Wu Meiniang's real name is Wu Hua, and the sun and moon are the names she created for herself.

As for Zetian, that was the name given to people by Sima Guang when he wrote Zizhi Tongjian. Anyway, in the history of the Tang Dynasty, I have never seen the word Zetian.

And Mei Niang is her nickname.

The one who can shout this name is naturally very intimate.

When Wu Meiniang was in power in Lijiazhuang before, she was still a little twisted and couldn't let go.

But when Li Yunze gave her a nickname, Wu Meiniang immediately began to arrange various affairs generously.

The Wu family also successfully got the project route from Yunyang to Fangzhou, and the attention of the family to her is also increasing rapidly.

Zhenguan has been in good weather for five years, and the autumn harvest is naturally another round of bumper harvest.

The price of grain has been falling until it has even reached the point where you can buy a bucket of grain for four cents.

This is unimaginable in a year of famine.

It is precisely because of this that many people in the court are shouting about Shengshi, Dazhi or something, and then being sprayed by Wei Zhengyi's life and can't take care of himself.

Since Li Er, who was so happy, had already set up Wei Zheng's person, he naturally couldn't dismantle the stage by himself, so he could only swallow this breath.

He wants to be a Mingjun and prove that he is better than his father than his eldest brother, so he has to endure it.

Fortunately, the eldest grandson Wuji hurried back from Jiangdu and reported to Li Eryu the good news that Zhancheng rice was indeed able to be harvested twice a year, which made him very happy.

hurriedly took the eldest grandson Wuji out of the city, and Pegasus went straight to Lijiazhuang.

Lijiazhuang is still as lively as ever, with countless convoys coming and going to deliver supplies, and the busy scene makes Li Er smile from ear to ear.

In his opinion, the more materials the better.

When he heard that Li Yunze was not in the village, but went to the fish pond to fish, the eldest grandson Wuji was surprised, "The fish in his fish pond still need to be fished?" ”

Li Yunze used an excavator to dig a large fish pond and divert the water of the Chan River to form a large fish pond.

Since it is a fish pond, the number of fish in the pond is naturally super large, and fishing is meaningless in such a place.

You don't have to hit the nest, you can catch a fish by throwing off the hook, it's boring.

On the way to the fish pond, I met Zhuang Ding, who was making fish feed.

The people in Lijiazhuang all knew Li Er, and saw the emperor hurriedly saluting.

Li Er frowned and stepped forward, looked at the feed that was being stirred in the Nuoda utensils, and asked with a little confusion, "This is... Grain? ”

Zhuang Ding, the leader, hurriedly responded, "It's grains, sprouted grains are highly nutritious, and the fish eat them quickly." ”

Looking at the sprouted grains that were almost half a vat of sprouted grains in front of him, Li Erqiang endured his anger and continued to check.

"Green grass, this is salt, and wine? Bran, bean cake, corn, so much earthworm..."

Looking at the many things in front of him, Li Er asked uncertainly, "This is for fish?" ”

There are so many good things, let alone feeding the fish, people can't eat them in the past when there was a famine.

The eldest grandson Wuji stepped forward at this time and said, "Your Majesty, Lijiazhuang does not grow staple food. ”

In addition to the pastures and fish ponds of Nuoda, the acres of land in Lijiazhuang are planted with cash crops.

Not only Lijiazhuang, but even the leased acres of land.

Li Er's eyes narrowed when he heard this, "Where did the grain come from?" ”

"I bought it in the city, and Wu Niangzi said that the food in the city was cheap, and I went to buy it to feed the fish and livestock. There are also many villages that pay their bills directly with grain when they come to Zhuangzi to buy things. When the Zhuangzi could not finish eating, he used it to feed the livestock. ”

Li Ermeng, who had a black face, flicked his sleeves and walked towards the fish pond without saying a word.

He was really angry.

Such a good grain is actually used to feed the fish, which is really a violent thing.

Li Yunze said that he was fishing, but in fact, he was soaking the sun.

On the shore of the fish pond, hold up a parasol and then pull out a recliner, lie on it and open it leisurely with a book, which is naturally very comfortable.

Li Er, who had his hands behind his back, came to the side, picked up the lemonade on the stool and sat down directly, "How many fish do you have in this fish pond, and how much feed do you need every day?" ”

Li Yunze, who closed the book, glanced at Li Er a few times, and then turned his head to look at the place where feed was being made not far away, "Your Majesty, is this blaming for wasting food?" ”

"You do."

Li Er snorted, "You are from an extraordinary background, you must have never tasted starvation." But the people of the world have only lived a few good days after war. Food is so precious, you actually use it to feed the fish? ”

"It's not just about feeding the fish." Li Yunze simply sat up and responded: "Livestock and poultry are also fed." ”

"You..."After being angry, Li Er gradually calmed down, "Why is this?" ”

"It's very expensive, and it hurts the people. It is very cheap and hurts the peasants. If the people are injured, they will be scattered, and if the peasants are injured, the country will be poor. Li Yunze said that "the price of grain is too low, which will make the farmers who cultivate the land lose their profits." I'm helping them by paying for food. ”

"Ha~~~"

Li Erqi smiled: "The price of food is too cheap, but it's still a bad thing?" Are you in the last years of the previous dynasty, when the world was in turmoil, what was the price of food? When my soldiers besieged Luoyang City, the city..."

"100,000 yuan for rice, I know."

