The village of Kaying is getting farther and farther away, and finally the coastline is out of sight. Zhao Guangyuan's gaze did not withdraw from the shore.

Fang Da looked at the stubble-covered face of the prince, and then looked at the shore that was no longer visible, "Lord, then Li Mao won't recognize it, right?" "Look at his eyes.

Zhao Guangyuan didn't speak, still standing with his hands in his hands.

Sun Ze also glanced at him, and then looked at Fang Da, "I saw that he recognized you." ”

Fang Da was stunned, it's bad!

"Lord Wang, I forgot, then Li Mao should recognize me!"

He was originally a guard in front of the palace, a palace guard, and an emperor guard when he traveled with a car, and was later assigned to the Seven Princes, and was later promoted to the commander of the Seven Princes' guards. Li Mao was afraid that he had seen him in Beijing.

He ruined the prince's great affairs! Fang Da hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Guangyuan shouted.

The gaze was withdrawn from the shore. "Li Mao is careful, it doesn't hurt to know, he is a direct minister, and he will not reveal this matter to Jingzhong. It has not been confirmed. If he is wise, he will only think that he does not see. ”

"Lord Wang, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens." Sun Ze frowned, "Do you want to send someone to warn Li Maoyi?" ”

Now is the critical period for His Highness, and they have built a solid fortress along the coast of Yuedi, which is the retreat of the prince in the future. If you are exposed early, the consequences are endless.

Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness just came to see the placement of the coastal sentry posts today, and met Li Mao.

This Li Mao's good mansion was not stupid, and he actually went to the village to inspect it in person. I didn't expect the two sides to meet.

Zhao Guangyuan thought for a moment, "Let Cao Yan meet him for a while." If Li Mao didn't see him, he asked Cao Yan to talk more to the master beside him. ”

"Yes. The subordinates immediately ordered to go down. Sun Ze turned around and went to command.

Fang Da leaned closer with a look of annoyance, "Lord Wang, is it true that Li Mao will not reveal the news of Lord Wang?" Even if you catch the wind and catch the shadows, if you see the slightest hint, the capital will be jealous, and it will ruin the big things of His Highness. ”

"Li Mao is a smart person."

Smart people don't do foolish things. In the past few years, he has observed that Li Mao is a practical person, dedicated to the people, and has no dealings with all parties in Beijing.

However, just in case, he ordered: "Let Cao Yan go and explore first, and then discuss." In addition, keep an eye on the passage of the Yuezhou Mansion to deliver letters to the capital. ”

"Yes."

Then Zhao Guangyuan led people to take a look at the coastal posts.

The villages have greatly welcomed the establishment of the sentry posts, and they have no objection to charging a monthly protection fee of 50 yuan.

The villages where the sentry posts are placed at the entrance of their own villages are eager to sing and dance and beat drums to celebrate.

Ever since they knew that Kaying Village had almost been slaughtered, the devil knew how scared they were, afraid that the days would go back to the past, often attacked by pirates, often harassed by pirates, and when they slept with a kitchen knife next to their pillows.

Before the Lord of Tsukishima didn't come, they were fighting in the sea, and the idea they caught was stripped off a layer at sea, and they were stripped off a layer by the ruffians and hooligans when they went ashore, and they couldn't live anymore.

Finally, a chivalrous and righteous Moon Island owner came, and after each family hung the moon flag at the door to be protected, the moon flag didn't shock the damn Four Seas Gang. Well, now, the island lord has sent someone to set up a sentry on the beach.

That's great!

Don't say fifty wen, no matter how much money they want. I wish that sentry was set up at the entrance of my village!

After inspecting the sentry posts and seeing that they were properly placed, Zhao Guangyuan led people back.

The villagers were so enthusiastic that he couldn't resist it, and he felt that he hadn't done enough.

Protecting the people on one side was originally what the imperial court and local government should do, but the land was too poor, and the people could not grow enough food and fish, so that many people turned into bandits, plundering everywhere, and gradually became large-scale.

Looking at the coast, the village that was gradually disappearing, Zhao Guangyuan's eyes were deep.

Yuedi didn't even have a decent sailor!

The bandits also have to be seconded to the state capital next door!

"Command the manpower at the sentry office, in addition to patrolling and collecting sea goods every day, if there are young people from all villages who want to learn martial arts, you can organize them to practice some moves, and if there are really Haikou landing, they can also resist one or two."

"Yes."

In addition, in order to prevent ears and eyes, a protection fee of 50 wen per household is charged, which is not a small number for the people. It was instructed that each household could buy five catties of salt at a low price every month, and that fishermen who were in difficulty should be taken care of when they received the goods, and that the daily necessities purchased could also be paid on credit. ”

"The prince is righteous!" All his subordinates praised one after another.

Collecting 50 wen per household is a protection fee that everyone has negotiated together, and it is not okay to collect more, and it is not okay not to collect it, but if you do not collect it, you will be questioned by people with intentions, and the villagers will be more uneasy.

