Chapter 13: Li Kuan's depression

Then Li Kuan threw the production method of white sugar and rock sugar into the Royal Investment Bank.

Sugar is sold more effectively than table salt.

Because a large amount of raw materials is needed, sugarcane is needed for purification, and for this reason, many families have set their sights on it.

In addition, Li Shimin is more or less poisonous, he doesn't care about the family coming up to eat together, he only cares if the family cheats him.

He divided the sugar business line from the beginning to the end.

The professional technology is in the hands of the royal family, they eat the money from the sale of sugar processing, the money from the raw materials is eaten by some families, and the sales are eaten by some families.

So that everyone eats along.

And the people have eaten low-cost sugar and have expectations for life.

So that everyone is satisfied.

For Li Shimin's political compromise behavior, Li Kuan smiled and said nothing, you will play.

Li Kuan said that if I have this time, I might as well look at the grain in my field.

The rest of the time I made money, bought a lot of bricks and stones, and pointed out the inferior cement technology, and replaced the houses for the people in the village, adding fireplaces and fireplaces.

This behavior was appreciated by the common people in Zhuangzi and despised by other nobles.

Even Li Daozong thought it was strange, Li Xiaogong looked at it and said, what are you doing? Crazy again.

Li Gang couldn't help but ask, what are you doing with this behavior of throwing money for no reason.

Li Kuan replied calmly, I'm afraid of death, so I want to buy people's hearts and help the poor by the way, anyway, I can't spend all my money.

Such words leave others with nothing to say.

At the time of the autumn harvest, the yield of the land in Li Kuan's Zhuangzi came out, and it was more than half a stone in other people's houses, and the effect was not very obvious.

However, Li Kuan didn't care about this, and gave some bonuses to those old farmers, feeling that they had done their best and done a good job.

However, the other people around them came to study hard after knowing it, and they felt that it was good to be able to add half a stone, and grain was the foundation of everything.

Some families in Chang'an City are also a little moved to see this situation, they all have their own households, they all have large areas of land, and they are a little moved by the results of this kind of intensive cultivation that can increase the yield of half a stone per acre.

They were moved, Li Kuan saw a business opportunity, and then sold a summary book, a summary book of 300 yuan.

Then the old farmers who made manure and the old farmers who farmed the land were called over, saying that they had found a good job.

An old farmer who makes manure and an old farmer who farms the land will be leased to you for one year, until the end of the autumn harvest next year, 300 yuan, including the church.

Dry or not.

The price of 300 guan has made many families flinch, this thing is a bit expensive, as for the so-called bag church, who knows whether it is true or not, so it is a little tangled.

When those families were still struggling, Chang'an and Wannian counties came over first.

Is 300 a year? How many of you, we've got it all.

Very atmospheric, with a wave of the big hand, we want it all, and the on-site settlement is OK.

This scene made Li Kuanzhi scratch his head, are these two counties so rich?

In fact, the county commanders of Wannian and Chang'an counties are extremely good, and the ideas of the two are simple, we need merit, as long as we make enough merit, we can leave the ghost place of Chang'an.

And if you want to make merits, you have to surpass others, if the entire Datang grain production increases, then are we still considered merit?

Not counting.

Therefore, all inclusive, when the time comes, the land production in my Chang'an and Wannian counties will increase next year, and then dredge up the relationship, then we will be able to leave this broken land happily.

is the so-called misfortune of three lives, and the county is attached to Guo; Three lives do evil, attached to the provincial city of Guo; The evil is full of evil, attached to Guo Jingcheng.

It's too tiring to be a county magistrate in a place like Chang'an City.

Li Kuan didn't care about that, he only knew one thing, he made a lot of money.

300, he took 200, leaving 100 for the old farmers.

The practice of Chang'an and Wannian County Orders quieted down those families, and they all knew what the two of them thought, so they wanted to see if this new chemical fertilizer and intensive cultivation method could increase production, if it was true, then they would go to Wannian and Chang'an counties next year to ask for people, why go to Li Kuan to spend money to buy it.