Li Yunze waved his hand, "The price of grain is cheap, which is a good thing for all non-agricultural people, who can obtain the necessities of life at a smaller cost." However, for those who work in agriculture, the price of grain is too low to sell for money, and if there is not enough money, they cannot get many things

Supplies. ”

"The price of food in Chang'an City has fallen to the level of four cents a bucket, and this is still Chang'an City. When the grain is collected in the countryside, there are even three pennies. ”

He spread out his hands: "Farmers who are engaged in agriculture have to dress up, build houses, marry daughters-in-law, raise children, get sick and get medicine, ask for diesel, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, and so on." If they don't have enough money, they don't have these things. This affects not only farmers who are engaged in agriculture, but also people in related industries.

If something can't be sold, it will also be unlucky. ”

Li Er fell into deep thought, and said to the eldest grandson Wuji who came over, "Then what is the best way to solve this problem?" ”

"It's simple." Li Yunze immediately gave an answer: "The imperial court investigates how much money it takes to obtain daily necessities, then calculates the average number of acres of land and grain output, deducts the part of tax payment, and then comprehensively calculates the price, and fully purchases surplus grain at a guaranteed price

Charge as much as you want. It can not only solve the problem of grain cheapness hurting peasants, but also promote economic development. ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Er stopped talking.

Over there, the eldest grandson Wuji also shook his head again and again, "It's indeed a good way, but the problem is that the imperial court doesn't have so much money." ”

There are so many acres of land in the Tang Dynasty, if the surplus grain is purchased according to Li Yunze's proposal in a bumper year, everyone from the emperor to the minister will not be able to buy all the pants.

"If you don't have money, you have to find a way to earn it." Li Yunze just smiled when he heard this, "It's just precious metals, open the mountain to mine and refine, if it doesn't work, do business to earn it back, if it's still not good, then grab it." ”

"The Heavenly Empire, how can you rob it?"

"Why can't you grab it?" Li Yunze's smile was slightly reserved: "If the barbarians can grab it, we can't grab it?" Whoever set this rule, beat him to death. ”

couldn't answer this, and the eldest grandson Wuji could only turn his gaze to Li Er.

Li Er, who had been quiet for a while, finally spoke, "What if you buy surplus grain but can't eat it according to what you said?" ”

"This involves the rational overall arrangement of the country's acres of planting." Li Yunze's smile became more and more relaxed, "We still have to calculate first, calculate how many people are in various places, how much food is needed to feed them in a year, and how many reserves are needed for emergency if there is an emergency."

。 What kind of cash crops should be planted on the surplus acres, etc. In short, this is a very complex form of statistics, which requires a large number of people who are proficient in computational and have in-depth knowledge of the people. ”

Speaking of this, Li Yunze picked up the lemon juice, "The way to govern the country is not something that can be done by shouting a few words of a sage, the knowledge in it is too big, and the wastes who can only do it can't do it." ”

Li Er was not angry when he heard this, but laughed out loud, "It's like you've been an emperor." Now Datang's grain is estimated to be not enough for the whole world to eat, so let's solve this matter first and then talk about anything else. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji, who is very discerning, talked about the matter of Zhancheng rice in a very timely manner.

Hearing that the experimental fields in various places in the south of the Yangtze River have indeed achieved double maturity in one year, Li Yunze raised his hand and patted his thigh, "What a coincidence, I also received a letter from Lingnan here." The Champa rice I stayed there barely managed to grow three times a year. ”

Li Er, who squinted his eyes, was full of longing in his words: "If the fields in the whole world are two or even three crops a year..."

"Don't dream, the climate is different, the soil is not the same, and there are too many external objective conditions." Li Yunze laughed twice, "Instead of focusing on how to make all localities able to grow two crops and three crops a year, it is better to go directly to grab the territory that can grow three times." How simple

Ahh ”

"You mean, Champa?"

"It's not just the Champa state." Li Yunze simply stood up, "The world is far bigger than you think. There are so many places in the world that are suitable for farming, and there are countless mines. ”

"Not to mention anything else, there is a super large copper mine in Luzon, where there is so much copper, and the copper coins can be cast into the Tang Dynasty."

With the success of the Spice Islands in the past, what Li Yunze said is naturally credible.

Li Er, who suffered from a lack of copper, immediately widened his eyes.

"The southern side is hot, which is suitable for large-scale cultivation of Champa rice, as well as rubber spices. And most places are rich in minerals, so why not take this kind of heaven-given land? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji on the side smiled bitterly, "Even if it's a good place, it's a place of smoke and miasma..."

"Isn't it just parasites and epidemics?" Speaking of which, it is all like this, Li Yunze is unhappy in his heart, "Then find a way to exterminate insects and find a way to restrain the pathogen." With a miracle doctor like Sun Daochang, it is enough to sponsor him to overcome these problems. Even smallpox can be prevented

The way to cure, what else is there to be afraid of. ”

Li Er got up, waved his hand and stopped the eldest grandson Wuji, who was about to say something, "According to what you said, the south is suitable for growing grain and opening mines, so what is the grassland in the north suitable for?" ”

"The Northland grasslands naturally raise cattle, sheep and horses, and provide meat and wool for livestock. Of course, it is necessary to control the scale within the range of affordability. As for those tribes, it is feasible to reduce the number of tribes. ”

After listening to Li Yunze's strategy of reducing Ding, Li Er nodded with satisfaction.

Then he followed up and asked, "What do you think, what should the countries of the Western Regions do?" ”

"Destroy their country, occupy their land, plant cotton, and return to Middle-earth."