On the contrary, it collects protection money, and in the name of setting up sentry posts along the coast, it can also dispel the vigilance of the villagers and deter the pirates and bandits.

Coupled with the confidence given to them by the owner of Yuedao before, and the reputation of receiving goods along the coast in recent years, it is very easy for the people to accept the establishment of posts in the name of fees.

Now they sell salt to the villagers at a price lower than the market price, and if they buy five catties of salt every month, they will save 50 yuan.

There is a family with a small population who does not need five catties of salt, and they take care of the receipt and sale of goods, and return fifty wen in other names, and it will be wiped out.

Since then, the sentry posts of the lord of the moon island have set up posts every fifty miles along the coast of Yuedi, and the bandits have gritted their teeth and cannot go ashore, and they have no choice but to move elsewhere because of the prestige of the lord of the moon island. The coastal fishermen in Vietnam have enjoyed some peace, and the catches have become more and more, and life has become better and better.

Later, when recruiting sailors, many young people in coastal villages signed up, and it only took a few days to recruit full manpower, and gradually became the most elite division among several coastal water divisions.

Of course, that's another story.

On the other side, Li Mao, who returned to the yamen, immediately ordered someone to investigate Fang Da.

Within a few days, the news about Fang Da was sent to Li Mao's desk.

Fang Da was first a guard in front of the palace, and then became the guard of the Seven Princes, and then was promoted to the commander of the guards by the Seven Princes, and later after the Seven Princes were demoted to the imperial tomb, Fang Dafang's two brothers were also sent to the border to serve in the army.

Later, the brothers died in battle, and the list of the dead was registered. As a result, three years ago, the two brothers did not die, saying that they were captured by the enemy country as a hostage, and they finally escaped...... Later, the brothers heard that the seventh prince was named the king of Yue, and the brothers went to the king of Yue again because they were expelled from the army.

Li Mao was stunned, dead, not dead, and lucky, got rid of his military membership and returned to King Yue?

If there is no one in the middle, the ghosts will not believe it.

But shouldn't these brothers be in the Imperial Mausoleum?

He was right about the Fang Da he saw that day, right? It's Fang Da, right? He is confident in his vision.

And the one next to Fang Da, the Moon Island Lord? Exceed! It won't really be the king of Yue! But how did King Yue get to Yuedi? How did he come out? The imperial mausoleum is set up everywhere, and without the emperor's will, the king of Yue will not be able to leave the imperial mausoleum.

Could it be that I was wrong?

No, no, no, that body is extravagant, and the momentum of all living beings, the pirates will not have that momentum. Even if he has a stubble on his face, he still can't hide the noble spirit of that body. What's more, there is a Fang Da by his side.

That must be Fang Da!

Li Mao was thinking in a mess, and the master came to report, saying that the steward of Yue Wang Zhuangzi wanted to see him. Li Mao was upset, and couldn't help but scold: "I am a dignified and four-grade prefect, who wants to see it?" ”

The master opened his mouth to persuade him, but when he saw that he was irritable, he stopped talking, and was about to turn around, but was stopped by Li Mao again, "Who do you say wants to see me?" ”

"It's the steward of the Yue King Zhuangzi."

The steward of the Yue King Zhuangzi? Li Mao was stunned for a moment, and then spoke, "Invite someone in!" ”

"Yes."

After a while, Cao Yan walked in with a large basket, "Cao Yan, a grass person, has seen the prefect. ”

"You are Cao Yan?"

Li Mao sat on the Taishi's chair and looked at the visitors.

He has heard a few ears about this Cao Yan, and the people who came to find him are all masters, and he heard that the master said that the two of them have eaten a few times of wine. He thought that Yuezhou was the food of King Yue, and maybe King Yue also wanted the government to be convenient, so he did not interfere with the steward of King Yue's Zhuangzi and the master.

Is this coming for him today? After he saw someone who looked like the king of Yue?

Cao Yan is neither humble nor arrogant, and arches his hand, "Back to my lord, the grass people are Cao Yan." My uncle is now serving the king of Yue in the imperial mausoleum, and after Yuezhou was given a piece of food to the king of Yue, the grass people got this grace and came to Yuezhou to help the prince take care of his Zhuangzi. ”

"Oh? Your uncle is now serving by the side of King Yue? In the Imperial Mausoleum? ”

"Yes. Uncle Clan's family is poor, he was sent to the palace since he was a child, and then he came to serve by the first queen's mother, and then came to the Seventh Prince, and then the Seventh Prince arrived at the Imperial Mausoleum, and the clan uncle saw that there was no one to take care of the Seven Princes, so he was transferred to the Imperial Tomb and has been taking care of King Yue. ”

"So, how is your uncle? King Yue, okay? ”

"It's all right. A few days ago, Zhuangzi had a bumper harvest, and the grass people wrote to inform the prince of the good news, and a few days ago the grass people also received a letter from the clan uncle, which said that the prince heard that the grain here was bumper and high-yielding, and was very happy, and also rewarded the grass people with twenty taels of silver, and a few pieces of muslin. But the prince has been in the palace since he was tired and sick from the summer solstice festival, and the grass people are looking for good medicine everywhere these days and want to send it back. ”

Belch...... Li Mao was stunned.