Seeing these people behaving like this, Li Kuan sneered, If you don't let me earn your money, then don't think about it next year.

Li Kuan called Li Xiaogong and said, "Uncle Wang, I heard that you have led a navy before, so can our navy ships go to sea?" ”

Li Xiaogong nodded, this is okay, it is still possible for naval ships to go to sea, and they have also studied the technology of sea ships.

"What are you going to do?"

Li Xiaogong didn't know why he asked this.

Li Kuan smiled: "In the ancient books I collected, some people recorded that there is an island overseas, and the rice on it is drought-tolerant and easy to grow, and their land there is still three crops a year. ”

"It's just a little unpalatable."

Li Xiaogong was silent, is it a problem that it is unpalatable?

How many people can't afford to eat anymore, and they still care about the problem of unpalatable?

As for whether the ancient records can be taken seriously, it's okay anyway, go and see.

"So you want me to send troops to take a look?"

Faced with a rhetorical question, Li Kuan shook his head: "No, what I think is very simple, our Royal Investment Bank will pay for some retired ships and hire a group of retired sailors." ”

This operation is to properly dig the corner of the empire.

Li Xiaogong agreed, asked Li Shimin, and Lao Li also agreed.

Lao Li said that if it is true, the rice seeds will be introduced back and it will become the grain base of Datang, then they Datang will be able to have a series of grain in the future.

As for whether it will destroy the local land output of Datang and the like, then we will talk about it at that time, and first solve the problem of food shortage in the national treasury.

With food, we can do something else.

After Li Kuan knew that Li Xiaogong was going to do this, he waited to see the family's jokes.

Unfortunate families, soon your food will be worthless.

As for the fact that the grain is cheap and hurts the peasants, Li Kuan pondered that the people of the Tang Dynasty could not eat enough, and where there was grain to sell, this was the key to the problem.

The food explosion will be the first to hit the grain in the hands of the family.

Li Kuan pondered, with the situation of the islands in Southeast Asia, it was more than enough to supply the Datang officials.

With Li Shimin's mentality, if he has a large amount of grain in his hands, the first thing he will do is probably to impact the price of the family's grain, and then take the business of selling grain back into his own hands.

As for the question of how well the two sides cooperated before, I'm sorry, but the emperor is theoretically on the side of the people.

Thinking about the fun that might happen next year, Li Kuan was in a good mood, and then went to the craftsmen he bought.

"Our next goal is the textile machine."

Li Kuan wants to make a Jenny machine and use that thing to impact the cloth industry.

It's a pity that Li Kuan was made an official before he had time to do this.

When he learned the news, Li Kuan was confused, how could I become an official.

Looking at the eunuch in front of him, Li Kuan pointed to his nine-year-old body.

"Father-in-law, I'm only nine years old, not old enough."

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Ganluo is twelve years old and pays homage to the prime minister."

"Father-in-law, I don't know anything."

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the eldest grandson personally recommended it, and His Majesty agreed, you don't have to shirk, from tomorrow onwards, you will be the Huangmen Shilang, and you will be responsible for Your Majesty."

Li Kuan was silent, he felt that Li Shimin was crazy, why should he let a nine-year-old child be an official.

"Oh, by the way, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Your Majesty said that Li Zhaoyi is knowledgeable, knows how to advance and retreat, is sensible, and intends to enter the concubine position."

Li Kuan opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

The eldest grandson Wuji raised him for filial piety, what could he do.

Helpless.

Huangmen Shilang, Xun You has been a servant, the job in this position is very simple, nothing to help the emperor write articles, sort out the content of the work, and you can get in touch with many major events in the world.

Li Kuan could only tidy up his things and go back to Chang'an.

Li Shimin definitely has his thoughts.

Then Li Kuan went to Li Gang and asked him if he wanted to go back to Chang'an together.

"No, it's good to teach here."

Li Gang drank tea and ate the pastries brought by Li Kuan, and was in a very happy mood.

"Then what does Master Li think His Majesty's operation is for?"

Li Kuan asked depressedly.