan: "The capital is urgent, Yanzhou Assassin Liu Dai is in a hurry." (To be continued)