He had forgotten about the Summer Solstice Festival. It's only been a month, and King Yue won't come here after the summer solstice, right? Even fast horses can't run.

And the news of the imperial tomb out of the mausoleum, he also heard about it, I heard that several princes in Beijing want to get a piece of the pie, and a bunch of people crowd over there every day to buy melons and see melons, see the fields and divide the fields, can the king of Yue not be in the palace?

Li Mao felt that he was thinking too much. He may have really been mistaken that day.

Cao Yan looked up at him, saw his eyes change several times, and lowered his head quietly.

lowered his eyes, "Lord Hui, my lord has been immersed in the study of flowers and trees in the imperial tomb over the years, and he has a lot of experience. After three years of trial planting, this year's grain on Zhuangzi has been able to produce high yields, with an average yield of four stones per mu of early rice and nearly five stones per mu of Shangtian......"

"Five stones!" Li Mao stood up in shock.

Cao Yan lifted the basket he brought, "The grass people are not lying. Shangtian does yield nearly five stones per mu, the Zhuang servants on the Zhuangzi and the helpers invited can testify, this is some high-yield grain brought by the grass people, the grass people to the letter to the king of Yue, the king of Yue is very happy, said that this grain can be handed over to the yamen for distribution, if the people of Yue can have high-yield grain, everyone can be full, he will not come to the world in vain. ”

Li Mao was stunned when he heard this.

The king of Yue was demoted to the imperial mausoleum, and when he learned that the feudal food was in Yuedi, he was not noisy or noisy, so he gladly accepted it, and he was also worried about the people of the food town.

I bought a Zhuangzi in Yuedi and tried to grow grain, and got high-yield grain, and kept them as seeds, and was willing to distribute them to the people of Yuedi, so that everyone could grow high-yield grain, and hoped that everyone would be satisfied?

Li Mao's gaze was withdrawn from the basket next to Cao Yan, his gaze fell on the large materials above the case, and he raised his hand to cover it with a case file.

Looking Far Away......

King Yue is the son of the first queen, the first queen is generous and generous, has two sons, and there is a Manchu Dynasty praise above the king of Yue, the prince brother of benevolence and benevolence, even the first emperor is Shengzan, and he was established as a grandson early......

Li Mao couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

He looked at the basket brought by Cao Yan again, and instructed the master on the side: "Let the grain in this basket be grinded, and we will also taste the taste of this rice. ”

"Your Excellency is benevolent! The grass people thank the people for the people of Yuedi, and thank you for your righteousness! ”

Cao Yan knelt down and kowtowed to Li Mao, "The grass people will truthfully believe in what Lord Ming did, so that the king of Yue can be relieved, and the people of Yue can be ruled by adults, which is really the blessing of the people of Yuedi." ”

Li Mao waved his hand and asked the master to send Cao Yan out.

took out the investigation report on Fang Da again, glanced at it, and tore it up again. That's it, what if that person is the king of Yue, is it in his way? King Yue is a successive son-in-law, and the emperor has not taken away his identity now, who knows what will happen in the future.

He is convenient for others and for himself, and maybe he has left an extra path for himself and his family.

That's it.

Zhao Guangyuan got the news of Li Mao and smiled, fortunately, Li Mao is a direct minister and does not collude with all parties, otherwise he will have to work harder.

"Pass the order, keep enough 50,000 elite grain for a year, deduct the grain needed for the second season, and let people sell the rest to the villages all the way with the ship, and teach them how to fatten and how to raise seedlings, and plant another season of grain within half a month, and make it clear to the people who buy grain that the owner of the island will buy the grain at a higher price than the market."

"Yes."

The coastal climate is warm and moist, in addition to the deep mountains and old forests in winter, the counties do not fall snow, now the seedlings are raised, and another season of grain can be harvested before the frost. When the time comes, they will buy back from the people, not only will the people have food to live, but they will also have money to live on, and they will also be able to get some grain on the island as a reserve.

Best of both worlds.

The people along the coast of Yuedi now highly respect the lord of Yuedao, who says that it is a high-yield grain species, that is, a high-yield grain species, and the owner of Yuedao says that he can grow two seasons of grain, and that must be able to grow two seasons of grain. When the big boats carried grain to the village, the villagers bought them one after another.

Those who had no money were either offset by seafood, bartered, or owed on credit, and almost all the coastal villages and Yuezhou were planted with the second crop of grain.

Half a month later, the seedlings in the ground have grown green shoots, dancing with the wind, which is very lovely.

But in addition to Yuedi, various places suffered from drought, and the news of no rice to cook also spread to Yuedi.

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